Hello. Welcome. A special hi and hello to Larisa. Woo hoo number 100. Should we celebrate?? Well, actually I realise that I probably do have a few more than 100 followers but since I haven't really worked out how to work out who's on bloglovin' or email I'm just really looking at my google friends connect folks. But I love you all and appreciate your support. Hugz
Well, I had great fun with the cut away embossing technique, and the tiger that didn't get into the last project has been staring at me all afternoon so I figure I'd better play again.
What a gorgeous kitty! I used a sizzix embossing folder on some bronze card. I love this cos it's got a black core and I sanded in places to expose that. I used a zig zaggy border punch and adhered to a brown card base. The tiger was stamped on Prima patterned paper, embossed and fussy cut. The sentiment, from the same Marks Finest Paper Tiger set was stamped and embossed with weathered wood powder. But we didn't like that so we stamped again and used black embossing powder. Not bad, and I like the little highlight. A few black sequins and Tiger is a happy kitty.
Joining the fun at
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 269 - Cut Away Embossing
Penny Black and More Challenge - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Furry Friends
Stamping Sensations July Challenge - Feature a Creature
Thanks for dropping by. Talking of giveaways I have a tinsy tiny name that bloke competition at THIS POST. Also, just in case you are interested, the August Card Chain Challenge sign up is on and it's worth checking out. If you would like to make a card to send to a new friend, or maybe an already friend, and also like to get an old style snail mail card CHECK THIS OUT. You'll be happy you did. CCC is a blast. Hugz
Hello. Welcome. Friday again! Where does the week go? Must admit I have been crazy busy doing stuff much less fun than craft, but have grabbed a few minutes, OK, maybe an hour, to make a little something. This one kinda built itself. Wouldn't that be nice if they all built themselves!! Then I could be sitting out in the sun, sipping a long cool drink with an umbrella in it. Alas, I was needed for clipping and sticking, and I'm still not sure it doesn't need a tiger........
This is my base card. I'm going with the Rubber Dance challenge colours of cinnamon brown, forget me not blue and antique white. This is my F-m-n blue card base. I ran outside and checked with the plant and IRL it's pretty close. But when I laid my cinnamon layer on it was too abrupt so I hit the blue with some gesso. Oh, now it looks like sky.....
So here's my cinnamon layer. I made this by embossing a piece of handmade off white paper with Sizzix Bricked embossing folder. Then I coloured with distress inks, frayed burlap, ripe persimmon and old paper. I just kept adding til it looked right. Then I cut with a Spelbinders border die.
It looked like sky behind an ornamental wall so I used Stamplorations Some Birds stencil and sponged white acrylic.
I added a piece of lace on the rhs and a piece of string on the lhs. I stamped the sentiment from Marks Finest Papers Tiger set and embossed with white powder. I also added some white embossing powder along the hanging wall. As I said, there might have been a tiger but he seems to have wandered off....
Joining the fun at
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 269 - Cut Away Embossing
Rubber Dance July Challenge
We Love 2 Create Challenge 14 - Anything Mixed Media
That Craft Place Challenge - Anything Goes Mixed Media
Thanks for dropping by. Hugz
Hello. Welcome. I found the Colour of Summer 5 a couple of weeks ago but haven't managed to make anything and join the fun. This weeks colours are green + green + pink, and I didn't have a clue. Then earlier tonight, whilst looking for a bright colour paper to stamp on I had a bit of a revelation.
I actually had the idea to make a fun party bird for the Stamplorations birhday linky party. So I found this two tone green patterned paper and stamped Stamplorations Large Hooded Oriole on hot pink card and embossed with black powder. I stamped Stamplorations cupcake from the Sugar Rush set, embossed with white powder and added glitter glue. I fussy cut the bird and added him to the cupcake. Surprisingly I had a number of hot pink embellishments that matched the card colour. I chose a satin fabric star and added sizzix party die cut from the same base card. A few clear sequins and a hot pink base and he's ready to party.
Joining the fun at
Stamplorations Birthday Linky Party
Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge
The Summer of Color 5 - Week 5
Addicted to Stamps Challenge 151 - Anything Goes
OCS July Challenge - Anything Goes
Thanks for dropping by. Don't forget to check the previous post for a tiny fun giveaway LOL. Hugz
Hello. Welcome. A couple of weeks ago I was over at Claudine's blog looking at her altered puzzle pieces and I started a couple of my altered playing card backgrounds based on this post. Then they got lost on my desk. Today Claudine posted two more puzzle pieces HERE and I was inspired to dig out my part finished cards and get them finished.
I started by painting this one with black acrylic and stenciling in white acrylic through Stamplorations Flutterby stencil. Then I filled the wings with iridescent glitter glue. Yummy
I doodled around the edge with my white gellyroll pen and stamped and embossed the celebrate sentiment from Stamplorations Celebrate Artsy set.
For my second card I stained the gessso with distress Frayed Burlap. I die cut patterned paper with a sizzix die and added it to my card.
This was another thing I started a while ago and couldn't work it out. I made these eyes using Stamplorations Celebrate Artsy and Retro Mod shapes sets and various embosssing powders.
I couldn't find a puzzle piece the right size so I cut my own, painted it yellow and added some wool as mad hair. The overalls are painters tape with some gelly roll doodles. I added a 'B' to his overalls cos he looks like a ....... Well, I haven't decided, but definately somebloke with the initial B. Maybe you can help me??
So, my two cards. Only 2 more and the jokers and my pack will be complete. Hurrah
Now, on to the problem of a name. Leave a comment with your best suggestion of blokes name beginning with B and I will pick my favourite. I have already discounted Bob, so forget that. Also, I will be picking my favourite so please check no-one has already suggested your choice. As a thank you for playing along I will send my favourite pick a unmounted rubber stamp from VLVS. I have a double of this one and the small umbrella from the same plate. I chose BORIS. Thanks for playing along ladies.
Joining the fun at
Stamplorations 2nd Birthday Linky - inspired by bright masks on dark backgrounds
Stamplorations - Anything Goes Challenge
The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - Something to do with Playing Cards
Stamplorations Mixed Media Challenge - Use a Stencil, No Cards
Addicted to Stamp Challenge 151 - Anything Goes
Thanks for dropping by. Hugz 
Hello. Welcome. Hope you are having a wonderful friday. Any plans for the weekend? We have been invited to a BBQ tomorrow. Hope this hot, hot weather holds. I am joining a few challenge with this ATC. I've used Waffle Flower colours, and MFP wanted us to sponge our own stripes. What fun
It's not the best picture! I had a glitter glue moment. It was a big moment!! I used a yellow ATC and sponged Distress Cracked Pistachio using two post-it notes as masks. Then I stamped and embossed Crafty Individuals Puffin on teal card and cut a sizzix Party from the same card. I added some irridescent glitter glue to the sentiment and the puffin's beak and a few gold sequins. Then I decided it needed a little more and covered the whole thing, sans Puffin, in the glitter glue. Then I thought, 'how you gonna get a photo of all that blingyness now then??!!'
Joining the fun at
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 268
Waffle Flower Challenge
The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - Stars or Stripes
Crafty Individuals Challenge - Face Value
Thanks for dropping by. Hugz
