WOW Embossing Powders Metal Challenge

The April challenge over at WOW is Metal, I love their powders, I just hope I'm not too late to enter.
I started with an old wooden picture frame which was .50p from a charity shop.

 Gave it a good clean and lightly sanded it back. I then embossed a sheet of craft metal though the E-bosser and painted over it with Martha Stewart acrylic paint, wiping some of it off with a baby wipe before it dried completely.

 I then cut the metal into strips to fit the frame, and attached them with strong red tape. I left the corners square on this one, due to the pattern.
I then finished off the frame by adding a layer of Versamark all over it and covering with Wow Neutral Ultra Shimmer powder, before carefully heat embossing it.

Not bad for .50p and a little TLC.
Better get some jobs done now ;)
Elizabeth xxx

Craft Stamper's Take It Make It Challenge

The is still plenty of time to join in the Take It Make It challenge over at the Craft Stamper Blog 
where you will finds lots of inspiration from the DT and there are some yummy PaperArtsy paints up for grabs!!
I decided to use the same stamp again, just to show how different it looks with a funky coloured background on canvas.

Very bright colours for me, but I wanted to do something outside of my "comfort" colours. I stencilled versamark ink through the Harliquin stencil and embossed with the same black powder as my butterfly for a total contrast against the background.
Love this tecnique as it creates a great texture and you can lift several prints off your block whilst cleaning it!
Elizabeth x

Dragons Dream TIO #156 The letter "E" and Purple

It's time to start a new round of challenges over at the Dragons Dream TIO, and after much brain storming we have decided to have an alphabet round, along with a twist of some kind.
So here is the first challenge from me. I'd love to see you use the letter "E" and purple on your tags with as usual one real stamp.
Elizabeth x

Art Journalling at The Craft Barn

When I spotted this challenge over at The Craft Barn I just knew I had to join in. I found this old Minute Book at work that was heading towards the bin, no way was that going to happen, this was going to become my new journal!!!

This is a recycled, recycled book as it started life way back in 1933, and was re-used in 1992 to keep records of a friendship group at work.

Now in it's third phase of life, it's had pages glued together, lashings of acrylic paint added and my first two pages have now been completed.

"My garden misses my Mum as much as I do". We would work in the garden together and I have fallen so far behind with it all, it's a jungle out there at the moment, thanks to the rain and warm weather. Next weekend, no matter what the weather does, it's wellies on time!!!!! Elizabeth xxx