Anything Goes GD Project @ Stamps & Stencils Challenge Blog

Hi everyone............today I am sharing a sneak peek of my Guest Designer project for Stamps & Stencils challenge blog.

To view the whole project and step by step please click HERE

The current challenge theme is 'Anything Goes' and as always there are fabulous inspiring projects from this very talented Design Team, managed by Sue Carrington.

You have until 20:00 on the 6th May to play along.

Thank you for visiting and taking the time to leave a comment. They are really appreciated and I look forward to catching up with you on your blog. 

Crafty Hugs

Fond Memories at AVJ

Hi Everyone......its Friday again and time for another new challenge at AVJ. Our challenge host is the lovely Terry, who has chosen the theme 'Fond Memories'.

You can see the details of Terry's challenge theme by clicking HERE. We are a Tim Inspired Challenge so please make sure you check out our Challenge Rules to qualify for entry  to our prize, which is sponsored by Country View Crafts.

Below you can see my DT project..........a fond memory of my Nana ( maternal grandmother) who was an inspiration to me  throughout my childhood and teenage years. She is always on my mind, but more so recently as my son has just got engaged and we are looking forward to his wedding in 2015. She would be so proud of him as he is such a fine young man.  

                                                                                   
I started out with this box, which  previously contained a candle. I decided to cover it in Tim Holtz French Industrial Papers. Once I cut the papers to size I adhered them with Ranger Multi Medium inside and out.

 Once dry I took Vintage Photo DI to distress the edges of the box and lid.

 I then took Tim's Tattered Florals Movers and Shapers Die and cut out more of the FI papers, inking them with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I so love these Roses :-) ( Tutorials for the Roses can be found on You Tube)
Some Vintage lace was adhered with Ranger Wonder Tape and pearls added with Ranger Glossy Accents

 I scanned my Nana's photograph and adhered it to a die cut frame, decorated with a rusty heart, button and Tim's chit chat sticker. More lace and a little butterfly cut from some lovely ribbon from my craft friend Anita H. ( Thank You Anita)

The Photo Frame was coloured using Tim's Distress Markers  ( Shabby Shutters and Barn Door) and Vintage Photo DI.

 More lace ribbons and buttons were applied to complete the look as well as some twine and a small tag.

 I hope you like my Fond Memory and if there's anything you want to know just email me using the button on my sidebar x

For more inspiration you can pop over to AVJ blog and view the fabulous projects created by my DT sisters.

Looking forward to viewing your entries but most of all have fun.

Huge hugs xx

Colour Inspiration at Craft Room Challenge this fortnight

Hi Everyone..........Thanks for dropping in to my crafty corner in blogland. I truly appreciate your visits and I know I haven't been visiting as often as I should lately, but as I work full time that is not always easy. Please excuse me for that and I will drop in as soon as I can x

This fortnight at Craft Room Challenge my DT Roomie, Amber, is hosting the challenge theme, which is Colour Inspiration, using Spring Colours. PLease click HERE to view Amber's Colour Inspiration Challenge. 

Our sponsor this month is Stamp Addicts and as always we have a random winner and Top 3.  

Here is my DT project

 It's not quite as Pink as seen here under artificial light. I painted the canvas with Pickled Raspberry Distress Paint, toned down with Walnut Stain DI. Mowed Lawn was used through some Tim Holtz Stancils, Dot Fade and School House.  The torn napkin has many of the Spring Colours shown by Amber and was adhered with Ranger Glue 'n' Seal. 

ART was cut from some TH lost and found papers, then adhered to some cardboard and distressed around the edges with Walnut Stain.

Some fabric from Prima, obtained at a Finnabair Workshop, was torn and coloured with Mowed Lawn DI and attached with small screws. (the chain and key were in my stash) 

The Idea-ology plate, dragonfly and key were painted with Wild Honey Distress paint, then I took some Treasure Gold wax to highlight a few areas.

THank You once again for dropping in and I do hope you can join us over at Craft Room Challenge. 

It would be great to see you there plus you can also view some more fabulous inspiration from the very talented DT members

Crafty Hugs xxx

Ribbons and Lace at Craft Room Challenge

Phew....my first challenge theme at Craft Room Challenge is Ribbons AND Lace and I do hope you can play along with us this fortnight. Just remember to check out the rules and then have lots of  inky fun x

Crafty Individuals is our sponsor this month and  the winner of our challenge has the chance to win a prize.

                        

I adore Ribbons and Lace and had just purchased some amazing pieces from Live and Love Crafts that I was desperate to play with. As its February and Love is in the Air I decided to go with a Romantic/Vintage project. 

I started out with  a couple of canvases ( 5" by 7") that I painted with Distress Paint in Antique Linen. I felt the colour required to be a bit stronger and applied some Frayed Burlap DP to the Antique Linen along with some water,  creating a wash of paint. 

 Texture paste was applied through Tim Holtz bubble stencil. Should have applied this before I painted but to be honest I was not sure where I was going with this project. I started off with one idea in my head then went in a different direction !! ( sounds familiar right !) Once the paste was dry I painted over it a couple of times using the same colour as applied to the canvas.

 I began stamping and gathering items to place on the canvas. The stamps used are from Dark Room Door........... Love Letters and Correspondence. You can also see some  TH die cuts that I had originally planned on using. The papers are  by Brenda Walton for K& CO and I have had them in my stash for years...!!  The stamps were treated to some Distress Ink in Vintage Photo/Walnut Stain as well as Bundled Sage. Some edges of various pieces were distressed around the edges, creating an aged effect.

The filigree corners , butterfly, cameo and rusty heart  below were all purchased from Linda at the Funkie Junkie Boutique and lastly I added the  number plate14 from Tim Holtz Idea-Ology. ( love the distressed look of this piece and just could not bring myself to alter it in any way)

White Fire Treasure Gold was applied to the textures area using my fingers, creating even more opulance once buffed with a soft cloth.

 When we attended a Burns Night last week I was very moved by the voice of a female artist called Rachel Sermanni. She sang My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose and it was so beautiful. You may be able to view on Google/You Tube. The words are so meaningful and my favourite two lines were generated on my pc and a pllied to the back of this project.

As part of my birthday last year my mum gave me  a beautiful box filled with various flowers that she had made. Although not exactly a rose ( more of a wild rose....which I prefer) I painted  one of her flowers red and then applied some spray matte varnish. 

 More stencilling on the back  using Crafters Workshop ART IS and Tim Holtz  Dot fade

Below is a close up of the stamped  DD images :

 

 More lace and filigree as well as the DD stamps and a time piece/key/heart

 Below is a close up of the other panel, which was embellished with some  trinkets provided in a kit by Finnabair.

 Almost there !!!

Thank You for dropping in and for staying to the very end. Any questions just send an email, details in my sidebar. 

Hope you can join in this fortnights challenge and also drop in to view the fabulous inspirational makes by my DT roomies HERE

Take Care and Catch up soon xxxxxxx

Collage Picture Inspiration Canvas

Hi Everyone...........thank you so much for visitng today.....I really do appreciate your visits and comments. 

Today I am sharing my DT make for this fortnight's challenge over at Craft Room Challenge blog, which is Picture Inspiration. 

The  first challenge theme of 2014 was chosen by one of our Facebook group members, Christine Cesar, who resides in France. Christine is an avid fan of collage and you can see the picture inspiration  she provided over on our blog. HERE

The sponsor for this  fortnight's challenge is Ali Craft and you can win a £10 voucher to spend online............I do hope you can join in the fun. It would be great to see you there :-)

I was inspired by the keys, metal and timepieces from Christine's picture :-) and I was desperate to use this 3" by 11" canvas :-)

 I  literally started off with my  blank CANVAS :-)   and applied texture paste through a harlequin stencil, then I painted with TH Distress Paint in Vintage Photo.

The La Blanche images were stamped on to tissue and adhered with CH Multi Medium in matte finish. I used TH Distress Markers in Tumbled Glass and Barn Door on the eyes and lips. 

The mesh was adhered with some small TH brads and the ideaolgy pieces were  painted with  Ranger Adirondack Paint in Silver, then sanded to create an aged effect. I used  Ranger Glossy Accents to adhere the wings to the timepiece and then on to the mesh.

 

 Salty Ocean Distress Ink was applied through some TH stencils both at the bottom and top of the canvas, then some Treasure Gold Gilding wax in Sapphire was applied to the textured areas, finishing off with Walnut Stain DI to create definition around the edges.

I would also like to enter this project at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges, where the challenge theme is Blues. 

Within my project I have applied Salty Ocean Distress Ink, Treasure Gold  in Sapphire Blue and Distress Marker in Tumbled Glass.

Over at Country View Crafts the Challenge theme is Monochromatic and I have used Browns and Blues

At Sandee & Amelie's Steampunk Challenge you have to use some 'new stuff 'and I have used some of my new Ideaology pieces. ( Thank You Anne x )

Best Wishes to you all and I wish you all a very creative and Happy New Year

Coming of Age

Hi Everyone.............................I just want to say thank you to you all for continuing to follow  me in my little crafty corner and for leaving such kind comments. They are really appreciated. 

Below is a canvas that I made for a friends daughter's 21st Birthday and for my first DT piece at Craft Room Challenge. I just gave you a sneaky peek the other day, promising I would pop back with the 'How To' and here it is.  

The Completed Canvas

I did take a photo of the embossed centre piece but it was rather fuzzy so I have not posted it. The card was brown and I ran it through my Bigshot using Tim Holtz Embossing die. I inked with walnut stain DI to age it and then distressed the edges with my  TH Distressing tool. I took some treasured Gold Gilding wax and highlighted some of the emboss words like Blanchard and Paris  

The canvas is  9" by 12" and was already prepared so I adhered some torn book pages, adhering them with Glue n Seal.  Once dry I took Tim's new Bubble Stencil and a CW Butterfly stencil, covering them  with texture paste.

The numbers are from Tim Holtz  Sizzix Wordplay die and I adhered two together to give a more raised effect that you can view later :-)

A closer look  at the numbers which I adhered with Glue n seal

Once dry I took Distress paint in Broken China, misting with water as I just wanted a wash, enabling the torn papers etc to be visible. 

Once dry I took Vintage Photo and  edged the canvas to give definition, particularly to the stencilled areas. I also applied Treasure Gold Gilding wax in Sapphire, Renaissance and White Fire, creating more definition. 

Distress inks were used to stencil Tim Holtz Dot fade on the background and also CW Art is  stencil 

Alcohol Ink was applied to the metal Ideaology plate and  an old key from my stash. 

I also used Glossy Accents in the centre of the plate over the stamped image.

I love the facial images and sentiments in the TH Stampers Anonymous Classic Favourites set

 ( SCF005) I swiped with Distress Ink and then used Distress Markers on the lips and eyes

The little Butterfly was in my stash and added further dimension along with dome Adage tickets :-)

The recipient was absolutely thrilled, which makes it all so worthwhile.

This week at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge it is 'Anything Goes' where I would like to enter this project.  

Thanks for dropping in

CRafty Hugs xx

It's all on the Bag !!!

Happy Sunday everyone.........I was a bit worried I was not going to be able to post today due to problems with blogger, which closed down my PC. 

Anyway, here I am with a cotton Tote bag that I made to store my scarves/socks etc. ( I have not quite decided which, but It's likely I will make more of these as gifts x (  I am a bit of a scarfaholic and literally have hundreds !!!  Ssh its my secret !! )

You will see a few photographs below which show gorgeous layers of fabric, lace , stamping and embellishments.

I used Archival ink to stamp on the fabric, which I frayed around the edges. 

 A photo of the plain tote 

 This 'forgotten' stamp is from Creative Expressions and is called Artsy Floral, by Sam Poole

I would like to enter this make in the following challenges :

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Stamping on Anything but Plain Paper

Country View Crafts - Layers

Sunday Stampers Challenge - Keys

Our Creative Corner - Forgotten Things

Its so nice to know you have dropped in and if you  have time to leave a comment  I can get back to you too. Have a wonderful week whatever you are up to. 

CRafty Hugs as Always xxx