Clarity Kingfisher

I had a couple of hours spare this morning before I go to the dentist and the Kingfisher was crying to get out of the box. So out he flew so I could create this!

I hope I have done justice to this lovely stamp!

I will be back later after my trip to the dentist!

Bye for now

Jane xx

What a way to start the hols!

I have just had a fabulous time at a craft workshop which was organised by H.G. Arts and Crafts shop at Poyton Garden Centre. The workshop was run by Jo Rice who had everything organised so we could make two fabulous cards.

It was a lovely start to my half term holiday and a fab way to spend a cold afternoon in February.

Here is the first card we made

For this one we used a piece of double sided adhesive sheet which we stamped on to. then we placed a piece of acetate over the stamped image.

Next we turned it over and removed the backing paper.

This was covered in gold flakes and the excess rubbed off.

We matted and layered it onto gold and black card and then attached it to the front of a card, added some faux stitching and 3 gold card candy!

This was the second card we made!

We used the same stamp for the topper but this time we used distress inks to stamp and colour the sides.

The base card was distressed in the same colour then over stamped with the same stamp and a verse stamp then the topper was put on it.

I really enjoyed the afternoon and the ladies who were at the workshop were a smashing bunch. I hope I get to do another one soon!

Thank you Jo...you have really set me off on a crafting week!!!

Been having a paint!

Well I had put my paints away for a while but I couldn't resist any longer and the little brown box I bought a while ago needed to be decorated.

So I set to and decided to do it with pansies all over it!

I started off painting the box a pale cream colour but that looked too insipid so I added a bit of mustard colouor to the next coat and didnt mix it thoroughly so it had a slight uneven fininsh.

The inside I painted a dark green then left the whole thing to dry out.

I then stamped the leaves and the pansies all over the box and the lid and then left it until today to paint!

I used a mixture of lilacs and cream for the smaller pansies and purples and yellows for the larger ones. The leaves I used a dark green and cream to give the leaf effect!

I am pretty pleased with how it looks and will use it as a gift box for someone in the near future!

Here is a photo of the box fully closed.

And here is one with the lid slighty open so you can see inside.

Well I have now put the paints away for a while now...until the urge overwhelms me again!!!

Bye for now and thanks for looking

Jane xx

Good Sunday afternoon

Well another week over!!!

Harrogate was amazing! I had the most wonderful time. We arrived well in time for the workshop with Barbara and It was a really good hour ...even though it whizzed by! I didn't have time to breathe let alone take pics!!!

Here is the picture we created in the workshop. Barbara did it first then we had to follow her lead!

It would make a beautiful christmas card I think!

I did spend quite a lot at the show but still came home with some cash in my purse which for me is quite unusual! But I got what I went for and that was the main thing.

Sheena Douglass was also at the show doing demos of paint fusion. I could only watch from afar as there was always so many people crowding round to see her fab technique.

Now a bit of sadness. Our friend Wendy has lost her mum this week. She was really ill and lost the fight on Wednesday/Thursday. Poor Wendy will feel a tremendous loss I know and she is definitely in our thoughts. I got out my old faithful Create a scene stamps to make this card for her.

I hope it brings her some comfort to know that we are thinking about her at this sad time.

Well the weekend has been Ok up to now...I was taken out for a meal last night to celebrate my birthday which is tomorrow. We went for a Chinese buffet which was fab and had lots to eat...then home in time to watch the X factor whilst drinking a rather large glass of Bailey's! Lovely!

Now its Sunday afternoon and planning time! Then I may just squeeze ina bit of crafting with some of the things I got in Harrogate!

Hope you are all having a good afternoon

Jane xx

Hello everyone

Well first full week over ...6 more to go.

It has been quite a good week really I think and everyone seems to be settling in OK.

I have got a form group for the first time in ages and it is a little strange especially as they are the new year 7s and I think they think I am their mum at times. I daresay they will grow out of that pretty soon.

I havent had time to do much craft but I did do one card for my daughter's friend. Here is a pic of it. I saw the design i a magazine and used the papers they had given you to do it. I added a different sentiment and inside I wrote Happy birthday in spanish as the girl it was for is a spanish teacher.

Tomorrow I am off to Harrogate to the Great Northern Papercrafts Extravaganza. I will be there doing a workshop with the great Barbara Gray and then be able to look round the show where Sheena Douglous will be hopefully demoing paint fusion so will be able to watch her for a while and pick up those vital tips!

I will take my camera so that I can let you see what sort of day I have had!

I am off now as I will have an early start tomorrow...Have to be in Harrogate for just after 8.30am!!!!...Setting off about 6.30 so that we will be there in good time!

See you all soon

Jane xx

Good bank Holiday morning!

Well I had a good afternoon yesterday finishing off bits a pieces and then doing some paint fusion! I bought 2 plant pots to paint and finally got round to doing one yesterday. I used the little bow out of the Christmas wreath set round the top and linked them all together with some painted swags which I did freehand.

I love the daisies and so those went round the body of the pot.

Once I had finished that I decided to paint a candle. We are going out to dinner later to our good friends house. She loves candles and is a very girly girl so I had to do something pink!

I tried to do gerberas and used the brush stokes that I used for the daisy but in pink! I also did it freehand as I didn't want it as big as the daisy on the candle!

Then I used a smaller brush for the centre then my stubby brush for the centre in yellow and then in brown.

I think it works!

Here is a photo of it anyway and then you can decide.

I am looking forward to our trip out later but it does mean that I can't do any crafting today so the house will stay tidy!

See you all soon

Jane xx

Cottage Flowers

When I was having a little tidy up of my craft stuff I found some stamps that I bought ages ago but have never used. It was a set of unmounted stamps by Creative Expressions called Country Flowers and another called Button Florals

So this afternoon my mission was to use the stamp sets to make a card.
I had to cut both sets out first ...thats how I knew I had not used them!!!

Anyway in the end this is what I made.

These are pictures of each part of it

I think I am having a green phase again!!! with a bit of blue thrown in!

Anyway I better go and tidy up now...it's amazing how much stuff I have got out to make this and how much mess I have made!!!