Craft Stamper Magazine Challenge October 2019

Just a little reminder that the October Challenge is under way over at The Craft Stamper Magazine Blog where you will find lots of inspiration from the Design Team, along with all the information you need to know to enter the challenge.

As always we have a fabulous prize up for grabs along with the chance to be featured in the magazine it's self, how cool would that be!

Love these moulds, who wouldn't want to be in with a chance to win those.

Happy Crafting
Elizabeth x

The Craft Stamper Magazine September 2019 Challenge

Just a little inspiration and a reminder that the September challenge is live over at the Craft Stamper Magazine Blog where you will find lots of fabulous stamping inspiration from the team.

We would love you to join in with the fun, so why not click on the link (above) and check out the entry details.

Take a look at the fabulous prize that's up for grabs this month, I love these pens! Also you could be in with a chance of being featured in the magazine, how cool is that!

So get creative using real stamped images, and join in with the fun to be in with a chance.

Happy Crafting
Elizabeth x

Craft Stamper Magazine July Challenge

The new challenge has started over at the Craft Stamper Magazine Blog where we would love you to share your stamped artwork with us.

I've been playing with a mixture of Kaisercraft and Tim Holtz papers, along with the gorgeous sea themed stamps from Tim Holtz.

So as always we have a fabulous prize up for grabs, if you fancy being in with a chance of winning this little lot or even being in with a chance of featuring in the magazine it's self, check out the guidelines via the link above, and get entering!

Happy Crafting.
Elizabeth x

Eileen Hull Book Club Chapter 2 - The Wrapped Journal

I am loving the new dies in Eileen's Book Club Chapter 2 Collection, the wrapped journal is sure to be a huge success. It's a fantastic design and of course being a steel rule die will cut through various types of fabrics, leathers etc. My journal is cut from mount board and all the papers inside are just copier paper. I do have to confess that I took my Gel Press Plate out for the first time, and o boy is that addictive! Before I knew it I had decorated two journal covers and a stack of papers ready to be used inside them. Sadly as I got carried away trying different things out, I totally forgot to take any step by step pictures.

I've used Imagination Crafts Starlight Paint and one of their gorgeous mixed media stencils. The paints worked beautifully on the Gel Press, and I will definitely be playing with them on their again. The covers of each signature are slightly darker as they were created with paint.

Whilst the pages were created using the same technique, only this time around with Eileen's Color Box Blends, which give a beautiful soft finish.

I love how soft the colours turned out, it means you can use the pages to write on, without your writing getting lost in the background.

I finished the cover of the journal with some odd pieces left over from a Kaisercraft project a couple of years ago. I love that saying.

Happy Crafting.
Elizabeth

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Let The Words do the Talking over at Frilly and Funkie

This is my entry for the current challenge over at Frilly and Funkie  where the theme is "Let the words do the talking"
I've used a mixture of Prima and Kaisercraft papers as they were a perfect match for each other.

I love the sentiments that Kaisercraft use in their collections they always get them just right. The butterfly was cut out from a left over scrap page and the flowers are from my stash. The clock was in the June box from Craft Box UK.

Thanks for looking
Elizabeth x

Candy Box Crafts Beach Huts

How cool are these Triple Beach Huts from Candy Box Crafts they were so easy to assemble, just follow the guide letter's and match A to A etc and add a little Cosmic Shimmer glue. I covered mine with some of the fabulous weathered wood papers from Kaisercraft.

There's lots of flat surface to decorate, so you can have fun with die cuts, stencils and paste etc.

And of course there is a lovely big space at the back of the hut's which just screamed out for a seaside theme with lots of textures and Mica powders.

Elizabeth x

Kaisercrafts Coastal Escape Collection

I love the Coastal Escape Collection from Kaisercraft, and made this 8" square canvas out of some of the left-overs from the Stitches samples, I waste nothing!!!

The background started with lots of die cut pieces glued into place and a coat of gesso added over the top.

When that had dried I added Glass Bead Gel and spritzed with a mix of Perfect Pearls and Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays, before building up they layers of distressed papers.

The frames are from the £1 stall at the craft shows and the birds and heart I made using one of the Mod Podge Molds. The square frame fitted the sentiment from the Coastal Escapes 6 1/2" paper pad perfectly.

To finish off I added Nuvo drops and of course I have to have sequins, I am an addict lol.

Elizabeth x

Dragons Dream TIO #199 - Number "3"

 Catherine has chosen the number "3" for our new challenge over at The Dragons Dream TIO this time, how you use it is up to you, as long as you have at least one real stamp on tag.
I've used some left over bits from Kaisercrafts "On Stage" collection 6 1/2" paper pad, along with some Stampers Anonymous stamps.

A spattering of white GeeSoGood, a few sequins and a few blobs of brass perfect pearls finish it off.

Hop over via the ink on my sidebar and check out what the rest of the fabulous team have created, and join in!

Elizabeth x

Frosted Designs Challenge - Metallic

Our challenge over at Frosted Designs this time is "Metallic", so with this in mind what could be better than a pocket watch and chain.

I've used Kaisercraft papers that were a free gift in a magazine last year, and coloured the gorgeous Sherri Baldy image in using Promarkers.

As always we have a fabulous prize up for grabs, so why not click on the logo on my sidebar to take you to the challenge blog, and join in.

Craft Stamper Take It Make It Challenge April - 'Take A Technique' Colour!

Our challenge over at the Craft Stamper Magazine this month is to use colour, so the world is your Rainbow, just no monochrome or dark projects please, bright colours only!!!
I've shaded a piece of IndigoBlu's Perfect Stamping card with Mowed Lawn and Peacock Feathers Distress Inks, they blend together beautifully on that card. Then using Peacock Feathers stamped the wide lace from IndigoBlu's Nottingham Lace set across the bottom.
The butterflies were stamped onto a piece of turquoise card, cut out and yellow Pan Pastels added to the inner wings.
Both the sentiment and the butterflies are from Kaisercraft.

As always we have a fabulous sponsor, this time around it's IndigoBlu with some of their gorgeous new stamps up for grabs!!!

So we would like to see bright projects this month, you don't have to use the whole rainbow, just please remember to use stamps on your project, leave us a direct link to your artwork, and link back to us at the Craft Stamper Blog for a chance of winning.

Good Luck
Elizabeth x

Drip, Drip, Drip April Showers........over at Frosted Designs

It was my turn to choose the theme over at Frosted Designs and as we are nearly into rainy April, I shall say no more!!!
I started off by gessoing a 12"x12" canvas, then adding layers of drips of paint, starting with the darkest colour first, and finishing off with pearl to tome down the dark colour, and also add some sheen.

After the last layer of paint had dried, I added some iridescent sequins for some shimmer, then spritzed over again with the pearl.

The BoBunny papers in the Enchanted kit are just stunning, and this beautiful birdbath with birds, was just perfect. I added a sentiment from Kaisercrafts Blue Bay stamps, and after distressing the edges, matting it off centre it onto another piece of paper from the same sheet, added it to the canvas.

Then it was a case of adding some of the gorgeous embellishments from the kit along with a few from my stash. Had to use a clock face as it fitted the sentiment so well.

So lets see drips on your projects, paint, mica, rain or even coffee, leave us a direct link to   your project, then we can pop over and have a closer look, and don't  forget as always we have a fabulous prize up for grabs!

Frosted Designs Challenge - Handmade flowers and re-cycled materials

 We have a new challenge this morning over at the Frosted Designs Blog we would like you to use some re-cycled materials and make some handmade flowers for your project.
I made a small canvas a couple of years ago, and it was long overdue a make-over, I never really liked it anyway ;) so that is my first re-cycled item!!!

 I gave the black canvas a couple of thick coats of white gesso and when it was dry added a scrap of white corrugated card and my second re-cycled item, yep a used tumble drier sheet!!!! Not only does it add loads of texture to a project, but it smalls good as well :)

I gave the whole lot another coat of gesso and left it to dry naturally, using a heat tool would melt the sheet, so please be careful if you try this!
A hint of Shaded Lilac Distress ink was added around the edge and as I wanted my little canvas to have a clean feel to it, decided to use a beautiful little Owl family die from Joanna Sheen, which has a branch, perfect for my hole punch circle flowers. They are one circle with wet glue on it, then five more added in order to create the flower petals, my little one hole punch comes in soooooo handy! All I then did to finish off was to add a few pearls for the flowers centres and Owl eyes and a "Love" sentiment from Kaisercraft.
So that's our new challenge, follow the link HERE or on my sidebar to have a chance of winning a great prize, and check out what my fabulous team mates have created, they are amazing!!!!!

Time to "Get Messy" at Frosted Designs

The new challenge is open over at the Frosted Designs Blog and it's time to get messy!!! We would love you to get out your paints, gesso, inks etc and get creating!

The papers, stamps, sentiment and flowers are all from the Enchanted collection, such a beautiful kit and I adore the Kaisercraft butterfly stamps!

I cut out sections of the paper and covered it in gesso, then I added the Tim Holtz Chevron stencil to one side of the larger sheet, and applied clear embossing paste through it. When it was dry I then added another thin layer of gesso and inked around the edges of both pieces with Peacock Distress Ink, love that colour.

I distressed all the edges and cut into the tab printed on the larger paper, so that the smaller piece would slot in and be held in place. The butterflies were stamped in Archival ink and a little colour was added using Lyra Polycolour pencils.

To finish off I used one of the fabulous Heidi Swapp sentiments from the kit along with some of the beautiful Petaloo flowers that are also included.

Love getting my hands messy with inks and gesso, which is fabulous for changing the colour of any of your paper stash, or just muting down the colour.

See you over at the Frosted Designs Blog just leave us a direct link back to your project, so we can pay you a visit.

Elizabeth x

Exciting News and a New Direction!

Welcome to my first post as part the amazing Design Team at Frosted Designs I am so excited to be joining them, and look forward to being a part of the Fortnightly Friday Challenge along with some incredibly talented crafters!

So the theme this time is "Which Direction?" I love Kaisercraft products and so chose to use a mixture of their papers and embellishments. The background of Seahorses and Shells is from the Sandy Toes collection and everything else is from the New Boarding collection. I gave the whole tag including the flowers and tower a thin coat of gesso, to mute the colours, and give it a French Shabby Chic look.

The arrows to point to the direction of my destination "Paris" a city I love and can't wait to visit again, soon I hope!!

So thank you for your visit and please check out the amazing inspiration from the rest of the DT via the link above, and get creating!!!!

Kaisercraft - Rustic Harmony

 I had a great day at Burleydam Garden Centre on Saturday, where I was lucky enough to be demoing the gorgeous Kaisercraft Rustic Harmony collection for Jones Crafts. Love the frame and the gorgeous pearls (which sold out).

 

Then I got to decorate this gorgeous little paper mache jewellery box.

 

  Made a couple of scrapbook layouts ready for photo's to be added on to.

 

 Decorated a Graphic45 tag and finally showed the Ladies how to make a secret pocket card from one sheet of 12x12 paper.

I love my job :)
Elizabeth xxx

It's a Grey Day!

 I've finally plucked up the courage to enter one of my scrapbook pages into the Scrapbook365 November Sketch Challenge. I've really got back into Scrapbooking again, so be warned family, I have photo's!

 The sponsor this time is the Mixed Media Place who also have a new challenge, to use black, white, grey and one other colour, so I decided to combine the two !!

 The papers, stickers and tags are from Basic Grey, and both the butterfly stamps and sentiment stamp are from Kaisercraft. The little treasure on the right is me, with my older Sister. It always makes me smile as I look so prim with my hands folded lol.

I struggled to get a good picture of my page as it's such a grey day here, with very little light, winter has arrived!
Thanks for looking, Elizabeth xxx