Stamptacular Sunday challenge - Sketch

Hi hope you are enjoying your sunday. I popped over to the Stamptacular Sunday challenge and was blown away by the DT's this week. I had to make this card.
I am covered in gesso, alcohol inks and stickles but hey so much fun.
I used my alcohol inks to create a background onto which I stamped my image ( can't recall supplier) I then gessoed some K&co papers and added distress inks and some more alcohol inks. I used some distress ink to ink the edges of the card and the papers and my lace. I added some stickles and some gems.

Colour Create - Coffee and cream

A very Happy Easter to you all!!!

Well thanks to the marvellous theme at colour create this week I managed to get my friends wedding card made hurray! The optional challenge is distressing. I had been mulling over an idea for the card and decided I would go with whatever the them was at colour create as this challenge gives you the option to use a variety of technique and style of card. So the theme is vintage for Anita's wedding card. I used a vintage image that I sprayed with a shine spray and then heat gunned. I then sprayed it again this caused a kind of distressed feel. I then chose some papers to match and created two hearts one I cuttlebugged with my congratulations folder and one I used some card I stencilled sprayed with glimmer mists. I cut out some frames with my nesties and distressed all the edges of everything on the card. I computer generated the sentiment. I made my bouquet and I also added some roses to the top corner. I also have decorated the inside that is my sneaky peek. I am hoping she likes it she has an Textiles Art degree so lots to live up to.

Early Bird!!! He he - sketch Saturday!

This is my card for the sketch over at sketch saturday challenge this week. I coloured in the image yesterday so a bit of a headstart. I then added elements from my papermania vintage kit. I think she has that oldy worldy feel to her! I just wanted to let those of you who have been following my house situation know that it may be all go so watch this space!!!! Right this will be my last post today as i am off out with the kids. Have a fun day everyone and I will catch up with you laters!!!!

DCM - sponsered challenge sparkly and glittery

This is for the DCM challenge which in honour of fireworks night has a theme of sparkly and glittery. I am furiously making christmas cards from now until christmas. I downloaded these vintage angels free from http://www.craftycomputerpapers.co.uk/. I made a background using acrylic paper, a copper paint and created a texture using a comb. I then glimmer misted. I then distressed a diecut bauble and added a few sparkly bits and a hanging bit. I cut out a frame from the front of an old card and made a collage with the angels and various knick knacks from my stash. I then added some stardust pen highlights for the bling and glitter. The prize for this is a free download from charmed cards and crafts. I am really happy with my card. My twist on vintage!

Aubergine lady for Saturday sketch and This Thursday it's all about

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I am entering this for 2 challenges the saturday sketch and this thursday it's all about stashraiders. I used somepapers I found in my drawer and co=ordinated the stamped image with them. I used acrylic paints to colur in this crafty individuals stamp. I made the embellishments to co-ordinate too. I love this stamp so I am glad I got to use her. Check out her fairy wings they are made with the papers I found.
It has been one of those days today. Knee high in washing, cleaning, clearing away. Jimmy took the kids out, so I could craft in peace and Harry managed to hit him in the face with a golf club, so he had to go to a&e whilst I dealt with Mayhem at home. Nevermind he's all fixed up now, Thank the lord.

Mixed Media Monday Nature

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I have decided to create a polymer clay photo tile project for this theme. I have been meaning to make something for my mum for a while. She loved the last one I made for her. I have used the following to make it. Polymer clay, A picture including all her grandchildren,skeleton leaves, liquid polymer clay, stamps by sculpey and elusive images, laminator an acrylic paints. The corners are leaves and I left the shape quite natural as the theme is nature. The skeleton leaves and flowers represent nature as do the next generation of the family nature is progressive. I hope you like it.

Dutch Dare challenge #12

I have made this card for the Dutch Dare challenge #12. The theme is card for a girl. I made this using a collage made up of printed images. I had so much fun looking at the magazines and choosing the images to add to the vintage lady image. I used glimmer mists on card and stamped and embossed with a sculpey texture lace design stamp. I then added a vellum quote to some of the glimmer misted card. I added a ribbon to make it really girly! I may give it to my sister in law for her birthday.

Dutch Dare Challenge #11

Hi this is my entry for the dutch dare challenge #11. I have made this get well card and added a citrus twist to the current vintage vibe. I have just discovered altered art and mixed media and so I am enjoying practising it. Here I have used collage and I stamped the flower and layered it.

My reminder list

I created this reminder list inspired by a project I saw on Kaths blog http://kath-allthatglitter.blogspot.com I created this reminder list yesterday evening. I created a background using glitter mists, stencils and acrylic paint. I then stamped on the wording using elusive image stamps . I then stamped some flowers ( elusive image stamps) onto a glitter mist background and cut them out. I created the reminder list on a graphics package. I then stuck it on. I then added the flowers and laminated. I used the crop-a-dile to punch holes and fix the eylets added a piece of leather with beads on and there it is. Ready to hang in my kitchen.

Monday Mixed Media challenge Numbers

I made this card, for my friend ,who gave birth yesterday to a baby boy. I am still new to the mixed media technique so this is a first time card. I hope to get lots of practise of this technique. I put lush on the baby vest as my friend is welsh and lush is used in Wales to describe something lovely or great or cute etc.

A collage Pendant/ Monday Mixed media challenge fashion

I have been inspired by the mixed media work I have been viewing on some inspirational blogs.
I decided to create this Polymer clay necklace with laminated vintage lady embellishment. I spritzed with glimmer mists. I used a mixture of clays and imprinted the rolled out clay with a sculpey textures stamp. I cut out a circle. I then laminated the glimmer misted image of the vintage lady and cut her out and added to necklace. I die cut some backing paper and put it on with liquid clay.
I then added jump rings and sandwiched them between 2 circles of clay. I then baked. I added some yellow/gold acrylic paint and then I glossed the pendant and added an antique chain.
This all came from a sketch I did in the morning.
I layed the piece on a backing paper I designed. I thought it complemented the colours I used.

Using up the leftovers

After a lovely night out I promised Jayne I would send her some photo's of the kids. I made this little card to put them in. I have been inspired by all the lovely vintage work that is around on peoples blogs. I used up the leftovers from the Artzy girlz challenge #47. I kind of wish I could of entered this one for that challenge instead.

Artzy girlz challenge #48

Shapes. Ok so I lied about a non crafty day! I am off out to see a friend tonight so I rose to the challenge of designing a craft using shapes and came up with this necklace made from polymer clay stamped with sculpey texture makers then cut into a circle and a heart, a border of bugle beads some liquid polymer clay and baked. When cooked I added some acrylic paint a black/bronze and some gloss varnish. I think it has that current vintage feel about it. I added a silver chain to modern it up a bit. I will be the bell of the ball I hope!

Arty Girlz Challenge No. 47

No patterned paper only hand designed paper not shop brought. I created the paper using printer paper that I sprayed with glimmer mists I used vintage colours so that is why I chose a vintage graphic to print onto paper and spray with glimmer mist.

I let that dry then I chose one colour to make a background using an elusive image stamp ( Ruby Tuesday design a flower collection) I used black stazon and printed randomly. I then created a 3D flower using the same image stamped on to different colours.

I stamped a thank you banner matted and layered everything and added a ribbon to cheer the card up. I loved designing this. I love the image it is so adorable.