I'm a bus!

Morning Blogland,

Just in case anyone really thinks I'm a bus - it's the 'you wait for ages for one bus and then three turn up at once' saying I'm using here in relation to this being my third post in as many days.  I don't really think I'm a bus!!

I wasn't going to post again today - that was being saved for tomorrow to get back into Mon, Weds, Fri routine - but, again, I saw a challenge I wanted to join in with is closing in a few hours so I've got to get my skates on!

Maybe it's because I've lost a week what with it being half-term, but my goodness for me October has flown past. Having November here tomorrow has thrown me completely and am astounded December and therefore Christmas isn't too far off. Cue panic about Christmas presents!

No more chatter - card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Alex Shops Art (etsy seller)

coloured with Copics

Dies:

Pretty Pink Posh - Hey Friend (new stash!)

Pretty Pink Posh - Scallop Borders 1

Anything else:

Anna Marie Designs - striped card

Craft UK Ltd - White linen card

Black card

What I did:

Sized and printed the digital stamp on Copic friendly paper, coloured in and fussy cut out.

Trimmed a piece of striped card to fit the bottom of the card blank.

Trimmed and die-cut a piece of linen card to fit the top, stuck them together and then stuck them to the card blank.

Die-cut the sentiment out of black card and stuck that to the top of the linen card.

Popped the image on 3d foam and mounted onto the linen / striped card.

et voila, job done!

Well I think I've talked myself out over the last three days, so I'm disappearing off now. Going to wait and see if the wild weather we are having right now goes before I'm due to be vaguely supervising TTT on her Trick or Treat outing this evening.

Signing off,

Sarah 

Challenge / s:

The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog: #164 Theme - down on the farm

Crafty Catz: Challenge #570 - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge: Wk 44 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge: Week 43 - Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge: KCC #583 - All Occasions

Summer Fairy, or maybe not!

Hello blogland,

Been quiet again this week on the old bloggy blog while it's been half-term in real life - I wonder if the two could be related?

All I managed craft wise was to finish off one card from last week and then made a one new one this week to join in with a couple of challenges.

I'll share the other card next week, but this one I need to get on the blog to join in with challenges that finish first.  The image is called Summer Fairy, but I thought what's in a name - she doesn't need to be a 'Summer' fairy and why not colour her in cooler 'Winter' colours.

So card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

All Dressed Up - Summer Fairy

coloured with Copics

Rubber stamp:

taylored expressions - Simple Strips : Birthday

Die:

taylored expressions -  Simple Strips : Well Rounded

Anything else:

Meiflower - heart embellishments

What I did:

Printed the digi stamp on Copic friendly paper and coloured her in.

Cut the image panel to fit my DL card base and glued it down.

Glued on the heart embellishments.

Stamped and die-cut the sentiment, added 3d foam to the back of it and added to the panel.

et voila, job done!

These pictures are for my bloggy friend, and are the new 'toys' I brought at the Harrogate stamp show last weekend.  Here you go, Susan, new stash pictures!

That's it for now, will be back after the weekend - hope you all have a good one!

Signing off,

Sarah

Challenge / s:

Passion for Markers: Week 615 - Flower Power

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Challenge #537 - Embellish it

Watercooler Wednesday: WWC327 - All Thing's Feminine

As You Like It Challenge: Favourite: Critter or People (&why) - for me it's people, I just like colouring characters as there are so many options - skin tones, hair colours, even through to zombies / vampires and other mythical beings.

All Dressed up Challenge blog: October #122 - Anything Goes

Last minute!

Evening Blogworld

This is going to be a super fast post, so minimal chit-chat or waffle as I've only got a short while until the challenge I want to join in with closes.

I really do like Clean and Simple, even like One Layer Cards - see them as a challenge - but I really think I need a long look at an alternative range of stamps for these cards. My normal 'character stamp and colour with Copics' really doesn't work.

I'm now on a hunt for more 'artsy' stamps that can be used with different colour ink pads.  Any suggestions?

In the meantime - card:

Supplies used:

Rubber stamps:

Catherine Pooler - Note of Thanks

HunkyDory - For the Love of Stamps (for the leaves)

Everything else:

Distress Ink

Pear colour ink pad

Versamark ink pad

What I did:

Made a DL (slimline) card base.

Masked off a strip along the centre and stamped some leaves with the pear ink pad around and over the mask.

Blended Distress Ink over the stamps and mask.

Took off the mask and stamped the sentiment, using a Versamark black ink pad, in the gap created.

et voila, job done.

Liked the technique, liked the look but next time I'd make more of the leaves by using bigger stamps and different colours of ink pad.  For now, it's a start.

I will be back tomorrow.

Signing off,

Sarah

Challenge / s:

Less is More Challenge: Challenge #454 - OLC - Autumnal