Tag Inspired by Carol Quance at PA

I will definitely be keeping the tag book project in mind for when I have more time. I've cheated and used a tag from a ready made pocket book that been in the drawer for a while.  It doesn't quite show in the picture but the tag is pearlised and this give a great sheen through the paint.  I've used PA Hot Picks Xtra 01stamps for the small white snow effect blobs and cogs and Tim Holts umbrella man and wording for the main image.
Gutted I've been away all weekend and didn't get time to post this for the challenge .

Just got the rest of the tags and pockets to go lol !

PA - Inspired by France Papillon

I've been toying wth the idea of starting an art journal for a while - after seeing France Papillon's page ealier this week on the Paperartsy blog it gave me that extra push to have a go! All her projects this weeks have been amazing.

I didn't want to go straight into my book (just in case it was complete disaster) so have created this page to stick in later - quite pleased for a first attempt. I've had this IndigoBlu stamp for a few weeks and haven't had a chance to use it yet. Stamping onto mulberry paper didn't quite work out but I suppose it's all about trial and error to see what works. 

Might just have caught the bug !

Purple Canvas

I'm very pleased with my first attempt at a whole canvas - the inspiration came from a step by step project in the January copy of Craft Stamper.

The canvas background was made with cut out embossed paper, punched paper strips, chip board shapes and dimensional paste used with a mask.

This was them painted in various layers, blending the blue and purple towards the centre.

The final stage was flitter glue and gilding flakes on the edges and loads of lovely embellishments !

18th Birthday Present

This is a recent make for a friend of my daugher. Painted using PaperArtsy fresco finish paints - these give a brilliant cover, even with one coat. A touch of stencilling and a key to finish things off !  I've made a number of "initials" for presents, some decoupached and some painted, all have gone down well. People who don't craft always think you've spent ages making it. The best thing is it solves what to get teenagers who have everything.

IndigoBlu Challenge 3 - Flowers

An excellent challenge as it's made me get out this stamp I've been meaning to use for a few weeks now.  I love the detail on this stamp, I don't think the card needs any extra embellishment as the image is so beautiful.  I've also coloured the same image in peach/browns to get a completely different effect. I suppose Ishould have a go at reds as the stamp is "Blazing Poppies"!

1st Birthday - Clarice

This is a card I recently made for a collegue's niece - this travelled all the way to South Africa !  The image was a free stamp from a recent magazine, coloured with promarkers.  A length of velvety pink ribbon and some cute buttons finished it off nicely.

First Ever Blog Challenge Entry

I'm being brave and entering a card into a blog challenge for the first time. which is quite fitting as it's for the first challenge on Indigoblu. The main image and background are both stamped in Peacock Feathers distress ink. The flower is made from acetate, inks and tissue paper - a technique I saw Kay demonstrate a couple of years ago.