Hi everyone hope you are all warm and cosy in this awful weather, we didn't get much snow but it is bitterly cold with some snow flurries a great excuse to stay in and craft!
My make this morning I think will be my last with a Valentine theme, I can't remember the last time I made so many projects with a hearts or Love theme. We do not normally give cards to each other but I do get a very large bouquet at Valentines......when I saw the sketch at Sketch Saturday I fell in love and just had to use it to make a Valentine card for DH......he will be very surprised lol!!!
Week #193 sketch challenge is sponsored by Art Journey and I adore their stamps unfortunately I do not own any but they are on my ever growing wish list.
I have turned the sketch for my card hope this was ok and used card, paper and stamps from Stampin' Up! Ink Tim Holtz distress colours fired brick and black soot.
My card base is kraft, Nestabilities were cut from kraft and very vanilla, inked and stamped from Artistic Etchings set, all the paper used is from a retired SU set sorry can't remember the name, hearts were punched with SU 3 heart punch, finally I added some bling...just a little......because I can...lol.
I will also be joining
Artistic Stamper Challenge - Hearts
Joanna Sheen challenge - Love is in the Air
Try it on Tuesday challenge - A Lurve 'ting
Cards for men challenge - Seeing Red
Welcome to my new followers and to all of you that have stopped by and left comments, I really do appreciated them all.
'till next time
10 Feb 2012
9 Feb 2012
Filled with Love........
Background for my journal heart was broken china DI stamped with dried marigold, I find writing journaling in my own hand difficult....but I did it!!
Dry embossed heart on background of DI's and
Background DI stamped with TH stamp and embossed with cosmic shimmer embossing powder.
I have had a great morning getting inky and painty making this page, hope you enjoy looking!
Blogger was not playing nicely and it has taken forever to load these pics.....I very nearly had given up!!!! Aghhhhhhhhhhhhh blogger!!!!!!!!!!!
need a cup of tea now to unwind....... Thanks for the challenge hope there is another one next month pleeeeeeeese :-)
.'till next time
7 Feb 2012
Grungy Love ATC
2 posts in one day and another ATC to share, I love making them and when I saw what the challenge this week at Grungy Monday week#35: A Holtzian ATC........ how could I not make another of these little jems after all reaching for my TIm Holtz stash is what I love to do!!!!
So here is my Grungy Love ATC
So here is my Grungy Love ATC
Background was made with DI's fired brick and worn lipstick then stamped (TH stamps) with fired brick and picket fence distress stains sentiment and heart were stamped with black DI and black embossing powder, Tissue tape was pleated accross the bottom of my ATC and a flower made with the same tape, I added an ideology brad to the centre. Love was stamped onto a seperate piece of card and embossed with black, background was same colours as before, then slotted into an ideology pin and inserted behind the flower so that it stands away from the main card......sorry should have taken a photo of it from the side......
I will also be joining
So much Lurve in the air!!!
Thanks for stopping by 'till next time
Mermaids....
Oh my where does the time go to can anyone tell me what happens to the days as they seem to wiz by while I'm not looking.......or is it just an age thing!!!!!!!! lol.
I have made another ATC for the Wicked Wednesday challenge #17 which ends today!! Now when I saw the theme Mermaids I knew I had just the stamp.....as I've said many times I cannot draw...well I searched on and off all weekend where oh where was it......... now I know my crafty room is a tad on the untidy side....rofl.....basically it is a mess but I know where everything is or thought I did and my stamps are my little treasures and I keep them altogether so couldn't understand why this stamp had gone missing, well I had given up when in a light bulb moment I remembered I had loaned it to a friend with some other things and maybe just maybe I hadn't put it back in its place.......who me!!!!!.....never......yep I had left it in the box she had returned my things..........such joy......so I stamped and painted before I went to Doctors this morning to have blood test and finished assembling it when I got back.
Main background is distress ink swooshed onto Manila card, Mermaid was stamped in grey Memento Ink and painted with Distress Inks wild honey, dried marigold, spun sugar, tumbled glass, broken china, Mermaids tail was painted with a mix of broken china and cosmic shimmer paints, shells and hair band were also cosmic shimmer...it does shimmer in rl...honest! Lastly I added a real shell from my large collection of beachcombing stash. Stamp is one I have had for years and years and there is no name on the block, I cut the images out and arranged on my background.
So glad I managed to play again this week even though it's last minuet again!
I have made another ATC for the Wicked Wednesday challenge #17 which ends today!! Now when I saw the theme Mermaids I knew I had just the stamp.....as I've said many times I cannot draw...well I searched on and off all weekend where oh where was it......... now I know my crafty room is a tad on the untidy side....rofl.....basically it is a mess but I know where everything is or thought I did and my stamps are my little treasures and I keep them altogether so couldn't understand why this stamp had gone missing, well I had given up when in a light bulb moment I remembered I had loaned it to a friend with some other things and maybe just maybe I hadn't put it back in its place.......who me!!!!!.....never......yep I had left it in the box she had returned my things..........such joy......so I stamped and painted before I went to Doctors this morning to have blood test and finished assembling it when I got back.
Main background is distress ink swooshed onto Manila card, Mermaid was stamped in grey Memento Ink and painted with Distress Inks wild honey, dried marigold, spun sugar, tumbled glass, broken china, Mermaids tail was painted with a mix of broken china and cosmic shimmer paints, shells and hair band were also cosmic shimmer...it does shimmer in rl...honest! Lastly I added a real shell from my large collection of beachcombing stash. Stamp is one I have had for years and years and there is no name on the block, I cut the images out and arranged on my background.
So glad I managed to play again this week even though it's last minuet again!
4 Feb 2012
Aqua and LIM
Who stole the week last time I looked it was Monday....... and today we are slowly being snowed in it has been snowing since 11.00am this morning and is getting heavier now....glad I had decided to stay put today and do some crafting. LIM is celebrating their 1st birthday and the Challenge for week 53 is Colour - AQUA.
Aqua is a favourite colour of mine and so how could I not go over and play.....here is my card.
The panel was made by inking my embossing folder before embossing on white card, I have to say this is another favourite technique of mine I love the effects you can get, I used Baja Breeze and Whisper White SU card mounted onto Baja Breeze, sentiment was inked around the edges with same ink.
Congratulations to Chrissie and Mandi even though I am not a regular I do enjoy this challenge and pop in as often as time allows. My card is for you both to say thanks for the challenges and here's to another enjoyable year.
Have a great weekend
From a very snowy place....'till next time
Aqua is a favourite colour of mine and so how could I not go over and play.....here is my card.
The panel was made by inking my embossing folder before embossing on white card, I have to say this is another favourite technique of mine I love the effects you can get, I used Baja Breeze and Whisper White SU card mounted onto Baja Breeze, sentiment was inked around the edges with same ink.
Congratulations to Chrissie and Mandi even though I am not a regular I do enjoy this challenge and pop in as often as time allows. My card is for you both to say thanks for the challenges and here's to another enjoyable year.
Have a great weekend
From a very snowy place....'till next time
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