A Crafty Magpie's creative madness

New Stamps yey

2009-07-08T18:23:00.007+01:00

Always like to make a some cards as soon as some new stamps arrive!! coloured with copics and smooch blue for the dots, glitter stickles for the wings, ek success punch for bubbles

ek success punch with cute wonderland greeting farm stamps, coloured with copics.

Finally

2009-07-08T18:14:00.004+01:00

Lost my mojo a little bit with lots of stuff going on, changing jobs and family stuff but I finally got around to making a few cards!!

bit of distress stickles on glasses and pink flocking for the boa

Fathers day

2009-06-22T22:31:00.002+01:00

wanted to use muted colours for this one, my dad isn't one really for bright colours and he's in the building trade so this suited him perfectly

Someone special's Birthday

2009-06-16T23:43:00.002+01:00

Took a while to make but was totally worth it, I think she'll love it..... or she bl88dy better!

Shrink Plastic

2009-06-16T23:41:00.003+01:00

I have just found out the joys of shrink plastic! just my first attempt but think it went pretty well! Used Sakura to colour her in then shrank her down, was pretty cool to watch lol

Boy's Cards

2009-06-09T12:22:00.004+01:00

These seem to me the hardest to do, no one wants a fussy old man card, but have to try not to be too kiddie with them either I think. I love this paper with the Ian in his skull shirt, he is copic coloured with sakura glaze to make the little skull stand out

Weddings

2009-06-09T11:59:00.005+01:00

We've been invited to two wedding receptions this year, Good excuses to make a couple of cards, this little anya wedding topper I've coloured her hair with Copic Spica in yellow and added a couple of gems for flowers, The guys themselves are coloured with Prisma colour.

Lots going on

2009-06-09T11:29:00.002+01:00

There's been so many changes at work I haven't had time to sit down and get many cards done!
They are now up for sale though so thats the first step, just need people to buy them now!

Super Super Super excited, this weekend is Download festival, I'm going on the Saturday, my fav bands are on that day. The ticket arrived today, that's the problem, I ordered tickets plural!!!!
Been on the phone for 40 mins holding to be told they'll ring me back! Typical. Well fingers well and truly crossed.

Scrapbook sisters Gayle Bond Class

2009-05-30T11:03:00.001+01:00

I love Gayles classes, she always has brilliant ideas and tips.
This is what we made....

Playing with the gorjuss girls

2009-05-22T21:36:00.004+01:00

I've been trying to get hold of sitting, one of the gorjuss girls for ages, finally managed to get her from the lovely people at scrapbook sisters in Rainham, Kent, thank you!!

New Stamps

2009-05-19T20:09:00.004+01:00

I love these new stamps from The Greeting Farm, the sprouts!! Coloured with prisma, the sentiment coloured with distress inks

Love these cute little stamps they are perfect for fun cards!

border on this one is a little Martha Stewart embossing number with stickles added for sparkle

Spoonfull of sugar

2009-05-19T19:46:00.002+01:00

Happy Birthday

(available from www.spacemonkeys.co.uk)

http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/

Busy bee

2009-05-19T19:43:00.005+01:00

Been a busy bee, trying to set myself up making cards for a living! I love the idea that people might buy my cards and give them to a loved one.
I really enjoy making cards, I get to explore my creative side and hopefully make other people happy.
I'm starting on ebay and a special range for space monkeys and then who knows.....

Done in Tim Holtz style water colour stamped image

Done with digi stamp from The greeting farm with cuttlebug embossing folder, coloured with copics

Anya princess stamp coloured with prisma and twinkling H2O's with heart die cut.

The amazing nestabilities!! she looks so different in these colours

Best laid plans

2009-05-18T21:40:00.004+01:00

Well came over with a migraine at the weekend so didn't manage to get any cards done! I did get a couple done today ready for space monkeys to sell. Did a couple of designs in true space monkey style, cool and edgy.

www.spacemonkeys.co.uk

Weekend Here I come

2009-05-14T21:09:00.002+01:00

can't wait for the weekend to get some time to make a heap of cards, Work is as always crazy then just want to veg when I get in!! Making cards relaxes me its the tidying up afterwards I have a problem with!

Altered book class

2009-05-10T19:24:00.005+01:00

Had tonnes of fun at the altered book class on Saturday although this picture does look a bit like I am playing an invisible instrument!!

I'm the one with the pink hair!!

Copic colour challenge and spoon full of sugar

2009-05-09T20:56:00.006+01:00

Decided to put touch feely with my copic challenge this week, I wanted to do a little more Greeting Farm customising with the stamps and my new cuttlebug haunted house came so..... These were the colours given

http://www.copicscolourchallenge.blogspot.com/

Used Flesh for hair with sand highlights with a sand broomstick stem. I'd heard about using copics to colour ribbon so decided to try it on some twig style fibres for the broom stick with the walnut. distressed with Tim Holtz distress tool its all strokeable lol.
http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com

Edward Cullen

2009-05-09T20:52:00.004+01:00

My friend is almost as twilight mad as I am, so for her birthday I made her, Edward all for herself.
I used dress me Ian stamp from The Greeting Farm. I used paper piecing to do his little outfit, and made him vampire sparkly with sakura gel pens, coloured using copics

Cute Card Thursday and the Secret Crafter Challenge

2009-05-06T21:13:00.005+01:00

I wanted to try something a little different with this one so went for a frame card, first time I have made a 3d card! actually went right on my first time attempt, which is pretty good for me as I seem to have a problem doing things straight, must be my wonky eyes.
This weeks challenge at cute card Thursday was shiny shiny so I though I'd combine it with the Saturday Challenge which is Flowers, oh lovely shiny leaves.... well punching foil was an experience!! Here's the finished result.
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/

copic colour challange

2009-05-02T20:22:00.005+01:00

We'll it's my first go at a challenge, this was an interesting one as the colours were very random!

I'm trying to decide which challenges to have a go at, most are weekly so got to find the time too now I'm back at work!

Tomorrow am off to the Kent craft show, as long as weather holds out should be a good day, be nice to have a mooch around in the sun with interesting things to see and good company...

Well heres my offering for the challenge

My Gorjuss Girls

2009-04-29T23:07:00.000+01:00

I was one of the lucky people to have ordered the gorjuss girls set two and I’m having so much fun with them! They are so cute they can be dressed up, down, emo’d and goth’d! I’ve had a play with a couple of them but have plenty more to do.

Cant wait for the bank holiday weekend, Saturday I have a whole day to play with my new anya stamps, copics and prisma, this little gorjuss girl was coloured with prisma’s and sansodour for a watercolour lineless effect.

I'm going to the Kent and Weald craft show this weekend too, am super excited, fingers crossed for sunny times

Just warming up

2009-04-29T22:59:00.002+01:00

Ok so just trying to get into the swing of this whole blogging thing, got myself a twitter account too! Just got to remember to update the thing now! I will probably go mental with updates for the next few weeks and then the novelty will wear off!

My geisha Anya stamp was delivered this morning can’t wait to get started on some eastern inspired cards! At the moment though I am loving my Sugar Nellie gorjuss girls, there’ll be a couple of them up in the next few days!

I’ve added a couple of my cards so far so you can all come on the journey with me as I learn new tricks and see if I grow! I’m taking a few classes so who knows! There are no limits but your imagination.

Acetate stamping with white Staz-On gives fantastic effect!!

Half acetate front with Jane’s Script sentiment, clever use of bow to hide join and used art glitter glue as dries totally clear

Threading water border punch, flowers were stamped three times, cut out and silicone glued to give decoupage effect.