Bunting or Pennants OOAH Ch 75

Hello friends

Great mask / stencils projects last week such great ideas.

 

Hope you enjoy this weeks as it is Bunting or Pennants

I love bunting so really enjoyed making this Thank You card.

It is a very clean and simple design made with my little bunting die. 

A tricky thing for me as I am a clutter head, and have to fill in space LOL. 

 

 

This week is the last for our summer guest designers Sam a big thank you to her for joining us with her inspirational projects.

 

We have had a lovely summer with all our guest designers

 

Enjoy making your projects. 

Looking forward to seeing them

 

Thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comments.

Do make sure you visit Janet,  Chrissie and Sam to see their wonderful projects

 

Enjoy your week

Hugs Sandra X

Sew N Sew at Fashionable Stamping

Hello friends

Fashionable Stamping have a lovely theme challenge

 "Sew N Sew" and the lovely ladies have some wonderful examples to inspire us.

this theme is right up my street and I made a small sewing box

it has been painted rose pink and distressed.

I have used a resist stamping using clear embossing.

and layered some vintage lace on top and around the sides it is sealed with modge podge.

The paper flowers I have hand made from a small die cut sealed with modge podge and clear nail varnish it makes them go hard.

The small dress form is a die cut and finished with tiny buttons and lace.

The sentiment says

 

"Needlework is a way to capture

Love, Beauty

Peace, and time"

 

How true.

I shall be filling the little box with tiny buttons and pieces of gorgeous vintage lace. 

Thank you for visiting my blog and commenting. Hugs XXX

OOAH Ch 74 Stencils and Masks

 

 

Hello friends

Hope you are still enjoying summer holidays

 

Lots of lovely summer projects last week great work.

Thank you for joining us.

 

This week we are looking for use of Stencils and Masks in your projects.

 

I have painted a small canvas after covering with paper and then sponged through a sequin  and diamond shape stencil. Then pushed some texture paste through a flower stencil. Once dry I then rubbed it with metallic wax rubs to colour.  

 

Enjoy making your projects.

 

Looking forward to seeing them

 

Thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comments.

Do make sure you visit Janet,  Chrissie and Sam to see their wonderful projects

 

Enjoy your week

Hugs Sandra X



Summer Days OOAH Ch 73

 

Hello friends

Do I detect a slight touch of Autumn in the air as it seems a tad cooler here in Suffolk 

:( 

In remembrance of those balmy hot days we are celebrating "Summer"

Lots of lovely Bs last week I really enjoyed looking at your work. Thank you for joining us and lets see what you can do for Summer.

 

I have decorated a wooden heart hanging as I love summer :)

I have painted it in a pomegranate acrylic paint and distressed with metallic rubs and crackle paint picket fence then stamped with text.

Die cut bird and swirls and punched butterflies from old book paper.

The paper flowers I have made from light card that has been spritzed with tattered angels marshmallow. So everything summery included here LOL.

 

Enjoy making your summer projects.

 

Looking forward to seeing them

Thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comments.

Do make sure you visit Janet,  Chrissie and Sam to see their wonderful projects

 

Enjoy your week

Hugs Sandra X

 

 



Things beginning with B Ch 72 OOAH

 

 

Hello friends

I do hope you are all enjoying the holiday season and still finding time to craft :)

 

 

Thank you for joining us last week with your fantastic numbers projects.

 

This week we ask for a project with things beginning with B.

 

I made a small canvass tag which has been painted with pale blue dabbed with distressed ink and a small amount of crackle glaze on the edge. It has been stamped with a swirl.

My Bs are

Bows, buttons, butterfly and black.

 

Looking forward to seeing your projects

Thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comments.

Do make sure you visit Janet,  Chrissie and Sam to see their wonderful projects

 

Enjoy your week

Hugs Sandra X



Numbers Ch 71 OOAH

 

 

Hello friends

summer is in full flow here in the UK and its turned out good during July so fingers crossed for August, I don't know about you but I cant quite believe its month 8 already.

 

Last month we had Valerie for our GDT and a big Thank You to you for your fab projects.

 

This month we welcome Sam do take a look at her blog she is a very talented crafter.

 

Well done on the patchwork projects very innovative and great projects Thank you for joining us.

 

This week we ask for a project with Numbers involved.

 

I made a tag which has been painted with pale blue and distressed inked, then masked and stamped with a background then loads of number embellies.

Its a dream indeed if only I was still 8 to 10 LOL hey ho those were the days.

 

Looking forward to seeing your projects

Thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comments.

Do make sure you visit Janet,  Chrissie and Sam to see their wonderful projects

 

Enjoy your week

Hugs Sandra X



Patch Work OOAH Ch 70

Hello friends

I do hope you have had a good week

a mixture of sun, rain and a new royal prince exciting times.

 

Wonderful key projects last week ladies thanks for joining in with us.

 

This week we ask you to do a project with some patchwork in it, could be fabric or paper maybe a mixture of both as I have here with this card I made for a lovely blogging friend

 

I cut a heart shape from card and layered with bits of paper, fabric and lace, also some fluffy fibres .

I have sewn together with free form machine stitching added vintage buttons and a vintage lace butterfly from my special stash.

To finish I have added a few hand embroidery stitches.

 

Looking forward to seeing your projects.

 

A big Thank you to Valerie for her guest appearance this month wonderful work from Valerie.

 

Thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comments.

Do make sure you visit Janet,  Valerie and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. 

 

Hugs Sandra XXX

 

 

You hold the Key OOAH Ch 69

Hello friends

hasn't it been a glorious week!

 

 I have had a grand visit to Dublin and the seaside on the County Wexford coast last week.

 

Hopefully I managed to catch and comment on all the entries as they were great raining projects from last week.

 thank you for joining us.

 

This week we would like to see a key somewhere on the project.

 

I have made a small heart which I will use as a piece for something one day LOL.

 

 I painted, crackled, stamped and distressed the chipboard heart and the chipboard key has been heat embossed and rubbed back to distress.

 

Looking forward to seeing your projects.

 

Thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comments.

Do make sure you visit Janet,  Valerie and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. 

 

Hugs Sandra XXX

Let it Rain OOAH Ch 67

Let it Rain!  noooo not really I am enjoying the sun to much, but it is the challenge for OOAH this week. Thanks all those who joined in last week. Sorry if I have not left a comment but I am in Dublin for a few days and I will check out your posts on my return. And many apologies for the poor photo of my project this week, I must try better next time :) Anyway here is a little hanging made from corrugated card which has been dabbed with blue paint and text stamped. I have then free form stitched raindrops in multi coloured thread and layered organza umbrella and stitched again the umbrella shape it is finished with my stamped mouse who is being stalked by my little die cut cat. Thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comments. Do make sure you visit Janet,  Valerie and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. Hugs Sandra XXX

Stars and Stripes Ch 67 OOAH

Wonderful song projects thanks for joining us.
Wow July already and a celebration across the Atlantic and to help we have chosen the Stars and Stripes theme for this week. First a really big Thank You to Tracy for her wonderful projects as GDT throughout June. For July we welcome Valerie of Bastelmania as GDT so do give her a big welcome. My project is a frame which I have painted in good old red, white and blue and distressed a bit, then used old book page distressed inked with tea dye brushed with gesso and stamped with that fine lady Liberty, the little blue stars are from a creative memories punch. Enjoy the celebrations and I look forward to seeing all those Stars and Stripes. Thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comments. Do make sure you visit Janet,  Valerie and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. Hugs Sandra XXX

Paper Roses OOAH Ch 66

Hello hope you have had a good week, I really enjoyed the forms of transport projects you shared with us. This week we are asking for your project to be influenced by a song with flowers in and there is loads to choose from. For me it had to be "Paper Roses" by Marie Osmond yes I know but I was and am still an Osmond fan well I was a teen in the 70s and did a lot of swooning over Donny LOL. I have used a small tag which has been stamped with music and DI. The roses are indeed paper which has been rolled. Looking forward to finding out your favourite flower songs. Hope you find time to join us.  Make sure you visit Janet, Tracy and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. Thank you for visiting my blog and your lovely comments. Hugs Sandra X

Transport OOAH Ch 65

Hello everyone, well we did have some great tag books for the last weeks challenge from you all, thanks for taking part. This week the theme is Transport I am sure you can have fun with this theme. I have made an ATC and as its summer gone for a bicycle. Best way to travel in good weather. Looking forward to seeing what form of Transport you choose. Make sure you visit Janet, Tracy and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. Thank you for visiting my blog and your lovely comments. Hugs Sandra X

Tag Book OOAH Ch 64

Hi there loved your Ticket projects I am always amazed at the different styles that are created just fabulous. Hope you find time to make a little tag book for this weeks theme. This doesn't have to be tricky as you see I choose to use 3 luggage size tags and folded them in half to make my little tag book of " this and that".

I decided to decorate it with my favourite "this and that" things just because I like em. And the colour scheme (Red and Cream) is one of my favourites, I just love Red Work its a quilting thing.

 Looking forward to seeing your tag book projects.

Make sure you visit Janet, Tracy and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. Thank you for visiting my blog and your lovely comments. Hugs Sandra X

Tickets Please Ch 63 OOAH

Hello or should I say a cheery Hello as at last the sun shines makes you feel much better. Thanks to those who managed to take part in last weeks challenge great projects. Hope you all get chance to join us with Tickets just include a ticket somewhere on your project. A big Tank you to Von for her lovely May projects as our GDT and this month a warm welcome to Tracy from Paper Craft Nut who joins us as GDT for June.
Well my project has used an extra large ticket shape I had in my stash. My theme is going to the talking movies. So I have rubbed with DI and then covered with Th printed tape. Used a vintage image she looks like an old movie star. My flowers are rolled and made from paper laid onto old lace. Looking forward to seeing your ticket projects.Make sure you visit Janet, Tracy and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. Thank you for visiting my blog and your lovely comments. Hugs Sandra X

OOAH Ch 62 Jewel in the crown

Loved your projects for a photo with it thanks for joining us. And hope you enjoyed Von as our guest designer as much as we have. Von is taking a break for the summer now. Enjoy yourself Von and hope to see you back soon X.
This week we ask for Jewel in the Crown and you can interrupt this however you feel. I have decorated a small bird house hanging. Painted it sage green and picket fence crackle also distressed it and stamped it.  Cut out my little bird from a die and I have and taken the theme literally and given him a jewelled crown using the nursery rhyme as inspiration.
Make sure you visit Janet, Von and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. Looking forward to seeing your projects. Thank you for visiting my blog and your lovely comments. Hugs Sandra X

Vintage at Artful Times

 Hello hope you having a lovely Bank Holiday weekend in the UK. The weather has been kind to sunny Suffolk but I have a stinker of a cold :( so feeling sorry for myself today time to catch up with blogging I think. Over at Artful Times Neet and Von are asking for Vintage projects whoop whoop my fav style ever. Do take a look at their projects they really are lovely. Von is also taking a break so enjoy it Von we will miss you. X
I have just finished this jewellery box for my DIL birthday which is today (I will miss the BBQ as I feel so horrible :(ugh)
I painted it duck egg blue and rubbed in some metallic rub to distress it and stamped onto it. The feet are wooden beads that I have painted gold and attached. The centre heart is from a card I had so pretty its perfect for the box.. The inside has also been painted and distressed and lined with handmade paper. The whole box has been finished with a seal. I bought a piece of jewellery to pop inside and the Diamond will take over today for me. Thanks for looking and taking time to comment. Enjoy your day. Hugs Sandra XXX PS sorry about the photo you can see my fingers in the top LOL.

Use a Photo - Ch 61

 Hello everyone hope you are all well, apologies if I didn't get to comment on your blog but I have been on holiday to North Norfolk (my favourite place) and had a wonderful time. Wonderful eyes from you last week. This week we are asking for a photo somewhere on your project. I have done a scrapbook page this is my gorgeous young niece the photo was perfect for this colour scheme.  Make sure you visit Janet, Von and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. Looking forward to seeing your projects. Thank you for visiting my blog and your lovely comments. Hugs Sandra X

Eyes OOAH Ch 60

Hello hope you all well. loved  I your postcards last week. This week the theme is "Eyes" and I have used the all seeing eye on my tag for this challenge. I have stamped the tag background, used torn card and my favourite corrugated cardboard. This weekend I am on a weekend of pure indulgence with my crafting group we have a whole weekend of crafting Whoop Whoop. Enjoy your weekend. Make sure you visit Janet, Von and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. Looking forward to seeing your projects. Thank you for visiting my blog and your lovely comments. Hugs Sandra X

A Postcard from France OOAH Ch 59

Hello whilst writing this blog I am basking on the lovely sunshine we have been enjoying long may it last. We are lucky this month to have Von as our GDT do take a look at her blog and her other challenge blog Artful Times. The sun  provokes holidays, travel postcards and this week we are asking for a post card from France.
My postcard is in vintage style and I used my new Eiffel tower die cut (I love this) looking forward to seeing your postcards styles.  Make sure you visit Von, Janet and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. Looking forward to seeing your projects. Thank you for visiting my blog and your lovely comments. Hugs Sandra X 

Picture Frame OOAH Ch 58

Love your Hearts and Swirls projects thanks for joining us and for your lovely comments, also a big THANK YOU to Carol for a fab month of her as our Guest DTM. Hopefully you will love this theme just as much we ask you to decorate a picture frame or a frame. I have done this small box frame the frame itself has been painted, crackled in places and then I stamped with clear water based emboss ink and over painted then rubbed back. The scissors are stamped in black. I then rubbed metallic into the painted areas. The inside is a little sewing shop window, piles of buttons a dress form and black lace. this month we welcome Von from Artful Times as our GDT she is a lovely lady and very talented I do hope you will all welcome her and also drop by the Artful Times challenge it's worth it.
 Make sure you visit Janet and Chrissie to see their wonderful projects. Looking forward to seeing your projects. Thank you for visiting my blog and your lovely comments. Hugs Sandra X