Who's the lucky one?

Over on Grungy Monday the challenge this week is to use this Tim Holtz technique.

12 Tags of Christmas 2007, Day 7

I love how the background looks like molten larva. I went into distress ink frenzy, great messy fun.

Now you're most likely asking yourselves what this has to do with the title , unless your thinking only one lucky steampunk man will get the key but no that's not the reason.

I'm the lucky one as I won a wonderful prize from Linda on Twitter and these stamps are part of that prize. Thanks again Linda :-)

Papillon Tag

This week on Grungy Monday we've been challenged to do a dabber resist and perfect pearls. I've made my own sprays using perfect pearls and distress re-inkers from instructions Tim's March 2008 challenge. I've used my favourite Papillon stamp set and over stamped with Flourish and phrase stamps.

This also fits in with SSSSC where they want to see a flourish and I'd like to say a fond farewell to Wednesday Stamper, those challenges will be sadly missed.

Domino Dangly

I made this domino dangly for Francesca as a thank you for bringing me home from Artsycrafts. The domino was backed with paper and the fronts and sides dabbed with a few alcohol inks, I cut down a leafy charm and stuck that onto the the domino front and added further beads and charms.

I took these pictures in the evening so the lighting was poor.

The second photo gives a glimpse of the beautiful alcohol ink gold.

This fits in with the current challenge over on Happy Daze for Dangly things and also The Grungy Monday 13 using Tim Holtz alcohol inks.

Forum Birthday Card

This card is for my good friend Kaz, hope you had a good birthday moo. I've been saving this stamp for your birthday card.

Any back to the stamp it's another delightful stamp from the Cornish Heritage Farm "Little people" so unfortunately it's discontinued. I stamped onto very smooth card with memento ink and roughly coloured in with the Marvy le plume alcohol ink pens. These pens have a soft nib which are great for a watercolour effect but not so good with fine detail.

Papillon Box

When I saw the challenge on Grungy Monday I couldn't resist to take part, as it's my favourite Tim Holtz paint technique. I've combined this using one of my latest favourite stamps from Tim Holtz Papillon set which also fits in with SSSSC challenge.

Pine Box

Dabbers: Snow Cap; Sailboat Blue & Citrus.

Black Gesso

Clear EP

Various Tim Holtz stamps

ArtsyCrafts “Fresco Lifestyle" 3rd Project

This project was called let's get plastered and had me sent to the naughty corner lol At first I wasn't too sure about the lock when others had more interesting shapes but doesn't it look perfect with the stunning flower border. I shocked myself in choosing brown for this project not only is that colour outside of my comfort zone I really do have an aversion to most shades of brown. The London Night is a scrummy purply brown and the mushroom is that beautiful pink beige of real mushrooms, very aptly named.

I thoroughly enjoyed this artsycrafts event there were so many people there from previous events to catch up with plus a few new people to craft and party the weekend away with.

If you want to see any more details have a look at yesterday's post with links to Lin and Leandra's blogs and shops.

ArtsyCrafts “Fresco Lifestyle"

Day 1- We created the fabulous these wonderful inspirational boards using grunge board letters & numbers, idea-ology, Paperartsy dyes and the fabulous Paperartsy Fresco Paints and Fresco Crackle.

Day 2 Morning. We learnt how to paint and blend paints onto glass and to complete these little bottles we made these fabby flower tops.

Day 2 afternoon project will have to wait until tomorrow. My camera froze and is refusing to work!!

Many thanks to Lin of LB Crafts, Leandra of PaperArsty who together create these wonderful events, special thanks to Karen for going beyond the call of duty and to everyone else that helped in setting up. Not forgetting the wonderful little elf that kept the chocolate appearing on the tables, water buckets refreshed and had the most thankless job of washing the cut and dry.

If you're thinking about going to Warrington there is still a couple of places left.