Choose to shine - a card for AALL & Create

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where I am sharing a card for AALL & Create today. I am a little obsessed with rainbow colours at the moment so I decided to use them for this card. 

And here's how:

First I embossed this stamp on my card panel. I used white embossing powder by WOW. 

Here is is a little clearer. 

I then used Distress Oxide inks to colour the panel. I used 'Carved Pumpkin', 'Mustard Seed', 'Cracked Pistachio', 'Broken China' and 'Wilted Violet'. I smooshed the pads on my craft sheet one at a time, dunked and dried. I repeated this until I was happy.

Next: I used some of the circles of the bottom right stamp to add some more interest to the panel. 

I also added some washi tape. 

The focal images is the butterfly from the left bottom stamp. I wanted to keep it black and white to make it stand out more and that is what I did. I just added some shading. 

The sentiment came from this set and a stamped it onto the blank edge of this book paper.

I matted the sentiment onto black card and also went around the card with a blending tool and black ink to edge it. 

I then matted the panel on black card stock and then glued it onto a card blank. 

I really like how it came out.

I have used the following stamps & washi tape:

Stamp #459 - Lined Triangles by Bipasha Bk

Stamp #451 - In the Bucket by Tracy Evans

Stamp #449 - Through the meadows by Tracy Evans

Washi tape #17 - Mix & Match by Janet Klein

For more information about all the fantastic AALL & Create products, including a list of worldwide stockists, please visit:

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique

Thank you for stopping by today !

Did I roll my eyes out loud?

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It is the first of April today and that means there is another challenge over at Country View Challenges. This month the theme is 'the birds and the bees' and it was set by the lovely Sue. We would love for you to play along but please do read the rules on the blog HERE. 

I have made a mini journal page with a video. It is a fairly simple one:

If you want to see how I made this then please hop over to my YouTube channel HERE

or click on the pic below:

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

Happy Thursday! For today's DT post I have made a card and a postcard. 

This card was made with the newly released set 'La belle vie'. I printed her out and then coloured her with my Copic Markers. The background is one from my stash which I added some more colour to and some stamping. The stamps I used are from Janet's set #338 Background Noise by AALL & Create. The little girls is standing on some of Janet's washi tape also by AALL & Create. 

You'll find her HERE.

This postcard was made with an older set, called 'Kokeshi Dolls'. The background is from my stash, I just added splatters and some stamping. I also added some pieces of designer paper for more interest.

You'll find the Kokeshi Dolls HERE.

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Choose happy

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Today I am sharing a card made with the latest AALL & Create release. I really enjoyed making this and decided to use watercolours to colour the little girl instead of my trusty Copic Markers. It is good to change things from time to time. 

Here's how I made it

I cut out a card panel using a die. Something else I hardly ever do.. I then stamped this stamp with VersaMark ink and heat embossed the image with WOW embossing powder. 

I wanted  a tone on tone result so I chose to smoosh Distress Oxide ink in Fossilized Amber on my craft sheet, spritzed it with water and dunked my card in it. I dried it between layers. 

This is the stamp set I chose, I decided to go for the happy one. 

Here she is all coloured ! 

I put down some washi tape to stand her on and also in the top right hand corner to add some balance. 

And here is the card all put together. I just glue her in place together with with sentiment and then glued the panel onto a card blank. 

I have used the following AALL & Create products:

Stamp set #470 - Scripted diamonds by Bipasha BK

Stamp set #478 - Choose Happy by Janet Klein

Washi tape #18 - Poets by Janet Klein

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

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

I have 2 projects to share today, both for Vera Lane Studio. It is a journal page and a postcard. 

This AJ page was made with a gelliprint from my stash. I added white embossing with an AALL & Create background stamp and then put this nerdy girl on the top. I added some of Janet's new washi tape (AALL & Create) and a small talk sticker. 

You'll find this girl in the set called 'Specs Appeal' HERE

This postcard was made with one of the Flowergirls from the 'Flower girls' collage set. I made the background by dunking a piece of paper into Distress Oxide ink and water. I used Spices Marmalade and Ripe Persimmon. I then brayer-ed over white paint. I added some of Janet's new washi tape (AALL & Create) and some small talk stickers. 

You'll find these lovely girls HERE.

Thank you for stopping by today !

Original - an art journal spread

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It is Tuesday so it must be time for another post for AALL & Create. I have made an art journal spread for today and it turned out a little grungy, just like I wanted it to... 

and here is how:

I started with stamping the main images because I wanted to keep those areas just for the flowers, so I could colour them with watercolours. I didn't want any texture paste and inks on those spots. This way I could work around them. 

I did the same for page 2

Next: Texture paste with stencil #39 Lotza Dotz, still one of my favourite stencils. 

Next I added some washi tape from the new release.

I then added Distress Oxide inks; I used the refills but that was not a good idea as it was way too concentrated. I kept spraying water on it to try and dilute it/make it lighter. In the end it was alright and I proceeded drying it. After that I used a beige and white acrylic paint to brayer over, to make it look nice and grungy. 

I then added stamping using the same Oxide inks I used for the background and some black VersaFine Clair ink. 

After that I coloured in the flowers, using reinkers again but now the regular Distress Inks of which I put one drop in a pallet. I used Faded Jeans and Chipped Saphire and a little Peeled Paint for the stem. 

Lastly I put on two word chips to form the sentiment. I added some blue ink to them to and went around them with a black pen. 

Here is a closeup of page 1. 

..and page 2. 

I have used the following AALL & Create products:

Stencil #39 - Lotza Dotz by Autour de Mwa

Stamp #452 - Astrantia by Tracy Evans

Stamp #350 - Splattered numbers by Tracy Evans

Stamps #366 - Roundly by AUtour de Mwa

Washi tape #13 - Fasteners by Bipasha Bk

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

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

This week at Vera Lane Studio

 Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my blog where today it is time for another post for Vera Lane Studio; the weeks fly by ! 

For the first project I have made a postcard with the newly released set 'Aviary'. I kept it simple and printed the images on a postcard sized piece of paper and coloured everything, I finished it off by putting some washi tape here and there and the sentiment which is part of the set. 

You'll find this new set HERE.

The second project is a mini journal page made with one of the dogs from the set 'Favourite breeds'. I love sausage dogs, my mother had quite a few over the years and I had one too. Not now, sadly, all I have is some gold fish in the pond! :O)

I used watercolours for the background and then stencilled on top. I added some stamping, then toned it down with white paint. 

Lastly I added the washi tape, doodling and of course the dog. 

You'll find the dogs HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by today !