Woo Hoo Saturday .. will there be virtual BBQ's?

Morning readers,

Hope the social distancing/isolation is working for you, go on, own up ... how many of you have tackled something you'd been putting off "till you'd more time"? I've been cleaning windows this week!!!

The weather's been lovely the last few days so there might even be a BBQ here at the Purple Palace this weekend, it'll feel like we're doing something different and that'll work! A change is as good as a rest ... so they say!

I've a make to share with you today .... this started life as a make for a challenge with the theme of "LIGHTS" ... I was rummaging and came across this set and - BAZINGA, I was distracted! How EASILY that happens these days?!??! Am I alone in finding this?

My card

And a view showing the sparkle

 

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

Materials used:

• White 5" x 7", 300gsm card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of textured red card, cut to mat
• Paper Artsy images (from JOFY65) stamped using Versfine Clair nocturne, morning mist and tulip red inks
• Copic markers Y08, BG15 and B05 used to colour
• Wink of Stella clear glitter gel brush pen and stardust stickles, used to twinkle and bling up the image

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

1. Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - March 26th challenge - ANYTHING FESTIVE GOES
2. The Holly and Ivy - challenge No. 68 - ANYTHING (Christmas) GOES
3. Merry Little Christmas Challenge - April challenge - ANYTHING (Christmas) GOES
4. Christmas Cards All Year Round - April challenge - SNOW BUDDIES OR ANYTHING (Christmas) GOES
5. Addicted to Stamps & More - challenge No. 383 - HOLIDAY

 

And now for an Artist Trading Coin, rather like buses, I don't make one for ages and then two come along at once (one yesterday and another today)!!

My Artist Trading Coin

Materials used:

• Snippets of card in white, purple and cream
• Nesting dies used to cut the 2½" and 2¼" circles
• On the cream snippet I applied Ranger Archival inks in vibrant fuchsia and majestic violet inks, using a makeup brush
• With a Tim Holtz stencil (THS002 "Bubble") over the inked panel I applied more vibrant fuchsia and then, replacing the stencil with another (THS004 "Stripes") and inking randomly with the majestic violet
• Hero Arts foliage (from CL477 "Delicate leaf clusters") stamped using Versafine Clair purple delight ink and the smaller spray from the same set with Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• Kaisercraft sentiment (from "Botanica") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• White Posca paint pen used to doodle a border on the purple matted layer

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

1. Friendship Challenge - challenge No. 52 - SOMETHING ROUND
2. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 183 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Southern Girls - April 2nd challenge - ANYTHING GOES

STAY SAFE PEEPS