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!

 

 

 

if the crown fits..

well it is Thursday

and time for another creative expressions DT make..

this time using the if the crown fits plate 

as we were lucky to have two sheets to play with..

I have chosen this one for today

another different make for me

 

so here is my make this week:

 

 

again I have gone for a neutral palette with this card

and included a face from the Tim sheet of stamps

found here..

 

I started by clear embossing the crowns on the card , to create a resist,

lots of pumice stone and a hint of black soot distress

and some flick and spritz and the background was complete.

 

 

 I added a flat and pleated piece of tissue tape,

and on the pleated piece a twist of wire

with some small beads threaded on..not sure they show

 

 

finally I added

a face stamped in black archival, the crown..cut out

and added at an angle to create dimension

and some liquid pearls for pearls..

and the sentiment

 

 

a simple make..

but hopefully effective

 

have a fun and inky week

 

 

 

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 

my tag no 10 for the funkie junkies 12 tags 2012

hey there, hope everyone is getting along well with their festive preparations,

 Santa has been working overtime here for our children..

and phew his work is slowly getting done!

thanks to everyone who stops by at this busy time of year!

 

well there are so many inspirational makes in blogland and things to inspire..

and here is my tag for the funkie junkies 12 tags of Christmas..

I am new to this and have loved every moment!

even if I was a late starter....

 

the challenge , if you do all 12 has some fab and generous prizes from Linda's wonderful shop

the funkie junkie boutique

 

so all the details can be found here,

Linda's inspiration tag no 10 is here..

and here is mine..very different again:

 

 

I used a different colour palette, but was inspired by the brickwork and the flowers

I coloured the brickwork, and clear embossed some areas

adding layers of colour

 

 

 

the flowers are snowflakes, stamped in iced spruce

layered with kraft glassine holly leaves covered in...

rock candy distress glitter

with mini kraft flowers

and mini brads

 

 

a few wooden stars

and twirls of rusty wire

complete my tag

 

i am entering my tag for the following:

Lindas 12 tags of 21012..no 10 @ http://thefunkiejunkie.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/hi-everyone-i-know-im-running-late-on.html



 

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..

 

 



handle with care...Dt piece for dragons dream..

well blog friends

 and visitors..new and old..

the dragon has been dreaming again...

and here is our new recipe for the next two weeks...

 

handle with care..

you must do a tag, use one real stamp and these three ingredients:

an animal,

something fragile

and a warning..

so handle with care....

 

and  here is mine:

 

 

so i chose..a reindeer, my message is the warning..

and snowflakes are fragile...

 

why don't you hop across here and see what the rest of the Dt have dreamt up..

there are some fab makes....

and maybe have a play yourself and  invite your friends!!!

 

here's a few pictures...cant help myself can i?

i was inspired to do the hanging tag

by the lovely Redanne here ..

 

 

i love using clear embossed images as a starter in the background

as i have here...

 

and then my little reindeer..

a real favourite of mine at the moment..

 

 

so how you will interpret this fab recipe..

and no cooking involved..

they are the recipes i like!!!

much safer for everyone concerned too...

believe me

you haven't seen me in the kitchen...not good!!!!

 

hop here for the other fab makes and to join in the fun!

 

have a fun and inky day!

 

i am entering this for the following comeptitions:

embossing @ http://thestampmanuk.blogspot.co.uk/

christmas @ http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/

tags @ http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.co.uk/

make your own background @ http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/

t is for tags @ http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/



 

 

a spooky challenge...with Michelle

well a while ago Michelle and i did a challenge thee..

.and here is another....
fab challenge...
now Michelle is the canvas queen...
and it was her choice so.. its a mini canvas board...
hope i come up to scratch...
 

so  we both make something on the theme decided using the same materials..

 

so here is the recipe:
 

canvas board

arts parts residence

Halloween theme

stamps

paint
gesso

die cuts
distress ink
mystery ingredient..i used metal..

 

so here is my make:

 

i started by gluing my die cuts to the canvas board

and then covered in paints and

when dry lots of layers of inky yumminess..

using black soot, metallic distress stain and pumice stone

i left the tree so it looked like it was highlighted

i edged using a fab stabilo all pencil....recommended by Hels

(which can be blended in with a waterbrush!)

i added lots of layers of die cuts to the bottom,
i love this graveyard on the edge die..
and added layers of this coloured and distressed in different ways...

i also added the fab fence die, inked,
embossed and layered with more ink..

the house,
was covered in layers of embossed metal
and inked
i added a screw brad for the door knob..

finally for the stamped element
i added a Halloween tag stamp
..
oh and i added some flying bats!

make sure you pop across here to see Michelle's fab make...
and lets hope she is happy to do another challenge soon!

i love it, gets the brain cells going!!!!!
 

Arty hearty recipe challenge....

Well it is time for another Michelle and Trace recipe..

inspired by the wonderful Hels and Ellen

where we both have the same yummy ingredients and

see what we come up with ...

See mine below and see the lovely Michelle's here..

So onto the ingredients:

A tag

Michelle's Digi (can be found here)

Foil

Embossing...heat or dry

Acrylic paint, gesso

Distress inks

Paint dabbers

Lettering

Stamps

A secret ingredient...

( i may have had a couple..i never was very good at following recipes!!!)

So here's mine:

 

 

I started by putting my tag through an embossing folder,

then lots of painting and inkiness..

then onto Michelle's digi .. i printed out and adhered to cardstock..

then coloured, inked and put through embossing folder...

and inked again...

 

 

my lettering came in the form of a quote...

i added lots of cogs, coloured with various techniques...

 

 

 

and then i added my wire special ingredient...and some rusty wings..

which i made using a rust technique from the fab Andy Skinners timeworn workshop...

 

 

I had a ball making this tag and cannot wait for our next recipe..

make sure you pop across here to see Michelle's fab make...

have a fun and inky day!!

even more distressing.....

well here is another monchrome distressed green piece,

this time using the fab bag die that i saw used by
 the wonderfully talented Candy Colwell use here,

I loved her make so much, i decided to have a go myself...

So using the same palette as my tag , found here,

here is my gift bag:

I used paper from a Tim stack,

die cut the bag shape,

and got distressing!

 

I added lots of distress ink,

then added the chicken wire stamp, randomly
love this stamp

masking off the sides of the bag,

then I clear embossed some butterflies from the Tim papillion set,

I dont know why, but i love clear embossing!!!

To complete i added die cut movers and shapers dress form, inked

and overstamped with papillion background

and some harlequin border left from another project

and this wonderful sentiment.

have a fun and inky day!

Alice, the White rabbit and a strange situation..for dragon dreams tag it on dt.

Still so chuffed to have been asked to be part of this fab dt...

this fortnight the challenge is one well out of my comfort zone..and so it was a  real challenge...all the details of the recipe can be found here.
you need Alice, the white rabbit and a situation...

Make sure you pop across to see all the dts fab makes here and

 maybe join in  the fun and spread the word!

there is now a chance to be a dragon dreamboat and be picked to  feature

in a top three dreamboats each fortnight....

So here is my tag: ( which had to include Alice, the white rabbit and a situation)

I had to acquire some Alice stamps , as mine had gone the way of eBay

for different stash...so I better keep this set safe!
these are from artstic outpost , called wonderland collage

I started by making the background, using a take on Tim Holtz rusted enamel.

.a technique I love ...but with twist..

and the embossing powder was a special make your own blend!

i love the way you can emboss patches and ink through....which I did with black soot DI.

the stars and butterfly wings were embossed

using own the same homemade concoction

...and I filled the little bottle with it...

The images were lightly coloured 

and I added some picket fence marker to Mr rabbit....

The little tag for the bottle was cut using a Tim sizzix die....

tiny tabs and tags
and the sentiment is an all time favourite from Wendy vecchi.... its face art.

This was a real adventure,

not only for Alice and the rabbit but for me too....

let me know if you think it was a happy ending?!

I am entering this for the following challenges :

magical and mystical @ http://panpasteluk.blogspot.co.uk/
tag you're it @ http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/pio-30-tag-youre-it.html
more than words @  http://pinkleart.blogspot.co.uk/
distressing @ http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

happy mail - tag swap

well here is a post with a difference,

 i cannot tell you how happy I was when the lovely Mel ..the yorkshire fox, suggested we do a tag swap.

.I love her work and boy I was not disappointed..

I was lucky to receive  the most fantastic tag shown below,  and much more, lots of lovely goodies all so beautifully wrapped,

 it really made my heart smile.

So here is Mel's fab tag:

the only condition of the swap was that we added a heart..

we both love hearts..something about them..

 i wish my photography skills could do this stunning tag justice..

the wire work is so wonderful and the textures on the tag are just amazing.

 to see more of Mel's fantastic work make sure you pop across here ...it will be well worth it!
She is super talented and creative and makes the most beautiful and  thoughtful pieces
and has a very kind heart .


http://theyorkshirefox.blogspot.co.uk/

i love the heart and the textures and what a fab word...oh and you know i love wings!!.just fab, thanks Mel..I love it and hope we can do it again sometime soon.

Mels work is so beautiful,

thoughtful and i am thrilled to have this tag

to add to my wall!

sometimes, kindness and friendship blossoms i the most unexpected places

and like the heart should be treasured, thanks Mel

here is the tag I made for the swap..using various Tim goodies,clear embossing, layers of ink and staples , a heart and wings!

thanks for all the lovely comments, they mean a lot!

have  a fun and inky day
and make you stop by Mels for amazing inspiration..