THE SUNDAY STAMPER CHALLENGE

Red is the colour... stamping is the game...

This week over at Hels place 'The Sunday Stamper' she challenges us to use RED ....check her out H E R E

My entry

A Christmas card....yep..... I created the background with the CI diamond stamp which I use ALOT.... lol.... 'cos I loves it...and bubble wrap...'cos I loves that too.

The fab tree stamp ...again, Crafty Individuals and I used Glossy accents to create the 3D effect.

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

New Stamps and ATC challenge

I had my pal Chris staying for a few days and we really got stuck in to some stamping we got down and dirty with her new Tim Holtz inks.. a mothers day pressie for her.

Over at The Artist Trading Club blog HERE we have a challenge for March set by the lovely Nancy from Gothic Arches her theme is 'Garden Faries' and this is my take on her theme.

a brand new stamp out this week I just had to have it...couldnt help myself a weired and wonderful garden fairy if ever there was one.

She is one of the new Stampotique purchased from 'Art from the Heart'...oh I love those stamps.

The flourish is from CI.

Some more stamps that you know I love so much are those of Crafty Individuals here is part of another one of their new ones, I created the roof with the row of houses.

The other stamp in this house is also CI's

Talking about stamps...my pal Chris used all of these below over the few days she was here, her mojo was well on form and she created some fab stuff however I wouldnt let her sneak off until she cleaned them all...lol she was there for ever... but I did cook her tea for her whilst she did them.

Those wipes you can just see are only 50p a packet and along with Stazon cleaner she did a really good job.. I even rewarded her with a Magnum... no not to shoot me...lol... to eat it's an icecream lolly.

thanks Chris.

Check out a couple of posts below to see some more new Crafty Individual stamps.

Have a great weekend

Chriss x

TEA AND BIRTHDAY WISHES

Happy Birthday Jessie, DGD 4, how lucky am I?

Jessie's Birthday ATC a brand new stamp from Crafty Individuals, I stamped with Stazon ink and then added TH distress inks finishing with a white pen.

Another fab new CI stamp, once again using distress ink in wild honey my fave colour out of the ones I have.

I adore these 2 new stamps such a contrast such FUN

This label will be on it's way to America with our tea leaves/bag swap just as soon as I have added a tie of black fibre.

Again showing the fun I have had with Chris my crafting buddy we never even got to bed....lol...where did the hours go we have created enough for a couple weeks blogging.... well I was having withdrawl symptoms...I have been away from my crafting for so long.


This neat little note book has been finished with some stunning antique lace sent to me as part of a gorgeous RAK from the very talented Hermine... thank you H.

If you scroll down you will see the stamps have been posted on Tea Tuesday and a link to CI.

I even made a fab Christmas card too..show you later.

Take care....and it's great to be back.

Tea on Tuesday

I am back in blogland the workmen finished and now back to some 'me time' :))))

Tea Tuesday is beng hosted today by Dianne and she has chosen the theme "What signifies the coming of Spring to you?" You can click on HERE and pay Dianne a visit where you will find a lovely treat in store.

Now, what 'signifies the coming of Spring' for me apart from the usual wonderful plants popping through after the winter and new lambs being born.... is my dads birthday on the 1st day of spring 21st March...sadly dad is no longer with us but he is forever in my thoughts and I see him in my children.

This photo is of him when he was but a young man just joining the Royal Air Force when he was just 17,
I heard a little story from my gran many years ago that my dad went to join up telling them he was older than his years to get in.... he then sent money home to his mum to help out as jobs and money were in short supply his reason for telling a porky about his age.

So my dads birthday signifies the coming of Spring for me.

I am soooo excited as today I was sent some fabulous new stamps from Crafty Individuals check them out HERE, now are these not just soooo intune with our Tea Tuesday ...I just had to share them with you.

Can hardly wait to have a play with them they are gorgeous.

Keep checking back and see what Chris and I come up with using them.

Happy Tea Tuesday one and all I will be round to visit you all soon.

Chriss x

NEWS UP DATE, Zettiology ATC challenge

Over at our ATC swap blog this month we have a challenge set by the talented and gorgeous Hermine, to create 5 Zettiology ATC's.

Zettiology is new to me the 1st one I created I wasn't keen on, the 2nd I quite liked the 3rd and 4th were a completely different style altogether, which I do like but will save those 4 for another time as the next 5 ATC's are the ones I am entering for the swap over HERE.

I was soo lucky to receive some wonderful NEW stamps from Crafty Individuals on Wednesday and fell in love with the BIRD stamp and just had to use it on my Zettie's

The first ATC I created using a stamp from Cherry pie over at Scrapz.

ATC's 2 3 4 5 I have incorporated CI papers and stamps although the cup and saucer and the penny farthing are not there's and I cannot remember who's they are, sorry.

The striped limbs are those of teesha moore ...love them.... love them... love them x


1 removed for publication :)

Thank you Hermine for being our Guest ATC Designer for January.

See post on the 31st December over HERE

thanks for looking.

Chriss x

UPDATE,

KAREN OF SCRAPZ IS BACK IN TOWN WHY NOT POP OVER TO HER BLOG AND SAY HI, SHE HAS SOME NEWS, HER BLOG LINK IS ON THE RIGHT.

TWINCHIES & JEWELRY

Happy Friday,
During the time that I was without a puter I played with my beads here is another necklace for a friends craft table at the weekend... The hot pink beads are from Denise in Dubai...thank Denise xxxx This one is called 'Pink Wink'

Now then Chris and I got together this week and had a great time creating 2''x2'' pieces of art, they are otherwise known as Twinchies, we know alot of you know about them already but what you may not know is that there is a challenge blog out there for both Inchies and twinchies and my pal Chris introduced me to it and am I so glad she did.... why not check it out over HERE

The theme for this week is 'SCHOOL' and this is my take on the challenge using 'Lisa's Altered Art' images.

LAA has a brand new sheet out on sale right now its 'ZANY' go see for yourself over HERE I can't wait to use it.

Chris not only told me about that blog but she also told me about another great challenge blog too and it just happens to be doing twinchies for their 1st few weeks

check it out over HERE.

Today their theme is BIRDS and as I just happen to have a new Crafty Individual bird stamp here is my entry for this week.

I also caught up with the last 2 weeks challenges and had a great time doing them.... the green and pink being my 1st ever twinchie.

And the bottom one well I just couldnt resist using that little girl in the background who is waiting for her wings as she looks just like me at her age...must find you a photo out one day to show you.
Thanks for looking and big smiles to be back.

Chriss xxx

Have a great weekend x

Hello ...Just what have we been getting up to

Hello,

I forgot to share this ATC with you which I entered for The Crafty Individual

ATC challenge, I sent in 2, one that you have already seen. Although I don't know who received mine I was delighted with the 2 I received...Thanks to Jean and Malcolm for arranging the swap.

WHAT is this I hear you ask...well something that would normally find it's way into the bin .... however my daughter who doesn't understand my love of paper and stamps and crafting...CHALLENGED me to do something with the sugar free chewing gum packet and hey ...she was impressed....so if you want to see what I came up with pop back next week and I will show you.

Along with this set of drawers.... pop back to see what I have done to them!!!

Not forgetting the above wine box which I challenged Chris, Debbie and myself to CHANGE the look of using COSMO CRICKET papers.... just how did we cope with this challenge ...what did we create????

Thank you to everyone who has left comments even though I have been unable to get around to you before today.

Chriss x

Tag You're It, 'Diamonds'

A BIG hello to say I am back again..sorry to have been away sooo long... a whole 2 weeks without my MOJO, it gets to us all now and then.
My good friend Chris came over on Wednesday evening ...It had been 2 weeks since we got together for a crafting session....life just gets in the way sometimes.
Another crafting friend Debbie joined us and wow did we have some fun... not much in the way of MOJO but we did get get down and dirty playing with inks.

Below is one of the tags I inked ( will show you the others at a later date ) we all did 3 each.
I decided to use this one for the TAG YOU'RE IT challenge over HERE.

The challenge set is to use DIAMONDS and sponsored by Karen at Scrapz over HERE.
Sadly Karen's Dad passed away this week, Our LOVE goes out to you and your family Karen.
I stamped the background using one of myfabulous Crafty Individual stamps and embossed the Crafty Individual harlequin stamp with gold embossing powder.
The gorgeous image is from Lisa's altered art... who would dare to take that cookie off her!! not me that's for sure..lol

the sentiment is from Paper Artsy - Kids plate 5
Click on the tag to get a better look and If you feel like taking on the challenge just pop on over and see the inspiration created by the team, well done girls.... thanks for the challenge.

A Happy Birthday to my brother David xxx

Have a great weekend.
Chriss. xxx

the Crazy Amigos postage challenge

Here is my entry for this weeks Crazyamigo's 'Postage Stamp' challenge it's also one of my 2 ATC's I entered for the Crafty Individual ATC challenge last month and although I didn't win I look forward to the swaps we will be receiving from Jean and Malcolm.

The back ground is one of the latest CI stamp which is made up of postage stamps and memorabilia I love it..and will be using it loads ...look out for it in my work. The postal frank stamps are also Crafty individuals (HERE)....well you all know how much I adore their products. You just have to check out the last 3 posts..lol.
The image is from karen at scrapz.
Thanks for looking,
Chriss x

I C sketches Challenges

Snow, WOW,
Wonderful if you are sitting indoors keeping toasty warm that is, it's years since I saw and felt real crispy snow like today...Oh, the wonderful patterns as those huge snowflakes fall and settle and the grandchildren turning them into little works of art with smiling faces...
Snowmen and women being built the minute they step off the school bus... they just do not feel the cold... they look so healthy with rosey red cheeks and eyes which sparkle... the children that is and not the snow people...lol.

Well Chris and I got together to take on some of this weeks challenges, she introduced me to a new challenge blog 'IC Sketches' last week...

It's new to me and although I have not been making as many cards these days I was encouraged by Chris to have a go this week again...

and you wouldnt believe just how long it took me, I cannot even hint about it, I would be tooo embarressed as I do not find it easy to work to a sketch... I got there in the end.

Using the NEW cute as cute can be Crafty Individual kitten stamp I set to, you can find this and more gorgeous stamps over HERE.

I did take on the Sketch Challenge last week too but didn't get it posted... so here it is using the gorgeous Cosmo Cricket valentine papers all chocolate and strawberry creams...yummy.

The photo's are not as good as I would like because I am still learning about this new camera...oh how I loved my Brownie Box Camera all those years ago!!!

Stick with me I promise to get better...lol.

Thanks for looking ...keep warm.

Chriss x

tag your it .. sketch 44

I sooo enjoyed doing last weeks tag challenge that I just had to have another go this week...lol!
Check out the 'Tag your it' blog over HERE.

If you feel inspired by the great selection of tags the 'tag your it' designers have created then why not have a go.

I used 3 stamps from the set of 4 fabulous Crafty Individual's sight seeing stamps of 'London' to create the sketch... the diamond stamp is also CC's I use that one loads...I love it.
Check out Crafty Individuals over HERE

The Post Card and London stamps are from Tanda stamps over HERE.
I cannot remember who the gorgeous Pen stamp belongs to but if anyone out there knows then please, please leave me a comment to tell me.

Chris and I have just had a 24hr crafting session covering some of this weeks challenges and have we had fun :))

Thanks for the challenge and thanks for looking.
Chriss x

No Red No Pink challenge

A quick post today to share my entry to Karen's blog challenge last week over HERE.

It was to make a Valentine card and you may think easy peasy...however we were not allowed to use Red or Pink on the card.

Karen had some great entries for her challenge... this one was mine...it didn't win but I was very happy with it as I love those colours together and I adore the fabulous Crafty Individual bird/heart stamps.... you can find them over HERE.... why not pop over and see what other FAB stamps they have for you.

Thanks for looking and I hope to get around to blogging and popping over to see you all real soon.

Chriss x