Happy Anniversary

Afternoon blog people. It's mine and my husband's 20th wedding anniversary today so thought I would show the card I made for him. As you can see it's not that traditional but I think it's just right as it is not mushy or twee. Which is fine for some, just not for me!
I used a selection of stamps but can't remember all of them so probably best I don't mention any, Spellbinders dies and of course nothing could be possible without Tim Holtz Distress Ink. Loved getting inky making this card and adding layers of stamping and colour. It's knowing when to stop which is the hard part, but hopefully I did.....
Thanks for looking.

Clarity Challenge - Animals

Afternoon Crafters. The card I have to show today was made for the Clarity Challenge and the theme was animals. As usual all stamps used are Clarity and all inks used were Distress except the butterfly. I stamped the butterfly onto acetate using Staz-on and then coloured with Sakura pens. I added glitter to the reverse, however in this picture you don't seem to be able to see it!

Thanks for looking and hope to be back soon. Have quite a few pictures to add so no excuse not to really.....

Sport

Evening crafty people. The card I have for you this lovely sunny evening is a sporty birthday card made using a set of stamps from Clarity. The background was made by stamping the sportsmen in black and the brushing a blue distress ink over the top. I then placed a grid mask over the top and sponged a red distress ink over the top. The word Sport was stamped onto plain card and the footballer stamped in the O. I then coloured the card using the same distress ink as the background and cut using a spellbinder die. The card was finished off with a Birthday Wishes sentiment and faux stitching added to the topper and sentiment.
Thanks for looking.

Hot Hot Hot

Hello all. This card was made for Clarity Stamp's monthly challenge. The theme was "Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside" so as you can see I took this quite literally and had the deck chair stamp right by the sea! The stamps used were for the sentiment and the deck chair and they are of course courtesy of Clarity Stamps. The rest of the card has been created with water colour pencils, Promarkers and a few splodges of Crystal Stickles. The image was stamped onto card cut using two types of Spellbinders Dies and a few dots and highlights were added with a white highlight pen.
Hope you like and thanks for looking.

UTEE Picture Frame

 Morning Crafty folk. Thought I would show the picture frame that I decorated with Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel and Sculpey Clay. I covered the frame in melted UTEE and then stamped into it with a Sheena Douglass swirl stamp. In between the swirls I added clear drying glue and black sparkly glitter along with some green jute. The butterfly and swirl at the bottom of the frame were created from light weight Sculpey clay that I stamped into with Sheena Douglass stamps and dusted with Perfect Pearls, before baking in the oven. I then attached them to the frame with Pinflair Glue Gel.

The three framed tulips were stamped using another of Sheena's stamps, coloured with promarkers and then decoupaged to try and add a bit of depth.
I loved making this frame as it was something a bit different for me, hope you like and thanks for looking.

Clarity Challenge Number 4 - Mr & Mrs

Afternoon all. Can't believe that Clarity Stamps are into their fourth challenge, time has gone so quick. The theme this month was Mr and Mrs, so a wedding card it was. Shame really as I had to do a wedding card a couple of months ago and my wedding anniversary isn't until September so this card is for no one in particular. All stamps used are clarity and I made the heart mask from a Sizzix die. The two hearts in the middle have been stamped onto acetate and glittered from behind. I coloured them by spraying tattered angel  spray ink onto the glitter. Everything else has been coloured with Distress ink except for the buttons. I used Promarkers to colour them instead. The card was finished off with a Micron pen which I used to doodle the squigley lines. There you have it, thanks for looking.

Dragonfly Card

Hello there. This card was made as part of my entry to Sheena Douglass' design team call out, but sadly I was not chosen, however I now have some stuff to put on my blog so I will post the other projects later. I don't seem to be able to produce anything half decent unless I have a focus so will have to find another way of finding my Mojo! Perhaps I need to go in search of some Challenge blogs to get going........

Anyway if anyone is interested this is how this card was put together:
I created the background by brushing on Distress Ink and then spritzing with water. Once dry I stamped the flowers using silver and bronze Brilliance ink and then over stamped them with black ink. I then added the sentiment. I then cut the background into two panels and mounted onto silver and black card. The dragon fly was stamped onto acetate using black Staz-on. The wings were glittered with Crystal Stickles and the body was coloured with ProMarkers. I then backed the dragon fly with white paper and mounted onto the card with foam pads. All stamps used are from Sheena Douglass.

Happy Birthday

Afternoon all. Thought I would do a quick post today to show a card I made for a friend of my daughter's. Not my usual type of card as there is hardly any stamping apart from the diamonds in the background. Everything else that has been added is either a die-cut, ready made embellishment or ribbon, but of course it has  had a liberal covering of distress ink......
Thanks for looking.

Clarity Challenge - All In The Sentiment

Afternoon all. Thought I would show the little wall hanging I made for this months Clarity Stamp Challenge titled It's All In the Sentiment. Basically making the sentiment the focal point of the piece and of course only using Clarity Stamps.
The hanging is made from a piece of canvas backed board which I painted with a wash of green acrylic paint that I watered down. I placed a Splodge Away mask onto the dried surface and very lightly dabbed black Distress Ink through. Stamped and embossed the sentiment and then covered over with a mask and added some more black ink. Stamped the corner stamp in black and embossed the corners, then the same stamp in gold Brilliance was used for the background and the strip at the bottom that the eyelets were punched through. The wire work is basically a big cheat in that I dismantled an old broken necklace for a instant decoration and there you have it, one entry to the Clarity Stamp Challenge!
Thanks for looking.

Happy Birthday

Hello blog peeps, hope you all had a good bank holiday weekend. We did as it was my daughter's birthday yesterday and the weekend was taken up with everything that teenage celebrations involve, such as cake, giggling girls, meal out, sleepover, take-away pizza, shopping trip etc. etc!
This is the card that I made for my daughter using a free Woodware owl stamp that came with a magazine, a few die cuts from spellbinders and Sizzix, gingham ribbon and faux flowers and leaves from my stash. The image was coloured with Promarkers and a few finishing touches were added such as stick on gems and a white flowery ribbon and there you have it!

Thanks for looking and see ya again soon!

Clarity Challenge - In The Garden

Hi crafty peeps. This is my entry for Clarity Stamps monthly challenge. All the stamps used are Clarity and I have coloured it with a mixture of distress ink and promarkers. Trying to ground the deckchair was the hardest part, still haven't quite mastered this trick yet as it now looks like someone has placed the chair in a pile of mud!! Not sure you can see from the picture but I have added Glossy Accents to the flowers and Crystal Stickles to the tree blossom.
Thanks for looking....

Fantasy Flower

 Afternoon all, thought I would do a quick post and show you a card I made for a recent birthday. The flower is from a Sheena Douglass stamp set. The background has been stamped and then water coloured then mounted onto black card. I then stamped the flower onto EcoArt Board, outlined it using a Pebeo liner and then painted it with the Pebeo Fantasy paints. Once dry it was mounted onto black card that I had cut using a Spellbinders die and then glued to the front of the card. The whole thing was finished off with the Happy Birthday stamp from Clarity Stamps that I again mounted onto black card.
Thanks for looking!