Hero Arts "Ornamental Shells" Birthday Card

 

Another birthday card hot of the press, this one is for a male friend.

I've used a Hero Arts stamp from their woodmounted "Ornamental Shells LL732" set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink.

 

I have then laid a Funky Fossil stencil called "Crackle Background" over the top of the stamped image and coloured in the surrounding area with "Tea Dye" Distress Oxide Ink.

I have coloured in the shell image using a Derwent Intense water colour pencil and paint brush.

Finally, I stamped the sentiment, again using Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink with a Simon Says Stamp set called "Tiny Words - Birthday".

Hero Arts Stamps "High Heels" Birthday Card

I had a mini tidy up of one of my craft drawers and came across card components I'd created some time ago, so I paired a couple of them up to make this card.

The central shoe image is on a blended Distress Oxide ink background.  The shoe is created using the Hero Arts "High Heels - CL303)" clear stamp set.  The sentiment is by Simon Says Stamp " Tiny Words - Birthday" set, both stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

The background is made using "Tea Dye" Distress Oxide ink through the Funky Fossil "Burlap Texture Stencil".

Week 17 - 52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2018

On a week when the sun has actually started to shine and give us some heat, crafting has not been high on the agenda, so I'm a little later in the day posting the prompt for this week. 

The Prompt for Week 17 is "A Nursery Rhyme".

So where do I start with telling you about this tag.  I started by sticking a piece of used wrapping paper onto a tag.  I then found some old paint tester pots & mini rollers and decided to grunge the background by dragging and daubing the paint.  I then inked the edges in a red and a black ink.  (Here's the paper and paint, before I started).

I then stamped the shells using a Hero Arts wood mounted set called "Little Shells - LL738", coloured them with Promarkers and then cut them out.

Using the Sizzix Big Shot, I die cut the flowers using the Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous "Flower Jar Framelits 662270).  I then coloured them using my pastels and a moist paintbrush.

The assembly started by arranging the flower die cuts and sticking them into position.  I then positioned and glued the sea shells to the base of the tag. I printed out part of the verse, cut it into sections then boxed them with a black biro before sticking them into position.  I then completed the rhyme by writing it around the edge of the tag.  Finally, I tied some silver bells together and added a ribbon.

Sam x

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Week 39 - 52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2017

For my tag, I started with a Panpastel shaded background in pink & mauve tones.  I then put the tag in an embossing folder with a sewing theme pattern.  The pattern didn't show up very much, so I then decided to use a brayer and brown ink to colour the raised area.

Using a Hero Arts stamp, I stamped some thread reels, colouring them in with Promarker pens.  I then cut them out and stuck them to the tag.

I added cotton lace to the base of the tag and off-cuts of ribbons to the left hand side.  I added ric-rac and then white buttons with the letters "GBSB" (Great British Sewing Bee).  Finally, I added a safety pin and buttons.

Grandaughter 3rd Birthday Card

Our Grandaughter Willow, will be celebrating her third birthday in ten days, so I made this little card for her.

The doll image is part of an old Hero Arts stamp set that I've had for some years and is coloured with Promarkers.  The balloons were die cuts (sorry I don't recall the manufacturer).  The no.3 was cut using a Sizzix die.  The sentiment is from the Rubbadubbadoo Stick & Stamp collection, where you can make up your own greeting.  These are magnetic and a set that I've had for years.  The scalloped edge of the sentiment is created using a Spellbinder die.  The white background has been embossed with a small daisy design, which I think is Cuttlebug.

and close up

Ornamental Shell Notelets

I've been delving into the depths of drawers and rediscovering stamps long forgotten.  This pack of wood mounted Hero Arts (LL732) Ornamental Shells set was one of my finds.

While watching TV last night I had a stamping session.  I like the clean & simple style of card and these notelets with a classic image and minimal sentiment mean they can be used in many ways.  

The sentiments used on these cards are from three separate Stampin' Up collections (Petit Pairs, Endless Birthday Wishes & Good Greetings).

Dressmaker Tag

Due to my interest in sewing, people often ask if I do clothing alterations. My reply is no, I sew for pleasure. They often state there is money to be made from alterations but like many crafts, people expect you to work for peanuts instead of a decent hourly rate.

With this in mind, I created this tag. The words are part of a Paperartsy set. The thread reels are by Hero Arts. The background is an off-cut of scrapbook paper with a tape measure pattern