Llama .......

An Artist Trading Card made for a swap over on Crafty Individuals Facebook Group in the theme of 'Halloween' ....

I started with a 2.5 x 3.5 inch base made from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose some background paper from CI and trimmed to the same size.

I then selected a Llama stamp from CI and stamped this with Versafine black ink which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It was coloured with Distress ink washes and Posca pen before trimming out.

I also stamped the word 'Boo' in Versamark ink on red card and heat embossed with white embossing powder before trimming out.

I then added some torn purple dotty Washi tape and added the Llama grounded on this. The Llama was edged with black ink to add depth followed by the word.

I die-cut a sleeve from Kraft card and stamped this with sweeties, colouring with orang Posca pen

The ATC was then finished by edging with red Posca pen .....

Sid xx

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Hearty......

Made an Artist Trading Card to trade ...... 'True Heart' ..

The base was cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches from re-cycled food packaging. I then cut a piece of watercolour card and drew the hearts onto the card, colouring with watercolours. Adding the blue background with washes.

I added some Glossy Accents to the hearts along with a couple of red adhesive gems.

The words were matted on green card and applied as shown.

The ATC was finished by edging in green watercolour with some dots from a white Posca pen ....

Sid xx

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Pussycat......

An Artist Trading Card made to trade ..... Fun Cat !

The background was cut to 2.5 x 3.5 ins from re-cycled food packaging ...... I then took a piece of watercolour card cut to the same size and used Ecoline Water brushes to colour it.

The cat (Katzelkraft) was stamped onto the background in black archval ink and again on white card ... this was heat embossed with clear embossing powder and trimmed out.

I added a torn strip of Washi tape to ground the cat and added him/her over the original image to show the whiskers. I coloured the tongie with an acrylic paint pen, adding some white highlights with Posca pen. The printed word was matted on green card and added as shown.

The card was finishes by edging in pink acrylic paint to finish .....

Sid xx

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Leaf......

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

I punched 6, 1 x 1 inch squares from re-cycled food packaging as the bases. These were covered with some Gelli print as the background and these were stamped with some dots in green and red Archival inks.

I then added some holographic foil which had been die-cut into foloiage and leaves. These were added to the backgrounds. The pink inchies were edged with green Versamagic chalk ink and the green ones with red Versamagic chalk ink.

I then added 2 metallic gold cabochons onto each with Glossy Accents to finish .....

Sid xx

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Cupcake........

An Artist Trading Card made to trade ......

The base was cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose some Gelli pribt background paper and trimmed to size.

I chose a cherry stamp and stamped this in red Versafine ink adding some colour with Posca pens in red, green and white.

The Cupcake was stamped in black Versafine ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This was trimmed out and coloured with paint pens and a gold marker. The creamy top was decorated with Stickles glitter glue and pearl drops.

The sentiment was stamped with Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed out and coloured  with a pink Distress ink wash.

The card was assembled by adding the cupcake on foam pads as shown along with the sentiment above.

Finishing touch was to edge the card with more metallic gold marker .....

Sid xx

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Travel ......

A Birthday card made for my partner ...... he loves travel and holidays so decided on a travel theme ....

I die-cut a matt and printed paper with a stitched edge die. I applied the paper to the background.

I applied a number of stickers to this in the travel theme and stamped some squiggles in orange Archival ink.

The travel motifs (Tim Holtz) were stamped in Violet, Dark green and Maroon Archival inks which were heat embossed with clear embossing powder. They were trimmed out and applied as shown some on foam pads to raise.

The sentiment was stamped in black Versafine ink on white card and die-cut before adding on more foam pads.

The finished background was then added to a 6 x 6 inch white card blank to finish .... hope he likes it !

Sid xx

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Birdy .....

Made an ATC to trade .....

The background is made of watercolour card coloured with watercolours & water. This is overstamped with a black chevron stamp (Crafty Individuals) which is heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I then added maroon torn ashi tape to frame. The birdie (Tim Holtz) was stamped on more watercolour card and coloured with Inktense pencils and a waterbrush with some added white Posca pen before trimming out. The bird was added as shown.

A piece of metallic diecut was added for sparkle behind the bird.

I finished the card by adding some lines of white Posca, adhesive words (matted on black card) and edging with magenta Versamagic chalk ink .....

Sid xx

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Circles

Made a set of 4 'Twinchies' - 2 x 2 inch squares for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'Circles' .......

The bases were cut to 2 x 2 inches from re-cycled food packaging. I then covered these with some text paper.

The circles were stamped (Mama Makes) on lime green, pale green & mauve papers in Archival inks. These were die-cut and trimmed as shown. They were then assembled on the bases adding some of the colours over the sections. Some of the sections were decorated with Stickles glitter glue.

The twinchies were centred  with champagne sparkle cabochon and edged with purple Versamagic chalk ink to finish ......

Sid xx

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Summer ......

Made an ATC & sleeve for a swap over on Crafty Individuals Facebook page in the theme of 'Summer' ...

I started with a base made from re-cycled food packaging and cut this to 2.5 x 3.5. I next selected a spin'n'splash techniques background which had been coloured with alcohol inks on white glossy card and trimmed to fit the base.

I then stamped the background with a grungy diamond stamp (CI-171) in black Versafine ink which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I next chose another stamp (CI-602) and again stamped in black Versafine ink which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I selectively cut out just the flower outlines from this. They were coloured with Distress Ink washes.

The background was added to the base and a torn strip of Washi tape added at the bottom of the ATC. I used a corner rounder to shape the edges.

The coloured flowers were added to the background as shown. The word was stamped in black on white card and coloured with Distress ink wash before trimming out. It was added as shown.

The ATC was edged with Versamark ink and heat embossed with red embossing powder from Ranger. I finished the flowers with Glossy Accents to add a shin .......

I made a die-cut envelope with an aperture from Kraft paper and backed this with another stamped and coloured image of flowers .....

Sid xx

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Hearty......

A set of 3 Artist Trading Coins made for a monthly swap over in UK Stampers Forum ......

The bases were die-cut to 2.5 inches in diameter from re-cycled food packaing. I then cut the backgrounds a Gelli Print made previously.

Then chose a heart stamp (Aall&Create) and stamped this centrally in sepia Archival Ink which was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I also stamped a dotty stamp randomly in orange and yellow inks.

I then die-cut a heart from yellow card and applied as shown. Adding a black sparkly cabochon to each.

The backgrounds were applied to the bases and each Coin was edged with Gold Krylon pen and black Sharpie marker to finish .....

Sid xx

 

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Fishy .......

Made a shaped card for a Challenge over at Crafty Individuals Facebook Group .....

I chose a die and cut two of the shapes in white card. I re-attached the central cut-out to the back portion. I covered the front cut-out with a piece of iridescent blue/green foiled paper.

I then chose the seaweed and fish stamps from Crafty Individuals (CI- 589) and stamped these in black Versafine ink which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The images were trimmed out and coloured with Copic markers.

I took the words (CI-588) and again stamped in Versafine black which was heat embossed and trimmed out.

I then assembled the front of the card by adding the foiled centre and the elements .... the fish was added on foam pads. The card front and back were hinged together internally with white Washi Tape.

Finishing touches were to add some 'bubbles' from the fishes mouth with blue faceted self-adhesive gems.....

Sid xx

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Leaf........

 

A set of 6 Inchies made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ......

The bases were punched to 1 x 1 inch from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose a piece of Gelli print background in blues/violets and punche to size.

I then chose a layering stamp of a leaf and stamped this in black Versafine ink which I infilled with pale green Posca pen.

Final touch was to add a silver cabochon to each with Glossy Accents ....

Sid xx

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Colours .....

A set of ATC's for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum in the colour theme of 'Purple, Yellow & Green' .....

The bases were cut from re-cycled food packaging to 3.5 x 2.5 inches. I then chose some watercolour paper and sprayed with metallic colour sprays from Moonglow. One green, one yellow & one purple. Once dry I overstamped with an alternative colour of Versafine Clair inks and a stamp from Mama Makes.

I then chose coloured cards in the theme and die-cut an overlay (Aall&Create). These were added as shown applied with matt medium. Each ATC was edged in Krylon gold pen.

Once dry I added 3 glass tiles as shown in the same three colours to finish .....

Sid xx

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Cats .......

Made an ATC for a Challenge over on Crafty Individuals Facebook page .......

The base is made from corrugated cardboard and cut to 3.5 x 2.5 inches. I made a background with an embossing folder and heat embossed the relief with iridescent clear sparkle embossing powder. I coloured the background with purple Distress ink which was resisted where the embossing was. This was applied the the base.

I then edged the ATC with some numbers Washi tape.

I then stamped the burgler cats and words (CI-570) in Versafine black, heat embossing with clear embossing powder. The cats were trimmed out and coloured with metallic watercolours in gold and pewter. I added some purple dots on one of the cats with a Posca marker. The cats were added to the ATC along with the words (on foam pads).

The ATC was finished with three black sequins .....

Sid xx

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HOT ......

Made an ATC for a swap over on Crafty Individuals Facebook Group ......

The Challenge was to make an Artist Trading Card in the theme of 'Hot Colours' ......

I made the ATC base from re-cycled food packaging, and then cut a background from some CI paper. This was trimmed to size and stamped with CI-116 in Versafine black ink which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I then chose a very old CI wood mounted stamp CI-065 and stamped this on white card in Versafine black ink .... also heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I chose one of the 4 images of ladies and trimmed out. This was coloured with Distress ink washes in fiery colours before matting on some black card.

The embossed paper was added to the base and the whole card edged with Versamark ink which was then heat embossed with some dark red embossing powder.

I chose a piece of orange wavy woven ribbon and added at the top on red-line tape, trimming the edges. This was decorated with the three self adhesive letters spelling 'HOT'.

The ATC was finished by adding the matted lady as shown direct to the card.

I then die-cut the envelope (Tim Holtz - Sizzix) from some Kraft card to hold the ATC ....

Hope my swap partner likes it ......

Sid xx

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Pandas......

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

The bases were cut to 2.5 inches with a die. These were covered with a Gelli print and stamped with a chevron  stamp in red Versafine Clair ink. This was heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I used some stickers I bought in Taiwan with a set of bamboo and pandas and applied these as shown.

I stamped some dots onto the grassy area in green Versafine Clair ink.

Each of the Coins was then edged with Krylon gold pen to finish ......

Sid xx

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Sequins ......

A set of Twinchies ( 2 x 2 inch decorated squares) made for a swap in UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'Use Sequins' .....

I stamped a Chinese calligraphy stamp in red/ gold ink onto some white cardstock. This was then cut to 2 x 2 inches and applied onto bases of the same size cut from re-cycled food packaging.

I then added som metallic Chinese stickers centrally onto each square. Each Twinchie was then decorated with pink and black sequins held in place with Glossy accents.

Each Twinchie was finished by edging with fluorescent pink pen ......

Sid xx

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Letters ......

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

The bases were punched to 1 x 1 inch. I then chose some printed paper and punched this to fit. the squares were stamped in Versafine black ink with a stamp from AAll & Create. The stamped backgrounds were then added to the bases.

Each Inchie was embellished with a cork Scrabble letter spelling 'Inchie'. The Inchies were finished by edging with pink Versamagic Chalk Ink and some dots with a pink Posca pen .....

Sid xx

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Coffee.......

 

A set of Artist Trading Cards made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum in the theme of  'Food & Drink' ...... I chose coffee as my theme.

The bases were cut to 2.5 x 3.5 from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose some colourful background paper and cut this to the same size. This was stamped with a couple of infill stamps in green and magenta Versafine Clair inks. I then added some coffee beans to the background.

The coffee cups were stamped in sepia Archival ink on white card and these were trimmed out.

The words were stamped in Versafine black ink on more white card which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder before trimming out.

The backgrounds were applied to the bases and the coffee cups were added and the words applied on foam pads.

The ATC's were finished by edging with dark brown Versamagic chalk ink .....

Sid xx

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Flower .....

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

The bases were die-cut from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose some magenta printed paper for the background and stamped with Versafine black ink with a floral frame stamp from IndigoBlu. The flowers were highlighted with white posca pen.

I then chose some paper flowers in magenta nd lime and stamped these with green Versafine Clair ink along with a stamp from AAll & Create.

The decorated papers were added to the bases and the flowers applied as shown. Each was centred with a pink faceted gem.

I then added 3 gold cabochons to each and edged with green Versamagic chalk ink to finish .....

Sid xx

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Sea Glass Pendant .....

Featuring a brand new handmade pendant & chain in my online shop 'Artemis Handmade' Click HERE to have a look !

The base is a piece of black real Sea Glass collected from the beach and has been etched by the actions of the sea and sand. It is uniquely coloured in pearly lemonade tones.

It has a layer of crystal clear resin on the front to protect the delightful colours. It comes complete with an 18 inch silver snake chain and is easy to wear.

There are loads of other styles of pendants in my shop 'Artemis Handmade'.

With free UK postage.......Thanks so much for looking.......

Sid xx

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Sew ......

A set of Twinchies made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'In Stitches' ......

The bases were cut to 2 x 2ins square and I also cut some red card to the same size applying to the bases. I then die-cut some zig-zag edged circles from purple card and stamped this with a stitch stamp in Versafine black ink. I then die-cut some medallions from lime green card and again stamped these with a stitch stamp. I sewed a button with black twine to the centre of each of these and applied the medallions to the centre with hot melt glue.

The purple layer was then added off-centre to the bases. 

The Twinchies were finished with a strip of Washi tape and some white & black Posca pen .... each was edged in purple Versamagic chalk ink ......

Sid xx

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Seaside .....

Made an Artist Trading Card for a monthly Challenge over on the Crafty Individuals Facebook Group .... the theme was Beach/Seaside ......

The base of the ATC was cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches from re-cycled food packaging. I chose some of the Craft Individuals printed paper as the background and cut to size applying on the base.

I then applied two torn strips of waves Washi tape to the bottom of the ATC.

The main image (CI- 283) of the girls was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The image was trimmed out and coloured with Distress ink washes and a waterbrush. The image was then applied onto the ATC.

I then chose another stamp (CI-278) as the sentiment and stamped this on blue card in blue Versafine ink. It was trimmed out and edged with gold Krylon pen before applying as shown on foam pads and centring with blue adhesive gem.

The ATC was finished by edging in more gold Krylon pen .....

Sid xx

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Letters ......

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

The bases were punched to 1 x 1 inches from re-cycled food packaging. I then stamped some paper with Versamark inks and punched this to size.

The paper was attached to the background. I then added red flower to the top left of each Inchie along with a self adhesive map letter which was edged with black Micron pen. A blob of green Nuvo drops was added to the centre of each flower and each was edged with green Versamagic chalk ink to finish.

Sid xx

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Bloom .....

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

I cut the bases from re-cycled food packaging and then chose some printed paper from IndigoBlu and cut this to 2 x 2 inches. This was stamped with a skeleton leaf stamp in green Versafine Clair ink.

I then took a flower stamp (IndigoBlu) and stamped this 4 times on white card. I then coloured each of the flowers with Posca markers adding a touch of gold. These were trimmed out.

The backgrounds were added to the bases and the flowers stuck in place and a hand-drawn leaf added in more Posca.

The words (IndigoBlu) were stamped in black Versafine, heat embossed with clear embossing powder and trimmed out before edging in black ink. They were added as shown.

Each of the Twinchies were then edged in Krylon gold pean to finish .....

Sid xx

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Birdies .....

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

The bases were die-cut to 2.5 ins diameter. I then chose a pink paper and die-cut this to the same diameter.

This was stamped with a bird stamp in red Versafine Clair ink. I then selectively coloured the birds body with Posca markers.

I added a piece of floral Washi Tape and the centres of the flowers were marked in metallic gold. The scalloped edge of the stamp was outlined in fine black Micron pen. The layers were added to the base and each was edged with Krylon gold pen to finish .....

Sid xx

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Dragonfly .......

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

The bases were punched to 1 x 1 inch from re-cycled food packaging. Some printed papers were added and these were stamped with various small stamps in Versafine inks.

I then added some Nuvo drops to each and applied the papers to the bases, edging with mauve Vesamagic chalk ink to finish .....

Sid xx

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Made an Artist Trading Card for a Challenge in Crafty Individuals Facebook Group where the theme is 'Winged Things' ......

I cut the base from re-cycled food packaging and cut the background paper to the same size featuring some blue wood effect (Crafty Individuals). This was then stamped with Versafine black ink and this was heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I then stamped again in the same ink on white card, again heat embossing with clear embossing powder. Just the birdie was trimmed out and the body coloured with blue Distress Ink wash. This was then applied on foam pads over the original image.

I decorated the hearts and leaves with dots of Posca marker in red and green.

The ATC was edged with red Versamagic chalk ink and finished with some self adhesive letters spelling the work 'fly' ... these were edged with black Micron pen .....

Sid xx

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Take Flight ......

I made a card for a monthly challenge over on 'Crafty Individuals' Facebook Group ....... the theme this month is 'Winged Things' .....

I selected a 6 x 6 inch white cardblank as the base. I then selected some printed text paper and matted this on black card to provide a thin border. This was added to another piece of printed paper (Crafty Individuals).

Next I die-cut a motive (AAll & Create) from more black card, trimmed out and applied two pieces over the text paper infilling some areas with paint marker in green and pink as shown.

I then selected a bird and apple stamp (Crafty Individuals) which was stamped in Versafine black ink and was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The image was trimmed out and edged with black ink. I then coloured this with Distress Ink washes and a waterbrush. The apples and leaves were treated with Glossy Accents.

The words were stamped in Versafine Black ink, heat embossed and die-cut.

The layers were added to the card front, the bird added on foam pads and the sentiment stuck in place along with three metallic gold cabochons to finish the card .....

Sid xx

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Inventor .....

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

The tag base was cut from re-cycled food packaging.

Decided on lightly steampunk design. I chose some printed background paper from (Crafty Individuals) featuring some light blue wood. and stamped a key stamp from (Chocolate Baroque) with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

I then chose the gentleman stamp (Darkroom Door) and stamped in Versafine black ink, heat embossing with clear embossing powder and trimming out. The compass (Darkroom Door) was stamped in blue Versafine Clair ink and trimmed out. The word (Darkroom Door) was also stamped in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed and applied to black card to form a border.

The background was added to the base and a piece of torn Washi tape (Aall & Create) was added on the right.

The gentleman and compass were added as shown along with the word. The tag was edged in Krylon Gold pen. I added a gold eyelet with the Crop-a-Dile and tied through with some thin gold ribbon to finish ......

Sid xx

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Music ......

A set of Artist Trading Cards, made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'Music to my Ears' .....

The bases were cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose a Gelli plate background and trimmed 3 pieces to size.

I then stamped with a music score stamp in black Versafine ink across each  ATC half way down. I then added the Treble Clef stamp inked with Versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder as shown.

I then used another music stamp and stamped randomly in Archival sepia ink. The phrase was then stamped in Versafine black ink on white card and trimmed out before edging with Krylon Gold pen.

The backgrounds were added to the bases, edged with more Krylon gold pen and the phrases were added as show on foam pads to finish ......

Sid xx 

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Sunny ......

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

I cut the backgrounds from re-cycled food packaging and then cut 4 2 x 2 inch squares from yellow cardstock. I chose a sun stamp and stamped centrally on each with orange Versafine Clair ink which was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I then die-cut 4 circles from gold metallic paper and applied in the centres of each 'sun' image embellishing with dots with an orange Posca pen. The rays were also edged with a white Posca pen.

The decorated layer was applied to the card base and each was edged with Krylon gold pen to finish .....

Sid xx

 

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No Otter .....

This Artist Trading Card was made for a Challenge sponsored by 'Crafty Individuals' over on UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'Wild Animals' .... I used a set of magazine stamps designed by 'Crafty Individuals' ......

The base was cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose some printed paper and cut to size. It was stamped with a green leafy frond in dark green Versafine Clair. It was then attached to the base.

The otter was stamped in black Versafine ink on white card which was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It was trimmed out and edged in black ink before colouring with Distress ink washes in a couple of shades. It was attached as shown to the background..

The words were stamped in brown Versafine Clair in on white card which again was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It was trimmed and colured with a green Distress Ink wash before applying as shown.

The ATC was finished by edging with Versamagic brown chalk ink .......

Sid xx

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Faces ......

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

The bases were die-cut from re-cycled food packaging and they were covered with some floral rose printed paper.

I stamped the face and surround in black Versafine ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I then added some colour washes with Distress Inks and a water brush. I added an eye accent with fine white Posca pen.

Each Coins was then edged in dark pink Versamagic chalk ink to finish .....

Sid xx

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Circles ......

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

The bases were punched to size from re-cycled food packaging and were covered with some Gelli Printed background paper.

I then stamped with a dotty stamp in orange ink on some plastic circles and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The circles were added to the centres of the Inchies and a yellow faceted adhesive dot added as shown.

I then used a green Posca marker and added dots, drew around the circles and edged to finish .....

Sid xx

 

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Florals .....

 

Made a decorated tag for a Challenge over on Country View Crafts Facebook page  in the theme of Flowers ....

The base was trimmed from re-cycled food packaging and was covered with some green printed paper .... I then used an AAll & Create stamp to add some background detail in sepia Archival Ink before adhering to the base.

The main floral image (AAll & Create) was stamped in black Versafine ink on white card and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I then coloured the image with Distress Ink washes and added some glitter details with a Gelly Roll pen before trimming out and applying to the background. The die-cut word was added as shown.

I then added an eyelet with the crop-a-dile and tied through with some pretty pink ribbon to finish .....

Sid xx

Two torn strips of Washi tape were added and the tag edged with pink Posca pen.

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Wild ......

Made an Artist Trading Card for a challenge over on Crafty Individuals Facebook Group page .........

The base is made from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose a printed card from Crafty Individuals and trimmed it down to fit the base. The card was edged in black ink.

I then took their stamp of two elephants (CI-562) and stamped in black Versafine ink on white card. This was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Just one of the elephants was trimmed out and coloured with Gelli roll pens in purple and pink. Leaving some area uncoloured. I then added a wash of grey made using black soot Distress Ink.

The elephant was then added as shown. The words came from a magazine freeby from CI and were stamped in dark green Versafine Clair ink on white card which was again heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This was trimmed and edged in black ink before applying on foam pads as show to finish the ATC .....

Sid xx

 

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Floral Collages Framed ......

A series of 4 mixed-media collages each measuring 12 x 12 cm. All are unique, textured, pastel coloured and use many different materials in their making. Click HERE to see this in my MadeMe shop - Artemis Handmade .....

Click HERE to see in my shop ......

Click HERE to see in my shop ........

 

Click HERE to see in my shop .......

All come framed within a mount in a white deep box frame measuring 27 x 27 x 7 cm and can only be posted in the United Kingdom .....

Thanks for looking ......

Sid xx

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Flower .....

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

The base was cut from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose a Gelli print background an applied this to the base. I then tore a piece of green printed paper and added as shown.

I also added a trimmed, coloured with alcohol inks through a stencil, piece at the bottom left over the torn paper. A strip of pink paper was added on the left along with a trimmed image of a flowering plant.

Some random stamping in black Versafine ink was added next along with some white posca pen dots on the strip.

The main image was stamped in more Versfaine black ink and the lips and eyes coloured with roller ball pens, finishing with Glossy Accents to ad a glaze before applying as shown.

The adhesive phrase was added next and the tag edged with violet Versamagic chalk ink. Finishing touches were to add an eyelet with the crop-a-dile and thread a piece of pink organza ribbon through ....

Sid xx

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Pinks & Browns .....

 

A set of Twinchies ( 2 x 2 inch decorated squares) made for a swap in UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'Pinks & Browns' ...... they have a vintage look I think !

The bases were trimmed to size from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose some background paper in the colour theme and adhered this to the bases.

I then fussy cut some papers with flowers and edged with black ink before applying to the background. I then stamped some open dots and a flower in Archival sepia ink. The dots were infilled with some pink Posca pen along with the flowers.

The Twinchies were finished by edging in Memento rosebud ink along with some dots of pale pink glitter Nuvo drops .......

Sid xx

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Cheep ......

A set of three Artist Trading Cards made for a swap over in UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'Green & Orange' .....

The bases were cut to 2,5 x 3.5 inches from re-cycled food packaging. I then chose some lime green paper and trimmed this to fit. The backgrounds were then stamped in orange Archival ink with a flower stamp.

The layered birds were die-cut from a set by Tim Holtz/Sizzix assembled and applied as shown on the background.

I then applied some Washi tape with letters and words. The ATC's were finished by edging with orange Versamagic chalk ink .....

Sid xx

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Cosmos ......

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

The bases were die-cut to 2.5 inches in diameter from re-cycled food packaging. I then stamped the moon on white card with Versafine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. These were die-cut and coloured with Posca markers before edging with purple Versamagic chalk ink.

I then made the background with a stencil and Distress Oxide inks applied with a brush. I then stamped the star in blue Archival ink. the backgrounds were then added to the bases. The moons were added and the self adhesive letter were placed and edged with black Micron pen.

Each of the Coins were edged in dark blue Versamagic chalk ink and were finished with 3 iridescent sequins stuck in place with glossy accents.......

Sid xx

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Inchies .....

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

I punched 6 squares from re-cycled food packaging as the bases to give them strength. I then chose some patterned paper and punched this also. I then decorated the papers with a number of stamps in Archival inks to add a design.

The squares were then added to the bases and each edged with violet Versamagic chalk ink.

Each Inchie was finished by adding a black sparkly gem to the centres ....

Sid xx

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Butterflies .....

A brand new handmade crystal butterfly pendant and chain in my shop - 'Artemis Handmade' - click HERE to have a look .....

It comes mounted in a silver bezel with an 18 inch snake chain. The colourful butterflies are trapped behind a real crystal glass cabochon ....

A beautiful gift idea or why not treat yourself ? With free UK postage ......

Thanks so much for looking .....

Sid xx

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