Gothic galore!

I've been meaning to post these pics all week, but just haven't had a chance.
I took the Gothic Christmas class on Saturday up at the Craft Barn and we had a great day.
Everyone got stuck in (literally, in the case of the carpet tape - sorry Neil for the sticky scissors!) ... inking, painting, crackling, embossing and lots of glorious Lynne Perrella.
People chose their own colours and we tried both Frantage Gold and Taupe embossing powders as well as the copper.
Here goes with the pics - some of them didn't come out too well (flash and glossy card don't mix too well!) but I've put them in anyway::

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Craft Barn Gifts under £10.

The Craft Barn blog has been giving ideas for gifts you can make for under £10 and I had two in there on Friday (Yes, I know I'm a bit late!)
The first uses one of those bisque plaques, which are fantastic for stamping on:

And the second is a Stampbord bag charm:

These both use PaperArtsy Hot Picks stamps and Distress Reinkers.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

In the bleak mid winter....

Well, hopefully not so bleak as I've added a little 'Festive Sparkle' to my robin card:

These are for the Crafty Individuals blog challenge - pop on over and have a look!

Thanks for looking!

Helen

A little bit of Sparkle...

Here's my first offering for the Crafty Individuals Challenge 'Festive Sparkle':

In fact this is my first Christmas card this year!
Go on over to the Crafty Individuals blog and enter the challenge - you never know, you might win, and even if you don't your entry will qualify you for a 25% discount voucher!

Thanks for looking!

Helen

PS They;'ve also got some new stamps out here.

Demo day at the Craft Barn

Or should I call it 'Demolition' Day at the Craft Barn  as I managed to spill the water in my non spill pot over everything - I was actually aiming for Jo Firth Young who was sitting next to me, but sadly I missed!
We had a great day demoing though, it was a laugh a minute! I don't think they'll put the two of us next to each other again - in fact we'll probably be sat on our own at opposite ends of the shop!
Many thanks to all who came to visit - it was lovely to see you.
My next event is my Gothic Christmas class and I'm going to give you a sneak peek of one of the things we'll be making using the new Lynne Perrella Christmas stamps:

Don't you just love that gothic arch shape - it's a new one that Di from Tando made especially for the class.
If you are coming to the class, I would bring an apron and an old credit/plastic card for plastering on the crackle paint.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Sewing Room Sign

Here's a bisque door sign that I've made with some of the PaperArtsy Haberdashery stamps:

Come along to the Craft Barn on Saturday and see this plus all the other demos going on!

Thanks for looking!

Helen