Tea Time Notes

Hello All,

I got a text the other day from a friend asking for a notepad....I got no brief at all on what she wanted so I sat thinking for ages...I know she is a bit of a tea jenny...like myself, so I decided on this fab "Krafting Kimmie" image. the last time I saw her she was wearing a lime green top...so that's why I chose this colour scheme.

My image has been coloured with copics. The fab papers are ones I bought in Canada "momenta - Family Ties" and the little flowers are from "Prima". The pink swirl has been created using some scrap paper and the "sissix - flourish & hearts" die.

I am quite pleased with the way it turned out considering when I started I did not know where I was going! ......now I just hope she likes it!!!!

This is my entry for:

Penny's Challenge - green and pink
A Crafty Little Place - anything goes
Totally Stampalicious - anything but a card
One Stitch at a Time - girly & Colour Scheme

Thanks for looking
Hugs Juls

Keeping It Simple

Hello All,

How are you all, hope you enjoyed a good weekend! Today I challenged myself to keep it simple..I love this gorgeous Leanne Ellis design....as yet she has not been inked up, shocking!!! Now I have had a play I am full of more ideas....

Anyway for this one, I have just coloured the image with my copic's..I have created a decoupage effect to give a little dimension, and I have added a little glitter. I now finally own a Martha Steward punch, I have used it here to give a fancy edge, and added a touch of ribbon.

Not my normal look, so I am not completely sure of the results.

This is my entry for:

City Crafter - seeing stars
Totally Papercrafts challenge - Lets keep it clean and simple.

Thanks for looking
Hugs Juls

Stepping into Autumn with Sugar Nellie

Hello All..

Well I had the most lovely day yesterday...I ended up going for a drive through to Elgin and visiting paper boutique..home of Sugar Nellie, it was great to have a wander round and look at everything gorgeous!!!! and have a good blether and a catch up....also I just love looking at all the samples, they are so inspiring!!!!

Of course I just had to come home and play and ink some of my very gorgeous Nellie's!! I have had an idea in my head to do something like this for ages and ages....but it has just been the wrong time of year......the card and Embellies are all from "Kanban" and all the stamps have been coloured using copics....If I am honest I am not quite sure of the results.... but I thought I would share with you anyway.

This is my entry for:

Stamptacular Sun - More than one stamp
Spoonfull of Sugar - Choice is yours

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Juls

Scrap Attack

Hello All,

I am still working away on my little bundle of scraplings and my bag of scraps...I feel like I have made loads, but you cant see any difference in the pile so far!!!

Most of these do not have a stamped image...SHOCK HORROR!!!......but you know the way it is, I still own stickers and toppers e.ct from the early days of the whole crafting thing....also I used to buy a lot of my stuff from qvc as we had no shops locally....I have gradually seen a change in that department..whoo hooo!!!!!!.......and there kits were huge and I still have loads of bits left over, that I don't really use now but still cant bring myself to throw away.......anyway this is what I have done so far!

Images: WOJ, and I think the paper is Bo Bunny......(also mostly make my own flowers now, but these are some prima flowers that are still lurking at the bottom of my craft drawer!!)

This card is made entirely from scrap paper...although I have no idea what it is...sorry!


This one using left over peel offs

I have used a selection of papers here...some "papermania" and some "bo bunny"....the chippies are left over from a kit from qvc....I still have more of them left! eeek!!!

I had 1/2 a sheet of these kanban toppers left to I managed to use them all up and get rid of something completely....whoo hoo!!! I have no idea what the papers are...sorry!

The papers and tags on these are from "K&Co - Mira collection"

again more papers from my scraps that I have no idea where they came from - possibly Kanban!
the toppers are from "Kanban - Lorali Paris"

Well that's it for the mo.......I will continue with my cleaning up my scraps mission, but it will probably take a Long time!!!

Thanks for looking
Hugs Juls

Baby Girl

Hello All,

I have had this stamp since March and I cannot believe that I have not inked it up yet!!! I have a few friends that are expecting so I thought is was about time that I got some baby cards made! I have used the fabulous Whiff of Joy stamp, and I have coloured with copics and then added a little extra sparkle with stickles.

This is my entry for:

Craftalicious - Pearls and Swirls
My Time to Craft - Glitter abd Glitz
Creative Card Crew - Sparkle and Shine
Crafts and Me - Petals and Pearls
Fab and Funky - Flower Power
Moving Along With the Times - Glitter
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Stamping for the weekend - Anything Goes
Lets Ink It Up - Anything Goes (use yellow somewhere)

Thanks for Looking...
Hugs Juls

also as a quick P.S I hit the 2 stone mark! I have now lost 2 stone 1lb! whoo hoo!!!! I now can say that I have less than a stone to go!........feel a shopping trip coming on!

WOYWW

Hello All,

Well in advance I must apologise for a photo heavy post. I love it when you guys show a photo of your crafty space....it helps me to place you and where you create. I have always wanted to join in on WOYWW but I have never been around on Wednesdays :-( !!!!!!!

Today I am so I am excited about being able to join in...so firstly I will show you whats on my desk!
I was playing around with inks last night and creating backgrounds...not something I do too often ...I am needing more practice...in all honesty I am not quite sure where I am going with this one...guess I will find out.

I thought While I was here..I would give you a quick tour of my craft room...aka spare room and office! My husband created a more workable space and we have used kitchen units in the bedroom...which actually does not look too weird! He wanted to be able to close doors on all my craft stuff so that when we have visitors it is a more relaxing space...not jumbled with bits and tubs on display!.....cheek! he also knocked out a built in cupboard and created a small office for my work, which is great as it is out of sight when people come to stay......anyway this is my larder unit full of stuff:

All the boxes on the bottom shelf are full of stamps as are the Black and white folders....The black and white bag at the bottom I love..its actually empty, I bought it in TK Max, its a paper file....and when I go to a friends house to craft I can fit some DP's and Stamped images in it....and I can come round without looking like I am moving home!!

Then I have 3 pan drawers crammed full:
this one full of paper

the 2nd one with tools:
If you are wondering at the little tin foil pie cases, I saw a show on C&C where Sheena Douglas created UTEE using a little pie dish and a heat gun instead of a melting pot.....so I thought I would give that a go and save myself some money...

The 3rd draw is odds and ends:

I am not quite finished......I have another little cupboard:

Look at all that paper....I am so embarrassed!!! The blue bag is full of notebooks in various sizes ready to alter.

That's the main part but then I also have this:

Full of essentials

And these:

One is full of inks the other of stickers.

Yes after having my sort out, I am actually quite depressed as I have soooooooo much stuff!!! I am trying to be good, I desperately need to put a hole in this stash!!!!

Thanks for looking, I hope I haven't bored you silly!
Hugs Juls

P.S....dont forget to check out Julia's blog...and see all those lovely workspaces!

Under My Umbrella

Hello All,

I am a little nervous about sharing this card.....I love so many styles of crafting that I don't really know if I have found my niche.....I have to say I do love the whole Tim Holtz, grunge altered art thing but I have never really given myself much time to just play, however I have recently found a few challenge blogs that are concentrating on this style so I thought it was a good chance to push myself out of my comfort zone.....so this was me attempting to be a little more experimental although I am not sure if I have executed it very well.

Firstly the image is form "Do Crafts" which I have stamped with "Distress ink - Walnut stain"...I blended the background, splashed water, and then repainted in the image using the ink.....again the fabulous papers are "g.h.d studios - Paris nights" and they have all been inked up with antique linen.

The swirl I have created using corrugated card...a first for me I have never used it on a card before. I used "sizzix - flourish and hearts" and then rubbed in some "distress stickels - worn lipstick".

I have to comment on the Fabulous Crochet flower. I was so fortunate to win the February elements kit from the fabulous Design Dollies.....I got a gorgeous mixed bag of embellies and some fabulous stamps...I do feel incredibly embarrassed as I have not used them yet. My gorgeous parcel arrived just before I went to Canada.....since I came back I have been doing my mass production of wedding cards, and I have had other things going on in life........so I am delighted to finally be able to getting to play with these gorgeous goodies!!! and so Thank you girls - and I am so sorry for the delay!!

This is my entry for:

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Vintage
Craftalicous - pearls ans swirls
Creatalicious Challenges - Vintage
Studio L3 - Distressed stickles

Thanks for looking
Hugs Juls