Beautiful music

I had great pleasure in playing with the new Musical release from SamanthaK. It was a last minute thing and not a lot of time but here's what I came up with

and as always it was a real thrill seeing them on Hochanda today

All of SamanthaK's new MDF music range proved to be very popular. Love this MDF xx

Poundland Frame Upcycle

Yes I visit Poundland on a regular basis mainly because they have cheap objects which I can use for my Mixed Media projects. I have been doing this for a while now and suddenly thought I should share the process so that you could do the same.

This picture shows the finished frame I made from a white plastic £1 frame. It is so easy to do and gives you endless possibilities.

You can watch my video below to see the process. I haven't speeded it up to much so it is easier to see what I am doing. If you like this and want to be notified when my next Poundland Upcycle video is released then please subscribe to my YouTube Channel.

Imagine

so as most of you know I have been on holiday soaking up the sun. Normally when this happens I miss out on a DT kit but this time Samantha Kingdon kindly sent me a kit anyway and so I thought I'd do a how to video to show how wonderful her products are and how to use them.

This time I chose the snowflake frame and the snowflakes to make this layout/canvas

Here is a bit of detail but if you scroll to the bottom you will find my how to video and links to Sam's shop and facebook page.

loving that crackle. If you have any questions please post them in the comments and if you watch this in Youtube please subscribe to my little channel. NO music added as I know sometimes it can be annoying but feel free to hum along while you watch. Enjoy xx

Sams Website  HERE

Facebook page  HERE

You can buy the papers in my new shop :  The Kit Cafe

Beginners Kit

I often hear people say that they would like to have a go at Mixed Media but that they don't have any of the things that they need. With this in mind I have made up a beginners kit with a few bits and bobs you can use to play with. Here is the video of the contents with me yapping on in the background lol

You can find this in my Etsy Store The Kit Cafe and if you click on the tutorials tab at the top of the page you can find the recipe for the Texture Paste. Have fun xx

Die-versity Number One

I tried this technique using die cuts for a class a few months ago and decided to have another go to make some of my own art for the walls in my house.

I discovered two things which you need to know if you are going to have a go at this. 
Firstly use a white water colour paper. It wasn't until this morning that I realised my paper has a grey/blue tinge to it so I going to have to do it again.

Secondly less is more. You definitely need to leave more white space. The framed card looks much better minus the greeting of course.

So here is the process video speed at x2. Hope you enjoy it and if you have a go please leave a link to your piece in the comments.

Sorry that the design is sometimes out of shot. Definitely didn't look like that when I was filming. Will improve next time xx

Mixed Media Class April 2018

This was a fantastic day and everyone did so well. Every project was different and beautiful. Here are the pictures of my clock examples

so out of 14 students 12 decided to make the white one and 2 the metal one and they all did really well.
Here are some photos of the day

and then of course we had the group photo just to prove we did it

I will be selling the kits and online class to these very soon so keep checking my Etsy Shop 
I also did little 1 minute videos every so often so that the class could look back on what they had done. I've speeded it up a bit but you get the idea.

There is another Mixed Media day on Sunday 21st October with another projects to make. Places sell fast so don't leave it till the last minute. 

Have a great evening xx

Not a fan of snow

no it's not my age just the fact that I've had to cancel the Crop today leaving me with 12 blueberry muffins, 24 Angel slices, two fruit cakes, 12 doughnuts and 8 pints of milk. Dinner tonight will be interesting lol.

So what do I do when I'm stuck in doors? Well I make a few layouts of course. Here is the first one for today

Here are a few close ups and I am in the process of loading a process video onto You tube which I will add to the bottom of this post later on.

The flowers are mostly Prima and some little rosebuds I had in my stash and the little gems I used for decoration were from Poundland which I found in the wedding section. 

and here is the process video. Sorry it's on it's side but didn't realise until it was to late. Will try better next time lol. 

Don't forget I have some lovely kits in my etsy shop The Kit Cafe so don't forget to take a look.

Enjoy a cold day indoors xx.

Friends How To Video

The first of my classes in 2017 involved using stencils and Distress inks. In order to help everyone how my thought process worked, I made a video as I went along.
Here is the layout

and the video, although it doesn't show the entire process, gives you some idea of how the layout was made.

Scrapping Your Family Class 7.1.17 Friends Layout from Ladies That Craft on Youtube
If you try it out for yourselves please email me a picture of your finished project to ladiesthatcraft@live.co.uk. Thank you for visiting xx

Video Tutorial -Loads of photos

Because I make many, many scrapbook layouts, I often print off far more photos than I can possibly use plus I have an app on my phone which allows me 45 free photo prints per month. Well you can imagine......

So loads of photos but I never look at them because thay are in a box or drawer. What to do, well I found these great spiral bound books in Hobbycraft and it gave me an idea.

Of course doodling is the in thing right now as is colouring so what better way to decorate than doodling with a white pen

You can see a short video below showing you the process and my attempts so far. Remember, I only spend a few minutes at a time on this. It is my fill in, my time to think, my planning escape where I can endlessly doodle and come up with new ideas for classes.

My Photo Book 11.3.16 from Ladies That Craft on Youtube.

Hobbycraft also sell 12 x 12 albums like this as well so well worth a trip. Hope you enjoy the video and see you all soon xx

Video Tutorial Fabric book update

Ok so I'm on a roll now. I don't get much time to do this anymore but every so often when I get inspiration,  I sneak away and play for an hour. That inspiration came this time when the postman arrived and delivered the new stamp set from Hobby Art. I fell in love with it straight away. 
Anyway, here is an update and a sneek peek at my new page which I will finish at a later date. Enjoy

My Fabric Journal update 11.3.16 from Ladies That Craft on Youtube.

Watch out for another video coming soon. I love doing this and I promise I will get better as time goes on xx

Video Tutorial - Stamped Image Masking

Ok so no props and could have done with a paper cutter but I am in a hotel in Durham doing this you know lol.

Here's the card

First of many video tutorials doing all those things you want to do.

Using Stamped Masks from Ladies That Craft on Youtube.

And now that I've got the hang of it I'll be posting updates on my own works in progress so keep checking back xx.