Monday 8 June 2015

To Two Too

Hello  Welcome.  Yesterday I was asked about my Altered Playing Card deck and had to sheepishly admit that I still had 6 cards (and Jokers) to complete.  So I picked one of Claudine's posts that I had bookmarked as unfinished.  You can see Claudine's cards HERE



Week 22 Claudine added elmer glue to her cards.  I used wood glue and two shades of green Dylusion sprays.  The card on the right I had squiggled the glue and it really shows up with the Jade spray.  On the left I somehow managed to get lots of little bubbles which actually are nicely highlighted by the green spray.



I added some cool washi tape I bought at IKEA the other day.  The markings are green and perfectly matched my background.  I also did some stamping with a tiny, but very cool Prima stamp.  



Looks a bit like a summer picnic.  The tea service and tea bag are all Viva Las Vegas stamps.  They actually come on wheels but I cut them off during the fussy cutting.  The circles are Sizzix swirl embosslit die.  The words are also Sizzix dies.  I cut them black but they vanished a little against the tape so I added some white pen.  



I've used the same tea themed stamps and Wheeley Winged Cat from Viva Las Vegas stamps.  The cat lost his wheels as well, but retained his crown.  I added some bits of the same washi tape and more Sizzix letters.  The film strip is also a sizzix die and I added small London themed pictures from a Crafty Individuals image book. 



Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Royal
Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
VLVS June Challenge 
Domino Art Challenge 14 - Any Theme, Any Game 
Stamping Sensations June Challenge - Dies and Punches 

Thanks for your visit.  Hugz

37 comments:

D.Ann C said...

Nifty!

~amy~ said...

Such fun altered playing cards!
Thanks for linking up to the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop♡

Annette Allen said...

wow very clever and fun.. awesome designing..

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Cool backgrounds. I love the vibrant color. TFS

Andrea Ockey Parr said...

These are brilliant! I am such a fan of your whimsical way of thinking and I love how unexpected your art is. I never know what I'm going to see and it's a treat to see what elements you put together in such a clever way. I really like how these turned out. And wow! Who knew that you could buy Washi tape at IKEA? Another reason to love that place! And I also love London (where I lived for over a year), so of course I adore all those nods to London. Excellent work, as usual, and I'm so glad you shared these with us here at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!

Sylvia said...

Fabulous playing cards, Gail, love all the layering as you altered those cards...fab colors as well! Hope you are enjoying the hop!

Meihsia Liu said...

Love your beautiful creations! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. :)

brenda said...

What very eye catching pieces of artwork Gail, love your choice of fresh zingy colours.

It's lovely to see you at Stamping Sensations challenge, many thanks for joining in.

B x

anja curvers said...

Oooohhh beautiful creations, love them.

Lizzy Hill said...

Fabulous.... especially that lime green washi & I really like the end product....nice seeing your step by steps!!!

Dreaming of Vintage said...

These are great Gail! Very creative!

pinky said...

The colours are amazing. Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
Pinky

Karenladd said...

Great fun backgrounds on your altered card and love the washi tape elements!

Lori Kobular said...

Very unique cards! Love the bright green!

Connie Mercer said...

great creativity:)

New Creations said...

Great design, creative and inspirational creations!

Kay Wallace said...

Love your tea-themed APCs, Gail, especially the first! You took a great idea and made it even better! Way to go!

Happy Dance said...

How fun are these?! I would have never thought to utilize playing cards; just might have to give this a go. Unique and whimsical. Totally fun. Bev

Shelly said...

Super FUN!

wendy said...

really unique techniques

Monika Reeck said...

wooowwww your card is really grungy Gail
cool really cool technique
you can do all technique girl you are rock
lovely card Gail
my card is #125, #187 and #232 if you like to visit me back
hugs, Monika

Anonymous said...

Both are lovely

Annie said...

Very creative! Thanks for sharing! ~Annie

Lynne K said...

Love these gorgeously vibrant designs! Thanks for sharing them with us at Stamping Sensations

Lynne

Deepti said...

These are so cool, Love them

Milka Gubo said...

BEAUTIFUL!!! I like your cards a lot! :-D

Becca Cruger said...

Great inky backgrounds and such cool coffee themes.

Gerrina said...

Love those colours and the VLVS theesetstamps! Thanks for sharing at Stamping Sensations!

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

Oh these are so fabulous!

Ceal said...

great cards!

Brandi R said...

These are AWESOME! Love the colors ♥

Cheryl said...

Love these altered cards! Very cool idea!

Tracy said...

Thanks for joining Stamping Sensations with this great entry, good luck.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Patry Ro said...

Really good job!!! TFS!!!

Shanna Shands said...

How fun. I love your altered cards.

Corrie Herriman said...

Great altered cards, Gail !
Thanks for playing along with us over at VLVS! this month..
Corrie x

Leigh S-B - The Sharpie Domino Queen said...

Wicked cool altered playing cards! Thank you for sharing with me and joining DominoART's June challenge! Domino Hugs! Leigh
http://dominoartblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/dominoart-challenge-14-any-theme-any.html