Tea anyone?

Well,this is a first for me, a Shabby Chic Tea Bag Holder. I've never made one before. I found the details for this style over on youtube, there other styles but this one has got 2 pockets,the back is identical to the front. I've used the double sided paper from the Rose Garden Premium paper pad. I did trim the paper from 8"x8" down to 6"x6" otherwise the pockets would have been too big for the tea bags, Earl Grey ones at that,lol.

I'm just off now to make a cuppa too...

( Hi Jenny,I'm waving...x)

Enter the Dragon

There is  nothing Oriental about this gorgeous Dragon,lol...he is my DT make for the new challenge that's just started over at  http://rheddandrosies.blogspot.co.uk/.
The theme is Fantasy/Mythical.
I printed my digi on to printable acetate then coloured it using Twinkling H2O paints....unfortunately the photo dosen't show the shimmer of the paints. I then adhered the acetate to some white card, I didn't use a coloured background as I wanted the Dragon to stand out.

This Digi Stamp is one from Rick St.Dennis, the fabby sponsor for this challenge and he allowed the design team a choice of 4 images for this theme.
You can see the other images the team have used over on the challenge blog and you will also see 3 new dt members samples too.

Rick is offering 3 Digi Stamps to the Winners,so well worth entering, everyone is in with a chance.It's an Anything Goes Blog, so make anything you want so long as it's within the theme.

Here's a link to Ricks Etsy Store where he has all his gorgeous Digi Stamps.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/RickStdennis

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Heart & Swirls

It's the middle of the night and my brain wouldn't shut down enough for me to sleep...so I decided to get my project finished, saves me doing it later on this morning. This is an mdf wooden heart,which I covered in torn patterned tissue papers and modge podge. I left it for several hours to make sure it was completely dry before adding the inka gold to give it that gorgeous antique shimmery look.I also coloured the flourish with inka gold to keep the same gold tone. To finish I then added the flowers and some pale gold ribbon. This is my entry for the challenge over at    http://outofahatcreations.blogspot.co.uk/   their theme is Heart and Swirls.

Stitching (Real or Faux)

The 5th Challenge is now up and running over at  http://rheddandrosies.blogspot.co.uk/ a great theme chosen by our teamie Tina...Stitching ( Real or Faux). This is my DT make, one of my favourite stamps. I've added the corners and flowers and my own stick pins. I did stamp the bodice of the dress form and labels to give the image a bit of a boost. I am pleased with the result. Do pop over and have a look at the challenge,there's another great prize on offer ( picture below) by our lovely Teamie Moira....

What a Beauty

You have to agree Betty Grable was beautiful...this is her doing her famous pose,lol. This atc is another that I have made for the challenge over at   http://visibleimage.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/get-stamping-with-visible-image-april.html

The stamps I have used for the background are from the Mens Collage and the sentiment is from the Time Set. Visible Image stamps are really great to use. Betty Grable is one of my own stamps from my stash and even though she is in her swimming costume and the background is a car,t ime and script, it seems to work.

Make a Wish

I'm rather liking this Dandelion stamp...it's by Inkyliscious and this is the first time I've used it. It's been in a drawer in my craft room for ages,lol. I've used some backing papers from my stash...again I've had these quite a while and because they were loose in my paper box, I can't tell you the make.The ribbon was just perfect for this card, one of those colours that rarely get used and is pushed to the back of the cupboard, shame on me!
To make the coloured circle behind the dandelion, I just cut a circle out of spare card and used that as a stencil,dabbing distress inks for the colour.
I am entering this card in the challenge here   http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

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Listen to the Sea....

As a child, did you ever hold a seashell to your ear so you could hear the sea? I know I did. I spent most of my childhood (weather permitting) on the beach and in the sea. Even now I prefer to swim in the sea, rather than a swimming pool.

On then to my Atc. I just love this stamp, with its lovely shell, in fact the stamp is too large for an atc, so this is a section of it. I used sequin waste as a mask for the background,using Broken China and Wild Honey distress inks. Then I stamped just the shell and on a piece of lightweight card that I'd shaded with the wild honey ink. After cutting around the shell,I applied more ink around the edge to make it a little darker. The shell is attached to the atc with some thin sticky foam pads as I didn't want it standing too proud off the atc

I am entering this atc in to the challenge over at 

  http://artfultimes.blogspot.co.uk/  

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A Man of Numbers

This is an Atc I have made for the challenge over at Visible Image. The theme is "Get Stamping"...so I just just couldn't resist entering the challenge. I have used Visible Image Stamps for the background, the stamps are the "Time after Time" set and the "Mens Collage" the stamps are just fabulous and these particular ones are my favourites.

You can find the challenge here....http://visibleimage.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/get-stamping-with-visible-image-april.html