Some challenge makes!

Good evening Lovelies! Hope your all well? I keep reading on blogs etc about the lovely weather! Certainly not so lovely down here :( very windy and a cold one at that!

I am in Facebook groups that run daily and bi-weekly challenges! I love to be able to make something every day! So here are some of my challenge makes from this week, hope you don't bore easily? Lol

These first 2 are my beloved Jofy stamps, the little frame was UTEE in a mould

Altered bottle! Was actually a vinegar jar lol! The stamps are Inkylicious!

 

My Wall hanging I have to confess was inspired by my crafting hero Hel's Sheridan, I used texture paste mixed with dabber paint, the flower is a combination of Studio 490 stamps which I coloured with dabber paints onto grunge paper and layered up!

And finally, this technique is another Hel's, distress stains a colour and a metallic spritzed with water and swished through and heat dried, more Studio 490 stamps used and the fab little set from Visible Image which was free with Craft Stamper mag, as is the technique of this tag!

Thank you very much for spending the time to visit, I hope I've not bored you with too many projects xxx

 

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Father's Day card!

Good afternoon Lovelies! I'd like to start by saying a huge "THANK YOU" to you all for the kind and lovely comments you leave me, it really does make my day! And makes my head bigger lol x

Before I show my card I wanted to let you know that this week on the SpodgeAway blog they are doing a "back where it all began" week, focussing on the amazing SplodgeAway mat, I have done a mini picture tutorial on very basic blending, some people struggle with blending, I must say it took a while for me to master it but with the help of the SplodgeAway mat it has made blending seemlessly, much easier!

Now onto my card!

I've made this for my wonderful step Dad, he's not particularly into boats, but I was itching to use my new stamp lol! The stamps are by Inkylicious and the Embossing folder is a numbers one side and letters the other by Spellbinders, I first stamped the background with Almanac stamp which is like a ledger, in sepia versafine ink then blended DI Shabby shutters and tumbled glass over it then ran through E-Bosser to emboss I edged lightly with forest moss then rubbed over the raised pattern with gold gilding wax by cosmic shimmer, the topper I used the same inks to blend then stamped the gorgeous image with a dark green versafine ink, matted onto dark green card from Papermill direct onto a Kraft card base bit of twine and voila! Hope you like it? Thank you for visiting, have a great day xx

 

 

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Zoe Challenge #8 "Ribbons and Lace" for Rhedd and Rosie's challenge

Good Morning Lovelies! It's a new challenge starting today at Rhedd and Rosie's challenge, the theme this fortnight is "Ribbons and Lace" we have a fab sponsor which supplied us DT with some great wooden peices to use as our samples!

They are also giving a wonderful prize of a selection of wooden shapes, which can be altered or decorated!

 

http://dottyheaven.com/ and http://Facebook.com/craftshapestorbay?fref=ts

 

 

I used Distress paints to colour my tag which goes on beautifully because of the dabber style applicator you can go in as heavy or lightly as you like! The other two pieces i used Acrylic paint, The lace is a Kanban stamp, the butterfly on my heart is a die cut which is dipped in UTEE in my melt pot, although a bit daunting at first, as I'm not much of an altered art person, I did really enjoy this once I got started, and I wanted them to all match so they can be joined together if I wanted to!

So here's the link http://rheddandrosies.blogspot.co.uk/ check out the wonderful DT projects and be inspired to join in, remember we are an anything goes challenge so if you want to makes cards, tags, altered pieces please feel free as long as you stick to the theme and remember to link back to us! We look forward to seeing what wonderful creations you come up with! Many thanks for visiting have a great day xx

 

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Sweet Poppy stencil meets Clarity stamps!

Good evening Lovelies and a very warm welcome to new followers!

I'm pretty obsessed at the moment with flowers in my crafting and butterflies of course! So tonight I noticed the Pan Pastel challenge was to make a tag, and I make loads of tags and love them so here's mine!

I blended Bright yellow green and Magenta pans onto White Linen texture card by Papermill direct, the stamps are Clarity and Studio 490, I used white texture paste through the gorgeous Sweet Poppy stencil, I just love the effect of this technique, one I picked up from the lovely and very talented Eileen Godwin

 

 

 

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Garden Spirit by Lavinia!

Good morning Lovelies! I hope your having a great weekend? Well where's the heat wave we were meant to have this weekend?

Today's post is for Lavinia Stamps challenge the theme is Lavender!

And here she is the beautiful Garden Spirit by Lavinia stamps

I started by stamping the vines also Lavinia! With Perfect Medium then swiped with 3 shades of Violet Pan Pastels, staring with the darkest and gently laying down to start with so not to smudge the sticky ink, then blending the shades! I used the gorgeous linen texture card by Papermill direct, I then stamped the lovely Garden Spirit using Versafine onyx black ink, once dry I used a pencil eraser to rub out the colour in the flowers and her face, once I was happy I sprayed with cheap hairspray to seal it, I coloured her eyes lips and cheeks with pencils, added some glitter here and there and finished off with some highlights using a white pen, I got a little blip with some ink on her hair so I stamped a tiny flower and coloured with the pans and glittered it and decoupaged it over the blip lol! Simples! Now you can't see it hahaha! I hope you like it?

Thank you for visiting have a nice day xxx

 

 

 

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Zoe Challenge #2 June "Bees and Butterflies"

Good afternoon Lovelies! So today is the launch of our second challenge over at Twinchies Challenge

Would be lovely to see all your Twinchies? "Twinchies" in case you haven't heard of them are 2x2 inch square little works of arty lovelyness! And this months theme is a favourite of mine! "Bees and Butterflies" So here are mine:

 

 

 

 

The little Bee is from Lavinia stamps the first two I used my Gelli plate for the background with a Studio 490 stamp and Dylusions stamp for second one, the third and fourth I've used fabulous, rain drops and rising bubbles from Designs by Ryn the flowers are Inkylicious and the beautiful leaf one is Ryn's also, the bottom two are the fabulous Jofy stamps by Paperartsy, the butterfly on the last one is a Stampin up! Thank you so much for visiting my blog! I'm always so thrilled to receive visitors and have fab comments xx

 

 

 

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Zoe June Challenge for Cards Galore!

Good Morning Lovelies and a very warm welcome to new followers! I can't believe it's June, oh my gosh! Half way through the year already, scary isn't it? Lol

Our sponsor this month is Designs by Ryn she is offering 2 wonderful stamps as a prize!

Here's my sample for our monthly challenge! It is to follow this sketch!

 

My background was created using my Gelli plate, I used Spellbinders dies and the stamps are from Inkylicious, I stamped using Perfct Medium ink and Stampendous fine detail EP in white, I love their EP, it's so fine and picks out the finest details, it's great for text and sentiments!

Thank you for visiting, please check out the DT samples they are fabulous, and join in!

Cards Galore Challenge

 

 

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