Red, White & Blue

on TOFF this week.... I've been playing around with some large floor jigsaw puzzles... I'm loving how they turn out! Here is one I made for Lily's Friday Challenge

come over and play with us!
TFL
Mandy x

Chicken

Marion is our wonderful host on SPA this week. Here is my happy hens postcard for it.

come over and join in!
TFL
Mandy x

Turquoise

this week on SPA is a wonderful artist Martina. I love Martina and her work, she is so talented and a wonderful lady!
Here is my postcard for this week, I had to wait for the stickles to dry before I could scan it! Images are from Hidden Vintage

TFL
Mandy x

Sunshine on a Rainy Day

It's certainly been raining nearly every day here in Derby, England for the last couple of weeks! So an ATC with the theme of sunshine is definitely a winner! Here is my entry for Wicked Wednesday ATC, I've used images from Rucola on Deviant Scrap.

TFL
Mandy x

A Pastel Palette

Over on Dilly Beans this week the theme is to use a pastel palette

TFL
Mandy x

Enjoy The Journey

Here's a card I made for That's Crafty ... you can see how it's made on the That's Crafty blog later today. At first with this, I wanted it to have the look of a travel journal but alas I stamped the hinges lob-sided so that card was put aside and I came up with this one. I totally love it, I adore this stamp from Lost Coast it's gorgeous, Lost Coast stamps are a must for stampers... they are quirky AND stamp brilliantly!

I'm off to my training course today to present a new chocolate bar concept! Have a good day and TFL
Mandy x

Aren't Mushrooms Weird?

Here's some mushrooms I've chopped up for our mushroom curry that we are having for tea. 

Here's a couple o wax collages I made this afternoon, I couldn't find my beeswax and so I've had to use candle wax... they smell nice but the wax soaks right through so maybe not such a great improvise. I've just had to nip onto Ebay to get some new beeswax.

 images from lisas altered art (top) and hidden vintage (bottom)
TFL
Mandy x

Once Upon A Time

Here is a card I've made that I'm entering into 'one Stitch at a time'  where the theme is Anything Goes

Images are from Hidden Vintage on Deviant Scrap

TFL
Mandy x

I have a gallery ....

on ThatsBloggingCrafty!

http://thatsbloggingcrafty.blogspot.co.uk/p/mandy-cs-gallery_20.html check me out!

Celebrate

with Sunday Postcard Art! You can choose any Celebration you wish and come and join us.  Clearly with these 2 postcards I'm celebrating being wonky in the second postcard and writing le instead of la on the first but they are pretty :-)

TFL 

See you over on SPA! ooohhh there's a 'prize' for the 6 faves this week from Crafty Individuals!

Mandy x

Here's one I made earlier

I've been doing a lot of cards, tags and hangings for That's Crafty... If you'd like to see how these are made please go and check them out here. I've made 3 of the things using one stamp plate. Tell me what you think. Also That's Crafty has a *new look* website for your perusal... go check it out! 

I'm hoping for some serious creative time this weekend, I've been out all week on a training course and I've had no 'me' time and therefore no *ART* time!
TFL
Mandy x

Wendy Vecchi Altered Book

Recently, I attended a workshop to alter a run-of-the-mill pound book into a gorgeous altered book using Eco Paints and Wendy Vecchi STamps. I love this so much.

 Here are Petrie and Myrtle ~ Lily took these when the dogs started helping her with her journalling!

 TFL
Mandy x