Playing with Pebeo Prisme and Moon

I purchased a Pebeo Mixed Media Discovery set in order to explore a new medium. Loved using  them! I used a 4" square ceramic tile as the base for my exploration. In addition to the above paints I used Pebeo Vitrail and gilding flakes to complete the project. The tile has been mounted into a 6" box frame.

AWOL

No Excuses.  It's been a while since my last post.

I wanted to share this piece of work that has been in my head for some time.

All elements have been created using laminated die cuts except for the flower which I made from a mould. I applied black gesso before finally brushing with gold gilding wax. I was motivated to complete this "artwork" because I had broken the glass of the frame and needed to find an alternative use for it. I'm so glad that I did because, unusually for me, I'm very pleased with the result.
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Punch Art

These are two punch art pictures for Jeanie who wanted to see some examples of my new baby makes.

Dimension and Denim

Dimension and Denim are the key elements that I have included in this card that I am entering into the Butterfly Challenge.

I knew that I had some denim printed card somewhere and it has taken m days to find it. On the positive side, I have tidied up my stash on the way!

I cut the card to create a diagonal shape and added a border using a Martha Stewart butterfly punch  . To continue the diagonal theme, I got my score board out and embossed  lines to give dimension.

The sentiment is a die cut.( Tattered Lace)

Finally, I used a Martha Stewart punch to cut the single butterfly, glued it to the denim card and then cut round the shape.  This has been added to the card with a 3D Foam pad.

All in a Line

I have numerous small stamps that I find difficulty in incorporating into my card designs. So I decided last week to try and group a few together. I chose these -

 I drew a vertical line with a pencil on a piece of white card to make sure that I got the images aligned. ( rubbed out later)

I coloured them with Spectrum Aqua watercolour pens and then cut the card to size. This was then layered on the two more pieces of card.

I used my Mini Perfect Layers tool to make the cuts equal on all sides. This was then mounted on to an A6 card blank.


So when I visited Less is More and discovered that this week's challenge theme was REPETITION, I knew that this would fit the bill. A clairvoyant moment!

The stamps are from a  Crafters Companion box of little stamps that were given to me as a gift by a friend. I will certainly try to use them more in the future.

Take Flight

I recently purchased some Brusho pigment powders and have been playing with them today  - with a break to watch Andy Murray win the Wimbledon final.

I started by wetting watercolour card and then dropped the powders on to its surface.  The great thing with this method is that you never know what you are going to end up with. You are forced to take inspiration from the result.

I immediately saw a daisy like flower emerging so used a water pen and the fine tip of my Spectrum Aqua pens to delineate the petals.  I stamped a Sheena Douglass butterfly stamp with Versafine ink and then removed some of the colour from its wings to give an illusion of depth. The sentiment came with the butterfly stamp.

As I used yellow pigment and have included a butterfly and it is intended as a card for someone who is leaving behind her final school year and is moving on to a new phase in her life, I am entering it into the Butterfly Challenge where the brief is:

#57  Butterflies + Y is for Year with the additional option of  Y is for the colour Yellow. 

I know that there is no direct reference to a "year" but I hope that the inference is understood.

Latest Purchase

I am trying not to buy any more supplies until I have at least used some of my stock of unused resources - of which there are many.  But...I just couldn't resist owning Penny Black's Pure Iris cling rubber stamp.

I justified it by telling myself that it would help me with my watercolour painting.

This card is my first attempt. I used Spectrum Aqua pens to colour and stamp the image on to a white watercolour card panel. I then just moved the colour around with a water brush. I applied Distress Ink Old Paper to the edges before mounting on to a 6" by 6" card blank.

The result is quite basic but I hope to be more adventurous the next time I use it.

I'm entering it on to the challenge at Penny Black and More  where this month it is:
            ********Anything Goes with a Stamp********

It's also "Anything Goes" at Addicted to Stamps and More so it is on its way there too.

Thanks

Firstly, I would like to say thank you to the Less is more team for showcasing my card from Challenge 281.  Such a pleasant surprise.


I have spent another week working in the garden.  I bought several new perennials and need to find space for them. All this rain that we have been having has resulted in everything making a huge spurt in growth. I need to be ruthless!!!

I thought it appropriate to make a thank you card for their latest colour  challenge which involves using your kitchen colour scheme as inspiration.

I am just getting in under the wire here as tomorrow brings a new round of inspiration.

My kitchen is  mulberry and cream and I found card that matched to form the basis for my card.

I die cut an oval and stamped foliage with Adirondack - Currant  for the background. I then applied FlitterGlu to the cow parsley stamp then added Sheffield Steel Mega-Flake. This was to represent the stainless steel of my appliances.

The base card is textured cream which has been embossed with random diagonal lines with the help of my score board.

The sun is shining so Herman the tortoise and I are off out to take advantage of it.

Fresh Flowers

One of the benefits of the rainy weather that we are having in the north east of Scotland at the moment is that my garden hose has been made redundant !

 I took this photo of one of my rhododendron blooms. The bees and butterflies love this shrub as much as I do.  The colour is amazing.

 I used its colour as inspiration for my next card.

The stamped image is from the Fresh Flowers collection by Clearly Besotted. I used watercolour pens to colour then I spritzed the stamp before applying on to watercolour card. Detail was then added with the fine tip of the pens. I die cut the image with the accompanying die.

I used a stencil that I had made from a Silhouette Cameo file and an oval mask to create the background before adding the die cut and the sentiment.

I am entering this into this week's Less is More challenge - USE A STENCIL

More Poppies.

It is no secret that I love poppies. In my garden, I do have rampant Welsh poppies that I am constantly trying to tame  ( eradicate!) but I still appreciate their beauty. Here are a couple of this year's pics of the more cultivated of the species.

This card was made using Clarity's  Funky Foliage stamps. I applied Distress inks on to watercolour card to create a background then, after spritzing the larger stamp with water, stamped the image into it before removing ink with a paper towel. I used a mask made with a Spellbinders die to draw a circle in the centre of a panel before stamping the single poppy seed head 3 times.  I then used the partial die cutting technique to complete the panel. (Still following ??)

This panel was adhered to the watercolour card with 2mm foam pads which, in turn, was added to a 6" by 6" card blank. The sentiment is by Clearly Besotted.

I am entering this into Less is More Challenge 281 with the theme Faux Bleach, HLS Anything goes with Dies and CAS themed Addicted to Stamps and More challenge.

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Just a Note

This CAS card has been somewhat troublesome in the making! The brief over at Less is More challenge was for a One Layer Card with the theme of 

Splatters

But... the "one layer" didn't register in my brain and I made a panel before attaching it to a blank card.

Now, "splatters" is one of my fortes, although they are of the unintentional sort, so..... this is my 4th attempt.

I applied Brusho paint medium to a feather stencil then over stamped  the matching feather ( HOTP) with black Versafine. The intentional splatters are from a set of Ink Splats by Visible Image. The sentiment came free with a magazine, as did the feather stamp and stencil. 

Phew ... off to the empty the waste paper bin!

Altered Sewing box

Been thinking about this one for a while. I made a similar sewing box some years ago at a class. I used alcohol inks to colour a plain paper mache box before decorating the lid with hand cut embellishments. buttons and a safety pin. The "tape measure" was cut from a designer paper.  I nearly forgot...I used  a textured stamp and a gold ink pad before adding the embellishments.

Purple Butterflies

 It's COLOUR week over at the Less is More Challenge blog and the colour that has been chosen is PURPLE.

Here is my submission:

The leafy swirl stamp is by Clarity and the butterfly is by Visible Image which has been coloured with Spectrum Aqua Pens.
I used a clear sparkle pen on the wings( I'm a little addicted).

The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.

I wanted to frame the image without adding more colour so embossed a line around the perimeter of the 6" by 6" card.

Altered Coaster

I was searching around for something  small to alter and found a coaster that had been sent through the post at Christmas by a charity. So I used my favourite Tim Holtz Papillion stamps and some designer paper to give it another look. 

I used  a couple of coats of IndigoBlu's Slap It On to seal it.  I really should make some more to complete a set.

By the Sea

I have a passion for puffins so this evening my OH and I set off to visit  Fowlsheugh RSBP reserve, which is about 20 miles from us, in the hope of seeing some of these beautiful birds. The sun was shining but it was very windy. Being so close to the cliff edge, I was more than a little nervous. Unfortunately, although we witnessed thousands of birds returning to the cliff  face for the night, we thought that we had not seen any puffins.  It wasn't until we got home and looked at the photos that we discovered that we had indeed captured a couple.  (top left!!)

I don't have any puffin stamps but , staying with the watery theme, I rediscovered a fish that, until now, was unused. This has become the focal point for my entry to this week's Less is More sketch challenge.

The diagonal element was achieved by hand embossing bubbles from an embossing folder. A bit tricky but it achieved the desired effect. I coloured the fish with Crafters Companion watercolour pens and finished with CC clear sparkle pen.  This was then cut out and using 3D foam pads, attached it to the card.

Birthday Balloons

I have tried to think laterally for this week's Less is More challenge - Something that pops or bangs - but have failed miserably.

 I did have fireworks stamp but gave it to a local school along with several others.

So I reached for one of the first stamps that I bought many moons ago - red rubber and wood mounted.

I stamped the balloons a second time , coloured them with watercolour pens before adding glossy accents. I applied glitter to the background before decoupaging the balloons with 3D foam pads.

Bag Lady

I had a table at a Charity fashion show yesterday and my handbag gift bags attracted some attention. I will now have to make some more before my next event on Saturday.  Here are two more of my designs. These didn't come home with me

The lady next to me was selling real handbags and I found myself studying them for fresh ideas.

Designer Handbags

I am liking this handbag designer role - albeit mini handbags made from card.  I have mastered the assembly of the Tonic Kensington Handbag die cut bag so have been working on variations.

Here are two of those that I have completed.

Casology - Stencils

This week's challenge at Casology:

Week 198: STENCIL

I have been playing with a new stencil - Memory Box Smash.  I am sure that it will become a firm favourite.

The dragon stamp is one that I used in a previous post  from Personal Impressions.   I stamped the dragon on to white card then stamped again on copy paper and cut  it out  to use a mask. I then placed the dragon mask over the original stamp before covering with the stencil.... Following? I used red and yellow inks to represent fire. I used gold card as a mount before adding this to a red base card.

Ahoy There!

This week's challenge over at the  Less is More blog involves a one layer card with a nautical theme entitled......... At Sea.


I love to be given the opportunity to make cards for children and I have used this Clearly Besotted pirate ship several times before. It is difficult of come up with different ways of using it so a one layer card was a perfect technique to get the brain working.

There was a lot of masking involved.   The ship took ages to cut out but using Zig Two Way Glue enabled it to be held in place securely and also easily lifted afterwards.
I brushed Stormy Skies Distress Ink for the sky with the cloud masked in the same way as the ship.   The waves ( Distress Inks Peacock Feathers), cloud and birds (Adirondack Slate) are from a Kanban set. I had to think carefully about masking to achieve the ship looking as if it was in the sea as apposed to on it.