Happy Sunday Morning Everyone,
Well, it's definitely going to be a very Happy Sunday for one lucky commentor over on the Chocolate Baroque DT Blog. Glenda is giving away one full set of two A4 and two A5 stamplates! These new sets are all being released tomorrow and they are absolutely stunning. Pop over there now and check them out. You definitely won't be disappointed and keep an eye out over the following week for some stunning makes by the DT members.
Good Luck everyone. I'd be so chuffed if one of my visitors won them!
Hugs
Lesley Xx
Sunday, 19 June 2011
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Oooh! New Goodies ........
Hello Everyone,
I really ought not to be playing on here as I have loads to do before I go to get my hair cut in an hour's time ............. and Boy! does is need it!!!! However, on Sunday I went to the Stampmagic show at Doncaster Dome and had a fab time with my Craft Stamping Quartet buddies Judith and Jo. We do always miss Elaine though but the distance for her makes these shows impossible. We were sorry that a few old favourite exhibitors weren't there this time but ....................... the advantage was that it made room for one fabulous new company called IndigoBlu who are only just a few miles from me. My friends had introduced me to their website a couple of weeks ago so I was really pleased when I found they were going to be showing their gorgeous range of stamps and other goodies. I have to confess that the visit to their stand (I went back 3 times, lol) was not good for my debit card and couldn't wait to have a play with some of my purchases. This is my first make with IndigoBlu stamps and alterables and I know there'll be many more.
I have only used part of the image of this lovely lady from the Music Hall plate and the beautiful little flourish plus the music background and the quote are all lovely stamps and very useful. I also used a separate crackle stamp of theirs which is really nice and fine and a good big stamp so handy for backgrounds too. The stamps all gave lovely clear images on card when I tried them out and have done the same for the effect I wanted on my little altered box.
I used Eco Green acrylic paints, stamped with Archival Sepia ink, added a bit of clear Crackle Paint here and there before rubbing in a little Distress Ink. The little roses were from a very cheap headband bought from a wellknown High Street store and the wired paper string came from a package I received and the metal rose I bought on my Ally Pally visit. I love that string stuff and have used it all now so must do a search to see if I can buy it anywhere. If anyone has seen it for sale I'd appreciate a tip off, lol!
Right, I must get my skates on now or I'll be late for my hair appointment.
Have a lovely day everyone and I hope the sun is shining on you. It's glorious here!
Hugs
Lesley Xx
I really ought not to be playing on here as I have loads to do before I go to get my hair cut in an hour's time ............. and Boy! does is need it!!!! However, on Sunday I went to the Stampmagic show at Doncaster Dome and had a fab time with my Craft Stamping Quartet buddies Judith and Jo. We do always miss Elaine though but the distance for her makes these shows impossible. We were sorry that a few old favourite exhibitors weren't there this time but ....................... the advantage was that it made room for one fabulous new company called IndigoBlu who are only just a few miles from me. My friends had introduced me to their website a couple of weeks ago so I was really pleased when I found they were going to be showing their gorgeous range of stamps and other goodies. I have to confess that the visit to their stand (I went back 3 times, lol) was not good for my debit card and couldn't wait to have a play with some of my purchases. This is my first make with IndigoBlu stamps and alterables and I know there'll be many more.
I used Eco Green acrylic paints, stamped with Archival Sepia ink, added a bit of clear Crackle Paint here and there before rubbing in a little Distress Ink. The little roses were from a very cheap headband bought from a wellknown High Street store and the wired paper string came from a package I received and the metal rose I bought on my Ally Pally visit. I love that string stuff and have used it all now so must do a search to see if I can buy it anywhere. If anyone has seen it for sale I'd appreciate a tip off, lol!
Have a lovely day everyone and I hope the sun is shining on you. It's glorious here!
Hugs
Lesley Xx
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
It's Only Words ................
Oooh, Bee Gees! I love that song. I think I might have to get the LPs out tomorrow and give them a whirl on the old turntable, lol!
However, what I'm really referring to in my title is the card I have to share with you. Debbie, one of my fellow DT members for Chocolate Baroque suggested a friendly little challenge a couple of weeks ago which was to make a card using only word stamps and this is what I came up with.
I used a variety of script and word stamps from Chocolate Baroque (formerly Elusive Images) and even the border down each side was made with a lovely script stamp from CB. I made the flowers from layers of Tim Holtz Ideology Kraft Glassine and some lovely burgundy tissue paper in which my lovely Daughter's wedding flowers were nestled. Needless to say I couldn't let it be thrown away, lol! After scrunching the layers and assembling the flowers I spritzed them with Chocolat Glimmer Mist.
I really enhjoyed myself making this card so thankyou Debbie for the challenge.
As I'm doing a post I'm going to do a bit of proud Mum boasting and point you in the direction of my Son's blog. He's not posted anything for a while now (real life got in the way a bit, lol) but he's recently posted some pics of his latest paintings and I think they are well worth a look if you have a few minutes. Like all of us I know he would appreciate a few words of encouragement if you think they are merited.
Well, I'd better get myself off to the Land of Nod as I can't have any lie-ins at the moment. I have my Mum staying with me following a cataract operation last Friday and she has to have eyedrops 10 times a day. I am the lucky (?) person charged with the responsibility of making sure she get them administered correctly. I'm fed up with the job already and we have another five and a half weeks to go yet!
Nite, nite All,
Hugs
Lesley Xx
However, what I'm really referring to in my title is the card I have to share with you. Debbie, one of my fellow DT members for Chocolate Baroque suggested a friendly little challenge a couple of weeks ago which was to make a card using only word stamps and this is what I came up with.
I used a variety of script and word stamps from Chocolate Baroque (formerly Elusive Images) and even the border down each side was made with a lovely script stamp from CB. I made the flowers from layers of Tim Holtz Ideology Kraft Glassine and some lovely burgundy tissue paper in which my lovely Daughter's wedding flowers were nestled. Needless to say I couldn't let it be thrown away, lol! After scrunching the layers and assembling the flowers I spritzed them with Chocolat Glimmer Mist.
I really enhjoyed myself making this card so thankyou Debbie for the challenge.
As I'm doing a post I'm going to do a bit of proud Mum boasting and point you in the direction of my Son's blog. He's not posted anything for a while now (real life got in the way a bit, lol) but he's recently posted some pics of his latest paintings and I think they are well worth a look if you have a few minutes. Like all of us I know he would appreciate a few words of encouragement if you think they are merited.
Well, I'd better get myself off to the Land of Nod as I can't have any lie-ins at the moment. I have my Mum staying with me following a cataract operation last Friday and she has to have eyedrops 10 times a day. I am the lucky (?) person charged with the responsibility of making sure she get them administered correctly. I'm fed up with the job already and we have another five and a half weeks to go yet!
Nite, nite All,
Hugs
Lesley Xx
Saturday, 28 May 2011
New Shoes!!!!
Happy Bank Holiday everyone.
I hope the weather is nicer where you are than it is here where it is cold, windy and rainy. All I can say is thank goodness Jenna and Tony got married last Saturday and not today, lol!
Well, I'm back sooner than I expected with another post because this month's Chocolate Baroque Guild Newsletter has started arriving on member's doorsteps (I got mine this morning) and one of the articles in there was a fun challenge Glenda gave the teamies a while ago .................... to make some paper shoes!
Now, I have to admit that I was not amused when she gave us this challenge, lol! I am definitely not into this sort of thing normally but I got stuck in to give it my best shot and I ended up having so much fun. Glenda asked us if we could add more pictures to the DT blog. My buddy Judith did her post last night and I've just done mine so if you'd like to pop over there using the link in my sidebar you can see some better pics of what we came up with.
I've just decided while doing these posts that I'm going to make one of these for my Mum in lieu of a birthday card. It's just the sort of thing she will appreciate although it will of course mean I have to look at it for at least the next year, displayed on her dresser, Ha! Ha!
Oooh, I forgot to mention that there is a free downloadable shoe template on the Chocolate Baroque website (link in my sidebar) if you'd like to have a play. Leave us a comment on the DT blog if you do as I'd love to come and see what you make.
Thanks for looking.
Hugs
Lesley Xx
PS Thanks to those of you who left messages yesterday wishing me better from my virus. Your wishes must be working because I had a much better night's sleep and the cough finally seems to be subsiding, Yay!!!
I hope the weather is nicer where you are than it is here where it is cold, windy and rainy. All I can say is thank goodness Jenna and Tony got married last Saturday and not today, lol!
Well, I'm back sooner than I expected with another post because this month's Chocolate Baroque Guild Newsletter has started arriving on member's doorsteps (I got mine this morning) and one of the articles in there was a fun challenge Glenda gave the teamies a while ago .................... to make some paper shoes!
Now, I have to admit that I was not amused when she gave us this challenge, lol! I am definitely not into this sort of thing normally but I got stuck in to give it my best shot and I ended up having so much fun. Glenda asked us if we could add more pictures to the DT blog. My buddy Judith did her post last night and I've just done mine so if you'd like to pop over there using the link in my sidebar you can see some better pics of what we came up with.
I've just decided while doing these posts that I'm going to make one of these for my Mum in lieu of a birthday card. It's just the sort of thing she will appreciate although it will of course mean I have to look at it for at least the next year, displayed on her dresser, Ha! Ha!
Oooh, I forgot to mention that there is a free downloadable shoe template on the Chocolate Baroque website (link in my sidebar) if you'd like to have a play. Leave us a comment on the DT blog if you do as I'd love to come and see what you make.
Thanks for looking.
Hugs
Lesley Xx
PS Thanks to those of you who left messages yesterday wishing me better from my virus. Your wishes must be working because I had a much better night's sleep and the cough finally seems to be subsiding, Yay!!!
Friday, 27 May 2011
Normal Service Resumed ?!?
Hi Everyone,
I hope you are all feeling fine and dandy .......... 'cos I'm not, lol! No seriously, I have been a bit under the weather since just before our big day last Saturday. I caught some sort of virus from one of the little ones and have had a really nasty sore throat and chest. My voice virtually disappeared, which our granddaughters thought was hilarious and they took great delight in getting me to sing to them with my squeak, Ha! Ha! Lullabies have never sounded so truly awful. Things are finally settling down a bit so I'm hoping the weekend to come will get rid of the bugs completely.
I thought I'd just pop in a quick post to say hello while I'm waiting to get the photos of Jenna's wedding. They should have the cd very shortly and as they will own the copyright I will be able to share some of them with you. Much better than our amateur snaps! As my only makes other than wedding stuff have been for design team work I haven't anything to show you just yet so I'm going to show you the wedding invites I made plus some postcards.
This is actually a picture of the 'prototype' as the photo of the final article seems to have gone missing. The only difference though was a natural shell button with a tiny bow made from thread in the centre of the rosette and there were four sets of colours, dusky pink, dusky mauve, pale blue and a pale greeny yellow. The reason for the sweetpeas was because when Jenna was little, every week through the summer my late Mother-in-Law used to send her home with a lovely posy of sweetpeas from her garden for me so this was Jenna's way of including her in the wedding.
This was a 'poster' which Jenna asked me to make to put up in her office at work to save me doing about 20 separate invites.
and these were a few of the 80 odd 'postcards' I and my lovely Craft Stamping Quartet buddies made. Thankyou girls! Jenna borrowed a vintage suitcase from a friend for guests to deposit their cards, etc., in and we scattered the postcards around the case and asked people to choose one and write a message to the Newleyweds on the back instead of a guest book. Everyone thought it was a lovely idea.
We had a wonderful day but I'm not going to say anymore until I have some proper pics to show you.
Hopefully I'll be back very soon either with the wedding photos or something I've made.
Have a lovely bank holiday weekend everyone.
Love and Hugs
Lesley Xx
I hope you are all feeling fine and dandy .......... 'cos I'm not, lol! No seriously, I have been a bit under the weather since just before our big day last Saturday. I caught some sort of virus from one of the little ones and have had a really nasty sore throat and chest. My voice virtually disappeared, which our granddaughters thought was hilarious and they took great delight in getting me to sing to them with my squeak, Ha! Ha! Lullabies have never sounded so truly awful. Things are finally settling down a bit so I'm hoping the weekend to come will get rid of the bugs completely.
I thought I'd just pop in a quick post to say hello while I'm waiting to get the photos of Jenna's wedding. They should have the cd very shortly and as they will own the copyright I will be able to share some of them with you. Much better than our amateur snaps! As my only makes other than wedding stuff have been for design team work I haven't anything to show you just yet so I'm going to show you the wedding invites I made plus some postcards.
This was a 'poster' which Jenna asked me to make to put up in her office at work to save me doing about 20 separate invites.
and these were a few of the 80 odd 'postcards' I and my lovely Craft Stamping Quartet buddies made. Thankyou girls! Jenna borrowed a vintage suitcase from a friend for guests to deposit their cards, etc., in and we scattered the postcards around the case and asked people to choose one and write a message to the Newleyweds on the back instead of a guest book. Everyone thought it was a lovely idea.
We had a wonderful day but I'm not going to say anymore until I have some proper pics to show you.
Hopefully I'll be back very soon either with the wedding photos or something I've made.
Have a lovely bank holiday weekend everyone.
Love and Hugs
Lesley Xx
Sunday, 24 April 2011
At Last ....... a post from me on Craft Stamping Quartet
Hello Everyone,
I hope you are all having a lovely weekend. We're off to meet my new great nephew later on today and little Connor makes nine great grandchildren for my Mum who's going with us. My SIL says we should take our ear plugs because when he cries he has the loudest cry she's ever heard! Hopefully he'll be in a good mood for us.
I thought I'd just let you know that I have finally managed to make a project for the blog I share with my three lovely buddies. We have all had rather a lot of interuptions to our blog crafting due to various family occurances and this is the first project I have managed so far this year. I'm really hoping I can get to some serious crafting for myself once Jenna's wedding is over in four weeks time. Yesterday I spent several hours making bunting from pretty chintzy wallpaper. I managed about 20 yards, which is about halfway, before a thunderstorm stopped play and I had wanted to take a photo of my whirlygig (spinning washline) in the garden as I was pegging it all on there to dry and to stop it getting tangled (which is a job and a half I have discovered). It's looking okay and will supplement the proper hired bunting beautifully I think. If I get chance I'll take a photo when I do the other half.
Anyway, here's a little taster of my project and if you want to see more hop over to Craft Stamping Quartet to see the whole thing. My buddies aren't too far behind me with their projects so they will be revealed very shortly too.
Have a happy day.
Lots of love
Lesley Xx
I hope you are all having a lovely weekend. We're off to meet my new great nephew later on today and little Connor makes nine great grandchildren for my Mum who's going with us. My SIL says we should take our ear plugs because when he cries he has the loudest cry she's ever heard! Hopefully he'll be in a good mood for us.
I thought I'd just let you know that I have finally managed to make a project for the blog I share with my three lovely buddies. We have all had rather a lot of interuptions to our blog crafting due to various family occurances and this is the first project I have managed so far this year. I'm really hoping I can get to some serious crafting for myself once Jenna's wedding is over in four weeks time. Yesterday I spent several hours making bunting from pretty chintzy wallpaper. I managed about 20 yards, which is about halfway, before a thunderstorm stopped play and I had wanted to take a photo of my whirlygig (spinning washline) in the garden as I was pegging it all on there to dry and to stop it getting tangled (which is a job and a half I have discovered). It's looking okay and will supplement the proper hired bunting beautifully I think. If I get chance I'll take a photo when I do the other half.
Anyway, here's a little taster of my project and if you want to see more hop over to Craft Stamping Quartet to see the whole thing. My buddies aren't too far behind me with their projects so they will be revealed very shortly too.
Have a happy day.
Lots of love
Lesley Xx
Sunday, 17 April 2011
Let Your Heart Sing
Hi Everyone,
Oooh, I hope you have the same weather we have today. It's absolutely perfect for me - lovely sunshine but slightly hazy so it's not too blindingly bright or too hot. I love it and so I thought I'd post a card I made for Elusive Images (now the gorgeous Chocolate Baroque) last year. One of the stamp sets I used is called Let Your Heart Sing which is what a day like today makes me feel like.
I also used Artylicious paper in the background and another set of EI stamps called Earth Spirit . Check out the Chocolate Baroque website to see if these stamps are still available. I really enjoyed making those flowers after a quick tutorial from my CSQ buddy, Judith.
The colours for the Let Your Heart Sing image are blended Distress Inks and the colours on the smaller image are done with a brayer using a Big and Juicy inkpad.
Well, you are all being spared my usual waffle today as I have loads to do before another trip up the A1 this evening. I'm staying overnight so that I can sort out a few of The Wedding makes with my daughter ................ no not THAT WEDDING, lol!!!! The Wedding that is far more important to me and my lovely 'Baby' which is only five weeks away now! I am now convinced that unless I miss lots of sleep before the day, I will definitely not get everything done.
Have a wonderful Sunday everyone.
Lots of love and hugs
Lesley Xx
Oooh, I hope you have the same weather we have today. It's absolutely perfect for me - lovely sunshine but slightly hazy so it's not too blindingly bright or too hot. I love it and so I thought I'd post a card I made for Elusive Images (now the gorgeous Chocolate Baroque) last year. One of the stamp sets I used is called Let Your Heart Sing which is what a day like today makes me feel like.
I also used Artylicious paper in the background and another set of EI stamps called Earth Spirit . Check out the Chocolate Baroque website to see if these stamps are still available. I really enjoyed making those flowers after a quick tutorial from my CSQ buddy, Judith.
The colours for the Let Your Heart Sing image are blended Distress Inks and the colours on the smaller image are done with a brayer using a Big and Juicy inkpad.
Well, you are all being spared my usual waffle today as I have loads to do before another trip up the A1 this evening. I'm staying overnight so that I can sort out a few of The Wedding makes with my daughter ................ no not THAT WEDDING, lol!!!! The Wedding that is far more important to me and my lovely 'Baby' which is only five weeks away now! I am now convinced that unless I miss lots of sleep before the day, I will definitely not get everything done.
Have a wonderful Sunday everyone.
Lots of love and hugs
Lesley Xx
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