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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CAS on Friday #263 ......

 Hi there, time again for another great Challenge over on 'CAS on Friday' blog .....

This time you are invited to make a Clean And Simple Card (following the rules) in the theme of:

'Holidays'

This is my Design Team card for the Challenge:

I started with a 6 x 4 inch white card blank with a top fold....

I then die-cut a matt from more white card with a top fold. The stamp of a row of beach huts and the sentiment (Crafty Individuals) was stamped in Versafine black ink and was heat embossed with clear embossing powder before trimming out.

The huts were coloured with watercolour brush pens and the sentiment matted onto black card.

I then added the huts to the matt and stamped the seagull (Crafty Individuals) as shown. I then added some gold deco-balls adhered with glossy accents to represent sand in front of the huts and finished the card by adding the die-cut to the card front and applying the sentiment on foam pads .....

Hoping you have been inspired to join us and if you would like further inspiration click HERE to have a look at my fellow Design Team members creations ....... have fun !

Sid xx

Yellow .......

 

Here are a set of Artist Trading Cards made for a Challenge and swap over on IndigoBlu facebook page in the theme of - 'My Least used Colour' .....

I chose yellow .... not that I dislike it but I certainly don't use it very often on my creations !

I first made the sleeves using a die by Tim  from brown craft card, modifying the sleeves to show half the card. I stamped a flower (IndigoBlu), coloured it with a yellow alcohol pen and dotted the centre with a yellow Posca marker. I then added a strip of yellow Washi tape along the edge as shown.

The ATC's bases were cut from re-cycled food packaging and coloured with white and yellow acrylic paints I then used stamps from IndigoBlu and stamped on white card with Varsafine black ink which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. They were then trimmed out and applied to the bases.

I then made a wash from yellow Distress ink and coloured each of the images, further colouring with other colours was carried out. I then added a piece of jute string on Glossy Accents and added gold deco-balls also on Glossy accents. I also used some decorative circular brads.

The ATC's were edged in yellow paint pen along with some black dots to finish .....

Hope my swap partner likes them .....

Sid xx