I look forward to seeing yourentries, you can win £40. Worth of Lavinia goodies
Thursday, 2 July 2015
Lavinia flowers
This months challenge at Lavinia Stamps is to add a flower, and you know when you have an idea and the half way through you think that you could have done something quicker?! Well this was it with me! It took me soooo long to fussy cut these flowers, but I was pleased with the result.
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
New Lavinia Challenge
Hi Everyone
You know when you look at something in the house and think - that's ugly but I need it so it'll have to stay - well I did that with my scrubbing brush :) lovely Eileen thought it might be fun to make a series of them for the challenge - so I did! I bought them from Tesco and covered them in a chalk based paint, stamped away and glittered and glazed them - great fun. They are all covered in outdoor Modgepodge and so are fully useable, as I have proved with another I made using one of the Lavinia designed stencils from Sweet Poppy designs.
The Lavinia stamps are so versatile you can use them for anything! see what you can do at http://laviniastamps.com/blog/ The theme is "Any colours you like" so a nice and easy one!
Happy Crafting
Melissa xx
You know when you look at something in the house and think - that's ugly but I need it so it'll have to stay - well I did that with my scrubbing brush :) lovely Eileen thought it might be fun to make a series of them for the challenge - so I did! I bought them from Tesco and covered them in a chalk based paint, stamped away and glittered and glazed them - great fun. They are all covered in outdoor Modgepodge and so are fully useable, as I have proved with another I made using one of the Lavinia designed stencils from Sweet Poppy designs.
The Lavinia stamps are so versatile you can use them for anything! see what you can do at http://laviniastamps.com/blog/ The theme is "Any colours you like" so a nice and easy one!
Happy Crafting
Melissa xx
Friday, 29 May 2015
Chest of drawers
I bought the basics of this at Ali Pali and have just finished decorating it. Quite pleased with the way it has turned out, although I wish I had better flourishes for the top.
Hope you are all fit and well
Love,
Melissa xx
Saturday, 2 May 2015
Pink and Blue
Hi All
Sorry I've not been blogging lately, been through a bit of a crafty drought and not feeling to bright, but hopefully all now on the mend :)
This month's Lavinia Stamps Challenge is something in Pink and/or Blue, I decided to do a set of coasters showing of some of my most favourite stamps, you will have to take my word for it that these twinkle in the light - they do, honestly! these were such fun to do, the hardest part was choosing just 6 fairy stamps- they are all so yummy!
I rough painted the background with gesso to give it some texture so when I inked them up it gave a lovely uneven texture to it and then off I set with my pro markers - this kept me quiet for ages!!
Looking forward to seeing your crafty entries
I also made this one too using an new edge stamp
Love
Melissa xx
Sorry I've not been blogging lately, been through a bit of a crafty drought and not feeling to bright, but hopefully all now on the mend :)
This month's Lavinia Stamps Challenge is something in Pink and/or Blue, I decided to do a set of coasters showing of some of my most favourite stamps, you will have to take my word for it that these twinkle in the light - they do, honestly! these were such fun to do, the hardest part was choosing just 6 fairy stamps- they are all so yummy!
I rough painted the background with gesso to give it some texture so when I inked them up it gave a lovely uneven texture to it and then off I set with my pro markers - this kept me quiet for ages!!
Looking forward to seeing your crafty entries
I also made this one too using an new edge stamp
Love
Melissa xx
Thursday, 2 April 2015
Lovely Lemon and Lime Lavinia :)
Hi Ladies
This months challenge from Lavinia stamps is anything using their stamps in Lemon and Lime. I decided to have a go at a set of coasters. I kept the plant theme throughout - what you can't see is that the sparkle too! you'll have to take my word for it!
This was really fun to do. I rough gesso'd the background so that when I put the ink over I got a great (well I liked it!) texture, then it was a question of playtime :)
Hope all is well with everyone
Love
Melissa
This months challenge from Lavinia stamps is anything using their stamps in Lemon and Lime. I decided to have a go at a set of coasters. I kept the plant theme throughout - what you can't see is that the sparkle too! you'll have to take my word for it!
This was really fun to do. I rough gesso'd the background so that when I put the ink over I got a great (well I liked it!) texture, then it was a question of playtime :)
Hope all is well with everyone
Love
Melissa
Monday, 2 March 2015
Add a gem for this months Lavinia Challenge
Hi all
When this months challenge of "add A gem" was announced. The naughty streak in me rose to the surface and I offered this card
...... Spot THE gem :)
Then I thought that perhaps I should do something more sensible
Thursday, 26 February 2015
Race for Life
Hi Everyone
Not a crafty post this time, but one in a good cause.
With the loss of my Mum a while ago friend this year and another fighting so hard to cope with cancer I have decided to do Cancer Research - Race for Life.
This is a 5k walk jog or run round a local park, I've got my number now and it all seems really real. 5K doesn't sound a lot, but in October I had to a walking stick to get around and I have had to push myself to exercise - but it has worked! not quite up to marathon standard yet :)
This event is something positive I can do for friends past and present and a celebration of me getting to the point I can actually walk 5K
Sponsoring is really easy with the Just Giving web site, and if you are a UK tax payer the government will match the tax amount that you have already paid so it boosts the donation even further. Just click on the picture below and give what you can spare - every £1 helps. Even if you are not in the UK and want to help then please do :)
Selected pictures of me doing the race will follow!
Not a crafty post this time, but one in a good cause.
With the loss of my Mum a while ago friend this year and another fighting so hard to cope with cancer I have decided to do Cancer Research - Race for Life.
This is a 5k walk jog or run round a local park, I've got my number now and it all seems really real. 5K doesn't sound a lot, but in October I had to a walking stick to get around and I have had to push myself to exercise - but it has worked! not quite up to marathon standard yet :)
This event is something positive I can do for friends past and present and a celebration of me getting to the point I can actually walk 5K
Sponsoring is really easy with the Just Giving web site, and if you are a UK tax payer the government will match the tax amount that you have already paid so it boosts the donation even further. Just click on the picture below and give what you can spare - every £1 helps. Even if you are not in the UK and want to help then please do :)
Selected pictures of me doing the race will follow!
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