tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87653931089498921182024-03-13T14:22:24.959+00:00Craftaholic LeanieLeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-74497544085807121092013-03-25T00:20:00.001+00:002013-03-25T00:20:59.375+00:00Book-a-liscious!So we had a little swap between friends on the UKS social groups... And I wanted to swap with the lovely Sian because she wanted anything to do with books... And part of her present was that I made her a handbag out of one :D<br />
She seems to like it, so I'm a happy bunny!<br />
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Leanne x<br />
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Everyone made sets of themed pieces, all I've done is arrange them, black the edges with paint to hide gaps, and adhered it to black 12x12 backing. There was a gap left for people to personalise their patchwork, if they were making one, and after much deliberation I filled mine with a mosaic mirror, not the clock mechanism I'd thought I would.<br />
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I'm also doing a customer one for my SU blog, but for now I'm just going to love this one :D I feel so honoured and blessed to be part of such a creative community, and to have their work in my home to inspire me- Thank you all so, so much.<br />
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I'll be back with close ups and the names of the amazing artists who took part- until then, sit back and enjoy their talents!<br />
Thanks for looking, Leanne xxxLeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-43752841621643925802012-09-04T17:18:00.002+01:002012-09-04T17:18:53.653+01:00Blog Candy...!Just found <a href="http://thecraftbarnblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/its-blog-candy-tiiiiiime.html" target="_blank">this</a> to enter, wish me luck, and why not try yourselves?<div>
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Leaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-83481040789121724252012-06-04T09:25:00.001+01:002012-06-04T09:25:49.750+01:00<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3pV6sXmYI_A/T8xxBaFIZJI/AAAAAAAAAhg/3Yp1eACdpH4/s640/blogger-image-109786808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3pV6sXmYI_A/T8xxBaFIZJI/AAAAAAAAAhg/3Yp1eACdpH4/s640/blogger-image-109786808.jpg" /></a></div>Leaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-41656982630356455902012-06-03T10:42:00.001+01:002012-06-03T10:42:55.323+01:00UKSAJ<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qxe0WooNIfY/T8sxmQobhmI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/G5CBaAvSWaI/s640/blogger-image-2111302543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qxe0WooNIfY/T8sxmQobhmI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/G5CBaAvSWaI/s640/blogger-image-2111302543.jpg" /></a></div>Leaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-45236797498775242242012-05-13T20:32:00.001+01:002012-05-13T20:32:00.820+01:00<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M3jfyJcIVPA/T7AMLcNOGQI/AAAAAAAAAgw/GglTXhW0iso/s640/blogger-image-86054891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M3jfyJcIVPA/T7AMLcNOGQI/AAAAAAAAAgw/GglTXhW0iso/s640/blogger-image-86054891.jpg" /></a></div>Leaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-35812294902466106832012-05-06T00:31:00.001+01:002012-05-06T00:31:12.543+01:00ATC Primer...!Just a quick pic of my contribution to the Secret Swappers ATC book, being compiled by the lovely Bex - the theme is Alice, we all took a character each and I've based mine on the White Queen. I made the bg paper by by typing out the 6 impossible things she tries to teach Alice.<br />
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I'm also attaching a pic of the tag I sent in, I hope the recipients like them :)<br />
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Thanks for looking!<br />
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Thanks to a sketch from Jules, I am entering it for the Sarah's Cards April challenge- fingers crossed!<br />
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Thanks for looking, L x<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z87lH37IJqQ/T5UvPolAr7I/AAAAAAAAAfU/odrlfW4J28k/s640/blogger-image-1220834052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z87lH37IJqQ/T5UvPolAr7I/AAAAAAAAAfU/odrlfW4J28k/s640/blogger-image-1220834052.jpg" /></a></div>Leaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-46984827638474899412012-04-09T22:36:00.001+01:002012-04-09T22:44:47.121+01:00Tagtastic!Bear with... bear with...<br />
Here are the results of the March Trendy Tags Swap I hosted on UKS; aren't they gorgeous?<br />
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Before I start, Blogger keeps messing the order up, but here's how it looks at the moment...<br />
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Second photo, all the tags- From left to right, top to bottom:<br />
MaggieB, gemmasteele, baa-me-chick<br />
scrappy-yo, ShirleyJune, hollybank<br />
Scrap3d, RosieMac, me<br />
Thank you all so much for taking part!<br />
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The third photo is a close up on my submission, and more details on how I made my chevrons is to follow on my SU blog, beautifulimpressions.co.uk<br />
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The first is of the lovely tags I received in the random allocation, from ShirleyJune (my partner in corrugated card), MaggieB (love the colours and bird!), and scrappy-yo (reminding me why I write, and envious of the chevron stamp).<br />
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Finally, the person drawn out of the hat for their use of stamping is... To be revealed when they get their surprise :D<br />
Thanks for looking and reading!<br />
L x<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5JRIGpcmvJQ/T4NWNTH7fZI/AAAAAAAAAeg/76WEbTO0jpM/s640/blogger-image-1847453985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5JRIGpcmvJQ/T4NWNTH7fZI/AAAAAAAAAeg/76WEbTO0jpM/s640/blogger-image-1847453985.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IwBHFn4Ztd0/T4NWOo2aF0I/AAAAAAAAAeo/nnhKOrIy8Sk/s640/blogger-image-191536544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IwBHFn4Ztd0/T4NWOo2aF0I/AAAAAAAAAeo/nnhKOrIy8Sk/s640/blogger-image-191536544.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4jvuhFhpq0M/T4NWQO4_WEI/AAAAAAAAAew/ZXCiV3VUCs8/s640/blogger-image-1602458201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4jvuhFhpq0M/T4NWQO4_WEI/AAAAAAAAAew/ZXCiV3VUCs8/s640/blogger-image-1602458201.jpg" /></a></div>Leaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-74245062735448116062012-04-04T11:01:00.001+01:002012-04-04T11:01:07.890+01:00Plus<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nFrpQ_99mqg/T3wb1uBhwXI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/D4bdClxF4g0/s640/blogger-image--1435106935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nFrpQ_99mqg/T3wb1uBhwXI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/D4bdClxF4g0/s640/blogger-image--1435106935.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jYGvQXI3qhw/T3wb3mKx4sI/AAAAAAAAAeY/4_5nCsBKM7I/s640/blogger-image--1496460387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jYGvQXI3qhw/T3wb3mKx4sI/AAAAAAAAAeY/4_5nCsBKM7I/s640/blogger-image--1496460387.jpg" /></a></div>Leaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-82622052989155681462012-04-04T10:31:00.001+01:002012-04-04T10:31:08.429+01:00Picture dump<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UTCZplblO6M/T3wUs_aV8RI/AAAAAAAAAdw/Pj2FSyAtZBI/s640/blogger-image--1782945184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UTCZplblO6M/T3wUs_aV8RI/AAAAAAAAAdw/Pj2FSyAtZBI/s640/blogger-image--1782945184.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OfYQF5hInp0/T3wUu9WkwLI/AAAAAAAAAd4/EdTkeE0NDJk/s640/blogger-image--387887459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OfYQF5hInp0/T3wUu9WkwLI/AAAAAAAAAd4/EdTkeE0NDJk/s640/blogger-image--387887459.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-X2J1wxmMkv8/T3wUxP4Nz9I/AAAAAAAAAeA/mGeGZpts7J8/s640/blogger-image-679350241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-X2J1wxmMkv8/T3wUxP4Nz9I/AAAAAAAAAeA/mGeGZpts7J8/s640/blogger-image-679350241.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ehs2xfTdwXA/T3wU2TdhNoI/AAAAAAAAAeI/HzUiGxLZYgk/s640/blogger-image-749645887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ehs2xfTdwXA/T3wU2TdhNoI/AAAAAAAAAeI/HzUiGxLZYgk/s640/blogger-image-749645887.jpg" /></a></div>Leaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-71030205406358853572012-03-31T00:05:00.000+01:002012-03-31T00:05:00.356+01:00Blog Hop & Giveaways!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone - I don't know if I already mentioned, but I'm on the DT
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If you are already following along, you'll have come here from <a href="http://6ichthusfish.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Mandy's blog</a> - Welcome, Hoppers!</div>
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For my part I'd like to invite you all to try your hand at a very popular mixed media project - shrine making. Shrines are places to give thanks, seek answers, and venerate treasures things - they can be religious, spiritual, or neither, so anyone can join in. Mine was created for someone in particular, who I was partnered with in a swap, and who wanted the theme 'Things with Wings':</div>
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It's one of the simplest forms of shrine - a matchbox drawer stood on its end, with a piece of card or chipboard cut into a frame. I chose a house shape, but you could chose a circle, star, tree, you name it - totally up to you.</div>
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So, the giveaway part... Leave a comment on my blog during this blog hop, and I'll enter you into a draw to win your very own, custom-made shrine, and some lovely altering goodies for you to try your own out too!</div>
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For another chance, make sure you become a follower of my blog, and for even more chances, follow the blog hop around and comment as you go. Even if you don't win, you'll feel like a winner when you see all the lovely projects everyone has to inspire you with, and there are a few more giveaways to be found too!</div>
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You may (or may not!) also know I'm an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator too - so to celebrate the blog hop I'm also having a special deal on at <a href="http://www.beautifulimpressions.co.uk/" target="_blank">Beautiful Impressions</a> - click to find out what, and how you can benefit!</div>
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Thanks for looking - and you're now off on your next part of the hop, to the lovely <a href="http://www.socksandscrapbooks.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kerry</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">PS. Here's a comprehensive blog list, incase you get lost!</span><br />
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Start at: http://itsacreativeworld.typepad.com/its_a_creative_world/<br />
1 - Laura - http://bubbaboobits.blogspot.co.uk/<br />
2 - Doda - http://www.dodadidit.blogspot.co.uk/<br />
3 - Gabrielle - http://gabrielle-price.blogspot.co.uk/<br />
4 - Eleanor- http://highlandhousekeeper.blogspot.co.uk/<br />
5 - Erika - http://snappycrafts.blogspot.co.uk/<br />
6 - Ifa - http://ifazainon.blogspot.co.uk/<br />
7 - Katherine - http://www.fruitofmyscraps.blogspot.co.uk/<br />
8 - Dolly - http://dollysdreamings.typepad.com/<br />
9 - Mandy - http://6ichthusfish.typepad.com/<br />
10 - Leanne - http://craftaholicleanie.blogspot.co.uk/<br />
11 - Kerry - http://www.socksandscrapbooks.blogspot.co.uk/<br />
12 - Tracey - http://tj-runningwithscissors.blogspot.co.uk/<br />
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Thank you ladies for such gorgeous work, - I now have to pick one they didn't and finish my own, then these are destined for a wall hanging.<br />
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Here are some close-ups of my 'mechanical' winged wonders:<br />
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Both of these items went through several incarnations - the first shrine and screen were Stampotique bats that didn't work... The second shrine had all sorts of things going on, until I realised that nobody made the other item I wanted... The second screen had mesh panels in the centre but kept collapsing...<br />
But I'm still proud of how these final versions turned out - even if it was hte most severe case of leaky elbow I've ever had...!<br />
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Leanne xLeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-53826652534616753972012-02-15T19:04:00.001+00:002012-02-15T19:07:35.289+00:00All loved up...Just had to post sickeningly sweet photos of my cards from Rob- yes, plural, he didn't get make one last year so he thought he'd do a double!<br />
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Also, a rather lovely surprise of a dozen long-stemmed roses- surprising because he's not really a flowers man, and very much appreciated.<br />
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One down, many memories remembered, and plenty more photographs to go...!<br />
Leanne xLeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-90950390756529569482012-01-31T13:35:00.001+00:002012-01-31T13:35:46.570+00:00Ssh... It's a secret!<div style="text-align: center;">
I just wanted to blog my latest UKS swap entry - a book with secret compartments. I'm really happy with it, almost didn't want to send it off! So I hope that my swappee, <a href="http://snoophere.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Frances</a>, likes it. Her theme was Carnavale:</div>
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Anyway, everything's SU apart from the journaling card, which is MME, and lovely flocked Thickers to match the lush flocked papers :D And the gorgeous young subject is my little little brother (not to be confused with my big little brother), when he was the pageboy at my wedding... <br />
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Have you had any LOs that started off one way and ended up another? Have you blogged them? Drop me a link or let me know, I'm always interested in hearing the stories behind creations!<br />
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Firstly I drew inspiration from the Counterfeit Kit challenge and made myself a kit based around a patterned paper and some ribbons:<br />
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Then I used my <a href="http://beautifulimpressions.co.uk/?p=257" target="_blank">altered binder technique</a> learned from Chris, and old papers, ribbons, glubers, new pretty ribbon and gems, and LOTS of SU Ink, punches, etc. Oh and fell in love with tissue tape...!<br />
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I'm especially proud of my handmade flowers and the punched embellishment in the last picture - loving the Authentique word stickers!<br />
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Now all I have to do is start following the class - what I'm going to do is make some sample pages as per the class guidelines, but then I can add to this over time - take out what doesn't inspire me any more, add in new techniques - I'm really looking forward to having an inspiration journal I'm proud of - and not a towering stack of mags and printouts I never read -thank you Leo!<br />
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Also, I wanted to show off what's off to Netty today for the Halloween Decoration Swap on UKS - I hope the recipients like them, they're not very glitzy for a banner I know, but I hope they go down ok!<br />
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<center><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/109919736967261977272/CraftaholicLeanie?authkey=Gv1sRgCIqmwpzF64zqIQ#5663686972175548098"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ydUGf-e7F78/Tpl1Sy-H_sI/AAAAAAAAAWs/vU3_uWBbw2s/s288/iphone_photo.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px;" width="281" /></a></center>Thanks for looking - anyone else made an early start on seasonal projects yet? Aren't we just so organised? ;)<br />
Leanne x<br />
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- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneLeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425236376177273151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765393108949892118.post-92034998613450423052011-09-09T21:31:00.004+01:002011-10-15T12:59:22.800+01:00Decorated Chipboard...<div style="text-align: left;">
As you can see I've just completed yet another swap - this time for Decorated Chipboard! I was really intrigued to see how they would be decorated and what shapes people would come up with, and how they might inspire a project rather than just decorate it...</div>
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Anyway, I only had the one die that could cut through chipboard - this lovely Stampin' Up! exclusive one that I ordered with my first discount :D so I decided to decorate it a bit like a bookplate of sorts, so that it might be able to complement the SMASHBook craze - especially for those making their own books :) Of course they'll be able to use it as a normal embellishment too, a journalling spot, etc.</div>
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I used the Stampin' Up! Top Note die, Tea Stain Distress Ink (thank you Rachel!), generic chipboard, wooden dominoes from my LCS, Tim Holtz Film Reel, graph and lined paper by various companies, Prima printed tape, one of Tim Holtz' acrylic stamps for the ticket (thank you again Rachel!), Stampin' Up! permanent Snail adhesive, and Stampin' Up! kraft cardstock.</div>
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I can't wait to see what I'll get in return!</div>
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