Altered ......

We are running a Challenge on UK Stampers Forum until 5th April ..... we are to make an altered Fish/Mint Tin for the chance of winning some fab stamps from 'That's Crafty' ....

I used an empty sardine can which was washed thoroughly, dried and coated with a couple of coats of white gesso to prepare.

I used a set of Papertrey Ink stamps featuring a theme of 'Buttons' and stamped the button card, words and buttons in Versafine black and Versafine Clair colours. I trimmed out all elements and drew in threads on the buttons, applying Glossy Accents to a couple of the buttons.

The button card was embellished with buttons stuck in place with more Glossy Accents.

I lined the inside edge of the tin with Washi tape and cut a panel to fit the inside base from pink spotty paper.... sticking this in place. The outside of the tin was covered in two pieces of Washi tape and the rim coloured with Gold Krylon pen.

The tin was then decorated with the button card on foam pads, a mini pink satin ribbon, some card-candi, the front word panel (with the addition of pink Posca pen) and a number of the stamped buttons. The inside lip of the tin was decorated with more dots of pink Posc pen and fruit punch Stickles Glitter glue.

Sid xx

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Journal .....

Another Journal made with a Sizzix die ...... Distress Oxide panels, embossing folders and gilding wax ...

 

Tag pockets and stamped tags .....

Die-cuts & Washi tape ....

More tag pockets & tags with ribbon .....

Stamping ....

Printed papers & acrylic paints ......

Sid xx

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Baby .....

A Clean & Simple card made for the LIM Challenge this week ......

I used a 5 x 5 inch white card blank as the base. I then die-cut a white stitched smaller square.

I used a set of stamps and dies from Sizzix and stamped the girl and tag in Memento black ink, the flowers with a variety of colours of Versafine Clare Inks. All were die-cut. I coloured the girl with Copic markers and added yellow self adhesive pearls to the centres of some of the flowers.

All elements were applied to the stitched panel as shown (some on foam pads) . Some Posca white pen was added ....... this was attached to the card blank to finish the card .....

Sid xx

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Blossom .....

Made a 'Spring' themed clean and simple card for the CAS Friday Challenge #200 .......

I used a blank white card blank as the base and prepared a die-cut watercolour stitched-edge card panel with some green and pink washes.

The main image was stamped in Memento black ink on white card and was coloured with Copic markers and edged in gold pen. This was then applied onto the watercoloured background.

The words were stamped in Versafine black ink on white card, trimmed out and matted onto some pink watercoloured card, edged with green and applied on foam pads to finish ......

Sid xx

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Silhouette ......

A card made for a monthly Challenge on Country View Crafts Challenge site whose subject is 'Silhouettes' .....

I started with a 6 x 6 inch white card blank. I then made a background with Alcohol inks, acrylic paint and stencil ..... I trimmed a piece to 5 x 5 inches and matted this on pink and blue cards t form a border.

The Butterflies were stamped in Archival black ink and die-cut. I added a grey border to each. I then die-cut a wildflower with a Tim Holtz Sizzix die.

The butterflies were added on foam pads and the wildflower stuck n place as shown. Some blue self adhesive pearls were added. The sentiment was (Crafty Individuals) was stamped in black Versafine ink, trimmed and edged with blue Versamagic chalk ink. The background was added to the cardblank to finish the card .......

Sid xx

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Spring .......

Here is a set of Artist Trading Cards made for a swap on UK Stampers Forum .....

The bases were cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches from re-cycled food packaging. these were then covered with a background made on the Gelli plate with alcohol inks, acrylic paints and a stencil. A strip of torn green striped Washi tape was added to ground the trees.

I then stamped the trees, bird, flower and butterfly (Sizzix) and die cut these with the matching dies. I used Copic markers to colour the embellishments which were stuck in place as shown.

The words was stamped in Versafine black ink and trimmed and edged with green Versamagic chalk ink. The ATC's were also edged in the same ink to finish .....

Sid xx

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Voyage .....

Two little Artist Trading Coins made recently for swapping .....

I used a die-cut butterfly made from bookpaper and painted with french pink acrylic paint. This was cut in half to make two Coins. The bases were made from re-cycled cereal packet card.

I used a Gelli plate background made from Distress Oxides with some iridescent blue medium to add a shimmer.

I stamped some dots and shapes in pink and blue with Archival ink and added some blue and pink adhesive pearl cabochons.

The half butterflies were attached with wings on foam pads and edging with Posca pens. I drew in bodies and antenna in black Posca. The coins were edged in pink Posca. The words (Crafty Individuals) were stamped and applied with an edge with blue Posca to finish.

Sid xx

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Vintage .....

A set of Inchies made for a swap on UK Stampers Forum ......

The 1 inch square bases were punched from up-cycled packaging and the fronts were collaged with stamps, papers and Glossy Accents. I used a Posca pen Archival inks .....

Sid xx

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Sunshine .....

 

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

The bases were made from re-cycled packaging and the backgrounds are a Gelli Print with stencils and Distress Oxides.

I have stamped a flower in different colours of Distress Oxide and stamped some leaves in black Versafine ink, adding some green dots in the background.

A coloured dewdrop was added to the centre of each flower and  the words ere stamped in green ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder before trimming and applying as shown.

The coins were edged with green Posca pen to finish ......

Sid xx

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Free .....

Made a tag for a swap on UK Stampers Forum after being inspired by Kate Crane ......

The base is a manilla tag and I have dyed the string with Distress ink (Worn Lipstick).

The collaged background is made from Gelli prints using alcohol inks and Distress Oxides trimmed and applied to provide a ground for the bird..... a little stamping in pink Archival ink adds a contrast colour. All edged were edged with pale green Versamagic chalk ink.

The bird (JOFY) was stamped on white card and coloured with Distress Inks made into watercolours and trimmed. It was applied on foam pads to add relief.

The words (Crafty Individuals) are backed with a snippet of background and applied on more foam pads to finish .....

Sid xx

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