No Idea ......

This decorated tag was made for a monthly swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I have used white card as the base and made a background on the Gelli plate with Distress Oxide and Acrylic paint. This has been overstamped with roman numerals in black Archival ink. Some orange Washi tape has been applied too.

The main image of a girls face was stamped in Memento black ink, trimmed out, edged with gold pen and the eyes and lips were coloured with Copic markers and also treated with Glossy Accents.  The face was applied to the tag on foam pads.

The printed words were added, edged in Indigo Inktense pencil and a waterbrush. A gold eyelet was added and tied through with lime and orange spotty ribbon with two black adhesive gems added to finish the tag.....

Sid xx

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Greenery .....

After being inspired by Corrie Herriman I decided to have a go at making a mini paper book ... really enjoyed making it and used mainly AAll & Create stamps (Tracy Evans) with other freebies from a magazine. I tied the finished book with some natural jute twine ....

Decoration of the gessoed pages was stamped with selective areas of one stamp. Coloured with watered Distress ink and a waterbrush along with Inktense pencils. Washi tape, an inchie and stencilled flowers with Distress Oxide decorated with adhesive gems in contrasting colours. All book page edges and the spine were treated with Krylon Gold pen. Posca markers were also used to add highlights along with Glossy Accents.

 

Hope you like it .....

Sid xx

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Monochrome .....

Sharing a simple monochrome card today ......

I started with a 5 x 7 inch black card blank ....... I then cut a  a white matt and a smaller black matt. I embossed the black matt with a spotty embossing folder through the Big Shot.

I then die-cut a number of leafy buds in white card and layered these in a line as shown. I then cut a banner and stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink, heat embossing with white detail embossing powder. This was added on foam pads after applying two black adhesive gems.

The layers were them assembled onto the card base to finish.

Sid xx

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You .....

I used a 5 x 5 inch white card blank as the base.

I then cut another matt from white card to 4.5 x 4.5 inches. Onto this I used a set of solid floral stamps (PaperArtsy). I stamped the first one in Versamark ink and treated this with blue Perfect Pearls applied with a brush ... not easy to see the pearlescent effect. I then stamped the other florals in deep lagoon Versafine ink and the leaves with verdant Versafine Clair ink.

I then added some green adhesive pearls in the centres of the flowers. The white matt was then matted again on pale green card and applied to the card front.

I then stamped the 'Just for You' sentiment in Versafine black ink on white card, matted this on more pale green card and applied on foam pads as shown.

Quite Clean & Simple really ....

Sid xx

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Create ......

A Multi-Media card ....

 I started with a 5 x 7 inch white card blank .....

I then cut a matt from smooth watercolour card and stamped this with a background stamp (AAll & Create) in Versafine black ink. I then coloured the background with watercolours in violet, pink and yellow letting this air-dry for brightness. I then stamped the whole image again on white card and trimmed out certain elements for further decoration.

I used a variety of Posca pens and a metallic gold pen to colour the background until happy. I then used the sewing machine and  sewed some lines n zig-zag stitch in purple and yellow threads, leaving ends to trail.

I coloured and embellished (Glossy Accents, adhesive gems) the trimmed out elements with more bold watercolour and applied these on foam pads over the original images. The stars were stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder, trimmed out and stuck in place. I used some purple shiny dots to add colour to the design also.

I then stamped the 'Create' (Marion Emberson) in black Versafine ink on white card, matted on black card and edged in purple Posca before adding on foam pads.  The watercolour matt was then matted again on black card and the panel applied directly onto the card blank to finish.

Sid xx

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Dream ......

We had some Spanish tinned octopus the other day and I liked the tin it came in so I made a little 3D decoration ....love up-cycling and am always happy to re-use waste items..... I would like to enter this into the 'Country View Challenges Blog' Challenge 'Do What Makes You Happy' .....

I cleaned it thoroughly and treated with a couple of coats of white Gesso. I then painted the inside walls with primrose yellow satin acrylic paint and covered the outside walls with some Washi tape.

I found a label stamp and stamped this with Versafine black ink on white card.... using the base of the can to draw around and trim out the image to fit the inside bottom of the can.  I then coloured this with watercolours and stuck in place within the can.

I then added a couple of butterflies and the 'Dream Big' sentiment in Versafine ink on yellow card adding on a card support to lift off the bottom of the tin after treating it with Glossy Accents.

I then added some printed flowers around the rim of the can attached on red-line tape and used some yellow Stickles glitter glue in the centres. I finished with some strings of small yellow adhesive gems.

Was going to add more but decided I wanted it to be uncluttered ....

Really pleased with the finished tin .... very different from it's original use !

Sid xx

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Ladies ....

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

I punched six 1 x 1 inch squares of re-cycled card as the bases.

I used a pink Distress Oxide background and punched another 6 squares from this and stamped a set of ladies stamps (Crafty Individuals) in Versafine black onto these. They were stuck onto the bases (for strength) and edged with Posca pink pen. a few dots of white Posca was used on the eyes.

I then added a very small flower gem to each with Glossy Accents to finish.

Sid xx

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Congratulations .....

Made this card with lots of white space ....

I used a white 5 x 5 inch card blank as the base. I die cut a smaller white  card matt and layered this on red card to form a thin border, stamped this with a text stamp (Dina Wakley) in Versamark ink and heat embossed this with bright gold embossing powder. over this I then added two pieces of fine craft wire in gold and red twisted and attached on red line tape.

I then die-cut a butterfly from some Washi paper (MemoryBox) and applied this over the wire. I added two red adhesive gems on the body of the butterfly along with three gold/orange sequins.

The matt was applied to the base on foam pads and the word 'Congratulations' stamped directly in Versafine black ink to finish.

Sid xx

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Memory .....

We are having a 'Lucky Dip' Card Making Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum which runs for a month. You have to make a card using 5 craft items out of a list of 10 options.

On my card I have used the following 5 items - Heat Embossing, Adhesive Gems, Brads, Staples & Washi Tape.

I started with a background made from a die-cut piece of white card which has been treated with a bright selection of satin acrylic paints. Onto this I have added some grey acrylic paint sponged through a stencil in a geometric pattern. I have then stamped leaves with Versamark ink over this and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I have then added two strips of torn black numbers Washi tape, three gold star Brads and three pink/black adhesive gems.

I then stamped the main scribbly figure stamp (Dina Wakley) in Versafine black ink on white card,  trimmed this out and a added three pink staples through the figure before adding on foam pads as shown.

The sentiment was stamped on white card with Versafine black ink, matted on gold card and placed on more foam pads. The whole background was then matted on black card and attached to the front of a 6 x 6 inch white card blank.

Sid xx

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Good .....

Made this CAS Oriental Butterfly card .....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank and die-cut a smaller matt which was matted on black card to form a border.

I then stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed with black embossing powder some flower vines.  The butterflies were die-cut from some beautiful oriental paper and applied as shown leaving the wings free. I embellished the bodies with some lemon adhesive gems.

I stamped the sentiment in black Versafine ink which reads 'It's A Good Day To Be Happy', edged with black and applied on foam pads.

The matts were then adhered to the front of the card blank to finish

Sid xx

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Friends ....

Made a set of 'Friends'  Inchies for a swap in UK Stampers Forum .....

I punched six 1 x 1 inch squares of re-cycled card as the bases.

I used a green Distress Oxide background and punched another 6 squares from this and stamped a set of friends stamps (Inkadinkadoo) in various colours of Archival Ink. They were stuck onto the bases (for strength) and edged with Posca pens in matching colours. Some metallic silver dots were added around the frames.

I then added a very small circular adhesive glossy dot to each to finish.

Sid xx

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Hares ....

Made a Thankyou card .....

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white cardblank. I then made a background on glossy card using a wax resist with wax paper and an embossing folder. This was coloured with distress inks in mustard and green before trimming to 4.5 inches square. I then stamped a couple of silhouette hares (Craft Stamper freebie) in Archival black ink in the bottom right corner.

Onto the background this I built the collaged design with die-cut panel hand coloured torn papers (gifted by a very kind friend), Washi tape, coloured wire, handmade paper and paper flowers with gems. I used chalk inks in green to highlight torn edges and foam pads to raise certain elements. I added a metal heart charm on Glossy Accents.

The background was matted onto a black card matt.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink onto white card and trimmed out. This was matted on more black card and attached on foam pads to finish the card.

Really enjoyed making this card.

Sid xx

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Happiness.....

Made a little 2.5 x 3.5 inch box .....

This one is all about being happy as friends ..... we all need a little more Happiness at the moment ....dont we ?

The box was die-cut from white card and assembled as shown. I then decorated this with printed papers and die-cut elements using Stickles glitter glue and adhesive gems and sequins. The friends image (Crafty Individuals) was stamped in Archival black on watercolour card and was coloured with watercolour brushpens and a waterbrush before trimming out ans applying onto the front of the box.

The sentiment (Crafty Individuals) was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink, trimmed out and edged with pale blue Versamagic chalk ink. It was applied to the front of the box as shown.

The box was finished by tying through with fine blue and pink velvet ribbon.

Sid xx

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Butterfly .....

Bought a new butterfly die so decided to make a Clean and Simple (CAS) card using it....

I started with a 5 x 7 inch white card blank and cut a smaller matt from white card. I then drew a black curved line onto the matt with Micron Pen and stamped this with leaf stamps, outline/inlay from Stamplorations in brown ink. Choosing contrasting inks for the inlay and outline using the black line as a guide.

I then took my die (MemoryBox) and cut three butterflies, one on plain bookpaper, one on old printed bookpaper and one on a piece of pink paper I handmade with pulp. These were positioned and stuck in place. Each butterfly had two small brown adhesive gems applied on the bodies.

The 'Happy Birthday' (Happy Little Stampers) was stamped direct onto the matt in Versafine black ink and the matt applied to the card blank on foam pads.

I would like to enter this into the Stamplorations CAS card Challenge for May

also into the Never Ending Challenge in Stamplorations

Sid xx

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Nesting .....

Made a set of 'Eggy' ATC's for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ........

I started with some re-cycled cardboard and cut three 2.5 x 3.5 inch bases. I covered these with some textured blue card.

I then cut some pink squared card into a strip and applied this as shown on the blue card, adding a strip of metallic gold narrow Washi tape. I then stamped some leafy stems (Artemio) in Versafine moss green ink on the right. I then sprinkled some gold embossing powder and melted this over the leaves with a heat gun. I stamped some flowers (Artemio) in blue Brilliance ink down the left side and decorated the centres with adhesive gems.

The main image (Artemio) was stamped in Memento black ink, trimmed out, coloured with glitter pens and Copic markers. The eggs were covered in Glossy Accents. The nest was applied on foam pads as shown.

The ATC's were finished by edging with more blue Brilliance Ink !

Sid xx

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Bunny.....

Decided to make some Easter cards and this one is a mini (3 x 3 in) Clean And Simple card and features a cute bunny......

I made a Distress Oxide background and die-cut a bunny from it. I edged the die-cut with black Copic marker and added an eye. I used a Posca Marker and added some white dots on the bunny.

I took the 3 x 3 white card blank and added a strip of pink Washi tape embellished with a strip of small adhesive gems. The bunny was added on foam pads.

The sentiment (Papertrey Ink) was stamped in Versafine black ink onto white card. Trimmed out, edged with black Copic and added on more foam pads to finish.

Liking the clean look of this simple card.

Sid xx

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Pink.....

Made a rather pink decorated tag for a swap on UK Stampers Forum ....

I started with tag blank and collaged a number of decorative papers as shown onto this base. I have used some gold/pink ribbon, adhesive gems, stickles glitter glue & a paper flower with a pearl centre to embellish the tag.

The sentiment is stamped with Versamark & heat embossed with white embossing powder, trimmed out and matted onto pink card before applying on foam pads. The whole tag is edged with pink Versamagic chalk ink and threaded through with some decorative trim to finish.

Sid xx

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Monochrome .....

Here are a set of three monchrome ATC's made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum.

I used black card and cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches and on more card stamped the dancer and sentiment in Veramark ink, heat embossing with fine white embossing powder. The words and images were trimmed out and applied on the bases on foam pads.

Some clear adhesive gems were applied and each ATC edged with white Posca pen to finish. If you would like to join the Forum click HERE !

Sid xx

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Hello ....

Now into new year crafting ! These Inchies were made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ! Click HERE to join the Forum !

The background was made with a Gelli Plate and punched to 1 x 1 inch squares. These were attached to more punched squares made from re-cycled card from packaging.

I then stamped the words in Archival ink and added the embellishments to decorate. The inchies were then edged with emerald green Brilliance ink.

Sid xx

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Snowflakes ...

A 'cool' snowflake tag made for a swap on UK Stampers Forum ...

The background is antique wood effect with heat embossed white 'snow'. Onto this I have attached a number of layered die-cut snowflakes in foil and iridescent paper centred with adhesive gems. There are also some silver foil stars and the tag is threaded through with some sparkly ribbon .... The sentiment is hand-stamped in Versafine black ink.

Sid xx

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