Papermaze Blog Hop

If you are taking part in the very first Papermaze blog hop you'll have reached me via Wendy.

The focus of the bloghop is the August kit and the theme of "Summer".

Here is the kit:-

There are six doubled sized 12x12 papers, 12x 12 sheets of bazzil cardstock, pack of rub ons and a selection of prima flowers, lettering, buttons, pouch, pin and other goodies (contents on the embellishments vary), there is also an add on cardstock pack ...as you go around the bloghop you will see all of us using this kit in our own style.  I've created this:-

 ...its a little book to record your summer, places for piccies and journalling and general notes - the basis of the book was made by using the kraft cardstock, in the additional paper pack, and cutting it using a die cutter into four pages....the pages were then covered using multi-medium and various papers from within the kit.  The front page has some Tando Creative mini flowers, leaves and a bird, all of these were coloured using the summer distress inks - all have been outlined in black, the flowers have had white hi-lights added, the branch has had a coat of matte glaze, whilst the leaves and bird have had a coat of crackle glaze.  A rub on from the kit was added to a piece of cardstock for the central point.

Pages 2 and 3 - these have been spritzed using the dylusions inks to give the background a splattered look - page two's embellishments have been created by cutting out images from a sheet of the cardstock, distressing and inking the edges and stickles added....the bling is by Prima (and one of my fav's).  Page three has a mat of cardstock and the little envelope added, inside is a tag which has been coloured using the distress inks....one of the flowers with punched out leaves and the pin finish off the page.

Page 4 and 5 - page four has a space ready for a picture.  One of the word rub ons has been added and a spritz of ink - page 5 is the larger envelope which has been spritzed with the spray inks and a rub on added, this also has tags of differing lenths for daily notes, these have been numbered.

 

Page 6 and 7 - page 6 is for picutes. Page 7 - I placed the white lettering from the kit straight onto the page and sprtized four colours of ink over them.  Leaving them for a few moments before lifting the lettering leaving a stencilled effect - I also have the lettering for another project.

This is the back page - using contrasting cardstock and a rub on - edges have been inked using the distress inks.

Hope that you like my project!  To be in with a chance to win a kit, visit all the blogs on the hop and leave a comment, including the papermaze blog, and you'll be entered into the draw - the hop is open until Friday - Good Luck.  Don't worry if you get lost, just pop back to the blog and go from there...

Don't forget that the Papermaze kits are available on a monthly basis for £10 each with additional add ons also available.

Your next hop is over to Karen's blog......

TFL xx

Tando Creative - Arches...

This week over on the Tando Creative Blog the focus is on Arches, ATC's and Tags....I have chosen to create an arch and here it is:-

The base is a Flat Edged Arch, I adhered a length of edging and the larger of the mini butterflies and another piece of the lace borders to the top.  With it adhered to the base I gave the whole piece a layer of gesso.  Once dry I then sprayed it all with dylusion ink sprays...letting it run down the piece.  I then coloured the bird and another butterly with distress inks and added a layer of crackle glaze....prima bling was added along with doodling to finish off the piece.

TFL xx

Sunday

The weeks are flying and we are now heading towards August with frightening speed.  That means that Josh will soon be going back to Uni and I, along with all other Mums, will be starting to make lists to ensure that he has everything ready to go back with.  At least this year he'll be starting on time!!

I made a terrible blunder on Friday, and one I don't intend to make again.  I'd signed up to do a post for Tando Creative and it was only on Friday morning that I remembered, running late for work, there was no way I could do the post before I left - so, I've done it today! The piece had been made, well, altered on many occassions to ensure that we didn't fall foul of protocol! ages ago just totally forgot about writing up the post!! duh

This past week the team have been focusing on "Circles" and here is my contribution

The base is from a circle frame.  I covered it with a layer of distress stain, then using the multi circle mask I added distress ink, then I used the sequin mask to add another colour ontop...using black and white pens I then doodled hi-lights onto the backing.  Did you see Joannes You Tube vid on Wednesday, if not take a look here, I used this technique to produce the circles down the middle which were from the circle grab bag.  The border across the base is a sizzix alterations die and coloured using dylusions ink sprays.  The Butterfly's are the new minis - wow I love all of those minis - have you seen them yet? These ones were coloured using distress inks and then outlined with a gold pen and then glossy accents over the top, the cogs are from the cogs grab bag, coloured with distress inks, stamped and then crackle glaze added - these were embedded into stampendous frantage enamel (love that stuff!!) the sequin mask was used in the top section with texture paste and a little colour added....

Don't forget that today sees the blog hop winner announced and one lucky person will get a fab prize - if you took part pop on over to the blog to see if it was you!

TFL xx

TANDO CREATIVE - BLOG HOP

If your participating in the Tando Creative Blog Hop, you'll have reached my blog via the very talented Gez...as you will already know our theme for this blog hop is the Tando Book Plates...and very versatile they are too...

I just adore these book plates - the two sizes mean that they can be used on just about every project and being great chipboard you can decorate them to match your project...

I've used them on lots of projects, but, for this blog hop I've created two more:-

This tag uses two of the smaller bookplates - each one painted with acryllic paint and crackle paint added.

This big bookplate has been painted with acryllic and then a covering of matte accents added - the two leaves are from the new mini packs which are fab!

For all blog hoppers that leave a comment on everyone's blog there is a fab prize up for grabs.  If you get lost along the way just pop back to the Tando blog and link up from there.

Your next point of call is back to the Tando blog to finish off your hop!

TFL

Tando Creative - Bling Week

This week over on the Tando Creative blog the theme is

BLING

Here is my take:-

The base is a small wavy edged journaling block with a wavy edge domino and can you see the butterly, stars and key? they are some of the new minis which have just been released and they are totally FAB! there are other mini's available too...check out the Tando shop for new releases!

Tando can take alot of products, wet and dry, very well - this base plate was painted with acryllic paint and then over stamped and hi-lighted with white pen....the whole area was then given a thin covering of Ranger's Rock Candy stickles, the domino, mini stars, butterly and key were all treated in roughly the same way...a making memories word finished it off...

There are several other DT'ers taking part this week, pop on over to the blog to see what they've created with the theme "Bling"

TFL xx

Kathy's Sketch File

Each month over at kathy's sketch file a new sketch is published....these are great to kick that ol' Mr Mojo into action and can be adapted for any piece of art work...

This month this is the sketch:-

and this is what I've done with it....

After I took this picture and edited it I realised that the large black and silver centre piece used in the middle of the large white flower isn't there! I've searched hi and lo and its not to be found - I think the room of stash must have taken a liking to it....another one will be fixed there!! lolxx

thank You for looking and don't forget to check out those sketches on the blog....xx

that long?

has it been that long since I blogged? I really don't know where time is going - I seem to live for the summer and then constantly wait for it! for it never to arrive and then its winter again - being born in the summer I need sun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! where is it????????? perhaps its emigrated?

Anyway, what to show you today? ummmm

Well, you know at the Bramford crop we challenge each other? well, last month I challenged, Janet, Janina, Karen, Tracey and Nancy to alter dominos...we all chose a swap partner and made our domino for them....Janet was my victim and I made her this:-

the domino was coated with alcohol inks and then the front was stamped with a paperartsy stamp before being coated in glossy accents.  On the back I filled the number dips with glossy accents then popped a piece of bling into the wet glue....a ideology clasp was added so that it can be used as a keyring...

This month it was Traceys turn to set our challenge and she gave us all a mouse trap!!!!!!!!!!!! ummm now that has got me stumped!! rofl

TFL xx