It's Lookbook time.

I can't believe it is November already, where has this year gone? And even more surprised that the fourth edition of the fabulous Lookbook from Sarah Hurley and I thought I would show you some of my creations. I ventured out of my comfort zone of cards quite a few times in this issue and you will see that from this post.

I decided to look out all the lovely Martha Stewart paints that have been hiding in my craft room and make something completely different.  I bought door hanger blanks ages ago and they have been lying unloved, time to change that.  As the Lookbook is an Autumnal themed one, I thought I would make it slightly Halloweeny, though this can be used at all times, if you are anything at all like me ;)

I painted it with Arrowhead, then Silver.  I stamped the "Keep Out" and "Casting Spells" using Block Alpha Stamps, the "Beware" and the skull came from Angelica Strange Stamps and Malcolm Strange Stamps. To add some texture, I masked off the words using a post it note and  used Sarah's Crackle Background Stamp. I added a skull and crossbones die cut, which I cut from Black Magic Co'redinations and scrunched it up, then sanded it to reveal a wee glimpse of orange.

Ingredients

Block Alpha Stamps

Angelica Strange Stamps

Malcolm Strange Stamps

Large Texture Crackle Stamp

Martha Stewart Paints

Door hanger blank

Archival Ink

Skull die

Co'redinations Black Magic

I am sure you will agree this is different for me, and hubby has claimed it already for his tool cupboard!!

I hope you love the new Lookbook as much as I do, and enjoy having a look through it.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges;

Try It On Tuesday - Halloween

Stamping With The Dragon - Halloween

CD Case with a difference.

Hi, I thought I would share another project I made for the Sarah Hurley Lookbook 3.  This time I came out of my comfort zone and chose to alter something, and used a background from  Journaled 365, Journal Basics and a stamp from the fabulous Odds and End stamp set.

There are a few pictures, and I will explain as I go.

I took a blank CD and CD case, and made them "retro" using the Cassette stamp from the Odds and Ends set.  I used lots of different colours of Memento ink pads to make it really bright and funky.  

I stamped the CD too, to make it match the CD case.

I printed out a paper from the Journaled 365 digi kit, and to make it even more vivid I printed it onto photo paper and it looks amazing.

It is truly inky fun, without all the mess which suits me fine *happy face*

Ingredients

Journaled 365 - Journaled Basics by Sarah Hurley

Odds & Ends Stamp Set by Sarah Hurley

Memento Ink Pads

Photo paper, CD Case and CD from stash.

It is a great way to personalise gifts, or update the old "Mix Tape" and bring it right up to date.

I hope this inspires you to try something different in your craft room.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges;

That Craft Place - Makes for Men

My Time To Craft - Show us The Inside

Delicious Doodles - Anything But a Card

Crafting By Designs - Remembering Our Childhood(Mix Tapes)

Whimsical Designs - Alter It

It's all about Recycling at Sarah Hurley Challenges...

And it's always good to incorporate saving the planet into crafting :)  This month over at the Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog, the theme is Recycling.  I discovered an old frame I had forgotten all about and decided to make it into a pretty memo frame for my craft table.

 

I used some of the delicious papers, stamps and embellishments from the "A Few of My Favourite Things" kit.  I received the first kit last week and couldn't wait to play. 

How pretty is that? It contains stamps, glassline envelopes, twine on an adorable  mini wooden spool, buttons, sequins, journalling cards, 8x8 papers and lots more.

 

I am off on a tangent...here is the picture of my recycled frame. I had to use some of the Chipboard Stars that I had covered with Indigo Blu flakes, how cute are they?

 

I hope this encourages you to recycle something and enter our challenge this month x

 

I would like to enter the following challenges;

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Anything but a card.

Crafty Boots - Out of your comfort zone(altered items)

Incy Wincy Designs - Anything but a card.