Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Stampotique's "Naughty" themed ATC cards
















Good Morning!

Here is a picture of my Artist Trading Cards for the "Naughty" themed Stampotique ATC trade.

I called them "Red Light District". I did not have a traffic light stamp, so I drew one up myself, colored the red one in and added some glaze to make it shine.  I then made it look like Smumanha the mermaid was naked and covering herself with feathers.

Do you think I succeeded in capturing the "Naughty" theme?

Happy Krafting!
Hugs,
Tanya

Monday, September 22, 2014

Thank You - Party Favor




Materials Required / Used

Eat Cake Graphics Stamps

Cardstock, Cutting board, hole punch,  Scor-pal, ribbon, markers, adhesive, lollipop

Cut your cardstock into a  6.5" x 2.5" rectangle

Score your rectangle at 
1/2"
3"
3 1/2"
6"

Fold your cardstock
 and punch out circles at 1.25" (center) 
as seen above.


Getting the lollipop in is a bit tricky, you have to angle it in.  Make a trial one and play around with it.  I promise, it will fit in.


As you can see, the lollipop is nestled in.
You can then go about decorating the front.  I used my fun Eat Cake Graphic stamps to do just that, and stamped the words "thank you " over the journal blotch.  Theses were given out to the party goers.  An affordable and impressive party favor!  Who doesn't like those?

Friday, September 19, 2014

Ultimate Body Art Book Review




Hello!

I have watched my girls go through this book, and I myself have perused the pages.  It is quite a fun book.  It gets your mind working, and not just for body art, but for Art Journal pages too!

My 8 year old got me using this book, and we spent time giving each other tattoos.





Of course my daughter's turned out beautifully.  She chose to reproduce the Strawberry and the Owl image from the book, adding her own flare to it.  I tried reproducing the cat image, and my own butterfly.  

The markers were a bit tricky to find but eventually I found them at DeSerres. 
They wash off a bit too easy. I will try the Tulip brand the next time.

We both rated this book a 10+.  Here is what Jimmer had to say about the book.
"It is a 10+10!  All my fingers and all my toes."

There are so many ideas to be ingested, and so many pages that urge you to go beyond their prompts.  Such a fun way to spend time together too. 

If you click on the image of the book, you will see that it is available on Amazon.ca, as well as on Amazon.com.

Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya and Jimmer

P.S. If you do try this out, please send me a link, I would love to see your creative tattoos.


Saturday, September 13, 2014

The Everything Girls "Ultimate Sleepover Party" book review























Good Morning,

I recently received this book, and my eldest daughter jumped all over it.  So I asked her for a review.

As a parent, the book is full of fantastic ideas for those who LOVE them based parties.  I rate this book a 10+.  It is affordable, the ideas are doable and it also makes a good birthday gift item.

Here is what my 10 year old had to say about it.

"This book has a lot of great ideas for girls ages 6 and up. It is always a good idea to use it when your planing a sleepover with a bud or for a birthday party.

I recently went to a friends house and we did a party game on page 79.  It was part of the Food Fest Sleepover section.You had to take stuff out of the fridge, and put it on the table. All you can use to make a food dish is the stuff you took out and put on the table.  Whoever had the best dish won.

It's a great thing to use when you and your friend are bored.you take an idea from the book and do it if you have the materials.

Thank you for listening to my opinion and hope you will get the book from a store near you!

Sincerely, Karlye "

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Sketching

Hello,

Here is a picture of one of my latest drawings.  She reminds me of a doll. I have so much to learn, but daily sketching is proving to be a wonderful form of inner expression. It soothes the soul.

Happy Krafting,

Hugs,
Tanya

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

What's The Word, Bird.


Hello,


I have been up to my eyeballs with Back-to-school business.  So many forms to fill out! Not to mention getting the girls back into a routine.

The above is my latest ATC card using the fabulous ECG stamps.
Eat Cake Graphics stamps used:

Owls are one of my favorite things.  I had the most wonderful drives home in the winter, as I got to see the 3 snowy owls perched on the street lights.  They greeted me each night.

ATC cards are my favorite things lately.  Who knew you could put so much detail into a  2 1/2 X 3 1/2 card.  I also used a recycled Starbucks sleeve for this one.  I just LOVE the sleeves.  So many uses!

What's on your desk this week?
Do tell!

Happy Krafting,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges I am entering this into are: