Paperbabe Stamps - Challenge 22 Picture Inspiration

Challenge 22 - Picture Inspiration

Good Morning everyone,

Over at Paperbabe stamps we have a new challenge for you on the blog today! You could be in with a chance of winning some Paperbabe stamps goodies. 

The theme is "picture inspiration", you can use the colour or the picture itself as inspiration to get creative.

You can find all the details on how to enter at the Paperbabe stamps blog. Here's my picture

I used the Folk Fabrique stamp set to create flowers using the peacock feathers. I then coloured

  it in with Alcohol markers, matted and layered with coordinating card stock, added some pearl gems and a sentiment.

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I hope you join in with the fun. T x

Thanks giving Giveaway

Happy Thanks giving everyone.

Today had me thinking about what I am thankful for and obviously I am thankful for my husband and happy healthy children but also I am thankful for all my followers, the support and feedback I have received. So I thought what better way to show you how thankful I am than by doing a giveaway.

Up for grabs are 3, yes 3 prizes;

1st prize is this framed creation made by me

Second prize is a calendar created with Craftwork cards Rosa kit and docrafts Gorjuss embellishments

Third prize is this Male themed calendar made with Craftwork Cards take-it-easy-collection

To be in with a chance of winning you need to go over to my Facebook page "Click Here" and like, share and comment on the pinned post with what you are thankful for.

The winner will be announced on Friday 4th December at 6:30pm, entry closes at 4pm on Friday 4th December.
This giveaway is in no way endorsed or affiliated with Facebook.
Good luck everyone. T x

Mandala Magic - Julie Gibbons

Hi Guys and Girls

A quick post to tell you all about the wonderful free workshop by Julie Gibbons that I am taking part in. It's a 5 day workshop exploring Mandalas, there history, meaning and how to create them.

Julie Gibbons is a new discovery for me, I have always liked Mandalas as I am very attracted to patterns and colour, as a young child I would draw interlocked and overlapped circle patterns and colour them in whilst other children would draw more "detailed" pictures.

I am a firm believer that art is a personal thing in terms of both how it is viewed and made. I don't think there is a right and wrong and do get cross when Art teachers criticise children's work.

Over the next few days I hope to have a better understanding of the Mandala and create some beautiful pieces of art.

I will be sharing my work here and also on my facebook page.  Julie Gibbons is running a 2016 Mandala Magic workshop, details can be found on here website below.

http://www.juliegibbons.com/

Hugs T x

Docrafts - Spotlight post

Good Morning crafty people,

I hope you all had a good weekend and haven't been affected by the cold too much, it's certainly been staying indoors and crafting weather.

Today see's another spotlight post, this time I am focusing on docrafts.  If you are a crafter and lets face it you wouldn't be reading this if you weren't, then you will have heard of or used docrafts products before.

Docrafts sell numerous craft related products from brand names such as Papermaina, craft planet, Anitas, xcut and stick it to name a few. To quote their website their products are  "aimed at beginners to high end items perfect for enthusiasts"

Over the years I have tried many of their products and have never been disappointed in them at all. Here are a few cards I have made this year using their kits;

99% of what you see in the pictures is docrafts product including card blanks and adhesive. Actually all of the adhesive I use except for Candi fix is from one of the docrafts ranges.


Do crafts products are stocked by many retailers including The Range, Hobbycraft and Createandcraft.tv. Their website is packed full of fantastic inspiration, events listings, product details and much much more.

If you've never tried their products maybe pop over to their website and have a browse of the extensive items on offer.

I'll be back soon with another post but until then take care Tx

Craftwork Cards - Spotlight post

Hello everyone

Today see's me continue my spotlight posts which focus on a different craft company each time, as the title suggests today's company is Craftwork cards.


Those of you who follow me on social media will probably know by now that I am a die hard CWC (Craftwork Cards) addict, sorry I mean fan.  I love everything about them from their style, quality, pricing and staff.

Like many others, when I first started to dabble in crafting I  picked up cheap bits and pieces that I thought I could make things with, but I found it hard to coordinate them and create striking quality items.  Then one day I stumbled upon Craftwork cards and my crafting changed for ever.

Here are a few projects created using their products;

This tea pot card was created with the Afternoon Tea collection.

Ths alarm clock is from the Bohemian Dreams kit.

A bobin card using the Fab fabric collection

Guilty pleasures is the name of the kit I used to make this card

Love a cuppa is such a yummy kit, soft retro colours 

The potting shed II is a follow up to the hugely successful potting shed kit

Suits you sir is one of the male focused kits

As you can see from the themes of the cards above Craftwork cards has something for everyone, the kits coordinate perfectly and help guide you but dont restrict your creativity.  Julie Hickey is the demonstrator for the company, she is a very down to earth and friendly lady who is full of tips and easy to follow demos, she can be seen on Create and Craft TV and at several major craft shows around the country.  There is also a very active fan group on facebook, full of wonderful pictures, support and advice.

I hope you will have a look at there website and consider them when you next purchase craft items.

Happy Crafting Tx

Folk it! - Spotlight post

Happy Friday lovely people,

Well it's been a busy old week here, creating projects, taking photos and blogging so I've taken a moment to relax and look back through some of my past makes and reflect on my achievements.

For this post I am going to focus on my crafting with folk it! products.

About a year ago I was sat flicking through the TV schedule for create and craft and noticed a show called Folk it and as you can imagine I had no idea what it was all about so cup of tea in hand I settled down and watched.

As it happens folk it are a small company who specialize in painting kits that enable anyone (yes, really anyone) to paint stunning folk art pictures.  Carol demonstrated how easy it was to create little roses on a wooden heart with a dotting tool, no brush required!  I couldn't believe it, Straight away I got on the phone and ordered the kit and from that moment I was hooked.

Here is a picture of my first Folk it Project;

All those little roses were created with two dots of paint and a little swirl movement.

Since buying the starter kit I have brought 5 further kits, some of which use a paintbrush but don't panic; each kit come with a DVD and booklet with step by step instructions. Here are a few of the creations so far;

I'm still learning and improving my skills, sometimes I make mistakes and want to through the project away but I keep them to look back on and then appreciate how far I've come since.

If you have ever wanted to try painting for relaxation or decorative purpose then this is for you.

I love my Folk it kits and sometimes have to stop myself folking everything in my house as it is addictive but hey would a good addiction to have!

I hope you'll give it a go, Folk it have a fantastic Facebook page with lots of pictures so if your tempted why now have a look there and see what you could create.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

T x

#folkit

Paperbabes Stamps - November release day 2

Good Morning

Thank you for joining me for day 2 of the November stamps release.  I'm happy to be sharing the second stamp set from the Paperbabe Stamps November release.

Today's stamp set is a Large female face stamps set and hair templates, They are a bigger version of yesterdays stamps designed by the very talented Kim Costello. 

Being bigger in size they allow you to create larger projects such as canvas work and scrapbook pages.

The stamp set will be on sale Tomorrow Friday 20th November and you can get your hands on them here; in the Paperbabe stamps shop.

Here's a few samples of the projects I made using the stamps. 

This project was made using both the stamps and hair templates and paint with acrylic paints.

This project is painted on canvas board using ink pads for the colour!

This piece used the stamps and some ink to add a striking visual effect.

I created this project using Water colour paints and pencils.

The stamps can be used to make customized face images in numerous ways. With different eyes, lashes and mouths the options are endless.

For anyone who has ever attempted to draw facial features and been disappointed these stamps are the answer. I love the fact that there are 2 different styles of eye shapes and 3 styles of eyelashes in the stamps and 3 hairstyles available in template form.  

Here are the links to the rest of the Design teams blogs where you will find many more inspiring projects created with the new releases.

Kim   Chris   Delphine   Katie   Dawn   Alicia

#paperbabestamps