Monday 29 October 2012

NEW SHOP!!!! Shernocky Crafts

Hiya Crafty Friends,


I'm really excited to tell you all about about a friend of mines fabulous new vintage craft shop and workshops!!!
  Shernocky Crafts

Altered writing desk
Altered box
It is situated on the first floor of the fantastic new Traders Outlet, Vintage Arts and Crafts Centre, at 16 The Downs, Altrincham WA14 2PU.

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I am really excited about this as it is the only one of it's kind in the area, and I am really looking forward to booking one of the workshops (Listed below) The problem is which one to choose. There are so many to choose from. I'll keep you updated :)


November


Friday 02/11/12 10:30-12:30pm
Craft and Chat
Come and craft & chat with other crafters! Bring your own projects to work on or buy items from the shop. Plus full use of our workshop tools, etc.
£5pp
Price to be paid in full when booking.

Saturday 03/11/12 10:30-3:30pm (Includes lunch)
Kaisercraft Days ‘Til Christmas
Create a fabulous Christmas keepsake. Class kit includes the Christmas countdown tree, paint, brush, papers & rhinestones – over £17 of product!
Booking closes 5pm Thu 18/10/12
£30pp
Price to be paid in full when booking.

Tuesday 06/11/12 10:30-1pm
Time for Tea – Tea Caddy
Make your own tea bag dispenser!
Booking closes 5pm Tue 30/10/12
£12.50pp
Price to be paid in full when booking

Friday 09/11/1210:30-12:30pm
Craft and Chat
Come and craft and chat with other crafters! Bring your own projects to work on or buy items from the shop. Plus full use of our workshop tools, etc.
£5pp
Price to be paid in full when booking.

Saturday10/11/1210:30-3:30pm (Includes lunch)
Introduction to Flitterglu
Learn how to use Flitterglu & related products to produce spectacular stamped projects. Class kit includes a Flitterglu starter kit & a pre-mounted Indigo Blu stamp – over £25 of product!
Booking closes 5pm Thu 1/11/12
£35pp
Pay in full or secure your place with a £20 non-refundable deposit to be paid when booking

Tuesday 13/11/12 10:30-1pm
Introduction to Stamping
If you’re new to stamping or want to brush up on your skills, then this class is for you. Learn the basics of rubber stamping in this informative class.
Booking closes 5pm Tue 6/11/12
£12.50pp
Price to be paid in full when booking

Friday 16/11/12 10:30-12:30pm
Craft and Chat
Come and craft & chat with other crafters! Bring your own projects to work on or buy items from the shop. Plus full use of our workshop tools, etc.
£5pp
Price to be paid in full when booking.

Saturday 17/11/12 10:30-4:30pm (Bring your own lunch)
Altered Books – The Basics
You’ll learn the basics of book altering & create your own fantastic altered book. Class kit includes book, papers, Take The Time Indigo Blu stamp set, rhinestones & embellishments – nearly £25 in product! Plus full use of our workshop tools, etc.
Booking closes 5pm Mon 5/11/12
£35pp
Pay in full or secure your place with a £20 non-refundable deposit to be paid when booking

Tuesday 20/11/1210:30-3:30pm (Bring your own lunch)
Back to Basics Vintage Christmas Freestyle
We’ll put together the kit – you come & make whatever you fancy with it! Kit will include over £20 of product (papers, embellishments, rhinestones, Stickles & more! Plus full use of our workshop dies, stamps & inks.
Booking closes 5pm Tue 13/11/12
£25pp
Price to be paid in full when booking.
Samples of what we’ve made will be available for inspiration.

Friday 23/11/12 10:30-12:30pm
Craft and Chat
Come and craft & chat with other crafters! Bring your own projects to work on or buy items from the shop. Plus full use of our workshop tools, etc.
£5pp

Saturday 24/11/12 10:30-4:30pm (Bring your own lunch)
Christmas Decorations
We’ll be making some stunning decorations, including stars, mini birdhouses & a fabulous Christmas wreath. All papers & materials included.
Booking closes 5pm Sat 17/11/12
£25pp
Price to be paid in full when booking

Tuesday 27/11/12 10:30-3:30pm (Includes lunch)
Kaisercraft Days ‘Til Christmas
Create a fabulous Christmas keepsake. Class kit includes the Christmas countdown tree, paint, brush, papers & rhinestones – over £17 of product!
Booking closes 5pm Fri 09/11/12
£30pp
Price to be paid in full when booking.

Friday 30/11/12 10:30-12:30pm
Craft and Chat
Come and craft & chat with other crafters! Bring your own projects to work on or buy items from the shop. Plus full use of our workshop tools, etc.
£5pp




Sunday 28 October 2012

It's Spook-tober (Part 4)

Hiya crafty friends,

It will soon be Halloween night and this is my last card of the Cards Galore Spook-tober event.
On each Sunday of this month I have been sharing with you my Halloween cards made with the fabulous Docrafts Creativity Club downloads 

I have to say this is the one I enjoyed making the most. I wanted to make a little monster but make it cute too. So let me introduce you to Milly Monster. She's not scary, is she :)
She was made using the Xcut Scallop Circle dies and punches. And I used some Papermania gems for her little nail polish claws...lol! Well, she is a fashion conscious monster :)

I added the green striped paper to the inside so it could be seen through the aperture (I also think it gives a little hint of Tim Burton's style too, one of my favourite directors)


Are you ready for you close-up, Ms Milly?


I hope you have enjoyed following the Spook-tober event. I know I had fun making them

Thanks


Sunday 21 October 2012

It's Spook-tober!!! (Part 3)

Hiya crafty friends,

Welcome Spook-tober part 3


This is a very simple card to make, and is quite cute seen as the subject matter is spiders...eek!!

These are great if you want to make quite a few of them. 
I used circle dies to cut the body and head, and the eyes were made using a office hole punch. The pupils, legs and web were hand drawn using a purple Artiste Pens





Hope you can visit next Sunday to see the last of my Halloween cards in the Card Galore Spook-tober event :)



Saturday 20 October 2012

"Lets go fly a Kite" - Another Creativity Club Sneaky Peek

Hiya crafty friends,

Well, I have another little sneaky peek for you.

Docrafts Creativity Club will be releasing another fab download collection on Monday. And with me being one of their Design Team Members I've been lucky enough to have been allowed to play with it early


This is why I love the Creativity Club Downloads soooooo much. They really do make your creative juices flow. I will admit I wasn't quite sure what to do at first but as soon as I printed them off it hit me. It's not the style I tend to do, and not to sound too big headed, I'm really pleased how it came out. So it has made me really want to visit this style again in the future. 


I love the cute cloud paper!!

Not only are they  fab backing papers but great for cutting elements too.


I've just treated myself to these gorgeous Anita pearls. As a fellow crafter I know you understand you can get excited over things like flat back pearls...lol...but they are all lovely colours...lol...I know, I know I'm sad...lol!!! :)


Cute little houses!!!




Monday 15 October 2012

It's time for the CG Scrapbook Challenge

Hiya Craft friends!

It's time for the CG Scrapbook Challenge. Where this months theme is:



'Autumn'


All the design team were given a great kit to play with from out sponsor. Who have kindly given us a a prize to give the winner too


If you would like to enter visit


where you will find everything you need to know :)


So here is my DT page, with some photographs I took last year

Can't wait to see all you pages



Sunday 14 October 2012

It's Spook-tober!!! (Part 2)

Hiya crafty friends, 

Welcome to Spook-tober part 2


And my second card using the Creativity Club Halloween download collection.
I used Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink to give the card the orange hue.

I cut the sentiment from the backing paper, as you can see there is so many to choose from :)



I have entered this into these challenges:

Thursday 11 October 2012

Shhhh...do you want a sneaky peek at the Creativity Club's new download collection

Hiya crafty friends,

As I am lucky enough to be a Design Team member over at Docrafts Creativity Club I wanted to share with you a card I have made, giving you a sneaky peek of the new download collection available to club members...that is not due out until Monday!


It's such a cute collection with lots of elements, as well as papers to work with. 


I really love the pockets you get! They are so sweet!
For the card I made I placed some foam pads around the edge of the pocket which allowed me to use it at a pouch, which could be utilised to give birthday money, gifts cards, thin chocolate bars etc.




Tuesday 9 October 2012

I have won some awards!!! :D



Hiya Crafty friends,

I am really hounered to have been given two awards by the lovely Brittany AndersonThe Sunshine Award and The Lovely Blog Award.

Both of these awards come with some rules:
  1. I am to publicly thank the people who gave them to me. 
  2. I am to share some information about myself 
  3. I am to nominate some of my favorite blogs 
  4. I am to comment on their blogs to let them know I’ve awarded them. 

The One Lovely Blog award asks me to share 7 facts about myself while the Sunshine Award has some specific questions for me to answer. The  Sunshine Award questions will effectively cover the 7 facts about me.

  • Favorite color: Blue
  • Favorite animal:  
  • Favorite number: 11
  • Favorite drink: Cherry Coke
  • Facebook or Twitter: Facebook, I also have a graft group on there too :) https://www.facebook.com/groups/221075607981804/
  • Good book or good movie: Hmmmm, hard one to answer. Can I say both :)
  • Giving or getting gifts:  Giving
  • My passion: Crafts
  • Favorite day: Not everyones favourite, but Monday as I go to my craft group on that day :)
  • Favorite flower: Daisies

Well, that's enough about me...lol :)  I would now love to pass these awards to some blogs that have inspired me


Thank you again to Brittany. I am really touched...hugs xxx



Monday 8 October 2012

Design team member's monthly challenge tutorial


Simple Promarker Tutorial


 I am by far an expert in using Promarkers, but over the time I have learnt a few tricks to make my image look a bit more realistic.
Its all about light, when you colour.
Constantly keep in mind where the shadow and highlighted areas will fall on what ever you colouring.
A good exercise to do, is to simply sit...
Sit and look at an object. Look at where the lights falls, what is in shade, and how much difference there can be in the colour on your object.

To become good at colouring, there is only one thing to do...
Practice!!
There is no other way. Stamp/print out a full sheet of images and then just have a play.
Dont worry if you only have a few colours. Shading can be made easy by simply adding layers of the same colours to a small area.
Give it a go, and good luck.

I always make my light come from right to left, so it means my colours are always a bit heavier on the left side of my image, but keep in mind things that are shadowing things below itself.
To make your image a bit heavier, just add an extra layer of the same colour..
Start by colouring the mouse in "cinemon".
Dont worry about leaving white areas at the edges, as it will look realistic when finished.


On the lines made to be his fur, use light strokes of "cocoa".
I have left the ones on his back white still.


Colour in his ears and tail with 2 coats using "blush"
and make it a bit heavier to your left with a 3rd coat.
I have left the right side of his ears white, where the leaf meets his ear.
And also the outer line of his tail.


Cover everything you have coloured so far, in a coat of "blush"
This will blend all together so you wont get any harsh lines.
Still leave your white bits, but make them a bit smaller this time.


Colour his cheeks in 2 coats of "pale pink"


Colour the cherry in 2 coats of "Dusky Rose"
Again, leave a bit of white near the edges.


Colour the cheery's stem in "Cocoa" and the leaf in "Fresh Meadow"
I have left the edged og the leaf white.


Go over the fur bits again using "Cocao" again using light strokes.


Go around the mouse with the "Light grey" to create a shadow behind him.
It will make him stand off the page a bit.
Make the lines around his feet and tummy a bit thicker.
Go over your grey with the "Blender" to avoid harsh lines.

And that is it.
Here is what I did with the image after colouring in:

To create a more natiral look, I used my chalks to colour in around him. It gives a great debth to the image.