9th July 2010

and its a Friday so that can only mean one thing, its SCD day!

We are still continuing with our tag challenge and the theme this week has been selected by Laura...who has chosen:-

"Are you sitting comfortably?"

Well!! what can I say? always pushing us to our limits and making us think outside the box, pop on over to the SCD blog and see what Laura has to say about her thoughts behind the theme and perhaps it won't put you off!! lolx

Heres my effort:-

The background was created with distress inks and then stamped with three different background stamps, the sitting image is by Art Journey, and the little flowers are studio 490 stamps...the swirl has been painted with inka gold...and the edges were hi-lighted with it too!!

We have a special announcement over at SCD this week - so pop along and read the news!

TFL

xx

Class details

For the last few months I've been teaching some technique classes at Papermaze. All of these technique classes are going to reach the finale on Saturday 24th July when we will be putting all of the new and some old technqiues to practise and create a frame similar to the above.

The class will involve painting, dry brushing, using texture paste, stamping, embossing and making our own fragment embellishments using alcohol inks and various other techniques. Apart from the frame and ribbon - everything is hand created.

Although the class is primarily for those that have taken the monthly classes, other crafters are also welcome. All materials are provided, but, please bring with you your usual tools, ie scissors, craft mat, cutting board, etc. If you have any favourite pieces that you would like to incorporate into the frame you can also bring those along too. Even if you haven't attended the workshops, I will be on hand, and there are full instructions to follow - so it really is available to everyone.

The class runs from 10am to 4pm and costs £25. All materials are provided along with light refreshments - please bring a packed lunch with you. To book click here.

TFL xx


ps the frame is one from the gorgeous Tando Creative range - see some other inspriational pieces here.

2nd July 2010

SCD day today - and as its the first of a new month its a new challenge along with a new theme.

This month we are re-visiting tags....any shape, any size, just as long as they fit in with the theme of the week.

This week its Ang's turn to choose the theme and she's chosen:-

Hearts

here is my tag:-

The base, as usual white card, which has been painted, terra and perfect pearls along with a bit of stamping all thrown at it. The centre is a metal heart....and the embellishments have been made out of grungepaper.

Do pop on over to the SCD blog and see what the others have created - we also have a FAB GT joining us this week, so pop along and hopefully you'll join us this week..

TFL xx

1st July 2010

Its time for a new project over at Vanilla Sugar - this month we're looking at altered jars/tins/boxes...

Here is my altered box:-




The base is a small wooden box that I picked up in our local QD store - it was a nest of three boxes - so cheap!! I painted the base with acryllic and then dry brushed it. The lock was also painted then had inka gold added to age it.

The top has a metal "piece" on it and some grungepaper embellishments, little metal corners finished it all off.

Around the top of the lid and along the bottom of the box was added Tim Holtz tissue paper tape.

Pop on over to the Vanilla Sugar blog and see the other gorgeous box creations.

TFL xx

Friday?

again, every week I promise myself that I'll blog more and every week I fail. Although, I have to admit that I'm currently covering 2 people that are on holiday at work, and doing my job, so I'm getting home rather frazzled around the edges. I started full time in January and am now coping with the hours and housework, but, now I find we've another person in the house, one that likes to rescue animals! and all that entails, and things are getting rather behind!! although, I have made! her do loads of housework, unfortunately, ironing means showing the clothes the iron, I'm sure the iron never actually made it to cloth! I'm informed it did - but, it all had to be done again!! roflxx well, thats one way to learn isn't it?

anyway, enough of the excuses and onto this weeks SCD piece....

This week, being the last Friday in June sees the last of the skinnis (3"x5") and it fell to Dawn to choose this weeks theme....and she chose

Flora and Fauna

Here is my skinni:-



so, the base is white card! covered with patterned paper, now that doesn't happen very often! another matching paper strip was placed to one side and gingham ribbon top and bottom. The flower and butterfly were stamped onto metal, embossed and filled and then painted with inka gold - this stuff is truely gorgeous! I was introudced to it whilst on the artsycrafts weekend and just had to get some! lush! the little saying is a paperartsy stamp which was edged with inka gold and then the entire piece covered with sepia accents. The butterfly has a glass tail which you can just about see!

This theme is the last one that Dawn will be choosing - with a new job and longer hours and a new home she has decided to step down from the DT. I would like to Thank Dawn for her committment and support - she was the first person I told about my "SCD" idea and she offered her support from the start - Thank You xx

Do pop on over to the SCD blog and see what the other DT'ers have created - and hopefully you'll be able to join us.

TFL xx

SCD

is here again - the weeks are going so quickly!

Sian is now home from Uni, has had her first "proper" interview and has been invited for a "trial day" keep your fingers crossed for her! and Josh will be going back to school on Monday! he hasn't been well enough to attend, and has been in hospital for several months during the last 6!, so he's going to find it rather tough going!! perhaps now things are on the up????

SCD is continuing with the skinni (3"x5") challenge this week and I've chosen a colour theme

BLUE AND WHITE

here is my effort:-


the base is chipboard painted with gesso, then had di's added before spritzing with crafty notions white spray - his was then stamped over with pa's hotpicks stamps....a grungepaper flower, stamps stamped onto metal cut out and embossed and a bit of bling were added!

I think I'm going to turn this into a cover for a little note book (one day!!)

Do pop on over to the scd blog and see what the others have created and hopefully you'll join us this week.

TFL xx

Friday again

where on earth are these weeks going? since starting work full time the weeks fly pass and the weekends go even quicker!

So, with it being Friday, again, its SCD day...

June is our skinni's month (being 3"x 5" or 5"x3") pieces of art..

This week its Gez's turn to choose the theme and she chose:-

Cats

So, here's my cat...

the white card had two di's swished onto it, then stamped with a cherry pie crackle stamp, then over stamped with a S!r T!m harlequin stamp, then paperartsy feet off the cat mini, then embossed whith a swirl which then had perfect pearls swished over. Edges were doodles on and the harlequin given a drop of white pen! The cat is by paperartsy and was stamped onto watercolour paper and coloured in using di's, a bit of inka gold was wiped over the edges and added to the buttons and whiskers of the cat. Lettering by making memories..

Pop on over to the SCD blog the dt have come up with some FAB creations this week - hope that you can all join us...

TFL xx