Hel's Angels Tag Swap

This is just one of the Tags i have made for a monthly swap i do, again with my fellow Angels.

This month the subject is Oriental, and well lets just say i was in my element, i adore all things oriental, and having struggled with the last few months topics, this month i was happy as a crafter with new stash, and managed about 5 or 6 (these can be seen in my bucket)

I used 3 of my absolute fav stamps on this one, Lotus by Stampington & Co, Brush Butterfly and Wings by Penny Black, also used is the Martha Stewart Gothic Alphabet.

This wasn't excatly a hard tag to do, i started with a handmade white tag 6" x 3"

Stamped the lotus lady down one side using Black archival, and then stamped and cut out the brush butterfly in black soot distress ink from a seperate piece of white card, which i attatched to the edge of the tag with silicone glue.

The second side was covered with a paper i printed from one of the many papers cd's i have, i think this one was a Craftymizz one. Again stamped the wings (tatty moth) on a seperate bit of card using black soot and cut and mounted with silicone. I lightly edged all the way round with a bit of cut and dry foam and black soot disrtess ink, and the wording, which finished the tag off, i choose mainly from looking at the 2 penny black stamps and thinking that it is always the butterfly that gets all the attention, but a moth is just as beautiful if you take the time to look.

Take for examply this beauty, It is a Giant Moth, i had to get a pic when i visited a butterfly attraction last year

I know alot of us struggle with the way we look in some form or another

but you should always remember

Tall or Short

Fat or Thin

Your real Beauty

Lies Within

xxx Hugz xxx

ME 2 U

I am part of a swap with my fellow Angels called Me to You.

Basically i have to make something each month to send to the person below me on the list of swappers, i do this every month, and in turn every month i also recieve something from a swapper doing the same. This month was my turn to send to the Host of the swap Claire.

The first thing i did was to alter a mini board book.
I covered the book using the denim adirondack alcohol ink and silver mixitive, stamped the D (stampers anonymous stamp) using black archival ink, the high lighted it with glossy accents, i applyed some faded jeans crackle paint around the edges, and finished with a funny little piece of metal that looked like a handle that i found, attatched with 2 brads that i painted using a silver dabber, i also used the dabber to run over the metel handle to get rid of the rust look.

Inside i covered the first page with paper from Crafty Individual, and stamped a little message with an arrow pointing to the other page. I added some swirls using a stamp and a silver dabber.

Now this is where i kinda changed things up a bit, instead of doing it as a book, i glued the remainder of the pages together, and then cut a hole into the pages to place an item in, leaving a bit that acts like a door, so the item inside the book is a secret until opened. Almost like "the gun in the bible" like you see in old films lol. I decorated the door page by just using faded jeans distress ink and again used the silver dabber to stamp some swirls around the door. I used vintage photo distress ink on a brown cardstock cut to size and stuck on for the door, and stamped "LOOK" onto it. I added a brad and bit of ribbon so it could be opened easly.

Behind the door stuck into the gap, which i had again coloured using the silver dabber, i added an altered domino i had done using an invoke art stamp and coloured with sharpie markers.

Not bad for a first attempt on a board book i think :O)

The second thing i made was a Clock.

I altered a CD using caramel, wild plum and eggplant alcohol inks for the base colour.

I then stamped the wording CRAFT TIME using a black archival ink, which while it was still wet i rubbed over with a wet wipe.

Why did i do this, i hear you ask, after just stamping it... well doing this removes the black and alcohol ink below but leaves the letters intact, so you get a negetive kinda image, and in this case it allows the sparkle of the cd to come through. (not that you can see in the pic lol)

I highlighted the wording uing glossy accents and added a tiny clock face to the middle, of which i attached the actual clock movement throught a hole in the center, as the movement covered up most of the mini clock face image, i added number peeloffs so the time could be read properly.

(same clock in both images but in different light)

I was very happy with the way this turned out and think i shall be making a few more. I have been told by Claire that she was very happy with both pieces which make me smile.

xxx Hugx xxx

Ding Ding Round 2 - Tagged again!!!

Here we go again, been tagged my that pesky Pinkle again

Here are the Rules:

1. Link back to the person that tagged you.

2. Post these rules on your blog.

3. Share six unimportant things about yourself.

4. Tag six people at the end of your entry.

So here are my 6 completly useless facts......

1. As a kid i absolutly loved (and i mean loved )

Corey Haim

2. I used to have a cat called sammy

3. I now have Tropical fish

4. I am the most sarky bird you will meet, i know they say scarcasium is the lowest form of wit, but do i care lol

5. I am a certified Raver, when going out (even now) i dress up in fluffy boots and cyber gear.

I love to dress up.

6. I LOVE LOST, my OH brought me a DVD recorder just so i wouldn't miss it coz i work the nights it's on, bless him.

OI WAKE UP pmsl

The following peeps have the pleasure of going throught this now, SORRY! lol

Sam * Mezza * Wendy * Rachel * Angie * Shaz

xxx Hugz xxx

Card Creations

I am finding it hard to produce cards, this was mainly what i did untill about a year ago when i discovered altered art and how much fun it can be. Anyway, since starting my altered journey i have found it increasingly difficult to think of ways to incorprate my inky messy side into my cardmaking. I have made a few cards reciently that i am quite happy with though, and i thought i would share them...... What do you think ?

xx Hugz xx

Hosted Domino Swap

I reciently hosted a swap over on CraftSwap, here are the dominoes i altered.

I used alcohol inks for some of the backgrounds, a range of different stamps and sharpie markers to colour in, finished with both glossy and/or matt accents. I had alot of fun doing these little works of art.

xx Hugz xx

Canvas Club * 1st Swap

Yep you guessed it, yet another canvas, well i cant help it there addictive lol

This is the first, hopefully of many, canvas swaps.

Made especially for Hels

It is extreamly relevant to her as, if you've a regular to her blog you will know she is a Train driver.

I used vintage photo and walnut stain distress inks for the background, along with an expresso dabber and some distress embossing powders also in vintage photo. I tore a piece of Tim Holtz paper for one corner covered in glossy accents, added several junkitz tiles also using Tim's paper and glossy accents to stick. The largest of which i stamped the front bit of a train using black stazon. I used a model railway line, some old scrabble tiles and a rub-on (which i peeled from the backing and stuck on with matt accents), i finished by using an Invoke art stamp "ticket to ride" in the corner and all round the edges of the canvas, and added a metel train to the bottom corner. I am quite please with how it came out and hope Hels will be too.

And in keeping with the theme i also did a little card.

Very basic, just cut a square of Tim's paper, glossy accented the train and added a acetate verse i printed.

xx Hugz xx

My very first Canvas

I can now post a pic of the very first canvas i made knowing it is now in the safe hands of my dear friend Ann.

Inspired by Tim Holtz and the pieces he creates i though i would give it a go, i have used a mixture of gaming pieces and bottletops to create the wording and just inked the canvas with a vintage photo distress ink and dabber for added depth. Tearing an old bit of news paper and using Old Paper Distress ink to age it, added another element to the piece, i also used a Tim Holtz Stamp and finished with an old key and an UTEE jigsaw piece.

I am really chuffed with how this piece came out.

xx Hugz xx