Merry-Go-Round.....

Made a die-cut box with a Merry-go-Round theme in orange, yellow & turquoise......

I cut the box (3.5 x 4.5 inches) with dies from white card and then used a variety of printed paper to decorate it. I have trimmed out some elements and used sequins (yellow & turquoise) and Stickles glitter glue to embellish. The bunting was mounted in the background on foam pads.

The words have been stamped on white card in Versafine Ink, trimmed out and edged in more black ink.

I have used orange spotty grosgrain and turquoise satin ribbon and tied this through.

Sid xx

Friends .....

Made a card.....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch square white card blank.......

I then die-cut a white matt and mounted this on black card to form a border. The trees (Crafty Individuals) was stamped directly on the matt in Versafine black ink.

The friends (Crafty Individuals) were stamped in Memento black ink on some white card, coloured with Copic markers and trimmed out with scissors and a scalpel. These were applied on Foam pads as shown.

The sentiment (Craft Individuals) was stamped in Versafine black and matted on black card. Ths was applied on foam pads as shown.

The matts were then applied on the card blank to finish the card.....

Sid xx

Mauve Tweet ....

This is the last in my series of 4 mini (3 x 3 inch) 'Birdy' cards....

I have stamped the bird (Dina Wakley) in Archival black onto watercolour card.  This has been coloured with Watercolour Brushpens , trimmed out and highlighted with white Posca marker.

The bird has been applied to the card blank and the sentiment stamped directly in Versafine black ink to finish.

Sid xx

Juicy .....

A 'Fruity' greetings card ....

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white card blank. I then cut a circular matt out of more white card. Directly onto this I stamped a pear (A Stamp In The Hand) and then stamped again on more white card.

I used Watercolour Brushpens to colour both pears and once finished trimmed out the second one. I used a scalpel to remove the trapped white card from the pear. The round matt (with its coloured pear) was matted onto green card and the second pear applied on foam pads as shown. The green matt was then applied to the card blank.

The sentiment (A Stamp In The Hand) was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink, trimmed around and mounted at an angle on more foam pads to finish.

Sid xx

Life Happens .....

I recently found a set of Colorbox chalk inks and wanted to make a card using these as they dry with a matt finish and are quite pastel in colours.

I took a 5 x 5 inch square white base and die-cut a smaller matt in more white card. I then used a number of stamps (Dina Wakley) and a selection of the Chalk inks to stamp onto the white matt, mixing colours and overstamping. Just one image was stamped in Versafine black ink.

I used a black Posca pen to highlight parts of some of the numbers and edged the matt with mauve chalk ink.

The sentiment ( Hot Off The Press) was stamped in dark pink chalk ink on a piece of pink check paper in Versamark ink which was then heat embossed with fine clear embossing powder. This was matted onto some mauve card. The finished panel was applied to the cardblank and the sentiment added on foam pads to finish.

Liking the matt finish and have now used those long unused chalk inks too !

Sid xx

Daisies .....

A simple but effective tag ....

I cut a piece of white card to 2.5 x 6 inches and rounded the corners with a corner-rounder. Onto this base I applied  a number of torn pieces of blue tissue paper with white spots.

The rubber daisy stamps were then stamped onto the base in Versafine black ink and these were coloured with turquoise watercolour using a watercolour brushpen. I drew in black stems with a micron pen. Some yellow Stickles glitter glue was applied to the daisy centres. The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink'

I added three blue adhesive pearls and edged the tag in turquoise Versamagic chalk ink. I then chose some thin ribbon, punched a hole at the top of the tag and tied the ribbon through to finish.

Clean and simple ....

Sid xx

Kiss......

Made a collaged 'Love You' greetings card today ....

I started with a 7 x 5 inch white card blank. I then die-cut a piece of printed paper in the theme and this was matted onto a slightly larger piece of pale green card.

I then stamped a pair of lips with themed dye inks three times in orange, green and red. These wre edged with Posca pens in matching colours. trimmed out and then glazed with glossy accents.

I then stamped the word 'You' on white card in Versafine black and this was trimmed out to leave a border. The 'I Love' was also stamped on white card, trimmed out and edged in red ink.

A piece of thin red velvet ribbon was then applied on double sided tape as shown. The words and lips were then applied on foam pads as shown. Three red adhesive hearts were added to embellish and the finished matt was applied to the card base on more foam pads.

Sid xx

Pink Tweet......

Another mini 3 x 3 inch square card in my 'Birdy' series ......

I started with a 3 x 3 inch white card blank.

I then stamped the bird (Dina Wakley) in Archival black ink on watercolour paper. This was coloured with watercolour brushpens and a waterbrush. It was highlighted with a white pen and trimmed out.

The bird was applied and grounded on the card base and the sentiment (Dina Wakley) was stamped in Versafine black ink to finish.

Sid xx

Feathers .....

Wanted to make a tag so made this one ....

I took a white card tag base and rounded the corners with a punch. I then collaged some home-made torn paper and blue spotty tissue.

The feathers were stamped on a piece of old re-cycled dictionary paper in Archival black ink and tore these around the edges. They were coloured with contrasting watercolour brush pens before adhering as shown.

I stamped some chevrons in blue Brilliance ink and arrows in Versafine black ink. I edged the tag with the same blue Brilliance ink. The printed sentiment was added and a piece of blue sari silk was tied through the hole in the tag to finish.

Sid xx

My World .....

Made an inksplat card ....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch card blank ......

I die-cut a 5 x 5 inch matt in black card as the base. I then die-cut three inksplats from coloured card, highlighted with white Posca pen and coated with Glossy Accents.

The black matt was then stamped with a 'splash' stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The black matt was applied to the card blank and once dry, the three inksplats were arranged onto the black matt as shown, one on foam pads for relief.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed out and also applied on foam pads to finish.

Would like to enter this card into the Less Is More Challenge #418 - Scribbles, Drips and/or Splats

Sid xx

Happy Flowers .....

Made a retro flowers card ...

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank.

I die-cut a matt in more white card and mounted on a piece of slightly larger black card to frame it.

I then stamped some retro flowers and leaves with Archival black ink, trimmed these out and coloured the flowers with Posca pens. I left the leaves black & white for contrast. The flowers were added to the matt (some on foam pads). I drew stams with black Micron pen and added the leaves as shown.

The matts were added to the card blank and the sentiment stamped in Versafine black ink to finish.

Sid xx

Believer.....

Made a decorated tag for a  virtual swap on UK Stampers Forum .......

I collaged a lot of materials onto a white tag blank. The background consists of torn ink-stained paper & Washi tapes. I used a border stamped and yellow Memento ink at the top, a smudge stamp in red Brilliance ink and a butterfly stamp in Versafine black.

I then added a paperdolls ballerina die-cut on foam pads and a printed sentiment torn at the edges. Two brads were added and the tag tied through with pale yellow satin ribbon to finish.

Sid xx

Greenbird....

Made another mini (3 x 3 inch) 'birdy' card.....

I used a white card blank and then stamped the bird (Dina Wakley) on watercolour card in Archival black ink. This was then coloured with watercolour brush pens and a waterbrush. Some highlights were added with white Posca pen.

The image was trimmed out applied to the card front and was grounded with a grey marker.  The sentiment (Dina Wakley) as stamped directly onto the card in Versafine black ink.

Sid xx

Fruity......

Made this rather fruity card for a Challenge over on the Stamplorations blog for April .... I went with the photo prompt....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank. I then die-cut a slightly smaller matt in white card. I cut a strip of green card and applied a piece of Washi tape to this, applying as shown onto the white matt layer. I then stamped three lemons with a layering stamp using Memento yellow ink and Versafine black ink. These were trimmed out and edged with black Copic marker. I then took the Stamplorations 'Layered Leaves' stamps and stamped a leaf twice with a Memento green background and a Versafine black detail on more white card. These were trimmed and edged as before. I then used Stickles glitter glue on the lemons and leaves.

The lemons and leaves were then applied (some on foam pads) as shown.

I then stamped the sentiment in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed out and layered on more green card embellishing the 'O's with yellow Stickles and raised on foam pads. I embellished with yellow and green sequins and attached the white matt onto the card blank to finish.

Because I have used a Stamplorations stamp I would also like to link to the 'Anything Goes' Never-ending Challenge too ....

Sid xx

Bough......

Made a Birthday card ....

I used a 6 x 6 inch square white card blank.....

I die-cut a smaller white matt and a slightly larger green matt. I then stamped a bird on a bough and a number of leaves (Crafty Individuals) in Memento black ink. these were coloured with watercolour brushpens and some were glazed with Glossy Accents before trimming them out.

They were then applied to the white matt with some on foam pads. The flowers were centred with yellow adhesive gems. The white matt was then backed with the green matt.

The sentiment was stamped on white card with Versafine black ink and this was trimmed and mounted as shown on foam pads.  The matts were then applied on more foam pads to the card blank to finish.

Sid xx

Unfocussed ....

This card was made for a Challenge over on Less Is More #417 whose theme is 'Out Of Focus'

I started with a 6 x 6 inch square white card blank and then die-cut a smaller matt out of more white card.

I chose a Under/Over Stated stamp (PaperArtsy) and stamped three times in red and blue Memento Inks but slightly offset to give the out of focus effect. Where the colours overlapped centrally it produced a black effect and I added Glossy Accents on the black areas.

I then stamped an arrow above  and below in black Versafine ink and mounted the matt on foam pads onto the card blank.

Certainly gives your eyes a challenge !

Sid xx

Birdy .....

Made a mini (3 x 3 inch) card ....

I started with a 3 x 3 inch white card blank. I then chose a Dina Wakly bird stamp and stamped in Archival black on watercolour card.

This was wetted and coloured with watercolour markers and a waterbrush before drying and trimming out. Some highlights were added with a white Posca pen.

The bird was applied to the cardbase on foam pads. The sentiment (Dina Wakley) was stamped in Versafine black ink and a frame drawn onto the card with black Posca pen to finish.

Sid xx

Zebras.....

Made a Zebra greetings card ......

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card base. I made a die-cut background with inks and stencils in pastel pinks & greens on white card. I then made a masterboard with green inks and die-cut a number of leaves from this. This background was trimmed and edged with green Versamagic chalk ink and matted on a piece of green card which in turn was edged in dark pink chalk ink. A few leaves were stamped in green chalk ink onto the background and the die-cut leaves added as shown.

The two Zebras (My Favourite Things) were stamped in Archival black ink and trimmed out. I coloured the ears with a pink Posca Marker.

I then applied foam pads to the zebras and placed them as shown, grounding with grey ink lines.

The sentiment ' You're My Zebra' was stamped in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed and added on more foam pads.

The card was finished by applying the matts onto the card base !

I want to enter this card into the Country View Crafts April Challenge whose theme is 'Animal Magic'

Sid xx

Nesting .....

Made a set of 'Eggy' ATC's for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ........

I started with some re-cycled cardboard and cut three 2.5 x 3.5 inch bases. I covered these with some textured blue card.

I then cut some pink squared card into a strip and applied this as shown on the blue card, adding a strip of metallic gold narrow Washi tape. I then stamped some leafy stems (Artemio) in Versafine moss green ink on the right. I then sprinkled some gold embossing powder and melted this over the leaves with a heat gun. I stamped some flowers (Artemio) in blue Brilliance ink down the left side and decorated the centres with adhesive gems.

The main image (Artemio) was stamped in Memento black ink, trimmed out, coloured with glitter pens and Copic markers. The eggs were covered in Glossy Accents. The nest was applied on foam pads as shown.

The ATC's were finished by edging with more blue Brilliance Ink !

Sid xx

Ladybird.....

Made a very bright Birthday card .....

I started with a 6 x 4 inch white card base. I then made a busy background with dye inks and stencils. I then applied white Gesso with a dotty stamp and dried this.

The background was matted onto a slightly larger piece of turquoise card. I then stamped a stem with leaves and a flower (PaperArtsy) in Memento inks and edged some of these with black Posca pen. I also stamped a few word in black Versafine ink. I applied some Stickles glitter glue onto the flower.

The ladybird (Tim Holtz) was stamped in black Memento ink and die-cut before colouring with Copic markes and glazing with Glossy Accents. It was applied as shown.

The finished matt was added to the cardblank and the words 'HappyBirthday' stamped at the bottom in Versafine black to finish.

Sid xx

Pink......

Made a Birthday card .......

I took a 7 x 5 inch white card base. I cut a piece of watercolour paper and coloured this with grey Brusho applied in layers.

I then chose a set of Hampton Arts stamps and stamped these directly onto the watercolour matt in black Versafine Ink. I coloured these with Posca markers. I stamped a border stamp and infilled with white pen, adding three pink sequins and matting on black card before applying to the card as shown.

The card was finished by stamping the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment in more Versafine black ink.

I would like to enter this card into the Craft Stamper 'Take It Make It' Challenge for April whose theme is 'Anything Goes'

Sid xx

Spring green......

As usual we are having a monthly swap during the Covid 19 Virus crisis but we are not posting to reduce the risk of cross-contamination ....only uploading our work to an online photo album.

We swap on UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group .... if you fancy joining us !!!

These are my Inchies for April.... I punched out the 1 x 1 inch bases from re-cycled packaging. The background was made on white card using Distress Oxide ink, overlayed with a leaf stamp with more Distress Oxide and black Archival Ink. They were stamped in Versafine black with alpha stamps spelling 'LEAF'.

They were edged in silver Posca pen and embellished with some green adhesive clear dots to finish.

Sid xx

Leafy......

Decided to make a 'Special Thanks' card today with a leafy/floral theme ......

I started with a 6 x 6 inch square card blank. I then made a panel by colouring with a blend of white and pink satin Acrylic paint and when dry die-cut this into a slightly smaller square. I then stamped this with a leafy stamp and Distress Oxide & Distress Inks, drying with a heat gun.

I then stamped the big skeleton leaf several times with Versafine black ink on white card, drying with a heat gun. This was then coloured with a selection of green Distress Oxides by smooshing on a glass mat. Once dry I trimmed out the leaves.

I then stamped the sentiment in Archival black Ink onto the pink matt. Next I stamped a Lynne Perrella stamp in Memento ink and coloured this with Copic markers before trimming out. The two magnolia flowers were die-cut from orange card and these were coloured with more Copic markers.

I then assembled all elements on the pink matt, some on foam pads to add some depth as shown. The pink matt was then applied centrally onto the card blank to finish !

Sid xx

Bloom......

A set of 'bloom' Artist Trading Coins made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ....

I die-cut 2.5 ins circles from re-cycled packaging as the base. I then produced a background using Distress Oxides & water spray to make a smooshed background which was also die-cut to the same size.

I stamped some Jofy stamps from PaperArtsy in Archival black ink, coloured the flower with red Copic marker and treated with Glossy Accents. I used a Sakura glitter pen to colour the stems a glittery green and stamped the word 'bloom' in more Archival ink.

The Coins were edged in violet Versamagic chalk ink to finish !

Sid xx

Grunge .....

A handmade Birthday card with a grungy collage style ....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white cardblank. I then die-cut a frame in green card.

I set about making the collaged insert. I started with a piece of printed paper with letters in red, green & orange and die-cut a piece of this.  I selected a range of Lynne Perrella & Dyan Reaveley stamps and stamped using Memento inks in a random manner.

The three women were stamped again in black ink onto white card. The cheeks were coloured in red Posca pen. These were trimmed out ready to be layered over the original stamped image.

White acrylic paint was spattered over the  square and when dry some black Posca was added to highlight some letters.

The edges of the square were treaded with Versamark ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder .... setting with the heat gun. The green frame was applied centrally on the card base on foam pads and the decorated square stuck in place within the frame.

I then layered the womens faces were layered on foam pads and two metal cogs added with Glossy Accents.

The 'Happy Birthday' (Happy Little Stampers) was stamped in Versafine black on white card and this was trimmed and layered over a piece of orange card which was also trimmed to leave a border. This was added on foam pads as shown to finish.

Sid xx