Monday? Wot ... again?

Morning readers, 

Hope you are all enjoying your Easter break and haven't eaten too many Easter eggs! My hubby bought a box of cream eggs and ... well, we've paced ourselves!

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

My C6 card

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6/A2 card and matching envelope
• Card in white and navy, for my card front, insert and matting
• Paper Artsy image (HP1004 - from 2007) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink 1st and 2nd generation impressions, including on to a full coverage post-it which I then cut out and used as a mask
• Low tack tape, to mask off sections for inking
• With my masks in place and using a makeup brush I applied Distress Oxide in black soot lightly, then adding my Aall & Create cogs stencil (#111) and adding further colour
• Moving my taped area for inking and using a different makeup brush and Memento Paris dusk ink I added colour and then my Tim Holtz stencil (THMS023) and another layer of ink before removing all masks
• Aall & Create sentiment (from #630) stamped using Versafine Clair twilight ink

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

1. Retro Rubber - challenge No. 180 - SKETCH + MUST use stamps over one year old
2. Aud Sentiments - challenge No. 293 - 12th BIRTHDAY - ADD A BIRTHDAY SENTIMENT
3. Craft Rocket - challenge No. 91 - FOR BOYS/MEN
4. QKR Stampede - challenge No. 442 - ANYTHING GOES (+ a sentiment)
5. CAS on Friday - challenge No. 364 - TECHNIQUE WEEK - MASKS - see below

And now for an Artist Trading Card, I just love the scale of them .... 3½" x 2½"

My ATC

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of leftover card in white and black
• Aall & Create background words (from set~630) stamped using Memento gray flannel ink
• Memento tangelo ink applied to white snippet using a stencil brush
• Distress Ink in carved pumpkin applied using a makeup brush
• Woodware stencil (FRST006) overlaid and another layer of the carved pumpkin applied
• Stamplorations sentiment (from "Noteworthy") and Clearly Inspired coneflower (from LCS100) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Orange sharpie used to edge my white card snippet, to camouflage the white card

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

1. Crafting Happiness - challenge No. 122 - ANYTHING GOES
2. CraftyCatz - challenge No. 591 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) APRIL SHOWERS
3. Simply Create Too - challenge No. 179 -  MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND
4. Polkadoodles - challenge No. 16 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - challenge No. 180 - ANYTHING GOES