And So It Begins:

The onslaught of christmas blogging commences.
 Starting with my latest DT project for Snazzy's

 Do hop on over to see the finished result, i'd love to know what ya think xo
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Then there is the mountain of cards I made for a friends craft fair

 And these are just a few of them

 I'll share more later in the week

None of these are my usual style, But I was asked for simple and I rose to the challenge.
Let me know what ya think!
Stay Inky

It's Snazzy Time

Yep that's right folks, It's that time again for showcasing of design team projects over on the Snazzy's Team Blog starting today.
I have 3 projects for you this week, the first looks like this

Oh come on, you didn't think I was gonna show you the whole piece did you.. You need to hop on over to see it in all it's glory.
And don't forget to leave a comment so I know you showed your support by stopping by xo
Stay Inky

Darn It!!

I've only gone and done it again..
Forgot to let you all know that my 2nd offering is over on the
Snazzy's Design Team blog today
I tell ya if I had a brain i'd be dangerous

Do hop over and let me know what ya think!
Stay Inky

Oopsie...

I totes forgot to make my post so that you know that it's MY WEEK over on the Snazzy's Blog
My first project is there right now..
Do go over and show me some love, Love make the world go round you know!
Here is a peek to entice you over..

I'll be back tomorrow with more arty offernings.
Stay Inky

Finnabair Inspired Challenge!

Over on the Snazzy's DT Blog today we have a challenge for you.
Make a bit of art inspired by the very talented  Anna Dabrowska aka Finnabair.
You could be in with the chance of winning one of her fab mixed media journal by Prima.
I am a big fan of how Anna uses die-cuts in her scrapbook layouts so I decided to take my inspiration from there.
I started with a piece of  7dot studio paper and did some stencilling using Anna's new prima sunrise sunset stencils, I also did a tiny bit of stamping with her new clear mini stamps.

Next I added a few layers with some of the sunrise sunset papers, washi tape and the film strip die cut.

Time now for a photo, some more die cuts and other bits like lace and some of the prima sunrise sunset vintage trinkets.

Along with a wee bit more stamping with the mini cling stamps, I am loving the tiny little doily images, too cute..

And there you have it. A finn inspired bit of art.. What will you make?
I look forward to seeing how Anna inspires you.
Stay Inky

More Prima Goodness!

Yep if you head on over to the Snazzy's DT Blog today you can see my second project using the ever so lovely Sunrise Sunset collection.
Wanna peek.. oh go on then!

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In Prima Heaven!

This week is my week over on the Snazzy's DT blog.
We have had the totally gorgeous Prima Sunrise Sunset collection from Finnabair to play with and boy have I been playing.

To see the project in full click HERE.
Stay Inky

Last Peek!

Hay Peeps..
So you're getting this a day late as for some reason unbeknown to me the post didn't go up yesterday..
Now whether that was me or blogger I couldn't rightly say.. probably me with the week i've had!
Anywho.. here is a quick peek

My 3rd and final project using the beautiful Engraver Collection by Prima
is live over on the Snazzy's DT now.
Stay Inky

WOYWW ???

Hay Julia & the Intrepid Desk Surfers Crew {aka woyww'ers},
Tiz been a while hence the ?? in the title. What week are we now?
Today my desk is actually a WIP area, which makes a change as it's usually a before or after shot you get!

 I'm not quite sure what i'm doing to be honest but it will involve poppies {1 of my favourite flowers} and a canvas!!
I'm not stopping as I have the regular driving lesson to attend to so will be hopping round desks after lunch.
If you fancy seeing my latest make, head over to the Snazzy's DT blog
here is a peek to wet your appetite!

Happy Wednesday Everyone
Stay Inky

Outta the Blu!

Good day fellow crafter's, I hope you all had a crafty weekend.

I sure did making my entry for the Brand Spanking New monthly Indigo Blu Challenge.

And when you see the prize that's on offer you'll wanna play along too.

The first theme as you might expect is BLUE.

And here is my offering:

 I decided to work with the 'Wreathed in Smiles' set

{which you can see is a christmas set} as I had won it from my local craft store {Craftasmic} over the christmas period but not had chance to use it. It just shows how versatile the stamps are.
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I started by stamping the swirl in the 4 corners, I then stamped the wreath onto a nesties 'labels 22' die-cut.
I layered another nesties 'floral oval' over the top making it look like I used a background stamp.

 I made a bow from seam binding, flattened it out as best I could and used the bow stamp on top, I wasn't sure it was gonna work but it came out really good.
I stamped and fussy cut 2 ferns and layered up the card adding a red heart, metal embossed & inked butterfly, mini roses and some lace.
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I hope you like my offering, I'll have my fingers, toes and everything else crossed come the 21st of next month lol.
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Right I must dash, It's my week over on the Snazzy's DT blog and my posts won't write themselves lol
here is a wee peek at my first project which is up already HERE.

Stay Inky

Better late than never!

Hay Peeps

This post is a little late as my internet has been out for most of the day and I forgot to pre-schedule a post last night.

It's just a quickie to say that I have a bit'o'art over on the Snazzy's DT Blog

Here's a peek, please go have a look and show me some love x

I'll be back tomorrow with a proper post of some Fabric Art.
Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

Alpha Challenge:

C is for..... Confused.
Are you?
The Craft Barn Alpha Challenge is on it's second letter of C this fortnight and as soon as I saw the word, well you can tell what popped into my mind!

I drew my confused . com gal in pencil first then coloured her in with portfolios, blending with both water for the hair and face to get a cleaner line, and just my fingers for the background.

 {this is a disclaimer to say I am in no way connected to the .com site}
I wasn't too sure about the page when I started it but as I added colour and finished it up I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked the end result.
Thanks for stopping by x
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Oh but before you leave if you fancy seeing some more art, then hop on over to the Snazzy DT Blog where i'm showcasing my first DT project of this year,
here's a peek to entice you

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Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

A Christmas Challenge

There is a 'Christmas' theme over on the Crafty Boots Blog,
I thought it would be rude not to join in given the amount of Christmas cards i've made.
But i'm just sharing the 1 with you today

I love this card as it's one that just got chucked together with a load of random bits that were laying about on my desk.
I'm not usually a minimal card maker so the temptation to keep adding was hard to resist but I made myself only use those leftover bits and nothing more.
This has been sent to my uncle overseas, I hope he likes it.
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B4 I go I just wanted to share that today is my last post of 2012 for Snazzy's.
Here is a peek of my project,

To see it in full click HERE
Till next Time
Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

WOYWW One Hundred and Eighty something..

...i've missed the last few woyww's due to forgetfulness and generally not having any spare time, I think it's week 184!
Right to my desk..

 Not a great deal going on i'm afraid, A few cards i've yet to photograph and blog, and the remnants of a Utube video I filmed last night for my latest DT project
here's a peek

So what I thought I would share is a little unit I knocked up on Monday night for my Distress Stains, I had them stored in a basket but was just not using then as they ended up with stuff piled on top so I couldn't see them.. I'm quite a visual crafter, I work more with things if there right there staring me in the face, so to speak.

I was lucky to have the base box pre-made, I think it was a gift box base at some point, but I had it filled with random bits, and it worked out to be the perfect size. Then I just created a grid out of mountboard, and hay presto. I think it came out pretty good and I now hope to use my stains more now they're on show.
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This is a quick note to our fair leader Julia,
THANK YOU my scraps box is working fantastically, I can't believe I never had one b4 xx
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Right off to hop some desks, In case I don't get to do another desk hop b4 Christmas,
I wish you all a very Happy Festive Season xx
♥♥♥
Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

Yo Ho Ho

Tis my week over on the Snazzy's DT Blog this week,
We are working with a yummy Carta Bella kit.
These are 2 cards I knocked up using the front packaging sheet {see nothing goes to waste} and some of the element stickers that came in the kit too.

And here is a sneak peek at my first DT offering.. There is a little UTube to go with it too.
Just hop over HERE to see the whole thing.

Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

Last 2..

Today see's the last of my DT projects over on the Snazzy's DT Blog

and that means me sharing my final couple of kraft cards I made

 This one was stamped with cotton white stazon {available from Snazzy's} the the Christmas Cottage acrylic stamps by Teresa Collins, The wording was embossed with WOW powder

And this was a variation on the first card I shared on monday, only I staggered the tree a bit more, just because I don't like making all my cards the same.
I hope you have felt inspired to get some christmas cards made.
Think i'm all crimbo'd out, well for this week at least!
Till next time..
Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥