Enjoy !!!

This CAS card is made from a white 4 x 4 inch cardblank. I have simply stamped a Tilda stamp in Memento tuxedo black.

I have coloured some selected areas with a green Spectrum Noir alcohol ink pen.

The card is finished with a Dymo label saying 'ENJOY' !!

This one meets the City Crafter Challenge Blog week 197 and the subject is 'Colour Splash'.

Sid xx

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Straight Line .........

This is my January entry into the UK Stampers 6 x 4 inch postcard swap.  If you fancy a go why not go to the Forum, join and enter?

This months theme is 'White Background'  so I went with this.

I have used PaperArtsy Stamps with Memento inks and have coloured the bottles with Spectrum Noir alcohol ink pens.

A strip of Washi tape, edging with a black micron pen and Glossy Accents on three of the bottles for a little dimension.  And that's it !!

I have sealed the finished article with acrylic spray sealer as it will travel naked in the post to it's recipient.

Sid xx

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Book of Life

I have been meaning to have a go at making this this piano hinge book since I was inspired by the  extremely talented Sue Roddis in her book 'Handmade Decorative Books'.  I like the way this turned out and the book measures approx 4 x 6 inches.  It lends itself to all sorts of size variations and colourways to suit the mood and purpose.

I have had the materials in stock for ages but it was suprisingly easy to make.

The front and back covers are made from royal blue card and it has four sets of 8 pages inside.

The pages are in 4 blocks of 8 in alternating buff and gold paper and all is held together with 7 painted wooden kebab skewers.  I have used fancy wool to bind the ends to stop them coming out of the hinges of the book.

The main image is by Stampotique Originals and is entitled 'Queen of Life' by Daniel Torrente.  This was stamped in black Archival ink onto white cardstock, dried and coloured with Spectrum Noir alcohol ink pens.  Once coloured I trimmed out the image and added a small amount of Posca gold pen on the crown and book.

Before assembling I stamped the fromt cover of the book with a Tim Holtz background check stamp inked with Stazon gold ink and overstamped with another TH circles stamp, this time inked with pale blue Versamagic chalk ink.  Some more of the circles were added to the back cover too.

The skewers were painted in Martha Stewart beach glass satin acrylic paint.

Sid xx

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Alice Can - I know she can !!

Here we go with an altered bean can !!  I am a great AIW fan and love these stamps from Crafty Secrets so I went ahead and decorated a ring pull can in that style.

The can was prepared by removing the label and painting the central region with a couple of coats of Viva coral Precious Metal Colour. The top and bottom rims were coloured black with Ranger paint dabber. Next, 4 strips of coral and blue printed paper were cut and stuck in place with photo glue at the bottom and top of the painted can.

Big bit next, the stamps were chosen and stamped on smooth white card with black soot Distress ink and dried with a heat gun. The images were then coloured with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers in a variety of colours before cutting out and sticking in place on the centre of the can with foam pads.

The lid was cut from black stout card with a die and heat embossed with the alice text stamp and detail clear embossing powder. The lid eas then rubbed over with Viva Inka Gold and polished off with a soft cloth revealing the resisted heat embossing. The cheshire cat image was stuck in place with Glossy Accents. A TH hitch fastener was screwed in place in the centre of the lid as a handle.

Red faux heart gems were then stuck in place around the top and bottom bands of the can.

Finally dots of gold Stickles were applied to add some bling.

Thought that this one would fit in with The Just For Fun challenge whose theme this week is Kitchen Finds.

That's it !! My AIW altered can.

Sid xx

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Create & Smile

Simple one layer card made with 2 Paper Artsy stamps, stamped with Memento grape jelly ink on a white card and coloured with Spectrum Noir alcohol ink pens.  The 'always smile' plate (Hero Arts polymer) is mounted on foam pads and stamped in Versafine onyx black ink.

Sid xx

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