All You Need is Love!

Yippee.. Today you get to see some actual artwork... I've not been the best at blogging lately as I have actually been spending my time making stuff.. I know shock horror!!!
So today I wanted to share with you a piece I made for this months
Artistic Stamper Challenge,
It's been a while since i've joined in so when I saw it was 'Hearts & Flowers' the perfect project came to mind.
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Remember this:

Well I decided I needed to re-purpose it as it wasn't floating my boat any more so I ripped it apart, jiggled it about and came up with this.



I gave the whole thing a couple of coats of gesso, and then a top coat of 'snowflake' fresco finish paint with a a light rub of 'ruby' & 'white fire' treasured gold to highlight the die-cut texture I had added.

I embellished with a selection of fimo pieces that I had made {mini frames and wing}

Several hearts made from 'hearty clay' {which is a very lightweight fluffy airdry clay} which I painted with 'ruby' treasured gold.

And then I finished with a few pins & trinkets.
The inspiration for this piece was from me old young mate Hels who had a piece in the craft stamper a couple of months ago that was inspired by Finnabair.
But obviously i've given it my own twist.
I hope you have enjoyed the art today,
I'll be back again later this week with more as I have a few journal pages i've not yet shared.
Till then..
Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

WOYWW 191

Hay fellow desk hoppers, Just a quickie post from me today

As you can see I am still in full cuff making mode, I just finished 1 with another just needing a closure then they will both be going in my etsy store. And the 3rd still needs a lot of work!

I'm having lots of fun with these although all the hand sewing don't half hurt your fingers after a while lol.
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Oh I wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the good luck wishes for last weeks driving lesson, which did go ahead and despite the snow was a pretty good lesson, And I have another this morning so I best be off for now.
I'll be hopping round your desks later x
Till then
Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

Creativity Venture #1

Good Morning crafty peeps.
 I am back today with something a little different than my usual stuff.
I promised myself that 2013 was going to be my year for making fabric art as I have a ton of doilies i've been hoarding, but i've been a bit lax {ok scared} in actually getting started, So when I was given my first 'personal' challenge from an online art group i'm part of called "Creativity Venture" I was forced to make a start.
 I don't mean that in a bad way, I really needed the push and was so glad as I had tons of fun with the 2 projects I made.
My challenge was to make 2 fabric cuffs inspired by Pg 57 of the wonderful book
Layered, Tattered & Stitched by Ruth Rae.

The one above was created with felt, vintage doilies, junk jewellery and some stamped cotton.
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The one below was an old denim dungaree strap, a mix of several cut up vintage doilies and some coloured lace.

I like the denim one so much so that i'm keeping it but the other one I think i'll pop in my etsy store some time next week. Having no job is really starting to suck, so all the pennies I can make ATM is a big help!
{now in my Etsy HERE} Think I might be making a few more for the etsy when time permits.
Thanks for taking the time to come visit me, I really appreciate you stopping by x
Till next time...
Stay Inky 

♥ HUGZ ♥

Better late than never!

Hay Peeps

This post is a little late as my internet has been out for most of the day and I forgot to pre-schedule a post last night.

It's just a quickie to say that I have a bit'o'art over on the Snazzy's DT Blog

Here's a peek, please go have a look and show me some love x

I'll be back tomorrow with a proper post of some Fabric Art.
Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

Desk Hopping Day!

Hay fellow WOYWW'ers, can't believe this is my first desk hop of 2013
Been kinda busy with all things crafty and real life too!!
Here is my desk this morning.

Just my finished tag from this weeks PaperArtsy challenge, amoughtst other half finished projects that I really need to finish.
Keeping it short and sweet today as I have a driving lesson, which to be honest i'm hoping will get cancelled with all this slush and ice on the roads but we'll see.
I'll be visiting your desks later today
So till then..
Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

Inspired By:

This week it's the lovely Linda Cain who is showcasing her PaperArtsy styling.
I totally loved the colours on Linda's first tag so set to work making one of my own

I used 'haystack' 'smoked paprika' 'claret' 'hyde park' 'limelight' and 'baltic blue' Fresco's and then I dipped into my basket of 'ink and the dog' stamps and found the 'eclectic 6' plate.
Instead of stars {like on Linda's tag} I used my white pen to highlight some of the image.
And finished with a stamped fragment tied on with string.
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 This is also my Anything but a Card entry for their 'Tie It Up' challenge.
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I'll be back again soon with more art as I have been rather busy making, and just had no time to photograph!
Till then Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

Alpha Challenge:

C is for..... Confused.
Are you?
The Craft Barn Alpha Challenge is on it's second letter of C this fortnight and as soon as I saw the word, well you can tell what popped into my mind!

I drew my confused . com gal in pencil first then coloured her in with portfolios, blending with both water for the hair and face to get a cleaner line, and just my fingers for the background.

 {this is a disclaimer to say I am in no way connected to the .com site}
I wasn't too sure about the page when I started it but as I added colour and finished it up I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked the end result.
Thanks for stopping by x
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Oh but before you leave if you fancy seeing some more art, then hop on over to the Snazzy DT Blog where i'm showcasing my first DT project of this year,
here's a peek to entice you

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Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥