Distress ink backgrounds

Good morning folks, I'm afraid it's more of the Christmas cards from me again today. But as we don't have any family birthdays in October or November, it's a really good time for us to make a head start on them.

Followers of Jennifer McGuire's blog, will no doubt recognise the technique on these cards, as the one Jennifer shared on her blog a couple of weeks ago. I really liked it so though I would give it a go.

I used a silhouette deer stamp from a copy of Creative Stamping magazine, from last year. I inked it with Archival Jet Black ink and then stamped it on to two white panels.

Then I masked off the top and bottom of the panels with Post-It tape and blended some of the new Distress Oxide inks together to create the colourful backgrounds. I used Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserve and Worn Lipstick for the pink one.

Then I used Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Fossilized Amber for the blue/green one. I wasn't happy with how it dulled my black silhouettes, so I coloured them with my Versamark pen and then heat embossed them with Clear Embossing Powder.

I added a Christmas sentiment, with Archival ink and then Versamark over the top and then heat embossed this too.

Then I added a strip of glittery Washi Tape to the bottom of the panels and put them on to coordinating card blanks. To finish them off I added small dots of White Blizzard, Nuvo Glitter Drops to the backgrounds and left them to dry overnight.

Hope you like them, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Happy pandas

Good morning all, I hope you have had a good week. We have a busy birthday weekend to look forward to, with 2 birthdays over the next few days.

I have been busy making cards, but can't show them yet, so today's card is another that I made for my granddaughters birthday a couple of weeks ago.

I used the Pandamonium set from Mama Elephant and stamped the same image 5 times with different coloured inks. I used Memento Dew Drop inks in Bahama Blue, Tangelo, Grape Jelly, Bamboo Leaves and Rhubarb Stalk.

Then I gave them all balloons from a Lawn Fawn set and stamped letters on to them using another Lawn Fawn stamp set called Owen's ABC's.

I gave them all hats and a couple of them party blowers also from a Lawn Fawn set called Party Animals.

Then I used an over sized DL card for the base and covered it with spotty card and a thin strip of yellow washi tape.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Wishing you bunnies

Good morning all, hope you are having a good week. Today's card is one I coloured doing the Kathy Racoosin 30 day colouring challenge. If you haven't seen it, head over to The Daily Marker blog and take a look. 

I used the WPlus9 'Wishing You' stamp set and watercoloured with Distress Inks. 

I used Cracked Pistachio and Salty Ocean for the background and then Hickory Smoke and Spun Sugar for the bunnies.

Then I stamped a few stars and hearts that come with the set using Versamark ink and heat embossed them with Ranger Liquid Platinum Fine Detail Embossing Powder. 

I added the sentiments using a black pigment ink and then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. 

I mounted the front on to a 6 x 4 pale green card blank and added a couple of strips of black dotty Washi Tape to either side. Then to finish it off I added a few black dotty sequins from Studio Calico.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Handles...

Good morning folks, wow these Sundays come around quickly don't they? lol. Hope you are all enjoying your weekend and making the most of the last few warm days before the autumn starts rolling in.

 

Today's post is about handles, yes I did say handles lol. My daughter has been giving me a few projects lately, it started with some words for her living room, then on to picture frames and now handles from her wardrobes. I have started the word make-over and I have finally finished all of the picture frames (but as usual I forgot to take photos before I gave them back!!!) so I will update on those at a later time. But today I have finally finished the handles ;o))

 

 

They started with a mixture of brass ones from the wardrobes, and silver ones from a chest of drawers. She has just decorated her room and has given the wardrobes and drawers a nice new coat of white paint but wanted a bit of colour on the handles.

 

 

I gave them all a few coats of white lacquer and then found out little bits and pieces from the craft stash to decorate them. I must admit I love the butterflies.

 

 

The smaller handles have been decorated with Washi Tape cut in to shapes with small punches.

 

 

To finish they have all had a couple of coats of clear 3D gloss to make them a little more robust and make sure everything is well stuck down.

 

 

All K asked was for me to make them pretty and to keep in with the teal/blue and silver theme so this is what she is getting! ha ha. Although I do know she already loves them as she was peeking in my craft room at them the other day lol.

 

 

Anyway that's enough from me today, enjoy the rest of the weekend.

 

See you soon

 

xxx