Fairyland Wishes Keepsake Box

Hey Hey all

Today I have a new design fairy keepsake box to share with you all, I worked on this piece back in November and thought it is about time I shared it with you all.

So enough blabbering here it is

Now for the individual pictures

This beauty has been made from scratch using a number of different materials, the box it self is made from chipboard all designs parts are done using Distress Inks, Stencils, and Stamps.

I love making these and I am working on a 3rd design and can not wait to show you all that one, This one is available on my Facebook Page to purchase NOW!!.

I am taking part in another market night over on Facebook where you will find some of my fairy notebooks diaries, keepsake boxes and more. You can find the Market Night Here >>>>>>> Mermaid Kisses and Pixie Wishes<<<<<<<<

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Mystical Notebooks and Diary

Hey Hey 

Well it is very hectic here which is one of the reason why I am a little quiet on the blog front at the moment but there is some posts to come :)

I have been very busy over the last few weeks firstly making products for the Halloween Market Night I took part in then I had class kits to prepare ready for my Stationery Box Class in November and then getting other products made for the next market night all while doing my Design Team projects. I love keeping busy 

So enough blubbering on here is some NEW products which will be available in the Mystical Magical Myth Market Night on 4th - 5th November on Facebook.

First up I have done two A5 Notebooks the first one features the beautiful Unicorn from the Believe In Unicorns Stamp Set

Then we have the second A5 Notebook which I have used a mixture of different stamps on

Finally this beauty which is a Week to View 2018 Diary

The backgrounds on each one of these has been achieved by using Distress Inks and the blending tool along with the stamps and a stencil.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing these latest pieces I have been busy working on and hopefully will become a permanent product on my Facebook Page and Etsy Shop

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

3D Fairy Shadow Box Frame

Hello my wonderful Crafters and welcome back to my little crafty cave.

Today I am sharing with you the other piece I made while at the Crop last Saturday, here we have a lovely Fairy Shadow Box Frame

 This one I did in 3 parts - The picture was handmade, The frame handmade and then the beautiful flower.

To do the fairy scene picture I used the following products: 

Distress Oxide Inks - Cracked Pistachio, Broken China, Wilted Violet, and Iced Spruce

Blending Tool

Inkylicious Stencil

Lavinia Stamps 

To make the frame I used:

Simply Score Board

A4 Basic Black Cardstock

Tombow Glue

To make the flower I used:

Big Shot

Heart Felt Rose Die

Whisper White Cardstock, which I had done the smooshing technique on with a number of different Distress Oxide Inks

Tombow Glue

As you will have noticed some of the products are linked to My Stampin' Up Store such as the cardstock, glue, big shot, and score board.

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my last piece I did while at the crop and I hope to do more of these fairy scenes as I have missed doing them and they look sooooo pretty with the oxide background.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Follow Your Dreams ATC

COOOOEEE!!!

I am flying in today to share with you all another ATC in my ATC range that I have done and once again with this one I have tried a new technique to me.

I love how the rainbow of colour has turned hot this technique is known as Joseph's Coat and it is so easy but effective, I can see me using this technique a lot more.

The products I used to do this piece are:

Smooth White Card

Lavinia Stamps - Fairy Moon, Sentiment and Mini Stars

Distress Inks

Versamark Ink Pad

White Ink Pad

WOW Embossing Powder - Clear 

Heat Tool

I would love to see what you come up with using this technique and that this has given you some inspiration.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Crafty Day With The Bestie

Hi all

Well today's post is so I can share with you all some recent makes I did when me and my best friend had our first crafty day of the new year, We don't get to have crafty day's as often as we used to so when we do we make the most of it, with sharing new techniques we have picked up new products and of cause plenty of giggles and chatting.

So armed with my stamps, inks, blending tools and more off I went with what I wanted to do while my bestie did some collage backgrounds, here is what I come up with 

You may recognise the background colours from a previous make I did, I wanted to do the same blended background as I really like the colour combination. So this piece was done using the following products:

White Matt Card 250gsm

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Versafine Inks 

Lavinia Stamps 

Inkylicious Stencil

Hampton Art Stamp Perfect Tool (New Toy - Blog Post to come about this)

The second piece I wanted to do a more of a daytime background so I referred to my Distress Ink Background Swatch which I have slowly been putting together I will of cause share this with you all as soon as I have finished it. I also wanted to use some of my new Lavinia Stamps... Now I had the stamps I wanted to use and the colours for the background.

And here we have it :)

I absolutely adore how this one came out and how well the background came out, for this piece I used the following:

White Matt Card 250gsm

Distress Inks 

Baby Wipe

Lavinia Stamps 

Inkylicious Stencil

Hampton Art Stamp Perfect Tool 

So there we have it two beautiful scenes all completed and ready to either be framed or made into cards.

I hope you have enjoyed looking at these pieces and any questions feel free to comment and I will get back to you :)

Don't forget to keep a look out for my posts on the Stamp Perfect Tool and the Distress Ink Background Swatch.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Gelli Plate Play Time

Hello all and welcome back to The Crafty Bat Blog :D , I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas It has been hectic here hence why I have not posted for a little while.

So I thought I would bring the new year in with some Gelli Plate makes, These are my first ever makes using a Gelli Plate and I am chuffed to bits with them for first attempts and here they are:

 I will link you to the Lavinia Stamps website below including a link to the Gelli Plate starter kit they offer which is what I had purchased a few months and is worth every penny as you even get to pick ANY TWO Lavinia Stamps of your choice.

Before I get to the list of products used I thought I would also share with you individual pictures of each piece.

The products used for both of these pieces are as follows:

Smooth White Matt Card

3x5 inch Gelli Plate 

Adirondack Ink Pads 

Versafine Ink Pads

Lavinia Stamps

Brayer Roller

You can find all the stamps HERE and the Gelli Plate Starter Kit HERE

If you have never used a Gelli Plate before then the kit I mentioned is a fantastic starting place also Tracey who is the person behind Lavinia Stamps has done some tutorial videos on the Gelli Plate which can be found on You Tube there is also many more videos on the Gelli Plate showing different techniques and different materials used including stencils, stamps, acrylic paints and so on.

I hope you like what I have done and make sure to pop back soon to see some more of my most recent makes.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Forest Friends

Hi all.

Well I am back again as I managed to get in my craft room again today YAY!!, So i decided to do a make with some bits I hadn't got around to using yet.

I am really chuffed with this piece love how the colours have come through and how the whole thing comes together perfectly.

So here it is 

Forest Friends

To do this piece I used the following products:

Smooth white card

Distress Inks

Distress Marker

Inkylicious Stamp 

Inkylicious Stencils

Lavinia Stamps

WOW Embossing Powder - Gold 

The picture really does not show how beautiful and vibrant the colours really do look, I really enjoyed doing this piece and already have my next make idea. So make sure to keep a look out for that :D 

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Inspired Make

Hi all

Welcome back to my blog, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas.

Today's post is to share with you a piece I did yesterday when I finally got back into my craft room YAY!!.. This particular piece I was inspired by Mrs Davies Crafts after watching one of her videos on her Facebook page. So here we have it my take on what Karen did :) 

For this piece I used the following products:

White Smooth Card

Distress Inks - Salty Ocean and Cracked Pistachio

Inkylicious Stencil

Lavinia Stamps - Fox and Leaves

I loved how this came out once I had finished with it I wasn't so sure while I was doing it but once I had done all the focal points and then bought it all together at the end with inking the edges and bringing them in.

I hope you like what I have done here, I also have another make to share with you all which I will be doing a separate post for.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

BUBBLES ATC!!! - Artist Trading Card

Hi all

Well I am back again with something new to me which I have been wanting to do for a while and really enjoyed doing it, I have decided to try and do a different ATC each day if not will be one a week :)

So for my first one I thought I would do something a little simple but still effective

Here is my first every ATC - Yaaaay The Crafty Bat is finally doing ATC'S

For the ATC I used the following:

Watercolour Card 

Distress Inks - Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Black Soot on the edges 

Bee Crafty Stamps - Angry Bubbles

Lavinia Stamps - Bubbles

3D Glue Pen 

When I first saw the Angry Bubbles stamp I did have a bit of a giggle to my self and I just knew I had to use it along with the bubbles from Lavinia Stamps, they work fantastic together and make a brill ATC. 

This will be the first of many ATC's I will be working on and look forward to showing you them all.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

New Crafty Goodies

Hi all

Today's post is all about some new craft materials I have had over the past few weeks and thought I would show you all :)

So a for a while now I have been very intrigued about the Gelli Plates, So I started to watch some demo's/tutorials on You Tube some being from Lavinia Stamps and was really impressed with what you can do with the Gelli Plate and even more surprised that you can use a number of different materials with it also.

After seeing what you can do I started to look around everything I needed and realised I would have to get things bit by bit UNTIL.... I was looking through Lavinia Stamps website and come across the Gelli Plate Starter Kit :O and looked at what you get in the kit at the fab price they have it all for including getting to choose ANY two of their stamps with the kit... I was SOLD!!!

It arrived SUPER quick and I was so excited... Here is the kit

As you can see it comes in an A4 storage box which alone are about £2 each.. Now I bet you are wondering what you get in the kit?? 

Well here we are everything you get 

Included in the starter kit is the following:

Brayer Roller 

Gelli Plate 3" x 5"

Stamp Block

Pack of Matt Card 

Set of Distress Inks 

Versafine Onyx Black 

Versafine Deep Lagoon

Perfect Pearls

Glitter 

and ANY 2 Lavinia Stamps (I chose Eden and Spiral Of Spells)

You can get the kit HERE

The next thing I got was some Adirondack Ink Pads which have been discontinued so can be very hard to get hold of... The reason why I wanted these inks is because I have noticed on the majority of the videos I watched on the Gelli Plate people were using these inks as they give the best coverage and print. The distress inks do also work but sometimes you will find you will get a droplet effect with them which I would prefer a cleaner finish. So I searched all over and found a couple places that sell them and then I checked Ebay and so glad I did someone was selling them on auction the seller had put up different listings some were for 4 some were for 3 inks. One of the sets I bid on I lost :( GUTTED!! BUT I did win two lots YAY!! and at BARGAIN prices. These are the colours I have so far.

Lastly this week I got some awesome new materials from my local craft centre to do more Mixed Media Art work :D EEEEKKK!!!

We have some Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders, Black Gesso, Stencil, Spatulas, Crackle Paste, Modelling Paste, White WOW Embossing Powder and of cause ANOTHER Lavinia Stamp :D 

I can not wait to get stuck in with all these beauties and share with you all what I have been up to I am mostly excited about getting stuck in with the Gelli Plate and the Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powder's. I will of cause share with you all what I make and will of cause share my views on the Pixie Powders.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Mixed Media Tags

Hi all

Today's post is something a bit different which i have been meaning do for a while now, I have been doing some Mixed Media Tags, I had so much fun doing these and plan on doing more.

Here are the three tags that I have completed so far.

As you can see they are all different, I am going to list what I used for each one and show you an individual picture for each one too.

So the first one I did was this one

For this tag I used the following:

Tim Holtz - Manila Tags

Brusho's

Dina Wakeley Stamp and Stencil Set - Silhouetted Essentials

Dylusions Stamp Set - Hearts Edge Set 

Inkylicious Stamps - Dancing In The Rain Set (one of the sentiments)

Distress Ink

Mini Mister

Blending Tool

Memento Ink 

Stampeeze

The next tag I did was this one and I have to admit i love how this one came out.

For this tag I did the monoprint technique for the background and used the following materials:

Tim Holtz - Manila Tag

Distress Inks

Mini Mister

Blending Mat

Heat Tool

Visible Image Stamp - Leave Your Fears 

WOW Embossing Powder - Gold 

Stampeeze 

Versamark Ink 

Memento Ink - Black 

The last tag I did using the monoprint technique was this one

For this tag I used the following materials:

Tim Holtz - Manila Tag

Blending Tool 

Distress Inks 

Mini Mister 

Blending Mat 

Heat Tool 

Stampeeze 

Lavinia Stamps - Fox 1 (Kernal), Moon, Fairy Lanterns, and a Tree

Inkylicious Stencil - Sun/Moon Valley and Mountain 

Babywipe 

Memento Ink - Black 

Versafine Ink 

Versamark

WOW Embossing Powder - Silver 

I hope you like what I have done on these tags and they give you some inspiration. I will definitely  be doing more mixed media tags as i really did enjoy bringing these to life and trying something new... I LOVE the Brusho's if you have not tried them I definitely recommend them.

Happy Crafting

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Comission Piece - Fairy Dreams

Today's post is to share with you a comission piece I have been working on for a customer who is also a close friend and fellow crafter.

This piece has been done to my friend's requirements, and when she first asked me to do a piece for her I was honoured to be asked, we chatted about it for a while and when she told me the details and the meaning behind this piece i couldn't believe because earlier on in the day I had been out to get some more stamps and this particular stamp is what she had described to me :O 

So I jotted down all the details and got to work on it, I was so nervous doing this for her with knowing how much it meant to her and because it is the first piece i have done for someone.

I present you Fairy Dreams

My friend also told me she would like it framed and the colour of frame she would like it in... So I was more than happy to frame it for her... Here it is all framed.

It looks stunning all framed I am absolutely over the moon with this piece, and even more proud that it will be going to Deb who is the amazing talented lady behind the Facebook page Fairy Crooklane... She makes fairies :O :O and they are stunning, I am also a proud owner of a few of Debbie's creations and highly recommend the go on go and take a peek.

Products used to make the above were:

Smooth White Card

Distress Inks

Colour Cloud Blend-able Inks

Stencils

Stamps

Frame

Blending Tool

Smoothie Eggs 

I hope you like this piece as much as I do and as much as I loved bringing it to life,I am also pleased to say Deb is very happy with it and this was her reaction to it "Omg!!! I love it ..speechless so beautiful hun thankyou thankyou so very much xx" - Having a reaction like this makes me so happy and proud.

Keep a look out for another new piece I have been working on.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Spooky Forest

Hi all 

Today's post is a new piece I have been working on today, I am rather chuffed with this one, for some reason the camera didn't pick up the colours on the background as well as I had hoped. But I did take another picture of it out of the frame.

This piece has been made using a collection stamps from Lavinia, Stencil from Inkylicious and Distress Inks by Tim Holtz.

Here we have Spooky Forest

The background has all been done using Distress Inks in the following colours: Dusty Concord, Mustard Seed, Chipped Sapphire, Salty Ocean and Seedless Preserve.

Here is a better more close up picture of the piece not in the frame. You can see the colours much better in this one.

I couldn't help but not do a Halloween piece and have you noticed there are bats on the picture YAAAAAY!!! 

I would like to enter this piece into the following challenges:

Fantasy Stampers - Halloween Fun

Crafty Cardmakers - Things That Go Bump In The Night

Lost Coast Portal To Creativity - Scary or Weird

Make My Monday - I Put A Spell On You 

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Crafting Be Design - Anything Goes 

Autumn Watch

Hi all and welcome back :)

Today I am sharing with you all a recent piece called "Autumn Watch" which has been done on water colour card and then framed in a lovely White Frame.

I was inspired to do this piece with Autumn in mind so I wanted to show this in the background. I hope you like this piece as much as I enjoyed bringing it to life.

Items used to make this piece:

Watercolour Card

Lavinia Stamps

Distress Inks

Inkylicious Sun/Moon Mountain and Valley stencil

White Frame with mount

I would like to enter this piece into the following challenges:

Digi design challenge blog - Autumn Challenge

Fantasy Stampers Challenge - In The Fall

Creative Artiste - Anything Mixed Media Goes

Stamps and Stencils - The Colours Of Autumn
Addicted To Stamps and More - Anything Goes