summer for OOAH

Hello hello hello and welcome to Annie, that makes 99 followers :)
Seems ages since I have made something for a challenge and I see the lovely ladies at OOAH have a summer challenge and inspiration suddenly hit at about 10.30 last night with an "I wonder" I'm not sure if I have seen it done before as who knows what we absorb when blog hopping.
I've striped the top off of some corrugated card and painted it white I then inked up my embossing folder and run it through the big shot yeah it work ! what I mean is I got the result I was hoping for, which was creating a depressed printed image whist still leaving the texture of the of the corrugated card, then added some soft subtle inks to create a soft romantic feel of summer. I liked it so much I didn't to overload it so rooted about in my polymer clay bits box and added the bird and flowers .

 

 

I'm pleased with it though not with the photos :(

Hope you like to too and thanks for popping by :)

 

 

Could do better !

Yes I think we crafters could make a better job of creating a cabinet of curio's than this one I saw in a museum on a mini break the OH and I took to Bath.
Just think of the fun a group of crafting friends could have over a  weekend. What say you ? :)

 

The rest of the museum was wonderful with interesting displays and a theme of eye ball  photographs dotted around .
We had a lovely time and saw all the usual sights though I didn't drag Keith around the Fashion museum
Thank you for popping by :)

Craft-room Bingo Challenge

It's wonderful to have been asked to be a guest at Craft-Room Challenge for August

I have managed to avoid doing a bingo challenge up till now, so a first for me.

I have gone for butterfly, mask and lace

 

 

I have used the same prima mask for  my background and foreground with inks and paints, the blue butterfly had been triple embossed and stamped into and just to finish it off a tiny piece of lace has been tucked behind on of the squares.

Their sponsors for this month are Sweet Poppy stencils

 

One for 3

Have you seen it's a technique challenge over at Artful Times and at Fashionable Stamping it's Flora and Fauna and at Ali Craft  it's butterflies so I have combined the three.
Despite how wonderful the weather has been I've not seen that many butterflies about, so thought I would make some of my own.
The technique is masking and just takes a little planning for me, first on scrap paper
then onto the card

 

I finished off by masking the whole design and adding a soft green ink to make it really pop against the white of the card

 

 

Steampunk

Hello to you all on this beautiful sunny day.
Still playing with polymer clay here and have been making hair barrettes, one of which  is in the steampunk style, I've used stamp and moulds to create my images.

 

I did contemplate adding colour but decided to leave it black so maybe the next one will have distress colours

 

I'm linking this to ABAC who's theme is steampunk

 

Thanks for popping by :)

 

Summer Sizzler ?

I vaguely remember what a summer sizzler is, something to do with being to hot to move I think so hope this card I have made for another male friend who is a little treasure and drives Becky, Sue and I about to craft fairs as my car only a 2 seater

On Sunday Sincerely Yours had there first fair at Portsmouth and our local craft shop (Pickwell Farm) had it's first ever stand a must to visit if your in the area :) ,now she sells a lot of Tando and guess who she had demoing.......................... the Lovely Di and what did Di have that fab Daleks made by Mark

Country View Challenge ............Summer sizzle
Simon Says Stamp and Show .............Anything goes
Come and Get Challenge ....................Masculine cards