'Dress it up' monthly Artist Trading Card swap

This month over at the Artist Trading Card club swap 'til you drop our guest designer is Margaret she runs the Dress it up monthly challenge to make a dress for each month of the year.
we got our heads together and came up with a challenge to do a mini dress artist trading card for Junes challenge.

Here are mine and I got carried away doing them....loved the challenge, thanks Margaret x
SORRY ABOUT THE BLURRED PICS BUT HAD TO SCAN THEM AS CAMERA WON'T UPLOAD.

I liked the vintage look and each dress has a little pocket with 'Nice Outfit' stamped on it.

If you want to see more of the club members dress it up artist trading cards OR WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN THE SWAP then pop onto this post H E R E

THANKS FOR LOOKING

Sunday Stamper, Artist Trading Card

This week over at Sunday Stamper the challenge set by Hels is NUMBERS soooo lurv using numbers.

Here is my little offering for her challenge and as time is not on my side this week it's another Artist Trading Card but hey... I am passionate about them.... and love the background stamp but just at this moment cannot remember who manufactured it...sorry.
The lady stamp borrowed and the lace a gift from crafty friend Debbie thanx Debbie x





Here is Chris's entry for Sunday Stampers

I just had to nab it from her blog to show you, Shhh don't tell her.... isn't it amazing,

I tell you she is one gifted lady is our Chris with those Crafty Individual stamps WOW.

Wishing you all a great week.

Chriss x

Peeled paint backgrounds

Hi,

I am back after taking sometime out for family matters.
I have managed to create 3/5 ATC's for the May challenge over H E R E

I will complete the other 2 this week....The challenge set by Gaby a very talented mixed media artist was a peeled paint technique

My first try at it was a disaster as I left out one of the stages however my second attempt is the result on the backgrounds on these ATC's and I am thrilled with them ...thank you Gaby. x

Click on them to enlarge to see the peeled paint.

I wanted to bring a little shabbiness into them and son love the results.

The challenge ends today and a new one begins tomorrow but would just like to thank Gaby for setting this wonderful challenge and I know it took alot of us out of our comfort zone and the results are brilliant.... if you have never paid Gaby a visit ....trust me you should her work is amazing and so inspiring you can find her H E R E

The images are those of Lisa's Altered Art

Hope to get round to you all ASAP.

Also hope that everyone had a good Bank holiday.

Chriss x

THE SUNDAY STAMPER GO FOR GOLD

Blog candy over at the Sunday Stampers with Hels woweee!!!

This week over at The Sunday Stamper is GOLD I wanted to make something other than an ATC but time was not on my side and so I played with some inks and bleach to get the background added an image and then GOLD embossed her crown...

Hope to have more time for next week.

Why not pop on over and visit Hels she also has blog candy just click on H E R E and wooosh you are there...lol

Thanks for looking

chriss x

SCD X STITCH

For S C D this week we were given the letter X to create something, anything with an X and for mine I gave this pretty little dress some x stitch.

The image is from Lisa's Altered Art (See link in side bar) and the background is my own work... I feel a little tute coming on as to how I did it....

IF I can stop getting butterflys in my belly at the thought of it.

The stamps are from Fiskars which I won a while back.

May sees the BIRTHDAY of SCD and hey there will be some big celebrations going on starting this Friday so do pop on over and join in.

Have a happy Thursday

Chriss x

Sunday Stampers 100

You still have one day to enter into Hels 100 blog give away, a fab prize awaits one lucky winner so why not join in :) I decided to have another entry into Hels Sunday Stamper challenge... just

because I can.... LOL.

Here I have stamped, painted and clear embossed using the same Tandastamp on this ATC as one I did for last weeks challenge over at SCD see further down the blog. The diamond stamp not used on last weeks SCD ATC is one from Crafty Indiviuals.

Will be back later have some more pictures of my dining room furniture being altered.

Thanks for reading.

Chriss x

Happy Easter Sunday and ATC's

Happy Easter everyone.

Below are 4 ATC's I have created for a swap with the lovely Penny over H E R E why not pop over and see her.

Theme 'all in a row' using a crafty individual stamp and the teacup hat I have had for sooo long but just started to use it.

The theme.... Architectural the stamp another Crafty Individuals Penny hasn't seen this so hope that she likes it.

The theme...'legs'..the leg stamp Tanda Stamps the Head and wings from Paper Forest designs.

The theme 'Correspondence' the stamps I do not have a dolly blue I purchased them at least 10yrs ago at my one and only craft show in Leeds but they didn't come packaged and so no name.. only started to use them this last year as until just over 2 years ago I didn't do any playing with stamps... but boy I am so glad that I do now and just love them for creating ATC's with them.

see you later.

UPDATE..

There is a party going on over HERE with prizes!!!

Chriss x

T on Tuesday

It's 'T on Tuesday'...how quick does that come back around....Today I thought I would share with you my new magazine I have subscribed to ...one of my fab Christmas pressies, I just love it when the pressie lasts for one whole year.

And today instead of serving tea and biscuits I thought I would serve you a helping of some ATC's I am playing with for our monthly challenge over H E R E
The challenge was set by Donna we have to DOODLE our backgrounds and add an image and embellishments.

These are my backgrounds I played with at my DD's PJ crafty night using acrylic paints they are not yet finished but thought I would still share them with you.

One of the images I am playing with, I just love it it has been designed by Joyce Howton at Paper Forest Designs based in Australia they arrived on Saturday morning they took only 5 days to get to me in the UK... how good is that...I ordered some stamps on the same day from 35 miles up the road, they have been dispatched and YES you have guessed it...still no sign of them!!!

Below some Twinchies I also played with using up the left over background again they are not yet finished but wanted to show you anyway.

This gawgus girl below has been part of my kitchen for 7 years she has taken pride and place in all 5 homes since 2003

That's it Tbreak over for today....and if you would like to join in with us pop over to Kimmies blog

H E R E and see what the other girls are chatting about... you may like to join in with us next time.

Thanks for visiting

Chriss x

New ATC challenge blog

There is a NEW ATC challenge blog here in blogland you an find them over HERE.

I HAVE COPIED AND PASTED THE FOLLOWING

Welcome to Fun with ATCs. We are an ATC-Challengeblog.
Every second tuesday we will post a new Challenge.
We hope that you will enjoy our blog and that you will participate!
Please post the direct link to your ATC(s).
If you don't have a blog, that's no problem - please send us your pictures by mail or post them in our forum.

Now here is our first challenge. You have no idea how excited we are!

As you know it's Valentine's Day soon, so our first theme ist LOVE.
Because it's our first challenge we thought of something special:
You can win 3 ATCs per designteam-member - there will be 3 winners.
If you want to win our ATCs please create an ATC to our theme and link it to our posting.
The winners will be drawn in a fortnight.
Have fun!

Here is mine for the challenge a bleached ink effect.

Why not join in the fun and wish them luck.

GOOD LUCK girls.

SEE ZETTI ATC's BELOW FOR THE MY MONTHLY ATC CHALLENGE

Chriss x

ATC friut challenge

Meet my gorgeous grandson Marley He now lives with me and is wonderful company.

Well the house alterations are almost complete although there is still some work which needs to be finished by the builder but not sure I will ever see him again ... a word of advise.... never pay up in full until all the work is complete .

I hope to have more time to play with my stash again after Christmas in the meantime here are some ATC's I did in July before I moved house, they were made for the Fiskars ATC challenge theme on fruit....If you look closely you can see my backgrounds are recycled paper which has fruit on it....reminds me of Pims

the others from the set of fruit ATC's are on a post further down the page

Thanks for looking.

Chriss x

A peep at some ATC's

Hi,
So Sorry I have not been around for some time I have been busy moving house.
I hope very soon to have the place ship-shape and ready to get some crafting days again.

In the meantime here are a few of the ATC's I created before the move for the ATC challenge over at Fiskars, for this month we needed to make 9 ATC's on the subject of 'fruit' well


everytime I think of fruit in the summer it brings to mind long cool glasses of Pimms...I think I captured that here... the background papers have been recycled from a local college prospectus dated 2007/8...I just new it would come in handy one day.

The bathing beauties I purchased from Karen at Scrapz

Thanks for looking and I do hope to get some blog hopping done leaving some comments for all my blogging pals.

Have a great reast of the week.

Chriss x

artygirls blue and yellow

Hello once again for the Arty girlz challenge the theme being Blue and Yellow for this week..now I may have told you at some point that that colour combo is not one I would use I am a real Autumn girl...however I did play with inking backgrounds last week and the above is one of them...so on seeing the challenge this morning I came up with this ATC.

The image and words are both from 'Lisa's Altered Art' sheets... the background branch used to give more depth to the sky is one I purchased from Karen at Scrapz over HERE.... It is from 'The Cherry Pie' collection.

This fabulous 'Birds of a Feather' ATC is from Denises in Dubai her take on Blue and Yellow colour combo.

for the Arty Girlz...Thanks Denise.

If you fancy having a go at this challenge click on HERE for more information.

Thanks for looking

ROFPMSL..LOL... you have not gone crazy...I posted the top Moon Fairy ATC earlier however I went back to it a while later and thought ...this is not yet finnished...enough for me... so out came a franked postage stamp to complete it ..now I am H A PP Y with it. xxx

Denise and Chriss xx

Artygirls challenge Create an ATC

Hi, I am pleased to have found some time today to join in the Artygirlz challenge... I have trie to join in with their challenge for the last 3 weeks however crafting time has not been on my side :(

As ATC's are my first love in art and craft AND I have promised myself to create more of them this year to add to my ever growing collection....how could I not take on Artygirlz challenge this week.

If you would like to join in the fun AND create an ATC then pop over HERE

Both stamps used are from Paperartsy...don't you agree she is a little stunner.

Thanks for the challenge J&C

Chriss x

P.S. SEE POST BELOW FOR OUR MONTHLY CHALLENGE

Mona's mood swings

I do hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas... I had a lovely time with my gorgeous family.

As you can see I have been playing with Chris' Mona stamp along with different inks on the backgrounds of the ATC's.

With the use of different inks and colours she is almost like one of those mood rings.... she takes on a very different look on each ATC.

I just thought I would share them with you as her 'mum' Chris is coming over to collect her tomorrow .... I will be sad to see her go...Karen (Scrapz) please can you order my very own Mona in for me. ROFPMSL.

Take care Chriss x