Quick update

Sorry I haven't blogged, but there's been so much going on I simply haven't had time. Little man has gone back to school after a busy summer holidays, but the transition in to yr2 hasn't been smooth. So there have been lots of meetings with teacher etc. On a crafty note I have had some magazine work and been published and I'm now on the DT for a local scrapbboking store, papermaze. I'm so honoured to have been asked, so if you want to see my latest page check our the papermaze blog.
Will get round to posting some creations when life is a little calmer

paperartsy challenge fabric hanging

The very talented penny nuttall did a fab wall hanging and this is my take on her challenge. I have used fresco paints along with Wendy vecchi flower stencil and the JOFY stencil. . Machine stitched round the edges, hand sewn the centres with scruffy French knots and added some brown buttons.

I was hoping to do more to it but unfortunately my 5yr old has the dreaded chicken pox, so it been all hand on deck here. with cool baths and some Aloe Vera gel.

paperatsy challenge

Penny Nuttall had been the GD for this weeks paperarsty challenge and she did a lovely dimensional piece using Darcy stamps and as I don't have those in my collection and wondered how I could interrupt  what she made.

So again I have used my JOFY stamps and a gate die to make a secret garden. was hoping to complete some of the other challenges but I have simply run out of time.

 

paperartsy challenge part 2

another take on Keren Bakers card with frames, using new paperarsty stamps and dylusions inks.

 

 

 

 

paperartsy challenge

Keren Bakerr paperartsy challenge GD has done some super cards and this inspired me to make a tag using JOFY stamps

 

scrap365 challenge

Not the best of pictures taken with my camera. Anyway scrap 365 challenge sketch.and I was able to use some of my left over papers from crate paper DIY shop collection. a less fussy layout for me but it still took me all day to do

paperartsy 3 up challenge

 

paperartsy have had a there 3 up challenge, showcasing many artists  examples of inspirational work using the new paperartsy stamps. so I decided to give it a go using small journaling pockets to display my takes on there projects. As I have some of the new JOFY stamps along with some old paperartsy stamps i decided that would be the way I would go. I used some fresco paints dylusions inks, distress ink and some old green papers from pink paislee  to create my montage . I ran out of time to do the last card.