Something Compeletely Different - Inchies - Black and White

This weeks challenge is inchies and black and white.
I have stamped six inchies with different images and used them to make an ATC. The background of the ATC has a black script stamp and the inchies were stamped onto stampbord. I used my DYMO labeller to add the wording "Growing Up" as I think these stamps show a girl growing up!

Crafting Corner - Variety Swap - Masks

This months variety swap at Crafting Corner is to use a mask in your project. I have made a canvas.
I drew a mask onto a canvas and then added an inky background I then stuck buttons all around the edge of the mask and tiny gems around the eyes. Once these had dried I coloured the mask with one of my promarkers in a golden colour and then added holographic glitter glue all over it. I added some feathers and then cut out the wording "Mardi Gras". I don't know who the recipient of it is yet but I hope whoever gets it likes it!

Lots to do challenge - cards

Its one of my friends daughter's birthday next week and she will be 21. I have made a cupcake card for her as she likes to bake cakes!
I got some brown paper and corrugated it and found some pink handmade paper to use for the icing and "blinged" it up with some sticky teardrops and some pearls. I added a piece of ribbon to the cake case and a shrink plastic "Happy Birthday" and 21 using the same pink paper.

The theme for Lots to do this week is "Cards" so this is my entry.

Recipe Swap - Lots to do

I host a recipe swap every month over at L0ts to do.
This months recipe is to make a Tag, a Skinny and an ATC. They all must incorporate a Twinchie.
The ingredients are, flowers, bottletop and a page from a book. You can add extras - I added a bead a stamped image and some peel-offs!

Something Completely Different - Inchies - Bird

This month the item to make is an inchie and this week the theme is "Bird".
I have coloured my background with distress inks and then stamped a branch at the bottom. I used a stitchels bird on shrink plastic and stuck it on!

Lots to do challenge - Brights

The challenge this week is "Brights".
I have used my kaleidacolour ink pad for my background with my brayer and then stamped out two stitchels flowers and die cut the Happy Birthday. Finishing off with a ribbon. It does look bright IRL.

Another Card!

A simple card to make. Daisy stamp coloured with promarkers simply matted and layered onto some basic grey papers. Two flower stamps stamped onto the same paper and then stuck to the card with a gem in the middle. Once again this is for my MIL (from my son to his Nan) she loves teddy bears so hopefully she will like this.

Sunday Stampers - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

This weeks theme on Sunday Stampers is "Over the rainbow".
I have used a kaleidacolor ink pad and run my butterfly stamp through it and then stamped it onto glossy card. I stamped the herringbone background onto the card and then stuck the rainbow stamped butterflies on. I added an oval with a stamped happy birthday and stuck some metal embellies on. I finished it off with a piece of knotted ribbon. This is going to be sent to my MIL - hope she likes it!

Something Completely Different - Inchies

A new challenge has been issued by Something Completely Different. This month the challenge is "inchies" and this week the challenge is "oriental".
I have used stampbord inchies for my piece. I used alcohol inks in red and brown and stamped my freebie stamp from craft stamper. I scratched out some bits and then added a chinese coin.
I also made a single inchie using the same materials and techniques.

Halloween Canvas - Lots to do challenge

This weeks challenge on Lots to do is to use orange, black and one other colour. I have made a canvas and used orange and black distress inks to colour it. I painted the gravestone and skeleton with white gesso and then used black distress ink to highlight the gravestone. Finally I stuck on some spiders. This canvas is for a halloween swap hosted by Sam.

Something Completely Different - Moo - ABC

Its the last of the moo challenges over at Something Completely Different.
This weeks theme is "ABC".

I have used some leftover scraps for my background and used chipboard letters. A really simple moo this week!!!

Crafting Corner - Board Book

This months variety swap over at Crafting Corner is to alter a childrens board book. The theme is Friendship and the style is Vintage.




I stuck a few pages together and cut out bits too.
Added my favourite thing at the moment - paper roses.
Hope its "vintagey" enough.

Here's the finished book.

Birthday Card

I have been busy making this card for a family friend - its her 70th birthday next week.

Lots to do challenge - Tags

This weeks challenge is to make a tag!!!!!
I have used adirondak dabbers for the background and some crackle paint. Found the image in my stash and added the flowers and sticky pearls. Finished off with the word beauty which I stamped onto some safmat and added some ribbon.

Something Completely Different - Metal Moo

This weeks challenge on Something Completely different is to make a moo and use metal.
I cut my metal slightly smaller than a moo and coloured it with sharpies in blues, greens and yellows and then embossed with a CB folder. I then sanded the embossing and layered onto a moo.

Wedding card

I have been busy today making a wedding card for a wedding we are going to. I am still not sure if I like it or not. It doesn't scan well as it is mainly cream. The squares have embossing on them and the wording was done with Safmat. I must say that it looks better in real life.

Sunday Stampers - Ticket to Ride

This weeks challenge on Sunday Stampers is to use tickets on your work.

Lots to do challenge - Watercolours

This weeks challenge is "Watercolours". I have made an ATC which is very Andy Warhol inspired.
I have used the same stamp and various colours of distress ink which were spritzed with water before stamping. The word was done in the same way and then all were matted onto a black ATC.

Something Completely Different - Moo - Circles

For this weeks challenge I spritzed the cards with blue, green and red glimmer mist and then used some of my CB folders to emboss. I then used my white inkessentials pen to add some detail. I finally mounted them onto black card.

Recipe Swap - September

This month the recipe over at Lots to do is:

1 ATC
1 Arch
1 Skinny
they all must include an inchie.

monochrome
faces
embossing of any kind
brads

UKStampers Twinchie swap - swirls

This month the twinchie theme is "swirls".
I have used my Basic Grey swirl stamps and coloured the background with the bandana technique and highlighted with a white pen.

UKStampers - ATC swap - Watercolour

This month Sam has set the theme for the ATC swap as "watercolour".

I have used my watercolour pencils to create the backgrounds and stamped them all with different stamps. I edged each ATC with chalk.

There are only three for the swap but I got carried away with my pencils :)

Something Completely Different week 17

This week on SCD you are challenged to make a "moo card" and use Black and Gold.

I used black card and embossed some flowers in gold and then edged the card with an embossing pen and gold embossing powder. Finally I added some black gems to the centre of the flowers.

Lots to do challenge - Tissue Paper

This weeks challenge on Lots to do is to use tissue paper.


I used a cardboard magazine file.


Before

I used adirondack dabbers to colour the file and then stamped various images onto tissue paper and stuck them on the file using mod podge. (All the sides have the same colouring and same stamps)

After

Sunday Stampers - Life

Gosh - I'm a bit late in posting this!!!!! I've had such a hectic week.

Sunday Stampers has the theme of "Life".
I have made an ATC using stampbord pieces, stamped shrink plastic and grungepaper.

Home to Roost

I have made this little bird house for the Something Completely Different challenge. I wanted it to look a little like a hen house! I used a CB embossing folder for the room and used chalks for the colouring. The image is from an old book I had lying around.

This will also work for the allsorts challenge this week as they have asked for no stamping to be used.

Mirror, Mirror.....

After seeing some fab results altering the 99p MALMA mirror from IKEA I decided to have a go.



Before

I wanted to use black acrylic as a base but when I looked in my stash I found none!!! So I used a sharpie marker and coloured the whole of the wood with it.

I then cut some metal and once again coloured that with the sharpie (I only have the aluminium metal and none of the colours). I then embossed the metal with some CB embossing folders and sanded them once done. I stuck the squares into each corner and then made a grid with some window leading. I finally cut the words and coloured them with a silver pen.

After Apologies for the naff photographs (photography isn't one of my strong points).

This weeks challenge over at Lots to do is "Words" so I am entering this piece for it.

Allsorts challenge - Tear if you dare

This is the first time I have entered this challenge.
I have made a card following your sketch and yes I dared to tear!!! In fact the only straight edges are on the edges of the card.
I used a page from an old map of the uk and used various Tim Holtz stamps and finished off with eyelets.

Lots to do Challenge - Paper

This weeks challenge over at lots to do is to use paper!!!!!

House with quote

This week at Something Completely Different you are challenged to make a house and use a quote.

Wooden Bangle

My lovely friend Joy gave me this wooden bangle to decorate when I met up with her last month.

This is what I did with it.....
BeforeI covered the bangle with peeled paint distress ink and then traced the oval shape onto tracing paper to use as a template and then cut out my ovals onto the last bits of my TSS metal (must remember to order more!!!). I then coloured the metal with black permanent pen and then used various CB embossing folders for the ovals. I then sanded back the embossing and finally stuck them into place.

After

Metal Rose

I have been having another play making roses and his time I have used some of my TSS metal.

I used the fab tutorial on Hels blog and used my flower stamp freebie from Craft Stamper mag. I coloured my metal with light blue sharpies and the leaves with a dark green sharpie - I then made the veins in the leaves with the refiner tool.

The theme for Sunday Stampers is "Blue" so this is my entry.

Wooden Spoon

I am hosting a decorated/altered wooden spoon swap over at Lots to do. I have been having a play and come up with this....

I have used my TSS metal to cover the spoon and used various moulds and CB folders for the decoration. I used alcohol inks in yellow, brown and red to colour the metal and then sanded the embossing back. I finally added some ribbon as decoration and to use as a hanger.

Side view

Front view

Back view

Grungepaper Rose

I have been looking at the fab tutorials that are about for grungepaper roses and have just seen a card made with one by my lovely friend joy and have been inspired to have a go!!!!
I used glimmer mists to colour the paper.

The pictures aren't the best though!!!!!

Lots to do Mega Challenge Swap

Open

Closed

For the mega challenge on Lots to do I had to use something wooden, a stamped image, 2 words and the colours green and orange.

Well I cheated just a little and used three stamped images and a few more words :)

I used two pieces of balsa wood and got out my wood burning tool. Once I had finished burning I coloured the pieces lightly with peeled paint and spiced marmalade distress ink.I glued a piece of ribbon to make a hinge and then I added orange ribbon as a tie.

The recipient for this make is Ellen - hope she likes it!

Lots to do challenge - stunning stampbord

This weeks challenge is to use stampbord !!! I have made an ATC. I coloured my card with catseye chalk and then edged in a darker chalk. I stamped my image onto the ATC and then masked it and added the crackle background. I coloured my stampbord with the lighter coloured chalk and then stamped the image with brown staz-on and then scraped bits away revealing the white underneath. I then added some flowers to the side and the word beauty.