Bang !

Hello everyone,

and welcome to my first inspiration piece for this month's challenge over at the Country View Crafts' Challenge blog... The theme is 'stencil' and it was chosen by the lovely Christine.

This month alongside our Challenge, we are also running a Blog Hop with a Sizzix Big Shot Machine & Die Bundle as the prize. To enter, you must be a Follower of our Challenge Blog and Hop along to each of our Design Team Members Blogs and leave a comment. We will still be running our normal monthly challenge and those who link their 'Use A Stencil' projects will also be entered into our £20 Voucher draw. The Winners will be picked at random in early June.  

You should have arrived here from Brenda's blog. 

I have made a postcard this time:

This postcard was started with painting it with a layer of Gesso. I then used a Tim Holtz stencil called Latticework with some Grunge paste by Paperartsy. I applied the paste with a pallet knife. 

When this had dried, I used my Distress Crayons to add colour. I just scribbled it on and then blended it with a damp baby wipe. I did lose some of the detail of the grunge paste and to make it stand out more I used a water brush and some kitchen roll to remove some of the colour in the 'valleys'. This way the texture stands out a little more. You can do this with these crayons as they are water soluble. Anyway, I also dripped some water on the surface and mopped it up to create some lighter spots. 

Next I stamped the cat (Crazy Cats by Tim Holtz), the sentiment (Crazy Thoughts by Tim Holtz) and the balloon (Crazy Things by Tim Holtz). I used Memento Ink as I wanted to colour everything with my Copic markers. The balloon string was stamped directly on the card and extended with a pen. I also stamped the cat directly on the card to get his whiskers as they are too thin to cut out. 

After colouring I cut everything out, went around the cut edges with a black Copic Marker to hide any imperfections and then adhered everything to the card. 

That was it ! 

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you will play along with us !

And don't forget to hop over to Jane's blog from here.

To have a chance to win the prize you will have to visit all the blogs and also leave a comment at each one ! 

Happy Hopping !!!! 

Screaming bunny bloghop

Hello everyone ! 


The Roc Nicholas Design Team is having a blog hop today.  everyone on the design team has made a special piece of art using screaming bunny rubber stamp. please hop along with us and you may be lucky enough to win some incredible art for your collection. 

I made a postcard, and if you'd like a chance to receive this postcard in the mail all you need to do is leave a comment. I will select a random name draw May 8th. please make sure I have a way to contact you should you win.  Thanks and good luck!

If you'd like to add this screaming bunny stamp to your collection, or to see more of Roc’s collection of stamps sold through Stampotique.com you can click here.

To go to the next team member for the Roc Nicholas design team, go to Gemma's blog and see what wonderful goodness she has made ! 

Just in case you got lost on the way, here is the full list for the blog hop:

Roc Nicholas

Corrie Herriman (you are here)

Gemma Maggs

Samantha Read

Karen Hayselden

Sue Waters

So, don't forget to leave a comment if you would like a chance to receive this postcard !

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Happy cat !

Hello everyone,

It is my turn on Roc's blog today but I am a day early because tomorrow (1st of May) there is something exciting happening ! Watch this space !
Anyway, I have a postcard to share,  I hope you like it !

This background was lying around. I love making backgrounds and I collect them all in a little file for when I have not much time of don't feel like getting the paints and inks out... 

This one was made with Brusho's. I came out quite nice I think. I used a flower stencil and sprayed water through it and then mopped up the water with some kitchen paper. Isn't this effect cool? I think Dyan Reavely calls it ghosting and she does it with her Dylusions inks. 

I didn't do much more to the background as I liked it like this. I did add some paper (a page out of a book that I coloured with a copic marker) at the bottom and some washitape over that paper and in the top left corner. White paint splatters and a white line around the card finished off the background. 

I then stamped the cat and the bird, coloured them with Copic markers, cut them out and adhered to the postcard. For the sentiment I stamped 'i'm a happy camper' partly ie.  happy and from the word 'camper' just the first two letters, I then drew the 't' myself to spell 'Happy Cat'. 

I used three of Roc's fabulous stamps:

Feline

Just be U

Happy Camper

You can buy Roc's stamps HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by today and I would love to see you back tomorrow ! 

Enjoy Spring

Hello everyone !

For my second project for the Country View Crafts Challenge blog, where the theme is Spring, I have made an art journal page.

I started off by cutting out the butterflies and embossing them with the 'Tim Holtz Sizzix Butterfly duo'. This set consists of a die and an embossing folder. Next I sprayed the butterflies with Dylusions Sprays using the colours 'Fresh Lime' and 'Calypso Teal'. I used a blending tool with Distress Ink (Chipped Saphire) to accentuate the edges of the butterflies. For their bodies I used some Tim Holtz Idea-ology arrows which I attached with a brad from the same set. 

Next I stamped the bird (Bird Crazy CMS212) and coloured him with my Copic Markers. I cut him out and set him aside. (I did cut off his hair and tail curl and his legs; I also stamped him on the background and when you combine the two, hey presto a complete bird). The word enjoy was also coloured with Copics. This is a chipboard. 

The background was painted with Dylysions paints in Fresh Lime and Vibrant Turquoise. I toned it down a little by wiping the page with White Linen Dylusions paints and a baby wipe. 

I then used a Tim Holtz stencil (Lattice work) and some Deco Art Crackle Paste. When this was dry I coloured it with the same paints to make it blend into the page a little more. 

Next I used some stamps from a Stampers Anonymous Stamp set called 'Bitty Grunge' to stamp around the edges and also on the page. I used Archival inks around the edge and white paint in the middle of the page. 

The last thing was to adhere the bird, the sentiment and the butterflies to the page. I used Glossy Accents for this. The word spring was made with a Dymo Labelmaker. 

That was it ! I hope you will play along with us. You have until tomorrow to enter... 

You may say I'm a dreamer...

Hello everyone,

It is my turn over at Katzelkraft today ! I have made a postcard with some of the new release stamps which came out about two weeks ago !

I used a piece of gelli printed paper from my stash as a base for this postcard. First I stamped the background a little and when I was happy with how it looked, I doodled around the edges with a black pen. I stamped the Hippo and the circle onto some white card stock, using a grey StaZon for the circle,  which I cut out and adhered to the card.  The Hippo was stamped with Memento and he was coloured with Copic Markers. I cut him out too and then adhered him on top of the circle. 

The last thing I did was stamp the sentiment, cut it into strips and inked the edged. I then adhered these strips to the card too. 

I used stamps from the following sets : (If you click the names they will take you straight to the shop)

KTZ168 - for the hippo

KTZ169 - for the sentiment

KTZ130 - for the dots in the background

KTZ160 - for the circles

KTZ117 - for the swirl in the background

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Gentleman

Hello everyone,

and welcome to my blog where today I'll be sharing my challenge which starts today over at  the Stampotique Designers' Challenge blog.
I chose the theme "Masculine" as I really struggle with cards for men. So why don't you show me what you make when you need a masculine card.
I have made a postcard but I don't think it is very 'manly' ! :o)

I started off with a piece of white card stock measuring 6" x 4" and used a Tim Holtz stencil (latticework) and Distress Ink and a blending tool to make the background. I dripped some water on it  and went around the edges with same blending tool. I used Weathered Wood and Chipped Sapphire. 

Next I stamped Pedro and the chandelier straight onto the card. I also stamped Pedro and his hat on a separate piece of card stock and coloured them with my Copic markers. I also coloured the chandelier with my Copics but straight onto the card. Pedro and the hat were cut out and adhered to the card. 

I used a label maker to create the sentiment and stuck it on. 

That was it ! 

I used the following stamps:

Hat Cube

Pedro

Love Chandelier

I would love it if you played along with us this week so I can learn how to make masculine cards. You could win one of two $30 vouchers at the end of the month.. 

Just remember NO digi's and only one entry per challenge per person... 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Inspired by music

Hello everyone,

A little while ago I made a whole batch of samples for Helen & Mark over at Visible Image for their TV appearance on Create & Craft TV on the 16th of April.
Today is the second post where I share some of them; all music inspired.

This first one is a monolith, painted with Dylusions paints. I used some bottle caps to make the rings. I made a new dress for her and added some words to the sentiment that comes with the lady which is "sing". 

This is the back of the monolith.. Same story, just used an additional stamp (all stamps are listed at the bottom of this post) and some model paste through a stencil. 

The background of this card was made with Distress Inks and a blending tool. I added some stencilling and made some lines with a credit card and black paint. The lady and sentiment were stamped over the top. I added some more colour to her dress with a Copic Marker. 

This card was made with pattern paper. I cut a piece to size; slightly smaller than the card. I stamped the lady and the sentiment, doodled around the letters of the sentiment. I did stamp the dress again on some different pattern paper of the same pack to add some interest. The panel was matted on black card stock and adhered to the card. 

This one was made by smoothing the ink over the paper with some acetate. This works by putting your Distress ink pads on your craft sheet (ink down) and spraying with water. Dunk in a piece of acetate and transfer the colour that clings on to the card. I stamped the sentiment 'sing' tone on tone ie. with the same inks and the lady and the other sentiment (from another set) in black Archival ink. I doodled around the panel with a black pen. The panel was then adhered to a card. 

This background had been lying on my desk for ages and I think it was made with Lindy's Stampgang Sprays and Distress Glaze by Tim Holtz. I put the glaze on first through a stencil making these bits waterproof essentially. I then sprayed the ink over top. Where the glaze is the ink doesn't take. 

I used the sound wave stamp that comes with this cool guitar in the same-ish colours as the background. It is very subtle. I used a black pen to go around the circles but didn't like it so repeated the process with a bottle cap and black paint. I also made some lines with a credit card. Lastly I stamped the guitar and used a white pen to colour the letters. The panel was then adhered to a card. 

This one was really quick and easy. I started with a piece of white card stock, used a stencil and Distress ink and a blending tool to do the background. Next I stamped the guitar and coloured the letters with coloured pencils. Lastly I doodled around the panel and adhered it to a card. 

This last one was also made with a stencil and Distress inks and a blending tool. I stamped part of the guitar 3 times at the top and once at the bottom of the card. I coloured the letters with a white pen and doodled faux stitching along the edge. Next I matted the panel on black card stock and adhered it to a card. 

I used the following stamps:

Music Speaks

Soul Music

Sing

and the fabulous 

Monoliths

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