OMG.... I only went for Xmas paper!

I've just laid out my stash from Harrogate, I know I got a few bits and bobs for my classes but anawful lot of stuff seemed to have jumped into my bag (I paid for it honest). No wonder I came home with only 81p! I can't wait to play with all this new stash. I'll have to use those spray inks on my own though as those who sit next to me in class know I'm a bit of a nightmare with sprays. There was alot of colouring going on at the show but I managed to resist those Copic pens mainly because a) I only had 81p left and b) I'm rubbish at colouring in.

And I didn't get any Xmas paper so I guess I'll have to shop on line!!!

Hope to post some work tonight or maybe tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by.

Love is like a Butterfly

This week I was asked for a 60th birthday card by my hairdresser. It can be quite tricky doing cards for people you don't know anything about. Luckily Janine is very easy to please and seems to like whatever I create so I've done 2 to give her a choice. I've gone with Butterflies, a nice change from flowers, I think I was getting in a bit of rut! I've used Basic Grey papers Ambrosia, an assortment of stamps that I don't know where from apart from the flourish which is Crafty Individuals. and I have finally used some of that lace I brought back from Ravenna (see previous post)

Good news classes start back at CI on the 17th of September. I've really missed them but I still haven't caught up with my ufos (unfinished objects) from before the summer!!!!

Ready-Steady-Stamp Four

I've never used canvas before but I suppose that's what these challenges are all about, getting outside your comfort zone and trying something new. I've never considered myself arty never did art at school and even matchstick men are a bit of a challenge. But I must say I liked working with the canvas. I bought a small one about the size of an A5 card so that I was on familiar ground. Once I got the brayer out no problems I was off .

I used a piece of cut off card left on my desk seeing it had brown on and started from there. If you notice I haven't inked the edges of the chipboard letters wow did I have to restrain myself but I wanted them to look stark against the background.

Inks are Distress- frayed burlap,, scattered straw, shabby shutters

Emboss powder Distress vintage photo, Stamp- flower, don't know , sentiment,stampers anonymous

After 18 years......a wedding

The Bank Holiday weekend brought a family wedding that we had been waiting for, for 18 years! My neice and her partner decided to tie the knot. Although it would be easy to think this was just a formality to make things legal it was far from it. We had a wonderful day celebrating a relationship that was as loving and strong as it was in the early days ahhh. Aunty was called upon to provide the invites etc . I had two wedding orders this summer and I think they may be my last. As much as as I love the designing by the time I've made the 3rd one I'm bored.
Weather is grotty today so I may have to spend the day in my craft room what a hardship!
What ever you're doing enjoy it. Thanks for dropping by.

Sundays Stampers Challenge Dream

Dream is one of my favourite words and this is one of my all time favourite cards that I made at Crafty Individuals. It's got pride of place on my craft shelf as I love looking at all the different elements. I've used a brayer to create the background and masked off a circle to make the sun. Flowers were coloured in with a white pen.

This challenge is over on Hels blog pop over and join in it's sooo easy

Thanks for dropping by.

Stamps- all CI

Inks- Distress inks, spiced marmalade, peeled paint, shabby shutters.

White pen

When is glue and stick not glue and stick?

Why it's when you're invited to one of Gail's get togethers. I toddled along thinking I was in for a day of getting messy with glue when she really meant we were tackling something that needed painting and SEWING! Boy was I totally out of my comfort zone. But I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks to everyone for being so generous with their stash . I turned up poorly prepared. Well if you thought you were going to glue and stick what would you have taken...... yes glue and possibly double sided tape. I've linked the instructions here to make this lovely dickie bird as I was so over whelmed. He's proudly hanging in my craft room and I love him.

Next session we're making a notelet box and notelets, anyone any suggestions what I should take along?

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Ciao Ravenna

I'm returning home from Italy today and I can't wait to get crafting. I haven't done a thing for two whole weeks! There are no craft shops here but a girl can always find little things that can be useful, I went along to the local market yesterday and found a fab stall selling lace. So I spend an hour or so rummaging. Then I found a bead stall that was selling assorted silver charms by the weight. Shame I had to consider my luggage allowance! But hopefully I will be back in the autumn as Phil is working here. In the meantime here's a piccy of all the things I managed to buy.