I'm feeling clever!

I have just installed my new printer/scanner and it all works so I am feeling very pleased with myself! I've managed to scan 2 ATC's I've made this week. It's funny how sometimes us crafters can stick with what we are currently interested in and forget earlier techniques. I had forgotten about using pens diresctly on stamps so to create these I used my Whispers pens directly on a stamp on the left hand card. On the other card I made a background wash using Whispers pens onto a wet paintbrush and then stamped over the top. Each ATC is finished with a acetate ATC cover. Hope you like them!

Particraft!

I went to my second Particraft party last night hosted by the lovely Sara. I treated myself (well you've got to haven't you!?) to these stamp sets plus some more Tim Holtz distress ink pads and I'm going to dabblle in alcohol inks for the first time. I was inspired by Sara's demos! I can't wait for my toys to arrive! On C&C this morning Leonie was hosting a show which had the Particraft products on with Sheena demonstrating so I got even more inspiration! http://www.particraft.co.uk/

Birds!

I've gone a bit earthy with this one! The bird is chipboard and was 75p for 2 in my local craft shop so I had to have them. I tinted the chipboard with a brown ink pad and then stamped swirls on using black ink. A bit of matting and layering and a play with my new X cut pink corner punch (had to be pink!), finished it off. I really like how this one turned out! This morning I am sure I saw a heron hovering around the back garden. He'd have no luck with the pond as we lost all our fish in the summer but the chickens stopped digging for worms and looked up!

I can't work out how to flip the piccie now it's in and it won't let me delete it - sorry!

Perfect weather for crafting!

How cold is it?! I am not leaving the house all day today! I'm fighting a cold so will order a chinese tonight before X Factor. Here's hoping the twins get their final weekend!

Me and Marco have been busy in the craft room this morning. He is using double sided tape to make a glitter picture! Thank goodeness the spare room has a laminate floor!

I'm back!

After a bit of a break with interviews etc I am now back into craft mode! Here is a quick post of a new technique I had a play with last week. I tried sticking peel offs onto acetate and colouring on the back with permanent pens. It creates a stain glass window effect and I found the colouring in quite theraputic! I cut around the peel offs and attached them to a strip of patterned paper with brads and matted this onto my base card with matching paper. I enjoyed this and will definatly try more of this technique!

camera's!

Had really good intentions to blog tonight - for the first time in a long time! However my camera had other ideas and won't charge up for some reason. Never mind, I'll have a nosey at what other people have been up to! x

buying!

Time has again passed by so quickly! I have been busy spending - here is a (very) small selection of what I have bought. I love the glitter leopard card! I also went to a Particraft demo last week so have more goodies on the way! I need a lot more practise with The Big Bite and other half has thrown the box away so I can't send it back now! Gromlets are particularly tricky. Any tips greatfully recieved!