She was famous...

Hello everyone,

I have just finished making a postcard with VivaLasVegaStamps! I just fancied playing, so that is what I did.

I used a piece of Pattern paper ( 7 Dots Studio - Destination Unknown - designed by the wonderful, ubertalented  DeeDee Catron. I am afraid I obliterated it a little by brayering paint on it. I used pink and white. I also scraped some black paint on to the edges using a palet knife. 

Next I did some stamping; first the background and then the lady and the sentiment, which is made of two sentiments. I just used a part of each to make a new sentiment. 

I coloured the lady with my Copic Markers, cut her out and adhered her to the card. 

That was it ! 

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Just hit the play button

Hello everyone,

Another sample made with one of the fabulous new stamp sets from Visible Image. I also used one of the Monoliths. I love these; it is so nice to make something different for a change. 

Front 

Back

I started with painting both elements with 2 layers of gesso, drying in between. Next I measured out the chevrons and masked them with washi tape per colour. I used three colours of acrylic paints to give it a (I think) retro look. The back was painted with just the grey paint. Next I took a blending tool and black Archival ink and aged the edges of the elements. I also used my black Big Brush Marker again to colour the small edges. 

Next I stamped a sentement repeatedly on the back and also the music notes using grey and yellow Archival Ink. So to the front. I added white gel pen along the yellow chevrons and stamped the music notes. I splattered some white ink on it to brighten it up slightly. 

The cassette tape was stamped on white card. With a knife I cut out all the bits that you would be able to look through if the tape were real. I adhered it at an angle and cut off the excess. 

The sentiment was stamped with VersaMark and white embossed. 

Stamps used ; 

Soul Music

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Love is in the air...

Hello everyone,

and Happy Wednesday again ! Today the theme of the Stampotique Designers' Challenge was set by Coby and she chose: "Love is in the air". This is what she had to say about her challenge:

"Love, so sweet, so tender.... Love is more than a boy and a girl....Love are my children,  my grandchildren, my animals.... Show some love in your creation".

So that is what I did and made another postcard.

This postcard was made on Designer Paper from DCWV, it is an old paper pack. I used some white and turquoise paint to add some interest. After it had dried I stamped the background. You can barely see it as I used turquoise ink. Next I stitched the edges and added the splatters and the black rings; I used a bottle cap for this. Next I stamped "Heart Shirt" and coloured him with Copic Markers, cut him out and adhered him on to the card. I used a pencil to add some shading under his feet so he wouldn't be floating. Lastly I used my old typewriter to make the sentiment which I found on the internet. 

I used the following stamps:

Heart Shirt

Fax to Wolfgang

Splattered mug 

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Shine bright jigsaw...

Hello everyone, 

Another sample for Visible Image, made with a stamp set from the new release.. 

A while ago I bought some of these blank jig saws and I thought it would be fun to use one with this new "shine bright" stamp set. First I stamped the light bulb and the sentiment. (Not quite straight.....) I then used three colours of India Ink (Pink, Orange and yellow) and a watercolour brush to colour the background and the light bulb. I applied two layers. I then stamped some script to add some interest and splattered some white ink around. Lastly I used a black and white gel pen to add some doodling here and there.. 

Stamps used: 

Shine Bright

Revolution

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Don't forget to fly

Hello everyone, 

For a bit of fun I made this card ... I love to make backgrounds with model paste and, in this case, Mica powders and water...

This piece of card stock was cut slightly smaller than the card I put it on. First I used on of Tim Holtz layering stencils with model paste and a palet knife to add some texture. 

After it dried I gave it a coat of gesso and let that dry too. 

I then used mica powders and a paintbrush and water to add the colours to it. I used blue and green. When this had dried I added some white paint with a palet knife along the edges and on the raised bits of the flowers. I also added some background stamping. Next I stamped the butterfly on watercolour paper and coloured it with Lindy's stamp gang sprays. I didn't spray them but used a paintbrush. I then cut it out and thought that adhering it straight to the card panel, it didn't stand out enough... So I cut a white circle from book text, added some gesso and doodling to it and adhered it to my card. I then stapled the butterfly to the circle. Lastly I stamped the sentiment, cut it apart and adhered that too. 

All stamps used are by Finnabair via Prima Marketing. 

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Crime scene

Hello everyone,

Over at the Country View Craft's blog there is a challenge for making your own background. I usually make my own backgrounds and it is my favourite part of the project,  so this challenge was right up my street. And here is what I made:

This tag was cut out of white card stock and then painted with black gesso. I added crackle past by Deco art and let it dry naturally. I then used Deco art Antiqueing cream and some turquoise acrylic paint to add some interest. Next I stamped the background using a variety of stamps and Archival ink. 

I love these new Tim Holz stamps called 'Crazy Cats' and had to use another one... ( I had already made two ATC's with different cats from this set) I paired him with the wool which he obviously has stolen from his master's knitting basket... lol 

He and the wool were coloured with Copic Markers and adhered to the tag. The sentiment was stamped on a piece of book paper with no text on it and cut out. I added some of the same turquoise paint to the edges.  Lastly I added some shading under the cat and the wool and put a piece of Tim's crinkle ribbon through the hole.. 

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Nevermore

Hello everyone,

I have made a card for the Stempelwinkel's 2nd challenge for this year called 'words'.  I thought it would be fitting to use a writer as the main image for this challenge so that is what I did:

I used book text as my base (more words) and added some gesso to make it a little softer. Next I stamped 'nevermore' and made a mask leaving a little border so it would create the white edge around the word. Next I stamped Edgar over the top. 

I coloured the background around him with diluted acrylic paints and when that had dried used some background stamps to add a little more interest. I also drew a little black line around the panel. Lastly I stamped the 'dream' sentiment, cut it into strips, adhered it onto the panel and doodled around them.

Than was it ! 

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