CraftyCreations

My Inspiration came from Isabelle Norris Craft Stamper January 2010 for this piece - love the way it turned out

What fun I had making this - thanks to the inspiration of Sue Roddis Craft Stamper March 2010 who even supplied the template. I had ti improvise quite a bit but am really pleased as to how it turned out

I created this canvas for the Lotstodo Challenge and a swap on the Lotstodo Forum - I started by covering it with a dress pattern and adding piece of torn paper. I then added some stamped tissue, texture paint and a bit of colour. Next came the seed beads and washers covered with micaceous iron oxide. I distressed some leftover pieces of grungeboard and added them to the corners. The lettering came next - I used dabbers to colour them then added a bit of embossing powder to each one. To finish off I painted the outer edge with black gesso and added some wording.

This one is going to Sam - hope she likes it

been having a play with texture paste and creating some backgrounds:-

Top left - put some sequin waste on card - spread the paste over and then carefully lifted the sequin waste off.

Top Right - spread paste on with spatula then just made some markings on it with old credit card

Middle two - added a bit of reinker and played !!!

Bottom 2 - put paste through stencil - used promarkers to colour in

A Fun and messy day !!!

One on the left :- Background - splattered bleach on a green background- stamp - Hampton art using faded Jeans distress ink - Highlighted with Distress Crackle Paint Rock Candy - border dots stamped with faded Jeans

One on Right - Distressed using my new Dremmel Tool - inked with distress inks - stamped and then added some Crackle Paint

Made this background with PVA and Alcohol inks - its ready to cover an altered book I'm planning

Made these for a couple of upcoming birthday gifts

A little notebook covered with the backing paper I made with PVA and alcohol inks

I followed Jenny (Artistic Stamper)s tutorial to create the backgrounds for these atc's. Smoothed on PVA with spatula - dropped alcohol inks here and there and let it do its own thing. Love the outcome

I finished my atc.s by stamping on acetate, adding bits and bobs and a few rubons

I've been waiting ages to get hold of some Hitch Fasteners to be able to follow Sheena Douglas's instructions and make new straps for my watches. I put the grunge board through big shot in embossing folders - inked with distress inks and then added the fasteners - love em and am looking forward now to making more

The top one is my favourite Dolce Gabbana watch that George bought me in Italy and the bottom one a Kickers watch that my sister bought me.

The new straps are really comfortable

I Created my background with Vintage paper and Worn Lipstick Distress Inks. I then stamped varios clock images ( Hero arts) with stazon I finished off by adding my words with a stapler inking my string and threading it through

I am so thrilled to have reached the 100 followers mark - thank you each and every one of you - I hope you enjoy what you see.

Cheryl was my 100th - so Cheryl if you email me your snail mail addy I'll get some candy in the post for you.

have a great weekend everyone - if you've time it would be good if you popped over to the challenge site where this week the theme is "Use a Machine"

I put some gold mirri card through my bigshot in various embossing folders. I then cut it to fit my frame and attached it with redline tape. I then rubbed black gesso over it and then wiped it off to creat a vintage look

I altered this book for my friend Alisons birthday - she will have received it by now - hope she likes it. Every page has a little opening of some description

I altered this board book for a swap on the Lotstodo Forum. I used lots of inking, stamping, embossing and distressing to complete it. There are 14 pages in the book so these are just a sample - leaving some as a surprise for whoever gets it

I made a background paper by creating a rainbow with distress inks. I then stamped various hearts all over it. I cut them out and then layered them on to my card which I had already inked. I finished off with the sentiment

These are my tags for a swap that I'm hosting on the Lotstodo Forum

My beautiful gifts










Wonderful cards from my Lotstodo Forum friends









And from my JJforum friends











And from my Craft Group Friends










Alison made this one - isn't it amazing










Thank you to each and every one of you - you've made my day - Hugs Hilda

I collaged my background on to shaped chipboard - I then inked with Vintage Paper and Fired Brick Distress Inks. I stamped my image (Tim Holtz)with stazon on to tissue paper and added it with beeswax. I then cut my tag out of grunge paper and using CropoDile added eyelet - I inked it and then added my metal charm I fixed it to my piece with a brad. I finished off by adding a Tim Holt question mark and putting eyelets in to the top through which I threaded and beaded some cord.

Another swap being hosted on UKS by Sam - this time for 3 x atc - theme torn paper plus and arch

This swap for 3 blue atc's and a twinchie is being hosted by Sam on the UKS forum

Sam is hosting a swap on the Lotstodo Forum - this time "Stamped Collages" you could use the same or different stamps on each collage. I chose to mix them up a bit - been good to use stamps that haven't been used for a while

Alison is hosting the fat page swap on the Lotstodo Forum I tried to create 3 completely different pages

To create mine I have

Top one - Collaged a background using dress pattern pieces and torn paper. I created some texture with ink and glue and heating it until it bubbled. I added my rope, image and wording and finished off by rounding the corners and inking.

Bottom Left - Back ground inked with distress inks - inked and stamped the swirls. Added my image, ticket charms and buttons and finished by inking the edges

Bottom Right - Stamped my new stamp with stazon - then used water colours to colour it in - added wording - this one is my favourite

lesley is hosting the Houses swap on the Lotstodo Forum

I've used distress inks, stamping, embossing and bits and pieces to create mine

I made these tags and holders for little gifts Thank you Heather for the inspiration -I used backing papers, distress inks and stamping to create them

This is the shrine that Graeme made me at Christmastime and oh how I've enjoyed altering it. I started by base coats of gesso then added the crackle which I'm pleased to say created a gorgeous background. I then set to collaging it adding all sorts of bits and pieces - my main angel image is from Dezinaworld - my stamping was done with stazon and my faux porcelain flower done with my melt pot. if you click on each picture you will be able to see the texture more clearly