Easy as123 tag your'e it.

Hello.. I am back from a fab holiday spent with my lovely friends Denise and Stuart.

Thank you to everyone who continued to visit the papergirls blog leaving your warm comments...I hope to get round to you all very soon.

Here is my piece for this weeks ''Tag you're it'' over HERE ...the challenge this week is to use

1, Ribbon

2, buttons

3, brads

the background is a piece of velum that has been embossed and under that is a tag which I created using alcohol inks.

Whilst away Denise and I still managed to have ago at last weeks challenge

''time for tea''

However we didn't manage to get them posted as we spent our days around the pool and making Jewelry.... look out for some of it, I will be posting a couple of pieces including a necklace I made at my very first Jewelry making class.

This first Tag was created by Denise... I adore it and am pleased to say I am the proud ownwer of it ...it's in my collection. :))

Tag number 2 is my contribution as we didnt have anything in the way of stamps tea pots etc ...I came up with an invite to tea...arn't they GORGEOUS.

Thanks for looking and a very Happy Birthday to youngest DGD Jessie she is 11 today.

For those who don't know Jessie this is her holding up a card she made for a challenge last year on Tanda forum.

A very Happy Birthday Jessie, Granny LOVES you sooo much and I am soooo proud of you.

See you later for Birthday Cake ...yum yum. xxxxxxxxx

Chriss x

Arty girlz challenge 'Inspired'

Over at the ARTYGIRLS this week our challenge is to choose a blog we like and without copying exactly deliver a piece of art we have been inspired by.
The person I have chosen to be tonight Matthew is... oops, sorry, wrong programme..lol

The person I have chosen is Kris'....I first found Kris in May '08 when I was blog hopping and loved her work soooo much, how lucky was I that she was giving 3 of her painted ATC's away I asked for one of them, very soon it arrived in the post and I added it to my collection with great PRIDE.

Thank you Kris I will always treasure the above ATC. x

However for the challenge I have been inspired by another piece of her fabulous work, a very romantic pink canvas she has posted on her blog on the 23rd Oct. over HERE

I searched for a romantic flowing dress which i picked up for a song from Dolce Gabbana, and went from there and as you all know I love painted circles on some of my work so this was right up my street.

This is my version of Kris' truely creative piece... T H A N K Y O U Kris.

Sadly her head and halo are not fixed to her body as iI would like, I had them set out ok before gluing them down and would you believe on this occasion the glue stuck immediately and it was impossible to remove and reposition her.

Never mind she is still going on my wall :)) I like her.

The paper used over the canvas is from the PM 'simply elegant' pack and the really lovely gold embossing powder is one of Debbie Moore's.

The paper ribbon that sits along the lower edge of the canvas came in a RAK from Linda Vincent..thanx L.

Thanks for the challenge Girlz I really enjoyed it.

Have a lovely weekend and thanks for looking.

Chriss x

PLEASE SEE 2 POST's BELOW FOR THE ALTERED CD CHALLENGE ... PLEASE VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE.

altered box file...

My take on Linda & Rosies challenge over at the Awfully Big Art Adventure

We were challenged to alter either an A5 or A4 box file.

I chose to do a A4... covered in paper mache which I was going to later stain and stamp when dry but when I got up the next morning it was something akin to a slice of bread which had been left out all night and the crusts all curled up...rofpmsl.

So here we have take number 2... an A5 box file... thanx to Chris...she came over to mine yesterday bringing it with her and saving the day.

This is exactlty how the other one should have turned out.... So I am H A P P Y.

The Images are those of Crafty Individuals....the postal stamps are from Tanda Stamps.

Once again you can wake up and smell the coffee!!

It's what I used to stain the box... I tried to palm what was left of the coffee onto Chris but she wouldn't play! LOL

Just want to say A big thanx to Chris for the great crafting session and photographs...she ended up staying over again as this time the petrol station was closed at 11pm.....so we continued on until 2am. Can't get rid of her. lol

Thanx for the challenge L&R x

P.S. mine is a gift for someone BUT I will be making myself another as it looks great on my hall table.

NOTICE, Willow is now having a weekly challenge over at her 'Fairy Dust Bag' blog and this is what she wrote...

Every Thursday I will be setting the challenge where I will submit a Willow Sketchie and card example...(remember..you can make whatever you like, using ANY products, the sketchie is there to give you ideas, follow it as you wish. At the end of every week I will be looking to put the most inspiring piece of work on-line in Willow Designs gallery and who will be asked to join me in the following challenge as a guest designer!

Why not pop over HERE and take a look.

Tomorrow Chris and I will post our take on the Altered CD challenge hope you have all managed to find yourselves an old one to give it ago.

Chriss xx

Thank You Heather and Patty

OH MY GOODNESS ...... look what I have won, WOW, this yummy blog candy from the wonderfully creative Heather. Thank you Heather.
Since coming across Heather's blog she has helped me spread my wings with her wonderful encouraging comments she leaves, her work inspires me to work outside my box, Heather is one VERRRRRY talented creative lady and a wonderful blogging friend. Please check out her blog it is amazing... click on HERE



With everything that has been going on I forgot to show you another blog candy gift I was soooo lucky to have won last week, this week just went by sooo fast.
The extremely talented Patty created these 3 stunning altered ART spoons with the help of her DH who drilled them for her.
Patty was so generous and gave away these 3 gorgeous prizes and I am the proud owner of spoon number 3.... she has attached some tiny daisy beads 'my fave flower' and the little girl is wearing her hair the same as I dressed my daughters when she was a baby.
I will treasure this little work of ART Patty, Thank you sooo much.
For anyone who has not visited Patty's blog you are missing out on so much TALENT.... click on HERE and see... you are in for a treat.
Thank you to both Heather and Patty 2 very talented blogging friends. x

Altered Envelope Winner

Congratulations to our winner who was chosen by YOU.

Huge T H A N K Y O U to all of YOU for taking part in our 1st challenge on The Papergirls, without you it couldn't happen and in my eyes they are ALL worthy WINNERS, they are all fantastic, I was thrilled to bits when they arrived in my mail box and each one I opened had me soooo excited I could hardly wait to post them to TPG blog.

If you can imagine winning a huge sum of money ...well that is how I felt when I saw 63 votes were made :)) well can you imagine how I am feeling to end the poll on 102 VOTES, I was dancing around my living room trying not to stand on my crafting goodies that are scattered all over the floor.

T H A N K Y O U to all of you who voted :)).

....so without further ado.... drum roll please...

Our chosen winner is F E M M Y , Femmy thank you for entering and congratulations on winning. Below is your Prize donated by 'Tanda Stamps' thank you TS.

You can check out Femmy's blog over HERE, please enjoy your stamps which are just in time for Christmas.

Our next challenge will be on Monday the 10th of November... the challenge is to alter an old CD which must include words from a magazine/newspaper and as before using any other medium you wish, email them to me at chrissylamata@live.co.uk.

Please scan or photograph your art with a back ground so that when It is uploaded it will be in a square and not in a circle which would have a lot of white around your art and would not compliment your altered CD, if you don't know what I mean please contact me.

For all who took part if you would like to have our readers come and see your blog please leave a comment inviting us... it will enable us to click on your name and then we can pop over and see you.
Once again T H A N K Y O U. x
EDIT ...OH! I almost forgot the challenge altered envies was my 100th post and to celebrate I put all the names of the artists into a hat (a bowl really) and picked out number 4... who happens to be Jane... you were picked out and a little parcel of stash is yours... enjoy.
And a small parcel of goodies goes to number 8 chosen from those leaving a comment on the 100th post and the 8th person to leave a comment was Denise...thanx Denise.