Ombre Mixed Media

Hi there. I am very excited  because the renovation of our kitchen begins next week and I'll staying at our beach house with the dogs, to avoid the noise and mess:) So hopefully I'll be crafting to my hearts content!!!

Here is a card inspired by the theme at CAS Mix Up Challenge.

You need to look closely, but I used a Stamplorations stencil to create this ombre background. I sponged Distress Ink,  spritzed, then used a baby wipe to remove some of the colour and add depth.

The floral die is from Memory Box, the frame die from Stamplorations and the sentiment stamp is from Inspired by Stamping.

I'm entering the following challenges:- 

Rainbow Hummingbirds

I have a fun card to share today, using a gorgeous stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh.

I was very excited when I saw these gorgeous Hummingbirds. I've never seen these amazing birds IRL, so I googled to check colours and I immediately knew how I'd colour them. I smooshed some Distress Inks on my craft sheet, spritzed and pounced the card until I was happy with the background. Then I stamped the birds and then fussy cut. Next I went in search of a suitable floral stamp and found this Penny Black 'Spring Blossoms'.  The sentiment is from Stamplorations 'Blossom Overture'.

I'm entering the following challenges:- 

ANYTHING GOES

BLOOM, BUTTERLIES &/OR BUGS

****Show Your True Colours****

Something Blue

Hello there. It's the 3rd of June which means it's the start of a new challenge at CAS Watercolour Challenge. I really love the theme and hope you'll play along.

I've used one of my favourite stamps, Penny Black 'Blossom Branch' and 'Chipped Saphire' Distress Inks.  The sentiment die is from Lawnfawn.

I hope you'll  head on over to CAS Watercolour and check out the rest of the cards by the Design Team and by our wonderful Guest Designer,   You have until June 24th to link up your card - we can't wait to see what you create.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge June 2019

Hello there. It's time for a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge and the theme is 'Partial Stamping'or *ANYTHING GOES*.

I searched through my stash of Penny Black stamps and I think I found the perfect stamp for this theme.

I stamped the PB sunflower stamp, called Sunglow (#40-519), with black ink and clear embossed. I really enjoyed colouring this gorgeous bloom using a mix of Windsor & Newton watercolour paints and Zig Markers.  The frame die is from Pretty Pink Posh and the sentiment is from Stamplorations.

You can get more inspiration from the talented PBSC Design Team at our blog and we'd love to have you join in the fun. As always, we have a prize from our wonderful sponsor 1-2-3 Stitch! and if you'd like tom be considered for a Guest Designer spot in a future challenge, add 'GDT' after your name.

Stencil, Stamp and Die-cut

Hi there. I'm currently at our beach house with some crafty friends and having such a relaxing crafty time with the best company:)  This was the first card I made.

I was experiencing 'crafter's block' before the others arrived, so I watched a Jennifer McGuire video to get my Mojo back.   This is how I created the background:-

1/ Sponged the background with Distress Oxides,

2/ sponged Versamark through stencil and clear embossed

3/ stamped grid background

4/ sponged some white ink over panel, then buffed the embossed circles.

5/ Use heat gun again to make shiny

To finish I mounted on a white card base, added the stamped sentiment and die-cut butterflies.

I'm entering the following challenges:-

Use Stencils

MOODBOARD

PaperArtsy Pup

I made this card a few months ago, but never got around to sharing it. It think it would be a cute card for a child. That is the theme for this month's CAS Watercolour Challenge.

I swiped some distress oxide ink on the background using a baby wipe. Next I stamped the image on the background and again on another piece of card, coloured with Zig Markers & aquabrush.  I then fussy cut the body, feet and paws and mounted them on the background with dimensional tape. To finish I backed it with black card and stamped the sentiment.

I'm also sharing my card at the following challenges:-

Blue Iris

It's mid-month inspiration time for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge and I used one of my favourite PB dies.

I used 3 stencils and some masking on  sponged Distress Oxide to create my own background. 

 The wonky rectangle die is from Stamplorations. The Iris die is from Penny Black 'Iris #51-005' and the sentiment is from Penny Black 'Banner Sentiments'. The iris was coloured with DO and I added some Pearl-ex for a bit of shimmer.

You still have until 14 days to play along, so head over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge  to see more inspiration and add your card to the gallery.

I'm also entering the following challenges:-

Theme: FEMININE

Theme: ANYTHING GOES

Theme: STITCHES