Square .....

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

The bases were die-cut to 2.5 in circles from re-cycled food packaging. I then selected a decorative paper and die cut 3 pieces. These were stamped with black Versafine ink with a numbers stamp from AAll & Create.

I then cut 3 die-cut pieces using the other side of the double sided paper which has blue colours. These were edged in black ink and applied as shown over the backgrounds. I used a blue Posca marker to outline the triangles and added some dots as shown. The embellished backgrounds were applied to the base, edged in dark blue Versamagic chalk ink.

Each Coin was centred with a black sparkly gem to finish ......

Sid xx

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Festive .......

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

They are just 1 inch square. I decided to do something a bit Festive and made a background with watercolours. The bases were punched from re-cycles food packaging and were covered with the background paper.

Each Inchie was then stamped with Versafine black ink with a circular 'sewn stitch' stamp.

I then die-cut a white snowflake and trimmed out the 6 'arms' of the snowflake applying as shown. Each was decorated with an adhesive gem and each was edged with Versamagic chalk ink to finish .....

Sid xx

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Handmade Jewellery .....

I now have a MadeMe shop called 'Artemis Handmade' ... I am selling lots of unique handmade jewellery items at really competitive prices with FREE UK postage included .....

There are loads of handmade signature pendants here are just a few (with links) ....

This one is handmade from real sea-glass, hand coloured and coated in crystal resin to protect .....

https://mademe.co.uk/product/pendant-browns-seaglass/

This one is made from black sea-glass coloured in a lemon and smoke colourway .....

https://mademe.co.uk/product/pendant-lemon-smoke-seaglass/

This one is made from real crystal in a pink and green colourway ......

https://mademe.co.uk/product/pendant-crystal-green-pink/

This one is an oblong real crystal pendant in blue/greens .....

https://mademe.co.uk/product/pendant-crystal-spring-greens/

All above items come on 18 inch silver rope chains. Why not have a look at the entire range in my shop https://mademe.co.uk/shop/artemis-handmade/ which includes earrings, studs, cards, embroidered items, crocheted items, bag charms etc..... click on the links above to browse .....

Thanks in advance for taking the time to look .... you wont be disappointed !

Sid xx

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Star .....

A decorative collaged tag made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ....

The base was cut from green card and stencilled in green ink. I then added some gold peel-offs, a strip of Washi tape and a paper leaf to the base. I also added an oval rose image and edged with green chalk ink.

The star was die-cut twice and heat embossed with black sparkle embossing powder. It was then hand decorated with florals using Acrylograph pens before adding on foam pads.

The butterfly was stamped in black Versafine ink, die-cut and stamped with Versamark in and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The body was embellished with pink adhesive gems and it was added as shown.

I then added a gold eyelet with the crop-a-dile and threaded through with eyelash fibres and green filament to finish ....

Sid xx

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Starry .....

A set of Twinchies made for a swap in UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'Seeing Stars' ......

The bases were cut to 2 x 2 inches square from re-cycled food packaging. I then stamped the star in Versafine black ink on some lilac card and trimmed into 2 x 2 inch squares, applying to the bases.

I then added 3 mauve brads to each of the Twinchies, edged with dark blue Versamagic chalk ink. I coloured the stars with a violet Posca marker and added some violet drops and infilled the stars with Stickles violet & crystal glitter glue to finish ....

Sid xx

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LIM Challenge #495.......

Hi there everyone, time again for another great Challenge over on the 'Less Is More' blog ...... this time you have a 'Colour' challenge for your CAS design. Always remember to follow the rules when entering ......

This is my card for the Challenge :

I used a 6 x 6 inch white card blank as the base. I then die-cut a stitched edge square from more white card. Onto this I stamped with stamps from 'Stampin' Up' in blue, pink & black Memento inks as shown.

The square was applied to the card front.

The sentiment was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink, die-cut out and matted onto black card to form a fine border and was added on foam pads to finish the card .....

Hoping you will join us this time with your own CAS creation & if you want more inspiration please click HERE to see my fellow Design Team members creations .....

Sid xx

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CAS on Friday #269 ......

  It's time for another Challenge over on 'CAS on Friday' ....

This time the theme is:

'Animal'

You are invited to make a Clean And Simple card in the theme, following the challenge rules of course !

Here is my Design Team card for the Challenge:

All stamps are by Crafty Individuals ! I made a white card blank to 4 x 4 inches.

I then die-cut a stitched edge matt from more white card and stamped this in green Memento ink with the grass stamp.

I then stamped the Otter in sepia Archival ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder before trimming out.

The sentiment was stamped on white card in black Versafine ink and again heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This was trimmed out and matted on dark green card.

The white base was added to the card blank and the otter added on foam pads followed by the sentiment to finish. Simple but effective I think ........

Hoping that you will join us with a card of your making and if you want more inspiration click HERE to see my fellow Design Team members creations ....

Sid xx

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Hot ......

A set of Artist TRading Coins made for a swap over in UK Stampers Forum in the colour theme of  'Yellow & Red' .....

I cut the bases to 2.5 x 3.5 inches from re-cycled food packaging ...... and cut 3 same sized pieces of red card as the background. I stamped the background in Versafine black ink with a chequer stamp (Aall & Create).

I then chose a distressed circles stamp ( Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous) and stamped this three times on white card with Versafine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. These were trimmed out and coloured with Copic markers in red and yellow. The circles were applied to the backgrounds as shown and the backgrounds added to the bases.

I added some yellow adhesive gems and edged with dots with a yello Posca marker to finish the ATC's ....

Sid xx

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Leaves ......

Here are a set of three Artist Trading Coins made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ....

The bases were die-cut to 2.5 inch circles from re-cycled food packaging. I then made a Gelli Print and cut three circles from this to fit the coins. They were stamped with moonlight white Brilliance ink and added to the coins.

The leaves were die-cut and layered & the fir fronds too. They were added to the Coins and the leaves edged with white Posca marker.

Each coin was embellished with pink and blue adhesive gems and edged with more white Posca pen to finish ......

Sid xx

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Face ......

A set of Inchies - 1 x 1 inch decorated squares made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ......

The bases were punched from re-cycled food packaging and covered in printed background paper.

I then stamped the womans face in black Versafine ink and die-cut this in a heart shape using Tim Holtz dies. I backed each with a slightly larger heart also die-cut from white card.

Each inchie was then decorated with the heart and a small violet gem before edging in red Versamagic chalk ink to finish ,,,,,

Sid xx

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Christmas ......

Made a Christmas Card with dies and some stamping ....

I die-cut the layers from matt silver, white and blue glitter cards. I assembled the central square on foam pads.

The sentiment was stamped in black Versafine ink which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This was matted on silver and added centrally on more foam pads ....

Sid xx

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Hello ......

A card made recently almost in Halloween colours  .....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank and cut a smaller square from white card. This was edged in purple Versamagic chalk ink. I the coloured this in a crescent with purple and orange Distress ink applied with a brush.

The leaves are all die-cut using a set of dies by Tim Holtz/Sizzix called 'Artsy Leaves' I cut some from matt silver card, black card and purple/orange Gelli print paper. The leaves were assembled and arranged in a rough crescent over the coloured background with some raised on foam pads. Once done the background was added to the card front.

The sentiment (Tim Holtz) was stamped in black Versafine ink on white card which was trimmed and matted on more of the Gelli background. This was added to the card on more foam pads to finish .....

Sid xx

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LIM Challenge #494 ......

 Hi there everyone, time again for another great Challenge over on the 'Less Is More' blog ...... this time you have a 'One Layer' challenge for your CAS design. Always remember to follow the rules when entering ......

This is my Design Team card for the Challenge:

I chose a 4 x 4 inch white card blank and a stamp from Paper Smooches. This was stamped directly onto the card front in yellow Archival ink, the suns rays were coloured with an orange Posca pen. The heart was stamped centrally in the middle of the sun in more yellow ink.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink as shown to finish the card ......

Hoping that you have been inspired to join us with your own creation but if you would like more inspiration please click HERE to see my fellow Design Team creations ....

Sid xx

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CAS on Friday #268 ......

  It's time for another Challenge over on 'CAS on Friday' ....

This time the theme is:

'Autumn'

You are invited to make a Clean And Simple card in the theme, following the challenge rules of course !

Here is my Design Team card for the Challenge:

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

I die-cut a smaller stitched edge square from more white card an applied this centrally on the card front.

I then coloured some paper with watercolours and die-cut the four leaves. These were arranged on the matt with one on foam pads.

The word was stamped in black Versafine ink, trimmed out and matted on more of the watercoloured paper. It was added on foam pads as shown to finish the card .......

Hoping that you have been inspired to join us with your own creation but if you would like some more click HERE to see my fellow Design Team members creations .....

Sid xx

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LIM Challenge #493 .....

Hi there everyone, time again for another great Challenge over on the 'Less Is More' blog ...... this time you have a 'music' challenge for your CAS design. Always remember to follow the rules when entering ......

This is my Design Team card for the Challenge:

I started with a 6 x 4 inch white card blank and used a stencil to add some Distress INk colours in green and yellow with a blending tool.

I then chose a stamp from Cherry Pie and stamped over the stencilled detail in Versafine black ink.

I then stamped the sentiment in the same colours of Distress ink on white card, trimmed out and added a fine border of black card before adding to the card front as shown to finish .....

Hoping that you have been inspired to join us with your own creation but if you would like more inspiration please click HERE to see my fellow Design Team creations ....

Sid xx

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CAS on Friday #267 ......

 It's time for another Challenge over on 'CAS on Friday' ....

This time the theme is:

'Wedding'

You are invited to make a Clean And Simple card in the theme, following the challenge rules of course !

Here is my Design Team card for the Challenge:

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

I then die-cut a stitched-edge die from pale pink card and edged this with pink Versamagic chalk ink. This was applied centrally to the card front.

I then die-cut the Mr & Mrs from silver mirri card and applied as shown on the heart.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black in on white card and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It was cut out and applied on foam pads. The card was then finished with three pink sequins .....

Hoping that you have been inspired to join us with your own creation but if you would like some more click HERE to see my fellow Design Team members creations .....

Sid xx

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Dream .....

 

A decorated tag made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ......

The card base was covered with Gelli print background which had been die-cut with a circular die. I stamped with a text stamp within the circles in Versafine black ink. I next inked another stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

Some more circle stamps were added in more black ink. The 'Dream' was die cut in the same paper and also in white card and was overlaid offset to highligh. This was added to the tag.

The tag was edged in violet Versamagic chalk ink and some orange Stickles glitter glue added to the circle centres and the abstract figure.

Finally I added an eyelet with the crop-a-dile and threaded through with some purple ribbon to finish .....

Sid xx

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Flutterby ........

A set of three Artist Trading Cards made for a swap in UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'Butterflies'  ......

The bases were cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches from re-cycled food packaging ..... I then covered the bases with some Gelli print background paper cut to size.

This was stamped with corresponding Archival inks with a small crossover stamp and this was followed by floral silhouette stamps from Tim Holtz in Versafine black ink.

The butterflies were die-cut and stamped with various colours of Archival inks and Versafine black ink. They were gilded in places, shaped and attached on foam pads as shown.

Each ATC was edged in black Sharpie pen to finish ......

Sid xx

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Sunny .......

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

The bases were die-cut to 2.5 inches in diameter from re-cycled food packaging. The backgrounds were die-cut from a Gelli plate print which was stamped with a grunge stamp in Versafine black ink.

They were added to the Coins bases. The suns were die-cut from yellow card and applied to the bases.

I adorned the centres with some old printed brads, edged the coins with red Versamagic chalk ink and added some drops of yellow Stickles Glitter Glue to the suns rays to complete the Coins ......

Sid xx

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Bling ......

A set of 'Twinchies' (2 x 2 inch decorated squares) made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ......

I started with some printed paper and applied this to the bases made from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose a leaf stamp and stamped this in one corner of each Twinchie with Versafine black ink. A strip of pearl cabochons was added centrally to each square and a clear purple round sticker applied as shown.

Each square was then edged with red Versamagic chalk ink, eucalyptus Stickles glitter glue was applied to the leaves and blue sparkle dots to the edges to finish the Twinchies ....

Sid xx

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LIM Challenge #492 ......

Hi there everyone, time again for another great Challenge over on the 'Less Is More' blog ...... this time you have an alphabet challenge for your CAS design ......

Always remember to follow the rules when entering ......

This is my Design Team card for the Challenge:

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white card blank and die-cut a stitched-edge square from mauve card. I then die-cut another stamp-edge square from white card and layered this onto the mauve layer. 

This was then stamped in Versafine black ink with a seedhead stamp which was coloured with Copic markers.

The sentiment was then stamped in Versafine black directly onto the white matt.

The layers were then attached on the card blank on foam pads to finish .....

Hoping that you will join us this time and if you need more inspiration please click HERE to see my fellow DT members creations ......

Sid xx

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CAS on Friday #266 .....

 It's time for another Challenge over on 'CAS on Friday' ....

This time the theme is:

'SUNSHINE'

You are invited to make a Clean And Simple card in the theme, following the challenge rules of course !

Here is my Design Team card for the Challenge:

I started with a 6x 4 inch white card blank and dry embossed t with a grungy sunburst embossing folder. I then die-cut the sun from yellow card and coloured the rays with an orange Copic marker. The sun was centred with a crystal cabochon coloured from behind with alcohol inks.

The sun was added to the card as shown, just gluing in the centre.

The sentiment was stamped in black Versafine ink on white card, trimmed out, edged with black ink and matted onto more yellow card. This was then added to the card on foam pads to finish ......

We do hope you will join us this time and if you need more inspiration do click HERE to see my fellow Design Team members fab makes ......

Sid xx

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Mini ......

A set of 1 x 1 inch decorated squares, known as 'Inchies' ........ made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum.

I punched six squares from re-cycled food packaging and then selected a cou[le of background papers which were stamped in turquoise and yellow Versafine Clair ink. A strip of gold Washi tape was added to each.

I then die-cut some flowers from turquoise card and attached these as shown each was centred with an adhesive gem.

The squares were attached to the bases and each edged with yellow Versamagic chalk ink to finish .....

Sid xx

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Wedding ......

A Wedding card made for a friend using the same blue as the bridesmaids dresses .......

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank and die-cut a stitched edge square from more white card the corner of which was die-cut with a corner trellis. This was backed with the same blue as that of the flowers.

I then die-cut a number of flowers in white and blue centring with clear gems and applying as shown.

The words were also die-cut and applied as shown.....

The square was then applied to the card front on foam pads .....

Sid xx

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CAS on Friday #265 ......

It's that time again for another CAS Challenge over on the 'CAS on Friday' blog .......

This time the theme is:

'BABY'

So go ahead and make your card in the theme. Following the rules, of course ....

This is my Design Team Card for the Challenge:

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank ..... I then die-cut a stitched edge square from pink card which was added to the card front. and a smaller square from white card. I then cut two circles and matted the large circle over the aperture on foam pads.

The central circle was stamped with a baby stamp in black Memento ink and this was coloured with Copic markers. The circle was added to the aperture and three pink pearls were added.

The sentiment was stamped in black Versafine ink, trimmed and added on foam pads to finish the card ......

Hoping you join us this time with your card and if you would like some further inspiration please click HERE to see what they have designed ......

Sid xx

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Tag .......

A collaged decorated tag made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .......

I cut the base from some fuchsia card and stamped with hearts from AAll & Create in black ink.

I then added two strips of torn violet squared paper top and bottom. I then stamped with some circles in vermillion Archival ink and added some white posca pen lines.

I die-cut the guitar from black card and tied some string around its neck before adding it as shown with  red gem in ts centre. I added some more die-cut elements along with a printed chipboard clock face to which I added some fingers with sharpie pen.

I added a black eyelet with the crop-a-dile and threaded some fuchsia gros-grain ribbon through securing with a couple of pink staples to finish ....

Sid xx

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Mosaic ......

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

The bases were die-cut to 2.5 inches diameter from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose some alpha printed paper and die-cut this also.

I then used an old Zettiology stamp and stamped centrally in Versafine black ink which was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I coloured the squares in brown Copic marker and the eye are in blue. I also added a white dot of Posca pen.

Next I added some miniature glazed mosaic tiles stuck in place with glossy accents and finished the Coins by edging with dark brown Versamagic chalk ink ......

Sid xx

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LIM Challenge #490 ......

Good morning LIMmers ..... time for another Challenge over on the 'Less Is More' blog. This time it's a colour challenge and you are asked to make a card in the theme of:

Don't forget to follow the rules and here is my card for the Challenge:

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

I then die-cut a smaller stitched edge square from more white card. This was edged in orange Versamagic chalk ink .....

The stylised flower was stamped on white card in spiced marmalade Distress Oxide ink. This was trimmed out and edged in black ink. I then stamped the word and stem in black Versafine ink directly onto the die-cut square applying the flower over the stem.

I then added 3 flat orange/black sequins and placed the finished layer on the card front on foam pads to finish ......

Hoping that you will join us with your make but if you want more inspiration please click HERE to have a look at my fellow Design Team members fabulous creations ......

Sid xx

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CAS on Friday #264 ........

Hello again and it's time for another fab Challenge over on 'CAS on Friday' ....

This time the theme is:

'Good Luck'

You are invited to make a card in the theme, following the rules of course ! Here is my Design Team card for the Challenge:

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

I then die-cut a stitched-edge oval from more white card. This was applied to the card front.

I then stamped a Gerbera in black Versafine ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This was coloured with Distress ink washes and a waterbrush and trimmed out. The gerbera was then applied onto the oval.

I then chose a 'Good Luck' stamp and again stamped on white card with Versafine black and heat embossed. This was trimmed out and applied at an angle on foam pads.

Finishing touch was to add three pink Nuvo glitter drops .....

We would love you to enter but if you would like some more inspiration click HERE to see my fellow Design Team members fantastic creations ......

Sid xx

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Rainy .......

A set of Artist Trading Cards made fo a swap over on UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'Silhouettes' .....

The bases were cut from re-cycled food packaging to 2.5 x 3.5 inches. I then took a Gelli print background and cut three pieces to fit the bases and stuck in place.

These were stamped with a water drop stamp in dark blue Versafine Clair ink. I then die-cut three men with umbrellas from black card (to be the silhouettes) and applied these to the backgrounds. I edged the images with blue Posca pen and highlighted the drops with white Posca pen.

I then chose some self-adhesive alphas and spelled the word wet on some blue card, trimming and edging in dark blue chalk ink before adding as shown.

Each ATC was then edged with more dark blue Versamagic chalk ink to finish ......

Sid xx

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Citrus ......

 

A set of Twinchies (2 x 2 inches square) made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'Lemon & Lime'  ........

The bases were cut from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose a Spin n' Splash background in lime yellow and brown and cut this into 2 x 2 in squares.

These were stamped with yellow Versafine Clair ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The backgrounds were added to the bases and edged with yellow paint marker.

Finishing touch was to add a lime green floral gem to each .....

Sid xx

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Pink .......

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

The bases were punched to 1 x 1 inch square from re-cycled food packaging. I then punched some printed paper and applied to the bases.

I stamped marks in pink and yellow Distress Oxide inks and applied some trimmed out pieces from a masterboard. These were embellished with a shiny red dot. I then added some printed letters edged with black Micron pen.

The Inchies were finished by edging with a pink Posca marker .....

Sid xx

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LIM Challenge #489 .....

 Brand new Challenge for you on the 'Less Is More' blog ......  this time it's a 

You are invited to make a Clean And Simple Card (following the rules, of course} for the Challenge and this is my Design Team card:

I took 6 x 6 inch white card blank and a floral stamp from Crafty Individuals and stamped directly on the blank with Versafine black ink which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

The image was coloured with Ecoline Brushpens.

I then took a sentiment stamp and stamped directly on the card again with Versafine black ink to finish the card .....

Do hope you will join us with your own card and that you have been inspired to have a go ! If you need more inspiration click HERE to see my fellow Design Team members cards .....

Sid xx

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