Happy Birthday - you old goat

I think the new Tim Holtz Hipsters may be an acquired taste but I really loved this one in particular.

Here is the first of many I will be making.

Watercoloured with Distress pens.

What do you think of them?

Elena Zinki Art @ Paperartsy

I was away with the girls last weekend and had time to play with a new stamp collection I bought from Birds in the Barn recently. It's by Elena Zinski for Paperartsy and is lots of sayings with a cute little bird and flower head.

I made all of these using one 12 x 12" sheet of patterned cardstock, some watercolour card and white A4 card, coloured with Distress pens.

Thanks for taking a look x

The Beldi Hotel and Country Club - Marrakech

My lovely friend Lynn recently designed a page for the Papermaze crop using Kaisercraft's Ubud Dreams. You can see the original here.

This is my version.

I was lucky to visit Marrakech on a work trip recently in March and this is one of the properties we were shown around and had lunch at - The Beldi Hotel and Country Club.

I used the new Tropical Plumeria flowers from Heartfelt Creations along with a swirl and frond cut with Kaisercraft dies.

The owner has an eclectic collection of things - old doors being one hence the addition above.

The tiles reminded me of the resort.

Here are some photos I took of the resort - it's a stunning location and would be a fabulous holiday destination. As Marrakech is only a short flight from London it's also perfect for a short break and you are never far from the busy Medina and souks.

Thanks for taking a look

x

On yer bike.............

Loving this new edge'able die from Crafter's Companion - so versatile.

I created a tri-fold card

With the bikes racing uphill 

A side stepper card with an aperture

A shaker card with sequins

A rocking card 

And a box

Would love to see what you made with it :)

TFL

x

or yellow...............

The second frame is for Ashley for the Yellow treatment room at Nouveau Beauty Crayford

Same design but mustardy yellow roses as requested.

Hope you like this one Ashley :)

Don't hesitate to contact me should you wish to order one - any colour available.

TFL 

xxx

Pure White...............

More framed roses made for friends. This first one is for Charlotte - Pure Zen Therapies - to hang in her  treatment room - hence the pure white.

It's hard to photograph with the glass in - sorry! Will try to do so before it's sealed next time.

Here are some close ups of the contents - little bit of sparkle and some shimmer.

Another to follow

Hope you like it Charlotte!

Bake me a cake.

I made this one for the Bloobel Progressive Challenge with a friend in mind.

Coloured with Spectrum Illustrators.

xxx

May the force...........

For Abi's birthday this year I was asked to make a Star Wars themed card.

Looking for images I found these Lego style characters which were perfect as she loved Lego too!

The card is 8x8" layered with cardstock which I've had in my cupboard for ages, plus a little silver glitter card.

Images were printed out, re-sized and coloured with Copics then raised with 3d foam pads.

Letters and numbers were cut with a Crafter's Companion set.

Happy Birthday Abi - hope you had a lovely day.

xxx

Projects made with the Ultimate Pro and Desk Ted's Excellent Adventure!

 These are the samples I made using the Ultimate Pro - Advanced Construction DVD for the recent shows.

How cute is this case?

 

Perfect for giving as a gift with some sweeties!

Or a desk organiser?

A twister card.........

And another.........

And a treasure chest!

The perfect travel casket for Desk Ted!

He even had a trip to Hochanda Studios and was directed by the lovely Loti!

And here is is on screen....

Fame at last Ted!

xxx