Mission ......

Made a card using a really old wood mounted stamp from Crafty Individuals CI 073 ......

I made a background using Brushos in violet and yellow. I cut a square mat from the background and applied a piece of TH numbers tissue tape.

I next stamped the image twice in Versafine black ink, trimming one out around the men and the sentiment from the other. I coloured just the faces and hands in pink and the numbers in violet Distress Ink wash. Treating the numbers with Glossy Accents.

I then die-cut a number of triangles out of more of the background card and edged with vilet Distress ink wash.

The background was matted on deep violet card. the men applied as shown on foam pads and the triangles and sentiment as shown. I then added three metal studs and mounted the completed matt onto a 6 x 6 inch white card blank to finish......

Sid xx

Pin It

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

Pin It

Happy.....

 

Made a simple fantasy florals card with Polkadoodle Stamps .....

The base is a white card blank. I cut a matt from more white card and stamped this with the flower stamps, colouring with watered down Shabby Shutters Distress Ink. The flowers were then stamped three times onto more white card (using Versafine black Ink), these were coloured with watered down Victorian Velvet Distress Ink and highlighted with a pink glitter gel pen. they were then applied on foam pads.

The words were then stamped direct with more black Versafine ink.  The matt was further matted on pink card stock and attached to the card base. Three iridescent pink sequins were added to finish the card.....

Sid xx

Pin It

Joker .....

Made a card mainly with AAll & Create stamps......

I used a white square card blank as the base. I then cut a white matt smaller than the blank and made a background using Distress Oxide inks in walnut stain, frayed burlap & vintage photo applied after spraying with water and layering (drying between layers). Once dry I selectively stamped part of the stamp in Versafine black ink.

I then coloured the background with Inktense pencils and a waterbrush adding yellows, reds and orange on the top bulb and birdcage. Some metallic gold was added too. I stamped a couple of screwhead stamps in yellow mustard seed Distress ink. The second bulb was stamped from the main stamp in Archival sepia ink. trimmed out and coloured with Inktense pencils and added on the background as shown.

I then took a mini 'Joker' playing card (inspiration for the colours used on the card). darkened with frayed burlap Distress stain and edged with brown Copic marker. this was then applied as shown on foam pads. I then used a white Posca pen to highlight elements of the background including the playing card. The words (TH) were added and edged with black Inktense pencil and two metal studs added.

I then matted the background twice on yellow and kraft cards to finish the card.....

Sid xx

 

Pin It

Judgement .....

 

Made a vintage Tag for a monthly swap on UK Stampers Forum .....

The base was cut from re-cycled card and another was cut from white cardstock. I then stamped a series of triangles in Distress Ink ( Bundled Sage, Shabby Shutters, Dusty Concord, Milled Lavender) and dried with a heat gun to set. I then overstamped with a numbers stamp in Versafine black ink and also stamped a baseline for the boy to stand on in Sepia Archival Ink.

The tag was then edged with Antique Linen Distress IN applied with a make-up sponge.

The boy ( TH paper Dolls) was then edged in black ink and applied as shown on foam pads. The self adhesive words are also by Tim Holtz and were edged with black Micron pen.

The front was attached to the base and I added a gold eyelet with the Crop-a-dile and tied through with some mauve ribbon to finish the tag.

I would like to enter this into the Daring Cardmakers Challenge whose subject is Picture Perfect

Sid xx

Pin It

Lotus ......

 

Made a card with mainly AAll & Create stamps .....

I started with a white card blank and cut a smaller matt from white cardstock, colouring around the edges with a wash made from worn lipstick Distress Ink and a waterbrush. I then stamped in Distress Oxide inks onto the background and added some self adhesive tapes over a ruler stamp in Archival sepia ink.

The Lotus was stamped and trimmed out and coloured with more distress ink washes. before applying on foam pads.

The metal filigree butterfly was coloured with raspberry Alcohol ink and applied with hot glue. The words were stamped in more Archival sepia ink, trimmed and matted on pink card before sticking in place as shown. The background was then matted twice onto pink a brown cardstock.

Three black sequins were added along with some gold pen highlights on the screwheads to finish the card.

Sid xx

Pin It

Bows .....

 

Made a set of 'Ribbons & Bows' ATC's for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I used bases made from re-cycled packaging and decorated white card as the top layer. I used a stamp from AAll & Create and stamped in Distress Inks twice spreading some of the colour with a waterbrush. I then applied a piece of Washi Tape to each as shown with gold highlights. I then stamped a heart stamp in Versafine black ink and added some numbers (AAll & Create) in Sepia Archival ink.

I fashioned three bows from ribbon in matching colourways and put to one side. I applied the decorated card to the re-cycled base and edged in Versamagic chalk ink. I then stamped the word 'Bows' with some Alpha stamps in black Versafine black and highlighted with Posca marker. I added three self adhesive metal studs to the hearts and then stuck the ribbons in place with hot glue to finish .....

Sid xx

Pin It

Waves .....

 

This card was made as my entry into the Country View Challenge blog for August 2020 whose theme is 'I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside' ......

I used a white card blank as the base and selected some papers from Websters Pages and used this as a background. I trimmed out some seaside word too. The paper was trimmed and stamped with some stamps from PinkPaislee in Distress Inks. I also stamped the anchor onto the base. Ithen stamped the shells in Versafine black ink on white card, these were trimmed out and coloured with Distress ink and Posca pen. The Sea-Side circle was stamped in red Versafine Clair, trimmed out and given a shine with Glossy Accents.  The shells were added along with the circle on foam pads. I then applied a metal dolphin charm with hot glue. The words were attached next, some of foam pads.

The 'Making Waves' was stamped in blue Versafine Clair onto blue card, trimmed out and treated with Stickles glitter glue before mounting on more foam pads. The paper was edged with Distress ink and then mounted on a dark blue card matt with dots of yellow Posca pen.

The matts were then applied to the card base to finish.....

Sid xx

Pin It

Healer ......

Made a 'Time' card ..... and boy doesn't it fly !!

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank. I then cut a smaller matt from white card and used a stencil to add some numbers in shades of brown Distress Ink with a foam applicator. These were heat set.

I then stamped the clock (AAll & Create) in Versafine black ink onto the matt and then stamped again onto more white card before trimming out the spare image. I coloured this with more watered down Distress inks and added some gold pen and Glossy Accents on the clock face.... edging in black ink.

I then added some dots onto the base matt with Versamark ink and heat embossed this with gold embossing powder. Three bronze brads were added with a Crop-A-Dile along with some strips of torn Washi tape. The matt was also edged in more Washi tape. I then cut another matt in brown Kraft card and applied the base matt onto this.

The 'Time Is A Healer' words were stamped and heat embossed with gold embossing powder, trimmed and matted onto Kraft card. The matts were then applied to the card base. Finally adding the clock and words on foam pads to finish.....

Sid xx

Pin It

Love......

Made this decorated tag for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I cut the tag from white card and cut another base the same size from re-cycled packaging. I used Fired brick Distress ink to colour the tag applied with a foam applicator. and spattered this with water droplets, removing the water with a paper towel to leave a pattern.

I then applied some texture paste with a spatula through a chevron stencil and allowed to dry. I then stamped the heart (AAll & Create) in Versafine black onto the tag front. I have recently seen some toilet paper casting done and thought I would try it out and used the same stamp as the base to do this. Once complete I then trimmed out the cast and coloured with more Fired brick Distress ink and used a black Posca pen to highlight the depressed images as shown. This was then stuck in place over the black stamped image.

I then added some torn Washi tape in pink and black as shown. I stamped a few small numbers in more black Versafine ink.

The tag front was stuck onto the base and the tag edged in black Versamagic chalk ink. I added a black eyelet with the crop-a-dile and threaded this through with some wide gros-grain ribbon tied in a knot.

The sentiment (AAll & Create) was stamped in Versafine black on white card and heat embossed with black embossing powder, trimmed out and matted on black card to leave a fine border. This was then added on foam pads as shown to finish.

Sid xx

Pin It

Underwear.....

Made this little card today .....  makes me smile !!!

I started with a 3 x 3 inch card blank and stamped directly onto this with a number of background stamps in Distress inks. Wanted the background to compliment the main image to be added later.

I then stamped the girl and crown (Aall & Create) in Versafine black ink and coloured with watercolours as shown.  They were trimmed out and some white Posca pen added to highligh along with some Glossy Accents on the eyes and crown.  She was applied onto the card base on foam pads and the crown added too.

I then stamped the sentiment in Versafine black ink oon white card and trimmed this around and again mounted on foam pads to finish .....

Pin It

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

Pin It

Beary .....

Made this cute Beary card today ......

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank and cut a 5 x 5 inch white card matt.

I then stamped the bears (Picket Fence) on the matt in Versafine black ink. I also stamped the same image on more white card in Archival sepia ink.  I then fussy cut around 4 of the bears and coloured these with a wash of Rusty Hinge Distress ink, colouring ears and eyes with Posca pens.

The bears were then applied over the first matt on foam pads. The matt was then further matted on brown re-cycled Kraft card to form a border. The sentiment (Picket Fence) was stamped on white card with Sepia Archval and this was heat embossed with clear embossing powder, trimmed out and matted on more Kraft and applied as shown on the matt on foam pads.

The panel was then stuck in place on the card blank to finish the card ....

Sid xx

Pin It

Leonardo ......

Found this set of stamps including Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian man which I had not used for ages ..... they are by Cherry Pie Art Stamps ......

I stamped the man onto white card in Archival black ink, trimmed it out and coloured with Distress Inks applied to a glass matt and used a waterbrush to make washes. Once dry I mounted this on a piece of brown card and again trimmed out.

The Fleur-de-Lis was stamped and trimmed out and edged with a metallic gold pen. The signature banner was stamped, trimmed and again edged in gold.

The main image was then applied to a 4 x 6 inch white card blank, the other images applied as shown on foam pads. Finishing touch was to add three copper coloured sequins.

Sid xx

I stamped the

Pin It

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

Pin It

Because ......

We are running a 'Single Colour Distress Ink' Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum...... where you are allowed to use only one colour of Distress Ink in a project..... I chose 'Rusty Hinge' and made a card....

I started with a white 5 x 5 inch white card blank and cut a smaller matt in white card. The white matt was then stamped with a Wildflower stamp (Tim Holtz) three times in Rusty Hinge Distress ink. I then masked off the edges of the matt and applied more  Distress ink using a waterbrush and the same ink. I also applied some less diluted ink to the flowers.

Finally I stamped the words 'Just Because' on white card...again applying on foam pads. The matt was then applied on more foam pads to the card blank to finish.

Love the colour .......

Sid xx

Pin It

Keyhole .....

We are running a 'Single Colour Distress Ink' Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum...... where you are allowed to use only one colour of Distress Ink in a project..... I chose Crushed Olive and made a card....

I started with a white 5 x 5 inch white card blank and die-cut a smaller matt in white card. The white matt was then crumpled and inked, sprayed and ironed with a hot iron to dry.

Onto this base I stamped a number of images with the ink and dried with a heat gun. I chose a keyhole image of a Fornasetti woman (Cherry Pie) and stamped this in the same ink, trimming out and applying on foam pads. I then coloured two paper flowers , layered these and applied on foam pads as shown.

Finally I stamped the word 'dream' on some distress inked background and mounted this on white card...again applying on foam pads. The matt was then  stuck to the card blank to finish.

Enjoyed making this card .......

Sid xx

Pin It

Dream .....

This card was inspired by time .....

I started with a 5 x 7 inch white cardblank....

I then cut a matt from lined Kraft card as the base layer and matted this onto black card as a border.

I then took some stamps (Tim Holtz) and stamped the man, the baggage ticket and the ticket in Archival black on white card. These were trimmed out and coloured with Distress inks and a waterbrush. I took a 'Dream' stamp and stamped this onto more white card, trimming it out as shown.

I then used two die-cut flowerpots and applied these onto the background layer. The other stamped images were collaged  (some on foam pads) onto the base as shown.

I then applied three rub-ons, PAST - PRESENT - FUTURE and three self adhesive brass studs.  The base was then applied onto the cardblank to finish.....

Sid xx

Pin It

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

Pin It

Sewn .....

This CAS card was made as my entry into the 'Less Is More' Challenge #416 which is a one-layer card with no sentiment ......

I used a 5 x 5 inch white card blank and scored some cross lines with the score board. I then stamped the sewn flower centrally in the central square in Versafine black ink. This was coloured with Distress Inks and a waterbrush directly onto the image. Some white highlights was added with a white Posca pen.

A very simple card but quite effective ......

Sid xx

Pin It