Brilliante Weblog Premio 2008

I have been given this award by Jasmin Thank you Jasmin.

I have to nominate 7 other bloggers whose blogs I admire and visit frequently.

Each award winner must show the award and link seven nominated people from their own blog then post a message on the seven chosen blogs.

Nellie, Kiki, Joanne W, Carol, Elisa Kate , Deb

( I tried to choose seven blogs I hadnt nominated with awards before )

Wednesday stamper " Newspaper"

Wednesday stamper " Newspaper.

This photo was taken on the Titanic ,I made the frame by covering hard board with newspaper clippings about the Titanic, I inked the torn newspaper with butterscotch ink and stamped the whole frame with a crackle stamp to give an aged effect, I finished the frame with layers of PVA glue to give it a glaze.

Midsummer Megascrap class 2 ...

I finished my second project at last...This was the Mini pop up album we made in the Lance Anderson class at the Midsummer Megascrap. We finished the pop up ball and some of the pages on the day and finished the rest of the book at home. I love this book because there is so much detail with tags , bows and flaps making it even more interesting and an album to play with.

Donna's Class at the Midsummer MegaScrap

This is my album from Donna's Class at the Midsummer MegaScrap here in Dublin..It was a fantastic day and I loved both classes. I kept my album plain and simple with clean edges because I was using photos of my son I didn't want it too flowery or fussy. There are eight pages altogether making a sixteen page album full of photos and embellishments so it feels really full and crammed packed even though I kept mine simple but you could let your imagination go wild with this one.

Tilda Summer Album.

Using the same card folds in the post below ( Card making with An Siopa Bui ) I made up this little Tilda Summer Album ,I always make little books and never seem to get the time to fill them so I stuck with this one and finished it.

Theme Thursday " fairies"

I made this Fairy door during the week for a forum challenge and thought it fit into the Theme Thursday challenge perfectly too.

I have described it in more detail in a few posts below this one.

Sunday postcard Art " Women"

This is my first time to take the new 4x6 Sunday Postcard Art challenge and it gave me an excuse to use this image which I love it also encouraged me to use colours I wouldn't usually use. The background is stamped and gold embossed on maroon coloured card and handmade paper.

Cardmaking

These are some of the cards I made while teaching card making with Kerry from An Siopa Bui today.I really enjoyed meeting new people, some who were already familiar with me even though I had never met them before so if any of you are looking in her please leave a comment to let me know =0) The four square cards were a huge hit and they can also be made up into an album , I really enjoyed making these. The top two cards were demonstrating stamping and embossing.

Thanks everyone for making it a lovely enjoyable day.

Fairy Door...

I made this little fairy door ( it measures 6 inches) for a monthly challenge! I used corrugated card which I scored to give a wood effect then coloured it with bronze and brown ink pads and sprinkled with gold utee,I then embellished it with charms etc and added my favourite flower fairy.

A couple more Tildas

I love these stamps mixed with a digital background and some diamond glaze for added dimension and shine.

Tilda under the blossom tree.

Tilda and Co Challenge...

This is my first time to use magnolia stamps and decided to take the Tilda and Co challenge.I mixed my stamp images with a digital background ( Blossom tree and fence) so I suppose that makes it a digital hybrid card. The challenge has to include at least one Magnolia and some Torn paper (along the fence/grass) on this card...

I coloured the images with a mixture of watercolour pencils and paint, for the flowers in her hair I used sakura gel pens and finished off with Diamond glaze to add some shine.

TMTA- Altered Playing cards

For this challenge I used two playing cards that I have for years and at last found a reason to use them

Wednesday Stamper-Altered playing cards.

Wednesday Stamper- Altered Playing cards

For this challenge I used two playing cards that I have for years and at last found a reason to use them. I decorated the cards with a mixture of vintage images and stamped images then added some gold utee for texture.

TMTA "Diptych"

TMTA Diptych

This week we challenge you to create two ATCs with at least one image connecting the two ATCs. Bear in mind that the two ATCs should also look nice on their own. - Have fun!!!!

And this is what I came up with for the challenge =0)

Wednesday Stamper " Be Square"

Wednesday Stamper

Wednesday Stamper challenges us to " Be Square" this week.

For this card I used alcohol inks and a butterscotch ink pad to create the background on four 2x2 inch squares , I then stamped the images with stazon and used Utee to add shine and texture.

Tag you're it. Pretty and Feminine.

Tag you're it..Pretty and feminine. This is my first time to take this challenge. I love the theme so couldn't resist making a tag.

Roses, Lace, Gold Filigree, Pink gems , Butterflies, pearls and a little girl all on a tag tied up with an organza bow , how feminine is that =0)

Make a moo or two. Beach /Sea

Make a Moo or Two...Beach/Sea Theme

This week I only made one Moo, I layered strips of vellum and cs edged with gold to represent the sea and sand.

Theme Thursday " Celebrate Girls "

Celebrate Girls..Theme Thursday.

For this card I embossed purple dyed linen paper and inked and embossed the edges with gold utee.I then embossed the edges of torn vellum and layered papers and the girl image adding a filigree charm to embellish.

Chipboard Books.

This is my second Chipboard book, made with a digital cover and with brighter colours .This book is a tag shape.

This is my first attempt at putting together a chipboard book , I got lots of different shaped books and beautiful charms from Kelly Paper Crafts and am going to enjoy decorating them .I made this one for my Mother and tried to keep an aged look about it and used butterflies to brighten it up.

Make a Moo or Two. Mothers Day

Make a Moo or Two..

I gold embossed and water coloured the rose background then layered the images and outlined the moos with gold pen.

Wednesday Stamper " Diva "

Wednesday Stamper " Diva"

It is a beautiful sunny day today so for this challenge I decided to go with a clean summer flavour ,I stamped and gold embossed small background flowers then added pearls to centres. I used a Diva image and butterflies to contrast with background colours.

Make a Moo or two " Gold "

Make a Moo or two.

I love this theme " Gold" I used utee for the edges on top of metallic gold card and gold gems for added sparkle.

TMTA Black and White

TMTA " Black and White.

On black textured card I stamped some flourishes and a twig image and decorated with crystal gems. I then stamped the lady image on glossy card with stazon and added a b&w brad.