Squiggly Christmas Trees

Hiya! I recently bought a new Lavinia stamp, which I think is really designed to be for trailing foliage, but in the Lavinia For You FB group I saw someone use it as a Christmas tree, and it looks beautiful! So I had to have a go... I stamped the 'tree', and then masked off the panel, and used torn paper, ink dusters and inks to create the background. I added some 3D sparkle with Nuvo Glitter Drops, and then added snow by using watered-down gouache, flicked at the card. Yes, it went everywhere! But I love the effect. Thanks very much to Debbie for helping me with the technique! xx

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

HLS CAS:

Rubber Stamp Dance:

Allsorts: Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown: Anything Goes
Mix It Up: Anything Goes + optional twist



Ingredients:
Lavinia stamp: Small Whimsical Whisps
Adirondack ink: Denim
Nuvo Glitter Drops: White Blizzard
White gouache

Scribbly Flowers

Hi! Here's a card inspired by this week's Less Is More challenge. I stamped the flowers and sentiment, then stamped another small flower on a scrap of card, to layer about the small flower on the card. I really don't like fussy cutting, but I like the extra dimension it has given. I coloured with inks and a water brush, inspired by the colours at the Paper Play challenge, although I had to mix a couple of the colours as I didn't quite have anything that matched. I added some Nuvo Drops to the flower centres to make them stand out a little bit more, and used a Wink of Stella brush to add some shimmer to the flowers, although it hasn't shown up very well on the photos!

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Less Is More:

Paper Play:

Come And Get It: 'Anything Goes'
Rubber Dance:

Ingredients:
Rubber Dance Stamp Set: 'Textured Flowers'
'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'
Adirondack Inks: Cranberry, Purple Twilight
Artistry Inks: Rosy Cheeks, Hay Stack, Old Parchment
Nuvo Drops: Ebony Black
Wink of Stella: Clear

Cream, Yellow & Pink

Hiya! I wanted to make a card for the current colour challenge at Rubber Dance, but I was a bit stumped as to how to use these 3 colours. In the end I kept it simple. I used distress oxides smooshed onto an acrylic block and spritzed with water, to make a cream, yellow and pink background, then stamped a flower 3 times over the top. I coloured the spots in the middle of the flower using the cream oxide, to get an opaque coverage, and for the petals I used 'normal' distress ink, so that the pink would blend a little with the background colour. I used my new big shot (I love it!) to cut a frame for the flowers, and used 3D squares to lift it a little bit from the flowers.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Rubber Dance

Rubber Dance Forever Stamping challenge



Ingredients:
Distress Oxide Inks: Picked raspberry, Fossilized Amber, Antique Linen
Distress Ink: Picked Raspberry
Rubber Dance Stamp Set: 'Textured Flowers'
'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'

Patchwork Flowers

Hi! Here's another card using the Rubber Dance 'Textured Flowers' stamp set. I love these flowers! I coloured with inks, and added some Liquid Pearls.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

The Heart Desires:

Rubber Dance Forever Stamping challenge



Ingredients:
Adirondack Inks: Meadow, Butterscotch, Terracotta, Purple Twilight, Espresso
Distress ink: Fired Brick
Rubber Dance Stamp Set: 'Textured Flowers'
Lavinia stamp: 'Hill Border Floral'
'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'

Liquid Pearls: White Opal

Block Watercolour Stamping

Hi! The challenge over at Just Us Girls is all about block watercolour stamping. There's a video here about how to do it. I had to have a go, and I tried it with my distress oxides, because I am obsessed with them. I wanted to make a rainbow background, inspired by the CASE challenge at Time Out, so I inked up the block in lines of colour, spritzed it with water, and plonked it down onto a spare piece of hammered card. The video said to use watercolour paper, so I wasn't sure how mine would turn out, but the colours are really rich! I let it dry completely, then stamped the border, the flower and the sentiment. I coloured the flower and the stems in the border with inks, used a Wink of Stella brush on the flowers and leaves. I added a button to the centre of the flower - it's a painted abalone shell button which I have a stash of but had never found a use for, but it matched the colours perfectly! I added a small black ribbon and bow to the underneath of the border to finish it off.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Just Us Girls

Time Out: 'CASE Beverley Brown'

Simply Create Too: 'Use Ribbon & Buttons'
Rubber Dance Forever Stamping challenge



Ingredients:
Distress Oxide Inks: Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Wilted Violet
Rubber Dance Stamp Set: 'Textured Flowers'
Lavinia stamp: 'Hill Border Floral'
'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'

Wink of Stella pen

Abalone button

Patchwork Flower

Hi! Here's another card with a Distress Oxides background. I stamped the flower, then coloured it with inks, letting some of the background colour show through. I added extra detail with a white gel pen.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: 'Stamp It'
Rubber Dance Forever Challenge
Stamping Sensations:

Ingredients:
Distress Inks: Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry
Distress Oxide Inks: Cracked Pistachio, Picked Raspberry
Rubber Dance Stamp Set: 'Textured Flowers'
'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'

White Gel Pen

Red Flower

Hi! Here's another patchwork flower card. I stamped and clear embossed, then coloured with inks and a water brush. I used a deep red for the flower, and dark green for the leaf and stem, to bring out the white patterns of the stamp. I backed the flower onto kraft and green cardstock, then added a silver flower charm on a strip of leather.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin': 'Heat Embossing'
Rubber Dance Forever Stamping Challenge: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Rubber Dance Stamp Set: 'Textured Flowers'
Sentiment from Woodware 'Jane's Script'

Adirondack Ink pad: Cranberry, Butterscotch, Meadow

Silver charm

Patchwork Flower

Hi! Here's a card I made using a flower stamp from Rubber Dance - I love the patchwork look to it! I stamped and clear embossed the flower onto watercolour paper, then coloured with inks and a water brush, and added a soft background wash for sky. I added the birthday sentiment and a small punched flower. I added white dots to the centre so it matched the stamped flower.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Rubber Dance Forever Stamping Challenge: 'Anything Goes'
Sparkles Monthly: 'Birthday'
Sweet Stampin': 'Swirls'


Ingredients:
Rubber Dance Stamp Set: 'Textured Flowers'
Sentiment from Woodware 'Jane's Script'

Adirondack Ink pad: Cranberry, Butterscotch, Willow

Stampin' Up ink pad: Pool Party

White gel pen

Cats Cats Cats

Hiya! Here's a birthday card I made with my new Indigo Blu stamp, 'Kibble Kits', inspired by the CAS-ual Fridays challenge. I stamped on Kraft card and embossed in white. The cat stamp is a rectangle, so I cut it down to a square, and with the spare section I cut out some cats to add to the bottom of the card. It's a card for a cat-mad man, so hopefully he will like it. I have resisted the urge to add any bling or sparkle!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays: 'Kraft & White'
CASology: 'Square'
Addicted to Stamps: 'Mark Your Mark'
My Time to Craft: 'Krafty'
Rubber Dance: 'Embossing'


Ingredients:
Indigo Blu Stamp: 'Kibble Kits'
Sentiment from Woodware: 'Daisy Panel'

Papermania embossing powder: Seafoam White

Anniversary Card

Hiya. Here's an anniversary card, made using the 'Love Is' stamp from Indigo Blu. I stamped and embossed the heart, then coloured with inks and ink dusters, an orangey centre deepening to red towards the edge, although I made the centre too dark. It hasn't got as much contrast to the outer colour as I intended! I spritzed with water to give it a bit of a mottled effect.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Rubber Dance: 'Embossing'
Crafty Creations: 'Anything Goes'
Sisterhood of Crafters: 'Anything Goes'
Watercooler Wednesday: 'Anything Goes'
4 Crafty Chicks: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Indigo Blu Stamp: 'Love Is'

Adirondack inks: Cranberry, Butterscotch

WOW! embossing powder: Platinum