Baby Seagull

When we arrived at work this morning there was a baby seagull on the ledge outside my window - he's possibly 2 - 3 weeks old and we think he must have fallen off the roof above. He kept looking in at me, tapping on the window and squawking for food. I didn't have any raw fish on me today (!) but he seemed to like chicken and melon ........

More glimmer misted backgrounds .......

Over the weekend I did a couple of quickie cards using some of the glimmer mist backgrounds I made a couple of weeks ago. Stamps on both are by Onyx Xpressions.

The tiger is literally just stamped in black Stayzon - so easy!

This pair didn't stand out so well as I'd hoped, but, hey ho, after a bit of colouring in with the old faithful gel pens and being liberally coated with Glossy Accents they turned out quite well - they stand out much better in real life. I really like the background on this one - sequin waste came in useful yet again!

Where did the time go.......?

Suddenly it's mid June and I haven't uploaded any photos for 2 months!  I wound down before we went on holiday early May and then didn't pick up speed again until the last week or so. But, I'm here now and want to show the hanging ATCs I made for one of the groups I'm a member of - I chose to go with a Mona Lisa theme stamped onto a background done with Glimmer Mist sprays. Stamps are by Cherry Pie.

I also made a Father's Day card for my FIL; not sure that he'll actually like it as it's a bit too 'wierd' for his tastes, but I liked the way the background (glimmer mists) and stamps worked and decided to go with it!!  Oh, and I know the sentiment is rather crooked - the sticky tabs 'grabbed'! I'm hoping Dad won't notice!

Yet more Alice in Wonderland

This set of 3 ATCs are for a swap on UKAS. I decided to use a watercoloured background and keep the images black to give a bit more impact.  Again, most of the images used are from Cherry Pie, the Queen is from Inka Stamps.

Nearly missed a deadline!

There I was, happily thinking that I had until the end of the month to get my 'C is for ....' swap (on the CCS yahoo group) to my partner when I noticed that several people were posting that they'd sent and / or received theirs. I thought I'd best check my dates and lo and behold, the swap is due on 12th April and my partner is in the States!  After a quick panic I decided to use a small canvas as my 'C' and just to make doubly sure I used a clown stamp by I Brake for Stamps (I love this stamp, it'll possibly be popping up on here quite often).  The background stamps are by Cherry Pie, although Marina might not actually recognise them as I loaded them with acrylic paint before stamping so they're a bit messy (which is what I wanted - it wasn't a mistake, honest!).

The photo shows up the fact that I used tissue paper to stamp the clown on to - I should have used thinner tissue. I usually use the thin backs of napkins but this tissue was handy ...... the edges showed too much so I tried to disguise them with more of the gold embossing powder I put randomly on the edges / corners, but using a Versamark pen was too precise. Still you live and learn and overall I do like the effect so it's one to play with further.

Catch up time ....

Although I haven't posted anything for a month I have been playing in my craft room, albeit not as much as I'd have liked (of course!). 
On the Art Techniques group I have taken part in an ATC swap with the theme 'Quotes'; I chose to use one of the Humorous Seniors stamps by I Brake for Stamps and a quote by Bob Hope.

I have also made ATCs for a swap on CCSwaps, this time with the theme 'Nature'. The background is done using the watercolour / rock salt technique in yellow and green. Once dried I applied a thin layer of watered down gesso to mute the bright colours and then stamped leaves etc in a variety of colours. The stamps used are from the Hearts in Touch Botanicals sheet.

More Alice in Wonderland ....

I've had great fun putting together an Alice in Wonderland postcard for a swap I'm taking part in. Hopefully I've managed to convey the story of Alice drinking from the bottle and then going into Wonderland. The larger Alice image is by my friend Chris at Kaycee Crafts and most of the remaining images are by Marina at Cherry Pie Art Stamps. The background is done using Glimmer Mist sprays.