Week 27 - 52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2019

The prompt for Week 27 is "Purple".

To create the coloured background of the tag, I used a Distress Oxide Spray called "Picked Raspberry for the top part of the tag.  On the lower area, I sprayed a Dylusion Ink Spray called "Crushed Grape".

I spritzed a Clarity stencil called "Orbit" with water and then flipped it on top of the tag.  The area where the stencil met the tag makes a bleached effect giving a different shade of colour which adds interest to the base.

Using Versafine Clair Ink in the shade of "Fantasia" I stamped the hands and sentiments, all part of a Visible Image stamp set called "You Are Not Alone".

Using a Distress Oxide ink in the shade of "Wilted violet" through a small diamond stencil, I created a relief pattern.

Using the Versafine Clair "Fantasia" ink again, I added the detail around the edge using a stamp from another Visible Image stamp set called "Ahead Of Our Time" and "Somewhere In Time".

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There is a Facebook Group for this challenge, where members can upload thier creations to the weekly prompt albums and chat to others taking part.  You are welcome to join in, the more the merrier.  Sam x

Design Team make for "My Time To Craft Challenge Blog" #400 "Seaside"

It's time for another challenge on the "My Time To Craft Challenge Blog" which has a theme of "Seaside" for challenge #400.

If you have a moment, please do pop across to the blog to see the other fab makes by my fellow Design Team members.

I decided to do something a bit different for this make by using lots of little bits and bobs I had floating around my work desk.

I had a piece of stamped card with a woodgrain effect, which I had given a grey wash to make it look like weathered wood, so decided to use that as a base.

I knew the colours that I wanted for the sea, so used Distress Oxide Inks in the shades of:  Twisted Citron, Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, Broken China and Salty Ocean and roughly applied it to card, filling the white areas using a paint brush.  

Once it was dry, I ran it through a Crafters Companion embossing folder which gave a nice wave look texture.  I ran a clear embossing ink pad across the surface then covered with a white/silver embossing glitter so that the raised areas sparkle like the sun catching the raised waves, then heat set.

In my embellishment stash, I found a balsa wood sentiment saying "Sun, Shells & Sand" so decided to colour the sea weed and star fish using my Arteza brush pens and then added some Stickles glitter glue to give it a bit of sparkle.

I tore a piece of cardboard box to add a colour and texture like wet sand. 

Finally, I assembled all the components and added little pearl like beads to the sand and small shells,  I also added a handful of clear sequins to the card to give added sparkle.

Wedding Day Card (using Funky Fossil "Bold Damask" stencil)

In my previous post, I explained that when cleaning your stencil to pop it onto a piece of card and to use a wet wipe.  

The remaining colour that you have used on your project gets wiped into the "cut out area" of the stencil and creates a totally different background that you can use at a later date.  The background to this card is the additional background from my previous post.

I cut the stencilled image to the desired size and mounted it on grey and yellow card.

I then die cut the grey intricate background shape behind the sentiment using a Spellbinders die set called "Renaissance Jubilee - Tags".  

I then typed and printed the sentiment of "On Your Wedding Day" and die cut it using the inner section of the above mentioned die set.

An easy and quick wedding card which I think look quite classy.

New Home Card (Stencil Tutorial) using a Funky Fossil Bold Damask Stencil

Today I had the ideal reason to craft, my regional electricity supllier was doing work in the area so there was no power from 9am till just after 4pm.

I made this new simple new home card using a stencilled background.  I started using a blending tool, covering the whole card with a Distress Oxide ink in the shade of "Fired Brick".  (This has to be one of my least used colours, but it's actually fab).  

A little tip when doing the blending, you need to have a very light touch, almost like you are tickling the surface of the card with the blending foam and I work in a circular motion.  I start from the edge and work my way towards the middle.  I also use a clean piece of card or paper to hold the card down, that way I don't get finger prints or grease marks don't get transferred.

Positioning the stencil - I like to have a little bit of the card showing on all sides of the stencil. I place the card base on a piece of copy paper and position the stencil.  I then use some low tack masking tape on all sides covering the stencil edge, the thin edge of the card and then secured on to the copy paper.  

I decided to use a Funky Fossil Stencil called "Bold Damask".  I can now start to create the pattern.  Through the stencil I used another Distress Oxide Ink, this time in the shade of "Wild Honey", which I applied with a foam blending tool.  Again, I work from the edges towards the centre in a circling motion.

Once done, you can very gently remove the masking tape.  Even though it is low tack, sometimes it can still rip into your lovingly prepared background, so take it slowly and gently.

I really like the subtle pattern that this colourway has created, it has a lovely warmth to it.

A Little Tip - Don't forget to clean your stencil before storing it.  I place the stencil on an off-cut of plain card and then use a wet wipe to clean the stencil.  You will find that the "cut out areas" of the stencil will fill with a lighter tone of the colour you have used earlier.  

In this instance, the image on the right is my cleaning the stencil pattern, so you now how two stencilled backgrounds for the effort of one.  One to use and one to go in your pile of backgrounds to be used.

To create the rest of the card, I die cut three house shapes using a Papertrey Ink set called "Love Lives Here".  I stuck the first one in the middle of the card and used a rular to align the bases of the other two house shapes.

The "Welcome To Your New Home" sentiment is part of a Hobby Art Ltd stamp set called "General Greetings" which I stamped in Versafine Clair "Chianti" shade of ink.  I then stuck the whole image onto a white card blank.

Week 26 - 52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2019

We're at the half way point of the challenge.  It's down hill to week 52 from now on.

The prompt for Week 26 is "Leaves"

For my tag, I have created lots of layers, starting with using a gel press, using Colorbox Ink and Brusho.

I next stamped leaves using Versafine Clair Ink and a leaf stamp from "Oak House Studio".

The next layer was using Versafine Clair Ink and a script stamp, also from "Oak House Studio".

I then used a Stampin' Up thinlit die set called  "Beautiful Branches" to die cut the flower head and stem.  I layered the flower head in two shades of lilac/purple, stamping a script over the lighter shade using a Versafine Clair Ink called "Monarch".  Once the flower and stem were adhered to the tag, I added touches of Liquid Pearls in the shade of "Blackberry".

Finally, I used a Lavinia Stamp, mini leaf stamp from their "Pound Stamp range" to stamp the small leaves at the top and the bottom of the tag using Versafine Clair ink in the shade of "Shady Lane.  I used a Distress Ink in the shade of "Forest Moss" to edge the tag.

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There is also a Facebook Group for this challenge, where members can upload thier makes to the weekly prompt albums and talk to others who are taking part.  This is a very relaxed challenge and we'd love you to join in.  The more the merrier.  Sam x

Sweet Poppy Stencil "Floral Delight" Card

Last night I made a card with quite muted colours, today I have gone bright making this stencil card.

I've used a background of Dylusion inks in yellows, orange, purple and green.  Once dry, I spritzed an Andy Skinner "Tornado" stencil and flipped onto the top of the inked surface.  The area that hits the inked area becomes slightly bleached giving the reverse image of the stencil.

I used a black Ranger Archival ink through a Sweet Poppy Stencil called "Floral Delight" to create the main image.  

The sentiment is stamped in the same ink using a stamp from a Spellbinders set (STP-004).

This is my second entry into the June 2019 challenge for "A Place To Start Challenge Blog", with a stencil theme,

Lavinia Stamps "Sky" Let Your Spirit Take Flight Card

I've made this card in stages.  I originally made the background about a month ago, using Disress Oxide ink pads and sprays, but it didn't suit what I had in mind, so put it back in my "to be used" pile.

I then decided to use a wet Tim Holtz "Rays" stencil to create a bleached ray look to the background.  Again it wasn't what I wanted, so put it back in the pile.

This evening, third time lucky, it was the ideal background for what I had in mind using Lavinia Stamps.  Using Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" ink, I stamped the "Twisted Willow" stamp.

Using the Versafine Clair "Chianti" shade of ink, I stamped the fairy called "Sky"

I then used a circle moon mask and darkened the edges and filled the inner using two shades of Distress Oxide Inks:  Wild Honey and Broken China. Using a Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink I stamped the "Let Your Spirit Take Flight", breaking the sentiment into two lines, which I felt suited the card better.

I then moved on to filling the edge detail.  On the right hand side, I used the Versafine Clair Ink "Chianti" to stamp the "Seasonal Tree" branches.

On the left hand side of the card, I used two pound stamps "Mini Berry" and "Mini Leaf 5".  I used the "Mini Slender Mushrooms" on the tree trunk on the right hand side too.

I added white highlighted areas to the card using a Posca Pen and added some silver glitter to the wings using a Signo Pen.