Things I Love

This little hanging is entitled Things I love and of course is made using a chipboard heart which is 13 x 13 cms in size.

I have had a load of Lynne Perrella stamps by PaperArtsy and have hardly used them so thought I would select one as the focal point for this project. In fact all stamps are by PaperArtsy.

First I stamped the image in Memento tuxedo black ink onto white cardstock.  I then tore the edges and coloured the image with Alcohol ink brush markers in shades of purple and pink.  The edges were touched with a gold Posca pen to highlight..

The base heart was covered in a printed paper of distressed letters on black background.  I then used more PaperArtsy stamps inked with Versamark ink and heat embossed with 3 different Moonglow embossing powders for a subtle mica finish (best seen with the naked eye).

Once this was done I took two pieces of ribbon, one turquoise grosgrain and one slightly thinner in purple satin.  The purple satin ribbon was overstamped with another circular LP stamp and more Memento tuxedo black ink and was stuck onto the turquoise with red line tape.  The assembled ribbon band was then stuck in place as shown across the heart.

The heart was then provided with two gold eyelets added with the crop-a-dile and the whole thing edged with more Posca gold pen.  The stamped image was then added on foam pads and the word stickers added as shown.

Finishing touches were to add a length of silk sari ribbon and more of the purple ribbon through the eyelets tied in a rough knot to allow it to be hung.  Just love the colours on this piece.

Sid xx

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No.17 Technology

This weeks entry into my Photo Book is entitled 'Technology'.  I am a bit of a fanatic for fresh coffee and this pic of a bit of kit is my little indulgence where traditional methodology is enhanced with lots of hi-tech gadgetry.  I love it and it makes superb coffee.

Whilst it grinds the beans and brews it can be programmed to any degree to give you exactly what type of coffee you desire.

I have used stamping, printed papers, Washi tape, punching, stickers and Distress Stickles on this page.

If you would like to join in click HERE and HERE for more info.

Sid xx

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'Houses' ATC's

Over on UK Stampers Forum we have a monthly ATC swap where we swap 3 ATC's on a theme.  Septembers' theme is 'Houses' and these are my trio of ATC's.

Recently I have been designing my own digital backgrounds using the computer and these are made using one of my creations as a base which has a look of peeling paint.  I have also used a digital sheet from Artchix for the house images.

The base of the ATC's was made from stout Kraft board cut to 3.5 x 2.5 ins with a craft knife on a self healing cutting mat.

Stamps used on these ATC's are from a set by Stampington 'Clearly Impressed' called home elements and I stamped brickwork in Memento onyx black and then a door knocker and ballustrade in Brilliance moonlight white.

I have also used a gold Posca pen to add dots of metallic colour around the edges and have also edged each of the ATC's with black dye ink.

Sid xx

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Restoration .........

Hi everyone !  Lovely day here in Manchester but I am staying in and crafting away here and have just made this 6 x 4 postcard as part of a monthly swap over on UK Stampers Forum .  This month it's an 'Open' theme and the postcard has to be able to go through the post naked to its recipient.

This is a challenge as any heavy embellishment can suffer greatly as the postcard goes through the sorting machinery at our friends the P.O..

Anyway, I started with a piece of white cardstock cut to 6 x 4 inches.  I then covered this with a computer based background which I made using digital images.  The colourway is mainly blues with a hint of pinks.

I then used four rubber stamps. Firstly the female face was stamped in dark blue dye ink and then overstamped with lime green ink with the same stamp offset.

Around the right edge and bottom of the card I used a swirl stamp with lime green dye ink and stamped a swirly border.  The bottom border was then overstamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed with ranger lime green embossing powder.

The word plates were printed and stuck in place and were edged with black micron pen (0.4).  The same pen was used to add some dots on the swirls on the right.  A few small butterflies were roughly stamped in dark red on the left to add a contrasting colour.

The whole card was edged in more lime green dye ink and the card was sprayed with matte acrylic varnish to protect.

Sid xx

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No. 43 Relaxing With A Cuppa

 

This weeks entry to my Photo Book is entitled 'Relax with a Cuppa'.  The pic shows my favourite big mug filled with that refreshing brown stuff.  I take it with milk and sugar (all the sins here !).

I bought 4 of these in the Sogo store in Hong Kong and they are made by Bodum and are double walled with a lime green silicone gripper.  They are brilliant at keeping the fluid warm (or cool)  for a long time.

 

I have used printed papers and stickers on this page to keep it simple.  Love the refreshing colours !

If you fancy joining in or having a go details are HERE & HERE.

Sid xx

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Leaf & Branch

Love some of the dies that you can use through a diecut machine !!  The main image on this simple card is one of my favourites and is quite intricate.  It's by Marianne Designs and was diecut from lichen green textured card through the Sizzix Big Shot.

A strip of coloured striped paper (reminds me of the Paul Smith signature stripe) actually from a 6 x 6 inch paper pack from Websters Pages was cut, edged with green alcohol ink and stuck in place at the near bottom of a 12 x12 cm plain white card.

The die-cut tree was then stuck in place with Quickie glue pen.  The printed sentiment was edged with the same alcohol ink pen and mounted as shown on foam pads. I am also entering this card into The Craftroom Challenge for this month which is Trees and/or leaves.

No stamping on this one for a change !

Sid xx

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Bunting ........

Another simple card, this time done to celebrate any occasion.  The stamp used is a Lynne Perrella one by PaperArtsy and is stamped using Versafine onyx black on a blank 12 cm square card.

I have selectively coloured in the flags with various Posca pens.

A gold foiled sentiment was added on foam pads to finish.

Sid xx

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No.27 Flowers

 

This weeks entry for my Photobook has the subject 'Flowers' as its theme.  I do love orchids and have a few in the house which do flower for me.  This pic was taken of a recent flowering event of one of them which is a deep pink ....... isn't it fantastic?  I used this as my pic for this weeks entry

The page was decorated with printed papers and stickers.

If you are interested in having a go click HERE for details.

Sid xx

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Clearly Oriental

This acetate book was fashioned from acetate up-cycled from packaging I had in my stash.  Three pieces were used and were trimmed to 12 x 16 cm . Inside the book there are two pages of card making for 5 pages in total.  Each of the pages was scored on the left side to allow for a hinge. 

The card was trimmed into approx half pages vertically and these were covered in oriental style fans and guilded papers.  The book can be viewed from the back and the front each with a different visual effect.

 

The five layers ..... acetate/card/acetate/card/acetate were aligned and trimmed to size with the scored edges on the left.  I then used a crop-a-dile to cut 5 equidistant holes in the hinge and applied gold eyelets to hold the book together. Two red style stones were held in place with some red eyelash fibres threaded through the eyelets which was tied to secure and trimmed.

A mandarin stamp was inked in black Stazon and stamped on gold paper which was carefully trimmed out and adhered with Glossy Accents to the inside of the acetate front cover.

I added numerous other elements including metal embellishments, style stones, Chinese coins, paper lace, wooden sticks, tied threads and ...... wait for it, peel-offs !  Actually they did work quite well on the acetate.  I stamped a stylised dragonfly on a style stone with black Stazon too and stuck this in place on one of the card pages.

Thought I would enter this into the Craft Stamper Take it Make it challenge too !

Very difficult to photograph due to the reflective qualities of the acetate.

Sid xx

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Filmstrip Card

 

Another variation on a theme. This card was made with a Filmstrip stamp (Hobbycraft) stamped in Memento tuxedo black and trimmed into three pieces.  Another block stamp (Hero Arts) was stamped in Adirondack dye inks in slate, denim and eggplant.

 

Two pieces of Washi tape applied and covered by two of the film strips whilst another was added in the middle right.

The sentiment was edged in grey alcohol ink and adhered with foam pads.

Sid xx

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