One of those Moments..............

Hi, at the moment there are quite a few challenges around on creating your own backgrounds........which got me thinking and I had one of those moments when everything fell into place - this doesn't  happen very often...........................

I used up a couple of scrap pieces to create this card.  For the background I used a piece of diecut cardstock and then stamped it with acrylic paint (Aqua) then used distress inks, layered it twice onto the orange cardstock.  Fussy cut the ladies and stamped the words.

Products used:  RLB cardstock, wrapping paper from Past Times (ladies), Paint Dabber, Distress Inks.
Stamps by:  BL Designs and Scrolls Work Stamps.

Thought the effect was quite nice and it was so much fun playing around. Am entering this card into the Rogue Redhead Designs challenge - use a Stamped Background.

Hope you are all having a fun and a creative week.  Take care of yourselves, Hugs Annette x

CINDERELLA AT 5MINS PAST TWELVE!!!

Hi, this huge tag was the greatest fun to make for Simon Says Stamp - Show us some Stars and Drunken Stampers - Fairytale Twist, both brilliant blogs.

The background has been done using the Wallpaper Paste Technique, the Stamps are by BLine Designs plus loads and loads of Stickles............... the arms are moveable and it was great fun deciding on her pose.......... So this is Cinderella at 5 past 12 hitching a lift home from the ball.....

Hope you have a lovely Sunday, Martin (my husband) is at this moment making his first Soda Bread and then we are off to Billing Village to the Garden Centre, so a fun packed day........lol

Will be back later to see all your terrific creations, take care, 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

CofC 29 - WEATHERED GRUNGE

Hi, thought I would have a go at doing something a little different for me with the lovely Linda's Compendium of Curiosities challenge 29 Weathered Grunge (page 50).

Stamps used, BLine and Craft Lounge; Tim Holtz Die, Sizzix Die and a TH Texture Fade. Other products were Gold Paint Dabber, Tea Dye Distress, Aqua Paint Dabber, Baby Blue Stickles.

As yet not sure whether to put this onto a Valentines card or make it into a Hanging or Magnet etc, so leaving it as it is at present. There are some fab examples of this weathered grunge over at Linda's StudioL3 so if you get the time pop over and have a look you will be amazed.

Thank you for popping in and for all your great support, wishing you a happy day and take care, Annette x

PS. Am having problems with blogger at the moment. Cannot follow a new blog with my photo enclosed, think it wants me to be incognito.........and also some comments are not being allowed even though they are not spam. Will try and fix it, but not sure how. If anyone has any ideas please email me I would be grateful.

ALTERED PAPERBACK - The Three Muses

Hi, am so getting blog withdrawals, is it an addiction do you think?

Hope you all had a great Christmas and lots of lovely presents. I had very few crafting type presents but had everything I wanted so was pleased as punch. Lots of pads of Watercolour Paper..... and two books: Taking Flight (inspiration techniques) and Artists Journals & Sketchbooks, both fabulous books. Yesterday went to LB Crafts to their 50% off sale, yep 50% how brill is that and got some great advice from the talented Lin and of course the lovely Karen was there, they are such a great team.

My Altered Book is made from a Mills & Boon paperback. Covered the front and back covers from squares cut out from book and stamped over them. All stamps are by BLine. Other products used are: Texture Paste, Eco Friendly Acrylic Paint, Modge Podge, Multi Matte Medium, The Ultimate Glue, Copper embossing powder and Inca Gold. The centre picture is from Crafty Individuals. After gluing the book together I painted all the edges of the paper, modge podged them and then rubbed in Inca Gold.

Have never altered a Paperback before and can tell you its much easier than the childrens hardback ones. I hope you like it as I am quite proud of my first attempt, but not sure whether to turn it into a hanging as its quite lightweight..........mmm will have to think about that. Just in case you wondered why I didn't put any flowers on it.........simples........they get too dusty.... lol

Am putting the Altered Book into The Three Muses - Books, such a brilliant blog with such wonderful creative people.

Will be back later to blog hop and see all that I've missed. Have a terrific day and take care, Hugs Annette x

Introducing Miss Haute Couture

Hi, am introducing you to Miss Haute Couture, her name is Betsy and she models for BLine Designs, she is a little shy but she wanted to be included in the Gingersnaps Challenge..........

An Altered Frame (another old one patched up), Black and Silver Paint Dabbers, Mirror card embossed corners. For the background I used Distress inks on photocard. Hope you like the effects. This little picture is going to one of my young grand-daughters.

Thank you for popping by and all your terrific support and sorry about the glass reflection. Take care, Annette x

PS.

Will be catching up with all your wonderful blogs later on this evening as I hate missing anything...lol

COMPENDIUM OF CURIOSITIES WEEK 9

Hi,

Another exciting start to the week for me with Linda's Compendium of Curiosities, just my most favourite of challenges. Am just like a child on Monday.....ooh what adventure are we going to have today ........ and this week its Distress Crackle Technique, Page 42 of the C of C. Linda always shows a terrific example over at StudioL3 to wet your appetite and its always yummy.

For my tag I used Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Clear Rock Candy, Distress Inks and a Mask. Stamp was by B Line Designs. One of cracklings didn't work out all that well and that was on the black flourish, not sure why. So please any of you experts out there I would be grateful for advice on this.

Being a bit naff, as I tend to be.... It was supposed to be a Mask within a Mask.......but somehow that has not really come off. Another bright idea out the window........lol

Ooh just realised I can enter this also in the Drunken Stampers Challenge... brilliant

Thank you for popping by and all advice re above and comments are gratefully received. Am off to my Art Class shortly to see what a disaster I can create there as well....... Enjoy your day, Annette x

COMPENDIUM OF CURIOSITIES 7 - TINTED VISION FRAGMENT

Hi

Ooh here we go again with Linda's Studio L3 challenge, this week page 55, am just loving this. I had to whizz over to LB Crafts to buy the fragments, luckily they always have what I need, and more........So another new product and new technique for me (costing me a fortune, but whats money for LOL) Oh Wow what an adventure as you never know how its going to turn out, which is brilliant.

The stamp used is BL Designs, T Holtz distress and alcohol inks some jewellery findings and I masked a Head, not sure if you can see that....mmmm. The Head is supposed to have Time on his Mind.......

Thank you for popping by and for your lovely comments. So go check out Studio L3 and see some amazing designs and join in, the more the merrier as its such great fun; thank you Linda for brightening my week. Annette x