WOYWW 178

Hi all, back again, can't believe I have just posted about 5 minutes ago my take on Mr Holtz October tag, I have never entered before but it was really fun, I also did an ATC which I shall put a picture at the bottom of the post in case anybody would like to do a swap :-).  So it's Wednesday (just lol) and it's time for my weekly addiction of What's on your workdesk Wednesday which is hosted by the amazing Julia. I have done quite a bit of craft this week, I am definitely finding craft is helping me cope with all the ups and downs that is happening at the moment and also helps with the pain I'm in and I'm finally enjoying all the crafty bits I do whether it being inky or just doing some colouring it's very peaceful :-)
So my desks ......

The halloween bits on the desk are for the knock on the door

visitors with all their cute costumes, I did 18 bags of candy (picture below)

Also middle top is where I shifted my October tag to earlier today while

I did the candy.  The top left is a Kraftin Kimmie stamp I received this

morning for winning a challenge, it came all the way from Canada, how

cool is that :-)

Dumping desk is not too bad, I do try and keep on top of it so I can get

to the sewing machine.

As you can see here, still no progress on the stamps being put away

into files, all this stamps are new this year!!!! as I had completed the 

rest in files which are shelves above this picture.

Bowl full of candy for trick and treaters 

This is a picture of my daughters 16th birthday cake that was made by my best mates

friend.  The best and special thing was she could eat all of it

as it was all gluten free, as you know she was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease

earlier this year.  By the way it wasn't an halloween party!!!, seeing the cake

I bet you thought so lol lol, lets just say my daughter doesn't wear pink,

black, purple and red that's all she wears, plus rips, lads trainers (well she is a size 10!!)

I always tease her saying I want to go pretty girl shopping but nope I have to 

buy from places like Blue Banana and Grindstore and lots of other weird and

wonderful names lol lol.

ATC, my take on Mr Holtz October tag, the 

post I did with the tag in it is here.

I'm hoping someone will want to swap with me :-)

Right I shall go now seems I have just made you look through all those pictures lol.  I would like to say a huge hello to all my new followers, each time I have a new follower I am honoured that someone likes my creations.  Thank you all for visiting, Happy Woyww :-) Hugs Kerry xxx

Mr Tim Holtz October Tag

Hi all, just popping on to share my take on Tim Holtz's October tag which you can find here on his amazing blog http://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-2012-october/.
I really loved the tissue technique, but I stamped on mine (shown below) first. Then I stuck the tissue paper onto the tag and sprayed Dylusion sprays all over it.  Coloured it with distress inks. The Boo is made with grunge alphabets which I painted with black paint then glittered it using black and a hint of purple glitter.  The spider didn't glitter well so in the end I used black sparkle embossing powder on him then stuck so googly eyes on, I also embossed the spiders web with the black sparkle as well.  I stamped the month stamp (details of stamps in recipe below), then stamped out spooky on kraft cardstock and cut the pieces out.

I made my own tissue background by stamping on it.

I have got some of Tim Holtz tissue but I only have a couple

of A4 sheets that I bought from Chocolate Baroque.

I also made an ATC so hopefully someone may want to swap :-)

Right I shall be off as I now have to do my woyww post so back in a minute!!!! Thank you for visiting :-)
Hugs Kerry xxx

Recipe
Stamps - Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz (mini halloween), Chocolate Baroque (boo), Studio G (alphabet)
Inkpads - Distress Ink (black soot, spiced marmalade, seedless preserves) Archival (jet black), Versamark
Ranger Dylusions sprays (squeezed orange, crushed grape)
Grunge alphabets painted with Fresco paint little black dress
Dies - Sizzix Tim Holtz (ATC & corner), Memory Box (creepy spider)
Glossy Accents
Black and Purple Glitter
Kraft Cardstock
White tissue paper 
Cosmic Shimmer embossing powder (black sparkle)
Ideology bulldog clip
Goggle eyes
White Ribbon
Red Sharpie pen
ATC letter is American Crafts DIY thickers

Halloween Cutie

Hi all, back again with another halloween card, I think last year I only did one but this year I bought quite a few cutie stamps and gorgeous patterned papers so I'm trying to use them all lol.  Tonight I shall be getting inky doing some halloween tags, so pop back tomorrow to see them :-)
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge Blog - Halloween
Papercraft Star Challenge Blog - Halloween Witch
Blog Oozak Challenge Blog - Die Cuts (I used ovals and roll flowers)
Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog - sketch below (I flipped it so the oval was straight)

Right I shall be off, I have some inkpads, tags, gesso and tissue paper to get playing with!!! See you tomorrow :-) Kerry xxx

Recipe
Stamps - Whimsy (hazel), Tim Holtz (mini halloween), Chocolate Baroque (boo)
Inkpads - Memento (tuxedo black), Archival (jet black), Adirondack (purple twilight, sunset orange)
Dies and punches - Go Kreate (large oval), Xcut (corner punch), Marianne Design (rolled flower LR0163)
I used a large brad and some rub ons from whsmith for the sentiment
Gems, ribbon, beads, sewing machine
Patterned Paper - Bazzill (all hallows eve)
Colouring - Stampin Up (white cardstock), Promarkers (burnt sienna, vanilla, cocoa, blush, coral, oatmeal, sunkissed pink, amber, pumpkin, mandarin, purple, aubergine, caramel, sandstone, cool grey 5) Flexmarkers (light fawn, blue grey 3, imperial purple) Tria Markers (NG02)

Winner of my Halloween Blog Hop Candy

Hi all, in the end I had to ask the other half how to get the random org onto my blog lol, but at last I can now reveal to you all that random org said

So I had 30 comments and number 2 comment won which is Rachel, well done, if you email me your address asap I can send it in the post so it can arrive before Halloween :-).
Thank you all for playing and don't forget to find out who won the blog hop keep an eye out on the That Craft Place Challenge Blog which I believe the winners will be revealed next Sunday :-)

Lots of Hugs Kerry xxx

Tic Tac Toe

Hi all it's Sunday which means a new fortnightly challenge over at That Craft Place Challenge Blog which is
Tic Tac Toe -

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges -
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Stitches (I have used sewing on my card)
Anything Challenge Blog - Make your own embellishments (The three roses I made myself using a die, it took a few attempts to perfect them but I'm happy with the end results)
Charisma Cardz Challenge Blog -  Don't be square (I made a circle card, my first circle easel)

For the Tic Tac Toe above I did - Dies (used grand circles and scallop circles for card base), Border (used a Martha Stewart punch and some velvet ribbon) and Buttons.  Don't forget you can also enter That Craft Place Challenge on our Facebook page also the DT give lots of inspiration over on the Shop Blog.  I used a Saturated Canary stamp on my card with you can buy over on the That Craft Place Shop.

Right I shall be back later, I'm trying to work out how to get random org onto my blog lol so I can pick the winner of my candy.  Don't forget to keep checking over on the challenge blog for the winners of our halloween blog hop :-). Thanks for visiting :-) Hugs Kerry xxx

Recipe

Stamps - Saturated Canary (Ellie's birthday), Whimsy (good life tickets)

Dies - Spellbinders (grand scalloped circles and circles, nested pennants), Cheery Lynn (miniature rose)

Punches - Martha Stewart 

The Ribbon Girl - velvet trim

Cosmic Shimmer (aqua twinkles)

Stampin Up buttons

Colouring - Promarkers (burnt sienna, umber, cocoa, cool grey 1,2, coral, rose peach, denim blue, pastel blue, sunkissed pink, oatmeal, blush, pink carnation, pink lobster, rose pink) Flexmarkers (light fawn, blue grey 1, storm blue)

Kraftin Kimmie

Hi all, I'm late posting my Kraftin Kimmie Challenge entry which this week is a sketch -

I really struggled with trying to get the border to swoop like the sketch but think I finally managed it lol

I shall be back on tomorrow with some inkyness :-) Thanks for visiting :-) Hugs Kerry xxx

Recipe
Stamps - Kraftin Kimmie (poppy)
Inkpad - Memento (tuxedo black)
Dies - Spellbinders (standard ovals, lacey ovals), Provocraft (mini labels), Memory Box (fringed border)
Patterned Paper - First Edition Paper (boho chic)
Beads
Colouring - Promarkers (coral, blush, rose pink, oatmeal, soft peach, peach, mango, orange, raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, marsh green, olive green, sunkissed pink) Flexmarker (light fawn, blue grey 2)

WOYWW 177

Hi all, it's Wednesday time for our weekly addiction to WOYWW (what's on your workdesk wednesday) which is hosted by the wonderful Julia.  I have been spending some lovely time in my craft room, even though the problems I have been having are still around at last I have managed to find peace with my craft rather than hiding away :-).  The last few days I have spent alot of time doing cards with the images I have been colouring in while sofa crafting, but I am also itching to have some inky time.  I have come to the conclusion that I love both cute/colouring and inky/messy lol. Before I show you my desk, don't forget I have blog candy giveaway on this post here which also is part of a blog hop, you don't have to do the hop (fab prizes if you do), but for my candy you only need to comment on the above post :-)
So onto my desks -

Yep, decided that I had so many promarkers downstairs that I would

bring them up, then just to add to the confusion I have got the new

limited winter and autumn additions and some greys so now I want

to mix some of them around which means messing the labels around lol

On top of the drawers are a large and small journal as I really think I

could benefit from trying to have a go, I have read the magazine

journal and am sort of jealous that some crafters can express their feelings

this way, and I thought maybe instead of looking from afar why

don't I have a go, I have never been a diary person but I'm hoping

this will be more fun.  

Can you see those inks on my desk, I got those through the post

today I won a giveaway in the magazine scrap, they look fab.

Some more images I want to put on cards before I start colouring 

anymore lol.

Does anybody know of any ATC swaps or christmas swaps going on, I did a christmas on last year and really enjoyed it, and I have started to make some more ATC's.
Right I shall be off, I haven't been able to comment lately so off now to do some commenting and look at some awesome desks.  Happy Woyww :-) Hugs Kerry xxxx