Busy sewing take 2

Hello hope its hot enough for you :)

the hottest day of the year so far phew!

Just wanted to share this quilt and matching cushion with you

 I made it for my friends special birthday

Luckily she loved it as much as I loved making it for her.

Thank you for dropping by and commenting, always appreciated.

Hugs All

Sandra XXX

Busy Sewing

Hello blog land its been a while since I have posted 

I haven't been resting on my laurels (honest gov)

I have had several projects on the go as well as my garden and a holiday :)

I have just finished the lap quilt above

and below

is Anastacia  

8ins tall antique pink mohair 

I do hope you are all enjoying the lovely summer, 

I certainly am :D

Thank you for looking 

Many Hugs

Sandra XXX

Mail Art for Artful Times

Greetings friends this post is sharing 

"Mail Art"

as it is the challenge over at Artful Times

Great challenge and some fabby projects made by the team. 

Do pop over and take a look

I got all inky with this one :)

I took a regular envelope and rubbed some gesso all over front and back

then used DI

Bundled sage, Weathered wood, Worn lipstick and Tea dye

I also gave it a little cosmic shimmer spray Ancient gold

there is a lot of background stamping using 

text in soft blue, diamonds and a bird cage in weathered wood

A Tim Holtz background stamp in sepia 

then butterflies and a feather along with one or two other stamps I liked.

I also decorated the back of the envelope

 and made a card to go inside my Mail Art envelope

As you can tell I had great fun with this challenge a great Saturday morning :)

Thank you for looking and taking time to comment which are much appreciated.

Enjoy your Sunday

Hugs Sandra XXX

Artful Times Ch Pin it

 Hello and I do hope you are all managing to fit in some crafting time.

The ladies over at Artful Times are keeping us on our toes 

with the latest challenge and it is a tricky one.

They are asking for something that can be pinned..

I decided to stick with my vintage style I am happiest in,

and used a simply cardboard disk which I painted with pale grey then stippled gold with a dry brush. It is then stamped with a floral swirl and I stuck some seed beads around the edges added some tiny flowers (I have had for years) 

a punched out butterfly.

That left a gap which I looked at for days before I added the image and I think it works LOL.

 It has been finish with cinnamon stickles in the centre of the flowers and around the edge.

I have added the back photo to show the pin, I shall wear it on a scarf maybe.

Thank you for all your kind comments on my previous Artful Times challenge post. I really do appreciate them. :)

Enjoy bank holiday weekend.

Hugs Sandra XXX

   

Artful Times Ch Spray Away

Happy Easter to all crafting Chicks

hope you all had loads of Chocolate and got crafting time as well

I know I have been AWOL again :( but in my defense I am making a very special quilt  :)

which I will share later in the year.

Over at Artful Times the lovely ladies have asked for projects that have used spray

I have made this canvas which has been painted with gueso 

and then sprayed with vintage cosmic shimmer, Patina and Tarnished Gold

I then stamped tissue paper with swirl and text and stuck to canvas

gave it another spray of both

I then glued some lace on the bottom left of the canvas and sprayed it again

Die cut flowers and leaves which have all been spayed before I made them

I have added the metal with a picture and some pieces of a broken necklace to finish

(as I missed the metal challenge sorry Girls)

The words reflect the style I love to work in which is this canvas.

Thanks for dropping by my blog and leaving lovely comments which I really appreciate.

Hugs Sandra XXX

Anything Goes

Helloooooooooooooo

Wow what a beautiful few days we have had in SUNNY suffolk so good for the soul.

The wonderful sunny weather has inspired my postcard art cum art journal-ish piece

Unfortunately my photo colour makes it look darker than it is in the flesh

I have painted the background with pale yellow, sage green and pearlised pink

all the colours I see in my garden

spritzed with tattered angels marshmallow

I used a mask for the diamonds using a lilac ink 

I have stamped in chateau grey text and a bird cage it is very pale hard to see in the photo

then stamped swirl in sepia and the butterflies and stamp stamps in purple

Die cut a bird cage and punched butterflies and stamped the title added a few white highlights to finish.

Thank you for looking

I enter this into 

Artful Times 

and a new challenge blog 

Thats Crafty 

both asking for Anything Goes

Also made a seascape in fabric, lace and paint and  free motion machine stitch

hopefully it looks like pools of water and sandbanks before the open sea :)

Thank you for looking and commenting which is always appreciated.

Thanks for the lovely comments about my latest bear creations. XXX

Bear Hugs Sandra XXX

New Bears

Good evening everyone  hope this post finds you well

I just wanted to share with you my new new bears 

you can view them in more detail by looking at there very own blog :)

Purplerose Bears 

Beary Hugs

Sandra XXX