'Pushing up Daisies'

I'm not that big on halloween but i just couldn't resist a couple of the new Tim Holtz sets.
So i was playing about with some grunge left over from mondays compendium challenge and this is what i came up with for todays Theme Thursday 'Halloween' challenge

Yep its a tag.. i seem to have become quite attached to tags since working with tims manilla ones, if you haven't tried then i urge you to give them a go {available from the artistic stamper}, they work especially well with distress inks. Saying that i actually used 'stone grey' paper-soft color by viva for this one, which also works great may i add.
I stamped an array of spooky edges to the tag in black and then used my versamark ink and some white embossing powder to create the skeleton

I inked 2 of the tattered floral grunge flowers with fire brick and peeled paint distress and then stamped {with black archival} body parts over the petals, finishing with the head which i stamped first and then inked round the edge just so it popped more.

I think the piece almost has a 'day of the dead' feel to it..defo not my usual style but its kinda cool!

Happy Creating...
And be brave with your art, You never know till you try something wether it will work or not!
♥ HUGZ ♥

Quad Challenge!

Hay blogland, I'm still here.. just not had much free time, and the time i have had i've spent faffing doing the boring stuff like washing and sorting etc.. 

So todays tag is is a monster challenge piece combining 4 of the babies into one.. not wanting to miss out and all.. It includes  

Sunday Stamper ' Believe and/or Journey'

Compendium of Curiosities 'Multi-Medium Collage'

Theme Thursday 'Vintage and Tags'

Lots To do 'Shapes' {and last weeks too which was 'Stitching'}

I shaped my tag using one of my alterations 'on the edge' dies, Inked the base with victorian velvet and bundled sage, then i rubbed some vintage photo on my craft sheet and spritzed with a gold perfect pearl water mix , i used this to ink my dotty background stamp and stamp onto my tag. I also embossed some dots using my cuttlebug. I stamped some stitches either side of the embossing and embellished with a selection of paper roses and lace, I covered a maya road mini butterfly shape following timmys instructions from the book page 66, stamped the word believe, and edged the whole tag with gold to finish it off.

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Oh a quick update for those wondering... 'Project craftroom' still isn't quite complete and i don't wanna reveal all till its all looking prim and proper, I finally have the last cupboard being delivered next wed so here's hoping i can join in with woyww {which i have missed for a couple of weeks now} and show you all my new and wonderful space.

Right thats all for now, Happy Creating.

♥ HUGZ ♥

Theme Thursday

Firstly i must say sorry i missed woyww yesterday.. that pesky thing called work got in the way but i will be back next week to celebrate the 1st birthday edition.
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The theme this week over at theme thursday is 'Beauty' and what is more beautiful then a mermaid!

This is just one of those random projects that actually started off as just some texture on a 4"x4"canvas.
Then i came across a scrap of fabric that sparked the imagination and the mermaid was born, She has a moulded utee face that i coloured with copics to blend in the fibre hair i gave her.
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She is actually looking for a new home...so if you would like to take care of her, say so in your comment and i'll pick a new home for her on saturday evening.
Thanks for stopping by, Hope you all have a fab weekend.
♥ HUGZ ♥