Long time gone

Hi again it has been soooo long since I posted on my blog, all has not been well but hopefully that is about to change.
I have  imported  my blog Chloecards onto Artychaos and am using this blog for my craftyiness as I have found a love of mixed media. In fact I first became interested over a year ago but then family problems and illness stopped me from carrying on with any of the projects I had in mind. I hope that I will now be able to keep upto date and have lots of crafty bits to share.

First attempt at entering a mixed media challenge.
















I love the Paperartsy blog, in fact so much so that I have started several art journals and loving working with mixed media.

First of all I prepared the page using White Gesso, I have not yet been able to get the Fresco paints by Paperartsy but hope to in the near future.
The background was made using Tim Holtz distress paints - Wild Honey, Frayed Burlap and VintagePhoto.
I then used Dreamweaver embossing paste (I would have preferred to use Grunge Paste but did not have any available) I highlighted the paste with black watercolour pencil and gilding wax Treasure Gold
The flowers were stained with the same colours as the background. I also stained some wooden embellishments with Wild Honey. A bottle top was put through my Bigshot and painted with Jade Mint chalk paint and Walnut Stain Distress Paint. I used gilding wax Treasure Gold on each of the flowers and embellishments.
The little bird in the corner is from Stampin up 'Bliss'

Return

After a long time away from blogging I thought it was now time to return. There are many reasons why I have not been here health and family being the main ones. I have also recently returned to my love of scrapbooking and various paper crafts.

 One of the many projects I have in mind is working with mix media. I have done some research - using the internet, YouTube and an online workshop and now feel ready to embark on some artistic projects as well as keeping up with making cards and my scrapbooks.

Hunky Dory Cards

I have also started card making again - here are some examples of cards made using the freebies in the Hunky Dory magazine.
I just love the quality of Hunky Dory Card and Toppers.

Five Birthday Cards

2012

It has been so long since I blogged, hopefully that will change.

The year 2011 was so eventful and not in a particularly good way, but a New Year and I am determined to have a positive frame of mind and do all the things I have been putting off doing.

I have already made a start with the scrapbooks - looking at all the photographs has taken me days but

finally the choice has been made and the first page started. 

Here is a sneak peak at one of the photos chosen - me Kayaking in 1986

 

Baby Cards

I have been asked to make some cards for new born babies. These are the two styles that were chosen.
                                                                                  


These were made using 'Little One' stamp set from Stampin Up and the sentiment from a set given to me so I don't know the maker.

The waterfall cards were made using my Cricut machine and files from SVGcuts, a great website.

First Holy Communion

Recently it was my Granddaughter's First Holy Communion and this is the card I made for her.

The photograph is not great (I must take some classes in photography). I used the bigshot and a cuttlebug embossing folder to embosss the flowers.

Father's Day Card

Second post today and it is for my Dad. Yes it is a Father's Day Card.

I have used SVG cuts file and my Cricut machine.
Dad is registered blind so I have tried to make the card quite simple but tactile.
Happy Father's Day are cutouts and raised letters and the enjoy is a metal brad.

AWOL

It seems an age since I updated my blog, no excuses just that I have been AWOL but am now back and hopefully will keep the blog upto date.

Here are two of my latest cards. The first one is a thank you card for a wedding invitation received a couple of weeks ago. The card has been sent but you can believe the kind of life I have been having just lately - I sent it without signing.

Consequently I had a phone call asking if I intended to accept the invitation, we laughed when it was realised what I had done.

I have used the Hougie board to make the diamond pattern on the front of the card and the image is from Shoes In Bloom CD from Ooh La La Creations. I made the flower using an SVG cuts file on my cricut machine.

The second card is for a friends birthday, she loves oriental so I think this card is very appropriate.

And the Year Goes On

Hopefully things are now going to get better...
One can hope.


After an awful scare - I was taken ill in M&S (cannot thank the staff there enough) and having lots of tests at the hospital I have been given the all clear, so we can now carry on.

I love SVG files and using my Cricut machine to cut them out, (more about that later). So I have been busy today making an exploding box for my sister.





I used double sided papers from K & Company - Wild Raspberry Speciality Paper.


I downloaded the exploding box files from SVGCuts, which is a fantastic website, Leo and Mary are so helpful and provide lots of inspiration through tutorials and freebies.

Spring is in the air

It is a beautiful day, the sun is shining and the daffodils are looking great. So here is a bright spring a card to go with the day.

I used Hot Off The Press papers, the colours are so cheerful I love them.

One for Three!

Here is a card I really enjoyed making, it is inspired by three challenges.

The topper is made with five different stamps,
a block of text for the background
Bella Panels Dragonfly
A butterfly - Stampin Up embossed with Joanna Sheen Patina Gold EP
Bliss - Stampin Up
Sentiment - Anna Griffin

The three Challenges are:
Cupcake Challenge 'Up in the air'
One stop Challenge 'Clean and Simple'
Quirky Crafts Challenge 'Sketch'

Art Deco

I thought that this year was going to get better but it does not seem to be...

Too much sad happenings around me and the world, what would I do without crafting.

I have had a little me time and I have played. I love Debbi Moores images and I have been playing with her Venetian and Paris Premier (art deco) images.
Here are two of the cards I came up with, because the are shaped, an easel fold and a K card the photography is not brilliant. I must invest in a photo box.

This is the K card lying on my table.









 
                                         Here it is standing on the table.





This is the easel card and I love this image.

Crafty Creations Challenge

This is my creation for the Crafty Creations Challenge which is for a feminine Birthday Card in the colours blue and green. The background papers are my own design using copics pens, big shot with the cuttlebug embossing folder 'Swiss Dots' and the image is from Debbi Moore's Inspiration magazine.

Earth Day

There are times when life crowds in and seems overwhelming, the last few months have been like that. I needed to reflect on everything that has been and is happening around me. As a result I have not been able to be very creative. My time has been spent moving and sorting out the craft room, mundane and routine types of crafting (using the big shot and cricut machine).
But now I feel ready to start card making and scrapbooking again so here is my attempt at making a card for myself.

I enjoyed making it and it will sit on my shelf for a while, then added to my scrapbook.

Tags

I thoroughly enjoyed making these tags for a swap with PaperWishes. I used alcohol ink, paper from Hot off the Press and a face  stamp from HOTP.

The theme was 'Romance'. 

Mini Book

I have been busy making mini books, my new addiction LOL. I have made this one using papers from Paper Wishes Stack-Ems Tapestry, I love the papers and embellishments in this stack.

The tags were made using my cricut machine - a tag shape at 2.5 inches.

Great Birthday Giveaway

Just look at the candy available over at Sandra's Crafty Corner besides all this there are other prizes from Crafty Pad, Meljen's Designs, Crafty Ribbons and imagenation.

Another Romance Card

This is the card I have made for the February Crafters Companion Challenge. The theme of the card is Romance and I have used the free papers from the Crafters Companion web site, go along and see the fabulous products on offer.

Busy Day

I have been so busy today making embellishments for Valentines.

First of all I made some tags using my cricut expression and the Sweethearts Cartridge.

Here are some more of the embellishments with the Hearts border and Love, examples of the files I found at ScrappingTable.com aren't they lovely.

The heart with the couples head was from the Sweethearts Cartridge and embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder, can't remember the name at the moment.