Some more ATCs. The top two used clear embossing onto a glue stick – I quite like the coverage you can get and the bobble texture it makes so use it every now and again. I had two images of the angel so one image I used as a background and slipped it behind clear-embossed cut-out flower borders. The angel herself was…
Here is the image of the 'Home Sweet Home' Bookmark, inspired by the 'Home Sweet Home' ATC. Promised I would put it up when I found the picture!The bookmark went into a housewarming present (which was a book btw - handy that).I've entered this into the My Time to Craft Challenge as it was for a New Home and went with the…
Artist Trading Cards or ATCs are fab for trying out new techniques on a small scale. I love them but must admit I don't do that many. Here are some of my more recent ones, trying out different ideas. The 'Home Sweet Home' ATC was actually inspired by the 'New Home' card and I have also made it into a bookmark. Shall…
So I thought I might have a go at the 'Brown, Orange and Green with Flowers' challenge on Donna's Bearly Mine Craft Blog. So here is my attempt... This was great fun to do. It uses colours I don't often try so it really made me think. Thanks, Donna.
I have a thing about dinosaurs, I love them. Of course this is quite a confession for a woman of my age. So any opportunity I have, I hide my obsession by designing dinosaur-related things for younger relatives and children of friends. It's what kids like, right? So here is a dinosaur design I drew for my boyfriend's nephew's second birthday. Had…
I'm having one of those nights were I just can't sleep. Do you have them? I thought that if I did some blogging and caught up on my reader subscriptions I might relax my brain. I think it has actually had the opposite effect. Well, seeing as I am here, I might as well put some piccies up ;) I got this…
So here are some more cards. Some mixed styles and uses. The first card I used for a friend's birthday and was one of those accidental things where I was just trying out inking a stamp with multiple colours from distressed ink pads. The card also uses tearing and one of the layers has been bronze embossed using a glue stick to…
I have recently bought a new sewing machine. The motor went on my second-hand and very old Frister and Rossman. Having two sewing projects on the go and feeling a bit lost without a sewing machine I bought a new one. Wahoo. And have now completed my skirt (one of the uncompleted projects). Wahoo again.Now just have to work on the other…
As I seem to be in the blogging mood I'm putting up some old projects I have photos for. Some of the things I've been making for friends and relatives as presents. I decorated a tray with acrylic paints and decoupage and knitted some scarfs. My knitting leaves a lot to be desired but the scarves seemed to have come out alright…
Been having a go at scrapbooking and really enjoy putting together scrapbook pages. The big scale is fun to work with after cards. My only problem is I have too many photos and not enough time :) The page with the picture from the gardens at Alhambra, a beautiful Moorish Fortress in Granada, Spain, used a mix of printing onto acetate and…