Little House On The Prairie

 

Earlier this year I was very lucky and won the challenge at Fashionable Stamping.My wonderful prize was a voucher for Flonzcraft, so of course I immediately browsed their stamps. They have some very lovely and unique stamps. As soon as I saw this girl stamp I immediately thought of Laura Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie! It is one of mine and my Mother's favourite tv shows, so I  just  had to choose her, and then of course I needed the wagon to go with her too!

 

I decided to make a bendi card, it was fairly easy to make, if you have never made one you should give it a try! On the bottom level I added some layers of raffia.on the higher level I added some texture paste which I later painted. I watercoloured a background. After stamping the images with black Archival ink, I coloured them with watercolours. I fussy cut the lovely images and adhered them to the card. I stamped some leaves and cut them out, and added them to the scene.

I think it looks a little like a scene from Little House, it is going to be my Mothers Easter card.

Thank you for visiting today.

I made this card for the following challenges

Fashionable Stamping Modes Of Transport

Vintage Journey All Abroad

Christopher Robin

 

 Christopher Robin, Pooh, and Piglet are enjoying the Spring sunshine in Ashdown Forest. I removed  a page from  my "The World Of Christopher Robin" book, and adhered it to a small canvas. The branches wer ecreated with texture paste and detailed with paint. 

After stamping  this lovely Pooh swing stamp I coloured and  fussy cut them. I hung the Happy group from the branches festooned with die cut blossoms.

Thank you for visiting us in Ashdown Forest today.

I created this page for the challenges below

Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media Challenge Books

Artistic Stamper Springtime

Mixed Media World Anything Goes

I was very lucky to have received this recently from Frilly and Funkie

I also had a lovely surprise this week, when a project was returned to me from Making Cards, and I received these lovely goodies below, totally unexpected! Many thanks to Sally Jarvis. 

London - My Home

 

#wearenotafraid

 

 

Hanging Spring Egg

 

As Spring is finally here, we start to think about decorating our homes with flowers, and Easter decorations.

I covered the Papier Mache egg with a coating of Gesso. When dry I painted the outside of the egg in Grandmas Teacup.

The inside needs some colour too, so I added some Grandmas Teacup to the top and Peppermint tea paint on the bottom.

I flicked some white paint on the outside of the egg, to add some speckling

I stamped the images with an Archival Black ink pad, and then cut them out.

Some real twigs from the forest became a spring tree. I added some pink Flowersoft to the branches to look like lovely cherry blossom. I put a good covering of texture paste inside the base of the egg.

I fixed the tree, deers, and rabbits into the texture paste.

When the paste was dry, I coated it with some pva glue, and sprinkled some green Flowersoft inside for grass.

Visit the other wonderful makes by the talented Indigoblu Design Team

Thank you so much for stopping by today.I would like to enter these hanging eggs into the following challenges.

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

Artistic Stamper Springtime

Stamping Sensations Close To Nature

Penny Black Anything Goes

Craft Stamper Anything Goes

Mixed Media World Anything Goes

Emerald Creek Splatter

Products used

 

Indigoblu Samples

 

Some more Samples for the Indigoblu  Shows on Hochanda TV.

 

Thank you for visiting, I hope you will enjoy  the shows today.

 

Indigoblu on Hochanda TV

 

I have been busy making some samples for Indigoblus's Shows on Hochanda TV this weekend.I used the Mr Darcy Stamp Set to make this wedding card.

Details of the shows 

SKY 663 (24/7)  FREEVIEW 85 (24/7)  FREESAT 817 (24/7)

8pm tomorrow evening and 9am, 12pm, 4pm, and 7pm on Sunday

Lots of new products and demos to enjoy!

I will be posting more Indigoblu makes tomorrow.

Thank you so much for visiting.

I am also entering this card into the following fun challenges.

Penny Black Anything Goes

Craft Stamper Anything Goes

Oh la la Embossing 

Addicted to Stamps Pastel Colours

Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves

Happy International Woman's Day!

Tweet Tweet It's Spring

 

As March arrives, we are celebrating the arrival (hopefully) of  Spring! I am thinking about  Springtime and Easter decorations to bring some colourful cheer to our homes. 

All the details of how I created Tweet,Tweet Sping its Spring, can be found on the Indigoblu Blog

Thank you so much for visiting : )

I would like to enter this into the following challenges.

Stamps and Stencils Birdsong 

Creative Embellishments Something that Flies

Creative Artiste Mixed Media 

Artistic Stamper Springtime

Stamping Sensations Close To Nature

Penny Black Anything Goes

Frilly and Funkie Welcome Spring

Craft Stamper Anything Goes

Rubber Dance Everything Spring

Products used

Amazing Indigoblu

 

Indigoblu have been exhibiting all of their amazing stamps and products at the CHSI Trade show. 

 Lots of gorgeous new goodies are coming soon!

 Very proud to be a part of their amazing  Design Team!

Fortnum and Masons Windows

 

Fortnum and Masons windows have some beautiful decorations in their windows this month.

So I thought I would share them.

 

Look at these gorgeous butterflies!

 

Beautiful birds!

 

They had these divine Easter Eggs in store too!

 

Fortnums is  always so lovely !

 

The Secret Is Love

"Tis a secret: none knows how it comes, how it goes:But the name of the secret is Love!" Lewis Carrol

I covered the Papier Mache heart in Gesso.

When dry I painted over the Gesso with 2 coats of Ruby Slippers, allowing each coat to dry before applying the following one.

I used masking tape to hold the Rose Stencil in place on the heart, and dabbed Snow White paint into the stencil. When dry I continued this on the other side of the heart.

I stamped Alice onto some card and added some colour to her with colouring pens. I used a clear sparkle pen to add some light sparkle to her.

I fussy cut alice and adhered her to the front of the heart with clear 3D adhesive pads.
Thank you so much for visiting today.
I would like to enter The Secret is Love into the following challenges
Artistic Stamper Love,Hearts
Creative Artiste
Noor Design Have a Heart
That's Crafty Hearts
Products Used

Mardi Gras

 

There is a wonderful Blog Challenge called Words to Craft By  Each month they give you a poem to create with. This month the verse is 

"It has been said that a Scotchman has not seen the world until he has seen Edinburgh; 

and I think that I may say that an American has not seen the United States 

until he has seen Mardi-Gras in New Orleans." ─ Mark Twain

I have a friend who plays Dixieland Jazz, and he has visited New Orleans many times. I have the trumpet player stamp just to create cards for him! I added lots of streamers, stars and glitter in the traditional Mardi Gras colours. Unfortunately the photo makes it look paler and less vibrant than it is in real life.

I created this card especially for the Words To Craft By Challenge. Why not stop by and join in the challenge too!

Thank you so much for visiting me today.

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Here is Mr Fox enjoying a full moon!

Thank you so much for visiting today.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Lavinia Stamps Full Moon

Sir Stampalot Animal Magic

Creative Inspirations Anything Goes

Penny Black Favourite Stamp

Pride and Prejudice

 

This months theme at Indigoblu is All You Need Is Love.

One of English Literatures most famous romantic writers was Jane Austen. Amongst many other classic novels she of course wrote "Pride and Prejudice".I thought that it would be fitting to pay a her a special tribute, she did give us Mr Darcy after all!

You can read all the details about how I made this tribute on the Indigoblu Blog

Thank you so much for visiting.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges.

Artistic Stamper Love,Hearts

Simon Says Colour of Love

Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge Optional Twist die cuts, my background, flower and leaves were all created with watercolours, and Jane Austen's signature is die cut.

Card Concept Love and Romance

Stamps used.

 

March Craft Stamper

The March Craft Stamper is coming out this Friday, and I am very honoured as my Gazing and Grazing card is included.I have my subscription copy already and there are some great articles in there as always, one of my favourites is by Dot Leathbridge

Here is a sneak peek !

I had to go Bart's hospital this week and I took some quick photos when I was there, which I thought I would share.

The Statue of Justice on top of the Old Bailey.

 

St Bartholomew the Great is the oldest church in London, founded in 1123 as an Augustinian monastery. Now a parish church, it is home to a thriving congregation as well as being a destination for visitors from all over the world.

 

St Pauls Cathedral

Thank you for visiting, have a nice weekend.