Shades of Blue

Well it's been a while since I last posted so please accept my apologies, I have no excuses just that I  hadn't got anything to show.

Yesterday I  bought my first christmas present for a special person to find today it had been reduced by £10,why does that always happen?

Well I was feeling Christmassy yesterday and a bit crafty so made a christmas card or two. I was inspired by the Card-io demonstration on Create and Craft the other day,I ahve some of their stamps but no christams ones but I did find that I had a lot of small snowflakes stamps. I cut out a template of different styles of baubles and tinted through these with the Versa colour inks then stamped the snowflakes in various shades of blue. I drew the scroll and strings freehand(you could probably tell!) added a couple of small bows and some liquid pearls to finish, oh an added a strip down the  other side of the card using the same technique, just another 50 to go!

                                                                                   

Enjoy!

Spooky Treats

Well I don't usually celebrate Halloween in a big way but this year I decided to do something little. I am going out for a meal with some very special friends on Saturday and thought it would be nice to take a little treat for them.

Image - Digistamp Boutique October freebie

Punches - Various circles and X Cut scalloped 2" circle

Inks - Tim Holtz Distress, peeled paint, Ranger Archival Ink Black

Sweets - Candy canes Asda 12 for a £1, chocolates local chocolate factory

Backing paper- downloaded and altered on computer

Hope you all have a spooky halloween!

x

Distressed Butterfly Card

Well here's another distress ink card. I have really had to take time to practise this technique and found lots of inspiration on certain sites, so thank you to all you clever crafty people out there.

Inks  - Tim Holtz Distress Inks, peeled paint & antique line

Ranger Archival Ink, sepia

Stamps - Kars Clear Stamps ,Wildflower

                                      Royal Langnickel Clear Choice, Friends Forever

Embellishment - Homemade flowers (see previous entry)

                                              Pearls - had so long can't remember where I got them!Card - Papermill

Designer papers - My Minds Eye, Bloom & Grow

               Enjoy! and Thank You for looking x

Distressed Tag Card

Distressed Thank You Card

Well I have worked hard with these distress inks and this is what I have produced. It has take a while I know but inbetween work,school collections and the dog having chemo I haven't had much time to myself.

 Inks  - Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks

                          Antique Linen,peeled paint & stormy sky

                      My very old Ranger Archival Sepia Ink

Stamps - Cart Us Clear Stamps, 2072,1084,2067

                               Royal Langnickel Clear Choice - Traveller Stamps

Sentiment - free stamp from magazine

Vintage Embellishments - Downloaded from internet

Card from stock- generally Papermill hammered card

Decorative paper - Docrafts Wellington 6"x6" paper pack

More to come soon!