Blue Butterflies Anniversary

Welcome

I had really, really, really, been meaning to be back before this, but....

life intervened, as it does!

I first saw this technique over at Jennifer McGuire's blog, and taught it at class this month.

It is called Faux Detail Letter Press Technique.

I used the Tsukineko Kaleidacolor pad Blue Breeze, on watercolour paper.

I finished the card with some sequins and the sentiment panel.

The sentiment was embossed in white,the base of it was coloured as I had no washi tape that 'fitted'.

Some shiny thread behind the panel, and some sequins finished the card.

I am linking this to:

Sister Act Card Challenge #112 =- Anything Goes

Frosted Designs Friday Challenge - Summertime Blues

Creative Fingers Challenge #85 - Anything Goes

Fantasy Stampers Challenge #39 - Favourite Colour -(blue)

Challenge up Your Life #18 - Sequins

Allsorts Challenge #317 - Blue as the Ocean

Glitter and Sparkle Challenge #143 - Sentimental

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #189 - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations CASEploration June Challenge

I CASEd the layout and sentiment presentation

Show CASe Your Style Challenge #18 - Colour

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Trees and Gears

Welcome

I love how this masculine card turned out.

I started by using the letter press technique to emboss the main panel with the Spellbinders 

Creative Cogs M-Bossibilities folder

I then stamped this image from the SU Lovely As A Tree set, having used three inks on it to give some variations of colour to it.  The edges were sponged and it was mounted over hessian ribbon to add to the texture.

The sentiment was embossed with real green ep, on a smooth part of the panel

The finishing detail was the knotted ribbon threaded behind the image panel.

I am linking this to:

Craft Stamper June Challenge - Texture

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #264 - Father's Day or Manly Card

Scribble and Scrap Final Challenge - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time Challenge #239 - One for The Men

Lil' patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #12 - Anything Goes

Great Impressions June Challenge - Anything Goes

Glitter and Sparkle Challenge #142 - One for the Boys

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Special Occasion

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #188 - Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine Challenge - Anything Goes

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Sea Shells and a Fancy Fold

Welcome

I tried a latch card the other day, and this is the result

I had a change of pace and went for a dreamy, seaside type of card... one can always dream of a warm sunny day!!

I stamped the feature panel with this fabulous Beach Trio stamp from Kiwistamping and coloured it with chalks/pastels.

The sentiment tag was stamped using a stamp from a magazine, and was layered onto a lacy circle die cut to form the 'latch'.

The edge panel is a scrap/snippet from the After Five pad by Kaisercraft

On the inside panel I added a second generation impression of the feature panel in gray ink, just off the edge of the panel.  

Lots of sponging on all the edges to keep the soft and dreamy effect.

I am linking this to:

Art By Miran Challenge #34 - Anything Goes

The Stamping Boutique - Summer Fun

Stempelsonne Stamp Challenge # 143- Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #111 - Anything Goes

Simply Paper Craft Challenge #7 - Anything Goes

Jo's Stamp Shack FFC#93 - Friendship

Frosted Designs Challenge - Summertime Blues

Creative Fingers Challenge #84 - Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude Challenge #4 - Anything Goes

Chalk-n-Stock June Challenge - Anything Goes using chalk

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The Card with a Hairstyle

Welcome

This is the last of the cards for my customer - she wanted a card for a hairdresser.

I g**gled hair images, and came up with one that had a braid plaited into the hair, down the back of the head.  I changed it into sepia tones, and blurred it slightly, and then printed it out, and trimmed it to fit the card base.

...and that was when this card took on a life of it's own.....

I had decided to use this die cut, and I cut it out of the same card as the base, and snuggled it into the curve of the plait on the background.

Then came the washi tape, the distressed and sponged edges,

and the wonky machine stitching. 

The sentiment was stamped randomly around the background, before it was all constructed, with Versamark ink, then sprinkled with Perfect Pearls gold powder. I brushed off the excess and returned it to the jar, then wiped the whole with a dry tissue, which cleans off the surplus powder beautifully.

The final details were the flat back pearls by Kaisercraft.

I am linking this to:

STAMPlorations June Challenge - Use Stamps and Washi

Word Art Wendesday Cahllenge #188 - Anything Goes

Kraftin' Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampotique Challenge #200 - Celebrating (a birthday)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Favourite Technique/Product

(Perfect Pearls/die cuts)

Penny's Paper Challenge #232 - Anything goes

The Paper Shelter Challenge #208 - Make it Digital (the patterned paper)

Lil' Red Wagon Challenge #294 - Stitching

Inspirations Destination Challenge #38 - Anything goes

Freshly Brewed Challenge - Anything goes

Fab N Funky Challenge # 264 - Gorgeous Girls

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Not Quite Straight.....

 Welcome

This weeks CCC Digi Creations Challenge is "Not Quite Straight".  

Our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps

and the image I have worked with is Beautiful blocks - Faith

I started by colouring the image block with Prismacolor pencils, and decided to mount it on a lacy square cut from pink cardstock

To keep with the theme, I used my ribbons on an angle, and then adorned the card with butterflies and rhinestones.

The glitter that can be seen on the patterned paper is some Tattered Angels glitter paint - which I 'splattered' on - and it went not only on the paper, but despite my precautions, also onto some other cardstock on my desk, and this morning I discovered some on my glasses!!

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #187 - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge #221 - Pile it on

That Craft Place Challenge - Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap Challenge #46 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #11 - Anything Goes

Great Impressions June Challenge - Anything Goes

Glitter And Sparkle Challenge #141 - Use a die cut

Fairy Tale Stampers Challenge #57 - Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine Colour Your World Challenge #2 Anything Goes

I had hoped to be back sooner than this, but life intervened - the winter lurgies have hit the family!

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May your day be blessed

Rugby League Fan

Welcome

Continuing with the orders that I have, this one is for a 

Rugby League loving 18 year old...

I went to G**gle Images, and found this image that I used as a background.

I printed it off, after sizing it, and chose to layer it over a chrome yellow and blue card, to match the colours on the ball.

The sentiment was embossed with some Holographic Silver ep.

The only other embellishment was the ribbon, placed in a V, like the design on the players jersey's, and black and white, which are our national colours.

I am linking this to:

Stampotique Designers Challenge - Shimmer and Shine (the embossing)

Kratin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes

Moo Mania Challenge- Anything Goes

Fresh Brewed Designs Early June Challenge - Dude/Masculine

Crafty Creations Challenge #291 - Embossing

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #120 - Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #104 - It's a Boy Thing

Creative moments Challenge #70 - Anything Goes, Twist - Masculine

Imagination Destination Challenge #37 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #187 - Anything Goes

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Any comments you may leave are deeply appreciated.

A Watercoloured Rainbow.

Welcome

I saw the Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop,

 and trundelled along some of the blogs and was inspired, especially by Kristie

This afternoon I got to play - I started by rubbing Gelatos onto an acrylic block, spraying it with water, and 'stamping' onto wet watercolour paper - massive fail!!  

To redeem it, I coloured directly onto the paper and smooched the colour around with my finger, then dried it.

I then sprayed some silver shimmer over it

 - and was quite heavy handed with it.

I had demonstrated cutting this poppy die the other day, and had it sitting on my desk, so applied it to the panel, which I had ripped off the main piece of paper and mounted on a black card base.

A white embossed sentiment and some clear rhinestones finished the card.

I really love how this card turned out, and am proud to link it to the hop.

I am also linking this to:

Happy Little Stampers June CAS Challenge - Sprays and Mists 

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Any comments you may leave are deeply appreciated.

Elvis to Order

Welcome

I am taking this chance to extend a warm welcome to froebelsternchen Susi who has become a follower - her wonderful blog is here.

This card is a commissioned one - with the brief that the boy it is for loves Elvis, and has taught himself to play the guitar by playing Elvis's music. 

I started by googling an image, and was very happy when I found this one, so I printed it to the size I wanted, and decided to keep it black and white.

  

I stamped some music notes around the image, but was not happy with the result. I took a stiff paint brush and tapped it onto my Versamark pad, then onto the card, sprinkled gold embossing powder over it and heated it... and was very pleased with the results.

The sentiment was gold embossed

The white was layered onto gold paper, then a red base.  I deliberately placed the layers slightly to the right and bottom for a tad more interest.  I do hope the customer likes the card.

I am linking this to:

Sister Act Card Challenge #109 - Anything Goes

Simply Paper Craft Challenge #6 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too Challenge #87 - Masculine

Polka Doodles Challenge #23 - Fathers Day or Masculine

Aloha Friday Challenge #49 - Masculine/One For The Boys

Creative Fingers Challenge #82 - Anything Goes

Craft for the Craic June Challenge - A Big Occasion

Crafts for Eternity Challenge #229 - Birthday

Brown Sugar Challenge #149 - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Something Old, Something New

Old - the sentiemnt stamp, New - the gold splotches - a new technique 

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Paper, Flowers and Washi

Welcome

I would like to extend another welcome to a new follower, 

this time to Pamellia Johnson 

who has a wonderful blog full of creativity at My Little Craft Things, 

Pop over and visit her, and be inspired.

This card was, despite it's look, was very quick and easy to make.

I started with a piece of patterned paper that was an off cut from a 12x12 sheet that was bought in a closing down sale - brand unknown

The sentiment was my old stand-by from Montaga, a New Zealand firm, and it was embossed with a Halogen Silver ep.

The snippet of white was trimmed, the corners rounded and the edges sponged with red ink, then mounted over some strips of washi tape in the corner of the card. 

The flower was made up of three layers of Prima flowers, and then a flower surround to the brad that held it all together.

Both the paper and the white card base were also sponged with the red ink before they were layered together, with the opposing corners rounded.  

I must admit that I was more than happy with the outcome of this card.

I am linking this to:

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge #154 - Anything Goes

Everybody Art Challenge #327 - Green and Pink

Clear it Out Challenge - Anything Goes - Stash , you choose

(The patterned paper and the flower - all the layers)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #186 - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #230 - Anything Goes

Moo Mania and More Challenge - Anything Goes

Inspirationj Destination Challenge #36 - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #22 - Summer Fun

(Summer fun means gardening and flowers for me)

Crafting By Design June Challenge - Anything goes

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #147 - Make Your Mark

(I used embossing ink and powder to make my mark)

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A Layered Jug of Flowers

Welcome

I would like to extend a warm welcome to Joy, of Morning Glory Card Studio who is following me on Blog Lovin', and Becca of Damsel of Distressed. Do pop over to see their blogs and leave them some love. 

They are inspirational stampers

Today's card is my DT card for the CCC Digi Creations Challenge #26 

- Layer it Up

Our sponsor is Oak Pond Creations

 I have used the image Flower Jug

The image prints out in a fine gray line, which enticed me to watercolour it, using Lyra watercolour crayons and a very fine brush.  The Lady bug image on the jug was stamped, using one of the first stamps that I purchased...

  

There was a "dreaded blot" on the image panel after painting it, and thanks to Carpel Tunnel syndrome I could not repeat the painting, so added some fine splats all over the image to give it a 'painterly look'  as I have heard it called.

My layers of ribbon were also placed strategically to cover another wee oops... this was one card that did not want to be made easily.  I added a doily that I cut in vellum, then in half and offset the halves behind the die cut.

The sentiment was stamped repeatedly across the bottom, centering the first impression, then working out from there in both directions. All edges were sponged with Bundled Sage DI

Some flat back pearls in green scattered around as a finishing touch.

I am linking this to:

Mema's Crafts June Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Tic tac Toe 

(bottom left to top right diagonally)

Crafty Calenders May Challenge - Things With Wings

Challenge up Your Life #16 - Digi Stamps

A Gem of a Challenge #145 - Flowers

Wags and Whiskers Challenge #155 - Seeing Spots

Patti's Creations Challenge #110 - Use digi flowers

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #185 - Anything Goes

Dragon's Lair Designs - Bouquet of Flowers

Brown Sugar Challenge #148 - Flowers and Ribbon

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