Masterboard Monday.

   Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

I am here today to show you a card made with this Masterboard:

A4 card today as I was only playing with some Lisa Horton Cloud 9 Interference inks to see how they looked using different techniques but you can't waste a nice piece of card right!

I've enlarged this bit of card so you can see how the colours show.

I applied the ink to my glass mat and then placed the card over it to pull the colour but the Interference didn't show with this technique but applying it with a blending tool through the stencil worked really well and you can see how the blue and brown show on the leaf. 

The blue is very shiny and I found that even though two colours don't always show with some techniques the shine certainly does.

I'm loving these inks. I added a little more interest by splattering some white spots on next and some stamping.

And so to making a card.

The next part was to decide on the focal image and I've used a sizzix die for this.

Layered this with matching coloured cards.

The sentiment was from this set by Woodware.

And I have all this left over so we'll see, I'm sure I'll find a use for it and more playing with the inks too.

I would love to hear your comments.

Many thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Angela x

Friday Fun Day with smiles.

Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week.

Tree trimming still continues, we're round at the front this time.

The Hydrangea flower is looking beautiful now it's drying out.

That looks like it's going to survive as it was another piece that Alfie managed to break off the original plant. He loves to rub up against them, he has no respect!

Sunday was a brilliant day at the Lincolnshire Showground with the Crafterama show.

Obviously came home with a few interesting items.

I didn't take many photos but this one was Jo Channon's Make and Take. They were making Christmas baubles with Polystyrene balls.

Thought Annie might like this. It was a company at the show advertising workshops.

On Tuesday I met up with some of the ladies I used to work with and guess who turned up! the guy who was the headmaster at the school where we all worked but like us he is retired now.

We had a great chat, it was nice to see him.

Now a lazy dog!

Alfie in his favourite position.

He makes a good pillow.

Daisy is somewher around though she had been told off earlier for digging in the garden again, she is a scruff.

And if that's not funny enough here are a few more.

Yes that's my Daisy though as yet her breath is not that bad.

Where would we be without them.

That's the decision made then!

Have a great weekend everyone and

 thanks for stopping by.

And if you would like some more smiles you just need to pop over to see what our other friends have been doing this week at Annie's for
"This Week's Smiles" and you can also share your  smiles too.

Angela x

woyww - 801 - What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

    Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Hi Workdesk friends. 
We are here for another Wednesday at the Workdesk and here is:
"What's on my Workdesk this Wednesday".

If you don't know what this is all about then please visit Sarah's Craft Shed and our host Sarah will explain.

So here is my desk for today!

Not the best video but it's all you're getting!

Having problems with shadow and glare.

It was sunny when I did this!

I can't even say for sure it's completely finished but it is for now.

I've added a few more things to the surface.

And now I'm making some pebbles ready for the next resin piece.

Done these with air dry clay as I don't have a lot of time to mix the resin but it will do for these.

So that's me done for today.

I really need to get started with some Christmas cards next.

 Thanks for stopping by and hope you will pop over and join in the visits around the other desks.

 I'm off now to see what everyone else is up to.

Have a great woyww 

and 
happy crafting,

Angela x

Masterboard Monday.

   Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

I am here today to show you a card made with this Masterboard:

Still have some of the acetate left and thought I'd make something different.......well for me.

I've had a go at making a shaker card.

The sentiment wasn't too clear here but it's gold embossing.

What fun was that.

Hope you like it.

I would love to hear your comments.

Many thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Angela x

Friday Fun Day with Smiles.

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week.

Not a very exciting week, went to the dentist for my check-up.

Showed a friend how to use the die cutting machine.

Walked the dogs in the pouring rain!

Went to the bank in town.

Even got coffee in real cups.

Nice comfy seats too.

Town seemed quite busy considering it was the middle of the week but it was a nice day.

Spent some time trying to clear photos from my laptop as it's getting a bit full but got distracted again!

But I did go to the Craft Club last saturday which was nice.

We were making some dimensional concertina cards.

Great fun making these.

And my desk for the day.

Such concentration!

That was a nice day.

Dog funnies next obviously!

Of course I'm not quite as bad as that!

This might be closer!

Now the next two could easily be Daisy and Alfie......given half a chance.

Have a great weekend everyone and

 thanks for stopping by.

And if you would like some more smiles you just need to pop over to see what our other friends have been doing this week at Annie's for
"This Week's Smiles" and you can also share your  smiles too.

Angela x

WOYWW - 800 - What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

    Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Hi Workdesk friends. 
We are here for another Wednesday at the Workdesk and here is:
"What's on my Workdesk this Wednesday".

If you don't know what this is all about then please visit Sarah's Craft Shed and our host Sarah will explain.

So here is my first desk visit!

My first try but a late effort.

WOYWW - 246 - Friday 21st February 2014

Hi Blogbuddies, here today to show you my Time Machine.
I realise that it is Friday not Wednesday but have only just got round to joining WOYWW so please forgive me.

I saw the Time Machine challenge on SanDee and Amelie's Steampunk Challenge blog and thought it would be fun to do.

I had been wondering what to do with this Tim Holtz die and when I saw this challenge I just knew it would be perfect for this project.

These are the materials I used to make the Time Machine.
It makes the desk look tidy but what you see is about the only available space that was left lol!

 

I also added a light for the inside of the box which I got from Lakelands.

 

 

And here is the SATT Box.

(Space and Time Travel Box)

 

I had this little guy and was just dieing to find a use for him.

I have cut out the parts using a grey shiny satin card and embossed them using the  Tim Holtz embossing folder. I rubbed over these using a blending tool and purple and pink Brilliance ink.

Next cut out the large wing sections from the Fanciful Flight die and layered these then attached them to the roof section with a faux screw brad.

I used the sticky back Frosted Film to create the windows and rubbed over this with the green ink then attached the metal clock embellishment to the front.

I couldn't resist adding the robot pendant. He looks a bit like a Steampunk spaceman so it seemed like the perfect time to use him.

I placed the light source onto the base and placed the box over the top.

         Hope you like my SATT BOX.

      Back soon,

        Angela x

The next one is my first real Wednesday visit.

WOYWW - 247 - Wednesday 26th February 2014.

This is my first real go at Julia's WOYWW so I hope you will be gentle with me lol!
I shall do my best to visit you all and want to thank those who visited my blog despite my very late post last week.
So here goes nothing!

 First Spot The Difference.

1.

2.

 

 

Go on say it.

Where is the difference?

 

I have been very busy and the table  1.  had become so cluttered that I ran out of space so tidied it up 2.

 

Well it was tidy for a while lol!

 

Then I started my next Masterboard project and what do you know?

back to normal, Untidy! though maybe there is just a little more space than before.

 I don't think it will last long, I know you will understand.

That's the Life of a Crafter.

 

I haven't quite decided what to do with the papers yet so may have to tidy up again.

 

Back soon.

Angela x

Happy-800th-WOYWW xXx

So that's me done for today.

 Thanks for stopping by and hope you will pop over and join in the visits around the other desks.

 I'm off now to see what everyone else is up to.

Have a great woyww 

and 
happy crafting,

Angela x