A Sprinkling of Fun

 

I have made this card today.  I have used a Gelli Plate background made with stamps & brayer and Adirondak/Versafine inks.

Some overstamping was done in Versafine onyx black ink.  The edges were finished with Distress inks in barn door and faded jeans, applied with Cut'n'dry foam.

The words were stamped on heavy paper in black Versafine, edged with faded jeans Distress ink and stuck in place.

Finishing touch was to add some pva glue in dots and apply holographic glitter to finish.

Sid xx

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Hearty Words !

  

I have entitled this card in line with the Less Is More Challenge for week 191 whose theme this week is 'Mostly Words'.

The stamps that came to mind and are by Stampers Anonymous by Tim Holtz (Urban Chic) and I had never used these two stamps together.  Often words are more important than pictures in our lives but the two together can hold more meaning too !  I thought that these two stamps were ideal in depicting this.

I started with a 4.5 x 4.5 inch white card blank.  I used Marvey Embossing Pens to selectively colour the heart stamp which was then stamped and heat embossed with detail clear embossing powder, heated from below with a heat gun.

The subtle shine provided by the embossing is captured on the pic above and this also enlivens the colours too.  I then stamped the words in Archival black ink.

Finishing touches were to add 4 self adhesive gems to the ribbon garland on the heart and I drew a couple of corners onto the card to frame it with a fine black Micron pen.

Sid xx

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Elegance .....

This 4 x 4 inch card was made from a piece of white cardstock which I trimmed to size.  I started by sticking a short length of TH Tissue Tape with a music theme across the card at an angle.

I then used a 0.2 black Micron pen to draw two lines above and below the tape to emphasize.

Next I stamped the ballerina (by Stamping Bella) in Archival black ink as shown.  Her dress was coloured with Marvey alcohol ink markers.

Finally the printed word 'Elegance' was edged with the same Micron pen before sticking in place as shown.  Very simple but effective I think !

This card also fits the bill for the Less is More Challenge blog for week 190, the theme for which is Face The Music & Dance.

Sid xx

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Three Times A Lady

 

These three ATC's are for a swap over on UK Stampers Forum.  The monthly themes are song titles and the September title is 'Three Times A Lady'.  These are my trio of ATC's.

The cards were cut to size from 300gsm white cardstock. The backgrounds are from a 6 x 6 paper pad by Basic Grey called 'Infuse' and I have overstamped a swirl design in coloured Impress inks.

The images were collected over time from various websites and have been printed and trimmed out before being glued in place.  They were edged with a fine black Micron Pen.  All edges were coloured with Distress Inks.

Each ATC was then labelled with a DYMO label as shown and finished with a white dot made with a Posca marker in each corner.

Sid xx

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HOME .........

 

This months postcard swap over on UK Stampers Forum has a theme of Architecture/Stone.  We are to make a 6 x 4in postcard which will travel through the post 'naked' to it's recipient.

I cut the base from white 300gsm cardstock and used some background paper to provide a little colour.

I then stamped a door, windows and brickwork in Archival black using a set of Stampington acrylic stamps.  All stamps came from the set.

Once stamped I coloured in some areas with Posca pens in turquoise, gold and white before edging the postcard with broken china Distress ink.

Finally I sprayed with a thin coat of matt acrylic lacquer to seal.  I liked the simplicity of the card.  What do you think?

Sid xx

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My Bear 'Felt' Blue !

Couldn't resist the pun and after a period of craft inactivity I decided to make a felt teddy !  So here he is sporting his blue buttons.

He stands 8 inches tall.  He's not perfect but no-one is after all.

Sid xx

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Good Luck

This very windy Sunday I am relaxing after doing the usual household chores and I made this card.  I started with a 4.5 x 4.5 inch white card blank.

I then stamped the bird (pinkpaisley) in Memento tuxedo black ink on a plain white card plate and coloured with alcohol ink pens.  This was matted on black card and the whole plate heat embossed with Versamark ink and detail clear embossing powder to give a glossy finish.

I then adhered a piece of stripey self adhesive fabric strip as shown across the card and mounted the birdy plate over this on sticky dots.

The words were stamped on more white card in Memento ink and trimmed out.  This was mounted as shown on foam pads.

The pic above shows the clear glossy finish achieved with the embossing powder.  This fits the bill for this weeks Less Is More challenge blog for week 185 whose theme is 'Animal'.

Have a great Sunday everyone and thanks to all who take the time to comment and follow my blog ...... it is really appreciated !

Sid xx

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Wonderful Leaves & Kindness

Hope everyone is having a super Sunday with some time to craft too !


This one layer card uses only 4 stamps and a plain white 4.5 x 4.5 inch card blank.  I have stamped the leaves using Distress Inks in peeled paint, pine needles, forest moss & rusty hinge.

  

I have then used a waterbrush and massaged the colours a bit to give a watercolour look. Drying with a heat gun to set.

 

 

The sentiment is stamped in Versafine onyx black.  This card fits the bill for the Less Is More Challenge blog for week 184 whose subject is 'Foliage'.

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My Home Is .........

  

This card could be used as a 'New Home' card but is entered into the City Crafter Challenge Blog for week 223 - the subject this week is 'Home is Where The Heart is'.

I started with a 5 x 5 inch white card blank and cut a piece of paper slightly less than the base which was adhered to the background after edging with old paper Distress Ink.  By the way all papers used are from My Minds Eye!

I then used a Tim Holtz Sizzix alterations die and cut the houses which I separated only using a strip of three.  These were adhered as shown and the smoke, underline and windows were added using black Posca Pen.

The honeycomb design was cut out from another piece of paper and adhered as shown above the houses and three similar individual 'combs' were cut out, edged with Distress Ink and adhered over the originals on foam pads to add a bit of depth.

Finally I used a PaperArtsy stamp of three arches and stamped this on white card in Versafine onyx black ink, trimming out just the one arch which again was edged and coloured with more Distress ink.  This was adhered on foam pads as shown.

Love the earthy tones of the colours on this card.

Sid xx

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Cheeky...........

  

This is my entry for the UK Stampers Postcard swap this month.  The red cheeks give away the choice of title for this card. The theme for August is open so I have done a very colourful card keeping in mind that it has to travel to it's recipient through the post with no other protection.

I cut a piece of plain white card to 6 x 4 inches and set about with a stencil and Distress inks in barn door, wild honey and dusty concord, overlaying the colours each time until the desired colour depth was obtained.  I used a Lynne Perrella stamp of a feather and stamped this around the edge of the card in moonlight white Brilliance ink ...... it's subtle but I think looks good.  The edges of the card were then heat embossed in detail gold embossing powder.

The main image is another sizeable Lynne Parrella image from PaperArtsy which I stamped on more white card in Versamark ink.  I then heat embossed the image with detail gold embossing powder for the outline.

I then coloured the image with Marvey Alcohol Ink brush markers and trimmed out the image.  I used Mod Podge matt for paper as the adhesive to firmly attach the image on the Postcard.

This swap is very popular so why not join in by clicking the link at the beginning of the post?

Sid xx

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