' LAUGH ' THE MUSICAL

Hi, going with the theme of Music this month at Happy Daze I chose to use that fabulous stamp 'Laugh' by Paperbag Studios available at Happy Daze for both my DT makes, am so loving this happy face.

This card was made with sheet music which has been lightly stained with Antique Linen Distress Ink. Heat embossed the Laugh stamp.  The flower is made up of sheet music, flowers from stash, glitter spot net and filled with micro beads which were alcohol inked with gold.  The Happy Birthday stamp is from Darkroom Door.

The wooden box is something I picked up in Portugal, but I found a better one in the Happy Daze shop which is the same but with legs..........darn it  wish I had seen that one earlier. First Gesso was used,  acrylic paint and then rubbed down to age it a bit.  Heat embossed the Laugh stamp and the rest of the stamps are by TJ Designs.  Lined with Laura Ashley flocked card.  Lacquered to finish it off.

A tip -  give at least 3 - 4 days for the lacquer to properly dry otherwise you won't be able to open the box easily.  Am telling you this because I found out the hard way................won't tell you the words I used over this as they are not for your angelic ears.................lol


Look forward to seeing your creations for this month's theme over at Happy Daze.  Take care, hugs Annette x

Childs Play at Happy Daze

Hi, thank you for popping in especially at this really busy time of the year.

' Childs Play ' is my latest project for Happy Daze.

You can see how I altered this childs brick and what products were used over at the Happy Daze Blog.....  http://happydazedesignteam.blogspot.com//. (see my sidebar) and some close ups.  I would appreciate it very much if you would support me in my new design post by leaving comments there.  Yep am grovelling....... I have no shame.......................lol

We would love to see you all taking part in this month's challenge.  Moira is very generous with her prizes and it would be a shame to disappoint her wouldn't it............the rest of the Design Team have created some beautiful things to give you inspiration.

Take care and will see you all again before Christmas, Hugs Annette x

A Teesha Moore Christmas

Hi, thank you for all your congratulations re joining the Happy Daze Design Team.  I am so lucky having your great support.  For my first pieces this month I have created a small Canvas and a large Tag, both are Gifts.
You can see them in more detail and how they were created on the Happy Daze Blog - see my sidebar.
I would greatly appreciate your support if you went and visited Happy Daze and left me your comments, especially as its my first assignment.........am grovelling here if you hadn't noticed...........lol

Happy Daze Challenge this month is Gifts, Cards and Tags and all they ask is that you use materials that can be purchased from their shop and the prize is a 15 pound voucher, p&p free........terrific.  Looking forward to seeing your great creations. 
Thank you for popping in and take care of yourselves, will be visiting you all later.  Hugs Annette x

Hiya its Paint Party Friday

Hi, since returning from holiday this week, I haven't done very much painting or crafting, but would like to bring to the party 3 pieces - all different.............

This is a Mixed Media piece on a Canvas sheet from a Canvas Pad.......it was started before I went away and its now finished apart from some words.......Just not sure which quote I should use........so any suggestions will be very welcome please.

This is a sketch I did of Mario whom I met whilst on holiday in Portugal, he is a guitarist, he did quite a bit of posing before he played his guitar and its the first time I have sketched anyone live before and let me tell you its pretty scary to sketch  surreptitously.........my nerves were all ajar.........lol

This card is for the Happy Daze Challenge this month, its my attempt at Surrealism using 4 Stamps, although this isn't a requirement for the challenge as the theme is either Halloween or Christmas, but hopefully it will fit the bill however loosely................

Have so missed my blogging friends over at Paint Party Friday and their wonderful artwork and am looking forward to seeing all their inspirational pieces.  Thank you for supporting me in my artistic attempts, its very much appreciated.  Take care and have a lovely weekend, hugs Annette xx

PS, Nearly forgot to say that Craft Stamper Magazine - November Edition published my Fairy Bottletop....so thrilled

The September Challenge at Happy Daze

Hi, The Happy Daze challenge this month is called 'Little Black Dress' the team describe it to mean that stamp/technique/etc that you cannot live without.........................!  Well to tell you the truth I found it very difficult to choose just one..........well who wouldn't......... so am cheating a bit.

An Altered Box, sorry there is no before picture, but it was originally painted pink with white stencilling.  I was in a pink phase at the time........hard to believe I know...........lol
Products Used:  Gesso, Claudine Hellmuth Studio multi-medium, Black Acrylic Paint, Inka Copper and Gold, Viva Croco Crackling...............the shine isn't showing up in the photo's, but its there, trust me.......!

Stamps Used:  Inkadinkado and Lavinia Stamps.  The Child Angel is a freebie from Free Image Tuesday

The things I couldn't be without are my Paints and Stamps.  If you would like to join in the challenge, the details are over at Happy Daze Blog (see my sidebar)  All the Products used are available at Happy Daze, but I don't think the stamps are................

Hope your weather is better than ours, as its very gusty winds and rain.........not nice my friends.  Have a great day and take care of yourselves, Hugs Annette x

WELCOME TO ZETTI TOWN

Hi, "WELCOME TO ZETTI TOWN"  this my final piece as August Guest Designer for Moira at Happy Daze and I want to thank Moira and her Designers for their great support.

The Background was created with Acrylic Squishings. Stamps by Teesha Moore and are available at Happy Daze. Stamped the buildings twice onto card that had been brayered with the Big and Juicy Ink Pad. The arms and legs were stamped with Archival Ink. Cut them all out and created Zetti Town, such fun and hope you like it.

As I didn't get any of my intended paintings finished this week am submitting this piece into Paint Party Friday, in the hope they don't mind, as don't want to miss this terrific party.  Will catch up with you all very soon.

Have a great day, Hugs Annette x

'' Dancing in the Dark '' and '' Freedom of the Dance ''

Hi,   'Dancing in the Dark' was created by painting on Photocard with Acrylics, which was an interesting experiment and I like the effect its given.

Stamped the Ballerina twice, used Distress Inks on one, the other was stamped in Archival Black and painted with Glossy Accents which is attached to the background with foam pads.

The Ballerina Stamp made by Lost Coast Designs is available at Happy Daze along with many of the other products used to make up this piece.

I love this stamp so had to make another one which am calling  'Freedom of the Dance'..........

This time I used a Watercolour Postcard and painted an outdoor scene in Watercolours, a much softer effect than the dramatic 'Dancing in the Dark'. Then I got to thinking, as you do, this stamp would be perfect on Christmas Cards, Tags and of course Altered art..........but had better stop as my brain is working overtime..............lol     Oh if only there were more hours in a day.............

Both these pieces are part of my GD spot this month for Happy Daze.   Hope you like them...!

Hope you are having a great week and take care, Hugs Annette x

DOES MY NEW HAT MAKE ME LOOK FAT? Hmmph Silly Question.....lol

Hi.   This is my Second Guest Design piece for Happy Daze this month and am following Mr Carrot on his travels around the coastline.  The current theme this month at Happy Daze is ''I do like to be beside the Seaside''!

This time I smeared a Big and Juicy Felt Pad on my craft mat and squirted it with water, then laid my photocard over it and pressed lightly down.......Great effect don't you think.......... while this was drying stamped out this Oh so Vain Girl and Mr Carrot plus his new Hat then coloured them with watercolour paints.

Glued it down onto one of my black journal pages after raising it all with foam squares. So a really nice easy project but I think it looks quite effective...........Mr Carrot is so cheeky you never know what he will get up to or say next do you..................but methinks he will be banned from the seaside don't you........lol

Products used: Big and Juicy (Vibrant Primary), Black Stickles and the Ultimate Glu.
Stamps by:      Lost Coast Designs, Stampotique and Scrolls Work.
All available at Happy Daze.

Don't forget to enter this challenge as there is a whopping 15 pound voucher to be won, just tap my sidebar and you can find out all the details and if you would like to leave a comment while you are there that would be lovely.

Hope you are having a great weekend, take care, hugs Annette x

MR CARROT GOES ON VACATION with HAPPY DAZE

I am lucky enough to be the Guest Designer for the month of August for Happy Daze.
The challenge is ''I do Like to be beside the Seaside''........great fun.

So here we have ''Mr Carrot goes on Vacation'', but he doesn't like to go alone so he asked Mr Octopus to go with him, well he would wouldn't he...........lol

This is how I created the Hanging. First I alcohol inked a sheet of photocard, then while that was drying I did the same with the bottletop. Then I used Stampotique stamps for the images, coloured and then cut them out.

Other products used: Acrylic paints, Glossy Accents, Sepia Accents, The Ultimate Glu, Micra Beads (which are like Bedazzles) Pink Shells and

Corrugated and Black Card.

I hope you like it and pop over to the Happy Daze Challenge Blog (see my sidebar) and join in. You can also enter this challenge on their Facebook page. All the stamps used and Ranger Products are obtainable from the Happy Daze online shop.

Can't wait to see what you create for the challenge and did I mention there is a Whopping 15 Pound Voucher for the lucky winner..........  full details on the the Happy Daze Blog (see my sidebar)

Have a Happy Week and take care, Hugs Annette x

Less Is More - Shades of Blue - 'You Light Up My Life'

Hi, the girls Mandi and Chrissie of Less Is More this week have asked for Shades of Blue so this is my entry.  Have to admit to being a bit stuck in knowing which image to choose, but in the end decided to go with one of my new stamps bought from Happy Daze.

The stamp is made by Lost Coast Designs and was stamped with a Big and Juicy Pad in shades of Blue.
Thank you for popping in, have loads of catching up with visiting blogs to do, so will see you all later.  Am off to bed now as its rather late.  Take care and have a lovely Sunday.  Hugs Annette x

Less Is More wants to be Framed !!

Hi, have had a brilliant afternoon in Orlingbury at their Country Fair held in the Old Vicarage Gardens; the sun shone and everyone was happy to be there.  Listened to some fab music, viewed a lot of local artwork and had a good rummage through the stalls.  Martin bought two watercolour pictures and I bought a frame.  He also won a box of chocolates and gave them to me........what a brilliant man................lol

Anyways, Chrissie and Mandy the hardworking duo of Less Is More have set the challenge this week of a One Layer Card - 'In the Frame'.

This morning my order arrived from Happy Daze, which I hadn't expected to arrive until Monday (such a quick service, brill), so with glee I inked  up (Versafine Vintage Sepia) one of my new stamps from Lost Coast Designs and also used a stamp by TJ Designs for the greeting.  I hope you like it as the LCD stamp is rather unusual

I would also like to enter this card for the Stampotique Challenge which is Clean and Simple which is another fabulous blog with some great designers.

Thank you for popping in and hope you all have a great weekend.  We are off tomorrow for a woodland walk which will be good if the weather stays nice.  Take care,  Annette x

Less is More - Pick a Square !

Hi, this week at Less is More you have to choose one of the corners or the centre square of the card.

I chose to do the bottom right one because of the way the stamp was facing. (bought this fab stamp by Inkadinkado at Market Harborough's indoor market yesterday for just one pound....brill)  The circle was stencilled from a Fiskars plastic template with a couple of distress inks.  The Cockrell was coloured with Whisper Pens.  I hope you like it, as I love that bird, he has great attitude..........lol

Butterfly Boy was made for the Happy Daze Facebook Challenge ' In Flight', such a fun one to create.  Stamps by Stampotique, ISC and the Artistic Stamper.  The Background and the Butterflies are from some of  my Acrylic Squishings.......

Feel so pleased I could take part in both these challenges.  If you get the chance to visit these challenges you will see some great creations.  Take care and have a smashing weekend, Hugs Annette x

ALTERED BOX

Hi,

Just to say am not doing anymore of the 12 Days of Christmas tags for the moment due to lack of supplies, but I have ordered some texture fades today which I like and can use on some of Tim Holtz tag designs, so hopefully will be able to catch up soon.........

Hopefully our kitchen floor will be laid today and my cooker which is in horizontal mode (suspended) at the moment can stand up straight. Still trying to catch up with the multitudes of dust which just flies everywhere and I don't take easily to housework over crafting.........lol

I would like to show you a box which has been altered, it was very tatty and the wood had been chipped off in places. Bought it for 10pence; its a push up box so cannot put anything round the top lip otherwise it will just fall off over time. I will skip the boring bit of sanding it down etc and say I used Airondack Colour Washes, Inka Gold and a seal to stop it rubbing off. The terrific adhesive was a prize from Happy Daze a fabulous pot of glu called Crafters Pick 'The Ultimate' - its brilliant, totally strong and clear when dry.

Am not sure whether to add any more decoration to it, still thinking about that; the inside has been painted the same as the top with the Gold rubbed in.

So any suggestions of decorations are most welcome as my mind has totally gone blank.....

Oh well back to the cleaning.........sob sob and will catch up with you all later. Thank you for coming to see me and for your fabulous support. Take care, Annette x