Snowflakes ....

I made another mini File Folder Christmas card ....

This one contains three tabbed pages inside. The co-ordinating papers used throughout were from a paper pad.

The base was die-cut using dies from Tim Holtz/Sizzix from 'Specimen' Chapter 3. A window was cut in the front and paper inserted. The snowflakes are die-cut from silver mirri and papers and doubled up to decorate. The trees and snowflakes were stamped in black Versafine ink. The sentiment was stamped in black Versafine and heat embossed with clear embossing powder, trimmed out and matted on paper and added on foam pads. A little Stickles glitter glue was added to highlight the trees.

Inside the folder are three tabbed pages held in place with silver Washi tape. Each was decorated with die-cut snowflakes and headed with die-cut numbers and words. All snowflakes were centred with a blue adhesive gem.

The folder was held together with a black bulldog clip to finish .....

Sid xx

Thanks .....

A very Clean & Simple thanks card .....

The base is a 5 x 5 inch white card blank. I have then die-cut a smaller stitched edge square from more white card.

I then stamped a solid background stamp at two of the edges in pale blue Memento ink. This was overstamped with a leaf stamp in black Versafine ink as shown.

The words were stamped on white card with black Versafine ink which was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It was trimmed out and applied to the matt.

The background matt was then applied to the card front on foam pads to finish ......

Sid xx

Filed .....

This is a different style of Christmas card I have made, it measures 3.5 x 5 inches .....

The base is a die-cut file folder (Sizzix/Tim Holtz) from white card, subsequently covered in printed paper. All was edged with green Chalk ink. The filed cut-out was die-cut and applied on the tab. I have then stamped the background with leaves and snowflakes with Archival and Versafine black ink. Some green Stickles glitter glue was added to the leaves.

I then applied some holly Washi Tape and edged with red Gelly Roll pen. The panel was die-cut and the jingle bell and ribbon stamped, cut out and applied to the panel on foam pads.

The words were stamped on white card in Versafine black ink, trimmed and matted on red card. Thie panel was added as shown.

The folder was completed with a small brass bulldog clip. You can add whatever you like in the folder so it is quite versatile and different .....

Sid xx

Pheasant ......

 Made a card today ......

I used a 6 x 6 inch white card blank as the base ....

I then made a background with a numbers stencil and Distress Oxides and this was edged in yellow Versamagic chalk ink. I then chose stamps from AAll & Create and stamped the pheasant in Versafine black ink onto the background. It was then stamped again and this time heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This was trimmed out.

The background image was coloured with various colours of Posca and Acrylograph pens. Overlaying the trimmed pheasant onto the background on foam pads. The pheasant was then grounded on some torn Washi tape.

I stamped a 'P' stamp in violet Distress Oxide a few times and also stamped the word on white card, heat embossed with clear embossing powder, trimmed out and matting on black card. This was added as shown on foam pads.

The background was then matted on pink, mauve and black matts before applying to the card base ....

Sid xx

Peace .....

My first Christmas card make of the year .....

I made the 4 x 4 inch card base from white card. I then die-cut a smaller stitched edge matt from more white card.

I die-cut stylized snowflakes (Tim Holts/Sizzix) from silver mirri card and silver glitter card, doubling up with different designs by gluing together. Each snowflake was centred with a blue adhesive gen before adding them to the matt as shown on foam pads .....

The matt was then added to the card front. I next stamped the word 'Peace' in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed out and edged with black ink before adding this as shown to finish the card .....

Very simple, but I like it .....

Sid xx

Adventure .....

 

Made a Clean & Simple Card ......

I made the card base from white card and cut a piece of watercolour card which was treated with two colours of blue Distress Oxide ink applied with a soft brush. This was then spattered with water and allowed to activate before removing excess water with a piece of kitchen roll. This represented the sky. The panel was edged in blue chalk ink.

I then used a stamp from AAll & Create and stamped this in Archival black ink in the centre of the watercolour base. It was then stamped again on white card with Versafine black ink which was then heat embossed with clear powder. The balloon, basket & binoculars were twimmed out and coloured with Copics. The baloon panels were treated with Glossy Accents and when dry applied on foam pads over the original image. The binoculars added direct to the base.

I then chose some AAll & Create Washi tape and added this to white card, trimming out the words which were added as shown.

The base was matted onto green card to form a border and added to the card base. Three violet/blue sequins were added to finish the card .....

Would love to have a balloon ride ......

Sid xx

Boo .....

As we are nearing Halloween I have made another card .....

The card base is a 6 x 6 inch white card blank. The background was made on the Gelli plate using stencils and some AAll & Create stamps along with Versafine Clair inks.

The main image is another AAll & Create stamp which was stamped directly to the background matt in Versafine black ink. Another was stamped on white card which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The pumpkins were coloured with Copics and trimmed out to be applied directly over the base stamp. I have die-cut a frame and applied this to highlight the image. I applied some torn Washi tape top and bottom and applied some white Gesso lines with a credit card.

The base was matted on orange card, edged with black ink and stuck in place on the card base to finish .....

Booo !!!!

Sid xx

Frightful......

Made this Halloween card for a challenge over at CountryView Crafts .... whose theme is Halloween or Harvest this month .....

I used a 6 x 6 inch white card blank as the base. The whole card is collaged using old Graphic 45 printed materials including stickers, papers, images & chipboard. The set was called 'Steampunk spells'.

I added some yellow faceted adhesive gems and some orange sparkly gems. The collaged items have been edged with mid brown Versamagic Chalk Ink .....

Have a great Halloween .....

Sid xx

Black .....

This is a card made for a 'Black & Red' Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum ......

I used a 7 x 5 inch white card blank. I then chose an AAll & Create stamp and stamped it twice in Versafine black ink which was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The flower from one was trimmed out and coloured with red Copic marker. This was then applied over the original image on foam pads. The image layer was then matted onto black and then red cards.

I then die-cut the 'With Love' from red card and matted this on red card. This was then added on foam pads as shown. The numbers (Tim Holtz/Sizzix) were also die-cut and applied on the card front.

The design and matts were then added to the card front which was finished with 3 black sequins .....

Sid xx

LIM Challenge #476 .....

It's that time again for another Challenge over on the 'Less Is More' blog ......

This time you are asked to play along with us with a CAS (Clean And Simple) card of your making and use a stencil .... following the rules, of course .....

This is my Design Team card made to inspire you......

The card was made using a 6 x 6 inch white card base. I chose a stencil and coloured through it centrally with Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron Distress Oxides using stencil brushes to get a blended finish. It was heat set.

I then die-cut a stitched frame from white card and applied to frame the stencilled design.

Next I die-cut the word 'Hello' from black card and applied over the design and frame to finish the card ....

Do hope you will join us and if you need more inspiration why not have a look at my fellow Design Team members by clicking HERE .....

Sid xx

Spooky ......

A Halloween card made for a Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum ......

I used a 6 x 6 inch white card as the base. I chose some printed paper and die-cut a frame. Another white frame was cut to fit inside and this was stamped with a skull stamp in Violet Versafine Clair. The die-cut was embellished with red and black adhesive stones.

I then stamped two chandeliers onto the card front in Versafine black ink. The outer frame was applied to the card front and the central piece added on foam pads,.

I stamped the sentiment in red Versafine Clair onto white card, trimmed and matted onto black card and applied on more foam pads. Two black gems were added to finish the card ,,,,,

Sid xx

Non-Seasonal ......

Made this card for a Challenge over on the Crafty Individuals Facebook page where we were asked to make a Christmas Card using non-Christmas stamps ....

I decided to make a card in traditional Christmas colours I used CI - 569 and stamped this in Versafine black ink which was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It was trimmed out and then selectively coloured with Copic marker in red and green. I added some Glossy accents to highlight the coloured sections of the image..

I then cut a matt from some red plaid printed paper and spattered it with white pen. A larger mat was cut from some more green printed paper and they were layered. The coloured image was then applied to the plaid matt and grounded with some holly Washi tape.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed out, matted on red and green card and applied as shown.

Finally the completed design was added to a 6 x 6 inch white card blank on foam pads .....

Sid xx

Showers ....

A set of Artist Trading Cards made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

The theme this month was 'Sunshine & Showers'.

The bases were cut from re-cycled food packaging to 3.5 x 2.5 inches. I then used some printed paper and trimmed this to the same size and applied onto the bases.

I chose some little used stamps from Paper Smooches and stamped the sun in orange Versafine Clair and the clouds in blue Versafine Clair inks on white card. They were then trimmed out. The suns were centered with yellow Stickles glitter glue and edged with yellow Posca pen. The words were stamped in black Versafine and heat embossed with clear embossing powder before trimming out.

The clouds were added direct to the bases and a raindrop stamp stamped several times in more blue Versafine Clair, adding reflections with white Posca pen.

The sentiments were edged in green Versamagic chalk ink and applied direct as shown. The moons were applied on foam pads and the ATC's finished with an edging of more of the Green Versamagic chalk ink....

Sid xx

Elephants .....

Here is a tag made for a monthly swap over on UK Stampers Forum .......

The base is made from re-cycled food packaging. The background was made from ink sprayed watercolour card. The background was added to the card base. and the tag trimmed into shape.

I chose an elephant stamp from Crafty Individuals and stamped this in Versafine black ink which was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The elephants were trimmed out and separated before colouring with Lyra aquacolour brush pens in orange, maroon and green. The eyes and tusks were coloured white with Posca marker.

I then applied the elephants. The right one direct to the tag and the left one added on foam pads. I grounded them with black Inktense pencil and waterbrush as well as edging the tag with orange Inktense pencil.

I stamped a few outline leaves with a stamp and Versafine Clair green ink at the top and sides. The 'Hello' was stamped in more Versafine Clair green ink on white card. This was trimmed out, matted on black card and dots of white Posca added before sticking in place on the tag.

Finishing touch was to add a copper eyelet with the Crop -a-Dile and tying through with some decorative fibres in a similar colourway along with 3 clear glass cabochons held in place with Glossy Accents .....

Sid xx

Birdies .....

A set of 4 Twinchies made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'Little Birdies' .....

The bases were cut to 2 x 2 inches square from re-cycled food packaging. The bases were covered with printed paper and I have made a black frame with die-cutting to surround each of the Twinchies.

The Krazy Birds were stamped in black Memento ink, coloured with Copic markers and trimmed out. I have added Glossy Accents to the birdies eyes..

The words were also stamped in Versafine black ink, coloured with a Distress Ink wash. The birds were shaped and applied with hot glue along with the words and a single self-adhesive crystal added to finish them .....

Sid xx

 

Acorns ......

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

Wanted to have an Autumn theme so made a background from ink sprays on watercolour card in greens, browns and oranges. Once dry die-cut to 2.5 inches diameter circles.

These were stamped with an acorn stamp using Versafine Clair brown ink and were coloured with Posca markers. Two thin strips of Washi tape were applied and a line of brown Distress stickles added between.

The words were printed on a tape machine and applied, edging in black Micron pen. I then die-cut the bases from re-cycled food packaging and added the tops which were then edged with brown Versamagic chalk ink to finish ....

Loving the colours ....

Sid xx

Squares .....

 

Made a set of Inchies (1 x 1 inch squares) for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

The bases were made by punching the squares from re-cycled food packaging. I then selected a piece of Gelli printed background paper which was stamped with an AAll & Create stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

I then selectively punched 6, 1 x 1 inch squares from this. These were applied to the bases and parts coloured with violet Posca marker.

I then stamped the words from a plate by Crafty Individuals in black Versafine ink on white paper and trimmed out the words shown. These were applied to the Inchies.

Each Inchie was then edged with black alcohol marker as were the words to highlight and to finish them.....

Sid xx

LIM Challenge #475 ......

It's that time again for another 'Less Is More' Challenge ....... this time you are Challenged to make a One Layer Card (OLC)

 

It's important that there are no layers on your card and the design is made directly onto the card. Please ensure you follow the Guidelines on the Blog with your entry.

This is my Design Team card.....

I started with a 4 x 4 inch white card blank. I then chose a circles stencil and used this as a template to draw the outlines of a frame made from circles with a black Micron pen.

These were then coloured with Acrylograph chalk pens in Red, Pink and Green as shown.

To finish the card I chose a 'Thanks' stamp and stamped the word within the hand drawn frame to finish the card .....

Simples & Less Is More ! If you would like some more inspiration have a look at my fellow Design Team members cards by clicking HERE .....

Sid xx