Messing with Tim Holtz techiques

I has a go at making a pretty Tim Holtz tag I usually go for duller colours but wanted to try doing same techiques but with a pretty images and colours.

The button fairy came to my house ...shes called Val

Yesterday Morning I got such a wonderful surprise off Val, some wonderful buttons, beads, a little gecko and two pens one silver one gold thank you so much Val

I been given some old keys and decided to have a go at altering one so used some of the wonderful buttons & beads Val sent me I'n not sure what I ma going to use it on.










Right off to have a go at the March Scrapbook Layout challenge on Docraft ....

Miss Green arrived in the big city

A couple of days ago Miss Green arrived, after the initial shock of all the noise and being squished throught the letter box, she tells me they were a bit rough with her, she finds she really likes it here and is getting on fine with her new neighbours in Window Pane lane. We think she looks like a real country bumkin, thank you so much Carole I will treasure her always. So without further ado....drum roll....here is Miss Green the country bumkin

Look at that smile, it really does never leave her face, she just loves it here:)

Carole also send me a wonderful card which I just have to show you

I also finsihed making my friends daughter her milk carton gifts No matter how I tried I could not get the true colour to come out they are purple and do look much better than the photo honest

 

One of the cartons has  jelly babies in, the other has a ribbon brooch I made her in it 

 

Thanks again Carole for the wonderful dotee doll:)

Creating Serendipity Shapes

Do you have lots of odd scraps of paper, and no idears as to what to do with it why not make serendipity shapes. You can use any paper for this at all old bingo cards, wrapping paper, scraps of vellum, odd scraps of papers. Tear or cut them into about 2" or smaller squares or random shapes Then glue them onto a larger piece of paper in any order I used a piece of 12x12 paper and PVA glue but you could use a glue stick or whatever you have

I just glue the pieces on to my backing paper in any order I fancied 

This is the first stage finished At this point you can add glitter, rub ons, peel off, stamped images, anything you fancy really

I added all kinds to mine at at this stage it looks to me like its a right mess, and it was destined for the bin but I had started so as the saying goes I will finished  The next stage is to cut out any shapes you fancy from this square I used a star shaped punch 

Now they are looking better but needed something else, well as everyone knows I love buttons so I thought why not add a button to each one I did not pick the colours I just went with the radom theme

The finished stars all ready to go onto a project :) 

Some close ups

This is not my techique I came across it while blog hoping and surfing I,m not sure who created it but the possabilities are endless and it sure is lots of fun 

Yesterdays News Today ... lol now I know I am slow

I woke up bright and early on Saturday all ready to attend my Crop, I love going, we have a right good natter, a giggle, the odd gallon of tea/coffee and even get some crafting done

In the morning I wanted to scrap my appearance in Scrapbook Magazine I had taken in my treasured copy of Scrapbook Magazine to blow my own trumpet I did so several times, only stopping when people were yawning and leaving the room lol, no I wasnt that bad...was I? I was amazed at what one of the girls had made shes so talented, you know who you are and why I cant say what it is:)

I wanted my Layout to be busy so this is what I come up with

Please excuse the camera glare I took it at night but
you get the idea













In the afternoon we made a little easter gift, but they
could be used for any time of year by altering the papers
colours etc Its filled with goodies :)

So how did the handbag template go?

My first handbag made with the handbag template I used double sided thick paper 12x12 size I worked with the template exactley as it is, but to me, although nice it feels a bit flat so I might have a do at one with more depth to it, how, not a clue yet but quite pleased with this one

The inside of the card I stuck on chatsworth notelet and added abow so I could write a greeting inside the card I also added a velcro dot to close the bag











Oh I forgot to show you the wonderful cushion my husband got me for Valentines day, hes knows me so well

 

I adore it look at all those cups of tea, my idear of heaven :)

Two wonderful Blog Awards, Also trying to get my head round how to use a Template

LOL do I win longest blog title ???  hmmm do I?

my first award is from a wonderful and talented lady who called Gill who goes under the name of Drumcloggirl on the Do craft forum she has a marvalous blog which is well worth a look at
http://drumcloggirl.blogspot.com/

So here is the award I got off Gill Thank you so much Gill
This little award comes with several rules I must name three things I would never do ...

1.   I would never give up  my usual gallon of tea a day I love tea, normal tea, posh tea with milk no sugar...bliss
2.  I would never be a minimalist, I love so many things and like to surround myself with them
3   I would never knowingly damage someone's self confidence


Now the the next rule of this award is that I must pass it on to three other wonderful blogs

I would love to give this award to

Joanne
Suzie Boo
Debbi

I got a Happy Award Blog  from Debbi who blog is wonderful

http://taylor-madecards.blogspot.com/

Debbi is a new but wonderful friend her blog is very inspirational So with this award I have to list 10 things that make me happy, and then link to 5 other people and them to link to my blog, then they pass the award on to 5 other people and so on


So Here is my list of 10 things that make me Happy

1.  My wonderful husband and soulmate
2.  My best friend Elaine, who know me so well we have been friends for 40+   years
3. My wonderful Sons who have grown into men with there own families
4.  My grandchildren
5 . My Wonderful Dog
6.  Crafting
7.  Tina Turner Music

8.   My friends
9.   PC Games
10. Reading


I would like to pass this award on to

Sue Bubbles
Val
Caroline
Tracy
Maria


Now today I am trying to work out how to use a new template I got off my husband off a handbag I will take photo of the template to show you Now my first thought was get a piece of 12 x 12 paper fold in two cut out on fold so that it forms handbag bottom

Wonderful handbag template

so I got a piece of 12 x 12 inch paper to try it and the handbag wont fit so guess I need to use  2 pieces of A4 and join at the bottom or 2 pieces of 12 x12 I wonder if anyone has this template and have they made a card from it, also would they like to share any tips on the how to I will set to working it out shortly

I say I will set to it shortly but the time it takes me will be longly is that even a word lol


Watch this space for maybe a handbag or maybe a mess


Thanks again to Gill and Debbi for my wonderful awards it certainly is turning out to be a marvelous month for me