PaperArtsy Challenge - Pink & Orange

Hi,

It's a long time since I posted. I have been crafting but not as much as I wanted to. This year I will aim to blog on a more regular basis.

So onto todays post. Paperartsy have a challenge to use Pink & Orange. I decided to use my Elena Zuzinska stamps for the first time. Really had fun making this card and am looking forward to using her stamps again

Thanks for looking

Jo
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PaperArtsy Hearts challenge

Hi,

I didn't realise that I hadn't blogged in so long. I promise I have been crafting.

This is my entry to the PA hearts challenge. It is a Valentines card for my husband. I used Emma's stamps and Freco paints

I think I have overdone the white pen!!

Mothers day card

This is the card that I made my mum for Mothers day using the new Lin Brown stamps and paints, with some Ellen vargo & Sara mixed in the backgound.. I love the owl I can see me using him a lot. I really like how this has turned out and am thinking of creating a canvus in the same colours.

Thanks for looking

Jo

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Work Diary 2015

I brought a work diary for myself this year, with the intention of altering it. It has taken me until this weekend to do so. The original diary was black - note to self buy a lighter colour next year, took a few layers of chalk fresco paint to cover.

I used grunge paste through a JoFy stencil, and then painted the diary with Chalk.  I painted some white card with Bougainvillea, Dusty teal, and Guacamole mixed with Limelight. I then used JoFY stamps over the paints, and then out the flowers & leaves.

I then die cut some numbers to make the year and painted with Bougainvillea, I also stamped the small bee from the JoFY new plate. 

 I am not sure how long it will last in my work bag, but we will see.

I am entering this into the Paperartsy challenge which this time is - paints.

Thanks for looking

Jo

 

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea

Craft Room

Over on Twitter I was asked to share some updated photos of my craft room, and thought it would be easier to share on here.

 View from the door

 My work space  - with an extra large craft mat.

 Storage for Tim Holtz and other bits and pieces





My rubber stamp storage

 Dies & punches

Cutting workbeanch - underneath the hugh collection of items to alter! I need to get started on altering it.


Thanks for looking

Jo
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Inspired by Sarah - Paperartsy 3UP

Hi,

I was inspired by Sarah's use of crackle glaze and the colour panels that she put underneath - I had only used one colour at a time before, but liked the effect of the different.

You can see her post here.

I used some hearts that have been laying around for a while,

I started of painting my blocks of colour

I actually like the one on the right before I put the second colour of paint over.

A closer look at the cracks, you can see the different colours underneath but again the light is not very good.

 I wish you all a Happy New Year and I hope to be back to share more often with you in 2015.

Jo
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Inspired by Julie Ann - PA 3UP post

Hi,

Back again as promised, this time inspired by Julie Ann's use of shrink plastic. I haven't used this for while and took me a little time to try and find where I had carefully put it away in my craft room.

 Again I won't go into details of what I have done as you can find all that over at the Paperartsy blog.

I decided to make some shrink plastic hearts and stamp them with Darcy stamps. Painted with Claret fresco paint.

Sorry for the poor quality of pictures, very bad light here today.

Thanks for looking

Jo
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Inspired by Lucy - Paperartsy 3UP challenge

Hi,

I am still alive, but life seems to have got in the way of blogging.

Over the last week we have been treated to some fantastic projects from fans of the Paperartsy products on their blog. I have managed to get some time in my craft room to try out some of the techniques on show.

The first that I am going to show was inspired by Lucy who showed a technique using Stampboard and Portfolios. I won't show the technique as you can go over and see the post here.

I decided to give this try as I haven't used my Stampboard for ages and I have never used the Portfolios that I have had sitting around for quite a while.

I made a keyring using a JoFY mini stamp and I painted the back with Fresco paints and an Ellen Vargo stamp.

I also made another piece using a Darcy stamp. I am not sure yet what I am going to do with this yet so have not yet done anything with the back.


Hopefully will be back soon

Jo

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Masterboard Xmas cards

Hi,

Sorry for not blogging for so long :(.

I was inspired by a fellow PA twit Helen xmas cards that she made a couple of weeks ago with a masterboard which you can see here. I did make a few that were very simlar to Helen's but I also made a couple of different designs and colour ways. They were all using PA paints and stamps.

Sorry for the colours in the pictures but I couldn't get any better pictures due to the bad light.

 These were using JoFy Stamps & Tim holtz stencils

 These ones were using the new season paints, Lin Brown & JoFy stamps, and Tim Holtz Stencils.

Have now made all my Christmas Card (I hope) and will share the other designs this week.

Thanks for looking

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WOYWW 276

This is my first time joining in WOYWW, but have always enjoyed reading through the blogs. I am showing you today pictures of my new craft room. I am still trying to sort out where I am going to put everything, think I need to buy some more storage.

 Above and to the right are my workbenches for
crafting and my sewing machine. It already looks messey and I haven't even done any crafting.

This is one of the bookcases that I am filling with stamps & inks. I still have lots of stamps to put out so that is why I need more storage.



To the left is my collection of Fresco paints from Paper Artsy.



This workbench is my cutting/ die cutting station and is at a height at which I can stand at.

I am going to stop off at Ikea on the way home from Ally Pally on Saturday to buy some more bookcases.

Thanks for visiting

Jo

New craft space

Hi,

I haven't posted anything for an age, sorry. We moved in April and all my craft stuff has been packed up since before then :(.

I have a nice new workshop in the garden, which we have had to take the floor up and replace due to damp. This has meant delays in seting up my new space. Well we are nearly there so I thought I would show some photos.

 One of my cats, Mille decided to have a look at why I was so excited.

 New storage units - Think I may need to get some more.

The last is photo shows most of my craft stuff that needs to be unpacked. This week the worktops are going to be built, so I should be up & running soon, and hopefully have something to share with you all.

Thanks for looking

Jo

Inspired by Ellen - Paperartsy

Hi,

This week over on the Paperartsy blog, Ellen has been giving inspiration using her own stamps. Unfortunatley I have not yet received the sets that I have ordered (should be Thursday), so I have had to improvise.

I started by creating a background using the new JoFY paints and the brayer techinque that Ellen used.

I then cut into four pieces. I liked this way of making backgrounds and can see myself using this again and again.

For the first two cards I used two different Lin Brown stamps. One 

 directly on to the background and the other onto blackcard using the die that goes with the stamp. I have only put the sentiment on one card as I am still deciding on what to use the other on for.

 The other two backgrounds I have used the new stencils over the top one a Lin Brown & the other a JoFY. One I have left at this stage as I am not sure what to do with it. The other I have used a new JoFY stamp set to stamp ou some flowers.

Really enjoyed making these, and can't wait to get my Ellen stamps to have another go.

I have entered this project into Country view crafts Feb challenge which you can see here.

Thanks for looking

Jo

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Paperartsy inspired post

Hi,

A last minute inspired entry into the paperartsy competion. It was inspired by a post that Leandra posted a video for last week. I am not entirly please with my project so may go back and change it.I wanted to make a heart but I couldn't find any in my stash, so used a mirror that I picked up for 50p instead.

Jo
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Paperartsy Xmas cards- part 3

Hi,

I was on a roll earlier today making xmas cards. This one uses another of JoFo stamps from Paperartsy and a sentiment from Dylusions. I might give this to my Husband as he is always bah humbug around xmas time!

Stamped with Archival ink and coloured with watercolour pencils.

I'll be back soon to show the clock I made in an Andy Skinner workshop last week.

Thanks for visiting

Jo
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Paperartsy Xmas cards - Part 2

Following on from my earlier post, this card uses the same techinque but with a different stamp. The background is blue, but you cannot see that very well. I can see me using this techinque a lot on cards in the furture. Sorry for the bad photo. By the time I had finished it was getting dark. Thank you Joanne for the inspiration.



Thank you for looking

Jo
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Paperartsy Xmas cards - Part 1

Hi,

This week over on the Papersrtsy blog Joanne have been making Xmas cards that are quick to make in batches.

As I am a bit behind in my card making I decided to have a go making some.

This one is a copy of one of Joanne's cards, for details on how to make please go to the paperartsy blog here.

I really love the look of this card and have made another using different stamps, which I will post later tonight.

Thanks for looking

Jo
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My craft room

Hi All,

On twitter the other day, i was speaking about how much of a mess my craft room was and that I needed to tidy it up. I thought I would post a few photos to show how much of a mess it was!













Now I have to admit that my crafting stash has spread to other room including the living room, as can be seen below.

My plan is to tidy my today, before Matt gets home from cricket! Haven't started yet - so best get going.

Once it is all finished I will put a photo up - but don't hold your breath it may take a while!

See you soon

Jo
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My first bag

Hi All,

Thanks for all the lovely comments re. my last project.

Earlier this year I decided to buy myself a sewing machine. Now I don't have a great history with sewing machines, was rubbish using them at school, and used to staple my hems up when them came undone. But on one of the last Artsycraft weekends we used one to make a fabric book, which I really enjoyed.

I haven't really used it much (i.e. not at all apart from two basis classes at the local sewing shop), but decided to sign up to a bag making class. The class was a bit of a challenge but I really enjoyed making it, and will be making another one soon.

Sorry for the bad photos, was hard to take a photo of the bag. The bag has pockets both inside and out.


I hope to use my new found sewing skills ;) in another project soon


Jo
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