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Hallo Everyone!

There's a bit of theme

going on this month....

something to do with

hearts....................!

In case you hadn't noticed

it is time to make that

(or even those) Valentine

.......

Helen Chilton is going to

start us off with a lovely

tag:

"Very simple background using Distress inkpads

 on a craft mat and then glossy card dipped in.

I've used some washi tape to add extra 

details and finished with some hardware.

The stamp itself is one of the newer

 Woodware ones and comes as 7 separate 

stamps so you can build your house 

as you please."

Thank you Helen. I like the

simplicity of this tag

So Everyone - all you need is

a stamp/stamp set, a

couple or three ink pads

and a few spare minutes.....!

'Til tomorrow

Mickie xx

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Hi There!

Have you noticed that

scrapbooking is making a

bit of a come back?   

Not surprising really with

all the gorgeous papers 

we have now that are crying

out to be used.  Anyone

remember when we just used

to stroke them?...................!

Louise Thomson is sharing a

beautiful page with us today:

"If I were a more decisive person this 

would have been a nice quick make but

 as it is it has been on my desk for 

most of a week while I arranged and 

rearranged the bits on it.

 It is made using up scraps of the lovely

 Graphic 45 papers. 

I added Sizzix die cuts embossed with aged 

embossing enamel and doodling in fineliner. 

I few little other bits and pieces added 

texture along with a picture of the pup to finish."

Thank you Louise.  Love the pup,

not to mention the page!

There are lots of lovely 12x12 pages 

on offer in the SALE Perfect for anyone

who wants to take up scrapbooking

'Til tomorrow

Mickie xx

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Hi Everyone!

Greetings from a wet and

soggy shore

It's blowing a hooley outside

........again!  Raining too. 

Now that's perfect crafting

weather so Claire Jackson has

brought her antidote to the

miserable weather

"An open, line drawing stamp is perfect

 for this technique. I’ve used the 

Woodware Bubble Bloom Felicity stamp. 

First I stamped the flower in 

black Archival ink onto Yupo synthetic paper.

 It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t totally dry as 

the next step is to add alcohol ink.

 I used different tools to drop alcohol ink

 onto the paper, controlling the size of

 the drops (cotton buds, paint brush, pin). 

A tiny drop of blending solution will

 push the ink back to give a paler spot.

To create the sky I gave the paper a wash of 

blending solution and dropped on the blues. 

To create the grass I first used a cotton bud 

and then drew in some grasses with 

alcohol markers.

 I also added alcohol marker around the 

flower and finished off with white gel pen highlights. 

To stop the ink continuing to slowly migrate

 I sealed it with a spray fixative.

I haven’t decided yet where it’s going to 

end up so haven’t added a sentiment...

maybe I’ll leave it as it is.

 What do you think?"

Many thanks Claire - I don't think it

needs a sentiment and would

look lovely in a frame.  It certainly

brightened my day!  

Woodware Stamps are on SALE

do go and check them out

'Til tomorrow

Mickie xx