All shades of GREEN even the HAIR

This weeks challenge on anything goes challenge is buttons and bows and monochrome i.e. all shades of one colour so.... I wanted to use my basic grey papers which are mostly green a little brown (poetic licence) but the Tilda image is ALL shades of green even her hair its all distress inks and the hair is crushed olive, clever eh looks yellow doesn't it.

The buttons are a sizzix die which I love the ribbon was coloured with bundled sage the picture does not really do it justice but I have to say it was a challenge and that's what its about.

anything goes part 2

This is my entry for the anything goes blog. Its an old choc box, Easter egg shaped painted with gesso after a gentle rub over with sand paper then painted cream on the inside and out and covered it inside with cream bazzil and stamped it. Ive pleated cream lace and stuck it under the lid then cut a pink bo bunny paper backing stuck a few roses on and then mounted a magnolia image that I'd experimented with coloured distress inks for the bridesmaids cards (see previous post, everything comes in useful), I then added some extra pearls. I hope you like it x

prisma elbow !

These are the thank you cards for the bridesmaids at Sara's wedding only 10 days to go can't believe it no panic or anything but the dress maker rang on Sat to say couldn't fit my dress it wasn't ready EEK! but she has assured me it will be ready on Thurs so 3 days to lose 10 stone ha ha but then it won't fit so back to the chocs, any way I've gone off on a tangent again. Back to the cards the pics are coloured with prismas and all that blending has killed my elbow but I think actually its worth it BO bunny papers which I love and some wedding day ribbon layered on organza ribbon on top of some erm.... not sure what you would call it lacey cobwebby stuff or pretty tat maybe!!! Back tomorrow with the anything goes challenge x

A new challenge x

Great news Lynne has started a new blog http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/ and I'm greatly honoured to be part of her design team thanks Lynne.this is my card the first challenge is wings and the colours blue brown and yellow. This was all a challenge NO PINK !!!

I have used a magnolia stamp (as usual) and distress inked it with brushed corduroy tumbled glass and scattered straw and stickled the wings for some added bling the watering can is weathered wood the papers are basic grey origins and a few prima flowers in the garden scattered around . the pin through the magnolia banner with a woodware sentiment on it was a homemade one a headpin two beads and some glossy accents and bish bash bosh a blingy pin I think I got that off Sandra's blog http://sandrasplace-sandra.blogspot.com/ a while ago. everything I have used is available from Lynne at the http://www.craftden.co.uk/

Take a look at everyone's work onhttp://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/ they are all lovely

stamping and painting all day!!

I'm staying at the best hotel in town and I have to say I may NEVER move out Meals cooked and on the table, washing done, mind you the maid refuses to do the ironing! lol.So on Sunday I stamped several images of Tilda and spent all day distress ink painting them. I was so chilled I thought I could stop taking the blood pressure tablets (only kidding) but I felt more relaxed than I have done for ages Thanks mum and dad for your hospitality, its been great and I really appreciate it mwah love you both XX
This is one of the images I painted its a Tilda from craft den along with the papers which are beautiful but I don't know which they are sorry, help me out Lynne what are they called????the sentiment is a magnolia one from my stash,the blue bazzil was stamped with a tiny flower, no gems dare not look for them I'll get killed in an avalanche of my possessions, right now I better get off my posterior and help with tea or the peasants may revolt and kick me out ha ha x

An award and a card!!

I would just like to say thanks to Kerry http://agirlwhojustlovestocraft.blogspot.com/ for her award she has given me (not sure of the protocol for this) I'm thrilled by this "THANK YOU".

The card I have made is very simple mainly coz I can't get my stuff from mums attic as all my worldly goods are in the way!!!! lol I bought some magnolia stamps at the Birmingham show but can I find them can I heck. There must have been 7 or 8 of them I put them in a safe place (fatal that isn't it). These are the new maid marion and robin hood stamps they are so cute I've coloured them with distress inks and cut the edge with a sizzix die and stuck a pin in the love ticket Dont know who its for but I just had to do a card with them. Its good to create again even if I dont have ALL my crafty bits.

the shed door

As all my craft den friends know the only thing so far that has made me emotional about this move is.................. leaving the shed door!!! WHY? because the girls had so much fun painting the door with their names like calamity Jane and Kate in calamity Jane one of their all time favs along with seven brides for seven brothers. Sara came up this weekend so I grabbed them for some piccys because all being well and IF everything goes to plan we hand over the keys on Thurs. I'm moving in with mum and dad for a while till the house that I want goes through, nearly forty nine (sounds better than nearly fifty) and moving back with your parents poor them but I cannot thank them enough as they are storing everything and I mean everything, boxes, youngest child, dog, furniture and me AND ALL MY CRAFT STUFF!!! x I'll be back later will a few pics of Sara's hen day busy busy that's me but I haven't lost weight worst luck lol xx