tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63425319288433494552024-03-29T05:43:24.125+00:00La-De-DahHome of My Mojo MonthlySarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.comBlogger380125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-49889520278618731952013-10-11T00:30:00.000+01:002013-10-11T12:34:28.028+01:00Back from Beyond with Subtle Splatters...Hello! Do not adjust your screens... Yes, a blog post from Sarah. I cannot believe my last post was back in August. All I can say is 15 month old toddler in top gear. How can I have ever thought I was busy before I had Ruby. Never been so exhausted, but never been so happy!<br />
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Anyway, back at the inky ranch...<br />
I'm here to share a little make for the <a href="http://craftstamper.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/take-it-make-it-challenge-five.html"><b>Craft Stamper Blog Take it, Make it Challenge</b></a> where it is all about the splatters. Check out the great feature by Paula Whittaker in the November issue of <b><a href="http://craftstamper.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/new-issue-woop-woop.html">Craft Stamper Magazine</a></b> (see below). We're inviting you to do anything you fancy with splatters and this is my take on things.<br />
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I just have to grab a few crafty minutes when I can these days but sometimes that makes you just get on with things! I covered white card with lots of splatters of watered down Distress Paints before stamping just a portion of this lovely damsel and my flutterbys.<br />
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l cut them all out, edged them with Distress Ink and added three Chit Chat words to create a linking theme. Voilà! (I used all Mr. Tim stuff if you're asking...)<br />
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Here is the November issue of the magazine and I must do a tad bit of boasting, as I have made the cover!!!!!!!!!<br />
I have created a few cards inspired by Andy Warhol. Hope you enjoy them.<br />
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Well, that is it for now. Time for me to clear up the toys and flop into bed. I do hope you will join in with the Challenge Blog and shower us with inky splatters!<br />
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Thanks for calling by. See you when I see you is the best farewell at the moment. Happy weekending!<br />
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I have spent EVERY waking minute chasing after a speedy toddler. Sigh. I used to look at mums of many and say, "Well, I can't be that busy, I've only got one baby..." Now, I don't care! One or ten... there just ain't any lounging around time folks!<br />
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Yesterday I realised the week was already running away with us and as it's hubby's last holiday week, I thought I would grab an hour in the crafty zone. Again, I am having to let go of all my OCD crafty thoughts and just get stuck in. No time to tweak,, fiddle or twiddle... <br />
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I was feeling dotty in both mind and ink so all the more reason to join in the same themed fun over at <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/challenge-dotty/">Simon Says Stamp</a>. Back to my vintage roots in colour and style... <br />
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I would have loved to have created something bigger but I only had an hour, so just a card. Otherwise it'll be Christmas by the time it gets finished. Hmmm, sounds like my housework. Hey-ho, put it on the list girl and go and watch <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013pqnm">TGBBO</a> instead!<br />
Right, time to sign off here. Until soon, Sarah.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-1189019943476199862013-08-21T01:07:00.001+01:002013-08-21T01:07:10.242+01:00Splodges, wonky bits and PJs...is kind of how it is in both real and crafty life. Signing in at <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/">WOYWW</a> to gently flaunt my oh so messy stuff. Yesterday, after a mad week of a teething toddler, I announced my retreat to the inky zone and so it was up to baby to walk the hubby. The kiddo has found her feet and is already in training for a marathon. I need eyes in the back of my everything...<br />
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As you can see I am a scrupulously neat crafter, I always clean up and put away my stash. Well once a leap year then.<br />
I dived into a trio of tags inspired by a <a href="http://studio490art.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/mixed-media-tag-tutorial-giveawayink.html">Wendy Vecchi post</a> about using up your left overs. Seeing as that is all that is ever on my desk, it should be a doddle...<br />
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Gone are my former days of timeless inky dabblings, so I dived in and decided to just
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There's a great "Carnival" theme over at <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/">Simon Says Stamp</a> (sigh, my old DT) so I decided a blast of full blown colour was just fine. Do all these colours go together?I dunno. In my Carnival imagination I see a hundred Brazilian Samba dancers jiggling their be-sequinned derrières and feathers. It's all voluptuous, glitter and neon catsuits...<br />
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Hmmm. Not the best pics of the colours... The sun was fading fast and Ruby was eating the fuchsias. Anyway, as said, I'm taking it as it comes today which is better than not getting it at all.<br />
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Thank you so much to all who called by last week and the lovely comments. I'm hoping to squeeze in a some blog hopping if I can blackmail the baby, oops toddler, into giving me the i-pad.<br />
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Farewell for now,<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-87174047782576861232013-08-14T00:00:00.000+01:002013-08-14T00:00:00.535+01:00What, what, what's on your workdesk Wednesday? Hello there and welcome to my blog and desk...both back from the brink of beyond! Finally, I managed to scrape a few spare moments together and say a brief bonjour to my craft room (albeit with a feisty baby tugging at my leg and little fingers trying to sneak an ink pad off the table...) Seems like life with my little one just gets busier and busier lately. I think I might have to wait for the infamous teenage years for a day off or a lie in. Anyway, I'm glad to join the ranks of all the other mid week exhibitionists over at <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/">WOYWW?</a> This is my desk and debris after a dabble with a tag or two... <br />
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As I have no brain space for thinking, let alone inking, I needed a bit of inspiration to get going, so I decided to play along with the <a href="http://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-2013-august/">August tag from Mr. Tim</a>. It's another huuuuge tag but I think I will turn it into a card by adding a tag shaped base. Another one for the collection then. My craft room is at bursting point as all the projects and design pieces room from the last few years pile up. What do you do with all your "stuff you make"???<br />
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Well, the clock ticks on and I am determined to visit my bed before silly o'clock arrives. Here's to a week with plenty of what you need, like and fancy! Be seeing you soon... Sarah.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-63728563808791825702013-08-09T09:00:00.000+01:002013-08-09T15:00:19.169+01:00Craft Stamper Make it Challenge and Stuff...!Hello Everyone,<br />
By golly I blinked and August appeared from nowhere! I have been a bit AWOL for the last two weeks... Summer holidays, busy babies and an "oh so messy" house do not leave a lot of time for inky stuff but I have found a few moments to create a little something for the <a href="http://craftstamper.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/take-it-make-it-challenge-four.html" target="_blank"><b>Craft Stamper Take it, Make it Blog Challenge</b></a> where we are inviting you to play around with acetate in any way you like! Check out this months <a href="http://www.craftstamper.com/issues/?i=4622" target="_blank"><b>Craft Stamper Magazine</b></a> to see a great flowers and shakers article by Kim Costello for acetate inspiration galore!<br />
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So, if like me, you are a bit short of time, this is a fun and easy idea to create an eye catching design. These Wendy Vecchi butterflies are my favourite "go-to" stamps and I knew they would look great teamed up with some bright Alcohol Inks. <br />
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I pounced Wild Plum and Pool Alcohol Inks onto an acetate sheet and then stamped the Butterflies in Black Archival Ink. Heat set or leave to dry. <u><i>You must stamp on the opposite side otherwise the inks will react</i></u>. Trim closely and bend slightly for extra dimension.<br />
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My card base has been splattered with a dose of Vibrant Turquoise Dylusions Ink Spray, then I added a few lines of random stitching before glueing the butterflies in place with Matt Medium. The Mr. Tim sentiment is stamped in Dusty Concord Distress Ink and a few Chit Chat words add a pop of brown. Round, distress and ink the corners and we are done!<br />
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So there you go, a little weekend inspiration with acetate. I do hope you will join in our challenge and make a play for this great prize...<br />
Thanks for calling by. See you next time...<br />
Sarah.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-24657561347950401232013-07-23T20:56:00.001+01:002013-07-23T20:56:30.703+01:00WOYWW????Firstly, I am going to be a real Brit and wave a flag and a nappy for the new Royal Prince. Welcome your royal highness. Blue blood or not, they all do great bottom burps in public!<br />
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This <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">WOYWW</a>? post comes in full holiday fashion live from the Belgian coast where it is also...phew, a scorcher! Just a short walk from the sea and hooray a breeze too. After the terrible packing palaver (sigh...) and enduring a testing lifetime (well, so it seemed) entertaining my "Why am I held hostage" baby in the car, we skimmed over the Channel and on to Blankenberge which is as traditional as you can get as seasides go... Ice cream, chips, holiday shops full of twaddle, promenade jammed with kiddies on bikey stuff, and the entertaining full range of brown, red and white bodies...<br />
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Bye for now. Leaving you with Ruby on the ferry who was so excited to see so much floor space and water... I was excited to see a cuppa and a catch a whiff of Eau d'holiday...<br />
See you next week my dears.<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-10375955846951380102013-07-17T00:00:00.000+01:002013-07-17T00:00:01.170+01:00Wednesday's child...is never asleep when I'm blogging...So the fact that I am even able to get a <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">WOYWW</a> post up at all is a miracle. Hubby is away on a school trip abroad so this is going to be a sweaty, skinny and speedy post indeed. It is HOT, HOT, HOT! I won't start the debate of love it or hate it.. It all depends on what you're doing and who with. Nuff said.<br />
Here is my desk which is in constant limbo at the moment. A quick sweep up of the scraps seems to be trying to tell me something!<br />
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I did manage to grab a little time to make just one card inspired by <a href="http://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-2013-july/" target="_blank">Tim's</a> July tag. Takes me two weeks to finish a card these days...<br />
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A little close up, the pictures will have to do the talking 'cos I sure ain't got time...<br />
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To finish a quick snap of a rather sweaty baby on the loose in my craft room! Help! I think my days are numbered.<br />
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Enjoy the desk hopping and have a good week.<br />
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Happy WOYWWing to all... <br />
Sarah.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-82286295053961619742013-07-03T00:00:00.000+01:002013-07-03T00:00:01.567+01:00What's on your workdesk Wednesday?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good morning to the mid week crafty moment known as <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">What's on your workdesk Wednesday?</a> hosted by Mrs. "Bust-My-Big-Shot" Dunnit. I can't believe I am here for another week as I thought last week might be a one hit wonder. Every week I think to myself that life with a baby can't get any busier. One little person is intent to prove me wrong and now that Ruby's nap phobia and i-pad envy have set in, my visits to Bloggy land are like gold-dust. <br />
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Meanwhile back on Planet Desk we have a few signs of life. As usual a very grubby craft mat and this was the clean side. A tag in progress. A huuuuuuuge tag at that too. I think I mis-read the measurements in my haste to get an order in and ended up with these whoppers. A rather kitsch clock too, thanks to car booty hubby. Tis a wee bit too Michelangelo for me. Hmmm, the jury is still out on a possible revamp.<br />
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I just played around with paint, ink and sprays on my tag to keep the fingers and mind well-oiled. After a pretty organised and disciplined life, I am still learning the art of go with the flow in my now very domestic domain and that led to me making up this statement. It seems to me that getting the pink spray ink out is a cue for a needy baby moment. I should have taken up Origami.<br />
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Well, I will love you and leave you as it is Silly O' Clock yet again and time doth ticketh. Thank you so much to all who called by last week and welcomed me back. Hoping to catch up with you all soon. <br />
Farewell for now,<br />
Sarah. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-51344605697874936562013-06-26T00:00:00.000+01:002013-06-26T00:00:01.528+01:00WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK WEDNESDAY???Well goodness, gracious me...scrape me off the floor...'tis a miracle. After many mummy months of missing in action I am returning to the realms of <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">WOYWW</a>? I have always been a very much 'on the go' type of gal, had a career in theatre and I really thought I knew what tired and busy felt like. Then I had a baby... Which has caused me to redefine rather a lot of words in my dictionary of life. Tidy being top of the list... I must say my house is not quite as bad as my desk but I wouldn't put any money on it long term....<br />
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After a fabulous long stint of designing for Simon Says Stamp & Show, I have decided to step down from DT land, go down a crafting gear and just be a mum.... AND rekindle the pleasure of doing a bit of inky stuff just for me. I really hope I can find my WOYWW groove again as it is always such a welcoming and fun place to hang out in! Whatever state life and crafting finds you in...<br />
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My fingers are still recovering from many years of vintage, grungy crafting so I decided to visit the opposite spectrum and with a CAS card for an old crafty haunt of mine <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">"Less is More"</a>. . <br />
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I figured I could soon whip up a card in my ultra-skinny free time but I had forgotten that white space and my desk had parted company many moons ago. The theme is a birthday card for Jen Nelson. Very different to my normal style but I loved it all the same and it was all for fun, so that is a good start to my new 'go with the flow' crafting journey...<br />
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And here is the reason for the shift in my universe... a familiar face to many vintage WOYWWers... my Ruby who just turned one last week Loves to clap, hates to nap, on the go, never slow, can't stop talking and started walking! Still a charmer and full time bag of beans until late each night. Yaaaaawn. Gets away with everything with that face.<br />
Well, I am still in shock that I have managed this post so I shall depart in a state of elation and see you all soon...<br />
Happy WOYWWing to all! Sarah.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-37697181701882897532013-06-17T05:00:00.000+01:002013-06-18T13:06:07.553+01:00A Crafting Curtain Call...<i><b>Hello there! Well, this weeks post is both a little inky and teary as this will be my LAST design piece for <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp & Show.</a> </b></i>Sniff, sniff and gulp indeed.<br />
After much thought and quite an emotional struggle, I have decided to take a break from the fabulous but also demanding world of DT life and spend more time with my family. Not any DT though.The amazingly, wonderful, awesome team here at Simon Says Stamp. I have had THE most incredible time and I couldn't have wished for a more rewarding and fantastic creative journey. I am truly honoured and thankful for such an opportunity. I just want to say a HUGE, heartfelt thank you to Heidi, Steph, May (and Linda Elbourne!) and all my wonderful team-mates who have become good friends. I will miss them dearly.<br />
As many of you know, I became a mum to Ruby last year and she will be one this week already! Everyone warned me that my crafty time would be scarce. I was ready for that, but I wasn't quite prepared to completely lose my heart to my little gal! Also, as much as I still adore designing, I have found it increasingly difficult to combine family life and quality time to create on a level with which I am happy. Yes, I am a self-confessed perfectionist. My uber-fab hubby works long hours so I can be a SAHM and we need more time at the weekends to all be together. As I said to my team-mates, my ink-pads will wait, but Ruby's baby days won't. I still plan to create, just in a lower gear, so hopefully it is just farewell, not goodbye. <br />
With that, let me make the most of today and share a bit of Krafty crafting...<br />
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This week is all about Kraft - in every shape and form. Be it some yummy cardstock, an office envelope or even a lunch bag, let the brown tones rule! I ended up dabbling with Kraft tags, corrugated cardboard and some Amazon book packaging! <br />
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I decided to break open my still uninked set of classic Tim stamps and pondered how to combine the three images in one piece. A pear, a dragonfly and a compass. Hmmmmm. After thinking on a more symbolic level and using wording, I thought they all could represent phases in life. How apt for my own moment in time!<br />
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I started by stamping the images onto scraps of Mica sheets in Archival Ink. I heat set them and also let them dry overnight to avoid smudging.<br />
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I didn't worry if the image was incomplete. I like the fragmented look! Then I set to work on creating the tag bases. Good old stitching and stamping!<br />
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To create more dimension and to allow the images to stand out, I used torn cardboard to create layers adding gesso for more contrast. They needed a bit more interest and depth so the string was a good trick to achieve that and give support to the Mica.<br />
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If you don't have any Mica you can use a roughly cut piece of Acetate
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These are definitely my favourite and signature tones so I just had to dive into my Idea-ology stash, grunge them up and let myself get carried away in metal fun<br />
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Trinket pins, Philosophy tags and Swivel Clasps are all so versatile and great to play with. I have used Alcohol Inks to darken the metal. <br />
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The base for the tags is a piece of Tissue Wrap which I have white washed with Gesso and then aged with Distress Ink and splatters... I added a length of old crochet lace for texture and what I call "grounding" for my tags. The lace connects the tags to the base...<br />
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Here you can see the words I added to each tag to create the right mood and connection. I used my typewriter which gives me all the wordy freedom I could wish for....<br />
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<i>Seasons, grow, fleeting, flight, destiny, journey...</i> plus a few vintage buttons and inky ties for good measure. <br />
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The white base is then set on a piece of sturdy cardboard. I think the Amazon book packaging is fabulous for this kind of thing. It is so sturdy! They breed under my crafty table... as do dirty stamps and ribbon rage bags. I finished the piece with the word 'Voyage" which really tied it all together.<br />
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Here is a more angled view to give you an impression of the layers. I really enjoyed creating this piece and felt very inspired... and happy with the finished piece. That was a great way to round off things, don't you think? On a high...<br />
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Let's stay on a happy note and allow me to say such an enormous thank you to ALL of you. So much support, so many wonderful visits, loyalty and compliments. You are all so good to me. I appreciative all your time and words. Thank you is not enough. I just hope you have been inspired along the way. I will now love you and leave you with a picture of Ruby, which kind of says it all. She is my joy and I am so blessed to have been given her. <br />
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<b>So now it's over to you and time for you to get busy with some Krafty Crafting!
Take a look at how the rest of the Design Team played around with the
challenge <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">here!</a> All their creations are fabulous as always.</b> <b>Do join in! Simon says Stamp are on the hunt for the top three artists and there is this very
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As I said, farewell, not goodbye. Until the next time. Stay healthy, happy and inspired!<br />
With much love,<br />
Sarah. <br />
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I had some unbleached calico 'in stock' and decided it would be fun to create my own custom stamped fabric. I grabbed a selection of delightfully girly ink pads and set about stamping my fabric.<br />
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I don't usually do much with purple but it was a nice contrast with the blue with a touch of Spiced Marmalade dots! Once all stamped, I drew my own owl pattern onto paper, cut it out and got stitching! Then I spent a while playing around with the eyes, decided how 'owly' to make them! Don't you love the flowery stare?<br />
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I thought a little belly was a nice contrast so I stamped a little extra fabric in a different design, added some zig-zagging and ironed it to the front piece using Bond-a Web. <br />
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Will I ever create a project and not add a word? It seems not, but this twit-twoo is seemd just perfect! I'm not quite sure if this chubby fellow will fly far... but then again, he feels quite at home perching on my kitchen shelf at the moment!<br />
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Girly, cute and lots of inky fun indeed... and why not? That was my tongue in cheek take on this weeks button theme. What will yours be??? Take a look at how the rest of the Design Team played around with the challenge <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">here!</a><br />
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<b>We are on the hunt for our top three artists and there is this very
generous $50 voucher to be won too. Do join in and share your buttons and creativity with
us.</b><br />
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<b>Right, I must twit-twoo away myself... I've got a very busy baby that needs to vent at playgroup! Thanks so much for dropping by. Enjoy your week!</b><br />
<b>Sarah. </b><br />
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Anyway, back in Blogland we are having a week featuring the letter S at <b><a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp & Show!</a></b> That could be stripes, spots, stash, stamps, sticky stuff, summer, Steampunk, to name but a few. As the title says, I went with Splat, Stamp and Stitch. <br />
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l thought it was time to get out the rest of my Ringmaster stamps as only the 'tash had been inked up. I have always loved this hand from my Steampunk set and now i have a big one to point the way..... The great thing about these 'sketched' stamps is being able to cut just the main image out if needed like I have done.<br />
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I love brown and blue together, be it feminine or grungy as here. I used a piece of Destinations paper for the blue base and had a free for all splatty time with my Vintage Photo Distress Stain. I always squeeze a little onto my craft mat first to get a wet applicator sponge tip and a nice juicy splat.<br />
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My white craft room wall is no longer white since being painted last summer that's for sure... l stamped the images onto cream cardstock and used Distress Ink to give an aged effect. I stamped and cut two words again on the tag for a bit of dimension. <br />
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I decided to add a few numbers to the blue card, then stitched around the edges and then assembled everything with a bit of my trusty parcel string for added depth. I decided to add a few numbers to the blue background, stitched around
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<b>So now it's over to you and time for you to get busy with your "S"! Take a look at how the rest of the Design Team played around with the challenge <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">here!</a> All their creations are fabulous as always.</b> <b>Do join in! We are on the hunt for our top three artists and there is this very
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And with that, and a hop, skip and a jump (well kind of...) she was away. Have a great week and big thanks to all of you for so much continued support and bloggy visits!!!! <br />
Until soon, Sarah.<br />
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I swing from girly to grungy and this week it was the return of the pastel tones. I think a lot of us like to play around with houses when creating and I decided to raid my stash of cardboard to rustle up a home in the woodlands. A shop in my town mounts pictures and they let me buy all the centre cut-outs for a pound! I have a huge bag of fabulous sturdy cardboard just perfect for this project. <br />
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I cut my pieces to shape and covered the main part with sticky back canvas for a bit of texture. Then I set about adding the roof which I stamped with dots before going on to the details.... The wording is taken from a larger sentiment which I cut to my suit my piece. <br />
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I know I use these Wendy flowers a lot but I just love their shape and that they come in three sizes (on different stamp sets). You can layer them up, stamp and cut them from all sorts of things and make them very simple or full on fancy. <br />
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My Art Parts leaves are painted white before I stamped them in delicate Bundled Sage with another favourite background stamp from Wendy. Seeing as I am raving on about my fave Wendy things, I just have to add the Just Fly butterfly. Here I have stamped it onto card but used the reverse side so as to achieve a simple shape...<br /> A little ric-rac, lace and buttons finish it all off. I think it would make a great gift for someone's new house... Or you copy the design and make it into a card...<br />
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<b>Into the woods.... where does that take your crafty mind to???? Take a look at how the rest of the Design Team played around with the challenge <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">here!</a> the ideas are fabulous.</b> <b>Do join in! We are on the hunt for our top three artists and there is this very
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<!-- inlinkz code end -->Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-39927946491403996622013-05-20T05:00:00.000+01:002013-05-20T05:00:02.422+01:00A little thinking and inking...Hello Monday! Well, I'm feeling blue today but thankfully it's all inky so that's good. The new challenge theme over at <b><a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp & Show</a></b> is all about your favourite ink pad. Eeek! Now there's a tough one...<br />
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In all honesty I could say all of them, but after looking at my desk and recent
dabblings I went for Salty Ocean Distress Ink. It just keeps on
popping up on my desk so it got the popularity vote from me. Sometimes I'm just want to be creative with some good 'old school stamping'... I
started out my crafty journey many moons ago when I decided to create
my own Christmas cards and I still love cardmaking today.<br />
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There's just something about seeing that crisp inky image on white paper that does it for me. As usual I played around with my stamp collection and composition to see
what I could magic up. I really love one layer stamping and decided
that would be the mood to linger in. I like to be consequent in style
and stamping when creating pieces so I stayed with a range of Mr. Tim
beauties.<br />
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To create the eye I carefully dabbed and wiped away the ink from the stamp with a dryish baby wipe until I had the eye shape I wanted. I practised on scrap paper a few times to get the right look. <br />
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I had so much fun that I couldn't resist trying out another one. I combined the Papillon background writing with the smaller butterflies from Attic Treasures which is a great set of stamps. Just the right size for so many projects...<br />
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So there you go... gentle waves of Salty Oven from me.<br />
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Have you worked out which ink pad is your best friend?<br />
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Take a look at how the rest of the Design Team played around with the challenge <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">here!</a> <b> </b><br />
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<b>Inspiration galore! We are on the hunt for our top three artists and there is this very
generous $50 voucher to be won too. Do join in and share your inky antics with
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Thanks for calling by. I'm off to attack my 'to do' list... See you all soon.<br />
Sarah.<br />
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l love working in miniature and thought it would be great fun to have a go at one of those famous folding mini books. <b><i>If you have no idea what I mean then check out this great You Tube tutorial from Mr. Timotheus Holtz himself <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRSdd-P8AZ4" target="_blank">here!</a></i></b> <br />
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l used a piece of 12 x12 from my Destinations Paper Stash. I love this collection, use it all the time and still seem to have lots of yummy pages left over. It's been a while since the old Steampunk fellows have gotten inky and just as long since I did something in my vintage shades... <br />
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I've decorated the back with some smaller pieces from the same paper stash. All the pages have been stamped with numbers throughout and I've also added a few typed quotes and images inside too. <br />
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I used Grungeboard for both the book-plate frame and the binding which
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There's more of less here too! Lots of mini tags that are tucked into the pockets of the book...<br />
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It's such a fun project to play with, adaptable to any style, colour of theme you like. I think they would make a great alternative to a greeting card too. <br />
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Well, never say never. My inspiration this week was all down to hubby's ever increasing pile of used jeans. I love sewing and up-cycling so the two came together in my Tattered Florals tote bag. Last month <a href="http://timholtz.com/tattered-floral-challenge/" target="_blank">Tim Holtz</a> held a great challenge all about these lovely blooms on his blog, but I just didn't find the time to join in...<br />
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But all the fabulous ideas that people came up with were so inspiring I thought I would still go for a Tattered Floral tribute! I cut off the trouser legs, cut them open along the seam and then cut two panels from the widest part to create the bag. I dug out my fabric scraps and also used the swatches from American
Crafts. I ironed BondaWeb to the revesre of my scraps and then cut a
selection of flowers. Just be careful when removing the backing paper
from the Bond-a-Web before ironing the flowers onto the bag and you also
need a really hot iron to ensure they adhere properly.<br />
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I was thinking of adding lots of buttons and wording but I like the modern, clean look. Also I think it is more practical to have a flush front otherwise it might catch on everything. It needs to be pretty and usable!!!! I did need a little extra touch and I thought that a word band was the just the ticket. I coloured it with a little alcohol ink to get the right tone and sewed it on. <br />
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It's all pretty simple really, but great fun too. It's just a basic tote bag and I didn't line it either!<br />
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<i>If you have never made one here are a <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/patterns/sewing-gift/sewing/totes-bag-free-patterns/" target="_blank">few ideas</a>... </i><br />
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You can use all sorts of scrap fabrics. Curtains, pillow cases, tea towels... Just in time for summer to carry a few books and your sun tan cream to the beach!<i><br /></i><br />
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"Inspired by..." is a really fabulous challenge theme and with so many wonderful artists out there, in all fields, the possibilities are endless....Check out the really wonderful ideas from
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<!-- inlinkz code end -->Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-18389108043040298562013-04-29T05:00:00.000+01:002013-04-29T05:00:04.374+01:00Tickets, please!!!There is still one phenomenon yet to be measured by science. That being the unknown depths of a woman's bag... With that in mind and the great new Passport theme over at <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Simon says Stamp & Show,</a> I decided to combine my love of sewing and crafting and came up with a bright and funky passport holder.<br />
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I started out with some medium weight artists canvas which you can get from a good fabric store. I cut two 6.5 by 12.5 inch pieces and then prepped them with a wash of gesso so I would have a base for the colour. <br />
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You do need a gesso base coat otherwise the paint will just sit on your fabric and not take. It's best to let it dry naturally as drying with a heat gun can cause shrinkage. Then I applied a watered down mix of Distress Paint to create the colour, using sweeping strokes and the widest brush from Claudine Helmuth's fabulous set. Keep the brush wet and keep the paint moving. Blend, blend, blend...!<br />
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When dry, I added some random zig-zag stitching to both pieces, then I stitched the pieces together (right sides together) around the edge, leaving a 3 inch gap for turning. Trim the seams and corners, turn right sides out and iron well. I then top stitched around the edges using red thread. My machine was having a wobbly day and so I went with the rustic look! Turn in two inches either end to the inside to create the inner flaps, press and then stitch twice around the whole piece again. Hey presto, a passport holder!<br />
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Then the fun part come when you can add whatever you want. I thought a few stamped dots broke up the background and then I went for these yummy Wendy flowers and leaves. They are stamped onto sticky back canvas with Archival Ink and then coloured with Distress Inks.<br />
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<br />I finished off with a little chain stitching on my flower (taking care not to stitch through both layers which fiddly but doable!) Then lots of holiday inspired stamped words to add some flavour. At this point I accidentally dropped my holder onto an blue ink pad. Not funny. But with a bit of a scrub, some repainting and edging I kind of hid it. Phew! <br />
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Okay, so it's not Haute Couture, but it was fun and hopefully I will be
able to find my passport in a flash on my next little gettaway!<br />
Passports is a really fabulous challenge theme - full of inky potential... Check out the really wonderful ideas from
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That's me all done for today. Have a good week y'all!!!!<br />
Sarah. <br />
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There are just so many wonderful products, mediums and shades to play around with so where better to try them all out that in my Art Journal. The poor thing. It is a bit dusty at the moment - and so am I! So I decided it was time for some creative therapy for both of us. <br />
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Except for my stamped words on the second page, I didn't use a single ink pad. I pulled out my Distress Paints and Stains, Gesso, Color Washes, Dylusions Ink Sprays and pens. Lots of layers, texture, contrast and free-styling! Some of my outlining went a bit wild but I left it as an "of the moment thing"... <br />
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I just kept playing with layers of shapes, colours and effects, seeing what happened each time. There is no right or wrong... only exploration and discovery. I used stencils (bought and home-made) for sharper shapes or patterns and combined them with splats, dribbles and squiggles. <br />
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I also used oodles of gesso - big swooshes as well as lines created with a credit card edge... I added some paper scraps and a heart from an old book page. I even jumped over to the sewing machine for some stitched fun too. <br />
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The thoughts are a mix of newspaper cuttings and stamping... My little gal, Ruby, is now 10 months old and she is on the go ALL day long. Nothing is safe any more and domestic life is very full on here in Chez Engels. But I want to embrace the everyday busyness and be thankful for all that each day has in store for us. This is real life, not a rehearsal, so grab it with both hands.<br />
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And indeed, learn to love it! I am sure everyone could do with some colour in their life, not just their craft room! Check out the really wonderful colourful ideas from
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Enjoy your week and thanks for calling by. Sarah.<br />
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I was very glad to have a chance to play with my new Distress Paints and see how they performed. Yippee, something new, as full time mummy duty leaves me very little time to try out new stash. Oooh, I'm feeling all trendy. <br />
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I started my experimenting with colours and effects and I have to say I luuuuurve the paints. They are so vibrant, versatile and fun. I must also add that you really only need a little bit of paint to create a great blast of colour, so if you are thinking you'll use them up too quickly, let me tell you no! <br />
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I actually was too generous and could have swooshed at least twenty tags with my left overs. Steady on next time Sarah. When you spritz them with water they really move and wick in a great way but retain their intense colour. <br />
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I worked with Ranger Specialty Stamping Paper which is coated so my paints really moved. In fact, I decided to play with the paints on a larger piece of paper and then I cut my tags from my favourite part. I dried them well and then in comes the background...<br />
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l used just a section of Tim's Grunge Alphabet, also stamping in Distress Paint. By using just a part of the stamp and rolling it across the tag without an acrylic block, you can achieve some great effects. I do this a lot. It is a great way of getting more out of your stamps, especially if you are into art journalling too. I have also done this with the eyes on the first tag by masking off the bottom section. <br />
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I stamped the faces and eyes in Jet Black Archival Ink which you need to get that crisp, permanent image. Be sure to heat set as ink does take longer to dry on Specialty Stamping Paper. I added a little Distress Ink around the edges and then headed to my typewriter to create the wording which just came into my head whilst I was busy.<br />
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I wanted a little extra dimension and felt a butterfly fitted the mood. I refrained from lots of extra stamping and just decided to let the colours and images do the talking (she says, rambling on here...)<br />
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So there you go lots of colour, painty love and a guest appearance from the background stamp. It's a great theme and I am sure everyone has a background stamp! Check out the really wonderful ideas from
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With that, I am away... until the next time! <br />
Sarah <br />
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So when I read we had a "Fly" theme at <b><a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp & Show</a></b> I felt bright colours and flutterbys were definitely called for. l am also on a mission to dig into my<i> "Crafty stuff I might use some day"</i> box! Maybe like me you buy, collect and hoard all sorts of bits and bobs!.<br />
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Things like canvasses, boards, boxes, frames, tins, etc., etc. You name it, we'll
buy it! But then you forget to use them and it all piles up. Well, time to get tough, inky and
busy I say. <br />
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l took three mini canvasses and decided to create a bright and cheery trio of colour. I seem to really be into my pinks, greens , yellow and blues at the moment but it also a good excuse to use the Summer Distress Inks all year round! <br />
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My boards are covered with layers of scrap Tissue Tape, gesso, paint, Dylusion Inks and stencils with a bit of stamping for good measure. Just a bit in black Archival ink for contrast. Just like I like to do in my Art Journal (well, when I have time... which is never at the mo!!!)<br />
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They turned out quite busy and bright so I needed something bold but simple to balance it all out. I am totally in love with my Worn Text Alphabet stamps as I am mad about adding words to nearly everything I make. <br />
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l faffed around stamping the Wendy Vecchi butterfly onto all sorts of papers and couldn't decide which one worked best for ages... Eventually I went for dictionary pages stuck to card , coloured with Distress Inks. Just a hint of small text worked best.<br />
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Then I thought it still seemed a little busy and in need of some contrasting lines. My trusty roll of brown parcel string is a cheap and cheerful crafty live saver! It breaks up the background and adds a little more depth...<br />
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Fly is a fabulous crafty challenge theme and I'm sure you will all be able to come up with something. Come on, which crafter hasn't got a butterfly in their collection? There are of course lots of other interpretations to be found. Check out the really wonderful ideas from the rest of the <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Design Team here!</b></a> We are on the hunt for our top three artists and there is this very generous $50 voucher to be won too. Reason enough to get inky! <br />
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Righteo, time to flit away and hide from the housework... Thanks for all the visits and lovely comments each week. Really. Thank you!<br />
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Sarah. <br />
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my book. For the last few weeks we have all been very ill my house.
Hubby came down with a bad viral infection and kindly passed it on to both myself and baby Ruby.<br />
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Sigh. Talk about a crash course in domestic reality... Ugh. A poorly baby is bad enough but when you all go down with a bug, it ain't much fun at all. No sir. Indeed not. I had totally refined the art of coughing by practising every night until I was a prof. On the worst night, I was still awake at 4am spluttering and just gave up on getting any sleep. I decided I would rather sit in my craft room than in a dark bedroom listening to the other two snoring.<br />
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So all dosed up and bleary-eyed I ventured into my inky zone. As ill as I was I just could not sit there empty handed. I wondered if I could manage some OCD cutting out and decided to attempt to bring a 'tashy' idea to life. My Ringmaster stamps were still in their packaging in need of some serious ink...<br />
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After cutting and inking up three of the above hairy fellows I decided to set them off the edge by folding back the front of the card. I thought this would be a rather silly but funny way to create a party invitation and that is where the slightly daft wording comes in. I used 'mustache' from the stamp and Chit Chat words on the front and finished off the sentence by stamping Worn Text along the inside edge.<br />
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It's my take on 'Silly meets Clean and Simple meets Vintage" and seeing as it is a No Rules week. Well, I think I can make it up as I go along... And as it was 6am in the morning, my sanity had left the building. I'm glad to say we are all, at long last, on the mend. Hooray and Amen.<br />
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For lots more freestyle fun and fabulous art do take a look at all the really wonderful creations from the <b><a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Design Team here</a>!</b><br />
We can't wait to see what inky fun you will all get up to this week!!! We'll be
choosing our Top Three Artists and there is also this great $50 shopping
voucher to be won.<br />
Thanks for calling by. Stay happy and healthy.<br />
See you soon... Sarah. <br />
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I was asked to create a piece for a friend's 40th wedding anniversary and so my piece is all about love, years of togetherness and memories. It's a <i>very</i> photo heavy post so hang in there...<br />
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I've had this printers tray in my craft room for years and had forgotten about it. When I found it I knew it was just what I needed to kick start my mojo! I started by cutting and stitching paper to fit each box which took me ages!<br />
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An old rusty key, some antique crochet lace, one word and buttons...<br />
A put a Muse token inside a bottle top with skeleton leaves.<br />
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The picture of romance. Don't you think! With a little Wendy Vecchi fern stamping and bits and bobs.<br />
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Embossed stick back canvas hearts, extracts from bigger stamps and an old pen nib...<br />
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A small grunge rose, Worn Text stamping and a 'hearty' quote...<br />
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This is the famous quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning that first sprung to mind and so I started with this box first actually. <br />
I have used just a snippet but I do think it is a such beautiful poem... More Wendy stamps lie undderneath; wrought iron and the words are typed on my own typewriter. I can't live without it. <br />
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Three hanging glass fragments, coloured with Alcohol Ink and over stamped. They look a bit wonky but they do hang straight. They moved when I moved the tray! The letters are the initials of the couple I have created it for. <br />
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More lace, buttons, tickets and a mini flower... with a few butterflies above for good measure.<br />
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It's a 40th wedding anniversary but we had agreed on no bright ruby red colours. Phew! Can't imagine this all in red! I covered the Idea-ology numbers in lots of paint and added some Distress Ink. <br />
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In an old old dictionary I still had this page with a definition of beloved. Thankfully, as most of my love words and pages have already been torn out and used.<br />
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An element of time seemed fitting. How do you measure always??? In some boxes I added one or two Chit Chat words to give things more meaning.<br />
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More lace, dried flowers and a Word Band with yet more quotability!<br />
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This butterfly was in my box of metal goodies, bought many moons ago, somewhere! At last she has a home.<br />
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It took me quite a while to create (due to mummy duty) but dabbling with a couple of boxes each day was a lot of fun. I hope you have enjoyed a little romance and vintage art!<br />
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For more quotes and fabulous art do take a look at all the really wonderful creations from the <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Design Team here</a>!<br />
We can't wait to see what you will come up with this week. Quote away! We'll be
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Thanks for calling by.<br />
See you soon... Sarah.<br />
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<!-- inlinkz code end -->Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-35380512129361494792013-03-18T05:00:00.000+00:002013-03-18T05:00:10.725+00:00A bit of the wet stuff...Hello and welcome to a watery Monday. I could be talking about the weather, but the wet stuff today is all to do with the new Water theme over at <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Simon Says Stamp & Show</b></a>.<br />
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I really wasn't sure what I was going to create so I decided to have a play with the bright Seasonal Distress Stains, a Mini Mister and a huuuuuuge tag cut from Manilla cardstock. l splodged lots of Stains onto my mat, spritzed my tag with water and
then just get dabbing and drying until I was happy with it.<br />
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I thought it looked rather deep and moody and would be a great background for a field of flowers which gave me the chance to try out this wonderful Fresh Daisies die from Simon says Stamp. I cut seven daisies, played around with the length and layering and then coloured them all up in lots of fabulous Distress Inks<br />
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The tag needed a little more contrast so I stamped some dots in gesso, added a few inky rings and did some crazy stitching. I did think of stamping the flowers with text, but I like the way they pop against the background just as they are. The words 'water the soul' suddenly sprang to mind and with my great Kelly Purkey stamps I can add anything I like! A bit of distressing and inky edging and job done! <br />
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For more watery inspiration, drink in all the really wonderful ideas from the <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Design Team here</a>!<br />
We can't wait to see what you will come up with this week. We'll be
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<!-- inlinkz code end -->Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12535563010227433472noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342531928843349455.post-15545005021800431652013-03-11T05:00:00.000+00:002013-03-11T05:00:00.570+00:00Shabby meets Chic! Good Morning All! It's time for a new theme at <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp & Show</a> and this week we have a bit of the old shabby chic going on! <br />
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For once, I will have to flit in and out of Blogland rather swiftly as I
have a teething, needy baby (awake until 6am!) and a very poorly husband in
bed, so I'm on full mega-multi-tasking duty all day!<br />
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l was really eager to try out my fabulous Plenty of Hearts Stamps and Die set from Simon Says Stamp. I love them, so many great designs and they look just yummy cut from GrungePaper.<br />
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l just can't do shabby chic without quite a bit of Vintage Photo, lace and some torn edges...<br />
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The words, thanks to The Beatles, are the brilliant new alphabet stamps from the lovely Kelly Purkey. Just line them up on a block and stamp away!!! See that Grunge paper circle...that's the middle bit left over from the Weathered Clock! I have loads of them...<br />
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Sorry it's so short today. I will have to let the pictures do the talking. I hope to be back soon to fill in more crafty details but it's the middle of the night and I have to run. See you soon!<br />
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It is often said that an odd number of elements works better in art and composition, a.k.a. "The rule of odds." The eye and brain likes to pair up even numbers of elements... there is harmony, symmetry, things appear balanced. <br />
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But when there is an odd number, things are slightly different, the eye
keeps moving around and that causes a degree of interest to remain. A
bit like watching the infamous love triangle in a film! Who will end up with who? And even with a humble flowery card, to a certain extent the same principle works. <br />
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That was the inspiration behind my creations this week - to play with numbers. Three flowers and three blocks of words.I wasn't sure how to start so I sat down with some Ranger Speciality paper and created an inky master board using lots of lovely bright Dylusion inks, stencils, gesso, Wendy leaf stamps and machine stitching. <br />
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I just played around building up the layers and colours until I was happy with the page. Sometimes I could just look at an inky page all day but there were flowers to be stamped and cut. I still absolutely luuurve these flower stamps from Wendy Vecchi . You can do so much with them. Just stamp and cut like I did or layer them up. They work well with all kinds of colours and products.<br />
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Once all cut out, I edged them with Distress Ink and arranged the composition. I always like to give my loose elements 'grounding' and so I stitched some random lines on the card bases. Then it feels like the flowers are 'attached' and not just floating around. <br />
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I used a mix of typed words and stamp "excerpts" to create my sentiments and also added a few inky washers to the flower centres. In a free thinking moment I decided to chop off one corner which thankfully turned out just fine and adds interest. All the edges are finished with a bit of pink Distress ink! So there you go a bit of odd art, if you get my drift...<br />
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Fancy more arty numbers? Then take a look at all the fabulous creations over at the <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Design Team Blog here</a>! There's a $50 shopping voucher for a randomly picked entrant and we are also on the hunt for our top three artists.<br />
Let me wish you a good week and happy inky times.<br />
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Until the next time,<br />
Sarah.<br />
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