Tag & Card

Afternoon Blog Land. We have sun today, it actually feels like a beautiful Spring day I am inspired to work. (although I am also inspired to go out) mmmm what to do? I have a wonderful delivery from LB Crafts I orderd some stamps from Oxford Impressions I love there stamps but they are quite hard to get hold of in the UK as not many stock them, now LB do stock them (but they are not on their online shop) Thats why I have put both links up (they should both pay me commision, I am not connected in any way to either company lol) so if you like some OI stamps have a look get the name then call up LB and order over the phone if they are in stock they are super quick! if not they will call you when they are. So I have two super new OI plates Marie Antoinette & and Alice plate now they are so much bigger than I was expecting so It will take me a while to cut up and mount them (only have enough mount for one plate, disaster!) flippin heck So sorry for waffling, on to my tag!

The tag is called 'The Works' (I'll explain later) it's for Tuesday Taggers with anything as long as it's a tag! and Tag It On (TIO)  With the Title 'In the City'.Over at Something Completely Different (SCD) this weeks letter is B and I have used lots of 'Blue' on this tag. And finally Timbroscrapmania This is a new challenge blog on their 2nd week and this week the theme is 'Distressing'.

I really enjoyed making this tag. I can't tell you how pleased I am with the results too! I have used my own template for the tag and then some cream cardstock. I used the wonderful THs DIs and got to work. Then I cut up a Christmas stamp so I could use the buildings alone (that was hard to do my poor stamp!) stamped then I got some of the TH sprockets & Gears covered them in versamark then black stazon ink stamped & heated. This is to signify the working city and that sometimes you yourself feel like a machine work sleep work sleep. I wanted to put another sentiment on at one point 'Work to live not live to work' but went against that in the end. I kept thinking of the song by Queen from the album 'The Works' Title of the tag.

In the top left hand corner is a small (moon) clock that work is ruled by time now and even if your not in the city you are on call with mobiles and e-mail and time is of the essence, hence also the clocks on the right hand side. I suppose I wanted to say with this tag don't become a machine remember what's important in the REAL world don't get caught up in the have to have the big house the flash car etc or all you will do is work and have lots of material things but your children will grow and resent you you won't know them, they won't know you! they may well have the extra lessons ballet, karate, or what ever else but a simple picknic and a wonderful few hours with you is what they really want. I could waffle for ages about the wonderful picknics we had at our local park the kids still remember them.

On to the card, The Play Date Cafe I missed the dead line for the PDC yesterday and I really did love the colours and thought my Match Box would be a bit different for their challenge lol but I was LATE well not this week I have the colours in this card. Totally Gorjuss theme is texture lots of this with the Distress glitter and embossing. Ginger Snaps Creations (GSC) is focusing on Growth this month and this week it's 'The good Earth' I had lots of fun looking at photos of the Earth on google but went with a tree in the end no trees no Earth!The Wednesday Stamper (TWS) Are also focusing on 'Trees' this week.  And although it's a simple card I quite like the end result.

Here is a close up of the tree on the card. I started with Cream card stock used some Stampin' Up inks in various colours, Used a sponge to get the distress look, stamped my tree and then used Disterss stickles. It's a simple card you could use for many occasions I am thinking Birthday, Thank You etc I do hope you like todays offerings I am going to be busy creating so may be gone a day or two I will still be popping to your blogs though looking at your fabby work. I have some more new followers you are most welcome and I have also started following a few more blogs so have a look and see if you can find a blog you haven't tried before you may find some gems, well I certainly think so. Love Dawn xx

Items Used:- Stamps, Paper Artsy, Crafty Indiviuals. Card stock, SU. Inks SU, stazon, white gelly roll pen & Tim Holts DI Ranger. SU eyelet & Ribbon. Making Memories mini Alphabets.

Magnolia special monthly challenge!

 

Firstly can I say a big hello to my new followers so nice to have you join my crafty journey. Do you like it? I thought I would have a go at the special monthly challenge over at Just Magnolia and it's to follow Dena's TENT card, not come across this before so though, "in for a penny in for a pound" I'll have a go,  I seem to be trying lots of new things out so why not this lol.

There are quite a few photos of this card so I thought I would shrink them a wee bit. There is so much detail I just had to take a few more photos than usual Hope you don't mind! Can you see the chip board flowers in the back? They took ages lol I got some of Tim's alcohol inks and got cracking. Then some of his stamps and some stazon on and there you go chip board flowers, I was going to save them for the front of a card, then thought what the hell lets splurge and but them in this back ground lol.

You can goto to the blog with the above link for the tutorial of how to make the card, it's  very simple when you know how ;0) so I made a size that would fit the envelopes I had lol 5x5 it's very easy to adjust so why not have a go?

Aren't these butterflus yummy? They are cut out of Craftly Individuals (CI) DP I have seen a lot of butterflys floating around, must be the time of year. I would like to get some feather ones so I will have to keep my eyes peeled. Do let me know if you find any thing?

 

Here she is making another appearence (the one of the two Magnolias I own) I am having to stop the crafty spending for a wee while, went a bit daft last month lol but I think I will be getting some of the Easter ones of these Magnolias they are just too adorable.

  

Love these Tickets more versitile than I thought really. More butterflys, and some distress stickles to add to the colour of the card. I wasn't going to get the DS but I am glad I did now. I have used them loads already! Well I hoped you like the card pop along to have a look at the DT they are very good as I am sure you know. I am off to get all grungy now and make something messy! Thank you for following and commenting they give me more enthusiasum for making stuff, I really appreciate the comments you leave ( I wish this had a spell checker I am sure I have miss spelt some words any way can't be perfect lol Love Dawn xx

Items Used:- Alcohol Inks, Distrss Stickles, Card stock Stampin' Up! DP, Crafty Individuals.  Chip board Flowers, Janet's crafts. Chain & Jump ring Zoe Bunny Crafts. Stamps Tim Holts Y Crafty Indviduals. Brads, e-bay. Ticket Tim Holtz. think thats every thing let me know if you need any more information.

Lost Love!

 

Hi have been playing again today with so much stuff, I have been doing something for my GDT appearence on Tuesday Taggers (how cool?) I am very excited about this I can tell you! But enough of that for now on to this for Gothic Arches It's amazing where a few ATCs can lead too isn't it? The theme is Paris Exposition! so here is my little effort. I have entiltled it 'Lost Love' And I have been looking at some of the entries and they are wonderful so pop round a few new blogs if you have the time some wonderful stuff worth looking at!

Any one recgognise my inchie making an appearence? lol I may even make a card from this ATC. I have some very glittery ribbon and pleated it, stapled it in the middle and popped it on this sweet photo from CI, she looks so French I thought she would fit in with the title I came up with she looks kinda sad, wistful almost.

One more close up! and that's your lot ;0). Have you noticed I have used the negitive hearts from the left over punch to look like the love is floating away like confette! Ok you must of had enough of me today as this is my second post, well I already sheduled one for tommorow and I really wanted to share this with you too. Love Dawn xx

Items Used: DP K&Co. Card stock, SU. Ribbon stash, Lace from wild Orchid craft. Pebble, Prima. Photos from Crafty Individuals.Distress ink, oh and I used a marther stewart punch.