RESTORING THE PARTHENON

Hi Folks,
I hope you are ready to enjoy your weekend :-)
I have spent the last couple of days restoring the Parthenon LoL  Well, it's one that I made a few years ago now for a friend who had an outdoor train set. He had a space with a small hill that I thought would be perfect, so I made this for him as a surprise. :-) When he moved back to the UK he gave it to friends, who now have it in their garden. It was looking a little sad so it came home for some 'tarting up'. :-D  It's just waiting now for a couple of coats of yacht varnish and it's all set to go.

It stands about 12 inches tall and is made with a combo of wood and plastic tubes covered in plaster :-)

Thanks for dropping in.

Happy crafting xxxx

50% SALE AT IKEsART THROUGHOUT JULY :-)

SMEARED INK REUNION BLOG HOP

Hi everyone and thank you for popping in.

Here I am with my contribution to the SMEARED INK Re-union BLOG HOP.
I miss having fun with the Girls back in the days. We got up to some larks and the creativity was really free and easy. We could do anything we wanted and it sometimes got really, really Dark  LoL  Aaaah - we had so much fun xxx

I have made a 'semi Dark' paper bag album using all Smeared Ink images and papers, and some odd snippets from my stash and some die cutters.

I stitched all the pieces on my sewing machine.

I've only made 2 of these babies before but this one is a bit smaller cuz they take foreverrrrrr :-D

The cover is made from a paper bag I got some shoes in. All the inside base is either red or black card and all the printed papers are from SMEARED INK along with the images. Flowers and bead trims are from my local Greek shops :-) It all ties closed with a thick black shoelace.

I am going to make lots of extra tags and journal cards to fill all the pockets :-)

I used the old SMEARED INK logo for the front of my album.

Here is the rest of the Blog List for you to carry on hopping. Your next stop is the fabulous KELLI.

Terra
Alison
Leigh
Leigh SB Designs
Fiona
Shell
Kim
Kapree
Julia
Val​
Dream In Darkness​
                           *****  Ike  *****  You are Here
Kelli
Milo
Nan
Monique
Susan
Kristy

Items used:

Paper Sets by Smeared Ink; Slasher, Zombie Killa, Deep Inside, Madame Butterfly

Images by Smeared Ink;  As Death - Angel,  Quoth The Raven Set, Grumpies.

Thanks for coming over today and I hope you enjoy the Hop. xxxxx

I CAN FLY.... MAYBE !!

Hello Peeps,
Here I am with my creation for the "I CAN FLY" challenge over at LOST COAST DESIGNS. I have used my new PARTY DOGS set of rubber stamps that I won as a prize.
The background is a map page from an old diary, and I used the "Large Perspective Background" rubber stamp on top of it. 
I stamped the Party Dog onto brown card using black archival ink and the coloured him with Spectrum Noir markers.
I used a butterfly stamp to make the wings, stamping onto some Mulberry paper and then cut them out. The dog is popped up with 3d pads.

Challenges I am entering:

Lost Coast Designs Challenge - I can Fly

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #87 - A is for Arty

SCRIBBLES GDT LAST POST

Hello Peeps and here I am with my creation #6 for my GDT spot at SCRIBBLES DESIGNS.

using: #720 COOL WOOL, 

#DP002 SIZZLIN SUMMER PAPERS

Decosse's August Beach Paper Freebie

It's pretty much sizzlin' here in Greece so I thought this piece would be ideal to finish off with.

Thank you to Sandy and the SCRIBBLES gang for having me as GDT for the last 3 months. It's been a wheeze !  :-D xxxxx

Here's a few of my previous SCRIBBLES creations to finish off with :-D 

Thanks for popping in.

Challenges I am entering:

Simply Create Too Challenge #128 - Summer Fun   1/7
Victorine Originals Challenge #5 -  Summer Vacation   7/7
My Time To Craft Challenge #348 - Sumertime   1/7

HAPPY MAIL ATC SWAP

Hello Peeps,
I am sorry that I have been sadly neglecting my poor little Blog. June is an insanely busy month for me with card commissions :-(

I received a lovely package for the May VERA LANE ATC Swap and the theme was black + white with a pop of colour and here's what I got from Carole Jones........

Aren't they just super adorable ?

Well - I have doggy and kitty things to do now so I will pop back later and show some of my cards :-D

Thanks for dropping in xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

SCRIBBLES GDT POST #6

Hello Peeps and here I am with my creation #5 for my GDT spot at SCRIBBLES DESIGNS.

For this one I used  #440 BUNNY BUM  and #408 B BUNNY JOY

I 'paper pieced' the Bunny Bums with real rabbit fur pictures and with B Bunny Joy I tried 'melonizing' using rainbow colours. :-)

The base card was a soft rainbow card I've had for years and and now down to almost my very last piece :-(

Thanks for popping in.

CARD KITS by FIKI

Hi Guys,
I have popped in quickly to tell you about a new idea FIKI has in her Shop. She has put together a really great Butterfly Card Kit and the price is fabulous. Pop over here and have a looksee :-D
http://craftykittycatshop.blogspot.gr/2017/06/card-kit.html

I am busy making cards so hopefully I will have something to show you at the weekend :-D xxxxxx

SCRIBBLES GDT POST #4

Good morning  Saturday Peeps,
Here I am with my 4th piece for my GDT spot over at SCRIBBLES DESIGNS.

Here is my first piece using # 437 ARAMIS, DDD Sept Kit Freebie. Aramis was coloured using Copics and I then cut him out with my new Stitched Rectangle dies.

and here is a second creation using  GONE BUGGY, SUNFLOWERS 3 . I printed the sunflowers twice to frame the froggy and used two colours of yellow card. The images were coloured with Promarkers.

I shall be back in later on with a few more bits and pieces.

Thank you for coming in today xxxx

Challenges I am entering:

Crafting With Friends Challenge #44 - AG    8/6
Fussy & Fancy Challenge #188 - Flowers   8/6
Making Memories Crafting Challenge #5 - AG    
Pile it On Challenge #130 - Animal   3/6
2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #2 - AG with Critters  31/5
Crafty Animals Challenge #2 - AG   31/5

SCRIBBLES GDT EXTRA INSPIRATION PIECE

Good morning  Saturday Peeps,
Here I am with an extra inspiration piece for my GDT spot over at SCRIBBLES DESIGNS.

I have made a card using BADGER on the outside with a silly animal pun, and CARRIE BIRTHDAY DIVA on the inside.  Sorry the pictures aren't that crisp..... I lost them in my computer crash and had to snag them back from the Scribbles GDT site :-(

Thanks for dropping in today :-D