MY TAKE ON MISS ASTRID'S FOLDER AND TAGS CREATION...

Hello my Lovelies, thanks so much for visiting my crazy nest and I hope you have time for to watch a movie :O), grab the popcorn and a drink.

I decorated eight side in this project, ( 21 photo's sorry) I did lots of things on them, no photo's of the process, your lucky or it would have been a full length movie, it took me 4 days to create it...

I'll try to keep the Magpie chatter to a minimum, really....

 It stands up pretty well, it's quite thick....

I used 2 brown large envelopes cut down made 2 flaps and glued them  together for the base.
I inked up a piece of water color paper with Tim's squeezed lemonade and Stamping Up purely pomegranate with water...

 Stamped some dragon flies with the purely pomegranate, stenciled some flowers and a pillar  with modeling paste colored with some blue and green water color in a tube. I glued it to the envelopes, then worked on the inside pieces, when I finished those I  glued them to the other side, then when I turned it over, yikes, I had glued them upside down. Now that is why the pillar became the back and the flowers on the front........

 I had a fridge magnet with a sister sentiment, I took the colors from this to start the project with. I stamped some vines underneath , added some lovely corner pieces from Miss Julia Ann, I put a couple of coats of clear nail polish on them, hung a piece chain from a necklace, I love how it dangles on the front...

 I love to use napkins, I podged a tiny piece with some sweet hummingbirds and bleeding hearts..

                       The back with the upside down pillar.

I love how the inside turned out, nothing makes me happier then being in a meadow as most of you know........

 I inked up 2 pieces of mixed media paper used the some colors and technique.. I used my NBUS Tim's wood grain, loooooove it and will be playing with it lot.. I stamped some tree leaves on the top, my favorite meadow flowers again...

 Stamped some of my 2 favorite sentiment stamps from paper artsy that I won right onto the paper....

The two tags...

 I used some pretty paper  cover them with watered down gesso,  used the wood gran stencil with some gesso, stamped the dragon flies again, inked some mowed lawn with my sequin waste, stamped another favorite verse on a white napkin backing..

For the back I used a gorgeous piece of orange and red paper I have been hoarding it was quite shinny so I sanded it the went over it with Tim's mustard seed and spice marmalade. Stamped the dragon flies, and the sequin waste, then stamped more of the verses on plain tissue paper...

 I did the same to this other tag using different verses..

                          Photos of the tags inside the folder..

                            I edged everything with Inca gold..


 I was at Miss Alison blog this morning and she had a gorgeous tag she had made for A Vintage journey, you have to use a whole set of stamps to enter, I used this whole set plus a few extra  so hope this fits the challenge. These are my favorite set to use I won these, I got to pick them and use the all the time, lots of times I use them in the backgrounds for a bit of sentiment... So I'm entering the challenge here, I think I have entered 4 challenge this month, amazing for me....

I had to share a couple of photos of the off stamping I do when creating, I used a lot this week, I used the left over watered down gesso on my dictionary pages then use the to stamp on top of them

  I used the wet pillar stencil on a scarp piece of card stock

I can make flowers with these or use them in my backgrounds..
If you still here God bless you, I appreciate you hanging around.

Well they finally let Deb go home, she is on the mend, Hallelujah!
Thanks a bunch for visiting I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, see you soon, ((( BIG HUGS )))..

                                          NAMASTE!!!

DREAMING OF NEREID'S WITH THE DRAGONS

Hello my Lovelies, finally got some photo's. This challenge for the Dragons Dream is the letter N with  stencils here, again there is some gorgeous tags from the team and other players, they never fail to inspire me to dream along..

 My tag is huge, 19 inches all together, to large to take it photo's on my desk, I would have loved to have taken them in a backyard, but you'll have to see it, well try to see it with all that going on in the background:O)...

I didn't take any photos of the process just got on the wave and away I flowed.

I was looking for a word in my dictionary as I do, the last word was nymph, it said they were mermaids as well as minor goddess of sea and woods . I have a lot of mermaid stamps from my Besty Tonniece. This is going to be my Sister's BD gift, which is why it's a bit of a bigger tag, she said I should give some of my tags away, so killing to cats with one stone  sorry to all the cat lovers :O)...

When I was creating the word I was wondering if the plural of nymphs  needed an apostrophe. Wikipedia didn't have mermaids in it's description of nymphs , what??? I had almost finished making it, I saw the word Nereid's meaning , in Greek mythology are sea nymphs, ( female spirits of sea waters )...

I started with a piece of mixed media paper, 14 x 4 3/4 9 in. used all of my Tim's blue ink all over it, then stamped them in bleach I too love this technique, then stamped over it with my Memento black ink,I used some metallic gelato's for their scales, for a little shimmer..

I stencils some waves in faded jeans also used the sequin waste with faded jeans and a big white pen, stencils some waves down the sides, I was trying to create movement in the water...

I stenciled a vine with Vitrail Pebeo paint, trying to make it look like sea weeds

I painted the N scrabble letter with the Pebeo paint, used my white pen to make the letter stand out..

I stamped the word on mixed media paper using the blues again, I added white dots, I like that look. I used a piece of green plastic netting from a bag of oranges, the cut some corrugated,for a backing  inked the raised part with walnut stain ink , attached 2 twigs with some string for rope and I punched a circle and wound  the string around it, attached it with string. For the back panel I used an old piece of cardboard from a picture frame, painted it with some folk art paint in white, light blue and metallic blue..
 I hung it with a few strands of yarns to also look like sea weeds..
I had a great weekend dreaming with the Dragons having some big fun creating..........
Thanks so much for visiting my crazy nest and staying till the end, shesh another long post again...
Hope you all have a wonderful week,  I'm going to fly around and visit the others dreaming with the dragons..  ((( BIG HUGS )))..

A FEW MISHAPS.....

Hello My Lovelies, it's wonderful of you to stop by my crazy nest, I was at my desk for 3 days in madness trying to do 2 projects at the same time, big mistake, I should only do 1 at a time.

I'll show you why....

 I thought I would make my own mask I cut it out from coffee filters, I did 4 layers, then stamped one and all the cut offs..

 I stamped them on top of a gessoed book pages with one of my favorite stamps which I used later..

  I added the stamped frill and the stamped coffee filter added some lace and gold bead chain, I don't like it at all its all wonky, this is in my stash now and will start again...

 Now my other project was an envelope card Miss Astrid made hers was GORGEOUS, so I attempted to make one, first off the airmail envelope was to thin, then the paper I used, was also to thin, and  I cut it a bit to small. so I had to make some washi tape to cover the edges...

 I used medical tape, red spray I made for the paper and some gold spray I also made and stamped it..

 I painted the page with watered down gesso, I sprayed it with a paper dollies, added some circles in magenta and white paint, I did almost the same on the inside pages using different stamps. The pages ended up getting wrinkles in it, I don't like it at all, it to is in a folder, you know I can't through anything out LOL.... I will start again with thicker paper and envelopes. I spent so much time on them I thought I'd share my mishaps too...

 I did make 2 flower I loved, the first one is with brown paper bags and book pages, the other is made from the book page I had used for the mask, I used my gold spray on them. I was watching some grrrrreat videos to make flowers by hand no machines needed ER is the maker of these wonderful flowers, here if your interested..

Thanks so much for visiting my nest and letting me share my mishaps, I went back to my desk and did some dreaming with the dragons, 1 think 1 at a time is better for me :O), and it turned out wonderful, I'll have to take some photos and share them soon..
Deb has to do one more biopsy, then if everything is okay she will be able to go home, finger and toes crossed...  ((( BIG HUGS )))..

                                             NAMASTE !!!

A FEW COMMISIONED CARD..

Hello my lovelies just stopping in for a min., I've been busy working on a few cards my friend Mildred asked me to make and I had to have them done by today, I'm bring them to water fit for the ladies to sign.

The first is for a Lady Dora who is 90 and can no longer join us at water fit. The second is for a good friend of her's also 90 and has broken her hip, I made one just for her and one for the church group to sign..

I loved the way Miss Alison made her words they are inspired by her...

I had to take this in the evening so the light isn't good, I also had to stop to cut my sisters hair for her... I decorated the envelope this morning no time to take any more pics...

This one is for her church group...

Thanks for stopping by my nest, I now will have some time to visit,
shesh there is a new challenge at the Dragons dream, has 2 weeks gone by already,  time is flying by, my wings can hardly keep up :O)... Okay I'm off to water fit, see you all later, have a wonderful day, ((( BIG HUGS )))...

                                            NAMASTE !!!

LOVELY GIFTS

Hello my Lovelies I finally get to share these gorgeous gifts I was sent..

The first 2 are from the amazing artist Miss Tracy  Craft addicts, a fabulous card...

Then a gorgeous canvas the crackle is fantastic, it now sitting with all my inspiration wall, thanks Miss Tracy SO much I love them..

Now Miss Darnell djkardkreations. the ultra talented card maker sent me one of her ATC's she made for WOYWW, I adore it, how sweet was she, I loooooove the tiny purse, Thank you Miss Darnell...

I finally got my air conditioner in and have my studio back in working order, I have three project on the go, I'm making a Dream catcher for Deb, she is doing great, she is eating again and even got to go home for a visit on Sunday, all of your good thoughts have helped. I'll be around when I can, I neeeeed to create, hope you all have a wonderful week, thanks so much for stopping by my nest..
It's 6 in the morning and I have to get ready for water fit, have a wonderful week...
                                            ((( BIG HUGS )))

                                               NAMASTE!!!

                                        

DREAMING WITH THE DRAGONS....

Hello my Lovelies I was dreaming for the last couple of days with the Amazing Dragons, they never fail to inspire me to dream along, you can see yourself  here.. The challenge from Elizabeth is the letter I and butterflies. Incredible is my word for butterflies, from when they start their lives as furry little caterpillars, metamorphosing in to one of the most beautiful specimens on earth, their colors are unbelievable even the clear winged ones, which I did try to make but that didn't work :)...   

 I started out poring some ink, Ecoline magenta, Tim's lemonade on my glass, sprayed some water and swirled  4 different papers around in it, I choose this one from a mixed media paper. Forgot to take anymore photos, till I finished today, sorry..

 I wanted a backing of cardboard of course, peeled it and colored it with Tim's rusty hinge paint, I edged everything with Tin's black soot ink and Inca gold, I sprayed some water in my jar and used a paint brush to add the gold accents and edges.
 I sanded a piece of orange and red paper, then stamped it with a butterfly boarder stamp for a background piece adding a bit more depth to the tag,
 On the top tag ,I added my favorite circles, stamped an I in them, a bit of script. I added some shimmery gelatos, oranges, around the butterflies..

 Colored the ribbon with the same gelatos and stamped with Stamping Up pomegranate ink. There is a fancy copper I, in the corner, its a stick on one.

 Made a tiny tag from a tiny piece of water color paper decorated it to match the big one, cut out the word from a thesaurus and glued it on top, added it with a brad...

 I stamped the top butterfly on the tag, stamped it on some acetate and pressed it below to make a refection, hoping the shimmery gelatos helped that look. I added a couple of orange jewels to their wing and the Inca gold, Iv'e never added a reflection before, should be in water or a mirror or something :)..

I added one of my butterflies made from a feather, they are painted so I just added the gold to edge ..
Since this is flaming in July, I'm going to enter this in the challenge over at Our Creative Corner here, I know, imagine that, some of my lovely Ladies are on their Designer Dream Team, there is some amazing creation made by them, that will blow your socks off...
Thanks so much for visiting my humble nest, I'm taking a wee break from tearing apart my studio ( front room ), that humidity will begin on Wed, here in Ontario, not sure when I'll be posting agin, but will be around to visit when I can.
 Deb is still in the hospital, hanging in there, thanks so much for all your good wishes and prayers I know they help....
 ((( BIG HUGS )))..

                                        NAMASTE!!!

MILDRED'S CANVAS....

Hello my Lovelies, I made something a little different and this is really photo heavy and a long post,, SORRY, you better grab a cuppa, lots of things going on this canvas. My lovely friend Mildred is blind, so I decided to make her something she can feel to visualize what my art is all about...

I covered the canvas with  some gesso on different parts, used some paints and inks to color it, glued some different laces around in spots.

 I used some beaded letter for her name on top of some old crocheted lace, ran eyelash wool along the side

 I had to add some corrugate, 2 pieces with a bit of gesso,  a mirrored Magpie  :), a chip board tea cup and tea bag, I inked them then stamped a Chinese best of luck sign, I cover the tea bag with a used tea bag, some string and stamped the label

 On top of another piece of lace, I used a crocheted piece, a circle covered in string then the watch, I used a glass bead with a tiny bit of lace under it, in the corner to secure the wool in place'

 I used one of the lovely die cuts I got from my Cuz Miss Julie Ann and some of the bits of pieces on the out side, added some Cancer pieces the hope and heart and wings...

 I put a bit of ladder wool and attached a tiny flower I made.Used another crocheted tea dyed piece under the metal fish, it was part of a bracelet.

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 I used a stencil for the vine, it looks like sea weed now with the pearl for the water bubbles, I dripped some bees wax along this side

 Another crotchet piece with 2 glass bead to hold up the metal butterfly, I colored it with Tim's paint and added a string of bling for its body

 I wanted her to feel some textured paper all edged and curled, two embossed piece, some inked water color papers, the "thinking of you" was a piece I had sitting around, it's old journal paper inked and stamped

 A feather arrangement....

 I fussy cut one of the gorgeous embossed feathers Tonniece made for me added 4 real feathers on top, one had a leather strip with some beads, the flower is made of leather, it was a pair of earrings, added a tiny feather on it.....

Thanks for hanging around to see all of this, I hope it brings her lots of pleasure feeling everything, I really enjoyed making it and sharing it with you...

We had a scare with Deb, but she is still hanging in there like the Trooper that she is.
Two weeks have passed already, the Dragons are dreaming already, I have to put my air conditioner in so that will means tearing apart my studio apart, then put it back together so I hope I'll have time to do a bit of dreaming before that..
Thanks for visiting my nest, I hope you all have a lovely weekend.
                                            (((( BIG HUGS ))))

                                                 NAMASTE!!!