Lots to Do Challenge

This is my entry for the Lots to Do Challenge this week. This week Sam chose "Distressing" and as I love my Distress Inks and like to make a mess I decided to do just that. Also am so behind with my Christmas cards that I thought I should use that topic so that at least it will be one more Christmas card ready.

I hope it looks "distressed" enough.

I first of all tore some paper up and stuck it on a piece of cardstock, then I went over it in parts with some Gesso. Dried it off and then used three of my favourite colours of Distress Inks for Christmas things - Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint and Spiced Marmalade. Dried it off again and put a bit more Gesso on before drying off yet once more. Then I went around the edges with Fired Brick and finally stamped the Tim Holtz stamp using Versafine Black.

Somehow the paper I stuck on where his head landed has kind of puffed up a bit so it looks good, gives him a sort of roundness to his face.

Then it was just a case of mounting up, tearing the cardstock at the bottom a bit and assembling the card.

Right, am feeling quite tired now so I will leave it there. Hope to do another Challenge tomorrow or the day after. Need to think!

Thank You Liz and Zoe

Well, I returned from my trip to America to find two packages waiting for me. Apologies to both Liz and Zoe for not thanking them earlier but if you remember I was ill whilst in America and have been so since. Today is the first day I have felt like doing anything and I have just scanned them in and uploaded them here.

If you click on their names above it will take you to their blogs - well worth a visit.

This is a tag from Liz (above). A real beauty which I commented on on her blog. it really is gorgeous so a great BIG thank you to Liz for allowing me to have one of her stunning pieces of work. I love how she has used the lace, feathers and pearls - and the image is beautiful and glossy. Wonder where she gets these from?

Zoe sent a card with her tags and she has used this Beethoven collage stamp in a most unusual way which does not show in the scan. It is stamped and embossed in a blueish silver on white cardstock and then the musical instrument is stamped again on acetate and placed over the image below.

Not one, but five tags from Zoe, she certainly intends me filling my tag house up. The first one is stamped and embossed in silver with a gorgeous material butterfly on it which has beads sewn down the centre. A tiny embossed tag is also attached and there are jewels all over. The centre tag is done on acetate and when you hold it against a light it looks like a stained glass window. The third tag has grungeboard crowns on it and I am intrigued by the lettering she has used. I cannot fathom how she has done it at all.

The first of the final two tags from Zoe also has me intrigued. I would love to know how she has got the surface of this tag done as it is a technique I would like to try myself. The last tag is in silver with tiny bands going across it with wording stamped on and some shrink plastic stars dangle from a beaded hanger.

Now aren't I the lucky one! Thank you so much for sending me samples of your artwork to fill my tag house. I can assure you both it is well full now.