6 bird themed ATCs
Today I have six different bird themed ATCs I created for a swap. I decided to change things up completely with each one… using different techniques and mediums. First I started with alcohol ink and...
View ArticleJOFY stencil and stamp fun
More oxide play … this time a stencilled and stamped panel. I used new to me JOFY Paperartsy stamps and a stencil to create this card. Once the flower was stamped (over the stencilled background) I...
View ArticleMore Jofy play
So I kept out the Jofy stamps from yesterday and decided to play with emboss resist. I chose two different colour schemes and played with distress oxides to get some fun colour combinations. Then...
View ArticleDT: Back to Basics and Beyond: masks and stencils
Hi there. I’ve joined another design team, this time for a challenge blog called Back to Basics and Beyond where there is a different technique or product type to be tried out every fortnight. This...
View ArticleSarah’s circle journal
I have another circle journal contribution to share with you today… this is the first in the current round of journals and it’s in Sarah’s journal. And I videoed the process for you to watch. My colour...
View ArticleArt journalling
Today I am back to working in my journal just for me… And my page transformed quite a bit from the start to the end. It wasn’t a clean page I started with as there was already a fair amount of wipe off...
View ArticleCircle journal for Marie
Another of my teal and lime pages for a circle journal and this one is for my raggy doll sister Marie. She created a fab bunting journal from canvas sheets. And that gave me the idea of fabric and...
View ArticleJofy tag for UK Stampers Forum
Here is the tag I made for this month’s swap at UK stampers forum. I started with a gelli printed tag and added tissue wrap and then leftover bits from the gelli printed ATCs I made last month. This...
View ArticleCalendar – June 2019
On days like today I’m grateful for having prepped some blog posts ahead of time. I’ve been ill for the past few days and crafting and blogging have not been an option… so sorry for being AWOL!...
View ArticleGoodbye gifts
So this week I left my job of the last 9 years as I start a new job on Monday. It was an emotional week as I worked with a bunch of thoroughly splendid group of people, especially the two girls who...
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Circle journal for Millie
Today I am sharing the art journal page I made for Millie in her circle journal.As a reminder, this time my colours for the journal are teal and lime and I started with a gelli print pattern using the...
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Distress oxide cards
A couple of weeks ago my friends Karen and Mara joined me for some arty fun and we played with distress oxides (at Mara’s request). I didn’t do much prep before the session due to a lack of time but...
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Finishing off distress oxide cards
I shared the cards I made as part of a play session with my friends a few days ago… well I finished a few off, plus some of the partial pieces I made during the play session too… so here they are....
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Pairing patterns and fun backgrounds
Sometimes I forget to put patterned paper and handmade backgrounds together, so it’s a lovely surprise when I do and it works well. This card is one of those times! The background I actually made last...
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Mini marvels… one basket crafting part 2
More of the cards I made crafting out of one basket of supplies. This one was lots and lots of layers of paint and then after stamping the flower I created a mask and overstamped using black versafine...
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Mini marvels… Crafting from a basket part 6
Final two cards made from the basket challenge… yes I managed 12 in total! This one took a bit of time to make as I used glossy texture paste over the inking and that takes a while to dry. I started...
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Isolation index card a day week 2 and 3
Continuing with my index card every working day… here are days 6 – 10 and 11-14. Loved how different they each are as I used different stage each day. So these are weeks 2 and 3 of my isolation index...
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Circle journal for Marie
Another of my teal and lime pages for a circle journal and this one is for my raggy doll sister Marie. She created a fab bunting journal from canvas sheets. And that gave me the idea of fabric and...
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UK stampers forum swap – stripes (tag)
So today was the first day back at real work after a month away (covid and Christmas) and although it was a bit anxiety raising my lovely team made me feel fab within minutes of starting the day. Feel...
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UK stampers forum coin swaps… stripes
Hello there blog readers… so today I actually had to produce some output at work, leading to lots of procrastination but eventually getting there. The procrastination period however has led to me...
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