Inspired by Tim Holtz

This is a tag that I did having been inspired by the great Lord Tim of Holtz on the Ranger website. I just love that birdcage and the pewter crackle paint.

Sorry It has been so Long

Hi everyone, sorry that I haven't posted in ages. I have been so busy that I just haven't had time. I started classes locally with some lovely ladies, teaching them card making techniques. It's going really well and continues at least until Christmas and hopefully beyond.
I am also gearing up for the Christmas markets making and painting, and gluing and stamping. Photos will follow I promise.
In the last week I also taught four papercrafting classes in various libraries around County Wicklow. Lots of children came and had fun making flowers and origami boxes.
Three mornings a week I volunteer at my younger children's Primary School which is such a pleasure. Children have a way of changing your perspective on life don't they?

So that's a small selection of the reasons which I have not been blogging, but a new leaf is being turned as I speak I promise.

all my best
Karen

Craft Extravaganza

What a great week-end of crafting and laughing and making new friends. I really enjoyed my first real teaching experiences and would like to thank all of the lovely ladies who took my classes. I have added photos of the wonderful birdhouses which my masterclass made. Each one is similar but unique. Fantastic work.

Sneak Peeks for GBCE in Athlone

It's only a couple of weeks now to the Craft Extravaganza in Athlone. I thought I would share a couple of pics of the wooden birdhouse which I will be altering in a class. The class is a master-class for 2.5 hours and should be great fun. The wooden blank has been beautiful to work with, and the papers and dies which we will be using are awesome.

This is a close-up of one of the little birdies about to enter his new home.

WOYWW 8/09/2010

It's that time of week again folks. If you don't know what I'm talking about checkout Julia's Blog where she explains all. Anyway! I have spent two days organising my workspace. I know it still looks pretty untidy but believe me the stuff in the foreground is all being used at the moment to create a lovely birdhouse which will be the class project I will teach at the GBCE in Athlone in a couple of weeks. 

This is a little close-up. It is still a work in progress, lots more bits and bobs to add. I just love the new Sizzix 'Birds' and I just got my hands on Picket Fence crackle paint too.

I thought I would show you my ultra organised bureau which I have converted into my Cuttlebug station. What do you think?

SImon Says Stamp and Show

This is a mirror that I started a long while ago and have just finished. It is a 20th Wedding Anniversary gift for my DH. I am entering it into the wonderful challenge at Simon Say Stamp and Show. This week is T!m Holtz inspired! As he is my absolute crafting idol this was no trouble at all.

I covered the frame with paper which a friend gave me. I made some flowers from grunge paper. The large one was embossed using one of Tim's texture fades, sprayed with a mixture of tattered rose and vintage photo  from a mini-mister, then swiped with fired brick and finally touched with Perfect Pearls gold. BTW the ticket says Trust not Rust. I added a photo from our wedding day into a memory frame and added a metal tag.

In one corner I added a metal picture corner. I just love these and use them sparingly. You can just see in the corner of the mirror a little fragment with a calendar from August, the month of our wedding.

I then added some of the lovely metal numbers. I used tea-dye and vintage photo distress embossing powders  to these to give them an aged appearance. I also added a Love key and some butterflies. Et Voilà, a Tim inspired mirror frame.

WOYWW

Hi WOYWWer's! Sorry I'm late, but I got the chance for a lie-in this morning and grabbed it with both eyes. On my desk today you can see the new toys that I am about to play with. I am using the die and Texture Fades for a class that I am giving at the GBCE in Athlone on 25th September. The class is called 'All about Tim'. I am so excited about it. In the background is 'DD' (named by Mandy and Betty), my gorgeous needle felted bear which was made by an extremely talented lady Dorothy Dinsmore. In the background you can also see my new little green tote. I have been looking for one of these for a while and happened to spot one in Tesco last week filled with children's gardening tools. The kids were happy with the tools and I was happy with the tool bag.

 

A close up of 'DD'

You can download these sheets on the Ranger website to help you organise your colours.

 I'm off to check out everyone's desks now.