Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Collywobbles

The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is: Anything Goes, Showcasing Impression Obsession products.

I made a trio of Artist Trading Coins, I 've punched three circles (2,5") from Manila cardstock and inkblended Distress Oxides on it: Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin, Picked Raspberry..
Then I stamped the coins with Studio Light StampSS287 with Versafine Clair Nocturn ink. For the sentiment I've used the same ink and Impression Obsession Stamp B17227 CollyWobbles (in the Simon Says Stamp shop it's called Collywabbles in case you're looking for it). I stamped them first  directly on the coin, but because of the textured background it wasn't  really popping, so I restamped them on white card and cut them
out and adhered them on top.
I like how the font ties in with the Artist Trading coins style.
I diecut some butterflies from Crafter's Companion from white card, but yuck..so peeled them of and where the glue  messed up the inkblending I added a few matching enamel dots to hide blemishes.

For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this.

Edited February 6th:

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

I'm bananas for you

I colored up this adorable monkey from C.C. Designs Monkey set  with My Favorite Things Extreme black ink and colored it with my Spectrum Noir and Illustrator markers. Cut it out.
Stamped the foliage from Marianne Design Folia set with Memento ink and cut it out.

Then I masked off the area on the card base and applied Memento inks with a finger dauber to crate my bokeh leafy canopy background. On top I've applied Lawn Fawn Yeti white ink.
I've them stamped the sentiment with Versafine Clair Nocturn ink, but I think I  have applied too  much ink (moist inkpad too). So not 100% happy with the fatty fonts in the sentiment, but hey it's a no do over policy here ;-) might pop a banner on top if I
still hate it tomorrow.

Added foamtape to the images and adhered it on top.

I thought the Monkey is perfect for a boy or guy Valentine's card, so I'm entering it into the Male Room Challenge: Nature.

And also the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Love is in the air.

And the Wednesday Challenge for Simon Says Stamp is: have a heart.

Saturday, January 26, 2019

You mean the world to me


I made a card for three challenges.

Less is More has a sketch up, which I've used for my layout.
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is: Alcohol , drinks or inks, and I've used the Ranger alcohol inks.
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is: Have a heart, featuring  My Favorite Things products.


For my card I masked off the area from the sketch and I've applied blending solution on Yupo paper and then inks and a silver mixative for shine and stars. I meant to make a milky way or galaxy.

Then I had to cut it out as the inks seeped under the masking tape and I had splatters, ruining the CAS look; attached it with taperunner.

Stamped the sentiment from My Favorite things' Space Explorer with Extreme Black ink, also MFT, same ink for the spaceman, but I stamped it on the Crafter's Companion marker paper and colored it with Spectrum Noir markers. I cut him out with scissors and attached some foamtape on the back to place him on the card.

It's as lovey dovey as it gets here ;-) I don't really do Valentine Day cards being single lol.



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Sorry I'm late...

.. I got distracted by a pretty flower and snail....I thought perfect for the new Male Room Challenge : nature.

I've used a digi stamp from Lee Holland art, and printed it on Talens Ecoline printable paper and colored it with Polychromos pencils. I only have the 12 set, so I tried to get the squirrel to look as red as possible, but yeah I need more colors haha.

Cut the panel slightly smaller and mounted it with foamtape onto the cardbase.

For the digi see this.
For the Male Room Challenge, see this.