Claritystamp Fossil

This is a card I made for a little boys 8th birthday.

I used the Clarity Fossil stamp to make the background and also to make the "Fossil" on the front of the card.  This was made in paper clay with gilding wax rubbed over the top.

The aim of this card was not to show artistic technique but to make a little boy happy.  Hope he likes it!

Tim Holtz Tag Book

I was lucky enough to spend a few hours with the amazing Tim Holtz.  What an amazing time was had by all.

I made the Tag Book below which is no near finished yet but I love it ......... I can't stop looking at it!

Claritystamp September Challenge - Vintage

September Challenge - I'm hoping that we haven't seen the end of summer quite yet.  Well done to our Winner and Top 5.

Thank you to everyone who entered our Animal Challenge such fabulous artwork yet again.

Our next Challenge is Vintage and  I don't think I've ever used so many different stamps in one project!

I've listed them below:-

Remountable Art Set (for the stamped scrolls and ink, quill and scroll stamp for the background).

Velvet

Leafy column

Change (NDC stamp)

Pretty Petals

I used a mixture of Adirondack and Distress Inks including Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Espresso, Butterscotch and Caramel to stamp and colour the HUGE Ranger Tag.  I love the scroll stamps in the Art Set as they are so useful and versatile.

The flower was made from the Pretty Petal Set layered up with a sparkler in the centre.

A few bits from my stash ie ribbon, pearls and embellishments finished it all off.

I've not really used Clarity Stamps on a vintage project before but thoroughly enjoyed this one.

Indigoblu, PanPastels and Kromer Crackle

This project has been made using Indigoblu Live, Laugh, Love stamp set and the free Craft Stamper stamp - Elizabeth Bennet.

I painted the hearts with Pink Iced Gem Cottage Garden Acrylic paint and once dry I added a little Kromer Crackle.  When this was dry I touched over the crackle with silver gilding wax.  

The Elizabeth Bennet stamp was used with Versamark and Wow Platinum Embossing Powder.

I coloured the flowers, leaves and birds with PanPastels and then sprayed with Spray and Sparkle.

I so enjoyed making this project and hope you like it too.

I would like to enter this project into the Indigoblu Challenge Blog (Shabby Chic) and the Panpastel Challenge Blog (Pastel colours)

http://community.indigoblu.com/?p=4303

http://panpasteluk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-34-pastel-colours_25.html

Splodgeaway Design Team Samples

These are the samples I made for Splodgeaways two shows on Create and Craft today.

I loved working with the new Splodgeboard - not surprising as I love working with all the Splodgeaway projects.

Splodgeaway Free Range week

It's Free Range week on the Splodgeaway blog this week for the DT.

Why not pop along to have a look at all the lovely projects by all the DT.

Using a Manilla tag I put Distress Ink Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade and Barn Door onto my Splodgemat and sprayed it with water - picking up the ink with the tag.  Then I sprayed with water and left to dry naturally.

Once dry I stamped the diamond argyle pattern with Spiced Marmalade - I held the stamp in my hand, not using a block.

With Walnut Stain Distress ink I inked through the Country Cottage Stenscape mask the small flower border at the bottom of the tag.

Then, using the Butterfly Creator mask, I spread iridescent paste (which I'd mixed with Spiced marmalade DI, through the top two butterflies.  Once they were dry I sponged through the markings section of the butterfly creator with Walnut Stain DI (this looks very subtle!).

A few gems, words and seam binding finished it off.

                                 

     

Tim Holtz embossing folder

I recently spent a day, along with friends, at an Eileen Godwin workshop.  What an amazing lady she is!  Not only is she a brilliant crafter she's a lovely lady too.

This was a project which was started at the workshop by inking the embossing folder with Distress Ink on the back of Centura Pearl.  Unfortunately I put my card into the embossing folder the wrong way round!!!  Soooo when I got home I turned it over and blended Distress Ink onto the Pearly side of the card.  I was really pleased with how it turned out especially when I rubbed over some gilding wax.

Waste not want not .............