Friday, 29 March 2013

me 2 u thinking of you


Oh my, I was so busy thinking it's Good Friday and I have a day off, that I clean forgot all about posting my entry for this week's challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity, where we have a challenge of feature a cute image.

This is a card I made a while back and features the cute Me to You ~ Embossed Stickers and matching papers.


I used my Spellbinders oval dies to create a layered effect.


Thank you for looking and have a lovely Bank Holiday Easter weekend!

keeley

Monday, 18 March 2013

this moment


Hello! So here we are at Monday where we have a fabby challenge for you at Cupcake Craft Challenges where we have a theme of mythical creatures, so bring on your fairies, dragons etc. We are sponsored this week by Little Miss Muffet Stamps.

Here is my piece, it is A4 sized and I have trouble photographing.


I have used Imaginisce ~ Twitterpated: Critter Chatter and some scraps for this piece, backed onto kraft paper.

The image is Little Miss Muffet ~ Clover: I believe as usual coloured with copics with some added stickles. How cute is this?


Thank you for looking.

Keeley 

Friday, 15 March 2013

tulipmania


Hello there, and here we are arriving at Friday again, with another fun challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity. This week, we have a fabby citrus sorbet colour challenge, using these colours as a guide.


I really had fun with this challenge, these colours are so me! Couldn't resist to add a hint of earthy brown with it.

I even dug out my Magnolia stamps again, and used this Magnolia ~ Tilda with Big Tulip Pot and coloured her with copics with added stickles.


I made some butterflies with my Sizzix: Tim Holtz ~ Butterfly die and added some beaded lace ribbon.

I coloured some plain tulip flowers with my Dylusions ink sprays to match the papers.


Papers: October Afternoon ~ Fly A Kite

Thank you for looking.

Keeley    

Friday, 8 March 2013

style.



Hello and a Happy Friday to you all. This week at Crafts 4 Eternity, our challenge is a mother theme.

Now whenever I think of my Mother, I think of her as stylish. She always was. And still is. 

Soooooo ... I have also just discovered and ADORE the mixed media world. I think I have dabbled before, but not really realised it. I have soooo many art types that I like and just go with the flow as the flow goes. Don't worry, I have some cutesy Magnolias planned and coming up for those that prefer these posts. How I love being crafty, is that you can do just about anything you like. Some people like to stick to just one thing, and I do that too at times, but then I like to get daring and test the waters. Push my boundaries. 

OK, so here is what I came up with, on my first mission. This was made a week ago, I have learned sooo much more since then. That even now, I would think I would do it differently.


First of all, I layered Glitz paper layers to my manila cardstock. Then I used Tim Holtz ~ Distress Stain: Picket Fence to the whole thing. Then I added bits of various stamps and tissue paper.

For my image, I use the Dylusions: Couture Collection ~ Walk in the Park stamps.

 
I used manila cardstock, which I inked with a Prima stamp and then sprayed with Dylusion
ink. Then I cut apart and layered as appropriate!

My other half even liked this! 

For the lettering, I used Tim Holtz grungeboard letters that I've had for ever and not used. I sprayed them with Dylusions sprays, then covered them with glossy accents.

Thank you for looking.

keeley

Monday, 4 March 2013

bo bunny enchanted ~ wedding love



Hello there! Well we have a fabulous challenge this week at Cupcake Craft Challenges this  week, which is sparkle ... how easy is that? 

I have a wedding theme going on with the Bo Bunny ~ Enchanted papers. Again. Just can't get enough of these! All of these papers are embossed sparkly!


My main image is a Penny Black~ Bride & Groom stamp which I embossed with black glitter embossing powder, for extra sparkle, and added a hinge!


Opening the hinge, you can see on the left side, a place for journaling.


On the right is a mega large tag, add a photo or journal.


And that is not all!

On the right, I have a hidden tag.


Tag pulled out front side.


Reverse side of tag.



Notice how I have embossed the edges of everything with black glitter embossing powder for that extra sparkle.

I am entering this in at:
Thank you for looking.

Keeley 

Friday, 1 March 2013

white garden journal


Good morning! Today I am back at Crafts 4 Eternity where we have a tic tac toe recipe for you to follow. Simply create a project using three items in a row from the grid below, they can be chosen vertically, horizontally or diagonally, as long as they are all in a row.
My project reads the diagonal from the top right corner to the bottom left: lace, twine, layers.

I decided to make a garden journal, using mainly a white on white theme, as I've (shock horror) never done this before, but have often admired it when others have done it.


I have a pearlised white cardstock background and have used a Tim Holtz ~ Brick Wall embossing folder to create the uhhh ... brick wall!

The banner was created with a Magnolia ~ Flag Doo Hickey to which I added some twine and Prima pearls.

 
I couldn't resist adding a touch of wood with the Prima clock and a birch heart. The heart is sitting on the Magnolia ~ So Wrapped Lovely Doo Hickey die.


I carried on the wood coloured theme, when I created the garden with a Martha Stewart branch punch.


I added Magnolia Fence and Grass dies together with little tiny flowers with pearl centres. The bird is a Prima bird resin.

Here is the binding for my journal, where I've used silky crush ribbon and added a Prima trinket.


I am entering this in at the following challenges:
Thank you for looking.

Keeley

Friday, 22 February 2013

vintage cats


Hello everyone! Today we have a fabby challenge starting over at Crafts 4 Eternity this week, it is ... VINTAGE.

A short while ago, I was asked to create an album for a 50th Birthday, with a cat theme and this is what I came up with. This is quite photo heavy, so look away now if you don't want to see it through :)


The album is A4 sized.
Papers: Creative Imaginations ~ Narrative.

I embossed the edges of EVERYTHING with gold embossing powder ... it was a labour of love ...

Spellbinders ~ Fancy Frames Tags Two die was used to house the birthday sentiment.


The cats I made, by tracing a cat shaped card around my chosen card and then cutting them out.

I used black gems for their eyes and nose ...


... and I couldn't resist giving them little chokers to wear.


I added some Prima gems to them.

A Prima flower which I also embossed and changed the pearls in the centre.


The numbers and name were embossed too!


So, that was the front of the album.


Now for the back ...


... well I had to do the back of the cats, didn't I?


Hold on ... I'm not finished yet! 

Then I had to make a box to put it in :)


I kept the theme running (sorry wasn't able to get decent photos of this, as I was in a hurry to get it sent off).


So there you have it!


I am entering this in at:
Thank you for looking.

Keeley    

Monday, 18 February 2013

Bo Bunny Enchanted ~ Wedding Congrats


Hello there, I have set this week's challenge over at Cupcake Craft Challenges and that is, we want to see a doily, lace and twine on your project. All three! 

Once again, I've dug into my Bo Bunny ~ Enchanted papers. I absolutely love this collection, I always feel so inspired when I look at it.

Sorry about this awful photo. Hopefully the smaller ones will make up for it. 
 

Here is my doily. I've decorated a chipboard wedding dress from Maya Road.


Love this chunky Bo Bunny trinket. I've wrapped a key chain around it, which is linked to the dress.


The photo anchor opens up to reveal the other side of the dress and a space on the doily for a personal message.


Finally, here is my lace and twine. I used the Magnolia ~ So Wrapped Lovely> die. Can't believe it has taken me so long to buy this gorgeous die.


I am entering this into the following challenges:
Thank you for looking.

Keeley

Friday, 15 February 2013

♥ swalk ♥


Hello ... today I have to share with you this little cutesy for this week's challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity, where we want you to feature bears on your project.


Well I'm not normally a teddy bear kind of person, nor a sticker person, but I came across these cute Tatty Teddy embossed stickers</u> from the Me To You collection at <u>Do Crafts and just had to have them.


Dies: Xcut ~ Hearts and Spellbinders ~ Grand Decorative Ovals One


I am entering this in at the following challenges:
Thank you for looking.

Keeley