winter tres ATC

 

over on ATC-UK the theme for the challenge is winter trees. i came up with this. i made it by using brushos sealed with pva glue followed by die cut trees covered in embossing powder, the bottom of the snow is also using embossing powder. i then finished it off with some star gems. x

Snowy

over on be Facebook there is a challenge this week to make an atc with the theme snowy and this is what I came up with. Using an embossing folder, distressed ink and gems. Simple but effective.
  

Sad News

 After a few weeks making and sorting out xmas cards and decorations im finally back into crafting but dont feel like doing much. a friend of mine passed away on my 30th birthday earlier this week. was a huge shock and so unexpected, im trying to keep busy but its hard, and also i cant imagain how hard it must befor the family of his. i have told them im here if they need to talk but i just dont know what to say other than sorry for there loss. hubby is goinf to manchester tomorrow to try and fix a car for a friend so hoping i may do a bit of crafting then. xxx

Twisted disney ATC

 This week over on ATC-UK the theme for the weekly challenge is twisted disney, i had never even heard of it before so had to do a bit of searching on it before i made mine, i used a few different papers, an image, gems and distressed inks around the edges. x

Mince Pies

Today i have been getting into the festive season. i decided to have a try at making mince pies and it went well. they are so easy to make. simply mix 8oog of flour to 400g mix to breadcrumbs, all a little water to make into a dough, roll out thin and using 2 different sized cutters cut out 24 of each, the bigger one for the bottoms and the smaller ones for the tops. put the bigger ones in a fairycake tin, put in a small teaspoon of mince into each one and put the smaller cut dough on top . brush all with milk and pop in the oven for 20 minutes. 

 

Cute Cat Card

 

I received the cat image from a fellow crafter. its soo cute i just simply had to make it into a card. i layered coloured papers, stuck the cats to the backing and then added ribbon and a few butterflies. x

Unicorn and rainbow themed atc

 

made this ATC today to add to the challenge running on ATC-UK today. i used backing paper, distressed ink, stickers and a unicorn die cut out. x

Purple

 

Decided to dye my hair today. Hubby lightened my hair earlier on in the will but just got round to actually dyeing it. I went for my favourite this time. It's a dye called vivid violet by live XL by perminent dye. Love the finished result x

Sunflower card

 

got this lovely sunflower stamp the other week and decided today to give it a go. i stamped the image using memento ink and coloured in with promarkers. layered paper on the card and stamped out a sentiment using distressed ink.

Trying out my new fairy die cutter

 

Today i had a play with a new die cutter i got a few weeks ago but only just got round to trying it out, i made this atc by using brushos sealed with pva glue, backing paper plus heart gems and my fairy die cutter. also used some heart shaped gems to finish and an embellishment with the wording fairy on it.

White chocolate chip cupcakes

 

I'm going to visit a friend later for the last time until lockdown is over. We are having a Chinese take away together tonight. I thought I would make some cupcakes as a nice surprise as I know how much they see liked by my friends and her family x

Using up bits n pieces

 Today i have been using up some bits n pieces to make atcs. this in my fav one, made using pieces of backing paper, ribbon, gems, paper flower and peel off corners. x

ATC - Fly

 

I have been making some ATC's today to go in my November swaps folder over on ATC-UK. i have been using up bits and pieces and came up with this, backing papers were from scraps that i had. i die cut the bird and stamped the words fly on it. x

Magnolia birthday card

Today i made several cards but this one is my fav of them. done using a magnolia stamp, coloured in with promarkers with multiple layers of backing papers, ribbon, birthday sentiment and die  cut circle the girl is sat on, really enjoyed making this one x 

Smirk birthday card

 

I made this card today using smirk decoupage, peel offs and a heart punch on the two outside corners. its a little diffrent from my usual cards but i really like this one x

Chocolate chip scones

 

I'm going to a friend's house tomorrow for the day so thought I'd would make some scones to take with me. Naturally I had to try out a few to make sure they were ok lol and they are yummy.  X

Gorjuss themed ATC

 

I made this atc today. i used watercolours for the background and then i did the gorjuss girl out of decoupage sheet i had. also wrote love in the sentiment box. x

Birthday card

 

This card as made wrong - upsidown! so have finally got round to fixing it. i just cut our the card front and stuck it up the other was round on a new card x

Chocolate chip cake

 Fancied something sweet so decided to treat my hubby and self to a cake. X

Bart

i made started making this atc a few days ago, i used brushos, waited for them to dry then put pva glue over the top to seal it. i then used a die cut shape, little Bart picture, heart and gem to finish it x

 

ATC for weekly challenge

 

This week over on ATC-UK the theme is bohemian. this is what i came up with x 

Pink and Black bracelet

 I made this pink and black shamballa style bracelet this afternoon using pink and black cord and some beads. x

Medallion ATC

 

This week over on ATC-UK the theme for the week is medallions and i came up with this for it. made using a stamp, distressed ink and promarkers. 

New craft bits...

 

I have got some new craft bits from Hobbycraft. Can't wait to have a play at some point. Going to make some bracelets today though do doubt it will be today. Something to look forward to though. Also going to home cool a ham pizza for tea tonight. X

Forest themed ATC

 

I have been busy the past few weeks so i haven't been posting on my blog, this included a weeks holiday to Cornwall which was great fun. one of the challenges on Facebook for the week was an ATC with the theme of forest. i used watercolours for the background, memento ink and promarkers. the tree stamp is a stampin up one. x

Jammer swaps

 

ATC's for jammer swaps. i have done the next stages of them all. will be posting within the next few days x

Tattoo

 

I had more work done on my left arm tattoo yesterday, stands out well now its been coloured in, got the dragon, toucan and chameleon  left to do, think im having those done in black and grey though. x

Buzz Buzz ATC

 

Today i have been making atcs with different medias from water colours to decoupage and encaustic wax. this is my fav one of the lot though, made using watercolour background, bee stamp, wording in stamp and coloured in, also rounded off one of the corners which i think has a good effect. x

Craft goodies

 

I needed to get a fan brush to try out some backing techniques so went to the local craft shop. problem is they have so much nice crafty bits that i couldn't help myself so i just had to buy some. cant wait to have a play tomorrow. x

Dragon tattoo

Today i had the next part of my tattoo done, today was the dragon and shading x

R.A.K for one of the girls i swap with

 I made this R.A.K for one of the girls over on ATC-UK to go in with our swap. made using a stamp, promarkers, backing papers and distressed ink. x

Over the rainbow

 I made this ATC this afternoon using pro markers, distressed in for the wording and a stamp for the wording. first attempt at doing a drawn one, simple but effective x

Oriental ATC

Over on ATC-UK  the theme for the week is oriental so i came up with this. i used watercolours, stamps, gems distressed ink and embossing powder. x

Green themed birthday card

 Green themed birthday card, i made this card using a new technique/ diffrent shaped card and o enjoyed doing it. i used a flower topper i made a while ago as it was perfect for the flap on the card. x

Flower card

 Here is a card i made whilst at a friends house on Sunday, have been busy so only just got round to taking photos my creations, I'm sharing this one as its my favourite. simple but effective. i used promarkers to colour in the flowers.

Getting messy!

I made some scones and cakes yesterday as hubby is out caving today and im visiting a friend so thought it would be good to take some yummy treats x 

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Re dyed my hair

The colour on my hair has started to fade a bit and my roots were showing so hubby helped me dye it - well more like i sat there whilst he dyed it for me. :)

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Pizza

surfer dude card

I came across this cute stamp earlier that i had previously coloured in with promarkers. i added a few layers of backing papers and then i added the image, to finish i added ribbon. x

ATC-UK window challenge

This week over on ATC-UK the theme is windows, i came up with this one with a few suggestions as well. i did the background using an embossing folder. the window was done using die cutters and then the image was stamped and coloured in with promarkers. i then stuck the image behind the window, to finish i added the little butterfly. x

LOVE scrapbook/note book

I made this scrapbook/ note book for my hubby as a present for our wedding anniversary yesterday using a stencil to get the love wording, i then decorated with coloured papers. ribbon, stickers, die cut shapes as well as photos. x

Watercolour AND distressed ink ATC's

 i am new to watercolours and thought i would give these a go after a failed first attempt. i got some help and advice from my aunty. i water coloured the backgrounds. let them dry, mounted them onto the card backs and then stamped images, the tree one as has the trees coloured in with promarkers. x

Celebration cake

Tomorrow its mine and bri's 11th wedding anniversary and to celebrate i made this Victorian sponge cake. in the middle to sandwich the two pieces together is chocolate spread and on the top it has rice crispies mixed with chocolate. looking yummy but not allowing any to be eaten until tomorrow. x

C.R.A.F.T - Challenge 565 Summer

This week over on C.R.A.F.T challenges the theme is summer so i came up with this card for the challenge, made using pop out circle and stuck the word sun onto it and added some bright flowers. x

Anniversary goodies

Its my 11 year wedding anniversary on Saturday and i bought hubby a new caving furry so he let me loose in the local craft shop! here is what i chose, i cant wait to play but I'm not allowed it until the 25th. i got a lovely range of bits to play with. x

New Tattoo part 1

 Today i went and had my first part of my left sleeve, sore but worth it. still need several  sessions to finish it. x

ATC-UK Challenge - transport

This week for the one ATC one challenge atc over on ATC-UK the theme is transport, i came across this vintage themed stamp set in my draw (probably way more stamps than the one i have chosen! but this was the first one i came across. i decided to do something a little different and go black and white for this ATC. I used white card, black card , a stamps and memento ink. quick, easy, simple but effective. x

Challenge # 564 Christmas/ Humourous

over on c.r.a.f.t challenges the theme this week is christmas-humourour. used my "smirk" christmas themed stamps for this one, was nice to do as i havent used these stamps in a long time. x