JoNeita's Box ~ AKA Altered Art Attempt !! - Playing along with Sunday Scrapper...

Good Evening !!

I finally have the pictures of the altered art pizza box I sent my FCCB Valentines card kit to JoNeita in to share !!

I absolutely love getting messy with Inks and Masks and with a lot of practice I think I am finally getting there lol !! It's nearly a year ago since I made my altered art mirror with the girls from Anything Goes over at Lynn's shop The Craft Den in Sheffield at the work shop taught by Hel's Sheridan

I am joining in with Hel's Sunday Scrappers Challenge, Week 301 "Brown Girl in the Ring" in honour of that fab day !! - The theme is to use Browns ... 

(Last year Texture paste/stencils -  ???? WoW !! That's amazing - This year makin' my own lol !!)

I started by covering the outside of the box with cream acrylic paint and let it dry naturally, it doesn't take long with just a thin coating

Then I stamped some fab Prima stamps randomly over both the front and the insides, I used a mustard Distress Ink pen for some tiny bits of mustardy colour and then 3 shades of Distress Ink to "oldy" the inside of the box a bit 

I made the top darker than the bottom,  the bottom will be hidden with brow tissue paper later

I used home made texture paste (acrylic paint, PVA glue and talc powder for the stencilling (smells fab too), white embossing powder for the text and some bubble wrap and Hessian as stencils inked with more distress inks

The letters are thick card x2 layers cut on my Cricut with the Artiste cartridge and coloured with distress markers

The embellishments are lace, raffia and Hessian with a fabby spellbinder die flower

There is also an air dryed clay frame which now has a butterfly nestling in it 

I sealed it all with Crafter's Companion gold varnish spray, I do hope JoNeita liked it as much as I enjoyed making it !!!

Anything Goes Challenge "Out with the Girls" x

Welcome to my post for the

ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE BLOG

This week we are

"Out with the Girls"

When my post goes live I too will be getting ready to go "out with the girls" looking forward to enjoying a very posh lunch and lots to drink in the Bail Gate home to Lincoln's amazing cathedral and stunning castle, I am so lucky to live so near such a beautiful city!!

I used the digi image "GillandCarley" by Sherri Baldy for my card, they are just so cute all dressed up for a big night out !!

The background paper is BoBunny purchased from Lynn's on line shop THE CRAFT DEN

I used my (rusty) Promarkers to colour the girls and them softened the edges of the spellbinders die cut with Distress Ink

I added a big bow, 3 pins, 3 flowers and a large gem for embellishment along with a cute "Happy Birthday" ribbon banner and some little bits of washi tape

The letters used for the name are DoCrafts

Please pop over to the Anything Goes Challenge blog and say hello

The challenge will run for 4 weeks to enable the DT to recharge their batteries in anticipation of some fantastic new challenges 

Anything Goes Challenge 100 In the Garden

Tuesday is challenge day over at the Anything Goes Challenge Blog 

This week we are enjoying being "In the Garden" with butterflies everywhere !!

Our challenge is open from 0800 today for the next two weeks please come and join us for our 100th challenge, we love coming to visit your amazing blog's !!

I couldn't resist taking the butterflies to the extreme for my card using a combination of Marianne Designs, punches and Cheery Lynn to make them fly absolutely everywhere.

I used Perfect Pearls to dress them up a bit

and Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge to cut the fence, added some doodling and bakers twine

The doily and smaller cuts are made with a brand new set of dies from Spellbinders called Delightful Circles

I used this weeks sketch from the  Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog and have entered my card just for fun !! x !!

Lynn's on line shop continues to be under construction but don't forget to pay her a visit at The Craft Den if  you are near Sheffield.

Happy Tuesday !!

Only by the skin of my teeth is my DT card for the Anything Goes Challenge Blog here to share this morning  

Talk about leaving it until the 11th hour !!

The main picture is terrible - huge apologies but the light was gone by the time I finished last night

Our challenge this fortnight is 

Coffee/Food

Please come and check out the DT cards and projects they are amazing as ever !!

You have 2 weeks if you would like to come and join us with your own project, we love cruising around cyber space and make sure to visit everyone who comes to play !!

I used Ashlyn's Alphabet Cricut Cartridge to cut the coffee pot and coffee cup

The paper's are Docrafts capsule collection in linen which co ordinates with the bows.

I added some stamped coffee stains, used Frantage embossing powders and some lace and flowers to decorate

I love this stamp from Lili of the Valley 

The friendship word is a wooden embellishment covered in gold frantage embossing powder

Many of the products used in my cards can be purchased from Lynn's shop The Craft Den in Sheffield,  she also does mail order and her telephone number can be found on my side bar

Anything Goes Challenge #97 Anything Goes !! x

Hi, welcome to my post for this fortnight's 

Anything Goes Challenge Blog challenge

We are going for Anything Goes at Anything Goes this time around !!

Our challenge is open from today until Sunday 29th July 

I decided make a 3D project rather than a card and so I used my new cracker die from Tonic Studio's

They really are so simple to put together and so much fun to decorate

I used my Venetian Spellbinder dies to decorate, the centre piece is the off cut of the two border strips - I off centred the cuts to save paper and came up with the fabulous shape !!

I stuck the cracker together and then stuck the border and ribbon on with super sticky tape

I used a tiny bit of Tumbled Glass distress ink on all the edges

I used the same ribbon to tie the cracker before adding the feather and two more Venetian die cuts, they made from ice white paper and tinted again with Tumbled Glass

I added some gems all the way round the cracker and on either side of the mask

Please pop over to the Anything Goes Challenge Blog to see all the DT projects and then join us with a project of your own choosing, we love visiting and leaving messages for everyone !!

Lynne chief whip cracker (ha ha) has an on line craft shop and although her site is having a make over at the moment you can still ring and place orders or visit THE CRAFT DEN if you are lucky enough to be in Sheffield

FCCB Challenge #168 Cute as a Bug

Monday !!

It's Monday !!

Welcome to my post for this weeks FCCB Challenge

Challenge #168 is all about BUGS !!

Butterflies are not strictly bugs I guess but it was too hot and sunny and beautiful to create a dirty old bug card lol !!

As ever our challenge runs from Monday at 0800 until 1900 on Sunday evening, please pop over and join us and then make a card/project using at least one Cricut cut, you could win our top 5 Blinkie to display on your side bar and/or the weekly prize 

I used some beautiful Prima papers purchased from THE CRAFT DEN and cut my butterfly x2 with the Artiste cartridge

I was going to use Ashlyn's alphabet but the cartridge has malfunctioned since I added it to Cricut Craft Room and refuses to cut the top part of every image laying it on the "No cut edging bit !!" No idea how that happens, any offers girls?????

I embossed some of the elements on one of the papers and then made some paper flowers also cut from Artiste

I very rarely use glitter but this card cried out for some

I edged every piece with Worn Lipstick Distress ink and added the foil embellishment a present in the Christmas Cricut topper exchange I joined last year - Thanks Jenny !!

Anything Goes Challenge #96 Stripes, Checks and Flowers

Stripes, Checks AND Flowers are the name of the game over at the

ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE BLOG

for the next fortnight, please come and visit us and join in the fun

I have made my card with a new die from DoCrafts a bargain in the end of range sale at my local garden centre.

Princess Puss is cut in velvet paper so she's quite touchy feely lol 

As ever my flowers are my favourite spellbinder's 

Love Love Love !!

Lynne's on line shop is still under going maintenance but should be up and running again soon. 

For those lucky enough to live in Sheffield, the shops address and classes are advertised on my side bar !!

I would like to share my card over at
Dream Valley Challenges - Make your own flowers or embellishments (12th July)

Anything Goes Challenge 95 Buttons Pearl and Lace

Welcome to my post for the start of the latest Anything Goes Challenge

Its one of my favourite challenge's

Button's Pearl and Lace !!

Our challenge is open for the next two weeks so please come and visit us and play along

I started my card with the beautiful Crafty Individuals stamp, cut her out using the smallest Spellbinder 5x7  card creator die and used Kaisercraft Lace stamp to fill in the top and botton of the die cut

I used black card for the second layer, using pink frantage and tarnished silver Cosmic Shimmer UTEE and the lace stamp embossed in white

I used a Marianne design heart to frame my pearl button and used cheese cloth and netting

The live love laugh stamps are this months Stamper's freebie 

There is also some home made music washi tape peeking through and

the back ground is a words stamp inked onto pearl card stock 

Many of the products used are available at the Craft Den, Lynne's on line shop. Check out my side bar for details of her classes, more coming soon!!

I would like to share my card in the following challenges

Fussy and Fancy - Button Up (28th June)

Live and Love Crafts - Birthstones (30th June) Pearl

Marianne's Design Diva's - Lace and Pearls (14th July)

The Hobby House - Anything Goes (27th June)

Country View Crafts - Die Cuts (30th June)

A Creative Romance - Anything Goes (21st June)

Anything Goes Challenge 94 Father's Day

Welcome to my post for the Anything Goes Challenge Blog

This fortnight we are celebrating Father's everywhere and are inviting you to play along and share your own Father's Day cards

I have done another stamp design for my card and I think I like it ?? !! ??

I used a mixture of craft, white and black card  for my layers and stuck them onto a 6"x6" tent fold card

I used this fabulous Kaisercraft stamp for the main image and coloured elements of it with Tim Holtz Distress Markers. The sentiment is also Kaisercraft

I used a random assortment of stamps for the white layers and the insert, the grungy look is growing on me but I made such a mess with the Distress Inks that I had to cover the back as well

I absolutely love these coffee stain stamps but I cannot for the life of me remember who makes them even though it's not that long since I purchased them

Lynn stocks some beautiful stamps in her shop The Craft Den (Links to Lynne's blog)

 Please pop along and have a look for yourselves when her new web site, which is under construction, is up and running (Coming very soon!!)

Our challenge is open for the next 2 weeks it's one of my favourite challenges because I absolutely love looking at all the cards and projects for some much needed inspiration where the boy's in our lives are concerned lol !!

Make your own Background challenge over at Anything Goes.....x

Morning everyone !!

Welcome to my post for the Anything Goes Challenge Blog

This week we were challenged by Kezzy to make a project with a hand made back ground ....

....The challenge runs for two weeks and the DT have some fabulous inspiration up for grabs so please pop over and give them some love ...

My background is made with core'dinations card stock and a beautiful spellbinders embossing plate.

The black is embossed and the pink de-bossed and sanded with a sanding block to let the core colour come through

I used Tim Holtz Jewel card stock for the purple and jade layers and used a distressing tool to ruff all the edges up 

My stamp is by Creative Individuals and was given to me by Lynn at the Craft Den on my recent visit to her shop

I used Staz on ink and some Tim Holtz distress markers to colour little elements of the back ground and then decoupaged the beautiful elephants using scraps of my back ground card showing the core colour

I really enjoyed making this card and hope you like it too !!