Count Down Till Christmas Calendar

                                   
                                 

Good Evening People

well i was supposed to be clearing my craft room !

i got side tracked when i came across this little image i had coloured

with my spectrum noir pens and centrua pearl card

i made this calendar  for Sophia to count down the days till Santa arrives.. i hadn’t used my bind it all for ages so had to pop onto you tube for refresher  video’s thank god for the internet…

i might pop a ribbon bow on the wires with few bells attached what do you think ?

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx

Radiant rain with spellbinders snow flake die

                                         

hello again

here is another card

made with the Radiant rain sprays using  just two colours

the Mediterranean dauber and  the spray snap dragon onto  centrua pearl card 

using  the cling film  technique  again this time with  less water spritzed on card and more paint..

i made 2  background sheets  laying them side by side so that the colours would be consistent through out  left to dry flat

die cut my snow flakes i cut an extra one from plain white centrua card

the negative from die i used as a stencil ….. went over  my backing paper in the mixed paints from my matt  don’t have too much paint on the cut and dry  test it out first on a scrap of card

i very lightly dabbed in the new colour going over in some areas to get  a darker shade of colour the colour is still transparent enough to see the back ground  underneath  a very frosty  card all round

i heat embossed my sentiment stamp from my stash in white wow embossing powder matted onto silver mirri card added some ribbon fibre sorry don’t know it’s name and a few crystal gems to finish off

to think that every time you do this technique you will never get 2 the same it’s magic ! i hope you approve ?

do pop by tomorrow for a different technique which is so much fun to do with the stencils form Crafters Companion

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx

Radiant rain sprays and stencil and cling film

                                  

hello  crafters another sneaky peep at the Radiant rain sprays and stencils

from

 crafters companion

Sheena Douglass will be sharing with us on TV on the Monday 28th November  do try and catch the shows

if you remember yesterday i got the go ahead to play this time i introduced  embossing powders

 and Cling Film !

its so much fun you do get messy ….but at the same time you get some

fantastic effects with this technique every time it’s different

can i just say the colours in the sprays are concentrated and rich in colour  so you don’t need to use a lot to get it like the  above image i used lots of  water

with Centrua Pearl card again  wet it with clean water and then lightly sprayed the card with 2 colours i can't remember which  sorry i just got stuck in .lol…… but it had to be a pink and a purple once it had all started to blend i  placed over the cling film scrunched it up  all over you will see the puddles of paint collecting in the creases  don’t over do it  you will loose your colors and make a puddle of mud!!!!!!!!!

leave card to dry  it will buckle but once dry it should flatten out

if not just run a iron over the back not that i did cor i don't do irons!!!! lol ...

as you can see  it’s a very subtle effect  when you add lots of water to the paints  totally different from what you would expect ….you get new colours when they blend together the light colours will move the dark colours away...

  with the  stencil and cut and dry foam using a small amount of paint in the same colours i used for backing paper and more centrua pearl card i stencilled the tower .. you get a sharper  image doing it that way  with the cut and dry foam.…..once dry i over stamped and heat embossed in black glitter powder around the edge to add extra texture then i cut it out

attached to card base with Collall 3D gel  then i ran the remaining card through with the swirl Darcie embossing folder it embossed beautifully matted onto gold mirri card added a few feathers and flowers from wild orchid  hat pins  and ribbon i had already got from joanna sheen

thank you for popping by today

hugs linda xxx

Sheena Douglass Sketchy leaf stamp and Super Assortment Core-dination card

                        

here is another card i made using core-dination card to make the card base and the  matts and layers

all  from just 2 sheets with some left over

the colours in photo are very muted its far more vibrant in real life the colours in the Super assortment pad are stunning!

i had some of the leaves  from my first card i have shown  so this time i cut out the Sketchy leaves to make the embellishment didn’t want to waste them  they went so well with the card stock

i heat embossed the sentiment  made 2 bead danglers as a charm….. with a touch of gold mirri  card candi and spotty ribbon from Joanna Sheen

a nice Autumnal card

hope you will pop back tomorrow for more sneaky peeps

hugs linda xxx

Sheena Douglass Sketchy Autumn leaf stamp with Radiant Rain shimmering mist and daubers

                                            

HI there  people

just got the go ahead to share my DT samples

you will now see why i got messy !!!…the parcel arrived with the goodies in

we were each given sprays / daubers stencils and foil kits

i got the pinks/reds. blues/purples  colours

so i can hear you thinking OK! but there is yellow in this ?

yep your not wrong !

Sheena said just play and have fun  oh….. im telling you… did i have fun  i got down and messy adding my  mustard seed distressing inks into the pot with embossing powders just because i could..

bad idea to tell Linda to play with no safety net lol …. but over the next few days i will hopefully show how versatile these paints are and will fit in with all the other crafting goodies you might have

i started making a backing paper with centrua pearl card from crafters companion

swiping over the coral berry and a touch of teal with my paint brush

spritz with water and let them blend once dry i went in with mustard seed distressing ink added some places, once it was dry i over stamped and heat embossed in gold then with the paints from my mat i dropped in the colours to the leaves  just let them do there own thing.

on heat resistant acetate  i stamped and embossed more leaves then dabbed Spectrum noir in to the leaves in reds and greens  once dry i covered the leaves in glossy accents and glamour dust  crystal glitter  left to dry

you get a stained glass effect very sparkly but picture doesn’t show too well nice bit was i could stick  it to background with Collall 3D gel under the leaves  all matted onto gold mirri card the ribbon is from Joanna Sheen … and the shrink plastic leaves were cut with my sizzix  leaf die and coloured in with  daubers  then shrunk for the dingle dangles

thank you for popping by to visit

hugs linda xxx

good morning monday

 your in the right place Honest!!!
 i have decided to change the look on my blog... me and computers don't gel lol  some of you will know, im a watch and do.... not read and do .... i spent best part of yesterday trying different styles and templates ouch!!!!!!!!!! not a good idea....
 i wanted it to still be easy for you to read in comfort....and look clean and fresh.. i hope you approve..

we have had some really bad weather here over past few days freezing fog not nice at all ... so darn cold heavens above this is just the start of winter
i had to do something to keep me quite.... thankfully the fog has lifted now ...

 DT samples are wrapped and ready to go off to Sheena  im happy .....
still got stained hands my friend said .....you didn't wear gloves then!!!!!! No lol ......i couldn't find them.... need i say more!!!!!!!!! my son popped in last night  first thing he said was what have you been up too???????  well that's me a messy crafter.
im going to tackle my craft room  today bin bag at the ready ....i made up my mind it has to be done no excuses now it's creeping out of the room and  slowly spreading to rest of the house not good at all.
anyway enough of my ramblings im going to wish you all ...a great day
take care
hugs linda xxx

Happy Saterday

hi  my friends
 im still here....  not dropped off the face of the earth just yet ........ been very busy  at this end of my little part of the world..
im taking a break from DT samples to watch Sheena on TV...with her new  lake side sketchy stamps
i could watch Sheena all day  just love all she does.....so talented....
not allowed to say what will be happening at the moment... will say fun stuff on the horizon combined with messy  crafting ......right up my street....
got some funny looks  if i pop to the shops  multi coloured hands....lol .......hey that's a crafter for you. blow getting bread just let me craft!!!!.
had some crafting goodies delivered  lots to share once things settle down
i hope your all keeping well  if not have a gentle hug and take care
hugs linda xxxxx

Good evening everyone

 i must say sorry for being absent for so long  i really have missed blogging
 this darn bug has really taken it out of me these past few weeks as some of you will know.
 
today i have had a good day   been out with my mum to town got lots done and yes in fresh air... had my hair cut which isn't my favorite thing to do so yipee.... that's all done and dusted.ready for christmas at least
 got lots of little jobs out of the way  for both mum and i  so really happy about that if she is happy then i am !...
 for past few weeks i haven't made many cards just a few that i had already got the images coloured in... which was a good thing as mum needed 6 which i was able to get done for her.
im going to get my sewing machine out and do some sewing....christmas decorations  to do as well
lots on my to do list but if i chip a away i will get them all done in time
i hope your all well and happy
hugs linda xxx

lest we forget

good morning  crafters

all over the world there is some one who has lost a loved one a friend or a member of their family

in a war or conflict

here in the UK we set aside one day to remember those

who  have paid the ultimate price so we can be free

gone but are not forgotten

known as Remenberence  day

held on the 11-11-11

 a day where we can say thank you for all you have done for us.

thank you for dropping in

hugs linda xxx

look what i won

firstly sorry for not posting but been alittle off colour nursing a nasty head cold..

as i do every day i log onto see what you are all up to and catch up on news...well you can imagine my surprise!!!

when i logged into a group i joined a few weeks ago Crafty Blogger Network over on Face book i found...

i have won the blog of the week Whoooo Hooooo

isn't that fantastic 

they are a lovely group of  crafters  ready to help and advise

why not pop over and check them out

thank you  Crafty Bloggers  you really have brightened my day....

 im off to post my badge in my side bar

hugs linda xxx