Flowers or Trees Mid week Motivation

Hope your week is going well... Im busy this week getting ready for a craft fair on Sunday.. and there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day, tonight I have my Christmas card Club too - its all go here in Norfolk...

Have you joined in on this weeks challenge?? NO?? well you still have time...
 
heres another project made my myself to inspire you...  Another MDS inspired project… this software is fabulous this time ive created a scrapbook layout… this is my first EVER Digital scrapbook page…



  MDS is available as a FREE 30 day trial and is how i created this project, the software is easy and there is a My Digital Studio website with lots of videos if you get stuck…. to download the MDS FREE trial – visit my blog and click on the SHOP NOW button – its easy to buy just create an account with secure password and download…

The possibilities with MDS are endless and im only just getting started… if you need any help with MDS please feel free to call me on 01842 828643 or email me @ laura@mycreativeideas.co.uk

Hope you play along with the challenge and we cant wait to see what you come up with…

Its Childs play - Mid week Motivation

I hope your having a good week?? 

As it was my challenge on Monday - ITS CHILDS PLAY - Im here today with mid week motivation... so if you havent joined in with this weeks challenge theres still time... 

This week we would like to see either a Childrens Card or New Baby Card... let your creativity go wild, we cant wait to see what youve created...

Heres my card... a Birthday card for a teenager



Happy Craftin' and have fun

Mid Week Motivation - Paper Piecing

Hello there, Fliss here today with a little inspiration for the current challenge theme of Paper Piecing chosen by yours truly in the form of a tag using one of my favourite stamps at the moment, a Prima doll by the very talented collage artist Julie Nutting. Hope you like it.

I made the tag for this myself using the rather natty tag style packaging that comes with the doll as a pattern to cut my tag from thick white card. This is mainly because the doll is an amazing 19cm tall so needs something quite large as a base.
I coloured the tag by applying Peacock Feathers Distress ink to some crumpled wax paper, spritzing on a little water then swiping the tag over until it was covered in the slightly diluted ink. I then applied more of the ink direct from the pad with a sponge using my favourite Prima stencil (Flourish).
I stamped some of the borders from the Prima Welcome To Paris cling set with Memories black ink and added a couple of rows of faux stitching made with theTim Holtz ruler and a fine black pen.
I stamped the doll on thick smooth cartridge paper and just the frock element on some Crate Paper decorated paper from the DIY Shop paper pad with black ink. I coloured the doll parts with Aquamarkers then cut her out along with the frock and added the frock to the image with double sided tape.
I made a layered flower with some plain Prima flowers and a patterned one using the same paper die cut using a Hot Off The Press Bodacious Blooms die set. I added a small paper rose to the centre.
I assembled the tag as you see, adding some cream crochet lace, a dotty black bow and some Paper Artsy text with some hessian type wired leaves.

I hope you're now inspired to enter if you haven't done so already as it really is very easy to paper piece!

Fliss xx

Midweek Motivation - Photo Inspiration

Happy Wednesday,

I thought I would pop back and see how you are all getting on with our 'PHOTO INSPIRATION' challenge this week. Don't forget there is still time to join in and you can find full details of the challenge HERE.

I have another little piece of inspiration for you today, showing a different interpretation of the photo. Here's what I made ...

This time I have used the colour, the oval, the bunting and the little birdie house from the photo and just used inks in my interpretation, rather than lots of fancy papers and embellishments. If you haven't entered yet, I hope it gives you a little more inspiration.

Hugz, Jan xx