Sewn .....

This CAS card was made as my entry into the 'Less Is More' Challenge #416 which is a one-layer card with no sentiment ......

I used a 5 x 5 inch white card blank and scored some cross lines with the score board. I then stamped the sewn flower centrally in the central square in Versafine black ink. This was coloured with Distress Inks and a waterbrush directly onto the image. Some white highlights was added with a white Posca pen.

A very simple card but quite effective ......

Sid xx

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Bunnies ....

Another Easter card made recently .....

I made a white card blank (5 x 5 in). I started with a piece of pink squared paper die-cut with a sewn edge die. This was matted onto some black card to form a border.

I applied a piece of magenta glitter Washi tape two thirds down on which to ground the sitting bunny.

The three bunnies (Rango Zoo) were stamped in Memento black, coloured with Copic markers and trimmed out. They were applied as shown on foam pads and some white Posca pen added to show movement.. I then stamped some flowers and leaves (Woodware) and again coloured with Copics and trimming. The leaves were applied directly and the flowers on foam pads. I have added some black Enamel Accents on the flowers. The clouds were stamped on blue paper, trimmed out and applied as shown. I have embellished with some turquoise Stickles Glitter Glue.

The sentiment (Papertrey Ink) was stamped on white card in black Versafine ink, trimmed & matted on black before being applied on foam pads. I added a number of white Posca white dots.

Once dry the decorated matt was applied to the front of the card to finish.....

Sid xx

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Bunny.....

Decided to make some Easter cards and this one is a mini (3 x 3 in) Clean And Simple card and features a cute bunny......

I made a Distress Oxide background and die-cut a bunny from it. I edged the die-cut with black Copic marker and added an eye. I used a Posca Marker and added some white dots on the bunny.

I took the 3 x 3 white card blank and added a strip of pink Washi tape embellished with a strip of small adhesive gems. The bunny was added on foam pads.

The sentiment (Papertrey Ink) was stamped in Versafine black ink onto white card. Trimmed out, edged with black Copic and added on more foam pads to finish.

Liking the clean look of this simple card.

Sid xx

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Smile ......

There is a Challenge on Country View Crafts blog at the moment whose theme is 'The Eyes Have It' and I decided to enter it with a mini handmade card ....

I used a 3 x 3 inch square white card blank as the base. I then stamped a face stamp (Judikins) on white card in Memento black ink. This was coloured with Copic markers.

I then covered this with a printed clear adhesive sheet and trimmed out. This was matted onto black card and trimmed to leave a border. I doodled around the black border with a white Posca Pen before applying centrally on the mini card-base.

Finally I stamped the word 'smile' (Papertrey Ink) in Versafine black to finish. Loving these mini greetings cards.....

Sid xx

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Hoppy Eyes .....

There is a Challenge on Country View Crafts blog at the moment whose theme is 'The Eyes Have It' and I decided to enter it with a whimsical card ....

I used PaperTrey Ink stamps in the main to make the scene & thought the froggys eyes needed to be blue.

I used a 6 x 6 inch white card base and die-cut a piece of blue/green background paper with a square sewn edge die. I then used Distress Ink and a waterbrush to make the bluer water area at the base, drying with a heat gun. This was decorated with white Posca Pen. The background was matted on black card and trimmed to leave a border. This was applied centrally on the card blank.

I then die-cut a couple of wildflower pieces using a Tim Holtz die and these were coloured with Copic markers, cut down and applied as shown.

I stamped froggy, the lilypad and the sentiment  in Memento black ink on white card. The frog and lilypad were then die-cut, coloured with Copic markers and white Posca Pen. I applied Glossy Accents to the pad and froggys eyes. These were applied as shown on foam pads. The sentiment was matted on more black card and mounted top right on foam pads.

Finishing touch was to stamp the bee and trail in Versafine black ink !

Sid xx

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Evidence of Art .....

This months 'Take It - Make It' Challenge over on Craft Stamper Magazine Blog is - 'Anything Goes'

I decided to make an eclectic tag for the Challenge and here is how I made it .....

I started with a piece of mauve card cut to tag shape ( 11 x 16 cm ).

I had been given some self adhesive white paper circles which I decided to use as a decoration on the tag base. I used smooshed Distress Oxide inks and a water spray on a non-stick sheet to colour the circles which were then applied onto the tag.

This was then overstamped with a variety of Memento Inks and stamps from Dina Wakley to add some extra colours and design over the circles. I then applied some woven cream 'ruler' ribbon as shown. The tag edges and body was then stamped with some Versamark ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder & a gold eyelet applied with a crop-a-dile at the top.

The embellishments were stamped in Memento black ink using another Dina Wakley stamp, trimmed out and coloured with Copic markers. Glossy Accents was applied to the solid black areas and when dry, added on foam pads.

The sentiments (Studio 490 - Wendy Vecchi) were stamped on more of the mauve card in Versafine black ink, trimmed out and matted on white card coloured with the pink Copic.

Some shiny decorative fibres were tied through the eyelet to finish the tag.

Sid xx

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Mothers Day ....

Happy Mothers Day to all Mums everywhere !

Sid xx

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Coffee.....

Think we all need coffee at the moment with our challenging situation. I decided to make a card featuring coffee today.

I started with a 5 x 5 inch square white card blank. I then die-cut a frame from brown Kraft board and applied centrally on the front of the card.

I then stamped three coffee cups in Memento black ink and coloured with Copic markers. These were applied as shown, one on foam pads. I stamped a number of coffee beans, again coloured with Copics and with some added Glitter glue. These were arranged at the bottom left of the die-cut frame.

I die-cut and arrow in black card and applied pointing to the central coffee cup.

The sentimant was stamped onto white card in Versafine black ink. This was matted on black and trimmed and applied on foam pads. Three black sequins were added to finish the card.

Sid xx

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Gerberas......

Made a Gerbera Birthday Card ....

I used a white 5 x 7 card blank. I then stamped the Gerbera three times in Versamark on black card and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The images were trimmed out and coloured with Twinkling H2O's in gold, blue & purple.... these add a subtle mica sheen on the black card.

I then die-cut a frame in more black card. The frame was hand doodled with a white Posca pen and applied as shown on foam pads. The three Gerberas were then applied on more foam pads.

The 'Happy Birthday' sentiment was stamped at the base of the card in Versafine black ink. Three purple sequins were added with Glossy Accents.

Sid xx

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Red, Raspberry & Grey......

Wanted to enter the latest Challenge from Less Is More which is to make a Clean & Simple card with Red, Raspberry & Grey.

I used a 5 x 5 inch white card blank as the base. I then die-cut a 3.5 inch square with a stitched edge die which was cut diagonally on the guillotine. This triangle was decorated with a mini flower stamp in all three challenge colours to produce a mass of stamped flowers. I used dots of Stickles glitter glue to highlight the centres of the flowers.

The decorated panel was mounted as shown on foam pads onto the card base.

I then stamped 'You are pretty amazing' as shown in Versafine Black Ink to finish.

Sid xx

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Gerberas.....

A 'With Love' card made on a 5 x 5 inch white card base.....

I die-cut a 5 x 5 inch panel with a circle die with a stitched edge. This was applied to the card base on foam pads.

The gerberas and leaves were stamped in Versamark ink on white card and heat embossed with black embossing powder. These were coloured with twinkling H2O's with mica and trimmed out.

They were arranged as shown, some on foam pads, in the aperture. The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink.

The card was finished with three green sequins & is available in my Etsy shop

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Gentleman......

Made a mailart postcard for a swap over in UK Stampers Forum ..... it will travel 'naked' to the recipient at the end of the month.

Wanted to do a Vintage style so used re-cycled card base and Kraft card. The base was cut to 6 x 4 inches and made in two layers for strength.

I then stamped another panel with a brick stamp and Fired Brick Distress Ink and treated this with some clear heat embossing powder. This panel was applied as a seat to mount the Tim Holtz paper doll of a gentleman. I coloured this black & white image with some Copic markers to add interest.

The card background was sponged over a template with more blue Distress ink to add a sky effect.

The definition was stamped in Versafine black on light Kraft, trimmed out, edged with black and stuck in place.

Finishing touch was to edge the postcard with a hand drawn design in white Posca marker.

Sid xx

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Style.....

Made a decorative tag for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I used  recycled card from a cereal box for the base and covered this with some old book-paper. I then coloured this with Distress inks and cut-n-dry foam and stamped with an inkblot stamp in browns and yellows.

I then stamped three abstract form stamps in Versafine black ink on white card. These were trimmed out and stuck in place as shown. The tag had a black eyelet applied with the crop-a-dile and was edged in black Posca with some swirls stamped in more Versafine ink.

A sticker tab was applied on the top right. I then used some alpha stickers and spelled out the word 'style' on some grey card and applied this on foam pads as shown. I used a couple of silver decorative paperclips as embellishments.

Finally I added some black & white check ribbon, a piece tied around the tag with a small bow and a piece threaded through the eyelet and tied in place with a piece of jute string to finish.

Liked the idea of old paper and black & white together !

Sid xx

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Floral.....

A set of Artist Trading Coins made for a swap over in UK Stampers Forum .....

I used laser-cut MDF bases for these. I made a printed base layer with a muted pastel design then die-cut the circles to match the bases.

I then used a set of very old small stamps and Memento inks to stamp the design directly  onto the paper circles as shown. I added 3 small adhesive pearls. Stuck the bases on and edged the Coins with Krylon gold pen to finish .....

Sid xx

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Juicy .....

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

I made a masterboard on white card with Distress Oxide inks & water spray. Once dry punched the bases with a 1 x 1 inch square punch.

These were stamped with a seedy stamp in Versamark ink which was heat embossed with dark red gloss Embossing powder. I used a light green Posca pen to add a border and some seeds.

I then used some Alpha stamps and stamped the word 'Juicy' in Versafine black ink. The inchies were mounted on re-cycled kraft board to add a bit of strength and edged with black Alcohol marker to finish.

Sid xx

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Celestial.....

Made a set of 'Celestial' ATC's for a swap in UK Stampers Forum ....

The base is re-cycled card cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches. I have used some violet coloured card cut to the same size onto which I have heat embossed a stamped stars image in Versamark ink. I have infilled with dots of white and pale blue Posca pen.

I then stamped more moon and stars images in Memento ink, trimmed these out, coloured with pale blue alcohol ink and added metallic silver on the moon and star and embellished with turquoise Stickles glitter glue. the images were added on foam pads as shown. I have edged the ATC's in metallic silver pen and added a 'Dream Big' sentiment to finish.

Sid xx

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