Tree Climbing

We took Fraz to Willingham Woods today and he did a spot of tree climbing with his dad!!!



Steampunky Atc

These are more images from the Avant Garde stamp range.  They were stamped in timber brown stazon.  The alphabet background was stamped with antique linen distress ink.  The background was chalked with blue, red and purple.  Watch pieces were added to the images and glossy accents was used to raise some areas.  Edges were subjected to the paper distresser and edged with walnut stain distress ink.

Triangle

My mate Maz obtained some triangular card and gave me a few sheets along with her Avant Garde stamps to try out which she got at the Doncaster Racecourse show back in July.  I slightly tinted the background of the card with antique linen distress ink. The sun, alphabet, one eye, two hands and the face in the circle were all stamped in versamark ink and embossed with T!m's distress embossing powder, vintage photo and tea dye.  I then went back in with tea dye and walnut stain distress inks and added more stamped images.  The word and the question mark images are from a paperartsy plate.  I coloured a piece of lace recently sent to me by SueP with walnut stain distress ink.  I sandwiched it between two sheets of card.  The bottom and right sides were paper distressed and edged with walnut stain distress ink.

Stampotique Postcard

The images were stamped and masked off.  The background was created with alcohol inks, stream, lake mist, lettuce and juniper.  Images were coloured with eco line inks, water coloured paint and distress inks. Glossy accents was added to the hearts and the stripes of the dress. I might do something with their eyes, I haven't decided yet!!!!

A princess and a goddess

More Stampotique images, both coloured with water coloured paints.  The background of the tags were painted with eco friendly paints, tide pool and orchid.  Once dry, Vaseline was smeared in certain areas to act as a resist and the whole of the tag was painted with sand eco friendly paint.  Once dry I wiped off the paint in the areas where the Vaseline had been applied.  I stamped the tag with the spiders web image from stampers anonymous.  Painted the wings and the crown from T!m's alteration plate, heart wings, in gold dabber paint.  White liquid pearls were used to decorate the crown and the wings.  Princess and godess were made with the dymo labeller and finally fibres were added.

Fabric Postcard Swap

I'm involved in a fabric postcard swap on one of the yahoo groups I've recently joined and today I received this lovely fabric postcard from Annie.  It's absolutely gorgeous and the photo doesn't do it justice.

Thanks again Annie.

Stampotique Twins Tag

I took the last lot of stamps back and exchanged them for some different ones.  I stamped two of these images onto white card, coloured one with shades of blue and the other with shades of green.  I used water coloured paints on both of them.  The tag is coloured with shades of blue distress and adirondack inks.  I splashed water over the tag and dabbed it with kitchen roll to remove some of the ink for a more distressed look.  I stamped and edged the background with walnut stain distress ink. The images are attached with silicone glue.  The word 'twins' was created with a dymo labeller.  I added 3 square blue gems, a clear round gem and string to embellish.

Spooky Tag

Normal service is resumed, green tag. It has been run through the bigshot using the Impressability circles template and coloured with a few shades of distress inks. More stampotique images, stamped, coloured and cut out. Attached with silicone glue and foam squares.  The tombstones are from the Cuttlebug RIP combo die, coloured with lake and old paper distress and adirondack ink.  The orange ribbon is housing spiders and their webs (thanks Maz). Oh and I added a bat too.

PS This is the first post to my blog from my new laptop xxxx

Atc's

A few atc's still on the spooky / halloween theme!!   Again they were all painted with various mediums and gems were used for the eyes!!

Fabric Postcard Swap

I have signed up for a 1 x 1 fabric postcard swap on one of the yahoo groups I've recently joined.  You swap directly with your allocated partner.  As I'm quite new, I don't know my swapee so I hope they like it.  The image is coated in ice resin and mounted onto a piece of felt.  The left hand side has been filled with beads, buttons, threads, ribbons, fibres and sequins.  Tulle has been covered over the top and it has been machine stitched to capture the pieces and keep them in place.  The organza on the right has been subjected to the heat tool and some of the felt has been singed. A piece of ribbon was added to the left and a string of beads to the right.

Atc Swap - Halloween

Deb aka Rustycage11 has chosen this months theme over on UKStampers.  As it's October she thought it would be fitting to choose 'Halloween', so here are mine.

Tag

I ran this tag through the big shot using the circle impressabilities embellishment template.  I coloured it with pinks and black in a variety of mediums.  I stamped the spiders web at the top in black soot and clear heat embossed it for more texture.  The tombstone, image and tag were all stamped onto separate pieces of card and again coloured with various mediums.  The RIP's are glossy accented.  The eyes are gem stones.  The tombstones and image are attached with silicone glue and the the tag is attached with a pink brad!!!

Alphabet Swap 4 x 4 - 'Z'

This is my Z page - Z is for Zombie.  Just got X to do then I've finished the whole alphabet. I stuck part of a bandage to the card and when dry painted it with silver metalic acrylic dabber paint.  I stamped the Zombie image and the tombstones onto card, coloured them with water coloured paints, distressed ink and eco-line inks and cut them out.  The RIP's are glossy accented. I stamped the quote and ripped it off the card.  Everything was attached with silicone glue.  The 'z' lines are made from 2 nails bound together with wire, mounted onto a piece of bandage and black card.

Atcs - Stampotique

Just a few more of the same thing really minus the tombstone, but the addition of the paper burst background image.  Backgrounds, paints and inks are the same as the post below.

Stampotique Halloween Atc Set

I decided to make the most use of these stamps as I can whilst they are on loan.  I've recently joined in a halloween atc swap and thought these would fit the bill.  The images are obviously Stampotique, the tombstone RIP is Magnolia, the spiders and small web are Lavinia and the large web is Stampers Annonymous. I coloured them with water coloured paints, distressed inks and re-inkers, eco-line inks and alcohol inks.  Pretty much the same was used for the backgrounds. Gems and watch parts were added to some of the eyes!!! Glossy accents was used to raise the RIP letters, spiders and web. I used a paper distresser to distress some of the edges and inked with black soot.