Sunday 18 May 2014

Sunday Stamper - Week 308 - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue

Goooodly Morning Stampers and a very happy Sunday to you all!  Many thanks for all your beautiful pink entries to last weeks challenge.   This week the theme is a nice simple colour one.... Use Brown & Blue.    To join in with the challenge is simples: make a little something, it can be anything you fancy.   Include the theme and add in some stamping and then pop back here to leave me a comment with a link to the place you are showing your entry and I can come visiting.  If you haven't got a blog/photo-hosty-thingy, you can also join in via Facebook (just tag my name) or by sending me a small res. pic via email.  The challenge will remain open until 21:00 Saturday 26th May 2014.
 

 
 My entry this week is actually a DT piece I made for Jones of Nottingham.  Today I am teaching at their retailer event - how exciting!!! Showing the shop owners all the gorgeous goodies available from Jones - I will be focussing on Kaisercraft and I will show you the project they will be making today a little bit later in the week.  Anyways, this shadow box is from Candy Box Crafts - it is really easy to put together, I used Cosmic Glue to stick the base together and then gave it a slap of black paint.  I cut a piece of the gorgeous Marion Smith Nirvana papers to fit inside the shadow box and then I covered the frame with more papers that matched perfectly. 



The insert paper has been inked with Tumbled Glass and Vintage Photo DI and then I did a bit of stamping with Kaisercraft stamps - the diamonds and bubble wrap and done with the same DI's and the dressform and butterflies with Watering Can Archival.  The sentiment is stamped in Jet Black Archival and popped onto some black card to make it pop.  I also stamped some butterflies and cut them out, adding them to the insert with a smidge of glue and a jewel for the body (from the delightful little Junque and Jewels embellies from Marion Smith)   As I seemed to be on a sewing theme, I covered a bit of Grungeboard with Claudine's  stickyback canvas and die cut the dressform (Tim's Sewing Room Alteration die) colouring lightly with Frayed Burlap DI and then scruffing the edges of the canvas and going around the edges with Walnut Stain DI.



And now for the embellies!  I had some cotton reels kicking about so I inked with Walnut Stain to age them and added string around and popped some little pins into them... the flowers are Kaisercraft blooms (more gorgeousness) and the rest of the embellies are from Marion Smith Junque & Jewels sets... check out that ickle push bike!  Nowt to do with sewing but it is so cute, I couldn't resist!



That is all from me for today... again, I am scheduling this post as it is really Friday night and I am just getting ready for my bed... up early in the morning (that is now yesterday) to travel to Hessle for my class at Craftique... and by now it is Sunday so I will be heading off to Nottingham.. I don't half get about!!!   Hope you have a great day, enjoy the sunshine!  TTFN

Hels x

39 comments:

Unknown said...

WOW Hels, I love this shadow box of Brown and BLUE... will go get started... have to do dinner yet... we are still on Saturday across the pond... but I will not be done until SUNDAY... so it is still a SUNDAY STAMPER... LOL... Love yours... the spools, the flowers, the mannequin and the lovely BUTTERFLIES... all is wonderfully flowing together... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Michelle said...

I love your shadow box! The blue flowers are yummy!

Unknown said...

Always a good colour combination, love the little bi-sickle, cute as!

Mona Pendleton said...

So pretty Hels! Love the butterflies fluttering about and your inky spools! Thanks for the inspiration!

carol edwards said...

Ooh so pretty Hels. Love all the embellies especially the little bike and of course my favourite buuterflies. Colours are lovely, thanks for all the inspiration x

Helen said...

Gorgeous, Hels - sure that the retailers will love it and be inspired. Have a good day. (I was only joking when I said you don't work hard enough, you never stop!)

rachel said...

this is sooo pretty Hels - gorgeous. I hope your day goes well! Big Hugs rachel xx

Jackie T said...

Good morning Hels this is a fabulous project it is gorgeous there is so much to draw the eye. Enjoy your weekend it sounds like a busy one. I haven't got the nack of scheduling blog posts yet it always seems to go wrong for me. Fingers crossed for tomorrow it is my day on Sam Poole's site. Have fun. Hugs Jackie

Anneke said...

It is so pretty. It would fit on my wall because I live the combinations of blue with brouwen. Beautiful design. Thanks for showing Anneke.

Shazza said...

wow Hels I love this, it is gorgeous. Love the colours and the embellies you used, so so so clever you are. Also a very busy bee, hope you have a great weekend x

Unknown said...

Gorgeous creation. I love this colour combination-might even have a go myself-if time allows. Busy weekend for you. Hope all goes well, Jan

Inky and Quirky Designs said...

It's gorgeous Hels,you are uber creative! It's always a pleasure to see what you have done.

My entry is here

http://pickleliciousart.blogspot.com/2014/05/stay-true-to-brown-and-blue.html

Hope you like it!
Donna.x

Carole Z said...

Hi Hels, your shadow box is gorgeous..very inspiring - love the butterflies! Hugs Carole Z X

Joanne K said...

Hi Hels, hope you are well. I adore today's piece of artwork. Truly amazing. Kind regards Joanne K x

Unknown said...

Okay.... back again with my posting this time... had fun Hels... thanks again for keeping my hands busy...

http://lovelightandpeacebonnie.blogspot.com/2014/05/dont-it-make-my-blue-eyes-brown.html

Hope you all enjoy it... I had fun.... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

Redanne said...

Oh Hels, this is fabulous, I love shadow boxes and I love all the gorgeous embellies - especially the bike, 'tis fantastic!! Hugs, Anne xx

nancyd said...

Hi Hels,a great work of art love
the spools have been trying get some
small ones for ages and the flowers are
scrumtous.
Nancyd xx

Patricia Howarth said...

Evening Hels, Wow !! and triple Wow !! I love the combination of colours and all the stamping, absolutely stunning shadow box !!
Lots of love from Patricia xx

Josie said...

Wow, another stunning card, love, love, love it!

Mrs B said...

Hi Hels. I love your shadow box. Brown and blue area great combo, especially those gorgeous flowers : ) Love the bike too. I hope you had a good weekend, sounds like you were a busy lady, again : ) Take care.

Doreen said...

Wow love the Shadow Box Hels...Mine can be found here.
http://www.doreensdream.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/wall-tag-22.html

catherine said...

This is just so fabulous Hels and such a brilliant colour combination. I too love kaisercraft stamps. here is my take on your challenge this week:
http://catherinessparemoment.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/be-yourself.html
x catherine

Jann said...

How fun to see such a lovely piece of art-I love this!

Jackie PN said...

Just beautiful Hels!

rachel said...

http://fisherscardsandcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/brown-and-blue-at-sunday-stamper.html

Hiya Hels - here's this weeks make xx

Becky said...

Love the shadow box Hels great theme.
Mine is here

http://becky-bailey-blog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/birthday-card.html

Mrs Beez said...

Love this box, another fab colour combo. Gorgeous butterflies and flowers.

Here's what I've been playing at:

http://wp.me/p3bDgK-2zR

BarbaraW said...

Hels, your project is fabulous. There's so much to see and it's all wonderful. Here's what I came up with: http://magicdelights.blogspot.com/2014/05/good-times.html

Scrapintheattic.com said...

Hi Hels
Love your take on brown and blue, the theme fitted perfectly for my sons birthday card, please check out my blog:
Brown eyes
www.scrapintheattic.com

Thanks
Jan x

geezercrafter said...

Love your creation, the little bicycle is very cool!!.
Bryan.
http://geezercrafter.blogspot.com/2014/05/dont-it-make-my-brown-eyes-blue.html

http://blog.timetocreate.com.au/ said...

Your piece is lovely! Blue and all shades of brown is such a lovely combination. I hope all is well in your world....the renovation roundabout continues here. Here is my piece for you to peek at.
http://timetocreate-handmadetreasure.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/what-do-you-do.html

Carole Z said...

Here's mine Hels, hugs Carole Z X
http://8thwonderart.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/fairy-dust-sunday-stampers-week-308.html

Redanne said...

It seems a bit cheeky entering this here too but it does have lots of blue and a bit of brown! http://bollyanne.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/compendium-of-curiosities-iii-challenge.html

Hugs, Anne xx

Mrs Beez said...

So glad you're going to be back on the tv - I've not eaten since your last show. I'm thinking cherry scones and possibly Ben & Jerry's - that's all food groups covered except protein so perhaps some ham...or bacon!

http://wp.me/p3bDgK-2Aa

Scrapintheattic.com said...

Hi Hels
I am on a roll now with this theme! I made an envelope for my sons Brown Eyes birthday card. Please have a look at

scrapintheattic.com
Thanks Jan x

Ruth said...

Absolutely beautiful shadow box, love all the details, especially the tiny watch, the skirt on the mannequin and the butterfly 'top!', the pins in the bobbins... Oooh and the papers....well ok it's all just GORGEOUS!
Here's my entry for this week

http://argeum.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/tiny-tintake-2.html

Vanessa said...

Great project again, Hels. Will have to try and get some of these shadow boxes. I have emailed you my entry.
I love your blog for inspiration and I love that most of your pieces are 'off the page' also.

Thanks

Vanessa

sue :) said...

Fab project, lots of inspiration.
http://artycreationinspiration.blogspot.co.uk

Joanne said...

I've somehow missed this this week. Strangely though I have been thinking about making a canvas for my SD's craft room, she's in to sewing more than paper crafts and I'm going to turn the canvas round and decorate the back now I've seen this for inspiration. Thanks sweetie.
xx

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