Super Saturday!

Morning readers,

Here we are in the lockdown extension and I, for one, am not sorry to see some rain this morning, for one thing, the gardens are parched and could use the moisture and for another .... somehow not being able to go out is easier when it's chucking it down outside! Stay home and stay safe peeps.

I've a make to share with you today ....

My Artist Trading Card

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in white and patterned
• Distress Ink in wild honey applied to the white snippet, using a makeup brush
• Distress Ink in spiced marmalade applied through a Tim Holtz mini stencil (from set #24) 
• Distress Ink in ripe persimmon applied around the outer edge of the panel and to stamp the Hero Arts "Old French Writing"
• Imagination Crafts "thistle" image and CardzTV sentiment (from "Just Sayin") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Crafters Companion Spray and Shine applied to inked panel, to protect the water based inks
• Craft-T Products Metallic rub ons in nubian (to patterned card) and deep gold (to inked panel) to give it a little patina

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

1. CCEE Stampers - challenge No. 2016 - STENCILS
2. CardzTV - challenge No. 112 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Alphabet Challenge - April 10th challenge - "A" is for ANYTHING GOES
4. QKR Stampede - challenge No. 394 - ANYTHING GOES

And now a card for a sketch challenge ...

My card

 

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

Materials used:

• White C6/A2, 250gsm card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of grey card, cut to mat
• Stampers Anonymous sentiment (from CMS155 "Simple Sayings") stamped using Versafine Clair twilight ink
• Rubber Stamps of America plane image (no reference on wood mounted stamp) stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink ... it's so unusual for me NOT to use a black ink somewhere on my project!

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

1. AAACards - challenge No. 163 - SKETCH + (optional twist) IT FLIES ... which, of course, my plane DOES!
2. Krafty Chicks - challenge No. 503 - CAS (Clean And Simple)
3. Pattie's Creations - challenge No. 169 - BIRTHDAY
4. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 184 - ANYTHING GOES

 

I discovered that I was a "Favourite" for March's ATC challenge over at Happy Little Stampers - thanks so much to the HLS DT for picking one of my ATC's, please see below if you want to see which one it was.