31st December 2019 Just a bit more that I have done.

Hi, So here we are at the end of another year, where has this year gone ?  Gone so quickly for me, but hopefully next year will be as wonderful. Lovely news this year as I am going to be a great grandma, a little girl I am told.  How times have changed over the years to be able now to know the sex of your baby, truly amazing !

So here is some more of my work for you to take a peek at.....

I made the flowers from Foamiran, coloured with pastels and a baby wipe.

A bit of altered art type work here, a multi coloured background, a touch of stencilling and my lovely Posca pens.  The flowers were water coloured and fussy cut.

And a bit of doodling !

I wish each and everyone a very happy New Year, filled with contentment  and good health.

xxx

15th December 2019 , a Birthday Card.

Hi good morning, !  I would like to show you a lovely card that I have made for my oldest daughter's birthday. Just loving this digi stamp that I down loaded from Etsy. I am not a favourite of down loaded stuff as I seem to have trouble colouring in as I like to use Copics and they seem to smudge. Then somebody said, go over the printed image with your heat gun...and it worked, my Copics did not smudge, so well pleased with that tip. The image is from Aurora Wings and I am so in love with it, must do more...here she is in all her glory, complete with lots of bling !!

I added loads of tiny, and I mean tiny , turquoise diamante's  , clear AB diamante's and just a few green ones.

If only you could see the sparkle. I added sparkle to the flowers as well as white paste.

Hope you like it as much as I really enjoyed making it, bye for now  xx

25th November 2019 More of my work

Hello, I cannot believe that it is almost a month since I showed you some of my work. I guess like most ladies we are busy getting ready for the festive season and the time just runs away. I have managed to do all my Christmas gift shopping. The next thing is to make an evening spare and get them all wrapped up in one go.

Here is some of my work recently done, always a lovely escape into my craft room , bliss !

The flowers are made from Foamiran. It was not my original intention to make them look like Winter Anemones but as soon as I put the black centres in that's what I thought they looked like.

Now all together different. Distressed background using water colours, stamped, and used the bleaching out technique to repaint the flowers.  Added a few dots with my white Posca pen to make it jump out that bit more.

Again something different. I love making butterflies, the sparkly the better ! Lots of glitter on a pink pearl painted butterfly.

Hope you like some of my latest creations, have a wonderful day , hugs xxx

28th October, 2019.

Hello, good morning, At last back from a lovely break in Spain, superb weather, returning to the cold and the wet her in the UK. So busy with one thing and another and a t last I have time to show you some of my recent work...here goes …..

Some Christmas work using a downloaded LOTV image. Super sparkly poinsettia flowers !

A really pretty Hannah Lynn stamp, coloured using Copics.

And last a card using Visible Image stamps. A bit of 3 D going on here and a sparkle paste stencilled background.

Thanks for having a look at my work, always appreciated, xx

2nd October, 2019 Super Sparkle Butterflies

Hello, We all love butterflies and to add them to our crafting projects make them so pretty. Every now and then I get the yearning to make some super sparkly ones and they have to be in pink !  Hope you like them.

I die cut two sizes of butterflies on white card, painted them pink and added the black paint to the edges.

I covered each layer with Glossy Accents and white glass glitter, left them to dry and then added to the edges some Stickles as well as the dabs in the centre of the wings.

All were layered together with hot glue then the little pink crystals added along the length of the body.

So super sparkly , just love them  !

The Stickles seem to pick up the black detail underneath and add that touch of colour other than just the pink.

Thank you for taking a peep, enjoy your day, xx

15th September, 2019.

Hi, I got a little tired of the more complicated style of cards so did a few water colouring ones, so here they are and hope you like them ……..

                          This one I would separate and put into a frame, so enjoyed doing it.

 This one was using Brusho's for the back ground and bleaching out the flowers so could be coloured.

I distressed the back ground with water colours then stamped on the image. I saw a tutorial on using ' crayons ' ….not successful I'm afraid as the stamped image smudged as soon as I tried to work on it...I should have thought it through, never mind, as this one is so easy, simple and pretty.

               I hope you like my cards, thank for taking a peep, enjoy your day xxxx

22nd August, 2019. A Steam Punk Style card.

Hi, I was looking on Pinterest at all the mixed media work which I do love to dabble with, not very successful I must admit. I saw some Steam Punk stuff....wooooow!   love this , so had to give it a try. I already had a load of metallic pastes and gilding wax, all that was needed was some steam punk style embossing folders. Love Tim Holtz products, he does some great stuff, one ordered, delivered and here is my first Steam Punk style work.

I already had the stamp from forever ago which I though she went pretty well . The cogs border die again had forever and hardly used. I used black card stock, embossed part with a Tim Holtz one and then got to work with my metallic pastes and gilding wax...so loved doing it !

I used at least three different shades to get the result I wanted. I also added a touch of gold on the die cut foliage.

The flowers were made from some left over Tim Holtz card stock, grunged up and a touch of gold and brown on the petals.

Hope you like it.....have a lovely weekend xx

13th August, 2019, A Shabby Chic , Mixed Media Card.

Good evening, Hope that you are all having a lovely Summer break. We are just starting to get the chill in the mornings, that's if you are an early riser.  I have been feeling sorry for myself as I had a fall, not so much the fall but feeling pretty silly as I was not able to get up !  However the sprain came out during the evening..., and it hurt , so meds, cold bandage and will be back to normal within a few days.  Besides I won a fashion shopping voucher and I have got to spend it !

I have not done a proper mixed media style card for ages and thought here goes...so hope you like it.

The cardstock used is from Madja Design, Gesso'd,  stamped on with script stamps, paste stencilled  besides lace and a large hand made flower using different organza material from my stash.  The lady is from my stash and I think it is Pion Design, another one of my favourite companies.

A closer peep at the ' flower ' I cut circles and used my heat gun to melt the fabric, layered and glued and a pretty gem in the centre.

I have done the inside of the card to complement the front.

Thank you for taking a peep at my work, enjoy the evening, bye xx

23rd July, 2019, A Lillte Bit Different Today.

Hello, Good Morning.  I have been playing quite a lot with Foamiran and saw a lovely video from Heartfelt Creations using stamp pads on Foamiran. Never crossed my mind that they could be made that way. So, using my Heartfelt Creations combo's , a Stazon ink pad and a pink Gelato just to colour the middles, this was the result.....soooo pleased. Hope you like the card topper !  A bit of a different shape.

   
           I'll do a closer peep at the flowers so you can see how good the Stazon worked.
                                               

                                                           

Heartfelt Creations used a thicker type of Foamiran and a heat gun....tried it and was a failure my Foamiran went too thick and could not be manipulated, so went back to my trusted method of using an iron.

So pretty aren't they ?  I can see a few more being made in this way. another expense as I only have two colours of the Stazon !

Have a lovely day, take care, Hugs.

12th July 2019 A Lili of the Valley Card Topper

Hello  and Good Morning from a lovely sunny UK. I have a pretty  LOTV card topper to show you. It was a digital download. I used my favourite Copics to colour this image.

The flowers were made using white Foamiran which were coloured on the petal edges with a pink Gelato . I used a green Gelato for the stamens,

A closer peep at the flowers.

The bow was made using a Doohickey die, Bridal Bow , one of the first bow dies that I bought.

Hope you like this one, have a lovely day xx

27th June 2019 A Lovely Polkadoodle Mermaid.

Hi, good morning. At las the sun has decided to shine up here in South Yorkshire. Days and days of rain and so cold. Jumpers and cardigans on in June !  Even had to light my fire in the evenings to keep out the chill.  Hopefully we will now be getting our share of the lovely weather.

Today I would like to show you a card topper that I made using a Polkadoodles digi image. I was so tempted to buy some more stamps and resisted as I have far too many, so went for the CD Rom instead. This one that I used was already coloured but you can download and colour yourself.  Bit of a problem for me as for some reason the inks in my printer do not respond well to which ever colouring medium I use.  So here it is.....pretty isn't she ?

The flowers were my new stamp and die set from Heartfelt Creations. I added a few micro beads to the centres of some of the flowers. which  I bought from my local pound store. They are sets of micro beads in little tiny phials, meant for nail art, loads of different colours and you can use the little phials for altered art projects.

 I stamped with Stazon Teal Blue then coloured the flower petals with Versa Magic Chalk ink  Turquoise Gem before die cutting and shaping.

 I matched up with some smaller flowers.  The seahorse was die cut and heavily embossed with three different powders and given a few AB crystals down his spine.

Thanks for taking a peep, enjoy your day, hugs xx

20th June, 2019 Lovely Sophia,

Hi ! I could not resist buying the lovely Sophia stamp, another one by the talented Tracy Easson. she was stamped and coloured using my favourite, Copics.  I do wish there was a fairly local place where I could be given lessons on using  distress inks.,  Tried many times and failed.  So here is the pretty Sophia.

The flowers are made from Foamiran. I added some white pen dots to her hair. The stamped flowers were not part of this stamp set but from another Tracy Easson one.

The flowers were white Foamiran which are coloured by using Pan Pastels and a wet wipe, just touching both back and front of some of the die cut petals.

Isn't she adorable ?

The feathers were die cut and embossed in a heavy embossing powder, tied together with a bit of rustic twine.

Have a lovely evening, thank you for taking a peep at my work xxx

11th June, 2019 Tahlia again.

Hi, Just had to colour Tahlia in again. This time with bright coloured hair, using Copics again. The card stock used if again from Anna Marie, same pattern but in a different colourway, lovely lilac theme.

I am really liking the turquoise hair, something so very different from what I normally do.

The little white dots are from using a Posca pen, the only pen so far that I have found to do a proper good white dot.

I added a few AB crystals to her hair...well a girl has to sparkle !

  The inside done to match the front.

Thank you for looking at my work, have a lovely evening xx

5th June, 2019 Isn't she adorable ?

Hi , must show off this adorable stamped image. Her name is Tahlia and I am just loving her.  I have coloured her using my favourites, Copics.  I have seen her done in water colours and looks amazing, so must give it a try.

I added a stencil to the background card , stunning card by Anna Marie Designs, which I was so lucky to pick up two 12" x 12" pads, different colours at a local craft show last weekend.  Love Anna Marie's work, soooo Shabby Chic ! The rose is hand made using white Foamiran that I inked up with a magenta wax crayon and die cut with Spellbibders circle rose die, using the largest.

Really pleased with the results...so here she is.....

another peep

So itching to do her again......

Thanks for having a look at my work , hugs xxxx

28th May 2019 Lilac again

Hi, good morning.  I am up bright and early again but certainly not down to any sun shining through the bedroom curtains.  Another typical cloudy rainy day again. Such a shame as it is the school holidays and it would have been extra nice to have lovely weather so the children could get out and about.

I seem to be always drawn to lilac and turquoises in my colouring for Foamiran flowers. So again another card topper featuring lilac flowers.

I used Pan Pastels to colour the flowers as I found that the two colours easily blended into each other

A closer peep at the flowers.

I added some white organza ribbon, pretty die cuts and a lovely embossed background.

Thanks for looking at my work, have a lovely day xx

24th May 2019. A Whimsy Fairy Card.

Good morning !  Such a beautiful day today, sun is shining, skies are blue...perfect !  I would like to show you a pretty fairy card using a Whimsy stamp.  I kept seeing these lovely stamps and took forever to track some down and like most crafters, got them and with one thing and another took ages to use them. So here is my card, coloured of course with my favourite Copics.

The large pink flower was in my stash, made ages ago. A simple die cut layered flower, painted pink then covered in glass glitter.

 A closer peep at the flower.

I die cut the fancy corners and embossed them in white and whilst still hot added just a touch of blue and did a bit of re-heating to make it set on top of the white.

Here is the inside of the card done to compliment the front and you can see clearer the embossed corners. The butterfly was fussy cut from some card stock from my stash.

Hope you enjoy this card, thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day xx

13th May 2019 Shabby Chic Mr & Mrs. Wedding Topper

Hi, Just returned from an amazing Florida Disney World holiday . Beautiful sunshine, if not a little bit too hot on some days, but guess us Brits are not quite used to it.  Must say that it was lovely to return home, a holiday is lovely but your home is always the best place to be. After catching up on the holiday washing, well almost !  I have had time to do a bit of crafting. Nothing too challenging , quite simple and elegant. I did the colour coffee and cream with Foamiran flowers in a pale peach to match with the cardstock.

I used Tattered Lace Pin Dot squares, the largest, and embossed the other cream cardstock. The Mr & Mrs die is from ( I think ! ) Crafters Companion, I threw away the packaging ! 

The lace applique leaves are from my stash as are the large pearl stamens.

Just loving those lace leaves !

I used off white Foamiran and coloured the edges of the petals with oil pastels.

Thanks for taking a peep, take care, xx

15th April, 2019 Magnolia Tilda Card.

Good morning. I have been so busy over the last couple of weeks getting organized for a family holiday also including lots of family events.  I have finally got around to showing you a pretty Magnolia Tilda  easel card.

Tilda has been coloured with my favourite medium, Copics.  I have tried distress inks which seem to be very popular, sadly with not much success !  Must try harder !

The rolled roses are a Spellbinder die. I have added a touch of white paste to the edges

Among the flowers are some lovely white organza flowers from my stash. I have had them forever and found them when my craft room was having lots of lovely new storage.

Hope you all have a lovely day, thank you for stopping by xx