i love you steampunk style for creative expressions

well here I am with project no 2 using two great sets form creative expressions: hearts entwined and special sentiments . I decided to steampunk it up a bit with a fab embossed metals background, this can be found I compendium of curiosities vol 2 page 56. so here is my make:

 

 

I started by created my embossed metal background
 using the heavy duty embossing folder,
 paint dabber and clear embossing powder
.I have sanded and scuffed mine a bit to grunge
it up.

well you know me and tags , so I inked a tag in antique
 linen and pumice stone and then added corner stamping
 of Sam Poole's chicken wire stamp and some cogs from
 vintage inventor plate.

 

The heart from hearts entwined was stamped onto grungepaper and coloured with brushed pewter stain, in black archival and when dry cut out. For me all I love hearts and wings...( you may have noticed) and added some wings, which have been embossed using the replacements embossing folder.

 

The sentiment from special sentiments set was stamped in black archival ink. Finally , a dimensional rose using tattered floral die, some wire..( rude not too!)

 

 

To add a dash of colour I added some seam binding, dyed with fired brick and aged mahogany and

then pleated.

 

supplies:

 

hearts entwined stamps

special sentiments stamps

black archival ink

clear embossing powder

ranger foil sheets

wire

paint dabber pitch black

antique linen, pumice stone and black soot distress ink

seam binding

fired brick and aged mahogany stains

replacements embossing folder

heavy duty embossing folder

vintage inventor stamp plate

chicken wire stamp

 

 

have a fun and inky day!

 

 

 

a small snowy offering!

well here I am rushing...here and there...

.and here I am with my make that should have been blogged yesterday!

 thanks to everyone for their lovely comments at such a busy time...

here is my make :

 

an ATC..i made one for the last challenge over at

fun with atc's and ran out of time to blog!

so as the lovely Alison aka butterfly

is on the design team now and creating wonderful makes

if you haven't seen her beautiful work make sure you take a look

very inspiring!!!

 

so I decided to have a go..

 

the theme is embossing and I

ran my atc through an embossing folder

inked and the triple embossed with clear..

 

adding Tim letters coloured silver,

a rose ( made from tattered floral die)

and dipped in melt pot full of ute

note to self: need more practice!!!

 

 

some wire and lace and voila!

 

I am entering this for the following competitions:
embossing @ http://funwithatcs.blogspot.co.at/

 

have a fun and inky day!!!

back later with tag no 11 for funkie junkies 12 tags 

a whiter shade of pale..

well hey there blog friends and thanks so much for stopping by..

here is a make and not a tag!

 that's two days and no tag!

there is some ..rock candy loose glitter though...

so here is my make today:

 

 

well as i know own a stampsmith stamp...

hope to add more to my stash soon!!!

 

(selling some stash here to pay for them..

fungers crossed!!!)

 

i wanted to enter their challenge white on white..

i started by covering the canvas board in tissue wrap

and covered it in a thick layer of gesso..

to create texture.

 

the edges were embossed with white frantage.

i added lace

flowers..painted white

and

yes you have guessed glittered!! with rock candy distress loose glitter..

did i say i LoVE this!!?

 

 

dream was cut,

lightly coloured with antique linen..just to lift if from background

and triple embossed.

 

 

the image..gorgeous isn't she

was stamped in black archival

on card with a slight coating..i love her...

i did scuff the edges with a tonic tool

 

 

and finally some snowflake die cuts

with little wooden stars..

painted white

and liquid pearls centres..

 

i loved making this and had a ball.

 

 

i am entering this for the following competitions:

monochromatic white @ http://thestampsmithchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

 

p.s i have some stash for sale here if you are interested!

 

have a fun and inky day!

dimensional festive make for creative expressions DT

hey there blog friends,

 new and old..

thanks so much to my new followers and to my faithful followers

 who have left such lovely comments ....they are treasured...

well it is Thursday and time for another

creative expressions Dt make

so here she is:

 

 

and the other side :

 

 

the sheets of stamps i have used are

let it snow

and

heartfelt creations medallions set

 

i have loved playing with these stamps and

that you can create simple and elegant cards and tags

..and then get carried away on things like this ..

 

 

i started by covering a block with the fab new melange tissue wrap..

and  in snow cap, pearl and silver paint dabbers

and a wash of watered down gesso..

 

the tree side had heartfelt medallions small stamp, stamped

and embossed with cosmic shimmer silver  powder

and a dot of liquid pearls added to the centre.

i also added some die cut snowflakes from the new frosted film..

 

 

the tress were stamped in pumice stone,

covered in sticky embossing powder..this is fab..

and yes you have guessed...sprinkled with rock candy loose glitter

did i say i love this?

a little wire and some wooden stars finish this side

the top is an idea-ology knob

 

and the feet are bingo numbers..layered

painted and glittered..

 the other side

 

 

has the beautiful reindeer stamped and

embossed in cosmic shimmer silver...

some flowers,

 

 

covered in glue and seal and then..

sprinkled with loose rock candy glitter..

a few leaves cut from

ranger foil sheets...and glittered as the flowers

 

oh and the sentiment is from the let it snow sheet

 

thanks if you have made it to the end of this post!!

so much to show..

 

have a fun and inky day!

 

Creative expressions have a fab new project book

details here..

 

 



self propelled flowers for dragons dream DT

well it is time for another wonderful recipe over at dragons dream to you to use for on your tag

... so the recipe is titled self propelled flowers

the recipe is:

butterflies,

flowers

and locomotion or movement..

 

oh an make sure to use one real stamp in your tag creation..and have fun!

i had to put my thinking cap on but loved making this so here is my tag:

 

 

i started by making an inky background on my large size 10 tag and

overstamping with flowers flourishes

in broken china

and silver metallic distress stain...

then a bit of flick and spritz for good measure!

 

i added flowers made from tattered floral die

 

.

some beautiful butterflies , i love butterflies,with bottle bodies!

 

a lot of great idea-ology and my little metal butterflies

which actually move..

push the spinner and they will fly round the clock...

 

 

hope you will have fun creating with this recipe, i did, and put in an entry

you could be a dragon dreamboat!

make sure you pop across here to see all the fab design team mates  makes..

 

 

 

have a fun and inky day!

how many bats can you fit in a jar?

well i have quite a few Halloween makes still to blog...

I am not big into the whole Halloween thing but I LOVE making Halloween things!!!

so here is another riveted patchwork. make......

.i know predictable..

...with some bats in a jar!

so here he is :

 

 

i was desperate to play with my new bell jar front he one and only crafty master Tim!

so here is mine...a jar full of bats...

 

i started by making my riveted patchwork background..

adding cogs underneath the metal first..

then adding orange , purple and black tones of alcohol inks...

 

 

i added some bats on a scrunched and inked background.

some fab idea-ology tinsel...

some very bright...flowers

(using tattered floral die)

 

 

and of course..

some stapled bats!!!!

 

i hope you like my batty jar?!

I had a lot of fun making this!

 

i am entering this for the following competitions:

halloween @ http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.co.uk/
halloween @ http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
halloween @ http://atcswithattitude.blogspot.co.uk/
anything goes @ http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
 



 

have a fun and inky day!

icy steampunk for creative expressions DT

well here i am again with an icy and frosty make

using the fab steampunk set

 from Creative Expressions ,

designed by Sam Poole...

this time i have gone for a really icy and frosty feel,

using a favourite seasonal distress of mine..iced spruce...

I just LOVE this colour!

 

so here is my card :

 

 

wish i could get the shimmer and

frostiness

and yummy colour to show better...

 



i started by inking the background with iced spruce DI,

flicking with water and then

drying with heat tool.

i then added the small cog stamped for snowflakes,

and the next smallest cog..in iced spruce

and edged the card in evergreen bough.

 

 

next i put some rock candy distress stickles onto my craft mat

and applied very gently to card..

don't over rub as the ink will blend.

the bird was stamped 3 times using black archival ink,

coloured with distress inks and then

covered in a light coating of glue and seal and coated with loose rock candy distress

( THIS STUFF IS FAB!!!!a subtle sparkle and the colours shine through!)

i did the same to another wing and small wing part

and layered..

 

to complete the card ,

i added some dimensional flowers

made using Tim tattered floral die..

and covered in rock candy distress glitter

and a few twigs..

and added liquid pearls to snowflakes centres

 

 

let me know what you think!

and thanks for taking time in your busy day

to stop by and maybe leave a comment

they are all very appreciated...

have a fun and inky day!

believe in you...

sometimes the hardest thing to do,

is believe in ourselves...

 

i have been playing with rust again,

sorry!!!

 

this time i have made textured rust wings... and i love how these have turned out..

again from the fab timeworn workshop..

and again i have made them ..me...

 

I started with corrugated card for the tag and

added some washes of picket fence stain..

 

the wire mesh ( gardening wire )

has been coloured with alcohol inks...

and stapled to the tag.

 

This tag is simple and so there are not many elements..

i added a fab wendy heart, stamped onto book paper, and inked..

chit chat stickers...inked..

 

two flowers made using the fab tattered floral die..

 

and my rusty wings...

to complete i added vintage cream cotton lace instead of ribbon..

 



 I am entering this for the following challenges:

texture @ http://anythingbutacard.blogspot.ca/

browns and creams, make a tag (optional) @ http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

anything goes @ http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/

 

have a fun and inky day!

Magical monochrome

Well I feel that haven't blogged a tag for a while and the rogue redheads challenge is distressed greens and i love crafting with green distress, so , here is one:

I started with various greens, some stencils, gesso and some stamps...

and this tag just evolved..

Started by applying  a layer of gesso through the chicken wire stencil,

and left to dry,

 then when dry applied DI over the tag and then

stamped some chicken wire randomly

 from the mixed media set of Tim stamps

I distressed the edges and inked these...

the wings were cut from  old packaging and coloured with alcohol inks.

.I quite like that they are hidden in certain lights/ angles

 

I love,love  this dress form and applied black soot embossing powder

on the main part of the dressform  and then

 added a canvas dress ,inked with DI.

 

to complete I added a heart, some ribbon , harlequin border

 and a flower made from the tatteredd floral die.

I love all the textures and layers and although I am embracing colour,

 I love working in monochrome.

Are you a colour person..or do your prefer muted, distressed or monochrome?

I am entering this for the following competitions:

distressed greens @ http://rogueredheaddesigns.blogspot.co.uk/p/our-current-challenge.html

Monochrome @ http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.co.uk/

Anything goes @ http://paperplaytime.blogspot.co.uk/

anything but a card @ http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/

lots of layers  @ http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.co.uk/

have a fun and inky day!