Shades of Autumn WLSC mid month

     Hi Everyone my DT make today is for 

We Love Stamping

This month, we would love to see your cards with the theme of

Shades of Autumn

 

 

A few months ago I had seen a design of a card using a stamping Acrylic block, to add a shape of colour, I made it and then smudged it. I found the spoiled piece tucked under some card! I attempted to do it again with trembling hands!

 

I didn't use the block this time, I chickened out after trying it again, and die cut a square shape, then blended some autumn colours through it, seen on another blog I saw for inspiration, here. I then stamped the tree and using the same blog, I went looking for leaves to stamp onto the tree. Nuffin that small, then I remembered I had ordered stamps and when they arrived I couldn't remember why I had ordered them, well, one of them came in handy. 

 

I used it in different colours turning it to add the dot colours. I found a small leaf attached to a sentiment and proceeded to ink the leaf and stamp it on the side of the tree, I then stamped the line under the tree. Stamped the sentiment and clear embossed it.

 

I was happy with it, BUT, I then thought a touch of gold would look OK, I placed two pieces of card onto the image, so I could add the gold paint in between them. However, the touch turned into a few blobs. I didn't have time to do another card, so I decided the soil and leaves had been turned up, because it was a windy day. Artistic licence, I believe!  

 

The last thing was to add some orange cord. I do love the tree, thanks to the inspiration. It goes to my dear SiL, whose birthday it was as few days ago, and who lost my brother recently.

 

stamps - tree, dropped leaves and tree base - Autumn Days, an old SCP mag freebie

leaves/dots stamp - Silhouette Art Marianne Designs CS1120 

inks - Distress Oxide gathered twigs,mowed lawn,mustard seed,carved pumpkin,candied apple

sentiment stamp - Amazon LAMX

gold paint - Kuretake Starry colours 

orange paper - Lidl

clear embossing pdr - Papermania

cord - The Range 

 

 

 

 

Don't forget we are a stamping challenge.

I hope to see you at the Challenge, with your Autumn Shades.

We have two wonderful prizes this month from Sweet Poppy, stamps and stencil.

     

Bake birthday

Hi everyone my great, great niece was nine recently and as she loves to cook with her grandmother, (my niece), I decided to look for something suitable and came across this digital stamp I had in 2016.

It was taken it into Silhouette, and the whole image was cut, I then isolated the girl and cut 2 of her. I also found a rolling pin, that I thought suited. I coloured it all with DI's, after choosing the dp to add colours to the image. Also found, in my files, the "let's bake", so added the words to the paper and printed them. The paper was attached to the base card, then the images and the sentiment printed with the same colour background and words added. I hope she likes it. (She did)

digi stamp - SCP magazine freebie #108 

 rolling pin, "Let's Bake" and digital paper - 

 Christmas Blog Train 2021 Digital Scrapbook.com

Silhouette 

 inks - DI's as below

 

 

I've been away for my brother's funeral this week, so this is a cheer up post. 

Geometric TMR #215

 Hi Everyone, my DT card today is for

The Male Room Challenge
 

I had two hours before being picked up to go out with old colleagues and decided to fill the time with some card making. I looked to see what the theme was for The Male Room and was stumped, then thought of an old embossing folder, that was just right. I also went onto the web and searched for geometric shapes, - there's lots that I wouldn't have thought of as being geometric. You learn something every day.

 

I cut a square and embossed it, then added DO's with a spray of water, in colours that I saw a blend of on the web for autumn, to my glass mat and placed the card onto it. I hadn't wet it enough, so more water and another placement on to it. Not the effect I was looking for, but went with it. I also splattered some gold paint onto it.

 

Again on the web, I have seen lots of large white Happy onto coloured card, so went to my Silhouette and cut it out of white card. I cut three layers, all glued together, then splattered with the same gold paint, and placed central onto the embossed card, which I had already attached to the base card. Next I stamped the sentiment in the same purple ink as the card, and then clear embossed it. I cut it to shape and placed it under the Happy. 

 

I was quite pleased with the overall effect after coming home. It's strange how something can be and mmm card, then a few hours later can be satisfying. I also have to point out that the coloured square is straight and square, but for some reason the camera wanted it wonky, maybe because of the embossing.

 

 embossing folder - Die'sire Argyle (old)

inks - Distress Inks, rusty hinge,villainous portion,scorched timber 

Happy - font  2Peas High Tide

sentiment stamp - SCP #240 

gold paint Kuretake 

 

I've added a closeup of the gold effect with the splatters. 

The colours are nearer to the original card too. 

 What will your Geometric shape be? Hope to see you at The Male Room Challenge

Shades of Autumn

    Hi Everyone my DT make today is for 

We Love Stamping

This month, we would love to see your cards with the theme of

Shades of Autumn

 

My autumn shades today are of a sunset, I used the colours used in K. Werners blog to use as inspiration. I shaded DO's onto white card, then stamped the seed heads in black. There was a butterfly included in the stamp set, so I decided to use that too, but I stamped it after I had stamped the sentiment, so it would seem to be flying to it? Then the layer was attached to the base card, a very simple card, but quite satisfying using the Oxides, for a change.

stamps - Woodware Collection, Autumn Pods

inks - Distress Oxide, mustard seed, abandoned coral, dusty concord 

black ink - Versafine Claire

white embossing powder - WOW

sentiment - Amazon - LAMXD

 (4PCS Words Clear Stamp, Silicone Stamp Cards Greeting Words Pattern for Card Making and DIY Scrapbooking Journaling)

 

 

 

I hope to see you at the Challenge, with your Autumn Shades. Don't forget to stamp.

We have two wonderful prizes this month from Sweet Poppy, stamps and stencil.

    

Tiger CCC

  Hi Everyone, my DT make today is for -

Critter Crazy #113

 Anything Goes but they MUST feature a critter as the main focus 

Whether Furry, Feathered, Fantasy, Fairytale, 

Scaly, or Insect, there must be a critter.

   

I was out with old work colleagues when one of them met her cousin, he showed us photos he had taken in Manor Park Zoo in Tenby, West Wales of Tigers. I loved one of them, so asked if he could send me it. Which he did and this is it.

I took it into Photoshop, added the sentiment onto the fence part, and copied the paws to layer them. I then printed the image and the duplicate set of paws onto matte photo paper, and fussy cut the paws. Next I glued the top and 3D the bottom of each paw and added them to the photo, to give it more dimension. Although you wouldn't think it in the photo, it looks good in real life.

I went looking for paper to affix the image, and found this striped paper, it was printed, but I felt it needed a bit of orange in it. So I dry embossed a birthday greeting onto it and wiped an orange DI onto it. Then calamity, I pasted it all onto the base card on the wrong side, so had to cut it off the card. It was then placed onto another base card with 3D pads. 

Tiger - friends photo

sentiment font - ArabBruD

paper - Marisa Lerin Blue Stripe paper 

embossing folder - Amazon 

inks - Distress Ink, spiced marmalade 

3D pads - stash

Trees & Leaves WLSC mid month

     Hi Everyone my DT make today is for 

We Love Stamping

This month, we would love to see your cards with the theme from Emma

Trees & Leaves

 

 

On one of the hottest days of the year, 34C 93f, I decided to go into my North facing craft room, and craft in the shade, I should have just left things as they were and just read. 

 

However, I made 4 cards, 2 went into the bin, #3 I spoiled by smudging my hand over the ink, grrr, so my card today is my offering, but under the circumstances....

 

Anyhow, I shaded DO's over a piece of card, then using a leaf stencil I went over it with an alcohol wipe. Next I stamped the leaves around the left and top and stamped a sentiment into the space left. Even that I got wrong! I think I should have used the colour of the leaves, oh! well. I then clear embossed the sentiment. 

 

Next I placed the stamped piece onto a matching piece of paper and then added a pink layer with leaf shapes. The paper layers were edged with DI's in darker colours.  I then added tiny pink gems. It turned out OKish, I think in the end. 

 

Even then, the photo misshaped the card, taken twice, then straightening, it has made the sentiment look wonky! Told you I should have read instead.  

 

leaf stencil and stamps - Chloes Creative, mag freebie SCP#217 

inks - Distress Oxide, kitsch flamingo,lucky clover, mermaid lagoon 

sentiment - Woodware, It's the Little Things (old)

green paper - Lidl

pink paper - The Range, Happy Colours 

pink gems - stash 

Let's cheer ourselves up with the fabulous prizes. We have two wonderful prizes this month from

 Taylored Expressions & Penny Black

 

 

 

2 prizes, $30 store voucher from Taylored Expressions and Penny Black stamp set and stencil from Buddly Crafts (photo's not to scale).

 

Don't forget to use your stamps. 

Brother

I'm not in a good place again, so please accept more delays in commenting, Thankfully I have my DT work done in advance. My Dear brother, the one I visited a few weeks ago, has passed, it has brought everything to the fore for me again. I will try to do what I can. Thank you all for your patience with me. x