haha, now no-one's pointed out we're not on Fab Friday 4 it's supposed to be 5!!! And I can count that on my fingers so I've no excuses. Spent to long trying to make ATC's for my new club members (sorry to all those people waiting for their welcome pack). I'll pop a photo of my creations when finished. No ATC or crafty work this weekend, Nicky's sisters are visiting so we'll be out and about. Might even see a little bit of the Marathon, give them a cheer.
Don't forget to get your magical thoughts flowing for the challenge.
xxx
Leonie
Saturday, 12 April 2008
Friday, 11 April 2008
Fab Friday ##4
This weeks challenge is
Could it be Magic
You can use anything magical - fairies, dragons, witches. I choose magical things for this week because of one of the kits I worked with for QVC. I loved it, so borrowed it and had a play. I'm not keen on my door, I would have liked to have played around abit more if I had a little more time, but had to grumble to myself and make do for now! (Otherwise all my other jobs will go out the window). Also, my computer crashed last week, and one of the programs I used for cropping my photo's has disappeared so my photo's are abit scruffy this week. Sorry. Hope you like the stamps I've used as much as I did - especially the Dragon, and hope you get inspired and send lots of magical cards.
Have fun
I used Wizzard stamps from Woodware, designed by Francoise Read (available from Topaz crafts (quote FRCL038) or QVC number 586809). One card was used as the door, with the dragon protecting it - the dragon was stamped using staz-on, coloured using Le Plumes, white gel pen and Perfect Pearls to give a bit of sparkle. I made the hinges using little pieces of card attached with strong double sided tape. Inside is the Wizzards room, with the caldron, broom, Potion, frog and spider images. The background has been hand drawn and coloured in using water pencils and Le Plumes. The other images have been stamped and coloured in. A little Perfect Pearls was added, again to add that magical sparkle.
xxxx
Leonie
Could it be Magic
You can use anything magical - fairies, dragons, witches. I choose magical things for this week because of one of the kits I worked with for QVC. I loved it, so borrowed it and had a play. I'm not keen on my door, I would have liked to have played around abit more if I had a little more time, but had to grumble to myself and make do for now! (Otherwise all my other jobs will go out the window). Also, my computer crashed last week, and one of the programs I used for cropping my photo's has disappeared so my photo's are abit scruffy this week. Sorry. Hope you like the stamps I've used as much as I did - especially the Dragon, and hope you get inspired and send lots of magical cards.
Have fun
I used Wizzard stamps from Woodware, designed by Francoise Read (available from Topaz crafts (quote FRCL038) or QVC number 586809). One card was used as the door, with the dragon protecting it - the dragon was stamped using staz-on, coloured using Le Plumes, white gel pen and Perfect Pearls to give a bit of sparkle. I made the hinges using little pieces of card attached with strong double sided tape. Inside is the Wizzards room, with the caldron, broom, Potion, frog and spider images. The background has been hand drawn and coloured in using water pencils and Le Plumes. The other images have been stamped and coloured in. A little Perfect Pearls was added, again to add that magical sparkle.
xxxx
Leonie
Monday, 7 April 2008
Snow and QVC
Well how cool (literally) was yesterday. We had snow. It looked beautiful, and the dogs loved it. Took them out in the morning when it was lovely and fresh. There was people making snowmen, sledging and generally having fun. Obviously forgot my camera until the afternoon walk, when it was already melting away. We still managed to have a good time - I've captured the dogs in mid-flight trying to catch the snow I was kicking up for them.
Hope some of you will tune in this evening, I am on QVC at 9pm. It's a sale hour so there should be plenty of bargins - love a bargin.
Remember to join in on the Friday challenge, plenty of time to recycle those choccy bar wrappers.
xxx
Leonie
Friday, 4 April 2008
Fab Friday #3
Gosh, is it only the third week.....seems like I've been doing this for ages.
Well, this week I'm cheating a little, I'm pinching a challenge I did as part of the Club, but I liked it so much thought I would do it here as well.
The theme is: Recycle
You can use anything, as long as it is recylced - from bean can labels to shells. Some of the cards that passed through my grubby fingers when I ran this in the club were fantastic, and so creative.
I have used old newpapers and a magazine cutting. I love this technique, and it was the first time I'd had a play (I got the idea from Bernie Berlin's fantastic book Artist Trading Card Workshop - see her brilliant blog for order details). I stuck old newspaper print to a pre-cut ATC, then cut out a picture from the Sky magazine (knew it would come in handy). I covered the full card with a layer of white gesso, allowing some places to be lighter than others. When dry I painted over the image of my lady, changing the image almost completely (she didn't start out quite as goofy!). I then colour tinted the rest of the card with red and brown inks and stamped randomly using Staz on. The words "Little Dreams" where then cut from the paper and added using a good clear drying glue. Really enjoyed doing this card, such good fun.
Well, this week I'm cheating a little, I'm pinching a challenge I did as part of the Club, but I liked it so much thought I would do it here as well.
The theme is: Recycle
You can use anything, as long as it is recylced - from bean can labels to shells. Some of the cards that passed through my grubby fingers when I ran this in the club were fantastic, and so creative.
I have used old newpapers and a magazine cutting. I love this technique, and it was the first time I'd had a play (I got the idea from Bernie Berlin's fantastic book Artist Trading Card Workshop - see her brilliant blog for order details). I stuck old newspaper print to a pre-cut ATC, then cut out a picture from the Sky magazine (knew it would come in handy). I covered the full card with a layer of white gesso, allowing some places to be lighter than others. When dry I painted over the image of my lady, changing the image almost completely (she didn't start out quite as goofy!). I then colour tinted the rest of the card with red and brown inks and stamped randomly using Staz on. The words "Little Dreams" where then cut from the paper and added using a good clear drying glue. Really enjoyed doing this card, such good fun.
Pico Award
I'd like to say a big thank you to the lovely Fabrizio for this lovely award, I was really pleased you picked me out of all the fabulous blogs that are out there.
I'll follow the rules of the Pico award, the first one being I need to list the rules!:
1) You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve
this award for their creativity, design, interesting
material, and also contributes to the blogging
community, no matter what language.
2) Each award has to have the name of the author and
also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3) Each award winner has to show the award and put
the name and link to the blog that has given her or him
the award itself.
4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize
have to show the link of "Arte y Pico" blog , so
everyone will know the origin of this award.
http://arteypico.blogspot.com/
5) To show these rules.
Fabrizio's blog, which you should visit is:
http://craftingmad.blogspot.com
I would like to award the Pico Award to the following people for their wonderful creativity and inspiration:
Liz
http://rarelizzie.wordpress.com
Paula
http://www.paulapascual.com
Sarah
http://whimsy-dreams.typepad.com/my_weblog
Bernie Berlin
http://aplacetobark.blogspot.com
http://bernieberlin.blogspot.com
Donna
http://inklover.wordpress.com
I found it sooo difficult choosing just 5 people, there are so many brilliant blogs out there with fabulous work - how can you scale it down to 5!!!
Anyway, thank you again Fabrizio xxx
Saturday, 29 March 2008
Flickr update notice (and stuff)
Just a little note to let you know Flickr has been updated with some new wonderful creations. Loads have been coming in, so I'm sorry if it's taking me a while to do the trades, good to see everyone is just as keen as me.
I nipped to Olympia today with my friend Carley. It was great to meet loads of nice people, and look at lots of nice "stuff". I was good, only bought a couple of books (inspiration!!). I joined Dawn on her afternoon demonstration, which was great fun, I just made cards! whoopee, then JJ kindly gave me a lift home.
Now I have found a venue for my workshops down South I need to get the dates organised, so would love people to say what days best for workshops - so please fill in the poll, even if you can not come along as I want to get an idea of when people are more likely to have a little spare time.
It's been great seeing the results of the Friday challenge, remember you do not have to do them on the Friday, you have a full week (and I'm certainly not a stickler for them being in late). Have a look below this post for this weeks challenge.
xxxx
Leonie
I nipped to Olympia today with my friend Carley. It was great to meet loads of nice people, and look at lots of nice "stuff". I was good, only bought a couple of books (inspiration!!). I joined Dawn on her afternoon demonstration, which was great fun, I just made cards! whoopee, then JJ kindly gave me a lift home.
Now I have found a venue for my workshops down South I need to get the dates organised, so would love people to say what days best for workshops - so please fill in the poll, even if you can not come along as I want to get an idea of when people are more likely to have a little spare time.
It's been great seeing the results of the Friday challenge, remember you do not have to do them on the Friday, you have a full week (and I'm certainly not a stickler for them being in late). Have a look below this post for this weeks challenge.
xxxx
Leonie
Friday, 28 March 2008
Fab Friday Challenge #3
A Small Thing of Greatness
For this weeks challenge I would like you to use this the little format of your ATC to carry a much larger message. You may wish to pick something political, emotional or even a much loved proverb that carries a strong message, anything that you feel strongly about.
I chose a Native American Indian theme, and used the following Cree Indian Prophecy:
Only after the last tree has been cut down
Only after the last river has been poisoned
Only after the last fish has been caught
Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten
I think the words are sad, but true, and the developing world abuses its position to the expense of the rest of the world and its inhabitants.
Well, thats my soap box, whats yours? I'd love to hear what you are passionate about......get it out of your system.
I made a frame around my ATC, which was composed of mount board. The image is downloaded from a fantastic blog
audreysblog.yuku.com
I used melted beeswax over the image to reduce the shine of the paper. Grasses where glued onto the side, and beads threaded along the inside of the frame. The prophecy was written on paper ribbon which was threaded onto an old ribbon coil, fixed to the back of the ATC using the end of one of my colouring pencils (saves chewing it!!), so the ribbon can be wound off, and back on. Delta paints where used for all the colouring, in brown green yellow and bronze.
For this weeks challenge I would like you to use this the little format of your ATC to carry a much larger message. You may wish to pick something political, emotional or even a much loved proverb that carries a strong message, anything that you feel strongly about.
I chose a Native American Indian theme, and used the following Cree Indian Prophecy:
Only after the last tree has been cut down
Only after the last river has been poisoned
Only after the last fish has been caught
Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten
I think the words are sad, but true, and the developing world abuses its position to the expense of the rest of the world and its inhabitants.
Well, thats my soap box, whats yours? I'd love to hear what you are passionate about......get it out of your system.
I made a frame around my ATC, which was composed of mount board. The image is downloaded from a fantastic blog
audreysblog.yuku.com
I used melted beeswax over the image to reduce the shine of the paper. Grasses where glued onto the side, and beads threaded along the inside of the frame. The prophecy was written on paper ribbon which was threaded onto an old ribbon coil, fixed to the back of the ATC using the end of one of my colouring pencils (saves chewing it!!), so the ribbon can be wound off, and back on. Delta paints where used for all the colouring, in brown green yellow and bronze.
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