secret crafter freebie friday

Just a quick post to make you all aware of the secret crafter freebie friday give away. There is a couple of rules, so follow them carefully.
Good luck

x laura x

more challenges.

Afternoon bloggers. Just a quick post this afternoon. I made a card to go with some of the challenges i came across.

stamp-belles n whistles, beary big hugs
dp-papermania, rose garden
roses-selection from wild orchid crafts
sentiment-whiff of joy, 1001 nights
pearls-stash
glittler-stickles

The image is coloured with distress inks. I am in love with distress inks, now i have got the hang of them. The ribbon was white organza ribbon which i have coloured with promarkers to match the colour of the dp i used. I am a little disappointed with the way the sentiment came out, i wanted it to be a bit brighter. Never mind you can still see it.

Challenges:
belles n whistles-glitter and pearls
yns challenges-challenge 20 flower power
magical crafts fortnightly challenge-challenge 18 flower power
crafty cardmakers-challenge 24 inky fingers


x laura x

summer

Hi bloggers, Im on a roll with these challenges. My mojo is starting to return but it has taken all day. I have been backwards and  forwards from my craft area today so many times i think i am wearing the carpet down. So onto the card:

stamp-whiff of joy, willow with strawberry basket
sentiment-stampin up, tiny tags and tiny tags punch
DP-magnolia, strawberrys and cream, papermania yellow capsule collection
ribbon-papermania yellow capsule collection
charm-strawberry found here

Now for the challenges:
sketch and stamp-challenge 31 sketch
by the cute and girly-july challenge. warm summer days
cute card thursday-challenge 119, lets get fruity
sir stamp alot-july challenge, lazy hazy days of summer
charisma cardz-challenge 26, metal mickey


x Laura x

challenges

Hello, are you liking the weather in the UK? its so hot.
I had a look at some challenges today as my mojo has gone walk about(if anyone finds it can you send it back please) So i came across a few challenges i wanted to join in with and this is what i came up with.

stamp-magnolia. longing tilda, castle window, frog, im a prince kiss me.
sentiment- verve
DP-papermania, rose garden
card- bazzill, kraft, brown
water-blue card, blue glitter glue

The castle window was coloured with promarkers. I coloured the frog and tilda with distress inks. I ordered more distress inks and they arrived today and just had to use them. I did a better job this time as well. Still needs work but ill get there, just need more practice.

Challenges:
just magnolia-week 62, make a criss cross card
allsorts-challenge 59, create a scene
secret crafter-challenge 90, water

x Laura x

no longer a distress virgin!

Hello bloggers, sorry i havent  posted this week but i really still havent been to good with the heat this week. My M.E is messing about but feel a bit better today so thought i would shout out about what i have done today.
Now i have been very jealous lately, it seems more and more people are colouring and stamping using Tim Holtz distress inks. From what i have seen they are brilliant, so wanted to try them for my self. I have only 5 distress inks of my own these are:
-worn lipstick
-brushed corduroy
-dried marigold
-vintage photo
-broken china
One of my favorite stamp collections(due to elisabeth bell) is whiff of joy, i just love her designs, I came across their whiff of joy inspirations and tutorial blog. I try and go on there every other day to check out their blog posts and fab tutorials.
Well i came across this tutorial and jumped at the chance to have a go at this. I have seen other tutorials but they havent been as detailed as this one plus i was in the mood and had the energy to go to hobby craft to get supplies. I picked up a water colour pad and some brushes.
Now as i only have 5 distress inks i was limited in the colouring area but i had a go and different strengths of the colour. Please remember this is my first go at this, so to be honest it isnt that good.

This picture is with out a flash. As you can see i smudged the far right hoove with my hand(silly me) Also i think i used a bit too much water and that is why some of the colours have run. For the body i used brushed corduroy and i havent shadded it correctly but i was just practicing with different depths of the same colour and i was really impressed.

This is with the flash and shows the colouring depths better. I am pleased with it as like i said it is my first go at this. I am so happy i found the tutorial and want to say a big thank you to Ann who posted the tutorial, i found it so easy to follow. I am now going to add more distress inks to my wish list.
Stamp-whiff of joy, Charlottes Horse
Distress inks- from inkylicious (cheapest i have found in the UK)

I hope you like the post i found and if like me if you have never tried distress inks and want to have a go take a look at the tutorial.
I would love it if you could leave a comment, let me know what you think good/bad or any advice or tips you would like to share with me.

x Laura x

last post today

I love my new magnolia wedding collection 2010 stamps. I wanted to use them with some of my older stamps. This is what i came up with.

Stamps- Magnolia, wedding rose arch, tilda with three flowers.
Sentiment-verve
DP-magnolia, pink starlit
Flowers-wild orchid crafts
Punch-MS, corner punch daisy
Spell binders nestabilities label ten
Colouring-Background(sky and grass) chalks, rest of image, promarkers

 Hope you are all enjoying the UK weather at the moment! x

 x Laura x

New stamp. yipeee!

I have been searching for this stamp for ages. It has been out of stock for a while now, well it is a lovely stamp so there is no surprise there. I finally found a shop in Australia(i am in the UK) that had it in stock and i jumped at the chance of ordering it. It worked out around the same price to get it from Australia as it would to buy it from the UK. Mad isn't it. I was expecting to wait around 10-14days. I ordered it on Thursday and to my amazement it dropped through the door on Tuesday. I am amazed. It took the weekend. I sometimes have to wait longer for supplies to come from within the UK. As soon as i received it i just had to use it. What stamp i here you asking. WELL............

This is a belles n whistles stamp called beary big hugs. I love it, it is just so cute. I coloured this cute image with promarkers. Flowers are from wild orchid crafts. They have a new website now and so much more stuff. Ribbon is wide organza ribbon in white. I coloured the ribbon in with my promarkers to match the jeans in the image.

I added pink stickles to the edge of the flowers to make them sparkle, and blue around the image.
If you have any questions ever, just leave a comment and i will get back to you ASAP.

x Laura x