SPRINKLE LOVE with THE ARTISTIC STAMPER

...life is too ironic to fully understand...

- it takes sadness to know what happiness is -

- noise to appreciate silence -

- and absence to value presence -

...hello everyone, here is a little sneak peek of what is waiting over at The Artisitic Stamper Creative Team Blog, it is my last design piece as Guest Designer for December, pop on over here http://theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.co.uk/ to see the full piece and if you'd like leave a comment...

...this will be my last post for a wee while, in the last month the big 'C' has crept back in and paid a second visit to my family in as many years and my time and energy are needed else where, I'll be back as soon as is possible...

...I would like to thank each of you for the wonderful, kind, up-lifting words you leave when you visit my blog, they mean a lot as does your friendship, there is so much beauty in all of you, it gladdens my hearts...

...may love health and happiness be yours throughout 2013...

xxx

TAGS & BANNERS @ FUSSY & FANCY

...the heart that gives, gathers...

-Tao Te Ching -

...hello everyone, yes two postings from me today, a first I think!...that's because it's challenge time over at Fussy & Fancy, and for the next fortnight is 'Tags & Banners' and today I'm sharing with you my design team piece, I hope you like...

...a plain manilla tag was put through one of Tim's festive embossing folders, then the yummy salty ocean distress ink was swiped through the middle & walnut ink around the edges, once heat dried snow cap paint dabber was brushed over the entire tag to give that shabby effect...

...this gorgeous Christmas bauble was given to me, I covered it with some yummy festive paper from my stash and gave the edges the frantage treatment, this stuff is just amazing and comes in some lovely shabby colour ways...the mini banner was cut from the Tiny Tabs Die...

...the seam binding hanger was inked up with weathered wood for that cold frosty feel...well that's my tag, I look forward to seeing your creations, why not pop over to the Fussy & Fancy challenge blog,  here http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ and see the rest of the teams fabulous creations, I do hope you'll be inspired to join us...

xxx

O' CHRISTMAS TREE with THE ARTISTIC STAMPER

...where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure...

- Rumi -

...hello everyone, is it just me or is Christmas alarmingly close, I've not started on my list yet!!...but on my crafty list is today's sneak peek of my second piece for The Artistic Stamper...

...I will confess this wasn't my original piece but upon arrival home from work to take my photo's in the lovely crisp light we had, I found the cats had been up on the shelf and chewed my lovely piece to bits, beyond repair! so with only a few hours this is what I came up with...

...to see the full piece pop on over here to http://theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.co.uk/ and if you have time leave a comment I'd love to know what you think...

...thank you for stopping by today...

xxx

KRAFTY-CHRISTMAS-GOODY-BAG

...where I create, there I am true...

- Rainer Maria Rilke -

...hello everyone, the festive countdown is well and truly under way, hope your all on schedule with your list of to-do's, I'll be making a start on mine today...

 ...I'm sharing with you a sneak peek of some festive makes for Craftwork Cards using the Krafty-Christmas-Goody-Bag...pop over to their blog here http://craftworkcards.blogspot.co.uk/ and let me know what you think...

 ...wishing you a wonderful day and thank you for dropping by...

xxx

HOME MADE CHRISTMAS

...the world is full of magic things patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper...

- W B Yeats -

...hello everyone...today, I'm delighted to share with you that for the month of December I am Guest Designer for The Artistic Stamper...I was thrilled to bits to be asked by Jennie and it took me all of a nano second to say yes!...

...I have used a wonderful set of very versatile stamps apty named Tick Tock Christmas, I hope you like...

...above is a sneak peek of my designs for the Team, if you'd like to pop over here  

http://theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.co.uk/ and leave a comment on their blog i'd love to know what you think...

...have a super day and thank you for dropping by...

xxx

FEELING BLUE @ FUSSY & FANCY

...the worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt...

- Sylvia Plath -

 

...hello everyone, the theme for this fortnights challenge over at Fussy & Fancy is: FEELING BLUE...the team have put together some great inspirational piece's for you to feast your eye's upon & here is mine...

 

 

...I have fallen in love with the blueprint Christmas stamps, this tag features the snowman...

 

 

...a plain manilla tag was coated in salty ocean (such a yummy blue) then snowcap was swiped over the entire tag and dried with a heat tool...white crackle paint was brushed across the bottom and a sprinkle of glitter glass too...

 

 

 

...the snowman was inked in black then over laid with silver with a bit of colour added to the holly on his topper...

 

 

...the whole tag was placed in the Christmas dots embossing folder then liquid pearls placed on each one to look like snow...

 

 

...a delightful bow with a rustic bell  to finish off with...

...so hop on over here  http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ and take a peek at what the girls have waiting for you and I look forward to seeing all your creations...

 

...thank you for stopping by...

xxx

 

 

 

A BIT of RETRO @ IT'S CRAFTING TIME

...a life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing...

- George Bernard Shaw -

 

 

...hello everyone I turst your well rested and looking forward to the week ahead...over at It's Carfting Time we have a little bit of Retro going on and today I'm sharing with you a card made with Retro colours & papers...

...I loVe the gorgeous colours of candy pink & blue and luckily I had some retro papers in my stash  with these very colours...

...these yummy base papers are by Basic Grey & My Minds Eye, the textured picture frame is cut from a Sizzix Die...

 

...this gorgeous layered flower is the new Poinsettia die from Tim Holtz...

 

...I used two layers for this flower and secured it with a stunning faux diamond earring...

 

 

...this butterfly was given a smidge of rock candy...

...lots of layers...

...loVe the colourway of this candy stripe bakers twine, perfect for holding the idea-ology name plate in place...

...It's Crafting Time has all your crafting needs just a click away at their on-line store here  http://itscraftingtime.blogspot.co.uk/  ...

...thank you for stopping by today...

xxx

HOLIDAY WREATH

...learning never exhusts the mind...

- Leonardo Da Vinci -

 

...hello everyone, today I'm sharing with you a tag I have made for one of my super creative blog buddies...

...weathered wood coats a plain manilla tag with a touch a spritz & flick to add aging, the tag was embossed in the riveted metal folder with the center left clear...

 

...snowcap dabber is brushed over the entire tag to give the effect of galvanised metal...

 

 

...the holiday wreath was cut from silver metal card and embossed in the diamond plate folder...

...the wreath was sprinkled with white frantage embossing powder and heated, loVe this stuff it gives great texture...

 

...I added some rustic bells and candy cane bakers twine to the center bow...

 

 

...the sizzix embossing folders plus yummy papers (green bow above) and a spectacular tag from his collection of jaw droppers (from posting: Something a Little Colourful) landed in my postbox yesterday...our loVely blog buddy Mark of http://speshink.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/something-little-colourful.html

surprised me with this package of candy...thank you so so much Mark, I'm blown away by your kindness this tag made with the folders is for you...

...thank you for dropping by today...

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLUEPRINT SNOWFLAKE

...continuous effort, not strength or intellegence, is the key to unlocking our potential...

- WinstonChurchill -

 

 

...hello everyone thought I'd share with you a quick festive tag, made with the super gorgeous Stampers Anonymous Christamas Blueprint set, hope you like it...

 

 

...a plain manilla tag was brushed all over with snowcap paint dabber and heat set, then I put the length of the tag in a Christmas embossing folder just capturing one line of festive words...

 

 

...loVe the way these words are punched into the tag...

 

 

...I used black ink on the snowflake stamp and overlaid it with sparkly silver...

 

 

...there are four stamps in this set and they are all gorgeously festive, I loVe this set...

 

 

...these two flakes were cut from the on the edge snowflake Die in shimmering gold card, coated in snowcap and given a good dollop of stardust stickles and attached with a staple, some candy cane bakers twine and a tiny bell to finish off with and there she is :) ...

 

...all my presents this year will be dressed in the Christmas blueprint tags...

...thank you for dropping by today...

XXX

 

ANYTHING GOES @ FUSSY & FANCY

...all our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them...

- Walt Disney -

 

 

...hello everyone, I have some exciting news, I'm delighted to share with you that I have been asked to join the very creative bunch of girls over at Fussy & Fancy and I'm thrilled to be sharing with you my first piece with Team A...
...the challenge for the next fortnight is: ANYTHING GOES...

 

...as we are so close to Halloween I thought I'd do a spooky tag...I used corrugated card with the mini bookplate die as a tombstone, distressed it with black soot and snowcap, added a crucifix with a fun jewelled skull...

 

 

...I'm not sure of the name of this on the edge die as this strip was given to me, it works well as a graveyard railing though, it has been heavily aged...

 

 

...the background of this manilla tag was given a coating of chalk paint by ParperArtsy named Mermaid, alcohol ink was randomly dripped over the entire tag, the effect was quite surprising, an embossed tree branch roughly charcoaled and spooky numbers added to complete this tag...

 

 

...I do hope you pop on over to the Fussy and Fancy blog and join us in the challenge which runs for two weeks http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ I look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations...

 

...as always thank you so much for dropping by...

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIED PRODUCT @ IT'S CRAFTING TIME

...success is liking yourself, liking what you do, & liking how you do it...

- Maya Angelou -

...hello everyone, today I'm sharing with you my DT piece for IT'S CRAFTING TIME, the theme this week is to use the Supplied Product which happens to be some gorgeous festive bottle tops...hope you like...

 

 

 

...thought I'd get well & truely into the festive spirit here...

 

 

...here I have used Stampers Anonymous Christmas Blueprints stamps, I cut out the tree & inked over the outlines with silver ink, added a piece of burlap, some candycane twine & an ideal-ology token...

 

 

...the background has been watercoloured and put through the tall trees embossing folder,  a grunge paper star with added sparkle and the rather loVely festive bottle top, how cool...

 

 

 

...a simple, quick &  easy to make card, now for the tag...

 

 

...a small manilla tag was inked all over with frayed burlap distress ink, the tag was  crumpled then ironed flat, then given a light dusting of Walnut over the creases...

 

 

...a pair of double layered wings in light gold, a candycane tie & the festive bottle top sits perfectly awaiting flight to spread the word...

 

 

 

...these bottle tops are so versatile and can be used for cards and tags alike and with the timeless words of 'PEACE on EARTH' & 'HAPPY HOLIDAYS' they are perfect for the coming season...pop on over to http://itscraftingtime.blogspot.co.uk/ and grab some whilst stocks last...

 

...thank you for dropping by today, as always I'm so glad your here...

xxx

 

 

 

 

JOYFUL TIDINGS

...continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential...

- Winston Churchill -

...hello everyone, hope this day finds you all in fine fettle...

...today I'm sharing a canvas with you, it holds three small words that have resonance around the globe...hope you like...

...the base of this canvas has many layers of age & decay...distress ink, chalk paints, crackle paint & charcoal have been used to achieve this...

 

...these glorious three layered wings are made with metal card and have been embossed, a cool contrast to the background...

...the dressform has  been cracked and dressed in fine weave cotton & secured with a glass bead tie...

...sorry this last piccy is slightly blurry...

...the message is peace, joy & loVe,  something we strive for the world over...

 

...I'm entering this piece for Simon Says Stamp & Show: Rustification - May also stated we could use crackle and inks to add age so I do hope my piece qualify's for the challenge...

 

http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/

 

...thank you for dropping by today, as always I appreciate your time in visiting my blog...

xxx