Painted Card

Very quick post...on Wednesday (for 'Whats On Your Workdesk Wednesday') I was busy having a go at painting my own backing paper, after spying a challenge on Digi Shacks blog hop... this is how it turned out...
The dragonfly stamp is from Paperartsy. I added some tiny gems to the flowers. The paper has a glittery effect, because I spilt some embossing power over it, by mistake. The paper hadn't dried so I quickly blasted it with my heat gun, so that's why it shimmers. It doesn't look too bad, but I won't give up my day job!
Back later with a sneak peak of my next DT card..grrrr!!

Another WOYWW.

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?!? This is what's on mine. Lots of messy paint! Started this yesterday. You can see the drawing for the card I posted below. (different punch line tho') Wanted to join in a blog hop over on the Digi-shack . All the DT team have little challenges for you to do. I've done two..with one card. Easel Card and make your own flower/s. Another was to paint your backing paper and use it in a card. I've done this before, splattered paper with paint, scanned them in, and saved them on my computer...(only in the challenge you're suppose to use what you've painted) I thought I'd start from scratch...(yes, you're right, I can't find what I'd already made!) I spilt a bit of embossing power on the wet paint, so zapped it with the heat gun. The plastic splint on my finger is trying to get into the picture! No, there's no smiley face on it this time. I'm getting a bit cheesed off with it!! Four months!! Longer than my broken leg! (I don't mean the finger's longer... I mean..) After I'd finished the one above, I decided to have another go...not sure what I'm going to do with it yet and it's really hard to take a picture and paint at the same time! Pop over to the Stamping ground and see what's on every one else's desk today!

A Bit of Painting

I can't believe it's Thursday already, and I haven't posted anything since last weekend. What have I been doing all week?? Well, Monday, work...Tuesday, a visit to the doctors, who, at last has agreed to allow me to nip ((Moi?? Nip??) down to the hospital for an X-ray on my wonky leg! So that'll happen sometime never, which when you think about it, isn't too bad! (I used to drive motorbikes. Car came out of turning, didn't look, SMaCK! He gets off with a bent car and I'm left with a wonky leg.) SO!!! Lesson from Lyn, drivers, look once, look twice, look BIKE!!
Now, on Wednesday, I bullied Hubby into taking me over to the Isle of Wight, just because I wanted to visit a crafty shop that had moved into new premises, with promises of lots of crafty bargains. (I promised him a pint and a meal in his favourite pub...that always works!) And, at last I did manage to buy a refill for my Xyron 501. The poor thing's been empty for over six months! Today, Thursday, I've been to work, and tomorrow, Friday, we're off again all next week, house and dog sitting. So I don't expect to get much crafting or Blogging done...but have Laptop-will travel!
Right, enough chatter (Nobody reads it anyway!) time for pictures! How about some "Altered Art" Does this count?? It was many moons ago I found some broken pottery or a tile on the beach at Pentewan (near Mevagissey, Cornwall) We often stay there out of season. I'd bought a load of crafty stuff from Trago Mills, including a set of acrylic paints for well under half price and just HAD to paint some thing...and this is it...