Patchwork Bag

Quite pleased with how this bag turned out its my first go at patchwork - I followed the tutorial here

http://www.chicnscratchlive.com/2009/11/rag-quilt-purse-video.html

Backgrounds

Had some fun playing with backgrounds :- Peeled paint - Crackled - Splattered I used cheap matchpots from B & Q

My Spring themed She Doll

I had lots of fun crackling and working on thebackground for this one


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Fabric covered book

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She Doll Number 2

For this doll I used Corrugated cardboard as my base. I covered this with old print, music sheet and a couple of old tags which I adhered with mod podge. I then gessoed over the top and using stencils and Color wash spray added my lettering. I then added texture paste through sequin waste - did some stamping here and there and added some dry brush Ivory Acrylic. a few rubons were added and then another coat of mod podge. She was cut out from scraps of print and patterned paper. The buttons on the top are rubons - I added some Acrylic and some roller stamping. I painted and highlighted her hair added her wings, a bit of lace around her neckline and a bow.I then added the wording and dry brushed them with acrylic - The "when you smile" wording are rub ons, I am having such fun with this course - love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fabric covered book

I stamped on to fabric with Stazon and then stitched 2 layers of cheescloth over the top - I cut away the aperture for the image and then stitched on some lace - I then glued it all to the book cover and finished off by adding a scrap and a button. it makes a delightful little notebook - nice and light for popping in handbag

My very first She Doll

I have started an on line Art Class and am enjoying every minute - the tutor Christy is brilliant. This is my very first piece - if you would like to know more about the class there is a link on my side bar


























This is the material I chose to use for my 3 She Dolls for this week


























And this is them when I had added some background





















I added lots of texture, masking inking stamping you name it I added it before I added my doll. I have the other 2 to finish before we go on to bigger things next week


I think She fits in well with the theme this week on Wednesday Stamper

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Altered Frame

Love the way this frame has turned out - it was a charity shop find. I Painted it first with gesso - sanded it and then painted it with gold acrylic - when this dried I put on a coat of black gesso and then sanded and rubbed bits of black off. The tapestry inside the frame was a little find whilst on holiday in Belgium

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Beeswax Collage

I just love the smell of beeswax in my craft room !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was inspired to do this canvas by Hels article in the Craft Stamper. I did all my stamping on to tissue using a variety of stamps and stzon - I then coated my canvas firstly with some colour using color wash sprays - I then coated it with beeswax that I had heated in my melt pot. I added my tissue and used my heat gun to re- melt the wax so that it came through the tissue. I then added all my bits and pieces again only using bees wax ( I used NO glue on this piece). I finished it off by using distress inks here and there and then buffing it all up.The pen nibs that you can see on the left hand side were a prezzie from my friend Shairon all the way from France !!!

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One World One Heart Winner

Oh how I have enjoyed this wonderful event - thank you so much to all the people who visited my blog and left such inspiring comments

I have done the draw !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:20
Timestamp: 2011-02-17 13:40:18 UTC

And the winner is No 20 - Tumblweed Trails - I've sent an email and just waiting for details

Thanks again to you all - I am going to enjoy revisiting your blogs now I have a bit more time

Looking forward to the next event and have already expressed an interest vis the wonderful Lisa

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


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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





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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




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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


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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.


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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

Front Cover






















Inside Cover
























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