Metal Tags

Lisa at That Craft Place sells fab metal tags, and I thought I would have a play with some and do a couple of tutorials for the shop blog.

The first tag uses embossing folders and alcohol inks, and a bit of sanding ... you can find the tutorial here.

Then I had a play with the same embossing folder and acrylic paint ... here is the tutorial.

And finally I created something pretty for me using inks and stash from Lisa's shop.

It is simply a tin can, inked over using alcohol inks, and then I added black lace, a glittery butterfly and some tags I decorated, with a bit of fibre tied through them. 

Supplies: 

Image: 

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: alcohol inks, acrylic paints

Papers: 

Embellishments: butterfly, metal tag, lace

Tools:

 Challenges:

 Frilly and Funkie - bingo (metal, alcohol inks, glitter)

Flutterby Wednesday - open challenge

 

Splish Splash

Having coloured this cute mermaid in I cut her out.  The background was created using a diecut oval, covered in tissue paper nad coloured using gold and blue dabbers.  I spread the paint round using a baby wipe, and them liberally misted with pearl glimmer mist to give it a shine.  I layered this onto the floral oval nestie.  I distressed the edges of the dp and cardstock, and added ribbon and lace, some flowers and pearls. 

Supplies:

 Image:  Sugar Nellie Aqua Marina

Sentiment: Craftwork cards

Colouring medium: copics

 Papers: Glitz Vintage Blue

Embellishments: lace, ribbon, mulberry flowers, pearls

Tools: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders floral ovals

Challenges:

 Sugar Bowl - sketch and theme

Simon Says Stamp and Show - just add pearl

Bearly Mine - flowers galore

Craft Your Passion - photo inspiration

Everybody Art - Bingo (lace, ribbon, flowers)

Creative Inspirations - lets Celebrate

Crafts and Me - bling it up

Fab n Funky - die cuts, punches

 

I Love Promarkers GDT

This is my final card as GDT for I Love Promarkers, and i have had a fab month with them.  The theme this week is cute, a nice easy one for everyone!

I coloured the image in using my pens and then added Viva Decor pearl drops and some stickles.  The dp and embossed cardstock is from Craftwork Cards, as is the sentiment.  I added some lace and ribbon, and layered up some mulberry flowers.  I added pearls to the flower centres, and to the edge of the card, and made up the hat pin from a hatpin kit I have,

Supplies: 

Image: 

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium: promarkers

Papers: Craftwork Cards

Embellishments: lace, ribbon, mulberry flowers, pin, pearls

Tools: 

Challenges:

Wild Orchid - bling it up

Forever Friends - sketch

Stamp with fun - lace and pins

WOYWW

Its Wednesday!!!!  And so its that time to cruise across the crafty blogs in blogland, drooling over everyone's desks, led by the lovely Julia.

So here is my desk, late last night, mid playing.  I am having a play with metal tags ... I am gonig to be doing a tutorial for That Craft Place shop blog on ideas using metal tags ... so the alcohol inks and acrylic paints are out, lots of mess will ensue!

And here is a card that I have half made - well I have coloured it and got the papers sorted, it just got too dark to get flowers sorted.

And the DT project that I have had half made for about 3 weeks - I really must finish it!!

 So I am going to spend the day today completing that card, photographing my tags and finishing of that DT project ... oh and working!!

 

Skating Tilda

 Having coloured the image in using my pens, I liberally stickled the ice round her.  I matted the dp onto SU red card stock, and then added some gingham ribbon, lace, and some flowers.  I added pearls to the layered flowers' centres, a hat pin and some red flat backed gems.  Finally a quick and easy (cheat!) sentiment.

Supplies:

 Image: Magnolia Winter skating Tilda

 Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium: promarkers

 Papers: Basic Grey Aspen Frost

 Embellishments: gingham ribbon, lace, prima flowers, pearls, stickles, flat backed gems, hat pin

 Tools:

 Challenges:

 Stamp with Fun - lace and pins

Dream Valley - Glitter and bling
Paper Playtime - anything Goes
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
Hotshot Craft - bling it on
Deep Ocean - sporty, outdoors
Everybody Art - Bingo (ribbon, lace, flowers)
Tuesday Throwdown - Team Spirit
Creative Craft - special occasion, not a birthday
Twisted Tuesday - anything goes + no twist

 

Fairy cakes

 I coloured this cute fairy in using my pens, glamour dusted her wings, and then cut her out using my nesties.  The sketch used an oval, but she is a bit large for an oval so I went with a circle.  I stitched the dp and then simply added ribbon and some flowers.  the sentiment is  from a freebie stamp set.

Supplies: 

Image: Sugar Nellie fairy cakes

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: promarkers

 Papers: MME Dolled Up

Embellishments: ribbon, flowers from stash

Tools: cuttlebug

 Challenges:

Make it Monday

Sugar Bowl - sketch

Allsorts - stitching

Sweet Stampin' - what's cooking, something to eat

Totally Gorguss - things with wings

Addicted to stamps - things with wings

Dream Valley - Glitter and bling
Paper Playtime - anything Goes
Stamps and fun=Creativity - stitching
Songbird- could it be magic

 

Bottle tops ...

Helen from the Crafting Time DT sent me some bottle tops to play with.  Now I confess to never having used bottle tops nor ever having the urge to rush out and buy some ... but I do like a challenge!!

So this is what I did with them ...

 

 I used them as centres for Christmas tree decorations.  The dies are from Spellbinders Snowflake pendant 2011 , and I cut 2 of each out onto smooth cardstock.  I wanted something more robust than plain glossy photo paper, something that would stand up to being on a tree with 3 interested cats around!!

I used alcohol inks (cranberry, red pepper, water melon, gold, lettuce and bottle) and plenty of blending sollution to get the ink to blend smoothly on the card.   When they were thoroughly dry I spritzed then with some gold glimmer mist to add that bit extra sparkle.  Finally I layered them up and added the bottle caps and some gold trim to hang them with.

That Craft Place play tic tac toe!

We are playing TicTac Toes (or bingo!)  this time and all you need to do to play along is pick a straight line and include those elements in your project.

 I went for ribbon, punches and buttons -

 I coloured the image using my pens, before matting it onto kraft cardstock. The dp is also matted onto kraft cardstockI added some ribbon, buttons and some punched butterflies.  The flower is layered up from a couple of mulberry paper flowers I had on my desk.

 Supplies: 

Image: Saturated Canary Free Hugs

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: copics

 Papers: First Edition Blank Canvas

Embellishments: flowers, buttons, pearl, ribbon

Tools: Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

Challenges:

Paperplay - butterflies and bees
My Heart Pieces - ribbon

 

I f you are looking for my That Craft Place blog hop post it is HERE.

Basic Grey Challenge

The theme for the Basic Grey Challenge this time is

Anything Goes.

We are sponsored by

I simply stamped the 2 baubles in verafine ink onto kraft cardstock, cut them out adnd then popped onto the dp.  I added some gold thread to give them the illusion of hanging - very simple and quick.
 

Supplies: 

Image: Tim Holtz Classic #10 stamp set

Sentiment: Magnolia

Colouring medium: 

Papers: Basic Grey Apsen Frost

Embellishments: 

Tools: 

Challenges:

 

2 takes on Christmas

 

I stamped the nordic pattern using wisteria wonder ink, and then cut out the banners.  The thin pattern is from the same stamp set and was stamped in black.  Having cut the bauble die out I stamped the sentiment and added the twine.  The kraft cardstock was popped onto 3d pads and attached to the card blank.
 

Supplies: 

Image: Spellbinders bauble die, WMS Nordic

Sentiment: Clearly Besotted Stamps Signature Christmas

Colouring medium: SU Wisteria Wonder, versafine oynx

Papers: SU cardstock

Embellishments: twine

Tools: Spellbinders die, Cuttlebug

Challenges:

Just Add Ink - colour combination (cake crumb, very vanilla, wisteria wonder)

CAS-ual Friday - kraft on

Clean and Simple Stamping - sketch

And from CAS to ...

Having coloured the image in using my pens, I added chunky white embossing powder, stickles, glamour dust and pearl pen to create a sparkly, snowy background.  I distressed the edges of the papers and cardstock, before adding lace, ribbon and flowers.  Finally I stamped and cut out the tags.

Supplies: 

Image: LOTV Snow Queen

Sentiment: LOTV Christmas Sentiment tags

Colouring medium: promarkers

Papers: Basic Grey Aspen Frost

Embellishments: lace, berries, aster daisies, rosehips, cherry blossom,  

stickles, glamour dust, Viva Decor pearls pen, Stampendous chunky white embossing powder

Tools: Tim Holtz distressing tool

Challenges:

Lili's little fairies - girls Christmas card

Happy Camper - shabby chic

Do You Stack up - wet or dry embossing

Papertake Weekly - firreworks (glitter and sparkle)

Fuss n fancy - anything goes

Stampin for the Weekend - anything goes

Dutchdare - ribbon and lace

Spell

 The theme for this week's Totally papercrafts Challenge is Halloween ...

I used this fab Kenny K image, and coloured her using my pens, adding some soft lime to her skin to spook her up a bit.  I followed Tim Holtz's basic ideas for his October tag, but created my own tissue paper using white tissue paper and a Kaisercraft stamp.I used distress inks and popiscle glimmer mist to create the background.  I used grungeboard letters, and added black alcohol ink to silver embossing powder.  Having inked the letters in black soot distress ink i added versamark ink and then the embossing powder - it created a really molten look to the letters.  I added a TH ticket stamp, ribbon webbing, stained seam binding and the witches hat charm.

 Supplies: 

Image: Kenny K Elf Queen

Sentiment: Tim Holtz Odds and Ends

Colouring medium: promarkers, distress inks, alcohol inks

 Papers: 

Embellishments: Spider web die, grungeboard letters,
silver embossing powder, seam binding, spider web ribbon

Tools: 

Challenges:

Crafts and Me - fantasy creatures

Cutie Pie - Halloween

Digi Galore - Halloween

Forever Friends - Halloween

Digital Tuesday - Halloween

Everybody art - purple or orange

Twisted Tuesday - anything but a card + orange

Crafting for all seasons - spooky

Crafty creations - halloween spooks

My mums Craft Shop - so spooky

The Paper Shelter - Halloween

Divas by Design - use orange
Cute Card Thursday - something scary
Craft Punked - Halloween
Fabulous Friday - paints, mists, inks
Designed to color - undead images

 

Tilda and her bunny

 

I can't believe how dull it is today, not got any lighter as the day has gone on.  So I apologise for the rubbish photo.  I coloured this sweeet Tilda in using my pens, love the limited edition promarkers.  The dp has been stitched and I simply added some lace, organza ribbon, fussy bow with a button centre and a pearl heart.

Supplies: 

Image: Magnolia

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium promarkers

Papers: MME Caroline

Embellishments: ribbon, lace, button and pearl heart from stash

Tools: 

Challenges:

Stamp with Fun - sketch

Passion for Promarkers - pets

Midweek Magnolias - animal friends

Fab n Funky - animals

Stampavie and More - stitches

 Dutchdare - ribbons and lace
My Heart Pieces - use ribbon

 

Skating Tilda

 It is so dark here today, I really can't get a good photo of her :(.  I coloured Tilda in using my pens and then cut her out using my oval nesties, before inking and stickling up the edge of the oval.  I glamour dusted and stickled around her to create a frsoty feel.  The dp has been stitched, and I added the die cuts and some little gems.  Finally some ribbon and a fussy bow.

Supplies: 

Image: Magnolia Skating Tilda

 Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium: promarkers

Papers: Bo Bunny

Embellishments: Memory box frostyville border and corner dies, glamour dust, 

stickles, ribbon, flat backed gems

Tools: oval nestabilities, cuttlebug

Challenges:

 Stamp with Fun - sketch

Stampavie and More - stitches 

Deep Ocean - Sporty/outdoors

Papertake Weekly - fireworks (glitter and sparkle)

Totally Gorguss - bling

Crafty Ribbons - Christmas
My Heart Pieces - use ribbon

I Love Promarkers GDT

This week's theme over at I love Promakers is Christmas.

I love penguins, and how cute is this one????  Having coloured the image using my pens I cut it and the mat out using my labels nesties. I die cut the frosty border and corner out of white cardstock, and added some gems to the snowflakes.  I added the sentiment, some stickles and a bow.  I am trying to keep my Chritmas cards as flat as possible this year to keep postage down, so lots of single layers and no bulky embellishments.

Supplies: 

Image: LOTV Snow Cute

 Sentiment: LOTV Christmas Grungy Messages

Colouring medium: promarkers

Papers: Basic Grey Aspen Frost

Embellishments: Memory box Frostyville border, Memory Box Snowflake corner, 

adhesive gems, ribbon, stickles

Tools: Cuttlebug

 Challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies - Anything goes

Addicted to Stamps - animal friends

Totally Gorguss -bling it on

ABC - z for zoo

Sketch Saturday - sketch

The Crafty pad - use an animal

Christmas Stampin' All Year Round - traditional colours
Pile it On - holidays, any holiday
ABC Christmas Challenge-Anything Goes
Simply Create-Anything Goes 

Keep On Creating-Christmas
Stamptacular Sunday - no rules 
Passion for Promarkers - Pets (any animal_
  LadyBug Craft Inc - I need a P (penguin)

 

WOYWW

Its Wednesday and I have a day of crafting planned as the girls are at their parents for the half term holiday.  I am also planning to spend some time hopping across the crafty blogs of blogland, courtesy of the lovely Julia and WOYWW.

 Here was creative space yesterday, late afternoon ...

A bit of inking going on - and yes that  is pink!! ...

And more inking, blue this time!!  I love this stamp set Twinkle Toes ... it is from Clearly Besotted Stamps and such good quality, really thick acyrlic and a dream to stamp.

And here is what I made after all that inky fun ...

I stamped the ballerina in Versamark starlight and then in versafine oynx on a separate piece of card.  Having cut her out, I popped her onto 3d pads, added stickles round the "frame" and then added the girl.  The sentiment is from the same set. 

This time I stamped the girl using versafine oynx and then stamped it onto scrap, before 'ghost' stamping it behind the girl.  I added stickles to the 'ground' and her wand.  The sentiment is again from the same set.

With the girls away I was able to 'pop' down to Eastbourne on Monday to visit the lovely Lisa who runs That Craft Place.  I am really lucky to be on her DT and she is an absolutely lovely lady.  She put me to work, assembling and painting a Tando Advent Tree (just like the one I was doing last week, and that is currently lying abandoned on my landing!!), and also making up hatpin kits.  It was a really long day - 8 hours round trip on the train, but I had a fab time.

Anyone for cake?

 I stamped this cute fairy on cardstock and patterned paper, before colouring her using my pens I cut her out with my circle nesties and paper peiced her top and pants.  I kept the layout simple, matting the dp onto brown cardstock, and simply added some paper flowers and flat backed pearls.

Supplies: 

Image: Sugar Nellie

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium: promarkers

Papers: First Edition Summer Breeze

Embellishments: flowers and pearls from stash

Tools: Spellbinders circles, cuttlebug

Challenges:

 Craft your passion - fairies and fantasy

Created with love - something sweet

Eureka stamps - things with wings

Ladybug Craft Inc - I need a P - paper piecing, pearls

Cupcake Craft - pieced off

 

Its a Balancing Act

I adore James Bear, he is just so cute and cuddly!  I have kept it my card nice and simple, just layering ribbon up, adding diecut holly and some gems.

Supplies: 

Image: LOTV Balancing Act

 Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Colouring medium: promarkers

Papers:  Basic Grey Aspen frost

Embellishments: sizzix holly die, flat backed adhesive gems, ribbons from stash

Tools: 

Challenges:

 Lili's Little Fairies - Anything goes

Addicted to Stamps - animal friends

Totally Gorguss -bling it on

ABC - z for zoo

Sketch Saturday - sketch

The Crafty pad - use an animal

Christmas Stampin' All Year Round - traditional colours
Pile it On - holidays, any holiday
ABC Christmas Challenge-Anything Goes

Keep On Creating-Christmas
Stamptacular Sunday - no rules
Passion for Promarkers - Pets (any animal_

 

Crafting Time DT post

 This week's DT theme is a sketch.

I stamped this gorgeous Inkylicious Christmas tree directly onto the Bo Bunny Christmas paper using versamark ink, before embossing it with gold embossing powder.  I stamped the baubles in versamark and again ebossed them using gold embossing powder, before cutting them out.  Finally I added a sentiment and some red gems.

Supplies: 

Image: Inkylicious Christmas tree flourish, LOTV Christmas Icons

Sentiment: LOTV

 Colouring medium:

 Papers: Bo Bunny Rejoice

Embellishments: gems

Tools: 

 Challenges:

Make it Monday 
 Christmas Stampin' All Year Round - traditional colours
Pile it On - holidays, any holiday
ABC Christmas Challenge-Anything Goes
 Keep On Creating-Christmas

 

Clearly Besotted with ...

 Signature Christmas from Clearly Besotted Stamps!!  And you have the chance to win a set here.  Steph and her design team are amazingly talented and full of inspiration.

I had a quiet Christmas card making session yesterday using this stamp set ...

This is my least favourite - hubby loves it, I think its a bit too red!!  

I just love this wreath, paired up with embossed dots and gingham - so Christmasy

 Then I had a play with the trees, creating night time snow scenes ...

 

Supplies: 

Image: Clearly Besotted Stamps Signature Christmas

Sentiment: Clearly Besotted Stamps Signature Christmas

Colouring medium: SU ink pads

Papers: Diamond White, SU

Embellishments: gems from stash, red and green gingham ribbon

Tools: Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots embossing folder

Challenges:

 Christmas Stampin' All Year Round - traditional colours
Pile it On - holidays, any holiday
ABC Christmas Challenge-Anything Goes

Stamp & Doodle-Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge-Anything Goes
Cards Galore - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door-Anything Goes
Flourish-Winter
Keep On Creating-Christmas