Take a cheap bag from Penny's...and make it awesome!

Got this bag for €11 in Penny's, very 80's but very boring and not going to go with my dress that night so I decided to bling it up a bit!

I bought two hair flowers that were selling for 50c, bottle cap embellishment, chain is the long handle that came with the bag and stamped all over with stazon. I Luuuuuuuurvvve it, not very big though so enough for my phone and a lip gloss. Might make me show some restraint when I go out!

Commissioned Canvases

A friend had a baby so another friend wanted a personal gift to give her. With her being an excellent photographer I wasn't short on photos to steal off her on Facebook but I'm sure she wouldn't mind :)

Altered journal page- stars

Using my watercolour crayons I added some colours, I stuck mostly with blues 

Lesson 1- I learned I have to gesso my new sketch book because it does not hold up to rubbing wet paper but the gesso cured that!

Darkened the bottom of the page with black and purple distress ink 

Added some texture in the form of stamps with paint and a script in black dabbed randomly

I was inspired by Racho113 (I'll add a link later) on youtube and made these last month but didn't know what to do with them so thought this project was perfect

Sorry about this photo being sideways, I added the houses, added some extra bits like the muslin on the side and smoke drawn in with my new white marker (thanks Anne!)

Close up of some of the details, the thought of the words was putting me off because I didn't want to stamp it and didn't want to get the big shot out so wrote on back paper and drew around it, I really like the way it came out

First altered page in my new journal, and I can't wait to do more!

Male birthday card

Is there anything harder  to do? Again a last minute card like I always leave it because I'd rather buy one than try to think of something D would like! This took me about 7 minutes, or half an episode of Mickey Mouse lol
I embossed the centre panel then stamped on it so only the raised pieces were stamped, distressed and inked. Like the effect and want to see would it work with other embossing folders. I used the TH Apothecary stamp set for the background in the circle and the Happy from happy halloween. Really need to get a decent big happy birthday stamp. Stamped on two little tags and attached them with distressed ribbon. If he doesn't like it I'm buying next years!