Thursday 29 December 2011


Xmas, New Stamps & The Sunday Stampers Week 186

Hope you all had a good Xmas and got lots of goodies. We had a great time and I got lots of crafty pressies this year, Wendy Vecchi & Tim Holtz stamps, Distress Stains & a few dies!! Best of all I've had all week off work with the rest of the family. We haven't really done much but its been nice all been at home together for a change.
I've decided to have a change from the cute stamps and have a play with inks etc which have been lurking in my stash for the past couple of years and my Xmas pressies after watching a programme on Create & Craft with Hels Sheridan demonstrating, I loved all the items she was making. The tag background is coloured with Distress Stains and sprayed with Glimmer Mist. I over stamped with a Hero Arts script stamp and a Stempleglede 'Grunge' corner stamp with Distress Ink. The flower is Wendy Vecchi stamps stamped on Grungepaper, coloured with Distress Stains and the sentiment is another Hero Arts stamp. I really enjoyed making the tag which was then promptly nicked by my daughter for her friends birthday card, so it can't have been too bad!
I've just painted a mini canvas with Gesso so I'm hoping to get on with that tomorrow although I'm back in work tomorrow night just for the 1 night.
I am entering this tag into this weeks The Sunday Stamper, the theme is Anything You Wanna Do.
Have a good weekend!

8 comments:

Sandy said...

Hi Andrea,

Wow your Tag is wonderful. Love the flower. Awesome.

Wishing you a healthy, happy, and joyous New Year! I look forward to more of your beautiful creations in 2012! xoxo

Anonymous said...

Hello stranger !

So good to see you back and what a fantastic tag.Love the new look

StellaXX

Hels Sheridan said...

Wow, Andrea!!! This is one seriously gorgeous tag... and am over the moon chuffed that you enjoyed the things I did on the shows.. welcome the world of inkiness.. tis very addictive and such fun too! Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper... hope to see you playing again soon... Happy New Year! x

Crafting Queen said...

Happy New Year! Love your tag, the colours are great. Hope you find time to play more. :)

Desire Fourie said...

Gorgeous Tag Andrea and the sentiment is so true.
Hugs
Desire

Unknown said...

Hi babes - happy new year to you!! Love this very much, you can't beat getting inky :D Lynn ♥

Desire Fourie said...

Gorgeous tag Andrea. I see, you have also spent Xmas home with your loved homes this year - we did the same and it was super special.
Hugs
Desire

Shirley said...

Hi Andrea was just checking to see if you were back making your gorgeous cards again? You were the first person to get me fired up when you did the Tilda valentine card ''Look in the mirror and you will see...'' I havent made any for a while but started back up at Christmas time.
Hope you will find your mojo because you are so talented!!!!
Kind regards
Shirley
x