And.... it's NEARLY the weekend

Morning readers,

Had a good week? I sure have ...... though it has to be said that the weather's been kind of changeable! The forecasters reckon summer should be back this weekend ... and yet, it IS a Bank Holiday weekend so pardon me if I'm a little sceptical on that front!

Hubby's spent many a happy hour either hedge cutting or at the model flying field so I've been able to craft without guilt hence there being a Friday post again this week ....... today's make is a masculine card featuring one of my absolute fave techniques, that of layering stamps!

My card

And a closer view of the image panel

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of pearlised grey card, cut to mat
• Kaisercraft "numbers" image stamped using Memento grey flannel ink
• Kaisercraft "mini grid" image stamped using Memento Paris dusk ink
• HoneyDoo splatter image (from "Paint Splodges") stamped using Memento London fog ink
• TCP sentiment (from S-5845-CL) and plane image (from The English Stamp Company, it's wood mounted but with no identifying number) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink

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

1. Moo Mania - challenge No. 198 - LETTERS or NUMBERS 
2. AAA Birthday - challenge No. 4 - FOR THE BOYS 
3. The Male Room - challenge No. 118 - FLIGHT 
4. Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday challenge - Simon Says CAS (Clean And Simple)
5. Water Cooler Wednesday - challenge No. 235 - MASCULINE ANYTHING GOES

 

BIG CONGRATULATIONS to surrogate grandson on his exam results - woo hoo!! Now you can enjoy the rest of your holiday "H"!

And, to wrap up the working week .. I discovered that I won a prize over at the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - for challenge No.111, thanks peeps, it's much appreciated

  

Welcome to hump day Wednesday

Morning readers,

Hope your week is coming along well and that you are ready for the Bank Holiday weekend coming up!

I've found a little time to hit the Table of Craftiness with this colourful make below, time to deploy some underused Lavinia images that I've had a while as well as a fairly elderly sentiment stamp set!

My card

A close up of the image panel

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of purple card, cut to mat
• Lavinia Stamps graduated circles images stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink (I've had these circles for ages and found a make using them in late August of 2016)
• Imagine That sentiment (from "Write Big #2" - acquired in August of 2012) stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• Pro Markers used to colour: Magenta, Turquoise, Pumpkin, Lime, Orchid, Canary, Leaf Green and Aegean
• Kaisercraft purple metallic glitter gel pen - to add twinkle to the central circle

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

1. Freshly Made Sketches - challenge No. 400 - SKETCH - see below .. oops, turns out I was too late for this one after all!
2. Imagine That - challenge No. 7 - ANYTHING GOES (using I.T. product)
3. Sweet Stampin - August 17th challenge - CAS (Clean And Simple)
4. Retro Rubber - challenge No. 117 - ANYTHING GOES with stamps older than one year - 3rd entry
5. Dragonfly Dreams - August 4th challenge - NO PATTERNED PAPER
6. I Love Pro Markers - challenge No. 391 - ANYTHING GOES (using Pro Markers)

 

Started a journal page yesterday - it looked OK initially (in fact, I really quite liked it) but then I made a bad choice .... it was either the stencil, paint or both - either way, it went to hell in a handcart!! AKA "the bin"

It was fine till I added a large stencilled flower in orchid - one or the other
was a dreadful mistake and I couldn't put money on which was the issue

So, it was seconds out ... round two!

My journal page

Materials used:

• One page of my Crawford and Black journal
• Paper Artsy paints: banana and London bus - applied with a barely moist baby wipe
• Paper Artsy sentiment (take time .....) and flower border (from JOFY09) stamped using Ranger Archival onyx black ink
• Stampers Anonymous sentiment (Life ....), circle and oval design (by Wendy Vecchi "The Gift of Art" - SCS141) stamped using Versafine Clair tulip red, pinecome and purple delight - which needed to dry before the next step
• Peerless watercolours used to colour my flower border, aided by a waterbrush

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

1. More Mixed Media - August challenge - ANYTHING (mixed media) GOES + (optional) BRIGHT
2. Splashymix Challenge - August challenge - PHOTO INSPIRATION - see below
3. Creative Artiste - challenge No. 52 - ANYTHING (mixed media) GOES

Welcome to another week

Morning readers,

I trust you all enjoyed your weekend? It was surrogate grandsons birthday recently so there was a birthday party to attend at the weekend - such a shame the weather was so changeable, it was looking like an indoor event but, in the end, it turned out to be a pleasant afternoon and evening weather wise. The party? Well, that was a success too, and surrogate grandson is now officially SEVEN!

Anyhoo, with the weather alternating between hot/sticky and cold/miserable I have to say that my thoughts turned to CHRISTMAS CARDS ...... plus I still have quite a few to make!

My card

And a closer view which shows off the super twinkle of the glamour dust - it's been
TOO LONG since I've used real glitter - stickles are brilliant but .... you can't beat glamour dust

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of turquoise car, cut to mat
• Snippets of card for my image and sentiment
• WRMK nesting banner dies
• Sparkle 'n Sprinkle image (from set #823) stamped using Memento tuxedo black
• Sparkle 'n Sprinkle sentiment (from set #823) stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils used to colour
• Kaisercraft woodgrain image stamped using Ranger Archival paradise teal ink
• Sparkle mod podge painted over the "feathers" and then liberally sprinkled with glamour dust and set aside to dry
• For the inside I used a sentiment from an Inkadinkado set which is so old I no longer have the packaging - sorry peeps!

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

1. CASe this sketch - challenge No. 335 - SKETCH - see below
2. Creative Friday - challenge No. 237 - USE AN ANIMAL
3. CRAFT Challenge - challenge No. 524 - CHRISTMAS
4. Creative Knockouts - challenge No. 311 - SPARKLE and SHINE - Doesn't get more sparkly or shiny than Glamour Dust!
5. Aud Sentiments - challenge No. 233 - ANIMALS + A SENTIMENT
6. Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - challenge No. 451 - ANYTHING (Christmas) GOES

Saturday again - have a great weekend!

Morning readers,

Here we are at Saturday again, I hope you all have something nice planned this weekend and that the weather won't spoil any plans. It simply CAN'T be as bad as last weekend .... can it?

With all the recent rain I built up quite a creative head of steam and actually made this on August 7th but had so many other craft projects and ATC's to share it's reached the 17th before it was time (pun intended!!!) to share this one!

My monochromatic Artist Trading Coin

Materials used:

• Snippets of card in black and white
• Nesting Circle dies to cut my 2½" and 2¼" circles
• Kaisercraft "script" image stamped using Memento London fog ink (owned since 2014)
• Art Impressions skeleton clock face (J-2511) stamped using Memento grey flannel ink (which I had in 2011)
• RubberNecker "Flying clock" image (C463) stamped using Memento London fog ink (which I had in 2011)
• Recollections sentiment (from "time Flies") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink (I can't find a pic which tells me I had it pre 2009)
• I edged my white circle with ColorBox pink pastel ink (still can't believe the company is closing its doors)
• Sakura white gelly roll gel pen used to doodle "the hours" on the black matting layer

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

1. Happy Little Stampers - August ATC challenge - TIME - 2nd entry
2. Through The Craft Room Door - August 13th challenge - ANYTHING GOES - 2nd entry
3. Retro Rubber - challenge No. 117 - ANYTHING GOES, as long as at least one stamp is older than one year - 2nd entry
4. QKR Stampede - challenge No. 359 - ANYTHING GOES

  

And now, it's time for a new challenge over at the Simply Less Is More blog so, without further ado - here's my make....

My One Layer Card

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• One piece of white card, cut to fit and use as the insert only - this being a One Layer Card front
• PRS sentiment (from the "New Day" stamp set) + Stampers Anonymous "man with brolly" (from TH-MM105) stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• For the insert I stamped TCP sentiment (from S-5845-CL) using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• That's Crafty dinky raindrop stencil placed over my image and Memento Bahama blue applied using an Aldi stencil brush

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

1. Simply Less Is More - challenge No. 402 - ONE LAYER CARD + USE STENCILS
2. Addicted to CAS - challenge No. 166 - ONE LAYER CARD
3. Alphabet Challenge - August 16th challenge - "K" is for KIND THOUGHTS
4. CAS on Friday - challenge No. 162 - USE A STENCIL
5. Krafty Chicks - challenge No. 468 - MASCULINE

 

I've been trying to get in to the habit of taking a daily walk and was doing quite well at dodging the showers of the past week or so. The Friday forecast was horrid from about 09:00 onward so I thought I'd best get up and out or run the risk of missing my window of opportunity. I chose my route so it would be in the shelter of trees, in case the rain started early! Pheww! As I headed down the path to the front door it started to rain! - pretty much didn't stop the rest of the day either!

Friday post appears to be back!!!!

Morning readers,

Well, this week anyway ..... you probably guessed it wouldn't be too long before a Friday post reappeared! Been having a busy week at the Table of Craftiness and I decided that three items in one post was probably too many so, after Wednesday's threefer, I thought I'd pop in a Friday post, otherwise Saturday would be a threefer too!!!

My card

And a closer view of the image section

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• Two pieces of  blue-y green card, cut to mat
• Inkadinkado image (Stamping Gear - 65.32085 "Mod fun shapes") stamped, multiple times, using Memento grey flannel ink
• TCP sentiment (S-5845-CL) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Image coloured using Pro Marker "turquoise"
• Wink of Stella clear glitter gel brush pen, to add a little twinkle!
• Three self adhesive faux pearls

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

1. Always Fun - challenge No. 123 - CIRCLES
2. Everybody Art - challenge No. 451 - TIC TAC TOE - see below
3. I Love Pro Markers - challenge No. 390 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) BIRTHDAY
4. The Cats Pyjamas - challenge No. 360 - CAS (Clean And Simple) - 3rd entry
5. Colour Crazy - challenge No. 32 - ANYTHING (hand coloured) GOES

And now for an Artist Trading Coin .... when I started this project I wasn't sure where I was going with it but, after adding a few bits I decided to stamp the Police box ..... I really wasn't sure at this point because I could see the circuit board image through the focal image. Then I thought that the TARDIS dematerialises and you can see through it, so ... now I'm actually quite happy with it, it's plainly on its way somewhere!

My Artist Trading Coin

Materials used:

• Snippets of card in black and white
• Nesting circle dies to cut my ATC blank and matting layers
• On the white snippet I applied Distress Ink in old paper
• Adding my Dutchdoobadoo stencil (470.715.129) I applied Distress Ink in bundled sage 
• Circuit Board image (VLV Plate #925) stamped using Memento grey flannel ink
• Sentiment (VLV Plate #925) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Doctor Who's TARDIS image (VLV Plate #925) stamped using Memento Paris Dusk ink
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils used to colour the phone box
• A quick application of Crafters Companion Spray and Shine, to protect the water based inks
• Nuvo black glitter marker used to doodle the glittery dots on the matting layer

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

1. Happy Little Stampers - August ATC challenge - TIME ... well it's a time travelling machine and piloted by The Doctor, a TIMElord!
2. Crafty Sentiments - August 13th challenge - ANYTHING GOES
3. The Three Muses - August 14th challenge - ART IN THE ROUND
4. Crafting By Designs - August challenge - ANYTHING GOES - 2nd entry

I also discovered I was a sapphire winner over at Colour My Heart's "Colour Dare Challenge" - thanks so much peeps