Getting in touch with my masculine side!

Hi
Well it's a very dreary Tuesday here in the north west of England so what better reason does a person need to spend a few hours in crafty bliss. I have made a masculine card that I am entering into the following challenges:- Allsorts challenge blog where the theme is "Masculine" and
                                Make My Monday where the theme is "One for the boys"

Main image is from Whimsy Stamps vintage Transportation which I have cut out using spellbinders postage stamp die.

Papers are core'dinations, Kraft card and Collection Elements paper.

length of burlap

numbers I have cut from Kraft card using my silhouette cameo inspired after seeing Tim Holtz New strip dies.

Tickets Tim Holtz stamp stamped onto Kraft card and cut out.

Everything has been edged with vintage photo distress ink.

final embellishments are a Penny Farthing Charm and some metal bits that came from an old belt.

 

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon

Love 

Amanda

 

         

TIC,TAC,TOE at Creafts4eternity

Hi
It's the start of a new weekly challenge over at Crafts4eternity and this weeks challenge is a Tic,Tac,Toe challenge. I have chosen Charm,ribbon and punch (my charm is actually an old earring but I think it passes as a charm).

This card is a move away from my recent makes as I have made it for my mums birthday this sunday (and she likes this kind of thing). I have mat and layered with black and gold card and the patterned paper is from Graphic 45. I have cut the diamond shapes with spellbinder dies and again mat and layered several times. Stamps used are Masquerade by Creative Expressions. I have stamped 3 different masks with indigoblu flitterglu and covered with gilding flakes I then added a bit of bling, covered some cocktail sticks in gilding flakesand added a black feather to each one. I have added a punched border along the bottom, made a bow out of crinkle ribbon and added a charm (earring) to the bow along with a creative expression dazzler.

This weeks challenge is sponsored by Crafts4eternity where the winner will be able to choose 3 digital images from the site. So why not pop along, choose your line, and play along this week,

thanks for stopping by
love
AmandaX

Day off today!! Smile!!

Hi
well after working 7 days on the run I am happy to say today I am NOT working, well I haven't had to go to work but I have a mountain of jobs around the house to do....... they'll wait, lol.
I have several projects that I need to complete, relatives birthday cards and  anniversary cards need to be made. However I have had a quick play with my distress inks and dylusion sprays and have made a card to enter into this weeks challenge at Make My Monday the challenge this week is a CAS sketch and this is my interpretation of that sketch.

Stampotique 3 Smiles

My stamped image is Stampotiques "3 smile" I have masked the stamp so I can stamp each smile individually, I have then stamped again on white paper and cut out the smiles and paper pierced them on top to make the teeth stand out. Background has been created using a combination of distress inks and Dylusion sprays. The white splatters have been made with white acrylic artist ink. I have added a length of Tim Holtz film strip ribbon which has been machine stitched in, a wooden camera coloured black and a Tim Holtz chit chat sticker - Smile.

Hope you all have a good day
Love
Amanda X

I wish I had that friday feeling!!!

Hi
Well as my title says "I wish I had that Friday feeling", but sadly, even though I was due to be off work this weekend, I now have to work due some of my team having this dreaded flu/cold virus that doesn't seem to take the hint and just go away.......... so my crafty plans have to be put on hold...... Friday does mean though that the weekend starts with our new weekly challenge over at Crafts4eternity and our challenge theme this week is PUNCH IT! We would like to see your projects with a punched element or two on it.

Here is mine as part of the design team

Dina Wakley - Lonely Girl

My main stamped image is Lonely Girl by Dina Wakley and the sentiment is by Donna Downey by Unity Stamps. The background has been created using Paperartsy fresco finish paints. I have punched circles out of the background using a variety of sizes of circle punches and added them with silicone glue to give them a dimensional look.
So why not come and join us over at Crafts4eternity and show us your punched creations. I lucky, randomly drawn winner will receive their choice of 3 digital stamps from Crafty sentiments designs.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend
Love
Amanda X

"Moody Blue's" at C4E this week

Hi
Well it's friday again which for me means one thing, a new weekly challenge over at Crafts4eternity and my design piece has been made to fit this weeks theme which is "Moody Blue's".

As you can see I have gone with a Steampunk Theme which I feel works quite well in these deep blue shades, background has been created using a mix of Dylusions and Ranger colourwash spray inks. I have overstamped with picket fence distress stain, which worked sometimes!. The majority of the stamps are Steampunk Dreams from creative expressions with a touch of Andy Skinner thrown in. The word beads were a bargain some months ago, £1 for a good size bag full. For dimension I have stamped the wings several times onto book pages.

This little steampunk bug was made in the same way but I added wire and filled the bugs body with glossy accents and then dropped in some watch parts.

So why not come and join us and show us your "Moody Blue" creation. One randomly selected winner could win a $6  Gift voucher to spend at Floppy Latte Designs online store.

thanks for looking
Love
Amanda X

A Tag for Tuesday

Hi
I have just been playing around and ended up making this tag.

this tag includes bits of everything I own I think, paint, sprays,ink, pan pastels (how much can you get on one tag?) stamps used are Stampotique Line up (cut out and with one missing) others are all Dylusions stamps and I think there is a little Tim Holtz and Claudine Hellmuth in there too!!
Hope you all have a good day, I'm off to work now and need to try and get through the day with the beginnings of a dreadful cold... I just knew I wouldn't escape it!!!
see you soon
Love
Amanda xx

Something New

Hi
and welcome to my first post of 2013. I hope you all had a great New Year and you are looking forward to the crafty year ahead. I start this year with my design team entry for our first challenge of the year at Crafts4eternity and we start with

SOMETHING NEW

Your project should include something new, such as a new technique,tool,stamp,paper, infact anything that is new to you (a Christmas present from Santa).

Our randomly selected winner will win a choice of 3 digi stamps from our regular sponsor

Stamping All Day

My something new is a card made using my new stamps and additional colours of pan pastels.

New stamps used are Underwater from Chocolate Baroque
and my long awaited acquisition of Water Droplet stamp from Design by Ryn
 

I first stamped one of the plants with versamark then applied the pan pastels, this technique makes the colour stronger on the stamped area. I then stamped the seahorse in Black archival ink, masked it off, then stamped the droplets in aqua marine archival ink. I then used the droplet stamp again to make a further background paper and again stamped using black archival ink. The sentiment is from Steampunk Dreams by creative expressions.

Close up of main image

I hope that you will pop over to Crafts4eternity and show us what your "Something New" is.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:-
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Something New
Fashionable Stamping Challenge - Surprise Us (Anything Goes)
Try it on a Tuesday - New Stash

Thanks for popping by and see you soon
Love Amanda





HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hi
I would just like to wish you all a Happy New Year. May 2013 be filled with crafty inspiration for you all.
Love
Amanda x




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New Toy

Hi
Hope that you all had a lovely Christmas and with new year just round the corner I hope that 2013 brings you wonderful things. I must have been a really good girl this year as Santa brought me an IPad 3 and I am now using this post as a practice for blogging on it. I have taken the photo with it (could have done with a bit of editing) and blogging through Wordpress. If you are reading this I have managed it!!



This was a Christmas card I didn't get round to posting before the event, it features Snow Queen by Indigoblu, sentiment is by clarity stamps. Background has been created with distress inks and water splashes and snowflake punch outs add a touch of embellishment.
Have a wonderful New Year and see you all in 2013.
Love
Amanda x


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Anything Goes at crafts4eternity This week.

Hi
Well I am sure that by now we are all christmased out, I know I am lol. So it's great to have an anything goes challenge this week. I have made a card with not a hint of christmas, more like spring (it wont be long).
So if you are also in an anything goes mood why not share your project with us over at Crafts4eternity this week. One randomly chosen winner will receive 3 digital images from crafty sentiments designs.

I have made my background with Pan Pastels, this is only the 2nd time I have really played with them, so I am still practicing my techniques. Main image is from Paperartsy and has been stamped with blach archival ink and the sentiment, I think, is from creative Expressions.All has been mat and layered on black silk card stock.

I hope you enjoy my touch of spring, and we will hopefully see you over at this weeks challenge at Crafts4eternity

Thanks for looking

Love

Amanda X

Nearly There......

Hi
Well I am nearly there with my christmas cards for this year. I have spent today up and down the motorway, which I don't recommend at both this time of the year and the fact that it has been driving rain all day here, nothing new there then!!!! Here is a simple card I have made, I am at that "Less is More stage" of my card Christmas card making, it's that or give up lol!!!

All stamps are courtesy of Stampotique, I have added pearls to the mistletoe stamp which has been coloured with copics. The ribbon is seam binding which I have coloured with Lime dylusions spray.Mat and layered on black silk card, and a touch of lime glitter card for a little festive bling!!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
simon says stamp challenge  where the theme is Anything Christmassy
and
Try it on a Tuesday where they have a pick 4 from a  lucky dip list. I have chosen:-

Ribbon

Sentiment

Pearls

Stamped Image

 

 

thanks for looking at my blog

Love Amanda x

WOYWW 185

Hi
I haven't taken part in this wonderful gathering of work desks for many weeks, but in order to wish you all a very Happy Christmas felt that this week was a must. You can join in along at Julia's wonderful sharing of crafty spaces HERE.
I don't make loads of christmas cards, I just don't have the time, but I do make for selected family and friends, they wouldn't forgive me if I didn't (being a card maker sometimes has a down side, lol). My desk just shows the final bits and pieces for my last christmas card of 2012. Then just need to tidy up my craftroom to hopefully add my many new crafty bits from Father Christmas, just hope that he got my list!!!

As this is my last day off before xmas day I have load to do, so I would finally like to wish you all a very merry lovely Christmas.
Thanks for visiting
Love
Amanda x