Wedding ATC

This week the theme on Altered design is wedding and Romance, I used the free digi sheet to make 2 beautiful parrots very happy!

Free Collage sheet

Here is another free collage sheet from Altered pages. If you would like this one then just email me, addy in my profile, your Email addy and I will pass it on to Altered pages and they will send you the collage sheet free of charge.

Sunny holiday

I have just got back from a weeks of sun in Sidmouth, Devon. We had a great week during which my Hubby turned 50!! Lots of sun, deckchairs and ice cream. Had a great time but missed my birds and of course my craft room!

Bird ATC

This weeks themes on Altered designs is birds, here is mine.

Royal ATC

Last week with Altered design the ATC theme was royalty. Here is mine

This weeks freebies

Unfortunately we didn't have any takers for last weeks free collage sheet from Altered pages but here is this weeks. Please do not download it from my site, email me your email address found in my profile and then I will forward it on to Altered Pages, and only Altered pages. They will then Email you the sheet free of charge, for you to print out yourself. Here it is, hope to hear from you soon

House swap

Although House swap sounds like some terrible TV program it is much more exciting! Altered Design the Google group I belong to have organised a 2 for 2 house swap.The Houses had to be no bigger than 4,5 x 4.5 inches and had to include paint, paper and stamps. Unfortunately I didn't read the part about it having to have paint , paper and stamping so the first too, the School house and House of letters I will be keeping for myself and it did mean I could make 2 more, that I had planned to do any way. So I made Farm House and Fashion house, these will go into the swap.

Flower atc

Here is this weeks ATC for the swap on Altered design- Flowers

Free collage sheets

OK, I promised you some free digi collage sheets from Altered pages ( link in my fave websites) so here is the first one. What you need to do is email me your email address then I will pass them on to Altered pages, who have a HUGE number of different collage sheets, I was amazed when I saw how many they have! Altered Pages will then email you the sheet. I have another 3 to give away this month so keep your eyes peeled!!

Fun with socs

Since Christmas I have been having great fun making creations form socs. I had a couple of books for Christmas and again for Valentines day. Bernard, the grey creature, made out of old walking socs, was made for Andrew on Boxing day then I made Delia, pink socs that were so uncomfortable to wear, for myself. The wonderful Cheshire cat, made form new socs, I made for my cat mad friend Sue for her Birthday and have others not yet photographed or waiting to be finished, its great fun and each creature is so individual as every soc different !

Rainy day ATC

This weeks theme for our ATC on Altered design is "Rainy day" so here is mine

Coming soon...........

Coming soon, free collage sheets from Altered Pages, keep watching !!!

Famous Face ATC

This weeks theme for Altered design was famous faces. Carry Grant is my Hollywood heart throb, I just love all his films and as he was born in Bristol, England where I was also born and live, he was the only person to do!!

The Moving Book

My parents are about to move any day now and so I thought I would make them a book they could keep all those numbers and measurements you need when you move. The images are from my new Polkadoodles CDrom, which I thought was soo cute.

Altered playing card

For the swap this week with my Google group we had to alter a playing card. I had a couple of Chinese playing cards so went with that theme, as you can see.

Oriental ATC

I had this one all ready to go Just before I became ill but missed the deadline for the Oriental weeks swap. Didn't really mind as I love how it came out so its a keeper!

Party Time ATC

Haven't been at all creative the past 3 weeks almost as I have been unwell but I am so glad I didn't miss this weeks ATC swap with my Google group as its theme was pointy hats. Just love playing with pointy hats, who wouldn't!!

Hearts ATC

This weeks theme for the Altered design swap is hearts, I have created this Valentines ATC for it.

Music ATC

This is the music ATC I created for Altered design music ATC swap last week

Butterfly ATC

This weeks theme with Altered Designs was an open theme so I decided to have a go with my new Artchicks Artblast playing cards I had for Christmas. I only needed to use 3 suites as I had to make an ATC so the type of art you make suite wasn't needed. I ended up with watercolours, they medium you use, a leaf that I interpreted as nature as the theme and pink, cream and brown as the colours to include. Here is what I came up with.

ATC Triptych

I have joined an ATC triptych swap with my google group, 3 ATC that run together. here is my set. Sorry the picture is a bit wonky but my photoshop soft wear has gone round the twist and now can't even got into it so I cant crop my photos at the mo.

Oh Baby ATC

Last weeks theme for our mingle was Oh Baby, my imagination took my in quite the opposite direction then all the others who chose cute babies I on the other hand created this .....

Dream ticket skinnie

As i woe the November lottery with my google group I had to choose Decembers theme. I chose a dream ticket, if you could go anywhere for a holiday where would you go ? Well here is my dream ticket destination

Icicle boxes

I made these boxes form the same template as the Halloween ones and filled them with gold coins for my German class pals and of course the Teacher Marlice who is amazing as she has actually taught me to speak German .

Christmas presents

Here are a couple of the presents I have made for my Mum and Andrews Mum for Christmas with help for Joanna Sheen Diary of an Edwardian Lady cdrom

White on white ATC

Here is my White on White ATC for Altered design swap

Christmas planer book

Fro my sister I made this Christmas planner book for one of the Craft mags, sorry can't remember which one, but it was such a great design by the talented Jane Dean. I added a Sizzix tree to the front and a bell to booby trap it !! She loved and and is even using it!!

Christmas countdowns

With the help of My craft Studio Christmas CD rom I made these folders for my Nephews in time for the first of December. Inside was an advent calender, letter to Santa, bookmark and thank you letters, in the hope that they will get used!!. They loved them and have been busy since then counting down to Christmas

Winter Owls ATC

This weeks mingle theme with Altered designs was Owls, so out came the good old Owl template to make this.

Skinny HO HO HO

This months lottery with Altered designs was to make a Christmas skinny, that's 3" x 5". Its the first time I have worked on a skinny and I loved the size, well this is what I came up with.

Black and white ATC

This weeks mingle with Altered designs was black n white. Here are mine

Halloween goodies

Now Halloween is over I can show you the penny slider card, little skull charms and sweet boxes I made for my Nephews for Halloween, even my Hubby got a sweety box this year !

Witchey Poo doll

This year I wanted to make a witch doll, here she is, complete with broom stick made form branches from the garden and her black cat Spells.

I made the dolls body from a pattern from the net but the dress I made up myself, the first time I have ever done such a thing, have made lots of things from patterns but never cut one myself, so on the whole it turned out well.

I think she is a fan of Strictly come dancing, on in the UK at the moment, with all her sequins around her dress, I am sure this Saturday on Halloween she with be Tangoing around the bone fire with all her witchy friends and if they can't dance then I am sure they have a spell for that!!

Cup cake caed

It was my sisters birthday on Saturday and here is the card I made for her with Hero Arts stamps, they looked good enough to eat! Hope you had a great day Teresa!

Surf shack sign

My sister bought a summer house for the bottom of the garden for my nephews to use as a den, they have decorated it out in soft vintage surfing colours so I decided to make them a sign to hang in their window. Of course they didn't make it easy as they wanted a sign they could change to show when they where in and when they were out !

I used grey board , painted and stamped it then added a hibiscus flowers to give it the tropical island feel. I also decorated the back so when it was hung up you had something to look at. I was pleased with the result and they loved it too.

Metal picture

Mixed Media Mondays challenge for this week was to use metal or metallic, I bought some copper sheet last year to do this project as a very talented member of Altered design used the same technique back last year and I loved it so much I wanted to give it a try. You emboss metal sheet with the embossing folder and then colour with alcohol inks. All I need to get now is some chain to add to it so I can hang it up.

Child ATCs

Think Monday Think ATCs challenge this week was child with a doll but while looking for an image to use I found this wonderful image of a child with her teddy, just so cute I had to use that one too

Circle ATC

This weeks theme with Altered design was to use circles, here is mine

ipod cover

My wonderful husband bought me a new ipod at the weekend to replace my old one, a ipod mini which has had selective memory for almost 18 months. One day it plays the next time you switch it on it says there is no music there, so frustrating. Also the CD player in my craft room had been on the blink for the past year, I wonder if they have been talking? Anyway now I have a new ipod and dock for my craft room. I didn't want a case to cover the fantastic colour so I made one myself out of felt and using my owl template again, this time I added headphones for him, or ear muffs depending on what time of year it is !!!!