Sunday Stampers

To check out the Sunday Stampers weekly challenge, pop over to Hels' blog.  The theme for this week is 'Gold'.  I've triple embossed a die-cut house from Crafty Individuals and stamped into it using a text stamp.  Spot the deliberate mistake?  Well if you don't, I stamped the text the wrong way on the house - actually I had the stamp the right way up, it was the house that wasn't; but as I'd put everything away before I noticed, I've left it.  I've copied the TH rosette but mine's done by hand - you see you don't need to buy a die specially for this job ;-)  I know the dies make life easier but sometimes funds don't allow :-(

Sunday Stampers - String

To check out the Sunday Stampers challenge pop over to Hels Each Sunday Hels sets a new challenge based on song titles.  This week's song is Puppet On A String, but you only need to make something and include some string.  I cut a house out of thick card; had to coat it with gesso first then used Adirondak Wild Plum, Buttersotch and Stream inks.  I coated it with Mod Podge Gloss.  The butterfly stamp is an Anna Griffin one, stamped once onto acetate and once on paper.  I've used string for the 'smoke' and on the buttons.  Tried several things to stiffen the string for the smoke but had to resort to wrapping thin wire round to keep it's shape.

Dull day here today :-(

Houses - More houses for the swap I'm in

I've finished my houses for the swap, not entirely sure about some, but not unhappy with them either. x

Houses

I've joined a 'Houses' challenge, I've been wanting to do some for ages and apart from a Birdhouse I did for a challenge on Hel's blog Ink on My Fingers, these are my first ;-)