Clowning Around

Another sample for Sir Stampalot. When I received this one I thought to myself yuk, I hate clowns! but I had a lot of fun colouring her in and going to town with bright colours and she doesn`t have a clowny face so I don`t get freaked out by her LOL!



I`ve coloured her in with distress inks and markers, the shape around her is Nestabilities Labels Four.



The little flags are done using Magnolia DooHickey Flags dies and I just ran them through the cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and added some dimensional foam under them to give a bit of depth.



I`ve also used Bo Bunny double dot paper, Basic grey House Party paper, EK success scallop border punch and woodware mini button brads.

Thanks for looking in, bye for now and happy crafting xx

Anyone for a Game?

Another Penny Black card, I kept this one clean and simple which was hard for me LOL! but I think the image lends itself to more of a male card.



The stamp used is Penny Black - Good Game available from Sir Stampalot, I`ve coloured with distress inks and markers and added a bit of glossy accents here and there to the rackets and shuttlecock (not sure it shows up in the photo though).
The papers are from two 6" x 6" paper pads, Prima - Jack `n` Jill and Basic Grey - Hopscotch, the ribbon is from the Molly Blooms Christmas kit and the ticket is Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Adage Tickets. The little buttons are actually mini brads from Woodware and are soooo cute.

I`d like to enter this into the latest Inky Chicks Challenge which is Blue and Brown and also the Allsorts Challenge which is Any Sport.

It`s another dull `orrible day today weather wise, it doesn`t know whether to rain, be sunny, be windy or what, I wish it would make up it`s mind, definitely a good day to stay in and craft!

Thanks for looking in, bye for now and happy crafting xxx

Kitty Birthday Trio

Here is another Penny Black sample I`ve made for Sir Stampalot. I just love these cute kitties.



The stamp is Penny Black " The Essentials" I`ve coloured with distress inks and markers and this time I thought I`d do a bit of decoupage. As it`s a small image I thought the dimension would give it a bit of depth and make it pop a bit.



The papers are Basic Greay Hopscotch 6" x 6" pad and the sentiment is from Art Impressions set 2903, all products available at Sir Stampalot.


I`d like to enter this into the Papertake weekly challenge this time around it`s "Anything Goes" with the optional extra of using two stamps which I`ve done here using the Penny Black stamp and the sentiment.

I had a lovely big parcel of chipboard sheets arrive yesterday from Crafts U Love so I`m off now to see what I can create! bye for now and happy crafting xx

A Knight in Shining Armour

Hello, what a fabby weekend it`s turned out to be here, the sun is shining and it`s really warm, who`d have thought it possible for rainy ol` England. Anwyay here is another sample I`ve done for Sir Stampalot featuring the new Black Knight Edwin and one of my favourite Magnolia stamps to date.



I`ve coloured with Distress inks and markers and with lack of a goldy colour I had to blend Brushed Corduroy and Crushed Olive together to get this colour which I think works okay? I know he`s supposed to be a Black Knight but I like a Knight in shining armour personally LOL!



As he`s for Sir Stampalot, I couldn`t resist the little banner, I used Marriage font on my computer which looks kind of medieval and I think it`ll give Andy and Janice at Sir Stampalot a chuckle!
With lack of a background paper that suited these images I kept it simple with just Magnolia swirl 2 stamped and heat embossed with gold and the banners are DooHickey - Flags set.



I love the little castle, medieval history is right up my street so anything Knights and Castles and I`m there!! And what girl can`t resist a dashing Knight on his white steed eh?

I`d like to enter this into the Tildas Town Challenge which is "Anything Goes"

Thanks for stopping bye today, I`m off now to enjoy the sunshine in the garden while it lasts ! Bye for now and happy crafting xx

Fishermen Friends

Hello, I`m back again with a Penny Black card I have made for Sir Stampalot.



The stamp is Penny Black - Fishing, I`ve coloured the image with distress inks and markers and used a bit of White embossing powder to tip the waves with to give a bit of dimension and glossy accents on the little fish poking out of the water.



The paper is Magnolia and after running round the house looking for something I could use for a fishing net of sorts, I ended up raiding my first aid kit I carry in my car and found a stretchy bandage! I thought it did the job quite well! The little wooden fishes were in a goody bag I received at Christmas from Janice and Andy at Sir Stampalot and I thought they were perfect to go with these little fishermen. I just tied them on with a bit of linen thread.

I`d like to enter this into this weeks cupcake craft challenge which is "All at Sea"

I`m off now to try and get through the next level of Candy Crush Saga which my friends got me playing on facebook! it is totally addictive and I`m sorry I started it but I can`t let it beat me LOL!
Thanks for looking in, bye for now and happy crafting xx

Inspired by Grannie

Hello again, it`s been a while since my last post (I know, bad blogger!) but I have a good excuse, been busy designing projects for Kay Rutter for her Hougie book 4 and I`ve been in a box making mood.
While I was messing about making samples I decided to make a box for myself to keep all my lace in. The ribbon box that it was in was overflowing and my lace was getting squished so this is what I made. I was inspired by an old sewing box my gran had.



I used the largest nestie circle for each end of the box shape, leaving a 2cm space between the cuts and placing the dies over the edge of my cutting mats so that the full circle shape didn`t cut through. This enabled me to get the round ended shape for the box base and lid.



Excuse the blurry picture of my bottom !!



The paper I used is from "A Ladies Diary" from Graphic 45, I just love these papers, such good quality. I used the reverse side of the paper to decorate the lid. The paper on the handle is Bo Bunny double dot.





I had a lot of fun decorating the lid, I ransacked my embellishment boxes for anything sewingy I could find to chuck on the top.
The little wooden mannequin came from the Craft Den in Wisbech, the crochet lace flower is from Sir Stampalot as is the Hero Arts lace round the edge of the lid, the little clock, scissors and key dangling on the side came from the NEC but I cannot remember which stall it was and the flower buttons are SU.



It was a fiddly little project but I had a lot of fun creating it and all my vintage lace fits in without getting squished!!

I`ve had fun creating some new boxes and project for Kay, as soon as the book is published I`ll post them on here.
Thanks for looking in, bye for now and happy crafting xxx

Much loved Moggy.

Hello, I`m back with a card I made for my friends birthday, she`s a cat lover so I knew she would love this image, it`s a favourite Penny Black stamp and well loved.



I`ve coloured the image with distress inks and markers and used lovely spring colours (not that we`ve had much of a spring so far) but the sun is shining today so I can`t complain.
The DP is Teresa Collins Fabrications available from Sir Stampalot and I`ve used the Martha Stewart POP Cherished set to create the box frame. The grass is a Magnolia DooHickey die.



The flowers are WOC and hobby house and one Marie Curie daffodil pin from last years campaign which I pulled the pin off and used as it went well with the picture! The sentiment is Wild Craft Studio.

I`ve not been crafting much lately as I`m just getting over a nasty chesty cold but hopefully I`ll be back in the saddle soon.

Thanks for looking in, bye for now and happy crafting xxx