Just some Simple Gothic Arch's - These Arch's have now been Swapped

Just a couple of simple Gothic Arch's for a swap that l am doing, nothing special just a bit of splish, splash bosh and hey presto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meet Benjaman the bear

Meet Benjaman the Bear, he stands 10'' tall and was hand sewn, his jacket is made from a lovely red velvet, he did have a gold pair of glasses but they sadly got lost in transit when l moved homes.

Friendship Gothic Arch

I made this Gothic Arch this morning, l used some 2 lovely images, flowers, embossing powder around the edges of the Arch, Basic Grey Two Scoops paper and a dark blue ink around the very edge of the Arch.

4'' x 4'' Fat Book Page

Here is a 4'' x 4'' page that l done last night, it matches the Gothic Arch that l done yesterday too! I used Basic Grey Two Scoops paper, four little flowers, l used a rubber stamp around the edges and used an Art Deco Image that l got from wrapping paper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Couple of Gothic Arch's

I have had a lovely few hours crafting away at my desk, This Gothic Arch 'There Lived A Beautiful Princess' was made using a lovely green backing paper in which l inked the edges, l used some little flower embellishments and stamped a little border design in black stayzon near to the edges

Here is a Gothic Arch l made using Basic Grey 'Two Scoops' paper as a background, some flower embellishments & little beads, l also used some blue embossing powder around the edges of the Arc, l will let you into a little secret the image is from some birthday wrapping paper l saw on my travels yesterday! l thought it matched the background paper perfectly!

My First Altered Canvas

Here is my first canvas that l have just finished altering! It matches the Gothic Arch and Fat Book page using the same image, l started it a my craft club l go to. l used background paper, embossed the edges, used beads, used a little border stamp too, some ribbon, which l inked using a chalk ink pad and of course my favourite image of the moment.

A different kind of Gothic Arch

Just finished another Gothic Arch, this one is a little different from the other ones l have done recently, l thought l would incorporate some sort of opening on the Arch. Really pleased with the results and the final outcome. l used some scrummy papers, embellishments, embossed the door element of the design and a few eyelets too.

American Gothic Arch

Here is a Gothic arch l done to match the 4'' x 4'' Fat Book Page below. l used basic Grey papers for the background, gold embossed around the edges, used 3 little flower embellishments and an eyelet too and of course my favourite image of the moment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

American Gothic Fat Book Page

I havent done a Fat Book Page for a while now and when l saw a swap recently l thought l would jump right in and have ago. At the moment this has got to be one of my favourite images. Background paper is from Basic Grey, another firm favourite at the moment!, l also used little flower embellishments, some wool and l gold embossed the edges of the page.

Sunday Stampers Challenge....I'm A Laydeeee

Over on Sunday Stampers Challenge this week the theme is I'm A Laydeeee........... As l seem to see the world in either a Gothic Arch or a Skinny at the moment l thought l would do a Gothic Arch for this challenge. l first stamped the 'lady' image on to photo paper using a black stayzon ink pad, then l coloured the image with distressing ink pads, for the background on the Gothic Arch l stamped a background image and embossed this and then coloured the background using twinking H20's, l also used four little flower embellishments too.

Some Skinny's........

A few Saturdays ago over on 'Skinny Saturday' there was a challenge to design a skinny on the lovely poem 'Mondays Child', l did that challenge and enjoyed it so much that l decided to carry on and create a whole set of Skinny's around that poem.

Here is that lovely poem

Mondays child is fair of face,

Tuesdays child is full of grace,

Wednesdays child is full of woe,

Thursdays child has far to go

Fridays child is loving and giving,

Saturdays child works hard for his living,

And the child that is born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

A couple of ATC's

Here are 2 ATC's using two of my favourite Witch images. l made these for a swap l was doing. I used HOTP background paper, ribbon, peel off, distressing inks, and some embellishments.

Tickled Pink Bookatrix Card

The theme this week over on My Time to Craft Challenge is Tickled Pink!! l was given a card order last night for a 1st birthday card for a wee little girl so l thought l would combine the two, hope thats ok! l used the bookatrix board to do the base of the card pages, l used peel offs around the edge of the pages, a piece of pick holographic card was used too along with a decoupage character.

Meet George.....

Come and meet George, a 30" bear that l have just finished making and stuffing! He was hand sewn from dense soft mohair, took me a while to make but worth the effort.

An Ickle Bear ...........

Here is a little bear that l have made recently, he was hand sewn and he only stands 3" tall, he is fully jointed, apart from his head, had terrible trouble sewing that on but thats a different story!!!!

Stamped ATC's

Here is my first real attempt at rubber stamping, not some of the best photos l have ever taken!!!!!l have used stayzon ink pads, alcohol inks, the odd peel off here and there, apoxy sticker's, a domino, and some distressing ink pads. I had great fun getting messy while creating these ATC's, and l think l am hooked on rubber stamping too!!!!!!

Ooo La La ATC

Here is an ATC that l made recently, l particularly like the mini hand cuffs that l used as an embellishment!!!!!!

The Sunday Stampers Challenge - This Arch has now been swapped

Over on The Sunday Stampers challenge page this week the theme is Oriental. i decided to do a Gothic Arch, for the background l used a lovely butterfly stamp and then embossed this, once dry l used twinkling H20's to colour the background, l then stamped a poppy image that has some oriental writting on, on to card, then embossed and coloured the poppy flower using Twinkling H20's again. I also used black stayzon around the Gothic Arch and the stamped image.

Skinny Saturday Challenge

Here is my very first Skinny, thought l would do one after seeing the challenge over on 'Skinny Saturday. This weeks challenge was to design a Skinny around the lovely peom 'Mondays Child'. Here is my effort, l used a lovely little image which l thought fitted perfect with 'Fridays Child', background papers are Basic Grey, a couple of little rose embellishments, and a red ink pad. Very pleased with my first effort.

The poem.......

Mondays child is fair of face,
Tuesdays child is full of grace,
Wednesdays child is full of woe,
Thursdays child has far to go
Fidays child is loving and giving,
Saturdays child works hard for his living,
And the child that is born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

Theme Thursday Challenge

Over on Theme Thursday the challenge this week was 'Paris'. I thought l would take the plunge and do my first Gothic Arch, never done one before but had always admired them . l used background paper, some images of Paris, embossing powder, black stayzon ink pad, and words l had printed on the computer, some ribbon and an eyelet.

Oh go on just a few more ATC's..........

Here is are a couple of ATC's that l made at the craft group l go to. Rubber stamping was never 'my thing' until l done these ATC's and now l am into Rubber Stamping. l used Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Pads to colour the backgrounds and on some Alcohol Inks were used and Stayzon In k Pads to stamp the images.

Just a few ATC's.......

This has to be one of my favourite ATC's that l have done recently. Not had much of a chance to craft for myself at the moment as l am busy getting ready for the craft fair which is happening this coming Saturday!!!!

Fame at last!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is my only claim to fame! l had my story published in the Do Crafts Magazine called Creativity, here is the article, all about my passion for ATC's!!!! This was a total suprise when it was published as l had forgotten about doing the article 6 months before it was published!!!!!!!

Somemore of my Handmade Bears

Here are just a few more bears that l have made in recent months, all hand sewn and jointed too!

The purple bear is called 'Pickle' and stands 10'' tall.



This is Ickle a little 3'' bear, hand sewn and jointed too!

Here is just a small selection of Exploding Boxes that l have made for a craft fair l am doing this coming weekend, they come from Michelle Marsden Deisgns, very quick and simple to do.

My other passion is designing and making Bears, here are just a few of my creations, will add some more later.

21st Birthday Card

A lady from my WI Group asked me to make her a 21st birthday card for her daughter so l have done this very simple Decoupage card for her, l hope she likes it!

One of my hero's in ATC's.........

I made 2 ATC's of Audrey Hepburn, l love her films, l think my favourite film has to be 'A Nuns Story which l have on DVD and watch all the time!!!!! l got the images and background papers from Joanna Sheens Hollywood CD.

The Sunday Stampers Challenge

This is my first attempt at doing a challenge, The challenge was set on The Sunday Stampers Blog and the theme is Man/Men. I thought l would make an ATC, l simply Stamped the image using a Black Stayzon Ink Pad and the back ground was coloured using Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Pad.

Just a little Altered Book

Here is a little Love Book that l Altered last year, infact it was the very first thing l Altered and l havent looked back since LOL

A very simple little book that l really love looking at.