A Couple More Tags

Yes Kate, I know, it's pink!!!  I coloured the fabric flowers and strips of fabric with spun sugar distress stain.  The lace is coloured with vintage photo distress stain.  I added the skeleton leaf and the stapled tassel along with the image to the embossed tag.

Another tag made from the backgrounds created on the previous post.  Again I made the flower and added a couple of pieces of distress stained lace and fabric strips.

A Couple of Tags

Well I'm now able to weight bear and have become sturdier on my crutches so I've been able to do a bit of arting, although it's taken a while as getting about is still so exhausting.


I saturated different colours of spray inks onto varying pieces of card and covered them with scrunched cling film.  Once they had dried I removed the cling film.  I cut tag shapes from the card pieces and then ran them through embossing folders with the big shot.

I made the purple flower from mulberry paper and coloured the row of fabric roses with dusty concord and crushed olive distress stains.  I also stained strips of fabric to create the ribbons for the tops of the tags.

Yay - A Tag!!!

Wow, guess what, I made a tag today.  Granted it's nothing special but hey come on.  It took me ages, just under 2 hours in fact and now I'm wacked!! But nevertheless I did something and got my fingers inky!!

I simply sprayed a few colours of dylusions ink sprays, dried them off and stamped my winning blog candy TH Game of Life stamp set.  I couldn't get to any others!! Neither could I get to any embellishments, so I just had to do with a piece of fibre I got from a recent order from Craft Obsessions!!!  I really wanted to distress the edges and use my distress inks to colour, but yeah you guessed it, I couldn't get to them!!! 

But I did manage to put my hands on a white pen which I used to accent some of the images to make them pop.

Ankle Update

Went back to the hospital on Tuesday, had my cast off, had my ankle x-rayed, got to see them too, screws and all!!!  Have been given a boot to support, still on the crutches, but non weight bearing for at least another week, so back on the sofa.  Have to go back to the hospital again next Tuesday.

Another beaded bracelet

I finally managed to get round to making myself a bracelet too, but of course, it had to be green.  

Blog Candy Winnings

I won this wonderful lot of blog candy from Cath (Inky fingers).  Tim Holtz stamps, wood mounted and bingo stamp plate.  Life's Journey stickers, a huge bag of brads and a gorgeous fabric package entitled Lime Lollipops.

Along with this totally stunning card.  It's extremely hard to see all the layers and textures going on here and this photo really doesn't do it justice, but in the flesh it really is something.  

Thanks Cath for a wonderful surprise.

Thank You

Lottie for this stunning charm bracelet which you made for me and sent a week or two ago.  I've only just been able to get a photo of it.

It is a brilliant fit and hangs perfectly.  It's gorgeous and I love it, thank you sooooo much.

Beaded Bracelets

As most of you know, I've not been able to do much in the way of anything, let alone crafting.  I have managed to get Martin to put a few beads on a tray and get me some tools out but it wasn't really a success as I dropped the bead strands on lots of occasions and kept dropping beads everywhere!!

So I've just finished these few bracelets off over the last week or so.

Mum is coming over again today, so I'm going to get her to choose one for herself.

I've made a couple for my colleagues at work.

May change this one as I'm not sure about the middle bead.  Can't decide if it's too big or not.

And finally, yes Kate, a pink one!!!


Won't be doing much more for another few weeks!!

Out of Action

Hi, just a quick post to let you all know that I will be out of action for a while having spent the last 3 days in hospital.  I slipped on the ice on Monday morning and now have a shattered right ankle which is held in place with a couple of screws and a plaster cast.  I am non weight bearing for 6 weeks, so laid up on the sofa.  I then have to go back for the learn to walk process, physio etc.


We were supposed to be skiing in 8 weeks time, but that has had to be cancelled as I am unable to fly!!!


I wish you all a merry christmas and all the very best for the new year.


Have fun - Sam xxx

An iron and some wax

I decided to have a play today with some wax and my travel iron been as I've just bought a book called Encaustic Art: How to paint with wax by Michael Bossom.  This technique is called geometric abstract lines, drawing lines using the baseplate of the iron.

This one is monochrome where I was just practising the four basic techniques, but I like how it came out.

Then I got brave and decided to have a go at a bit of a landscape.

Then I decided to introduce a few more colours.

And then I did another one.

Bead and Fabric Bracelets

I've been having a play with making bracelets from fabric and using wire and beads to decorate them.  Here are my first attempts, a bit messy, but then I love the randomness of it.

Day 9, Tag #9

Hmmmm....tag 9, not overly impressed with this one either, but .... I loved Ted's attempt, so decided to go along those lines instead.  And OMG, how much bling.  For those that don't know, I don't do bling, but this tag was just crying out for it.  

12 Days of T!m Tags

Well I have to admit that this year I'm a tad disappointed with the 12 days tags.  I only got inspired on day 7, but don't have any of that stamp set.  Then day 8 came along and 'wow', that got my creative juices following.  So here is my effort and as you can see, I decided not to go along with the Christmas theme.  I really enjoyed making it though.  

Birthday Card

It's my OH's birthday today so I made him this card.  He has an orange sports car, so I thought my new T!m stamp was very fitting!!!!

Just Glue Some Gears On It

I just had to share this with you which Clare found earlier