Blessed are the curious

 Hello everyone, 

I am back with the second instalment for the 'vehicle' challenge over at Country View Challenges. 

I have made a postcard this time. 

Here's how I made this simple postcard. 

I used a piece of plastic to smoosh the ink on, sprayed it with water and smooshed it onto the paper. I dried in-between colours. 

Adding some stamping with the same inks and I added some grey and black. 

I then stamped the focal point directly onto the card and the sentiment onto a piece of separate paper. 

I inked up the edges, added some Tim Holtz (very old) washi tape and glued down the sentiment. 

Please play along with us ! You could win a £20 voucher to the shop. 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

The journey is the destination

 Hello everyone, 

Another new month, another new challenge over at Country View Challenges. The theme this month was chosen by Monika and it is 'Vehicles'. We would love for you to play along with us but before you do, please read the rules on the CVC blog.

For this first project I have made a journal spread. 

Here's how I made it:

I wanted to work in my journal so first thing I did was stamp the 'vehicle', a car in this case and a little stamp from the same set on the left top corner. Just for the fun of it. These stamps are by PaperArtsy.

I then used white paint to cover the pages; I wanted the next layers to move and not go directly into the paper. I also coloured the car with watercolour markers and coloured pencils. 

I used Acrylic paints to colour the pages. I put it on and wiped it off. This only works when you have paint underneath. i wanted a very light and 'cloudy' effect. 

I then used my trusty brayer and toned it all down with white paint. 

Next, stamping; my favourite bit. I used inks in the same-ish colours and added grey and black. 

I still was not happy and added some stencilling using white ink but it didn't show up much and it takes forever to dry so I sprinkled white embossing powder over it and heat embossed. It's nice and white and shiny now... and dry ! 

Some small talk stickers by Tim and some black splatters finished these pages off. 

I hope this inspired you to take part in the challenge ! You could win a £20 voucher for the shop. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! I will be back soon with more inspiration.

The adventure begins

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today I have the second inspiration piece for the Country View Challenges April theme 'Things with wings' set by Rachel.

Here's how I made this:

I started off with a piece of gelli printed paper. This was actually a mop up page. 

I added stamping

Next I stamped the sentiment I was going to use directly on the card. I also stamped the goofy duck or is it a goose on the card and on a piece of white card stock? I coloured him with Copics and cut him out. I then glued him onto the card. 

 I added a sentiment by Tim Holtz and som doodling around the card and that was it ! Oh, mustn't lie, I also added a little tiny bit of stamping with orange to tie in the orange of his feet and beak. 

Please play along with us; you might win a £20 voucher for the shop ! Just make sure to read the RULES  before you do! 

Thank you for stopping by ! 

Take flight

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today  have a journal spread which I made for the new challenge over at Country View Challenges. The theme this month was set by Rachel and is 'Things with wings". 

I really like how this came out! 

Here's how I made it:

First, I chose one of the Found Relatives by Tim Holtz and gave her a tiny bit of colour using colouring pencils. 

Next I cut her out. 

I then used half of a butterfly from Tim Holtz' pack of 'Layers". I gave that a little colour too, this time with Distress Oxide ink "Vintage Photo". 

I used these two inks and a blending tool to add colour to my pages, I did also drip some water on it but you can hardly see it. I suppose it depends on the quality of the paper how much you can achieve. 

 

Next, I stamped the background randomly using these AALL & Create stamps and the same distress Oxide Inks and a VersaFine Clair Nocturne pad. 

The sentiment is from this stamp set by Tracy Evans for AALL & Create. 

And here it is all put together. I really like it ! 

We would love for you to play along with us but before you do, make sure to read the rules. You'll find them 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. 

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 ! 

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 !