Friday Freebie Autumn is in the air

Can you believe it's nearly September? Where has the summer gone? Well, here in Scotland it never really arrived this year, but now Autumn is definitely in the air....
It's my favourite season, so I thought I would design some bits and pieces you can use in your Autumn/Fall projects over the next few weeks. This week three altered postcards.

Full sheet jpeg

 Below the same images as individual pngs

Like always thanks are due to all the kind people that provide freebies for us to use: The Graphics Fairy, Bumble Button, Magic by Moonlight and others.

Artistic Stamper give away second chance!!

Hello everyone
Some of you may remember that there is a big celebration going on over at the Artistic Stamper. On two accounts, Jennie the boss has just opened a brick and mortar shop in Kent, but the give aways going on are in connection with the second anniversary of the creative team blog. Each of the DT member are giving away a set of stamps randomly chosen from comments left either on the DT Blog or on their own blogs. Winners will be announced on September 7, so as a reminder, these are the stamps I am giving away:

 and

Now for my second project:

I decided to make a notebook to write down my creative ideas before I forget them again. Full instruction are on the DT blog. Here are a few more close ups

This is the back.
All stamps used are from the Artistic Stamper.

So, just to recap, to be in with a chance to win both of these sets, leave a comment here, to have two chances head over to the DT Blog and leave a comment there too and for those many lovely people that left me comments last time already, you'll be in with 4 chances!

Friday Freebie

Hello everyone and first of all, welcome to all my new followers again! I really appreciate all the comments you leave me!
Here is this week's little freebie offering, An envelope with 4 note cards. In the age of email it's more and more rare we actually write a letter but a bunch of note cards always comes in handy I think. I have left plenty of space to do your own inking and/or stamping.

Full collage sheet. For the envelope just score and fold along the scoreline and glue together

 Here are all the bits as individual png if you want to print them individually or re-size.

Here you can see a sample of the envelope and note card printed and made up, I printed it out on vanila card stock and then mounted one of the note cards onto some craft paper and added some inking and a tiny bit of stamping.

Dare I show it?

Hmmmm, rather a silly title for a post, because obviously if I didn't dare I wouldn't be posting now would I? The thing is I have started on my Christmas projects (ouch, - it is only August....) but the other thing is, I have a little time now still and there is so much coming up, so here goes: A couple of cards and the start of yet another commissioned mini book....  The papers I am using are Graphics 45 Christmas Emporium and Bo Bunny Noel

Mini book cover

Outside of tag holder to fit on first page

Inside of tag holder

Christmas card using a technique my team mate Sylvia demonstrated on the Spellbinder blog about 10 days ago, stamps used are from Crafty Secrets

Tag card using G45 Christmas Emporium papers and Bo Bunny Noel

Tag to go inside, stamp is from Waltzing Mouse

Guest designing for Calico Craft

Hello everyone. I am excited to share that I have been invited to be guest designer for Calico Craft for the month of August. Today's project is a little mini made with two beer mats for covers and the inside pages are made from Kraft Card. The papers I used are from Graphics 45 A Ladies' Diary.
Here are some further images from the inside of the mini book

For full instruction on how to construct this mini, please head over to the blog and of course if you leave me a comment that wil be much appreciated!! Oh and if you don't know their shop, you should check it out, they have some great stuff particularly for people who love altering stuff!

Friday Freebie

Hi everyone
Freebies will be back on a Friday again, though possibly not every week depending on how busy I am with other things. This week however, there is one and here it is. An other collection sheet with a vaguely Parisien theme. Enjoy and welcome to all my new followers, you are all much appreciated!!

Full jpeg sheet to print on thin card, cut and use as you please.

 Below are individual pngs if you want to resize, play with digitally, or use as is of course. In most cases I have put imagery slightly off centre to leave space for you to add things. I will put one sample of this right at the bottom.

4 x 4"

ATC

The little child on this one came from the wonderful Terri Kahrs of Pringle Hill Studios The little bird was an other freebie found a long time ago, don't think it was the Graphics Fairy this time, but not absolutely sure anymore I'm afraid.

Busy making flowers

 Been making quite a few flowers. Nothing much to say about them other than most of them were made using Spellbinder dies, LOVE their flower dies!

The little roses in the center were bought from Wild Orchid Craft

Layered Poinsetta, cut from vellum

Rose Creations

Spiral Blossom

Spiral Blossom and Rose Creations combined, these are quite large.

Anniversary Giveaway part 1

Hello everyone
Two posts on one day and both give you the chance to win something!!
The Artistic Stamper Design Team Blog is celebrating its second anniversary, and each designer will offer the opportunity to give away stamps. I have chosen two stamp sets, here they are:

All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post over at the blog there to be in with a chance. If you leave a comment here too you are in with two chances!! I will pick winners at the end of the month and will announce them then.

So here is a project I created using the stamps:

A full description of how I made it is over on the Artistic Stamper blog
It's a box just the right size to hold an altered spoon that I made

I hope you'l help us celebrate by leaving comments. Other designers have done give aways too, so do head over, many chances to win. I will be offering another opportunity to win my chosen sets on the 27th.