17th March, 2016
Happy St Patrick’s Day! I’m celebrating early with an extra shot of espresso in my morning coffee and my take on March’s 12 tags of 2016 tag. I used a heart from the Tim Holtz mini hearts movers and shapers die set to cut the four leaf clover. I freehand cut the stem. I can’t even begin to tell you how scary freehand cutting is…
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16th March, 2016
It’s Wednesday and time for another challenge over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog! This challenge is hosted by Sue (Stamping Sue Style), who has chosen the theme LET’S MAKE IT A TRIO! …Sue says, “One of the things I love to do is work in 3’s on a project, 3 tags, 3 panels, 3 arches etc…. so for this challenge I’d like to see…
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11th March, 2016
Hello! I’m delighted to share the second of the samples that I made for CHA 2016 for the Tim Holtz booths. It’s been a couple of months since CHA, but I was supposed to be this month, so things have been unusually busy in my world. My move has been pushed back a couple of months, so I’m catching up! I’ll share my “adventures of…
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2nd March, 2016
It’s Wednesday and time for another challenge over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog! This challenge is hosted by Nancy (Tattered Treasures), who has chosen the theme LAYER IT UP …Nancy says, “Let’s add dimension this time around. Simply create any type of vintage or shabby chic project featuring multiple layers.” I used a mix of papers, pastes, paints and metal embellishments to create the…
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17th February, 2016
It’s Wednesday and time for another challenge over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog! This time it’s my turn to host the challenge and I’ve chosen the theme LOVE IS IN THE AIR! “Create a vintage or shabby chic project with love as the central theme. Think hearts, cupid, love and romance in whatever colour palette your heart desires.” I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new…
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16th February, 2016
Hello! I’m so excited to share the samples that I made for CHA 2016 for the Tim Holtz booths. It was such a dream to be asked and I won’t pretend it wasn’t completely thrilling when the box of new products arrived in the post. This sample was created for the Tim Holtz Alterations Sizzix booth and focused around the new texture fades plus sign…
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12th February, 2016
Hello! January disappeared in a flash and I suspect that February might go the same way! This week has been hectic getting things organised for our move next month and my rope is a bit threadbare. I definitely needed some art therapy and Tim Holtz’s 12 Tags of 2016 was just the ticket. I’ve worked a lot with metal and gears in the past month…
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3rd February, 2016
It’s Wednesday and time for another challenge over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog! This challenge is hosted by Jenny (Pushing The Right Buttons), who has chosen the theme ENJOY YOUR EMBOSSING …Jenny says, “For this one you need to make a vintage or shabby chic project of your choice and remember to include some embossing. Use your favourite embossing methods (wet, dry, heat, or…
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31st January, 2016
12 Tags of 2016 is back and this time Tim Holtz is master mixing it up with a remix of techniques! I’m squeezing my second tag in just under the wire. I started the background last weekend, but had a really busy week organizing things for our relocation so only got back to it tonight. I followed Tim’s techniques which you can see on his…
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28th January, 2016
12 Tags of 2016 is here as Tim Holtz brings us another year of challenges! This time he’s master mixing it up with a remix of techniques! I love these challenges. I love to see where the technique or products take me and I love to see where it takes others who play along. It’s like a big craft party each month! I’m moving to…
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I was there in the afternoon.