Expressive .......

Made a Clean And Simple Card .......

I used a 5 x 5 inch brown Kraft card as the base.......

I then stamped a keyhole stamp (Cherry Pie) in black Versafine ink on white card and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I coloured the face with Distress Ink washes and a waterbrush before trimming out and edging with black ink.

The background (Aall & Create) was die-cut from black card and applied to the card front.

The sentiment is made from Washi Tape (Aall & Create) applied to white card and trimmed. the Keyhole and the sentiment were then added on foam pads to finish the card .......

Sid xx

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Roots ......

A Decorated Tag made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ......

The background was made with Distress Oxide washes and cut to size. I chose some leaf & butterfly stamps from Crafty Individuals in varioous colours of Versafine Clair inks. I also stamped some birds in Versafine black ink. The butterflies were treated with Glossy Accents.I added some white and red dots with Posca markers.

The tag was then edged with a green Inktense pencil and it was spread with a waterbrush.

The words are made from Washi tape on card, trimmed and added as shown. These were edged in black Micron pen.

I added a copper eyelet with the crop-a-dile and tied through with two shades of green ribbon. I finished the tag with some lime green dots ......

Sid xx

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Blues .....

A set of three Artist Trading Cards made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum ...... in the theme of 'The Blues' .......

The bases were cut to 2.5 x 3.5 inches from re-cycled food packaging ...... I then made a background from inks on paper and stamped this with a variety of stamps in shades of blue and black using Versafine Clair inks.

I then chose some patterned papers and die-cut circles from them, dry embossing through an embossing folder for texture. I coloured the raised portions with blue Distress Inks and applied two to each ATC, edging in black Inktense pencil and a waterbrush.

Each ATC was edged in blue Inktense pencil and a waterbrush.

The ATC's were finished with three blue dewdrops .....

Sid xx

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Chick .....

Made another Octagonal Easter Gift Box, featuring an Easter Chick this time .....

The box and accessories are all dies from Jaded Blossom and they were cut from white and coloured cards. The box was then assembled and the front and back added on foam pads. The eyes, brows and beak and two egg wings were attached as shown ...... 

The handle was added with black brads and tied through in a bow with an orange grosgrain ribbon and a little yellow bow added too !

The sentiment was stamped on white card with Versafine black ink, trimmed and matted on orange card before adding on more foam pads.

I added a feather at the back as a tail held in place with another orange egg stuck with hot glue to finish ......

A fun box and great for a child filling with choccy eggs ......

Sid xx

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Tulips .....

A set of Twinchies made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum in the theme of 'Spring Florals' ....

The bases were cut to 2 x 2 inches from re-cycled food packaging. The background is an ink on paper type and has been trimmed to fit. I used an abstract stamp to stamp the background in Versafine Black before applying to the bases and edging in black Posca pen.

The tulips (See D's) were stamped on white card in Versafine black ink, coloured with brush markers and trimmed out before adding to the background. They were edged in Inktense black pencil and a waterbrush. 

Finishing touched were to add some white lines with a Posca pen and add a sparkly dot to each ......

Sid xx

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Numbers .....

Here are a set of Inchies made for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

The bases were punched from re-cycled food packaging. The background was made by coating a piece of card with a sheet of double sided adhesive then applying gilding flakes to cover it completely. This was then dry embossed through a 3D embossing folder (Tim Holtz) and swiped over with black Stazon ink to highlight the embossing. It was trimmed into 1 x 1 inch pieces and these were added to the bases for strength.

I then stamped some numbers and added these, edging with black Posca pen to finish .....

Sid xx

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Ride .....

A card made recently for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum .....

The card base is 4 x 6 inch white card base. I have cut a slightly smaller matt from some printed paper and applied this to the card. I edged it with a brown gel pen in dashes. I then cut a label, edged with brown ink and applied this at the bottom of the card.

I then die-cut two shapes from white card with stitched edge dies. Both were edged with brown ink.

I then chose a bicycle stamp (Papertrey Ink) and stamped in grey ink onto the larger matt, colouring selective areas with a brown pen. I added two buttons to represent the wheels which were tied through with brown embroidery thread. This was added to the matt as shown on foam pads.

The sentiment (Papertrey Inks) was also stamped in grey ink on the other shape and this was also added on foam pads.

I applied 5 adhesive gems to finish the card ......

Sid xx

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Specimen .....

A set of Artist Trading Coins made for a swap over at UK Stampers Forum ......

The bases are made from re-cycled food packaging die-cut to 2.5 inches diameter. I then die-cut three more from white card and applied strips of Washi tape across the white backgrounds.

I stamped the bee in Versamark ink and heat embossed with some mustard embossing powder, infilling with blue, yellow and black posca pens.

The word (Tim Holtz/Sizzix) was reverse cut with a die and backed with black card before trimming and applying as shown.

Each of the Coins was then edged with gold Krylon pen to finish .......

Sid xx

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Bunny ......

Crafted a little Easter gift box today ......

The box, handle and bunny were die-cut from stout double-sided papers and assembled with red-line tape. The handle was added with two blue brads.

I have decorated front and back with die-cut flowers made from card and printed vellum, each centred with an adhesive pearl. The bunny has a black gem for its eye and a little yellow pom-pom for its tail and is added on foam pads.

The sentiment (Papertrey Ink) was stamped in black Versafine on white card and matted on some of the patterned paper and then adhered on foam pads.

I have tied through the handle with some grosgrain ribbon to finish. Lovely to add a few eggs and give for a gift for Easter .....

Sid xx

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LIM Challenge #480 ......

Well here we are again inviting you to join in with us at 'Less Is More' and make a Clean And Simple card using these colours .....

This is my Design Team card for the challenge:

I used a 6 x 6 inch white card as the base. I then cut a white matt to 3.5 inches square and stamped this with a scribbly flower in Versafine black ink which was heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I then used 'Stream' Adirondack Dye ink and a waterbrush to colour the flower as shown ...... once happy I then drew in the stem with a black Micron pen .......

The white matt was again matted on aquamarine and black cards leaving a small border and this was applied directly to the card front.

The sentiment was also stamped on white card in Versafine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder before trimming out and again matting on coloured and black cards. This was applied on foam pads as shown to finish the card ..... simple !

Hoping that you can join us and for more fab inspiration do visit the blog by clicking HERE to see my fellow Design Team members creations ......

Sid xx

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