Stencilled Day 1

I've joined the Stencilled class at Online Card Classes, and today's lesson was fabulous!  I've made one card so far, but want to follow all of today's techniques, so I'll be making more stencilled cards over the next few days.

I've based my card on Debby's example - similar colours but different stencil and different theme using supplies that I already have.  Roll on tomorrow!

There's still time to enrol and join in the live classes - well worth it, I can tell you!

Not a Valentine

This was going to be a valentine's card for DH.  In pink.  I was messing with these retro stamps, using pink and green ink.  I'm not really a pink person, so I got bored of that colour combination and decided to go for a more masculine combination of blue and rust.  I stamped the blocks using Broken China and Rusty Hinge Distress inks, then spattered the panel with water and dabbed it away, and spattered both the panel and the base card with the two colours.  When I'd finished the panel, it reminded me of the Hundertwasser toilets in Kawakawa, New Zealand.  Now I can't send a valentine to DH that reminds me of public toilets, can I?  ... can I?

Anyway, I changed the sentiment to just a plain hello.  Still not sure who I would send it to....  For now, I'll enter it into these two challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays

CASology Contrast

Stamps: Vignette Retro Mod Shapes, Vignette Chevron and Arrows

Baby Bunting

I've been playing with some new toys from Simon Says Stamp - I was a lucky random winner so I stocked up on Simon's exclusive dies, and this was one of them.  I was inspired by the sample card by Kristina Werner.

This week's challenge at Less is More is New Baby.

I cut out two versions of the banner and layered the lighter colours on top of the darker colours, then stamped two small stars on the background, and added some Stickles, then added a sentiment in black.  Needless to say, I've done some pink versions as well.

Die: Simon Says Stamp Party Banner Die S117
Sentiment: Waltzingmouse Stamps Say It Loud
Stars: Hero Arts CL139 Birthday Messages

Canvas Flowers

I wanted to join in with the current Fusion challenge after seeing this gorgeous inspiration photo:

I love the paper flowers, the colour scheme and the woodgrain background.  Instead of using the suggested sketch, I used the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch.  Just tilt your head to one side.

I scored a piece of card then swooshed it with Pumice Stone and Black Soot Distress inks to get my weatherboard background.  I cut the flowers from my supply of canvas using the Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers die set.  It cut really cleanly but I scuffed the flowers up a little bit for a bit more dimension.  As I've used dry embossing, I'm entering it into Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Emboss It.

And I've coloured the boards with ink, so I'm entering it into Seize The Birthday with toppings, colouring.

The stamps are from STAMPlorations Vignette Chevrons and Arrows.

Two iPhones For The Price of One

If only....

This is my second post today.  Click here for my DT card for STAMPlorations Sketch Challenge #4 card.

New toy.  I love my iPhone, so I had to have this stamp by Hero Arts.  Some of the latest iPhones come in bright colours - lime, aqua, hot pink.  So I went with lime for this card.  If you text another mobile phone, your message shows in green, but if you text another iPhone using iMessage, your message shows in blue because it goes over wifi.

I've used the sketch (very loosely!!) from CAS(E) This Sketch:

And because it's a new Hero Arts toy, I can play along at A Blog Named Hero:

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I did another version, this time a blue phone, which is going into the Craft Stamper Make It Take It challenge, ombré technique - ombré on the phone and ombré on the card.

I made hashtag stamps out of foam using the dies from Sizzix Sizzlits Roundabout alphabet and Girls are Weird alphabet, then stuck them onto an acrylic block with Pritt stick.

Hero Arts CL737 LOL

STAMPlorations Sketch Challenge #4

It's time for the second sketch challenge of the month at STAMPlorations, which runs from 20-31 January.  I've twisted a layer, swapped squares for flowers, replaced the straight bar with some wiggly twine, but otherwise I've been very well behaved ;)

I used the Tim Holtz burlap stencil to add some Antique Linen, a touch of Brushed Corduroy and a smidgin of Spiced Marmalade onto a piece of card, then stamped a Tim Holtz image and the STAMPlorations sentiment in black.  I was a lucky recipient of a Tim Holtz prize from the Creative Chemistry 102 class and this stamp was part of the prize.  I stamped the flowers (STAMPlorations Vignette Eclectic Florals) onto white card using Spiced Marmalade, then sponged over them to smudge the ink, cut them out, popped them up and threaded some twine through (caught between two pop dots behind each flower).

Have a look here at what the team have created and come and join us.  And if you incorporate feathers (stamped, real, whatever) into your card for this challenge, you could also enter it into the monthly challenge.  A twofer, yay!

PRIZE

The sketch challenges are sponsored by our sister shop, All About Scrapping. The winner gets to pick 3 DIGITAL products from the shop -- any combination of printable sheets, Photoshop templates, and digital paper packs. The winner will also be invited as a Guest Designer in next month's sketch challenge.

BONUS

If you manage to enter all three of this month's challenges, you could be in with a chance of getting your hands on this extra prize.

Button Flowers

So I had these BIG buttons out on my desk, and I had my STAMPlorations stamps out (I can't put them away!) and I saw this card by Therese for MUSE:

Five in a row, yummy colours - couldn't resist!

I'm also entering it into Simon Says Monday Challenge, Anything Goes.

All stamps are from the STAMPlorations set Vignette: Eclectic Florals