INTAAS - Painted Background and/or Stamp

This theme is 'Painted background and/or stamp' and was chosen by Design Team Member Trish/Josephine over at International Art and Soul.

My card blank is a 6x6 by Crafts UK. I used Ayeeda Mists by 13 Arts via Craft Box UK to spray a piece of white paper as background. I hadn't used them for a few years so had to run the nozzles under a hot tap to release them but then they worked perfectly. I used pale blue pearl, golden pearl and orange pearl. After it was dry I backed it with cyan coloured card, by Papermill, as the base mat.  My Visible Image stamps came out for the Dance Off boy stamps as this card will be for a 17 year old boy. I stamped them in black Memento ink and then tore the image out before edging with a cyan Promarker. The sentiment was generated on the computer and again I tore it out and edged with the Promarker before setting it across the bottom left. It was raised on pads for a little dimension.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge: Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - I is for Ink

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + a sentiment

The Male Room - For a Teenager

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Arty Divas - Anything Goes

Classic Design - Anything Goes

Craft Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

INTAAS - Holiday, Home or Abroad

This card is for the challenge over at International Art and Soul which is 'Holiday - Home or Abroad' and was set by my fellow design team member Jennie.

Due to my eye problems at the minute I'm not able to colour images so I've had to resort to pre-coloured images or photographs and this one is a photograph. I took it yesterday in my back garden but I think I could have chosen a brighter day because this looks really dark and dismal. The only holiday I'm likely to get this year, again, is at home in my garden.

The blue and green cards are by Papermill and my card blank is a 7x7 by Craft K. I embossed the green card with a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder. I fixed the photo on to blue card and set it as the focal point. The stamp saying 'Enjoy life's moments' was stamped in Memento ink in cocoa and set on blue card before adding to the bottom of the card under the photo. This is going to be the birthday card for my son who lives in Kent - a little view of my garden at the present time. 

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

AAA Birthday - Flowers

International Art and Soul - Winged Things

This theme was set by Christine and is 'Winged Creatures' so I went for a dragonfly image which I've used for a similar challenge in the past. I'm not keen on flying creatures of any sort, in fact I'm terrified of them so I've gone for one that I rarely see now that I no longer have a garden pond. Do join us at International Art and Soul with your creations.

My card blank is a 7x7 by Craft UK. A bright yellow mat of Hobbycraft card is the base for the pretty mottled paper which is from a Cardmaking and Papercraft pad of paper. I stamped the dragonfly and the sentiment with Memento Ink in Cocoa. The dragonfly stamp and sentiment are both from Visible Image. I coloured the dragonfly with various Gelly Roll Stardust pens before tearing it out and colouring the edges with Distress Inks. I also tore out the sentiment and edged that in a similar fashion. The three gems in the corner are from Craft Box.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + a sentiment

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter - does a dragonfly qualify?

Crafts Galore - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Lemon  Shortbread - Anything Goes

Simon Says Monday - Layer It

Dragonfly Dreams - Feature a Creature - how about a dragonfly?

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft - Anything Goes Colouring

Thank you all for visiting - I hope to see you again.

INTAAS Natural World at Christmas

The theme for this challenge was set by Sall and is entitled 'Natural World at Christmas - NO Robins'. Please come along and join us at International Art and Soul.

My card blank is a 6x6 by Crafts UK. The base mat is paper by Costco that I bought many years ago. On top of that I mounted a beige mottled paper. The stamp in the top corner I bought at Ally Pally craft fair years ago too. I have no idea who made it as it was in a cellophane packet with no name attached - I think it may have been in a pack of three stamps as I have no idea why I would have bought this one in particular. I have used it once before so it has come in useful for the second time! lol It was stamped in Memento Ink cocoa and not coloured in at all. I had been thinking of  showing images of various animals but then decided on plants. The holly and the ivy seemed to be perfect for this challenge. The stamp is by Serendipity Stamps and after I coloured it with my Promarkers I cut it carefully round the brown frame. The ivy is a Joanna Sheen die and I coloured that with my green Promarkers. 

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting, I hope to see you here again soon. x

#113 Use your favourite

 

The theme this week, at One Stitch at a Time, is Use your Favourite.  My image is Swirly Bird and Flowers by Claire of Hope Jacaire at Stitchybear Digital Stamps Shop.

My favourites? The colour green, my Spellbinders nestie and my new stamp which I used as the background to the fantastic image. I thought it suited the image perfectly.

My large white card blank is by Craft UK. The green pearlescent card is by Payper Box. I used my new stamp to make the background by stamping with black Memento ink. I placed a green gem at the centre of each 'flower' and they were all from my stash. I'm sorry I forgot to make a note of the stamp's maker, oops! My digi image was coloured with Promarkers and then cut with a Spellbinders nestie label. I used Distress Ink round the edges. I placed the image at the bottom of the design and I think it's quirky but I like it! I hope you do too.

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I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge - Things With Wings

Creative Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs - Things With Wings

The Stamping Boutique - Bling

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Your Favourite Stamp

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes 

Fairy Tale Challenge - Things with Wings