The Crafty Pad - Something Shiny

Hi everyone, it is a bit dull in London today, good excuse to craft! I am very excited as this is my first Guest Design Team appearance since I joined blogland!!! Debbie who owns The Crafty Pad asked me to be a Guest designer for two weeks. This week the theme is to use something shiny in your card or project. You could use mirrorboard, Gems, metal, glitter as long as it shines. You do not have to use a crafty pad stamp,but if you choose too you, will be entered into the prize draw twice.
I decided to get out my polymer clay (my favourite medium) and make a necklace. I used the Butterflies and verse set. I mixed several colours of clay (silver, black and white) I rolled it out and having inked my stamp with clear versamark ink, I pressed it into the clay to form the butterfly impression. I cut it out using craft scissors. I then added beads to parts of the design. I didn't follow the stamp impression directly I improvised. I then added clear liquid polymer clay and baked in the oven.
To add the shine I painted on some H20's and added a glaze of varnish. I then beaded the necklace.
Debbies stamps are deeply etched and give a very good impression ,so this is why I could use them to make my necklace. I have already worn the necklace and had some lovely comments which made me feel very chuffed. I was shopping in Next at London Bridge and I chose a ring and the assistant said that will go perfectly with your butterfly necklace.
Please pop over to The Crafty pad and see the other Design Team projects as they are very creative and extremely talented.

Justice where is it in Britain these days!

Hi everyone, I am in a fowl mood!!! Justice has disappeared in Britain!!! I have been waiting 12 years for a home and I am now 5th for my desired flat and someone who has just gone onto the list in March is fifth too! How does that work? I am not going into it as it will make me say and do things that God would not want me too do. I am fuming though believe you and me.
On a lighter note Rica found my mojo under her stairs and sent it back to me, so I made this card yesterday. I have only just found time to post it. I made it for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge . The challenge was to make an extra special card for your Mum!

Stamptacular Sunday challenge - One for the birds

Hello the challenge at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge is one for the birds. I made this card using my crafty individual stamp some swirls and I also made some bead swirls. Please excuse the glue marks ( now gone) I also used glimmer mists to make the background onto which I stamped my bird.

Arty girlz challenge - Smile

Hi again, Been to the doc's this morning and both my boys are on antibiotics. One has throat infection and one a chest infection. So I am feeling rather sad. Making this for the Arty girlz challenge ,click link in the sidebar, did make me smile and I feel more cheerful now.

I glimmer misted some K& co paper then I added some embossed swirls. I embossed my new butterfly stamp from the crafty pad ,click the blinkie in my side bar, onto some of the paper too. I made a beaded embellie for the butterfly and them stamped the hero arts sentiment. I can get a bit too fussy sometimes so I kept this very simple. I added half a large flower under the sentiment and half a large flower under the butterfly.

A present for a friend who was born on Feb 29th!

My lovely friend Katie was born on the 29th of February so I have made her this necklace for her birthday which is this weekend. I love beading so it made a nice change from papercrafting. I am delighted as my Gorjuss girl stamps are dispatched he he!!!!

3 cards!!!! Growl computer playing up.

This card is for the Colour Create challenge. The combination is pink and grey and the extra challenge is to add something cute and cuddly. I added the house mouse stamp as the cute and cuddly. I will give it to a little girl born 3 days after my son! I loved this challenge. I am having PC probs so I will try to get to you to comment please forgive me if I don't.


I did this card for the Cupcake challenge challenge which is a sketch and I hope you like it as this really was a play and developed as I was doing it. Boys cards are hard and I just went with the flow.


This card is for the challenge. This one was a sketch too. I used Tilda and some bright spring papers. I handmade the embellishment.

Arty girlz challenge #73 - Wire

Here is my Utee, wire and bead pendant! I made this for the Arty girlz challenge which is to use wire. I have had a hetic day. We spent 1 and a half hours on a bus journey of 2 miles, for my sons follow up appointment for his hip. Everything is fine just need to keep an eye on it. I bet you who do not live in London are not in the slightest bit jealous when you hear stories like this about public transport. We didn't take the house as there was a lot wrong with it. I am okay as I must be certain we want to stay somewhere before taking anything! Lost myself in making my pendant. I beaded beads in no particular order onto wire and made two hearts from them. I then added some UTEE to my melting pot. Did you see Suze Weinburg and Tim Holtz on QVC very inspirational. I then added some blue and red pigment once the UTEE had melted. Poured it onto baking paper and then added a heart biscuit cutter and quickly added the wire hearts. I crop a diled a hole and added a wire jump ring and silver chain.

What a Wednesday!!!!

My son woke up yesterday and could not get out of bed!!! So when he finally got off the bed we got ready and went to take two children to school and my son to the doctors. I was sent from the GP to casualty. Here my son was given an x-ray to his hip and blood tests followed by an ultra sound scan!!! He had fluid around his joint so the doctor firstly wanted him to stay in overnight however the orthopedic doctor said he could come home with a follow up next week. I spent from 10 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon in hospital with him. He went to school this morning walking much more easily!!! So not much crafting done I did however make my card for the arty girlz challenge, which is flowers. Here is hoping today is a lot more simple! Hope you like it! Thanks for taking the time to read and look at my blog I am deeply appreciative!

Beaded ring

Here is another ring I have made. Photography needs some attention sorry guys. Any tips greatly appreciated. I needed to bead it a bit more tightly too.

Tag you're it and one of my rings!

This week over Tag You're it at the challenge is a sketch by the lovely Kath. I have made it using my free stamps from Cardmaking and papercraft. You get 6 clear stamps I have used 3 on this tag. Check it out. I used my new watercolour pencils to colour in then I sprayed on two shades of glimmer mists. I then added an eyelet.
I made a beaded ring. This is the first one I have made in about 8 months.

Colour Create #1 - Pink, Green and Brown

A new challenge and using one of my favourite things COLOUR. Pop over and check it out, it is called COLOUR CREATE . The colours to use this week are Pink, Brown and green. You can use cream cardstock and flesh colour for body parts or images. You can also use butterflies on your project but this is optional. There is a bumper PRIZE too. I challenged myself to not use a stamp. I managed to not use one. I used my cuttlebug to emboss the greeting and sizzix dies for the butterflies. I also manged to include some beading so I am a well contented crafter.

Arty Girlz Challenge #70 - ATC

I am a little bit peeved today as justice is never served to decent and honest people. It seems to benefit from our system you have to be corrupt and created your hole! We need some legal advice but because it is not around eviction or for a court case we are deemed non urgent. And my photography is all naff.

I used my favourite colours black and purple for this challenge. I received some more sugar nellie stamps today and some H2O's so I thought I would use the theme at Arty Girlz of an ATC the to have a play.
I cut out elements of the stamp and coloured in using a mixture of sakura pens and H20's I then put them on foam pads and added them to the background black card with various H2o's on. I used wire and beads to make the branch and I used the same ones for the centre of the flower. I think I will save it for a card topper or I may frame it, as I am really loving it!

Friday Sketchers

Pop over to Friday sketchers and check out the amazing sketch by Beatrix it is so wonderful and versatile. I used this image by Elizabeth Bell. I used paperpiecing on the hat, top and one of the knee patches. I used brush pens and promarkers to colour the rest of the image. The ribbon is from my stash. The flowers are prima flowers. I put seed beads in the middle. I used some beads and wirework and the papers are Basic Grey "stella ruby" I loved doing this it was a pure joy.

Friday sketchers - Murmurs sketch

A stunning sketch at Friday sketchers. I have just had the most wonderful arty evening creating this one! It is the first night I have not had to lie with the baby most of the evening, in about two weeks! I loved making the beaded embellishments. Not played much with beads in months. Mental note to do more often. I had a rubbish day as the place was way too tiny. I have a horrible blocked head and so this made up for all that.