Paris in Spring

Morning all,

Seems like Spring may well be here at long last.

This week I've altered a coaster using the AO plate ~ Paris Exposition

 You can't seem much of the gold on these photos, but I've used Turquoise and Gold sprays to create the background on the coaster. And finished with rubbings of gold 

TFL
Have a wonderful week!
Mandy x
mandysmagicalworldofart.blogspot.com

Puppy Love

For this little 4 x 4 I used a lot of stickles ;-) the dogs set from Lost Coast, the flaming heart from Lost Coast (but I cut the centre heart out) 

The background is made from spritzers and I stamped with cactus green stazon using the circles from the Whimsical Melange set from Artistic Outpost

There a 'love is all around' theme for this months Happy Daze Challenge. You have got the chance to win £15 to spend instore! Check deets here

TFL
Mandy
mandysmagicalworldofart.blogspot.com

I am Queen

I love the quirky quotes from Catslife Press! This one just jumped out at me for this pair of girls from Paperbag Studios. One had a big bow one her head so the other definitely deserved a crown from the party hats collections (lost coast) I even managed a bit of recycling with an old book page ~ Agatha Christie if you're interested! lol

I used a Krylon pen around the edge.

Yes the image is wonky ;-S ~ I am most perturbed about this but the rest of the card is straight lol

TFL
Mandy x
mandysmagicalworldofart.blogspot.com

Here's the story....

This month our challenge is 'recycled' ~ not my most fave theme I must admit... until I got ill and bought a box of tissues! lol I knew as soon as I saw the pull off top of these that it would be ideal for altering. 

 it's an altered ATC pocket. Just the right size for an atc after sealing up with some staples

 ATC and pocket :-)

 and finally.... the ATC (which is also made using a cereal box as the base

I've used 

Spritzers

Archival ink

white pen

paperbag studios stamp

lost cost party hat stamps

catslife press word stamp

If you'd like to join in with our challenge... check out the deets here 

TFL

Mandy x

mandysmagicalworldofart.blogspot.com

Make your Mark....

in your book :-)  Last week, I got myself a few new paperback novels to read so what better way to keep your place than a nice new bookmark! I've used a nice citrus colour palette on this one and added some beaded trim for a glam feel :-)

What I used:
Birdhead woman
Circus Dogs Set
Zetti Map
Archival Jet Black
Stazon ~ saddle brown and pumpkin
Watercolour pencils
Black Fineliner
Cosmic Shimmer Sprays

Happy Monday
see you next time
Mandy x

Witches and bats and Ants oh my!

This week, I've made a Hallowe'en tag using the Artistic Outpost Haunted Halloween set, some spritzers for the background, some chiffon ribbon and a plastic ant (courtesy of the pound shop!)  

There's still time to join in with our monthly challenge and be in with a chance to win £15 to spend instore. Check out this blog post for deets.

TFL
Mandy x

You are never alone with a Book

Good Monday greeting to y'all.

Meet Albert... he's a zetti stamp.... but not JUST a zetti ~ one of my all time fave zetti's. He's such a sweetheart and I'm sure you'll love him as much as me. Albert and I decided to make a bookmark this week, using a Dr Seuss quote.

The background of this bookmark is just watercolour that has been literally scribbled onto a piece of watercolour paper, water added , and then stamped on with this lush stamp I got in my DT package this month. yum-my!

TFL
Mandy ♥

A new way to make an old book cover by Ruth

My love affair with everything Art Deco has never faltered since my teens so you imagine my joy when these gorgeous papers arrived. I had plans for one page but when you purchase a Websters pack you always get two, so today I have used both papers on different projects. 

As the theme of this months challenge is "try something new".....I have used my "NEW" sewing machine and made a fabric book cover. I was inspired by the cover of a new craft magazine on the market...but in my haste I forgot to add the handles...duh!!

I used cotton calico and cut the material to fit the opened book with a generous 4cm selvedge. The second piece is the same size as the first but cut in half and turned in to neaten the inside edges. Pin to the outside edges and stitch along all the raw sides. Turn inside out to create the flaps and sew down/neaten the edge of the top and bottom that show on the spine.

Spray with pastel colour sprays.....oh such fun!!

I added (stitched) a luxurious silver trim to the spine Embroidered Lace it's 7cm wide and so stunning that I have been hanging onto it for too long!!

Leave to dry and slip the book inside and decorate with Websters Pages Hollywood Vogue paper. and Fabric Ribbon.

I love how versatile the calico is and so much quicker to make and spray than using paper and creating envelope corners and waiting for glue to dry.

(I think I am going to leave the fancy cover behind and just take my sketch book to New Zealand then add photos on my return and pop the cover back on it).

Tip: You can cover recipe books, vintage books, diaries, sketch books etc to make lovely gifts.

Websters 12x12 number 2!

This layout is my sister wearing a necklace as a flapper headpiece.....the whole family get dressed up 1920's style once a year along with about six thousand locals and tourists.

I cut the patterned paper using a template and glued it onto the black 12x12. The edges are dotted with liquid pearls to represent flapper necklaces. A doiley, stickers, wooden Kaisercraft fence, some journelling notes and ephemera complete the page. 

This year it's my turn to dress up..camera check, diary check, flapper dress check!!

A quick reminder about the current Happy Daze Challenge which is Try Something New for the New Year.

 It could be a new technique you have recently discovered or some new stash you can't wait to to use. There is still plenty of time to enter. One lucky winner will be drawn at random to win a  £15 voucher and free P&P to spend in the Happy Daze shop.

 Maximum of 3 entries per person & you must use at least one product which can be purchased in the Happy Daze shop. 

• You can enter by blogging your address to the linky widget here, 
• emailing your picture to info@happy-daze.net
• uploading your photo to their facebook page