Postcard from Paris

I am so thrilled at the response for last weeks challenge over at Out of A Hat fantastic work Thank you all for joining in and those lovely comments. I do hope you can join in this month as Janet has arranged a summer surprise.
This week we are Postcards, mine is from Paris now is it a secret assignation or an under cover spy note?, I wonder. I have used a 4 x6 ins card and cover it with paper from a Crafty Individuals pack then stained it with DI Antique linen and tea dye.The edges of the card have been stamped and heat embossed with gold then stamped with a postal stamp from Kaiser craft. The tag is again DI stained and stamped with a TH and then stamped the Eiffel tower again and cut out. I finished off with lace and buttons and a secret message. I also stained the back and used the KC postcard stamp again. Do make sure you visit Florence, Janet and Chrissie have a lovely weekend whatever you do and thanks for stopping by. Hugs Sandra XXX

Summer Time

WOW Fantastic entries last week from our participants it is so nice to see you join in Thank You.This week it is "Summer Time" at Out of A Hat Creations, well we can dream I suppose LOL. For me it always conjures up the beach huts at Well Next The Sea North Norfolk, I so love that beach, you have the sea, sand dunes and the back drop of pine woods and of course those glorious beach huts. My little hanging is meant to depict that beach scene. I have painted in sky blue and stamped trees, the sea is blue fibres, lace for the surf and torn cardboard for the sand. The beach huts are all in fabric and have been machine sewn. The bunting is felt. So here is my Summer at Wells. Thanks you for looking and the much appreciated comments. Hope you enjoy your summer dream and I am looking forward to seeing what it is. Be sure to check out Florence, Janet and Chrissie to see what they have done for this challenge. Hugs All Sandra XXX

Artful Times Challenge - Seaside

"Oh I do like to be beside the seaside" - This is the challenge set by Von over at The Artful Times for the next two weeks. The DT projects are really fab do take a look.
I chose to do a tag for this, now being short of seaside materials I really had to rummage my stash. Luckily I found a CI beach  picture and some papers entitled "By the Crystal Sea" the papers have music notes and a Ferris wheel ride impression, good seaside stuff. I distress inked the papers with blues, pinks and tea dye. Back stamped with a swirl and sequin waste. Added Ric rac (I thought it looked like waves) scrim and lace, tando bunting inked up and of course those crystals.
Thanks for stopping by and those much appreciated comments.
Hugs Sandra XXX

Altered Domino Book

How lovely to have so many take part in last weeks challenge such fabulous entries I really enjoyed visiting your blogs.
We have a fab challenge this week at Out of A Hat Creations and I do hope you give it a go this week I just loved making this little altered domino book a first for me. And the best bit is we the DT of OOAHC decided to swap our makes for this challenge very exciting. I managed to get a box of doms from a charity shop for a £1 so I can now makes loads of them LOL.
I covered with music paper and painted with gold leafing around the edges. made the beaded butterfly and blinged it up. The theme of my book is nature. The inside is card which has been distressed and inked. Then back stamped with a leafy swirl in grey and used various nature stamps on one side and the leafy swirl on the other. I added a little dangler. I do hope you can join us. Be sure to check out Florence, Janet and Chrissie blog to see what they have made. Thanks for stopping by and your kind comments. Hugs Sandra XXX

Out of A Hat Creations - Button

It is so lovely to get some of you folks taking part and thanks for those lovely comments that are left on the challenge blog and personal blog they mean so much X.
It is Buttons theme this week at Out of A Hat Creations
I love buttons you get so many types and they jazz up all sorts of makes.
A  little hanging this week. It is made out of an old cardboard box it measure 4x4. I painted, crackled, added gold leaf paint and old book pages to the base over layed a heart also cut out of the cardboard tore to revel the corrugated and treated in the same way. Their is some black stamping on the base and TH die cut swirls around the heart. The heart shaped button I added is gorgeous with flowers on it and the little wooden buttons have been wired.
Hope you like it. And I hope you join in with this fun theme.
Be sure to visit Janet, Chrissie and Florence.
Thanks for looking. Hugs Sandra XXX

MEN - Artful Times

The Artful times DT have set the difficult theme of "Men" well lets face men are always difficult LOL. Now I am meant to be packing for a few days away where I will be soaking in a hot tub all week but I sneaked off to make this for the challenge, the Diamond is watching sport so I guess I am fine for a little while :) hee hee. I love using old packaging particularly corrugated type and I was inspired to re-visit this love after I viewed Craft attack Valerie blog well Worth a visit.
So I tore it up painted it, rubbed it with DI, used gold leafing and alcohol inks to get that distressed look. Layered it up with black sequin waste a tag I made out of black paper also painted and gold leafed. Added old book pages a stamped image of an engine onto handmade paper (it has a brownish fleck running through it looks really old and I think the image would have looked better if I had cut out the circle ho hum) Finished off with brads and old watch bits also some gear things which have all been rusted with alcohol inks. Thanks so much for looking and I really appreciate the kind comments. Hugs All Sandra XXX

Out of A Hat Creations - Favourite Stamp

This week at Out of A Hat Creation we have a fab challenge using your favourite stamp. Now this can be quite tricky I don't know about you but I have a few I consider my favourite. So go and have a good old rummage and join us. The stamp I used you will see in loads of my work so I guess it is my fav. It is a gorgeous floral swirl from Clarity they come already mounted on perspex. It is a great stamp for background and the main focus. I used a tag, painted it in crafty notions colourful thoughts peacock blue (I love this paint it is so vibrant) I did a bit of background work by stamping text and splodging gold ink through sequin waste. The floral image has been stamped in black and clear embossed. Added lace and flowers for effect. Do stop by and see what Florence Chrissie and Janet have chosen for their favourite stamp.  Looking forward to seeing what you make. Hugs Sandra XXX

Out of A Hat Creation - Wings

It is so lovely that we had 9 great entries for bing, Thank You for joining in with us. After a 1 week break I am glad to say we are back to the normal format of weekly challenge Out of A Hat Creations  and for this weeks challenge it is "Wings" a great theme and it has a lot of scope. I made a home decor paper mache box frame which I painted in gold metallic. I have stamped it and embossed in gold to give it some texture. The butterflies are made from  calico cloth that I painted in Crafty Notions colourful thoughts paints and layered over with butterfly peel offs. I have sealed with glitter modge podge and cut out then mounted onto contrasting felt and again cut around.The butterflies have seed beads on them and glitter glue. They also have been wired underneath so they can be shaped to give movement to the piece. I do look forward to seeing what you make. For inspiration do pop over and see what Florence, Janet and Chrissie have made. Thanks for looking and for your kind comments. Hugs Sandra XXX

The Artful Times Ribbon & Lace

Challenge 5 over at The Artful Times is Ribbon and Lace, fantastic theme ladies (3 cheers) I just love lace, fabric, ribbon that's why my sewing cupboard is bulging LOL, trouble is I hate to use it up I just like looking at it LOL. Well I had this frame painted for a while now with sky blue and crackled using stormy sky, never really new what to do next with it but the theme gave me inspiration. I used graphics 45 paper for the back drop and a piece of double sided blue / pink which I rolled back to reveal the activity in the shop. I stamped around the frame with sewing theme stamps and added metal scissors and a corner piece. the lace flowers are stained with antique linen and weathered wood DI the fan is ribbon and again stained I used a piece of jute with buttons on top. The shop sign has a blue ribbon rose. The heart well its because I just love the theme. Thanks for looking and for the lovely comments that are  left I really appreciate them.
Hugs Sandra XXX

Out of A Hat Creation - Bingo

The challenge is "Bingo" this week over at "Out of A Hat Creations" I chose the top row of lace, buttons, flower, image. This little heart hanging 50p from The Range, has been painted with pomegranate acrylic and crackled with sand over the top. then a stamped image of text and a butterfly. I have stuck pieces of text paper to it nad a strip of jute with buttons. The lace has been made into a flower with a little metal flower centre. Thanks for looking and do be sure to check out what Florence, Janet and Chrissie have made for the challenge. I do hope you can find time to join in this challenge it will last 2 weeks due to holidays.
Hugs Sandra XXX  

Artful Times Challenge - Birds

Over at the Artful times the new theme is "Birds" so I made a little fabric and stamping book mark. The back fabric does have text and swirls on it but my camera has not picked this up :( Anyway I cut out calico squares and stamped my little birds on to it, the machine sew to the back fabric, I have used orange as a complete contrast to lift. Thanks for looking. Hugs Sandra XXX

Out of the Hat Creations Lace Challenge

Where do the weeks go we have now reached challenge 8 on Out of the Hat Creations and this week it is a fab theme. Well I would say that I just adore lace and have quite a bit of the stuff hee hee. My piece is a decorated beer mat really just used as the base.  I inked gold around the edge of the beer mat and stamped it with text. I painted the back ground cream and stamped with a floral swirl then on to scrim layered the cut out image this was framed with cotton  lace, layered on top of this is vintage lace and a small vintage lace flower has the button on top. The sentiment is dedicated to my Son and daughter in law they have had a long few months of seperation due to son in the forces serving abroad.
Do take a visit to Janet, Chrissie and Florence to see what they have come up with. And it would be lovely if you can find the time to join us. Hugs Sandra XXX

My Matchbox swap

I took part in the decorated Matchbox swap run by ZUZU petals and I just wanted to share with you the matchbox I received from Karen Cass. It is so very pretty and was stuffed full of little trinkets. I love it. Thank You Karen X

Out of the Hat Creations Challenge 7

We had some fab entries last week on Out of the Hat Creations Thanks to all those that took part. This week we have "Shoes" as the theme.
We all love shoes don't we and we can never have to many.
Well my little tag is painted in sky blue acrylic paint (looks grey on the photo :( then rubbed over with worn lipstick, tea dye and antique linen. Stamped with text in black and swirls in red. The image is from French Kissed.  which I cut out and edged with ink. I added lace on her stocking tops and I thought it looked quite french so hence pretty shoes. Do pop over and take a look and it would be lovely to see your creations.
Thanks for stopping by. Hugs Sandra XXX

Matchbox Swap

Blimey two posts in one day, anyway I wanted to share with you an altered matchbox I made. I as very brave and joined in with the Matchbox swap run by ZUZU Petals on facebook (sorry can't link) mine is off to Australia, I have gone for the vintage look and I have included a small 1.5ins bear fully jointed made out of vintage upholstery fabric by my Mum (Pebby's Miniatures)
Thanks for looking
Hugs Sandra XXX

 

Artful Times Time Challenge

The Artful Times challenge has "Time" as there theme, I like this theme a lot. I made a little hanging using corrugated card which I rubbed over metallic rubs and then stamped a swirl over the top. I ran blue coredinations card in a time embossing folder through the big shot cut out the clock rubbed it back distressed the edges, and distressed inked with tea dye stamped the same swirl in the middle of the clock. The hands of the clock are from pieces of a real clock. I made a small tag and DI Tumbled glass and tea dye then stamped the TH sentiment (I just love this sentiment) masked it and stamped clocks in sepia. I did the same minus the clocks with the title added some butterflies and beading. Quite effective I think.
Thanks for looking Hugs Sandra XXX 

Out of the Hat Creations Challenge 6

The "Arches" Challenge certainly did produce some fantastic work from the Hatters team Chrissie Janet Florence
and from those that took part Monika Cathryn Zoe Suze
so a big THANK YOU for joining us your work was stunning and it was lovely to see you.
This week we have a new challenge number 6 from Out of a Hat Creations these challenges are themes from the "Hatters Team" and all thrown in a hat then pulled out so you never know what it might be. I must admit this week (to use a picture you love or the one published on the challenge site to influence a project) had me a bit stumped. I have a picture on my dinning room wall which I love See photo below. I bought it from a cafe in France, sounds romantic but it wasn't it was the wettest July they had for donkey years and we had an awful holiday but did pick up this lovely picture and did some antique shopping (for garden tat), trust me there was nothing else to do LOL oh that's not true we drank the wine hee hee.
So using my picture I made a clean and simple abstract design on a card using chalk inks and stamping and I just had to add some bling. Way out of my comfort zone as I don't do clean and simple or abstract. I do hope you join in with us even if it out of your comfort zone, well it is a challenge after all. Have a lovely weekend fingers crossed for some sunshine. Hugs All and thanks for your kind comments.
Sandra XXX

Out of the Hat Creations 5

This is our 5th challenge from the Out of a Hat Creations challenge blog. This week it is a shape them "Arches" there are so many different styles so hopefully this will get the creative juices flowing and you will feel like joining in with us. I do hope so.
I have used a 4 by 6 ins arch and painted it in pomegranate used some crackle glaze and painted over it in storm cloud needless to say it didn't crackle as it should, still as all good crafters do they solider on and so I stamped my swirl in purple ink and the text in black. The little frame is a Nellie's oval and it is die cut out of purple paper and I threaded silk ribbon through it. I then mounted my stamped little girl (I love this stamp). My chipboard bird has been embossed in white wow and then woodware shabby white and pink sparkle. The glitter spots are sequins. The title:  well I was listening to my Elvis CD and singing along to yes you've guessed it. "Its a Wonderful Life"  This whole piece is actually more purple than my camera has shown. Do pop over to Out of a Hat Creations and join in we would love to see you there. Take a look at the other team memebers projects they are great. Chrissie, Florence and Janet. Thanks for stoppin by. Hugs Sandra X

Pebby's Altered Book

I really wanted to share this lovely altered book with you. It has been made by my Mum (Pebby) she has spent a while on this not really knowing where it was going and then finally the finished project. She bought a book from an second hand book shop (it is Oscar Wilde) anyway the centre was cut out then layers of guesso and paint, stamped and coloured with DI tissue (it is text stamped) and stuck to the book front metallic gold rubbed into it and the bottom corner used texture paste, alcohol ink and embossing powder and charms pushed into it.
The sides and back have been guessod and metallic rubbed and text stamp.
The flowers are coloured with glimmer mists and the centres are handmade by Mum as is the 2.5 ins miniature bear (Oscar) he is designed by Mum and made from mohair and fully jointed.
Mum is a miniature bear artist of some note popular world wide. I am very proud of her and this is a really lovely altered book.
Thanks for looking Hugs Sandra XXX

Sea of Green

The 2nd challenge from the ladies at The Artful Times has been set by Sam and she loves Green. Hence the theme, we can do anything so long as it is predominantly green. As I have a horrible cold and feel like death warmed up I have had a very quiet day crafting got a good few projects sorted (every cloud has a silver lining) :D. I have chosen to paint a little canvas with sage and then stamped the florals with 2 different greens, bamboo and green tea the flowerpot has been stamped onto green paper and cut out and stuck on. The stems are green silk ribbon and the rolled paper flowers have been cut out of green paper. I have used orange to stamp the butterflies and colour one of the flowers. The edges of the canvas have been rubbed with metallic gold. Oh yes I added a little heart button and a mouse popped out from behind the flowerpot. :D Thanks for looking. hugs Sandra X

Music

The Craft Room Challenge is running a Music themed challenge and for this I have cut out a 4 x6 ins arch shape and used DI victorian velvet, bundled sage, dried marigold and antique linen. Stamped with my new swirl stamp in purple, torn some music sheet and rubbed in antique linen added gold leaf and a few punched out butterflies (the paper I used  had music notes on them) the mage is from paperwhimsy download which I cut around, highlighted with a white gel pen and added gold leaf on her wings and placed slightly raised. I added the saying (please excuse my grammer) a rolled flower and a few pearls and lace. Thanks for dropping by. Hugs Sandra XXX

Out of the Hat Creations. challenge 4

The Challenge pulled out of the hat (Out of the Hat Creations) for this week was a bit tricky as I had to rummage around in the Diamonds shed sacred ground LOL. He bless him thought I had completely lost my marbles (maybe he is right LOL). Anyway I found a large tin full of all sorts of stuff like old coins, snaps,  washers, brass bits (collar dog backings) from his Army days some old buckles and old sacking.
I decided to make a fabric art (art really?) hanging. So I chose 2 sorts of fabric that had a design that looked like rusty circles and old colours. I backed with some wadding and did a bit of free form sewing all over it. I hand dyed a piece of used colour catcher (I just love these sheets so versatile) using water and acrylic paint just a quick dunk and sewed it to my fabric. i covered the fabric with wunderweb and gave it a blast with my heat gun it resembles cobwebs which I also found in the shed :) I cut circles out of the colour catcher and sewed washers to it with metallic thread and sewed on the brass colour backings the snaps were fabric glued. It is all attached with wire and green garden sticks also from the shed. Thanks for stopping by me blog and the lovely comments. Hope you can take part in our challenge as I would love to see what you come up with. Hugs All Sandra XXX

Out of a Hat Creations

This little time piece is something I have had in my craft stash for ages and not known what to do with it. the challenge this week at Out of the Hat Creations is to use something from your craft room you have had for ages. So I  decided to decorate the inside of this clock case. I used vintage style paper, cut out the face of a lovely girl to stick inside and added vintage lace and a bead there is also a little Jewell to the side, some pearls from her necklace and a  dangle bead and bow charm. On top of the watch case a tine heart with an arrow through (I put it too near her head OOPS) All the items are mementos that her loved one carry with him. I hope you can find time to join in you must have some stash you have always meant to use for fun. We would love to see what you can do just post on the  Out of the Hat Creations challenge site.
Thanks for looking Hugs All XXX

Artful Times Challenge 1

A new challenge blog has sprung into action called  "Artful Times"  run by the lovely Von, Neet and Sam. Good Luck Ladies :) the blog looks great. The first challenge is make a tag.
As it is spring and we have had some lovely weather and all the blossom is out (I just love it) I felt all flowery. Tag cut out of a lovely piece of paper inked over to tone down, decorated with vintage lace a flower made out of a pinwheel and small Rosette mixed with a bought flower and leaves. The butterfly is chipboard embossed, I stamped the words. Clean and simple unusual for me.
Also a quick plug for another new blog where you can take part in a challenge Out of a Hat Creations. There will be something for everyone so do check it out if you have time.
Thanks for looking and hugs all. X

Out of a Hat Creations Challenge 2

This is the second Challenge from "Out of a Hat Creations" Do check out the challenge and we would love you to join in. The challenge picks a theme from a hat every week which is great fun you never know what might come along next. This time it is to decorate a box always a fun thing to do and the world is your oyster in terms of decoration. I have painted a box in Crafty Notions "Peacock" paint what a beautiful colour this has been rubbed back in places to reveal a blue which was the undercoat. It has also been rubbed with metallic silver. I then stamped it with a swirl in white. Heat embossed the cage with WOW white and painted the bird in the peacock and the wing white. With the addition of some bling, song paper, lace etc it was done. I love decorating boxes as there is so much you can do with them. Thanks for stopping by my blog and the lovely comments. Hugs Sandra XXX

Mrs Gimble's Hat Sale

Well its been a surprising few days. I was an avid fan of a challenge blog "Just for Fun" which has just closed and along with Chrissie, Florence and Janet (we all missed the JFF blog it had such a friendliness about it) another blog has emerged
 "Out of the Hat Creations" the name because Chrissie (well her Vic really) will pull a weekly challenge out of the hat. Chrissie has worked hard getting the blog up and running with a bit of support for theme ideas from everyone else. I am sure you will be welcome to join in if you would like to.
This week we have had a test challenge "Hat" I chose to do a stitched mixed media hanging piece. The background piece is a used tumble dry sheet sponged with blue paint and spayed with cosmic shimmer, I then layered with muslin, lace and scraps of text fabric and dotty fabric. It has all been machine stitched together overlayed with the wooden torso and topped with an image of a lovely lady in a magnificent hat. The little hats are from a CI stamp set and stamped onto a spare piece of the used tumble dry sheet. to finish beading along the bottom and 2 blue bows. Thanks for stopping by my blog and do drop by  Out of the Hat Creations  Hugs All Sandra XXX

GC 141 Granny's Photo Album

The Gingersnaps chestnut theme challenge this month is "Granny's Photo Album (do take a look at the DT and other participant entries they really are fab). I really love vintage style so couldn't resist making a tag for the challenge. I have coloured the tag with DI antique linen and worn lipstick it's given a nice pinkish faded tinge, the edges are rubbed with inka gold. I stamped with text and a CI flower swirl. I used a small piece of corrugated again rubbed with inka gold and the DIs and attached the cut out image. The circles are sprayed with cosmic shimmer copper (they are cut out of a colour catcher sheet) and the flowers mounted onto them. The lace is from my vintage collection and really gives the vintage feel.
Thanks for looking. Hugs Sandra XOXO 

Craft Room Challenge - Vintage Shabby

The Craft Room Challenge for this fortnight is "Vintage Shabby" (my favourite)  for this I have made a fabric collage. I used the vintage image of a girl and transferred this to calico fabric I also stamped onto the fabric and attached this to some jute I used blue and orange fibre to embellish and made a crown from grunge paper inked with spice marmalade and added the pearls. Added a little bird which I had stamped,cut out and covered in glossy accent. I then added a metal heart and hand stitched around the edge in blue. The Diamond made me a wire hanger for it (Thank you). Thanks for looking. hugs Sandra X

Tag Tuesday - BIRDS

The Tag Tuesday team have a weekly challenge which this week is BIRDS. I coloured a tag with DI antique linen, dried marigold and dry brushed a bit of turquoise acrylic here and there, a spray of cosmic shimmer copper.  I back stamped with eggs and added gold leaf. The bird stamp is from Crafty Individuals which I mounted onto a piece of sacking fabric which I made into a tag shape with a stitched edge. I have also used brown jute a measure stamp and buttons.  Thanks for stopping by my blog. Hugs Sandra XXX

GC140 2 Colour Challenge

The Gingersnaps have a colour challenge we are to choose 2 colours. I just love red and cream so I went for a collage piece I rubbed the red card with tea dye DI and then stamped a swirl, I mounted the lace doily and the felt heart and felt swirl (cut out with the big shot) added a little metal heart. The tag is washed with cream acrylic paint and then rubbed in tea dye DI. This gorgeous stamp is new from Crafty Individuals (isn't she gorgeous) I used red glitter glue to highlight the heart and beads. Added a little cream butterfly and a seam binding bow. Thanks for dropping by, hugs Sandra XXX

The Diamond is 60

To celebrate The Diamond reaching 60 I made a heart hanging for him, It is covered in paper which has been DI rubbed over then embossed a swirl in gold, added eyelets. The 60 has been heat embossed and stamped into. The saying is from TH stamp and so perfect. Needless to say he was very chuffed with this.
Thanks for looking Hugs Sandra XXX

Last Ever JFF Challenge

Sad to say this the last ever JFF challenge I have enjoyed the journey as I have learnt such a lot through this challenge site over the last year or so, A big "THANK YOU" DT ladies and to those lovely cyber friends that have left such lovely comments on my blog, it is such a confidence booster. Well for my last challenge I have used my british bulldog stamp as a tribute to all the men in our lives  and to distress I made brown fabric paper (Yippee I have treated myself to the very talented "Sarah Lawrence" book who sadly recently died, this is where I learnt this technique, A fabulous book) used a torn piece of watercolour paper and a couple of cosmic shimmer spray, text stamp and a bit of gilding then stitched onto the bpf. DI inked the bulldog and touched up with watercolour pencils. Hugs All and thanks for stopping by. I will stay in touch and I hope you all do to. Sandra X0X0. 

Poetry

It's poetry time over at "Tag Tuesday" (a new challenge blog for me) Spring is a lovely time of year for poetry. I have chosen to do a Pooh poem. I just love Pooh and his little poohisims.

How sweet to be a cloud
Floating in the blue
Every little cloud
Always sings aloud

How sweet to be a cloud
Floating in the blue
It makes him very proud
To be a little cloud

My tag has been painted with azure blue acrylic and dabbed with pearl to create clouds (see faux clouds on Gingersnaps) I then stamped with part of a kaisercraft stamp in midnight blue. Added sequin waste and my hand made butterfly made out of wallpaper. The poem, lace and beads. Thanks for looking. Hugs Sandra XOXO

Sporty Men - Swimmers

The challenge at JFF continues with the men theme and this week it is "Sporty Men". I choose a hanging, the base is from a cardboard box and I inked and rubbed metallic into the edges. The image is cut out from a graphics 45 (I think) sheet of paper called "Coney Island" (I thought they looked like swimmers). I ran a paper through my pleater gadget and a piece of blue that looked like waves through an emboss folder the circles depict bubbles. I have rubbed and distressed the papers added gold leaf, washers to continue the bubbles thingy and fibres that look like sand and waves. My handsome sporty swimmers. I had a lot of fun doing this hanging and at last I think I am getting the hang of stuff for men. Ladies you mission is accomplished LOL. Hugs All and thanks for looking . Off to view snowdrops tomorrow at Walsingham Abbey with Mum. Sandra XXX

Vintage Men Challenge

This week the "Men" challenge continues over at JFF with "Vintage Men". I always find doing "Men" stuff a real challenge, the design team always have some great pieces to help us and this month we have Valerie of Bastelmania as gust designer with a fab piece. I cut a tag out of paper that has a great variation of backgrounds into all to do with USA (these do not show on the photo) I gave it a gesso wash and rubbed in some sepia and metallic rubs to tone down and vintage it. Used old book page pieces, stamped text, faux stitches and embossed stars. The images are from some paper I have had for a while (think I picked it up for about 20p) and it is called "Vintage Movie Stars". Have no idea what to expect next week from the "Men" month. Have a great week everyone (I think our snow is at last beginning to melt a bit, fingers crossed). Thanks for looking and the very kind comments.
Hugs All. XXX

A Whole Month of Men - JFF

A new month over at JFF and the theme is "Men" this week it is also "Black and White" well! we sure did have the white stuff this morning in my part of the country. The Diamond, me and Tilly had a lovely walk around our local beauty spot and I couldn't resit sharing the photos with you. The rest of the day has been devoted to hobbies so I cut out 4 bears, cooked rock buns and an apple crumble, and then got down to the challenge. I made a card as it is soon to be my Dads birthday. I inked through sequin waste (I love this effect) direct onto the card. The tag is run through the big shot with a text emboss and black soot DI swiped. A smaller tag is rubbed with black ink and then stamped in moonlight white, the centre is a card covered in an old book page and gessoed hen stamped. The car is stamped in moonlight white onto black card and coloured with a white gel pen this is slightly raided on the card. I added the black Happy Birthday ribbon and the word Dad. Thanks for stopping by and keep warm. Hugs Sandra XXX