Take 4 Ducks...

Over at That's Crafty! today I'm sharing my latest little project featuring these fabulous ducks from AALL & Create

For a step by step tutorial hop on over HERE and take a look.

An Old Favourite

I'm over at That's Crafty! with an old favourite,

a 5 point star book.

There is a full tutorial with lots of photos and easy

instructions if you want to have a go.

I hope you hop on over and take a look at this easy but fabulous project.

Through the Keyhole, Who Lives in a House Like This?

Today sees a new challenge over at That's Crafty

Here are a few teasers of my project, a full step by step can be found HERE

I hope these teasers have inspired you check out the full tutorial.

Something for Everyone

Below are several art journal pages

I recently discovered in my A4 Dylusions

journal. I have used a wide variety

of stamps, stencils & other bits n pieces.

 I adore the quote stamps from Dyan Reavely, 

I have many in my collection including

the ones below.

 Madonna was drawn and coloured by the 

incredibly talented Lily Chilvers, sadly taken

 from this world at the tender age of 21.

Such a huge loss to the creative world.

She left behind some incredible work which

I am proud to use.

 The stamp images below are from Lynne

Perrella at PaperArtsy. The fan die cut is by

 Tattered Lace.

 The photograph doesn't do the colours in the 

page below justice. I used lots of gold paint

and inks along with some super stamps by

Artistic Stamper.

 I wanted to keep this page simple 

by using only 3 colours as I felt the 

image was very strong and stood by

itself alone.

 As some of you will know the semi-colon

is a symbol of strength and survival

of people who are suffering and have 

suffered with a mental health illness. 

My page below is a very personal page

and I am pleased to say that I am a

SURVIVOR.

 A fun page using big lips and a great

zip die cut.

 Finally this last page features Totally Tracy
 flower stamps. The small flowers and butterfly 

were designed by Hels Sheridan. The butterfly

is on card that has been alcohol inked.

I hope the variety in these pages will 

inspire you to get creating.

Playing with Gelatos

Good Morning!

I'm over at That's Crafty!  today with a great storage idea for those AT Coins that are really popular at the moment, I have also added a few of my coins as some extra inspiration.

Here is a sneaky peek of what to expect!

I have added lots of photographs for a step by step tutorial so I hope it is easy to follow!

 

Have a great Crafty! weekend.

Forever Autumn Part 2

Forever Autumn

This is part 2 of the That's Crafty monthly challenge.

Here is a teaser of my project! 

Head on over to the That's Crafty Challenge Blog to see my full projects and lots of other inspiration too.

We Will Rock You!

I have been enjoying painting rocks and hiding them for others to find recently. This is something that goes on all over the UK and I believe other countries too. 

I have painted many many rocks but so far only found one, I was so excited I couldn't wait to post my photo on Facebook !

Below are a couple of the rocks I have painted.

Eileen's rock is very special, I painted it in memory of a truly wonderful lady who is missed very much

Diario di Viaggio

It is my turn on the That's Crafty! blog today and I have a sneaky peek of something I have made for my friend Rachel. The details and a tutorial are HERE. If you have seen the Ciao Bella rice papers but are not sure how to use them I show you what I did with mine.

I have a lovely weekend ahead with no commitments so will be having a play with some of Melina's new stamps, the full range are HERE 

Whatever you are doing today I hope you have a good one.

A bit of excitement!

I have been invited by That's Crafty! to be a Guest Designer for September and October, naturally I said I would be delighted!

I'm going to tease you here with a taster of my projects, the full tutorials can be found HERE

I used some fab products, lots of which you will have naturally in your stash, the full list are on the That's Crafty blog

I hope these teasers wet your appetite for the full tutorials! 

I will be back on September 5th over on the challenge blog which offers an amazing prize of £30 to spend at That's Crafty! I will post details on here too.

Sharing some Love

I have been so busy creating lately that blogging has been put on a back burner, so I thought it was about time I showed you what exactly I have been making!

I thought I would start with sharing some love, so below is a 6" x 6" mixed media canvas.

My next make is a mixed media tag.

Finally I have a mixed media ATC.

As you can see I have used lots of paint, crackle paste and lace. I hope there is something to inspire you in your next make.

Vera Lane Studio

Another new love of mine is Vera Lane Studios.

I have been following the blog Betwixt this and that for a couple of years now, Nikki the blog owner makes some incredible ATC's using Vera Lane Studio downloads and I decided to give it a go and see what I could come up with.

The Facebook page of VLS has monthly swaps and the standard of the work is amazing. 

Below is my first piece, a 6" x 6" card coloured using watercolours.

The ATC below is the first swap I took part in.

As you can see, the images are a little quirky but lots of fun to use. There are a huge variety of images to choose from and I intend to make full use of as many as possible!