Saturday 29 October 2016

Crazy birthday!!


  • Tim holtz - crazy dogs & crazy things
  • Lil's inker designs -happy birthday border die
  • Lawn fawn- Finley's 123's
  • Neenahclassic crest cardstock 
  • Memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad 
  • Copics- V17. BG32,34. RV09,55. Y35,38,YR04. C00,02, 08,10. N3,4,5,6,7.
  • DCWV patterned paper (not sure on collection because I've had it years)
  • Wink of stells- gold & clear
  • Ranger glossy accents 
I glued a piece of striped paper to my card blank. I cut a piece of copic friendly cardstock and stamped my images. I die cut a sentiment border along the top edge and the '50' in the bottom corner. I coloured my images using copics then added sparkle with the glitter pens. I glued the panel to the front of my card. The final touch was glossy accents to the nose and eyes.
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Challenge i would like to enter: 


Saturday 22 October 2016

Blue Christmas...


  • Inkylicious- merry Christmas stamp
  • Archival 'jet black' ink pad 
  • Lawn fawn- large dotted circle stackables 
  • HOTP patterned paper 
  • Tim holtz 'tumbled glass' distress ink pad
  • Sakura 'clear star' gelly roll pen
I lightly inked the entire front of my card black. I cut 2 panels of paper in coordinating colours. The largest was cut to 9.5cm x 3.5cm. the second cut to 9.5cm x 2cm. I glued these flat on to my card. I stamped a Christmas greeting on to some white cardstock and diecut into a circle. I also added this to the front of my card flat, to save on postage. The final touch was to add glitter pen to the edges of the matts and the star.
Mx

Challenge I would like to enter:
Freshly made sketches #259
abc Christmas challenge 'u is for... under the pile' (cant remember the last time I used this stamp and the papers are years old, just trying to use up the last scraps)

Birthday wishes!!



  • Pixie powders - aubergine dream & silver dream
  • Avery elle- a tag for all dies
  • SU!- endless (birthday) wishes
  • Watercolour cardstock 
  • Black cardstock 
  • Silver mirri card
I cut a matt of watercolour cardstock and sprinkled on some pixie powders to the top corner. I then sprayed with water and dried using a heat tool. I diecut the birthday sentiment from black and silver card and layered these together to create shadow. I glued the matt on to a card blank made from black cardstock. Finally, I added the diecut sentiment and stamped the 'wishes' below. 
 
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Challenges I would like to enter:

Tuesday 18 October 2016

Sweet rocking horse...

  • LOTV- rocking horse
  • SU!- sweet essentials
  • Memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad 
  • Neenah classic crest cardstock 
  • Copics- skin:E50,51,21,11,93. Teddy:E53,55,57. Rocking horse:W0,1,3,5,6,7. Pink:R81,83,85. Ground:C00,1,3.
  • Lawn fawn- large dotted rectangle stackables 
  • Tim holtz distress ink pad - spun sugar & picked raspberry 
  • Tattered lace- embossing folder (not sure on the design name)
I die cut a piece of cardstock to create my base layer. I inked this using 2 shades of pink, to create an ombre effect background. I then used a embossing folder and my big shot machine to create texture, then I glued this to my card blank. I die cut another matt of cardstock and stamped my image and sentiment. I coloured the image using copics and glued it to the centre of my card.
Mx
 

Sweet rocking horse...

  • LOTV- rocking horse
  • SU!- sweet essentials
  • Memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad 
  • Neenah classic crest cardstock 
  • Copics- skin:E50,51,21,11,93. Teddy:E53,55,57. Rocking horse:W0,1,3,5,6,7. Pink:R81,83,85. Ground:C00,1,3.
  • Lawn fawn- large dotted rectangle stackables 
  • Tim holtz distress ink pad - spun sugar & picked raspberry 
  • Tattered lace- embossing folder (not sure on the design name)
I die cut a piece of cardstock to create my base layer. I inked this using 2 shades of pink, to create an ombre effect background. I then used a embossing folder and my big shot machine to create texture, then I glued this to my card blank. I die cut another matt of cardstock and stamped my image and sentiment. I coloured the image using copics and glued it to the centre of my card.
Mx

I would like to enter the following challenge:

Sweet rocking horse...

  • LOTV- rocking horse
  • SU!- sweet essentials
  • Memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad 
  • Neenah classic crest cardstock 
  • Copics- skin:E50,51,21,11,93. Teddy:E53,55,57. Rocking horse:W0,1,3,5,6,7. Pink:R81,83,85. Ground:C00,1,3.
  • Lawn fawn- large dotted rectangle stackables 
  • Tim holtz distress ink pad - spun sugar & picked raspberry 
  • Tattered lace- embossing folder (not sure on the design name)
I die cut a piece of cardstock to create my base layer. I inked this using 2 shades of pink, to create an ombre effect background. I then used a embossing folder and my big shot machine to create texture, then I glued this to my card blank. I die cut another matt of cardstock and stamped my image and sentiment. I coloured the image using copics and glued it to the centre of my card.
Mx

Friday 7 October 2016

Uptown girl...


  • Stamping bella-mason uptown girl opal the optimist 
  • Sentimentally yours- elegant milestone birthday 
  • LOTV- timeless Victorian paper
  • SU!- finishing touches edgelits
  • Neenahclassic crest cardstock 
  • Memento 'tuxedo black' ink pad 
  • Copics- skin E50,51,21,11,93. Hair E44,43,42.Y21. dress C4. V12,15,17. BG32,34. Dress/bottle YG63,67. Bottle/drink E40,81. Glass BG70. Ground C1,00
  • atyou spica glitter pens - clear, sand and black
  • Clear self adhesive gems and paper flowers (unknown brand)
I took inspiration from the sketch and decided to create an alternative shaped card by cutting the front off at an angle. To do this, I measured 1cm in from two corners on the front of my card blank and drew a diagonal pencil line across to help line up my edge die. I die cut along the line to shape the card with a decorative edge. I cut a mat of paper for both the inside and outside of my card blank and glued them down. I stamped and coloured my image with copics and touches of glitter to create the champagne bubbles and sparkly belt. I then stamped my sentiment onto another piece of card and used my paper trimmer to shape them into rectangles. I matted each of these onto the coordinating paper and glued them to my card, making sure the glue was only on the areas touching the card front and not on the overhang. I added paper flowers in matching colours and clear gems to complete the sketch with a touch of decoration and sparkle.
 
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Challenge i would like to enter:

Tuesday 4 October 2016

Special bouquets...


  • W plus 9- beautiful bouquets ranunculus stamp
  • Sentimentally yours- elegant milestone birthday 
  • Archival 'jet black' ink pad 
  • Daler Rowney- Aqua fine watercolour cardstock 
  • Zig clean color real brush markers- 200,022,025,027,029,036,041,042,043,045,046,052,080&083
  • Black 6x6" card blank
I cut a matt of watercolour cardstock to fit my card blank leaving a small border around the edges. I stamped my flowers in an arrangement using a masking technique to give more depth to the design. I coloured using the zig markers and added water to blend. When I had finished colouring I made sure it was fully dry before stamping my sentiment. 
I have chosen to keep this card looking very crisp, but you could flick some colour on for a more artistic feel or add some gems or sequins for a bit of sparkle.
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The challenge i would like to enter: