Rowing by Moonlight

I have treated myself to some more of the Stampscape stamps and am able to have different scenes now,

I really do love making these scenes, as usual I have used distress inks for the background .xxx

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Crafty Catz "Anything Goes"
Simply Create Too "Anything Goes"
SisterAct "Anything Goes"
Crafts Galore "Make a Card"

Lemon and Lime

Hello.....What a fab day it has been,sunshine and warmth.I finally got to do some garden clearing.

And found time to make a card, I have made this for the challenge over at Lavinia Stamps. The Challenge is "Lemon and Lime" not two colours I use very often.....I have used Pan Pastels for the background and the stamps I have used are Lavinia's Dandelion 2 and Leaf Trail.xxx

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Lavinia Stamps "Lemon and Lime"

The Artistic Stamper "Flora and Fauna"

Crafts Galore "Make a Card"

Tims Tags of 2015 "April"

Hello to you all... I have my Version of Tims April Tag

 I had to compromise on a couple of things this time
I didn't have a Craft tag, Tim's words or the stars I do have the stamps though and lovely they are.
I am gradually building up a collection of Tim's goodies....

I started by stamping my images with Black Archival ink 

I Coloured in with Broken China and Tumbled Glass Distress ink,I then inked the edges with Vintage Photo s and spritzed  all over with some more inks. I have also washed a shadow around the images

I have pretty much copied Tim's apart from the colours. My stars were made with die-cut black card

and some silver paste, I actually got my sewing machine out too. I must say I love the idea of tucking in the  image and I loved using the water colour card,I have never used it before.

Off the Edge at Indigo Blu

Hello to you all. I am sharing a card made for the challenge over at Indigo Blu. I have used one of my Gelli papers for my background , The main image "Rose Blush has been stamped  off the page with Black Archival ink and coloured with white Acrylic paint 

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Indigo Blu "Off the Edge"

Stamps and Stencils "Anything Goes"

Everybody Art "Anything Goes"

TTCRD "Anything Goes"

Crafting by Design "April Anything Goes"

Inspiration Destination "Anything Goes"

Friends with Flair

Hello to you all I am sharing a card made using a couple of Unity stamps...These stamps are from the Donna Downey "Create Today" sheet...I have stamped them using Black Versafine and made a background  using distress inks while masking off the moon.xxx

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Unity Stamps "Friends with Flair"

Everybody Art "Anything Goes"
TTCRD "Anything Goes"
Crafting by Design "April Anything Goes"
Inspiration Destination "Anything Goes"

A Moonlight Stroll

Wow this year is really moving fast,I just wish the weather would improve,our garden needs such a lot of work and would rather go out when it is warmer....

I am sharing another scene today using more Stampscape stamps and distress inks 

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Everybody Art "Anything Goes"
Die Cuttin Divas "Anything Goes"
TTCRD "Anything Goes"
Crafting by Design "April Anything Goes"
Inspiration Destination "Anything Goes"
Simon Says Stamp "Happy Birthday"

Use Kraft Card at Country View

Hello to you all, We have a new challenge starting today over at Country View Challenges and our theme for this month is

Use Kraft Card
I have decided to make a start on my Christmas cards, I know you might be saying it is to early
but at least I won't be panicking at the end of the year.

I started by stamping my image onto my card

Then I added some rocks, grass and stags

Using a Gelly roll pen I highlighted the areas where snow has fallen

I then added a tag stamped in silver ink...I know I have covered the birds but couldn't think where to put the tag. I hope you like this.xxx

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Die Cuttin Divas "Anything Goes"
Holly Jolly Christmas "Feature a Creature"
Party Time Tuesdays "Anything Goes"
TTCRD "Anything Goes"
Crafting from the Heart "Anything Goes"
Sparkles Christmas "Use Kraft Card"

A Gelli Journal

Hello to you all, Well yesterday turned out to be a wonderful family day......

I have been wondering what to do with all the papers I have been making with my Gelli Plate, so have decided to use them in a journal.

This is the front cover, I have just torn and cut pieces of Gelli paper to decorate

This is the first page showing a couple of papers

 

And the facing page showing some more cut up shapes of the Gelli patterns

 

I will be adding more, so watch this space.xxx

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613 Avenue " Anything Goes"

Scribble and Scrap "Anything Goes"

Addicted to Stamps "Make your Mark" (My Gelli Papers)

A Moonlight Swim

Hello to you all, I am sharing another stampscapes scene  using distress inks  and some masking.

A busy day today the family are coming round...It is Tommy's birthday,quite a significant one too.xxx

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Simply Create Too "Anything Goes"

Simply Papercraft "Anything Goes"

Sister Act "Anything Goes"

A Gold and Silver Tag

Hello to you all I am sharing a tag today, That's Crafty are wanting you to use Gold and Silver.

I started by  die-cutting some black card and using my fingers covering them all with Gold and Silver Inka Gold not knowing what I would end up using.

I then put some silver through a leaf stencil

I positioned  all my dies how I wanted them and stuck them down. The sentiment was stamped onto some card that was covered in some silver Inka Gold and cut out then stuck down I outlined the worde with a black marker.

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That's Crafty  "Gold and Silver"

Simply Create Too "Anything Goes"

Simply Papercraft "Anything Goes"

Sister Act "Anything Goes"

Simon Says Stamp "Anything Goes"

Friends with Flair

Hello.....My card share today uses some Unity Stamps from the "Moment by Moment" set 

I have clear embossed with Black versafine ink onto red card then added some ribbon and flowers.

This was then matted onto some craft card.xxx

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Simon Says Stamp "Anything Goes"

TTCRD "Anything Goes"

Unity Stamps "Friends with  Flair"

Grunge Paste at Paper Artsy

Hello to you all...I have some more wood art today. They are looking for "Altered Grunge Paste" over at Paper Artsy this fortnight. I have put  my grunge paste through a couple of stencils.  

When dry I painted over my wood plaque with  acrylic paints and again when this was dry I sanded it all to bring out the white of the grunge paste and smooth it out. I then stamped Tims butterfly onto some card coloured it with distress inks and fussy cut it before sticking it to my plaque. I finished off with some silver paste around the edges.xxx

A Simple Thank You

I am sharing a simple thank you card today, I have just used the negative of a thnk you die on one of my Gelli papers, matted this onto white card and added some Burlap and roses.

Such a simple card,but effective.

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Aud Sentiments "Use a Two Word Sentiment"

Brown Sugar "Anything Goes"
Crafty Catz "No Designer Paper"
Creative Fingers "Anything Goes"

A Door Plaque

Hello to you all I have been playing with Lin Browns Houses again,this time onto some wood that I have cut to make a door plaque, I stamped the houses using the shadow stamp and main stamp onto some card  that had been coloured with distress ink,I then cut these out and stuck them onto my backgroun that has been made using Pan Pastels and a Mask for the moon...I stamped the sentiment and birds before going round the edges of the plaque and houses with a Black Pitt pen

I have been watching leandra's  Paper Artsy video on Deconstruction and repurposing. .xxx

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PaperArtsy  "Deconstruction"

A Minature Book

Hello to you all, I have something a little different today....A Minature Book... 

This measures 6cm x 5cm. closed 

My front cover was made by sticking on the diecut bird and cage then covering a piece of chipboard with Viva Decor metalic paint and some Inca Gold. I have tried to make it look a bit rusty....

the back cover was treated the same but I stamped the letters cut them out and stuck them on with foam pads

My pages are a folded piece of card that I inked with Distress inks and stamped on a selection of Lavinia stamps ( Leaf Trail,Cherry Blossom and Dandilions 2. the words are from Tim Holtz 

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Lavinia Stamps "Add Some Gems"

Thats Crafty "Wings and Things

Paper Artsy "Deconstruction" inspired by Pam Thorburns mini album and Julie Ann lee with her Rusty Shrine.