Back from CHA!

Well I am back in one piece, although it was a close call on the flight home, as muggins here left her passport in security and had to run like mad to retrieve it, and catch the plane, but I made it, and amazingly enough I don't appear to have jet lag, although am tired. It was fun meeting old friends, and seeing all the new product. There was so much fab artwork, and Wendy and I did a few make and takes, and made a few purchases! I will have all the new Distress inks from Ranger for you (they are on my site for you to peruse, but no pre-buying until I know they are on the way ), I have lots of the new Vintaj charms , Amate rings and pendants, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, all hopefully shipping in the next few weeks. There is more, and I will post these when they arrive:)
I have to say thank you to Kristen from The Scrappy Tree who took us to Disneyland where we had the best fun! She gave us gorgeous gifts and I found out I had won their New Year Challenge, how wonderful was that, and a brilliant prize which I have to find time to devour! One of the best things about going to CHA is meeting up with old friends, and just catching up.. what more could a girl want, a bit of sun, more crafting goods than you can imagine, old friends, and good company! Thank you to Wendy for letting me come with you...see you next year same time, same place! lol!

I did have my camera with me, but some of the photos are awaful.. here are a few of the best ones......

Claudine

Suze

Wendy and Lin Brown shopping!

My friends from Canada Debs and Ralna

Artwork from Idea-ology Booth

Gorgeous pieces on the Vintaj Booth

Marvellous Designer Artwork from Ranger

 

The most amazing "Steampunk" piece from outside a Disney shop!

See you tomorrow with the winners from the Sneak peek posts ( still time to enter, and my NEW stamps! Don't forget to enter into the One World One Heart post too!

Have a good Day

I like a Challenge...

when I find  I am in a rut creativity wise, that often a challenge sets the mind in a direction. I have been very busy this week, (seems I am not getting enough me time here!), and just getting to play hasn't been an option. Finally today I thought I would make something for the Arty Girlz challenge. The theme is Blue and yellow. A friend of mine made me some blank gekkos in white shrink plastic for me a while ago, and I already had in mind a project for 2 of them. The inspiration came from a project someone did on Crafts by Carolyn forum.

I punched some holes in them , and shrunk them down. Here the trouble started! Because they have curls and are thin in places, they curled right up, and I could not uncurl them. Serves me right for not doing them in the oven. I had used a heat gun! Finally they behaved, and I coloured them with alcohol inks after shrinking, and used blues and yellows, which mixed to be green! Then while adding the beads, one of the tails snapped. This is because I had punched holes in them, and the shrink doesn't take kindly to very thin pieces. So for purposes of the picture, I have very carefully pushed the tail together! Methinks, I will have to make another one!
I see quite a lot of possibilities in shrink plastic and alcohol inks. Thanks girlz for the challenge, my creative juices are flowing again!

P.S. Don't forget the blog candy on both this blog, and Objet D'art.