Leaves ......

A mailart postcard made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I used some re-cycled packaging as a base and cut it to 6 x 4 inches ....... I covered this with some paper made using the Gelli Plate and acrylic paints.

I have stamped some leaves in green Impress inks (spring green & chartreuse) and outlines in black Archival ink.

The sentiment was stamped on white card with black Versafine ink, trimmed out and stuck in place. The whole card was edged in green Versamagic chalk ink. I treated with a spray of matte acrylic lacquer to protect during the ravages of the Postal system.

Sid xx

Love .....

Just finished an 'I Love You' card ....

I die-cut the heart embelishment from some metallic iridescent paper.  The background was made in three matted layers. The top layer was coloured with blue and orange Distress Inks applied by foam pad to achieve a shaded effect. Some water splats were added and ink removed with a tissue. The matt was stamped with the 'Love Makes The World Go Round' sentiment in black Versafine ink. The die cut applied as shown and three turquoise sequins applied with Glossy Accents.

This was matted onto larger mats of orange and black before being stuck onto a white card blank to finish .....

Sid xx

Cheep Cheep .....

A card made using a stamp swapped as part of a 'Just One Stamp' Challenge over on UK Stampers ... Forum ....

I made a Gelli Plate print onto yellow velum with acrylic paints through stencils and trimmed to 4 x 4 inches.

The bird stamp was stamped twice, once onto white card and once onto red card with Archival black Ink. The bird & heart were trimmed out. I then stamped the words onto the vellum with Versamark ink and heat embossed with black gloss embossing powder.

I then made a die-cut frame.  The card was assembled by layering up the bird and heart on foam pads and the frame was applied over the vellum background also on more foam pads.  A few white dots were added in white Posca pen to finish.

Sid xx

Metallic .....

Made a set of Inchies for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ...

They are 1 inch square with a base of re-cycled packaging.  I have covered with iridescent blue painted black card, stamped this in Archival ink, added some Posca pen. The Inchies have been edged in sparkly Beadazles & red metallic paint. A light blue gem was added to the base of each flower to finish.

Sid xx

Circular ....

A set of three ATC's in the theme of 'Circles' made for a swap over at UK Stampers Forum ...

The base is made from re-cycled packaging. I have cut some spotty printed paper to size and stamped this with Versamark, heat embossing with black gloss embossing powder.

I then selected some Twinkling H2O's and applied by brush onto certain open circles.  I have used iridescent blue on the printed spots.  The word was stamped using alpha stamps on white card, edged with black and applied on foam pads. Some adhesive gems were added as shown and the ATC's edged with Gold Krylon pen to finish.

Sid xx

In the round ....

Made a set of three Artist Trading Coins for a swap on UK Stampers Forum ....

I used recycled packaging to die-cut the bases of 2.5 ins diameter, I then covered with blue printed paper also die-cut.

The design was stamped in black Archival ink onto the paper and a further three designs stamped and coloured with Gelly Roll glitter pens, before trimming out and applying centrally on foam pads onto each Coin.

Each were finished withPosca white and dots applied with more Gelly roll pen.

Sid xx