Feeling A Bit Shabby

I can't believe it's week 4 of Linda's (at Studio L3)  CoC Challenges already AND I'm still hanging in there. I usually manage to do a couple of weeks then real life kicks in and I go awol from my 'cutting and sticking' for a few months lol.

Sooo Linda's got us all opening our books to page 49 - I would tell you more but she would have to kill me... I guess I can tell you that this week is 'shabby chic' AND I can show you a picture of my recipe 'cos I've learned how to add another pici to Blogger. Well yeah I hear you all mutter.. it's simple - well not to me :o). Took me hours last Sunday messing about, and all I had to do was update my Blogger ....Thingy!

So we have paint, stamps water,the cat! and my bestest book all on the same table,.but I was very careful lucky and no book or animal was harmed in the making of this tag. A stamp did have to be unwrapped and now it's dirty but I'm ok about it :o) Oh yeah I had to cut into my grungepaper too..

I am so enjoying these challenges I don't know why they call Tim a genius, everything he does is really simple - just joking honestly, put down your pokey tools you angry mob lol. But seriously if you follow this book you will get brilliant results - I know 'cos I've seen all your blogs!

Thanks very much for looking and see you next week x

Lots To Do Challenge - Hats and Crowns

I got my new Tanda Stamps yesterday, so I had to work them into a challenge, and as Lots to Do is hats and crowns this week - well there you go.
My skinny blonde (meeeeeeow ) is enjoying a day by the sea - she obviously doesn't have teenagers, an overweight cat and a husband who is grumping because there is no football 'till Tuesday lol
This image is from an Adverts plate. I love Tanda Stamps and their customer service is brilliant. I couldn't decide whether to go with the clear stamps or the rubber, but as I could get the rubber in a pack of four and save a few pounds.... that's me working till I'm 87 now.
The background is just inks, and my lady is coloured with Prisma a Pro-Markers. A bit of TH's metely bits and all done.
The waves and the seaguls are actually all my own work, I stuck out my tongue and drew them myself, and yes they are the extent of my drawing capabilities, though If you game me some playdo I can make a snake coming out of a coil pot! I'll not give up the day job lol.
Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of the weekend x

Street Life - Sunday Postcard Art

I know I'm showing my age a bit now but I used to love this song. I remember driving my Dad mad by playing my 45 (no CD's in those days!) continually lol.
This challenge for this week is Street Art, so I dug out my trusty Paper Artsy stamps.
The background was inked, stamped, painted, tissued, then covered up!
The houses and tree stamps are from Crafty Individuals, and they are brilliant - they stamp beautifully. You can always tell when I like a stamp, I CLEAN them after use, and put them straight on Kling On. Mine are squeeky clean now and duly klinged.
My Jolly Jester is an old time favourite from (I think) Just For Fun.
Raffa has just won Wimbledon again as I type so I guess he's got a good night lined up.
Thanks very much for looking and enjoy what's left of the weekend x

It's Monday so it's CoC Time

I just got in from work and was about to watch the England game :o) when I realised NO MORE FOOTBALL wayhey. So thought about doing the ironing and cooking tea, then decided to order a pizza and make a tag!

This weeks CoC challenge set by the every so funny Linda (funny in a good way not the weird guy over the road funny) is Mono Stamping with mud. Timbob calles them alcohol inks my attempts - mud!

Anyway, got out 8 colours, put 5 back mmm....could this be wher I'm going wrong.... and I'm very pleased with the result. It may not be brilliant but it's not mud.

My bit of cord at the top started off about a foot longer - need some sharper scissors...

I also need some of the brighter alcohol inks - I only have the original colours and brown /rust seems to feature heavily, along with dark and darker still blue.

I've looked at some of the entries and the fab art that can be done with the alcohol ink and I'm determined to keep practicing. Must buy rubber gloves....

Apparently Brazil have just scored - bet we could have beaten 'em lol.

Thanks very much for looking x

Lots To Do Challenge - Architecture

Better late than never, here is my entry to this weeks Lots to Do challenge which is architecture.
Lots of paint and ink for the background, the main images are stamps from the Artistic Stamper. I've dug out my Perfect Pearls from the bottom of a tote bag. These were my favourite thing a couple of years ago, but once they got put away they never came out again. They give quite a nice patina affect around the shirine/temple/thingy, and that's what my god and godess are stamed in.
My handsome gargoyle is from Stamp Camp, and the Bricks and Mortar is from Paper Artsy.
I am ashamed to say that history passed me by at school, so I don't know if I have mixed my Greeks and my Romans lol.
Thanks for looking, it's back to work tomorrow - where do Sundays go ?......

Want To Play A Game...CoC Challenge 2

I'm loving Linda's new challenge blog over at Studio L3,based on the Tim Holtz book A Compendium of Curiosities.
Without giving away any secrets, the challenge is on page 62 and it's Fragments Basics.
So I took out my fragments, - yes I had to unseal them first, stamped, cut , and stuck, then realised that I'd made a Fragment Charm (page 64)!!!!
Well, silly me thought I (and the rest :o)) sooooo I put all the bits and bobs away - really I did - I know just where they are, so when it's charms week just give me the nod :o)....
The background paper and acetate are by Creative Imagination, various distres inks, TH tickets, and my new favourite Clarity stamps.
I'm really enjoying these challenges, I've always loved the distress inks and things, but I've never really got to grips with them, so it's good to have a go.

AND we won the footie!!!!

Thanks for looking x

Play Date Cafe

Here's my entry for The Play Date Cafe Challenge which is 'Colour Splash' The main image stamp is from Katy's Corner, and the little diamond stamp is from Clarity.

I find it really hard to know when to stop, so this has been a great challenge for me 'cos I'm not allowed to over embelish.

Thanks very much for looking x

Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea (over 50's only)

Here is my entry for this week's Sunday Postcard Challenge which is Sea Voyages. I was a bit stumped on this one but then I remembered (this is where the over 50's bit comes in lol) the TV series that used to be on every Saturday. It was in black and white (actually everything was), and every week the intrepid crew would encounter sea monsters and aliens and after much rocking of the submarine would emerge triumphant! Bet they couldn't cope with the Big Brother household though :o)

Many thanks to Google Images, Stamp Camp Stamps, acetate, stazon, and rather a lot of Mod Podge and glitter.

May I say that no sea monster or aliens were harmed in the making of this postcard.

Thanks very much for looking x