I'm so lucky

I received the most beautiful fabric hanging from Robin at Robin's Nest

This is what I found when I opened the package. A beautifully wrapped present with the most adorable Halloween tag on top and the stamp just happens to be one of Artistic Outpost Halloween images.

Here's the fabric hanging. Isn't it just GORGEOUS!!!!! So rich in color and texture.

She did a fantastic job on it!! It is DREAMY!

A close up of the image and awesome stitching. I already have it hanging in my studio for all to see.

Thank you so much Robin. I ADORE it!!! I'm so lucky!

CCC week 13- Grungepaper flowers

Can it be? Were already into week 13 at Studio L 3 and Linda has chosen Grungepaper flowers for this week.  Well with it being #13 I thought Halloween was appropriate so I put together this little box with my flowers. I used stamps from The Artistic Stamper for my flowers. Notice they are embossed with spider webs and yes that's a spider for the center of the larger one. Oh the horror! LOL. Come join in the fun its a SPOOKTACULAR good time!

i also just added more cards to my Etsy if your interested!

Off to Neverland

Oh to be a kid again, well you can by playing with one of the newest plates from

 Artistic Outpost. Neverland.

While I did make the tile book. (which was so much fun) I can't take credit for how it was done. It was created by Penny at A Penny for Your Thoughts. If you go check out her blog she has a great tutorial on  how to do it.

Next is a Domino pendant I did with the same images from the Wonderland Plate

Alcohol inks and some of Tim's fun embellishments.

Now go and play today!

More Haunted Houses

                            Well I thought I'd share a few more of my Glass Haunted Houses.
                                        Since everyone I gave them to have received them.

Skelly front

Stamp from Artistic Outpost Haunted Halloween plate

Skelly back, Collage images from Alpha Stamps andArtchix Studio

Stamp from Stamp Francisco.

Man on the Moon Front , Collage image Alpha Stamps

Back

      Hello Pumpkin Front, Collage image

Alpha Stamps, Stamps from Artistic Outpost Vintage Halloween plate.

Witchcraft , Collage image Collagevisions

A little more info added. I cut the glass pieces in the shape of a house, along with 4 pieces for the top. I sandwich all of them together and solder it closed. I add a black patina on the finished houses. They stand around 7 " tall .

Halloween Haunted Book

Well its not really haunted but it is a book.

 One I made with lots of fabrics, dyed gauze,

Stamped images from the new Haunted Halloween plate from Artistic Outpost.

Collage image is a fabric image transfer I did from Alpha Stamps

 and can be found here. Skeleton Slides

Happy Haunting

Doubling up- Tag Tuesday-CCC

Yep I'm doubling up on my challenge today, hey we all need a little time saver right? First for Tag Tuesday at Kard Krazy Where Louise choose the theme this week as butterflies. Sorry I don't remember where the image came from but I sponged it with Tim's inks Victorian Velvet. The next is for the CCC at Studio L 3

where Linda has chosen chipped enamel from Tim's book.

 The stamps all come from I Brake For Stamps the Travel collage sheet.

Come join in both challenges or just check out all the great entries!

I Made It !!!!

Oh this has been so hard keeping a secret.

But I have some wonderful news to share and finally get to tell you all!

You guessed it! Well pretty hard to miss with the logo staring you in the face! LOL

Yep I made the Alpha Stamps Design Team.

It did come at a cost. I can only do so much and sadly I had to give up the DT's spots for 

Gingersnap Creations and I Brake For Stamps. Don't get me wrong I will still be posting and playing along when I can just not on a weekly basis.

I'm so excited to share all the new projects soon.

Alpha Stamps has a couple of really fun Halloween swaps coming up too. If you want to join in visit the blog for more information.

Haunted Glass Houses

Well I couldn't help but get inspired by the new stamps from Artistic Outpost 

Haunted Halloween.

They made the perfect backdrop for my Haunted Glass Houses.

I made four of them so far. This is just one of them. There two sided and stand about 7" tall.

The collage images are from Alpha Stamps

I'll be sharing the others later. Just a taste to get you in the Halloween spirit!

Cemetery Statues

I thought I'd share the Atc's from the online group I belong to. We swapped Cemetery Statues. The top ones are mine.

Bottom are the ones I received. Top left to right: Kim,Teri,Kris

Bottom left: Ingrid,Hope, LuAnne.

Thank you ladies they are wonderful!!!

CCC #11 and Simon Says

Wow another week flying by! here we are at week 11 for Linda's ccc at Studio L 3 where the challenge is Blended Batik and since I used Tim's stamps,inks, technique and his style well it only seems right that I enter this in theSimon Says Stamp and Show challenge this week where the theme is you guessed it TIM!!!

FCD Blog Hop and Candy

So who is ready for a little blog hop and maybe win some blog candy? This hop is being sponsored by FCD

The theme is Inspiring book covers.

Well that was an easy one. I just Love this book Semiprecious Salvage and just look at that cover. I had to have it the first time I laid my eyes upon it and its what has inspired alot of my jewelry pieces.

Its what inspired me to make some of my copper etched pieces. Like the necklace here that uses rubber stamps from FCD  the Women in Character stamps. It hangs from a copper chain with copper beads and a copper butterfly charm.

Or this bracelet using the stamps from the  Theatre Lights plate.

So join on in the hop. Its a circle hop. No beginning and no end. Just start anywhere.  Leave a comment on this post and all posts along the way and Pamela will be picking a surprise Mystery hostess  and use the random # generator to pick the winner from the comments left on that blog and who knows I just may have to add a little blog candy myself. Like maybe one of these pieces!!

Make sure we have a way to contact you.

 The hop runs from 8:00 AM Friday Aug 20th EST to Monday  Aug. 23rd 8:00 PM EST.

The next stop in the hop is Michele B at Just Painting Around

Chris

Lynn (that's me)

Michelle B

Pam

Ursula

Boni

Shelly

You can find more information at FCD

3 in 1

I don't usually like to combine challenges but time is short these days so this is for the Kard Krazy Not on paper Tag Tuesday challenge. The CCC Week #10 Using Distress Stickles on Studio L 3 and the Wendy Vecchi  Studio 490 style Challenge on Simon Says

Here's the deets.
For tag Tuesday I used all fabric for my tag, Did a fabric transfer for my image , For Studio L 3  I added the grunge paper wing and scroll both by TH covered with Rock Candy Distress stickles ( I assure you its there even though it doesn't photograph well). The stamp is from I see Paris Image plate from Stampers Anonymous.For Simon Says Did the Grungepaper rose at the top used the memo holder scroll and wings for Vecchi style. I guess that about covers it.

Things with Wings

I thought long and hard about what I was going to make for the very first challenge at Simon Says . The theme is Things with wings. Here's what I came up with!

So your asking yourself... What is it?

Well its my first crown. My Crown of Birds, complete with nest, twigs, flowers and leaves.

A side shot!

A close up.

The crown is made from mat board covered with wallpaper that I distressed. Then I began adding all the nature inspired items, but I could resist the Music paper with the Dove name and flower label.

I had a heck of a time trying to photograph this. These are the best shots I could come up with.

Oh to have a better camera!!!!

CCC- Distress Crackle

I suppose its about time to post my CCC piece. The Lovey Linda from Studio L 3 has chosen Distress Crackle for the flavor of the week.  I did a coaster with this mermaid image and some German scrap from Alpha Stamps. I have to confess I did this for a swap but a perfect way to combine the two.

700 Followers Giveaway- More Added

Here's another goodie added to the giveaway. A vintage optical Len's pin I made.

Wow I am so humbled and Thankful for each and everyone of you!!! I never dreamed that just over 1 1/2 years ago I would have  700 followers and met so many wonderful and talented bloggers!!! Heck I never even thought  I'd be blogging! So a little  giveaway it just my way of saying Thank You!! Just a few little things to get it started.

#4 is A transfer on metal with Paris Charm, crystal heart, pearls and key through heart charm.

 It can be made into a Pin or pendant, Winners choice.

#1 With fall right around the corner this Pumpkins and Gourds sign. Measures  approx 18" long

 and a two sided pendant perfect for Halloween. Hangs from a leather cord.

#2 This Radiant pendant. The image is encased in epoxy resin and has a lovely cross hanging from the bottom. Hangs from a ball chain.

#3 Next a glass coffin shaped pendant, Its two sided and can be worn either way.

Hangs from a black leather cord.

So here's all you have to do. Just post a comment! Only one and make sure I have a way to contact you.

I will be adding new things. The more comments I get the more I'll add, so for ever 50 comments I'll add another goodie. Lots of winners in this one. Its open to everyone. Even if you don't have a blog just remember I must be able to reach you. I'll draw the  winners using the random # generator on August 21st and post on Aug 22nd.

Thank you again and lets see how many more things I can add to the giveaway!!!

Good Luck.

CCC #8- Inking Grunge

I'm a bit late posting this for the CCC over at Studio L 3.

This week straight from the book "Inking Grunge". My stamps are from the newest release at Artistic Outpost. Beyond the Sea.

Doing the Happy Dance

I'm so excited!!! My postman brought me a new magazine today and I'm in it!!!!!

Yes Somerset Home, my first time in this one!! Yeah

And here's what they published. My Simple pleasures Hanging.

 I used the stamps from Artistic Outpost

The Lovely Day collection and lots of fabric!

Also last week I was in a craft store with my GF and waiting for her to check out. Thumbing through the newest edition  of Scrap and Stamp I let out a squeal and scared my GF (sorry Debbie), Saw they had published one of my cards. The face stamp is from I Brake For Stamps Faces plate. I haven't received the magazine yet but couldn't wait to share with you all!

Guest Designer- FCD

You read it right. I was so thrilled to be asked to be a guest designer for FCD. for the month of August. When I saw the Theater Lights plate and the Women In Character. I knew they belonged together, That was all the inspiration I needed to create my canvas collage.

                                     Raging Thespian

 I started by doing the background using a TJ technique Antique Wallpaper with the stars embossing plate. Added some Graphic 45 papers for more of the background and whats a theatre piece without some of Tim's movie real tape. The stamps were all stamped on tissue with Distress inks than mounted to some foam core pieces I cut out and covered with beeswax. I do hope you join me this month while I share the art I did with these wonderful images!

Steampunk Ocean canvas

With back to school coming soon and Summer coming to a close I thought I'd share a last little bit of Summer. An Ocean collage on canvas. Done with fabric, Tera, metal and stamped images are from Oxford Impressions, From the collection The Deep. collage image by Artchix Studios.

Tag Tuesday- Red and Green- Witches Brew

The theme this week at Kard Krazy is Christmas colors, red and green but your not supposed to do a Christmas tag. Good enough, but then Louise Double Dared me to use the colors and make a Halloween tag. Here's my Witches Brew. So how did I do Louise?

My stamps are from Artistic Outpost Vintage Halloween plate.