Summer Crafts

... ahh, summer weddings ... I've made two special cards ...

one couple are traditional (although their colours are green and purple) ...

Oh Those Lazy Days of Summer.....

June officially kicks off summer and Ranger Ink has another Seasonal Colour Palette Challenge. http://rangerink.com/seasonal-color-palette-june/

Here's my interpretation of Summer Memories using Ranger's colour palette - a birthday card for a special guy.....

... and "yes" I did colour the black and white vintage clipart.

Thanks for visiting, and
Happy crafting
~ Terry ~

June 2013 Tag Inspired by Tim Holtz

Love, love, love this "colour it" tag using distress markers.  Tim included a lot of tips and tricks for using the markers in his tag demo this month.  The background is a mixture of stains, inks and paint - gorgeous!.

The technique is to stamp an image on watercolour paper, colour and blend it with distress markers, then attach it to the coloured tag that is stamped with various images.  I added a spray of Perfect Pearls to finish it off!

Here's my colourful creation (reminds me of our flower garden) ......

Happy crafting :D
~ Terry ~

Princess Dresses

I LoVe garage sales ... Last week I peeked inside a grocery bag at a sale and saw glittery fabric; sure I could use that fabric in a project I added it to my pile of treasures (I got the bag for free).  At home I discovered seven little costumes - all wet, dirty, and torn.  The first order of business was laundry.  They cleaned up not bad - so I ironed them and identified the repairs required.  Some parts had to be removed, others were salvageable, and they all needed a little bling.  I starched the outside materials, rebuilt wings, made ribbon flowers, added lace, ribbon, glitter and sequins and sewed and glued and ..... ta da - here's pictures of the dresses.  (I regret not having taken any "before" pics).

Some little girls are going to be very happy to get this little bundle.

Enjoy your crafting!!

~ Terry ~

My Mona Lisa

Had a lot of fun creating this eclectic multi-media journal page.

Thanks for visiting.
~ Terry ~

Memories of Mom

Hello Bloggers - I wanted to share with you this journal page I finished today.  With Mother's Day fast approaching I was thinking of the Moms who have passed through my life - Mom, Mother-in-law, Grandmothers, Aunties, Great-aunties, Step-Mom, and friends from an earlier generation.
Happy Mother's Day
~ Terry ~