Baby Quilt

I have just made this mini quilt for a friend who is expecting a little baby girl.  Love the colours, it's 100% cotton and will come in useful I am sure.  It was all done on my trusty Janome sewing machine.

Sid xx

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Sunshine

Over on UK Stampers Forum we do a monthly Postcard swap which must be sent to its destination through the post as it is.  This months challenge is 'Sunshine' , something I am sure we all sorely miss at the moment. So I made this 6 x 4 inch PC.

I used papers from Graphic 45 and the base card was first covered with an orange spotty print.

I then stamped a sunburst with a TH Stampers Anonymous stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossed with a couple of colours of Ranger opaque embossing powders.

Next I stamped a row of grungy stars (also TH) in Memento black at the top. I used some gold Precious Metal colour paint with a loose brush to extend the sunburst to the top and side edges of the card.

The sun was made from a circle of card painted with coral Precious Metal paint, stamped with spots and applied as shown. It was edged with black Micron pen.

Two strips of paper were edged with black soot Distress Ink and applied horizontally at the bottom.  Some accents were added with a white Posca Pen and the words Sun & Shine were added with Graphic 45 stickers.  The whole card was sprayed with acrylic spray to set it and protect through the post.

Sid xx

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Love Actually

Love is in the air ............. we hope !!  I used a cream card blank as the base.  Then got to work stamping four contemporary hearts using Chocolate Baroque stamps.  I used Memento tuxedo black so that I could use alcohol inks to colour some of the design in red.  Memento just does not bleed with alcohol inks and I prefer it to Archival.

The hearts were stamped on white card and cut out before colouring.  I also used a gold Posca marker to infill some of the areas.  Some spaces were left white too. The sentiment (also from Chocolate Baroque) was stamped on white card with Versamark ink and heat embossed with detail gold embossing powder.  The sentiment plate was coloured round the edge with the same red AI pen.

The hearts were mounted as shown with the top edges held in place with foam pads which also trapped a fine piece of red gosgrain ribbon entwined round the hearts.

The sentiment plate was placed on foam pads over a strip of red Washi tape to finish.

This meets the City Crafter Challenge for this week No. 198 'Love Bug'.

Sid xx

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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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Love Story

This Valentines card is made from a base of craft board on a card blank.  I have used printed papers with a love theme and layered a number of these on the card.

First layer is a pink horizontal stripe which I have punched through at two corners.

Next Layer is made from pink XO paper matted on some word paper.

Two hearts were stamped on more paper with Versamark and a stamp and these were heat embossed with some Ranger red gloss powder.  These were trimmed out and one applied over the other on foam pads.

I then made a bow from red organza ribbon and applied this as shown.  A metal heart embellishment was then placed beneath the bow whilst another plain metal heart was stuck in place top right.

Most edges were inked with Distress Inks to hide that 'white' edge effect.

Finishing touches were to add some red Stickles glitter glue as shown and to apply a printed sentiment with the words 'Love Story.

This meets the requirements for the City Crafter Challenge Blog No.196 where you have to have a Valentines card or use the word Story ...... I have done both here !

Sid xx

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Happy Chinese New Year 2014

Gong Hei Fat Choi to all, in celebration of the Year of The Horse 2014.  May everyone be blessed with Good Luck and Good Fortune in the year to come ! 

Those born within the years of the horse are said to be recognised as energetic, bright and intelligent. This kind of person is sometimes referred to a "Qianli Ma" - a horse that covers a thousand li a day (one li is equivalent to 500 metres).

It is believed those born in the year of the horse have excellent communication skills and enjoy being in the limelight. In general, it is suggested that they are cheerful, popular, talented and enjoy entertaining. They are associated with success and cannot stand failure.

Sid xx

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Follow Your Dreams Triptych

I used to like doing the Gothic Arches Challenge but sadly it wrapped up so I had it in my mind to make a triptych ......... and this is it !

I used chipboard and my Sizzix to make three base components with the TH  mini cabinet card movers and shapers die. These were covered with papers from Papermania (capsule collection - sunshine paper pack) also cut out with the die for an accurate fit.

Once stuck in place these were sanded and edged with barn door Distress ink and cut'n'dry foam.  I used a stamp with distressed numbers from PaperArtsy to stamp at the top and bottom of all three panels in sepia Versafine Ink. Followed by a row of stars (bottom) and a swirl (top middle) stamped in Versafine onyx black ink

Next I adhered some swirly red satin diecut ribbon across each of the panels.

I then stamped three tickets from 7 Gypsies with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with detail gold embossing powder.  Each was edged in more Distress Ink and a length of bakers twine added and tied in a knot at the front.  Then some contrasting coloured brads were added to each ticket as shown.

Some more 7Gypsies stamps were then edged in black and these along with the tickets were mounted on foam pads.

 

The words came from K & Co and were also edged with black and added on foam pads.

Finishing touches were to add some Posca pen gold dots around the top edge of each arch.  The three panels were then hinged together with some Washi tape at the back.

Sid xx

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Key to Your Heart

This little chipboard heart is the basis for this 'Key to Your Heart' creation.  I started by covering the heart in paper from the Tilda Kitchen Garden 12 x 12 inch pad.  Once adhered to the heart it was trimmed out, sanded and edged with lilac posies Memento ink.

I then used some diecuts to build up the design, an open heart (stamped with more Memento ink - Paper Artsy), a gold heart  and two layered flowers.

More Memento ink was used to colour tint each piece before assembling as shown.  The metal key was tied through with some fine maroon grosgrain ribbon before sticking in place over the gold heart.

A pale pink pearl was added in the centre of the flower.

Finishing touches were to add a sentiment plate and edge exposed edges of the heart with pink Stickles glitter glue.

This piece will fit the bill for the City Crafter Challenge Blog challenge for this week which is the same as my blog post title too.

Sid xx

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Time ATC's

Here are a set of ATC's I have done as part of a swap.  The subject this month is 'Time'.  The backgrounds are made with distress inks applied on matt paper with a blending tool.

The swirls are stamped in Memento onyx black ink.  Words and images are printed and applied with glue stick.

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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