Saturday 3rd November

Hi everyone,
Today sees the release of some new stamp sets from Visible Image....they are a little different and very bold in design.  All the design team have been busy creating with these new sets and you can see all the images on the Visible Images blog other info can be found on their facebook page so join to get regular updates on what's happening at Visible image. The other two new sets are called immortal love and free your imagination and mark has also recently added the movie set which is brill!
 
Mark and Helen are working so hard producing all these gorgeous new stamps and the company is really taking off now.  They are hoping to have yet more new sets out in the near future...so watch this space....
This is a card I made with the Beauty is art set I had to design with.....

 

I've also done a mixed media canvas - that's mega fun you should try one.....if you feel the urge go to my you tube channel for part one and part two.  to find the tutorial......I promise you will get addicted!!!!

 

 

 

Of course you can apply most of these techniques to card making and scrapbooking...it gives texture and interest...go on head over to you tube....you know you want to!!

 

November challenge

Thursday 1st Nov

Hi my crafty friends,

Today is the lauch of Visible Images Challenge for November......the theme is sparkle.

I have made this card using the for your special day stamp along with the clock stamp time after time.

I wanted to use this stamp as I really find it useful for loads of projects from mini albums to cards and gifts to altered canvas...it's a very useful stamp set.

Have a look at the Visible Image blog as all the design team have been busy with their creations and of course you will be able to find out how to add your own entry too the Challenge...Good luck.

I am entering this card into these challenges

Craft- room challenge which is time keeping  their challenges start on tuesdays

The Ribbon girl challenge is to add  sparkle at the moment - this is my favorite shop for trim,charms and ribbon etc- glad to be entering their challenge
 

Jingle bells

Hi EVERYONE

I have been busy with some Visible Image cards...  There is a lot going on this week, all the other design team members along with myself and Helen and Mark have been really busy as they will be LAUNCHING SOME NEW STAMP SETS ON SATURDAY and there is a new challange starting nov 1st  have a look at their blog and don't forget to join in!!!!
Been enjoying making this christmas Jingle bells card...the bells do jingle by the way!!!! The stamp of the sleigh can be found here and the script from the back of the card is here.  They are good value price wise and give an excellent image.

I will be posting another Christmas tutorial soon...a card/bragbook this time so watch out for that one and another altered canvas with those new visible image stamps...keep you posted.

Have a good day...X

 

Entering into these challenges

 

Totally papercrafts challenge is twinkle, twinkle little star

Christmas Stampin all year long is anything goes and christmas of course!!

Totally gorjuss they are featuring anything goes with a button...ok that my card in this time!

 

 

Hi my crafty friends,

I have just completed a christmas...Well, I call it creation because it's not only a card but a christmas hanging as well.  Whoever you give it too can use it as part of their festive decorations.
Of course you can change the colours to suit whatever theme they have in their home. The greeting goes on the back and you could also include the year and make it a keepsake.  What about making one for yourself...make some pages on the back and add some photos and journalling about all the fun you and your family had.
Here are some photos.....

 

 I used 3 stamps from visible image  click on one to take you straight to the stamp at the website
Large Vintage santa, Vintage christmas trio and christmas collage.  Mark and Helen are offering 25% off their Christmas stamps until Sunday 29th October....that's an offer you can not miss!!

 

 

The video link to my you tube tutorial for it is herehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v37NY9L5XNM&feature=plcp

 

 

24th October 2012,

Hi Everyone,

WOYWW....nothing at all...only last weeks creation..see below!!

Back from a great week in Freshford (near Bath).  Eating and drinking too much so no real work desk to show, too much washing and ironing to do to craft very much!!!!! You have to pay for a rest don't you?!!!!



view of the Roman baths from cathedral tower in Bath



Village church at Freshford

 

Me at the garden of our cottage....Before the walk to the pub!!!! That's why I'm still standing up straight!!!




 

 

Before I went I did this card for the Visible Image blog challenge as I'm part of their design team, you can find a link to it here. You still have a few days to join in. There will be a new challenge too in November, I will keep you posted for that.

Now I'm off to see everyone else's work desks, and visit Julias site to see all those creative juices flowing!!!!!......  although I'll probably be a day late as it's already almost 9 o'clock and I've only just got in from work!!!!  Late night opening Yuck!!!!!


Have a great week.


 

Hi,

Today I'm posting a mixed media canvas I did for my friend Chris.
Iwanted to do this as she suffers from M.E. and sometimes struggles with day to day things due to her illness.  However she always keeps a brave face and is almost always smiley and happy.  She is a great friend to me and I did this so she could hang it in her craft room.  Hopefully it will cheer her up on the more gloomy days.  

I am  entering it into a challenge on Limor Webbers Blog which has to include a recycled house hold item.  I have used the ribbon end fluffy fused end of the netting that comes on fruit and used it as the fluffy looking centre of the large flower ( I died it and the ribbon with alcohol Inks).  Also I used the middle of a toilet roll to die cut the letters.  

I used gesso, acrylics, rub ons stamps, multimedium, inks, alcohol inks and papers etc.
I would have tried to get some unity stamps as they look great but it was too late by the time I saw the challenge.

Go to limors great blog she is very talented and has loads of you tube videos you can check out.  The link is http://chicscrapbookdesigns.blogspot.ca/2012/09/august-mixed-media-contest-winner-and.html

 

saturday 22nd September 2012,

Hi Everyone,

I have been making a cascade card which I really like doing so I have made a video tutorial for those of you who are interested.  I have decorated it using  lavina fairy stamps which I love and given it an autumn feel with greens, oranges and reds. 

Here are the photos......

 click here for the video tutorial on construction of the cascade card

click here for the video tutorial on how to decorate the cascade card

These are the Lavinia stamps I used for the project.....

Autumn fall - fairy dust silhouette - fairy couple - faye - felicity - have a fairy happy birthday - stars 1 - moon fairy - dandilions 2 - gip - trailing ivy - vine - wild flower.

12th september 2012

Hi everyone,

An eventful week this week. I bought a lovely bike from a friend who wasn't using it anymore and was so pleased to eventually have one with decent gears and a frame that actually fitted my size!!!
Went out the first night and fell off......Knee looks like an elephants, swollen and scabby and I have been hobbling around for the last 4 days.  But on the plus side I still made the bike ride to the pub although it was a bit painful on the way back!!!

 

It's also been my daugther Hannah's 20th birthday so we all went out to celebrate.  Here's a photo of the birthday girl...

Hannah and friend!!!

 

So What's on my work desk this week...it's back to it's usual messy state, still working on that Ladies diary album.
So I'm off now to julias site to have a look at all that work desk wonder......

11th september 2012

Hi crafty friends,
 

 

This is a mixed media canvas I made using some Visible image stamps.  It's great fun to do and using a minimum of materials you can create a beautiful image to go on your wall or give as a gift. Make it with a childs name for their room or a wedding version with a blank frame so the couple can add a photo of their choice to hang up as a keepsake.  There are so many options.!!!

The videos are up on my you tube channel and I hope you will try one.  You could even make a christmas version to hang up as a decoration.  I know visible image have some great xmas stamps.
Here are the photos of the canvas......and the links to the video tutorials are here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ_y_kUcQ-A&feature=plcp and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PofFmyeMKXo&feature=plcp

 

 

5th September 2012

Hi everyone,

Well its happened!!!!!   My creative side has gone on a holiday??!!!  I thought it might just be a long weekend away but no...it seems to be more like a around the world tour!!!  So my desk although it has the Ladies diary project on it things are moving at a snails pace!

I say no more, I know it happens to us all at some time!

So I've decided to go to julias site and have a look at the more creative desks this week.