Blogtober - Day 6 and new stash arrives .....

I had a good post day today when 2 small parcels of goodies arrived from Chocolate Baroque. As I was already in my little craft room and had just started to get some supplies out to play with, I put them to one side and started unpacking and, of course, playing with the new goodies.

First of all, Colourcraft Aztec Metallics - these are really shimmery and pretty.

Sadly they don't put the names of the colours on the bottles and some are similar; they give a lovely sheen and I can see these coming out for the Christmas crafting.

I did try using them on the gelli plate but they just beaded up. This did create a nice effect when printed but I possibly wouldn't bother to use them on the gelli plate on a regular basis.

In the next box were these not so little pots of shimmery, glimmery joy and a bottle of acrylic wax.

I used the soft form relief paste through a stencil and left it to dry and this is the result - isn't it beautiful?!

I didn't get around to having a play with the wax so that's my unpacking done for today. Don't forget to head on over to Syreeta's blog via the Blogtober button on the side bar.

Blogtober - Going Asian

Today I am sharing an ATC I made for a swap, the theme being 'Newspaper and a Button'. I had some old Asian newspapers in my stash so took the fashion and food pages to be sure there was nothing 'suspect' written there and folded them into little kimonos. Finished with a ribbon sash and a very mini button painted with Krylon gold pen and with a little bit of coordinating thread tied through.

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Blogtober - Day 4

This little bird was made for a swap - I cut the base from thick board and used gelli printed papers for the body and wings and buttons for the eyes. I added a few white pen and gold highlights The aim was to have both sides totally different, which I succeeded in doing (and far easier than trying to get them exactly the same!).

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Here I am again for my third post for Blogtober.  Don't forget to click the Blogtober link on the side bar so that you can visit the blogs of others taking part.

I'm not one for actually drawing or painting 'things', mainly because I'm rubbish at drawing! Last year I watched a video tutorial (sorry, I can't remember who it was by) on painting tulips so I had a go. I enjoyed making the background, that's far more my scene, but the tulips didn't turn out toooo badly. My mother got this as her birthday card - I'm not sure she appreciated the effort that went into it though! So, my first and last foray into painting an object; I'm now back to doing more random stuff until I find another tutorial I fancy trying.

A close up of the background elements:

Blogtober - second post

So, I've managed to find my way here again; things are definitely looking up :). Certain friends will finally be doing big sighs of relief as they've been 'encouraging' me to come back to my blog for many months - to be honest I think they'd just about given up with me!

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Today I am going to share a notebook I made for a swap a few months ago. The backgrounds are done with Distress Inks and the fairy image is a stamp by Enchanted Ink, She is coloured, cut out and pasted onto a Distress Inked book page. A few ribbons, threads, beads and charms finished it off. I must admit, I do like playing with Distress Inks, they are very addictive!

Blogtober - my first post

As it's been so long since I did anything on this blog I have forgotten how to actually do stuff! I am sure that by the end of October I will have worked it out though; maybe with a bit of help from my friends ........ :)

Firstly, if you are interested in taking a look at what others participating in Blogtober are doing then follow this link: Blogtober 2016

Today I am sharing an ATC I made for a swap in one of my online groups. It features a gelli print background and the stamp of Charlie Chaplin is by Stampers Best.

Also, from the same set of stamps, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean. I have no photos pre-framing so excuse the reflections

I'm Back!

Well, it's been over four years since my last entry! Much has happened in both my world and the art and craft world. I mean - Gelli plates have arrived - and how much fun are they?! I love playing around on mine and can spend many hours pulling print after print.

This is one of the first prints I pulled (in 2015) and I still have it because I like it and don't want to actually use it! Sadly it has lost a bit of its oomph whilst sitting it a box so I guess I really should do something with it soon.

I'm planning on being back more regularly now especially as Sy, Wendy and Karen are trying to convince me to take part in Blogtober (see Sy's blog (karmacraftblog.blogspot.co.uk) for more information and ........ watch this space!