Spring Fairy Concertina Frame

Good morning my lovelies, today I'm sharing another project made using the beautiful Spring Fairy Collection stamps from Chocolate Baroque. These stamps are so lovely I wanted to show them off so I made a little concertina frame card (I'm not really sure what they are called but I do love making them lol) 

I won't go into detail describing each panel or you'd fall asleep but the backgrounds are all made using distress inks and overstamped with some of the worker stamps from the Spring Fairy Collection, I've also added the Large Crackle Background and the hilly treescape from Magical Landscapes into the mix for my background stamping. 

The focal images are all coloured with Lyra pencils and all the edges have been given a bit of distressing with my craft knife and a shimmer of gilding wax. 

I've added a couple of butterflies to the inside, these were stamped on acetate with Versamark and embossed with Gold embossing powder before being glittered on the back. I used gold vellum to create the concertina frame effect but you can't see it on the photos so you'll have to use your imagination lol. I've also added a little tag stamped with the pretty little primula stamp

I really enjoyed making this project, I love fairies so mixing them up with colouring and inky fun is a lovely way to pass the time. 

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:

A Inky Mess: Anything goes mixed media

Artistic Stampers: Floral Fantasy

Colouring in Scrapland: anything goes

Country View Crafts: flower power

Let's Craft and Create: make your own background

Stamping Sensations: Butterflies/Fairies/Fantasy

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge: Anything goes

Thanks so much for visiting today, hope to see you again soon

Claire xx

Anything goes with Polkadoodles and Graph'It Markers

Good morning folks, I've got one project to share this morning but it's my DT offering for 2 challenges. Firsts of all Polkadoodles have an 'Anything Goes /Add Texture' theme and over at Colouring Crazy Challenge we've got an 'Anything Goes' theme sponsored by Polkadoodles ! So there are 2 chances to win a fabulous Polkadoodles Prize!! 

I've made a canvas using one of the digis from the Winnie in Wonderland Collection. I've coloured her with my Graph'It Markers (pop over to the Colour Crazy Challenge for a full list of colours) and layered her up over one of the beautiful papers and lots of embellies from the same collection (you can find it here as a CD or here as a download). I've added lots of texture with glossy accents on the embellies, black gesso around the edges, some stencilling using glassy gel medium mixed with red acrylic paint and a border made of glitter. I used red line tape to create the glittery border.

Here's a pic of the image, I just love the Winnie images, they are so cute and quirky!

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More: Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore: stamp/digi

Fab'n'Funky: Anything goes

Lemon Shortbread: Anything goes

Little Miss Muffet: Anything goes

Through the Purple Haze: Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp: make for the border

Thanks so much for popping by, hope to see you again soon

Claire xx

Hearts and Flowers on the catwalk

Hello y lovelies, we've got a brand new challenge starting at Fashionable Stamping Challenges and it was my turn to choose the theme so I've picked hearts and flowers. There's a fab prize up for grabs from our generous sponsor Flonzcraft so grab your inkpads and get stamping (no digis allowed!) Make sure you check out all the gorgeous inspiration from my teamies too.

For my project I've altered a little wooden sewing box I picked up at the Works, I had an awful job getting the back off the lid so I could stamp on it but a bit of brute force and ignorance did the trick lol. I added some texture with Maimeri Light Modelling Paste and stencils first then painted the  box with radiant rain dabbers. I hate dabbers with a passion, I can never get a decent result with them but I love these rich shimmery colours so I just took the lids off and used a brush! I've overstamped with text and flourishes from Indigo Blu  and added a little treasure gold here and there.

The card features a gorgeous stamp from Flonzcraft, coloured with Graph'Its and die cut with spellbinders, adding treasure gold to the edges. I made the background to co-ordinate with the box and added ribbon, a flower button that I've been hoarding for ages and some paper fuchsias made with a Britannia flower die. I've also popped on some gems and die cut butterflies.

I used a stamp from Chocolate Baroque for the lid of the box, stamped and embossed on the glass and coloured with Graph'It Markers. Once the ink was dry I added a layer of double sided adhesive and glittered the back before replacing it in the lid. Here's another photo to try and catch the sparkle. This photo shows the colours better to, its a lot more pink than it looks in the other pics which for some reason are very purple, may be it the mica in those pesky dabbers.

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:

Artistic Stamper: love is in the air

Docerela Creations: use something new (new wooden box)

Eclectic paperie: hearts

In the pink: anything goes

Tando Creative: bold and bright

Thanks so much for popping by, hope to see you again soon
Claire xx

Gothic Fragments from Chocolate Baroque

Good morning, before I dash off to work I just wanted to share a canvas I've made using the beautiful new Gothic Fragments stamps from Chocolate Baroque, I've combined them with some old favourite stamps and lots of paint and ink :-)

I've used acrylic paints for the background and then applied texture paste through a Crafters Workshop Template and brushed with mica powder for some sparkle. The butterflies are made from acetate, the image was stamped and embossed with sparkly gold embossing powder and I added glitter to the reverse of the images. 

The images of the window and the turrets from Gothic fragments and the birds from Curly birds were all stamped on tissue paper, embossed with gold WOW embossing powder and painted with twinkling H2os'. I applied them to the canvas with Matte Multimedium

To add a little more sparkle I created my own version of the encrusted jewel technique by sprinkling on   gold, violet and pearl Embossing powders, little star sequins and lots of glitter, I then heated from underneath to melt the embossing powder.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Anything Goes: make your own embellishments

Everybody Art: bling

One Stop Craft: Heat embossing

Top Tip Tuesday: Things with wings

Simon Says Stamp and Show: Your favourite (paint and ink and lots of texture)

The Stamp Man: butterflies, birds and bees

Sugar Creek Hollow: show some sparkle

Thanks for popping by

Claire xx

Fun at Fairy Knoll, let's see some GLITTER!!

Hi there, its time for another fab challenge at Fun at Fairy Knoll and this week we want to see some glitter on your creations!! I love working with glitter and thought this gorgeous image from the lovely Brandi at Fairy Knoll (she's called Dancing Glamour) deserved plenty of bling!!

I coloured the image with promarkers and added lots of glitter to her skirt. I used Chantilly lace around the edges and used the glue quite thickly so it would stand out and then added some Nirvana Art instutue glitter  inbetween.

The bps are all from the GCD Ella Blue bp pad, I distressed the edges with a craft knife and added some brown ribbon  and blue roses to finish the card off.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Crazy Challenge: On the go (does dancing count??)

OSAAT: Celebrate in  style

I did it creations: Surprise me

Whoopsi Daisy: Lets get girly

I hope you're going to get glittery with us this week, as usual the lucky winner will receive a digi stamp from Fairy Knoll!! You don't have to use a Fairy Knoll image to take part but we'd love it if you did!! If you don't have one you can pick one up here

Claire xx

A new challenge at Crafty Ann's

We've got a fab challenge for you this time at Crafty Ann's, you can take your inspiration from Ann's fantastic sketch, use a Christmas theme or combine the two. I've used the sketch and made a Christmas card using Ann's gorgeous poinsettia faberge egg digistamp and tartan and poinsettia backing papers (you can find them all in Crafty Ann's shop here

I've matted and layered the bps on some gold mirri card and made a gold mirri frame for the focal image. I printed the poinsettia egg out onto acetate and they stuck some double sided adhesive film on the back so I could add lots of Judikins prisma glitter to the back of the image. I used 3d foam tape to attach the image to the card to let the glitter really sparkle. To finish off I added some paper flowers and one of Ann's fab Christmas ticket sentiments.

Here's a pic of the faberge egg, its such a beautiful image and I love the effect of the glitter, hope you like it too

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas: Y is for Yuletide (+ red and green)

Thanks for visiting today. I love Fridays, not long till the weekend. I should think about doing some Christmas shopping really but it will have to wait till the weather improves a little

love and hugs

Claire xx

Crafty Ann's Challenge #20 'Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer'

Hi everyone, its time for another Challenge from Crafty Ann's Challenge blog and this time around we have a theme of 'Lazy Hazy Days of Summer'. I've chosen a theme of butterflies for my DTcard, I love to sit in the garden on a lazy summer day and watch the butterflies, they are so beautiful.

I've used one of Ann's beautiful Funky collection bps and her 'hands' digi - such a great image as you can use it with so many other stamps etc (you can check them out at Ann's store here). I've stamped around the edge of the BP with a HOTP swirl and brilliance pearlescent olive ink. I cut the image in a circle and coloured it with promarkers before dusting brilliance lilac ink around and stamping with the same swirl. The butterfly stamps are from Elusive Images, stamped on to acetate and embossed with gold EP. i glittered the backs, cut them out and attached them with silicone glue for some dimension. To finish off I added some gold fb gems and stamped the sentiment (again from Elusive images) in pearlescent olive ink.

I'm  entering this card in the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday: Dazzle me

Flutter by Wednesday: An open challenge

Thanks for looking, I hope you are going to join us at Crafty Ann's this time around, don't forget the winner gets some lovely goodies from Ann's digishop and there's a top 3 too :-)

Claire xx