Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Bird SS29 Stencil" card

Earlier today, I made some backgrounds, using  a stamping block and sprtized Distress Paints, I used Prize Ribbon, Salvaged Patina and Speckled Egg colours.  I've used one of the lighter backgrounds for this card.

I placed the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Bird SS29" stencil over the background and applied "Aquamarine" Ranger Archival Ink through the stencil with a blending brush..

I then stamped the floral/part circle wreath, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs stamp set called "Malva TE8", using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink.  I used the same ink to create a landscape, using the torn edge of a piece of paper.

I used Van Goch Pastel Pencils to add colour to the bird and the landscape, also using a white gel pen on the breast of the bird. I added shadows using a 2B pencil and a paper stub.

Using Versafine Clair "Twilight" ink again, I stamped the grasses in the foreground, which are part of the Tracy Evans "On The Wild Side TE50" stamp set, adding touches of white and aqua coloured Posca Pen.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Zinnia TE41" Hope Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I had a background in my stash with very pale  speckled colours on it, so decided to use that for the base of this ATC.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Zinnia TE41" stamp set, I stamped the central image.  

I then used the Tracy Evans "Snowflakes SS47" stencil with two shades of Ranger Archival inks.  The colours I used are:  Garden Patina and Majestic Violet.  I then used the blending brush used for the violet, to add colour round the edges of the ATC.

Next, I used a lid to draw a circle with a black fine liner pen round the stamped image.  I coloured the flowers using a yellow Derwent Inktense Pencils, adding touches of orange Posca Pen to the flower too.  Finally, stamping the word "hope", which is also part of the "Zinnia" stamp set.  I then inked the edge of the card in black Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "The Wonder Of Nature TE14" pencil worked card

For this card, I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the flower from the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "The Wonder Of Nature TE14" stamp set and a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp from their "Tiny Words" stamp set.

I used a 2B pencil and a paper stub to shade and highlight areas of the stamped flower, adding some white pastel pencil detail to it and tiny dots of white gel pen to the middle of the flower.

Tracy Evans Boutique Dsigns "Good Things Take Time TE60

 

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day. For the background, I used "Sky Blue" and "Tiger Lily" Ranger Archival Ink through one of the apertures in the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Circular ST6 Stencil".  I used the same size to draw a circle using a black fine liner pen.

Round the edge of the circle on the left hand side, I stamped text which is part of the Tracy Evans "Good Things Take Time TE60" stamp set, using Versafine Clair "Arctic" light blue ink. Ithen stamped the word "Lily" and the flower, part of the same stamp set. stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I stamped the flower again on white card, fussy cut it and glued it into position.  Then added a touch of colour using "Scattered Straw" Distress Oxide Ink.

Paperartsy Kate Crane Stamps :KCM013" Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day,  The background is a mop up session of Distress Oxide Inks from some time ago.  

I used Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" ink with the "Paperartsy / Kate Crane KCM015" stamp and Versafine Clair "Monarch" purple ink with the "Paperartsy / Kate Crane KCM013" stamp.  I used the same ink for the sentiment saying "inspiration" which is part of the That's Crafty "Lots of words" stamp set. Finally, I added some dots of "Blackberry" Liquid Pearls.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Magnolia TE43" Artist Trading Card

I'm tired today after a busy Bank Holiday Monday, so there has been minimal crafting, but lots of laundry to carch up on.  This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.

For the background, I used Paper Artsy Fresco Finish Chalk Paint in "Peach Nectar" and "Candy Floss" to achive this gorgeous colour combo. For the drama, I have stamped in Versafien Clair "Nocturne" black ink, using the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Magnolia TE43" stamp set for the flower and the sentiment.  Adding highlights with a a white pen and three drops of Ranger Enamel Accents.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Create A Garden TE66" Blackbird Spotlight Artist Trading Card

This was the Artist Trading Card I made yesterday morning, but didn't get round to posting it on line as we had friends staying over.

The background is brayered Colorbox ink with stronger colour towards the base.  I used a circle mask to cover the central area and inked the external edges with Versafine Clair "Chianti" dark red/brown ink. I then used a gold coloured gel pen pen to draw polka dots.

Within the central circle, I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the blackbird on a branch, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Create A Garden TE66" stamp set.  Adding some touches of white gel pen to the branch and bird.  Finally, adding a printed word saying "spotlight",

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Dog Rose and Butterfly TE45" Gold Heat Embossed Card

When I started to make this card, I had a clear idea of how I wanted it to look.  I'd choosen the background, the stamp and colour of embossing powder before even going in the craft room.  Sometimes when creating, things don't always sit right and this is one of those makes for me.  I actually made this card yesterday, walking away from it to see how I felt about it when I saw it again. It is now growing on me slowly.

The background is two shades of brayered Colorbox Inks.  Greens and blues are my favourite colour combo! For the central design, I used a stamp from the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Dog Rose and Butterfly TE45" stamp set, initially stamping it in Versafine Clair "Twilgiht" dark blue ink, but then I decided to add Wow! Rich Gold Embossing Powder over the top of the stamping and heat set.

On a small off cut of blue card, I then stamped three butterflies from the same stamp set and repeated the heat embossing process.  I fussy cut the butterflies and glued them into position.

Next, I drew some circles with a gold gel pen and added some line detail to them.  I then used a dark blue Posca Pen to add three lvertical lines from the top right and the bottom left, to balance the design.  They looked too prominent, so I added some line detail using the gold gel pen again.  Finally, I added some tiny dots of "Blackberry" Liquid Pearls across the surface.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Garden Delights TE15" snowflake Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I used a background from my stash, a gel plate print made some years ago with lilac, purple and blue tones to it.

I used "Shadow Grey" Ranger Archival Ink through the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Snowflake" stencil.  I then used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the tree/part circles, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Garden Delights TE15" stamp set.

Once the stamping was on the ATC, it looked very dull, so I decided to go over the stencil with a white Posca Pen and then added extra Posca Pen tiny dots to the background.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Flora and Fauna TE53" Rose and Heart Anniversary Card

This evening I made this anniversary card.  I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp the rose, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Flora and Fauna TE53" stamp set.

In the background, I used the Tracy Evans "Heart SS12" stencil, with "Saltwater Taffy" Distress Oxide Ink.  I then used the same ink through the Tracy Evans "Flurry SS43" stencil round the edge of the heart.

I used a 2B pencil, a paper stub and a white gel pen to shade the rose in.  Finally adding the sentiment, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Love Grows Here TE65" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Sunflower TE33" Sunflower Card

 

Sunflowers are my favouite flowers, sp getting this Tracy Evans sunflower stamp set (TE33) was a must.  I have to say the detail of the stamp itself is incredible.

I stamped the sunflower (Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Sunflower" TE33) stamp in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

I lay the Tracy Evans "Grunge ST3" stencil over the top and lightly applied "Fern Green" Ranger Archival Ink through the stencil, ensuring it was darker by the sunflower and fading the coloru out towards the left and the top of the card.  Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink again, I stamped the word "Sunflower" which is from the TE33 stamp set.

I coloured the sunflower by painting and colouring direct with Derwent Inktense pencils, adding touches of a white and gold gel pen, a black fine liner pen and a 2B pencil with a paper stub for a little shading.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "The Miracle Of A Flower TE59" Just For You Card

For this card, I used a three and a half inch square piece of whte card for the base, very loosely painting the left hand edge, about a quarter of the way across using "Peacock Feathers" Distress Oxide Ink.

Once dry, I used "Peacock Feathers" Distress Ink to stamp the Tracy Evans "Bubbles TE34" stamp.  Over-lapping some of painted area but extending tp about the two thirds way across the card.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink, I stamped the seed heads and the setiment of "Just For You", they are both part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "The Miracle Of A Flower TE59" stamp set.  Then on an off-cut of white card, I stamped the seed heads again, fussy cut the actual seed heads and glued into position.  Finally, adding some white highlights using a gel pen to the stems and then adding a few dots of black and white Posca Pen.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Artsy Alpha/Numbers TE16" with a star Artist Trading Card

Here's another Artist Trading Card (ATC).  The background blues and orange shades are from a clean up of my brayer, some years back.  Because the colour was so dark, I didn't get round to using it.  So today, I decided it had been hanging around for long enough.  Use it or bin it!  I opted to use it.

Using a Wow! Clear Embossing Ink Pad, I stamped the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Artsy Alphas/Numbers TE16 Stamp" on to the dark brayered background.  I then coated the stamped ink image with Wow! Rich Gold Embossing Powder and heat set.

On a piece of navy coloured card I stamped the large star from the Tracy Evans "A Promise Of Tomorrow TE63" stamp set, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I then coated the stamped image with Wow! Clear Gloss Embossing Powder and heat set.  Once dry, I fussy cut the star shape and glued onto a piece of card cut to the same shape to add a bit of dimension, I then glued the double layered star on to the Artist Trading Card.

I inked the edge of the ATC using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and then added a Tim Holtz "idea-ology" word sticker to the middle of the star, saying "Create".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs :"Feathered Friend TE49" Happy Couple Card

I have continued to play with the Tracy Evans "Feathered Friend TE49" chicken stamp set, making this fun engagement card.  

In the background I used "Chrome Yellow" Ranger Archival ink to cover just under a half of the white card.  I then used the same ink with the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "TE34 Bubbles" stamp on the yellow and on the white areas of the card.

I then lay the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Cluck Stencil SS30" off the right hand edge of the card, filling the middle area with "Tiger Lily" Ranger Archival ink.

Next, I used Versafine Clair "Strawberry" red ink to stamp the chicken, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Feathered Friends TE49 stamp set.  I coloured the hearts in the body using a white Posca Pen. The grounded the birds using "Coffee" Ranger Archival Ink.

Finally, I added the sentiment of "congratulations" and "to the happy couple", both of these are part of the Simon Says Stamp "Tiny Words" stamp set, stamped in Verafine Clair "Strawberry" red ink.

Fungi Treasure Artist Trading Card

On my way to the exit of my local Tesco store, there is a charity book table, where you can take a book for a donation of 50p.  This little book "A Field Guide To The Mushrooms & Toadstools of Britain & Europe".  It's a fab little book, with lots of great images, which I thought I could use for collage and my Artist Trading Cards (ATC).

I cut a picture of fungi from the book and glued it into position on a Brusho background, cut to ATC size. I used the Lavinia Stamps "Pibbles" stencil with Versafine Clair "Green Oasis" ink.  I then drew round some of the pebble shapes with a black fine liner.  while the pen was out, I also added line detail to the fungi.

I then added some white dots of Posca Pen in between the pebbles, circling them in a red fine liner pen.  I then added some small red dots to the background too, along with a line of scratch marks round the top left edge of the ATC.

I added a small snail to the bottoms of the ATC, stamped in Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves" brown ink, with touches of a gold gel pen. The snail is part of a Tracy Evasns stamp set called "Love Grows Here - TE65".  Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "treasure".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Beauty Surrounds Us TE56" Clean and Simple Card

After the busy background of my previous make, here's a very clean and simple card.  I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the flower, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs  "TE56 Beauty Surrounds Us" stamp set.

After mounting the central area on to black and then white card, I stamped the bird and the sentiment, both are part of the "TE61 Amongst The Flowers" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "On The Wild Side TE50' The Fungi Forest Artist Trading Card

For this Artist Trading Card (ATC), I used a small piece of Yupo paper with green alcohol inks on it, that has been in my stash for longer than I care to remember. I'm calling this ATC "The Fungi Forest".

On a piee of grey card, I stamped the fungi, using Versafine Clair "Morning MIst" grey ink.  The fungi are part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "On The Wild Side TE50" stamp set. I coloured the stamped images using Posca Pens, a white gel pen and a black fine liner pen.  I then fussy cut them and arranged and glued them into position on the alcohol ink background.

I used a pink Posca Pen to add dots, that I circles with a black fine liner pen.  I then added smaller white Posca Pen dots to the background and some brown Posca Pen for the forest floor. Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "discover" to the top right hand corner.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Poppy TE39" Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  For the background, I used a small piece of card I had in my stash with a Dylusions Spray Ink over it.

I masked off a small section at the base of the card for the landscape and then stamped the flowers from the Tracy Evans Boutique "Poppy TE39" stamp set.  In the background, I used the Tracy Evans "Distressed Background Stencil SS31" with "Morning Mist" Versafine Clair ink.  I used the same ink to stamp the text along the left hand side of the ATC, which is also from "Poppy TE39' stamp set.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the word "poppy" at the base of the card.  I then coloured the poppies using a mix of Van Goch Pastel Pencils, a red Posca Pen and a white gel pen.  

Tracy Evans "TE61 Amongst The Flowers" Protea on water colour squares

For this card, I used a piece of water colour card for the base,  I very lightly drew a grid of nine squares and then coloured the squares by painting each one in Distress Oxide Inks,  The colours I used for the squares are:Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral and Gathered Twigs.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the flower, the bird and the word Protea, which are all part of the Tracy Evans stamp set called "Amongs The Flowers TE61".  I stamped the flower head atain on to a piece of white card, fussy cut it and glued it over the one on the card base.  I then used a 2B pencil and a paper stub to shade the petals on the flower, 

I added highlights to the flower and bird using a white gel pen.  I then added a pattern to each square in the background using a gold coloured gel pen.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Insect TE27" Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  On to yellow card, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the image, leaves and sentiment, which are all part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Insect TE27" stamp set.

In the background, I masked off lines and filled the ones showing with "Monarch Orange" Ranger Archival Ink.

I decided to draw an additional circle, then coloured the circles pale blue usine a pastel pencil,  I used an aqua and purple Posca Pen to colour the insect and added touches of sparkle to the circles and the insect using a gold shimmer pen (sadly, it doesn't really show up in the photo).