This make a fabulous background for a male project, or vintage project or steampunk - the list goes on - this technique is so versatile - give it a go, I'd love to hear what you think. What you will need: Distress Ink Pads: Dusty Concord and Black Soot Distress Stain: White Picket Fence, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo and Black Soot Idea-Ology by Tim Holtz Kraft Resist card Moonshadow Mist: Moonlit Mulberry Distress Ink Blending Tool Inkssentials craft sheet Heat... Read more →

For all those who celebrate Halloween, may you have a SPOOKtacular day :O) It's not widely celebrated here in Australia, though in recent years some of the tiny tots in our suburb have attempted to extract lollies/chocolates etc from the residents in the name of Halloween! For my part I love the idea of the dressing up as something appropriately spooky, but don't really have the make-up to pull it off, so I found a neat little app online called... Read more →

I told you before I am on a tag roll, I just can't seem to help it, they are so much fun :O) This grungy gothic tag created for Halloween is my latest creation... It uses so many Ranger products I thought it might just be perfect to enter into the Tim Holtz' 12 tags of 2012 challenge for October. What I used: Sweet Pea Stamp image by Anna Marine - Priceless Treasure Prismacolor Pencils for colouring main image Skin:... Read more →

Do you like glitter? For me the answer is a total YES - sadly the budget doesn't stretch to owning one of every colour, but luckily I found a way to get any colour I want using 3 simple ingredients and create an almost endless variety of colours! Interested... then read on. What you will need: Fairy Dust Glitter from ClearSnap and Donna Salazar - I like to use Sugar Shimmer, but you can use any pale glitter you own... Read more →