Graphicus mystery box

Totally cool - like Christmas in august. Off to see what I can make


-- Post From My iPhone

Sugar Birdies

I just love the sugar birdies cd that I got from create and craft - such pretty images. This is a really quick card I made. The flowers curl so well and look stunning layered up also.

Dragonflies

This is one of my favourite stamps and dragonflies are my favourite mini beast. I watercoloured the dragonflies with sakura stardust to give the wings a twinke and the flowers all have flat backed gems as the centres for an extra bit of bling

Time with children

I have been on a school trip today and totally loved every minute with my daughter and the other kids. Makes you remember what life is about. To remind me more I have posted a simple card we made together a while ago. She loved sticking all the bits together and then hopping about like a rabbit.

All you need in life....

... is friend who has chocolate. How true.....

Stamp Addicts Blog candy

My favourite craft shop 'Stamp Addicts' have blog candy....

http://stampaddicts-thepurplezone.blogspot.com/

Beautiful Summers Day

Another card made with the stamps by judith stubbies. I love the butterfly made from two hearts. These pots were coloured using alcohol inks.

One of my favourite activitites at the recent retreat was the stamps by judith stubbies and flower pots. You can build up your entire picture by stamping and masking different elements. It really does make you smile......

Stamp Addicts Retreat

What a fantastic weekend. Totally exhausting but brilliant. Loads of new ideas and top tips. I will post some of the gorgeous results from the projects later :-)

Mimi's bath

I love the mimi stamps from stamp addicts. I have made the bubbles from diamond glaze and stickles

The Pink Version

This is the same stamp as in yesterday's post. I made the background using a resist with clear embossing and tim holtz ink. The postcard was pinked with pastel pencils and then the flowers are coloured with lyra and stickles again for the centres.

Penny Black Postcard

I made the background using an elusive image stamp that i coloured with pastel pencils that give it a soft chalky texture. The postcard is a penny black stamp that I have coloured with lyras and glittered the centres with yellow stickles.

Kimono Card

The kimonos on this card are double embossed peel offs on a brayered background. The dragonfly papers come from a Joanna Sheen CD-ROM (Oriental). I love the printed papers mixed with backgrounds I have made myself to give a totally unique look.

Kay Carley Dragonfly Stamp Card

I made this card using some kay carley stamps. I made the background using tim holtz distress ink in peeled paint- firstly to colour the background, then to stamp the bamboo. I made the side strips by slicing glossy black card with a knife and then wrapping with some metallic thread.