Very first Altered candle.

This is as I said the very first one I have done and im really pleased with. I used black stazon ink and red brilliance ink and so oriental stamps. Oh and the candle was from tescos! It shows it from all 4 'sides'.

More dominoes!

For these dominoes I used black stazon and sharpie marker pens for the colours, so simple!

More wedding cards

These 3 wedding cards are made for an order, I thought that she might want to choose the one she likes the best between a shaker card, waterfall and decoupage!

Altered CD and Domino

This CD and domino was done for my in laws. Still used marvy metallics and stazon black ink and oriental stamps again!

Butterflies Birthday card

For this card I used a butterfly stamp, versamark ink and black embossing powder. I water coloured them in using whisper strokes pens. Mat and layered on to some pick paper and for the back ground I used a swirl stamp and pink brilliance pearlscent ink. The greeting is gold embossing powder and versamark ink.

Altered Cd - another one

This CD I done for my cousin Adrian and Fiancee Lisa. I used Mavy metallic pen blue and green (which was the colours they choose), spritz with water and used a sea sponge all over and used an oriental stamp to form this tree effect using black stazon. With what was left still on the sponge I managed to do the four dominoes below.

Altered dominoes - set of 4

This is a set that I did for my family (a domino each) who I seen at the weekend. I used Marvy metallic pens blue and green, sprintz with water and used a sea sponge. I used oriental stamp and black stazon and stamped across all four diminoes and then added a few more over the edges. I used versamark ink and clear embossing powder on all four all over to seal them. I think they liked them, well they took one home each and I had the last one!

Dragon Cross Stitch

This cross stitch I did a while ago now but I thought I would put in my blog because I like it, I changed the colours from the original one from red to blue. I have got another one to do but haven't got around to doing it yet.

Altered Dominoes - Wizard

For these dominoes I have used Marvy metallica silver pen and black stazon ink. The wizard is from stamposaurus. I have used twinkling H2o's to colour it in, Snap dragon (purple) and lemondrop (yellow). I stuck on the stars which I already had for a different look. (If you like this idea an decide to stamp on multiple dominoes like this make sure they are all the same height when laid flat, I didn't and it didn't work very well because mine wasn't all the same, but we live and learn from it!!) I didn't have this problem with the dragon.

Another 5 Altered Dominoes!

Here another 5 dominoes, for these I have used marvy metallic pens and sprintz with water and used a sea sponge on four of them and used various stamps and black stazon and clear embossing powder over the top. For the last one I have used red embossing powder all over and triple embossed and stamped the symbols into it using black stazon.

More Altered Dominoes

I was having a play with some more dominoes and decided to do this dragon, I used versamark ink and silver embossing powder and use sakura souffle pens to colour it in and the stamp is from stamposaurus.

Wedding card

This is just to show what the card looks like when standing up!!!
For this card I have made a A4 gatefold card using the easi score board. I have used some silver peel offs for the bride and groom and water coloured them in using whisper strokes pens and added glittler to the brides vail. I mat and layered the groom on blue and silver card. For the bride I mat and layered her on pink and silver card. I then mounted them both on 3d faom pads and stuck other silver peels including the greetings all around. (I wanted it to look like confetti but I dont know if it does!)

For the inside of the card I used the same peel offs but they are as a couple. So we have a before and after kinda thing. I used the same techinque for the bears to colour them as before and mat and layered them on pink, blue & silver card. I stuck more peel offs at the 4 corners and put the bells above and the congrats below with a present in the right hand bottom corner to finish it off.

Psp console card

Another card for a man! For this card I googled the image of a psp console and printed on card 4 times so I could decoupage it. I triple embossed with clear embossing powder and cut the various bits out. The background is using Marvy Metallicas pen with a spritz of water and a sea sponge. For the greeting I used a silver peel off and used a black peel off pen. I am really pleased how it turned out.

Altered Dominoes my first 3

This domino is the very first one I have altered! For this one I have used pergamano pintura paint - red and yellow and mixed the two together and made orange. (It was supposed to look like a sunset but im not it does really lol.) I then used black stazon for the tree image.

For this domino I used pergamano tint turquoise ink and painted it on with a brush. I stamped the swirl stamp using versamark ink and silver embossing powder.

For this domino I used marvy metallics copper pen and a sponge and a spray of water. I dadded a little leaf green pergamano tinta ink with a cotton wool ball. I used stazon ink and the lady from the vintage see d stamps.

My Nanny's Birthday card

For this card I used a see d stamp from the floral set and used versamark ink and black embossing powder. I used whisper strokes pens and water coloured the image in. I used the versamark ink around the edge and used gold embossing powder. Mat and layered with yellow and purple card. For the message I used versamark ink and gold embossing powder and mat and layer with the same colours.

2 Mothers day cards

This card is for my Mum. I have used encore ultimate metallica gold ink and used a swirl stamp for the background. The flower is from one of my oriental stamps and I used versmark and gold embossing powder. I used twinkling H2os for the colour, spiced pumpkin for the petals and irish mist for the leaves, I also edged the card with the same gold ink to finish it off.

This card is for my Mother-in-law for this card I have used my see d floral stamps and stamped the image as a background using black ink. I then stamped the same image on a piece of white card and used my whisper strokes pens to water colour in the flowers. I have my encore ultimate metallic gold ink around the edges, mat and layered it onto yellow and purple card. To finish it off I used some white shrink plastic and stamped the same image using stazon jet black ink and coloured it in using some coloured pencils and stuck it to the card using silicone glue. I ended up with 2 completely diffenerent cards, which is always a good thing.

Shrink plastic keyrings

These are for a friend of mine for her children and partner. I used white shrink plastic and used the ransome alphabet see d stamps and I used brilliance pearlescent coral and pearlescent lavender inks for the girls names. For the boys names I used brilliance pearlescent jade and pearlescent sky blue inks. The dragon is for my friends partner (I haven't left her out, we made it together so she already has it, it's the same dragon with different colour tummy) The stamp is from stamposaurus and I used sakura stardust pens to colour it in. I hope they like them, don't know how long they will last as keys rings, this is the first time I have done them.

Valentines day card for my hubby

This card I made today while my hubby was at work. Cutting it fine I know! I used a swirl stamp and red ink. I Mat and layered some red and back card with red metal heart embellishments and used some cork letters and used red crystal lacquer over the top of the letters to spell love.

3 more oriental cards

This card is using a oriental symbol stamp for the back ground using encore gold metallic ink and another oriental kimono stamp using red brilliance ink. Colour washed it with red and black whisper pens, I used the same stamp on frosted shrink plastic and the same red brilliance ink.

This card I have used a paper cut image and sprayed glued it to the black card and used acetate over the top and used eyelets to keep it in place. (please ignore the reflection, its hard to get it without it on acetate!)

This card is a bit of decoupage for the Geisha girl and using some more oriental stamp which means friendship from crafters companion and used blue and green brilliance inks to get the two tone look and to finish the card off I thought a nice coin and a bit of blue organsa ribbon.

Oriental dragon

Yes another orienatl card, but this is the first one I have done that looks like its coming through the card. For this I have use a dragon stamp and brilliance red ink and used oriental symbols as a background in encore ultimate metallic gold ink. I used the same ink to edge all the ripped and torned edges and rolled them and stamped the symbols in black brilliance ink which mean happy birthday. I am really pleased with this card I hope the person getting this card likes it too!!!

Football Card for a man

This card is for my friends partner, he always goes to home matches at the weekend so I thought I would make him a card with the team colours. (Yeovil town). To make this card I used google to find a picture of a football and printed it 8 times. I cut them in to squares and folded them to make the teabag, I put a black brad through the middle to finish it off. I didnt know if it would work but I am really pleased it did. I cut 3 stripes of green paper and measured where to stick them on to make them equall. I took "football fan" peel offs and drew around them and then coloured them in, in gold metallica sakura pens. Using a stamp for the sentiment with a versamark and gold embossing powder. For the goal! and the footballs I used my boys and toys see d stamps with black ink.

This is the inside of the card and I decided I would do a pop up card. For the inside of the card I thought it would be nice to see the clubs shield though a shield shape so I googled for both of those images. I used the same stamps again for the footballs and the cup and for the 2 footballers I used 2 peeloffs and colour tinted them with a cotton wool ball and green ink and then peeled off the peel off to give a different effect. I hope he likes the card because it took quite a while to do.

Oriental Screen Card

This card is supposed to look like those oriental screens with the geisha girl behind the screen.

For the screen I have used some vellum and drew the lines on with black whisper pen and coloured around the edge.

I used a geisha stamp and stamped the image on to some scrap paper and then stamped onto the card in black ink and I did the same for the symbols to make it look like they are behind the screen.

I used oriental symbols stamps (which means happy birthday) with versamark ink and black embossing powder and used 3d foam pads to mount it on the top.


For the middle of the card I have drawn the same design screen and used the same stamps again and stamped with versamark ink and black embossing powder onto white card and edge the symbols with red brilliance ink.


For the geisha girl I have used a red whisper pen to watercolour her kimono.

I used 3d foam again to both images and tried to stick where they are on the front of the card.

This is just to show what they look when the card is stood up.

Birthday Card for my cousin

For this card I have used a cotton wool ball and blue ink to tint the card and the tag. I have used a Hot of the press template for the Lattice fold and colour tinted the reverse of the card black with a cotton wool ball so that the lattice is two different colours. I used a gold mirror cars behind the lattice and used versamark ink with gold embossing powder for the balloons and the message both are from See D's stamps. For the tag I used a gold eyelet and pulled blue & black ribbon and mounted the tag on 3d foam pads.

For a 2 year Old Girl

This card is for my friend's little girl who will be 2 on Thursday. She really likes Peppa Pig at the moment which of course I haven't got a glue who that was, but I found out to make this card for Niamh.

Retirement Card

This retirement card was for my Mums colleague (Axminster Carpets) who left a couple of week ago now.

I used a swirl stamp by Rhonna Farrier and blue Brilliance ink and used Plain Jane Alphabet See D's stamps on frosted shrink plastic. I cut round the shrink plastic with deckle edged scissors and stuck them down with silicone glue.

Altered Canvas

This is the first time I have painted onto canvas let alone stamped and embossed them.

The inspiration behind these painting are from our recently decorated stairs and landing with a oriental blue border and I wanted some paintings to go up the stairs.

The Peace symbol originally came from a stencil I have had a few years but enlarged it to the size I wanted for the canvas. I painting the symbol in, in black acrylic paint and use my oriental unmounted stamps with versamark ink and silver embossing powder.

This symbol of good luck was also a stencil and enlarged it to the correct size and use the same technique as above.

This symbol of joy was also a stencil which I have enlarged and use the same technique as before.

This Dragon was also a stencil from a few years ago and I just drew round the shapes and painted it in with dark silver acrylic paint (but sometimes it looks gold if the light catches it right.) and found a symbol from the internet that means dragon and painted that the same colour as the dragon. I used my oriental unmounted stamps again with versamark ink and black embossing powder this time. I tried to go for a more masculine piece this time with no floral images.

I really likes dragon but im not sure if this one is my favourite one, Do you have a favourite?

Christmas Atcs

These are the atcs to match the cards below which a couple of people received instead of a card.

Christmas Cards 2007

I know this is a little late to show you all what Christmas cards I sent this for 2007. I really didnt have a clue what to do for everybody, so I made a card using a swirl stamp, a snowman stamp, happy christmas stamp and a snowlafke stamp and some vellum, brads and embossing powder in blue and silver.





I really liked it so I decided i could make a similar card using different colours, I ended up with the other three cards as you can see purple and silver.







Red and gold

Green and gold.