Rainbow Bird Card

 

Hi there! thought I would show you how I made this quick and simple card today. I love the contrast between the kraft background and the dayglo bird.

I began by taping mandala inkable #5 to a blank 6x6" kraft card. I blended white ink through the mandala  then removed the inkable. 

Using freehand borders #1 and brown versafine clair ink I added a border around the edge of the card. 

Using the same ink, I stamped the leaves and square of crosses from Journaling Essentials #2 onto the base card. 

I stamped one of the Doodle Art rainbow birds in Versafine Clair ink onto a scrap of mixed media card. Once this was dry, I painted the image using Dina Wakley gloss drops before cutting it out. 

I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap of kraft card using brown ink and cut it out.

Finally I added both sentiment and bird to the front of the card. 

I used:

6x6" Kraft card

Mandala inkable #5

Hero Arts Unicorn white ink

Freehand Borders #1 stamp set

Versafine Clair ink in Pinecone and Nocturne

Journaling essentials #2 stamp set

mixed media card

Doodle Art Rainbow Birds stamp set

Dina Wakley Gloss Drops

Ticker tape #4 stamp set

Thanks for looking! 

Kraft Journal pages

 

Hi There! Thought I would show you how I made this journal page, which would be equally suitable for the front of an A6 card. I had been eager to play with the new stamps again, this time combining them with some older ones too.

I began by stamping the script stamp in Unicorn white ink down the centre of the page.

When this was dry, I dry brushed some gesso down the centre of the script and dried it.

I added some mermaid lagoon Distress oxide ink through the circles dinkable ....

...and added some stamping using the oxide ink and some Versafine Clair acorn ink too. 

I blended some walnut stain distress ink onto a book page and drew 3 rough circles with a distress crayon. I then cut these out.

I attached them to the page using matte medium.

I used the doodle art Mandalas to add semi circles to the edges

I chose 3 of the sketchy birds and stamped them onto white card and cut them out. I also stamped the sentiment in Versafine Warm Breeze ink.

I attached the birds and sentiment using sticky pads.

Here is the finished page again.....

....and another using different stamps, different colours, and a little more paint (Dylusions bubblegum pink shimmer paint) 

I used:

Kraft card

Script Background stamp

Hero arts Unicorn White ink

White Gesso

 Distress oxide ink - I used Mermaid Lagoon 

Dinkables set 3

Versafine clair ink - I used black, Acorn, Warm Breeze and charming pink

Book page

Distress ink in Walnut stain

Distress Crayon

Journaling essentials #1 stamp set

Sketchy Birds stamp #1 stamp set

Sketchy flowers #1 stamp set (on the pink one)

Doodle Art Mandalas 2

Mixed messages #1 stamp set

Matte Medium

Sticky pads

Thanks for looking! I will be live on the Bee Crafty Facebook page on Wednesday evening at 8pm if you fancy joining me. 

Chocolate and cash!

 

Sometimes we want to give a small gift to someone either as a thank you or for a special occasion. Sometimes this might be a little something to accompany a gift card or some cash. My friend Valerie came up with this lovely idea which I have adapted slightly, and could be adapted for a  gift card too. 

I began with an A4 sheet of  200gsm kraft card, which I measured and scored as follows:

In landscape I scored down at 8cm, 9.5cm, 17.5cm,19cm and 27cm. I also scored along the top and bottom 1.5cms from the edges. 

I cut off the remaining piece of card to the right, along with the 9.5 cm strip along the top and bottom edge from the right hand end. This is what I was left with.

I rounded the corners of the flap and cut from the edge to the first fold top and bottom.

Next I randomly stamped snowflakes in white and chianti ink all over the card.

I used pva glue to attach the small flap to the inside-front of the box then stuck the sides together, making a 3d envelope. 

I used another piece of Kraft card, measuring 16x7.5cm to make a separate pocket, using a circle punch to make a semi-circular indent on one edge.

 I stamped this with snowflakes too, rounding the corners and adding a little brown ink along the edges.

Using double sided narrow tape around three edges I attached it to the front of the inner box.

I added the bar of chocolate and the cash into the pocket. If I was giving a gift card I would make a pocket smaller to fit it.

I created a belly band for it's closure using a ribbon, measured to be the correct length (approximately 22cm allowing for overlap) and secured with Gel medium. To cover the join in the middle I added the smaller nutcracker which had been stamped and coloured whilst I was making samples. 

Here is the finished gift.

This was made to fit a 110g bar of Cadbury's Dairy Milk and cash but could easily be adapted to fit other brands and, if needed, a gift card. I am sure it would be useful for gifts at other times of the year too. 

Here is another without the money wallet and just using the snowflake border set. 

For this one I used the strip of card from the end of the A4 sheet, painted with Polished Jade Dylusions shimmer paint for the belly band. The inks were Versafine Clair Warm Breeze and the Hero Arts unicorn white.

For the first I used:

One and a half sheets of A4 200gsm Kraft card

Snow border flakes and words stamp set 

Versafine Clair Chianti

Hero Hues Unicorn white ink

Approximately 22cm of coordinating Ribbon 

Nutcracker stamps

Versafine Clair Black ink

Coloured pencils

gel medium

Thanks for looking! 

Oak leaf window card

Hi there! Thought I would share how I made this card with you today. 

I began by attaching the oak leaf inkable to a square of a 6 x 6" kraft card and sponged unicorn white ink through the aperture. 
 

Once this was dry I used blending brushes to make a sun in mustard seed Distress oxide inks then added spiced marmalade, crackling campfire and walnut stain around the yellow with the darkest colour at the edges.

next I used a white pen to go around the inner edge of the inkable, then removed it.

I placed the inner part of the inkable over the leaf shape and used a blending brush to add some Memento Espresso Truffle ink around the edges to create a shadow. 

I put the outer part of the inkable back in place and used a skyline inkable to add a few hills at the bottom of the leaf.

Then I stamped the Elder in the memento ink on to the leaf shape.

I removed the inkable and added a few sequins around it. I also added a few spots of clear stardust gelly roll pen to the elder stamp. I trimmed the card a little and inked the edge with the memento ink before attaching to a 6x6 kraft card. The 3d effect created by using the darker ink to make a shadow really made it pop, I think.

Here are links to the products I used:

6x6" kraft card

Inkable Easy Frame oak leaf 

Unicorn white ink

Distress Oxide inks

White pens

Memento Espresso Truffle ink

Inkable Skyline Horizon 1

Beautanicals Elder stamp set from the End of Line section

Gelly Roll stardust pen

Sequins

Thanks for looking and Happy Crafting! 

Crafty Individuals on Hochanda next week!

 The lovely Jean Hardy will be taking some brand new Ellie Mulligan stamps and loads of gorgeous samples on to Hochanda on Friday (12th February) at 10am and 2pm. Make sure you don't miss the Crafty Individuals shows!

Here are a couple of the samples I made for Jean using the Ellie Mulligan lion king stamp CI-524. 

The first was stamped over a background of smooshed distress oxides in crackling campfire, speckled egg and peacock feathers. I fussy cut it and then brayered a background in 3 shades of aqua/blue chalk paint. I used a That's crafty stencil and gold paint on the background before adhering the lion using 3d foam pads to the front.

For my second card I smooshed the background with the same colours then stamped it with a range of Flo Langley's background stamps. I stamped the lion onto kraft card adding a little coloured pencil to emphasize his features and again used 3d foam. The sentiment was stamped and embossed onto jade parchment paper and folded over the corner. 

Thanks for looking!

                             Sally x

Rudolf Days for September

 We are galloping towards the end of September so it is time for another Rudolf day's Challenge. I have made two very simple cards using Woodware Stamps this month.

First is a DL sized card simply stamped with sky blue pearlescent Brilliance ink.

Second is a Woodware wreath stamped in versafine clair on to Kraft and coloured with arteza colouring pencils. I added some stickles to the Honesty and glossy accents to the berries.

Do pop over to Scrappy Mo's blog and take a look at the wonderful Christmas inspiration. Thanks to you all for motivating me every month xxx

Just like buses, there will be a few daily posts here due to how my DT posts have fallen. I do hope you can visit and see them! Thanks for looking! 

A digi from Dora

It is time to showcase another Digi from Dora. Our DT theme this month is farms and horses. I used this lovely horse image, printed on to kraft paper and coloured with my arteza professional colouring pencils. A bit of Mulberry paper and some old designer paper from my stash, with a spellbinders die cut to finish it off.
You can find Dora's digis on her blog here.
I'm entering this in the current challenge at Allsorts where the theme is creatures from the animal kingdom
Thanks for looking!

A Winter Digi from Dora

Hi there! I m here with my DT card for Dora Knutselhoekje. 
The  theme the DT are following this month is Winter. I used the Winter Wren image, printed onto card and coloured with alcohol pens. The splatter stamp on the base card and the sentiment are from Inkylicious.  There are lots beautiful samples on Dora's blog from the rest of the DT. Do pop over there and take a look at Dora's fabulous images.
Thanks for looking!

November Mid-month inspiration for Stamping Sensations

Good Morning! Here is my mid month inspiration for Stamping Sensations where the theme is 'Traditional Christmas Colours', meaning red, green and gold. My first card was made with my 4" round gelli plate and distress inks in bundled sage and tea dye. I stamped the berries (studio light) and embossed in gold, colouring with zig real brush pens. I added a bit of splatter stamping (inkylicious) around the edges of the white panel and added a sentiment (woodware) in Memento Rhubarb Stalk, finishing off with a little bow.

My second card was made with a woodware wreath stamp and tartan papers from Craftwork Cards. The base kraft card blank was stamped with a uniko leaf in brown versafine.
You still have plenty of time to enter the challenge, so do pop over to the challenge blog for more inspiration. Don't forget to check your entry against the challenge rules and take a look at the fabulous inspiration!
Thanks for looking!