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

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

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

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

 

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

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