A bit of this and that

I'm in love with my new Ink duster that dropped through my letter box at the weekend, so have had a play with them and they certainly give you a different look the cut and dry blending colour is a doddle ! I cut a circle to ink through with spiced marmalad and barn door

 Just a touch of tumbled glass

Now Out of the Hat want us to do some sewing, so I've done a simple card useing the movers and shapers tattered florals and felt

Time atc

Out Of The Hat have a time theme this week and I have made an atc to swap with the lovely Sandra

The stamped image from Papermania's urban range was stamp with verasmark and coloured with different colour embossing powders

Artfull Times goes traveling

This week Neet has asked us to go traveling in Europe and what could more appropriate,  than to make a tag :)
So doing a bit of a Barbra Grey here with lots of masking on my tag. I've used stamps from Tim Holtz' Judi kins, Fiskar and map from Hero Arts. All coloured with distress inks

As you can see I have been quiet adventurous for someone with out a passport lolSo check out the Challenge and see were Neet and Sam have travelled to and if you decide to travel with us you could be in with a chance to win a £10 voucher from Oyster Stamps
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for some good weather this weekend As I'm off to Art in Action on Sunday

Twinchie time

Well St Swithin's day passed with out a drop of rain, but it's back again today with a vengeance uhg !
Just a little twinchie to show you today , a scrap of a previously made background made with bubble wrap then stamped some tiny birds and star fish,  I already had the mermaid stamped and coloured so cut her out and the final touch some mica flaks for sea spray

If you'd like to see some more then check out the ChallengeOut of the Hat
and the  Pan Pastel  challenge would like some sun sea and sand   with or with out the use of Pan Pastels
Unruly Papers are have a water theme at the moment and want to see Mermaids

Tando Clock

Last night I had great fun making this clock at Pickwell farm and if you live in the Southampton area I hope you go and visit the shop as Carolyn stocks a lovely range of Tando along with lots of other goodies :)
We all had the same frame and all the papers (Tim Holtz) and stains inks and stamps provided I chose the retro grunge and shabby shutter with peeled paint for the frame and wild honey and peeled paint for the background, with sour apple and forest moss PP mists shame you can't see them in the photo though. I've only used a couple of the shapes provided I didn't want to over do it... oh yes and I've stuck it together in such a way that the green panels can be slid out and replaced with photo's

Thanks for stopping by and I'd love to know what you think :)

Distressed Summer

Summer's not a very bright and cheerful this year but I'm still hoping we get some sunny days before we enter the traditionally cold and wet season. So that is the theme for an Atc swap, I started by making a bright background with acrylic paints and distress stains then dulled the whole thing down with weatherwood,

Stamps used Tim Holtz and Inkadinkado
Thanks for looking :)