Gatherings ......

Made a clean & simple card .....

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white cardblank ......

I then die-cut a pale blue matt and a smaller white matt which I applied to the card blank as shown. I then stamped the girl, flowers and ground in Memento black ink and coloured these with Copic markers adding some white Posca pen and glossy accents. The girl was added onto the ground on foam pads and the flowers added directly to the card. The sentiment was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink, trimmed and matted on blue card before trimmimg and applying on foam pads to finish.

All stamps used by AAll & Create .....

Love clean looking cards .....

Sid xx

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Wonderland .......

Made a concertina tag book using Octopode Factory digis

The tag base was cut cut from pale green cardstock and scored to form a concertina. Holes were punched with the crop-a-dile. I then selected a range of printed papers as the bases. and stamped, coloured and punched decorations onto each of the six panels. some dew-drops were added along with metallic pens and Posca markers.

The main images were printed onto cardstock and coloured with Copic markers, trimmed out and further decorated with a range of embellishments including Stickles glitter glue & Glossy Accents. They were mounted on foam pads as show in the photos. I then stapled some black & white spotty ribbon through the holes in the tags.

I would like to enter this into the May Country View Challenge Blogs Challenge whose theme is 'Tea Party'

Sid xx

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Heartfelt ....

Nobody wants to have to send one of these cards......

I made this on a 4 x 6 inch white cardblank...... I cut some watercolour card and coloured this with pinks, ambers & greys watercolours. Once dry I stamped a Wildflower stamp (Tim Holtz) in Archival black ink and then matted this onto black card which in turn was applied to the card blank.

I stamped the sentiment 'With heartfelt condolences' in Versafine black ink on white card. Trimmed and mounted on more black card before applying on foam pads as shown to finish ....

Simple whilst being tasteful ......

Sid xx

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Take Flight .....

Made a card ..... starting with a 5 x 7 inch white card blank........

I made a background with Gelatos on a piece of white card treated with white Gesso... using water and my fingers. This was dried. I then used a chevron stencil and removed some of the colour with a baby wipe through it. I then sealed the colours with a coat of acrylic sealer.

I then stamped with a few stamps (PaperArtsy)  in Archival ink  colours and stamped a bird in Archival sepia ink. This was trimmed out and embellished with some white Posca pen. The bird was applied on foam pads & grounded on torn Washi tape.

The sentiment was stamped and mounted on brown card and again applied on foam pads and the whole piece mounted on more brown card and attached to the white card blank on more foam pads.

Sid xx

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Dream ......

Made a collaged card today .....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank. I then cut a smaller piece of watercolour card and coloured this with watercolours to form the background. Once dry this was mounted onto black card to form a border and was stamped in black Versafine ink as shown. I also stamped the same image on white card in more Versafine black ink from which I trimmed out certain elements which were coloured with watercolour brushpens. These were mounted on foam pads to highlight certain elements. Some arrows were stamped in various Archival ink colours.

The Fornasetti face (Cherry Pie) was stamped in Memento black ink and coloured with Copic markers before trimming out, applying some Glossy Accents on her eyes, and applying on more foam pads

I stamped the words 'Dream, Create & Inspire' in Versafine black ink, trimmed these out and matted on more black card and stuck in place. I added a small piece of Washi tape reading 'Like A Boss' on the top right. The finishing touches were added with adhesive pearls, gloss dots, wire, Posca pen and Stickles glitter glue to finish.

Really had a great time developing the collage ....

Sid xx

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Dotty .....

Made this card for a Challenge at the Less is More Blog whose Challenge No. 420 is 'Going Dotty' ...

I used a white 5 x 5 inch cardblank as the base. I die-cut a circle from card and used this as a mask through which I applied a number of coloured dots with some round ended markers. Once the mask was removed I stamped the sentiment 'Sending Our Love' in black Versafine ink to finish.

Simple .....

Sid xx

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Pink .....

Recently made a male version of this card so decided to do a feminine version .....

Went for pink instead of brown this time as I know Doc Martin does a pink version of their boots .....

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white card blank and die-cut a white circle which I edged in pink Colorbox chalk ink. Onto the circle I stamped a set of footprints ( Art Journey) in pink Archival ink. I applied a strip of pink Washi tape across the cardblank and adhered the circle as shown.

The boots (Art Journey) were stamped in more pink Archival ink and trimmed out. I used a Posca pen on the laces and a black micron pen to add some eyelets and treated with some Glossy accents. The sentiment (Art Journey) was also stamped on white card with pink Archival ink, trimmed and edged with chalk ink and the OO's coloured in Posca. The boots and sentiment were applied on foam pads and three black sequins were added to finish the card ....

Women are doing it for themselves .......

Sid xx

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Ballerina .....

This card was inspired by one made by Godelieve Tijskens - Stamping Mathilda ......

I started with a 5 x 7 inch white card blank. I then cut a smaller piece of white card and put this through an embossing folder treated with black soot Distress Oxide. I then used a text stamp and Versafine black ink to overstamp the embossed panel.

The panel was then matted on black card and applied to the card front. Next I stamped a Ballerina in more black Versafine ink and die-cut this with a round stitched edge die. I then added three black sequins with Glossy Accents. This was mounted on foam pads and the circle applied as shown.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine on white card, trimmed and matted on black card before mounting on foam pads as shown.

Love the monochrome look and it's a long time since I coloured with an embossing folder !

Sid xx

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Because ......

We are running a 'Single Colour Distress Ink' Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum...... where you are allowed to use only one colour of Distress Ink in a project..... I chose 'Rusty Hinge' and made a card....

I started with a white 5 x 5 inch white card blank and cut a smaller matt in white card. The white matt was then stamped with a Wildflower stamp (Tim Holtz) three times in Rusty Hinge Distress ink. I then masked off the edges of the matt and applied more  Distress ink using a waterbrush and the same ink. I also applied some less diluted ink to the flowers.

Finally I stamped the words 'Just Because' on white card...again applying on foam pads. The matt was then applied on more foam pads to the card blank to finish.

Love the colour .......

Sid xx

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Significant .......

Made a cute & colourful fun card today ......

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white card blank. I cut a piece of Watercolour card and coloured this with lot's of watercolours. Once dry I stamped this with a selection of stamps in black Versafine ink using a white Posca marker to add details. This was, in turn, mounted on black card and then a white die-cut panel which was added to the card base.

The girl with flowers (All & Create) was stamped on white card in Memento black ink and I coloured her with Sharpie pens, posca marker and some Glossy Accents on her lips and eyes. She was trimmed out and applied on foam pads as shown.

The sentiment (All & Create) was stamped on white card with black Versafine ink, mounted on black card and added on foam pads as shown to finish.

Sid xx

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Boots .....

Made a simple card ....

I started with a 4 x 4 inch white card blank and cut a white card matt and a slightly larger brown Kraft matt.

I stamped the footprints on the white matt in Versafine black ink and mounted this onto the Kraft matt. The boots were stamped in Versafine black on white card and coloured with watercolour brushpens before trimming out. The sentiment was also stamped in Versafine black on white card, trimmed out and matted on Kraft card to leave a border. All stamps from Art Journey.

The matts were stuck in place on the white card blank and a squiggly line made on the Kraft in black micron pen. The sentiment and boots were added on foam pads and some Glossy Accents were added on the laces and OO's to highlight and finish the card ...

Great card for a man .....

Sid xx

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Keyhole .....

We are running a 'Single Colour Distress Ink' Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum...... where you are allowed to use only one colour of Distress Ink in a project..... I chose Crushed Olive and made a card....

I started with a white 5 x 5 inch white card blank and die-cut a smaller matt in white card. The white matt was then crumpled and inked, sprayed and ironed with a hot iron to dry.

Onto this base I stamped a number of images with the ink and dried with a heat gun. I chose a keyhole image of a Fornasetti woman (Cherry Pie) and stamped this in the same ink, trimming out and applying on foam pads. I then coloured two paper flowers , layered these and applied on foam pads as shown.

Finally I stamped the word 'dream' on some distress inked background and mounted this on white card...again applying on foam pads. The matt was then  stuck to the card blank to finish.

Enjoyed making this card .......

Sid xx

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Chrysanth ......

Made this card as an entry into the Stamplorations CAS card Challenge ......

I took a 5 x 5 inch whte card blank as the base and die-cut a border with a stitched edge and applied this to the base.

I stamped the Chrysanth (Uniko) in Archival pink ink on white card and coloured with watercolour brushpens and a waterbrush before trimming out.

Then I stamped the word 'Congratulations' (Uniko) as shown in Versafne black ink. I then drew a green stem in Posca marker and applied the chrysanth on foam pads as shown.

Finally I added three pink sequins to finish the card .....

Sid xx

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Llama ......

No prob-llama !

Made this fun card.... I started with a 6 x 6 inch square card blank. I then die-cut a smaller matt with a stitched edge and matted this onto a larger green card.

I die-cut a curvy shape and coloured this with sandy colours of watercolour.  The llama and cacti were stamped onto white card in Memento black ink and coloured with Copic markers before trimming out. I adde some shine with Glossy Accents onto him.  I also cut two die-cut clouds from pale blue card, these were edged in white Posca pen. The sentiment was then stamped in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed and mounted on more  green card.

The elements were assembled as shown on the base (some on foam pads) and the whole applied to the card blank to finish ...... really enjoyed making this card .....

Sid xx

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Thanks ....

The Less is More CAS challenge #419 is 'White & Cream'  this time...... and this is my card for the Challenge .....

I used a 5 x 5 inch white cardblank s a base and die-cut a smaller square of white card. I stamped the word 'Thanks' (Inkadinkadoo) in pearlescent beige Brilliance Ink in the bottom right of this square.

I then die-cut a tree (Memorybox) in cream pearlescent paper and adhered as shown. The smaller panel was adhered to the card blank to finish ....

Sid xx

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Insects.......

We are running an ATC swap over on UK Stampers Forum whose theme is 'Insects'. These are my makes for the swap......

I cut three bases made from re-cycled cereal packaging and cut three more from white card stamped in Archival black ink with a rubber stamp (Tim Holtz). I then coloured the white blanks with Distress Oxide Inks smooshing with a waterspray. I then stamped the insects (Tim Holtz) in Archival black ink and then die-cut these with the corresponding dies (Tim Holtz). I then took wildflower dies (Tim Holtz) from Watercolour card.  Both the insects and wildflowers were coloured with watercolour brushpens and a waterbrush and decorated with a number of glitter pens & Posca markers.

I then applied the background to the bases and stamped a flower stamp (Craft Stamper cover stamp) on each with Versafine black ink.

The ATC's were assembled as shown with the insects mounted on foam pads.  They were finished by edging with dark brown Versamagic chalk ink.

Sid xx

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Dream .....

This card was inspired by time .....

I started with a 5 x 7 inch white cardblank....

I then cut a matt from lined Kraft card as the base layer and matted this onto black card as a border.

I then took some stamps (Tim Holtz) and stamped the man, the baggage ticket and the ticket in Archival black on white card. These were trimmed out and coloured with Distress inks and a waterbrush. I took a 'Dream' stamp and stamped this onto more white card, trimming it out as shown.

I then used two die-cut flowerpots and applied these onto the background layer. The other stamped images were collaged  (some on foam pads) onto the base as shown.

I then applied three rub-ons, PAST - PRESENT - FUTURE and three self adhesive brass studs.  The base was then applied onto the cardblank to finish.....

Sid xx

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Flamingling .....

Made this card for a Stamplorations 'Theme and Photo' Challenge whose theme is  'Stamps & Tropical' ..... 

I thought that Flamingos were very tropical so made this card.....

I started with a white 6 x 6 inch white cardblank. I cut a smaller matt in yellow spotty paper and mounted this onto black card to make a border.

The main image (Great Impressions) was stamped on white card in Memento black ink. It was coloured with pink and blue Posca pens. It was edged in blue Versamagic chalk ink and matted on black card. The spotty matt was applied to the card front and the Flamingos mounted off centre on foam pads on the card.

I made a background with Distress Oxides in greens & yellow on white card and die-cut  a number of open leaves from this. The leaves were then arranged as shown and embellished with some pink sequins.

I cut some Washi tape with the words 'Let's Flamingle' and mounted this onto white card applying on foam pads as shown to finish the card.... Ohhh how I long to be on holiday in a Tropical place at the moment ... think I have no choice but to wait though !!!

Sid xx

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Hares ....

Made a Thankyou card .....

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white cardblank. I then made a background on glossy card using a wax resist with wax paper and an embossing folder. This was coloured with distress inks in mustard and green before trimming to 4.5 inches square. I then stamped a couple of silhouette hares (Craft Stamper freebie) in Archival black ink in the bottom right corner.

Onto the background this I built the collaged design with die-cut panel hand coloured torn papers (gifted by a very kind friend), Washi tape, coloured wire, handmade paper and paper flowers with gems. I used chalk inks in green to highlight torn edges and foam pads to raise certain elements. I added a metal heart charm on Glossy Accents.

The background was matted onto a black card matt.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink onto white card and trimmed out. This was matted on more black card and attached on foam pads to finish the card.

Really enjoyed making this card.

Sid xx

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Unique .....

Made a card in pinks & blues ....

I started with a 5 x 7 inch white card blank and then cut a smaller matt from card coloured with pink Distress Oxide ink. I then made a topper with spattered Distress ink and stamped a butterfly in blue Distress onto this, edging the topper in blue Versamagic chalk ink. 

I die-cut some wildflowers from blue and pink card. The 'Unique Art' (Paperartsy) was stampd in Versafine black ink and matted on black card. I took the pink matt and applied some bue spotty Washi tape as shown and applied the two matts  one direct to the background and the other on foam pads. The two die-cuts were tucked in behind the butterfly. The sentiment was stamped directly onto the background and two blue gems were added. The whole background was edged in blue chalk ink and applied to the cardblank on more foam pads to finish.

Sid xx

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Wishing.....

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

I took some re-cycled Kraft packaging and trimmed to a tag shape. I then stamped and image (Green Pepper Press) in Archival black ink directly onto the card. I then used a variety of Waterbrush pens, Posca pens, metallic pens to colour the image.

I then chose a vintage boy paperdoll (TH) on foam pads. I applied a black eyelet with the Crop-a-dile and tied some satin ribbons in matching colours through this.

The word (Happy Little Stampers) was stamped onto white card in Versafine black, trimmed out and applied on more foam pads to finish.

Sid xx

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Face ......

As we are having a 'Use Your Peel-Offs' Challenge on UK Stampers Forum I have made this card again making a background with them.....

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white card blank and cut a smaller matt out of white card. I layered a whole sheet of peel-offs onto this and gave it 3 coats of watered down white Gesso to hide the metallic finish of the peel-offs.

I then stamped a face (Cherry Pie) in Archival black ink onto the background and used some  watercolour brushpens  (Lyra Aquabrush) to colour the lips and eyes. I then chose two shades of pink Versamagic chalk ink and coloured the background and edges with these.

The base matt was layered on pink card and this mounted onto the card blank.  I chose a 'Hello' die and cut this twice in pink and black layering them slightly offset as shown on the panel to finish.

Sid xx

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Child ......

Made a CAS card ....

I started with a 4 x 4 inch white card blank......  I then die-cut a smaller matt in white card and onto this applied some strips of Washi tape.  I die-cut a frame from black card and applied this over the Washi tape.

I stamped the child (Crafty Individuals) in black Archival Ink and coloured with watercolour brushpens and a waterbrush before trimming out with scissors and a scalpel. The sentiment ( Crafty Individuals) was stamped on white card in black Versafine ink. This was trimmed out and matted on black card.

The chils and sentiment were applied as shown on foam pads with three pink iridescent sequins to finish.

Sid xx

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Happiness.....

Made a little 2.5 x 3.5 inch box .....

This one is all about being happy as friends ..... we all need a little more Happiness at the moment ....dont we ?

The box was die-cut from white card and assembled as shown. I then decorated this with printed papers and die-cut elements using Stickles glitter glue and adhesive gems and sequins. The friends image (Crafty Individuals) was stamped in Archival black on watercolour card and was coloured with watercolour brushpens and a waterbrush before trimming out ans applying onto the front of the box.

The sentiment (Crafty Individuals) was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink, trimmed out and edged with pale blue Versamagic chalk ink. It was applied to the front of the box as shown.

The box was finished by tying through with fine blue and pink velvet ribbon.

Sid xx

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VE Day ......

With today being V.E Day I made this card to commemorate the day on which Allied Forces formally announced the surrender of Germany, which brought the Second World War to a close in Europe.

I used a 4 x 4 inch card blank and die-cut a slightly smaller white matt and mounted this on black card to leave a fine black border. . I dug out an old rubber stamp of a ration book (Stampattack) and stamped this onto Kraft board from re-cycled packaging in Archival black ink. It was trimmed out.

The UK flag was stamped (Artemio) in red and blue Memento ink on white card and this was trimmed out also. The word 'Remember' (TPC Studio) was stamped in Verafine black ink on white card, trimmed out and matted on black card.

I then stamped the V.E. Day using a set of Alpha stamps directly onto the white matt in Verafine black Ink. I then assembled the card as shown with the flag, word and white matt on foam pads. Quite clean and simple really !

Sid xx

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Peel- Off Thanks .....

Another card using peel-offs in a different way....... made for a Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum.....

I took a 6 x 6 inch white cardblank. I then cut a smaller square of white card and applied a gold doily peel-off centrally on the square. I then applied white Gesso over the entire surface and peel-off. Once dried I coloured with Impress inks in yellow, green and blue applied with a sponge, blending as shown.

I then stamped some dots in Versamagic chalk ink  and edged with the same ink. I made the mask using a silicone mould and paperclay which was painted with metallic turquoise paint and highlighted with white Posca pen.

The feather were made by stamping in Archival black ink on an alcohol ink background on glossy cardstock and trimming out.

The word 'Thanks' was stamped on white card in Versafie black ink, trimmed out and edged with more chalk ink.

The card was then finished by applying the matt onto the card blank, attaching the feathers (with foam pads) and the mask along with the word on more foam pads.

The peel-off gives a subtle texture and pattern to the background ......

Sid xx

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Butterfly .....

Bought a new butterfly die so decided to make a Clean and Simple (CAS) card using it....

I started with a 5 x 7 inch white card blank and cut a smaller matt from white card. I then drew a black curved line onto the matt with Micron Pen and stamped this with leaf stamps, outline/inlay from Stamplorations in brown ink. Choosing contrasting inks for the inlay and outline using the black line as a guide.

I then took my die (MemoryBox) and cut three butterflies, one on plain bookpaper, one on old printed bookpaper and one on a piece of pink paper I handmade with pulp. These were positioned and stuck in place. Each butterfly had two small brown adhesive gems applied on the bodies.

The 'Happy Birthday' (Happy Little Stampers) was stamped direct onto the matt in Versafine black ink and the matt applied to the card blank on foam pads.

I would like to enter this into the Stamplorations CAS card Challenge for May

also into the Never Ending Challenge in Stamplorations

Sid xx

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Umbrella .....

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white card blank....

I die-cut the umbrella man from white card and used a numbers stamp and Versamark ink to stamp and heat emboss with black embossing powder. A black matt was cut from black card and this was stamped with a lines stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossed this with gold embossing powder.

Three cogs were stamped in more Versamark ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. These were trimmed out and coloured with yellow Chalk Ink. The word 'smile' was die-cut from white card.

The black matt was edged with Krylon gold and the components were assembled along with some foam pads onto the black matt which was then applied to the card front to finish.

Sid xx

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Peel-Off Birthday .....

As we are having a 'Use Your Peel-Offs' Challenge in UK Stampers Forum at this time I made this rather vibrant card .... the idea was to hide the Peel-offs in the design.....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank. I then die-cut a smaller matt from white card and selected a sheet of leafy peel-offs (they were copper coloured). These were applied on the white matt. This was then painted with emerald green metallic paint ( a couple of coats) to completely disguise the peel-offs. When dry this was applied centrally on the card blank.

I then stamped a number of freaky flowers and stems in Archival black ink on white card. These were coloured in a selection of Posca pens before trimming them out. They were applied as shown (some parts on foam pads). The sentiment (Happy Little Stampers) was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink and this was matted on black card and applied on more foam pads.

Sid xx

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Peel-Off .....

Running a new Challenge on UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group .... click the link to join the Forum ......

It's a fact, Peel Offs are not the coolest craft item at the moment ! It's also a fact that most of us crafters have loads of them in our stashes.... sat there, unused !

This Challenge is to use some of those unused peel-offs in a card design, along with some stamping and anything else you like...

This is my first entry and was made on a 5 x 7 inch white card blank.....

I cut a white card matt to start with and used a die to cut some corner designs windows as shown. These were backed with a background made with Distress Oxides. I then stamped a stylised Rennie Mackintosh stamp by Sue Law centrally in Archival black ink. this was coloured with pink and turquoise Posca pens. I edged the windows in the matt with black Posca pen and mounted the whole thing onto a slightly larger black card matt which was applied to the card base.

I looked through my unused and neglected peel-offs and selected a couple of gold outline Deco ladies which were applied to white card. They were infilled with a mixture of Posca pens and Copic markers before trimming out and applying on foam pads to the card as shown.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black iink on white card, trimmed and mounted on some pf the Distress background and applied as shown on foam pads. Three black sequins were added on Glossy Accents to finish the card.....

More ideas on the way !

Sid xx

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Dream .....

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

I used waste packaging and punched out the bases which are 1 x 1 inch square. I made a background with Distress Oxides and a waterspray which was also punched.

The bases were covered with the background and stamped with a spotty flower stamp in Versafine black ink. The word dream was then stamped in dark green Versamagic chalk ink. A small adhesie pearl was added to the flower centres. The Inchies were edged dark blue Versamagic chalk ink t finish.

Sid xx

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Bee Happy .....

Everyone wants to Be Happy especially at the moment with Lockdown !  Made this card....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white cardblank. I took a square of watercolour card and stamped this with a bee stamp (Pink Paislee) in Archival black ink. This was coloured with Watercolour brushpens and the wings and body stripes glazed with a Gelly Roll clear glaze pen. I then took a die and die-cut around the bee with a hexagon honeycomb die. I trimmed this to be uneven and coloured with yellow watercolour. Some of the die waste was retrieved and also coloured n orange watercolour.

I  then selected a piece of printed paper  and matted this on blue and beige card. The bee image was mounted on foam pads and the waste pieces applied on the paper underneath the honeycomb.

A few yellow sequins were applied with Glossy Accents and the matts attached to the cardbase to finish.

Sid xx

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Perfect ....

New month .... new Coins .... made these for a virtual swap over on UK Stampers Forum ...

I used a base of re-cycled packaging die-cut to 2.5 iinches diameter. I then die-cut some coloured card  as the base and stamped this with a flower stamp and yellow chalk ink and used a black Posca pen to dot the centres of the flowers.

The leaves were die-cut from a piece of glossy card coloured with Alcohol Ink. The green circle was applied to cardbase and the leaves were applied onto this. I stamped the word 'Perfect' in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed this out and attached on foam pads.

The Coins were then edged with Krylon gold pen to finish.....

Sid xx

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Friendship.....

Made this mailart postcard for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum last month....

I cut a piece of re-cyled Kraft card to 6 x 4 inches.... I then stamped directly onto this with a variety of stamps (Pink Paislee) and memento inks. The three boys image was stamped in black Memento ink, coloured with Copic markers and trimmed out. The sentiment (Crafty Individuals) was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink and smooshed with yellow Memento before trimming out and edging with brown Versamagic chalk ink.

I then applied two strips of striped Washi tape and applied two more stripes of gold glitter tape onto these centrally as shown.

The image and sentiment were then stuck firmly onto the postcard. Some lines were added around the edges and some highlighting with Posca markers.

Sid xx

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