Yet another week has gone by………..

And I have not done any of the projects I set out to do,  I pick my challenges, and never get round to doing my projects for them, where is my time going its not fair, out comes the pro-plus for my project for design team call at Emerald faeries garden I love the blog, but as of yet have not had chance to take part in any of the challenges, why because by the time I get round to making my project the challenge has finished and a new one is underway, my hands are now spending to much time in the sink and not crafting, its not gluing and sticking its folding and ironing, any way I have had my moan here is my card, using Ebony who is so gorgeous, I also downloaded Isla but have not got round to using her yet, and also the Drop sentiments, which I really think is a fab Idea if you don't want heavy charms on your cards any way I digress,

And as usual, the close up

The image was stamped and masked off then I went round with a flower stamp from my stash and coloured with pro-markers, sky was done using a mask and pale blue alcohol ink, embellishments are lace from Marianne designs and blue satin from stash and also die cut flowers Marianne creatable and paper roses.

Thanks so much for stopping by don’t forget to leave some sugar x

Just a quick thanks

I just wanted to pop on and show you a couple of projects that we did in workshop, if I am honest I am not overly confident that people are going to like the projects that I do but the whole point of being a crafter is sharing what you love and I feel I have done this in bucket loads and I sincerely hope it came across.

Its a 4x4 box that can hold jewellery or pot pourri  or other special objects, I could think of loads of uses for it or you can just pop your pens in there, on your craft desk.

I want to say a special thanks to Jo for having the confidence in me to try a workshop for myself, and for the ladies for being so forgiving about my little mishaps, they are a wonderful bunch of ladies, and they are so much fun, and also a special thanks to Tracey, all your help was well appreciated and I was so glad to have it you would not believe nerves gets the better of me as I used to be a lone crafter and not socialise at all until I met Jo and the rest of the group you really have brought me out of my shell.

Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon.

Kenny K

Totally awesome artist and has an eye for some thing a bit more rock and roll and i  love that it brings a new dimension to stamping you have to really concentrate on how and where you are going to colour,is definitely not for the faint hearted. You can find his range of rubber stamps  here. Funky, funny and sexy there is no one occasion you can’t use these stamps for( maybe except funerals ), I had purchased a couple to start off my collection, and have not looked back, this is a new era of stamping, they are ready to rock and roll just like the images themselves.

 

And here she is she is a rock goddess with cattitude

 

Still got a lot of practice to put in with my colouring, all the details are really fine, but the finished effect  is well worth the effort.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sizzling !!!

 

Well what can I say, this post has got everyone hot under the collar because, I'm now using the new stamps from Kenny k , and how awesome are his Ladies and Gents, simply said i wont be able to get enough, My challenge this week was to create something, with die cuts and punches and i think i have done it, i have given Devilish Donna a make over trying to make her look tame but no you cant make a leopard change its spots can you, I an also entering this card in the chance to win some gorgeous candy from the ribbon girl, totally love her blog and also her products,the theme of the challenge is Pink or Lilac so I chose Pink as it is my fave, so without further ado,

 

And here's a close up shot for you,

On this project the die cuts were Raindrop Echo Designs ticket sentiments, and punches were doily border from SU also Flower punch, 1/38 circle and 1/14 circle to make my button and flower. Good luck everyone who is joining in with the challenge and also good luck if you are entering for the design team this also is my entry for Kenny k’s Design team . This is also my entry for Diva’s by design challenge,  themed One for the girls.

Ta ta see you soon.

Simply Stampin’ Challenge #1

 

Finally i bite the bullet and submit one of my projects for a challenge. Its a new challenge on a very new blog which is why i think this one was worth going for, i must not be so hard on myself next time as i feel i have followed the sketch but added my own touch on to it, why not have a go yourself go to http://simplystampinchallenge.blogspot.com/ and see for yourself there is some awesome candy up for grabs.

Ingredients included:

12” by 4” SU Early espresso cardstock scored at 6”

5/38” x 3/38 SU cardstock Really rust

5/15” x 3/14” SU cardstock Very vanilla

designer series paper choc chip/really rust

SU Punch embroidery border

polka dot embossing folder cuttlebug

SU stamp set Sweet summer SAB

Early espresso 1/8 taffeta ribbon

 

Picture perfect

 

I am really pleased with what i produced yesterday, i had a bit of a block and could not find my mojo, so i figured if i started from back to front, it may help at least then i don't have to worry about what image am i going to use, i chose my card stock Basic grey SU,  then i chose my DS papers, and layered them up, then i chose my ribbon and it had to be early espresso SU,  i just love it its so gorgeous, then last came my image and sentiment, and i could not bear to waster my papers so i used leftovers for embellishments, flowers punched out with boho blossoms punch SU.

 

And here’s a close up of the ribbon detail, a tutorial that i found on you tube, its great for  if you get stuck with a technique just search for it, and have a go.

 

Wild rose studio

This card was made using Kira with flowers from WRS, she is just so easy to colour what ever your medium, i myself always use my promarkers, i dont know what i would do without them, the background papers are DCWV, the top part i ran through the cuttle bug using seeing spots folder and then rubbed down with a file, i was really pleased with this as i very rarely use spring colours in card making they tend to be saved more for scrap books, but hey sometimes i can surprise myself, and do something out of the comfort zone hope you like it please leave a comment.

Art deco decadence

This is a card custom made for a special lady turning 80 soon and what better way to celebrate a life than art deco decadence image is from Nancy Watt art deco cd rom with polka dot card from create and craft and some small but effective flower embellishments, art deco at its most beautiful
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