This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

For this weeks Vera Lane Studio project I have made a postcard with the newly released set "Chosen sister". 

I printed and coloured the girl and the sentiment, then cut them out. The background was made with Distress Oxide Spray in Picked raspberry. I just dripped some on the card and spritzed some water on it. I then added the hearts with a stencil and Picked Raspberry Oxide ink and a blendingtool. I did some random stamping, again with Distress Oxide, this time Vintage Photo and used the same ink to blend around the edges. The circles were stamped with a home made stamp.

I then added some washitape and placed the girl on it, glued down the sentiment and that finished the card. 

You'll find "Chosen sister" HERE

Thank you for stopping by ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hi everyone, 

For today's Vera Lane Studio I have made a journal spread. I had fun but it wasn't as easy as I thought.. lol. I hate that when it happens ! Anyway, I got there in the end and I have a video tutorial to show you how I made this. 

Aren't they cute ! 

Hope over to my YouTube Channel HERE if you want to see how I made this.

The rainbow cuties are available HERE

Thank you for stopping by ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone,

I have made a journal spread for this week's Vera Lane Studio project. 

This came together quite quickly. I used an AALL & Create stencil to create the background by rubbing Distress Oxide Ink over the stencil, spritzing with water and then printing it on the pages. I added some stamping with Janet's stamps by AALL & Create and also some washi tape. 

Einstein was printed and coloured and then cut out together with the bottles and the sentiment. I placed everything on the page, added some doodle lines and that was it ! 

You'll find Einstein HERE

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Happy birthday 2

 Hello everyone, 

I have the second instalment of the 'birthday card for a man' challenge at Country View Challenges.  This time I have also made a video. I have used all Tim Holtz products.

If you would like to see how I made this please hop over to my YouTube channel for the process video HERE.

Thanks for stopping by. 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

Happy Thursday and welcome to my blog where today I am sharing a postcard that I made for Vera Lane Studio. 

I printed and coloured the images and then found tis background in my stash. It is a mop up page from the gelli plate. These days I try and make prints just like this on purpose ! I like them that much. Anyway, I added stamping using some of Janet's stamps by AALL & Create and then put down some washi tape also by Janet. I placed the images and the sentiment where I wanted them to go and that was that ! 

You'll find this set called 'I like you' with Winnie & Piglet HERE

Thank you for stopping by! 

Happy birthday

Hi everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today I am sharing a birthday card which I made for the March challenge over at Country View Challenges. 

This month I am hosting the challenge and because it is my birthday in March I chose the theme 'birthday card' with the added demand that it has to be a birthday card for a man. Yes, I know, we all struggle with that. For my first project I have used only pattern paper and one stamp. 

Here's how I made this quick and easy card:

This is the paper I chose to make my card. It's by Stamperia. Susan at Country View Crafts has a very good selection of Stamperia products. 

First I used this ink pad to colour the edges of my white card blank. It fits better with the colours I am using. 

I cut out a panel, a piece of paper for the sentiment and a triangle that I thought would look great as a party hat. The man is an ephemera sticker, also from the same collection.

I found these circles also in the ephemera pack and decided to put them onto the panel. 

Next I used this stamp set by AALL & Create for the sentiment. 

Here is the panel all ready to go on the card. 

And here it is all finished. I think it looks great. 

Please come over to Country View Challenges and play along with us. Just make sure to read the RULES before you do. I will be back in a couple of days with another masculine card. I might even do a video! 

Thank you for stopping by today. 

You just have to care

 Hello everyone, 

Today I am sharing the second of my "Be sentimental" projects for February's challenge over at Country View Challenges. On this postcard I have used a sentiment I found on the internet and typed it on my old typewriter. It's very sentimental! 

We hope you will play along with us and maybe you will be the one to win the £20 voucher to spend in the shop! Just make sure to read the RULES. 

Here's how I made this. 

Coloured my piece of watercolour card with Distress Inks. I smooshed them onto my craft sheet, spritzed with water and dunked my card into it several times, drying in between layers, until I was happy.

Next I used these Katzelkraft background stamps and stamped the background randomly using the same Distress Inks and a grey and black Versafine Clair. 

Country View Crafts have a good selection of Katzelkraft stamps.

Next as always I toned it down with white acrylic paint and a brayer. 

I used a very old stamp for the main image. I stamped her on the card and onto some watercolour paper. 

I coloured the strands of her hair outside of the face straight on my card and the rest on the seperately stamped one. I then cut around the face on the right and around the hair on the left getting a complete image again by gluing it down onto the stamped image on the card. 

Next I added some Tim Holtz washi tape to sort of ground her. Not sure that was the right thing to do.. 

I also typed my sentiment en cut it into strips and glued it onto the card. 

Lastly, I went around the words and around the edges of the card with a graphite pencil and matted the panel onto some black card stock to make it pop! 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hi everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today I am sharing a tag I made for Vera Lane Studio. This set called 'Begin a garden' was released this week. 

I cut this tag from a piece of card stock that I coloured with Distress Oxide inks. I added stamping and a stencil print. I printed the little girl and coloured her with Copic Markers and cut her out. 

I added washi tape and splatters to the tag then put her on top. I added one of the sentiments of the set. 

You'll find 'Begin a Garden' HERE.

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hi everyone, 

For this week's project for Vera Lane Studio I have made a journal page with the newly released set 'Live, Love, Bark. 

This time there is a process video too. You'll find it 

HERE

These cute dogs are in the Vera Lane Etsy Shop

HERE

Thank you for stopping by today !

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

For this week's Vera Lane Studio project I have made a postcard with the newly released 'Tiny Royals', these are part of the squishy collection by Janet. They are very cute ! 

I printed the images, then coloured them and cut them out.  I also printed one of the sentiments from the set. For the background I used Distress Oxide inks in Mustard Seed and Rusty Hinge for the yellow and Dusty Concord and Wilted Violet for the purple. I rubbed the ink pads on my craft sheet, spritzed with water and dunked my card (watercolour paper) into it. I dried it and used a brayer with white paint to tone it down. I added some stencilling and stamping with the same inks and a black Versafine Clair. Next, I put down some washitape and glued the images and the sentiment on the card. Some doodle lines under the words finished it off. 

You'll find these fun "Tiny Royals" HERE.

Thank you for stopping by today! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hi everyone, 

For this week's Vera Lane Studio project I have made tag. I used Violetta and she is very sweet. She came out this week in different guises. 

I love these 'squishies'; they are adorable. 

I have used a piece of gelliprinted paper from my stash and used a brayer and white paint to tone it down slightly. I then added a little stamping. Violetta was printed, coloured and cut out. I made the sentiment from words from a dictionary and some Tim Holtz stickers. I added some washi tape to stand her on and some in the right hand corner for balance and that was it. 

You'll find Violetta HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

If there ever comes a day...

 Hi everyone, 

It's February so that means a new challenge over a Country View Challenges. The theme this month is 'Be sentimental' and it is hosted by Jane. I have made a journal spread and I finally made another video of the process. 

We would love for you to play along but make sure to read the RULES before you do. 

Please find the video HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by ! 

Beauty abounds

 Hello everyone, 

For today's AALL & Create project I have made a journal page. This week I have used mainly products by Bipasha Bk. Her flower and bird drawings are superb! 

Here's how I made this page:

First I made a 'mop up' page with the gelli plate. I just put on different colours of acrylic paint, usually light colours, making sure I keep complementary colours separate so I don't make mud. 

Next I added a stencil print with Distress Oxide ink.

Next I stamped part of the top left flower on my page in three places and heat embossed them with white powder. I know you can't see them yet but you will....

I then used watercolour markers to cooler them. I used the paint pen for the hearts of the flowers adding little dots. 

Next I stamped randomly with Versafine Clair. I usually use a light colour for the bigger stamps and grey and black for the smaller ones. 

This is the bird I was going to use. I coloured him in pink and didn't like it so stamped him again and coloured him blue the second time. Much better ! 

How lovely is he?

Then I got carried away and forgot to take more pictures. I only added a piece of washi tape and glued the bird down. The sentiment is a piece of washi tape that I mounted on a piece of paper. I also added white splatters using a paint pen. 

I used the following products:

Washi tape:

#31 - Take Risks by Autour de Mwa

#24 - Power Words by Bipasha Bk

Stencil:

#127 - Bloomed Roses by Bipasha Bk

Stamps:

#443 - Scripted Circles by Bipasha Bk

#568 - ABC's by Bipasha Bk

#710 - Perched Among Petals by Bipasha Bk

#745 - Visiting The Flowers by Bipasha Bk

#748 - Add A Motto by Bipasha Bk

For more information about all the fabulous AALL & Create products and a list of international stockists, please visit:

www.aallandcreate.com/stockists

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

For this weeks Vera Lane Studio project I have made an ATC with the set 'Bookshelf' which was released this week. 

I printed and coloured her, then cut her out together with one of the sentiments of the set. 

The background is from my stash and all I added was white paint with a brayer and a few pieces of washi tape. I also doodled around the cared and underneath the words. 

You'll find 'Bookshelf' HERE.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Gym and tonic

 Hi everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today I am sharing a card I made for AALL & Create. I used another one of the Miss Dees. I think she is hilarious. I did change the sentiment a little to make it fit my feelings towards exercise. Lol

Here's how:

First, I made a gelli print with this stencil and acrylic paint. 

Next I added stamping, I used Versafine Clair Inks. 

I then used white paint to tone it down, added white splatters with a paint pen and went around the edges with a pallet knife and black acrylic paint. 

Next I stamped the Dee I wanted to use and some sentiments which I will use to make a new sentiment. 

I added washi tape on the card for Dee to stand on and coloured her with Copic Markers. Initially I coloured her pants and scrunchy blue but then decided green would be better so I just went over with a green marker. I then cut her out and assembled the sentiment.

The finished card. Lastly I glued the panel onto a white card and added turquoise pencil under the words. 

I have used the following materials:

Stencil #136 - Bug Hotel by Autour de Mwa

Washi tape #20 - Verde Que Te Quiero Verde by Janet Klein

Stamps:

#339 - Colour Theory

#692 - Africal Voices

#758 - Hidden Words

#789 - Workout Dee

#786 - Travel Dee

#785 - Therapist Dee

All by Janet Klein

For more information and a list of worldwide stockists, please visit:

www.aallandcreate.com/stockists

Thank you for stopping by ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

Happy Thursday! 

For today's Vera Lane Studio Project I have made a tag.

This cutie is from the set 'Sweet life'.  I printed and coloured her and cut out. The background is a mop up page from the gelli plate to which I added a little stamping. I added some of Janet's washi tape and placed her on top. I coloured some of Tim Holtz' crinckle ribbon and I added the sentiment and some doodling and that was that! 

You'll find here HERE.

Thank you for stopping by today !