N is for Notion

This is my inchie for letter N of the Inchy by Inch Alphabet challenge.


The image is from Jamie at art-e-ology & the words are torn from an old English Dictionary.


The image was printed on white card & adhered to a mountboard base. The edges were sanded. The dictionary words were inked with Distress Ink (antique linen) & then added to the inchie.

To see a slideshow of this set, please click here.

Dreaming of a Happy Birthday

A birthday card made using paper & elements from Vinnie Pearce's Dream mini digikit.


I created my design digitally, then printed out the papers & butterflies on plain white card. After cutting out the different pieces, I sanded the edges to add a shabby distressed look.


The two large butterflies were layered using 3d foam & three pearls were added to the top butterfly.


To add a little sparkle to the banner, I wrote over the Happy Birthday lettering on the banner with my white Inkssentials pen, then with my Sakura Quickie Glue pen, sprinkling Art Institute Glitter (85 Crystal Utrafine Transparent) over the wet glue.


I added three more single pearls to the card & tied olive green organza ribbon around the inside of the card, finishing with a bow.

Eastern Promise

I love blog hopping & yesterday Jo's blog lead me to Chris Rowe's blog to her template challenge - how could I resist?

So today I sat down to play & decided to use the beautiful image provided for this week's challenge on Art Creations Friday.



I used a small box canvas 4 inches high x 3 inches wide. I base coated the canvas with gold acrylic paint. Once the base coat was dry, I added Distress crackle paint (antique linen) & whilst wet, I sprinkled Perfect Pearls powder over the top. When the paint had dried, I lightly swept over the paint to buff the Perfect Pearls.



I designed some papers to match the image & printed them out together with the image. I layered various elements over the base template & cut the doors. I mounted the frame over the image using 3d foam, so the doors could open & close. I added a little silver Stickles over the grey paper elements & gold Stickles over the gold paper elements.


For the finishing touches, I rubbed gold Stickles over the canvas, wrapped pale silvery blue ribbon around the canvas & added pearls on the door.

Altered Slide Mailer

Taking inspiration from Leandra Franich at Paper Artsy,

my project today was to alter a slide mailer.

The mailer was cut in half & covered with Brenda Walton's Maison paper

from K & Company.

In addition to the papers, I also used Maison stickers

& Tim Holtz mini grungeboard elements (keyholes, hinges & heart shape)

& his "home" definition Epoxy Stickerz from Junkitz.

I sanded the edges of the mailer then used Distress Ink (brushed corduroy)

to add age & distress to the mailer.

The keyholes & hinges were coloured with the same Distress Ink

& heat embossed with Distress embossing powder (black soot)

to give a rusty hammered metal appearance.

I used my Crop-a-dile to cut through the thick cardboard to create a keyhole

you can see through & placed a keyhole on each side.

The long paper sticker "Home is where the heart is"

was stuck to a strip of mountboard then each word was cut out

& the edges sanded.

I substituted the heart word with a grungeboard heart, covered in paper.

A small pearl was attached to the centre of the flower.

The large metal key is Life's Journey Metal Art by K & Company.

The paper button sticker was covered with a Papermania clear dome sticker,

to give dimension & strength so that it would sit proud on the bottom corner.

To finish I attached the two hinges using Glossy Accents.

My thanks to

Brenda - love those papers

Tim - grungeboard, ink, distressing powder & epoxy sticker

Leandra - for her inspiration

Designs on Bordeaux

A birthday card made using my Bordeaux papers & elements.


The papers & elements were printed on white card, cut out & the edges sanded for that shabby distressed look that I love. I added gold metallic thread to the flower button, securing it with a bow.


A hole was punched through the top of the tag & gold & burgundy organza ribbon attached.


The completed tag was mounted using 3d foam, to add dimension.


The finishing touch was more burgundy ribbon wrapped around the card, secured inside (which is hidden by the card insert).

M is for Material

This is my inchie for letter M of the Inchy by Inch Alphabet challenge.



The image is from Art Creations Friday & the words are torn from an old English Dictionary.



The image was printed on white card & adhered to a mountboard base. The edges were sanded. The dictionary words were inked with Distress Ink (antique linen) & then added to the inchie.

To see a slideshow of this set, please click here.

Dreaming ...

Here is my entry for this week's digital scrapbooking challenge on Two Peas in a Bucket, using a precious family photograph, which I felt matched the theme of the grey/yellow/green colour combination.

"She dreamt of many things even though she was only two"

I created all the papers & elements & designed my layout. I used scanned images of a pearl button & a fabric flower.

The butterfly shape was taken from a photograph I took of a Speckled Wood butterfly that visited my garden last year.

Inchie by Numbers

The inchie challenge on the Small World of Inchies blog* is Numbers.


The inch square were made using images from The Graphics Fairy & an image of a bingo card from The Vintage Moth. The images were digitally altered, printed on white card, then adhered to a mountboard base.

The edges were sanded, to give an aged distressed look to the inchie. I added two clock hands secured with an old watch finding.



* This challenge blog is no longer in existence.

Say it with Pearls

A birthday card using patterned papers by Hot off the Press & flower templates by Inspire me!


I sanded the edges of all the papers to give a shabby distressed look.

There are six layers to the flower with an adhesive pearl in the centre. I added a pearl to each exposed corner of the floral backing paper.


For the finishing touch, I wrapped white organza ribbon around the card & tied a bow.