That Craft Place Sugar and Spice Cards

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I am back with a few cards i made using the Sugar and spice digital stamps from That Craft Place. They are now available as a rubber stamp collection called Lilly Mac and you can buy them from the That Craft Place shop

I love this image so cute and i dont normally do cute.

This one is a lovely winter image that doesn't have to be a Christmas card

Here are the links to the shop and blog 

Trimcraft Christmas 2015 First Edition Gilded Winter: Be Merry Layout and Sketch

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I am going to start introducing more scrapbook layouts on to the blog as i used to do before life got crazy. I will also be introducing matching sketches to accompany some of my layouts as well.

I used the Me to You Christmas pad from last year for the background and the 8x8 Gilded Winter pad for the layers. The Gilded Winter pads are being relaunched for this year which i am happy about as i loved them last year but they sold out so fast i never got hold of the 12x12 pad.

Here is my first sketch i am sharing which i hope will inspire you to have a go at scrapbooking. I hope to share a new one every month.

I used the First Edition markers to draw around a stencil and colour it in. These are really good markers that give an even and smooth coat of colour.

I cut the gold foil floral shape out of the patterned paper from the 8x8 Gilded Winter pad. I then painted one of the plant markers from the Forget me not range with DecoArt crackle paint and stamped snowflakes onto it.

I used the First Edition Markers purple set to colour in a wooden embellishment which i used for the title.

Thank you for visiting and if you make anything with the sketch please leave a link to your blog or gallery in the comments and i shall visit and leave some love xx

Creativity Magazine Issue 61: 3 Ways With Spritzing Inks

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I can share my makes for Crativity Magazine issue 61 now.

Its always a great feeling to see my makes published

Here is my layout which i had to use the Artiste Spritzing inks on. I use them on everything so i had to think up a few different ways of using them. So i spritzed them onto the page and added water so i could paint with them and created a watercolour background.

I let some of the ink drip down the page

I have a thing for neon and have added it to everything but don't worry because now Christmas crafting has started it will be glitter that is added to everything instead and maybe neon.

Thank you for stopping by

A Vintage Card With First Edition Markers

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I am back with another card made using the Forget me Not range and the new First Edition Markers.

I love the vintage patterns in this range and kept with the floral theme by adding a few butterflies.

I add gems to the centers for extra sparkle

Cut doilies in half and layer them up.

Scrap Around The World August Challenge: Vacation layout

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Here is my Entry for the Scrap Around the World August mood board. You can link up your projects here http://scraparoundtheworld.blogspot.co.uk/p/about-us.html. There are lots of prizes from the sponsors this month including a new one.

I loved this photo of Weymouth Harbor and i wanted to create a travel themed layout using the mood board bellow. I used the 7 Dots Studio Love is in the Air 12x12 paper sheet for the base.

I started off by using a Teresa Collins 12x12 stencil mask to add texture to the background. I then took a selection of Kaisercraft texture stamps and stamped them randomly around the page before adding Misters from 13arts

I spritzed a paper doily with Sepia and gold misters and cut it in half. 

I love this beaded trim i found in my local market and was waiting for the perfect project to use it on.

Thank you for visiting

Forever Dark August Challenge

                                                                    Hi all

I am back with a few projects i made for the Forever Dark Challenge Blog. Our sponsors this month are Rosey Hearts, Poppy Seed Graphics and Oddball Art. For your chance to win some digi stamps from our sponsors link up your project here http://foreverdark2.blogspot.co.uk/

This is the Wings of flight digi stamp by Rosey Hearts. i used a selection of free papers from Far far hill and layered them up. I then spritzed a mixture of misters across the bottom of the card.

My next card is made using the Reach for the stars digi stamp by Poppy Seed Graphics. coloured the stamp with Artiste Watercolour pend and cut it out using a die cut. I then used pleated fabric across the bottom and added a few strips of jute.

Here is my card using the Blood Thirsty Becky stamp by Oddball Art

Thank you for looking and links to our sponsors are bellow

That Craft Place Mixed Media Anything Goes Challenge August

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I am back with the next challenge and this time i have made a mixed media tag using a mixture of Santoro Willow products and MDF from That Craft Place. You can join us for our August mixed media themed challenge over at http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/

I started off by painting a coat of  sage acrylic paint onto the base and then spritzing it with Artiste Electric Blue Spritzing ink.

I then used the Willow The Mechanic of my heart stamp set to stamp cogs over the tag which i then embossed with copper embossing powder.

The steampunk butterfly was made by gluing a wooden key embellishment to the centre of a wooden butterfly. i then glued a few cogs to it and painted the lot in bronze acrylic paint

I covered a resin embellishment with DecoArt Copper Kettle Metallic Luster and and stuck it over a few mini hexagons.

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A Step in the Dark August Challenge

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I am back with my project for A Step in the Dark Challenge group. Our sponsor this month is Stitchy bear http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index. To have a chance at winning all you have to do is create a project that is on the Dark side and post it into the album in the Facebook group.

For my next project i have gone a bit goth and made this Gothic wedding card where the vows death do us apart have been taken literally. you can but this stamp here http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_109&products_id=2921

Here is a close up of the stamp which was coloured using pencils.

Thanks for visiting

Docrafts Team July Blog Hop: Interactive Elements

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Today I am taking part in the July Docrafts Team Hop and the theme this month is to add and interactive element to your project. So i attempted to make a spinner card.

 please hop along to the other blogs on the list to see what my team have been making

Heather https://heathermitchelldesign.wordpress.com/

Mags Woodcock https://thetaglady.wordpress.com

Julie Wilson http://newnanny.blogspot.co.uk/

Emilie Grant http://emiliesadventuresincraftyland.blogspot.co.uk/

Katie http://whatkatiedid2.blogspot.co.uk/

Sarah Douglas http://stickerkitten.co.uk/

The mechanism is made from a separate sheet of card and you just cut a circle out of it and then take the cut out bit and cut a smaller circle out of it. When you stick it to the card only add 3d foam to the corners otherwise the spinner bit get stuck.

The Spinner is two pennies stuck together with a large 3d dot and a metal charm stuck to that.

There wasn't much space left on the card so i added small embellishments and paper strips to the edges.

I used the mini Gorjuss Girl decoupage that came free with one of the Creativity mag gifts.

Thank you for visiting 

Colouring with the First Edition Markers

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I have been playing with the new First Edition Markers and i have to say they are easy to use with strong colours. They come with a blender pen and all the pens are numbered so its easier to shade them.

I used the Bohemian collection for this card and used spritzing ink on the card base which i sprayed lightly and flicked across the card/ I then cut two doilies in half and layered them up before i cut out the flowers and leaves from the 12x12 pad and stuck them down..

I coloured in the bird stamp by following the First Edition  colour chart  which helped me to decide which shades went together. 

The butterflies i cut out of the packaging and adhered with a 3d foam pad

I finished the card off with a sentiment and adhesive gems

Thank you for looking.

Wedding Ever After: Something Borrowed Wedding Card

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i am back with a few projects showing off the new Papermania range. It is designed to be used to make custom wedding stationary and is released in July.

To make the curved shape, take an A5 card blank and place the Extra Large Square Parenthesis die over it leaving a bit of an edge so that the card doesn't fall apart.

cove base with Midnight Blush paper and trim to fit

Cut a strip of kraft card and using a Xcut lace boarder punch add a decorative edge down one side. Cut another strip of patterned paper and glue it down the centre of the kraft card and then cut a length of beige ribbon and stick that over the patterned paper.

Cut out a medium sized frame from the Xcut oval frame set and then one in cream card using the oval nesting die set.

Stamp sentiment onto cram oval and stick frame over it before adding to the card.

Decorate with ribbon flowers, flower charms and pearls.

                             Glue a 6x6 velum insert inside card and stamp a message inside.

Thank you for visiting and the new Wedding Ever After range is now available in store