Ready? Get Set.....

Are you ready for a new challenge with Oak House Studio? 

The challenge kicks off on the 14th June. 

Just a little taster below....

I will be posting my 1st DT challenge creations shortly and you can check out the challenge on the Oak House Studio blog here and also meet the other new members of the team.  

Back soon...

Toodles for now....

Totally Gorjuss DT Challenge #239

Challenge #239 - embossing.
Check out the challenge here.

Welcome to another challenge at Totally Gorjuss Challenge blog.

This week the theme is: embossing.

Remember: you can create annnyyyythhhiinggggg you wish as long as it links in with the theme and is Totally Gorjuss!!!


Here is what I create for the DT:

Bits & bobs I used:

Stamps:
* Tim Holtz Alterations Eiffel Tower embossing folder.
* IndigoBlu A6 'Harlequin' background stamp.
* IndigoBlu A6 'Wish You Were Here' stamp. 
* IndigoBlu 'Big Butterfly'
* Indigoblu Itsy Bitsy Backgrounds A5 

Ink:
* Fire Brick and Aged Mahogany Distress Ink.
* Crafters Companion Coredinations card.

Extra bits and bobs:
* Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die
* Clear embossing powder
* Black embossing powder


Thanks for popping by. Be sure to leave me a crafty comment. 

Tag Swap @ TCP - May 2014

Back at the swap challenge at That Craft Place Natter & Chatter this month. This months theme is the one word crafters hate and always comes around this time of year.... Christmas. 

My new years resolution this year was to make a couple of Christmas cards every month so it wasn't as stressful towards the end of the year. Like most NYR's, yes, it kinda went out the window. So, this is my 1st official Christmas creation.

There was a couple of things to follow: the theme was Christmas but MODERN christmas, fresh & unique and a minimum size tag of 
3 1/4" x 6 1/4". 
Another change to this months swap is we don't know who is swapping creations with who. All our creations go to our organiser and she then swaps them and sends them on.


Here is my creation...

I started with white textured card, crumbled it and inked it with Distress Ink (DI).

I went with the colour theme of blues and a touch of green. I stamped the holly down the side and coloured it using DI and a waterbrush.

I stamped the phrase on to inked card using individual alphabet stamps and black ink. Cut the words out then covered them with clear in and clear embossing powder to give it a shimmer. 

I stamped the 24 along the edge with different pressure using black and green ink in different directions. I also stamped it on to a separate piece of card and heat embossed it in gold, cut it out and adhered it to a inky square of card. 

I added a couple of gems in the corner and stapled some ribbon to the top. 

I believe Rachel Fisher was the recipient of my tag in the tag swap draw. Hope she likes it!

Thanks for looking today, leave me a crafty comment if you wish. 

Toodles for now..... 

Yeeeeyyyy. Some great news....

I have been offered a place on the fabulous DT at Oak House Studio.

Come and check out the website and the scrumptious products here.

You can also check out the blog and join in with the monthly challenges here. 


I will be back soon with my first DT project...

Totally Gorjuss Design Team - My 1st challenge #238

Challenge #238 - stitching, real or not.

Check out the challenge here.

Welcome to my 1st Totally Gorjuss Design Team challenge!!

First I thought I'd tell you a bit about this fab design team. Each week there is a theme but.... no rules!!! Yey!!!!!! NO RULES!!!!

Which means, each week you can enter anything in to the challenge, a card, box, altered art, a 3D project, mixed media, anything.... Just link it to the theme and as long as its "Totally Gorjuss", you are away!!!

So come on, join in, have fun and create!!!

The theme for this challenge is: stitching, real or not.



Here is what I created for the DT:

Bits and bobs I used:

IndigoBlu A5 'In stitches' stamp set. 
IndigoBlu A6 'Sewing Pattern'background stamp.
Kanban 'Measurements' stamp.
Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
Docrafts 'Vintage Notes' crochet flower.
Pearl hat pins.
Doily.
Lace.
Hessian.
Buttons.

Thanks for popping by today, be sure to leave me a crafty comment. 

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges:

The ABC challenge - M is for monochromatic

IndigoBlu - #16 Monochromatic

That craft place - ribbon/lace

Some news......

And now for some news.....

I have recently been offered a place on a fab design team called Totally Gorjuss - "Totally Gorjuss For All Things Gorjuss".

(Click on the link above to go to the challenge blog.)

I start my challenges in the next week or so.... So stay tuned....

Mother's Day Plaque

Hi folks!! I recently showed you the car I made for Mother's Day this year. I also made my mum a MDF plaque.

Here it is... 

I used a selection of Visible Image stamps and had a play with the melting pot for this project.

The Visible Image stamps I used were the Plaid Background, Grunge Polka Dot background, the rose from the Isabella Lost Love Set and the Large Butterfly.

I sanded a MDF plaque and gave it a coat of gesso then painted it with neutral emulsion paint. 

I stamped the Plaid and Grunge Polka Dot stamps directly on the MDF and stamped the rose from the Isabella Lost Love set and Butterfly stamp on to cosmetic tissue. 

I placed the roses and butterflies on to the plaque and painted bees wax over the top and then painted the entire plaque with the wax. I then brushed the front with Mica Powder to give the wax a shine. 

I printed the sentiment out on to white card, cut it in to sections and inked around the edges. I dipped the card in to clear UTEE in the melting pot and left to dry. 

I die cut some flowers using the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die on to patterned paper, layered them and added black glitter to the centres of the flowers. ]

I added the sentiment sections and a metal butterfly embellishment. To finish, I added some black paint around the edge of the plaque and threaded some jute string to the top. 

Thanks for popping along today.