Defense ......

I used a white card blank as the base for this card .....

I cut a smaller matt from 300gsm hot press watercolour card. I then made some washes with Distress Oxides and brayered the matt with seedless preserves and peacock feathers allowing to dry before stamping (AAll & Create) in Versafine Clair fallen leaves ink. I also selectively stamped the citrus slice in the same ink onto white card. This was trimmed out and coloured with watercolours and a waterbrush, applying Glossy Accents once dry.

The matt was then treated with Posca pen and stamped with numbers and triangle stamps in more of the same Distress Oxides and yellow Versafine Clair inks. A couple of yellow brads were added and some gold metallic lines.

The stamped watercolour matt was then further matted onto teal card and trimmed. I then added the coloured citrus slice on foam pads over the original image.

The words (Snarky small talk - Tim Holtz) were added and edged with black Micron pen and the matt applied to the card blank base to finish the card ..... Fruity !!

Sid xx

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Industrial ......

A card made with a science and industry feel .....

I started with a white card-blank. I then cut a matt from white card and stamped the main stamp with Versafine black ink (AAll & Create). I selectively stamped the jet engine and No.4 again and trimmed these out colouring with watercolours and a waterpen.

I then die-cut a circle from white card and coloured this with brayered matte acrylic paint in violet and grey. This was also stamped with the background stamp to act as a spotlight. I have used a white Posca pen to highlight aspects on this.

I then coloured the background with watercolour washes in greens and yellows leaving some white areas. I then added the circle, lining up with the image below and edging in Inktense pencil and a waterbrush. Next I added the other elements on foam pads.

I added a brass brad and some metal eyelets and green Washi tape. The card was highlighted with some glossy accents added to selected elements.

The card was finished with some alpha stamps to add the 'Industrial' word in Versafine black on white card.

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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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

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Girly ......

Made this watercolour card .....

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white card blank. I cut a smaller square from white card and stamped this with a sketchy girl stamp (Tracey Coates - Aspects of Design) in Versafine black ink. I then used watercolours and a waterbrush to colour this image as shown. Once happy with the watercolours I matted this on black card.

I then added more colour with Ecoline Brushpens, Posca markers and gold pen and decorated with various colours of Stickles glitter glue. I added glossy accents on the girls lips.

The finished panel was then stuck onto the card blank. I then stamped the Happy Birthday (Tracey Coates - Aspects of Design) in Versafine black ink and matted this onto more black card, trimmed this out and added on foam pads.

Sid xx

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Friendship .....

Made this CAS card recently ....

It's on a 5 x 5 inch white card blank ....

The girls (Crafty Individuals) were stamped in Archival black ink on white card, trimmed out and coloured with watercolours and a waterbrush and edged with metallic gold pen. This was then matted onto dark blue card.

The sentiment (Crafty Individuals) was stamped in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed out and matted on dark blue card. The starfish (PinkPaislee) were stamped directly onto the card in more Versafine black ink. The panel was applied to the card blank, the sentiment added on foam pads and three yellow sequins were added to finish ......

Sid xx

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Elizabeth.....

Have had these stamps for ages and decided to give them an airing .....

The main stamp was stamped in Versafine black onto a piece of white card. It was gently coloured with watercolours and a waterbrush and mounted on a piece of dark blue card. This was then attached to a 6 x 4 inch white cardblank.

The words 'Elizabeth Tower' were stamped in Versafine black on white card and matted onto more blue card and mounted on foam pads. It is the name of the tower in which Big Ben is housed at The Houses Of Parliament in London. A greeting could be added as appropriate if wanted ......

A simple but multi purpose card for all occasions ......

Sid xx

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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

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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

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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

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Happiness.....

Made a little 2.5 x 3.5 inch box .....

This one is all about being happy as friends ..... we all need a little more Happiness at the moment ....dont we ?

The box was die-cut from white card and assembled as shown. I then decorated this with printed papers and die-cut elements using Stickles glitter glue and adhesive gems and sequins. The friends image (Crafty Individuals) was stamped in Archival black on watercolour card and was coloured with watercolour brushpens and a waterbrush before trimming out ans applying onto the front of the box.

The sentiment (Crafty Individuals) was stamped on white card in Versafine black ink, trimmed out and edged with pale blue Versamagic chalk ink. It was applied to the front of the box as shown.

The box was finished by tying through with fine blue and pink velvet ribbon.

Sid xx

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Greenbird....

Made another mini (3 x 3 inch) 'birdy' card.....

I used a white card blank and then stamped the bird (Dina Wakley) on watercolour card in Archival black ink. This was then coloured with watercolour brush pens and a waterbrush. Some highlights were added with white Posca pen.

The image was trimmed out applied to the card front and was grounded with a grey marker.  The sentiment (Dina Wakley) as stamped directly onto the card in Versafine black ink.

Sid xx

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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

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Foam ....

We have a Challenge this month over on UK Stampers Forum where we are to make a stamp from foam using a die to cut it. Then make something using the stamp .... this is mine ....

I used 3 mm thick fun-foam and die-cut this with the flower die which I then glued to a piece of thick black card as a base. It cut very easily.

I then dug out my Adirondack inks and inked the stamp with wild plum ink and stamped 3 times onto a piece of white card.  I then used a waterbrush and spread the ink.  I then used butterscotch and denim inks to make washes to produce a background.  Once happy I dried with a heat gun, trimmed out and matted onto black card, sticking onto a fuschia coloured card base on foam pads. A small amount of Stickles glitter glue was applied to the flowers.

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder on black card.  This was trimmed out and applied as shown on more foam pads.

Great idea to make extra stamps from your dies.  If you fancy joining in do click HERE to join the Forum ... we are Fun, Friendly & Fun .... all are welcome !!!

Sid xx

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Singing .....

This tag has been made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

The base tag is made from white card background coloured with Distress Inks in Peeled Paint & Frayed Burlap smooshed to provide the effect seen.

The bird was stamped in Versamark ink on more white card which was heat embossed with fine black embossing powder.  The bird was coloured with watercolour brushpens and mixed with a waterbrush before trimming out.

The leaves were die-cut from green gingham print paper and the bough stamped in Aged Mahogany and die-cut.  The bough, leaves and bird were stuck in place as shown.

Two strips of Washi tape were added, top & bottom, and the tag was edged in brown Versamagic chalk ink.  The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink on cream card which was trimmed and matted on mauve card before adding on foam pads.  I added an eyelet with the crop-a-dile and threaded through with purple glitter ribbon to finish.

Sid xx

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Fantasy .....

Another card made with a Brusho background on watercolour paper ....

I used a white 6 x 4 inch card blank and cut a piece of watercolour paper slightly smaller. Now time to get messy .....

I first wet the watercolour paper with water from an spray bottle and then sprinkled Brusho crystals in Violet, Sea Green & Turquoise allowing the colours to develop.  I used a waterbrush to spread the colour to suit and when happy dried with a heat gun.

I then stamped the card with a couple of silhouette fairy stamps and some 'heart' grass using Versafine Onyx Black ink and dried with the heat gun.  I then used a white Posca marker to make highlights as if to mimic a moonlit scene.  The apertures in the wings were glittered with crystal Stickles and some spots in Posca and in Stickles added.

To finish I edged with more Posca , sprayed with acrylic sealer and stuck the design onto the card blank adding a stamped sentiment edged in black on foam pads.

Sid xx

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Feather .....

Made a CAS 'Thankyou' card .....

I have stamped a feather in Archival black ink on a piece of watercolour paper and coloured this with Inktense pencils and waterbrush.

It is mounted on a 4 x 4 inch card with a die-cut border raised on foam pads.  The sentiment reads 'THANK YOU' and is stamped in more Archival black ink.

Sid xx

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Sweet Trading Coins ........

Made these Artist Trading Coins using an old rubber stamps and some different techniques. Each uses 2.5 inch die-cuts as the base.

The top one I used coloured pencils and chalks for the background and stamped with Distress Ink over this, edged with Versamagic Chalk Ink.

Bottom left I used printed paper as the base and stamped in Distress Ink and used a water brush to produce a watercolour effect. Again edged with chalk ink.

Bottom right I applied dye inks direct-to-paper, over stamped in Versafine sepia ink and then used Posca markers to further define the outlines. Again edged with chalk ink.

All three have some Posca white pen to highlight eyes and teeth.

These are up for swaps, so if you would like to swap with me, please email me on the email link in the right border of the blog !

Sid xx

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Bloom ......

This Summery tag was made for a monthly swap over on UK Stampers Forum ....

I started with a white card base trimmed to size.  This was covered in a selection of papers which were stamped with a swirl in red Memento ink.

The main image (Elusive Images) was tamped in Archival black, coloured with Distress inks and a water-brush, trimmed out and applied as shown. The word 'bloom' was stamped at the base in Archival black ink.

The eyelet was added with the Crop-a-Dile and a piece of red spotty ribbon was stapled through.  The tag was edged in red Versamagic chalk ink to finish.

If you would like to take part in the swap click HERE to go to the Forum and join .... it's free & fun !!!

Sid xx

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Gerberas ......

I do love Gerberas as a cut flower .... such gorgeous colours !!

With that in mind I have made a new Gerbera Birthday Card using heat embossing & stamps from Uniko.  I have coloured with watercolours and a waterbrush.

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

Sid xx

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