I am back!!!

Firstly... I need to apologise for being a bad blogger...

I have still been busy creating but never seem to find

time to post on here... then as time goes on...

I don't know where to start...

so I have made the decision to start with the most

recent and maybe throw a few oldies in along the way...

I hope that's ok with you?!!

A couple of weeks ago I went to a demonstration by

the very talented Karen Hall at Crafty Bunch...

as usual I came away so inspired...

First job was to get my distress inks organised...

I am ashamed to say they were in a box above my desk...

you see.. I do use them... I think they are fab...

however... I am a walnut stain girl...

and it is hard to break a habit...

Then on Sunday I went out with the very lovely Mrs Jones...

Whilst out I stumbled across a "lovely" dvd storage unit...
I very quickly snapped it up... you see...

it needed rescuing...and I had plans!!!

When home it was sanded back...

through the mahogany varnish...

and the beech veneer...

until I found the bare chipboard...

Then it was covered using some beautiful kraft tissue

papers that were a gift from a while back...

you know the ones that you save for best...

the perfect time to open them!!!

So... using PVA watered down I covered the unit

with the distressed paper...

I then added scrabble pieces... thanks mom x

and some old stamps to the top...

and the sides...



Then I used my new friend Erika to label

all of my ink pads... isn't she beautiful?!!!

Each ink pad has a piece of foam...

no excuses now!!!

Finally... I made a colour chart from tags...

What beautiful colours!!!

This is the unit finished...
I hope you like it...

I certainly had fun making it!!!

Anyway... thanks for popping by...

I will be back soon...

Nicky

xxx