12th April 2020, A Pocket Full of Pretties.

Good morning, Happy Easter, and hope that you are having a safe and busy day.  I am so thankful for my crafting hobby and my stash of crafting things. I have been inspired to make some junk journal things for my new journals that I recently made...so here they are....

I used a die to make the pocket/envelope . I really enjoyed making all the different things to go inside.  I have found stuff to use that I never thought of using, inks, sprays, lace and ribbons.

                   

 

                                Separated and spread out so they can be seen that bit better.

                                          I hope that I have inspired you to do some.
                              From here in the UK I wish each and everyone to be safe,                                                                 hugs and much love xx

28th March 2020 , Using Dur a Lar acrylic sheets

Hello , I hope that all us crafting folk are keeping busy, learning new skills and trying our best to keep content with our lot.  Terrible times for each of us. we would never have thought that the world would come to this. If we each do as directed we will get through this...

I bought and had delivered before all of this terrible virus , some Dur a Lar acrylic sheets. I had seen them being used and thought it was pretty much up my street to play with. This is my first attempt using acrylic paints.

The strange thing about this 'plastic ' sheet is that you can also water colour on it, stamp and heat emboss, which is what I did with the flower.

I placed it onto white card and used sticky tape strips behind.

I used quite a few Posca pens for the other detailed colouring in.

Thank you for having a look at my work. Please all keep safe and well.

Hugs and much love to all xx

18th March, 2020 A Mo Manning Purchased Image

Hello, today I would like to show you some work done using a Mo Manning purchased image from The Hobby House.  I do have quite a few Mo Manning stamps which I love to use but this was purchased long time ago so decided to use it...such a cutie.

The flowers were made using Foamiran, , my preference being white so that I can colour the foam to my own choosing.

I added some dried gypsophilia among the flowers. 

Hope you like it.  Under the circumstances, please keep safe and well xx

12th March 2020. A Steam Punk Journal.

Good evening.  I mentioned earlier that I had done another hand made journal, which has just been completed. I did this one in a Steam Punk style.  I must give the credit to ' Such A Pretty Mess ' for this one as I have copied from her tutorial how to make the large gem in the middle. She herself does admit that she got the method and  idea from somebody else, so don't feel so bad !

Loved making it, something really different . Most of the stuff I had in my craft boxes plus some of that air drying clay to make some of the embellishments which were covered in gold and bronze gilding polish.

Hope you like it....just got to fill it now....

xxx

11th march 2020. Time for some Shabby Chic again

Hi, I have been busy making journals, one which I have put on my blog, the other not quite finished, but have loved making them. Always like to try different  things. Miss my card crafting so I have some of my latest work to show you...here goes....

The image is from my stash, Pion Design, had for ages and recently found.

The large flowers are made from fabric petals, layered and glued , stamens added.

I wanted a gold, but not gold colour for the leaves, more bronze, so I used different sprays from Lindy's Stamp Gang to get the colour I wanted to go with the different pinks.

A closer peep at the flowers and foliage.

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely day xx

28th February, 2020. hand made Shabby Chic Journal.

Good afternoon. This is my first attempt at making a Shabby Chic journal. Seen lots done but was never quite sure how to start. Brilliant this YouTube thing !  I decided, just in case I made a mess, not to use anything expensive. The book I took apart was a very old one, dropping to bits anyway, and for the pages I used a inexpensive slightly thick sketch book from the Book Store, £2 for 30 pages, A4 size.  Here it is....

Everything that I used was from my stash. I wish I had used a slightly thicker cotton string to put the papers in and lined the inside with a pink material, so not showing you the inside !

Almost got carried away and wanted to decorate the back with flowers and remembered it need to lay flat whilst in use.

Just need to fill it now......

Hope you like my first attempt. Just watched an amazing tutorial from ' Such a Pretty Mess ' it was for a Steam Punk box, can see another journal coming on !

Bye for now, take care and have a lovely weekend xx

20th February, 2020, Back to Shabby Chic.

Good evening, thank you for stopping by to have a look at my work, always appreciated.  I have done some Shabby Chic work, using a lovely image from Pion Design paper.

               The blue die cut background is from Tattered Lace and the flowers were made
                                using the peony die, from Magnolia Doohickey, had for years.                                                      

                                                 I added lots of dried ivory gypsopholia

                                           lots and lots of die cut coloured foliage.

                                                    Hope you like it, take care xxx