It's Tree time...

We're making 3D trees in my class this week at The Craft Barn:
Spring/Summer:

and Autumn:

If you'd like to join us, just follow the link above.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

A Fairy House....

I love making things with tiny details so this Fairy House suited me down to the ground:

It's for a class at The Craft Barn next Saturday 26 August and uses some of the new Tim Holtz stamps and dies.

Here are some close ups of the details:

If you fancy coming along, just follow the link above.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Cubbey holes..

This is a Tando Cubbey that I made for the Craft Barn blog using Kim Dellow PaperArtsy stamps and Imagination Crafts Starlight paints:

These come as kits to make up the separate boxes and you can arrange them as you like:

I decide to use the smallest one like a plant plot. They come with or without apertures - personally I liked the apertures as you can get more depth.

Thanks for looking

Helen

New Home...

Here's a New Home card I made using a Carabelle Studio stamp and hardware from Crafty Individuals:

The image is stamped onto acetate and layered over a brayered background and then highlighted on the back with a white pen.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Scrapcosy Delights.....

.....at The Craft Barn.
On Sunday 23 April we're going to be decorating this lovely box with the new PaperArtsy Scrapcosy stamps:

The dividers inside mean you can use it to store seeds or keep birthday cards or recipes or a list of your stash etc. etc...... Lots of possibilities.

If you want to join in the fun, just follow the link above.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Brushos again....

I found another of my Brusho cards, this time using a straw to create the background. The pumpkin is one of the PaperArtsy Scrapcosy images stamped onto acetate:

Thanks for looking!

Helen

It's Moroccan Lantern time...

at The Craft Barn next Saturday.
We're going to be putting together an MDF kit made especially for you by Tando and rusting and patina-ing it to make it look like old and worn metal:

Can't wait - it's going to be fun.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Bag it....

The theme on the Craft Barn blog this week is 'Bag it..." and I've decorated a kraft bag with Kay Carley's new stamps.
Here's a sneak peek:

Head on over to see the whole project.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Lots of lovely paint and bright colours....

Just up my street!
Next Wednesday in Inky Fingers we're making a Kate Crane Planner where you can record your stash/stamps/techniques or whatever you fancy.
I've gone for DecoArt Mixed Media acrylics, Lin Brown stamps and lots of stencilling etc. Here we go:
Front and back covers (quite restrained!):

and then the dividers - lots of bright colours:

It's going to be fun. So if you'd like to join us at The Craft Barn, just follow the link above.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

More JOFY as promised....

Here are some more pages of my tag book for my class next week:

If you want to come along, just follow the link above.

Thanks for looking.

Helen

JOFY, JOFY, JOFY...

I've had a lovely time creating a card and acrylic tag book for the Inky Fingers group on Wednesday 21 September at The Craft Barn.These stamps - JOFY 45 and 46 - are just so lovely to work with and colour:

The idea is that the acrylic pages can stand alone or overlay the page behind:

I'll show you some more later in the week.

Thanks for looking.

Helen

Stamping on bisque...

I've got a class coming up on Sunday at The Craft Barn in which we'll be stamping on bisque with the lovely Kim Dellow PaperArtsy stamps:

You can see from these that I've played with different effects using transparent and opaque Fresco paints.

You'll get to choose what you stamp on as Sandy's using up all her bisque pieces as she's not going to stock it any more - there are vases, coasters, frames, tiles, a jug etc. if you fancy joining us just go here.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Lynne Perrella and a brayer....

What more could you ask for? Some of my favourite stamps and favourite techniques.

I'm teaching a class for the Craft Barn next week (well The Inky Fingers Club) and they wanted to try out things with brayers, so here we go:

I'll show you some more samples, using completely different stamps, later in the week.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Brushos and Crafty Individuals....

Yes, that's what I'm demoing on Saturday at The Craft Barn Summer Fest and here are a couple of pieces of artwork:

These use Brushos with stencils, but I'll also be showing other techniques and using Crafty Individuals' latest stamps (some fab backgrounds).

There are also lots of other great demos going on, so come along and join the fun.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Demo at The Craft Barn

I had a lovely time on Saturday demoing at The Craft Barn - I was using the new Lynne Perrella stamps and Distress Markers. Here are a couple of easy cards that I made:

These use the Lynne Perrella LPC032 set, which are lovely fine line, quite tall stamps. Very versatile and easy to use.

Talking about The Craft Barn , I've got a class coming up making a Quirky Clock using a Tando kit and, by coincidence, Lynne Perrella stamps! 

It's on Saturday 21 February and uses paints, acetate and lots of staples! Come along and join me if you fancy some fun and a real working clock at the end:

I've also got the second session of my Inky Fingers Club coming up shortly after on Wednesday 25 February in which we're going to be trying out Brushos and when I say trying out I mean just that - every which way but loose. You'll go home with a selection of projects and sample cards with all the techniques. Here's a sneak peek:

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Full of Joy...

Yes, that's the name of my next class at The Craft Barn on Saturday 29 November.
We're going to be decorating  these large letters to make a Christmas bit of artwork for your mantelpiece that you can keep getting out for years to come:

I've chosen a turquoise, red and green colour scheme, but you can choose whatever colours you like, so if you fancy coming along and having some fun, just follow the link above!

Thanks for looking!

Helen

It's Christmas!

There's a lovely Christmas demo at The Craft Barn on Saturday with about seven demo'ers. There'll be all sorts of Christmas card ideas, so come along and have a look.
I'm demoing with the Woodware stamps and Cosmic Shimmer Shimmer paint - here are a couple of sneak peeks:

Hope to see you there!

Helen