One of a Kind

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Playing in the studio this afternoon I decided to 'christen' a set of stamps from Close To My Heart that I have had sitting on my desk for some time. As soon as I looked at them in any detail this came to mind.

I decided to use two layers to give a subtle frame to the images, which I inked up ion Rich Cocoa and Bamboo Shoot inks

After stamping I computer generated the sentiment, printed it onto vellum and gold embossed it.

When placing it, I was careful to place the word one under the contrasting feather. I held it in place with a brad and a wee touch of glue under the lettering

Before I mounted the image panel, I ran the edges of the panel across the green ink pad.

This card was made in record time (for me) and I am pleased with the outcome.

I am linking this to:

Treasured Times Challenge #20 - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #37 - Anything Goes

So Artful July Challenge - Feathers

Pumpkin Spice Challenge #78 - Anything Goes

Crafting At The Weekend Challenge #3 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Challenge #65 - Anything Goes

Art by Miran Challenge #10 - Anything Goes

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Birthday Parade

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This card was made for the first birthday of a wee boy.  I started with a layer of card that I had been 'messing around' with watercolours on a while back, and embossed it with a Swiss Dots folder.

I then stamped the fun images from a retired Layers of Color set, Polka Dot Parade, onto white card, painted them and the fussy cut them.

  And placed them on  the card on a 'road' of glitter, that had been stuck onto double sided tape.

To mimic the glitter, I embossed the sentiment onto a scrap of blue card in silver, then mounted it over a layer of silver sparkling card.

The completed panel was then mounted onto an orange base.

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #140 - Anything Goes

Wags 'n' Whiskers Challenge #133 - Anything Goes

The Stamping Boutique Challenge - Fussy Cutting

Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge - For the Men/Boys

Stemelsonne Challenge #119 - Summer

Stamplorations Challenge July - Stamps and glitter

Sister Act Card Challenge #65 - Anything goes

Patti;s Creations Challenge #95 - Summertime Fun

Left of Centre Challenge #36 - Add Sparkle

FairyTale Challenge Blog Challenge #95 - For, With or By Children

Creative Fingers Challenge #43 - Anything Goes

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Antique Baby (Image)

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I recently became a great aunt again, and I wanted to make a card for the parents of the new great-nephew.  About that time there was a gorgeous image shared over on the Graphic's Fairy Website.

I loved the image and printed it out sized to fit the card.

After trimming the print, I distressed and sponged the edge, stitched it to the next layer, then mounted it onto the blue base card.

 

I varied the the stitching as I went around the image.

I loved the greeting on the image, as the baby in question weighed in at just under 9lb.  I enjoyed making this card, and it came together in a relatively short time.  What took the longest was figuring out which card to use!

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge#140 - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Blog Challenge #185 - Anything goes

Diva's By Design Challenge - Things with Wings (The stork)

Creative Moments Challenge #46 - Anything Goes/Celebration

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Baby Baby

Fan Tastic Tuesday Challenge #43 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes

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Shaving Creme and Embossing

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I have been having fun with the shaving creme technique recently, and this is one result.

 

Before I coloured the background, I clear embossed the water colour paper, which formed a great resist, and added to the overall dimension in the card

Here is a close-up of the embossing - I coloured the shaving creme with food colourings in red, blue and yellow, swirled them a wee bit, and then dipped the paper into it.  It is a really fun technique, and you never know what the results will be.

I finished the card with a stamped image of a simple flower (an old Hero Arts Stamp), which I coloured using markers, and as the red did not stamp very well, I added some extra colour by hand later.

The card was finished with a some rhinestones on the plain strip of card.

I am linking this to:

Scribble and Scrap Challenge #22 - Anything Goes

Penny Black July Challenge - Dies and Punches

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #139 - Anything goes

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Start From Scratch (background layer)

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge #45 - Anything Goes. 

Option Pearls/Rhinestones

My Craft Creations Challenge - Anything goes

Love To Scrap Challenge #33 - Anything Goes

Imagination Crafts July Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

Card Mania Challenge #50 - Circles

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May your day be blessed.

Purple Anniversary

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I recently had the pleasure of making an anniversary card for a couple who have been married for 44 years, but I could not blog until now as my blog is followed by one of them!  

I started with the Z-folded base, cut the half heart and added the contrasting layer over it, having stamped it and smudged some gelato around the edges before removing the die.

The anniversary stamp is an old unmarked one, (one of my originals) and was embossed with green tinsel powder.

It was at this point that I got stuck, and started looking through my patterned paper to see what I had, and I discovered this page in a Rosie's pad. As keen outdoors folk, I felt this 'picnic' type image was appropriate. I trimmed it to fit and adhered it

With the remaining scrap I managed to cut the butterfly, and add the wee strip across the base of the front of the card. The pearls were the only bling on the card.

This gives so idea of the dimension this fold gives once it is stood semi opened.

I am linking this to:

Sister Act Challenge #64 - Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy Challenge #116 - Summertime

Creative Corner Challenge - Outdoors

Coffee Chocolate and Cards Challenge #68 - Summer Days

Brown Sugar Challenge #101 - Anything Goes

Art by Miran Challenge #9 = Anything Goes

Time Out Challenge #6 - Fun in the Sun

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #266 - Wedding/Anniversary

Aud Sentiment Challenge #110 - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenge #21 - Anything Goes

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May your day be blessed.

A Small Boy's Racing Car

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I made this card recently for a grandson who, like any young boy, loves cars.

The background was a piece of water colouring I had been playing with some time previously.

The number circle is one designed by Cindy Close, that was given as a freebie some years ago.  It came in black and white, and I was very pleased with myself that I was able to use my print programme to colour it. (I am not a great computer whiz, and the programme is a freebie that I don't use much.)

As you can see, I added some Kindy Glitz to brighten it up.

The sentiment (a Kiwi Stamping one)was white embossed, coloured with a silver pen, then glittered. 

The car (by Wags n Whiskers) was stamped on white card and coloured with metallic pencils, then metallic pens were used to add another layer of sheen.

The driver was coloured using watercolour pens. The final detail after assembling the card was to doodle around the water coloured layer before adhering it to the creme card base that I had sponged with Tea Dye DI.

The number plate was personalised with my grandson's initials.

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #139 - Anything Goes

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge #110 - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew Challenge #65 - Masculine

Sisters of Craft July Challenge - Anything Goes

Seema Crafts July Challenge - Child's Birthday

Natalie and Amy's Challenge #22 - Summertime

Lia Stampz Challenge #68 - No Patterned Paper

Just For Fun Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

Crafting Musketeers Challenge #15 - Summertime

Crafts Galore Encore - Use a stamp or digi somewhere

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A Lady Bug, Flowers and Embossing

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This is my second post for today. 

CCC Digi Challenge has a new challenge up - Flowers and Embossing.

 I used an image from our sponsors, Bugaboo, and painted it with Twinkling H2O's.

This was mounted on a red base, and then over an embossed white panel.

The sentiment was heat embossed one white card, and also mounted over  red, and tucked next to the floral panel.

The final detail was the ribbon, and although it was one sided I managed to get the spots showing on all the exposed (important) sides!

I enjoyed making this card and am pleased with the outcome.

I am linking this to:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #138 - Anything Goes

Vintage Stamping Challenge #21 - Summer Blooms

Timbro Scrap Mania Challenge #97 - Summer

Craft Your Passion Challenge #220 - Ribbon

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #213 - Summer

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #218 - Stripes or Dots

Opus - Gluei Challenge #186 - All Tied Up

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge #6 - Anything with Wings ( the Ladybug)

CAS on Sunday Challenge #36 - Birthday

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #85 - Polka Dots

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May your day be blessed.