Jigsaw Tag

The theme for the February KCUK tag swap is anything goes but there must be a jigsaw piece on the tag.

I made the tag from one of the backgrounds that I'd made some time ago.
I stamped the crowns onto some tissue paper and adhered it to the tag.
I painted the jigsaw piece with gesso and then coloured it with Distress ink, then I gave it three coats of clear UTEE and adhered it to the tag then I added the sentiment.
The stamps I used are PaperArtsy/Lynne Perrella and the sentiment is a Wendy Vecchi stamp

Craft-Room Colour Challenge

It's Ambers turn to choose the latest theme for the Craft-Room Challenge, she has chosen a colour challenge and has provided the lovely picture below with the colours that are to be used.

                                                 

We are sponsored this week by the wonderful Stamp Addicts.  Click on the link to see all of the amazing stamping products they have available.

This is my DT card.

Last week I spent a lovely crafty day at my friend Alisons, we played with our Portfolio  oil pastels. I used them to colour  the background of my card together with a mask and a baby wipe. I stamped some script and then matted it onto some black card. I used felt tips to colour the Hero Arts flower stamp and then matted the image onto black card. The sentiment is a Darkroom Door stamp.
Helen Chilton has an article in January's Craft Stamper using Gelatos for the same technique.

The rest of the DT have made some beautiful samples and they would love you to visit the Craft-Room to take a look.

Twelve Tags of 2014 - February

Before I show you my take on Tims February Tag I'd like to thank you all for the congratulations that you sent me on being one of January's winners, I was thrilled to bits when I saw my name on the list - and still am.

Again I didn't have all the bits that Tim used.

I used wild honey and victorian velvet Distress stain for the background and sponged worn lipstick and fired brick Distress ink through the rays mask before embossing it with clear powder. I edged the tag with victorian velvet but wished I'd used a darker colour.

I used red card to die cut umbrella man and gave him two thick layers of fired brick Distress Stickles.

I have no white chalk so for the sentiment I scribbled my picket fence Distress Marker onto the stamp [Stampers Anonymous] and quickly stamped it onto black card, then I matted it onto white card.

I used gold miri card and the Sizzlits vintage lace die for the border at the bottom.

I added a cog, arrow and some sari ribbon.

Sing Bird Sing

The first challenge at KCUK this month is to use book/dictionary pages, here is the card that I made.

I adhered a piece of book page to a card blank and then sponged peacock feathers Distress ink over it. I then distressed the edges of a piece of scrap paper that was used to clean my brayer after playing with my Gelli plate. I stamped the image [The Artistic Stamper] onto a book page, tore the edges and adhered it onto some torn black card. The bow was made with a piece of seam binding that I 'd dyed with peacock feathers and the chipboard bird was embossed with aged aqua Frantage powder.

I'm entering my card into The Artistic Stamper February challenge - Use Distress.

Bird Tag

I'd like to share with you today the second tag that I made for the Paperplay January tag swap.

I used one of my Gelli prints for the background and stamped the flying birds [Stampers Anonymous], the bird flourish [Chocolate Baroque] and the birdcage [Kaisercraft]. I put black soot Distress ink round the edge. I used the Sizzix Alterations bird branch die for the die cut, I coloured it with walnut stain and then cut the bird of the branch, this was so that I could stand the branch upright, I covered the bird with orange stickles and adhered it to the tag, then I added the sentiment [Creative Expressions].

Inchie - Chocolate

The theme for this weeks challenge at Every Inchie Monday is chocolate.

For my inchie I've quilled some tiny chocolates, they were really fiddly to do.

My favourite chocolate is the one that comes in the purple wrapper so I used some purple mirri card for my inchie

Here is a side view of my inchie and below is a photo with a ruler to show the size.

Butterfly Tag

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all fit and well and not to wet and windblown, it's still very windy in my part of the country but at least the rain has stopped for the time being.
I'd like to share with you one of the tags that I made for the Paperplay January tag swap.

The background for the tag is one of my Gelli prints. I stamped some butterflies [stamps unknown] with peacock feathers and spiced marmalade Distress ink then I stamped some twiggy things [stamps unknown] up the sides with black Archival and then added some tissue tape to the bottom. I stamped the main image [Paperbag Studio] onto white card and coloured it with distress inks using a water brush, I cut the image out and adhered it to the card. The sentiment was stamped onto vellum and attached to the tag with staples.

Ribbons and Lace

Another fortnight has flown by and it's time for the latest Craft Room Challenge. The theme has been chosen by our new team member Annie - it's her first challenge and she has chosen Ribbons and Lace.

We are sponsored once again by the ever generous Crafty Individuals. 

 

For my DT piece I altered a notebook that I found in a charity shop.
I covered the notebook with some patterned paper from my stash and layered some lace, ribbon and a couple of patterned paper that I'd distressed. I stamped the image [Crafty Individuals] onto mountboard and coloured it with distress ink then I triple embossed it with clear embossing powder. I adhered the image to the notebook and added some ribbon flowers and an addage ticket. I coloured some wooden butterflies with Treasure brass and adhered them to the book.
The rest of my team mates have made some wonderful samples so why not visit the Craft-Room to take a look.

Inchie - Cathedral

Cathedral is this weeks word for the Every Inchie Monday challenge.

My inchie is very simple this week, I found an image on the Internet and printed it after resizing it. I don't know what cathedral it is.

Time ATC

Hi everyone, I hope you're all having a good weekend.

I made this ATC for the UK Stampers January ATC swap, the theme was Time.

I embossed some card with a Sizzix Alterations embossing folder then coloured it with Treasure Brass.

I stamped and embossed Phineas Pinchbeck [The Artistic Stamper] onto white card, cut him out and then coloured him lightly with vintage photo distress ink.

I adhered the background to some black card, then added the image and a wooden alarm clock that I'd coloured with Treasure Pewter.

Wings ATCs

The theme for PaperPlays January ATC swap is Wings.
Here are the ATCs that I made for the swap.

I used Grunge Paste and a Finnabair stencil on my painted ATC, when the grunge paste was dry I went over the embossed area with some emerald Treasure Gold.
I stamped the Stampotique large bee onto white card, cut out the wing section and covered them with some stickles.
I punched out the head of a Stampotique image with a circle punch and adhered it to the inside of a bottle cap, then I covered it with Glossy Accents. I adhered the bottle cap and wings to my ATC and added the Creative Expressions sentiment.
I'm entering this ATC in the Stampotique Designers Challenge Winged Things.

I coloured some card with Distress ink directly to the card and stamped the Stampers Anonymous birds then I embossed it with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I went over the raised areas with some Treasure Gold.
I adhered some sticky backed aluminium to some card and stamped the Chocolate Baroque bird onto it with Stazon. I embossed some of the pattern and then cut it out. I covered the bird with black acrylic paint and then wiped most of it away. I adhered the bird onto the card.

The background was coloured with Distress ink. I stamped the Stampotique large bee onto the ATC and onto some white card.
I used a stencil to make the pattern and then stamped the Stampotique tiny bees.
I went round the edges with black soot using my finger.
I coloured the bee that was stamped onto white card and cut it out, then I covered the wings with stickles, then I adhered it over the image on the ATC cutting of the bits that hung over the edge of the ATC.

Inchie - Ballet

Ballet is the theme for this weeks challenge at Every Inchie Monday.

I decided to draw my inchie using coloured pencils to colour it.

Tim's 12 Tags 2014 - January

I've managed to make the January tag for Tim's 12 Tags of 2014. I didn't have a lot of the elements needed but found similar things in my craft stash.

I coloured the tag with pumice stone distress ink and flicked water over it, when this was dry I sponged the pumice stone through a clock mask then I edged the tag with black soot.
I stamped the numbers with black Archival - wish I'd stamped them nearer the edge.
I adhered some silver mirri card to some scrap card to make it thicker and then die cut it using the Sizzix Alterations Weathered Clock die. I embossed the centre of the clock with a cog embossing folder. I lightly sanded the clock and then covered it with black acrylic paint and then wiped most of it away leaving black paint in the grooves. I then adhered it to the tag. I splattered some black acrylic paint over the tag.
I stamped the words onto white card and cut them out, I attached them to with mini staples.
The ticket is a 7Gypsies fabric label that I stamped the sentiment on. I went over the words with a black marker, then I attached it to the tag with mini staples.
I finished the tag with cogs, ribbon, pin and a charm that I'd adhered a date to with a domed sticker.

A Pink Card

 I'd like to share with you the card that I've made for this months challenge at KCUK, the theme is pink.

Last week my friend Alison came to play, we had a wonderful day playing with our Gelli plates - I now have lots of lovely backgrounds to use.

I started by stamping a PaperArtsy flower stamp with aged mahogany distress ink onto my pink Gelli background. I then stamped the Jofy flowers and dragonfly onto the background and also onto white card, I coloured the flowers, leaves and dragonfly, then cut them out and adhered them over the images on the card, I added the sentiment and adhered the whole thing onto a white card blank that I'd edged with aged mahogany.

Inchie - Brown

Brown is the word for this weeks challenge at Every Inchie Monday.

I wasn't sure what to do for this one until I remembered my Brown Betty teapot that lives at the top of a cupboard in my kitchen - I put tea bags straight into mugs when I make tea now so she hasn't been used for a long time.
I used coloured pencils.