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Hi There!

So we're coming up for

MOTHERING SUNDAY

which means that EASTER

won't be far behind and

there's always someone

with a BIRTHDAY or who

might need a THANK YOU

or a GET WELL SOON.

Greeting cards need

to be made.......

Hazel Harler has brought in

a beautifully simple card

to set you off for any occasion...

 "Hi all, I have a simple card to share

 with you today using just one small

stamp set, archival ink and

watercolour paints.

 I stamped and embossed the 

Woodware vase and flowers.

 I watercoloured the image then 

I masked of the flowers and vase and 

splattered some watercolour.

 I adhered the image onto some 

coordinating card and then onto a 

cream DL card blank."

Thank you Hazel for reminding us

that we don't need a huge amount

of stash to make a beautiful card

A set of these cards with

different coloured flowers

would make a useful gift too...

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

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Hallo Everyone!

How are you doing? Trust

all is well in your world

We have a lovely project 

today from Helen Chilton

it reminds me that Spring

is on its way...... Yayyy!!

"A small media board using Tando die cuts

and Lin Brown stamps

The possibilities here are endless;

just use whatever colouring mediums you

have to hand i.e pencils, crayons, Gelatos,

paints or even a mixture of all of

the above and once satisfied with

the colouring, assemble all the pieces

and glue them in place"

Thank you Helen for a bright and

cheerful project

A lovely way to use up all

those bits and pieces we

seem to accumulate on our

desks. 

Well, I think that will keep

me occupied for a while....

'Til tomorrow

Mickie xx

PS did I mention there are some super

Tando Creative items in the SALE?

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Hi There!

It is the last Sunday in the

month - nearly springtime 

How fabulous is that?  

Love it when the thick

waterproof, hat, scarf

and warm gloves become

superfluous to requirements

Makes leaving the house so

much quicker..............

Yes, I know, dream on ....

In the meantime Craftyfield

has discovered a new way 

of decorating greyboard and

chipboard ..........

"Did you know the Tando chipboard pieces

 can be embossed with folders? 

When I discovered this is possible, 

I saw them in a different light... 

With frames in particular, the added 

dimension gives them the look of ornate 

Vintage woodwork.

Today's project is showcasing this technique.

 First I painted the frame with several 

colours of acrylic paints, I was aiming for a 

Verdigris finish.

I embossed the frame in a Cuttlebug folder

 and applied Metallic Lustre to highlight

 the texture.

My frame is ready... 

I selected an image from PaperArtsy Hot pick 1207 

and stamped it with Versafine black. 

To age it, I used a mix of Antique Linen 

and Walnut Stain Distress inks.

 I created the background with layers 

upon layers of Distress Oxide inks 

in Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean and 

Scattered Straw. 

A bit of stencilling and stamping 

on top (PaperArtsy ELB33).

Finally, I picked the embellishments from 

my overflowing left overs bin.

There you have it a simple technique to 

jazz up these chipboards!"

Thank you Craftyfield, I love this

technique it adds interest to what

is often a boringly plain piece of

board!

I do enjoy Craftyfield's mini tutorials

don't you?  Just enough to inspire

the experimentation gene in us all

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

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Hi Everyone!

I'm here with something completely

different today.  I say, I am but it

is really Jane Castle who has

brought the project to us

I think you'll like it.....

"Hi everyone, hope today finds you all well

 and ready for some crafting ideas! 

I have often stamped an image onto a 

piece of calico material and then embroidered

 it so here is one I made today.

The image was stamped using Archival ink, 

I chose the cornflower blue as I wanted most 

of my stitching to be that colour. 

Once the flowers were embroidered and the 

tiny beads sewn on I frayed the edges. 

This was then sewn onto a piece of blue card

 which had the edges distressed.

A tag was made from the same card

 and heat embossed in white. 

Before attaching to my kraft card blank 

I added a wooden flower button but any 

embellishment could be used. 

To finish off I added some Treasure Pewter 

to the edges and some faux stitching 

with a white pen.

This idea could be used for the fast 

approaching Mother's day ----- stamp 

Mum on the tag or embroider Mum 

onto the material

'Bye for now

Jane xx

That is lovely Jane, thank you.

I'm thinking that could also be set into

one of those clear plastic frames and

used as a coaster....... or.........

stamped and embroidered onto one

of those calico bags ..........

Leave you with that

'Til tomorrow 

Mickie xx

PS the SALE is still on - take a look

you might well find a bargain or three.....

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Happy Friday Everyone!

In case you don't have a 

huge amount of time what

with preparations for the

weekend, shopping and

the like ........ 

I have a gorgeous birthday

card to share with you today

from Claire Jackson ......

"With spring just around the corner, 

I’ve returned to one of my favourite 

PaperArtsy Hot Picks stamps 

for a quick and easy birthday card.

First I stamped the flower and 

masked it off. 

Next I masked the top of the card 

and used Distress Oxide ink and stencils

 to build up the bottom strip. 

I used a damp baby wipe to

 knock the ink back in places.

Keeping the flower mask in place I 

stencilled the top portion of the card with 

a variety of Stampers Anonymous 

Tim Holtz layering stencils.

 I inked a Kaisercraft stamp with black 

Archival ink and pressed parts of it onto 

the card without using a block.

Removing the flower mask I used 

watercolour pencils to add a little shading

 around the flower and to the petals 

and to finish off the sentiment is a 

double die cut layered black over white.

You can vary the colours to make a 

card for almost any occasion."

Thank you Claire for a lovely

card.  Surprising how many

birthdays there are in February ....

Interesting to see what can

be done without using loads of stash!

'Til tomorrow

Mickie xx

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Hallo There!

As crafters, we tend not to

throw much away and often

have more than one use for

something which we take

for granted.

Angela Radford is with us

today with a beautiful card

"Hi all. 

I wonder how many of you use kitchen rolls 

to mop up your inks and paints, 

if the answer is yes then you'll like this. 

Don't throw them away just glue them 

to a piece of card and brush over a thin coat

 of white Gesso to blend the pieces together 

then stamp on Tim Holtz balloons.

Next, die cut these.

Use the same stamps to decorate

 a white card Blank. 

The black card uses the same stamps

 and was a piece I had left over

 from another project. 

Mount onto the card and arrange the diecuts. 

I used an embossing tool to shape the central

 balloon and completed the design with 

Stickles glitter glue and matching gems.

Finally I used the same stamps to embellish

 the inner page and the sentiment stamps 

are all Woodware. 

Happy creative week, Angela xXx"

Thank you for another of your

wonderful cards Angela.  You make

it all seem so simple and such a good 

idea to re-use the kitchen roll

'Til tomorrow

Mickie xx

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Happy Sunday Everyone!

Hope you are enjoying a warm

and cosy, relaxing weekend.

It is wet, cold and........yes, you've

got it..........blowing a hooley!

Anyone got just two of the three?

Aren't you the lucky ones?!

Take a look at Craftyfield's mini

tutorial using those lovely little

boxes from Tando

"Since the Craft Barn was having a sale

 in January, I grabbed a few bits and 

pieces... I wanted to explore the possibilities 

offered by the Cubbeys with aperture and 

this is what I made  

The cubbeys need to be slotted 

and glued together but, 

depending on your chosen finish,
you will need to decorate first. 

I decided to go for paper rather than 

paint as I love the look of the

 Kaisercraft Basecoat papers and thought

 they would be perfect for my "inside walls".

The photo shows the pieces already

 papered on one side 

(what will be the inside") 

and the outside papers ready 

to be glued on the made-up cubbeys.

 I wanted to exploit the apertures 

and decided to use acetate as windows. 

One is inspired by churches stained 

glass windows, another is looking out on 

a landscape, both stamped and

 coloured with glass paints. 

The third one is a piece of printed acetate.

 Of course the point of it all is to

 see the sun streaming through and

 projecting coloured shadows... 

I am planning to showcase my cubbeys

 on a window sill for free and eco-friendly

 lighting, but you could always place

 it anywhere with a small candle behind

 (electric preferably).

I placed a few embellishments I made 

with paper clay, some Kaisercraft flourishes 

and other crafty treasures from my stash

 on the larger side of the cubbeys."

Love the sun streaming through 

the windows Craftyfield.  Thank you

for this inspiring tutorial.

I'm sure you all know that the SALE 

continues throughout February.  I'm

off to see if anything more has been

added and of course I shall need to

check out the Tando section..........!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

PS:  If you need any clarification or 

extra information on any of the

projects we show, do please get in

touch.........