Paperartsy - Book Cover

Hi all, just nipping on to show you what I have done for the Paperartsy Inspiration challenge, the designer this week is France Papillon and wow you so need to go over to the Paperartsy Blog and have a look at everything she has done this week, she really has inspired me.  The first day she did a book cover, I have took most of the ideas she did so please nip over there and be inspired.  I won't tell you exactly what I did as you can find it all over on the Paperartsy blog, but all the Paperartsy stamps and fresco paints you can find in the details at the end.

This saying is one of the first Paperartsy stamps I ever bought,

it is from Squiggly Ink Bricks and Mortar 2.  

I bought it as it made me smile, I was new to stamping and

admired so many artists and thought to myself

maybe one day will I wake up and know

I have succeeded in becoming a good stamper.

Then a few months ago, yet again I looked at it and

I was teaching myself how to crochet and I thought

to myself, maybe one day I will wake up and feel like

I have succeeded crochet.  I have never ever

actually used the stamp.  Lately I feel (thanks to alot of designers who

have inspired me and helped me) that my stamping is going somewhere

and I feel that at last I can crochet (not brilliant lol).

It was time to use the stamp :-) on a book that hopefully will

become an idea and thoughts book on art and on my book cover

is a little crochet flower I have made, yep I admit I have used

a big brad (altered by me) but I only wanted a hint of it and

what is important is that I know it's there :-)

Close up.  I have a love hate with crackle, it doesn't

matter what I use I tend to get it wrong, I can't decide if I'm just too heavy

handed or too impatient lol.  I used South Pacific Fresco paint on some

calico and used the Fresco crackle.  Then *Wait for it* I left it all night,

I kept wanting to grab hold of it and use a heat gun but I know I would

ruin it lol.  Well it paid off, I added Vintage Lace over the top and

their is my lovely crackle, mind you I wish I had bigger ones lol.

Before I stamped the saying I used backgrounds 6 by Paperartsy on it using

an archival aquamarine ink pad, and then I attacked the edges lol.

The flower (crocheted by me *blushes*) had a brad added on top

that had been painted with Bora Bora (in love with this) and 

the script stamped on from the little flower on HP1008.

The little tag was die cut from Tim Holtz sizzix, the texture on it

is from when I brayered  the crunchy paper it left an imprint on the

brayer so I went over the tag, then I added more smoked paprika paint and

brayered over sequin waste to get a bit more texture. Blood orange (love love love)

around the edges and the Secrets stamp is from ELB01.

Talking of that stamp set I am taking a class with Lin Brown on Saturday,

I'm so excited, I feel I have come so far compared to last years

Artsycrafts and I can't wait to learn more about layering and maybe start

loving the crackle lol.  I'm taking the Secret Garden class which I fell

in love with when I saw it last year.  It's really weird, I have only just last week

finished one of the projects from the Artsycrafts, I'm hoping to finish the other two

over the next few weeks.  Why wait a year?  I just felt like it was out of

my league and I wanted to practice to make sure I got it right :-)

Right I am off, I am so sorry for going on and on and on, but I am so loving everything I'm doing and playing in craft.  Shame it's accounting season and my work schedule is ridiculous for the next two weeks, but then it's all done lol and I will be able to spend more time crafting :-).  I have to admit though I'm already half way through doing another creation from Paperartsy this week, so inspiring :-)
ok ok ok I'm going, I shall stop the waffle lol.  Happy Crafting :-)  Hugs Kezzy xxx

WOYWW 206

Hi all, yep late again lol, late for what you may ask, well it's time for What's on your workdesk Wednesday where all us crafters like to share our desks and this is hosted by the amazing Julia :-)
I can't believe I'm so late, I took a picture of my desk this morning after all the creating, then this afternoon I tidied it and I must have got craftyiness in my bones as I went and messed it all up again lol.  So for interest I shall show my workdesk this morning and this evening lol oh plus my other table dumping ground as I call it!  Don't forget I have candy here and would love you to join in :-)
Also if you would like to swap on the woyww anniversary then please send an email or comment, I would love to swap with you :-)

Yep it's the dumping desk this morning :-)

This Morning!!!!

Tonight!!!!

Right I shall be off, I really appreciate you visiting, hope you have a fantastic crafty week :-)
Happy Woyww
Hugs Kezzy xxxxx

Hands on Heart

Hi all, just popping on with my entry for the DragonsDream Tag It On and the challenge was Hand(s), vellum, brown!!!!  I know I completely hadn't got a clue what I was going to do but the best thing about this challenge is it's so fun fun fun, I just went with an idea I had and over the last few days it grew into the tag it is lol :-).  So the idea was if they wanted a hand I was going to use my hand!!!! yep lol at first I tried the gelli plate but it didn't take, but I did like the mix of browns and copper so I loaded the plate up, had a good squiggy with my hand and on the Kraft tag it went (I did one on manila but I didn't like it).  Then I added some distress stains and left it be.  Last night I had another play and started doing backgrounds in all sorts of different browns using a brilliance inkpads.  By this time I had sort of a plan.  I embossed the heart on vellum then on the back I used a ball tool and gently went in between all the swirls in the heart.  Then I distressed it and added UTEE clear around the edge.  I went back to the tag and started more heat embossing on the background and more stamping. And this afternoon I started doing all the add ons and yep this is my tag.
Quick reminder don't forget I have candy which is the first post you come to :-)

My theme was the playground saying

Hands on heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye

EEK how horrible lol but it meant you was saying the truth.

But to add a twist, I wanted it to be about ART as I have had

such fun, not caring about what I use (not DT work) just pure ME time.

Proof of hand print :-)

Right I better be off, need to enter before it runs out.  I have got a DT post that hasn't popped up on Sunday so think it's lurking in draft, I shall be back later or tomorrow with it :-)
Happy Crafting, Lots of hugs, Kezzy xxx

Recipe
Stamps - Creative Expressions (vintage artist, vintage heart), Kaisercraft Alphabet, Avant (garde #2), Crafty Individuals (CI-235)
Sheena Douglas (heavy swirls embossing folder used behind words)
Paperartsy crunchy wax kraft paper
Ranger Kraft Tag
Distress stains - walnut and tarnished brass
Distress inkpads - vintage photo and gathered twigs
Archival jet black and coffee
Inka gold
Brilliance inkpads - coffee bean pearlescent beige and rust
Crafty Individuals mask swirl
Sequin waste
Sizzix framelets heart
Embossing powder copper, UTEE clear, gold
Perfect Pearls mist heirloom gold
Paperartsy metal works - copper
Dazzle frost versamark
Twine

Paperartsy Inspiration

Hi all, eek I'm late again it's accounting season and been working this weekend lol, I actually started this last night and because of the miserable weather I chose bright colours which I wasn't sure worked.  I went to bed and this morning about an hour ago I was inspired to finish it lol.  Bet your wondering what I'm on about, over at Paperartsy Blog this weeks designer is Sue Carrington and wow her work has been so inspiring. For my mini canvas I have used stamp set ELB01 and words off JOFY 11.  The fresco paint I used was Zesty Zing, limelight, london bus, blood orange, vanilla and pesto.

As you can see I made a mistake with my mask top right flowers,

problem is it was a last minute add as the other flowers

were hidden behind the leaves, you can just about

make them out.  Should have left it, because of rushing I

made the mistake and haven't had time to repair it.  Oh well we live and learn lol

Right I shall be off to enter the challenge or I shall miss it lol.  Hope your Sunday is crafty and I shall be back later with a DT piece.  Oh and don't forget I have candy which you can find here.
Hugs Kezzy xxxxx

WOYWW 205

Hi all, it's Wednesday which means it's time for WOYWW (What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday) were all us crafters show what's on your desks :-)  I can't believe I haven't posted since last week.  I had acupuncture last Friday and sometimes it knocks me out, I was completely out of it until Sunday all I did was sleep, not sure why it happens but it does help with the pain in my legs on and off over two weeks so it is worth it, only problem is I now can only have top ups every 6 weeks.  So anyway, the weather over the bank holiday was gorgeous and to be honest I just chilled with family while enjoying the sun.  I am now back to crafting so I have lots going on lol as you may see from my desks!!!!

A Magnolia card I need to post, some new stamps (there

is a shop near the hospital that I have my acupuncture and my

partner always treats me there after).  Oops the new stamps are

the Indigo Blu ones still in the packet the others are for trying on the

gelli plate which you can see I have started to play with :-)

My texture box on the plastic drawers, and lots

of yummy texture and paints on my desk with my just cleaned

gelli plate ready for more use tomorrow :-)

Right I shall be off,  if anybody would like to swap ATC's on the WOYWW anniversary please email me, I have been doing extra so I can swap :-).  Also please have a go at my yummy candy giveaway which is the first post on my blog for the next two weeks :-).  I shall be visiting tomorrow and over the week as I am off to bed as I am knicker knackered!!!! :-)
Happy Woyww :-)
Hugs Kezzy
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WOYWW 204

Hi all, it's Wednesday which means it's time for What's on your Workdesk Wednesday where all us crafters share our desk.  Now shock, my desk is clear!!!!!!! I'm between projects and was hoping to have a play this evening, but I had an accounting meeting all day with my Personal assistant who came here for us to work on some bits that are behind which left me with a headache and back really aches so I and chilled in front of TV for a bit then did some reading.  This doesn't seem to have worked so I'm of to bed to play solitare on my phone in bed until I fall asleep :-)

Gelli plate out as that was what

I was going to play with this evening so shall

be playing tomorrow :-)

Trying to sort out some projects that I have sorted to either

get rid or complete them :-)

Not over exciting this week lol.  Why not pop on over and share your desk so everyone can have a good nosey at your stash!!!!! lol lol :-) :-)
Happy Woyww :-)
Hugs Kezzy xxx

This Weeks Smiles

Hi all, over at Annie's (aka Wipso) blog she does a weekly linky post called This Weeks Smile, and she encourages us to enter something to make other's smile.  I haven't joined in yet as I felt that I hadn't got a recent picture then yesterday the following things made me smile and I'm hoping they will too :-)

This is the tree in our front garden, it should only bloom every few years,

but the last two years it has bloomed so we didn't think it would this year.

The we had a glorious day yesterday a real taster of spring 

and it's almost like it bloomed over night :-)

To mark this special occasion when the icecream man

came around last night my daughter and I decided on 

icecream.  I asked her to bring me the biggest one lol and this is

what I got!!! The photo is a bit blurry as my daughter

couldn't stop laughing as I took a picture of her

holding my icecream and also it was dripping all down her hands

which made her giggle more, to stop this I'm trying to lick it then take

a picture lol

I hope these picture of bought a smile to your face while remembering a fun moment or just enjoying the fact that spring has sprung :-)  I shall be back in a moment with woyww!!!
Hugs Kezzy xxxxx