Prima Doll Canvas

Hello again, I'm back. This time with my project for Anything Goes Challenge Blog 

This week the challenge is Anything Goes at Anything Goes. 

I have this week decorated a canvas using one of the gorgeous prima doll stamps which are available over on the craft den 

I used melted bees wax to cover the flowers, gives them a real vintage feel. Acrylic paints were using to cover the canvas a mixture of Fresco Finish and Eco Green paints.  I stamped the background onto tissues then glued them into place. 

Texture paste and a stencil to creative a raised look. 

Hope you like, head on over to Anything Goes to join in the fun. 

Checks, Stripes and Flowers

Hello everybody, gosh it feels like ages since I last blogged.  I have been having problems with my internet and haven't been able to connect.  Hopefully we are all fixed now. Today is the start of a new challenge over on Anything Goes Challenge blog the theme this week is "Checks, Stripes and Flowers". So head on over and join in. This fortnight we have the lovely Annette hosting so be sure to head on over to her blog and 

leave some love. 

We are also looking for a few new team members to join our fabulous team Click here to apply..

I have been neglecting my character stamps the last few months so this was the perfect challenge to dig them out and use my beloved copics which I'm sorry to say have been not used in a while.. 

Really love this cute stamp from Saturated Canary she is called Wallflower and is a dream to colour.. 

The sentiment comes from Lilly of the Valley.  The hearts are made from clay and mold, sprayed with Dylusion inks and coloured over with Creative Inspirations Paints which give a gorgeous shimmer.. 

Loving these lollipop flowers which have been made from coffee filters, distress inks and creative inspirations  paints. The centres are from Prima.. 

Craft Den's Website is still off line, hoping to be up and running soon.  Check out Craft Den's Facebook Page to keep updated.  

Flowers, Pearls and Lace.. Oh My!

Hello Bloggers, what a strange weekend that was weather wise! Not much sun where we were.. Oh how I miss it!! Anyway enough of that and more oh getting on with my post.  Here we have my DT project for Anything Goes and our challenge for this fortnight is.... 

Flowers, Pearls and Lace.

We also have a Design Team call running, we are looking for all kinds of crafters so please head on over and take a look and enter.

I made this card for a commision for a lady at work a few months ago and knew it would be perfect for this challenge. I have got all three items on you just can't see the lace very well but its on the side under the sentiment.. 

Craft Den are in the process of changing website providers and are hoping to be back online soon. 

Craft items 

Lilly of the Valley Stamp

Cheery Lynn Butterflies die

Fanciful Flourish 

Mulberry Flowers

Scrim 

Lace & Pearls

Frantage Embossing Powders

For Dad

Hello everybody, me again. This time its my post for Anything Goes Challenge Blog and for this fortnight the theme is.. 

Dad's (just in time for Fathers Day).  Head on over to check out what the rest of the team have created and to play along with the challenge.. 

Craft supplies 

Tim Holtz 12x12 Destinations paper pad 

PaperArtsy - Hot Pick 1004 

PaperArtsy Bird Die

Andy Skinner - Incognito Mask 

Distress Inks - Walnut Stain and Antique Linen. 

Frantage Aged Black

Metal Buttons.  

Craft  Den are in the process of changing over to another web supplier and are hoping to be back up and running sometime this week.  

Handmade Backgrounds - Anything Goes Challenge Blog

Hello everybody, only 4 more sleeps until our half

 term break.  Not that I'm counting (0: Anyway before that we have a new challenge theme starting over on Anything Goes and this fortnight our theme is... 

HANDMADE BACKGROUNDS

So head on over to join in the fun.

My project this week is a canvas. I'm having so much fun with these I have quite a collection building... (0: 

I painted the base with Sand Eco Green Friendly acrylic paint I then used modeling paste through the stencil and painted over.

Fresco Finish Crackle glaze was spread over the whole canvas to get the crackle effect. 

These little embellishments I made with a mold, black utee and some treasure gold guilding wax.

The butterfly and sentiment is a stamp set from IndigoBlu and I believe its called Nature 2.  

I have sprayed with Dylusions Black Marble ink to create a simple speckle. I have also gone over the modeling paste with some more treasure gold to make it stand out. 

To finish I coated anything in Mod Podge to seal.. 

All craft items are available from Craft Den.  Some products may not be listed on the website but if you phone or email Lynne will be able to help. 

Craft supplies 

Eco-Green Friendly Acrylic paints - Sand 

DecorAct modeling paste

Mask - Crafters Workshop - Butterfly Meadow

Dylusions Dye ink spray - Black Marble

Indigoblu Stamps - Nature 2 

UTEE in black 

Treasure Gold in Classic Gold 

Fresco Finish Crackle Glaze 

Distress Inks 

Mod Podge

Shaped but not Square

Hello everybody, hope you are all fine and well. Over on Anything Goes Challenge blog we have a new challenge for you and the theme for this fortnight is 

"Shaped but not Square"

As I have been getting into altered art and mixed media I decided to alter a tin that I had been saving.  

Head on over to join in the fun.. 

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HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY CRAFT DEN STUDIO....

Hello all, today over on Anything Goes Challenge Blog we are celebrating a Birthday.  

Craft Den Studio has been trading for 5 years this month and to celebrate Lynne (The Boss) and the DT would like to take you on a Blog Hop. 

We have two prizes to giveaway to two lucky hoppers 

1st Prize  

£20 Voucher to spend at Craft Den Studio

2nd Prize 

£10 voucher to spend at Craft Den Studio 

My Clue is

Another fun product from this company....

Leave me a comment with the answer.  If you get stuck just click on the jigsaw image for a clue...

The Order of the hop is

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Start 

Annette

Christine 

Carol 

Nikki

Janine 

Judy 

Joanie

Tamara (You are Here)

Anything Goes Challenge Blog 

If you are here you have just come from Joanie blog if not head back to Anything Goes to start from the beginning.  

Now head back to Anything Goes Challenge Blog to leave your birthday message..

Mail It!

Hi again all, I'm back again this morning to show you my second post for today.  This is my DT card for Anything Goes Challenge Blog and our challenge for you this fortnight is.. 

"Mail It" so anything to do with the mail e.g Postcards, images of stamps, envelopes etc..  

The stamped image is one from Lilli of the Valley as are the sentiments.. I have used a mixture of dies from Cheery Lynn and Doohickeys.  

These brads are new from Tim Holtz and are domed and you make them up yourself and are just lushy...

Here's a close up of the image coloured of course will copics 

Craft List 

Lilly of the Valley Stamps

Cheery Lynn Dies 

Magnolia Doohickeys

Dienamic Dies 

Tim Holtz Brads

Lace and Cheese Cloth 

Pearl Pins 

Core'dinations Cardstock 

Visit the Craft Den for all your Crafting goodies and fun workshops to suit all crafts..

Gardener Gayle - Seeing Double

Hi all, what a weekend! I have come down with a dreadful cold and sore throat, but we soldier on.. 

As its Tuesday I have my DT card to show you for Anything goes Challenge Blog and this fortnight the challenge is "Seeing Double" so anything on your project as long as their are two of them. I have used two corner embellishments that I have used embossing powders and heat embossed in white.  I have done the same with the metal butterfly. 

The lock I have used Rock Candy crackle paint and then added the metal key which I'm sorry to say I didn't take a close up of as its really very decorative.  

The gorgeous image is of course from Saturated Canary.. I believe she is called "Gardener Gayle"   

Craft list 

Saturated Canary - Gardener Gayle

Lilli of the Valley Sentiment 

Metal Corner embellies 

Tim Holtz Border Butterflies Die

Tim Holtz - Lock and key Die

 Spellbinders Nessies 

My Favourite Things Rolled Flowers dies

Rock Candy - Crackle paint 

Distress inks 

Ribbon and flowers from stash..

Visit the Craft Den for all your crafting needs.. 

Two Birds in a Pod

Hi all, back again with my DT post for Anything Goes Challenge blog.  This fortnight our theme is.. 

"Make it Manly" so we would love to see your those projects for the men in your life.. 

I had a lady ask me for a card that was blue and white, it had to have two birds on it so this is what I came up with. 

I used an older style embossing folder I believe this one is called "Script". I have then gone over the raised words with Stormy Skies Distressing ink. 

Copic Colours I used 

W7, 5, 3, 1

T7, 5, 3, 1

B95, 93, 91

Inside view I die cut the bird and centred it in the middle of the Tim Holtz clock and for added depth a little more of the embossed script.. 

Craft supplies 

Core'dination card stock

Tim Holtz - Clock

Prickly Pear die cut and stamps

Script embossing folder 

Copic and Memento ink 

Distress ink

Lilly of the valley - Sentiment 

Don't forget to visit the Craft Den for all your goodies and to book your next workshop..

Vintage or Shabby Chic? I can't make up my mind..

Hi all, I'm back again and this time is with my DT project for Anything Goes Challenge Blog.. This fortnight our challenge for you is.. "Vintage/Shabby Chic" so head on over and join in the fun..  All the DT projects are fabulous so don't forget to stop by and leave them some happy comments.. 

I wanted to try using a different colour combo than I normally use and settled on a black and cream shades.. 

I haven't used my Doohickeys in what seems like forever! and forgot which ones I had..lol The brad in the middle of the flower in a new one from Tim Holtz that I'm so in love with.. 

Copic Colours 

W7, 6, 5, 3, 1, 0

YR31, 30

E50, 30, 53, 0000

R20 with Picket Fence Distress marker over the top. 

The metal corner was silver which I used white embossing powder over as I did with the metal butterfly. 

The card stock is Coredinations not sure of the colour I think it could be Latte.. 

Lots of distress inks in my favourite colours 

Antique Linen and some Black Soot.. 

Why not take a look at the Craft Den for all your crafting goodies and if you are in the Sheffield area and fancy attending some amazing workshops Click here to be taken to the class timetable. 

Crafty list

Magnolia Stamps

Lilli of the Valley Sentiment

Magnolia Doohickeys

Cheery Lynn Dies 

Prima Design Paper - Printery 

Distress inks - Antique Linen and Black Soot 

Ribbon and Burlap Ribbon from Stash 

Tim Holtz - Brads 

Coredination Card stock - Latte 

Martha Stewart Butterflies Punch