Books - Tag Tuesday

Over at
Tag Tuesday

this weeks theme is...Books

I went through my mixed media stash and found an old distressed falling apart French dictionary bought from a Boot sale.
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 I removed the spine to alter....

and here is my 'Book' tag offering....

I've used....

the book spine as my tag base, French dictonary text (tearing out the words Livre - french for book),

....sweet image of a boy reading a book,

french postcard image,coffee foil, lace, pen nib. eiffel tower charm, butterfly scraps, rik-rak and distress inks.

I'm having so much fun each week with tag tuesday, So many inspiring artists with many inspiring tags to see each week!

Thanks for Peeking!

Jan x

Lets get Shabby Challenge #32

 

....for challenge #32 this month at

 Let’s get Shabby

It’s all about

Strawberries and Hearts

....here is my DT take on this challenge..

I decided to make a chunky ATC / Art block

I crackle painted my block first..

...drew and painted my shabby 'Red' gal

...added some vintage lace,

strawberry and vintage buttons

and a crackled heart.

 I also added little chains with beads and a heart charm.

 crackle painted chipboard wings on the sides.

..a couple of doilies and a little shabby drawer pull to finish it off.

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To find out about the full deets of this fab shabby Challenge you need to hop over to the

Let's Get shabby Blog 

 

you will also see some inspiring shabby projects from my very talented team mates...

...and there is also a lovely shabby prize up for grabs if you win the challenge...I do hope you can play along with us..

Thanks for peeking!

Jan x

Art Block trade

 I've just had the most fabulous Art Block trade

with the Lovely and Talented

Sherry

from

 Sherry's Simple Blog

Here is what shabby gorgeousness Sherry made for me...

Isn't she a Beaut...

 

The wooden block has been painted, stamped and beautifully embellished with fabric flowers, lace, ribbon trims..

and these wonderful glass pebbles.

Sherry has used a metal punch kit

to stamp the words

'LOVE' 

..which is very apt...because I LOVE it!!

Sooo Shabby....Soooo me!!

(You can't see clearly in my pics, but Sherry has also used Glossy Accents over the eyes and mouth to make them shine..... If you want to see better pics and to see how Sherry made this ...hop over Here )

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and...

now this is what I created for Sherry...

Meet Paris...

I crackle painted my block first..

...drew and painted my shabby gal

added some vintage lace, buttons and a crackled heart.

 ..a doily, french ad, and a little shabby drawer pull

..and wings...Oh I do love my wings!!

Sherry has received my art block now...

...and I was so pleased to hear that she like it :)

Thanks again Sherry for another enjoyable and wonderful swap!

Thanks for Peeking!

Jan x

Poetry and Prose - Tag Tuesday

Over at
Tag Tuesday

this week the theme is Poetry and Prose....
I don't have a favourite poem,
...but this one does hold a special place in my heart
My father sadly passed away on Valentine's day (11 years ago)
and a dear friend sent me this poem...

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'Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

‘Mary Elizabeth Frye’

So, on the anniversary of my fathers passing...These comforting words inspired me to make this weeks tag....

I chose the chipboard tag, because of its shape, painted the background with shades of grey, stamped and embossed the flowers and angel (Andy Skinner stamps) coloured the Angel with promarkers, added the R.I.P. (alpha stamps) words (computer printed words), seam binding, a cross charm I found in my craft stash, vintage rule and a little paper rose.

Poem on back of Tag

Thanks for Peeking!

Jan x

Happy Valentine's Day - Tag Tuesday

Here are my 'Valentine's Day' tags

(had fun making two this week!)

for

 Tag Tuesday

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Made from  chipboard tags, crackle painted, distressed with distress inks and paint, added collage vintage images (REDlead) doily,lace, bingo no's, seam binding, buttons, tickets, Valentine words are from a Redlead rubberstamp.

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This little sweetie reminds me of my Barney Boy....

Here he is having fun in the UK snow last week!!

He's a little monster....

......but he melts my Heart!!

HAPPY  VALENTINE'S  DAY !!

Thanks for peeking!

Jan x

It must be LOVE......

 Ooooh....It's been a chilly weekend here....

Good excuse to hibernate in the craft-room!!

So for some creative inspiration

I've been blog-hopping

in search of a  Challenge or 2!!(or 4!!) to get those creative juices flowing!!

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I've had these neglected wooden mini drawers in my craftroom for absolute ages..

So when I was looking around for something to alter for a Valentine/Love/Recipe/Texture Challenge

It shouted out ....

"Pick Me!!!" 

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I shabbied it up with some crackle painting

...and distressed the edges with distress inks (#SSS challenge- recipe element)

...added some crackle painted chipboard wings (#SSS challenge- recipe element)

Tim Holtz #14 plaquette

(perfect for Valentine's day!!)

The crown was originally a metal christmas tree decoration

..... got a pack of 6 of these little lovelies in the IKEA January sale for 50p!!

The crown also got crackle painted,

....then added lots of lovely vintage buttons (#SSS challenge- recipe element),

a gem (recycled from a keyring from a christmas cracker!) and a heart charm.

 

Ripped of the original little wooden drawer pulls

...and replaced them with more TH goodies

(Curio knobs)

The fourth silver drawer pull was a giftie from my lovely friend Tina in Texas!

As I just mentioned

I tore those little wooden knobs right off!!

But they didn't go in the bin...

Oh No!....nothing gets wasted in the Smifferoo household LOL! ;)

I stuck them onto the bottom of the drawer unit

to make little feet!!

Lined the drawers with some old torn edges of music sheets (#SSS challenge- recipe element)

and used some Andy Skinner 'Antiques set' stamps to decorate two of the drawers and the sides.

(Just love this candelabra stamp)

Thanks for Peeking!

Jan x



The challenges that inspired me to alter my drawer unit are...

 Retro Cafe Art Gallery Valentine's Day Contest

Simon Says Stamp and Show's recipe challenge of "torn edges, distress ink, button, and wings"

Sunday Stamper -Wk192 - Love

There is a whole lot of texture going on in the form of crackle paint, buttons, metal, glass etc.... so I'm also entering it in the Stamp Man's "texture" challenge.

Tag Tuesday - HEARTS

If you want to know me, look inside your heart.

Lao Tzu

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Here are my 'Heart' tags

(had fun making two this week!)

for

 Tag Tuesday

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Heart #1

 Made from a chipboard tag, crackle painted, distressed with inks, added this gorgeous image and stamped words stamp ( fab freebies from an order with REDlead )

then added some seam binding, safety pin, scrap wings, 'heart' and vintage buttons.

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Heart #2

Found this wooden blank in my craft stash, crackle painted (yep...still crackle painting LOL!)

distressed with inks....added image (crafty individuals)

More stamping (using my Redlead stamp)

butterfly scraps, seam binding, safety pin and vintage buttons. 

Thanks for peeking!

Jan x