Sunday Stamper Dream

Sooo sorry about the photo, I'm not very good at the best of times but this is really fuzzy, but you get the gist.

Well I was fair clapping my ickle hands together when Hels anounced this weeks theme, as I was already most of the way finished with my daughter's 17th birthday card, but just couldn't think what to add as the finishing touch for a sentiment, The theme was in the back of my mind and I was riffleing through my stash and came across the TH tickets and these were just what I needed ta dah!

Yes she was born at 7:40am and she loved the card, she even went as far as to say that it was the bestest card ever, should I start scratchin my head now for her 18th next year!!!!!

I used TH kraft paper, That Special Touch mask, spritzed with Dylusions chocolate ink spray and a Tattered Angels gold spray, Kanban Jasper stamps, coloured with pro/flex markers, paper pieced the skirt with Kanban steampunk paper. TH clock die and tickets, metel embellies, cogs painted with silver paint dabber. The wings are TH grungeboard shapes and used Indigoblu glu and gilding flakes, was a bit fiddly as the glue did not go very tacky on the grungeboard and had to press the flakes on and be very patient (scoffs loudly, as I find this very difficult), and wait for them to dry before scrubbing off the excess and rubbed over them with some black ink to make them  a bit more grungy.

First Steampunk Cards and Birthday Gift

Hello peeps, we did have some sun this morning, but has now clouded over and I like it's gone a bit chilly too, but OH would dissagree :))
My daughters friends birthday card above and my first attempt at a steampunk card using the Kanban Jasper stamps and steampunk papers, Tim Holtz cog die and various bits and bobs, think I used Spectrum Noirs to colour in. I can colour but don't have an eye or natural talent for the colour matching and the light and shade, but I loved doing it.

Below is the goodie part of a box I decorated for a friends birthday, I didn't like the packaging from the shop, so bought all her favourite sweets, she soooo loves sour sweets and set about making my own box.

I painted the box pink and then did the crackle effect in cream and once dried finished with spray and shine to protect it. Used the Tim Holtz tatty flower die and vintage shabby paper stack, a Marriane flower die, Wendy V clearly for art, beads, pearls and pins, (opps, I took the pic before I put the pearls in the flowers).

I made a matching card, and tag, and was very pleased with the end results and so was the recipient, was worth all the time and effort, I could even be as bold to say that I love em!

First Indian Wedding and Art Parts

Been a bit of a hectic week, but I did go to my first Indian Wedding last weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was an array of colour and the bride was stunning. The colour theme was bright pink and lime green, and yes she did make the groom wear a bright pink turban, but did allow her mum to wear more subtle shades of pink and green. So this is the card I made with papers from the Papermania Time Capsule CD, I die cut Tim Holtz flowers and a sizzix swirl out of adhesive film and flocked them. I made a matching "Milk Carton" box from a Polkadoodles template much the same as the card and filled with tissue paper and tied the collection we had with a ribbon and popped inside. But doh! forgot to take a pic.

Have managed to have my first play with Wendy Vecchi art parts, I have used some Bo Bunny Gabrielle papers, Wendy Vecchi stamps and clearly for art, Tim Holtz flower die and distress inks, not bad for a first attempt, but need more practice and would like a bit more inspiration thrown my way :). I do sometimes think that I have that much stuff my mind cannot focus on choosing a few items and spend more time shuffling stuff around than been productive!

Ta Ta for now.

Going Buggy - Boys Cards

Well I thought I'd cropped these pics, but you know what I'm like with the techy stuff, takes me all my time to get them off my camera, gives me all these options and I never know which one to pick. Back to business, over at Enfy's blog this months challenge is to make a card for a child and it just happens to be my nephew's birthday next Wednesday so here's what I did for him.
The papers are We R Memory Keepers, the top card is a fab digi image from Syders Corner and it just happened to be a freebie, Mike is coloured with Spectrum Noirs and Pro Markers, not used the SN much but I would lean more towards my Pro Markers as been my pen of choice, but ya don't know unless you try, do ya. The second card is image is cut on my Cricut from the 3 Birds on Parade as are both card sentiments.

Ta Ta for now.

Hello All

HA! Found the lead to the camera, have not blogged loads of stuff, cos I had a tidy up ages ago then could'nt find anything, including the connections for the camera's. The one I have found just happens to be for one of those all singing all dancing one's which is a camcorder and stills camera, and as you can see, don't know how to use that either, point and press, easy peasy, yeah, ok!

Thanks for peaking.

Butterflies and Lace

Over on Enfy's blog and this months challenge is Butterflies and Lace, and this is what I have come up with. The image is from a Polka Doodles cd, pretty sweet as are the papers, but cannot remember which cd oops, the heart was cut from my Cricut, the butterfly is a Wendy Vecchi stamp, which was stamped twice, once on patterned paper and once on Clearly for Art film, then heated and shaped while still warm. Sorry if there are any spelling mistakes but the sun is steaming through the window and I cannot see the screen very well, not that I'm complaining about the sun, and it is my own fault as I keep saying that I need a blind for the window, but never buy one.

Sunday Stampers - Hearts

Hi all, guilty again of not posting stuff when it's made, just a quicky as I really need to go and get the dinner on.

Hop over to Hel's blog to see the theme of hearts for this week and go on you know you want to join in. Above is my effort for this one, hope you likey, have just had my delivery of Studio 490 stamps and art parts, and have a couple of days off at the end of the week so, can't wait to get my trotters into the new stash.

Am making my first, or should I say, trying to, a frame thingy for my daughter with the theme of Alice in Wonderland, am trying out my glue gun which was a birthday pressie from my sister, how much mess can you get into with one of those things, ummmm, didn't know you could get soo many stringy glue strands all over the place. Have a lovely week will be counting down till the end of the week.

Wow it has been a while......

Since I last posted. Have not been documenting my crafting as I cannot find the lead for my camera, honest, and this fandagled wireless printer keeps telling me it's not installed on my puter but have managed to scan my latest creation, so blah to technology, brilliant when it works but a right big old pain up the jacksie, when it doesn't, having no interest in techy stuff is not in my favour either LOL.

I have totally enjoyed this one as I have just been able to play and not committed to making it for anyone, as soon as those little words are whispered in my shell like, please can you make me a card, the mojo ups and does a runner.

Tis lovely jubbly to get back involved with a challenge or two, this one was right up my alley to use some new but unused stamps from Crafty Individuals, the challenge this week from Polkadoodles was Vintage and also from Sunday Stampers I used the theme is Gold, although it looked like fake gold as I tried to use gold alcohol ink and it just looked a sickly green, so quickly whipped out my gold paint dabber. If your wondering it's the button that has been painted gold, the colours are not shown so well on the scanned image, a bit pale, but Hels you inspired me to take the wrapping off my distress stains and are lovin em, and it's a doddle to colour seam binding, look at me getting carried away with the old chatty bit. Thanks for looking. xx

Polka Doodles Challenge

Hello all, I have been a lazy blogger of late, have done a few challenges but not posted, cannot find the lead for the camera to load the pics, so have scanned these images, rubbish I am too with techy stuff, wish I was more interested in it then I may get better results LOL!

Over at http://www.polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ the challenge is to use the free download or from the Sundae of Seasons CD, I have used the latter to create these couple of cards, I have also made some toppers for some sweety treats to match the cards.

Take 2

Think it's tinternet, the light is flashing but there's no one at home, don't ya just know the feeling! :))

A bit of the old swooshing of ink pads, and a bit of the pro markers, think I'm getting a bit better with the colouring although an artist I will never be.

Arnt' these just the cutest reindeers, I have to eat my words as couldn't get on with CD crafting but am loving these Polkadoodles CDs, if at first you don't succeed, etcetera, etcetera, said in a Yul Brinner, King and I slur, must have been as we were watching Anna and the King, still prefer the old version, but I digress, again.

Best save this before I loose the lot, new stamps too from Crafters Companion, must not buy anymore, got loads still in packets and unused, sucker for em, I am.

Time Flies

Well I had intended uploading a fair few cards I had made in the last month, but blogger doesn't seem to want to open my picture files and seen as I have zero patience with computer stuff, I've lost interest, although our pc seems to be playing up recently, maybe it's time to go to pc heaven LOL.

So after all my good intentions, I have one offering, better luck next time huh!

Walk 10- Castle Howard 31st July 2011

What were you doing on a fine sunny Sunday evening, well, myself and three other Admin Angels, above, (as well as few others of course), walked 10k for Marie Curie. Thank you ladies I had a lovely time, although I feel pooped this evening, I can't burn the candle at both ends anymore, but all in aid of a good cause, thank you to all who have sponsored us.

The beautiful Castle Howard, the views were wonderful, and the mochacino afterwards was delish too.

Magical Winter - Polkadoodles

As promised earlier, here are the two cards I have made this afternoon, they look flat on the pics but are quite dimentional as I have stuck them to the base with pinflair gel. You ought to see the pile of stuff I have printed out on my desk lol. Ummm will have to be more patient, persevere, and find out how to resize the images, techy, I am not.

Just a Few

A couple of cards I have made, have made a few but forget to take piccies I'm sure we've all been there. The top one is for lovely Anne, hope you had a smashing birthday yesterday hun.

Apart from the tinternet probs, have had a lovely afternoon, and am surprised and pleased to say I have been using a CD, Polkadoodles to be precise. I have a few CD's but not been impressed, have watched Nicky on C&C lots of times and really liked the images, but have been put off because they are CD's, decided to take the plunge with the new Magical Winter and the paper she uses for printing on. I love stamping and colouring, but it's such a mamoth task for Christmas cards but this CD offers the best of both as I can colour as much or as little as I want to as they come pre coloured or black and white. I will post the couple I have made when they are dry.

Am sposed to be getting DD ready for her camp next week, most of the washing is done and she can pack her own stuff, am carrying on crafting LOL, well I am off work for a week.

Prom 2011

Just a couple of pics of Jess dressed up for her prom, I know it's late but have been having trouble with the tinternet, been on twice to them today, urrgghhhh, technology, great when it works LOL.

Well I Tried - Alcohol Drip Technique

Looks promising doesn't it, well please don't be deceived, ha, ha, ha. Well, you know the lovely Hels has been on a big adventure the the old U S of A, and has been to Ranger U, well on her blog she is publishing some tutorials. This is the before pic, well even got out my new craft sheet, my other is in a sorry old state, stained lumpy and bumpy and to top it all today, I got uttee all stuck to it while playing with some moulds that the very kind and thoughtful Anne made for me, but that's another story, OOOh and yes we went to Aintree yesterday, not to bet on the Gee Gees but to a craft show and a great time was had by all of us. Back to the matter in hand, this is the result of my effort below.

I'm not too sure that drip, in my case is how I would describe what happened, it was more like a flood that Noah and his Ark would be proud of. The alcohol ink "Pooled" a bit too much in places then in others I didn't seem to put enough, arhh, never mind, I've had a go, LOL.

Best get a move on, have been off work today and tother arf will be expecting his tea ont table when he gets home, fat chance!!

Just a few things

That's my boy, nearly eight months old now, couldn't resist.

Just a few cards I have done in the last couple of weeks, although I've not crafted this week, don't know where the time goes.

Ventured off this morning to Yorkshire Lavender, well, I won't be going again, advertised having a deer park, was thinking they would be a roaming on those hills, but oh no, they were in an enclosure, not my ideer (lol, sorry!), of a deer park, even as cute as they were. Ended up calling in Pet's at home for a new dog brush and a toy, which is, the toy, in bits in the bin, I think that puppies are always on a mission to destroy in the fastest time possible, our poor old lady hasn't a cuddly toy left.

Well it's time for Walkies (said in a Barbara Woodhouse fashion), then it's buffet food and the Eurovision, yes I know it's a load of old twaddle but it's funny and we enjoy watching, much easier now as most artists, I say that loosely, sing in English. Must admit, not that hungry at the mo, was very naughty and not on the diet list, but we had lunch in Chiquitos.

Have a lovely weekend and take care all.

Not yet a Fusioneer

OH dear, need much more practice, here are my first attempts, think I'm cack handed, my wrist doesn't wiggle, but never mind I thoroughly enjoyed myself and got paint all over. But of course, did I go for the beginners set of stamps......OH NO, I wanted to do the pretty butterfly and flowers, serves me right, won't be a painted watering can outside my door this summer, ha, ha, ha.

One plus is that I have cracked the crackle effect LOL.

Sunday Stampers - Blue

Good evening all, well I thought I had better post my offering, it has been a long time since I have had time to join in with the SS although I am a daily visitor to Hel's blog. Well in a nutshell, she's not finished, it needs something else, but you know when you rummage around in your stash and nothing quite fits, thought about a flower, tulle would be nice but don't have any, dangly bits, but all a too big, couldn't find a charm that was right, think I really need some more Stampotique rubber, LOL.

Have had a lovely day, baby pooch got me up around 6am, he's just like a toddler, as soon as the sun is up so is he, he wandered into the garden, had a piddle got on the sofa and went back to sleep. There wasn't a cloud in the sky so off hubby and I went to Nostell Priory, we had a guided tour round the house by a sweet little old couple, a wander through the gardens and round one of the lakes, decided we would bring the dogs at a later date, then we had a little tipple in a nearby pub and sat in the beer garden. So no housework done today, it will wait while tomorrow, what's a bit of dust and a few dog hairs, well probably a lot to someone who has a dust or pet allergy LOL.

Hope it's been lovely where you are, have a great weekend all.

Just a few

It's turned from a dull, breezy morning to a lovely sunny afternoon, which I have spent making a Mothers day card for my Mother In Law, so nice to have a bright room and windows open. As promised no pics of my baby pooch just a few cards I have made over the last few weeks, must dash, time to walk the doggies and maybe I'll plant out my potatos when I return