mdf stamped key holder (home decor2)

Hi again
As i have had a couple of days off i have managed to do quiet a bit of crafting and blogging this was my latest attempt at home decor. The age old problem of finding keys is no stranger to my house so when i sore this mdf key holder blank on an auction site for under a fiver i thought i would give it a go however i had no idea what to do with it so again it sat on my to do list for a bit.  Then inspiration hit ok well we played search for the keys again so i decided i should get going lol.  I painted a layer of white pebo acrylic paint then a layer of blue then another layer of white sanding slightly in between each layer to insure a smooth stamping surface.  I then stamped second generation with a small flock of birds randomly on the background. Then i stamped the compass and lighthouse in black and used a black and blue on the single bird stamp at the same time varying the colours each time i re inked. Then i painted the birds and the lighthouse scene using the distress inks and blotting the image after with some kitchen roll.  Then i finished off around the edges of the key holder using a distresses tool and using the ink colours from the main images. There was still something missing so i added the anchor at the bottom of the lighthouse scene and finished it off by adding some blue ribbon to hang it up with.  Ta dah no more lost keys well maybe for a few days anyway lol happy crafting xx

stamped mdf clock (handmade home decor)

Hi
This is a project that's been sitting on my to do list since i had my craft room re vamped but just hadn't got round to it.  I bought the movement and mdf clock shape from an auction site for under a fiver what a bargain! I painted the base with pebo antique white acrylic paint giving it a couple of coats and sanding in between for a nice smooth surface for stamping.  Marking the numbers out was a bit of a challenge as i wanted to be accurate a clock with the numbers in the wrong place is no good for anyone.  My husband did a bit of research on the net and found each number needs to be marked at 30 degrees but my knowledge of such things is shall we say urmm limited so he made a little diagram on an a4 piece of paper for me and with the help of my daughters protractor we were away.  I decided to use the bees in my sheena douglass paint fusion set for the other numerals.  After stamping the numbers (i used my letters stamps to make the roman numerals) i moved onto the background using a second generation technique for stamping the script onto the background. To get the round shape in the middle i used a bowl lol very high tech and went round it using a thin nibbed pen.  Then i needed to decide on the design for the centre so i drew round the dish again on a scarp of paper to decide how to set it out and where i would need to use masks.  When i was happy i went about re stamping it onto the clock. I must admit this made me a little nervous usually you would just go for it after all its normally only a bit of card you spoil if it goes wrong but after giving myself  a good talking to i realised i could just re paint over it and start again!  Once i had stamped the flowers which again were sheila douglass paint fusion stamps and the gears and pocket watch (free do crafts stamps from the front of there mag) i did a little  colouring using the distress inks i used to stamp them. Then to finish off i edged the clock with the same coloured distress inks. Hope you like it i had real trouble finding images of these stamped clocks completed so hope this one inspires someone else to give it a go if i can do it the most un arty person you will ever meet anyone can.  Happy crafting.

the last few pages of Jasmins card and the box i made to match sorry its took a while to post it but i have been away at my caravan with no internet connection lol xx

hi Guys

This is a multi page birthday card i made for my daughters 12th birthday using do crafts tatty ted cd rom.  I was getting bored of doing the same card shapes all the time so decided to do something a little different.  I used a few 6 ins card blanks and stuck them together using double sided tape. I used copics to edge the backing papers to add the illusion of another layer to the card without the added weight or having to get inky fingers by using my distress ink pads.

The second and third page i personalised the card further and incorporated the meaning of my daughters name onto the backing paper that i created in the do crafts digital design studio.  The letters that spell out her name also came from this cd as did the paper flowers on this page the only thing added was some jems.  Hope you like it so far please see my next blog for the rest of the project. xxxx