Circuit .....

Here is a tag I have made using mainly AAll & Create stamps .....

I started by stamping the image onto a Brusho backround and trimmed this out. I then selectively stamped the cards, bulb and words with Versafine black ink.  These were trimmed out, coloured and put aside.

I then cut a base from white card and used a numbers stamp to stamp the main colours on the background with various colours of Versafine Clair inks. I stamped also with a chevron stamp with more black Versafine ink. The tag base was also edged with colours in Versamagic chalk ink. I cut a hole and applied a black eyelet with the crop-a-dile.

The trimmed out piece was then stuck in place on the tag base.I then applied some marks with Posca pens and added a watch glass over some of the electronic circuits. A couple of black brads were added and the card elements were added next with some on foam pads. Some torn Washi tape was added, glossy accents were added to the bulb and a length of gold stretchy twine added through the eyelet and attached with staples to finish......

Sid xx

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Steps .....

A card made in the round. I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank. I then die-cut a circle.

The background was made using a stencil, coloured with Distress Oxides and lightly sprayed with water, applying onto the circle (almost like using the stencil as a stamp). I then dried this with a heat gun.

I stamped some flowers (Dyan Reaveley) and coloured these with gold iridescent ink and Distress Oxides which were then trimmed out. I then used stamps from Tim Holtz, Dina Wakley and AAll & Create to stamp with Distress Oxides in pink and yellow and Archival ink in Sepia, adding some lines with a Posca pen.

The flowers were then applied (2 on foam pads) and the sentiment (AAll & Create) was stamped in Versafine black on white card, trimmed out and adhered to the base. The circle was edged in yellow Chalk ink and then Glossy Accents was added to some elements.

The finished design was then stuck in place on the card blank.....

Sid xx

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Genuine.....

A 'Genuine Ideas' card .....

I used a 5 x 7 inch whte card base. Started with a green watercolour background on 300gsm smooth HP card. I then stamped this with a background collage stamp and leaves (AAll & Create). The main image n Archival sepia and the leaves in green.

I then decorated the background with gold pen & Posca markers. I then selectively stamped the floral image on whte card with Versafine black ink, trimmed out and coloured with Ecoline Brushmarkers in bright colours as a contrast.

I then selectively added some Bedazzles in blues & greens with Glossy Accents to various elements adding a stem for the flower at the same time. The flower was then mounted as shown on foam pads.

The sentiment (Tim Holtz) was stamped in Versafine black ink, matted on pink card ad added on more foam pads.

I then matted the watercolour background twice....once on re-cycled kraft packaging and then on pink card...edging with violet Versamagic chalk ink and adding to the card base.  Three pink/violet sequins were added to finish....

Sid xx

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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

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Tremendous .....

Made a card using AALL & Create stamps throughout ... loving these quirky stamps designed by Janet Klein ......

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white card-blank. I then die-cut a circle with a stitched edge in white card and edged this with pale blue Versamagic chalk ink. I also cut a smaller matt in light blue card which was further matted on black card to form a border.

I then stamped all the images and sentiment in Versafine black ink on white card. I used Ecoline Brushpens and watercolours to colour things. The girl, butterflies and stones were then trimmed out.

I stuck the white circle in place and added some torn Washi tape as a ground. The girl and butterflies were added on foam pads and the rock was stuck directly on the matt.

The sentiment .... which I love ! Was then trimmed, mounted on black card and added on more foam pads.

The blue matt was added to the card blank and three blue sequins added with Glossy Accents to finish.

Sid xx

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Circles .....

I made a set of Artist Trading Coins for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

I die-cut 3 x 2.5 inch circles from white card and 3 from re-cycled packaging. I then coloured the three white card circles with Distress Oxide inks in Seedless Preserve, Antique Linen & Cracked Pistachio. Onto this I stamped some circle stamps (Uniko) in Archival coloured inks in violet and green colours.

I then stamped some small circles in Versamark ink and heat embossed these in white and black embossing powder.

Then I stamped the 'Live, Laugh, Love' (Kaisercraf) circle in black Versafine ink and die-cut these after edging in violet Versamagic chalk ink. These were applied as shown on foam pads and the finished backgrounds glued to the re-cycled card bases before edging in more violet Versamagic chalk ink 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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Bird Day ......

Made a Clean & Simple 'Bird Day' card ....

I used a 5 x 5 inch white card blank for the background.....

I then die cut two triangular shapes, edged one with yellow and one with purple Versamagic chalk ink. I applied some torn Washi tape to act as a ground for the Birdies.

The birds were stamped. coloured with Ecoline brushpens before trimming out.

The brids were then applied to the triangles and these were applied to the card on foam pads, leaving a gap between for the sentiment.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink, trimmed, matted on black card and applied as shown in the gap on more foam pads to finish.....

Sid xx

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Light ......

Made a tag for a monthly swap on UK Stampers Forum ......

I cut a base (5 x 4 inches) out of white card and mounted this on some re-cycled packaging for sturdiness. I then stamped a wordy background (Tim Holtz) in Versamark ink and heat embossed this with white embossing powder. I then added some watercolours in a couple of shades of blue with plenty of water and a waterbrush (the embossing resisted this).

Once happy I stamped a few words (AAll & Create) in black and blue Archival ink randomly onto the background. The bulbs (AAll & Create) were stamped onto the background in Archival black ink and stamped again on white card which I then coloured with Prismacolour pencils, trimming out just the bulbs. I then twisted some dark blue craft wire to add detail to the hanging flexes and applied this with Glossy Accents.  Once dry the bulbs were applied over the stamped images on foam pads.

I then added a blue eyelet with the crop-a-dile and tied this through with some mauve gros-grain ribbon after edging the tag in mauve Versamagic chalk ink. I used a Dymo and black tape to make the words and adhered this as shown.

Finishing touches were to add a couple of square silver brads and a couple of iridescent swirls.

Sid xx

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Insects.......

We are running an ATC swap over on UK Stampers Forum whose theme is 'Insects'. These are my makes for the swap......

I cut three bases made from re-cycled cereal packaging and cut three more from white card stamped in Archival black ink with a rubber stamp (Tim Holtz). I then coloured the white blanks with Distress Oxide Inks smooshing with a waterspray. I then stamped the insects (Tim Holtz) in Archival black ink and then die-cut these with the corresponding dies (Tim Holtz). I then took wildflower dies (Tim Holtz) from Watercolour card.  Both the insects and wildflowers were coloured with watercolour brushpens and a waterbrush and decorated with a number of glitter pens & Posca markers.

I then applied the background to the bases and stamped a flower stamp (Craft Stamper cover stamp) on each with Versafine black ink.

The ATC's were assembled as shown with the insects mounted on foam pads.  They were finished by edging with dark brown Versamagic chalk ink.

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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Hares ....

Made a Thankyou card .....

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white cardblank. I then made a background on glossy card using a wax resist with wax paper and an embossing folder. This was coloured with distress inks in mustard and green before trimming to 4.5 inches square. I then stamped a couple of silhouette hares (Craft Stamper freebie) in Archival black ink in the bottom right corner.

Onto the background this I built the collaged design with die-cut panel hand coloured torn papers (gifted by a very kind friend), Washi tape, coloured wire, handmade paper and paper flowers with gems. I used chalk inks in green to highlight torn edges and foam pads to raise certain elements. I added a metal heart charm on Glossy Accents.

The background was matted onto a black card matt.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink onto white card and trimmed out. This was matted on more black card and attached on foam pads to finish the card.

Really enjoyed making this card.

Sid xx

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Unique .....

Made a card in pinks & blues ....

I started with a 5 x 7 inch white card blank and then cut a smaller matt from card coloured with pink Distress Oxide ink. I then made a topper with spattered Distress ink and stamped a butterfly in blue Distress onto this, edging the topper in blue Versamagic chalk ink. 

I die-cut some wildflowers from blue and pink card. The 'Unique Art' (Paperartsy) was stampd in Versafine black ink and matted on black card. I took the pink matt and applied some bue spotty Washi tape as shown and applied the two matts  one direct to the background and the other on foam pads. The two die-cuts were tucked in behind the butterfly. The sentiment was stamped directly onto the background and two blue gems were added. The whole background was edged in blue chalk ink and applied to the cardblank on more foam pads to finish.

Sid xx

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Face ......

As we are having a 'Use Your Peel-Offs' Challenge on UK Stampers Forum I have made this card again making a background with them.....

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white card blank and cut a smaller matt out of white card. I layered a whole sheet of peel-offs onto this and gave it 3 coats of watered down white Gesso to hide the metallic finish of the peel-offs.

I then stamped a face (Cherry Pie) in Archival black ink onto the background and used some  watercolour brushpens  (Lyra Aquabrush) to colour the lips and eyes. I then chose two shades of pink Versamagic chalk ink and coloured the background and edges with these.

The base matt was layered on pink card and this mounted onto the card blank.  I chose a 'Hello' die and cut this twice in pink and black layering them slightly offset as shown on the panel to finish.

Sid xx

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Peel- Off Thanks .....

Another card using peel-offs in a different way....... made for a Challenge over on UK Stampers Forum.....

I took a 6 x 6 inch white cardblank. I then cut a smaller square of white card and applied a gold doily peel-off centrally on the square. I then applied white Gesso over the entire surface and peel-off. Once dried I coloured with Impress inks in yellow, green and blue applied with a sponge, blending as shown.

I then stamped some dots in Versamagic chalk ink  and edged with the same ink. I made the mask using a silicone mould and paperclay which was painted with metallic turquoise paint and highlighted with white Posca pen.

The feather were made by stamping in Archival black ink on an alcohol ink background on glossy cardstock and trimming out.

The word 'Thanks' was stamped on white card in Versafie black ink, trimmed out and edged with more chalk ink.

The card was then finished by applying the matt onto the card blank, attaching the feathers (with foam pads) and the mask along with the word on more foam pads.

The peel-off gives a subtle texture and pattern to the background ......

Sid xx

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Dream .....

Made a set of Inchies for a monthly swap on UK Stampers Forum .....

I used waste packaging and punched out the bases which are 1 x 1 inch square. I made a background with Distress Oxides and a waterspray which was also punched.

The bases were covered with the background and stamped with a spotty flower stamp in Versafine black ink. The word dream was then stamped in dark green Versamagic chalk ink. A small adhesie pearl was added to the flower centres. The Inchies were edged dark blue Versamagic chalk ink t finish.

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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Daisies .....

A simple but effective tag ....

I cut a piece of white card to 2.5 x 6 inches and rounded the corners with a corner-rounder. Onto this base I applied  a number of torn pieces of blue tissue paper with white spots.

The rubber daisy stamps were then stamped onto the base in Versafine black ink and these were coloured with turquoise watercolour using a watercolour brushpen. I drew in black stems with a micron pen. Some yellow Stickles glitter glue was applied to the daisy centres. The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink'

I added three blue adhesive pearls and edged the tag in turquoise Versamagic chalk ink. I then chose some thin ribbon, punched a hole at the top of the tag and tied the ribbon through to finish.

Clean and simple ....

Sid xx

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Zebras.....

Made a Zebra greetings card ......

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card base. I made a die-cut background with inks and stencils in pastel pinks & greens on white card. I then made a masterboard with green inks and die-cut a number of leaves from this. This background was trimmed and edged with green Versamagic chalk ink and matted on a piece of green card which in turn was edged in dark pink chalk ink. A few leaves were stamped in green chalk ink onto the background and the die-cut leaves added as shown.

The two Zebras (My Favourite Things) were stamped in Archival black ink and trimmed out. I coloured the ears with a pink Posca Marker.

I then applied foam pads to the zebras and placed them as shown, grounding with grey ink lines.

The sentiment ' You're My Zebra' was stamped in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed and added on more foam pads.

The card was finished by applying the matts onto the card base !

I want to enter this card into the Country View Crafts April Challenge whose theme is 'Animal Magic'

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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