WOYWW 180 & NEC

Last weekend my crafty buddy Francesca and I went to the NEC, it was a pretty exhausting weekend mainly due to lack of sleep: firstly from the excitement the night before we left, then the very early start on Saturday morning to get there in time. Saturday was MANIC in the NEC so much so that they stopped people entering on two occasions during the day. Sunday was a much calmer day; people didn't seem so frantic and a fair nights sleep helped.

Oh my goodness me, as I was looking at top photo before uploading I realised that I hadn't included the pieces from the mini workshops plus a few more purchases:
Saturday using Pan Pastels, Graph-it pens, a shimmery medium (sorry I can't remember the name of it)
Sunday we managed to get onto two workshops firstly with Graphic 45 and lastly WOW. I'm looking forward to the weekend when I'll hopefully get a chance to play ;-)

If you want to join in or know more about WOYWW please hop over to see the lovely Julia's blog where you can find all the details. 

Crumpled Kraft Suede

Crumpled Kraft Suede technique taken from 

Tim Holtz: A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol. 2, page 40

This is the theme for this weeks challenge over on Linda's blog Studio L3

Which is Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique

I've been having a great time this afternoon making crumple Kraft Suede in all different colours, of course by the time I've got around to making this topper the light had faded so the background stamping isn't showing up. I love the effect of this technique, you just have to see it in real life to see the full beauty of it.