Genuine.....

A 'Genuine Ideas' card .....

I used a 5 x 7 inch whte card base. Started with a green watercolour background on 300gsm smooth HP card. I then stamped this with a background collage stamp and leaves (AAll & Create). The main image n Archival sepia and the leaves in green.

I then decorated the background with gold pen & Posca markers. I then selectively stamped the floral image on whte card with Versafine black ink, trimmed out and coloured with Ecoline Brushmarkers in bright colours as a contrast.

I then selectively added some Bedazzles in blues & greens with Glossy Accents to various elements adding a stem for the flower at the same time. The flower was then mounted as shown on foam pads.

The sentiment (Tim Holtz) was stamped in Versafine black ink, matted on pink card ad added on more foam pads.

I then matted the watercolour background twice....once on re-cycled kraft packaging and then on pink card...edging with violet Versamagic chalk ink and adding to the card base.  Three pink/violet sequins were added to finish....

Sid xx

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The Rent Angel Tag

Here is a tag I have completed for this weeks UK Stampers weekly challenge.  I wanted to go a little brown and dingy for the theme.  The ingredient for this week are:

1. Bunting

2. Stamped image of a child

3. Sepia

I started by cutting the base tag from white card and then applied layers of vintage photo and frayed burlap Distress ink.  I then took a text xtamp (PaperArtsy) and stamped twice with Versamark ink and heat embossed with copper embossing powder.

Next I took a frayed hessian stamp and again heat embossed with copper powder in a couple of places on the tag.  I had a little printed rent receipt which I edged with more vintage photo ink and stuck this in place on the background and trimmed off at the edge.

I then took a house stamp(Zettiology) and inked the roof with vintage sepia Versafine ink and stamped this several times on white card.  The roof triangle bits were trimmed out to represent bunting and coloured with vintage photo before sticking onto the left edge in opposite directions.

The little girl stamp (Crafty Individuals) was inked with vintage sepia and stamped onto white card, coloured with vintage photo, trimmed out and stuck in place over the receipt.

Final touched were to add some gold Bedazzles with Glossy Accents and to add a copper eyelet applied with the crop-a-dile and to tie a piece of trimmed metallic brown ribbon through the hole.

Sid xx

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'Bling' ATC's

These ATC's have been done for a monthly swap over on UK Stampers Forum. This months is 'Bling' and I have decided to do a blend of blingy finishes instead of stamping.

I used Bedazzles, flatbacked gems and cabochons, Stewart Gill byzantia, Viva gold paint, Stickles, violet twinkle EP and Sakura white opaque pen to decorate with little swirls. The only stamp used was a swirl. The base was made from white card and coloured using a Tim Holtz stencil and homemade mica spray made with spiced marmalade distress reinker and cosmic shimmer iridescent pigment in cinquefoil red. This was mixed and applied with a mini-mister.

The ATC's were edged with dark brown chalk ink.

Hope you like them :-)

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