In My Pocket

... There Is A Bottlecap. I've been meaning to make a Pocket for ages and finally managed to make one. Just remembered that I've forgotten to put my fastener on before I scanned it. Oops.
Thanks for looking. x

Un Chat

Dans Ma Maison this week there is a .... Cat! I love cats so I just had to take part in this one. I covered my house in a page from a French novel and distress inked it. The image is from Lisa's Altered Art.

Pretty In Pink

Nancy, very kindly let me host this week on Gothic Arches
I chose the theme 'Pretty In Pink' mainly as I have 2 daughters and as you can imagine, they have a lot of pink things :)
I created my arch using Once Upon A Time paper and then added my music paper and my image.
Finally I used some of my gorgeous pink flowers (that I love).

Check out the all new Gothic arches site. Looks fantastic!! x

Keep Gates Closed

This ATC combines 2 challenges this week.
Wednesday Stamper... Circles & Think Monday Think ATC... Architecture.

My crafting mojo has deserted me of late so hopefully this will put me back on the road to recovery :).

'Mary 2 Times'

On the LotsToDo Forum recently Sam very kindly offered to do us all a bit of rubber stamp shopping from her local craft shop.
Sue, from Paper Paradise very kindly gave us all some Art Doll kits to alter.

Mine I named 'Mary 2 Times' as my first doll had a little accident due to my youngest daughter, so this is actually the second attempt.
She is made usimg mountboard coloured with Perfect Pearls and the arms and legs are added along with the head and some shiny stones.

A Pair Of Glasses

This was the theme on the LotsToDo Challenge Blog.
I did intend to use an actual pair of glasses for this, but couldn't come uo with anything :(
So instead I inked over the glasses with distress ink to make the glasses shape. I then inked my PaperArtsy lady onto a piece of card and chalked her in.
Finally added the wording and the pair of glasses shape.

Bingo!!

I went to a craft class last week on Perfect Pearls and this is where I created the background using the Pearls and rubber stamps. Then the theme this week on Sunday Stampers is... Games, so thought this would be perfect.
So, I added a cute image and a couple of ickle dominoes.

Moving Home

As you will be able to tell, my blog hasn't been updated for weeks. The reason is that I've been moving house and all the hassles that go with it have prevented me from doing much crafting.
My mojo has deserted m etoo, so that hasn't helped :(
Hope to be back to normal soon.

Architecture

Is this weeks theme on 4 x 4 Friday. I covered my page with a map showing London and then added my image from an old book. I used Tim Holtz Crackle Paint around the edge then added a stamp. Finally I found the quote which I thought fitted in perfectly with the theme.

Tag Pocket

My Time To Crafts challenge this week is Pockets. I covered my tag in K & Co paper then made a little pocket and stapled it on. Added a mini tag made in the same way as the larger one, and added a quote and some buttons.
The picture makes it look so white, but the paper is actually white with green patterns on.

Kreativ Blogger Award

My friend and fellow crafter, AngC, kindly gave me this award. Thanks hun!! xx


I'd like to pass it on to 3 of my fellow SBS17 sisters:

Nic, Sally & Louise

Postage Art

This weeks InchByInch challenge is Postage Art. I've been busy making inchies the past few days for a couple of swaps so this gave me a bit of inspiration. Two of them are stamps with a postmark stamped image on a background of paper painted with acrylic paint. The other is a stamp and postmark that came off an envelope which I thought looked quite good.


There is also blog candy to be won from this challenge by Purple Faerie.
The link is: http://purplefaeriepc.blogspot.com/2008/05/blog-candy.html

Green House

I created this house and thought I could incorporate 2 challenges with it.
On Dans Ma Maison this week it is... Le Couleur Verte (Green) and on Lots To Do the theme is Man's Best Friend. The background is various pieces of paper I had lying about and the image is by Crafty Individuals.

Angels

Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog theme this week is Angels. I coloured my skinny using distress inks spritzed with water. The image is by Crafty Individuals.

Flourishes

This is this weeks theme on Gothic Arches. Woul dyou believe that it's taken me 3 days to get this done!! I'm in the middle of moving so time is scarce. On Monday I stamped onto tissue paper then PVA'd it to my arch. I then forgot about it until last night. I then distressinked it and added some finishing touches. The effect looks much better in real life.

Lots To Do

The challenge this week is ... Crafty Individuals. I rubbed distress ink on my mat then spritzed with water and rubbed my fat page into it to get a distressed look. I then stamped a Tim Holtz Flourish stamp on to my background.
I stamped my CI image onto mountboard then cut it into 3 moo size pieces then sprayed purple glimmer mist over it. Finally I added a bit of purple string onto 2 of the pieces.

Masks

The theme on 4x4 Friday is Masks and I've combined it with another challenge on TGIF which is paper rests.
I've used various pieces of paper and then stamped on one of my favourite stamps (the eyes) and also some script. Finally I added Leda from a piece of paper by Joanna Sheen and handmade my mask with lots of glitter glue.

Chalk It!!

I'm in the middle of moving as now, and as time is of the essence I thought that I could combine Saturdays Workout (Chalk It) with Sea-Gals Skinnys Oriental theme.
I stamped a fan on the skinny and coloured it with different coloured green chalks. The Oriental lady is also coloured in chalks.

Crazy Amigo

On Crazy Amigo's the theme is .... Wings. I made another moo using the same as my post below, but added a cte baby image and also a dragonfly. xx

Celebrate Girls!!

This is the theme on Theme Thursday this week. I decided to make a moo and coloured the background in Fired Brick Distress Ink and the sprayed with purple glimmer mist. I added a cute girl image and a word. Voila!! xx

Inchie

I just found the Inch By Inch Challenge Blog and as I haven't made an inchie in ages I thought I'd give it a whirl.The theme is.. Faces.
Thing is, I now want to make loads of them!!

Vive La France

Tis the theme on Gothic Arches. I used pages from a book and layered it with a map. Then distress inked it and stamped some images. Finally adding my little girl and the words.

When We Were Young

This is the theme on Skinny Saturday. For mine I distress inked my skinny and then added a piece of a map and framed my hometown. The picture reminds me of my sisters and I when we were growing up. Me being the eldest :) xx

Une Petite Fille

On Dans Ma Maison this week there is : Une Petite Fille ( a little girl).
I created mine by using some papers that I have and a cute image. The words I cut out of a French story book. xx

Saturday Workout

This weeks them was 'linen look', using a tissue to spread ink across your paper. Don't know if mine worked properly ( REALLY don't think it did!!), but like the skinny anyway. :) xx

Cat!!

Cats is Sunday Stampers theme this week, and I LOVE cats!! I distress inked my tag using Scattered Straw and the added my cat image and a peel off in the corner.

Decoupage

Decoupage is this weeks theme on the LotsToDo Challenge Blog. I used a Papernation Oriental Lady for this. xx

Tea

On this weeks Theme Thursday, Tea /Coffee is the order of the day!! I used Distress Inks and cold tea to colour the background then decided to try and stick on some tea leaves :)
Finally added the tea bag wrapper,the lickle fairy and the word Tea.

Diva

Diva is the theme on Wednesday Stamper. I collaged a few bits and pieces together then finally added some stamped images around the edge and also for her earring.

Tickets

The theme is Tickets on 4 x 4 Friday. I decided to make a collage out of various tickets that I could find around the house.