for my Birthday Girl

i got to play with Crafters Companion Humfrey Corner Stamps today Birthday Girl
this card is for my Grand daughter Sophia who will be 2 on Saterday time has flown by it doesnt seem five mins since she came into our lives she brings us so much joy and melts my heart.............

this one i water coloured in then added some crystal glitter to lace on dress and hat followed it with some glass glitter on hat and shoes

Shopia loves sparkle and glitter the insert has another stamped birthday girl image and hot foil happy birthday words in holographic foil
i tried taking a picture of that but its so bright in here today its bluring the picture..........
they are popping over on saterday afternoon for a birthday tea party so i must get sorted and start making tea party plans
thank you for popping by today
hugs linda xxx

Sepia Fusion Poppy

had a little stamping and painting session tonight useing the Fusion poppy stamps
here is what i came up with using distressed inks on water colour paper
i wanted to keep this card very plain so as not to detract from stamps  i hope you approve...

just one colour from Tim holtz distressed inks range...........i built up in layers then distressed around the shape to add alittle touch of colour to the edges...........mounted on gold mirri card on pearl 8x8 card
added some white and gold ribbon from my stash and crystal gems oh and a gold tassle just for the heck of it lol ......
thank you for dropping by
hugs linda xxx

Simple Fusion Poppy card

this one is really back to basic stamping picture quality is shocking  it was getting dark and i was tired so sorry in advance for that
masked off the poppy image to add second flower and leaf with clear versafine then embossed in gold
how simple can it  get
matted and layerd onto gold mirri card useing nestie die made the ruffle with plain white paper scored on Crafters Companion new scoring boards..............then glued onto 8 x8 cream pearl card stock with pin flair gel
few gems and peel off just because i could lol simple but effective these stamps are so versatile
thank you for popping in today
hugs linda xxxx

Rose Hip Fusion

Good morning everyone its raining cats and dogs here typical bank holiday weather
but im sure the garden will love it.

here is another card i have made using the Fusion rose stamps and paints, it was so easy to achieve
cut out the die and stamped on some leaves and berries on centre circle painted them in using just the greens and the red paints then distressed around the edge with inks
then stamped 3 extra leaves and few more berries which i cut out to decoupage around the Marianne die

the bottom three berries i cut some wire off some small roses twisted into a branch and glued on the berries with pin flair once they were all dry i added a touch of glass glitter to edge of some leaves and diamond glaze to the berries they were all mounted on a white card stock and distressed around the edge matted onto some gold mirri card then onto some Core-dnation card stock  from crafter companion added a bit of ginham ribbon and a gem

thank you for popping by today i hope the weather is better where you are
hugs linda xxxx

Fusion Sweet Pea card

good evening to you all .yes its very late.......... been busy redecorating my living room which is all done thank fully and looking lovely.
to unwind i have still been playing with paints but the nice kind FUSION lol .

i had these papers printed out and never got around to using them so i decided to make some cards
here i used the sweet pea stamp my first time with this stamp................... so thought i would go pink and white paints to pull in the colours from backing papers............... i stamped extra flowers and painted those at same time......... i wanted to decoupage the front petals ...............i distressed the  nestie shape with distressing ink once i had done the flowers to add alittle depth and colour
when  it was all dry i added some crushed glass glitter just around the edges of the petals i think it makes them look as if they have been caught by the morning dew the papers were from a nit wit scrap booking kit buttons and lace from my stash
matted and layered on the core-dinations card from Crafters Companion oh that is so lovely to work with ........the range of colours are devine ............

i had my Humprey stamps delivered yesterday so im really wanting to get those little images stamped and coloured in .
thank you for popping by


hugs linda xxx

Autumn Colour flower in flight

good evening everyone
i have just finished another of the flower in flight paintings done in Acrylic paints i did the raised areas first and let them dry over night this time on a soft cream background
brown red and a soft orange colours with a touch of gold on the raised area's for high lights
this one is in my favorite time of the year with all the colours of Autumn  on a 20"x 24" canvas so quite a large project for me ..
thank you for popping by
hugs linda xxx

Flower in Flight Acrylic

hello everyone
its been blowing a gale here for a few days so i thought i would have ago at a modern painting for my son who has recently re decorated his living room (the wall paper they have has large modern purple poppy flowers on a feature wall) this is a small canvas 10"x 12"
i used the modeling paste to add some detail to the center of the flower and different shades of Purple Acrylics a touch of  black for centre and highlights of silver mettalics to the raised areas on centre all done on a pale grey plain back ground. its waiting to be varnished  i want it to be completely dry.....

 the inspiration for this painting  came from a bird feathers that was flying around on my garden table the other day  as it whirled around it looked like a flower ...............so a big thank you to the bird that lost that feather lol.
thank you for popping by today
hugs linda xxx

Cobble Stone Rose

good evening everyone well as promised
here is my very first attempt at impasto work something totally different from what i normally do. had great fun getting messy with the modeling paste. this painting has been more trile and error as i had no idea what was going to happen or how it would turn out.
i made my own stencils for the rose and the cobbles from doflex
colours are simple white pearl acrylics and heavy body light gold metalic done on a 8 x8 canvas there is a glare from flash  as its now getting late i do apologize for that

i had to waite to share with you as the gold paint has just arrived today.
im really pleased with how it turned out will be doing more of this style of painting
thank you for popping by
hugs linda xxx

WOW new stamps from Crafters Companion on 24th May

good morning all .i have just popped over to Crafters Companion site
Sara is bringing out the Humfrey's Corner images in CD and Stamps how cool is that
he is a lovely little  character im getting them for sure i just adore that little elephant he is so cute http://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk

wish it was the 24th  today lol
hugs linda xxx

sorry i have been missing

its been full on here
as some will know im redecorating my home  son and daughter in law  came over at the weekend and painted my kitchen for me while i watched my grand daughter Sophia...that was  a lovely surprise i am just about straight in there now just a few more bits to  spring clean  then that room will be  ship shape .

i have been trying some modern art ....very minimal
will share once its all done its work  in process at moment.as im waiting for supplies to arrive

its a new venture for me......... im painting on canvas doing some Impasto work thats been a learning curve
working with plate knives and  slapping the modeling paste on then making it textured.... but had great fun doing it
 have to let it dry in between so i have been trawling the net getting some inspiration i have two very big canvasses here as well as these im doing that are  small square 8x8  im doing it in acrylics i caun't get on with oils  the drying time is far too long for me...........way to impatient lol
im off to watch Sophia tomorrow  her mummy and daddy have to go out that will be great fun.....i love watching her its always a pleasure
thank you for popping by today
hope you will drop by soon hugs linda x