DREAMING IN JADE'S WITH THE DRAGONS...

Hello my Lovelies, I'm getting this in the challenge just under the wire at the Dragons Dream, there is some amazing tag there to inspire anyone every challenge.. Elizabeth wanted you to use the letter J with a die cut, I choose Jade. It's one of my favorite gems.

 I used a piece of cardboard for the back and the front page of a water color pad, I gessoed both of them brayed them with my Fresco paints, didn't like the look so went over it with Hey Pesto and Beach Hut, Inky Pool mixed with Zesty Zing, lots of layers, I'm too heavy handed need more practice :)..

 I then used a some sepia ink to make some veins, then used some inka gold withe a feather to make more veins. Stamped a Chinese writing stamp with white paint and a ginger jar with memento black.
I love them both and hated to cover the bottom one but had to ....

 This is the tag in all its Jadeness I think I made that word up :O).
   I braided 9 different pieces of yarn for the topping..


                        
 Tonniece had given me a die cut ginger jar I painted the base a gold then used Pebeo apple green for the design. I used a foam letter j colored in Inca gold...

           I used a green glass bead with the word jade under...

I used 4 more glass beads under the top piece to make it stand up more and you can still kinda see the bottom layer...
That's it for now, I'm still sick, can't get in to see the Doctor till Oct 10th.. Maybe I'll be better by then..
So my Lovelies I see you when I can, thanks so much for stopping by my nest, your comments make my day.. ((( BIG HUGS ))).

                                          NAMASTE!!!!

A SPECIAL CARD.....

Hello my Lovelies, I been really busy at my desk, creating some cards for a Dear Lady at swimming who lost her husband to Cancer.  This is a special card for Mildred it is her best friend. I made one for the gang to sign, I'll post that later..

 I started with another envelope, smaller this time, 12 x 91/2. in.
I had a paper sitting around which I had put a stencil I had used with paste then rubbed it on the paper, I used some of Tim's ink, spiced marmalade , rusty hinge, fired brick and worn lipstick to color it up..

 I stamped a sentiment all over with pomegranate ink, then cut out a lily from a card front, stamped a sentiment and some fancy corner grasses.

 I used a tiny heart stencil and bumped it with 2 paint colors then stamped a lily stamp with white paint..

 For the inside I gessoed over a pretty paper, it cover all the shiny bits but gave a beautiful texture, I used gelatos to color it all the reds and oranges pinks I had and blended it with water..

                I added a envelope with a thinking of you card inside..

I stamped one of my favorite quotes on some gessoed dictionary page..

 I had stamped the faith image on the paper but it got smeared so I stamped it on more gessoed book page, with the word love in the middle and put it on top...

I made my favorite circles with a lid from a hairspray bottle with some Fresco paints, yes I said paints, my wonderful sis Sandy got me 5 of the translucent paints. I have been experimenting with them still need a lots of practice, I keep watching the Paper artys video's.
I stamped some french script in pomegranate stamping up ink and a small butterfly all over , then stamped memories in black ink, if you look at it on the large setting you can see the texture on the page.
I have to get back to my desk and get my challenge for the Dragons done. I was sick most of last week so I have a lot to get caught up on, I'm feeling better now, and will be around to visit later.
Hope you all have a wonderful week, ((( BIG HUGS )))..

                                         NAMASTE !!!!

GET WELL CARD...

Hello my Lovelies, just a quick short post, I made a card for one of the Ladies at swimming for the gang to sign.

 I used a 12x12  beautiful paper, folded it in half and did some stamping..

 I stamped this cute mouse , colored it with distress inks and some Inca gold on the candle holders, some sentiments and some tiny flowers..

I put some white card stock for signing  and had to balance it with more pretty paper on the top..
I have been in a funk for a couple of weeks not crafting much or visiting like I should, please forgive for that ^-^...
Hope you all have a wonderful week, ((( BIG HUGS)))..

                                        NAMASTE!!!

A CARD FOR SOME KITTENS

Hello my Lovelies, a quick little card I was asked to make.

My friend Mildred asked me to make her a card for a friend who was getting 2 new Siamese kittens,  I said of course I would, yikes what was I going to make, I had no idea.

This is what I came up with...

  A  Z card, I used a brown envelope for the base so it would stand up nicely. I had some blue and white card stock, I covered the bottom with Tim's mowed lawn, to make it look like grass and the sky.

My friend Sheila photo copied some cartoon kittens, I fussy cut them out, punch out some butterflies and dragonflies, making it look like the kittens were chasing after them..

 I stamped the sentiment welcome to the family Nutmeg and Jessie Sept. 2014, the writing is a little wonky but it certainly looks home made :O), then stamped I wished for you and love a few times

                             I colored the kittens with Tim's inks

On the back I stamped the butterflies and dragonflies on the scene..

Thanks for stopping by my nest to see my Kitten card, it was actually fun to make and your wonderful comments make my day..
I wanted to remind you Miss Chris here is doing her blog hop tomorrow, please drop by and give her some love..
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, ((( BIG HUGS )))

                                           NAMASTE!!!

CREATIVE BLOG HOP!!!!!

Welcome everyone to my creative nest :O)..
After finishing this post I have to warn you it's verrrry long, just saying :O)...
The Lovely amazing designer Miss Julie Ann magpieheaven , has inspired me so much with her wonderful stories to go with every  amazing detail orientated creations. She has asked me to take part in this creative blog hop where we get to learn a wee bit more about our creating, I think its a great idea, who doesn't want to know what motivates others to create..
So a  little about me, she said trembling :)..
I'm single and have no children, so my work became a huge part of my life. I loved helping people always trying to bring a smile to someones face, I LOVE to laugh, always being the joker...
I was a cook for 30 year, working in the nonprofit community, I worked 10 years with The Good Shepherd, they run a food line for the homeless and have 24 residents. Then worked in a Woman's shelter for 10 years, then in a Nursing home for the Elderly.
I loved my work so when I had to stop for health reasons, I didn't know what I would do with myself.
My youngest sister Sandy who lives in England and  is a textile artist,  got me into a creative journey I never would have imagined. She introduced me to an Art group on line called Like Minded Threads, there was over 200 members all different kind of artist, wonderful caring women and a few gentlemen,  sharing there creations and supporting each other in everything, what a wonderful caring bunch of artist.  After a year, well with me always nattering away with all the lovely Ladies, the owner of the group had to retire the group for health reasons and asked me if I could run the group. Luckily this changed my whole life, I ran it for 4 years till I became too ill to do it anymore.
Sorry I do tend to natter, as we Magpie do :)
Now I go swimming in the morning and listen to music creating at my desk the rest of the day ...

What am I working on now?

I have kept a bunch of used teabags, emptied the tea out ( put it in a jar, never know when I can use it) and then stamped them with some wee stamps.. I always use any ink left on my stamps and off stamp it on book pages..

                      I want to make a tiny book with them.

Why do I create what I do..

Well because I have to, it sooth my soul, makes my imagination soar, and makes me really happy. I don't have a lot of crafting products, but have 13 shelves full of all sorts of things I can alter.
I have a wonderful friend Tonniece who share so much with me.
I love to bring some new life to things, change them in different ways.
                         Make a brown envelope into a tri-card.

I love to make miniatures and little dresses..

I use coaster to alter and make some of my dresses..

I love to take coasters and alter them into ATBs.

Alter them into triptych...

I love to make my own Christmas gifts cards, never need to go near those crazy busy stores..

You see I just HAVE to create, and it also keeps me out of trouble...

How does my creative process work?

I'm usually making gifts, cards, I love to make my own product, gesso, spray inks, gelli plate and I always try to do the challenge with the Dragons Dream, I take whatever theme I'm working on. Go through my shelves and papers, gather things I think will flow together. I love to make my own background papers, for this I was inspired by the uber talented Miss Julie Ann,  then just go with the flow till I'm finished. I'm best at working on one thing at a time....


How do I stay focused and motivated?

That's easy I don't have cable so don't watch TV, I do watch a few shows on line, Coronation Street. My front room is all my craft room, nothing to distract me. I spend a lot of time visiting all my Lovely followers and find an abundance of inspiration, they make my creativity soar, I have to thank them for that or I wouldn't be able to make what I create with out them....

I'm suppose to pass this on so I am honored to nominate  Chris at pear shape crafting, were mates in being pear shape, her blog is
here  she is a wonderful creative, artist and she also take you on some lovely arm chair travels in her beautiful country and we always dream with the Dragons. She will do her creative blog post on Sept. 15th, keep a look out for it, it's gonna be great to learn more about her...
 Under my tree  what a wonderful blog tittle here Miss Iris who has the most beautiful french blog from France, gorgeous photo, she shares her garden and wonderful poetry and makes beautiful creations..
Thanks so much if your still here and stuck with me, hope you all have a wonderful week.. ((( BIG HUGS)))...

                                   NAMASTE!!!

I DREAM AND YEARN WITH THE DRAGONS......

Hello my Lovelies, back with another tag to enter the challenge with the Dragons here, this was a stumper for me,  the letter Y and transport.... I had NO stamp or anything to do with transport,

"Tonniece" to the rescue, she stamped a few things and some lovely die cuts, I didn't use them all :). The dragon team have made some amazing tags...

I started with a black and white vintage design  card stock, applied watered gesso over it, dripped and splashed some ecoline ink, sepia and burnt sienna  all over, made some circles through some sequin waste, with brown corduroy, stamped some script. Roughed up all the edges and curled the corners, I tore out a backing of the corrugate, went over it lightly with rusty hinge paint, added inca gold all around the edges, on the car, bike and pumpkin coach.

I used some old letters from a game for my word, inked them with rusty hinge, I added a thick layer of clear nail polish, wasn't thick enough so I used some crackle accents around the letters, then some poge with clear rock candy, edged them with my inca gold.

                           I Yearn for the time we all believed
                           in magic and fairy tales, when one
                           would look at the bottom of the gardens
                                             for the fairies...

( the coach is my stamp, I didn't think I could create a tag with only this stamp)

I Yearn for the days when riding a dangerous vehicle was a penny farthing and a Sunday drive in a model T Ford, driving slow enough to see and drink in the country side.
The penny farthing is a die cut and I fussy cut the car, used foam tape to add the dimension, colored them with copics.

For the topping I punched 2 holes with my cropadile, added some curly yarns, that was from a purse handle, I made a bow with some string from a burlap bag I just took apart, I painted a tiny wooden oval with rusty hinge, stamped a Y, edged it with inca gold. I tried making the bow like our Lovely Miss Tracy Evan, as she does,
 she makes the most gorgeous bows...
I have been dealing with my interest provider, after many, many conversations, they were NO help so now I had to re sign up with all you Lovelies with my new address, put my new email address on top of my blog, it will be wonderful to get some mail in I have been in withdrawals. They wanted me to get my mail on the web, NOT, I like my outlook program, anywho, things should be better, they better be I 'm doing a creative blog hop on Sept 8th, see you then.
Thanks so much for visiting my nest , you make my day, ((( BIG HUGS )))
                                       
                                          NAMASTE!!!!