Summery tag!

Good morning Lovlies, not looking great out there again :(

Today I am posting another tag which I am entering into the following challenges: http://panpasteluk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/challenge-30-summer-fun.html

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co. the theme is Tag! 

http://crafty-emblies.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/1st-challenge-flora-and-fauna.html

Large tag, I first stamped using versamark, this fabulous bubbles! stamp by http://www.designsbyryn.com I used Pan pastels, Dairylide yellow, ultramarine blue, permanent red and orange, and Hansa yellow for the sun, which I had masked, added all the other colours then went in with the waste of the mask to create the sun, sprayed with cheap hairspray, the tulips are Lavinia stamps, the butterfly on some scrap paper from stash is a marianne die, few highlights with a gel pen, various coloured strands of twine and voila! Thank you for visiting today xxx 

Fairy tag!

Good evening Lovelies! Well talk about English weather, rain sunshine, rain, sunshine, get the gist?

Onto tonight's make, I'm entering this into http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ the theme is to create a tag. I have to admit this tag was inspired by the wonderful tag that Barbara created for the DT samples, I just loved the triple tag idea, so I pinched the idea, thanks Barbara, xxx http://www.glitterarti1.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/a-triple-tag.html

I have a pack of ready made tags in all different sizes, so largest, I inked using Wild honey and Mustard seed DI's, the stamps are all Lavinia stamps, I used black to stamp fairies, washing line, and the foliage down the bottom, the foliage at the top I used, wild honey and Peeled paint DI. I highlighted with white gel pen, I used the same technique on all three tags, getting smaller, the sentiments are from C Ex stamp set, finished off with some bits of wool and fibres from stash, thank you for visiting xxx 

Flowery tag!

Evening lovelies! Hope your all having a great weekend?

Tonight's make is a very quick and simple tag!

Large white tag, I used the Letterpress technique! If your not familier with this terminology, you use versamark ink to ink up your embossing folder, emboss the tag then I dusted with a yellow and peachy colour cosmic shimmer mica powder and sprayed with cheap hairspray to seal it, I added some grosgrain ribbon, added a daisy flower from spellbinders which I inked with dried marigold DI while still in die! Added a bobby dazzler! Simples! I hope you like it, thank you for visiting xxx I appreciate the time you take to comment xxx 

I am entering it into the following challenges:

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/cards-galore-august-challenge-day-3.html

http://thecupboardtrilogychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/challenge-2-embossing.html

Butterfly and flowers!

Good evening Lovelies! Hope you've all had a lovely weekend? Don't they go quickly?

Tonight's make I am entering into http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.co.uk/

I got some lovely papers free in a mag and I couldn't wait to play with them, this is what I came up with. 8x8 white scalloped edge base card, the papers are double sided so the first layer and the top side panel are from the same sheet, the first layer I embossed using an M-bossability folder, I matted the top side panel on a bit of coordinating paper from same freebies, the doily is from my stash, which I matted onto the same paper I matted the side panel on, which I cut from the smallest large scalloped grand nestie, cut another scalloped circle with cream card which I inked with dried marigold DI, and stamped with a swirly vine also with dried marigold, the butterfly I stamped with black stazon onto a turquoise velum, then coloured with Sakura jelly roll pens to coordinate with the backing papers, the little roses I used the same velum cut with marianne die and leaves from same set, added pearls, voila! Think it's turned out ok! Not my usual sort of style but it's nice to experiment, thank you for visiting xx 

Texture this time!

Good evening Lovelies! What a fab day for the Olympics! Not a huge sports fan, but its always nice to hear we're getting medals especially golds! 

Tonight's make is one for the men, I am entering this for the DT call challenge for Creative Expressions http://blog.creative-expressions.uk.com/2012/08/2012-creative-expressions-design-team.html the theme is "texture" I'm really excited about this because I love CEx products as you can probably tell by my posts, so I started with 8x8 cream scalloped base I inked the edges with Walnut stain DI, I matted with Tim Holtz paper which again I inked the edges, i ripped the edges and really scrumpled up Glassine craft paper and ripped little tears all along one edge and curled it, using some fawn card I stamped using CEx stamps with Walnut stain and Vintage photo DI randomly and inked with vintage photo, then ran it through my GC using a clock EF, I inked with walnut stain over the embossed bits, scrumpled it up a bit to create a Vintagey effect, matted that onto the glassine paper, I stamped the sentiment with WS masked then stamped cogs and clock hands, inked with VP, I had to highlight the text with white gel pen as it got a bit lost in the background, inked and rolled to create a scroll, stamped and cut out the watches and fob chain and decoupaged them. It's rather busy isn't it? Thank you for visiting xx 

Dandelion!

Good afternoon lovelies! Well what about this bloomin English weather, was lovely this am and now it's peeing down grrr! 

Today's card I am entering into http://thecupboardtrilogychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ the theme is embossed, o do I love embossing? Dry, heat you name it I love it, it adds such dimension to a card. 

8x8 cream scalloped card base! Matted with more cream card that I'd pierced round the edge, more cream card this time I cut, the smaller side I stamped with my fabulous C Ex dandelion wishes stamp set in peeled paint DI and lightly inked the edges with bundled sage DI, the bigger side I stamped second generation to get a more delicate image with peeled paint and bundled sage DI using the same stamp, I then ran it through my beloved grand calibur, using m-bossability folder, to cover the join I used a lovely sage green ribbon, the topper is the smallest of the new grand nesties circles, I lightly inked with bundled sage DI, then I stamped the Dandelion and sentiment all from the same set with peeled paint DI then heat embossed with clear EP, I mounted it onto 3D foam for dimension, I deliberated on whether to add flowers and foliage and decided, in this case less is more, what do you think? Thanks for visiting, much appreciated xxx 

Zoe challenge # 3 Bright colours.

For my first twinchie, I stamped a circles back ground stamp and coloured it in with twinkling H2o's and did a touch of Zentangle.

My second one I stamped the bee, masked it coloured the background using, highlighter pens, then stamped the grasses, removed my mask and coloured in the bee ! The stamps are Lavinia stamps.

My third I used Pan Pastels, Ultra Marine and Turquoise, sealed with cheap hairspray, then stamped the creatures with Stazon, the plants are stamped with Brilliance ink pads, the bubbles are Glossy Accents, again I have used Lavinia stamps. 

My forth I measured out quarters and coloured using highlighter pens, I stamped and cut out the butterfly on acetate, The stamp was free with a mag, I added a swirl of black gems. Voila xx