Wings ......

 An Artist Trading Coin ....

This one was on a Gelli Plate background in pink and orange and was on a base of re-cycled packaging. I stamped a butterfly twice with Versamark ink, one on the base and one on some yellow card. Heat embossing with a yellow glitter embossing powder. The one on yellow card was trimmed out and coloured with a pink pen. I then stamped a number of the same butterfly on the base in Versafine black ink.

The butterfly was applied on foam pads to raise the wings. The words (Crafty Individuals) were stamped in more Versamark black, trimmed out and applied as shown. The coin was edged in yellow Versamagic chalk ink to finish .....

Sid xx

Peaceful.......

Another Artist Trading Coin made recently ....

I used some re-cycled packaging as the base for this coin and die-cut to 2.5 inches in diameter. I also die-cut some white card and stamped with Distress Oxide ink with some rubber offcuts in various shapes in green and maroon overlapping in places. 

I then stamped the tree (Crafty Individuals) and heat embossed with clear embossing powder & some black lined drawn in with a Posca pen. Some pink Stickles glitter glue was added on selected shapes and the word (Crafty Individuals) stamped in black Versafine nk and trimmed out.

The coin was edged with green Versamagic chalk ink to finish .....

Sid xx

Spring ......

Made this card for a Challenge n the Countryview Crafts Challenge blog whose subject this month is 'First Signs Of Spring' .....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank .... The background was made with Distress Oxides in Speckled Egg, Twisted Citron and Squeezed Lemonade spayed with water and smooshed onto the white card. the panel was edged in black. I then stamped some open and closed leaves in more Twisted Citron ink.

I then applied a strip of green Washi tape as shown and stamped a brown twig top right. The background was then matted on yellow and dark green card.

I then stamped the daffodils, nest and words in black Versafine ink on white card .... heat embossing all with clear embossing powder. The nest and daffodils were coloured with watercolours and trimmed out. The nest was applied on foam pads and the daffodils directly to the background over the Washi tape.

The words were trimmed & matted again before applying on more foam pads. The matts were attached to the card blank to finish the card .....

Thought it was quite Springy in content and colour .....

Sid xx

Cuppa ......

We all love a cuppa ... don't we ?

Made this card on a white A6 card base ....... I stamped the cups (Crafty Individuals CI - 547) twice in Versafine black in and heat embossed both the images with fine detail clear embossing powder.

The first was trimmed out as the base. I then fussy cut the three tea-cups from the other image, handles cut out with a scalpel.

These were then watercoloured with Distress Ink washed in Victorian Velvet, Shabby Shutters, Broken China & Dusty Concord. One of the handles was coloured gold with a metallic pen. I left the tea-bag tag uncoloured on purpose. Once dry I applied Glossy Accents on each of the cups.

I then coloured a surround for the background and sentiment with the same colours. I then applied the plain image on the surround and applied the cups on foam pads. The background and surround were applied to the card base along with the sentiment which was stamped in more Versafine black ink and backed with the same coloured frame on foam pads.....

Sid xx

Dream .....

Here is an Artist Trading Card made recently.....

The background is re-cycled corrugated cardboard cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches and covered with a Gelli print I made.....

I have added some white Posca pen swirls and dots along with some stamped marks in purple delight Versafiine clair ink which was heat embossed with clear fine embossing powder. I also added a strip of torn Washi tape.

The heart was stamped in the same ink and heat embossed again before trimming out and edging in black. The heart was wrapped with fine dark maroon craft wire and mounted on foam pads.

All edges of the ATC were then heat embossed with ultra thick embossing powder in an iridecsent purple/blue being adhered with Versamark ink. I added a stamped word edged with green ink as shown to finish the card .....

Sid xx

Flower ......

This one layer Clean & Simple Card has been made for the Less Is More Challenge #437 ..... whose subject is 'flowers' ...... 

It is on a 5 x 5 inch white card base ..... I added two embossed lines on the bottom left and stamped the flower stamp (Jofy - PaperArtsy) in Versafine Black ink as shown. This was coloured with sparkle pens and watercolours.

The sentiment (love it !) was then stamped in more Versafine black ink to finish the card .....

Sid xx

Beautiful ......

Made an Artist Trading Coin for swapping .... reminded me of the evening sky ......

I used a base of re-cycled packaging die-cut to 2.5 inches in diameter. I then cut a layer from a background made on white card with Distress Oxide inks smooshed with water and dried.

The top layer was stuck in place and some circular sewn lines stamps were stamped in black Versafine ink. The planet was made from more Distress Oxide and die-cut to 1 inch diameter, stamped with Versafine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This was stuck in place as shown.

The coin was edged with purple Versamagic chalk ink along with a Tim Holts word sticker and finished with three purple iridescent sequins applied with Glossy Accents.

Sid xx

Giraffe .......

 

Made a card with one of the new Crafty Individuals Animal stamps ....

I used a previously made Gelli plate background with mauve, orange, pale blue and gold metallic acrylic paints using a numbers stencil. This was matted onto orange and mauve cards, edged with black Posca marker dots and gold Krylon pen. The outer corners were rounded with a corner rounder punch.

The main image of the Giraffe was stamped on white card with Versafine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The image was trimmed out and edged in black. 

I then used Distress inks in Tumbled glass, Dusty concorde & Rusty hinge and water as a paint and coloured the image with a brush.......

The Giraffe was then placed as shown and stuck down. The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink on violet card and matted on orange card, trimming and mounting on foam pads on a 6 x 6 inch white cardbase......

Sid xx

Hold ......

 

This Artist Trading Coin design just evolved as I made it ... rather 'Odd' I know ....

The background is a Gelli print with stamps in yellow and red. I have then applied some printed clear adhesive tape in a triangle around the Coin. I added a backing of some more re-cycled packaging.

A small die-cut circle, coloured with Brushos was applied in the centre and 3 'points' added with a black Posca pen.

A strip of red faceted gems were added and more Posac pen added centrally to the gems. The coin was also edged with more Posca to finish .....

Sid xx

Serene ....

An Artist Trading Card I have made ......

I used a piece of white card for the background and a circles stencil treated with Distress Oxide Inks, sprayed with water and applied on the card background, removing excess water with a cloth before removing the stencil.

I then stamped some circles in dark pink Distress Oxide ink, centred with a block Posca pen.

I then stamped an Acacia tree (Crafty Individuals) silhouette in two sizes with Versafine black ink, heat embossing the larger tree with clear embossing powder.

The card was edged in more black Posca pen and a stamped word added (Crafty Individuals) to finish...

Sid xx

Travel .....

Made an Artist Trading Coin with a Gelli plate stencilled background with Distress Oxide inks, along with a feather and arrow stamped in Versafine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I have coloured the arrow and edged of the Coin with Posca markers in red and blue. The word is stamped in Verafine in on white card, trimmed out and glued in place.

Sid xx

Unreal .....

Made a rather mad postcard for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I used re-cycled packaging for the base and also made a blue Gelli print for the background. I applied some die-cut flowers at the top kindly given to me by one of the Forum members (stamping with black Versafine ink and heat embossing some elements with clear embossing powder).

I added some background dotty stamping in green and blue Distress inks and drew in the stems and leaves for the flowers with black Posca pen adding some AAll & Create Washi tape words and a sticker from Tim Holtz, edging the card with blue Versamagic Chalk ink to finish.

I sprayed with matt acrylic lacquer to seal for travel through the post to its recipient ....

Sid xx

Orient .....

We are running a new Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum this month in the theme of 'The Orient' ....... there is a fab prize of stamps to be won .... click the link to join and take part .....

I used some old re-cycled corrugated Chinese food packaging for the base images which have been stamped with Brilliance galaxy gold ink with a few background stamps. I have also used some stickers, red ribbon and brads.

The panels were trimmed to size and backed with black card before matting onto gold and red card.

Finally stamped the 'Good Luck' on red card in Versamark and heat embossed with metallic gold embossing powder. This was trimmed and matted on red card to finish .....

Sid xx

Love .....

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

Wanted a theme of 'Love' as it's February .....

The bases were punched to 1 x 1 inch squares from re-cycled packaging. I then applied images and collaged them with loving along with some stamping, embellishing with fine velvet ribbon and decorated with Posca pens.

Sid xx

Shabby ......

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

I started with a tag blank and covered this with some printed paper which I stamped with a leaf stamp with Versamark in and heat embossed this with green pearl embossing powder. I crinkled the tag and added some smooshed of picket fence distress stain which added a chalky finish .....

Next I took some old bookpaper and used the tattered florals die from Tim Holts and cut some flowers & leaves. These were then sprayed with coloured Mica sprays and allowed to dry. I then stamped with a check stamp and sepia Archival Ink. I then assembled the flowers in loose layers.

The tag was edged with green chalk ink and an eyelet added with the crop-a-dile. I then added the flowers & leaves allowing them to be loose around the edges and centred with a green sparkly cabochon.

I then stamped the sentiment coloured with bundled sage Distress ink and applied as shown. I threaded some natural jute string through the eyelet to finish the tag.

Really enjoyed using the die after a long time in a draw ......

Sid xx

Heart ......

Made a set of Artist Trading Cards for a monthly themed heart swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I made the backgrounds on white card cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches and with Distress Oxides in blue, amber and pink smooshed with water and allowed to dry.

I then die-cut the large and small hearts and again used pink Distress Oxide on these. On the large hearts I stamped with an AAll & Create background stamp with Versamark ink and heat embossed pink pearl embossing powder. I then wrapped each heart in dark pink craft wire and added a pale pink pearl cabochon.

I then used the same stamp and stamped in pink Distress Oxide onto the backgrounds, drying with the heat gun.

The backgrounds were then applied onto re-cycled card from packaging to add a bit of strength to the cards and they were edged with pink Versamagic chalk ink.

The sentiment was stamped in pink Archival ink on white card. The cards were then assembled by applying the large hearts on foam pads and the rest direct to the card.

Sid xx

Green .....

Decided to make a wrapped journal using a Sizzix Die designed by Eileen Hull .....

I cut out the cover from greyboard and two covers for the signatures from card, also lined paper for the signature inserts .....

I then painted the folding spines green on the outside and orange on the inside with paints made from Distress Oxide ink and water in Spiced Marmalade and Rustic Wilderness.

I then cut a number of panels to fit the inside and outside space on the journal. I used a busy leaf design for the outside and a distressed green for the inside, applying these with wet glue and red-line tape.

All outside edges of the journal were heat embossed with dark green embossing powder applied with Versamark ink.

I die-cut some floral elements for the front from white card and backed this with some orange card applying as shown. Decorating with some gold dimensional pearls and adding a green sticker.

I made a patterned pocket for inside the front cover and decorated this with a polymer flower and 'paper doll'. The tag was made from more printed paper and stamped with an Indigo Blu stamp, adding a sticker, eyelet and green organza ribbon.

Next I threaded the support for the two signatures using silver covered round elastic. There are enough supports for 4 signatures but I only made 2. The covers were painted with orange acrylic paint and the inside pages made from lined notepaper. The covers were decorated with various floral and leaf elements along with more green word stickers.

I made a pocket from covered card to go on the inside back panel decorating with an orange polymer flower.

The inside of the front flap was stamped with another Indigo Blu stamp and another 'paper doll' was added with another green sticker.

I made a closure with two strong magnets to hold the journal closed, adding with hot glue. I then added the enamel letter spelling 'Journal' on the front flap.

Final addition was to tie a piece of colour co-ordinated sari ribbon around the spine. I also added some homemade beads to the loose ends of the ribbon......

Really enjoyed making this ......

Sid xx

Love .....

Made a set of Artist Trading Coins for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum and as it's February with Valentines Day on the way thought this design to be appropriate .....

I used some Kraft micro-corrugated cardboard as the base and cut out the coins from this with a die to 2.5 inches diameter ... I treated them with a light coating of barn door Distress Oxide and fixed this with a heat gun.

The hearts (Chocolate Baroque) were stamped in Versamark ink on red card and then heat embossed with white fine embossing enamel before trimming out.

I then edged the coins with the same white embossing powder, applying the hearts and adding a red metallic swirly brad and a Dymo word 'LOVE) to finish .....