IndigoBlu Colour Me Daisy Card

I have loved this stamp since the first time I saw it.  The image is fabulous and it is stunning as a stand along square of stamping, but I wanted to do something a bit different with it.

I stamped multiple images of the IndigoBlu "Colour Me Daisy" stamp in Versafine Clair "Fantasia" shade.  I mounted the clearest stamped image onto black card.  (I added a slight bit of shading to the central area by painting diluted Distress Inks).  The others I die cut in various sizes of circles.  I stuck them to the background and then layered the main image on top.

The sentiment is typed and then die cut using a Spellbinders die.

Midnight Meandering Rabbits (Lavinia Stamps) Card

I've entered this card into the Lavinia Stamps monthly challenge.  I've had a few days of not crafting, so it was nice to be back at my desk this morning.

For the background, I masked the moon and then applied serveral shades of Distress Inks.  I then used a selection of Lavinia Stamps:  Sacred Spells, Sacred Tree and Midnight Meandering stamped in Versafine and Versafine Clair inks. I added a few lighter areas using a white Signo pen.

70th Birthday Card

My crafting friend will be 70 this month, so I needed to make her a card that was a bit different.

I started by applying Distress Oxides (in shades of Tumbled Glass and Cracked Pistashio) to a card.  I then sprited and dried it.

I then used a die to create the cut out detail at the base of the card (sorry, I don't recall where the die came from).  I needed to die cut it in two directions to get the area I required.

I then used a Stampin' up set called "Dragonfly Dreams" for the sentiment and the dragonfly, stamped in Versarine Clair (Monarch shade) Ink.

Using a small Lavinia pound stamp, I stamped the stars using a Momento "London Fog" shade of ink.

I then die cut the "70" and adhered the centre of the "0".  I also die cut the dragonfly wings using the Stampin' Up "Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits".  I used a glue to stick the central section of the wings.  I applied sticky backed silver gems to replicate the eyes.  I also applied some to the underside of the wings, so that they do not sit flat on the card, in the hope that it replicates movement.

Finally, I stuck further gems to the middle of the large stars and stuck the green/blue top to the purple card.

Week 33 - 52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2018

Week 33 of the challenge.  The prompt for this week is "Wings"!

My tag is a bit random, this week, I grabbed a handful of bits and decided to make of them what I could.

I've used Distress Oxides to create the coloured base. I used a Lavinia Stamp called "Sacred Spells" and lightly stamped the text deliberately leaving a fragmented text look.

I stamped the wings, which are a Gemini/Crafter's Companion set called "Angel Wings" in a StazOn ink onto Vellum, then die cut them.  

The deer head was from a magazine set last year.  I stamped it and coloured it with Promarkers and then die cut the image.
I partially adhered the wings onto the tag and then mounted the deer head using sticky foam pads so that it is a little raised.  I then added some Stickles to the wings to add a little glitter. Finally, I used a Stamper's Anonymous stamp for the sentiment stamped in Versafine Clair ink.

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There is a Facebook Group for this challenge, which you are invited to join.  On the group you will be able to share your challenge creations and also chat to others who take part in the challenge.

Have a great weekend.  Sam x

Design Team Make - 11th August 2018 (More than one fold) - My Time To Craft Challenge Blog

Having been given a great opportunity to design makes for the "My Time To Craft" challenge blog, this week I've felt a little nervy and uncertain of my ability.  The prompt for this fortnight is "More than one fold".

I'd played with several ideas and then decided I was over complicating things and went for a simple but hopefully classy make using four folds.

I cut a piece of pale blue card into a 12" x 6" size.  I then scored down the shorter length at the following intervals 2", 4" 8" and finally 10".  On the edge of the short side, I made a small pencil mark 3" down and cut from the 4" scoreline to the outer left 3" pencil mark.  I then made another pencil mark 3" down the short edge and cut on a diagonal to the 8" scoreline. This provides the dropped angle of the card.

I wasn't sure how far to go with my stamping, so thought I would keep it clean and simple.  I stamped the sentiment (from the Stampin' Up "One Big Meaning" set).  

The Dandelions are from two Lavinia Stamps sets "Fairy Dandelions" and "Make a Dandelion".  I've used Versafine "Smokey Grey" ink for all stamping.

Please do pop over to "My Time To Craft Challenge Blog" to have a look at the other Design Team makes and maybe participate yourself.

Sam x

PS:  I forgot to add a photo of the card closed.  Here it is Branwen x

The Blue Seahorse Card (Lavinia Stamps)

I've had several projects to make so this afternoon it was nice to play, for the sake of playing.

I made this card using a background of an off-cut of Clarity's "Shenandoah Natural Wonders" paper.  

I used three Lavinia stamps for this card:  Seahorse, Sacred Spells and Fairy Barnacle, stamped in various Versafine Clair inks.

I added white dots to the seahorse using a Signo Pen.  In various other areas I used a Sakura Jelly Roll pen and also a silver metallic pen.  (Unfortunately, not much of the shimmer and shine can be picked up in this photograph).

New Home Card

My neighbours have lived next door to us for about twenty years.  They move house shortly so I wanted to make a card for them.

I used a set that came with issue 175 of Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine a few months back.  I die cut the house and roof and coloured everything with Promarkers.

The sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink set called " "Love Lives Here" stamped in a Versafine Clair ink