Saturday and that means, it's the weekend!

Morning readers

I've a make to share with you today .... I made my first ever postcard a week or so ago and found I quite enjoyed it so thought I'd make more. I also discovered that I have at least FOUR stamps that read "Postcard" or "Carte postale" too - who knew! I've now used three of them so you might want to keep an eye open to see how long it is before I get to use the fourth ... it's from Crafty Individuals!

The front of my post card

The reverse of my post card, I think I like this font best of all, though,
perhaps I'd like it just a tiny bit smaller!

Materials used:

• White card folded in half and stuck together before cutting to 6" x 4" - standard postcard size
• Paper Artsy sentiment and image (from JOFY09) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne and morning mist inks
• Hampton Arts "Post Card" sentiment (from Vintage Icons CR020) stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• Fine liner Faber Castell pitt pen to draw the line defining message from address
• Marvy le plume alcohol marker and a selection of sharpie pens used to colour

 

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

1. Addicted to Stamps and More - ANYTHING GOES
2. The Paper Shelter - challenge No. 429 - FLOWER POWER
3. Crafty Creations - challenge No. 409 - ANYTHING GOES
4. The Card Concept - challenge No. 136 - BRIGHT FLOWERS
5. PaperBabe - challenge No. 120 - QUOTES

 

And a rather colourful Artist Trading Card ....... using the fabulous Christmas stamps from Paper Artsy .. ZA51, I received them as a gift recently and I just KNEW it wouldn't be long before I had inked up all of the images and today sees the last one receiving ink - Yee Haa!

My ATC

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of leftover card in white and Paper Mill intense red
• Paper Artsy image (from ZA51) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Coloured using a mix of Sharpie pens and Marvy le plume alcohol markers
• Anita's dimensional gloss for the eyes and Stardust stickles to bling up the stars!

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

1. Stampotique - challenge No. 349 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 472 - ANYTHING GOES
3. The House That Stamps Built - challenge No. 2720 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Colour Crazy - challenge No. 21 - ANYTHING (hand coloured) GOES
5. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 187 - ANYTHING GOES

Don't believe one person would need all of those "post card" images? Hmmmmm one turned up in a VERY unlikely set of Christmas stamps - check out the options .... Dark Room Door, Hampton Art, Crafty Individuals and even a cheapie set from WHAT!

And let's not forget this set from Correspondence Art that I used a week or so ago but forgot about when photographing the options .. taking my total to FIVE!!!!! Time to thin out perhaps?