One World One Heart

Its here again for the fifth and last time One World One Heart blog hop organised by the wonderful Lisa Swifka




This is what I'm giving away - hope you like it





















I love all kinds of art but in particular mixed media - I am at my happiest when I'm messy and inky !!!



I used Tims dies to cut out the pieces for my hanging !!I then created my background with masks and Distress inks. I then added my images and book plates and finished off with my butterfly attached with silicone glue and my wording. I attached all the pieces to each other with jump rings and finally added the whole piece to a piece of twig to give it some strength


I hope you have enjoyed visiting my blog - am looking forward to coming along to yours and seeing your work

This post will stay at the top until 17th February when I will, with the help of Random .org, choose my winner and let them know - to see my other work please scroll down

Created By Hand, Dezinaworld,One Stitch at a Time

I covered some mountboard with various materials and then added some RikRak and fancy edging. I then added some grungeboard that I had put through my bigshot with an embossing folder and inked. I stitched my main image (Dezinaworld) on to another piece of material which I frayed. I finished off by adding the inked and stamped scroll (Crafty Individuals) and then attached some lace as a hanger and to the bottom as a border.

I am entering this into the Created by Hand Challenge - Stitching and the Dezinaworld Spot Prize Challenge - Story - I think this picture tells a story :):)and the One Stitch at a Time Challenge - Pretty lace or bling


Thanks for visiting my blog your comments are much appreciated - it would be great if you joined my followers x Hilda

Altered shell

Last year whilst on holiday in Brugge I was served my starter on this beautiful shell in a restaurant that we love to visit. I brought the shell home with me and yesterday set about altering it. I added colour with alcohol inks. Added my image (Crafty Individuals) to a doiley that I had inked with distress inks. I then added shells that I had collected on the beaches of Spain and my home town of South Shields I adhered them with silicone. A bit of string finished off my collage. I then added 2 ringpulls to the top and threaded them with some suade ribbon that I added beads to act as stoppers.

I really like how it turned out - hope you do too





Thanks for visiting my blog your comments are much appreciated - it would be great if you joined my followers x Hilda

My Beautiful Birthday Cards

Aren't I the lucky one all these beautiful cards I received yesterday for my birthday

4 x 4 swap - friendship

This swap is being hosted on the Lotstodrevisited forum by Andrea




Thanks for visiting my blog your comments are much appreciated - it would be great if you joined my followers x Hilda

ATC's Buildings

I used some of my favourite stamps to produce these atc's for a swap being hosted by Andrea on the Lotstodo Forum


Thanks for visiting my blog your comments are much appreciated - it would be great if you joined my followers x Hilda

Beer Mat Swap

Andrea is hosting a swap on the Lotstodo Forum - the theme is open - we had to do 3 altered beer mats

I coverd mine with white gesso (2 coats) and then used Adirondack Dabbers to create a cross hatch pattern. I then stamped them with different "Art" stamps and various colours of dye inks. I then stamped "pen" stamps around the bottom edges I finished off by adding some glossy accents.


Thanks for visiting my blog your comments are much appreciated - it would be great if you joined my followers x Hilda

Crazy Amigo's - Tag

This tag is for the Crazy Amigo'sChallenge

I created an "Ink Pad" by dropping reinkers on to a wet baby wipe as shown by Sam Poole on Create and Craft the other day. I then stamped my image - inked the edges and added my wording - just love the effect that this technique has

Tags Children

These are 2 of the tags I've done for a swap I'm hosting on the Lotstodo Forum - The backgrounds were created with Reinkers on to baby wipe and stamping - The images are from Dezinaworld and the bits and pieces from my box

ATC's

These are the atc's I've made for a swap I'm hosting on the Lotstodo forum The theme is "Black, white and Red" I've used black and white backing papers various stamps, Barn Door Distress Ink, Glossy accents and stickles to complete them

grungy pages

These are the last 2 of my pages for the Swap being run on the Lotstodo forum which I am hosting.

The top one is entitled "Your numbers up"

The bottom one "Create your dreams"

And more grungy pages

2 more of my pages for the Swap being run on the Lotstodo forum which I am hosting.

The top one is entitled "The wheels go round"

The bottom one "Feeling Blue"

More Grunge pages

And another 2 of my pages for the Swap being run on the Lotstodo forum which I am hosting.

The top one is entitled "Vintage Memories"

The bottom one "Wish you were here"

These are another 2 of my pages for the Swap being run on the Lotstodo forum which I am hosting.

The top one is entitled "Fun with Letters"

The bottom one "Journey in time"

Lotstodo Grungy Book

These are 2 of my pages for the Swap being run on the Lotstodo forum which I am hosting.

The top one is entitled "Come fly with me"

The bottom one "So the saying goes"

Grunge Book Covers

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Back Cover






















Inside back cover























I'm hosting a grunge book swap on the Lotstodo forum and its down to me to receive all the pages and make them into books - these are the covers I've made - They are all going to be very similar so I won't bore you with them all

Lotstodo Challenge - Brayering

Try it on Tuesdays - Gents

Background Inks used - Bundled Sage and Rusty Hinge + Water

Main Image - Hero Arts

Text - Judikins

This is my entry for the Try it on Tuesdays Challenge

Lotstodo Challenge Winter Flowers

Wax

I've finished all my postcards now for the swap that Andrea is hosting. My W was done with and encaustic wax backgrounf and then beeswax (Thanks Von ) on my main image

Take a Word - Zetti

This postcard is for the Take a Word challenge where this week the word is Zetti. Its also for the postcard swap being hosted on the Lotstodorevisited forum by Andrea

New Home

This is my first go at using digi kits - made a simple card and quite pleased how its turned out - I'm entering it in the new Do It With Digi's Challenge this week

Karens Page

Hilda's Page

Elaine's Page

Sonja's Page

Sonja wanted "Steam Punk" for her theme hope she likes it

Netty'sPage

This page is entitled "Inspired by Nature"

Zoe's Page - Steampunk in the sky

For Zoe's page I did the background with distress inks and water I then stamped my main image (Paper Artsy) added the wings and wording and my acetate image (Crafty Individuals) I then added my metalware and little bottle all attached with wires and brads - hope you like it Zoe

Gez's Page - Be Happy

Gez asked that we made the page for her book depicting things that make us Happy - I love the splashed water technique that I used for the background. I also save pens and have quite a few rubber stamp pens - always looking for more !!! - I also love grunge paper and made my flower with it. Birds and Tims Imagination dies come next - I have a passion for them and thats the wording I used - Number 14 is my lucky number so that finished off my Be Happy page

Heathers Page

Heather asked that her page contains anything to do with the planets, moon, stars etc I think this stamp from Paper Artsy is ideal to depict this theme I stamped it on a background paper of the earth.The borders were done with Tims black and white enamel - I added a quote and some charms to finish the page off

Lindsays page

This page is entitled simply "water" and the beauties of - I used one of my favourite techniques - distress ink and water for the background - I then stamped my image and mounted it - I added some swirls and a sun , the metal lettering and a definition of "water" taken from an old dictionery before inking the edges

2 More pages

These are my pages for Cheryl (Vintage Time) and She (Grungy Christmas) - hope they like them

Happy Christmas

I would just like to take a minute to wish all my blogging friends a very Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog - leaving your comments and giving me inspiration and encouragement

Looking forward to all the exciting things that are happening in the craft world during 2011

Love and Hugs

Hilda

Joannes Page

I've joined a Grunge Book Swap being hosted by She - This is Joannes page - Joanne asked for "June" and that her pages have a decorative corner - I used backing paper from Tims stack - the image is from Memory Lane and the frame from Crafty Individuals all the other bits and pieces are from my stash - hope Joanne likes it - I've another 11 to do now !!!

Lotstodo Challenge Favourite Christmas Card

I really like this simple decoupage card - I think it gives off the chocolate box picture that we would all like to see on Christmas morning

Lotstodo Challenge A bit of Glitz

I made my shadow box out of sturdy card stock I added my image which I had decoupaged and mounted - I then put acetate over the top. I added the border which I had cut with my Martha Stewart punc and then finished off by adding the flatback beads and the little flowers

Cloudy sky

I watched Barbara Clarity stamps on C & C this morning and had to have a go at this technique - I used

Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass
Adirondack Dye Ink - Denim and Espresso
Versamark
Cotton wool

I didn't have the Moonshadow stamp so made my own using a fine liner pen

The tree stamps are from Circadesigns

Penny Black Challenge

This is my entry for the Penny Black Challenge Getting away from Christmas cards now !!!! The theme this month is "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" I used the Big n Juicy inkpad Waterfall and a brayer for my background. My main image is Penny Black stamp Fireworks Number 3948K. I achieved the white border by masking with tape. To complete the card I matted and layered it.

Lotstodo Challenge - Words

I love playing about and mixing and matching scenic stamps - I've used 7 different stamps to create this scene - all inks used were distress inks - I used cut n dry and Q tips for the inking

post card

I made this postcard for a swap being hosted by Andrea

I added some script backing paper to my card and then stamped and masked my image - stamp was free with the Craft Stamper Magazine - I then added my image from Crafty Individuals - inked the edges and added my V - for Violin and Visage

Lighthouse

Been having a bit play with stamps, brushes and inks today