Quick post before I'm back to work ...and the last 2 parts

Hey again,
my weekend will be over tomorrow. It's really not nice to start work again on a Sunday , but that comes with the job I do.
Autumn weather is in full swing here today. It's grey , rainy and a little chill to the air. My cats have made themselves nests out of fleece blankets and are cuddled up on the sofa, while I'm running around cleaning, doing laundry and of cause some art and craft.

I'm also putting out some fall decorations. Not too much because I'm not a friend of too much clutter , but a little certainly makes the home look nice and cosy.
I bought a cheap and ugly plastic pumpkin the other day and it was in need of some beauty treatment.
Looking on Pinterest I found several that gave me ideas, but this feathered pumpkin was the winner. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/60165345001850287/

So I painted mine white and decoupaged some feathers , plus I added some glitter and a bow as well. I'm pretty happy how it turned out.So much better than the orange plastic monstrosity ;)

Now I just need to get the other decorations out .

I've been drawing just with my Tombows the past days. It's a different style than watercolors but just as much fun.
Today's picture was inspired by the weather and the challenge prompt "Polka dot umbrella"

I worked on challenges a few days in advance because I most likely won't find as much time the next days.

Letter "O" dropcap

And Mr. Scarecrow .
Next goal is to get Illustrator so I can start using my drawings as part of my designs and make them into vectors. And that tablet is also still on my wishlist.

OK, now the last two parts and then back to the things I wanted to do in here .

Part 7
http://www.mediafire.com/file/yxp3d6tdw4ljedm/sr_graceandbeauty7.zip

Part 8
http://www.mediafire.com/file/kphq08tzo7ndg1c/sr_graceandbeauty8.zip

Enjoy ! Have a nice weekend and stay creative :)
I will be searching the drive for another freebie kit to post next time.
Hugs Snowy 

New freebie kit

Hello again,
thought I best post this today before I start my nightshifts and am too tired to function properly,lol.

Creativity will be down to a minimum the next days when I sleep during the day and turn into some kind of nocturnal creature ;)
So what have I been up to? Well, apart from walking and some weight training to transform some more puppy fat into muscle and working not too much. There just hasn't been enough time for adventures.

I'm inspired by this craft idea this morning ...I have so much scrap paper that I could easily put something like this together. Maybe I will on my next days off work ...

Found on Pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/60165344995495678/

But as always I've been drawing and painting ...

Watercolor pencil

Zentangle art letter A challenge

Watercolor and brushpen lettering

Watercolor pumpkins
Yes, you can do it as well !
Do you know how many painting , drawing and lettering tutorials you find on YouTube? They show step by step how to do it. Plus being in the Art and Lettering class Dawn Nicole does for free on Facebook makes it so much fun. Just pop in and join us .....a new month and new prompts will be starting in just one  week for October again.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dawnnicoledesigns/

Anyway, now to the new kit !
I chose "Grace and Beauty" this time. And while it's not a typical Autumn kit, it has Autumn colors and can be used for all kind of layouts. It's one of my ex-store kits and actually used to be a Mothers Day kit. But it's far too nice and versatile just for that ! 

It's a large kit , so I will give you the first two parts today.

Part 1
http://www.mediafire.com/download/u4aan2y38y8rfxx/sr_graceandbeauty1.zip

Part 2
http://www.mediafire.com/download/76eb68na8h3wzp5/sr_graceandbeauty2.zip

And with that I'm going to get off here now and get some housework done, get ready and outside a little while.
Enjoy, have fun and stay creative ! :)

Hugs Snowy

Time for Fall designs

Hi again,
yup, it's time for the first part of the first fall themed kit . Ye4s, the first ...I have more,lol.
It's my last day off work and I wanted to get this post done before I have to go back into the old routine.

While browsing I have come across a lovely little project the Graphics Fairy has on her blog.
Watercolor Labels. I always have plenty of glass jars which I could pretty up this way.
This is definitely a something I plan to do soon.
http://thegraphicsfairy.com/make-french-watercolor-labels/

 As for lettering practice, drawing and painting...I have been busy a usual.
A watercolor apple...

falling leaves ....

lettering...

And the whole place smelling of herbs after cutting and making bundles to dry. And I have a nice amount of home grown red potatoes I dug out in my little garden area.

I bought myself some wool , lovely variegated yarn in autumn colors for another project and am in the process of getting some of my fall decorations out , plus have some other little projects in mind to make some new ones or pretty the old up a little bit ;)
Yeah...I'm very rarely bored,lol.
And with fall and winter coming I will spend more time being creative when the weather prevents me from being outside.

Now to the mini kit ...only 2 parts for this one.
I will give you the backgrounds today and the elements in the next post.
Here some previews

And here the link for the papers
http://www.mediafire.com/download/45ynyu7mnkwxbxh/sr_autumnsymphony1.zip

As always ....stay creative , and I'll be back towards end of the week .
Hugs Snowy ;)

Altered Shoe box

Hi all,
thought I show you my latest project.
I recently bought a pair of boots and had this normal plain box they came in. Now, I was in need of a new storage box anyway, and why spend money and  buy one if I can simply pretty this brown shoe box up a bit?

So out came the tissue paper, in this case I picked a pretty vintage one with pale pink roses , glue, scissors and some decorations. First I had to cut some pieces to size and glue them onto the box and lid.
Then I let it dry over night. Already made the box look a lot nicer.

I didn't want a smooth , new look, so before I glued the paper on I scrunched it up in my hands to give it an old wrinkled effect, and then flattened it onto the glue covered surface.
I cut 2 pieces of pain beige cotton ribbon band and also glued it in place.The I tied a bow and put it on top. Some extra decoration like 3 little fabric roses, a few skeletton leaves, a tag and the whole thing is ready.

Now isn't that a nice way of recycling a box,lol?

Till next post
Hugs Snow

Weekend freebie parts again

Hey all :)
I'm off for my rota break and as always I'm keeping busy. Also had some great news from Reggie....they won the tournament !!! His team are the Champions of the darts League ...fantastic ! I had so hoped they would win this time after they made to to the semi finals while I was there in summer and then lost in the finals. Reggie has the mug he wanted so much ,lol.
Here is the winning team -all great guys , had so much fun meeting them and watching them play while I was there.

And of cause my personal Champion Reggie (wearing the birthday present I sent him-glad he likes it ). Tradition is that the very heavy trophy gets filled with beer and the winning team drinks it from the trophy....I think he's waiting in line here,lol.

That brings me to design news.... I did the Football Kit, a Hockey Kit, a Chess Kit ...... now it's time to create a Darts kit , and what you are seeing are the first pieces of it.
I'm waiting to be set up in the Store...as soon as that is done I can start uploading and open my store with all the new designs I have been creating.
Talking of creating ... I found a Monogram font the other day and wanted to do something with it. Here is the result. I printed the monogram to use as a template , transferred it onto thick cardboard and cut it out (which was a pain in the ass to do ,lol) Then glued it onto the base I had prepared.

I also created a Winter Door/Wall decoration with some letters and a snow garland from the £ Shop. Add some scrapbook paper for the cardboard base, some cotton wool , snowflakes, a bow.....and here you go ....

That not being enough I got crafty with a cereal box ...yup, you read that right ! Here is the tutorial on how to make a stationary organiser from a cereal box http://www.katydidandkid.com/2010/07/cereal-box-stationary-organizer.html
And my result...perfect for the kitchen to store those coupons and money of vouchers , plus it actually matches my little chest in which I store my seeds

 But now the last of the freebie links for this kit
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yhfi9s7ea2x9o0a
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?i3nz564r0w14gyn
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?9pk4hp7mm1wn99n
Enjoy-and another new kit next week

Until next post
Hugs Snowy :)

In full swing :)

Good morning ,
yup- I really am back in full swing, Edna and Kyra, thanks for your very nice comments....lol, it amuses me that others can see how I am in my designs ;)
In the meantime I have just finished another kit ! I won't be showing the full preview yet, but here are 2 more QPs as teasers ....

...and I was busy with some altered art again. I had one of these cheap plastic clipboards from the £ shop. I have been debating to throw it out , but ended up giving the thing a new look.
This is how it was before-cheap yellow plastic

...and after a bit of modpodge and decorating I am happy to display it on my desk.
Tonight is the time for the first night shift again ,after that batch I will be off a few to recover again....so let's see what I will do then,lol.
Catch you all later ;)
Hugs Snowy

Checking in again

Good morning,peeps :)
It's one of my days off work, so I thought I check in again.
I came off night shift yesterday morning and have been a busy bee since. First I went shopping to stock up the fridge again,when I came home and had all the stuff packed away I wasn't actually tired.So I carried on with the household chores to catch up and get things done which always have to wait while I'm on shift and don't have so much time.
After that a nice bubble bath to treat myself and relax , some mulled wine and a 2 hour nap before an evening with Reggie on Skype, and shooting some Mexicans in an old Mining town ...lol, no I'm not drunk , it's a game on line we played while chatting away :)
But that mulled wine I found is really a Goddess drink ...yummmm...

Hot and sweet , perfect to relax and warm up on a chilly evening !
I don't drink much alcohol, so a little bit is enough to get me into a rather good mood ...I'm such a light weight when it comes to drinks,lol.

I also got crafty again and made a new wreath for my door. Tinsel, a pearl garland from the Pound shop, bows I already had and half a pack of mini baubles from last year ...the total price £ 2.50 /approx $ 4.00 and a lot of fun

I got the last kits I was working on finished .....(just some more teasers)

...and started a new kit straight away with New year theme.
It's so nice to know I got all my work done yesterday, so today and the rest of my time off I can concentrate on more designs , crafting and whatever I feel like doing at the time.
Today I will be in my kitchen a lot , I am planning on doing some baking - I still have another pumpkin to kill and a Pumpkin Cheesecake sounds like just the thing to do.
Tonight Reggie is home (his Tuesday Dart season is finished for the time being) and he'll give me a call as son as he's home after work and voting. I'll be nosey to see who will win .... my guess is that Obama will do another term-just a feeling I have, so we'll see if my guess is right or not.
But I have more to show . I have actually been making a layout each day in November. We have a thing going on Facebook where we write each day one thing we are thankful for. I didn't just write, I made it into layouts, one I already showed in my last post. So here are a few more , I'm keeping the rest for next post,lol.These are made with kits which will be published either for sale once I'm starting again or as freebies to come.

There will be a new freebie again on the weekend , but I might pop back in before to show what I have been up to. Until then -hugs Snowy

It's official....I'm insane ...

...I must be ,lol! I agreed to be model and strut the Cat Walk at the Mayors Fashion Show . It's going to be a busy week ! On Monday Shaun and me have to go to Palmers to be measured up , Tuesday early shift , Wednesday Halloween party in the evening after early shift , Thursday fashion show ... I'm not sure if any other appointments will come up. Tone's Hair designs and Tranquillity Spa are sponsoring the show -most likely they will do the make-up and hair for the night. So at my old age I will be strutting my stuff up there ...bahahahaha...OMG ! Well, it should be a fun night.
So today I have t start to pretty myself up a bit ....my roots are showing, so I have to get a pack of hair dye and get that done , a bath and I can't have hairy legs,lol ...
Anyway, I was creative again and got busy on a hybrid project. I created a my own canvas with paper, stamping and embossing. It was a mess with all the powders and ink ,but I like the result.

 It's getting cold here ! And with Sandy on the way a lot of my friends are preparing for the arrival of that hurricane. Be safe , where ever you are !
My cats are also feeling the cold coming .... how can I tell? They spread out on the heater ...taking turns...

Apart from Sam ....his new favourite is to balance on top of the TV ... can't be comfortable!

But now the freebie... Happy Thanksgiving ...the first parts .1&3
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ezg7s1so5s22o0shttp://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qctp6emd0uvnp54

Last 2 parts next week again ... till then:) although I might do an update middle of the week again if I find the time.
Hugs Snowy