This weeks challenge is to get inky and messy with birds (no not in a pervy way! LOL). I was a bit stuck until I remembered my paperartsy stamps so I made a tag for the challenge...
I used mountboard, distress ink in fired brick, paperartsy stamps, black stazon, 3 brads, an eyelet and some black fibres. Ooh and a gold krylon pen. It was dead quick and easy, took about 15 mins in all. It had to be really as I sent my OH out with the kids to a birthday party for 2 hours saying I needed to get the ironing done (which was true and I have done it) but thought it best that he didn't come home to find me up to my neck in inky messy crafty things!
I realise this may not be everybody's cup of tea, but I'm really proud of this. I wanted to make something to hang in my bedroom of Maddie as I have no pics of her in there, just some of her big sister. As I like to faff around with photos on't computer, I used one of my fave images of her from her Christening when she was 19 months old. I played around with the hue and saturation to make her blue eyes stand out a bit more and her skin paler. I then printed it and cut her out and had a good old play! T'was fun :-)
I used an 8" square piece of mountboard, bazzill bling card in shades of blue, rub on wings, a dovecraft gem word, grungeboard crown & swirl, lots of prima flowers, lots of ribbons, eyelets and silver acrylic paint. Maddie is my angel as she was sent to me after 2 miscarriages! This is one of my favourite things I've made.
This is the second card I've made using Henrietta....
I just lurve Henrietta!! I used DCWV papers, a silver krylon pen, Pink Petticoat images, a bloom from Lakeland and a brad coloured silver (ooh and I stickled her eyelashes!). x
The new images from Pink Petticoat are fab! So I bought them!! Made a mothers day card with them today for the DCM challenge which is to make a card in the theme of love and friendship........
I used papers that came free with Scrapbook Inspirations magazine ages ago, Pink Petticoat images, DCWV sticky ribbon, doodling, Marvy pens, a brad and glitter glue.
As the craft juices were still flowing, I made another card with my Lola Sugar Nellie stamp...
I used the Lola stamp, Basic Grey paper, Marvy Le Plume pens, Blooms from Lakeland coloured with ink pads, brads and alphabet stickers.
My copy of Papercraft Inspirations dropped through the letterbox yesterday. The free gift this month is some fab templates so I set about making a card using 2 of them - a flower and a plantpot.
I used Doodlebug patterned papers, ribbons, the templates (obviously!), a button and quite a lot of doodling! x
Thought I'd have a go at the extra dare set by the daring card makers. It is to create a card with a romantic theme and use red and black ribbon. Here's my attempt.......
I used a red square card blank, basic grey papers, a Sugar Nellie stamp, alphabet stickers, red & black ribbons, a heart sticker and some doodling. x
Even though I had sworn off crafting for a few days, I decided I needed a play this evening to chill out so made a card with some woodware stamps I've had for yonks but hardly used.
I used the stamps, doodlebug paper, a DCWV adhesive ribbon, blue & green bazzill cardstock and marvy le plume pens. Plus a bit of doodling. x
My 1st attempt at a Tim tag. I think it is rubbish. The inks just look wishy washy to me.
A blog is for life, not just for Christmas so I'm putting on stuff that I'm not happy with as well as stuff I like. I made this valentines card for my hubby yesterday (I was a busy gal yesterday!!) but I dunno - no matter what I did I just couldn't make it how I wanted it to look. I used 7gypsies love papers, paperartsy stamps, a grungeboard heart and some dovecraft ribbon.
Here it is. I used Dovecraft masculine papers, a paper nation footballer stamp (borrowed) and a freebie Happy Birthday stamp. Very simple to make. Just added a bit of doodling around the sentiment to finish.
This one is a commission for a lady at work (the one who I made the 50th birthday card for). Her son is 21 at the beginning of next month.
Where do I start with this? I am dreading giving her it in case she hates it! She gave me a list of stuff he likes rock music, football, cooking etc and I had decided to do a Newcastle United card. But then she told me that they are getting him an electric guitar for his birthday so I thought ah rock star papers! So this is it. I painted chipboard letters and numbers with silver paint. Also painted a grungeboard skull & crossbones with silver. Attached a little key to some black fibres. Did a little doodling and it's done. If she hates it I will cry! Where oh where is my mojo?
Another card I made yesterday. To be honest I think it is crap. I don't know where my mojo went yesterday but 99% of what I made was complete tosh! Anyway for what it's worth here it is.....
I used papermania papers (I think) and a stamp that came in a grab bag from Katyscorner so I have no idea who made it. I also did a bit of doodling in the corners and added some basic grey rub on ink splodges. Don't think it shows too well but there are some fibres on the right. I honestly feel like I want to tear this card up and jump up and down on it!! Maybe it's PMT?? I just don't know!
I killed 2 birds with 1 stone with this card. A friend is getting married this month so I needed to make a card. I am hoping she's too busy with preparations to look on my blog and see the card. I used DCWV wedding paper and adhesive ribbon. A woodware wedding stamp. Fabric flowers from Lakeland. A rub on that was a magazine freebie, and distress inks to colour the background of the stamp and also the flowers.
