Something blue challenge.

As you will have seen from my side bar, I was lucky and have been chosen to join the Oak House Studio design team.  I did a happy dance as I really love their products.  This month has been a something blue challenge.  Today's the last day to enter.

Here are my ideas:

I used the Thoresby Square Positive stamp and versamark to stamp in the corners of the card and added clear detail embossing powder.  I then sprayed the card with citrus yellow ink in a bottle and painted in the background on the stamped squares.
I stamped some precut squares using the midnight blue inkpad added clear detail embossing powder and teabag folded the squares to create the flower.

I used one of the Oak House Studio stamping tags  they are super smooth and give a lovely surface for stamping on.
The background was sprayed with Jubilee Blue ink in a bottle and then dabs of silver pearl dotted on and clear detail powder added, (as the drops are wet the powder will bubble, don't worry, you get a great textured effect).
I used the fabric hearts from a stitch in time (if you'd just like some hearts they are HERE) and stamped them in sea blue.
I added a button to the centre from the same set, stamped in sea blue and painted with silver pearl ink in a bottle.
The sentiment was stamped in chocolate brown from the All you need  stamp set.

Thanks for dropping by Lynne x

Simple Card

I don't about you but I do like to gather lots of tools and then they sit in a box.  I've put myself on a stash diet (until I see the next must have item, probably)  I painted and embossed some recycled cardstock and then using my Fiskars shape cutter and butterfly template cut the shapes out and layered them up to make this card.

IThanks for dropping by Lynne x

Art Journaling

Last October I attended a weekend of Art Journalling with Linda Knight of Just Scrapbooking .  It was lots of fun and as always Linda helps you step outside your comfort zone and try something new.

When looking through my journal I could see I used the same font on most pages.  For this I cut letters from magazines.  It doesn't show well in the photo, but part of it is sprayed gold.

She also showed us how to create shapes using a flexi ruler. The spaces were painted using watercolour inks.

I'm not 100% sure I've finished it, but that's the great thing about Art Journalling, you can go back and add to it.

Thanks for dropping by Lynne x

Topiary tree

I've tried making paper flowers myself, but get frustrated when they aren't quite right so was delighted when I discovered Samaflora. I was even more delighted when I was accepted onto their DT.

Here's a topiary tree I made using the most wonderful vellum and cream roses.

The flowers were spritzed with heirloom gold perfect pearl mist and a dab of glue in the centre of the petals sprinkled with holographic gold glitter.

Here's a close up of the flowers :

Thanks for dropping by 

Lynne x

Well I haven't blogged for ages and I've decided it's about time I started sharing my creations and ramblings again.

At the moment I've been trying to use up my scraps ( I hate throwing any tiny bits of paper away) and play with ideas, so have been making ATC's.  It's a great way to try things out and then pass onto other people.

Here are a few of my recent creations, we had a Charity Crop for BUST last weekend and I wanted to give everyone who came something as a thank you for their support.  We haven't got a final figure yet, as money is still coming in from people who couldn't come.

Thanks for looking.

Have a fun day, whatever you do with it. Lynne x

Altered Mirror Frame

In February I attended a workshop with Tim Holtz, Suze Weingerg and Claudine Hellmuth. We decorated a mirror frame using techniques taught by each of them.
My daughter loved what I'd made and decided to make one herself.
Here's her version

Sketch Competition

I've been Blog hopping and Modscraps have a Sketch Competition running this month. The prize is a gift voucher to spend in the SHOP. Modscraps is one of my favourite scrapbook shops, lucious patterned papers, a host of embellishments and a speedy service.

Have a great Easter.