christmas mode it is

Every time I sit down to create just lately I seem to end up creating something christmas related.

This week over at MIM http://nicholeheady.typepad.com melissa shows us to  paint n stamp onto mason jars. I just couldn't resist, however I have nomad on jars :( I just had a plain old normal jar.

So using some glossy accents I added the word joy and a few lines etc to the jar and left to dry. I thought that by doing that after fk painted and sanded it, it wouldn't look so plain.

I used some sparkly glittered embossing powder . My order from pti arrived as I was creating the jar so decided to use it  on the decoration hanging from the jar.

 

 Earlier today I think I convinced my sister that she needed to have this sparkle and shine stamp set ( and the holiday addition set too) hehe, I really really love it, I've been using it for sooo many things, can't wait to get the co-ordinating die :) I'm seriously thinking about getting the make it market kit to this set, it's just the whole expense of customs and parcel force that puts me off :/ 

I'd love the new tinsel and tags kit too, those cute little houses (want it....need it haha)

Iam soooo pleased that the shipping is now cheaper at pti, as it means that I can now order a set (or 2) of stamps each month and only pay £10 shipping and it arrives at my door within the week, instead of it being stuck with customs for 3 weeks and having to pay them an extra £30-£40!!

So really pleased that I can now do smaller orders each month even though I always want it all hehe .

Tfl

Shaz xxx

 

it's beginning to look a lot like...

....Christmas!

At least it is in my crafty space this week :)

This week I'm joking in with pti make it Monday http://nicholeheady.typepad.com and SSS Wednesday challenge http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

The theme over at SSS is anything goes. Over at pti make it Monday Danielle has showed us a technique ' paper casting' I've never even heard of this before so just had to give it a try. I ended up pulling out a pro christmas set to use ' letter to Santa' then that got me in the christmas mood haha .  After paper casting my image and while waiting for it to dry I decided to make a christmas tree hehe

 

So I decided to create things other than cards.

I decorated a tall container which I'm going to fill with some chocolates.

And I created a tree decoration.

I really liked the finish result of the paper casting, I think I shall be doing some more.

Tfl

Shaz xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

christmas creations have begun :)

I love creating christmas creations and now that the kids are back at school, the colder weather, the darker nights , that can only mean that it's now ok to start the cheistmas creations ha :)

I've been searching for christmas themed challenge blogs to join in with and have found a few :)

Festive Friday http://www.festivefriday.blogspot.co.uk have an inspiration pic

Based on this pic I created this card

The stamps I used are a rubber stamp tapestry set, it's such a lovely set fro creating wreaths. I've had it a good few years yet only used it once or twice.why do we shove all those pretty things to the back of our stash. I only came across it as I was trying to organise some christmas stamps. The holly jolly sentiment is su and the Christmas sentiment , I'm not so sure of, it's either a whiff of joy or an elzybells one. I stamped the wreath and sentiment onto a piece of vellum.

Christmas card challenges http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.co.uktheme is anything goes.

Abc christmas challenge http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk want poinsettias 

I now need to surround my desk with all things Christmassy to get in the mood :) ha

Tfl

Shaz xxx

 

 

 

a different look

This weeks SSS Wednesday challenge http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

Is anything goes.

I've been creating with the SSS September card kit and creating different looks from the same kit.

Here's a couple more cards I made from the kit.

I created the above card using a few bits of paper that are included in the kit, a piece of cs from the kit and one of the sentiment stamps. I really live the way that this turned out. It's given me the idea of what to do with paper scraps now :)

This second card is just simply stamping. All the stamps used are from the kit.

Tfl

Shaz xxx

 

 

to boldly go

This week over on the SSS Monday challenge blog http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/they want bold, we there it be a image, colour etc.

I've still been playing with my SSS September card kit. I love how you can sit and create things with the same ik and come up with something completely different to what you came up with earlier.

Here is my bold creation using the kit.

I just repeatedly stamped one of the frame images in a bright red ink. I know the frames aren't all exactly level (but that's ok) but you can definitely see the one that's different from the others :)

Til

Shaz xxx