Just a quick post to say thanks to everyone who came to our open Weekend… really good to see old friends and new. ( not actually old but you know what I mean !) i was amazed that we had visitors from all over..Derby, Sutton Coldfield, Leicester, our pal Barbera made her trip from far flung Felixstowe , and our first visitors were from Cambridge!
Thanks to Pat , the team Tash, Katy , Fran and Leonie …
Some piccies……
leonie had fun with the moulds, hearty and Gleams!
will put more up later….
Gosh , where does all the time go!
I have been working hard aswell as all the craftynotions team and our good friend Pat getting us in fine fettle for the open weekend on Sat /Sun. You will be able to see how we are progessing.We do know that some people are bringing Picnics with them … just hope there are a few spare sausage roll s …hint hint!! and we are really looking forward to seeing Leonie on Sunday. Sadly her scheduel meant she can’t be with us on Saturday …
My woyww is the residue of some projects I’ve been working on.hello to all the woyww people I have missed you over the last month of my self imposed work hibernation.
sewing stuff on my big desk
bondaweb ,paint and the messy stage before I got it all tied away!
just some of the twiddlebitz
a neat disply of some of te inkpads we have
One of our isles filled with temptingcrafty and creative goodies!
Gosh I couldn’t believethat nearly a month has gone by since I last posted!
I have been working really hard on the new book ,I am tantalising close to getting all the major pieces done .
Also we are getting ready for our open weekend on Sat2nd and Sun 3rd July…sorting out the bargins , clearing the decks for everyone …. pat is demoing on Sat and Sun morning and Leonie is with us on Sunday and I will be doing some demo-ing aswell. We are already getting emails from people far and wide who are coming so it will be nice to see you all.
If you get the craftynotions Newsletter you will have seen that I was going to be on the local radio station ( newark Bounday sound)… well we got and email last Thursday to say the station was going off air due to circumstances beyond control . So I didn’t get to broadcast… However I got an invitation to talk on Radio Nottingham on the Marc Dennison show on Thursday at about 3.20…. so If you really want to listen to me just have a look at the web site www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham
Anyway , I will get back in the grove and start posting more often …..and now I have a new camera … and when I have got to grips with it ! I will post some piccies .
Over the last few months, I have had several mails from crafty friends and those who cannot attend the big stamp group that I hold here in Newark every month.
So I am doing the tutorial from one of the sessions. There is a link to a truly good deal on the items and stamps used in the class.( a whopping £7 + saving!)
All the goodies in the Big Stamp kit ..see the link to purchase it
So to begin!!
This is what we did …..Using a Hampton art stamp,paper, dress punch and dotties.
We also used brilliance inks , glitter puff and a few rainbow drops. Some of the group also bring some of their own bits and bobs.
printed with the wonderland tre stamp with brilliance ink . The back has a direct top paper technique...just smoosh the ink pad over the surface )
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Punch out at least 8 dress/petals and as you can see you need to round off the topdress to form the tabs that will allow you to glue the petal down
using a wetted paint brush pick up some colour from the brilliance pad and paint along the edges
bend the tab over and curl the petal either as an inny or an outy petal... I have rolled these as an outy so they curl away from the centre. Then with a small amount of clear drying glue.Glue the tabs down to overlap each other
The centers were finished with a big dot of Dotties and the addition of a rainbow drop into the center.A little glitter puff was puffed onto the centerFlower made the same way but with deeper tones.The Brilliance ink print had an edging of a blue memento ink to give a deeper tone .
Detail showing the blue stickles added to give a little sparkle to the petal edges.The center is a small round circle of black card with blue stickles and a rainbow drop.A multilayer petal flower on a decorated canvas.
The following images are from the canvas that was made for the workshop.
The outer wooden frame was coloured directly with a brilliance pad and a piece of the pre-printed paper was cut and inserted into the frame .The canvas part of the frame was then directly coloured with the ink pad and the randomly printed withe the stamp in a dissimilar colour.The crafters shape was then covered with apaitite jewelemamels …and the stamp pressed into the moulton surface .I used just 2 layers of the thermo crystals , so no need for triple embossing!.The flower is a doublelayerd flower and each petal was snipped to give a more raggedy effect. The colour enhancement was done with a copic marker. I love copic markers , we have them for sale but with the web site being changed over I am not sure if they are there at the moment.I know that the marking has been firece for the pro-markers but the copics were always seen by draughtsmen/designers as the better tool.
A double layered flower with a little more work with the coloring added to a small frame .The decorative panel has been embossed using the colourful thought s emamels ( apatite) and the wonerland trees stamp.Assembled and adorned with dotties and a little mauve stickles.Detail of the flower showing the raggedy edge floer form.the edged of the frame have been enhanced with dotties and mauve sparkles .the centre of the flower is a circle of black card and a drailnbow drop in a small 'blob'of mauve stickles
Edges ....also detail of the deep embossed stamped plaque
Double layer flower made using the pre-printed paper and the edges accented with brilliance and copic markers.Randomly printed backgroundand finally a tea-bag foldusing squares puched from both preprinted and hand stamped papers. the 3d motif is ona pocketcardwhich has torn printed papers and stamped papers added to it
detail of the teabag folded element.
At the Big stamp group we don’t generally make cards , we just explore the possibilies of stamps and do something a little different. Th elements that we made in this workshop can be used for card making scrap booking , or for journels and of course for adorning our walls ( our american friends call this home decor!)
And finally my rather choatic workspace … Iam working on some stitch samples for my next book. My mmachines had to go for a little rest and recouperation at the repair shop. They have come back fully rested and raring to zoom away.!
Workdesk with stitch samples
It hardly seems a week since my last post ..
a fabric waiting to be stitched....printed with colurful thoughts paints and a little bit of gilding
gilded, stenciled , printed, and waiting to be further adorned!
and finally Dave who has been on holiday and when he has been delivering he managed to evade the camera! so for those of you who have missed his monthly appearances …Dave the Postman!!
Dave the Postie...posing for the month of May !
I am talking to the Stafford Embrioderers guild this evening .If any one reads the blog today from the guild do let me know ….and if you do and you say the password then you will be given a little bit of Blog candy! the password being ….’book worm ‘.
have a happy crafty sort of day ….
Not just my desk this week …I/we have just had a very creative morning with the Big Stamp group and the pictures of the big desk and all the ladies work
The big Stamp group The big desk , full to bursting with ceative possibilies
Silvias art works...we all loved this piece.
karens pieces.......
the following are some of the work from the show on Create and Craft yesterday… I was confused with the dates …things were changed as was the presenter ..who was a nice chap called Dean.
dimentional resist with gold mica added on a 3x3 creative shape,added to the 2 part canvas and frame set. THe frame was painted, and gilded
A karantha stamp flower. on a gilded background...jewel dots glued to the crafters creative shape .. they twinlke and shine .
What are jewel dots .. I can hear you musing . Well , they are a small shiney dot gold , copper ,silver and the gorgeous clear irridecent…they are heat resistent up to about 140/160 degrees so this means they can be added/layered to angelina and ironed. they can be added to polymer clays as well as glue they can be added to adhevise strips etc
I am so disorientated withe the days , with the bank holidays and the show yesterday and not being in my little sarah-land routine !! I have had to have my damaged digit re-dressed today … boy was it sore, and has my feeling of ‘being a soppy date’ deminished .. no!!
I am uploading some of the samples and art from yesterdays show . I am also going to be on at 10am on May 3rd. lots of new crafting items for the show .
Craftynotions is at the textile and Bead Fair at the John Innes Centre , Norwich on Sunday. (10-4ish) I will be demoing all day but don’t know what at the moment …. may well be how to slice ham efficiently !! but it it a lovely creative event with exhibitions and I believe a few workshops .
Also , our open weekend with special guests to demonstrate will be the first Sat and Sun in July ….there will be loads of bargins..
tulip mould with a butterfly moulded from friendly plastic. The frame has been painted with colourful thoughts acrlics and the crackle glaze applied. not finished yet but getting there
Dotties adding dotties to plain printd papers ... you can never have enough dots!!
Frame with crackled creative shape in the middle with a mixed colour 'Hearty' air dry clay floral feature as the focal of the canvas. A few dotties around the frame . Like alot of the work shown not quite finished but nearly there.
Dragonfly from the Jeans pocket stencil from Crafters workshop. the flight of fancy is accented with some tiny dragon fly charms I had. frame is painted and crackled and is waiting for some dotties and alittle Gleam... this will be in the show on tuesday at 10am.....
If anyone is able to , do email in ….The presenter is Andy..
I am now going to have a cup of coffee, and rest my poorly digit
A puffy hand and digit!!
Well, I feel extremely sorry for myself!
The reason being I am suffering from a very silly incident that could very well have been avoided if I had had put my cutting ham on a spiked board!yes you guessed instead of slicing the gammon ham(good flavour) I sliced myself!!
A very urgent visit to the accident and emergency…we may moan about the NHS but when we need them they are there. I am stitched, dressed and trying to do the show samples and I have decided to stop and just take some time as I said to feel sorry for myself! Stupidity being the biggest thing I need to deal with!! and wrestling with a plastic bag over my hand to wash….grrr!!!!!
Anyway , the show is on Wednesday at 10am and also at 5pm.As you know the shows can be seen on the web,telly or catch up tv. However I may not get as much preparation done as I would like to !!
dotties samples
tulip mould ,hopefully it will be fully crafted by Wednesday
Just hope that the weather stays as good as it has been, although the thunderstorms have been quite spectacular . Spot our cat does not like thunder and is a ‘sit on your lap cat’ when it happends
I seem to be have been away from Craftynotions base for ages .I have been teaching and talking around the country and we have just got back to base from the quilt and Embroidery show at Uttoxeter. WE had a really lovely few days , bright sunshine and the landscaping around the race course where the show was held was beautifully adorned every where with trough full of really vivid coloured pansies.
The show had some beautiful exhibits and if you didn’t manage to make it this year out it in you diary for next year , well worth a visit.
The piccies are of some of the pieces I was demo-ing , i too k the opportunity to do things that I need to make for the principle sections in the book I am doing … all my pieces should be done on time but I am starting to go into a slight panic mode( this is a normal part of the process!!)
anyway these pieces will be added into a chapter on the use of Friendly plastic.
Friendly plastic elements for my book, made at the weekend
I still haven’t got another camera yet , but I have acquired a Flip!
We’ll be at the Embroidery & Quilt Show 2011 this weekend in Uttoxeter. For a chance to win some goodies be the first person to mention the daily prize password! There will be a password a day so check here before you leave!
Fridays Password = nincompoop
Saturdays Password = antidisestablishmentarianism
Sundays Password = aardvark
