Kitchen canvas

A bit of painting going on today to create this kitchen canvas.  The chipboard shapes from Tando are a fabulous base for acrylic paint.  I used a canvas board which was also painted with acrylic... before adhering the completed kitchen pieces to it to create a faux clock. 

I love to create items that I can have on show at home but I think this would make a nice gift too.

Shame I won't be wearing a chef's hat anytime soon.... not being the world.s best cook IYKWIM
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Chris xx

Merry Christmas

To all my Friends and family for your continued support through the ups and downs of 2010... for following my arty crafty journey and for being the best of the best.... THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart :-D

I hope that you are all blessed with love and happiness this Christmas and hope Santa brings you everything you wish for.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

FROM

ME to YOU

XXX

Chris

Dyans Christmas tag challenge 4

Not enough days before the Christmas to share the rest so these are the last for now... hope you enjoyed the fun while it lasted...I did :D

I think these speak for themselves... my favourite is the last one.... I think it's a hoot.
hugs
Chris xx

Dyans Advent tag challenge 3

I don't think I will get the whole lot finished in time for Christmas... but I am definately going to carry on till I've done them all. 

Somebody doesn't want to end up on the dinner table...lol 

I'm hoping for lots of yummy pressies

and my definition of good is to smile sweetly...talk nicely and if all else fails ...BEG rofl

Have a great day all

hugs

Chris xx



Christmas....

is coming... and so is Santa... you do believe in him don't ya ;-)  So in honour of the cuddly man with the white beard I created him a star of his very own.  I used gorgeous paper from Crafty Individuals....

as well as this gorgeous portrait of the man himself from the same place.  He deserved a frame and this wee frame from Tando was just the job.  I coloured it with copics before adding Tim Holtz crackle paint .  The two little hearts on top were removed from the sides.

Hope you are ready for him :)

hugs
Chris xx

Chistmas decoration

Another heart used from the  Tando ' Home hanging chipboard set'....this time to create a decoration for my Christmas tree. I covered the heart in this gorgeous Crafty Individuals Christmas paper and added some hand cut wings covered in the same.

Tip : Don't throw out your Tando packaging... the card comes in really useful for little extras like these wings, ATC backs and to put through your diecutting machines ;-)

I used a tube of 3d glitter glue to add around the edges and also a little snowflake charm and clear gem for a little bit of luxury.

A really easy project but something I can keep in my decorations box to use for lots of years to come.
hugs
Chris xx

Dyans Christmas tag challenge 2

Sharing my second lot of tags for Dyans challenge today.... I am having a ball doing these :-D

this one is one of my favourites...love that saying.

Wish that Christmas calories didn't count!!... but for me as soon as I look at the Christmas pud the weight starts piling on. Don't think my metabolism is slow.... it's STOPPED!!!

 eeeh I'm only naughty sometimes though...I do try to be good ;-p

Have to say that this one doesn't really fit with me .... don't drink much falling down water... even at crimbo.  Something to do with the fact that it turns me into an even more raving lunatic than I already am AND I just don't DO hangovers :D
Hope it's warm where you are... tis freezin' here.
hugs
Chris xx

Dyans Advent tag challenge

This is the first chance I've had to share with you the tags I've been doing for Dyans Advent Challenge it is really good fun!!  I LOVE the cool funny downloads and I've had a couple of tena lady moments while I've being doing my tags.  The funny Christmas sayings are right up my street...rofl.

I have had to do four at a time to catch up so allowed myself an hour for them (don't think that's  really cheating..ha ha ha).  I did quick watercolour masterboards cut into 4 and apart from the bits I had to use I allowed myself a black pen and a white pen.

It's just as well I don't have a mastercard...it would be maxed out!!

I was totally chuffed when I pulled out this spoon charm with this one although I don't think you could eat turkey with a spoon...pmsl

Thankful that I don't have to hit the shops this year.... done all my crimbo shopping online...whoohooo all done 'cept the wrapping  ;-p

Some chocolate would be nice too.... just simply to help me recharge the old batteries IYKWIM.

For more fun and frolics go check out Dyans blog :-)

hugs

Chris xx

Grungy atc'c

Sometimes I get really fed up with 'pretty' stuff and just wanna create something a wee bit different.  So when I found these ace free images from Altered bits.com.... I just had to have a play.  I used some digital background that I had been messing around with and printed them out.  The first one is covered lightly with acrylic paint and the other just left as it was before adding the frame.

 This handsome guy is baring his heart (from Tando mini arch frame set) because he is soooo in Love :-D

SHE is honoured to be the recipient of his affections... he's just her kind of guy!! lol

He keeps her acrylic painted , chipboard, framed portrait on his bedside table. Don't ya just love a Love Story :-)

hugs
Chris xx

Bad hair day

Do you have bad hair days.... I have them all the time... especially now I'm older and have to resort to colour from a box to cover the white hairs...lol  My niece recently asked me why I had hair like her chocolate... I asked what she meant and she said....because it's white at the top and brown at the bottom just like my chocolate bar!!!!!

So after that little conversation I have decided that if my hair is as nice as chocolate  ;-D  I am gonna love it no matter what it looks like.  This little lady from Dyan's fab downloads has the strangest pony tails ever...ha ha ha... but she is embracing their uniqueness  ??? wearing her best hat to hide her roots while hiding behind her dark glasses...just in case she bumps into anyone she knows..pmsl :-D
Have a great day
hugs
Chris xx