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foiling

These are the results of my first attempt at foiling with Sweet Poppy Stencils using hot foil and laminator.  I was really pleased with the results after seeing Lucy demonstrate on Hochanda last week.

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Hobby Art dragon fly set of stamps with a few Lavinia stamps.  Squeezed lemon, dried marigold and seedless preserve distress inks.  Clean colour pens and clear sparkle pen.  Inked over a stencil, a few of the Lavinia stamps for the background and a few for cutting.  Dragon fly and daisys from the Hobby Art set.  Followed a card given to me for my birthday from Marianne Lait.  I'm not as clever as Marianne, I couldn't cut out the bluebells as finely as she does, so I inked over the white bits.

 

 

3 distress inks, squeezed lemon, barn door and dried marigold.  Joanna Sheen stencil for background,  Inkylicious stamp and sentiment and Bee Crafty frame.  Bit of fussy cutting for the birds.

 

3 distress inks, squeezed lemon, barn door and dried marigold.  Joanna Sheen flower stamps and sentiment.  Diluted a bit of white gel pen and painted the leaves on a few of the flowers.  2 old stencils, can't remember where they came from, I've had them years but not really used them until today.

 

 

Birthday card for my lovely son.  Not sure about the side bits,  It did need something on the sides but I think I could have planned it better.

I used an inkylicious stamp for the main part and used distress inks for the background.   The strip at the bottom was also and inkylicious stamp and distress inks.  I used a brush to blend the inks, I'm finding that I can get a better finish with the brushes, I still get odd spots or blobs using the little sponges or the distress ink tools.  I used the grasses for the sides but it was an after thought which didn't quite go to plan, next time I might put a piece of acetate over the top and plan the edge a bit better, I would be able to see the end result without having the problem of not being able to change it if I didn't quite like it.

Lazy Sunday: Windows 10

Lazy Sunday: Windows 10: Will it work with blogger

Windows 10

Will it work with blogger

Testing

Just testing to see if I can manage a blog with new windows 10

CAR REGISTRATION NO. RAY 9

Not had time to do any crafting lately but in case anyone is interested or knows a famous Ray, we are looking for a buyer for the number plate RAY 9.  So if anyone wants to make a serious offer for it, we will give it serious consideration.

June Lavinia Blog Challenge

http://blog.laviniastamps.com/

 

I've been a bit lazy lately with my crafting, not had much time, lost my mojo.

So I've decided to let myself back in gently and downloaded a beautiful digi-stamp from Lavinia Stamps.

 

I have transferred the image on to a blank linen bag and sewn and glued on some buttons, bling and a butterfly.

 

I hope I've done justice to the beautiful image ........ my ironing isn't up to much, but care needs to be taken with the transfers after adding the bling and finishing the sewing.

 

 

You'll need to forgive the crease across the middle, linen isn't the easiest thing to iron.

 

Easter present for a diabetic

 

 

I found the most amazing things at Ally Pally show last weekend.

This is my first project, which will be a present for my diabetic mother in law.

It will also be my entry for this months http://blog.laviniastamps.com/ Spring colours.

 

 

This is the MDF jam jar that I bought from Anna Marie Designs

 

I've added a small note book and pen

 

I've used Lavinia stamps to create the boarder around the edge with gilding flakes

Forest Glade from Imagination crafts

 

I've also used a verse from Lavinia along with the Zen Butterfly and a stamps away mask

 

 

I've used the Toadstool houses and some Lavinia fairies and used mica powders to colour

The board was painted with Deco chalk paint, a piece of blue gingham and some lace ribbon, a feather and a few flowers.  I'm hoping this will be an acceptable entry to this months challenge.

 

 

 

 



Mothers day card for the Mother in Law

 

 

This years Mothers day card

 

 

I used a blank window card, inked the card with distress ink and an imagination stencil.

 

Randomly used the stencil to ink the heart pop out.

 

All flowers were dipped into UTE using my melt pot

 

Couple of bits of acetate, stuck the heart on the back piece of acetate along with the flowers

 

Bit of ribbon and a greeting.

 

First card I've made in ages.

 



Sweet Poppy Stencils

 

I received my new Poppy Stencils and have had a play.  I love the stencils they are so good to work with.   Here are the results of a very quick play.  I'd take longer if I were making them for cards, but I just couldn't wait to have a quick dabble.

 

 

 

House

 

 

I've used distress inks, translucent paste and micro beads. 

 

 

Dress no2

 

Same technique again, distress inks, translucent paste and micro beads.

 

 

Shoe no 1

 

I'd love a pair of shoes like these the design is so elegant.  Again same technique, distress inks, translucent paste and micro beads.

 

Over the weekend I'm hoping to have time for a more leisurely play with them.



1st project of 2014 and Lavinia challenge entry

 

 

Happy new year all.  Archie spent the day in the vets today having some blood tests, so to help make the time pass quickly I thought I'd have a play with my crafting stash.

I used my Lavinia stamps on a small wooden plaque, added some TH enamel and  posca pen dots, along with some glamour dust to give a bit of sparkle.  I'll enter it into this months Lavinia challenge

http://blog.laviniastamps.com

 

 

 

 

 



Last project of 2013

 

 

Here's the last project of 2013 with the wooden shape I bought the other day.  I've used Lavinia stamps as the main image and also for the surrounding frame.  Various Adirondack inks and Tim Holtz black enamel for the stones also a bit of glitter dust and a few little cones and beads. 

 

 

 

Happy new year to you all



A quickie blog and late entry for Lavinia blog challenge for December

 

 

I went out looking for bargains at the local craft shop, unfortunately there were none.  I've bought a few shapes to stamp and decoupage.

 

I've just had a play, inspired by a card made by Eileen Godwin and decided to enter the Lavinia challenge this month.  I've used a small leaf stamp and the fairies dancing, various Adirondack ink pads, some Tim Holtz black enamel and some glitter dust.  This will be an ongoing project but I have to get the basic project in now as there are only a couple more days to go.

 

 

Happy new year to all xx

 

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Cards for kids

 

 

Had to make 8 more cards for kids, so the boys have got the snowman and the girls have the angels.   All are quite tactile, so hoping they are a success.  The snowmen and the angels were die cut using Marianne dies, the angels had velum over the dress part and some glaze pens to pick a little detail out of.  The snowmen were all mounted an snowy gauze and have different brads in one of their hands.  Sticking the gauze to the card is a bit faffy.  All made with papermill card, linen and hammered.

 

Angels

 

 

 

Snowmen

 

Tactile card

 

 

Today I've spent doing a tactile card for a blind little girl.  The base is Paper Mill. Then a layer of fine material for the topper to rest on.  The topper is made from a piece of white felt, covered with a piece of material that is to mimic snow, then on top is a Hunkydory topper that was left over from last year.  A red pearl for the nose and some glossy accents on the small hearts.  Inside is a musical player which plays Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

I hope it goes down well.

 

Lavinia Blog challenge

 

I'm entering a card into the Lavinia challenge that I did a few weeks back.

 

 

I used the lovely Lavinia stamps, Adirondack inks and some gilding flakes.