Rain Rain ...

The inchie challenge theme this week on Inchy by Inch is Rain or Water.

I decided to make a waterfall inchie.


I used mountboard as the base, Shabby Princess Moody Blues paper, two gel dots & blue satin ribbon.


This is the first time I have used the waterfall technique.

Standing Still

The challenge theme on Make a Moo or Two is

clocks.

I have used a pretty paper from Glenda Waterworth,

as my inspiration for my Moo this week.

The clock face image is from The Graphics Fairy

Ode to an Autumn Butterfly

The challenge this week on Creative Wednesday is to make a skinny (5 inches high by 3 inches wide).

My skinny uses the wonderful butterfly image from Dover Publications I used on my Moo this week, together with scraps of paper from my Autumn projects.


I covered the mountboard base with pva glue to stick small torn pieces of the leftover Shabby Princess papers. This was then coated in clear gesso coloured with a little yellow gold acrylic paint.

I overstamped the dried papers using a Paper Artsy rubber stamp.

I composed & typed up my ode on Shabby Princess Shabby Fall paper & printed it out together with my butterfly images.

Flutter, fly, beauty in motion,

Gentle, fragile, colour fantastic,

Jewel in the sky, soaring up high,

Brightening my day, cheering my soul.

Finishing touches were two large eyelets, orange satin ribbon & a skeleton leaf.

Movie Star

The new inchie challenge theme on Inchy by Inch is Stars.

This is probably not what Fiona had in mind, but I have been inching, I mean itching to use this stamp from Paper Artsy on another project.


The base is an inch square of white mountboard, stamped with the words from the rubber stamp (Movie Star). The base was edged with black ink & then covered in a piece of acetate coloured with alcohol inks.

The embellishments were made from shrink plastic (using the same stamp), edged with my Krylon 18ct gold leafing pen for that little bit of glitz & glam. I punched a hole & set an eyelet using my crop-a-dile. I attached the star word using gold metallic thread.


I love the dimensionality of this piece & the touch of turquoise.

Just an illusion

The theme on Make a Moo or Two this week is

Wings.

I have used an image from Dover Publications

together with a scrap of Shabby Princess Shabby Fall paper

& a word Doo-Dad from Tim.

Autumn Word Book

Well this project started & progressed without a plan of how or what it would become. It finished up as a word book of Autumn memories.


I have used papers from the Shabby Princess Shabby Fall range.



The backgrounds were created using Distress Inks.



The book is 6cm in height & 17cm in length (when closed).



I love the final project & the creative process along the way.

Birthday Blues

Another male birthday card & a variation on an old theme.


Using papers from the Shabby Princess Moody Blues range, pale blue gems & black organza ribbon.

Butterflies

The challenge theme on Creative Wednesday is

Butterflies.

I have made another pennant this time using papers designed

by Vanessa Arbuthnott for The English Paper Company,

wonderful images from Crafty Computer Paper (now Homecrafts),

a clear stardust pen by Sakura,

an old button, eyelets & organza ribbon.

Soldier, soldier

Leonie's Artist Trading Card challenge this week is Stripes.


I have used an image from Crafter's Companion & paper from Shabby Princess.

One for the Girls

This is a card inspired by the challenge theme on the Daring Cardmakers.


I have used Funky Hand background papers & elements together with an image from Crafty Computer Paper, some black organza ribbon, black brads, flowers punched from scrap paper & Glossy accents.