I've been playing with a new Funky Fossil stencil called "Delightfully Deco" , which I've paired with the Funky Fossil "In The Meadow" stamp set to create this card.
I used a selection of Distress Oxide Inks through the "Delightfully Deco" stencil. For the stamping I used two shades of Versafine Clair Inks "Purple Delight" and "Monarch". I've also added some liquid pearls in "White Opal" shade to some of the wild flowers.
Here in Wales, we have been in lockdown for some time, but to hear the Prime Minster speaking on TV this evening reminds me of how grave the situation is, and sometimes it can get on top of us too.
I think this card says it all really. In these troubled times we need to take a moment to breathe!
I've used the Funky Fossil "Serenity" stamp set , stamped in Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" and "Purple Delight" inks. I heat embossed the word "breathe" using Wow! Metallic Silver super fine embossing powder and then grounded the image using "Weathered Wood" Distress Oxide Ink, applied with a paint brush. Finally, I added a touch of sparkle to the stars using a silver glitter Signo pen.
I've been sorting through some of my crafting stash today. I have quite a lot and some doesn't get used, mainly because my crafting style has changed over the years, so I've been putting bits by to re-home at a later date.
While sorting, I came across a small off-cut of a Distress Oxide ink background, which was just big enough to make a tag out of, so I decided to create something with it, rather than it being thrown back into the "background box" again.
One of the stamps I came across was a "Text Background Stamp - CL-05088" by "JustRite Cling" , so I decided to try it out over the background using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.
Another stamp I came across, which was purchased as part of a bundle, was a fern leaf called "Water Colour Fern - 855" by purplenecker.com. I used two shades of Versafine Clair ink to stamp the ferns "Warm Breeze" and Paradise" both tones of blue colour.
Using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink, through a Funky Fossil stencil called "Make Your mark III" I added the honeycomb detail and also the sentiment which is part of their "Bees Geometric" stamp set.
Finally, I added a gold line border a fraction in from the edge of the tag and added some little polka dots to the text area.
I've used two Funky Fossil stencils "3D Sphere" and "Rock Star" to create this card for a male teenager.
I used Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink through the "3D Sphere" stencil to start with.
I then lay the guitar section of the "Rock Star Stencil" and applied Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink with a finger dabber.
I left the card to fully dry, and then used an anti-static bag over the guitar area. Reposioning the stencil so that the "Rock Star" word was level, I then used Wow! Embossing ink through the stencil, then coated it with Wow! Metallic Silver Super Fine embossing powder and heat set. I mounted the image on to a black card base.
Hi, Happy New Year to you. I'm sure like me, you'll be looking forward to a more normal life later this year. I've started my crafting new year making a tag.
For the background, I used one of the tags I'd prepared as part of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags" challenge. On Day 20, we were encouraged to use acrylic paint and bubble wrap on a gel plate. The image above are some of the backgrounds I created in that session.
I used the Lavinia Stamps "Floral Wreath" stamp as the main feature of this tag, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink. I heat embossed the image, using Wow! Clear Embossing Powder and heat set, to make it stand proud.
I then stamped the "Happy New Year" sentiment, which is part of a Personal Impressions stamp set called "All Year Round" using the same ink. Finally I added touches of Ranger "Glossy Accents" to some of the berries and set aside to dry.
This morning I decided to use a stamp that I have rarely used. The stamp of choice today was the Lavinia Stamps mermaid called "Alana".
I started this card by using four shades of Distress Oxide Inks (Tumbled Glass, Speckled Egg, Weathered Wood and Shabby Shutters), through the Lavinia "Pebble" stencil which created the background design.
I started to stamp the images using the Lavinia Stamps Urchins, Alana, Mystic Swirl, Zen Plant, Forest Spruce and Fish Set, using three shades of Versafine Clair Inks (Twilight, Morning Mist and Warm Breeze).
Finally I added detail with a silver metallic pen and dots of Liquid Pearls. I then mounted the image on to card and stamped the Lavinai Stamps sentiment "Deeper than the ocean".
I've made a quick birthday card today using a four shades of Distress Oxide Inks (Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters, Speckled Egg and Iced Spruce), through a Funky Fossil Stencil called "Broken Mosaic".
I rubbed over the image with an anti-static bag then positioned the "Happy Birthday" stamps, which are part of a Hobby Art Ltd set called "Greetings for friends - CS158D", stamped in Wow! Clear Embossing Ink and then coated with Wow! Metallic Gold Super Fine embossing powder. I then heat set the sentiment.
