Embossing and Burlap

Welcome

Today is the day a new challenge starts over at Word Art Wednesday.

Our wonderful scripture, foretelling the coming of Christ,  is my focus this week.

I printed it out, and cut it with a Tim Holtz Stitched oval, trimmed off the outer edge, and then mounted it over a layer of gold paper cut with the same die.  (I learnt this tip over at Sew Paper Paint from the talented Autumn) The star was stamped and gold embossed as using the oval left room at the top for a wee embellishment.

This was mounted over a card base that I randomly stamped with a very old All Night Media stamp, and gold embossed.

The burlap and gold strip were added before layering the sentiment over it.  As the burlap is bulky, rather than bend the main panel, I added a layer of card under it, but left a gap for the burlap to sit in.  I am thrilled with the way this turned out, the gold and red look really rich together.

I am linking this to:

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #420 - Anything Goes

lemon Shortbread Challenge # 82 - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #49 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy December Challenge - Anything Goes (opt snow)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #1848 - Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Create Your Own Background

The Paper Girls Challenge #165 - Die cuts

Mojo Monday #504 - sketch

(The sprays were optional)

Age and a Cat

Welcome.

I recently received a rather humorous birthday card from a friend, and I had great delight in sending her one of similar ilk.

I decided to do a window technique, using a die that  co-ordinated with the Tim Holtz "Crazy Cat" image

The image is actually stamped on the inside, and the matching die is used to cut the front panel.

After stamping the sentiment repeatedly across the base of the coloured panel, some enamel spots finished the outside of the card

The only colouring on the cat was the eyes, which then had a layer of Glossy Accents added. and some washi tape was used to 'ground' the cat.

The 'snark' came in the inside greeting

... and I added "I hope you are not feeling the years!" 

I am linking this to:

Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

Moving Along With The Times Challenge #85 - Cat or Cats

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #431 - Crazy Egg/Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #95 - Anything Goes

Crafter's Castle Challenge #12 - Anything Goes (twist not taken)

Love To Craft December Challenge #29 - Anything Goes

2 Sisters on the Blog Challenge #22 - Bingo

(centre horizontal line - sentiment, white and animal)

Polka Doodles Challenge Week #48 - Anything Goes

Jo's Stamp Shack Fun Day Friday # 262 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #362 - 363 - Anything Goes

Lessons From a Gift

Welcome

I was visiting a friend when she showed me some design paper that she said she would not use, and offered it to me.  It was her birthday a few days later, so I couldn't resist making her a card from the paper!

I cut the paper so it sat on the white card base at an angle

I cut the oval and embossed it in white on red card with the stamp that was in the set (by Couture Creations  in the Rambling Rose Series), then die cut two more (black) layers to stack it on.

I used my Vertical Happy Birthday stamp for the sentiment, stamping it completely in the centre of the side, and then once above and below... it was a wood mounted stamp, and I got a bit close, so visually separated the words with rhinestones.

The patterned paper has some glitter on it, and I think was what had made my friend think she would not use it.  To tie the elements together I added some rhinestones to the feature panel corners.

After having a laugh with me over the fact I used that particular paper on her card, my girlfriend went away with an appreciation of how to use the balance of the paper she still had!

I am linking this to: 

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #81 - Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday Challenge Week #48 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts Challenge #54 - Anything Goes, Twist, Make it Girly

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

The House That Stamps Built Challenge - n2818 - Anything Goes

Creative moments Challenge #157 - Anything Goes - Twist, World Hello Day - add a Sentiment

Crafty Creations Challenge 3379 - Anything Goes

Time out Challenge #123 - Black, White and one other colour

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #362-363 - Anything Goes

Silver and Blue Magi

Welcome

This was a one off card I made last year, and then the computer swallowed it and I did not 'find' it again until too late for Christmas.... 

The stamp was embossed in silver on blue - it is one of my originals by Kiwistamping, and incidentally, one of my favourite Christmas colourways

The blue panel was mounted over an angled layer of silver glitter card which was mounted over a card base of embossed pearlised card. 

I am linking this to:

Always Fun Challenge #86 - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations November Challenge - Get Ready For Christmas

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #94 - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams November Challenge - Anything Goes

Angie's Digital Stamps Challenge #26 - Anything Goes - Twist, Christmas

Pammie's Inky Pinky's Challnege #1847 - Anything Goes

Cute N Crafty Challenge #14 - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Hearts Challenge #230 - Anything Goes

Scrappy Mo's Rudolph Days November Challenge - Anything Chirstmas

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #362-363 - Anything Goes

Rainbows and Stars

Welcome

I am not sure where this image came from - I think I may have stamped it whilst I was visiting Lovely Linda last year - If I recall correctly it is a Tim Holtz image, but then again...
EDIT : Linda has just let me know the image is from Sparkle n Sprinkle

!!

I fussy cut the focal image, and die cut the sentiment with S/B label 14, and lightly sponged with ink before removing the die.

The background paper had a bokeh look to it, and I added some silver shimmer spray across the top of it before assembling the elements.

The focal panel was layered over some pale green before layering it onto a base of deep forest green. 

This was a simple card to make, but I was very pleased with the outcome.

I am linking this to:

A Gem of a Challenge #232 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge #495 - Inspired by a Song

(Singin' In The Rain)

Dis Digi Challenge - Include a Sentiment

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Whatever the Weather

Polka Doodles Challenge Week #47 - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede Challenge #323 - Anything Goes

Jo's Stamp Shack Fun Day Fridays  Challenge #261 - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenge #202 - Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge - Inks and Sprays

Word Art Wednesday challenge Weeks #362 - 363 - Anything Goes

Mercy and Butterflies

Welcome

This week's scripture for my Word Art Wednesday card is from Psalm 103:17.  It's a wonderful promise that if we fear (reverence, hold in awe) the Lord, He will remember us, and our, children with favour.

I started this with some paper left over from another project, this is the flip side of it, and it set the whole 'tone' of the card. 

The silhouette die  came in a magazine a year or more ago, but I had not used it as it is too wide for the narrow side of a card, and too short for the long side. I cut it from a snippet of the same deep forest green card as the base then fiddled around and cut another short length, and trimmed it so it fitted onto one end of the full  length  cut - I was very happy with how it worked out.  The join is in the photo above, but it is pretty seamless, if I say so myself. 

After printing and die cutting the verse, I ran the edge of the card over a Peeled Paint DI pad, but I messed one corner of the bottom edge.... I tried my ink rubber without much joy, and then dampened it with a cotton bud (Q tip) and blotted at it... it did remove quite a bit of ink, but I was still not happy.

No 'garden' is really complete without a butterfly, so I cut a M/B Pippi die in gold glitter card, but it got a bit lost on the background, so I then cut a plain butterfly out of green vellum and placed it underneath, which muted the paper and let the butterfly shine.

As I put those dies away I saw another M/B die that is a line of tiny butterflies that are individually cut, (Now disc'd) so I cut some using a snippet of the same vellum, and put a line of dancing butterflies across the bottom of the verse panel, which hid the 'oops' without detracting from the verse itself.

The trimming from the die cut edge I used to decorate the inside of the card

I am linking this to:

Digi Chooseday Challenge, Week 47 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #81 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge- Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations Challenge #209 - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #229 - Anything Goes

Cute 'n' Crafty Challenge #14 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #1846 - Anything Goes

Path of Positivity Challenge #62 - Shades of Green

The Paper Nest Dolls November Challenge - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams November Challenge - Anyting Goes

Mixed media and bright colours!

Welcome

This card was made for a swap in a small New Zealand group I am in - and the criteria was to use a lattice and some old supplies or technique.

I started by mixing some Gloss Gel medium with some blue acrylic  paint, then using a die as a stencil, (Art Deco lace by Couture Creations, which appears to have been discontinued) I created the focal point of the background.  To finish I splattered it with some of the paint diluted with water.

 

This gives a close up of the texture and gloss achieved.

The rose is an Altnew Die set that I have had for months and not used...  The layers were cut from snippets for both the rose and the leaves

This sentiment stamp is over a decade old, and has not seen much use - on the wooden block it is difficult to stamp straight, so I removed it and placed it in the MISTI - bliss - straight, two layers of ink and it was done!

I also ran the edges of the banner and the feature panel on the matching ink pads, which gives a defined edge, but much more subtle than sponging - something I did when I first started cardmaking. 

And my little helper had to photo bomb and start playing with the camera strap, just as I finished, thankfully!

I am linking this to:

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #80 - Anything Goes

Classic Design Team November Challenge - Open

Jo's Stamp Shack Funday Friday Challenge #260 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #154 - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends Challenge #75 - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore November Challenge #57 - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft November Challenge - Anything Goes

A Inky Mess Challenge #25 - Anything Goes Mixed Media

Pixies Crafty Workshop Challenge #339 - Anything Goes using snippets

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #360-361 - Anything Goes