Starting blogging again

It's been a year since I last blogged .
Not sure why I stopped blogging & can hardly believe its been that long.
My  how the time has flown by.
I'm going to try not to leave it so long nest time & do my  best to blog at least once a month.

I belong to a crafting group on facebook called ukstampers , where we have swaps running every month like a Postcard swap , Atc swap, Tag swap, and a few other things going on .
The group is run by Sid , who does an amazing  job organising it all so that it runs smoothly .

Today I'm  sharing my Tag & Postcard for the April swap with a theme of anything goes.

Halloween Mini Album

Halloween is a big yearly event in our house .

We like to decorate the garden & welcome trick or treats people.

I grow a few pumpkins for the grandchildren & we buy some as well which the grandchildren carve.

Last year my hubby & son got involved in the carving of the pumpkins & Hubby dressed up for Halloween night for the first time as well.

My mini album has been made using the bind it all & is 6x6 inches.

My post is a bit photo heavy & have tried to turn the pages into double page layouts.

I've used mainly a Martha Stewart cobweb punch  through out my book & papers from a Halloween recollections paper pad & K& Co Halloween paper pad. I've also used some stamped images & added wobbly eyes on a few things as well to keep it looking fun.      

Ukscrappers February Tag Swap

These are my tags made for a swap on ukscrappers.

Karen who is running the swap gave us a few things to choose from for this months theme, which were,

The birth flower for February Violet.

Birth stone for February Amethyst .

The two Zodiac signs for this month are Pisces & Aquarius.

My take is for the Zodiac sign Pisces .
The product used for my tag have been
Decoart Acylic paint Honey Brown & Festive Green.
Paperartsy Acrylic paints , Lime light & Snowflake.
Stamps used were Crafty Individuals & Graphic 45 & big red .
Cutting dies used, Tim Holtzs , First Edition, & Spell binders.

Whats O Your Workdesk Wednesday # 402

Good afternoon to all out there in blog land.

Here is my desk today . Why am I showing you my desk  ? well if you hop over to Julia's place you will be sure to find out more

http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/

Not a lot going on at my right now because I've just finished a tag I'm making for a swap.

to the left are my Sakura pens in a box. My tag is leaning on my box of distress inks & to the right some sentiments by K&Co.

Happy Wednesday everyone.

February Postcard Swap.

This my entry for the February's postcard swap on ukstampers .
The theme set by Sid who is running the swap was to use a face anywhere on your postcard.
The face I've used was cut with a die by Leonie Pujol on black card.
I've used Acrylic paint by Martha Stewart & paperartsy for my colours & a versa fine ink pad Vintage Sepia with a Kaiser craft wood grain stamp.
The hexagons are also die cut using Diamond press dies & stamp a checkerboard pattern on them with a darkroom door stamp.

Two Journal pages

A couple of journal pages I've been working on recently.

my first is walking in thin ice .

I have used the Tim Holtzs die cuts of the ice skates & coloured the with a copic marker & posca pens & added some cotton for the laces.

The legs I draw free hand on some Bo Bunny scrapbook paper.

The ice was made with Acrylic paint & crackle glaze by Paperartsy.

 My second page is titled "Begin Each day With A Grateful Heart".
I do try but it can be hard sometimes.
For this page I've used Distress stains ,A Stampin up heart stencil on the back ground .
The large heart was cut free hand using more Bo Bunny paper .I added some little butterflies I had in my stash.

What's On Your Work Desk Wednesday # 400

What's on Your Work Desk Wednesday post number 400.

Well done Julia for getting this far with woyww & hope it continues for a long time.

So who is Julia & why am I showing you my desk ? have a peak here  http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/    & all will become clear.

On my desk you can see a journal page I've just finished .

I love a cut of tea ,there is nothing better . 

To the back  are some Tim Holts ink pads A pot with some pens for Journaling & the letter stamp are by Tim Holtzs .