Hobby Art "Spring Scenes CS091D" New Home Card

I've had a few days off crafting and I have missed it.  I have a few ideas flying around my head at the moment, but before having a play session, I needed to get a couple of essential cards out of the way.

One card that needed to be made was a new home card for the parents of our friends, who have just down sized into a new build.  A big step when you are getting on in years!

I have used a Hobby Art Ltd stamp from their "Spring Scenes CS091D" clear stamp set.  Stamped in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink and coloured with Distress Oxide inks applied with a paint brush.

The "Home" sentiment is part of a Papertrey Ink stamp set called "Wreath For All Seasons", which I have stamped in Versafine Clair "Blue Belle" ink. 

Penny Black "Brilliance 40-806" Thank You Card

This evening, I made this thank you cardm using the Penny Black "Brilliance 40-806" cling stamp set on a Distress Oxide Ink background. 

To colour the stamped image, I used assorted Distress Oxide Inks and Inktense Colouring Pencils.

For the background, I used Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide, sprinking water droplets from a fan paint brush.

The "Thank You" sentiment is from a Hobby Art Stamp Set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink.

Day 13 of #thedailymarker30day colouring challenge (August 2021)

Here's my Day 13 of #thdailymarker30day colouring challenge . 

I've used a Hobby Art Stamps Ltd stamp set calle "Ornate Owls", stamped in Acorn and Shady Lane Versafine Clair Ink, coloured with Distress Oxide inks.

The sentiment is also stamped in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink and is part of a Waffle Flower stamp set called "Essential Sentiments".

#thedailymarker30day Challenge - Day 3

Yesterday was Day 3 of #thedailymarker30day colouring challenge.  I made my card, uploaded it on other social media but forgot to add it here!

For my card I have used a stamp from a Hobby Art Ltd set called Janies Collection - Garden of Wonders (CS227D) clear stamp set.

I stamped the image in Versafine ink and coloured it using water colour pencils and a brush.

Day 23 - The Daily Marker Thirty Day Colouring Challenge #thedailymarker30day

Day 23 of "The Daily Marker Thirty Day Colouring Challenge".

For my card, I used a stamped image by Hobby Arts Ltd called "Dogs - CS130D" coloured with Arteza Coloured Pencils.

Day 5 - The Thirty Day Colouring Challenge #thedailymarker30day

Day 5 of "The Daily Marker - 30 Day Colouring Challenge", #thedailymarker30day.  For this card, I have used both Distress Oxide Inks applied with a brush and also my colouring pencils.

I stamped the Hobby Art Ltd "Robin on Holly (FMROH08J)" in Versafine "Stormy Gray" ink.

I applied the following Distress Oxide Inks with a brush and added finer detail with colouring pencils.  I added white detail using a Signo Pen.

Brown Distress Oxide Inks used:

• Antique Linen
• Tea Dye
• Brushed Corduroy
• Vintage Photo
• Gathered Twigs

Green Distress Oxide Inks used:

• Peeled Paint
• Pine Needles
• Forest Moss

Red Distress Oxide Inks used:

• Barn Door
• Fired Brick

Other Distress Oxide Inks used:

• Hickory Smoke
• Tumbled Glass
• Broken China

Design Team make for "Love To Craft Challenge Blog" #38 September 2019

This is my September make for the "Love To Craft Challenge Blog" which has an "Anything Goes" theme.  If you have a moment to spare, please do pop over and take a look at the other fab makes by my fellow Design Team colleagues.

I had an off cut of a gelli plate background in a pale blue colour.  I decided to use this as the base of this card.

I used a Stampin' Up stamp from their "Dragonfly Dreams" set. stamped in two shades of Versafine Clair ink (Warm Breeze and Verdant).  I stamped another dragonfly on a post-it note and cut around the edge to create a mask.

I positioned the mask over the top of the dragonfly image (on the gelli plate background), then inked up a Crafty Individuals background stamp with a dragonfly design (CI-409).  I used Versafine "Smokey Grey" coloured ink.  I then removed the mask.

I decided the background colour needed more depth so using the "Warm Breeze" and "Verdant" Versafine Clair ink again, I added colour, eventually using a Distress Oxide  Ink in "Black Soot" shade to ink the very edges of the card.

I added high lights of both silver glitter and white to various area of the card using Signo Pens.

I adhered the image to the central area of a square card then stamped the "Thinking Of You" sentiment, which is part of a Hobby Arts Ltd set called "Greetings For Friends".  I stamped in a Versafine Clair shade of ink called "Twilight".

Funky Fossil Designs - Rose Bouquet Stencil Card

I was up early this morning, so decided to have a play with a stencil, making this card.

I've used Distress Oxide inks in three pink shades (Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry) for the flowers.  For the leaves I have used "Bundled Sage" and "Twisted Citron" through a Funky Fossil Designs stencil called "Rose Bouquet".

The sentiment is from a Hobby Art Ltd stamp set called "Greetings For Friends" stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink.

Funky Fossil "Abstract Flowers" stencilled card

One of the things I love about using stencils is that before I put them away, I clean them with a wet wipe over a piece of card.  The colour wiped from the stencil fills the gaps in the stencil, which in turn gives a lovely subtle pattern.  This is how I achieved the coloured background of this card.

Cleaning the Funky Fossil "Abstract Flowers" stencil after using it for this card, provided a beautiful coral shade of flowers.

I outlined the coloured sections using a gold shimmer Sakura Jelly Roll Pen.

The "To A Special Friend" sentiment is from a Hobby Art Ltd called "Greetings From Friends - CS158D" which I stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink.

Design Team make for "My Time To Craft Challenge Blog" #401 "Check It Out"

It is time for another "My Time To Craft Challenge".  The theme for challenge #401 is "Check It Out".

This is a card that I made, if you have a spare minute, please do pop over and take a look at the other fab makes by my Design Team colleagues.

I used a checked background that I had made a couple of weeks ago, you can read how I created it here.  I trimmed chequered background to 5"square.

For this card I have used Hobby Art Ltd stamps from a set called "Janie's Collection - Lino Cut Hares".  

Using a Versafine Clair ink in a shade called "Chianti", I stamped the landscape around the edge of the card.  I then stamped the hare and then the grasses.  

I then masked off a circle for the sun and filled the circle with Distress Oxide Ink in the shade of "Wild Honey".  I then inked the edges of the sun and also stamped the dragonfly, using the Versafine Clair "Chianti" coloured ink.

Shades Of Green Shoal Of Fish Tag (Funky Fossil)

This evening I had a play with a new stencil called Shoal Of Fish by Funky Fossil making this tag.

I created the background using Distress Oxides in shades called Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron and Broken China.

Once dry, I secured the Funky Fossil "Shoal Of Fish" stencil over the tag using low-tack masking tage and used another Distress Oxide ink called "Faded Jeans" through the stencil.

I used the Hobby Arts Ltd sentiment from their "By The Sea CS038D" set, stamped in Versafine Clair Medieval Blue shade of ink.

I had a small bubble stamp that came free with a magazine which I stamped in a Memento Ink called "London Fog".

Finally I inked the edges using the Versafine Ink I had stamped the sentiment in, then added silver glitter high-lights to the edges of the tag and to some of the bubbles to give it a more water/shimmer look using a Signo Pen

Girls Birthday Card

I fancied making a bright card, suitable for a young lady who will be celebrating her birthday today.

I decided to stamp flowers from the Hobby Arts Ltd, stamp set called "Abstract Flowers", stamped in a raspberry shade of Adirondack Ink.  I then coloured the flowers with a yellow Promarker.

I stamped the Apple Blossom Banner sentiment in the same Raspberry coloured ink and die cut it using the Apple Blossom die.