Donkey derby and glittering pugs

Hello,

I had such a good time with these stamps, this one I stamped on the background (old book page covered in gesso, geltos, distress inks and stamps) then stamped on to card and fussy cut the donkey, colored with copics and stuck him on the legs.
perfect partner to Tim Holtz's snarky stickers.
I am entering this into the following challenges:
That's Crafty -Animal magic  
Dream valley challenges - Animals

and these little chaps are off to play in the simply less is more challenge - pets
memory box die, pink glitter paper and  waltzing mouse stamp

here is another shot of my Venus fly trap...

cowabunga

Greetings,

I fell head over heels for these stamps when I saw them, I have been allowing my mind to wander off while I should be concentrating on spreadsheets and making up puns instead!

I am entering one to the following challenges
That's Crafty - Animal magic 
crafty sentiments - Animals
Through the craft room door - anything goes

and here is my Venus fly trap....

EE

paint samples

Good morning,

I made these  cards using some paint samples in my stash box.
Stamped a large patterned stamp over the top then punched them out, which was a total pain, but worth it. Mounted them on black and tada!

I'm entering this into Simply less is more challenge which is use your scraps. 
creative fingers - anything goes
Simply papercraft challenge - anything goes

Yesterday I completed the Walk for WASTEAID, 16 miles (16.8 due to a diversion) around the Thames in London, going over 18 bridges. It started out as a walk by the end I was a shuffling Zombie.

Today I am doing a lot of sitting and not moving.
If you would like to donate: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/louise-gallagher13

Me on the left, Karen Cannard on right.

Friendship

I haven't blogged for an age, the challenge for less is more this fortnight is Friendship. This is a card I made with scraps for a great friend who needed a bit of cheer.

 tootles EE

music and ballet

Greetings,

I saw this wonderful image (below,) on pinterst and was inspired by it. Above is my take using a visible image stamp an old music sheet.

I am letting these cards dance into the following challenges:

Less is more - music
That's Crafty - feeling blue
Fashionable stamping challenges- anything goes

Tootles EE

winter's breath

I have fallen in love with stamping on feathers.

I used - free papers, white feathers, free stamps on feathers and quote is from Alison Bomber's paper artsy quotes.

I am entering this into:

simply less is more -birds and feathers
Thats crafty blog tis the season
all sorts challenge cold and frosty colors 
the Christmas blog- anything Christmas goes

and talking of all things Christmas and winter here are a few photos I took during the cold snap.

tootles
EE

Green tag

I recently bought a Tim Holtz stamp platform and have been playing with it, here is my first mixed media tag that I made using it. Love this quote.

I used - found feather - Kaiser craft stamp, visible image stamp, paper artsy Alison Bomber quote stamp, geletos and gesso.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

That's crafty challenge - green with envy
Craft Stamper challenge - anything goes December 2017
Altered Eclectics - anything goes December 2017
Dream in Darkness - December already

Here are some firework pictures that I took recently... just because

tootles
EE

  

I dream of green

"I look out of my window and I dream of green"

I used to occasionally visit a lovely lady who lived a few houses down from me. Unfortunately a cataract operation had gone wrong, she once told me the above quote. I used every green water color pencil I have to color this image.

I used -Oxford Press art stamp colored with green pencils.

This image was inspired by :Thats crafty challenge blog - green with envy.

This is my entry to the Allsorts challenge blog which is -thank you card.
I used - indigo blu stamp colored with pink water colored pencils and a stamp my friend gave me with no packaging, so no idea who made it (soz!)

And last but no means least this is my entry to this weeks Less is more challenge red and green

I used -katzelcraft stamps and free papers.I love this chap he looks so hopeful!

Here are a couple of green shots to warm you under winter grey skies.

 Tootles

EE

Floral concerns

So I have been watching far too much sci-fi recently!
This is my second entry to the Thats crafty challenge - forever floral
 I adore these stamps of dogs and cats from Kaztelcraft I used the concerned pug against a background of basic grey paper.

Had a great day out in Cambridge today, here is a beautiful autumn view from John Lewis cafe.

tootles EE

Humming birds and cherry blossoms

Season greetings,

Here is my entry to the Less is More Challenge - stamp layering.

I tried using a layered flower stamp and have learned that  I am rubbish at this form of stamping! I have ordered a Tim Holtz stamp platform in the hope that this will help and because they are cool. So anyway here is a masked card using the fabulous designs by Ryn -Humming bird, visible image stamps and a line stamp that is so old it keeps trying to tell me about the last ice age.

I am also entering this card into the Designs by Ryn - November customer creation challenge. 

I also made this very plain CAS card  for the That's Crafty challenge blog which has the challenge - Forever Floral. I love this quote from Monet (via Alison Bomber's paper artsy stamps.)

As it is cold and rather grey outside here is a photo I took of a hummingbird moth while I was on holiday, much to the great puzzlement of people sitting near me!

Tootles
EE

Monsters at Christmas

My entry for Less is more this week is a monster!
Brett Welde stamps and paper pieced gifts.
happy holidays
EE

flight

Hi,

My friend gave birth to a beautiful baby girl called Hester, so I googled it and found it means star in Hebrew. I had just the papers and just the quote (one of the paper artsy Alison Bomber sets I want all of them, she is ruining my bank balance!) I dug out an old magazine freebie of a feather die cut and tada!

I am entering this into the following challenges:
less is more - take flight
Sisters of Snark - lost and found - feather die
that's crafty -fly away

tootles
EE

feathers and stars

Greetings,

sorry about the photos they went a tad blurry. I got really inspired by the less is more challenge this week, use a real object. I loved an article in Mixed Up mag where feathers were painted and just changed into wonderful pieces of art. So I had a go at stamping on a feather I had picked up.... I am now totally addicted to it, may need a support group addicted!  I was collecting feathers on the way home, I say on the way I walked in the opposite direction to my house then looped back round.
Anyway give it a go, the results can be stunning.

Also entering this into That's crafty - only cards challenge.
Simon says stamp challenge -anything goes

tootles
EE

zen garden

hi,

this card was inspired by two challenges:

Less is more perfect holiday- JAPAN!
and
Try it on Tuesday - in my garden.

I wish I had a zen garden, I have a more over grown graveyard style!
here are a few photos of Japan, visited far too long ago...

tootles
EE

Poison boxes and mango monsters

So I took a nice pine box and made it look really old and scruffy. It's ironic how much time and effort I put into making this new box look like it had been on a dusty witch's shelf.

I painted it silver then crackle glazed it, then painted it white. I then printed out poison labels and pasted them on with Decoart Media matte medium as a transfer paste. So much fun! and it turned out how I have imagined it.
I am entering this into :
That's crafty challenge - anything but a card
Not Just cards -anything goes 
Altered Electics - anything goes

and now for the Mango monster...
My friend has had a baby recently and  I wanted to create a card for her first child as I think they often feel left out.

The card is tropical fruit colors, starting with lemon and lime, moving to Mango and then orange and finally the lovely purple of some dragon fruits (my favorite.) I am sending this image to cause havoc in the following challenges:
Simon says stamp -for a child
Less is more -Tropical Fruit
Sisterhood of snarky stampers- M is for mink

tootles
EE