Probably The Best Circle In The World

No I'm not boasting, it's just a little hint to where the circle came from lol. Yep I've been stealing beer mats again to make a  hangy thing for this weeks Just For Fun circle challenge. The idea was to colour with gold UTE, then emboss through my creaky old Bug. Then I wanted to highlight the embossed parts with brighter UTE's All went well until I added the green and purple and re-heated, the embossing disappeared! I was really surprised at this, I thought it would have held it's shape. Never mind, I just heaped the UTE's on top then embossed again.
The dashing chappies are from Artistic Outpost, and the charm is by Tim Holtz.
I really enjoyed making this, so thanks very much for the challenge x

Last of The Day

This is one of my favourite Tanda stamps, he comes out of his drawer at least once a month. I've coloured him with embossing inks and UTE. The little lock and key are from a fab shop that I found on't web, and the background stamps are Paper Artsy.
Thanks very much for looking xx

My Time To Craft Challenge - Nature

What idiot took this photograph - oh yeah.... sorry! Well the tag is a little longer than shown, but nothing much happens on the bottom doh!
This is my entry for the My Time to Craft Challenge, which this week is nature. It doesn't show up too well due to the poor photograph, but the yellow and bronze splodgers are stamped in acrylic paint. The main image is an unmounted stamp that I have had for ages, and the quote is a Simple Expressions stamp. It's all been UTE'd and some non matching threads added for contrast. (What this really means is I didn't have any really went, but I hate to see an empty hole in a tag).
Have a good Saturday night, and thanks for looking xx

Lots To Do Challenges Week 3 Keys

I've hunted down one of my old favourite Tanda stamps for this ATC. I've stamped and embossed, then coloured him in with pigment inkpads and re-embossed. The background is brilliance pearlescent ink and the whole thing has been UTE'd.
The colours are a little more subtle in real life but the flash seems to make them pop!
Thanks for looking xx
http://lotstodocallenges.blogspot.com/2009/01/week-3-keys.html

Saturday Workout Challenge 2 - Embossed

I just love this new challenge site - it lets me use my all time favourite stamp. I know I'm a bit of a 'love the one you're with' when it comes to stamps, but this really is my fave :o)
The background is pink pearlised paper embossed with a cuttlebug.
The ballerina is by Just for Fun stamps, which has been watercoloured in pinks
The sentiment has been embossed, first the brown, then swept over with pink and embossed again, then the edges torn and edged with brown again. This was then UTE'd
Hope you like it, and thanks for looking xx
http://saturdaysworkout.wordpress.com/