Travel With No Regret

Good morning and happy Tuesday. The Crafty Individuals Facebook group is currently running a 'travel' themed challenge. Well I do love a good challenge, and this one definitely was as I don't have any CI travel stamps, so this is what I made.

The only thing travel related was this one sheet of paper, so I had to treat it very carefully lol.

I cut it up and mounted onto postage stamp shaped pieces of card in black and white.

I stamped and coloured my lovely couple from CI-402 and added the stamps to a blue background.

I typed up the Oscar Wilde quote on my computer, and we're all done.

These lovely stamps can be found here in the UK, and if you're in Australia here in Dot's store.

Have a wonderful day whatever you are doing, and thanks so much for looking x

Clean and Simple - Yikes

Yes it's those words that strike terror to your heart, even worse than Christmas in July, it's Clean & Simple. Come on, why were inks and paints invented if not to cover the full page (and fingerprints). Anyway Crafty Individuals want C&S, and this is the best I can do.

It's madness that I can stitch a border but I can't doodle one. Giving me a black pen and something to doodle is like giving a 3 year old a bright red lipstick - it isn't going to end well, so I've sewn mine.
Right, it's time to screw down a few floorboards in my craft room, I'm now perfectly insulated (for a room made of glass) and ready for my new roof in a couple of weeks.
Have a happy Sunday, and thanks very much for looking x

My Favourite Place

Hellooooo and welcome to the weekend!!! After all my whingeing (whingeing, -  moi) about it being to cold to craft in the conservatory, I went in yesterday and it was 31.5 in the afternoon! You know what, that's too hot lol. This is what I made.

These are the Tando May colours. They are not colours that I would usually use, not because I don't like them - I do, but because I am such a creature of habit and I always reach for the reds and the blues.
All the paint used are from the DecoArt Media range. I used lots of Tinting Base on this one!

I painted up the Tando frame then sponged through a Tando mini stencil. I really like these mini stencils, there's lots of room around the edge so less chance of messing up.

All of the stamps are from Crafty Individuals and have been stamped onto an old gessoed German dictionary.

The arches have been painted in pink, I had lots of Tinting Base and literally ONE drop of Pyrole Red to make the pink. I've raised the arches with felt pads to make them stand out of the frames.

I love this stamp, it's an Alice Palace one from CI. They are such happy stamps.

I'm entering this into the following challenges;
That's Crafty - Go Figure
Tando Creative - week 1 colour challenge
Crafty Individuals - Anything Goes.

I hope you have a fab weekend, and thanks very much for looking x

I Need To Be Right By Your Side

This month the challenge at Crafty Individuals is anything goes. This has to mean it's time to break out the Alice Palace stamps, so here's a coaster.

I started by painting my plain white tile with DecoArt Multi Surface paints.
The penguins have been stamped onto tissue paper then painted on the back with white paint.

Once dry I've sprayed with DecoArt varnish and added some cork to the base.
I really like these stamps - very cute but not yuk lol.
Hope you like it, and thanks very much for looking.

Talk To The Animals

Hi, I've been having lots of fun playing with my Alice Palace stamps and DecoArt paints. This took waaay longer than I thought it would, but who cares I was having fun and the ironing can always wait - lets face it it's never going to go away is it. 
I've made a flip flop book

Ok so there's lots of pictures now but not too many words (phew)

I started by using an old credit card and DecoArt Multi Surface satin acrylic paints.

Chopped 'em up and added some stenciling with the same paints. I got a bit adventurous with the sewing machine too.

Then I got to work with the stamping. 

I know the ducks aren't Alice Palace, but they are by Crafty Individuals.

Lurve these bunnies, and a Robin isn't just for Christmas :-)

Are you still with me, lots more photographs still to go...

A bit of washi tape too on these.

So all my images stamped, time to make the book.
Yep more photographs...

Side one, followed by...

Side two, I know some are upside down but there is a reason...

'Cos when you fold it all up

They are now the right way up.

The front, please excuse the painty finger

And the back! This was such fun to make, the stamps are so cheerful and I loved working with the bright colours AND we had some sunshine today so I could take the photographs.

I'm entering this into the Crafty Individuals challenge which is The Animal World, the That's Crafty challenge which is Wings 'n' Things, the Mixed Media World Anything Goes, and Craft Stamper Anything Goes.

Hope you like my flip floppy book, and thanks very much for looking xx