Altered Notebook

I did this for theVoila Ink group Challenge over on Bella Creations. The theme is umbrellas. I am also entering it for the Simon Says stamp and show some distressing challenge.
I decided to alter the front of one of those long thin shopping list notebooks. I started off by covering the cover with a piece of card to make it a bit stronger. I used the colours lake and sunflower Eco Green acrylic paint to colour the front of the pad. I stamped some circles and blobs with distress ink and stamped the small umbrella man with black archival  ink. Then I inked the edge with my finger and black soot distress ink. The distress ink looks quite pale, I think the acrylic paint soaks it up a bit. The Sizzix Alterations die of the umbrella man is one of the goodies that I bought at Alexander Palace on Saturday. I used card to die cut him and coloured him with the lake acrylic paint. Then I used distress ink to stamp circles and blobs, then using my finger I went round the edge of him with black soot. I attached him to the notebook then I attached some words cut from some adage tickets.
The stamps I used are all from the Stampers Anonymous apart from a flourish that is made by the Stamp Bug.
The Distress ink colours that I used are stormy sky, vintage photo, and black soot.

Where Did You Get That Hat?

I made this tag for the April Oh La La challenge over on Bella Creations. Gecko Galz provided the image that we had to use. The background paper is by Joanna Sheen. I went round the edge with dusty concorde Distress ink. The image is matted onto some pink card edged with Distress ink. I added some gems to her hat and gave it some feathers. I used flourishes, gems, ribbon and a flower to embellish the tag.

Deco Pages

These are the two deco pages that I made for Dot over at KCUK. The theme for her deco is Asian in black red and gold. The little butterflies are by Hero Arts and the bamboo is by PSX, I don't know who made the other stamps. I stamped the main images onto white card and coloured them with a red watercolour pencil and a water brush. I also used a gold pen on certain parts. The kite flying picture is from a kit I bought years ago.

Grungy Monday No 2

I made this hanging for the Grungy Monday No 2 challenge over at Studio L3. The challenge was to use Studio Multi Medium as a resist. You can see the technique here at Ranger
I started of with a 5"x5" piece of mountboard and I covered it with a page from a book. I didn't have any foam to make a stamp so I used a grungeboard cotton reel and button die cut from the sewing room Sizzix Alterations die, I used the die cuts later as embellishments. I coloured the hanging with various Distress inks, added some material and lace at the bottom, the die cut dress form from the Alterations die down one side and some tape measure ribbon down the other side, then added other bits and bobs. I don't know who makes the word stamp that I used on the dress form, but the other stamped images are by Crafty Secrets.
The Distress inks that I used are dusty concord, shabby shutters, dried marigold, mustard seed, milled lavender and rusty hinge.
I'm also entering this in the Simon Says  stamp and show anything but a card challenge.

A Touch of Red

 This is my entry for the Less is More a touch of red challenge. I found it more difficult to do than I thought it would be, had a few attempts before I was more or less happy with the result. I stamped the image and words on to a white card blank and coloured part of it with a red watercolour pencil and a water brush. I added a little red gem to the flower that I've coloured.
Stamps used.
Penny Black, the main image.
Stampotique, the words.

I wasn't sure if I liked all the white card so I tried it with a red border. Not sure which one I like best.

Mini Alice Hanging

I made this for a mini hanging swap over on UK Stampers.
I started with a 3"x3" piece of mountboard, then I found a page with the Cheshire Cat on in an old Alice book and stuck it to the mountboard. I dabbed on Viva Ferro over the leaves and when it dried I dabbed on various colours of Viva Gold. I stamped the cat and Alice onto white card, coloured them with Promarkers, cut them out and double embossed them with clear embossing powder before attaching to the hanging. The white rabbit and Tweedledum and Tweedledee were stamped onto shrink plastic and coloured with coloured pencil. After I cut them out I put a hole in so that I could hang them from the wire.
The stamps that I used are
Cherry Pie Art Stamps, Alice and the rabbit.
Non Sequitur, Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
I'm not sure who made the Cheshire Cat.

Grungy Monday Tag

This is the tag that I've made for the Grungy Monday Challenge over at Studio L3. The challenge is based on The Twelve tags of Christmas 2008 by Tim Holtz and you can see the tag here I pretty much followed his instructions but used different elements.
Here is a list of what I used.
Reinker, vintage photo.
Distress Inks, rusty hinge, peeled paint, vintage photo.
Perfect Pearls, heirloom gold, kiwi.
Mask, Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen.
Stamps, Funstamps [butterfly] The Artistic Stamper [sentiment].
From my stash flower, grungeboard, brad, music paper, sari ribbon and silver charm.

Chunky Alphabet Book S T and U

Here are my STand U pages for the Chunky Alphabet Book swap over on KCUK.
S is for strawberry.
I coloured the background with distress ink and then stamped some strawberries over it with the same colour. I stamped the main image onto cream card and coloured the edges with distress ink and coloured the image with Promarkers. The large strawberry was stamped and coloured with Promarkers, the two smaller strawberries were cut out of some patterned paper. I double embossed the strawberries with clear embossing powder before attaching to the page.

T is for tea party.
The background paper is from my stash. I stamped the main image onto white card then masked it of before colouring with broken china Distress Ink then I went round the edges with weathered wood. I removed the mask and left the image white then I matted it onto some pink card. I attached part of a book page to the background then attached the main image. The cup and saucer were stamped onto white card and coloured with Promarkers the letter T is a rub on. Last but not least I added a silver teapot charm to the image.

U is for umbrella.
The page is coloured with broken china and weathered wood Distress Ink and I used my finger to go round the edge with rusty hinge. I stamped the image with dried marigold onto the background then stamped it onto white card with black ink and coloured it with dried marigold, then I cut it out and attached it to the card. I stamped the image twice again and cut the umbrellas out, two were left black and white and I coloured the other two with Promarkers. I attached them to the page together with a torn piece of a dictionary and some raindrop and splat stickers from my stash.

Stamps used.
Craft Stamper free stamp, background strawberry and teacup and saucer.
Joanna Sheen, strawberry recipe.
Personal Impressions, strawberry.
Lost Coast Designs, tea party.
Magenta, umbrellas.

Less is More Sketch Card Challenge

I thought I'd join in with the Less Is More sketch card challenge this week. I covered the bottom of a DL card with some paper from my stash. I attached a die cut circle from the same paper to the card and stamped best wishes. The flower is made by stamping on to white card, I coloured it with Promarkers then cut it out. I went over the edges of the petals with forrest moss Distress Ink and curled the edges under slightly to give it a bit of dimension. I attached it to the round die cut and attached a button to the centre.
Stamps used.
Free flower stamp from the Craft Stamper.

Have Some Me Time

I coloured the edge of a 6" card blank with some peeled paint distress ink and stamped the flourish with the same colour in the top two corners. I've used Graphic45 steampunk debutante papers, they're double sided so I put one side across the bottom half of the card and made a panel with the other side matted onto black card. I attached this across the middle of the card, then I attached a strip of tissue tape. The image and sentiment was stamped onto white card and coloured with distress inks, then I cut them out and used foam pads to stick to the card. Last but not least I added a cog and game spinner.

Stamps used.
The Artistic Stamper, the main image.
PaperArtsy, the sentiment.
Stamp Bug, the flourish.

Cherry Ripe

I made this card for the Bella Muse challenge on Bella Creations.
We were given the image to use on whatever we wanted, I decided to make a card. The background paper is a freebie from the Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine, I've had it for a long time, knew it would come in useful one day. I attached it to a brown pearl card blank. I put a strip of turquoise card across the middle with a strip of some free paper. Using the same colour card as the card blank I used a Spellbinder die for the border and a Marianne die for the flourish. I stamped some cherries onto white card and coloured them with Promarkers, then I cut them out and double embossed them with some clear embossing powder to make them glossy then I attached them to the card. The sentiment is a sticker from my stash. The last thing I did was to put some sticky backed red gems along the border.

Stamps used.
Personal Impressions for the cherries.

Greatest Show On Earth

I made this ATC for the Oh La La group challenge on Bella Creations. We had to use the background paper and girl image provided by Gecko Galz. I stuck a bit of paper to the bottom of the ATC then stamped the dog, words and ticket on to white card then cut them out. I coloured the ticket with vintage photo distress ink. I made a little hat for the dog. I attached all the images to the ATC and added some sticky backed pearls to the hats. The juggeling balls are sticky backed pearls coloured with Promarkers.
Stamps used.
Little dog, Artistic Outpost Oz Collage
Greatest show on earth and admit one ticket, Artistic Outpost Vintage Circus.

Lovely Day For A Walk

We had a lovely walk today, the sun was shining, lots of smells to smell, birds to chase and we met lots of our doggy friends.

 

The best bit was when we found a lovely stagnant and muddy puddle to play in.

Then we found a plastic bottle, we had a lovely game playing and tormenting each other with it.

Our lovely owner is calling us now as it's time to go home.
We heard the word bath mentioned and I wonder why she's driving with the windows open.

Deco Pages

They've started this years deco swap at KCUK and I've made these pages for Ann, the theme for her book is anything male, I hope she likes them.
The background is some denim look card that I've stamped clocks on. I stamped the main images onto white card and coloured them with vintage photo Distress ink then matted them onto some black card. I stamped the sentiments onto blue card and went round the edge with the vintage photo then matted them onto black card. After attaching the images to the card I added some of Tim Holtz embellishments.
Stamps used
Main images After Midnight.
Sentiment Clarity stamps.
Clocks not sure.

Sketch Challenge Card

This is a card I made for a sketch card challenge on UK Stampers.
I used a plain white square card blank. I embossed some cream card with a Cuttlebug embossing folder then coloured it lightly with some shabby shutters Distress ink then attached it to the card blank.Then I attached a piece of green card with some silver foiled flowers, I coloured the edges with some victorian velvet Distress ink before attaching it. The main image is a Paper Artsy stamp. I coloured it with some wild honey and victorian velvet Distress ink then I cut the word sanctuary of the bottom of the image and put it into a silver book plate. I attatched a die cut flourish before attaching the image and book plate.