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