Tim Holtz Umbrella Man and Word-Play Dies ... Plus a few stamps.

Yo everyone, I've enjoyed completing this card this afternoon, whilst watching a very exciting British F1, Grand Prix on the television.
A Distress Inks blended background. More Distress Inks used to stamp with the Hero Arts Stamp 'Painted Canvas' then I switched to Ranger Archival Black Ink for the 'Bubbles' Stamp by Indigoblu.

The chipboard letters were cut using the Tim Holtz Word Play Die and covered with two coats of white Gesso, before being painted, splashed, and splattered with various transparent Fresco Chalk Paints from PaperArtsy. I ADORE these paints.... Oh yes!

Another Tim Holtz Die, 'The Umbrella Man' and a bit more sloshing around with Distress Inks before I stamped over the top with the  famous, the ONE and ONLY 'WATER DROPLET STAMP' from Designs by Ryn.
A few blobs and spots of Rangers White Enamel, along with some white Gesso circles and a few highlights on the letters made with a White Pigment ink pen.
I was very happy with the end result and also delighted that Lewis Hamilton WON the F1 Race ... Rock'n Roll!
Thank you for looking at my Blog today xxx
Eileen xx

Rochester July 2014 Workshop - Sample 1

Morning everyone.The project I'm sharing today, that was inspired by my friend Val White, is a small Chipboard booklet that my Workshop Class ladies will be creating, on Saturday 5th July, (Group One) and Saturday 12th July ( Group Two).
The booklet is filled with embossed pages from all the Embossing Folders that I own.....well, a few of them! I can flick through my booklet quickly to see the EF I have in my stash. Or, you could fill it with pages of stamped images, as a record of the stamps you own!

Two Chipboard Covers, both sides of each one painted with pretty colours, using Emulsion Paints ( Wilko £1' taster 'Pots).
When totally dry, I stenciled an image over the paint then stamped with JOFY Stamps using Archival Ink. The images were painted with Distress Inks.
Some Treasure Gold gilding wax around the edges ( hides the mess I made with the paint going where it shouldn't!) a couple of jump rings, a quick spray with 'Spray and Shine' ... Bish, bash, bosh.... job done!

Workshop Sample 2 soon... not sure it will be needed 'cos this should keep them busy!
Thank you for looking at my Blog today.
Eileen xx

Lavinia Stamps Challenge # 7 ... Summer Colours.

Morning Bloggers. 

A new challenge from Lavinia Stamps starts today.I've made two samples to share with you.

You could win a WHOPPING £40 voucher to spend in the Lavinia Stamps Web shop. 

Pop over and see the super inspiration from our Design Team and get crafting!

The theme this month is......' Summer Colours'

Card one, was created using a Brayer and various colours of Adirondack Inks, both for the background and for stamping the main image, which is the lovely, beautiful Thistle.
Card two is a new Zen image from Lavinia, called Zen Tree
I'v blended Aged Mahogany,Worn Lipstick and Scattered Straw Distress inks for the background.

Thanks for looking and don't forget to enter the Challenge you could win the super prize! 

Eileen x

Crealies Template, Tattered Poinsettia Die and Wendy Vecchi Archival inks.

Hello, its me again... something different to share with you today.
Lots to do, so a short post as I'm off to watch the tennis from Wimbledon on TV.
A Crealies Template for the card base, discontinued now I afraid.
Tim Holtz Tattered Poinsettia and Tattered Pine Cone, some Clearly For Art Modelling Film, along with Frosted Film also from Tim Holtz. See a tutorial on how to use these materials from Tim HERE.
I coloured the Poinsettia flower and Tattered Pine Cone leaf with Wendy Vecchi's gorgeous Archival inks, Fern Green, Orange Blossom and Watering Can.
A rub on word 'wedding' job done.
back soon... New balls please! 
Eileen xx

Sweet Poppy Stencil and some Watercolour Paints

Hi ya  Bloggers. I had such a good time playing with some new watercolour paints. 
Splodging, dribbling and sloshing them all over a square of watercolour card, to create this background...Fun time, loved it ! 
All it needed then, was the beautiful Ornate Dragonfly from Sweet Poppy Stencils, along with 'Black Soot' Distress Ink and a black fine-line pen to highlight some of the splodges!  The word stamp 'Art' is from a set by Dylusions.  Rock'n roll it was 'good to go'! Job done.
Thanks for popping by my blog today ... back soon  
Eileen xx

Designs By Ryn Stamps, Tim Holtz Stencil and a Spider!

Hi ho  Bloggers... just a quick post to 'round off' a super weekend.
Designs by Ryn Rising Bubbles Stamp along with a Tim Holtz Shattered Stencil ( looks like a web here) 
Distress Inks, a white gel pen and a Quickutz Spider.
Quick and easy to do... I hope your weekend has been enjoyable for you... I promised a Sweet Poppy Stencil card and that will be tomorrows post... promise! 
Thank you for looking today and the fab comments you left for me yesterday. xx
Eileen. 

JOFY Stencil and Stamp - Fun day today

Evening all.. just a quick post to share a card with you that I made today, at the Allhallows Crop. 
What a fab time with my crafty pals! Laughter all the way and a sing along. 
Yeah .. Don't you leave him Lucille......." with 4oo Children and a crop in the fields" ! 
 Mmmmm..... I think that line is wrong somewhere! But it sounded good with all of us belting it out! Thank you for a super day girls.

Here is a list of my materials. 'Nesting Octagon' Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies, from Oyster Stamps. 
Tim Holtz Texture Fade EF and some Treasure Gold Gilding Wax.
JOFY Stencils and Butterfly Stamp, along with Fresco Paints all from PaperArtsy. 
I'm tied but happy. F1 Grand Prix tomorrow so I'm off to open a bottle of bubbly  to round off my Saturday... well, why not?
Thanks for popping by my Blog x  
Back tomorrow with another project from Sweet Poppy Stencils.
Eileen x

Meet Polly from Sweet Poppy Stencils.

Yo ho everyone, I'm having a few Sweet Poppy Stencils days and lovin it!
Meet Polly the Parrot find him here.
This is how I created him using Translucent Paste and Micro beads  both available from Sweet Poppy Stencils.

I attached the stencil to some White Linen card stock and coloured the image through the stencil with Distress Inks.

Remove the stencil and dry the inks with a heat gun.  

After cleaning the stencil I attached it back into place and taped it firmly down again with some lo tac tape.  

Apply Translucent Paste  then very carefully remove the stencil and cover the image with clear Micro Beads.

Leave the card to dry overnight .... don't be tempted to touch!
Have fun.
I'll be back soon with more Sample projects from Sweet Poppy Stencils
Thank you for looking today.
Eileen xx

Lavinia Stamps, Distress Inks and a Tim Holtz Texture Fade Embossing Folder = A Clock !

Hello everyone. Have you entered the Lavinia Stamps June Challenge yet?
You still have time! The theme is 'Add some Beads or Gems'

You could win a WHOPPING £40 voucher to spend in the Lavinia Stamps Web shop.

Pop over and see the super inspiration from our Design Team.

 

The Lavinia Stamps came out to play at my house today.

I made this little Clock.

Distress Inks, a Memory Box Stencil, Tim Holtz Texture Fade and some Treasure Gold.

Oh yes.... along with some Lavinia Stamps, of course! 

Thank you for looking today and for all the super comments and interest in my Blog yesterday.

See you soon.  X

Eileen x

 

Watercolour Paints and a Penny Black Stamp.

 

Afternoon Bloggers... a very good friend of mine, Marianne, kindly bought this Penny Black Stamp called Delicate Florals and gave it to me as a gift...I was delighted and so happy, as I love this stamp and could not find it in the UK.
Marianne found a couple of them in the USA. 

So... I got to work, made this card and will be sending it to her as a thank you. 
The background is my very first 'effort' using watercolour paints. Its my spray, splash and plonk it all on look! ... not brilliant but I'll practice a bit more and maybe send Marianne another, decent card, in a few months!
Back soon... with a Parrot!
Thank you for looking at my Blog today 
Eileen x