Trying New Techniques

Welcome once again  - I am so glad to see you visit.

 The other day I had time to 'play' and I had been inspired by a technique that  Angela from Card Creations NZ had been trying - she found it at Hero Arts and it is called Velveteen Stamping.

I started out following the tutorial, but decided that the White ink I had used in the background was not white enough, so then I overstamped that with script using Platinum ink........ which jumps out at you!  Not good, but I decided to continue anyway. You can see here it hogs the limelight somewhat.

The flowers are from the discontinued Layers of color Polka Dot Love set. The Ivy is the Silhouette Ivy stamp from Hero Arts.

The Dragonfly stamp is also a discontinued LOC stamp - I deliberately stamped it twice to give an illusion of movement.

A few months ago I won some fun Flock in a blog candy draw  on Alicia's blog, and this is the first time I have used it - on the centers of the large flowers.

The sentiment was gold embossed on bright yellow vellum, and mounted with a lift in the middle.

I am linking this to:

Ginger Loft challenge #36 - Happy Birthday

Opus Gluei Challenge # 126 - Nature
Pan Pastel Callenge #10 - Add a Flower
Penny Black and More - March Challenge - Springtime
Scrappy Frogs - Seeing Spots
Cup Cakes Inspirations - Inspirational Photo
Crazy 4 challenges #128 - Show some green
Little Claire's Monthly challenge #19 - Spring
Get Hippity with Ippity challenge #17 - Things with Wings
Paper Creations Ink - challenge 321 - Things with Wings

Thanks for visiting and reading about my fun day in the studio.

May your day be blessed.

Paper Piecing and Dotted Dahlias

Welcome - May I take this opportunity to wish you all the best for 2012.

This card was inspired by another blogger who uses the paper piecing technique frequently and to great advantage.

I used the Nina B designed Dotted Dahlias set from Layers of Color . 

 The paper on the flower is from an old, unnamed set of scrap book papers, the stems from a Bug a Boo set of papers.

These layers were from various scraps that I had saved/hoarded (depends on your perspective) and punched the edges.

The sentiment was stamped on another re-purposed scrap and formed into a mini-tag with a punched the edge.

This fabulous thread is called feather twine and is gorgeous!

The butterflies were punched and adhered to the base, then had micro beads glued on.

I am linking this to:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #20 - something new -' new to me' technique, paper piecing and new stamps

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge #8 - Something new - Stamps and Technique

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #83 - Anything Goes

Pile It On 1st Challenge for 2012 - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes challenge #101 - Something Old, Something New (old paper stash, new stamps, technique.

Robyn's fetish Challenge Blog #88 - Anything Goes

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #12 - Use new stash - the stamps

Creative Inspiration paints Challenge - Inspired by Something New - the stamp set
Paper Creations Challenge #16 - die Cuts and/or Punches

thank you for visiting - May your day be blessed

Christmas Card 2011

Thank you for visiting, and may I take this opportunity to wish you Christmas greetings. 

Just a short post today to display my Christmas card for this year, as I know folk I posted to have now received them. 

I kept them very CAS this year and was pleased with the result.

The images are from Layers of Color, from two of their new Christmas sets

Christmas Verses and Glad Tidings.

The dove was stamped and gold embossed, the holly painted with twinkling H2O's and some Kindy glitz added. 

I cut a spellbinders classic oval die out of some scrap card, stamped the image on another scrap, then cut it out and adhered it inside the edges of the cut oval, this was used as a stencil so I could sponge the edges of the oval.  After sponging I ran a blue glitter pen around the inside edge of the die.

The sentiments were both stamped in red.

My apologies to the overseas recipients that they did not get the glitter on their cards - that inspiration did not strike until later .

I am linking this to:

Stamping Sisters In Christ - Challenge 120 - Christmas Card showing the Christmas message

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge #16 - Christmas

Crafts and Me Challenge #66 - Christmas

Little Darlings Challenge #13 - Christmas

Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas

May your Christmas be blessed.

recipe:

Card: white

Ink: memento Red Rooster and Danube Blue, Clear Embossing ink.

Accessories: Blue glitter pen, spellbinders classic oval dies, kindyglitz.

Birthday for a Young Man

Welcome - as promised, another card.

 I will let the pictures speak for themselves and keep the words to a minimum.

I started out with a totally different idea, but it just did not work, so I changed tack, and this is the result.

The main image was stamped in a deep red on kraft card stock.

The scripture was gold embossed and sponged before I mounted it on foam dots.

The sentiment was also gold embossed and the edges sponged, before being mounted over raffia ribbon on foam dots.

The contrast between the red on green really made this card come to life.


I am linking this to:
Crafty Pad Designs Challenge #152 - Anything But Christmas
Sparkles forum Challenge - 1st Birthday - Anything But a Christmas Card
Penny Black Allsorts December Challenge - Happy Birthday
Paper Sundaes Challenge #100 - Celebrate
One Stitch at a Time challenge #93 - Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge #139 - Anything but Christmas
Paper Creations challenge #15 - something old (stamp set) something new (ink)

Thank you for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Recipe:

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Keep My Lamp Burning

            hero Arts Little Happy birthday

Inks: Clear embossing, Pearlescent Poppy

Accessories: Gold ep, raffia

Lace and Layers

A warm welcome to you all - thank you for visiting.  

I had time to 'play' with my new Layers of Color stamps the other day and this is the result.

I started by creating the background using the 'ink, spray, smash' technique. The instructions are on the Layers of Color blog.  

I then stamped over this using the border stamp from the Lovely Lace set of stamps, and gold embossed it.

The dress form was stamped on a scrap of paper from the Fairy Flora pad. This was mounted on some novelty 'ribbon' I had on hand.

The scripture stamp in the set was stamped and gold embossed.

The doily from the set was stamped in versamark ink to give a watermark effect.

The card was assembled with a gold ribbon ribbon and some rhinestones to finish.

I am linking this to:

Crazy Amigo Challenge - Embossing

Thanks for calling by - may your day be blessed.

Recipe:

Stamps: Layers of Color Lovely Lace

Inks: Clear embossing and Versamark

Paper: glossy white, orange, Prima Fairy Flora 6x6 stack

Accessories: Gold ribbon, rhinestones, fancy ribbon

Computer Geek

Welcome and thank you for calling by.

 I was asked to make a card for a computer buff - who works with, plays with, programmes and studies computers. I was asked to have a computer image on it. This is the result.

The images were freely available on the internet (Google Images).  They were printed, trimmed and mounted on dark brown card.

The design paper is one from a Kaiser 6x6 stack, Le Chateau.  

The sentiment is from Kiwistamping and was gold embossed, cut out and sponged with a Spellbinders ribbon tag trio die

The faux nail heads are my own creation - I punch out the circles, adhere them where I want them and then put a drop of dimensional glue on them.

I am linking this to:

Creative Card Crew Challenge - Monochromatic

Creative Craft Challenges - Free For All

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge #91 - Anything Goes

Tiddly Inks Challenge #74 - Anything Goes

Cupcake Challenge #169 - Teenage Boys

Get Hippity with Ippity Challenge @10 - embossing

Hooked on Crafts Challenge #12 - punches or die cut
Diva's by Design Challenge #15 - Monochromatic
Fab and Funky Challenge #100 - Happy birthday
Papercraft Star Challenge #72 - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting - I do so appreciate it, and even more so when you comment.  

May your day be blessed.

Encouragement

Thanks so much for visiting - I trust you feel welcome here.

The card I want to share today is one that wish to give to a friend stepping out on a short term missions trip.

I used the Layers of Color stamp sets Gothic Crosses and  Encouragement.

The cross was stamped and embossed in gold on cream card - it is a darker cream IRL.

The sentiment was also gold embossed and cut with a Spellbinders Lacy Circle, and sponged with Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink before removing the die.

The dp is from the Prima Fairy Flora 6x6  stack, and embossed  de-bossed with the Swiss Dots folder.

The final detail was to add this hand died seam binding that was a RAK from Lovely Linda  and mount it all on cream card stock which I had sponged the edges of with more gold ink.

I am linking this to:

2 Sisters Challenge #64 - Ribbon

Catch the Bug November Challenge - Anything Goes

Challenge up Your Life #56 - friendship

Di's Digi Designs - Ribbons and Bows

Squiggle Stamps - Go Dotty - de-bossed spots, spots on cross and dp

Thank you for visiting - May your day be blessed.

Feel Good Flowers

Greetings to you all  from the evening of a beautiful sunny spring day here in the Antipodes.

I have another friend who also has limited sight, so this is why this card is so bright and full of texture, so she can experience it with more than one sense.

I also went for strong contrasting colours in the hopes she can see some of it.

The green card is very bright IRL, and I ran it through the Cuttlebug in the Oriental Weave folder.

The flowers are some from a pack I bought this morning at the local Warehouse (similar to K Mart/Michaels), and to add to the contrast I layered them and place a Kaiser half pearl in the centres.  The curls are simply fine strips of dark green card rolled around a paint brush handle.

The sentiment was embossed in gold and double mounted, with the corners rounded to soften the appearance.

I am linking this to:

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge #38 - Happy Birthday

Delightful Challenges - Pearls and swirls

Pals Paper Arts Challenge # 113 - Heat Embossing

Rainbow Ladys Challenge # 172 - Autumn Flowers (red, cream, green)

Dare to Be Sassy Thursday - Autumn Colours
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe #39 - Anything Goes
Phindy's Place Challenge #75 - Autumn colours

Thank you for visiting - may your day be blessed. 

Baby Carriage

Greetings - you are most welcome, and I am so glad you visit my blog.

Today I must say that I am so glad I never had to push one of these!!

This delightful image is from today's releases by McMahon Vintage Digitals

It was coloured using a mix of mediums - sponged ink for the backgrounds, chalks, a gold pen and a Copic pen, Burnt Umber (my first attempt). 

The detail on the image is amazing - and great to work with.

The main image was mounted over a Spellbinders Paper Arts Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilitie, then onto some paper from the Prima Romantique 6x6 stack, which was sponged with Memento Desert Sand ink, then mounted onto a cream card, the edges of which was wiped along a Memento Dark Cocoa ink pad.

The bow is of a dotted chiffon ribbon, and was adhered with a glue dot and embellished with a pearl.

The sentiment is unknown and was stamped and gold embossed, and the whole finished with some Kaiser chino half pearls.

The rest of the design team has some wonderful work on display and I encourage you to visit them.

I am linking this to:

Inky Impressions Challenge #26 - use punches or dies

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #63 - Anything Goes

Scrapalicious USA challenge #28 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting - may your day be blessed.

Spring Flowers

Welcome - and thank you for calling

I decided to use this daffodil tag again on this card - I think the fact that spring is showing her face here at the moment must be influencing me! 

The card was quite fast to make - I gold embossed the tag and scripture, and then rubbed Dandelion ink over the scripture to emphasis it, and painted the daffodils with Twinkling H2O's.

I then assembled the card using dp from the Prima Fairy Flowers paper stack, on which I had stamped and gold embossed the sentiment.

The lace layer was from my stash (it came from my late MIL), the  lace threaded through the hole on the tag was in some blog candy from Michelle. The tag was mounted on foam dots for dimension and some amber coloured rhinestones added and the card was done.

I am linking this to:

Our Daily Bread Designs Stamping In Time Challenge #42 - Lace

Lily Pad Cards Simons Says Resist Challenge - Resist technique

Just Add Ink Challenge #82 - Something From Your Stash - the lace

The Poodles Parlor - Anything Goes

Show and Tell at the Crafting Misfit - Anything Goes

AiFactory - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge#35 - Anything Goes

Case Study Challenge #54 - Show Us Your Style

CCEE Challenge #1134 - Gold (embossing)

Pixie dust Studio Challenge #89 - Tag It

Thanks for visiting - May your day be blessed

Pansies and Butterflies

Greetings to you all - I am so pleased you call past and read my blog. Thank you for visiting.

I had fun this past weekend making a card using the new Layers of Color releases, Pansy Corner and Encouragement

The white card base was stenciled with Memento Sky Blue ink using the LOC Belle Brocade art stencil. The edges were also sponged with the same ink.

The pansy corner was stamped twice in mirror fashion, gold embossed, and then painted with water colour paints.  The panel was trimmed and the edges sponged with Bamboo Leaves ink.

The wee butterflies from the LOC Flutterescent set were stamped and gold embossed on bright yellow vellum, trimmed and mounted on foam tape.

The sentiment was stamped in Graphite Black, cut out, embossed and sponged using a Spellbinders floral doily die. this was also mounted using foam dots for added dimension. 

I finished the inside with a sentiment (unknown) and another butterfly.

I am linking this to:

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - challenge #22 - Going around in circles

Craft your Passion - Challenge #69 - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #50 - flutterbies

Critter Sketch Challenge #76 - Summer Fun - use sunshine yellow

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #78 - In the Garden

Make My Monday Challenge #9 - Things with Wings

Ooh La La Challenge #85 - Circles

Paper Playtime - Summer

Stamping scrapping Challenge Central - Summer fun

There She goes - Challenge #88 - Celebrate Summer

Thank you for calling in - I trust you enjoyed your visit.

May your day be blessed

Happiness is....

A card that comes together quickly and as planned!! :-)

Welcome, and thank you for visiting.

This card is needed for a birthday celebration, and I wanted it to be bold in it's colours.  I also used a current sketch pattern as my base.

The center panel is a bright gold card, and the image is from a set put out by The Crafts Meow called Happiness is.... The edges of the panel were sponged with Cantaloupe ink.

I gold embossed the main image on white card and painted it using ink from my Memento pads dandelion and cantaloupe. The leaves were stamped with Memento Bamboo leaves.  These images were popped up on foam to give some dimension. The sentiment is unknown and embossed with gold. 

The blue panel at the end has three paper flowers on it which have been smudged with Cantaloupe ink to match the rose, and then I added some half pearls.  The ribbon has gold hearts on it as the card is for a dear friend.

The final panel is some handmade paper that I bought as part of a pack at the local Warehouse (Think Michaels or K Mart in USA)

These three panels were mounted on white card which I sponged the edges of with  bamboo leaves ink before layering it onto the green base.  A few more pearls were added to the main panel as a finishing touch.

I am linking this to:

Card Patterns Sketch Challenge # 124

Thank you for visiting, and may your day be blessed.