Tag book inspired by Kirsten Sheridan at Lisa B Designs.

 

Hiya Lovelies!

2nd post today is a tag book that was inspired by my twitter chum Kirsten Sheridan.

See her fab project for Lisa B Designs HERE.

 

I didn't incorporate all different techniques like Kirsten did.

 I wanted to make this for the Monthly Challenge over at

Lisa B Designs.

 

 

I started with some mini tags. I inked them with some watered down Dylusions ink sprays in

Vibrant Turquiose, Bubblegum Pink & Lemon Zest. I then inked round the edges with

Pumice Stone distress ink.

 

 

I stamped onto paper that I had stained with a teabag ( Yes you read right, I still do it!) using Archival ink in black. I love these stamps from Crafty Individuals.

I coloured them using my Promarkers & cut them up.

I used some stamps from Sheena Douglass Aging Beautifully set & Indigo Blu Sarah's Choice

 (which is one of my faves!) & Discover Your Passion sets. I added Sets. I then put it all together & secured it with Copper Mini Brads & string. I also added some Sepia Accents onto the heart on the front.

 

Here's the finished tag book.

 

 

I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x 

Quick card using Serif

Hiya Lovelies!

 

Just a quick post to share a quick card I made for my Stepdaughter.

 

 

I used the Avairy Exotic digikit for Serif Craft Artist.

I made my background & fussy cut an extra hummingbird so that I could decoupage it.

I used some check washi tape as a frame on the card & layered my background on top.

I added some iridescent glitter on the hummingbird to finish.

Voila!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

Heart Tag

 

Hiya Lovelies!

I know I must be on a roll!

This is my third & last post today.

 

I wanted to share my version of France's heart tag.

 

 

You can find her project for PaperArtsy HERE. 

 

I would like to enter this for the PaperArtsy challenge & for the Lisa B Designs Vintage Challenge.

 

Thanks for looking!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

Paperartsy Special Saturday Video Challenge.

 

Hiya Lovelies!

I know 2 posts in one day! Woohoo!

This time I wanted to share my version of the tag that Leandra did in her video. Mine is an ATC.

You can find the project over at PaperArtsy HERE.

 

 

I would like to enter this into the PaperArtsy challenge.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

PaperArtsy Challenge Inspired by France Papillon Wax ATCs.

 Hiya Lovelies!

I just wanted to share something I've been experimenting with...

 

Over at PaperArtsy France Papillon has been guest designer.

She came up with this fab project to celebrate their 10th Birthday.

Check it out HERE.

I really wanted to have a go at this but my mum still has my melt pot!

I didn't want to ask for it back as she gets put off trying new stuff easily... (she's had it 3 months!) I knew if I asked her for it she would never try UTEE!

Anyway I digress...

I came up with a plan!

 

I started with a postcard from PaperArtsy & cut it to size.

 

After realising that I didn't have any beeswax, I melted some old white candles that I've had since the dawn of time! I figured it was wax so it might work?! I tried melting one in the microwave... this took about 4 mins & the glass got so hot it kept it melted for ages! I added 2 blobs of distress reinker in Vintage Photo. It blobbed but turned the clear wax yellow after a few stirs! I wanted it to age the wax if you know what I mean...

 

 

I brushed on a couple of layers & all the wax was gone! So this time I melted 2 candles into my glass bowl with my trusty heatgun! Much quicker! I added a big blob of Vintage Photo as before but it just coloured the bottom of my bowl...oh well!

Can you tell I was getting a bit impatient?!  

 

 

I poured on the wax & smoothed it over with a palette knife & forced it.

 

 

I peeled them off my craft sheet & tidied them up. 

I didn't have any fishy stamps so I used my Recycle Art Mini Stamp & my Imagination Rules The World Stamp & Stazon Ink in Black.

 

 

As you can see  they have turned out rather pants but it was fun to try!

 

 

I need to get me some fishy stamps, beeswax & my meltpot back!!!!

 

 

I would like to add this poor attempt into the challenge over at PaperArtsy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x 

Quick Anniversary Card

Hi my lovelies.

 Just a quick post... It's our Wedding Anniversary today!

 

I made this card for my other half today.... yeah I know cutting it fine!

Well, I do have the excuse that I've been decorating the kids bedrooms this week..

I made it in between coats & doing a radio interview....

(Ooh er!) 

 

I took some watercolour paper & soaked it with water. Scribbled with different coloured watersoluble pastels & blended with my finger. I ripped it around the edges & then blasted it with the good ol' heatgun. Stamped (using a loo roll that I'd squished into a folky heart shape) with red paint & then again with Little Black Dress Fresco paint over the top. I rubbed over some Treasure Gold in Pewter. I added a sentiment & mounted it onto a 5x7 card that I had covered in Paper Tape by 7gypsies. 

 

 

Anyway, I hope he likes it!

May have been quick, but it's the thought that counts... 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs

Sez

x

Card for Mum.

Hiya Lovelies!

On Sunday I visited Colemans Craft Warehouse in Rushden. Lin Brown was demoing there. I also needed a few bits. It was a great day except for the fiasco on the way home! Those of you who follow me on Twitter will probably know but for those that don't, we broke down & had to be towed home!

 

Anyway, Mums birthday card....

I bought some Crafty Individuals stamps from Colemans on Sunday (along with a few Frescos Paints & Treasure Gold!) & decided to use one on mums card. I also bought a stencil by Crafters Workshop which I used for the background. I started by swiping Old Paper Distress Stain over some paper. To my amazement it had turned green! I only used it the other day & it was fine, so I emailed Ranger!

 

Now I decided to carry on with my green background... I used Picket Fence Distress Stain through my stencil & then Fresco Paint in Sage. I then blended Scattered Straw Stain around the edges & ran Peeled Paint Stain on the outside edges to give a border.
I stamped the image onto the background & a tag & coloured it in with my distress stains & a waterbrush. I also used Olive Bronze Treasure Gold around the edges. I cut it out & layered it onto the image on the background. I filled in the hearts & tassell with Sepia Accents.
I used Old Paper Distress Stain on a doily which I had cut into quarters & stuck it onto the background on the inside of the card. I then added 'Mother' in scrabble tiles down the side.

 

 

On the inside I finished off the card with an old book page & note. The note is just a notebook page aged with Scattered Straw Distress ink. I then stamped a heart & ornate corners in Memento ink in London Fog on the opposite side. I went over them again with gold paint. I also filled in the small heart with Sepia Accents.

 

 

I hope she likes it!

Crafty Hugs

Sez

x