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! 

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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 ! 

Me time

Hello everyone, 

Happy New Year ! It is the first of January today so that means the start of the new year but also the start of a new challenge over at Country View Challenges. Evelyn chose the theme this time and she picked 'Clocks/time'. For the first project I have made a postcard. 

Here's how:

First I heat embossed the card panel. I used white embossing powder and a big background stamp by Katzelkraft. 

I then used Distress Oxide inks Picked Raspberry and Mustard Seed to colour the panel. I used a blending tool. I also went around the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Oxide. 

Next I stamped one of the cats of this Katzelkraft set.

and the sentiment which is a very old stamp by Visible Image. 

To stamp the sentiment I used Versafine Clair ink in Summertime, Charming Pink and Cheerfull.

Here it is all put together. 

I used some washi tape to the cat on and some in the right hand top corner. I added splatters with Distress Oxide ink and water (Walnut Stain) and went around the wordstrips with a black pen.

We would love for you to play along with us but make sure to read the RULES. 

I'll be back soon with more inspiration! 

 

The power of coffee

 Hello everyone, 

The second project for this months Country View Challenges theme of 'tags' is, you guessed it, another tag! lol.

Here's how:

Fist I cut a tag from watercolour paper. I then dunked it in Oxide inks, Crackling Campfire and Salvaged Patina until I was happy. Then added stencilling with white paint. 

Did some background stamping with the same Oxides and a black Versafine Clair. 

I chose this animal (is he an animal?) as a focal. He is by Katzelkraft. 

I coloured him with watercolour markers. 

After he dried I cut him out, added washi tape to the tag and sat him on the top of it. I added a snarky Tim Holtz sticker as a sentiment. 

We hope you play along with us ! Just make sure to read the RULES before you do! 

I'll see you again soon for a brand-new challenge ! 

Watching and waiting

 Hello everyone, 

Today a new challenge starts over at Country View Challenges. The theme this month is 'Tags' and is hosted by the lovely Jo. So the idea is to make a stand alone tag. Here's my first inspiration piece:

Here's how I made it:

I first cut the tag out of watercolour paper. I didn't measure but went by the size of the stamp I was going to use. I then dunked it in these Oxide inks until I was happy. 

I used a Tim Holtz stencil to add some interest and then, of course I toned it down with white paint and added splatters with pink, orange and white paint pens. 

Stamping randomly using the same inks and black. I used the black ink pad to go around the edges too. 

The focal is this adorable rabbit from Katzelkraft. I watercoloured him. I also stamped a carrot from the same set. 

Here he is.. so cute. 

And here it is all put together. I added some washi tape for him to stand on. The sentiment is a Tim Holtz sticker from the Halloween set. 

We hope you will play along with us ! You could win a £20 voucher for the shop. Just make sure to read the rules first. You'll find them HERE. 

I'll see you soon with another tag ! 

The silence of the night

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today I am sharing a postcard that I made for the new Challenge over at Country View Challenges. The theme this month is 'Season of mists & mellow fruitfulness' and it was set by the lovely Debs. I have made a postcard:

Here's how I made it:

I made a gelli print with these inks. I smooshed them on the plate, rolled over them lightly with a brayer and printed. I did made a mask for the circle so I could stamp the moon in it. It would have been just as easy to just stamp the moon over the colour, so not use a mask.

Next I stamped the moon, using a few colours on top of each other, a yellow and a couple of greys. I then filled in the white with Distress Oxide ink and a waterbrush trying not to make the rest run. 

I tidied up the edges of the moon and then stamped the tree. 

Next I stamped the rabbit. 

I also added some highlights and then stamped the background with these Katzelkraft background stamps. 

Lastly I added some shading on the ground and a sentiment which came from a set of Tim Holtz Clippings. These are the Halloween ones.  

I hope you like the challenge and will play along with us! Just make sure to read the rules before you do. 

You will find them HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Happy birthday

 Hello everyone, 

Today's project is the second inspiration piece for the August Challenge over at Country View Challenges. The theme is 'birthday card/gift' so I made another card. I used Katzelkraft stamps this time. 

Here's how I made it:

First I watercoloured the rabbit.

He is by Katzelkraft. 

Next I coloured a piece of watercolour paper with Distress Oxides by dunking the card into the ink that I spritzed with water. 

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

Stamped the background here and there. I used the same Distress Oxides and a Versafine Clair stamp pad in Nocturne. 

I then stamped the sentiment. I needed to be where the rabbit could 'write it' so I had him on the card before stamping so I could guess where to place the stamp.

I also added a few bits of washi tape for him to stand on. 

And here it is. I added some doodling lines along the edges to finish it of.. 

There is still time to play along with our challenge. Made sure to read the RULES though! 

Thank you for stopping by today.