Under the Sea

Here is my creation for In a Sweet Pea Dream. Photo is not that great as I took it at night but hey ho.

So here is what I used:

Distress Ink - Black Soot, Tumbled Glass, Weathered Wood.
A post it note to mask the moon
Gems
Lavinia Stamps - the water shrubs, animals, birds and dots around the moon.
Tim Holtz stamp - quote
Inkylicious colour dusters
Sweet Pea Stamp - Soft Goth Night

Sooooo Sweet

Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge is definitely worth following and participating in - why not check it out!

A Sweet Pea Anything

So the latest theme is anything. And my contribution works for two challenges this time. I made this for a good friend of mine who went back to Australia a couple of weeks ago and have been waiting for the perfect opportunity to blog it. I decoupatched the "naked" book and added one of my favourite Sweet Pea Designs and some fibres and a beautiful quote.

I only found Sweet Pea Stamps this year and they always inspire me to make something so I am so glad I found them!

This works for:

Sweet Pea Stampers

In a Sweet Pea Dream

Back

And this is the "naked" journal :)

Sketch Challenge

Well with my sisters birthday coming up I decided to make this card to fit the Sweet Pea Stampers Sketch challenge. I seem to still be addicted to these stamps and the challenge - which is fine by me :)

Brads and Bows

Been feeling under the weather - hideous head cold and now an annoying cough is plaguing me. But decided to make this card today for the Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge - bows and brads. Thought I could cope with that in between coughing like a mad thing.

Being the month of October I decided to do something a little spooky, but only a little. The background paper is edged with the top of a tree stamp and gives it a great effect. The wording is from Tim Holtz, some flowers, ribbons, brads and beads and job done.

Charmed I'm Sure

This week, the theme at Sweet Pea Stampers is "Charmed I'm Sure" whereby you had to use charns on your work. I hadn't intended on making anything this morning as may plan was to tidy my craft room ready to go to the Artisan show tomorrow. But tidying vs crafting - guess what won.

I used a white chipboard tag and painted it with Ranger Paint Dabbers. Once dry I stamped the swirls in black then added the white specs with another paint dabber. Added a couple of Tim Holtz grunge shapes painted with black crackle paint, some flowers and naturally a gorgeous sweet pea image. Then finished the tag off with the gem and enamelled butterfly charms at the bottom.

Crafty Storage Dilemma

I have been meaning to blog this for a while but life got in the way. A couple of months ago, I had some work done on my house by a builder friend of mine, and whilst he was painting one day, i stopped him to show him my storage dilemma. For those of you who have followed my craft room posts I converted this old brown manky wardrobe into a craft storage area - which was great with one big BUT... you can always guarantee the box I want is the one on the bottom.

A quick chat with my builder friend, a trip to homebase and a few hours later this was the end result - before and after pictures below. I am much happier now!