Some Atcs with a Steampunk Theme

I have been in a bit of a Steampunk mood recently and decided I would have a go at drawing some Steampunk Balloons.

I hope you like the ATCs I have made with them.

All of them have stamped or distressed Tim Holtz Distress ink backgrounds.

Thanks for visiting my Blog I hope to do a lot more blogging now the Summer hols are over.

Hope the 1st of September was good to you

((HUGS))

Liz

Late post for WOYWW

Hello to all my lovely followers and an apology - I am sorry I have not been blogging recently but I do hope that this will change over the next few weeks. Watch this space.

I am not close to my craft desk at the mo so will not be showing you that on WOYWW but I have some news to share with you all.

I am chuffed I got my A Level Art result and I received an A* I did not think I had done enough to get the grade so was very shocked.

Here is one of the pieces of work I produced during my final year. It is a piece of abstract Batik work of the two liver birds on top of the liver buildings. I found this hard to do as I had not done anything like this before. I must say I like the resulting piece of work very much.

I wanted to make the images look as if they were in the Mersey and I think this worked.

If you have not been to my blog before, Welcome. If you are wondering what WOYWW is. If you have not already been to this blog then pop over to Julia’s stamping ground and see what everyone is talking about, and visit some fantastic peoples work from all around the world.

Have a great week everyone sending huge (((HUGS))) to all who are in need of one.

I've been Cute

I have been doing cute cards all coloured with promarkers I am very pleased with the results hope you like. Not close to my desk this week but wanted to post on WOYWW as this seems to be the only time I get to my blog these days.

All Lilly of the Valley stamps I love these images.

If you have not been to my blog before, Welcome. If you are wondering what WOYWW is. If you have not already been to this blog then pop over to Julia’s stamping ground and see what everyone is talking about, and visit some fantastic peoples work from all around the world.

Have a great week everyone sending huge (((HUGS))) to all who are in need of one.

Hello folks

I am not posting today from my home in Liverpool I am posting from Northumberland. My OH and I are staying in a gorgeous 5* B&B and are being totally spoilt.
So my work space today is a small table overlooking the grounds, where I have seen rabbits, an owl and many other birds. So for WOYWW today is my laptop and my trusty bits and pieces bag and a stamped and coloured Tatty Button image. Have a good WOYWW everyone.

If you have not been to my blog before, Welcome. If you are wondering what WOYWW is. If you have not already been to this blog then pop over to Julia’s stamping ground and see what everyone is talking about, and visit some fantastic peoples work from all around the world.

Have a lovely week everyone. Hope to see you all again next week in blogland.

WOYWW PIF revealed

Hi Folks

I have heard from the recipient of my PIF that it arrived this morning so I will now reveal what she received.

It is three Trionimoes glued together coloured with Alcohol Inks with a peacock feather stamp, stamped and embossed in silver embossing powder over the alcohol ink then made into a brooch. I enjoyed making this and having some craft time.

One more sleep until my big day!!!!!!! hey ho

2 years of WOYWW

Hello my blogging friends. I did not think I would be able to get here today as lots has happened to me this last week. Some good and some bad the good was that I got my contract from my new job – I have been there 3 months where did that go!!!! The bad was that although I was supposed to be staying on at my old firm until September, last week I was told on Thursday that I would not be needed after Friday oh well at least it means that I will have more time to blog and do some crafting.



On my desk today is one of my latest Liverpool themed paintings I hope you like it, it took me 5 hours to paint, it is watercolour and pen .





If you have not been to my blog before, Welcome. If you are wondering what WOYWW is. If you have not already been to this blog then pop over to Julia’s stamping ground and see what everyone is talking about, and visit some fantastic peoples work. Today WOYWW is 2 years old I have not been here very much this year but I do hope to be around a bit more in blog land. HAPPY BIRTHDAY WOYWW.

WOYWW blogging again

Hello everyone out there hope you are all well and enjoying May. I am happy to say that my new job is going very well I have been there 8 weeks now and the time has just flown by. My A Level Art work is all handed in so I can sit back and relax a little now . Just hope I have done enough work to get a good result oh well not a lot I can do about it now just have to wait for the results.


If you have not been to my blog before Welcome. If you are wondering what WOYWW is If you have not already been to this blog then pop over to Julia’s stamping ground and see what everyone is talking about, and visit some fantastic peoples work.

Today I would like to show you a piece I painted for my course work the topic title for my final assignment was Identify a local boundary so the boundary I chose was the Liverpool Waterfront I was pleased with the result.

I am off out with my Mum for lunch today this is the first Wednesday I have had off for 2 months and the first time I have been out with her in ages. I hope to be back later to see what you have all been up to. Thanks for reading this post and hope you all have a good day.

I hope to pop over to as many blogs as I can this week but if for some reason I don't get to you I am sorry.

Final bit for this post - I cannot go to HSNW this time - boo hoo I have to work I hope all who attend that I normally see there have a lovely day weather you are selling or buying I hope you enjoy I will be thinking of you. I am going to Aintree though so if any of you I normally see there are going maybe we could catch up with a coffee I am going Friday. lv and ((HUGS))

April Hello

Hello to all out there in blog land.

Hope you are all well and enjoying the sunshine!!! and all that spring brings.

Life is busy busy busy at the moment. (sorry this next bit is a bit newsy!!!)

In February I was told I was going to be made redundant - It had been on the cards for some time but it still came as a bit of a shock.

Anyway I have been looking for another job over the last 2 years and have applied for quite a few jobs and not had a reply from any of them. Anyway I applied for a part time job in a new craft shop in a garden centre and got one of the 4 part time jobs going. My old company have decided they want me to stay until they close possibly in September so now I have 2 part time jobs and an A level art to complete but hey ho it is keeping me busy. Unfortunately I have not had any time to play recently - well not at home anyway, I have done some demos at the craft shop and made a few cards crafting and being paid to play!! - oh sorry and being paid to sell products and demonstrate - such hard work it is too - lol!!!! I have uploaded some photos of the workshop I did at Art From The Heart workshop at Harrogate - it was lovely to spend the day there and play with all the lovely Dylusion ink sprays and learn lots of new techniques from the master Dyan herself it was good fun and I loved the little book we made - hope you like it. Well folks I have promised myself I am going to TRY and get on here at least once a month.

Thanks for looking - I hope to be back before Easter but if not here is a card I made this week at work - we had sold out of Happy Easter Peel offs but had lots of alphabets so made this out of scraps.

SIMPLE!!!!!!!

HELLO

Hello everyone out there in blog land - I have not been around for a few months SORRY - lots going on at work and things, but hope to be back on blogging in a week or so - got my last A Level Art module exam starting on Monday 21st March and once that is out of the way I will have some more time to craft. Thank you all for your patience - off to Harrogate this Sunday to do an Art From The Heart workshop sooo looking forward to spending some quality time with my daughter, even if it is only for a few hours.
Anyway folks have a lovely weekend whatever you do. (((((HUGS)))))

PEN FETISH!!!!

Well hello there WOYWW’s it is a few weeks since I was here – lots been going on in my life some good and I am afraid some bad.

First of all the bad my oldest and best friend of 38 years died. I had known my wonderful friend Helen since my first day at senior school. Helen was my bridesmaid and she was my daughter’s god mother. She had been a crafter for a few years too but sadly we never did craft together. She lost her fight with pancreatic cancer on the 17th November she was a strong inspirational loving friend and Mum she was a wonderful brave lady. I will miss her soo much.*Life is too short, be happy in everything you do and live life to the full.*

The Good I have been doing a mural of Nemo for a little boy and it is now finished he loves it and I loved doing it – hope you like it, it took me a couple of weeks –an hour here and an hour there.

Over to my desk as it is today It Is Tidy!!! only because I have been making christmas cards and presents recently so on my desk are a couple I made yesterday the books are covered in embossed grung paper and coloured with Pro markers and then smooshed with Stazon.

In the background you will be able to see on show (now my secret is out!!!!) I have my new storage for my pen fetish!!! I saw this idea a few weeks ago on a few peoples blogs sorry not sure who’s. I thought I would have a go at making some storage for my vast amount of pens in my collection the unit and cd cases are from Tesco the unit should have been £9.99 but it is damaged on the back so I got it for £4 (bargain).

Not all of the Pro Markers are mine I share them with my daughter but all the others are mine all mine!!

Have a lovely day folks and keep warm. Thanks for visiting my blog today I will try and get around to as many of your lovely desks today on WOYWW and if I don’t I am sorry.

For anyone blog hopping who does not know what WOYWW is pop over to Julia’s stamping ground and see what everyone is talking about, and visit some fantastic peoples work.