Just For Fun - Anything goes

This is my entry for this weeks

Just For Fun

which was 'Anything goes'

I made this for my friend who had a photograph

of herself with her sisters with these fabulous masks on them,

and she was stuck for an idea to show the photograph.

The design came together brilliantly and I titled it

'Girls Just Wanna have Fun'

which is exactly what they were doing .

I added some rubber stamped masks which I got from Scrapz and a stamped chandelier on a tag to help add a little glitz i dotted some stickles on the masks.
 I used Bazzill Random Striped Glaze - Pomegranate  which was an excellent base
for the gold and glitz of the layout.
The large mask was from a scrapbooking magazine featuring a range of masks and backing papers all in that theme.

Thank you for stopping by my blog as always its much appriciated.

JFF - Steampunk

This is my entry for this weeks Just for Fun

which is Steampunk.

How on earth it turned out as light as this I really dont know ...............
I inked my atc with distress Inks then added the cogs using a Tim Holtz mask,
stamped on my Victorian Gentleman, added this lovely key which was from Scrapz
(Karen has a fantastic range of charms , just perfect for every occassion) and some grungeboard wings inked down with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink, and finally my quote.

Like I said it was my intention that it would look alot darker than this.......but it wasnt meant to be .
Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a lovely weekend.....think of me im working

The Scrapbook Garden - Birthday Book

This is my 8th design from the Scrapbook Garden

kit 3

Ive tried to make this birthday book completely

from papers form the Basic Grey Sweet Threads pack.

With the exception of the actual book which was made

with my Bind-it-all , some Prima flowers

in vintage green some liquid pearls of which you can find a fab selection here

and some rubber stamped quotes from my collection

all of the pages have included die cut shapes using the

Basic Grey Sweet Threads paper pack.

Ive often been asked to make a mini book that is ready

 to just accept some photographs by people

who are not crafters, but then thought this was

actually a good idea to make to give someone as a gift

enabling them to choose their favourite pictures to be included in it themselves.

The pages dont need alot of decoration like a Scrapbook

just something to enhance the photos , whatever the size.

I used a bind-it-all perspex cover so that the design

on the front page could be seen.

I thought a birthday book would be a good idea

as I for one am always forgetting birthdays .

I started by punching the holes in my pages , I chose black pages

so that the colourful papers from the Basic Grey Sweet Threads

stood out well.

I cut out some months of the year to put onto the alternative pages

to record the birthdays .

I decided to make these pages all very similar and added

the flowers and some punched butterflies to each

of them. I added the liquid pearls to the centre of the

flowers and left them to set overnight.

I also cut a selection of long tags to have between the pages.

I decided to put my quotes on these just in case

when the photos were added the quotes didnt quite match up.

I fastened them into the bind-it-all wire and placed them at

various heights in various pages. I also added some ribbon to them to finish them off.

I then went on decorating the pages with various die cuts using the

colourful papers.

I tried to keep the die cuts to a minimum

leaving plenty of room to add photos if needed

I finshed by adding a handmade label to the back cover.

Im pleased with my little birthday book Im sure it will come in very handy.

I imagine I will make more of these for little gifts

Thanks for stopping by my blog as always its

much appriciated.

The Scrapbook Garden - Music Icon Card

This is my 7th project for this months

design kit for the Scrapbook Garden

Here Ive been working with one of the fab Tando Creative Masks

I used the Musical Mask  which was just perfect

for a special someones birthday.

I started with some Dovecraft cardstock in Whipped Cream

and placed my mask over the card.

My initial idea was to use one colour of Distress Ink

to colour over the mask, but then i added a 2nd , and a 3rd

and 4th .......until I go totally carried away and lost count with

how many colours Id used as the colours just all blended together

creating a very rich colour in itself.

I was very pleased when i lifted the mask from the card.

The deep tones were perfect for what i needed.

I used some Blue Dotted Swiss 12 x 12 and some Gold card

from my stash and matted the Music Panel.

I added one of the dominoes I altered earlier using the

Mountain Rose Alcohol Ink you can find a range

of inks here , added the name David and that was

it all done.

The card has been sent to the David Eseex Fan Club

and along with others and will be put into a leather wallet and

sent off to him from his fans for his birthday.

Im sure you have all seen him lately in Eastenders

and anyone who knows me well will know

ive been a fan since I was 14 years old.

I hope he likes his card, and if he messages me and asks

about it I will be sending him to the Scrapbook Garden

for the Tando Mask and Inks so he can make one just like it lol.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and for leaving a comment its much appriciated .

The Scrapbook Garden - Fridge Magnet Card

This is my 6th project for this months design kit

for The Scrapbook Garden

One of the little gems in this months kit was a bottle of

Ranger Alcohol Ink in Mountain Rose

I started by inking some dominoes and embossing them with images .

Taking the one that I had used the Mountain Rose Ink on

I then stamped it using the centre of the rubber stamp

from last months kit which was

a flower within a flower- Autumn Leaves

I used stazon Ink as it needs to be permanent ink to dry correctly

I added 3 adhesive magnets to the back of it.

Next I used some Bazzill Dotted Swiss paper

you can find a range of colours here

Added some magenta coloured card from my stash

The some paper from the

Basic Grey Sweet Threads Paper Pack

and some beautiful

Bazzill Tulle Ribbon

On the same paper I stamped my 'Happy Birthday'

and mounted it on the navy dotted swiss cardstock.

I attached the fridge magnet with adhesive pads

Lastly I used some die cut corners to finish the whole thing off

The tulle ribbon is gorgeous

Ive added some from each colour to my stash as I was so pleased

with it when it was in the last kit.

It ties beautifully first time around so theres no

worry about having to get it tied right.

These papers are so lovely and work equally as well when matched with dark cardstock as they do with delicate cardstock, for male or female projects .

Why not pop over to The Scrapbook Garden and have a look at the range you wont be dissapointed.

Thanks for stopping by my blog , its much appriciated , Happy Crafting.......

JFF - Getting Tangled up , Doodles

This is my entry for this weeks Just for Fun

which is Getting Tangled up - Doodling

I used a die cut from my stash with a jigsaw theme

and a large jigsaw piece from a punch that I have.

Completed my doodling on both pieces and the larger of the

 two had a circle cut from the centre

so I placed the smaller piece on adhesive pads to raise it

above the other. (Hope thats clear)

On this 2nd picture I noticed the bit where I had

added my initials which put me in mind of a

doodle my daughter did a few weeks ago.

My Son was so over the moon with her design

he had it tattooed onto his leg

As you can see its the full size of the top of his leg

two of the tiny turtles in the design

have my daughters initials in them.

It took 5 hours to tattoo onto his leg but it looks very good.

Mind you I bet he doesnt get my doodle tattooed

its not anywhere near as good as hers.

Thanks for stopping by my blog its always appriciated .

The Scrapbook Garden - Summer Birthdays

This is my 5th project from this months

design kit for the Scrapbook Garden

They are all made from papers from the

Basic Grey Sweet Threads Paper Pack

These ones all have a lovely delicate summery feel to them

and i thought they were perfect for summer birthdays

Thanks for stopping by my blog its much appriciated.