12 Tags of Christmas 2010 - Brief Interlude!

Sorry folks but for the rest of the 12 tags of Christmas I'm going to be AWOL!

Don't all shout at me at once!!!!!! ;)

Bad timing I know but you see I'm probably stuck on a train station as you read this on the way to visit friends.

It has been planned for some time as.....well....it 's my birthday and I could not face the thought of being at home this year :(

It's always been a special time of year having a December birthday..but all things must change.

(For those of you new here through the 12 tags....my husband passed away in May and I am still going through major readjustments in my life)

I'm sure you will continue to use this link to visit all the tags being posted in my absence and I will still be popping along to leave those comments....I am so thrilled to see everything that is being created......Internet connection willing of course ;)

Oh! Just an aside...........this has proved to be much bigger than I ever thought....although to be honest I did not think about it at all! I only wanted to make it easier for myself to hop around! LOL
....dill weed me....did not think there would be all these people wanting to do the same!
.....I WILL comment on each and every one.....eventually! I'm up to 260 at the minute....I do hope I have not missed anyone....unfortunately I have an awful feeling I might! Wowser!...and even if I have to continue commenting all through my Christmas break I'll come visit you all ;)

I will be absolutely champing at the bit to finish those tags when I return and to help me and no doubt the rest of you out there that still have tags to do....I'm leaving the linky open a little longer than the 12 days and posts will be allowed up until midnight Thursday 16th GMT.

I'll ask Mr Random to choose the lucky winner of my candy then.

....sorry still not sure what exactly is in that yet...but my pile keeps growing!!

So.......TTFN!

xoxo Sioux

P.S. If I can't get to an Internet connection the linky may be appearing beneath this post and a scheduled post tomorrow and Saturday......I can't seem to make it a permanent sticky unless I change the date on it every day!!! But who knows......the peculiarities of Blogger
Thanks!

12 Tags of Christmas 2010 - Day 8

I've put a stickie post up with an attached thumbnail linky thingy for anyone who wants to play along with the Splinter Group again this year!

I thought we all could add a link to the specific blog post of each tag and then it will make it easier to hop around to share the joy LOL

Here is T!m's 8th tag with all the instructions.

Here is my tag for today ;)

Not a bit like Tim's........I have my reasons! Mainly 'cos I have not got the stuff!! LOL
...used the iron fence mask for this using frayed burlap and over stamped with brushed corduroy.....I did not really want the black like T!m's
....stamped the snowman using white paint dabber and masked
....stamped and masked all the other elements and then added the background colour
...the white dabber did not do a fabby job so I went over the snowman with a Sakura jelly roll white pen.....what a load of !$** that is.
..although I have to say the photo does not make it look that bad ;) !!!
....made the banners using Serif Draw Plus and printed off....adding white buttons with a bow made from red raffia...the snowman was looking decidedly ghostly so that's how come the banners say Christmas Spirit.......it's got nothing to do with my Cava drinking!!! HOL

Thanks for looking! ;)

....Keep having fun ;)
....and.........Keeeeeeeeep stamping!

To celebrate the amazing tags being shared from all over the world

Jennie The Artistic Stamper is going to add more prizes to the pot as well as the original goody bag full of T!m stuff to some lucky people who share a tag using the linky post.
..so the more tags you share the better your chances are :)
This will be drawn by random after the end of T!m's 12 Tags of Christmas.
....is that not super generous? :)
Thanks Jennie! More about that from Jennie herself over on her blog.

DON'T FORGET that during the 12 tags of Christmas she has a special offer on for everyone who orders at the web shop just type in the word "12 tags" in the coupon voucher box at checkout and you will get 12% off!
And that's not all you will also get 12 T!m tags free too! A-maze-ing!

xoxo Sioux

12 Tags of Christmas 2010 - Day 7

I've put a stickie post up with an attached thumbnail linky thingy for anyone who wants to play along with the Splinter Group again this year!

I thought we all could add a link to the specific blog post of each tag and then it will make it easier to hop around to share the joy LOL

Here is T!m's 7th tag with all the instructions.

Here is my tag for today ;)

Today?...Today I  was not going to be defeated! LOL
...I had sticky canvas wooo hooo! :)
...used DI's to colour the canvas and Tattered Angels sprays topped off with the gorgeous Ranger Perfect Pearls Pearl spray....don't think the rock candy distress seems quite blingy enough might add something else later ;)
....because I don't have the embossing folder...or indeed an embossing machine to emboss it with!! I just used a ball embossing tool on the tag over a pricking mat to get the woodish look...not as eye popping as the T!m version...but it's my version!
...because of this the background took more colour than T!m's and I did not want the flourish to be as dark or it would have got lost so there is hardly any inking on it!
I used an Artistic Stamper mini calligraphic script stamp for the T!m letters that Joanne kindly gave me. :) Thanks

....Keep having fun ;)
....and.........Keeeeeeeeep stamping!

To celebrate the amazing tags being shared from all over the world

Jennie The Artistic Stamper is going to add more prizes to the pot as well as the original goody bag full of T!m stuff to some lucky people who share a tag using the linky post.
..so the more tags you share the better your chances are :)
This will be drawn by random after the end of T!m's 12 Tags of Christmas.
....is that not super generous? :)
Thanks Jennie! More about that from Jennie herself over on her blog.

DON'T FORGET that during the 12 tags of Christmas she has a special offer on for everyone who orders at the web shop just type in the word "12 tags" in the coupon voucher box at checkout and you will get 12% off!
And that's not all you will also get 12 T!m tags free too! A-maze-ing!

xoxo Sioux

12 Tags of Christmas 2010 - Day 6

I've put a stickie post up with an attached thumbnail linky thingy for anyone who wants to play along with the Splinter Group again this year!

I thought we all could add a link to the specific blog post of each tag and then it will make it easier to hop around to share the joy LOL

Here is T!m's 6th tag with all the instructions.

Here is my tag for today ;)

Today?...Today I  held my hands up and admitted defeat! LOL
...Toooooo much I have not got.....toooooooo much that would take tooooo long to recreate in a round about way......so today I went with a completely stamped tag but still tried to capture the essence.
 ;) I just knew that darned reindeer would turn up!!! HOL

I had to use a smaller tag than I have been using up to now to keep the proportions looking o.k.
....stamped the trees from the mini set in DI's peeled paint and brushed sage and masked.
....stamped the Papermania deer in Archival black.
I'd already used the T!m sentiment on yesterdays tag...so changed it for the Artistic Stamper one from mini Christmas 1
...I decided to use a metal word that I've had in my stash for a long time...it was free with a magazine I seem to remember ;).
....Keep having fun ;)
....and.........Keeeeeeeeep stamping!

To celebrate the amazing tags being shared from all over the world

Jennie The Artistic Stamper is going to add more prizes to the pot as well as the original goody bag full of T!m stuff to some lucky people who share a tag using the linky post.
..so the more tags you share the better your chances are :)
This will be drawn by random after the end of T!m's 12 Tags of Christmas.
....is that not super generous? :)
Thanks Jennie! More about that later from Jennie herself over on her blog.

DON'T FORGET that during the 12 tags of Christmas she has a special offer on for everyone who orders at the web shop just type in the word "12 tags" in the coupon voucher box at checkout and you will get 12% off!
And that's not all you will also get 12 T!m tags free too! A-maze-ing!

xoxo Sioux

12 Tags of Christmas 2010 - Day 5

I've put a stickie post up with an attached thumbnail linky thingy for anyone who wants to play along with the Splinter Group again this year!

I thought we all could add a link to the specific blog post of each tag and then it will make it easier to hop around to share the joy LOL

Here is T!m's 5th tag with all the instructions.

Here is my tag for today ;)

Now don't look too closely at the crackle effect! 'Cos it's not crackled LOL
I liked the red and green combo on T!m's tag today but do I have green crackle?
Do I heck as like!
...I know....I thought.....I'll try colourising my white picket fence crackle with a bit of green Adirondack acrylic paint.......It does not work let me tell you....so don't bother trying it unless you want the effect I got which sort of looks like a piece of old wood! In the end I kind of liked it!!
Serendipity? ;)
....I did not have any white UTEE....I know can you believe it LOL! So used some pearl instead....not quite the effect of old fashioned French enamelled numbers!
I'd already used the only T!m Santa I have on yesterdays tag...so changed it for the Artistic Stamper one from mini Christmas 1
...T!m's holly had to be good old fashioned glue and glitter
...The metal flower parts I made from a tomato paste tube (washed of course!) thanks so much for that idea Laura ;)...no distress in green or red so used normal verdigris on the leaf and a pink distress I had on the flower.....I coloured it after with a bit of DI aged mahogany ;)
...Ooh! The music was a free download from The Craft Stamper web site....it's come to my rescue more than once....thanks for that :)
....so glad I was not at work again for that one! Still fun though ;)

Thanks to everyone who is sharing here and hope you are all having as much fun as I am....sorry if I'm a bit tardy in commenting on your tags but there are more to comment on than I ever imagined.
.....but I will get there!!

DON'T FORGET!

Jennie The Artistic Stamper is going to give away a goody bag full of T!m stuff to a lucky person who shares a tag using the linky post.
..so the more tags you share the better your chances are :)
This will be drawn by random after the end of T!m's 12 Tags of Christmas.
....is that not super generous? :) Thanks Jennie!
While we are on the subject I'm adding a separate prize too!
Don't know what it is yet but it I'll try and make it extra special to thank you all for playing along ;)

xoxo Sioux

12 Tags of Christmas 2010 - Day 4

I've put a stickie post up with an attached thumbnail linky thingy for anyone who wants to play along with the Splinter Group again this year!

I thought we all could add a link to the specific blog post of each tag and then it will make it easier to hop around to share the joy LOL

Here is T!m's 4th tag with all the instructions.

Here is my tag for today ;)

Today I decided to be a rebel!
..well....it's sort of expected of someone who sets up a splinter group don't you think? ! HOL

About the only thing the same as T!m's is the attempt at the facet and the bling at the bottom!
I did not have any blues that were dark enough for the technique..well I've only got one blue anyway and that's stonewash and I tried it but it did not look right!
So taking into consideration I only had a couple of things the same and that the tags are going to be displayed on my china dresser I changed the colour combo 'cos I felt like it!! LOL
I went with the glittery facet technique 'cos T!m did say it was all about the embellishment ;)

..put too much gunge on and it oooozed out all over the place ;)...had those facets a while and have not had the courage to do more than admire them so far..you know how it is? :)
Stamped the Santa and masked him and inked the background with DI antique linen and victorian velvet.
...added an Artistic Stamper holly image from mini Christmas 1 down one side in a combo of peeled paint and bundled sage and added glitter to the berries
...used the T!m stencil type metal letters for "It's Christmas" sponged in fired brick
...T!m corner scroll stamped in pumice stone and Santa lightly coloured with Di's using cut & dry pens
....so glad I was not at work today for that one! But fun all the same ;)
Am I forgiven? LOL

Also....while I'm here......I can't believe the number of people joining in.....it's amazing....it's unexpected.....it's Fab-U-lous as Craig would say (that's one of the judges on Strictly Come Dancing here in the UK at the minute for our overseas friends ;))
Thanks everyone and hope you are all having as much fun as I am....sorry if I'm a bit tardy in commenting on your tags but there are more to comment on than I ever imagined.
.....but I will get there!!
DON'T FORGET!

Jennie The Artistic Stamper is going to give away a goody bag full of T!m stuff to a lucky person who shares a tag using the linky post.
..so the more tags you share the better your chances are :)
This will be drawn by random after the end of T!m's 12 Tags of Christmas.
....is that not super generous? :) Thanks Jennie!
While we are on the subject I'm adding a separate prize too!
Don't know what it is yet but it I'll try and make it extra special to thank you all for playing along ;)

xoxo Sioux

Journey for The Artistic Stamper

I'm sharing a card today over on the The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog
...it's a card for a man....you know how tricky they can be!! LOL

Curious? Then just hop on over to The Creative Team Blog for all the details.

Thanks for looking and happy stamping
xoxo Sioux

12 Tags of Christmas 2010 - Day 3

I've put a stickie post up with an attached thumbnail linky thingy for anyone who wants to play along with the Splinter Group again this year!

I thought we all could add a link to the specific blog post of each tag and then it will make it easier to hop around to share the joy LOL

Here is T!m's 3rd tag with all the instructions.

Here is my tag for today ;)

I thought today might be easier seeing as Joanne had sent me a die cut of the bird.
..thanks so much!
How wrong can you be!!!!
I have been at this since I got home at 5...not even a break for a coffee and it's nearly 9 now!
However.........I'm very happy with this tag :)
Had to work through my lunch hour so not even a bit of prep possible today.

It all went pear shaped with the birdie.......I don't have the tissue tape so stamped T!m's music stamp from the mini set onto tissue paper and cut up in strips them fixed it to the bird with PVA glue......so far so good....waited for it to dry and added alcohol ink....so far so good....added the rock candy and something odd happened.....it just would not set and it went all runny and cloudy too....in the end I wiped it off put some glossy accents on and added a bit of glitter to it! That was a lot of wasted time!
Spent some time trying to find a tree and then this Paperartsy one jumped out at me LOL
No splatter stamp again so used my trusty piece of foam packaging....worked a treat ;)
....made the flower by stamping an Artistic Stamper script stamp on tissue paper and roughly tearing out in circles...scrunching and layering
....the old fashioned image is from The Graphics Fairy ssbfl...thanks Karen!
...not a big fan of tinsel so used some different ribbons across the bottom
....nearly gave up with the greenery under the birdie....I was stumped
...then Bing! why not cut up a bit of old dry foam cleaning cloth lingering under the sink!
...tore it in little bits and inked it with DI peeled paint
Wowser yet another marathon!

DON'T FORGET!

Jennie The Artistic Stamper is going to give away a goody bag full of T!m stuff to a lucky person who shares a tag using the linky post.
..so the more tags you share the better your chances are :)
This will be drawn by random after the end of T!m's 12 Tags of Christmas.
....is that not super generous? :) Thanks Jennie!
While we are on the subject I'm adding a separate prize too!
Don't know what it is yet but it I'll try and make it extra special to thank you all for playing along ;)

xoxo Sioux

Trees for SCD

Yes it's Friday folks! It's my choice at SCD this week and I've chosen "Trees" as the prompt to make those tags with ;)
Yes one of my most favourite things to make.....Tags! Yeh!

Seeing as it's December I thought you could use Christmas trees if you feel the need LOL.
....but of course any sort of trees are just fine :)
Here is my tag

I love those T!m trees so much I had to stop myself stamping!

Dragged DI's old paper - scattered straw and shabby shutters across the tag
...stamped the lamp post and coloured with black soot and masked it.
..stamped the trees in a mixture of DI's peeled paint - brushed sage - pine needles.
...some of them are second stampings.
..added some Dimensional pearls (opal) to the ground and some of the trees.
...Studio G letters coloured with Copics.
...added a metal charm at the top to hold the tartan ribbon in place.
...I'm off to stroll down the path through the trees and see what I can find.
....It's obviously in Austria ;) so perhaps I'll find an imbiss hütte (snack hut) selling Glühwein! :)

Don't forget that in December we are asking you to try your hand at making a TAG and each week a new theme will be chosen.

Do hope my "Tree" theme grabs you just as much as it has me ;) 

So looking forward to seeing your tag creations over at SCD this week.

Thanks for looking and happy stamping :)
xoxo Sioux

12 Tags of Christmas 2010 - Day 2

I've put a stickie post up with an attached thumbnail linky thingy for anyone who wants to play along with the Splinter Group again this year!

I thought we all could add a link to the specific blog post of each tag and then it will make it easier to hop around to share the joy LOL

Here is T!m's 2nd tag with all the instructions.

Here is my tag for today ;)

I was relieved today when I saw the tag as yesterday was a bit of a marathon!

Still missing elements of course but I'm so much happier with this tag :)

The greenery on the fir cone is T!m but it does not have the cone on it on the mini version set so I used a stamp of a ........ fern!
Yep it turned out nicely as a double up for one of those long fir cones ;)
Again the music stamp on the mini set was a bit small for my liking on this design so I went for an Artistic Stamper one....mmmmmm.
No splatter stamp so mixed some walnut stain with water on the mat and loaded a paint brush and tapped it to get the little drops.....mmmmm love that too
....added a wooden star (Ikea ages ago)
....and would you believe the pearl droppy bit is an old earring.
.....oh dear! I'm going to get known for bad taste in a minute HOL!

DON'T FORGET!

Jennie The Artistic Stamper is going to give away a goody bag full of T!m stuff to a lucky person who shares a tag using the linky post.
..so the more tags you share the better your chances are :)
This will be drawn by random after the end of T!m's 12 Tags of Christmas.
....is that not super generous? :) Thanks Jennie!
While we are on the subject I'm adding a separate prize too!
Don't know what it is yet but it I'll try and make it extra special to thank you all for playing along ;)

xoxo Sioux

12 Tags of Christmas 2010 - Day 1

OMG!

It's here at last.......yes T!m's 12 Tags of Christmas has started.....go take a look here first to see his thoughts on the tag frenzy......warms the heart :)

I'm putting a stickie post up with an attached thumbnail linky thingy for anyone who wants to play along with the Splinter Group again this year!

I thought we all could add a link to the specific blog post of each tag and then it will make it easier to hop around to share the joy LOL

Don't worry...you don't have to play every day!....I'm not even sure I can......but I will have fun how ever many tags I manage to make :)....you don't even have to use all T!m's stamps.
...I certainly don't have all the Christmas ones!!! (Although I do have quite a few of the others! ;))
It's all about being creative :)

Here is T!m's 1st tag with all the instructions.

Here is my tag for the first day ;)

Yikes!!! It doesn't seem to matter how much T!m stuff I have.......I still don't have the right stuff!! LOL
No haunted mansion die or fence for me so had to cut my own from textured card....no point trying to cut it out of grungeboard....just don't have the machine to do the embossing bit!
....but I'm getting the T!m one real soon I hope ;)
Embossed the lines with a ball tool and carried on regardless after that!
I have at last used that glittery wreath.....originally purchased as ear rings....I know! Don't ask!
HOL
Can't see many people having that stuff to make the tree! Had to make it by wrapping tissue paper round some thickish wire and then colouring with DI vintage photo!
What I did have that I actually used for the first time today was the pearl mica spray.
..well....I think I've died and gone to heaven 'cos that is just theee most gorgeous stuff :)
Did not have the T!m ticket stamps but spookily had bought a set of Inkadinkadoo stamps at the weekend that were ticket based.....phew! ;)
Personally I'm not happy with the colour the house has turned out not nearly dark enough for me.
Hey Ho!

Jennie at The Artistic Stamper has some fabulous offers on all the way through the 12 Tags of Christmas so make sure you pop along there too.....you would not want to miss it!

Thanks for looking and happy stamping

xoxo Sioux

WOYWW - Are You Ready?

Well.........are you ready?

Ready for what's on my desk this week?

I'm poised! Are you?

Ready for T!ms 12 Tags of Christmas of course!

The stamps are lined up.....I did not have any T!m Christmas stamps last year so it was a bit of trial and error and a lot of improvisation to get anything to look right!!

This year though I have this set of stamps........(and other non Christmas ones ;))

Not sure how many tags I'll get through but I'm going to have fun trying!!! LOL

I'll be back later....much later.......today (a girls got to work you know!) with the first tag and I'm going to try and get an image linky up as a stickie so that anyone can share their tags here and join in the Splinter Group I started up for last years tags......it's just for fun

(I always had a yearning to belong to a splinter group!

Sounds dangerous and out there! HOL).

....no membership number needed...and not necessarily using T!m stamps either! LOL

Have a little trip to the WOYWW head honcho Julia to see what other people around the world are ready for on their desks this week ;)

TTFN

xoxo Sioux

T!m's 12 Days of Christmas!!!

Well as everyone must know T!m is being the generous guy he always comes across as and is sharing his talents to inspire us to make those tags again :) Starting 1st December.

I'm hoping to join in a few at least this year too! I managed to do a tag each and every day last year and on the same day amazingly!!!

It was a mammoth task though and often I worked way into the night to get them done as improvisation was the key ;)

.....I have to say it was worth it as I felt so elated doing them and it gave me a real high :)
Yep...even better than Cava!!! HOL

Here are my tags from last year.

Don't know how well I'll manage as I don't have my little helper this time around....you so need a little helper I find to keep you supplied with tea/coffee/meals and to do the dishes etc!!! LOL

xoxo Sioux

That Was The Year That Was!

Yes....all good things must come to an end!

You may have noticed a subtle change in my side bar ;)

I had delivery of the new Craft Stamper magazine on Saturday (only just got round to opening it!)  and the newly crowned Craft Stamper of the Year is there!

Such a wonderful piece of work :)

My lips are sealed as the winner may not know yet....as I did not last year!!

Wishing all good things for the lucky winners and if they are half as pleased as I was they will be in orbit already! LOL

So..........I was thrilled....thrilled...thrilled.......to have been Craft Stamper of the Year :)

...I wanted to do so much more though during the past 12 months but life put a spanner in the works!

I hope I've lived up to the title with the pieces I've shown here.

...as my profile says "Constantly striving to improve"

Thanks for reading my babble again today ;)...and thank you for being there for me
....each and everyone of you who take the time to leave me a comment
.....and those who just come to take a look see too ;)
...you don't know how much it has meant and how much it still means to me.

See you soon with some inky stuff LOL.

..I'll leave you with one of my favourite T!m quotes "Enjoy the Journey"

xoxo Sioux

P.S. Get this.......I needed new black casual indoor jog type pants from M&S and yesterday I came away with a size 14!!!!!!!!!!
There is no accounting for sizing these days ;)

1st Advent Candle

You will notice my candles are not red!

Could I find red pillar candles that did not have a scent?

No I could not! So cream it is then!

Seasons Greetings!

Overlays held in computer stash for ages....have not got them labelled! They are possibly Designer Digitals (ssbfl) but not sure.....sorry!

Thanks for looking :)

xoxo Sioux

Fab Day!

It's turned out to be a fab day!

Don't know why  ....strike that!!! Actually I do know why it's turned into a fab day!

I had a bad week last week...seems like I'm always moaning but really I know it's a natural process and in a minute the good days will out weigh the bad.

Anyway...today I went to Totnes for a little light shopping...yes Joanne I went to the craft shop!

Did an errand for a friend and exchanged some damaged ear rings....had a smooch around...wanted to get 4 red pillar candles for Advent but strangely could not see any!

...no worries ;) might try M&S tomorrow 'cos I have some vouchers.

Found that there is a new (ish) Fat Face shop and went in to browse....not expecting to buy anything.......not my size you see but do like the stuff!

Well......there was theeeee most gorgeous red and white tartan pajama bottoms and they had them in size 18! Well.........I thought I'd try them on anyway as sizing these days leaves a lot to be desired don't you think ;) and what do you know? They were toooooo big! OMG I had to try on a size 16 instead........Yes..yes...yes they fit :) made me very happy I can tell you.

So.......nursey who took my blood etc. on Thursday and does not know me from Adam who said in a very condescending way....

" Your BMI is high do you know what that means?"

Yes I said.........I'm fat!

Geeeeeesssse I'm not thick...fat yes...thick NO! LOL

I carried on.....unlike me but she had got my back up!.....I should not worry about it....'cos I'm not! This is how much weight I've lost since my husband died in May I said...pointing out the large safety pin holding about 5 inches of extra waist band being held together so as I can get more wear out of my work trousers!
She went a tad quiet after that!!!

Ooooh! You don't know how happy it made me feel today :)

So I say SOD the BMI (sorry for the bad word) but it's all relative and for me this is heading in the right direction.....not that I'm dieting but it is what it is.

It made me mad because it could have made someone else be so upset that they turned to eating.....I mean some people!

Thanks for listening to my babble today ;)

Those who read this blog often, know my late Husband was the chef in this house and a darned good one too...hence the added reason for the loss of inches!

P.S. I'm wearing the jammies now...and gorgeous they are too! ;)

Snow for SCD

It's the last Friday of the month over at SCD this week and sweetie Dawn has chosen "Snow" as the prompt.
...I wonder if that gal is psychic! LOL Hope you are warm and comfortable where ever you are :)

Don't forget that the November themes are there for you to make just about anything you like!
This week I'm sharing a scrapbook page....that's defo different for me!!! LOL

This is me when Pip and I celebrated our 25th Wedding Anniversary in Mayrhofen in Austria
oooh that's nearly 9 years ago now!
We had gone for a walk in the woods...the sleigh bells were jingling...and Pip thought is was a good idea to make some of the snow drift down from the trees...make it more atmospheric I seem to remember him saying ;)
.......up he threw a stone and
......wallop!!.....down came an avalanche of snow right on top of me!!!
He captured the moment on camera really well :) Cheers mate!
Happy Times :)

Stamped black Bazzill card with snowflakes (Royal and Langnickel) using Versamark. Made sure they were dry before stamping further images with white Versa Color.
...then randomly stamped more snowflakes and winter wonderland text using Versamark again
.....this time embossing with winter wonderland ep.
...printed Snow Joking using a font called “Basic”...cut out and embossed using winter wonderland again.....offset stamped snowflakes on each letter in black Staz One and edged all letters with black Sharpie pen.
...made my own postage type decal "Winter Wonderland Magic" using Serif Draw Plus X4 printing it onto Letraset Safmat film. Rubbed onto photo....keep forgetting to use this stuff!!
...for the ribbon pull on the journaling block I used a white permanent pen to draw the lettering for “Tirol” and printed off the journaling blocks saying all the things I love about Austria using photo's from that trip and others.
....yep...I'm lucky enough to have been more than once! I have to keep reminding myself of stuff like this when I've been feeling sorry for myself just lately! LOL :)
...if you click on the photo to enlarge I think it is readable.
...printed the words READY, STEADY and AVALANCHE onto vellum

It's been a fabulous month seeing all your creations on the themes.
I know it's going to be fun seeing your Snow creations over at SCD this week too. ;)

Thanks for looking and happy stamping :)
xoxo Sioux
P.S. Just clicked on it myself and can only just make it out and I wrote it!!! HOL
The second bit down says
"I love everything about the Tirol in Austria
and spending my
December birthday there
was a dream come true,
even the unexpected
avalanche of heavy snow
when having my picture
taken was fun."

P.P.S. Sorry for the long post!!

Cava Queen Winner!!

OMG! Just had to pop by to post about my fab-u-lus win!!

Not only was I picked out as one of the fav's this week at The Stampotique Challenge for my Girlie Girl ATC.....praise enough hey?!

....but also I was lucky enough to win the $30 prize from the Stampotique web shop!!

Wow!! Believe me it's made me very happy :)

Such a lot of special designs this week and the inspiration from a lot of very talented people too

...Wow! Again!

Thanks for making my day.....no make that week!

xoxo Sioux

Bee Botanical for The Artistic Stamper

I'm sharing a card today over on the The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog

Curious? Then just hop on over to The Creative Team Blog for all the details.

Don't forget the monthly challenge which is "Something Hidden"
The rules are simple... all you need to do is make a piece of art, be it a card, ATC, wall art, altered art... just remember that it needs to include some rubber stamping and the theme... and... if you use Artistic Stamper stamps on your entry you will be entered into the draw twice! The prize is £15 worth of stamps from the Artistic Stamper shop... along with the KlingOn to mount them onto.
I hope you get chance to play at the challenge... it is open until November 30th and the winner will be chosen by Random.org shortly after :)

Thanks for looking and happy stamping
xoxo Sioux

You don't want to see me when when I'm angry!

As the title says "You don't want to see me when when I'm angry!"

Don't forget I'm a red head and I know how to do angry! LOL

Here I was tonight....watching Strictly....and amazingly hardly had a weepy moment....all was smiles and I even broke into applause mode as me and Pip would do!

...that was for Matt by the way...gorgeous bum...reminded me of Pip's! ;)

And then?....and then Ann came on and I have to say that Craig's face at the end and mine have never looked more the same! LOL

I know she is game and all that...and knowing how my back is now...by the time I'm her age I don't think I'll even be able to do what little she does.
And I really like Anton too.........but......

...but really this is the time to call it a day folks!

I really....no....REALLY...must have more bums to watch from now on and there are only 3 left!

Let's keep 'em in shall we? ;)

xoxo Sioux

Girly Girl Cava Queen

 It's my first time joining in the Stampotique challenge.

Only have this one stamp but it is a wowser!

I just love the sort of startled look don't you? ;)

I look at this ATC and think that perhaps I'd better ease off the Cava or I just might end up looking like her myself!!! HOL

The background is my own design digi paper with a bit of Distress walnut stain dragged around

....some Cava bottle top wrapper for the hat

...Studio G letters

....Paperartsy letters filled in with Adirondack dimensional acrylic.

Thanks for looking and happy stamping.....with or without the glass of Cava! ;)

xoxo Sioux

P.S. Bit of a mile stone today on the old blog.......I've just got my 100th follower.....wowser again!

Never expected that when I first started ;)

Thanks a million to everyone who has chosen to do that....see you all again with another post very soon :).....actually that would be tomorrow as I've got another Artistic Stamper piece coming up ;)

Number 24601 for SCD

It's time for that Friday feeling again and at SCD this week Carol  ;) has chosen "Numbers" as the prompt.

Now I have to say that this took me some time to come up with an idea...but at the last minute the cogs seemed to start turning and this is my 5 and a half x 5 and a half piece this week!

Yes odd size.....but I just started stamping on a mat I had previously cutt and had not used! LOL

"24601" as the Les Miserables fans out there will know is the prison number of Valjean, one of the main characters.......hang on.....I feel the need to explain the tree growing out of the T!m eye!! Apparently Valjeans' father in the book itself was a tree pruner and he died falling out of a tree...not quite so abstract then!!! LOL (Thanks heaven for Google and Wikipedia!)

...I thought the T!m fingers round the edge could signify the fact Valjean could never quite escape the grasp of Javert the police inspector!!

Yeh! Those cogs were really spinning by now!! HOL

It's pretty self explanitory I think this week even I could not forget how I did it!

Which is the reason I write it down most of the time.

....Inks used

Adironack.........lemonade...latte...willow

Versamark.....onyx black...bottle green...

Archival.....sepia

Distress.....tattered rose...peeled paint...fired brick

....Stamps used

T!m/Stampers Anonymous......eye...Paris collage...palmist hand

Crafty Individuals....dotty corner

Stamp Attack.....tree

Papermania....numbers

It has to be one of the most memorable evenings seeing Les Miserables in Plymouth......it had just come from the West End (approx 15 OMG 18! yrs ago) and had some of the original and most well known performers still in the cast......for instance the fabulous inn keeper played to the hilt by Alun Armstong....unforgettable :)
...how come that I can remember that night like it was yesterday? And yet, at the moment, it's tricky remembering quite what I did 3 days ago!!! HOL
Here for your delectation is a video clip...have fun....it always makes me smile ;)

Don't forget that the November themes are there for you to make just about anything you like! So what are you waiting for? The number 25 could be quite useful for next month for instance ;)

So looking forward to seeing what your Number creations will be over at SCD this week.

Thanks for looking and happy stamping :)
xoxo Sioux

Lace for The Artistic Stamper

I'm sharing a card over on the The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog today

Curious? Then just hop on over to The Creative Team Blog for all the details.

Don't forget the monthly challenge which is "Something Hidden"
The rules are simple... all you need to do is make a piece of art, be it a card, ATC, wall art, altered art... just remember that it needs to include some rubber stamping and the theme... and... if you use Artistic Stamper stamps on your entry you will be entered into the draw twice! The prize is £15 worth of stamps from the Artistic Stamper shop... along with the KlingOn to mount them onto.
I hope you get chance to play at the challenge... it is open until November 30th and the winner will be chosen by Random.org shortly after :)


Thanks for looking and happy stamping
xoxo Sioux

Trees blurb

Yes it's Friday folks! Yes it's a new month! Yes it's going to be tags all month!
Yes it's my choice at SCD this week and I've chosen
"TREES"
as the prompt to make those tags with :)
That's me Sioux by the way ;)

Ooh! One of my most favourite things to make.....Tags! Yeh!

Seeing as it's December, and Dawn's snow theme last week might have got you in the mood ;)
I thought you could use Christmas trees if you feel the need LOL.
....but of course any sort of trees at any time of the year are just fine :)

All the team have come up trumps with fabulous inspiration and we hope making tags will be a popular theme to follow on from last months fabulous creations from you all.
wink...wink ;)
I do believe there is someone else who just might be spurring you on to make tags at the moment too!!! LOL
So here are the teams creations

Sioux




Have fun with the tree theme and hope a few precious minutes can be found to start making those tags 'cos we can't wait to see them! :)
Lots of love and Seasons Greetings
The Team
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Ann it's time to go!

Ann it's time to go!!

It was time to go at least 2 weeks ago!

But still you are here!

WHY?

Last week I did not even find it amusing.....when the laughter is gone so should you I'm afraid.

It's only a show I know but Jimmy was obviously having a ball doing the dancing and it showed :)

You don't even look as if you are trying!

This is a worse travesty than John Sergeant last year who....by the way......I thought was at least entertaining most of the time and looked as if he was at least trying to dance and certainly did not need to banish himself!!  If people are voting for you then they are voting for you but oh dear!

My life has been bad enough this year I certainly don't want my Saturdays spoilt anymore ;)

...so in the interest of my sanity

Please can you lot out there who voted more for Ann than Jimmy.....

Can you please vote for someone other than Ann?

Pretty please?

P.S. This is of course all about Strictly Come Dancing just in case you don't know the show.

Wings for SCD

It's time for that Friday feeling again and at SCD this week my bloggy bud up north Gez ;) has chosen "Wings" as the prompt.

Don't forget that the November themes are there for you to make just about anything you like! Fab eh?

For the background on my ATC I swooshed DI's worn lipstick, tattered rose and a bit of frayed burlap.

..stamped the Lost Coast dress form onto different designer papers (all K and Co) and layered them up.

....I stamped a T!m script stamp in crimson Archival onto grungepaper and overstamped the butterflies/moths! (Home Impressions) in black Archival then cut them out and tattered around the edges a bit

...decided they needed a bit of something else and added some distress stickles rock candy

...stamped the letter "I" and embossed with disco black

...stamped part of the T!m pen nib border at the edge and added Studio G word fragments edged with gold marker.

Couldn't you dance all night in a dress like that? Love it....love it!

Thanks for looking and happy stamping :)

So looking forward to seeing your Wing creations over at SCD this week.

xoxo Sioux

p.s. If you think you have seen this before it's because it's the follow up to this ATC I made previously ;)

Regal Air Mail for The Artistic Stamper

I'm sharing a tag today over on the The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog.

Curious? Then just hop on over to The Creative Team Blog for all the details.

Thanks for looking and happy stamping :)
xoxo Sioux