Random Sharings!

Hi Everyone!

Just dropping in to share a few creations from this weekend :)

Firstly a Birthday card I made for our neighbour whose Birthday it is today - Happy Birthday Laura! I used Sizzix Alterations Sewing Room & Alphabetical (loving this font!), Tims Kraft Coredinations card a Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folder & some Seam Binding coloured with Antique Linen Distress Stain.

Secondly my iphone cover which I overhauled yesterday with some cute charms & a lot of watch pieces adhered with some Multi Matte Medium. Whilst it seems remarkably firm I think I'll seal it all down with a layer of Diamond Glaze tomorrow at the shop.

The frame & Vintage hue on this photo was created with Snapseed, a great App, I'm loving it :)

Lastly, whilst perusing Shabby Blogs for a new Spring Time Background & Header I discovered this free frame download on their blog & quickly slotted in a pic of Kieran devouring Churros @ Wahaca in Stratford Westfields Shopping Centre late last year :)

Thought I'd pass it on!

Have a Great Sunday, thanks for dropping by!

Christmas Configured!

Yesterday we hosted a Christmas Configurations workshop taught by Julie.

6 of us had great fun & "just" managed to finish in 6 hours!

Here is mine, I added the feet this morning, I'm delighted (thanks Julie!)

Thanks also to Ann, Carol, Christine & Jennie who came to play!

Onto this morning, Kieran had to join me today & was gutted he missed out on creating yesterday. "Make one then!" I said and off he went. Choosing papers, embellishments etc.

Within hours he had completed this, with only a little help from me with the tissue tape binding. Not bad for a 10 year old eh?

Both are now proudly displayed on our windowsill at home :)

The walnut is a Christmas Dec made by his Grandma - perfect!

Thanks for dropping by!





Tims Tags 11 & 12!

Alas, today was the last day of Tims 12 Tags of Christmas for 2011.

Sigh.....

I've so enjoyed creating, trying new techniques & products, tomorrow it will be back to work as normal (well as normal as I can possibly be!)

Here's my version of Tag 11

I used this cool set of Christmas stamps by Teresa Collins and had lots of fun with the shrink & melt pot!

Finally Tag 12, love love love it!

The Tissue Wrap is divine & you maybe pleased to know we are selling it by the metre so you can try it before splashing out on a full roll!

The bottom of the tag is waiting for just the right kind of tinsel, so will have to root around at home to see if I can snag some :)

Tomorrow I will share with you my handmade Christmas Wrapping :)



Tims Tag Day 10!

Lovely day today creating Tims tag with Rosemary & in the company of Julie & Olivia :)

Loved the tape transfer, never used tape before, so cool backed onto the foil!

Thanks to Julie for the tinsel & tulle!

As with all the other Tims Tags you can find most of the products used here plus a few alternative items here Look out for a few selected items with 20% Off!

Here's a few sneak peaks of next Mondays workshop by Julie (our Configuration Queen!)

You can book it here :)

Gorgeous isn't it!

Take care for now :)

Kate x



And more!

I can't deny it, I'm having great fun this year joining in with Tims Tags!

So much so I had a go at one of last years too :)

Today I made 2 versions of Tag 9 with different Artistic Stamper stamped backgrounds. The Regency pattern, like Tims & the Calligraphic 'cos I love this stamp so much!

Find all the associated products we have plus a few alternatives here on our site :)

If you're local & free tomorrow, come along & join me for a FREE Crop Day!



Tags, tags & more tags!

Loving Tags!!!

Here's more of my versions of Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas :)

Day 2

Day 5 - meh...

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Phew!

And this morning I made tags for the family presents :)

Don't forget we have most of the products Tim is using on his Tags plus a few alternatives with some special discounts here :)

Happy Christmas Crafting!

Catching Up!

This morning I stole myself away to the shop (the boys are away!) and was joined by Jennie for a few hours. We set about creating Tims Tags, sharing stash (thanks Jennie!) & having a natter.

A very productive few hours, thoroughly enjoyable :)

Day 1 (my favourite so far!)

Day 2

(Still a work in progress)

Day 3

Day 4

Join us at one of our Catch Up Crops or snag some of the products here

There are random 20% off products too!

Happy Christmas Crafting x



Tims Tags Offers!

Are you following Tim's Tags this year?!

They're a true inspiration I think you'll agree

Each Day we will upload all the products we have plus a few alternatives to the website.

Selected items will have 20% off until Christmas Eve :)

If you're local, why not join us at one of our Catch Up Crops & make tags, cards, journals, whatever you're working on! Of course you are welcome to make use of our dies, stamps & punches!

Adirondack Lushness!

Just thought I'd share some shots of the tags we made on Saturday with Jennie :)

Oodles of Techniques using Colorwash Sprays, Alcohol Inks, Paint Dabbers,

Pigment & Dye Inks & Artistic Stamper Stamps!

Thoroughly enjoyable, Inky, painty and lovely!

 

 

 

 

Next month Jennie is hosting a UTEE Workshop

A great one to attend if you are thinking about purchasing a Melt Pot or if you have a Melt Pot & are too scared to use it! You'll learn tips & tricks throughout the day & have loads of fun!

Book your place here :)



Chicken Soup #37

Friday again! 

That means another Chicken Soup Recipe is up for interpretation :) 

Pop over, have a peek & join in! 

Here's mine :) 

I chose my colours & textures from the photo (pink/black & bricks) Random! 

Here's a step by step:

- Stamp edges of Black Bazzill card with Daily Junque stamps and Brilliance Orchid ink 

- Die cut cogs with chipboard 

- Emboss Distress Core'dinations pink card with Texture Fades folders 

- Die cut one piece of that Embossed card with Cogs 

- Gently swipe over embossed card with Black Soot Distress Ink Pad 

- Adhere embossed cogs to chipboard cogs 

- Place photos, cogs & embossed car onto background 

- Balance page by placing cogs in a triangle 

- Add more stamped image from Daily Junque set 

- Die cut alphabet and adhere to card & a sticker 

- Add journalling to another sticker 

- Finally add a glaze of Glossy Accents to the title & date then leave well alone to dry! 

Have a Chilled Weekend yourselves!

Chicken Soup #36

Hi Everyone! 

Here's my piece for this weeks Chicken Soup Recipe. 

Join in and get inspired :) 

I went with the colours in the photo, love 'em!

Here's a Nice 'n Easy Step by Step :)

Cut tag & bookplate using Grafix Chipboard & Sizzix die (thanks Julie!)

Paint tag & inside of bookplate with Aqua Paint Dabber

Paint bookplate with Jo Sonja's Yellow Green Paint

Stamp images from the Artemio Birds & Nest Set on the tag

Stamp phrase from Tims Odds & Ends Set

using Versamagic Jumbo Java Ink Pad.

Make sure everything's Dry!

Attach bookplate with Scrappy Glue & fix with brads.

Run a strip of tape across tag & attach mini puffball trim.

Have a Wonderful & Sunny (hopefully!) Weekend!

p.s. You have until next weekend to enter the Promarker Blog Candy

&

we're cropping tomorrow for £1 for anyone not going to Ally Pally!

Pretty Spools!

I've been meaning to Blog these for a week or two now, please excuse my blog tardiness! Aren't we seeing Spools everywhere at the moment!? You'd think it might spur my sewing machine into action but sadly not, yet!

So anyway these cuties (even if I do say so myself!) were created by Jane & myself were inspired by two sources :)

Firstly, the wrapping of paper, lace & ribbon from an article in the Winter Issue of Somerset Life. This publication is packed with homely inspiration & wonderful photography!

Secondly, we saw spools with clips on the Alterations table on the Sizzix stand at this years Trade Show.

Et Voila (apologies, I've been watching Raymond!), a perfect base to show off a tag, ATC or random piece of artwork :)

 Speaking of Random Art, these 2 pieces were created simply by using KaiserCrafts English Rose paper, Cuttlebugs Script Embossing Folder, Victorian Velvet & Crushed Olive Distress Inks, Sizzix Alterations Regal Crest Bigz Die.

The Large Spools were swiped with Antique Linen Distress Stain & the Clips coloured with Alcohol Inks!

 

:)

Inspiring Weekend!

This Weekend we were lucky to attend a

"Ranger on the Road" Workshop sponsored

by Personal Impressions.

3 Delightful hours were spent in the Company

of Tim Holtz & Dyan Reaveley creating

3 Beautiful Canvases which are now proudly

displayed in the shop cabinet :)

We had the Opportunity to road test the new Ranger

Distress Stains, Resist Papers, Perfect Pearls, Glues,

Sizzix Alterations etc. etc.

Now we sit patiently & wait for our lovely

new stock to arrive!

We are now taking Pre-orders of some Advantus &
Stampers Anonymous Stamps by Tim Holtz,
which we know will be here very soon :)