52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge
I see a lot of craft items, many I am happy to pass me by, but the new Spellbinders Shadow Boxes and Filigree Pocket was something that I thought I could get plenty of use from. I ordered them from Hope and Chances, an on-line store that specialises in all things Spellbinders and has fab customer service too.
These goodies arrived yesterday, but I didn't get a chance to play with them. Today, I needed to make a "Get Well Card" so decided to have a play, although, I've not used the filigree panel for the correct use, but I think it's worked pretty well.
I also used another Spellbinder product for the area around the sentiment "Jubilee Tags" which I thought worked well with the filigree panels.
It's time for another "My Time To Craft Challenge". The prompt for this challenge is "Clean & Simple - one layer". Please do pop over and check out the other fab makes by the other Design Team members.
For my Design Team make for this challenge, I used a sentiment stamp from Visible Image called "She Smiled" and a butterfly stamp from IndigoBlu called "Flutterby". I also used a Stampin' Up stamp set called "Gorgeous Grunge" for the background speckles. All these were stamped in Versafine Clair Ink in the "Fantasia" shade.
I coloured part of the butterfly with an "Amethyst" coloured Promarker and a gold metallic pen.
I recently watched an on-line tutorial by Tracey Dutton of Lavinia Stamps, where she was making backgrounds using a Gelli Plate, Colorbox Inks and Brusho paints. I had to have a go, it was messy, but I loved each unexpected result. It's definitely something I will be doing again.
I decided which background I would use and without any real agenda, looked at my Lavinia Stamps to see which I thought would suit. I decided on the "Seasonal Tree" and "Midnight Meandering Rabbits"
I stamped the tree in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" and the rabbits in Versafin "Olympia Green". I used a touch of Distress Ink with a moist paintbrush to colour the land at the base of the rabbits and tree. Finally, I stamped the sentiment, which is by Hobby Arts Ltd.
While surfin' the internet, I came across a card by the very talented Eileen Godwen (have a look at her Pinterest page here). Inspired, I thought I would try my hand at something similar.
I set up the Visible Image "Strobes" stencil on a piece of card. I then sprinkled a very tiny amount of Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powder in a "Midnight Blue" shade onto the card/stencil and lightly spritzed the surface. I removed the stencil and used my heat gun to dry the surface. (In hindsight, maybe I should have used more Pixie Powder as the stencil detail is lost).
Using the Visible Image stamp set called "Peace, Love and Hope" . I stamped the word "peace" and the stars in Versafine Clair ink in a shade of "Monarch". I attached a few silver sequins to add a little shine to the card.
This is my go to Christmas card this year, quick to make but with is lovely look to it. Unfortunately, the photograph doesn't pick up the clear gems on the tree!
For the tree, I used a Lavinia Stamps "Feather - LAV494". the sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set called "Winter Memories". For both I have used a Versafine Clair ink in the shade of "Rain Forest". I've used sticky gems to decorate the tree.
I seem to be on a roll making gatefold cards. I love them. I made this card for my friend who is celebrating her birthday.
The paper I have used is one of those 12x12" sheets which you put off using as you like it so much. Today I bit the bullet and made something with it. The paper is actually from a stack called "Mix & Match Pink Highlights" by Craft Sensations, I don't recall where I purchased it from.
I scored a sheet of 6"x12" thick card at 3" and 9" intervals to create the gatefold. I then covered each surface (with the exception of the central back area) with patterned paper.
I die cut a stitched square, stamped the "Happy Birthday" sentiment using a Papertrey Ink stamp set called "Stylish Sentiments"
For the front sentiment decoration, I cut a circle of co-ordinating cardstock, then cut another circle in a light shade. Using a Spellbinder die from the "Royal Circle" set, I cut the green shape. I cut a smaller round circle and popped it through the Big Shot in a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I then stamped the sentiment. I used a stamp from a Stampin' Up set called "Dragonfly Dreams" and then cut it into shape using a Spellbinder die from their "Victorian Tags" set. I layered all these elements. Some with sticky foam pads for a 3D look and some flat to add dimension.
I had a quick play making a frosty/sparkly tag.
I started with some water colour paper and brushing some diluted Distress Oxides in shades of "Tumbled Glass" and "Salty Ocean". I stamped the sentiment in Versafine Clair "Blue Belle" (I think it came free with a magazine a year or so back).
I then stamped random snowflakes with Versamark ink and coated with Wow "Bright White" embossing powder and then heated with a heat gun.
Finally, I added some dots of liquid pearls, a few sequins and sticky gems to embellish the tag. I used Bakers Twine instead of ribbon as a hanger.
