Tangle a Day #8

Hello everyone!
I have been playing with stencils and zentangling in the last couple of days. I love this kitty - it reminds me so much of my kittycat Jack!!!

I really enjoyed filling the stencil in with Nzeppel (an official Zentangle® pattern) then tangling around it. I do prefer the 3½" square where he doesn't have an aura but never mind.

Enjoy.

Take care and ciao for now,

Published again. Yay for me.

Yay for me! Linda Farmer of TanglePatterns.com has just published another one of my tangle patterns, called Diamonds and Squares. I am excited that it is different enough from all the other stuff out there, and that Linda likes it enough, to include it on her website.

To see the step by step how-to-draw this pattern, you can pop over to the TanglePatterns.com website. Click "deannesm" in the tag cloud on the left to bring up my patterns. The patterns are also listed alphabetically, so you can click on the "D" along the top of the page and it will bring it up too.

There are many possibilities for shading variations, depending where you apply the solid colour (Linda has a really interesting variation, and I show you another in my steps). The basic pattern makes a really great background (IMHO) and I have used it on the ATCs below (which are for a swap over at the Zentangle Inspired Art yahoo group)

(you can click on the image for a larger view)

I will be putting my published (and some of my unpublished) patterns on here in the near future, but I like to have the reference to the TanglePatterns site, as it is an excellent resource for tanglers.

Have a marvelous day!

Take care and ciao for now,

Zentangle Inspired Art ATC Swap 2 - If the Shoe Fits

Yesterday I popped up the ATCs I did for the butterfly ZIA swap. Today I have some the 2nd swap "If the shoe fits!". I have hand drawn the jester shoes (I love jesters!) and tangled them. The 2nd ATC I am calling "Cosmic Jester" cos to me it looks like it's in space.
The last one is the hostess gift for Esther for hosting the swap. I am really happy with these.
Enjoy.

Take care and ciao for now,

Zentangle Inspired Art ATC Swap

Just recently, I joined a terrific Yahoo group called Zentangle Inspired Art. They are a wonderful group of folks who love to tangle too. I immediately signed up for a couple of swaps that close at the end of July.

I have completed the first swap (Butterflies) and have posted them off to the USA. I am really looking forward to the returns. In the meantime, I thought I would share with you those small pieces of art. The first three ATCs are for the swap. The 4th is for the hostess to keep, as a thank you for running the swap.

Enjoy.

Take care and ciao for now,

Its been a long time between drinks . . . .

Wow, its been a while since I have been on here {blushing}.

I have been very busy and also very lazy!! I am teaching several days a week in the community now, so that keeps me on my toes. I teach knitting and crochet on Wednesdays and cardmaking on Mondays and twice on Thursdays. Next year I have the opportunity to teach a couple more days a week too, and hopefully that will pan out!

Since I am here, I thought I would share with you some things I have been creating and teaching. I have been away from my blog since March, so there is a lot to put up here! I will put it up over several days.

Also, its CC weekend at Little Scrapbook Shop this weekend, so I will pop my challenge up after it has gone 'live' (but that is another post :) ).

I also have some news on the Stampin' Up! front, but that is also a rant for another time.

Enjoy the photos to follow. Drop me a line and say hi - I'd love to hear from you.

This is a card created using bleach. (sorry, the pic is quite blurry - will fix asap)

Products used: Stampin' Up! stamps, RST verse stamp, Cuttlebug, distressing tool

The following cards were created for Little Scrapbook Shop.
Click on the photo to go to the forum for a closer look and product details.

This layout was created using an Artist Trading Card as the inspiration.
The gorgeous young man in the photo is Angus, the son of a good friend of mine, Jenni.
For a closer look and to see the rest of the collection I made using the set of ATCs,
click on the photo and it will take you to the LSBS forums where you will find
all the information about products etc.

This gorgeous calendar is a little something I created while away at Little Scrapbook Shop Retreat in August 2009. I love dragons and loved these chipboard dragons I found in the shop!
For more information about the products used, click on the photos and it will take you to the forums.

Going to be adding a few posts . . .

So please be patient with me.

I have lots of things I want to upload to my blog, so please forgive me if it is a bit overwhelming! You can always pop in now and again to have a look at each post.

Mainly, they are photos and creations I would like to share with you.

So, first off, here are the much better photos of the ATC's I recently completed, the details for which you will find in this post.

Swirly Curly swap
(No Crap Just Scrap Yahoo Group)

Vintage Swap
(Little Scrapbook Shop ATC Club)

My camera was much happier taking these photos at 9.30 in the morning that in the middle of the day. Odd.

Ciao for now
Deanne
xx

ATC Swap shares

Hi everyone!
Today I am sharing some more ATC's I finished in the last couple of days. Sorry about the crappo quality of the photos, for some reason my camera really hates the quality of the light at 1.30pm in the afternoon. Will try to get some better photos later on.

In the meantime, here they are for your enjoyment (sort of lol)

This one is for the Swirly Curly swap on No Crap Just Scrap Yahoo Group.

Products used:
Flourishes (KaiserCraft Clear Stamps)
Butterfly & Lady bug from Garden 2 (Pink Cat Studio)
KaiserCraft Round Gems
Glossy Accents
White Gel Pen

This one is for the Vintage swap for the Little Scrapbook Shop ATC Club.

Products used:
Little Girl unmounted stamp (The Stampsmith)
Text stamp unmounted (The Stampsmith)
Sepia Inkpad
Prima Flowers
Brads (unknown)

Thanks for visiting today. Hope you are having a great weekend.

Deanne
xx

Feathered Friends ATC Swap

Hello again!
I recently participated in an ATC swap on StampHappy called "Feathered Friends". You saw the ATCs I made for this swap HERE. Well, here is a photo of the lovely ATC's I received in return. Aren't they lovely!!

Remember, you can click on the image for a larger, clearer view.

These ATCs are from the following ladies, clockwise from top left: Pauline Laing; Elizabeth White; Pam Peters; Sue Bunt; Nikki (the Paper Pixie); Sandra McKenna.

These are all so lovely and are more fab cards to add to my collection.

Have a great day!

Deanne
xx

!-4-1 ATC Swaps on StampHappy

Well, I am starting to feel much more like myself today. Still have a cough, but the new meds seem to be helping and I am starting to feel better.

To start the ball rolling again on my blog, I am going to be sharing some swaps and things I have received, as well as some cards I made for LSBS. They will be on separate posts to make viewing easier.

First up I have some 1-4-1 ATC's I have received from some talented ladies from the StampHappy Yahoo group. For those who don't know, a 1-4-1 swap means one for one. In other words, you make and send one person something and they make and send you something in return, instead of making lots of the same thing to be swapped with lots of people.

So, you saw the returns I made a while back HERE, but I never managed to photograph the ATC's I have received. Now, for your viewing pleasure, here they are, in no particular order:

From Carolyn Weiss

Isn't this koala cute, especially the way the leaf moves.

Vikki Whittington

Roz Veevers

Jude Wagner

Rikki Showell

Barb Dare

Thanks so much ladies for these beautiful ATCs. They make a lovely addition to my ever growing collection!

Have a great day!
Deanne
xx

ATC Swap - Stampede

Howdy!!

Here is a picture of another ATC Swap from the Little Scrapbook Shop ATC Club.
The theme for this swap was "Stampede" (ie had to have stamping on it).

Stamps are by De Ja Views "Elegant"
The Sharon Ann Delightful Acrylic Stamp set
Kaiser Round Gems
Inks by Stampin' Up!

Have a great day.
Deanne
xx

Another ATC Swap share

Hi again!! LOl 3 times in one day!!! hehehe

I am just sharing another ATC swap I have posted off today. This one is for the NoCrapJustScrap Yahoo group to which I belong. The theme for this swap was Pocketful of Friendship. It was the first ATC swap for our group and was a way of getting to know other swappers/swappees.

So, if you are part of NoCrapJustScrap, don't peek now unless you don't mind seeing these before Joyce swaps them out!!

ok, last chance to hop off before I pop the pic up . . . .


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Ok, here it is!!

Don't forget, you can click on the image for a larger, clearer view.

The back of the atc says "I love purple, stamping, butterflies and bling!"
Products used: New Basic Grey "Euphoria" papers
New KI Memories Stamps "Bloom - Images"
Purple inkpad
White Signo Gel Pen
Kaiser Clear Rhinestones
(You can get all these from Little Scrapbook Shop)

Seeya later alligator!!

Deanne
xx

Quick ATC share

Hi all!!
Today I am quickly sharing some ATCs I made today for a 1-4-1 swap I am in at Stamphappy. I owe some returns, are these are what I created. I just LOVE LOVE LOVE Basic Grey Stamps. They are simply some of the best quality acrylics around!

Products used:
"Grow-a-Garden" acrylic stamps by Basic Grey
(these should be in stock at Little Scrapbook Shop next week yay!)
Artprint Brown inkpad by Memories
White Signo Gel pen
Cuttlebug embossing folders "Swiss Dots" and "Grasses"

**Edited to add a pic of the actual stamps**

Have a great day!
Deanne
xx

LSBS Retreat - Sneak Peeks - revealed!

Hello again!
Well, now that the 2008 Little Scrapbook Shop Retreat is over (boohoo!) I can share with you my name tag and the ATCs I made for our swap.

Over at Little Scrapbook Shop, I have a bit of a reputation for using lots of bling on my creations (hehehehe - really, I just don't know where that comes from!). I am also the "Bingo Master" - I run the bingo at our monthly Cybercrops (the next one of which is tomorrow, by the way). I also love the colour Purple and bright colours, so I wanted to incorporate all of that into my name tag.

So, without further ado, here it is:

I will try and take a better photo when I have actually unpacked all my stuff from the retreat!!

And, below is a photo of one of my ATCs. The them was "Express Yourself" and I guess this pretty much sums me up! hehehe


Have a great day!
Deanne
xx

Some swap shares

Hi there,
Just catching up on some swap shares I haven't uploaded yet. At least, I don't think I have uploaded yet. Forgive me if I have already done so.

These ATCs were for a birdie swap on StampHappy
(yahoo group for Austalian & New Zealand Stampers)

Stamps by Inkadinkadoo and Stampendous

This little ATC was for an "All About Me" swap, also on Stamphappy
Stamp by Penny Black, all the words are printed from the PC.

This card was for another StampHappy swap.
We had to use Punches on the card.
Stamps by Penny Black and Stampin' Up!
Punches by Stampin' Up!
Embossed with Cuttlebug folder

Thanks for visiting today.
Stay tuned for more stuff to come!!

Happy Hugs!!
Deanne
xx

LSBS Retreat - Sneak Peeks

Howdy!
Today I am sharing a sneak peek at my name tag and ATC swap for the LSBS Retreat, which is on the 8th, 9th & 10th August (yay, 17 sleeps!!!!). Can't show all, cos I know some of the LSBS girls visit my blog.

Here is the sneak peek for my name tag

And here is the sneak peek for my ATC swap.

Have a great day!

Deanne
xx

More swap shares

Hello there bloggers!
Today I am sharing a couple more swaps I have completed for StampHappy, one of the yahoo groups that I am in (a fab group for stampers in Australia & New Zealand).

This first one is a card swap. The theme was "Punches" and you had to include stamping and at least one punch somewhere on the card.

The cute little mouse is a Penny Black stamp from the "Bubbly" acrylic stamp set and the "friend" is from "For a Friend" (SU Hostess set from the current Australian/New Zealand IB&C). The punches I used are both from Stampin' Up! - the Star and Large Star. The green cardstock is Wild Wasabi (Stampin' Up!) with generic textured blue and yellow. The Wild Wasabi was run through my cuttlebug with the Spots n Dots embossing folder. The bling is Flower bling by Kaiser and generic round rhinestones.

This one is for an ATC swap. The theme is "All About Me" and had to include stamping.

I used textured purple cardstock (my fave colour - can you tell? hehehe). The stamp is from "Critter Party" unmounted acrylic stamps set by Penny Black. Plenty of bling bling (of course lol). The font is "Girls are Weird". I printed off all the words, ran them through my Xyron Sticker maker, cut them all up and stuck them down.

Thanks for looking!

Have a great day!

Deanne
xxx

ATC Swap - Cute as a Button

Good morning!
I am just quickly posting a pic of the ATCs I made for the Little Scrapbook Shop ATC Club


These were made using "My Favourite Teddy", which is a retired Stampin' Up! set and one of my favourites. The word came from another SU set, "Warm Words." I stamped about 6 million teddies, coloured in all the bits, then cut the arm on the right and 2 of the legs on the right for each one. I cut the same arm and both legs of 16 stamped teddies, and pieced them all together. Then I stuck a teeny tiny button on the arm and leg of each one. (the short version is, they were paper pieced!).

I forgot to mention that I coloured them in using my Watercolour Wonder crayons and a waterbrush. I LOVE my Watercolour Wonders!!!

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day!

Deanne
xx

Rak for Vanilla

Good morning Bloggers!!

Today I am typing this to the sound of hammers and banging noises - our garage roof is being replaced at last after the hail storm in December. The weather has fined up enough and for long enough that the workman can get it done. Just wish they had chosen to fix our skylights first cos I am soooo sick of the dark house. Oh well, I a guess I should be grateful they are doing something lol.

So, to the main reason for this entry today. . . .

Here is a photo of a little rak I am sending off to Vanilla today. Vanilla has professed to being a bit of a fan of my ATCs *blush* and I thought she would really like these ones. They are one of a kind (most ATCs I make are one of many in sets) so they are particularly unique. I totally love these and would not part with them except they are going to a totally lovely lady who I know will love them like I do.

The stamps are by Hero Arts. I totally love this style of stamps (I have, er, one or two *blush again*) as they are perfect for ATCs. I have stamped them with Brilliant Blue ink (Stampin' Up!) and created layers my stamping again, cutting out and adhering with dimensionals. I have also added rub-ons from American Crafts, Kaiser bling and ultra-fine glitter.

This is the card they are being sent in to Vanilla. She also liked this card, so I thought it would be a nice touch to send the ATCs in it.
Hope you like them Vanilla!

Hope you have a happy day!!

Deanne
xx