TMTA : Top Hats

The theme at TMTA is top hats, so I decided to use this image from Scrolls Work stamps with the men in top hats to make this ATC.
The stamps used are Tim and Tom Travel, Sprocket, Measure up, Thingamajig and Sequence waste all from Scrolls Work

they are also available from Happy Daze in the UK

TMTA Ravens

The theme at think monday think ATC is ravens
so here's my raven ATC.
Simple as.

All stamps are by Scrolls Work

TMTA and a new craft

This week's theme at TMTA is weeds and herbs so I used these wonderful hotpicks stamps from PaperArtsy again, The quote "May all your weeds be wildflowers" was done on the computer.

I have also been having a play with Lucetting, I didn't use a real lucet, so I used this pom pom maker I have had for ages, it's basically the same thing.

(I do have a little lucet somewhere that was a gift, but I can't remember where I put it.)
I used the instructions from this youtube video
I started with simple cord,

then I tried it triple thickness


then I tried two different textures

and two different colours

and gold thread

and finally ribbon yarn.

it's a really addictive craft and the cords are so quick to make, however other than friendship bracelets I don't really have any ideas what to do with them. I need to try incorporating beads next.

let's dance!!

my first parcel for the frantic stamper design team arrived today and in it was this fabulous dancer stamp, which I just had to use for this week's TMTA theme which is Let's Dance.
The flowers and brads were also in the same parcel (as well as lots of other lovely things).....lucky me!!!!

groovy baby!

I have made this ATC for TMTA's Flower Power theme, Wednesday stamper's Paisley theme and for the stampsmith blog.
The paisley stamps are from a stamps away set, that I have had for ages

TMTA friendship

I made this for the TMTA theme using an image from the Stampsmith

less is only more when more is no good

I made this ATC for the Kings and Queens theme at TMTA. I often like to make quite simple pieces but I got a bit carried away on this one, so I felt I had to fit the quote on somewhere, so I used some shrink plastic to squeeze it in. As I was so determined to use this quote I am also entering this for TGiF's word theme, and theme thursday's ATC theme
All the stamps are from PaperArtsy

TMTA and wednesday stamper

The Wednesday stamper theme is dream and the TMTA theme is the moon, so I have combined them to make this ATC with a stampsmith Image, which I have also featured on the stampsmith blog

I am also sneaking this onto the created by hand, stars and moon theme

inchie mobile phone charm

I've made this piece for 3 challenges, firstly, UK art raffle is back with the theme summer, what could be more summery than the rose fairy? (from Crafters companion), secondly, Created by hand's theme is Inchies, so I made a shrink plastic inchie (I had to do the "shrink plastic ruler" thing first). Then I realised that TMTA's theme is in the garden, which this fit perfectly, however it's not an ATC, no problem. I just mounted it on an ATC size card, (me? cheat? of course!)
The image is coloured with distress inks and perfect pearls

TMTA look into a face

Three posts in one day, well that should see me good for a few days!
I couldn't resist TMTA's theme of "look into a face". I had to use one of these adorable babies from the ooh baby plate from the stampsmith.
(I am also putting this on the stampsmith blog)

TMTA and a pair of socks

The theme at TMTA is Togetherness, I used an Inka Easter collage image and Inka stamps, and some more flowers and leaves from Joanna Sheen. Again I have covered it all in clear sticky back film to protect the delicate pressed flower.


I have also finished a whole PAIR of socks!! I'm really pleased with them

TMTA queen for the day

Two posts in one day, that's really good for me at the moment!
I love the theme at TMTA this week and I thought that it was about time that Erica got another airing. The background of this is an idea that I had as I was trying to get to sleep last night. I love using corrugated cardboard in my crafting, but sometimes I don't want brown, so I wondered if I could recreate the effect of torn corrugated cardboard with coloured cards and a paper ribbler. It's not quite how I saw it in my head, but it's a start!
I also wanted to distress the edges, but I don't have one of those fancy distressers (although I want one) but I've found that if I run it along the bit where my scissor blades meet I can get a similar effect.

All stamps are by Inka

happy new year, and two challenges

The theme at Crazy amigios is "leaving the year with a splash" and at TMTA is "countdown", so I have made this ATC for both themes. I have used the spritz and flick technique with a distress ink background, I have also flicked some black paint on the corner.Tthose are the "splash" bits of the challenge.
The stamps are mostly by Paperartsy, although I'm not sure who the watch is by.

TMTA christmas

This is another ATC I sent into the craft stamper christmas swap. this one didn't get published, so I thought I'd use it for TMTA this week.

TMTA and blog candy winner

Here's my ATC for this weeks TMTA where the theme is Angels. The Angel collage image is by Inka.
I'd like to thank the 62 people who left comments on my blog candy post to win the snowflakes. I was thrilled by the volume of the response. it's just nice to know that many people have visited my blog. I'd also like to say thank you for those people who left such lovely comments on my ATC, and actually wanted to win it. that really touched me.

I used a random generator to choose the winner, and the number chosen was 26.



which related to the comment by Char

Wonderful ATC. Love the children and the stapled acetate is fab. Snowflakes are fun and I love the whole thing.

I will contact you for your address and get the stamps and ATC in the post.

don't forget there is still blog candy to be won here and on the blogs of most of the Inka design team. see my sidebar for links.

blog candy, and a TMTA

I received my Design Team package today from Inka and found that she had sent me the beautiful flake set of stamps.




I already had this set so I am giving away my new set as blog candy!

The stamps can be seen in use on this ATC I have made for TMTA, where the theme is staples. I decided to use the staples to attach this gorgeous Acetate image, and the poem that I stamped onto acetate.
The backgound is a thick layer of gesso, which I stamped into with a crackle stamp for texture.
I have stamped and embossed the snowflakes onto the image.

To be in with a chance of winning this set of snowflake stamps, all you need to do is leave a comment on this post and I will do a draw (using a random number generator) monday 3rd November at 9pm GMT. I will also include this ATC as part of the prize, but don't let that put you off!!

Dance Diva

The theme at TMTA is Dancing. I have these fantastic new collage images from Inka called "show stoppers" and I thought they would be perfect. All other stamps are by Inka. I have done the background with a versamark resist

TMTA : Architecture

The theme at TMTA is architecture. I love architecture stamps but I really wanted to soften this up a bit.
so this ATC is what a woman feels when she sees the blueprints to her dream home, imagining the flowers in place, etc etc.
All of the stamps and collage image are by Inka. I liked using the color all stamp (the blobby background) for the background as it is possible to ink it up with more than one colour to achieve a shade effect.

think monday think ATC : games

The theme at TMTA is games. I have just received some free stamps from paperartsy courtesy of a crafts beautiful magazine offer, so I wanted to use them. the numbers and the swirl along the bottom are from these free stamps. I am also using an Inka collage image. This image is called "the bad girl of the family" but I think it just looks like she is playing hide and seek.
so that's what my game is, and accross the bottom it says "ready or not"

TMTA colourful

What a great theme at TMTA this week. I love to use bright colours. I started off with this by going through my collage images looking for something colourful and I found this image from Inka which is actually taken from a larger image which is a shoe advert.
I made the background with Inka's color-all background stamp. which is basically a large splodgy stamp. I stamped it once in yellow, then turned it through 90 degrees and stamped it in red. I also used Inka's ringer stamp and the word stamp.

finished off with some bits of torn paper and vellum.