Lady Sophia in her Garden of Love

Hi, hope you had a goodly weekend.....The UK has Summer and its a scorcher.....yipee....

Am showing you dear Lady Sophia today in her Garden of Love, a garden she has lovingly created.

Sophia's husband is away at the moment, serving the King; she seeks solace in her flowers and the beautiful butterflies.  Sophia loves to write poetry but she won't share them with me, (maybe its because I'm a Peasant) so hence I cannot share them with you..............

Products used:  Stamps by Kelly Panacci and Lost Coast Designs. Gesso, Paper Napkin, Modge Podge and Whisper Pens.

Am entering this Hanging (bought from Paper Artsy)  for the following challenges:

Craft Room Challenge - Vintage Stamping
Ali-craft Challenge - Butterflies
Country View Crafts Challenge - Summer Sizzler

I think this is a record for me entering three challenges as usually my creations don't fit into many challenges, let alone three......woo hoo

Thank you for popping in and have a great week ahead, take care of yourselves, Hugs Annette x

Is it her Destiny to spend her Life in a Pot?

Hi, had some time on my hands and wanted to make another Hanging as haven't made one for a while......

Did the usual and covered it in Gesso first.  I bought some tester pots from B&Q who were selling them off....2 for 50p..........we love a bargain and painted it over with these.  Stencil applied with Modelling Paste then sanded over, Distress inks were used for the colourings.  The Swirls are Rub Ons and added some copper dragonflies. Finished off with a couple of coats of Modge Podge to protect it.
The Hanging and Stamp are from Paper Artsy.

My youngest daughter, Wendy, has just come back from her holiday in Bodrum, Turkey............looks like she enjoyed herself....ooooh I love that girl........

Thank you for dropping in, take care of yourselves, hugs Annette xx

Artsy Crafty Christmas!

Hi, was struggling to think of a title for this post, but as I was using all PaperArtsy Stamps, except for the greeting which was a Crafty Individual free stamp,  this was the best I could come up with.............mind you its not a bad title is it...........!!

Canvas Bookmark

These are not your usual type of Christmas cards, but you see had bought this set of stamps in Birmingham and just had to use them, couldn't help myself...............all the die cuttings were gifts and liked the gothic look of them.  Coloured with Distress Inks.  The bookmark had to be varnished just in case the dye of the inks rubbed off with use.

The Christmas tree at home is up, decorated in Victorian style with lots of homemade decorations.  My husband likes to decorate the hall and he has bought quite a lot of paper decorations which reminds him of his childhood.............plus a magic lantern light.........everybody say aaaaaah.......

Wishing you a Happy Wednesday and take care of yourselves and hope nobody has suffered excess water damage here in the UK.  Hugs Annette x

Fly me to the Moon..........

Happy Monday.........Effie is back with the Gothic Arches challenge and this time its ' Flown the Nest '.

 This Arch is not strictly Gothic shaped so hope its acceptable.  Here is the little person after she was released.....

and here she is before.................aaaahhhhh

Stamps and products used:  Art Journey, Paper Artsy.  Distress Inks and Flowersoft..........the Cage was taken from a bag of cheeses which rather amused me, but then am easily amused..............

Hope you will keep a look out for the Gothic Arches and even better make one yourself......just click the title and it will take you to the challenge blog.

Have a great day.........the sun is out but the winds are very gusty.......so hold onto your hats.  Thanks for popping in and take care of yourselves.  Hugs Annette x

Squares Simply or Otherwise.....!

Hi, the lovely Jean Hardy of Crafty Individuals is holding her first challenge (see my sidebar). The challenge is Simply Squares and to use at least one CI rubber stamp. The great news is that Five Lucky Winners will get the stamp of their choice........woo hoo so get those stamps out and get creating................

When I get excited, as you know, can never do just one......... so yep have done Three...............lol

(Jean, take your pick.............am happy whichever you choose for the challenge)

Firstly, made a Card followed on by Two small Canvases................my first attempt at these canvases looked blooming horrible and was ready to throw them in the bin as didn't think I could salvage them............but then espied some scraps of old wallpaper......yipee, problem solved.

The characters are female versions of Gulliver on their travels.....oh come on use your imagination...........LOL

CI Stamps used. CI-154, CI-190, CI-275, CI-209

Other stamps are by PaperArtsy and Darkroom Door

The stamps on the canvases were stamped in Archival Coffee and then watercoloured; Stickles and foam pads. I stamped on gloss card using Archival Black, for the Black and White card, and backing was run through the Cuttlebug..........OK too much information..............lol

Anyways see what you think, hope you like them. Have a great day in the sunshine and take care. Hugs Annette x

ROYALTY VISITS GINGERSNAPS !!

Hi, the Gingersnaps Chestnut Theme Challenge this week is Kings and Queens. Yep Royalty comes to Gingersnaps......cool........so now you have the chance to be a Royal Ginger if you play along with us; how brilliant is that. Again you can create anything you like as long as you use the theme. If you are not sure what I am talking about check out the Gingersnaps Blog link (on my sidebar) for the wonderful DT samples.

My DT Ginger sample is Avant-Garde which is a fun piece. Background is the Rock Salt Distress Ink technique which is fun to do as you never know how its going to turn out. Products used are T Holtz Distress Inks, Black Stickles and Rock Candy Distress Stickles. Stamps by TJ Designs, Paper Artsy and B Line (which have been chopped about a bit). Looking at the photograph I think I should have covered the Queen up a bit and not shown her manly chest for all to see...............lol

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with as its such a great challenge with endless possibilities. Take care and have a great day, Annette x

DAY 3 OF 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

Brillioso I have something at long last the Tim Holtz Die Cut Bird..........wheeeeeeeee, but after that its improvise all the way......... Am still trying to get through the 12 days using recycled products and so far so good.

Tag and Bird cut from left over thick Watercolour paper, the Moss is Flowersoft dyed with Alcohol Inks. Sparkly Organza Ribbon off a present and an ear-ring fragment for the centre of the flower. Stamped script over scraps of tissue for the flower, very old glitter instead of tinsel. Ooh and nearly forgot the little picture on the side was once on a Christmas Gift.

Stamps used: PaperArtsy, Inkadinkado, TJ Designs and Debbi Moore. Apart from the improvisations I have followed Tim Holtz technique for this tag......yea......

Artyjen.blogspot is running a fun gallery for anyone who wants to add their tags to it. There are some really great interpretations over there, well worth a visit if you get the time.

I still cannot get into the kitchen because now the sealing they have put on the floor has to dry and my cooker is up in the air on its side............and will be that way until Monday afternoon when they put the new floor in...... aah well, not long to wait now.

Be seeing you again soon I hope. Am now off to visit all my crafty friends blogs and have a nosey round.....ooh we do love doing that don't we...............lol Take care and stay warm, and thank you for sticking with me........ Annette x

THREE MUSES - Back to Nature

Hi, hope you have all been enjoying the sunshine.

I made this ATC for Cindy and its winging its way over the Atlantic to her as we speak........

There are some out of this world Back to Nature projects over at the Three Muses so please keep your eye open for them, they are brilliant.

Am also entering this for Fun with ATCs - Wings another great blog worth looking at, again some great creations http://funwithatcs.blogspot.com/

Being a self confessed Stampaholic the ATC is stamped and inked, with a touch of Glimmer Mist on the moon to hopefully make it glow.

Stamps used: Crafty Individuals, Lavinia Stamps and PaperArtsy. Distress Inks - Tim Holtz

Hope Cindy likes it and you do as well; think I must be going through a pretty phase at the moment.

Thank you for popping by and leaving comments, I really love receiving them like we all do. Take care, Annette x

THREE MUSES - ZETTI

Hi,

This has taken me a long time to get this challenge and I so wanted to complete on time. I have a bit of a medical problem at the mo, but its all being taken care of thank goodness and hopefully my stamina will soon return as I love crafting like the rest of you wonderful bloggers.

Anyway enough of that and onto my Zetti offering. 'Been There Done That!' (this is what the bird is saying). My Zetti is made up from a Tim Holtz embossing folder which has had various metallics rubbed in, then stazon swiped. The stamps are a combination of a Zetti stamp, PaperArtsy, T J Designs and Crafty Individuals. Some bits have been glossed and Distress Stickled plus inked and chalked. Hope it amuses you as again I have had a lot of fun with it. There are some wonderful creations at the Three Muses so keep your eye open for them.

Thank you for popping and supporting me. Have a lovely day and a terrific Bank Holiday weekend. Annette x

C of C Week 10 - Distress Stickles

Woo wooo 2 posts in a day.......

I know stop showing off..............lol

The wonderful Linda has given us Distress Stickles from the Compendium of Curiosities to do. I have used Rock Candy Distress Stickles on this piece (hope you can see it). The background is stamped with Roses from Darkroom Door and all inked with Tim Holtz distress inks, other stamps used are Joanna Sheen and Paper Artsy, the other one with the criss cross on was sent to me by Val in Germany a fab crafter.

This challenge is the highlight of my week as it makes you try so many different techniques, thank you Linda for all the hard work you must put in.

You have to go over to Studio L3 and see some amazing creations, trust me they are amazing. Thank you for popping in and giving me such wonderful support, have a great week, Annette x

GOTHIC ARCH - BACK TO SCHOOL

Hi,

My first Gothic Arch, thank you Yvonne for directing me to the pattern for arches. The challenge is 'Back to School'.

Stamps used Paper Artsy and Debbi Moore. The Apple was drawn by me......I know it looks more like a tomato but am still learning...........lol Went a bit over the top with Crackle Accents, once started using it I got a bit carried away. T Holtz distress inks used.

I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and hope to do some more. Thank you for popping in and for your support and encouragement. Have a good day, Annette x

''BRING ME SUNSHINE'' - A POSTCARD

Hi

Husband went out for the day today.....whoopee, bliss.........so after some mundane chores I was able to play and get some crafting done........brill.

I made this for the Gingersnap Creations - Sunshine challenge. The Postcard has been given the T Holtz distressing paint dabber treatment re Compendium of Curiosities and the Tag has been stamped with a second-hand stamp I bought the other day (from Belle's Bits) by PaperArtsy which was in tune with the way I was thinking......... distress inked the tag on gloss paper.

Now I can't stop singing that song Bring Me Sunshine in Your Smile and doing the funny dance that goes with it...............how sad is that........lol.

Thank you for popping by and hope everyone has a Happy Weekend. Annette x