Home for Christmas

Today is the start of the new monthly challenge over on The Creative Team blog. I have been making Christmas tags for a while now, and my piece was one I made for a workshop last month. Love Tim's new wreath die ( what home is complete without one?) , and this is a perfect idea for Christmas cards too! I die cut it from Core'dinations paper, and inked it up with Distress inks, adding berries with Stickles. The tag is distress inked, and a few trees from one of Tim's stamps. Add a greeting, and you have Christmas at home!

Why not add your creation to our challenge, we would love to see it :)
Have a very Merry 1st of December
Hugs

Autumn Colours-new Challenge for October

I cannot believe that it is October already! It is definitely an Indian summer with the temperatures in the mid eighties, and t shirts, sandals and sunglasses back out of the wardrobe! How can we even think about the new challenge over on The Creative Team blog of Autumn Colours? But you and I know that next week the leaves will turn the most gorgeous colours , and the weather will be back to normal, and we will have forgotten this glorious weather!
I have made a small square frame using the shabby chic technique with Dabbers, and one of our new stamps,( our special offer of the month) and added lots of leaves from the new Alterations die, appropriately named, Autumn Gatherings! I die cut several of the shapes in varying colours out of Core'dinations paper, and embossed some of them. Lots of Multi Medium Matte, and you have a appropriately named Autumn colours frame!

To see all of the Creative Team's amazing creations and join us in our challenge, just pop over to the blog:) This month to celebrate just over a year of challenges, we are giving away TWO sets of prizes!!
Have a creatively sunny day!
Hugs
 

I have been awol!

I am really not sure where I have been the past week or so....think I am still in holiday mood ( although I have been working!) , but I cannot get back to blogging, or making ART, so I thought what better time than this to give away some blog candy!! I know you like blog candy!
So here it is an ATC made by me, using alcohol inks, the new luscious Archival inks, and the Alterations Mini Butterflies Sets, and The Artistic Stamper stamps!
What am I giving away? well you can get all of it, the ATC, the die set, a set of stamps, and one of the new Archival inks!



All you have to do is add a comment to this post, and for an extra entry add the giveaway to your blog ( if you have one!)
I shall draw the winner this time next week :))
In the meantime, if you fancy free postage we have it until Sunday on the website!
Have a much more creative day than me!
Hugs
 

Tag withdrawal symptoms...

Do you have them? Do you keeping going to your computer to see what the next tag is? Do you get out your inks, stamps and dies...look at them and think where are the instructions? Tim's tags were so much fun, and with such easy simple instructions, meant we had our creativity given to us for 12 days! Bliss! I copied as faithfully as I could..not because I am a copycat but because I wanted to see if I could! Now I am taking the best bits and creating some of my own tags..keeping in the Christmas spirit! Did you know it is only 11 days to Christmas? I haven't sent any cards, done the minuscule amount of Christmas shopping..not decided what we are having for Christmas dinner yet (it is just the two of us.. that's a day in my pj's, I think!!! lol) and I still have to find a real tree ( we always do real!) that isn't going to make the bank manager have a heart attack!!
So I am going to try to blog a new tag everyday (Jennie style! lol) and here is the first one! here I used the crackle paint effect on the Snowman die. I embossed the tag with the Tall Pines, and coloured with distress inks, added a branch or two from the bare tree, which I covered liberally with Picket Fence Distress Stickles ( I allowed it to dry overnight to get maximum effect) . Added a bit of Dabber paint to his hat , a flowing Tartan scarf, voila Jen's Tag no 1!



Want to join me ? let me know if you are up for it, and I will add a linky to the blog ,-edited: I have added a linky at the top of my blog.. just add your tags :)) for stash giveaway! If I make 11 tags it will be a miracle!! lol  I am going to enter this in my own challenge over on The Creative Team blog too!
Have a creatively tagful day!
 

43 days to Christmas....

 and I am into number 2 card:))

This was one of the most easiest and most effective cards I have made for ages. I used the Townscapes On the Edge die, and used it a couple of ways for these 2 cards. The first card has a separate piece of gold card cut out and fixed to it. I cut the die from gold card, and literally slid the townscapes over the front of the card, and the negative part of the die is just glued from behind. I did cut off a very small portion of the front of the card to allow the bit of the houses to be there. ( does that make sense?)  Perfect fit ! I added some gold embossed Snowflakes, and Santa's your uncle!

For this card, I actually put the edge of the card through the die and cut. I popped out all the windows and doors. The snow is created by just brushing an embossing ink pad over the tips of the houses and around the bottom and pouring on white embossing powder. Heat. It doesn't have to be perfect! It is snow! lol  I  added a small sliver of gold card to the back. The words are from a die I found at Pickleberry Crafts. Cut out in gold card and white heat embossed for snow. Add a Tim Mini Reindeer in White Snow cap ink, and you have card number 3 of the collection!

I do hope these are inspiring you....Christmas is coming!! lol

Have a very Creative Day

Jingle bells.. jingle bells..

I have been busy making Christmas cards for my workshop today, and all the while I have been singing in my head Christmas songs! Santa baby is a frequent one! I love Christmas and the build up to it, and this year is no exception. I just wish that the days weren't so dark so early, and that the sun shone a bit more, but in Santa's words..hey ho!!
My ladies are in for a treat today, and if you are reading this early and want to come along, there are a couple of places left. Just come to Pickleberry Papercrafts near Faversham for 10am.
I always play with all mediums when creating for a workshop, and this one has Ten Seconds Studio metal  in pink and coloured with some Viva Decor paints for a base, some of Tim's Alterations , and an on the Edge die. The stamp used is from Tim's Holiday Wishes set.

If you would like a treat we have 15% off all orders on the website this weekend in honour of Guy Fawkes, you know the man who started fireworks, and bonfires! lol
I am off to get myself dolled up to meet my public.. that is getting on my old jeans, an old shirt and my apron, so I don't get messy!! you didn't expect me to come in my party dress, did you? rofl.
Have a very Creative and Christmassy day... she says singing Santa baby to herself!



Christmas comes early!

Yesterday at Pickleberry Papercrafts, I taught a class that was just so much fun, and mess, and full of lots of goodies. In my normal fashion, I had the most inordinate time remembering names, ( and there were only 7 ladies!! doh what am I like?) I had the pleasure of meeting Doone (Donna) , Carmen ( Miranda! lol), Lizzie, Barbara, Rosemary ,Megan, and Ann. I have actually remembered your names , girls! Hurrah!

We made a curio Christmas box full of goodies I have collected for the past few months, and we played with paint, mica sprays, Terra, UTEE, Tim's Rosette die ( thank you to Wendy Vecchi for the Christmas Tree :)), mini books, stamps and of course Crackers! Where would a workshop be without crackers?  Actually the Cracker part of it was for the final little box . ( it is empty on my sample) , and  I didn't get a picture of the final pieces as we ran late , as always!



Thank you Girls for a brilliant and busy day.

I do workshops every month at Pickleberry if you would like to come along. The next one is Christmas cards with a twist! You can book it here .

I am off to have a lie down, and a lazy day!

Have a great and Creative Sunday.

Curiousity Masking....

This piece is for Linda's great challenge Compendium of Curiosities over on her blog-. This week's challenge is masks basics, on page 58, and I used the new Alterations Rickety House die, made my own mask, and added a few extras. Spot the pumpkin patch texture fade...which I cut out and distress inked. A little bit of Mustard Seed crackle paint for the moon and windows, and a few flying birds. Was kind of wishing for a tiny witch face for one of the windows.. but I don't have one :((



Thank you Linda for the challenge, it always stretches my creativity :))
Happy Creating

A hot time was had by all!

On Saturday I did a meltpot class with some gorgeous girls at Pickleberry Papercrafts. We had such a good workshop, and everyone behaved themselves! lol. WE set out to make a ring bound book or jouranal using moulds, and utee, and meltpot, and stamps, but everyone ended up with different pieces, and I think everyone made them into something different! I love it when that happens! Here is mine, and here is a picture of everyone holding up their absolutely fab creations! Spot the box of chocolates brought in my Kate's husband for us... yummy and such a lovely thought:)) Thank you girls for making it a great workshop.

Will be back later today with a creation..if I get time!
Happy Creating

Love of my Life!

Great song, and a great challenge set by Hels this week on Sunday Stampers. I took a mini canvas, some stamps, Tim's Heart and wings die ( first time used! lol), and some Ten Seconds Studio metal, and put together this little piece.

I cut the heart out of a piece of reddish material and backed it with some card, and stuffed it with cotton wool..couldn't find my stuffing.. nothing unusual in that !!. I edged it in gold dabber, and did the same with the canvas. The canvas is painted with Claudine's paints in Modern Red. The little crown and wings were cut out in gold metal, added a little bit of red dabber to them, and ran through the embossing folders.

I hope it qualifies!
Thank you Hels for the challenge :))
Happy Creating!

ReElly on a Roll....

Yesterday was a great day. Hels popped over ( well it is quite a trek from hers, so it is hardly popping over, but you know what I mean!), and we spent the morning doing all the admin stuff, and stuffed ourselves for lunch with nachos, and then we got down to the nitty gritty stuff of PLAYING and CREATING!!  I had asked that she bring over some Wendy Vecchi stamps for me to stamp, and as my desk is so tidy, she spotted something, and away she went. Such a creative mind! Me I LOVED it! Messy, inky, die cutting, although we nearly broke my new all singing , all dancing machine ( you know the one that works at the press of a button!), but we fixed it after a little omg sweaty moment!
This is both of our versions, and can you spot Hels's?

Of course you could! This is mine...a wooden spool distress inked in rusty Hinge, sprayed in mica mists, of course, where would I be with out them? I added some of Tim's scrummy tissue tape to the reel middle and some string ( Hel's idea.. she is full of them :) 

 I attached it to a large Tattered Flower cut out in Mountboard, stamped with one of Wendy's stamps. I double stamped the large and medium butterflies onto Grungepaper, and glued them together- PERFECT fit!  The antennae are little flower stamens glued in with wire to hold them in the spool. Two of Wendy's leaves, distressed inked and cut out on grungepaper, added to the effect.

The saying fitted perfectly on an Adage ticket, perfect with a memo pin! Finally I added a mini grungepaper rose, this one is tiny, and just finished it off. These flowers are addictive!

This is the first time we have "played" in a while, and Hels, thank you it was a fun day :)))
Have a truly creative day