Wednesday? Again?

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... an Artist Trading Card AND an excuse to break out my pan pastels which don't see the light of day too often these days! I saw the technique deployed in a youtube video but haven't been able to find it again, sorry! Oh, and I'm sorry my circle of pan pastels wasn't as bright (or quite as circular) as the original video - but it was my first attempt AND I discovered I don't own a white pan pastel so this was light grey!

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippet of card in black, cut to ATC size and a smaller white snippet for my sentiment
• Using a light shade of pan pastel (I WOULD have used white but don't own white!) and a tear drop sponge, I worked a loose "circle" of pastel on my black card panel
• Aall & Create image (from set #628) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• MFT sentiment (from CS.74) stamped on to a white snippet using Versafine Clair nocturne ink which I then cut out before attaching to my ATC

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. We Love 2 Create - challenge No. 8 - ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES
2. Dragonfly Dreams - September challenge - MONOCHROMATIC
3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - challenge No. 286 - ANYTHING GOES
4. TagalongandATC's - September challenge - CIRCLES and/or ANYTHING GOES
5. The Little Things - challenge No. 08 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) SUNFLOWER and/or SQUIRREL

Monday - here comes another week!

Morning readers,

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend and that the unsettled weather didn't spoil any plans you may have had.

I've a make to share with you today ... another Artist Trading card. This one was for a Christmas theme and I decided to use this particular wood mounted image because it spends most of its time sitting (neglected) in the drawer! Nice for it to see the light of day! 

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in white and black
• All Night Media image ("squeezin's greetings" - 290F - VERY elderly ... All Night Media haven't been around since the early noughties!) stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Faber Castell Polychromos pencils used to colour the image
• Clearly Besotted "clouds" stencil and a makeup brush with some leftover blue ink on, to form some clouds for the background
• Stardust stickles to add some sparkle to the snow and hat fur

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Neglected stash - September challenge - ANYTHING GOES - using neglected stash
2. Kleuren met Potloden - September challenge - ANYTHING GOES
3. Stencil Fun - September challenge - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) YELLOW
4. Love to Craft - challenge No. 94 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Creative Knockouts - challenge No. 579 - ANYTHING GOES

Super Saturday - it's the weekend!

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... an Artist Trading Card and a chance to use a few more of those pesky snippets, you know, the ones that seem to breed once you turn the lights off!

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in khaki, black and white (5 snippets this time around)
• Using a MISTI I stamped the Aall & Create (set 433) image using Brilliance pearlescent olive and cut to size before matting on black
• Unbranded (Amazon) dies use to cut a floral silhouette
• MFT sentiment (from CS.74) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink and cut out, with scissors, leaving a narrow white border

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Paper-Rocks Scissors - challenge No. 20 - ANYTHING GOES (using paper and scissors)
2. GirlzRebel - challenge No. 56 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) USE A CHARM
3. The Little Things - challenge No. 08 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) SQUIRREL
4. Beautiful Blossoms - challenge No. 45 - ANYTHING FLORAL
5. Creative Crafters - challenge No. 104 - ANYTHING GOES

TGIF - hope you have something nice planned for the weekend!

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... another Artist Trading Card but a little different from other recent makes, this one's almost psychedelic! And rather textural too, with those "dollops" of glitter glue! I used a super set from Inkadinkado's "stamping gears" range .. though I'm not even sure I know where the "gears" mechanism is any more!

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in black and white
• Inkadinkado "stamping gears" image (from 65-32085) stamped multiple times using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Alcohol markers (a mix of Pro Markers and Copics) used to colour the images and background
• MFT sentiment (from CS.74) stamped on to another white snippet, using Versafine Clair nocturne ink, which I then cut out (leaving a narrow border) before adhering to my ATC
• Stardust stickles to add some sparkle and texture

 

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. The Little Things - challenge No. 08 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Love to Craft - challenge No. 94 - ANYTHING GOES
3. GirlzRebel - challenge No. 56 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Crafters Cafe - challenge No. 334 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) LOTS OF COLOURS
5. Creative Crafters - challenge No. 104 - ANYTHING GOES

Wednesday ... also known as "hump day" because it's downhill to the weekend!

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... this is, technically, part 2 of 2 as I used the inks recently and was able to take two impressions (and this is the second impression) - there is a link to the earlier make contained within the materials list below

And, elsewhere on the card .. pic 2

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6 card and envelope
• Card in white, hot pressed water colour card and pearl grey, for my card front, inset and matting layer
• Snippet of pearl grey card, to die cut the flower
• Unbranded (Amazon) floral dies to cut my grey flower
• Distress Inks: mustard seed, picked raspberry and wilted violet pressed on to an acrylic block, spritzed with water and then "smooshed" on to my water colour card before setting aside to dry. This was the second impression and the card made using the 1st impression may be seen here.
• Uniko sentiment (from "Anniversaire art decoratif" from 2020, a gift from a pal) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Since I used a die on the card front I obviously didn't want to use a die cut on the insert and envelope so stamped the Pink & Main image I felt matched well (from PM0554 - from 2023) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink and shown in pic 2 above
• Finally, a quick spritz of Crafters Companion Spray and Shine, to protect those water based inks

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Lil Patch of Creative Friends - challenge No. 285 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Polkadoodles - challenge No. 9 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Sweet Stampin' - September 12th challenge - CAS (Clean And Simple)
4. Love to Craft - challenge No. 94 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Ally's Angels - challenge No. 110 - ANYTHING GOES

Monday, another week - make it a good one!

Morning readers,

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend - did the weather put a damper on your plans? We were dog sitting and had to keep a towel by both the front and back door!

I've a make to share with you today ... another Artist Trading Card - I am woefully short of them, rather like I've fallen behind on my Christmas card quota too ... guess you know what you'll be starting to see a lot of in the near future then!??!

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in red and white
• Clearly Besotted sentiment (from "Hang around") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Amazon unbranded "swipe" (from STO19181) stamped twice using Versafine Clair paradise ink
• Inkadinkado Santa and Sleigh image (from 60-30984) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Marvy le plume II alcohol marker (red), to edge the ATC
• Stardust stickle "stars"

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Merry Little Christmas - challenge No. 70 - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES
2. Love to Craft - challenge No. 94 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 329 - ANYTHING GOES
4. CraftyCatz - challenge No. 719 - ANYTHING GOES
5. The Little Things - challenge No. 08 - SQUIRREL or ANYTHING GOES

I was a lucky TOP3 over at Addicted to CAS for their challenge No. 315 - ANNIVERSARY, thanks so much peeps, I really appreciate it.

Saturday - have a great weekend!

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... an "occasion free" water coloured card which I THINK would be suitable for so very many occasions that I wanted to leave the sentiment till I was ready to mail it. I made a second impression on water colour paper too, so ... expect to see that in the coming week or so!

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6 card and envelope
• Card in textured lavender, white, and Daler Rowney hot pressed water colour card
• Using a square acrylic block, I pressed Distress Inks in mustard seed, picked raspberry and wilted violet before spritzing with water and then pressing on to my water colour card (I repeated this a second time, the ink was obviously lighter but ... you can see the two "prints" below) and set them both aside to dry
• Clearly Inspired coneflower image (from LCS100) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Stardust stickles - to add a little sparkle
• A quick spritz of Crafters Companion spray and shine, to seal the water based inks

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Ellibelle's Garden Party - challenge No. 19 - ANYTHING IN OR FROM THE GARDEN
2. Little Red Wagon - challenge No. 875 - USE A STAMP
3. Simon Says Stamp - Monday challenge - STAMPtember
4. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - challenge No. 2636 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Creative Friday - challenge No. 420 - SIMPLE