Monday 30 June 2008

TMTA theme "stone"

The theme today is Stone.
Here's my contribution.

Mixed Media Monday "Dance"

The theme this week at MMM is dance. I had this silhouette dance image and created a 4 x 4. First I collages, coloured with dyebased inks and then overstamped. I've called it Dance by Moonlight

Sunday 29 June 2008

Gothic Arches Mermaids

After a two week break Gothic Arches is back and this week the theme was Mermaids.
Here's my contribution.
The background was adirondac inks and gesso, then I altered an image with a mixture of twinkling H2Os and pens, added some stamps and finally some fibres.

Saturday 28 June 2008

Saturday's workout Gesso

The theme today at Saturday's workout is to use gesso. I have a big pot, but so far had not used it much other than for priming, though funnily enough i had wanted to try it with collgae this weekend anyway, so i was really pleased when I saw it was a theme on a challenge site.
I created a 6 x 6" collage, using diffenrent papers, stamping etc. and ofcourse gesso to tie it all together. I've called it Dreams of Innocence, because that's what the image (which is from Chicks57, suggested to me.

Thursday 26 June 2008

Theme Thursday, Favourite Holiday

My favourite holiday has to be Christmas., so I decided to make my very first Christmas card. Not very seasonal, and I felt a bit weird, but maybe not a bad thing to start early for once.
The image is stamped and embossed, then spunged over and matted on paper coloured with moonshadow inks, and ofcourse then embellished with some ribbon and cord.

Wednesday 25 June 2008

Wednesday Stamper "Hello Sunshine"

The theme today at Wednesday stamper is "Hello Sunshine".
I made a 4 x 4 where I tried to create a lovely summery mood.

Tuesday 24 June 2008

Created by Hand Tuesday challenge Altered

The challenge today at Created by Hand was to alter something.
Decided to alter a tag which I had lying around anyway. First primed it with gesso, then painted in copper acrylic. Collaged over it, spunged adirondac inks over the collage to tone the coloures together and finally embellished with some fibres.

Monday 23 June 2008

TMTA theme "Tickets"

The theme at "Think Monday think ATC" today is "Tickets". For some strange reason mine is again in tones of green, don't know why, I don't even particularly like green. Thank for looking anyway...:o)

Wednesday 18 June 2008

Theme Thursday Hats

Here's my contribution for this week. great theme!

Monday 16 June 2008

Think Monday, Think ATC "Hands"

The theme this week is Hands. Great theme, I love hands. Unfortunately though, I don't own any stamps with hands, so i resorted to an image and chose Durers "Praying Hands". The little saying fitted the theme for me.
Thanks for looking...

Sunday 15 June 2008

Gothic Arches

The theme this week by Gothic Arches is free, as they are having a two week break. Here is my creation, I called it Fairy Queen.

The background is sponged with Adirondac dye inkpads, then over stamped and then i added some golden glaze and glitter.

Sunday Postcard "Artists"

The theme this week is artists. I chose Sulamith Wulfing, one of my favourites, particularly when I am in a sort of romantic sentimental mood.
I took 3 of her images, collaged them and then over spunged, over stamped and generally altered them. I've called the final thing "butterfly child".

Saturday 14 June 2008

Saturday Skinny Queen for the Day

The theme for Saturday's Skinny is Queen for the Day this week. here is my contribution.

Friday 13 June 2008

Moo or Two Men

Here is my contribution for Make a Moo or Two on the theme of Men.

Thursday 12 June 2008

Theme Thursday "Fairies"

The challeng on Theme Thursday this week was Fairies. I don't normally do "cute", but i could not resist this little image...
Background is coloured with colorbox chalk pads, then stamped with adirondack dye ink.

Wednesday 11 June 2008

Wednesday Stamper - "Sisters"

This week the challenge was to create something with the theme Sisters. I decided to do an ATC.

Monday 9 June 2008

TMTA theme "round"

Here is my contribution for this week's TMTA challenge. The theme was "round". Some thing to do with football championships.... oh dear, I am so not in to sport, specially not football. Anyway, I did the background a few days ago then sponged and stamped with various stamps, blocked out a circle and finally added the central image mounted on a punched out circle again. Obviously then the thing was finished with some round brats.

Sunday 8 June 2008

Gothic Arch Clowns

This weeks challenge at Gothic Arches was clowns. Loved the idea! here is my contribution..

Sunday Postcard "Women"

Sunday Postcard's theme this week is "Women". Here's my entry

Saturday 7 June 2008

Round Robin Journal

I'm involved in a round robin journal with some amazing crafters. As they are putting their first pages on their blogs I'm starting to feel smaller and smaller :o(

I did my first page quite a while ago, then last week I thought it looked too buzy so I did another one, now after seeing some of the others I'm thinking oh dear, maybe I'll do it a third time, - but then hey, I guess I have to acccept that everyone is different and this happens to be my style, and as teacher i do like my theme "Children of a Bygone Age".

Friday 6 June 2008

Make a Moo or Two - Cats

This week the theme is cats. As i have to work tonight i only had time for one sadly, but here it is. Thanks for looking

Thursday 5 June 2008

Theme Thursday "Men ATC"

Here is my contribution for Theme Thursdays challenge this week: Mens ATCs. I used a stamp from Oxfort Impressions for my main image.
Thanks for looking

Wednesday 4 June 2008

Wednesday Stamper Eyelets

The theme at Wednesday Stamper was eyelets. Always love to use those. used some copper beads as a further embellishment and threaded them through the eyelets on some wire.

Tuesday 3 June 2008

Crazy Amigo Blue and Brown

Here is my entry for this week's challenge which is blue and brown. I think they are probably my favourite colours too, particularly for vintage style cards etc.

Tuesday Challenge: Wings

The challenge today on Tuesday Challenge was Wings. Here is my creation, I have made a card and called it Guardian Angel. Thanks for looking.

Monday 2 June 2008

Sunday 1 June 2008

Midsummer Night (Sunday Postcard)

A new challenge blog. Like the idea, the size is 6" x 4". The theme this week was Summer. My immediate association was "Midsummer Night's Dream". The card i made is quite dark and maybe not very summery, but it's raining here and at least it captures my mood... dreamy with a little magic touch, at least that was the idea...

Gothic Arches Spain

Found this theme quite difficult, so not sure how much my Arch really has to do with the theme, but here it is anyway
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