grungy monday8

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More Monday Madness here ... yes I know it's Tuesday but this is the only day I have to make something for GRUNGY MONDAY CHALLENGE 

Have a look over at linda's blog to see what she has set us this week. The point is to use a specific technique from Tim Holtz's back catalogue of fantastic ideas. Take a look at his web site too he has some fab new stuff out now! http://www.timholtz.typepad.com/  That's the advert now for the card.

I didnt have much time this week so I will make it brief (more about that later)
This is stamping to look like watercolours, I think this does.
The background is made in a similar way but I combined it with last weeks colour blocking.
 I ran the ink pad across the watercolour paper, sprayed it with water then smudged it with a baby wipe, simple! Cannot remember where the stamp came from.

The poppies are die cut and fixed with a brad.
This is the other stamp I tried too, but haven't time to finish

This is the reason I didn't have much time today. My mind was elsewhere.

My beautiful grandaughter Erin who was born on Sunday morning.
Take a look at all the fab art over at Studio L3.
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WOYWW102

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Here is my desk for this weeks  WOYWW102, see julia's blog Here to find out what it is all about.
It has been a busy week.
Lots of 'stuff' here ...on the left is a set of stamps and papers free with papercraft essentials this month, they stamps are very cute animals and the paers are very pretty too.
At the back is one of my finished books I made from silk the other weekend.
On the right is a bottle of 'Stiffen Stuff', a new fabric softener i had from work, which is very good for sculptural things.
 After clearing away my grungy monday entry, I went back to finishing my daughter's 'This is your life book'. I think it is just about finished.
She was a very cute baby.

I used a book about hanging baskets, it had lots of pictures in that I could incorporate  into the scrap pages . I used a lot of Golden Medium to stick the pages together.

She always loved balloons. Some of the pages I covered with text from a copy of The Lion, the Witch and the wardrobe, that's where her sisters chose her name from.
She just loves dressing up (still does but I didnt put any adult pics in . .  LOL)

Lara Croft and on top of the Twin Towers in New York

I just have a bit of stamping tot do on the front cover, then it's done .... only 2 years late for her 18th

 The Tatty Teddy, Me to you bear is a free gift on the lastest issue of DoCraft magazine.

grunge monday 7

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There is a great simple, but effective technique on Studio L3    Linda Ledbetters blog challenge this week.  Take a look Here at Tim's demo of colour blocking.
Check out all things Tim Holtz on his web site http://www.timholtz.typepad.com/
I am decorating my craft room when daughter no3 has moved out at the end of May (so there is somewhere to put all the 'stuff ' LOL
This week I thought I would make the door hanger I brought at Artisan last year ready for my new room.
The colours didn't turn out how I wanted, probably because they were onto bare wood and not white card as in the video.
Anyway I used Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge and Barn Door distress inks. The clock is stamped with Barn Door.
I painted the grunge paper cogs with docrafts artist pearl paint in Blush.
 I haven't had much success with the Adirondack dabbers, so these were much better. Then I used copper mixative with cranberry and hazlenut alcolhol inks on top. They are much redder than the picture shows them, the light is not good today.

The words 'I'm Thinking' are sooo not me as my friends will tell,  I 'm not thin and very often I'm not thinking either, I like a bit of irony LOL.

Finally  to add some extra texture the ribbon has been sprayed with Stiffen Stuff fabric stiffener. . .  (very good stuff!) and wound through the cogs (shapabilities).

It might make my family think twice before they pass through my door..... anyway it's better than do not disturb!

Just before making this weeks piece Lucy and I went to feed the fish

Very interesting experience a bit like pins and needles, but not unpleasant, now we have lovely soft feet.
PS The big fish in Lucy's tank is a picture on the bottom of the tank, the fish are no bigger than 5-6 cm

craft stamper free ezine

I' ve  been intending to pass this on for a while but kept forgetting.
 But I have just read this months copy of craft stamper, so it reminded me.
Craft Stamper have a new e magazine. The magazine is full of fab projects, the best  from last years paper magazine. See how to get it here
You can also win a big pile of stash.