Red....one of my favourite colours

Yes,it's that time again...another fabulous challenge over at   http://rheddandrosies.blogspot.co.uk/  Such a great theme this fortnight..." Use Red"

This is my Dumpy Tag...it's made from my new die,by Tim Holtz, I so love the shape...although I do trim about half an inch off the bottom of the tag.

The image is by Paperbag Studios, I adore this little pair of shoes...along with their sentiment.

Do pop over to the blog and have a look at the teamies fantastic makes...there's certainly some inspiration there.

It's teamie Melissa's theme this time around and our resident teamie Moira is very kindly offering this fantastic prize, well worth winning.

Hope to see you over at Rhedd & Rosies Challenge Blog soon...xx

Pretty in her Hat

Well,I was almost stumped when the theme for the new challenge over at    http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/  was for Art Deco.  I will be honest and say I am worse than useless with that theme...but luckily I had been given a beautiful set of stamps by my friend and fellow crafter Rebecca when we did an altered paper bag swap recently.
For my DT piece I cut a piece of stiff mount board.Using the smooth side,which was the perfect colour,I stamped the image, the coloured her using a damp brush and distress ink pads...I just love her hat. Once dry I triple heat embossed the front, then I heat embossed it a  4th time adding a very light sprinkling of  light gold glitter. Unfortunately the glitter shows up as black dots in the photo.
The back of this piece I only heat embossed once, basically to seal the board, then I added the silver clasp and  added the ribbon.
I love this piece as I can't wear heavy jewellery on my neck,this piece is really light and has spurred me on to make another piece...which I shall post here in the near future.

Fly Around the World

Finally got around to posting on my blog...I seem to have had a busy week,but not achieved much, if that makes sense, although I  have spent a fair amount of time searching for old school pupils for a reunion next year rather than crafting.
This afternoon I wanted to craft so made this Dumpy Tag for the challenge over at    http://www.artisticoutpost.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/artistic-outpost-august-referral-program.html
The theme is "Anything Goes" but you must use Artistic Outpost Stamps...well as I have 19 sets of their stamps, it would be rude not to enter their challenge. Actually last month I was their winner, so my prize is winging it's way to me as I write, a fabby set of stamps, they will bring my collection up to 20!
For this Tag I have used the gorgeous Charles & Amelia set, I've tried to keep within the vintage feel by using vintage colours....hope you like it as  much as I do.....

A Tribute to my Mother...... (Picture heavy post)

I have been sitting on this make for weeks,now at last I can show you all my very first multi media canvas.

This is my design team piece for the challenge over at   http://alteredeclectics.blogspot.co.uk/ The first of each month sees a new challenge, always "Anything Goes" challenge and it  is specifically for altered art.

I've always wanted to create a canvas like this and as I was sorting through a box of photos I acquired after my father died last year,I found this photo of my mother aged 18...there was my inspiration. So I set to and collected all sorts of bits, enlisting a bit of help from friends for chicken wire and bolts etc. I was delighted to find in one of my dad's old tins a brass key with 18 stamped in it, just perfect to put next to mum...there are several small pieces on the canvas that belong to my dad, so this canvas was becoming really extra special.

It was my daughters birthday on the 10th July and I gave her this canvas as part of her birthday gift ,as a child she was close to her grandparents, also I know she will treasure it forever. Needless to say she felt very emotional when she saw it.

Below are some photos of the different stages and some sections from the whole canvas...

 Started adding and gluing items to canvas. Moving and adding pieces until I was happy with it.

 After attaching items to the canvas,I then  applied modge podge to the photo ( photo was coated several times)
Once dry, I covered the photo with a baby wipe and then gessod everything.

 Again, once everything was completely dry,I then added colour and sheen with Cosmic Shimmer Mists....drying with a heat tool (not too closely) in between so I could build the colour up.

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 After everything was dry, I used Inca Gold to highlight some areas on the canvas.

I'm now in the process of collecting some more items for my next canvas,not thought of a subject yet, but I'm sure something will come to mind....it is surprising though just how much you need for one of these creations...

As Time Goes By....

As Time Goes By.....the name of an old song, but also the name for my Tag. This is my design team piece for the new challenge that started today over at   http://rheddandrosies.blogspot.co.uk/

The theme is "Time" I wanted to do something slightly different from the obvious so out came one of my favourite stamp sets from Oxford Impressions. These are from the film Casablanca and fitted the theme perfectly.

Do pop over to have a look at the challenge, as always it's an anything goes blog (so long as you stay in theme) and as always there is a prize for the winner...a lovely Paperartsy stamp.

Butterfly Tag with a bit of Sparkle...

I decided to have a play in my craft room today,well it's my garage actually,which I can get to from inside my maisonette. I don't own a car, so all the space down there is mine...well except for the freezer,lol.

Today I have made an entry for the challenge over at   http://ali-craft.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/ali-craft-monthly-blog-challenge-2.html    The theme is Butterfly/Butterflies so I have cut a large Tag in half and covered it in some scrap backing paper. The Crackle background stamp is one from Indigoblu and the postcard one is an Inkylicious stamp...both are fabulous stamps to use. The butterfly was stamped twice on off cuts from the backing paper, then I coloured the butterfly with a damp brush and distress ink pads. Once dry I layered the butterfly and added the antennae and  stickles for a bit of sparkle,although the camera hasn't picked that up very well. To finish the tag off I trimmed with lace and pearls.

An English Country Garden

This is my little Twinchie ( 2"x 2" ) that I've made for the challenge over at    http://twinchie-twinchiehotmaillive.blogspot.co.uk/    The theme is "An English Country Garden" so you can have anything from afternoon teas,to butterflies.

 For my image I used part of a Le Blanche stamp....a little girl is looking at the butterfly and flowers. The theme sounds very vintage,well to me it is and I thought the section of the stamped fitted quite well.

For the colour I used a damp brush, picking colour up from the distress ink pads.

The Fortune Teller....

Well, here we are at the start of another week...and I am here to share my Dt piece with you.The new challenge is all set over at    http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/   and the theme is "Anything Goes"
 I have used a wooden stamp block, after removing the stamp, my besties partner cleaned the wood up for me. I painted the block to seal it then covered it in paper that I stamped with the script stamps from this fabulous set of stamps  from Artistic Outpost. I then stamped the fortune teller and the fortunes on separate card that I coloured with distress ink. For the top I just cut some card in a shape to suit then inked it and glued it in place,adding a star. The feet are little cotton reels,again coloured in distress ink and glued in place.To finish I added a few pearls to the fortune tellers headdress...
I am also entering this piece in to the challenge over at   http://artisticoutpost.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/artistic-outpost-july-referral-program.html   and is my second entry in to their challenge.
Thank you to all that drop by my blog, it's always lovely to know that you visit...