Presently Bear ....

How a bout a 'Surprise' Birthday Card .......?

The card started as a 5 x 7 inch white card blank. onto this was adhered a pale green matt followed by a smaller matt of white card.

This layer is decorated with some Pistachio Distress Oxide ink applied on a foam pad and splashed with water.  Onto this are three hand-coloured presents with green/gold spotty ribbons.  The central one contains a cute little bear peeking out of the box with the lid balanced on his head and is raised on foam pads.

There are some green sequins to decorate and the sentiment, in Archival black ink, reads SURPRISE'.

It's for sale in my Etsy Shop - click HERE to go there and have a look .....

Sid xx

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Winging it .....

We have a new monthly Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group !  It's to make a Gothic Arch in a Theme.  This months theme is 'Things With Wings' .....

I did a collage using a variety of materials.  Printed papers from Websters Pages, diecut butterflies on a Distress Oxide background, Stamped images with Archival Ink, punched flowers & borders, adhesive gems & brads, printed alphas, Washi tape, gold pen & Posca markers .... all on an arched shaped base .....

Really enjoyed making it and if you fancy joining in why not join the UK Stampers Forum ? Click HERE to go there to join and maybe join in too ....

Sid xx

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Jammy PC .......

Made a mailart postcard for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

The background was made with Distress Oxides on glossy card with some swirls added once the background had developed.

I then used a flower background stamp (Hero Arts) and stamped a few times with Versamagic Chalk inks.  These were then overstamped in Archival black ink with a flower outline stamp (Hampton Arts), some were also stamped in Versamagic. Some flower centres were filled with a Sakura moonlight pen.

The sentiment (PaperArtsy) was stamped as shown in more Archival black ink and the card edged in mauve Versamagic ink.

It was sprayed with a coat of matt acrylic spray to protect on its way through the post (it travels naked).

If you fancy joining in the swap click HERE to join UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group and take part .....

Sid xx

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Something Fishy .....

Made a tag for a Swap over on UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group ....

I decorated a white card tag with stamps, Distress Oxide Inks and a white pen.  This was attached to a background decorated with Washi tape.  The tag was finished with more Washi tape and alpha stickers.  I used some decorative threads through the hole in the tag and some blue gems to finish.

I do love blue and if you would like to join the group click HERE to join in !

Sid xx

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Happy Birthday ....

Sharing a Birthday Card made recently ......

The card uses a background made with Distress Oxides, diecuts and stamps.

Sid xx

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Starry Moments .....

Made a CAS card for this weeks one layer challenge over on the 'Less Is More Challenge Blog' whose subject is 'Stars'

 

I diecut some stars as masks and applied Distress Oxides over the stars before removing them. I used a fine Micron pen to infill the stars with a squiggly line. The sentiment was stamped directly onto the card in black Versafine ink.  I used an embossing folder to apply some dots on opposite corners to finish.

Sid xx

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Fall postcard ......

Here is a postcard made for a Swap over on UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group ....

I started with white card and then made a background with Distress Oxide inks.  I then stamped the design in more Distress Oxide using Uniko stamps and used a Micron pen to outline selected areas.  The swirls were stamped in brown Chalk ink.  The main sentiment (Tim Holtz) was stamped in Archival Black ink and 4 dots of dimensional pearls were added to finish.

If you fancy joining in our Swaps, click the link above .....

Sid xx

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Friendly Inchies .....

A set of Inchies made for the September Swap over on UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group.......

I punched out six 1 x 1 inch squares of kraft card as the base, followed by six more from white card coloured with Distress Oxides.

I stamped a flower in black Archival centrally on the kraft squares.  I then used a die and cut a square aperture in the centre of the coloured squares.

I then layered the coloured over the stamped kraft squares.  I stamped 'friend' (Papertrey Ink) in archival black as shown and used some gel pens to colour the central flower and the inner square frames.  I edged with turquoise chalk ink & finished with a fine black Micron pen.

Sid xx

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Tagging in the Garden ....

Made a tag for a monthly Swap over on UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group .....

I made a background on white card with Distress Oxides and cut a larger pink matt from card.

The urn, leaves and hydrangeas were stamped on white card with a set of layering stamps (Kitchen Sink a US company) and Memento inks.  These were trimmed out and mounted on foam pads onto the matt as shown.  I used a piece of ribbon as the stem for the topiary design.

I stamped the words in Versafine black (Woodware) and doodled with white and black pens as shown.

The eyelet was applied with the Cropadile and some ribbons threaded through to finish.

If you are interested in joining in the Swaps click HERE to join in.

Sid xx

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Birdie Birthday .....

Made a birdie Birthday Card today .....

Started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank and made a panel using Distress Inks & Distress Oxides with stamps, stencils and sprays.  This was trimmed and matted on printed paper.  The bird was diecut from some card decorated with printed papers and assembled on foam pads on a branch which was stamped in Versafine black ink on the panel. His beak was coloured black and a black gem added as an eye.

Another panel was stamped with the sentiment and again matted and placed as shown on foam pads.

Some orange flat backed gems were added to finish the card.

Sid xx

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Buildings ......

We run a monthly postcard Swap over on UK Stampers Forum - this months theme is 'Buildings' ...

I started with a 6 x 4 inch piece of white card as the base.  I then used Distress Oxide in walnut stain & vintage photo and stamped lots of times with a distressed spots stamp from Prima.  I then sprayed with small amounts of water and continued to stamp to blend the two colours until I obtained the finish I liked.

I then stamped some text (PaperArtsy) in Versamark and heat embossed this with detail black embossing powder.

I then used a Magenta stamp and stamped this in Memento black onto more white card.  I trimmed this out and coloured selectively with a gold Posca pen. This was stuck in place with Glossy Accents.

The words (PaperArtsy) were stamped in Memento black onto paper, trimmed out, stuck in place and decorated with a yellow Posca pen which also edged the words, main image and dots around the card.

I used dark brown Versamagic chalk ink to edge the card.  The whole thing was mounted on another layer of card to finish.  I then sprayed with matt acrylic sealant to protect.

It travels through the post 'naked' to its randomly chosen recipient at the end of Month.  If you like the idea of joining this and other Swaps, please click HERE to go to the Forum and join us !

Sid xx

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Black Tag .......

Here is a tag I made for a Swap over on UK Stampers Forum Facebook Group.

I took black card and cut it into a tag shape. This was stamped with Distress Oxide inks in wilted violet and faded denim then spritzed and dried.  I selectively added more of the inks until the intensity was to my liking before thoroughly drying with the heat gun.

I then diecut a number of flower dies, a lattice and the word from thin white card. These were coloured with a waterbrush and more Distress Oxide ink & were dried before adhering to the card as shown.  Some edging with white pen was done and crystal Stickles was applied on the flowers and word.

Final touches were to apply a black brad with the Cropodile and thread through with some silk fibres in contracting colours to finish.

I have entered this into the 'Happy Little Stampers' Challenge for this month whose theme is 'Anything Goes with Dies'

Sid xx

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Hope is Honey ......

This is a 6 x 6 inch multimedia plaque that I have crafted recently.

I started by trimming a piece of corrugated packaging to 6 x 6 inches.  I then tore old book pages and applied with glue to the surface of the corrugated square.  Once dry I brushed on white Gesso to obscure most of the printed words allowing this to dry completely.

Next I applied modelling paste through a honeycomb stencil and allowed this to dry.  I then coloured the whole background with Distress Oxide ink in fossilized amber & spiced marmalade with cut'n'dry foam.  I lightly spritzed the plate with water and dried thoroughly with the heat gun to set the ink.

I then used a Versamark pen and selectively applied the ink to some of the octagonals which I then heat embossed with a pearly orange embossing powder.  The edge of the plate was then covered in orange 'numbers' Washi tape.

The bees were stamped in Memento black trimmed out and coloured with a Copic marker.  I then cut some acetate, trimmed and applied over the wings of each bee before applying on foam pads.  The flowers and leaves were diecut from blue card & green Brusho watercolour background with the centres embellished with green clear cabochons.  They were applied as shown.

The words were computer generated and printed, trimmed out and edged with a white pen and stuck in place as shown.

Final touches were to add a few yellow faceted stones and a few circles of cream acrylic paint applied on a small lid.  The plate was then matted onto a piece of black card to set off the finished plate.

I have entered this one into the That's Crafty Challenge blog Challenge whose theme is 'Anything but a Card' & this months Creative Challenge over on the Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog whose theme is 'Anything Goes'.

Quite a Summery plate and I like the way it turned out.

Sid xx

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Floral Heaven postcard .....

I run a  Private Facebook Group called UK Stampers Forum and we are running a number of Swaps each month, one of which is a Postcard Swap where the postcard is sent 'naked' through the post to its recipient.  If you would like to join us and join some of our swaps click the link above.  We wouls love to have you onboard !

This month we are to make a postcard in the theme ' Floral Heaven' and this is my entry !

I started with a piece of heavy white card cut to 6 x 4 inches and produced a background using Distress Oxide inks in Spiced Marmalade, Cracked Pistachio & Faded Jeans !  I then added some splashes of Wilted Violet added with a paintbrush.

Once totally dry I used an embossing folder and embossed the card.  I then used more distress inks as paints and coloured the embossed design with a waterbrush.  The flower centres were highlighted with silver.  I stamped some butterflies in Sepia Archival Ink and the word 'Bloom' in Versafine black ink.  I then layered the postcard on more white card and it was then edged with dark blue Versamagic chalk ink and the whole thing given a seal with spray matte acrylic sealer to protect.

This also meets the Challenge this week over on the City Crafter Challenge Blog whose subject is 'You can do it - make a background'

Sid xx

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