Holly .....

Made a single-layer card for the Less Is More Challenge No.424 .....

I started with an A6 white card blank.

I then used a set of stamps (Stamplorations) and stamped the holly and berry outlines in Versafine black ink. I then infilled these with solid stamps from the same set using Memento inks in Bamboo Leaves and Ladybug.

The sentiment was then stamped in more Versafine black ink to finish .....

Sid xx

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Tri-colour ......

I started  with a 5 x 7 ins white cardblank......this is my entry into the Less Is More Challenge #423

I then cut a 4.5 x 6.6 ins matt from white card and used a set of grunge stamps (Stampin' Up) to stamp in Memento grey flannel, Archival Vibrant Fuschia, Yellow Colorbox Chalk ink as shown.

The sentiment was then stamped in black Archival and heat embossed with clear detail embossing powder.

I finally added some Glossy Accents to the fuschia inksplats and mounted the matt onto the card blank with foam pads.

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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Dream ......

Wonder what she is dreaming about .......?

I started with an C6 white card blank. I took some old bookpaper and stamped this with butterflies, chevrons colouring with some watered down inks. I then cut this down and applied a couple of the trimmings and edged with green Versamagic chalk ink. This was applied to the card blank.

The girl (Crafty Individuals) was stamped in Archival black o white card and coloured with watercolours, edging in gold embossing powder and mounting on foam pads as shown.

The word (Marion Emberson) was stamped in Versamark ink on black card and also heat embossed with gold embossing powder, This was trimmed out and applied as shown on more pads.

I finally added three black sequins on Glossy Accents ......

Sid xx

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Art ......

Made this card for a Challenge over on the Less Is More Blog ... the theme this week is 'Solid & Outline' 

I used a white 6 x 6 ins card blank and then cut another white matt to 5.5 x 5.5 ins. Onto this I stamped the base outline stamp in Versafine black ink. The circles in the design were coloured with violet watercolour applied with a waterbrush. The dots in the circles were highlighted with gold Posca marker. I next stamped the solid 'A' in Memento grape jelly ink. trimmed this out and applied over the other stamped image on foam pads.

I then stamped the R & T with some alpha stamps in Versafine black and finished the design with three black dots added with a Micron pen.

The matt was then applied to the cardblank base ......

Sid xx

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Waves .....

Made this multi-Media card today .....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank. I then die-cut a circle from white card and a frame from light yellow card.

I applied torn washi tape to the corners of frame as shown and edged with mauve Versamagic chalk ink. This was put aside.

The circular matt was painted with three colours of satin Acrylic paint and when dry was stamped with a bubbles stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossed with two colours of mica embossing powder in dark violet and light violet. I then highlighted some of the bubbles with white Posca pen. I used a text stamp and randomly stamped this on the backgrund in Archival black ink and added some gold acrylic paint in stripes also. The seahorse, sea-side motto and shell (Pink Paislee) were stamped in black memento ink and coloured with Ecoline brush pens and a waterbrush. Some white posca pen was also added and these were trimmed out.

The 'Make Waves' sentiment  (Pink Paislee) was stamped on more pale yellow card in Violet Archival ink, trimmed out and again highlighted with white Posca. The frame was applied on foam pads and the circle applied through the aperture onto the card blank. The sentiment was added on foam pads.

The elements were then applied (some on foam pads) as shown and three violet sequins added for a bit of bling 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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Sunshine .....

Made a cute Oriental card .....

I started with a maroon 4 x 8 inch card blank. I then cut some oriental paper and matted this on black card as the base. I added a piece of black & white Washi tape as the ground for the little couple.

The stamps (Hero Arts) were stamped out on white card with Memento black ink and trimmed out.  They were coloured with Posca pens and watercolours and applied on the matts on foam pads. Some meatl coins were added at the base threaded through some maroon velvet ribbon and held in place with red-line tape.

The setiment was stamped on white card with Versafine black, trimmed and matted on red card before applying at the top on foam pads.

The mattes were then applied onto the card blank and three black sequins added with Glossy Accents to finish.

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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Significant .......

Made a cute & colourful fun card today ......

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white card blank. I cut a piece of Watercolour card and coloured this with lot's of watercolours. Once dry I stamped this with a selection of stamps in black Versafine ink using a white Posca marker to add details. This was, in turn, mounted on black card and then a white die-cut panel which was added to the card base.

The girl with flowers (All & Create) was stamped on white card in Memento black ink and I coloured her with Sharpie pens, posca marker and some Glossy Accents on her lips and eyes. She was trimmed out and applied on foam pads as shown.

The sentiment (All & Create) was stamped on white card with black Versafine ink, mounted on black card and added on foam pads as shown to finish.

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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Flamingling .....

Made this card for a Stamplorations 'Theme and Photo' Challenge whose theme is  'Stamps & Tropical' ..... 

I thought that Flamingos were very tropical so made this card.....

I started with a white 6 x 6 inch white cardblank. I cut a smaller matt in yellow spotty paper and mounted this onto black card to make a border.

The main image (Great Impressions) was stamped on white card in Memento black ink. It was coloured with pink and blue Posca pens. It was edged in blue Versamagic chalk ink and matted on black card. The spotty matt was applied to the card front and the Flamingos mounted off centre on foam pads on the card.

I made a background with Distress Oxides in greens & yellow on white card and die-cut  a number of open leaves from this. The leaves were then arranged as shown and embellished with some pink sequins.

I cut some Washi tape with the words 'Let's Flamingle' and mounted this onto white card applying on foam pads as shown to finish the card.... Ohhh how I long to be on holiday in a Tropical place at the moment ... think I have no choice but to wait though !!!

Sid xx

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VE Day ......

With today being V.E Day I made this card to commemorate the day on which Allied Forces formally announced the surrender of Germany, which brought the Second World War to a close in Europe.

I used a 4 x 4 inch card blank and die-cut a slightly smaller white matt and mounted this on black card to leave a fine black border. . I dug out an old rubber stamp of a ration book (Stampattack) and stamped this onto Kraft board from re-cycled packaging in Archival black ink. It was trimmed out.

The UK flag was stamped (Artemio) in red and blue Memento ink on white card and this was trimmed out also. The word 'Remember' (TPC Studio) was stamped in Verafine black ink on white card, trimmed out and matted on black card.

I then stamped the V.E. Day using a set of Alpha stamps directly onto the white matt in Verafine black Ink. I then assembled the card as shown with the flag, word and white matt on foam pads. Quite clean and simple really !

Sid xx

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Butterfly .....

Bought a new butterfly die so decided to make a Clean and Simple (CAS) card using it....

I started with a 5 x 7 inch white card blank and cut a smaller matt from white card. I then drew a black curved line onto the matt with Micron Pen and stamped this with leaf stamps, outline/inlay from Stamplorations in brown ink. Choosing contrasting inks for the inlay and outline using the black line as a guide.

I then took my die (MemoryBox) and cut three butterflies, one on plain bookpaper, one on old printed bookpaper and one on a piece of pink paper I handmade with pulp. These were positioned and stuck in place. Each butterfly had two small brown adhesive gems applied on the bodies.

The 'Happy Birthday' (Happy Little Stampers) was stamped direct onto the matt in Versafine black ink and the matt applied to the card blank on foam pads.

I would like to enter this into the Stamplorations CAS card Challenge for May

also into the Never Ending Challenge in Stamplorations

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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Friendship.....

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

I cut a piece of re-cyled Kraft card to 6 x 4 inches.... I then stamped directly onto this with a variety of stamps (Pink Paislee) and memento inks. The three boys image was stamped in black Memento ink, coloured with Copic markers and trimmed out. The sentiment (Crafty Individuals) was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink and smooshed with yellow Memento before trimming out and edging with brown Versamagic chalk ink.

I then applied two strips of striped Washi tape and applied two more stripes of gold glitter tape onto these centrally as shown.

The image and sentiment were then stuck firmly onto the postcard. Some lines were added around the edges and some highlighting with Posca markers.

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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