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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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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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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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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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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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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Citrus .....

A card made for a 'Lime, Lemon & Orange' colour Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum ......

The card started with a 6 x 6 inch white card base ......

I chose a 'Cocktail' stamp and stamped with Versafine black ink on white card which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It was coloured with Copic markers and I used Glossy Accents to highlight the pineapple, cherry and reflections.

The coloured image was matted onto lime, orange, yellow & black cards highlighted with an orange Copic and added to the card front on foam pads to finish .....

Who doesn't like a fruity cocktail ? I certainly do .......

Sid xx

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Pears ......

Mad a card for a Challenge where you had to use Brown Kraft on your make over on UK Stampers Forum ......

I used a 5 x 5 inch brown Kraft card as the base. I selected a pear stamp (Great Impressions) and stamped twice on white card with Versafine black ink. This was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I trimmed out the pear on the left and trimmed the image to 3 x 3 ins.

I then coloured with washes of Impress ink in Chartreuse, Olive Green & Peony Purple applied with a waterbrush. The main image was matted on purple card and black cards to form a double border and the single cut-out and coloured pear applied over the original on foam pads. I then added three clear glas cabochons to the pears.

The panel was then applied centrally onto the card front .....

The sentiment (C Dee's) was stamped in Versafine black on white card, trimmed, heat embossed with clear EP and again matted on the same cards.  It was added as shown on more foam pads to finish ......

Sid xx

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ATC .....

Made an Artist Trading Card for a Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum and to trade .....

The base is thick re-cycled packaging. The background is made from various papers and ink, torn and applied overlapping on white card. This has been stamped with Violet Distress Oxide ink with a spotty stamp from Tim Holtz. Some of the spots were centred with white Posca pen.

I then trimmed a die-cut (Aall & Create) in black to fit and added this as shown, infilling the '9' with white Posca.

The chicken and sentiment (Tim Holtz) were stamped in Versafine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder before trimming out and applying to the card front. 

The card was finished by edging in purple Versamagic chalk ink and adding three metallic gold dots. I used a corner edger to round the corners. 

If you would like to trade this card please email me on sidscards9@gmail.com 

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Love ......

 

Here is a card made for a 'Dry Embossing' Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum ..... thought something with a Valentines theme would fit nicely .....

The base is a white 6 x 6 inch white card blank. I then trimmed some white card and dry embossed this with a 'Hearts' embossing folder. This was then matted on some red card and a band of adhesive red satin trim added across. The base was then added to the card front.

I then stamped a heart (Aall & Create) in red Versafine Clair ink and heat embossed this with clear embossing powder, trimming out and matting onto black card. Some black pen was added and three black sequins. The heart was then added on foam pads as shown .....

The word (Aall & Create) was stamped in black Versafine ink, heat embossed with clear embossing powder and matted on red card. The word was then applied on more foam pads as shown to finish the card ....

Sid xx

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Stars .....

 

Made a Christmas card for a Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum ..... this requires you to use Washi Tape in any crafty make ..... this is my entry ..... click on the link to join and take part ..... I also want to enter this into the CAS on Friday Challenge whose subject is 'Christmas' ......

The base is a 6 x 6 inch white card.

I then chose a range of themed Washi Tapes in pink, black, white grey, copper and silver and applied to a piece of white card in strips. I then die-cut stitched edge stars in various sizes. They were applied as shown on a white stitched edge die-cut matt with some on foam pads. This was then applied to the card front.

The sentiment was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink, heat embossed with clear embossing powder, trimmed and applied as shown with a small star on one corner to finish ......

Sid xx

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Frightful......

Made this Halloween card for a challenge over at CountryView Crafts .... whose theme is Halloween or Harvest this month .....

I used a 6 x 6 inch white card blank as the base. The whole card is collaged using old Graphic 45 printed materials including stickers, papers, images & chipboard. The set was called 'Steampunk spells'.

I added some yellow faceted adhesive gems and some orange sparkly gems. The collaged items have been edged with mid brown Versamagic Chalk Ink .....

Have a great Halloween .....

Sid xx

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Black .....

This is a card made for a 'Black & Red' Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum ......

I used a 7 x 5 inch white card blank. I then chose an AAll & Create stamp and stamped it twice in Versafine black ink which was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The flower from one was trimmed out and coloured with red Copic marker. This was then applied over the original image on foam pads. The image layer was then matted onto black and then red cards.

I then die-cut the 'With Love' from red card and matted this on red card. This was then added on foam pads as shown. The numbers (Tim Holtz/Sizzix) were also die-cut and applied on the card front.

The design and matts were then added to the card front which was finished with 3 black sequins .....

Sid xx

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Spooky ......

A Halloween card made for a Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum ......

I used a 6 x 6 inch white card as the base. I chose some printed paper and die-cut a frame. Another white frame was cut to fit inside and this was stamped with a skull stamp in Violet Versafine Clair. The die-cut was embellished with red and black adhesive stones.

I then stamped two chandeliers onto the card front in Versafine black ink. The outer frame was applied to the card front and the central piece added on foam pads,.

I stamped the sentiment in red Versafine Clair onto white card, trimmed and matted onto black card and applied on more foam pads. Two black gems were added to finish the card ,,,,,

Sid xx

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Non-Seasonal ......

Made this card for a Challenge over on the Crafty Individuals Facebook page where we were asked to make a Christmas Card using non-Christmas stamps ....

I decided to make a card in traditional Christmas colours I used CI - 569 and stamped this in Versafine black ink which was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It was trimmed out and then selectively coloured with Copic marker in red and green. I added some Glossy accents to highlight the coloured sections of the image..

I then cut a matt from some red plaid printed paper and spattered it with white pen. A larger mat was cut from some more green printed paper and they were layered. The coloured image was then applied to the plaid matt and grounded with some holly Washi tape.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed out, matted on red and green card and applied as shown.

Finally the completed design was added to a 6 x 6 inch white card blank on foam pads .....

Sid xx

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Butterfly......

Made this card for a Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I started with a 4 x 4 inch white card blank. I then took a square piece of watercolour card and stamped this with a butterfly stamp in Archival black Ink.

I then coloured with watercolours, edging the panel with yellow Versamagic chalk ink. The sentiment was stamped as shown in more Archival ink. The background was then matted on orange card and applied to the card front on foam pads to finish.....

Simple but effective ......

Sid xx

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Stars .....

Made this Christmas Decoration for a 'Seeing Stars' Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I initially die-cut two stars from white card. These were sprayed with blue colour spray and allowed to dry completely. I then chose a small snowflake stamp and stamped on one side of each with Versamark ink. This was heat embossed with Patina Gold embossing powder. These were then scored and folded as shown.

I then stamped a star twice in Versamark on gold paper and heat embossed this with gold embossing powder. These were trimmed out along with a slightly smaller base star. These were applied to the base star trapping a length of gold thread between the layers.

I then used hot glue to attach one star to the other just at the points on 4 of the points. I then added the star so it was hanging centrally with hot glue to seal the last point of the star, allowing the thread to be trapped in the hot glue.

I finally added a gold jewellery end cap with hot glue after threading the thread through to hang the decoration to finish .....

These are easy to make, mobile, three dimensional and easy to hang .....

Sid xx

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Summer ......

A card made for a 'Summer Days' Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I used a 6 x 6 inch white card blank as the base. I then cut a larger matt from green card and a larger matt from brown Kraft card.

All images (Artemio) were stamped in Archival inks onto a white matt as shown. I also stamped the birds in a different colour, trimmed and applied on foam pads over the original image. The egg was coloured in watered down Distress Ink applied with a water brush.

The matts were put together and applied to the card base. I stamped the words in Versafine black ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. This was trimmed out and applied on a green card matt before adding on more foam pads.

The card was finished with 4 blue green sequins applied with Glossy Accents......

Sid xx

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Magenta .....

This card was made for a Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum in the colour theme of 'Magenta & Grey' ....

The card base is a 5 x 5 inch card blank. I cut a white matt and coloured this with a wash of Picked Raspberry and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide inks applied to a glass matt and smooshed after adding water from a spray bottle.

This was then stamped with outline and solid leaf stamps in the same colours of Distress Oxide. Three gem flowers in magenta were added as shown. The background was then matted onto Magenta and grey card matts.

The sentiment was stamped on Magenta card in Versafine black ink which was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This was trimmed out and matted onto more grey card before applying on foam pads as shown.

The matts were then added to the card front to finish .....

Sid xx

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