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Sunday, 15 August 2010

TYI-No Stamps Allowed.


Oh dear, not able to use stamps for this weeks challenge at Tag You're It. So when I got over the trauma, I decided to make a card.

Layered papers for the base. A piece embossed with music, what would I do without my bigshot. The picture is from a Crafty Individuals booklet , a die cut bird and a few feathers, complete my card. I used comic shimmer paint, to colour the bird, but had to use distress ink to shade my embossed card.

Thankyou for taking time to have a look.

Thursday, 12 August 2010

Summer sunshine


I have made this simple tag using a Lily of the Valley stamp. The little girl on her swing, with no cares in the world, when summer days lasted forever and the sun was always shining. Memories.

I used coptic pens and cosmic shimmer to colour the tag. A bright flower, fabric brad and mini tag as embellishments.

I think this tag fits the challenges of Sunshine at-
Tuesday Taggers
GC63 Random redhead challenge at Gingersnap creations
Lily of the Valley Challenge blog this week is Four Seasons, she might appear there as well.

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Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Compendium of Curiosities-week9


Another week for this super challenge over at StudioL3 and we are on page 42 of TH book, distress crackle.

My main image is a Stampington stamp , coloured , then I used clear Rock Candy on it. This is a first for me using this technique and one I will certainly try again. The stamped background I embossed and inked to match

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Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Tag You're It- Monogram


This weeks challenge is to include a Monogram. Please call over to ' Tag You're It' and see the gorgeous DT examples.

I decided to use a Crafty Individual picture of a Mother and Child, so my letter is 'L' for love.

My background is cut from an Alterations 'on the edge' die, this is stamped but is quite hard to see. The lace, flowers, mesh, fabric butterfly etc. all came from my stash boxes.

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Monday, 9 August 2010

ATCs -Time




These three ATCs have been made for the Stampman ATC swap-theme- Time




The backgrounds were made using various Paper Artsy time stamps to give a collage effect . I used shrink plastic to make my embellishments using the same stamps.


One of the ATCs has a face stamped into the centre of the clock, using an Aspects of design stamp.


As I used only two colours Tumbled glass and Wild Honey to colour these ATCs , I will enter one in the Stampman Fortnightly Challenge


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Tag You're It- 3 colours




Here are my other two tags for the new monthly swap over at Tag You're It. Please go and have a look at the super DT tags.


Colours to be used are olive, orange and antique white,


I used pieces of lace on both and distress inks to colour. The children stamp is Paperbag Studio, I loved the words. But I cannot find a name for the other tag's stamp.


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Friday, 6 August 2010

Wall Hanging


When I started this hanging I didnt realise that the colours I had in mind to use, fitted the current Gingersnap Creations Colour challenge- yellow,red and orange.

The background is stamped and embossed, the keys and quotes are from Tracey Coates collection, available from the Stampman. I think nearly everyone will recognise my TH heart.

The colouring is a mixture of distress inks and chalk.

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Thursday, 5 August 2010

Tuesday Taggers- Lots of Black


Tuesday Taggers theme this week is Black, lots of it. So into the papers box and a promise to myself to keep my hands away from my rubber stamps. One piece of card went through my big-shot to give some texture, some lace to frame my butterfly. I tried to keep this one simple as I tend always to want to add more.

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Tuesday, 3 August 2010

Compendium of Curiosities-week 8


Over at Studio L3 we are up to week 8 of this super challenge. This week its, inking grunge found on page 39 of Tim's book.

Using grunge paper flowers, cut from the Tattered florals die, some favourite stamps and distrees ink. This is my result for the theme.

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Tag you're It- 3colours


This week over at Tag you're It, the challenge was to use only 3 colours, burnt orange, olive and antique white. This is my take on the colours using what I have in my stash. The background I stamped with musical instruments from a Stampman plate, the rock chic is a Debbie Moore stamp, I love her boots.

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