Prima SHE dolls

This week I have been trying out my new Prima She doll stamps which I think are fab, they are  especially good because after watching some Christy Tomlinson videos on You a Tube I wanted to have a go at some SHE art using mixed media but am totally hopeless at drawing!
The 1st picture will probably become the next page in my art journal, it is my 1st attempt at this style of crafting and I took a hint or 2 from Christy to begin with and then just sorted added a bit more paint, glitter and another newfound favourite - my newly purchased Modge Podge.  The text came straight to mind when I asked myself  'what would others think? ' because as we all now craft is all down to the individual, plus it also sums me up quite well.
The 2nd picture is of a card I made today using one of the matching tags which I have stamped on using the gorgeous Grunge stamp set from Stampin Up. Scraps of paper came in really useful too as they are great for using as dolls clothing. To finish I added some gems across the neckline and sprayed with mica powder for a slight shimmer effect. Can see me using these stamps a lot in the future.
Well that's it for tonight, nearly time for the final episode of Downton.

Karen xx

I am me

Whilst listening to the rain outside I have finally completed the scrap pages from a class held by one of my crafty friends 2 weeks ago. The papers are all from the I Am Me range by Stampin Up and there is also hints of the new Dictionary and World Map stamp too used as background pieces. I love the Simply Stars stamp set too but am resisting the urge to add it to my collection for the time being.
Hope you like the pages, they do a great job of demonstrating how many pages you can make  without using too much paper & also shows you  can still create a page using the leftover scraps ( see last page).

Thanks for looking in
Karen x

Postage Stamp papers scrap page

Evening anybody calling in to take a peep

Hope everyone's had a good day despite it being a miserable cloudy Monday and not the sunny one we were promised. Today's page is using Postage Stamp papers from Stampin Up that I really love, well actually I'm guessing on the name because I've had them a while and know they co-ordinate with a stamp set of the same name. As usual I struggled trying to match photos with papers and cards so this took me a while to get together, the wording letters are actually from a piece of G 45 paper I had left over and luckily the word Mexico doesn't have any duplicate letters so it worked out quite well.  I wasn't sure everything really worked together but in the end I went with it as it took me so long to get there.

Hope you like it

Karen

Scrap page

Hi Again

Finally today I m able to attach photos to my blog, not sure what went wrong before but fingers crossed problem has been fixed. Finally got my craft room sorted out this week and so had a quick half an hour finishing this page from our holidays last year. Sat here wishing I was back there again!

Anybody not been to Thailand should give it a go, it's a really lovely place to visit and the food and people are great too.

Oh no struggling with pics again, think I'll need to seek some blogging advise from one of my crafty friends soon!!

Hey presto, many frustrated moments later page achieved.

Bye for now
Karen

Graphic 45 Xmas Cards

Hi Everyone, hope you're all having a good chilled out Sunday & looking forward to the week ahead. I'm having problems attaching photo's on the blog today so am hoping this will work. These are a few Xmas cards made with scraps left from another G45 project, love these papers so much had to try and use every bit. I have added glitter, glossy accents to bits n pieces but not sure they show so well on the pictures.

Thanks for having a look
Karen x

Xmas Cards

Well while all my crafty friends have got stuck into Catherine's September scrap page I have been busy making some cards with my new Xmas papers and Stamps from Stampin Up.
Here is today's cards and one I made last weekend that I haven't had chance to put on yet.
Scary it's September today & X Factor started last night so the Xmas countdown is on its way!

Finally managed to attaced pics 2 weeks later, hope you like them

Karen x

G45 A Ladies Diary

Happy Wednesday Everyone

It's  been a while but have been taking advantage of our recent heat wave I'm afraid, too good to miss even for crafting! This is a page using leftovers from a G45 project and I'm pretty pleased with the result especially as the scraps were originally veering towards the rubbish bag. I added a little extra to the page by using a doiley courtesy of a recent Indian and also a Kaisercraft wooden flourish that I painted and glittered, the tag is from Stampin Up and is a great addition to any page. The photo is from my younger days taken by a work colleague on a day out to Stratford Upon Avon, our company had a boat in the annual boat race so it was a good day that of course a bit of drinking on the river edge whilst cheering the team on.

Enjoy the rest of the week & hopefully I'll be back soon
Xx