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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Nourish ......

Made a card with a set of AAll & Create stamps......

I started with a 5 x 7 inch white card blank and a pink watercoloured background and used the stamps inked in sepia & red Archival and Versafine black inks. I added some stencilled dots with white acrylic paint and added elements with Posca markers, torn old bookpaper and fineliner.

I layered the main stylised flower on foam pads and chose a ballerina paperdoll coloured with Copic marker on foam pads & grounded on Washi tape and added the words as shown.

The watercolour matt was then edged with gold embossing powder on Versamark ink. I then matted this on orange card before adhering to the card blank to finish ....

Sid xx

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Gnomes ......

Made this cute Gnomes card .....

I used a 6 x 6 inch white card base.....

I then stamped the Gnomes (Aall & Create) and mushroom in Memento black ink on white card and coloured these with Copic markers & Posca pen adding some Glossy Accents on the noses and spots on the mushroom.

I then die-cut an archway panel in more white card and coloured this with green and blue Distress ink and water to form a matt. This was layered onto a piece of mustard card which was stamped at the base with the leaves (Aall & Create) in green Archival ink. The gnomes and mushroom were applied over the coloured arch and mustard card (some on foam pads) and the card trimmed around to leave a mustard border around the gnomes. This was then matted onto black card and a series of white dots added in Posca pen to surround the images. The 'Garden Gnome' banner was stamped in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed out and applied as shown.

The black panel was then added to the card blank and some black & white Washi tape applied at the sides to finish .....

Sid xx

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Headless .....

This Alice in Wonderland card was made for a Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum ....

I chose a 5 x 5 inches white card blank. I then cut a white card matt and layered this on red card and added white dots on the border with a white Posca pen.

I then cut an oblong piece of dark blue card and matted this on more red card, trimmed out and added white dots. This panel was then heat embossed with gold embossing powder with a stamp (IndigoBlu) and Versamark ink.  I then added some blue & red Beadazzles at the bottom with Glossy Accents to make a ground for the Queen.

I then stamped the Red Queen and hearts (Clear Art Stamps) in Memento ink and coloured these with Copic markers in a red and blue colourway, highlighting with white Posca and gold pens. They were trimmed out and I added Glossy Accents to the Queens heart and all other hearts.

The words were made with a Dymo and red tape, mounted on dark blue card & trimmed out.

The base matt was attached on the card blank on foam pads. The blue matt was added centrally. The Queen added on foam pads along with the words.

I then added hearts at the outer edges, some on foam pads to finish .....

There is a prize to be won if you fancy taking part, click the link above and join the Forum ... it's free, friendly and fun !!!

Sid xx

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Phrenology .....

Made a set of Artist Trading Coins for a virtual swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I die-cut the bases from re-cycled card packaging and stamped some white card three times with a circular design in Archival black ink. this was coloured with Distress inks and blending foam. I then stamped a 'Phrenology' head stamp in Memento black and die-cut this before colouring with Copic markers. these were then applied centrally to the coin on foam pads. I then added silver and gold pens to finish.

Sid xx

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Gatherings ......

Made a clean & simple card .....

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white cardblank ......

I then die-cut a pale blue matt and a smaller white matt which I applied to the card blank as shown. I then stamped the girl, flowers and ground in Memento black ink and coloured these with Copic markers adding some white Posca pen and glossy accents. The girl was added onto the ground on foam pads and the flowers added directly to the card. The sentiment was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink, trimmed and matted on blue card before trimmimg and applying on foam pads to finish.

All stamps used by AAll & Create .....

Love clean looking cards .....

Sid xx

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Wonderland .......

Made a concertina tag book using Octopode Factory digis

The tag base was cut cut from pale green cardstock and scored to form a concertina. Holes were punched with the crop-a-dile. I then selected a range of printed papers as the bases. and stamped, coloured and punched decorations onto each of the six panels. some dew-drops were added along with metallic pens and Posca markers.

The main images were printed onto cardstock and coloured with Copic markers, trimmed out and further decorated with a range of embellishments including Stickles glitter glue & Glossy Accents. They were mounted on foam pads as show in the photos. I then stapled some black & white spotty ribbon through the holes in the tags.

I would like to enter this into the May Country View Challenge Blogs Challenge whose theme is 'Tea Party'

Sid xx

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Dream ......

Made a collaged card today .....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank. I then cut a smaller piece of watercolour card and coloured this with watercolours to form the background. Once dry this was mounted onto black card to form a border and was stamped in black Versafine ink as shown. I also stamped the same image on white card in more Versafine black ink from which I trimmed out certain elements which were coloured with watercolour brushpens. These were mounted on foam pads to highlight certain elements. Some arrows were stamped in various Archival ink colours.

The Fornasetti face (Cherry Pie) was stamped in Memento black ink and coloured with Copic markers before trimming out, applying some Glossy Accents on her eyes, and applying on more foam pads

I stamped the words 'Dream, Create & Inspire' in Versafine black ink, trimmed these out and matted on more black card and stuck in place. I added a small piece of Washi tape reading 'Like A Boss' on the top right. The finishing touches were added with adhesive pearls, gloss dots, wire, Posca pen and Stickles glitter glue to finish.

Really had a great time developing the collage ....

Sid xx

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Llama ......

No prob-llama !

Made this fun card.... I started with a 6 x 6 inch square card blank. I then die-cut a smaller matt with a stitched edge and matted this onto a larger green card.

I die-cut a curvy shape and coloured this with sandy colours of watercolour.  The llama and cacti were stamped onto white card in Memento black ink and coloured with Copic markers before trimming out. I adde some shine with Glossy Accents onto him.  I also cut two die-cut clouds from pale blue card, these were edged in white Posca pen. The sentiment was then stamped in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed and mounted on more  green card.

The elements were assembled as shown on the base (some on foam pads) and the whole applied to the card blank to finish ...... really enjoyed making this card .....

Sid xx

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Peel-Off .....

Running a new Challenge on UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group .... click the link to join the Forum ......

It's a fact, Peel Offs are not the coolest craft item at the moment ! It's also a fact that most of us crafters have loads of them in our stashes.... sat there, unused !

This Challenge is to use some of those unused peel-offs in a card design, along with some stamping and anything else you like...

This is my first entry and was made on a 5 x 7 inch white card blank.....

I cut a white card matt to start with and used a die to cut some corner designs windows as shown. These were backed with a background made with Distress Oxides. I then stamped a stylised Rennie Mackintosh stamp by Sue Law centrally in Archival black ink. this was coloured with pink and turquoise Posca pens. I edged the windows in the matt with black Posca pen and mounted the whole thing onto a slightly larger black card matt which was applied to the card base.

I looked through my unused and neglected peel-offs and selected a couple of gold outline Deco ladies which were applied to white card. They were infilled with a mixture of Posca pens and Copic markers before trimming out and applying on foam pads to the card as shown.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black iink on white card, trimmed and mounted on some pf the Distress background and applied as shown on foam pads. Three black sequins were added on Glossy Accents to finish the card.....

More ideas on the way !

Sid xx

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Friends .....

Made a card.....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch square white card blank.......

I then die-cut a white matt and mounted this on black card to form a border. The trees (Crafty Individuals) was stamped directly on the matt in Versafine black ink.

The friends (Crafty Individuals) were stamped in Memento black ink on some white card, coloured with Copic markers and trimmed out with scissors and a scalpel. These were applied on Foam pads as shown.

The sentiment (Craft Individuals) was stamped in Versafine black and matted on black card. Ths was applied on foam pads as shown.

The matts were then applied on the card blank to finish the card.....

Sid xx

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Leafy......

Decided to make a 'Special Thanks' card today with a leafy/floral theme ......

I started with a 6 x 6 inch square card blank. I then made a panel by colouring with a blend of white and pink satin Acrylic paint and when dry die-cut this into a slightly smaller square. I then stamped this with a leafy stamp and Distress Oxide & Distress Inks, drying with a heat gun.

I then stamped the big skeleton leaf several times with Versafine black ink on white card, drying with a heat gun. This was then coloured with a selection of green Distress Oxides by smooshing on a glass mat. Once dry I trimmed out the leaves.

I then stamped the sentiment in Archival black Ink onto the pink matt. Next I stamped a Lynne Perrella stamp in Memento ink and coloured this with Copic markers before trimming out. The two magnolia flowers were die-cut from orange card and these were coloured with more Copic markers.

I then assembled all elements on the pink matt, some on foam pads to add some depth as shown. The pink matt was then applied centrally onto the card blank to finish !

Sid xx

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Bloom......

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

I die-cut 2.5 ins circles from re-cycled packaging as the base. I then produced a background using Distress Oxides & water spray to make a smooshed background which was also die-cut to the same size.

I stamped some Jofy stamps from PaperArtsy in Archival black ink, coloured the flower with red Copic marker and treated with Glossy Accents. I used a Sakura glitter pen to colour the stems a glittery green and stamped the word 'bloom' in more Archival ink.

The Coins were edged in violet Versamagic chalk ink to finish !

Sid xx

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Bunnies ....

Another Easter card made recently .....

I made a white card blank (5 x 5 in). I started with a piece of pink squared paper die-cut with a sewn edge die. This was matted onto some black card to form a border.

I applied a piece of magenta glitter Washi tape two thirds down on which to ground the sitting bunny.

The three bunnies (Rango Zoo) were stamped in Memento black, coloured with Copic markers and trimmed out. They were applied as shown on foam pads and some white Posca pen added to show movement.. I then stamped some flowers and leaves (Woodware) and again coloured with Copics and trimming. The leaves were applied directly and the flowers on foam pads. I have added some black Enamel Accents on the flowers. The clouds were stamped on blue paper, trimmed out and applied as shown. I have embellished with some turquoise Stickles Glitter Glue.

The sentiment (Papertrey Ink) was stamped on white card in black Versafine ink, trimmed & matted on black before being applied on foam pads. I added a number of white Posca white dots.

Once dry the decorated matt was applied to the front of the card to finish.....

Sid xx

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Smile ......

There is a Challenge on Country View Crafts blog at the moment whose theme is 'The Eyes Have It' and I decided to enter it with a mini handmade card ....

I used a 3 x 3 inch square white card blank as the base. I then stamped a face stamp (Judikins) on white card in Memento black ink. This was coloured with Copic markers.

I then covered this with a printed clear adhesive sheet and trimmed out. This was matted onto black card and trimmed to leave a border. I doodled around the black border with a white Posca Pen before applying centrally on the mini card-base.

Finally I stamped the word 'smile' (Papertrey Ink) in Versafine black to finish. Loving these mini greetings cards.....

Sid xx

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Coffee.....

Think we all need coffee at the moment with our challenging situation. I decided to make a card featuring coffee today.

I started with a 5 x 5 inch square white card blank. I then die-cut a frame from brown Kraft board and applied centrally on the front of the card.

I then stamped three coffee cups in Memento black ink and coloured with Copic markers. These were applied as shown, one on foam pads. I stamped a number of coffee beans, again coloured with Copics and with some added Glitter glue. These were arranged at the bottom left of the die-cut frame.

I die-cut and arrow in black card and applied pointing to the central coffee cup.

The sentimant was stamped onto white card in Versafine black ink. This was matted on black and trimmed and applied on foam pads. Three black sequins were added to finish the card.

Sid xx

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Ohhh Deer ....

Made a 6 x 4 mailart postcard for a swap in UK Stampers Forum ...

The base (of re-cycled card packaging) is watercolour paper and Brushos, the image is stamped, coloured with Copic markers and collaged along with the words 'Oh, Deer'.

I have also stamped a number of stylised snowflakes in Archival black ink coloured centrally with Posca pens. The card is edged with Krylon gold.

Sid xx

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Rosy ....

Made a mailart postcard as part of a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ...

I cut some re-cycled card to 6 x 4 inches as the base and covered this with some Gelli print background paper I had made.

The flower bouquet was stamped in Memento ink and the image was coloured with a mixture of Copic markers and posca pens with some Glossy Accents to add dewy drops on the flowers & leaves.

The postcard was edged in a wavy blue Posca line and pink Versamagic chalk ink.

The card was sprayed with matt acrylic sealer to allow it to stand the rigors of the postall service as it is posted 'naked' to the recipient.

Sid xx

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Butterflies .....

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

Made on a base of recycled packaging and covered with a Gelli plate print made with acrylic paints, stamps & stencils.

The Butterfly circle has been die-cut from white card and stuck onto the base. The die-cut waste was coloured with Copic markers and applied over the die-cut on foam pads.

The sentiment is printed and coloured with Copics. The tag top was punched with the Crop-a-dile and a matt silver eyelet applied this was filled with some fine lemon grosgrain and spotty teal satin ribbons.

The tag was finished with clear Dewdrops.

Sid xx

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Urban .....

I made this tag for a monthly swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I used a black textured card background cut to size and started by stamping with Versamark  & heat embossing with some Jasper powder which has a gold/brown colourway.

I then added a number of strips of Washi tape and splattered with white acrylic paint.

The main house images are by Teesha Moore, stamped in Memento black trimmed out and coloured with Copic markers .... wanted to add a bit of colour so went with Pink.  The houses were matted onto silver foil card and trimmed out before adding on foam pads.

The tag was edged with yellow Versamagic chalk ink and a fine line added with yellow Posca marker. A hole was punched and a silver eyelet added with the Crop-a-dile and this was threaded through with some silver and pink velvet ribbon to finish.

Sid xx

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