Stamped Picture.

As I've been neglecting my blog again I thought I'd show you what I've done instead! I've been having a little play with my stamps and brayer (not making Xmas cards, oh dear) and came up with this picture which I've given to my Headteacher to remind her to slow down!! We've just had a mini Ofsted inspection and she's been tearing around everywhere! I brayered the background although you can't see it much. The trees are Crafty Individuals 'Hug a Tree' stamps and the flowers are from a Graphicus Wild Flower themeplate. The birds are a Clarity stamp. I used a Big and Juicy 'Foliage' inkpad. The sentiment is computer generated. I wish I'd done it on glossy card but I was quite pleased with the result. She has it hanging on her office wall!

Graphicus November Challenge - Resistance Is Futile!

Well, I thought as I haven't made many Xmas cards yet I'd make this one do for a challenge as well. The Graphicus November challenge was to make something using resist technique and 'metallics'.

I have used the 'Following Yonder Star' themeplate from Elusive Images and resist embossed the words and star onto glossy card using versamark ink. I have brayered over this with a speedball brayer and a 'Big and Juicy' Waterfall ink pad. The Kings image was embossed in gold and then watercoloured with Derwent Inktense pencils. I cut this out and mounted it on corrugated card. The card has been embellished with ribbon, gold card candy 'rivets' and gold snowflake punches.

I've now made four Xmas cards so far this year!!! Oh heck, please hold back Xmas for me!! lol

Some new cards!

Here are a couple of new cards I made recently. The wedding card has a matching tag. A simple sympathy card stamped with Elusive Images Wild Flower themeplate.

Simple wedding card embossed with cuttlebug folders and nestabilities label dies.

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Graphicus Blog April Challenge Card!

This is the card I've made for the Graphicus Blog Challenge for April. The theme is Pink and Green with Blossom. I hope this will qualify.

I used stamps from ' Wild Meadow' and 'Flora and Fauna' stamp sheets, petite oval/scalloped nestabilities, clear embossing powder, Memories dye inks and ribbon and gems.

I stamped a flower image in Hunter's Green and then embossed over these with the butterfly and dragonflies using clear powder. I inked all over with a Cranberry inkpad and cut and dry foam to make these images 'pop' out. I added dots stamped in the same colour. I made the topper in the same way but without the background stamping. Gems, ribbon and a peeloff complete the card. Thanks for looking!

Stamping Challenge Card - DC's

Here's the card I've made for the stamping challenge set by Lizzie. It's a rushed job as I forgot the deadline was 6pm tonight so I only started it at 5.15pm!! I've noticed that it's been extended as no-one can upload so I might have a go at another later in the week. Thought I'd pop it here instead. Anyway, this is what I used:

Background: Elusive Images Wild Meadow Stamps, stamped and embossed with clear powder. Inked all over with Marvy Blending Blox - Shades of Green to make a resist image. Stamped again with Shades of Green and overstamped with main image in black Versafine. Main Image: Stampboard tile inked as before, stamped and embossed with black Verasafine and clear powder and edged with gold marker. Flower -Poppicrafts