Rainbow Lady's Challenge #167 Faux Postage

This week over at Rainbow Lady's Challenge blog we are being sponsored by Glenda Waterworth at Chocolate Baroque. I've been a big fan of Glendas work for many years so to sent some of her gorgeous stamps and digi's to play with was fantastic!!
All of the paper's that I've used are from a paper pack I had from Glenda a couple of years ago, the colours are just beautiful. I downloaded the faux stamps sheet and printed it out on to 160gsm text and graphic paper, then very carefully cut out the centre of the stamps. I trimmed around the outer edge with a wavey line trimmer to make it look perforated. The bird and branches were already on the paper, and I thought they lent themselves perfectly to the "Mail Art" stamp set that Glenda had sent me. I added a selection of different stamps using memento tuxedo black ink, making sure they would be visible through the faux postage stamps. I then added the postage frame over the top of the bird paper. To finish off I cut out some flowers using a crealies die in some scrap pieces of the backing paper, and added a gorgeous piece of black lace as a border. Hope you pop over and join us this week as Glenda has very kindly put up some fab blog candy for grabs!!! Elizabeth xxx

TIO# 84 Let's Face It!

Our dream this week over at the DragonsDream Challenge blog is "Let's Face It" led by the very creative Wanda. I decided that my dream would be pastel and pretty this week, not like me at all lol!
I made these paper roses back in March and yes Frankie, they are the same one's that I  showed to you at the NEC lol, finally they have a home! I used a crealies die to cut out three of two different sized flowers in some Anna griffin paper. I then layered them up with a brad through the centre, and gave them a spritz with water. Then starting with the middle flower I scrunched it up towards the centre, and worked my way through all six layers like that. The flower was then left to dry out. They background is inked up with a mix of spun sugar, victorian velvet, milled lavender, dusty concorde and black soot. The Pre-Raphaelite Lady's face is from a theme plate by Non Sequitur (another Stampman bargain from Port Sunlight lol), stamped out with black soot, and coloured in using Lyra Polycolour pencils. I used an Anna Griffin flourish stamp in black soot, and again with a versamark pad, and brass sparkle embossing powder. Once the roses were dry I gave them a spray with the gold spray and sparkle, not only does this make them sparkle, but it also holds the flower in shape. I did have a piece of black ribbon to go through the top of my tag, but some how lol, it's disappeared. I know how can I loose things on this "o so tidy desk". Hope you enjoy our challenge this week and pop on over to join us, just click on the DragonsDream logo on my sidebar for a direct link. Love Elizabeth x

TIO #76 Something with a Pocket!!!

Cor talk about big reponsibility, this week I get to start the dream!!!! Well after all of this beautiful weather, and walking along the prom every day, it made me dream about being a little girl at the seaside.I always had pockets full of shells, seaglass, driftwood and anything else I could find! I was, and still am a real little beach comber, or kleptomaniac as my friends would say LOL!! My tag has been inked up in a mixture of tumbled glass and stormy sky distress inks. The seaside stamps are from Crafty Individuals and were again stamped out with stormy sky distress ink. I wasn't happy with the text, as it wasn't dark enough so I traced over with a fineliner pen. My little pocket is my new addiction, needle felting.............. love it! I used a blended Merino wool on an Merino Pre Felt, added a couple of bit's of Sari ribbon and some fish charms to finish. I hope my dream has inspired you, and can't wait to see what you dream up this week. Don't forget please use at least one real stamp. Love Elizabeth x

Rainbow Lady's Challenge 135 Sketch

Brrr well here's my DT entry for Rainbow Lady's challenge this week. Chi Chi provided us with a fab selection of images to chose from, so thank you!
Decided to opt for the very cute Snowman, and have him in Apres Ski mode LOL!!!  Coloured in both the Snowman and the Hot Chocolate shop (well it is in my head!) with pro markers and cut the images out.
The background papers I've used are all from DCWV. I used Martha Stewart punches for both the snowflake corners and the icicles, whilst the snowflakes around the sentiment are made with a mix of an XCut punch and a Crealies die. All covered with a sprinkling of Art institute glitter!!!

Rainbow Lady's Challenge 130 Christmas Food or Drink

The one thing that's always on my Christmas table is chocolate cake made with my Nana's recipe.
My nana was a fab baker and we all looked forward to Sunday tea at her house, apple pie, scones and the yummy chocolate cake with chocolate icing on top!!!
I made my chocolate cupcakes with Elusive Image cakes embossed with Sheena's Wow powders for sparkle!
The flowers and leaves are cut our using Crealies Dies (on everything I make at the moment LOL) and the sentiment and backing paper are from craftwork cards. No doubt No 1 Son will be starting Christmas morning with his selection box as usual for his breakfast, twenty something going on five on Christmas morning LOL Elizabeth xxx

LOTV Challenge 76 A few of my favourite things

My favourite things, ink, paper, promarkers and putting the star on the tree!
Another cute image from LOTV coloured with promarkers and a hint of colour added around the edge with tumbled glass distress ink.
The background paper is from DCWV and the flowers are cut out using the new crealies dies, which seem to have a permanent home out on the desk. LOL Elizabeth x

Another Blue One!

I've got to sort my camera out, it's useless trying to scan some of these cards, o well best effort.
Having ventured out this morning as the road was looking a little better, managed to hit black ice as I got half way down the hill. The car and I are back home in one piece, but I'm definately home for the rest of the day!!
You know it's time to hyburnate when there is snow on the beach!! Am topping up the Christmas cards for Friday's Country market down in Rhos on Sea so I thought I'd share a few with you.
The stamp is LOTV and was coloured in using promarkers, then tinted with tumbled glass distress ink around the edge. The backing card is DCWV (I think) and the flowers cut out with crealies dies.