All these birthdays

Hello everyone, I was counting how many birthday cards I need for friends and family and thought I'd better getting going as I'll never catch up lol. Do you make your own cards? I often wonder what people who aren't crafters feel about getting hand made cards. I do wonder if they realise how long they can take or recognise the skill involved?  If you have a story about a card you have made, and would like to share it, please email me and I'll put them on the blog. It will interesting to find out each other's experiences whether good bad happy or sad. We can see if any common theme emerge.   Now with all this talk of cards, you might guess that I'm sharing a card this week over at That's Crafty and you would be nearly right. In fact I'm sharing a set of three. Here's the peep! 

 Hehe I'm naughty aren't I! 

All the details and more piccys are on the blog so if you can, please go check it out.

 if you have time to pop back tomorrow I have a new Face for you.

Take care as always, hugs

Debsxx

A Journal Page

Hi everyone! How you fareing in this cold weather? Even I felt cold today, in work! Normally I have to wear loads of layers which go on and come off regularly, but not today brrrrr!

Today I'm sharing a project over at That's Crafty which I really loved creating. It was one of those, don't think about it, just do it, times!

Here's a peep.

 

For all the details and to see the whole thing, please follow the link above. I hope you like it.

Take care of yourselves

Hugs Debs xxx

 

 

Deborah's Designs

New Challenge at That's Crafty

Hello everyone, today the challenge theme is 'Winter but not Christmas' so anything that makes you think of Winter. Enter your creation on the Thats Crafty Challenge blog to be in with a chance of winning a voucher for £20 to spend in the shop.

My team mates have made some fabulous inspiration for you, well worth a look follow this link.

My creation

 

Here are photos of the processI Used Fresco Acrylic paint, Lyndys sprays That's Crafty Tag and stencils, silver embossing powder and Julie Nutting stamps.

 

Here are a few pics of the process

 

 

 

I hope to see some of your entries, take care Debs xxx

 

Deborah's Designs

Encaustic Art

Hello friends, it my turn over at Thats Crafty and Im sharing some art using wax, and the fabulous substrates from The shop. Laura and Graham are producing some fantastic substrates on MDF, Acrylic, and Grey/whiteboard. There are a variety of sizes to found now, and the coming weeks.

 

 

Here is a sneak, and for all the details please follow the link.

Have a lovely day, and I'll be back tomorrow with a New Challenge. Take care hugs Debs xx

 

Deborah's Designs

Bring on the rust

Hello everyone and welcome. With this year nearly gone, it nice to think about what next year will bring. I intend to make it a much more healthier year for me. What are you wishing for in 2016?

Today I'm over at That's Crafty with a project on rust. I love creating vintage aged projects and rust is one of my fav ways to create an aged look. Here's a peek but you can see the full tutorial here.

 

I hope you enjoy seeing how it was created any questions please leave them in the comments and I will asap. Take care for now hugs

Debs xxx

 

Christmas Gifts and Cards

Hello everyone, tonight I'm sharing a gift box and tag I made for the Paper Artsy blog. You can see all the details here.

I promised to share how I made this

 

For the base

I cut my card 8x8 inch and scored each edge at 1/2 in and 1 1/2in

I cut into the corners to give a neat fold

I folded the 1/2in score line all round and then assembled the base.

I used glossy accents to stick it together.

The lid is made in the same but it is 1/8 in bigger all round. This allows for ease of removing.

Here are some more photos

 

 

I really enjoyed making this box and hope to make some sets in the New Year. Take care, and I'll see you Debs xx

 

New challenge at That's Crafty

Hello everyone, welcome to this fortnights challenge over at That's Crafty which is Lovely Leaves. It's very apt for this time a year as many of the leaves on the plants and trees are turning beautiful colours.
Autumn is my second favourite seasons, and in particular September. It's still quite bright but cooler. I love the varied colours of Mother Nature and like many animals I feel the need to improve my nest for hibernation. I've already highlighted to my other half the jobs that need doing before winter sets in.
So get your thinking caps on, if you are the winner you could win a voucher to spend in store. How fabulous is that.

Back to my inspiration

                                                                  This is what I did.

Taking a Grey/white board I used Grunge Paste through a Lin Brown 006 stencil all from Paper Artsy and once dry, sprayed the background in pinks and orange colours from Lyndy's Stamp Gang.

I repositioned the stencil and using VersaMark coated the leaves in glue. I then sprinkled UTEE in Lapis Pearl from Cosmic Shimmer.

Next I stamped some leaves from plate Hot Picks 1505 from Paper Artsy onto heavy Smoothly Card and then embossed them with green embossing powder from Wow. I also stamped some of the seed heads.

The leaves were then painted with with Fresco Acrylic Paints in Claret, Guacamole, Lemon Zing and Autumn Fire.

These were then coated in clear UTEE.

I prepared another board 6x6 by stamping the background with stamps from Finnibair for Prima using Potting Soil Archival ink. Once this was dry I arranged my leaves.

It was then put together and finished off with some lines from one of my fav poems by Emily Dickinson.

The full poem

The Wind begun to rock the grass

With threatening tunes and low,

He flung a menace at the earth,

A menace at the sky.

The leaves unhooked themselves from trees

And started all abroad;

The dust did scoop itself like hands

And throw away the road.

The wagons quickened on the streets,

The thunder hurried slow;

The lightning showed a yellow beak,

And then a livid claw.

The birds put up the bars to nests,

The cattle fled to barns;

There came one drop of giant rain,

And then, as if the hands

That held the dams had parted hold,

The waters wrecked the sky,

But overlooked my father’s house,

Just quartering a tree.

I hope you enjoyed this project. Please pop over and have a look at all the other amazing inspirations from my teamies. They really are worth a look.

I hope you can pop back soon as I have another post later today. Take care hugs Debs xxx

                                          

          

Sneak peek!

Hello everyone thank you for stopping by. Today it my turn over at That's Crafty and here is a little sneak peek.

Hope to see you soon, take care Debsxx