That Inking Feeling

Spring Sprung Stampotique

2010-03-10T06:02:00.001-08:00

Well these could of scanned better and I could of got my camera out, never mind, these are for this weeks Stampotique challenge which is called Spring has sprung, I have made 2 cards as I am going to use them for Mothers Day on Sunday. I have used a Stampotique stamp which is the Daffodil and Wendy Vecchi flowers to decorate, coloured in my Daffodil with promarkers and used cardstock for the flowers, hope this meets the challenge needs and I need to see if I can add this to there site, computers and I do not mix, thanks for looking xx

Not a rabbit in sight

2010-03-07T07:47:00.000-08:00

Well here is my entry for this weeks SS challenge and Hels has some super candy to give away to. as you can see not a white rabbit in sight but its cos he is LATE :-) plus I do not have a rabbit stamp and this is my only Alice stamp to, never thought I would need a rabbit.

This tags using the new colours from the Distress Inks and I have painted in the watch faces and Alice using the inks and its not showing up to well in this picture but there is a gold finish to the watches and some of Alice. you can buy the sheet of watch faces and keys from The Artistic Stamper who just happens to sell the distress inks and other products to. well hope this tags going to be ok for the challenge and thanks for looking in xx

As mad as a hatter

2010-03-02T08:54:00.001-08:00

Well this needed a dust in here as I have been a naughty blogger and not posted in ages, my crafting has really taken a back seat of late as other things in my life take over. Here is my entry for this weeks Sunday Stamper challenge which is Clowns, well you either love them or hate them, much like marmite which I hasten to add is lovely on thick toasted buttery bread :-)

these were the only clown stamps that I could find, to be honest I did not rummage much so hope these will do, I have used various things on this piece like Distress Inks ( new colours to ) gold krylon, promarkers, Wendy Vecchi and Paper Artsy stamps, some old fashined letter tiles to spell joker and glossy accents, I have chucked it together as you can well see and here is my entry, of to let Hels know now who will be totally shocked that I have been crafting, hope you like xx

A present for my mum

2009-12-03T09:39:00.001-08:00

Well this little set of cards are only about 4 by 4 inches if that, they are what I have made for my mum for a Christmas present, in total I have made 16 small cards and put them in a little box with divider sections in it, we made the box at a small make and take class that Dan did for us when we were at Hels house, so I have put it to a good use and filled it with cards for my mum just so she has a card when she needs to send one. Hope you like the tiny little things xx

An Award

2009-11-12T12:56:00.000-08:00

I was very honoured to receive this award from the my friend Shazza . Her Blogs just fabby. well

You have to answer the following questions with just one word and then pass the award onto 5 others. You need to visit their blog to let them know,Here goes: but me being me can not think of who to pass it on to, so sorry all my friends deserve this award xx

1. Where is yourcell phone? … Hallway

2. Your hair? …dyed

3. Your mother?…british

4. Your father?… british

5. Your favourite food? …chocolate

6. Your dream last night?… none

7. Your favourite drink? … tea

8. Your dream/goal?… craftroom

9. What room are you in?… bedroom

10. Your hobby?… Crafting

11. Your fear?…death

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years?… here

13. Where were you last night? … home

14. Something that you’re aren’t?…rich

15. Muffins?…chip

16. Wish list item? … craftroom

17. Where did you grow up? … cooling

18. Last thing you did?…phone-call

19. What are you wearing?…leggings

20. Your TV?… downstairs

21. Your Pets?…dog

22. Friends? …brilliant

23. Your life?… busy

24. Your mood?…happy

25. Missing Someone?… dad

26. vehicle?… kia

27. Something your not wearing?…slippers

28. Your favourite store? …lush

29. Your favourite colour?…none

30. When was the last time you laughed?…today

31. Last time you cried?…can't remember

32. Your best friend?… all

33. One place that I go to over and over? …computer

34. Facebook?… no

35. Favourite place to eat?…spanish

Buttons

2009-11-12T09:15:00.001-08:00

Here is my entry for this weeks Buttons Gingersnaps creations challenge, this is only a tiny card so it was hard to cram it all on .hope you like it and thanks for looking x

House Of Fun

2009-11-08T05:50:00.001-08:00

The Challenge this Sunday on Hels Blog is house of fun, this card has taken ages just to do one card, the old couple have a little house behind them and as they are wearing party hats I thought it was quite suitable, though they are rather a miserable pair LOL I re-stamped the hats on seperate paper and stuck them on there heads, the hats in the background have been stamped on the card and been done seperate and cut out and then 3D foam on them to give a little raised effect, I used distress inks and alcohol inks for this card also and finished with the little quote, I did not put the main Image straight as I thought it went well wonky with the quote, my post has waffled on here and no idea what I am writing so hope this is ok and bye for now xx

Cosy Home

2009-11-05T08:31:00.000-08:00

I have made this little house for the Gingersnap Creations challenge which this week is cosy home, I have used three different stamps for this, the girls and the quote are paperbag studios as is the roof, the wall is a mystery to me as usual forgot where that came from. A little bit of masking required and some use of the promarker pens and my little cosy home was completed and what a nice quote on this stamp, I thought it sounded very cosy and hope you do to xxx

I have had Hels staying for the last 3 days and I am missing her now, we had a brilliant time seeing other friends, shopping, crafting and chatting xx

Snowmen SS Challenge

2009-10-31T10:50:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for this weeks Sunday Stamper Challenge and what a great challenge it is this week as its given me an excuse to get my wonderful Stitchel Snowmen and lady out of hiding, I just love these they are adorable.

I have stamped them on to glossy covered card and cut them out, I decorated a tag with Distress Inks and background stamps then put foam on the back of my snow people and added them to my tag, how cute are they, a few bits of white and gold pen and a finished tag. The stamps can be bought from Artistic Stamper and there are not just snowmen in the range so be warned you will want more :-)

Hope you like my tag and do take a look at the adorable stamps and Jennie also sells loads of other brilliant goodies to

Thankyou

2009-10-29T10:32:00.001-07:00

Here are 2 cards for the Gingersnap Creations challenge which is Thankfulness, I know I have to make more than one, why I have no idea, guess if I am stamping and cutting out flowers I may as well do loads.

These cards are made using my final stamp in the collection of words, first time I have used the Thanks one, I have used Wendy Vecchi Stamps for the flowers and butterly and have layered them, not that it shows much, then used plain cardstock and some buttons for the flower middles, hope you like these and am of to tell Gingersnaps I have joined there challenge xx

Monster Mash SS Challenge

2009-10-25T07:43:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for this weeks Sunday Stamper challenge which is titled Monster Mash this week, my tag looks rather dark in this picture, the girl is a Stampotique Stamp, the chandalier ( not spelt that right) was bought for me so can not remember who thats by and the spiders web are what Dan bought me back from America, gosh I am hopeless with knowing who my stamps are by, never mind, I have used distress inks and a krylon pen also, hope you like and if you can not read it the quote says

everything you want is on the other side of fear

thanks for looking xx

Stampbord Green, Orange and Brown

2009-10-21T11:32:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for the Gingersnap Creations this week, the theme being, green, orange and brown and somewhere on this piece of stampbord those colours can be found, if you look closely. I have made the background with Alcohol inks and stamped the little scholar, I have scratched out some detail, put a green hat on him and added some doo dads to finish of plus stamped some script and alphabet behind him. hope this covers the challenge and do pop on there blog and have a go, its a great Blog xx

Message but not in a bottle

2009-10-19T11:05:00.001-07:00

This is my entry for this weeks Sunday Stamper Challenge which is message in a bottle, but my message is on a card :-) I know this is a simple card but effective for what I need it for, I used a message stamp and Stitchel Stamps that can be bought from The Artistic Stamper, I just adore using these for embellishments as they are just sooooooo easy to cut out and decorate a project fabby. I have just matted the wording and added the flowers, hope you like this and thanks for dropping in xx

Have by the way been away at the weekend for the Artsy Crafty weekend, WOW it was just a brilliant time, made great things and had my great friends for company, we did have such fun to, just thought I would say that the weekend is well worth doing if you love Altered Art type crafting and you can read about it more from here as they are planning more weekends for 2010 and its well worth it x

Circles SS Challenge

2009-10-12T01:17:00.001-07:00

I have no idea what I was thinking when I made this card, I think it was a case of how many different circle things could I put on it, this cards for this weeks SS Challenge which is Circles.

I have made my background with Tim Holtz stamps, cos they circle shape and kinda go with travel and time which is how this card ended up turning out, as the huge stamp in the middle is a compass, I stamped that a few times on different papers and layered it up and in the middle is a little watch face, yes its a rather wacky card but it should make the challenge, hope its ok and thanks for stopping in xx

Over The Rainbow SS Challenge

2009-10-05T05:55:00.001-07:00

Over on Sunday Stampers this week Hels has set a great challenge called over the rainbow, do check it out, I just adored doing this challenge so huge thanks Hels.

I have photographed this card and not to sure about how the photo looks!!!!!!!! never mind you get the idea, its an 8 by 8 card, so a nice large canvas to work on, I made some nice bright coloured background paper with the good old alcohol inks, the stamp is a paperbag studio one, I loved doing the block colours for the backing papers and the matting, the flowers are stamps from Wendy Vecchi and I think they have worked rather well, hope you think so to, I finished of with a brad in the middle of the flowers, hope you like and thanks for looking xx

Nicky has Candy

2009-10-04T06:03:00.001-07:00

Nicky has candy on her blog and a fab blog it is to, you can find it here and whilst you are checking the candy check out the blog to, have fun xx

SS Friends

2009-09-30T08:31:00.001-07:00

Here is my entry for the Sunday Stampers Challenge which this week is Friends, how could I resist using this wonderful stamp, do not ask why I have done a scanned close up, guess I wanted you to read the words and I like my added touch of the listen tag. the papers are crafty individuals and thats the first time I have used those, thought I would add a few brads to and hey presto my entry and as usual the image is stamped on glossy paper covered in alcohol inks, thanks for looking xx

Gingersnap Stars

2009-09-28T08:27:00.001-07:00

Over on Gingersnap creations the challenge is Stars and this card hopefully will fall in the category, the paper on the background is covered in various size stars and the stamped image of the ladies faces is stamped on my own made paper using glossy paper and alcohol inks, then the middle face has been stamped on stampbord so she stands out, in the flesh she stands out much better, the wording I did on my computer thought it went quite well with the image and if you look closely there are also some gold brads in each corner and I have edged with a gold Krylon not that you can se it in the scanned image. hope the cards ok and thanks for looking xx

Paperback Writer SS Challenge

2009-09-21T07:28:00.000-07:00

This card today is for the SS Challenge this week that is called Paperback Writer, you can find the challenge here and its well worth checking out.

For this card I made the blue background with glossy paper and Alcohol Inks, the script and alphabet are rubber stamps as is the stamp in the middle, the word quote I made up myself and I rather like that little quote, perhaps I need a rubber stamp of it -:) I hope this makes the challenge as I thought the script and the middle stamp were apt plus my little quote, thanks for looking xx

How many

2009-09-19T05:23:00.001-07:00

here are two more Anyas and thankfully the last two, the top pictures not scanned to well as the flowers make it to thick for the scanner and I am no photographer. this is the last of my crafting now so will see if I can get some things made in the week, thanks for popping in xx

Black, White and Silver

2009-09-17T05:06:00.001-07:00

Over on the Ginger Snap Creations Blog they have a black, white and silver challenge, Here is my entry though the Silver Mirri cards not shown up on my scanner but you can see the background flower thingies are embossed in Silver on Black card, hope this fits the bill and thanks for looking, you should check there Blog out, very interesting stuff on there xx

Ticket or Tag

2009-09-15T04:00:00.000-07:00

Well this is a first in ages, I have joined the Sunday Stampers over on Hels Blog for this week and the theme is Ticket.

I have done a tag on a tag, or a ticket on a ticket whichever way you choose to look at it, I have used my distress inks and Tim stamps, though the top tag has a Wendy Vecchi ticket stamp for its background and also the wording at the top of the first tag is Wendys to. I have used a few brads and an Ideaology token and another ticket stamp to finish of and an old piece of string to join them together, hope you like and sorry my descriptions not great, thanks for looking xx

Just another Anya

2009-09-14T10:22:00.001-07:00

Here is another and I know am getting boring with the same old stuff, not to many more to go honestly, just gives me something to blog, hope you like this one, I love those coloured papers xx

A bit of Bling

2009-09-12T09:53:00.000-07:00

Here is an Anya card I have done and hopefully will be suitable for the gingersnap creations challenge this week which is bling, the background papers are glittered though hard to tell on this picture, well the Anyas are coloured in with promarkers and I have used a Martha Stewart punch and some lace to pretty it up to, hope it passes the test, do check there Blog out as they have some great works of art there. Thanks for popping by xx

A card for a friend

2009-09-09T05:58:00.001-07:00

Here is a card I made for Dan, its looking a little drunk and I think I need some crafting glasses. this is the first card I have made in ages using inky, messy and masking, I really, really enjoyed doing this and hope Dan is having a great Birthday, I could not send him a Tilda now could I really LOL. hope you like this card and cheers for stopping by xx

just another bright and cheerful

2009-08-15T12:54:00.001-07:00

This is fairly similar to the last card but different layout and a different Wendy stamp, a huge flower this time which I also thinks works quite well, oh and those papers from the States I got yonks ago :-) hope you like this one to xx

A little mixture

2009-08-13T09:36:00.000-07:00

This card has scanned drunk, it should be straight honest, its a huge 8x8 card and I have used some wonderful papers that Dan bought me back from America yonks ago, that will shock him that I finally used them and they were not just stroked.

the stamp is from Hels house whilst I stopped with her for a brill weekend, the image is coloured in as normal with the promarkers, the wonderful butterfly is a Wendy Vecchi stamp, with some jewels added and the words is again one of Hels stamps, she has some brilliant stamps. well its a very bright card but I am pleased with it, hope you like xx

Bevs Blog Candy

2009-08-11T13:51:00.001-07:00

As I am not to good at putting pics to the side, I thought I would blog this candy as a posting, Bev

has this fab prize up for grabs between now and the 17th August, just pop on her blog and leave a comment, then a link on your blog to hers. this is my first time in advertising a candy and I guess you have to be in it to win it, good luck all who go on Bevs blog x

Top hat Edwin

2009-08-09T12:21:00.000-07:00

yes I know same old stuff, same old birthday stamp, but........................... it is a different Edwin, just another card to add to my collection for men and no I shall not be sending Dan one of these as he would throw it back at me :-) hope you like xx

Take a seat

2009-08-06T08:45:00.001-07:00

Heres a card I made earlier, its using alcohol inks and distress inks, the background on the card is using stamps and distress inks and the blue paper is one I made myself using perfect pearls and water with a paintbrush, the chair image is also stamped on glossy card that I covered with alcohol inks and the stamp is from paperbag studios. its finished of with my gold Krylon pen, hope you like this I feel it needs some wording on it somewhere, what do you think ??????????????? thanks for looking xx

An Edwin to view

2009-08-03T04:46:00.000-07:00

I do struggle with boys and mens cards, these Magnolia Edwins are rather sweet if of course you like Magnolia, well I needed to use these long blank cards and thought that this worked a treat, simple but effective, I have coloured in with the grey promarkers, hope you like xx

This ones an oldie

2009-07-28T07:51:00.001-07:00

I have to say that this footballer stamp was one of the very first Rubber Stamps I ever bought, it came from Dis Designs and way back then the designer had just started out and I used to phone her and place my orders, I have a few of her stamps and mainly boy and man orientated. well I have thrown this together and coloured the image with the old faithful promarkers which I am sure should be running out by now, well hope you like and thanks for dropping in xx

back to basics spot the difference

2009-07-27T07:33:00.001-07:00

Well look another 2 cards with mouths Dan LOL for me this was a good change, to brush the cobwebs from my distress inks, alcohol inks and arty stamps, I have gone back to basics and used some inks, papers and stamps and come up with a spot the difference :-) to be honest I enjoyed doing these but as usual I have to make more than the one with just a slight change in them. Hope you like and thanks for looking xx

Sunday Stampers Imagine

2009-07-26T04:20:00.001-07:00

Really do not ask whats going on here with this card, Hels theme on Sunday Stampers this week is Imagine and this card is for an Anniversary and I thought putting the word Imagine by the words Young Love would remind the person who recieves it of there once young love, ok I am waffling about nothing here. well the stamps Paper Artsy and the papers are my minds eye, the Imagine stamp I forgot where it came from, the image has a bit of tweeking with Promarkers and there is my entry, hope it meets the criteria and thanks for looking xx

copy cat me

2009-07-24T05:59:00.001-07:00

Here is a card that I have made for my mum, its copying my friend Hels in the layout, I did ring her and tell her as she is so talented I have copied her design of the card, I will say that I have used different papers, stamps and embellishments though to Hels, most of you who look at my Blog know Hels and know she would not mind me using the design, well hope you like my card and thanks for looking xx

hooked on this design

2009-07-18T15:51:00.001-07:00

I am completely hooked on this design at the moment, I know same old boring stuff, but it looks rather cute in good old black and white, these 8 by 8 cards are great to work with, promise I will try a different design soon xx

A Gorjuss and a Tilda

2009-07-11T02:54:00.000-07:00

these are just a couple of quick cards that are using the fabby papers from Crate Paper, I have had these papers for so long I am not sure of the name, I think the colours go great together, I have left them fairly simple as I really could not think of what to put with them, I do know what my friend Dan would say to do with them, but I will not repeat that LOL he loves them really :-) hope you like and thanks for popping in xx

A present package

2009-07-06T01:23:00.000-07:00

A card I put together using Tilda and some I believe Prima flowers, papers and a few little embellishments, Tilda is coloured using the promarkers, how unusual for me LOL hope you like and thanks for popping in xx

All dressed up and somewhere to go

2009-06-25T12:20:00.001-07:00

here is my baby girl all grown up and ready for her prom, here are a few pictures of her and her boyfriend in our front garden and along side the Rolls Royce that they went in, I think she looks beautiful and Niall looks great in his suit, I was not sure about a white suit at first but it looks great, hope you like and I just could not resist blogging these xx

A different look to old

2009-06-11T03:53:00.001-07:00

This is on the similar lines to the one I did a few days ago, but I have used papers for this instead of just plain card, I used different Stitchel flowers this time for decoration, they are so adaptable and perfect for finishing of cards. this cards also an 8 by 8 though it does not look it in the picture, they are a good size to work with, hope you like this one and thanks for popping in xx

And another

2009-06-05T06:41:00.001-07:00

Well I can not believe I have actually made 5 cards this week, thats a shock I can tell you, this cards using the Gorjuss stamps ( I think thats how you spell Gorjuss) this ones called Goth Girl and as she has a little skull and crossbones in her hair I happened to find some great papers amongst my stash that worked perfectly. the greeting was printed from my computer, as for the name of the papers I can not remember, hope you like this one, I did so I made 3 the same LOL xx

The first in a while

2009-06-02T05:35:00.001-07:00

This is the first piece of crafting that I have done in Months and actually it felt quite good to make something, I am not saying I am back fully but its a start. This cards made using a Tilda stamp and some of the Stitchel flower stamps, Stitchels do a whole range of great stamps and they can be bought here they are just wonderful with all your cute stamps and my friend Hels designed them to :-) The celebrate and Birthday stamps I have had for just ages and this is the first time I have actually inked them, I think they are rather nice and Tilda perches quite well on the top, hope you like the card and thanks for looking xx

Woo Hoo we did it and boy do we know it

2009-05-17T05:41:00.001-07:00

Well here we are in all our Glory at the end of the 26.2 mile moonwalk, it took us around 7 hours and it was a very emotional ending, when we crossed the finish line we held a photo of Marian and her children, for those of you who do not know, Marian was our reason for doing this marathon, she died almost 5 years ago now to Breast Cancer and was a truely remarkable lady, well it made me cry and I was just a wreck, but it was worth the tears, sweat and legs that will not walk to raise the fantastic amount we have raised, which is over £2000

Here are also a few pictures of us with some celebrities that you will recognise and a picture of Sophie asleep at Dans after the walk, Dan kindly picked us up from Hyde Park with Hels, he made us the most delish breakfast and Hels made us the most delish choccy cake, Thankyou Dan and Hels xxx also a huge thankyou to all my friends that rang and text me before and after the walk, your just the best mates a girl could want, thankyou all xxxxxxxxxxx

All decorated and ready

2009-05-13T13:42:00.001-07:00

Here we are in our brilliant decorated bras ready for the Moonwalk Saturday, Denize kindly decorated these for us and they have lots of sequins and the tassles on them, We love them and they are certainly comfortable which is what we need for 26 miles of walking, so a huge Thankyou to Denize for doing these for us, just to complete the walk and we are done, so fingers crossed for midnight Saturday and a huge Thanks to everyone thats sponsored us and if you still want to sponsor us you can do so by going here http://www.justgiving.com/andreaplussophie

thanks again xxx

a few holiday snaps

2009-05-11T10:00:00.000-07:00

Well you have to laugh especially at the 2nd to bottom picture, we went on a cruise and they had a tropical theme night, my hubby looks glam LOL thats the idea I guess to be wacky, we had a wonderful holiday and I love the picture og George holding up Pisa xx

Another House

2009-03-06T09:20:00.000-08:00

Well when I made the first two I was on a roll as here is another, again I used Artistic Stamper background for the roof and Tim stamps for the rest, also the same as before with the inks, dabbers, crackle paint and tag, but forgot I did use the white pen to. Hope you like this one also and thanks for looking xx

Houses

2009-02-28T09:15:00.000-08:00

Here are 2 of my houses I have made for a swap I am in, this is the first crafting I have done in ages and I enjoyed making them once I got going.

They have had everything thrown at them, Dabbers, Distress Ink Pads, Crackle paint and Alcohol Ink background papers for the Lady and Man. I have used Artistic Stamper background stamp for the roof and the others are Tim Holtz designs as is the tag at the top of the house, hope you like them and sorry its a brief description, thanks for looking x

Breast Cancer walk sponsorship please

2009-02-12T12:16:00.000-08:00

My Daughter and I are taking part in the 26 miles Breast Cancer walk ( Moonwalk) in May. We were inspired to take part by our friend Marian who lost her fight against Breast Cancer almost 5 years ago, we are hoping to raise sponsorship money for this worthwhile cause, if you would like to support us in this you can do so by going here

http://www.justgiving.com/andreaplussophie

We appreciate all donations and Thankyou very much xx

Another ATC

2009-01-11T10:34:00.000-08:00

this is much the same as the last one colour wise, used different stamp and embellishment this time and the ribbon is behing the word, thanks for looking xx

Friends ATC

2009-01-06T11:20:00.001-08:00

Well I have not made one of these in ages, in fact this is the first bit of crafting for me since before Christmas, I go through non-crafty stages, This is an ATC for a monthly swap I have joined, I have stamped the girls and then masked them, used distres inks and a dotty background stamp, I coloured in the girls with my ever faithful promarkers, the cherish is a Tim ideaology tag and coloured in white, I forgot just how small an ATC is and wanted to cram more on than possible but I am happy with the result. Hope you like and thanks for looking xx

my scatty hubby and beautiful children

2009-01-02T08:49:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of pics of the family at Christmas ( excuse the messy kitchen and my scatty hubby is pulling a face in the family one, trust him) then there is me and my girlie by the Christmas tree, just two pics as I am not keen on my picture being took, thanks for looking xx

Woo Hoo I did it

2008-12-22T07:40:00.000-08:00

Well I am over the moon today, I have been on a diet almost 6 months now, the reason was of course I was overweight but I had high cholesterol ( not sure I spelt that correctly) well I have been doing the diet on my own with the nurse at my doctors weighing me every 3 weeks, I have not cheated once and today when I saw her I have lost my target weight plus 2lb more and my total weight loss is 58lb and I have lowered my Cholesterol to and will not need pills, so I was just so happy :-) plus to keep me motivated my daughter and i are doing the walk the walk next May in London, all 26 miles of it I hope, so we will have a 12 week training programme to follow next year. Well just had to advertise this loss to someone and here it is, thanks for reading love from a very happy me xxx

SS Challenge red, gold and green

2008-12-21T08:25:00.001-08:00

Here are my SS entries for this week, there is red, gold and green there somewhere, though the top card might be missing gold !!!! these are Tim stamps and coloured in with promarkers, a bit of white paint type stuff and glitter to, hope you like them and thanks for looking xx

Santa in the pink

2008-12-15T12:05:00.001-08:00

This made you look me saying Santa in the pink, now what were you all expecting ??????

For this tag which I have made for this weeks Sunday Stampers, I have covered both sides in pink dabbers and the top picture I tried and failed to do what Dan does when he re-stamps an image over the top of your already stamped image ( now that makes no sense) I painted Santas beard in with white acrylic paint, used a script background stamp and the word believe, the little tag is from Tims new range. the bottom picture is using a new weinter tree stamp and I have put stickles on that and some background script again and wording in brown, hope you like this tag and sorry about the rubbish explanation of its making, thanks for loking xx

Christmas Tag

2008-12-09T08:54:00.001-08:00

This is showing the fronts of tags I have made for a swap I am in and also the snowman is what is on the back of the tags, so its decorated both sides. The Father Christmas side has been coloured in and I have used this white raised stuff ( no idea of its name) and glitter for a bit of an extra effect, shame its not showing up as it looks quite good, even if I say so myself, then I have masked and inked and stamped the background and used some ideaology tags covered in a white dabber for the word ( copying Tim) the stamps used are all by the master himself.

The back of the tags, thats the snowman is coloured in with blue and black dabber and stickles for the gold, I copied Lindas idea of the hat being coloured in, hope she does not mind, she is very talented and I loved what she had done. then I inked the background and the snowflakes stamped in blue and whit dabber, hope you like the tag, I really enjoyed getting messy, thanks for looking xxx

A few purple Tildas

2008-12-04T14:14:00.000-08:00

just a few purple Tildas and using some papers I have had in ages and ages, I quite like these colours and they have grown on me, I do think this Tilda is rather sweet, I have used glitter and gems to finish them of and my promarkers as usual and the cuttlebug, hope you like xx

A little bit of red

2008-12-02T07:06:00.000-08:00

here is my SS entry for this week, just hope Hels will accept the red on this as I know its not all red, I am sure she will as she is such a great, wonderful lady :-)

this is made using basic grey papers, Tilda Stamps, Penny Black Stamp and a huge red flower with a button in the middle, the image is coloured in with my pro-markers as I love them. hope you like this and thanks for dropping by xx

Two more Butterflies

2008-11-27T07:43:00.000-08:00

Here are another two butterflies for the butterfly project, thats the last two at the moment, so I best get my botty in order and try and make some more. Hope you like these and thanks for dropping in xx

Butterfly Project

2008-11-25T13:23:00.000-08:00

These two Butterflies are for the Butterfly project, if you want to know more about this and how you might be able to help then Check out Dans Blog here he explains everything and theres a link all about it to, please check it out as its a very worthy cause. also Dan is very talented and has lots to offer on his Blog x

These are actually quite small and have been stamped, masked and generally inked about, not sure if they are right but I enjoyed making them, hope they are ok and they can be used this week for the Sunday Stampers challenge as it involves orange, you will find that fab challenge here at Hels Blog, also check that out if you get a chance as its got some great artwork there, thanks for looking xx

Three more little snow peeps

2008-11-22T08:15:00.000-08:00

these are all much the same as I have done before, used a square nestabilities this time, different papers and a snowflake die cut to, no good at keep explaining, so here they are, good for me to keep a record of what I am making xx

A snowman or two again

2008-11-18T13:39:00.000-08:00

Here is another 8x8 card, I just love the size of these as you can put so much on them, though one card uses rather a lot of my precious papers LOL

This ones made using Cosmo Cricket be good papers, Stitchels snowmen that I have masked to stand them next to each other ( should really be snow people as there are two ladies in the collection) coloured in as usual with the Promarkers, matted on a piece of metallic DCWV card and put through the Cuttlebug then sand papered, the flower is a Paper Artsy Stamp and a button to finish, the quote again is Penny Black and one completed card.

Thanks for popping by and hope you like this one x

Christmas Tilda

2008-11-14T08:02:00.000-08:00

well I never really took to Tilda when she first came out, but as you can see she grew on me, this is a stamp from the last years Christmas Collection, yet again I used my cuttlebug with nestabilities for her to be mounted on, promarkers to colour her in, a bit of embossed glitter words and card complete, hope you like and cheers for looking xx

A cat in a Santas hat

2008-11-10T07:57:00.001-08:00

These two cards are 8 by 8 again, yes same old story, but this time notice its a cat stamp from Penny Black and different papers, the styles the same as I am liking that style, when I find something I like then I am sticking with it, plus Christmas cards I do not usually do, I have used the Cuttlebug to again, must say a great gadget if you do not have one. hope you like this and thanks for looking xx

A snowman or two

2008-11-06T13:45:00.000-08:00

Another large card, much the same as the last but different colours, I am having a Stitchel Snow people craze right now, I just adore using them ( think I have said that before) this time they have 3 flowers to finish of and just coloured in different colours. Hope this one you like to x

My Little Fella

2008-11-05T06:36:00.001-08:00

Well this is all Hels fault, she has started something now, George made a card with Hels when she stayed here, the result being him and the card in the top photo, boy he looks chuffed with himself and rightley so, he did a fantastic job and his first make, of course now he wants to make more and using my stash LOL, well his second card is the result below

He did all the card himself except for the white ornaments, I cut those out for him, he cut the papers himself, used the Cuttlebug himself, stamped the greeting and put it all together, I must say he has made me a very proud mum :-) now the question is will he want to do more??????? Hope you like his cards and thankyou for looking x

Stitchels Snowmen

2008-11-02T16:14:00.000-08:00

Here are two more Stitchel Snowmen cards that I have made, very simple, the snowmen were coloured in with the promarkers again, I think they give such a bold effect, then the nestabilities for the snowmen to sit on, a bit of mirri card and coloured card, a merry christmas wish stamped and embossed and the card completed, hope you like these cards, I am hooked on these stamps xx

2008-10-31T10:38:00.000-07:00

another Christmas card from the weekend away, more stamping, papers and Ribbon, hope you like this one and thanks for looking xx

A Blue Christmas

2008-10-27T13:04:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I went on a craft weekend with a few crafty friends, we made a batch of different style Christmas cards and I learnt a few new things along the way, we had such a great time and it was made even better by being with such good mates.

This card was stamped all over with the snowflake and a border put along the card with the fantastic ribbons that were knotted rather than a bow, and a merry Christmas added also and a few gems dotted around the snowflakes.

Hope you like this card and thanks for looking, actually this would of been ideal for Hels SS Challenge if she had not already seen it and made one herself :-)

SS Challenge Mr Blue Sky

2008-10-27T09:30:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for this weeks Sunday Stamper challenge, yes it got other colours than blue and hopefully it will pass the test. Goodness my Blogs a bit cobweb laden as not been here in a while.

well this card is huge its 8x8 inch Square, I have used Bo Bunny Christmas papers and the Stitchels Snowmen, which are just great to use, the flower is a stamp from Paper Artsy and I believe there should be some green there but I like it all red, the expression is a Penny Black stamp and I also used a cuttlebug for the very first time to do the Matt that the snowmen are on, WOW I love it and big thanks to Hels for bringing it here this weekend when she stayed with me, we have had a fantastic time of Craft and chat :-)

Hope you like my card and thanks for looking, grab a feather duster on your way out please and get them cobwebs x

Another Card with houses

2008-09-30T09:10:00.000-07:00

This is another card I made after Hels set a Sunday Stamper challenge, the stamps are the squggly ink range from Paper Artsy and the houses are coloured in with Promarkers, the hearts are the Stitchels range and hey presto a card finished that I am not sure with words like that what I can use it for, maybe a Anniversary card for hubby LOL. Hope you like and thanks for stopping by xx

Tags and Quotes

2008-09-26T09:06:00.000-07:00

here is a tag that I have made for this months tag swap that I join, well most months I try, I have used my faithful Distress Inks for the colouring and the Stamps used are some of Tims new ones and basic grey ones to, not much written info from me today and I hope you like this tag and thanks for looking xx

Christmas Stampbord Canvas

2008-09-23T06:07:00.000-07:00

This is a Christmas Stampbord Canvas I have done using the 2 inch squares and in the middle an oval piece, all stampbord, I have used the Victorian Christmas Plates from The Artistic Stamper for this Canvas, the squares were coloured with Alcohol Inks, Dabbers and Ink Pads first, then the various Images were stamped on, scratched about a little and then some I have triple embossed, thats a thing I do not usually attempt but I love the look. the Canvas is done in Gold Dabber with a little Red blotted about.

Sadly I scanned the finished article and its not scanned all that great, I am useless with my camera, so sorry its not a very bright picture but it is in reality, hope you like this and thankyou for stopping by xx

A Card for my Nephew

2008-09-21T12:22:00.000-07:00

I have made this for my Nephew Brian, I have used the bear stamp from Whipper Snapper and coloured him in with Promarkers, matted on blue card and the words are printed from the computer, they are rather large as I wanted it to be a personal card for his Birthday, hope you like this, I love that stamp myself, thanks for looking x

Its Christmas !!!!

2008-09-18T06:07:00.000-07:00

Well I never me make a Christmas card, actually there is a reason behind it, this is for Jennie at The Artistic Stamper, its using the Stitchel Snowmen which are just so cute and easy to use, the stamps can be bought Here along with other great Stitchel designs and fab products.

I have used 2 of the snow people and used masking to get one behind the other, I have coloured them in with the Promarkers, matted on gold, green and red, though the gold never shows up in pictures, the wording is also a stamp from The Artistic Stamper, sorry my descriptions bad, hope you like this card it was fun making it xx

A Clock for a friend

2008-09-15T02:15:00.001-07:00

Here is a wooden clock that I altered for Dan for his Birthday, he is such a special friend it was very hard to know what to make him, I knew he likes practical presents so hoped this what fit the bill :-) for some strange reason I even decorated the back!!!!

I have done the front with gesso first then dabbers and distress inks, I stamped the border stamps and clock faces with versafine then quickly rubbed them of to give the faded look ( well tried to) the stamp in the middle is a great stamp by Paperbag Studios, if you click on the image you will be able to read what it says, the words are using an alphabet set and the numbers are grungeboard, did not do the norm as I wanted it to be different, the back of the clock again is using ghesso first then the dabbers, the scene is made using stamps from Tim Holtz and Stampscape, hope you like this I actually really enjoyed making it xx

We also had a brilliant day yesterday shopping and celebrating Dans Birthday, he recieved some fantastic gifts from everyone.

Wintery Feel

2008-09-11T08:29:00.000-07:00

Yet again another house, this time its meant to have a Winter feel about it, well the main stamps I used were from an Oxford Impressions Winter sheet, the top picture is a backing paper by Bo Bunny, rather delicate it is to, I also ripped a piece and put it down the side, then curled it back to show a white piece underneath. The bottom side is rather a mixed bag of stamps, Oxford Impressions, Paperbag Studios and Lost Coast Designs. Hope you like this house and thanks for taking a peek x

A Javablu Award

2008-09-09T03:07:00.000-07:00

Here are the rules for the Javablu Award:

1. The winner can put the logo on their blog.

2. Link the person you received your award from.

3. Nominate at least 5 other blogs.

4. Before listing the nominees give a brief reason why you chose them.5

. Put links of those blogs on yours.

6. Leave a message on the blogs you have nominated.

Firstly thankyou to Karen at Scrapz and Tracey for this fab award I feel honoured they have chosen me.Well where do I start I have so many Blogs that I visit and that are so inspiring to me that I could not just pick out 5, I have so many talented friends that do such a vast range of fabulous crafting and have been in magazines, done demostrating, been guest designers, are in creative teams and just generally fab at there artwork, so if you visit my Blog today or tomorrow the chances are you are a friend, so consider yourselves worthy of this great award, love Andrea xx

SS Challenge Home

2008-09-07T05:50:00.000-07:00

Well hope this fits the criteria for the SS Challenge this week which is Home. Thought it was a good excuse for me to add another House to my book I am making and after all the Quote does mention home in it.

For this house I have gone very bright and used some Paper Artsy bricks and mortor sheets that I have had for a while, the top side I have also used some of the mini Stitchels on the background and they can be bought from here and there are lots of designs and some great snowmen to. I love the quote on this side it makes me all warm. For the other side I have again used Paper Artsy and a background that I got from America, both sides are coloured in with Promarkers and backgrounds are distress inks. Hope you like this house and thanks for looking xx

House Book

2008-09-05T11:16:00.000-07:00

Whilst I have been busy making houses for the swap I am in, I have been making one of each design for myself for a BIA book ( yes suprise suprise a BIA book, only had the BIA nearly a year and not yet took it out of its box, oops ) thanks to Dan who has kindly cut out the house shapes for me to make the book, thats the reason this house is straight on one side. have to cut and make covers yet ( Dan may need your help :-) Please )

for this house I have used a various mix of stamps, backgrounds and good old faithful distress inks, what on earth did I use before I bought these, you will spot some Tims backgrounds there, hope you like this and thanks for looking

Am all excited

2008-09-04T11:19:00.000-07:00

Well I never I am very chuffed as I have made the front of Scrapz Website with my beach houses that I made for a swap I am in, I made Gallery winner :-) I never thought that my artwork would be good enough for that so it was a total shock, if you have never checked out there site then I must advice you to do so as they have some brilliant stash on there and well worth the browse.

Art In My Pocket

2008-09-04T03:19:00.001-07:00

This weeks theme on Hels pocket challenge is Art, for my pocket I have used some crate paper as the pocket, I have stamped the quote on the front and then put a slide mount over it, for the Inner of my pocket I have stamped on card and cut and coloured the various images, highlighted with gold and a white pen, the pocket as been edged with a gold Krylon pen also.

Hope the pockets fits the challenge and you enjoy looking at it, thankyou xx

Girls House

2008-09-01T11:16:00.001-07:00

Firstly I have had the bestest weekend as I went to stay at Hels house and we had fun crafting, chatting and the Wii Fit ( thats another story ) whilst I was there I made a few houses for the swap we are in and here is one of them.

both the girls stamps are from Paperbag Studios and coloured in with my fab new Promarkers, the backgrounds are the great designs of Tim Holtz and the expressions are a couple of Hels great stamps she has in her craft room, the bottom girl has a few jewels added to finish it of. hope you like this house and thankyou for popping by xx

Beach House

2008-08-17T04:08:00.001-07:00

Here is another house for the swap I am in, for this house I have used Chalk Ink Pads for the background colours and the stamps I have used are Oxford Impressions, Tim Holtz, Lost Coast Designs and I think the other is After Midnight, its most unusual I never used a single Distress Ink Pad, that was a suprise to myself, I will not explain all what I have done as you can see really. hope you like this Beach House and thankyou for stopping by xx

82 Croak Lane

2008-08-14T12:16:00.000-07:00

Here is no 82 Croak Lane now, its not a lot different to my first house, still have granny in the attic, I have used different backgrounds for the top side and also the door is done with Alcohol inks and painted with them to, the granny is painted with pearlescant powders and water. the second side has a different door and the same background as my first house but just a different colour, hope you like house no 82 and thanks for looking, by the way house no 84 is the same so I will not be Blogging that xx

Pocket Challenge Postage Stamps

2008-08-13T07:31:00.000-07:00

This Wednesdays Pocket Challenge is Postage Stamps, I have used some patterened card for this and some Egyptian rubber stamps that have not really seen the light of day, I used Distress Inks and the white pen, the actual Postage Stamps I have used are Egyptian and I won these a while from the well known Auction Site, just a combination of things here and my Egyptian Post is completed, hope you like this and thanks for looking x

One House 2 Sides

2008-08-09T09:25:00.000-07:00

Well here is a house that I have done for a swap I have joined, the first side at the top has a wonky door and a word up the wrong way, hence the name 80 Croak and the fact there an old lady in the atiic LOL this is a very bright side and I have used distress ink pads and dabbers to paint the door and the window frame, the rubber stamps are just a few from my collection.

Side two is very dark and mysterious, for this I have used distress inks again and other stamps, its no good I can not remember where they all come from, also used the white pen for highlight, hope you like this house and one final thing, " Who would live in a house like this " ????

Hope you like my house and sorry its not for sale LOL thanks for looking xx

Butterfly Pocket

2008-08-06T07:41:00.000-07:00

This weeks Pocket challenge is Butterflies, I have used some cardstock and put a quote on the front and covered it over with a slide mount decorated in the same card, the butterfly rubber stamps are a various few I have in my collection, I have stamped them and cut them out and stuck them on so the wings lift ( though you can not see that here) I have finished them with a Bindi in the middle, the stamp at the top with the butterfly and writing is a Cherry Pie Art stamp.

Thankyou for looking and hope this is ok for the challenge x

Goodness another pair

2008-08-05T08:35:00.000-07:00

Oh dear there is now no hope for me what so ever, I am officially a Tilda addict, here are two more I have put together today, the images have been coloured in for a while, just needed me to find papers and make them.

I have used W R Memory Keepers papers, they are very distressed and pale, I think maybe to pale, the embellishments for both cards are the Stitchel range that I also am addicted to and can not wait for the new designs to be out, the faithful prisma pencils a few cards and two completed cards, hope you like them and thanks for visiting xx

Two More

2008-07-27T06:56:00.000-07:00

those pics do not look very straight, oh well thats my Blogging for you. Two more cute cards to my ever growing collection, more Tilda and Stichels on the top card, papers from a pad from QVC bargain in clearance three for £10 can not resist a bargain. The images are coloured in with my Prismas that I am gradually getting used to though they make my wrist hurt.

Hope you like these and thanking you for looking xx

Pocket Challenge Ruler

2008-07-25T10:08:00.001-07:00

Here is my pocket for this Wednesdays Pocket Challenge which is ruler, I have used some cardstock, stamped out the words on the front and covered a frame in gold, the stamped girl inside is a Queens Dresser Drawers Stamp I believe, the words are alphabet, I restamped her on glossy alcohol inked paper and stuck her over the top, her crown is an embellishment and the arrows are grungeboard, the ruler stamps have been covered in glossy accents.

Thanks for looking I appreciate your comments xx

And another one

2008-07-24T15:15:00.001-07:00

look another cutie from me, think I have lost the crafters plot right now LOL but as I say at least I am using up some papers, hope you like this and thanks for looking xx

cute card with the stitchels

2008-07-23T08:17:00.000-07:00

Here is a cute card using Hels Stitchel stamps again, love these soooooooooo much, they are fab using as embellishments, think I am addicted to these now to. the main stamp is a name I have forgot, oops sorry, the papers were a pad from QVC, I am now at last managing to use some of my stash of papers.

Hope you like this card and thankyou for looking and the Stitchels can be bought from here

Games People Play

2008-07-21T06:31:00.000-07:00

Well this turned out to be rather a busy card, sorry about that, Its my entry for the SS Challenge this week which is the games people play. I have used Tims background paper ( not my own LOL ) then Alcohol Inked background papers that I made I stamped the girl image, then matted her, the wooden number have been glossy accented and the words are using an Alphabet Stamp Set. I edged with a gold krylon to.

Hope you like this busy card, it will be great for my SIL who loves a game of Bingo, thanks for stopping by xx

Could not resist

2008-07-19T14:36:00.000-07:00

I really could not resist making more Tildas, my stamp collection of these is getting much larger, very suprised myself but we all need a change. These are very similar and I have coloured Tilda in with the Prismas and the fab papers are from We R Memory Keepers, the flowers are using Hels new Stitchel stamps, which I can not stop using and they work fantastic with Tilda.

Well I hope you like how bright and cheerful these are as I am getting hooked, thanks for looking xx

Friendship Tag

2008-07-18T06:52:00.000-07:00

Here is a tag I have made for this months Hels Angels Swap which is Friendship. I have decorated both sides of the tag and made three the same, I have used various things for this, masking, alcohol inks, distressed inks, prisma pencils, of course the white pen to, I enjoyed making this tag and got chance to use stamps I had not used before.

Hope you like this tag, thankyou for looking its appreciated xx

SS Challenge Flowers

2008-07-14T11:17:00.001-07:00

Here is my SS Challenge card this week, its flowers as the theme, so I decided to use Hels stitchel stamps which can be purchased here I know its hard to see its a card with it being white, I have stamped the flowers on to crafty Individuals paper, cut them out then put 3D foam on the back, the say it with flowers I did on the computer, I have actually made about 5 of these, my SIL wanted thankyou cards and I thought these would be ideal, sorry I went of track then, I finished it by putting buttons in the centre of the flowers.

Thankyou for looking and hope you like it xx

Brilliant Blog Award

2008-07-13T05:46:00.000-07:00

I have recieved this fab award from Karen at Scrapz I feel honoured to have recieved, I dont usually pass these on, but am slowly learning this Blog lark, so here goes.

1) The awarded blogs can put the logo on hers or his blog

(2) Link the person you received your award from.

(3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

(4) Put links of those blogs on yours.

(5) Leave a message on the blogs of the people you've nominated

I will pass this award on to the following peeps

Tilda Challenge

2008-07-12T14:35:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of Tilda cards I have made, I used Crafty Individuals papers for the backing, coloured my images in with Prisma Premier Pencils ( Hels coloured in thebottom Tilda but I did the rest ) the quote is a Rubber Stamp as are the ladybird and caterpillar, then I used flowers to finish them of, these cards will be ideal for a great challenge going on over at the Artistic Stamper Blog you get a chance to win a Fab Prize to so do pop over and take a peek, you know you want to :-)

Hope you like these and I could get hooked on Tildas and why I am here you should also check out the new Stitchels Stamps designed by my friend Hels and a lot of you know Hels to, these stamps work great with Tilda and other cute stamps, thanks for looking xx

Pocket and SS Challenge

2008-07-11T09:35:00.001-07:00

I am very naughty and combined two challenges in one here, both are what hels set each week, a pocket challenge which this week is, little bird and the Sunday stampers which is for your eyes only, which was meant to have a secret spot if we wanted.

Well the inside of my pocket I made a little envelope and there is a decorated something in there, I used those great Cosmo Cricket papers again, some rubber stamps and distress inks, on the front of the pocket I have stamped the words with alphabet stamps and used a chipboard frame over with brads in.

Thankyou for taking time out and looking at my Blog, I appreciate it xx

Numbers MTTCC

2008-07-09T01:30:00.000-07:00

What a great chance to finally finish this little chipboard book, the MTTCC this week is numbers. So here is my final piece to the book and all for the challenge, the top piece has been crackle painted stamped with a lost coast stamp, a Tims doo dad and a metal token that I put the number 48 on. The second piece is the background paper I made and not sure now who made the stamp, but all complete and I can now jump up and down in delight.

Hope you like and thankyou for looking xx