CHRISTMAS AT SWEET STAMPIN' CHALLENGE - Anything Christmas Goes

I am so delighted to be here today to share my card for  http://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/.  Full details can be found by clicking the above link

This time I have an altered album to share.

Again I have used items from Wild Orchid Crafts. Crafteezee (formerly Noor Design UK) and my stash.

It would be lovely if you could find time to pop over and see the amazing work of the Design Team, and even better if you were to take part in the Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Judy x

CHRISTMAS GIFT BAG

Morning everyone

I have a photo of a Gift Bag which I made to share today.

Yes this is a stamped image!  One I coloured up some time ago, but that will come as no surprise to you!  It is an old Magnolia stamp.

This was very much made from my stash.  The embellishments were from Wild Orchid Crafts and Noor Design UK.  You will just be able to see the Structure paste from Dutch Doobadoo on the flowers I think.

Thanks for stopping by,

Judy x

BABY ALBUM

Morning everyone

I hope you all had a good weekend.

I thought I would start the week off with something different.  I have here an Altered Album to share which I made a little while ago.

I used Lemoncraft papers and other embellishments from Wild Orchid Crafts and Noor Design UK.  Anything else came from my stash.

And a close up view:

As always, thanks for stopping by,

Judy x

ALTERED JOURNAL

Morning everyone

I am here today with another altered journal I made recently.  This will be going to the Craft Fairs this weekend with me.

This ws made using things from my stash, but I can tell you the papers are from a Heartfelt Creations pad.

I hope you like it, thanks for looking and Happy weekend to you all.

Judy x

ALL LINED UP

Hello everyone

I am here with another altered notebook/organiser.  This is one I made for the Craft Fairs and again I was using up some of my stash.  I just love using up stash and scraps!  But then a lot of you will already know this!

The image was a scrap from a sheet of paper, which one?  I am sorry I do not have a clue!  But isn't it lovely!  You will see there is a little bit of Mixed media amongst this too, and although it does not show there is also quite a lot of Durch Doobadoo Structure paste texturising it up (is that a word? - well it is now!). 

The Challenge at Frilly and Funkie is entitled 'All Lined Up', well as you can see the paper has lines on it, so I would love to enter this into this lovely Challenge here at http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/all-lined-up.html

As always, thanks for looking,

Judy x

FRILLY & FUNKY - ALL IN THE FAMILY CHALLENGE

Hi everyone

Well when I saw the Challenge theme at Frilly & Funky I knew right away what I wanted to do.  This is an altered Family Organiser which I made recently.

And yes, it is another item I made using up my stash.  I had no idea what I was going to do with this when I sat down so I just let it take its own course.

I would love to enter this into the Challenge at http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/all-in-family.html# 
where the theme is 'All in the Family' 

As always, thanks for looking,

Judy x

Altered shabby Notebook

Hello again

As you know it is the Craft Fair season for me again.  I have only booked a hand full of fairs this year and this is one of the altered Notebooks I have made for my stock.  To be honest I am not sure I want to part with it! lol - but I will!

This sortof took its own shape using lots of lace, flowers etc from my stash, and those lovely pearls came from a friend at Christmas.  Love those!  eBay had a hand in some of the laces.

As always thanks for looking

Judy x

ALTERED NOTEBLOCK NUMBER 2

Hi everyone

I have been enjoying making stock for the forthcoming Craft Fairs this Summer.  Having picked up one or two Noteblocks to alterm you know how it is, they sat looking at me for a while, but once I got going there was no stopping me.  So this is my second one.

As you know, I love using up scraps, and this is what I did here.  I now desperately need more shabby ribbon from Live and Love Crafts, and my flowers are looking very depleted from Wild Orchid Crafts too.  I get most of my lace locally.  We are lucky enough to have a lovely little dressmaking shop and the owner will order things for me if she can get hold of them.  Everything she stocks is of the finest quality though, particularly her bridal laces, so I am so lucky because it means I can see things in the flesh before purchasing.

I think the papers are Lemoncraft which are available from Noor Designs Uk.

As always, thanks for looking

Judy x

ELABORATE TEXTURE

Morning everyone

I am an early bird this morning.  I was wide awake at six o'clock so I snuck onto the computer, and the rest is history.

I have a large altered Notebook/Journal/organiser, whatever you want to call it, to share today.  I won't bore you with lots of photos today, but each divider inside was decorated too.  It took me forever!

I absolutely loved making this and went a bit over the top on the texture but I was so pleased with the finished result.

So, I have a question?  what is your favourite colour?  I am quite surprised how many people say blue when asking this question to my friends.  I didn't realise there are so many 'blue ladies' out there.

To be honest, this was made very much from my stash.  Being quite a large book I needed large paper so I dug out a pack that had been looking at me for simply ages.  You know how you buy things then think maybe it was a bad buy?  Then suddenly they come into use?  Well this was a case like that.  Because I decorated the dividers too I used a lot of the pack!  It certainly was not cheap to do.  But I got so much pleasure out of doing it.

I love using hearts and my heart dies are in constant use, as you will see here.  There is lots going on with this book, I decorated two little pegs and attached them to the hearts, we have lace and pearls and lots more besides.  I could go on and on but I won't.

I was really inspired by the colours of the Photo Challenge at Live and Love Crafts 
so would like to enter this into the Challenge.

I would also like to enter it into the Challenge at 613 Avenue Create
The theme here is Anything Goes

In addition I would like to enter the Challenge at Crafting from the heart 
where the theme is Anything Goes

And finally I would like to enter this into the Challenge at Creative Fingers 
where the theme is Anything Goes 

I hope you have a smashing day, and thanks for looking,

Judy x

ALTERED PHOTO ALBUM

Hi everyone

Well, here I have something a bit different for me.  It is an altered photo album, shabby style.

No image!  It is not very often I do anything without an image!  Just papers, lace and embellishments.  All from my stash.

As always, thanks for looking.

Judy x

NOOR DESIGNS UK - ANYTHING GOES

Hi everyone,

Grab a cuppa!  There are lots of links to products used and they are so worth a look!:

Yes two posts in one night!  It is a long time since I have done that.  Please scroll down if you wish to see  my first post.

Well, the Challenge over at Noor Designs Uk    is entitled 'Anything Goes' and as this Easter, just a couple of weeks ago, saw me tginkering around trying some Mixed Media using products from Noor Designs Uk 
it seemed very fitting that I should enter this into the Challenge.

I must say I am indebted to Tracy at Noor Designs UK (Crafteezee Blog) 
for all her valuable advice and help with keeping me on the right track with, not just what products I needed, but also what to do with them.  Thank you Tracy, you are a true star!

This is the Challenge Blog:  http://noordesign-uk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/challenge-17-anything-goes.html

And this is Tracy's Shop:   http://noordesign-shop.co.uk/

And if you wish to visit Tracy on her Blog, here it is:   http://crafteezee.blogspot.co.uk/

So, onto what transpired at Easter:

I opted to make an altered Notebook/Organiser.  I have used a selection of Dutch Doobadoo products, all found at Tracy's shop at Noor Designs Uk - here
Also several products from the Mixed Media section found here 
I absolutely love the Shabbylicious Starburst sprays here 

What I would do without my Dutch Doobadoo Structure paste I do not know.  It is in a huge pot and I use it such a lot.  I got this some months ago and it is still going strong.  Really good value.  ( http://noordesign-shop.co.uk/ourshop/cat_919675-Pastes-and-Adhesives.html)  And I see the Gesso is in a good sized pot too.  Once I have used what I have in I will definitely be switching to Dutch Doobadoo.

The wording came from the Dutch Doobadoo Paper Art ( here)  I love this! and I have since bought some Softboard Art which I am itching to try!

Oh, I forgot the masks - Gosh I could not have done without those and they are absolutely fabulous!  It does not show very well on the photo but OMGoodness, it really is gorgeous, and there are so many designs to choose from.  I just used the Structure paste over the masks  (Masks found   here)

So, here it is:

As always the rest came from my stash.

I had such fun and weill definitely be doing more.

I would like to enter this into the Challenge at Noor Designs UK - http://noordesign-uk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/challenge-17-anything-goes.html

Thanks for looking,  I hope you have fun browsing all the lovely products in store.

Judy x 

VINTAGE ALTERED NOTEBOOK - TAKE TWO

Hi everyone,

Still on the subject of altered notebooks I have yet another one to share today.  And again this is one I made probably two years ago but was not terribly happy with, so I set too adding to it.

As you will see I have used lots of lace and items from my stash. 

It just shows how our taste and expertise changes over the years.  I was quite happy with this when I made it, then all of a sudden I was not.I don't think I dare look back at my very first makes!

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

ALTERED BOX

Hi everyone

I am here this morning to share photos of an altered box I made.  I purchased this box from Wilko some time ago.  It was a tricky shape to alter, and again I delved into my stash to find papers that would be suitable.  Now this one needed quite large papers which is something I lack.  So it is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle in places but it does not show.  I even embossed some of the papers to make them more suitable to co-ordinate.  It was quite a challenge to be honest.  It was no sooner made than my Mum snaffled it for a present.  So I am back to square one with the making of the Craft Fair makes! lol

 

As always, thanks for looking today

Judy x

KRAFTYHANDS CHALLENGE 'Wrap it up' (Gift Boxes)

Hi everyone,

I have a DT card to share today which I have made for the Challenge at Kraftyhands which is themed 'Wrap It Up '.

I had such fun altering this empty Pringles can and the 12 inch pack of Emporium of Curosities papers were just the ticket from   Kraftyhands online shop. 


The embellishments were from Live and Love Crafts and anythng else came from my stash.

 

I do hope you have time to pop over and take a look at the very talented Design Team's work on the Kraftyhands  blog.  It is a fabulous Challenge, it would be great if you could join in.

As always, thanks for looking, and have a great day!

Judy x

ALTERED MINI NOTEPAD - Sylvia Zet Hobby House topper

Hi all

Today I have something a little different to share.  It is a mini notepad.  I took the front cover off and replaced it with a cover of my own.  Here is the result.

I used this lovely image created by Sylvia Zet in the form of a Hobby House Topper.  Isn't this gorgeous!  (http://www.thehobbyhouse.co.uk/die-cut-card-toppers-c46/wee-card-toppers-by-sylvia-zet-c47/the-hobby-house-wee-stamps-little-friends-p1847 ) 

There is not a lot to tell about this one to be honest, it was a case of gathering things from my stash.  Lace, pearls etc.

As always, thanks for looking,

Judy x