Dragons Dream TIO - No2

This time around over at the Dragons Dream TIO Blog Silvia has chosen the number "2" so we would like to see that incorporated onto you tag somewhere with as always at least one real stamp.

I love this die from spellbinders and couldn't get the song "Daisy, Daisy give me your answer do" out of my head lol, as you know I have a dog named Daisy.

I stamped the background of the tag in Salty Ocean Distress Ink with the Harlequin background stamp from IndigoBlu. Then brushed over a layer of white GeeSoGood to tone the colour down a little. I have to confess that that was the only stamp I used on my tag this time, the rest is made up from dies, flowers and dimensional drops.

Hope you get time to join in our little challenge, just click on the link on the sidebar to take you there.

Elizabeth x

IndigoBlu Challenge - Pocket Full of Posies

The current challenge over at the IndigoBlu Challenge Blog is a Pocket Full of Posies, which fit's the bill perfectly for the newly released Poppy stamps.

I've created a scrapbook page using a the script paper from the Fontastic 12"x12" pack, torn and then inked around the edges, before adding it onto a piece of 12" square black cardstock.

The Spellbinders swirly leaf die is the perfect size for the Poppycock Poppies, which were stamped out in Archival ink on to pink tissue paper, layered up, scrunched, then finished off with a little glitter added to the centres.

The beautiful new stamps can all be found HERE  on the IndigoBlu website, along with the fabulous paper packs.

Don't forget the winner of the challenge gets a fabulous prize as well!!

Elizabeth x

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

Dragons Dream TIO #145 Vintage, Flowers and Texture

 Well here we are again with another new challenge over at the Dragons Dream Challenge blog. This time the theme has been chosen by my uber talented team mate Tracy, who would like to see "Vintage, Flowers and Texture" on your tags along with at least one real stamped image.
I love this Poppy Meadow stamp from IndigoBlu and the sentiment is just so true!
I applied grunge paste through the Crafters Workshop mask and then painted over with lilac Fresco paint, working in some dusty concord and black soot around the edges. The sentiment was stamped out on  watercolour card as I love the texture when you ink it up. The flowers were also stamped out on to watercolour card, waterbrushed and then extra layers of petals were added by stamping again on to tissue paper and layering up.

The petals on Poppy's always remind me of tissue as they are so delicate. We would love to see your tags over at Dragons Dream, just click the link on my sidebar for a short cut, and please don't forget to include at least one real stamp.
Elizabeth x

Quick and Easy!

Very quick and easy card made for my MIL to give to her Daughter and Hubby for their Silver Wedding Anniversary, just dies and sparkle medium, simples!

Dragons Dream Challenge #142

Over at Dragons Dream TIO this time Gabrielle has chosen the theme of "White, Metal and Transport". I started with a layer of paste through a Crafters Workshop stencil and then painted over it with Guacamole Fresco paint, then added some Snowflake to tame the colour down, along with Pearl Moon gilding wax (along with my mica powders am now addicted to this stuff). The car and sentiment are by Tim Holtz and the dies I've used are Spellbinders and Marianne. Hope you find time to come on over and visit the Dragons Dream blog, just click the link on my sidebar, and don't forget to use at least one real stamp on your tag.
Elizabeth x

Dragons Dream TIO #137 Green, Die Cuts and Cogs

Here we are again for another challenge at the Dragons Dream TIO. This time Tracey has chosen the theme of Green, Die Cuts and Cogs for us.
The background of my tag is made up of several different green distress inks and I now have matching hands lol. I stencilled over the top with pine needles through my most used template, this one lives on the desk!
The cogs have all been cut in Kanban cardstock using a spellbinders die, and then inked with black soot. I was feeling pretty pleased with myself this week as I've done my cogs in another colour than the usual brown, then I realised I hadn't used a stamp, whoops!!! So hence the TH clock face came to the rescue along with my scribbled wording with a Sharpie pen.
The challenge this time will be running over three weeks as I will be away at Denman College stuffing my face with cake, I mean studying hard to finish my course lol, but they do make us eat cake quite a lot!!!
Please pop over and join in the challenge, you will find a link on my sidebar, just remember to use at least one real stamp on your tag and keep your inky fingers crossed for me ;)
Elizabeth xxx

Dragons Dream TIO #134 Dress to Impress

Wow this caught me out, where have the last two weeks gone? Trace has set the challenge this time over at Dragons Dream TIO with "Dress to Impress" she would like to see dress forms, embossing and some bling on your tags, with of course at least one real stamp!
I got so carried away die cutting, embossing and playing with ink, that I completely forgot about the stamp lol, thank goodness I realised just as I was about the take the photo lol.
Hope you visit the Dragons Dream TIO blog see what my team mates have been up to and join in with this times challenge. The link is on my sidebar. Elizabeth xxx

Dragons Dream TIO #130 Magical Mystery

This time over at Dragons Dream Monique has inspired us to dream magical, mysterious dreams with a sprinkling of Fairy Dust!
I masked off the moon and used three different shades of blue distress ink along with black soot to create my base tag. The snowflakes and the sentiment, perfect for this one hey, are from an old set from HOTP. The houses are from Crafty Individuals and my Fairies (complete with the required Fairy Dust lol) are from Lavinia Stamps.
I've been adding these snowflakes on to everything at the moment, they are so pretty, this one had a little distress treatment though, to blend in.
Pop over to our challenge via the link on my sidebar and check out the great tags my team mates have come up with and join in our magical dreams, please don't forget to use at least one real stamp on your tags. Happy Dreaming Elizabeth x

Crafty Individuals November Challenge - Festive Sparkles

I've been having a play with my new spellbinders snowflake dies using a piece of greaseproof paper then the cardstock, and you know what, I love the greaseproof paper ones more than the card lol. I masked off a 4" square on my card, and creaded a frame, stamped out some snowflakes and Greetings. The added my Rudolf in the centre. He is stamped out in brushed corduroy,  inked around the edge, then the gorgeous spellbinders snowflakes were added along with some gems for sparkle. Thanks for popping by, Elizabeth xx