Tim Holtz Tiles

Hi again,
back again with another project form the craft retreat - this time I decided to alter a couple of mdf tiles. These tiles are quite inexpensive but are so easy to work with.
The first one I used to demonstrate that it's not necessary to paint or prepare these tiles to make something lovely...

First we stamped the raised frame part using a brown ink, the centre panel was made using a piece of oyster contour card. First we clear embossed an image, then coloured the panel with distress ink, stamped with the same colour of ink, then flicked water at it for the splatter effect. The butterfly was also clear embossed and coloured in the same way then fussy-cut and attached over the die cut trellis

The second one was used to demonstrate a completely contrasting finish, lots of bright colours and a primed base...

The frame part of the tile was painted with a chalk effect paint for a matt finish. the background was clear embossed as before, but this time we used some nice bright colours to colour it and black archival ink to stamp a sentiment. The feathers were diecut and embossed the coloured with the same colours of distress ink, with bakers twine added to finish it off

Materials:

MDF Tiles

Gesso

Distress Paint: Antique Linen

Clear embossing powder

Distress Inks: Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Gathered Twigs

Tim Holtz  Perspective stamp set

Tim Holtz Paris Memoir stamp set

Mini Mister

Tim Holtz Trellis  die

Oyster Contour card

Kraft card

Archival Ink: Jet Black

Tim Holtz Feather Duo die and embossing folder set

Bakers Twine

Thanks for visiting, 
I appreciate your comments 
Debz x

Create with your soul

I'm loving altering these notebooks - so easy to do, just decorate an A4 sheet of whatever cardstock or paper you want to use then stick it in the plastic cover which protects your handiwork, then replace the notebook inner. Couldn't be easier!!

materials:
diamond white cardstock from The Papeterie
Visible Image stamps: "create with your soul", "time after time"
Tim Holtz stencils: harlequin, clockwork, shatter
Distress inks, black archival ink

I'd like to enter this into the following:
Fan-tastic Tuesday - anything goes
Just Inspirational - anything goes

Debz x

Rainbow Notebook

I made this notebook for a lassie who is away to leave school soon, and make her way in the world - thought it might give her a bit of inspiration...

The best thing about these alterable notebook is the fact they have a durable clear plastic cover - so whatever you create won't be destroyed by wear and tear.

I kept everything 2d this time, but I think next time I might have a go at some 3d elements. First I inked up a piece of plain paper with my 3 favourite Distress inks: Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberries and Mustard Seed- I just love how these colours work so well together. I then added some Seedless Preserve and Ripe Persimmon inked through some of the Tim Holtz stencils: Rays, Bubble and Dot Fade.
I then did some subtle background stamping using Memento London Fog to stamp the Paris memoirs TH stamps, then Black Archival ink to ink the sentiment from Good Thoughts and the hand and script from Typography (both Tim Holtz stamp sets). And finally I flicked some water at the page and dried with a heat tool - easy peasy!

Just hope she likes it :)

Thanks for visiting,
Debz x

Altered Art Wall Hanging

Hiya,
back again with another project from the spring craft retreat. This was my first class on the Sunday and involved a lot of chipboard, painting and diecutting....

Supplies:

Chipboard

kraft card

watercolour paper

Do-Crafts tissue paper

lace daisies

PI Retro Floral stamps

Matha Stewart Satin Acrylic Paints:  Pink Carnation, Pea Shoot, Jonquil

Ranger Archival inkpad: Viridian

Memento inkpad: Rosebud

Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Die: Garden Greens, Trellis

Sizzix Dies: Phrases Love, Phrases Home, Butterfly

Tim Holtz Adage Tickets

Tim Holtz Chitchat

Thanks for visiting, I appreciate any comments Debz x

Girly Industrial

Thank you to everyone who visited the other day and commented on my Bright Distress Box, today I'm back with the second project that I taught twice at The Papeterie craft retreat.
Everyone who did this class really enjoyed the effects we got with the Foil tape and were amazed at how easy it was.

Supplies:

Wooden picture frame

Ranger Foil Tape Sheets

Distress Paint: Black Soot, Brushed Pewter

Cut n Dry Foam

Black card,  Silver card, Aspen card

Distress Embossing Powder: Vintage Photo

Distress Inks: Worn Lipstick, Dried Marigold, Mustard Seed, Crushed Olive, Forest Moss

Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations dies: Picture Wheel, Gadget Gears, Tattered Florals, Garden Greens

Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations embossing folders: riveted metal

Embossing tool and foam

Here are some pics of the ladies making their own versions #iyp #itsyourproject

Thanks for visiting, I appreciate any comments Debz x

Hello strangers

Hi there, long time no see :) I'm not going to bore you with apologies, I just haven't had time to do much crafting let alone have time to blog about it, but I'm back to report on the Spring craft retreat at The Papeterie - its been a lot of hard work, but it was worth every minute.
This was the first retreat where we had 3 days of classes, tiring but great fun!
On Friday, I only taught one class - the Bright Distress Box. Anyone who knows me, knows I love bright colours - I've never really been a subtle pastel kind of girl.
This is what we made...

Supplies:

Triangle paper mache box

Watercolour paper

Distress Ink inkpads: Picked Raspberries, Mustard Seed, Peacock Feathers, Gathered Twigs

Ranger Mini mister

Ranger Ink Blending Tool & Blending Foam

Tim Holtz Stencils: Rays, Splatters, Dot Fade

Distress Markers: Picked Raspberries, Peacock Feathers

Tim Holtz stamps: Paris memoirs

Tim Holtz 'writing desk' sizzix die

Distress Glitter: Black Soot

Seam Binding

and here are some pics of the ladies on the class, which I taught on Friday and again on Saturday...

Thanks for visiting,
 I appreciate any comments 
Debz x

Altered Wine Box and a Giveaway

Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter my candy, I really appreciate it.
I'm giving away some more goodies, but more about that later.
First I'm going to show you about the second project I taught at the September Retreat at The Papeterie. I decided to alter a wine box using Letraset Alcohol Inks.
The thing I like the most about alcohol inks is the fact that they dry almost instantly - no waiting for paints to dry! I have no patience lol
So we started off with a blank wine box and various surfaces - see materials list below.
And this is what we made...

 Materials List:
*#Letraset Alcohol Inks: various blues, greens, yellows and pinks
*Sizzix Fence die
*Tim Holtz Fringe die
*Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die
*Tim Holtz Tattered Leaves die
*Canvas
*Acetate
*Glossy card
*Tim Holtz Tissue wrap
*Aspen White paper
*Buttons
* available at The Papeterie
# available from Letraset

This week I'm giving away a Promarker Skin Tones 1 pack.
All you have to do this time is leave a comment here and add your details to the inlinkz - if you want to spread the word on facebook/twitter/blogland then please do but its not a necessity.

ciao for now, Debbi x

Blue Journal & Candy

well hello there strangers, hope everyone's well, yes I know its been ages - if only there were more hours in a day.
But after all the planning and preparation, the September 2013 Craft Retreat at The Papeterie is all done and dusted and we've already started on plans for the April 2014 retreat, but more of that later.
I taught 6 classes over the course of the weekend - and as Letraset Product Coach for Scotland, of course I had to include some of my favourite letraset products - aqua and neon markers, pro and flexmarkers and alcohol inks. My first class was one I taught twice, once on the Saturday and once on the Sunday morning, an altered notebook.

Supply list:
plain kraft wirebound notebook *
"Light Blue Laid" cardstock *
kraft cardstock *
"Diamond White" cardstock *
Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers "Tag & Bookplates" die
Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers "Dream" die
Studio 12 "Pretty Petal Bunting" stamp set *
Tim Holtz "Lost and Found" Visual Artistry stamp set
Little Darlings/Saturated Canary "Breeze" stamp *
Memento "Teal Zeal" inkpad *
Memento "Tuxedo Black" inkpad *
Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad "Tumbled Glass" *
Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad "Broken China" *
Seam Binding *
Bakers Twine *
Promarkers & Flexmarkers: Burnt Orange, Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush, Cool Grey 1-5, Egyptian Blue, Sapphire, Celestial Blue * #
(* all available at The Papeterie)
(# all available at Letraset)
You can find my mini tutorial for the blue hair over on the Letraset Blog.

And I thought I'd have a wee giveaway to apologise for being MIA for so long, so to be in with a chance of winning this pack all you have to do is leave a comment on my post on the Letraset blog so I can see that you've visited, then leave your details on the inlinkz widget below. The draw ends at noon GMT on Saturday 5th October, and a winner will be selected using random.org


 Debz x

Gorjuss Journal

Morning,
Back again with more pics from the retreat and another project. This was my second project on Sunday, my Gorjuss/Promarker/Flexmarker Journal...

We used the Docrafts - Gorjuss New Heights stamp set...

and some Promarker and Flexmarkers to colour it.

Here's Pearl trying to behave herself and Meg concentrating hard...

 some more of our craft retreaters hard at work...

 Marion, Anda and Louise with their heads down, hard at it...

Back tomorrow with pics from the bonus class that was only available to guests staying at the hotel with the accommodation package.
Debz x

Done & Dusted

Well it's all over - after months of organising, weeks of prep and loads of sweat and one or two tears, but thankfully no blood, the Craft Retreat seems to have been a huge success.
Thank you to all the ladies who attended, we hope you had fun.
Charlotte took a fantastic paint techniques class on Saturday morning, all the ladies made stunning painted wooden storage boxes shaped like books, see Joyce, Tina and Meg paying close attention...

My first and probably the most controversial project of the weekend was my alcohol ink owl project. 

We used Letraset inks to colour some glossy card and canvas, then stamped loads of circles and ovals from the Build a Flower/Marion Emberson set of PI stamps onto the coloured surfaces and cut them all out to layer up. We made the wings and face separately to give him more dimension.

Will be back tomorrow with more pics
Debz x

Altered Art and Exciting News

I've been MIA again, these summer holidays are so bad for my crafting and blogging - do the kids really need this many holidays??
We had another successful Altered Art night on Thursday at The Papeterie - lots of fun and mad crafting going on.
Here are the projects that Kath, Charlotte and myself were teaching....

(thanks to Kath for the pic)
and here are some pics of the ladies hard at work with their projects...

thank you to all the ladies who came along for a fun evening :) here's the link to the instructions for my project - Finnish Star. 


We are having a Papercraft Extravaganza day on Sunday 7th October - Kath, Charlotte and myself will be teaching 3 new christmas papercraft projects. It's going to be busy, so book your place now, call 01224 802337.

So, are you wondering what the exciting news is? well.... The Papeterie has just announced details of their first ever craft retreat - which will be held over the weekend of 21st-23rd September. And it's not just for crafters who live locally, oh no, Charlotte has managed to secure a fabulous deal on accommodation and meals at the lovely Aberdeen Airport Thistle Hotel. So it's ideal for those of you who have always wanted to visit but never been. Tickets are available with and without accommodation.Aberdeen has fantastic road and rail links with the rest of the UK, and there are regular flights from most UK airports as well as quite a number of European and International airports - we even have regular flights to and from Baku :) 
You'll find all the details on the Papeterie blog. Kath and I will be teaching classes, and look out for more info being released soon about other tutors.


Thanks for visiting, 
I appreciate any comments 
Debz x

Tick Tock

Good afternoon folks, that's the weekend almost over already - where does the time go eh?

 And I think my body clock is all to pot at the moment, I keep being struck by inspiration late at night. Which is great, BUT I end up crafting til silly o'clock.

Anyway, talking of time, I thought I'd share another of the samples I made for The Papeterie - this is a super quick project using the clock kits that The Papeterie have in stock, it contains all the clock workings, the clock face and frame - you just need to decorate it.

Image: "Amelia" Simply Sassy from Sugar Nellie
coloured with promarkers/flexmarkers: Burnt Orange, Coral, Cinnamon, Blush, Walnut, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Tan, Antique White, Cool Aqua, Powder blue
Letraset metallic markers in blue and green to colour the cogs (Tim Holtz mini gears Movers & Shapers dies)
Clock kit from The Papeterie
Letraset Alcohol inks in Cobalt Blue, Sky Blue, Meadow Green and Adirondack Pearl Mixative to colour the clock
Card Candi


I'd like to enter her into:
The Stamp Man - Time


Thanks for visiting, 
I appreciate any comments 
Debz x

Altered Notebook

Hi again,
I just thought I'd share a supply list for the altered notebook project I taught at GJWTHF for all those of you who want to give it a go and/or were interested in what I used.

• Ivory leather effect 250gsm card from The Papeterie
• Blank A5 Notebook from The Papeterie
• Bakers Twine
• 1" circle punch - letters were printed using Papyrus font in Word on PC onto Ivory Leather effect card
• Tim Holtz Alterations "Hardware Findings" Bigz die (hinges)
• Tim Holtz Alterations "Tag & Tie" die (tag/bookmark)
• Hero Arts/Sizzix Stamp & Diecut "Antique Flowers & Butterflies" (butterflies)
• Hero Arts CL407 "Feathers" stamp set
• Hero Arts CL106 "Fantastic Flourishes" stamp Set
• Hero Arts CG421 "Watch Gears" stamp
• La Blanche "Flourish Fine" stamp
• Kanban "Time" stamp set
• Inkadinkado "Thoughts for the Day"
• Memento inkpads: Bamboo Leaves, Summer Sky, New Sprout, Tuxedo Black, Desert Sand, Potter's Clay and Rich Cocoa
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads: Faded Jeans, Broken China, Brushed Corduroy, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Pumice Stone, Frayed Burlap, Peacock Feathers
• Letraset Alcohol Inks: Caramel, Raw Sienna, Vanilla, Walnut, Sky Blue, Cobalt Blue, Meadow Green
• Adirondack Mixatives: Pearl
• Glamour Dust

Thanks for visiting, 
I appreciate any comments 
Debz x

Altered Art Night

Well I'm only just recovering from our fab Altered Art Night at The Papeterie on Thursday. What a great night! 
Charlotte, Kath and I would just like to thank all the enthusiastic ladies of all ages who joined us.
The idea of the altered art night is to give crafters a wee taster of altered art techniques and products. I chose to use Letraset alcohol inks, so at my table, each group of crafters decorated gift boxes in different themes, using a variety of different surfaces.
There was a butterfly theme using Tim Holtz "on the edge" and "movers & shapers" dies...

There was also a sewing theme, again using Tim Holtz "on the edge", "movers & shapers" and bigz dies

And lastly, a floral theme using the Tim Holtz tattered florals die...

And here's some pics of the crafters in action...

We're going to be holding another altered art event on Sunday 15th July from 10am - 3pm. Just call 01224 802337 for more details and to book your place.


I'm hoping to schedule a few posts for this week as I'm away for a few days with the family, and I'll be back tomorrow with my SOS post which may or may not include the obligatory hottie lol


Thanks for visiting, 
I appreciate any comments 
Debz x