Enjoy the Journey

 Over at A Vintage Journey   the new Challenge theme  , is  to--' Use every stamp from a set'.

Phew this isn't normally a problem for me, but I hope they will accept  9 from the 10 on this set. There is only so much you can put on a tag and I completely forgot about the ticket . Some are swallowed  up in the background..  As you can see my inspiration came from this set of Tim Holtz stamps. The tag base  had been layered  using a few stencils and coloured with distress inks. Half the tag was embossed with a time related  embossing folder.
I used gilding wax to highlight this area.
Vintage photo, Spiced Marmalade and Shabby Shutters were the colours of distress inks  used.


 I will also be  joining the  challenge over at Tag Along  the  latest theme is 'Quotes'.

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Sending you flowers

It was my turn to choose the theme for this challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.

My choice is 'Flowers'.

We ask that the main focus of your  entry is  a stamped image. Flonzcraft is our regular sponsor, so please pop over for all the details and see what my design team sisters have been making.

The base of the card was embossed with a rose folder [Embossalicious] then slightly shaded with Victorian Velvet and Shabby shutters  distress ink. Next a piece of scrap corrugated card which had been painted with acrylics, and was just asking to be used and not put in the bin. The layer behind the image is muslin.

The main image on this card is an Inkylicious stamp, shaded again with Victorian velvet and then the rose coloured with pencils. The trimmings were from my stash.

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Journal 52- Nature Inspired

Another week has flown by and here is my take  for  this weeks prompt over at Journal  52-- week 25

which was 'Nature Inspired'.  I have been unable to spend much time crafting this week as we having some work done inside the house, so this was a good relaxing make.

The base if you look closely is the house stencil again.

 I never fail to be amazed where ' daisies' can take root. They sure have nature on their side, and spring up in all the little nooks and cracks where we realy don't want them to be. 

So you could say I am inspired by the  flowers many call weeds, they can be just as beautiful as the ones we would see in our garden or florists shop.

The  flowers are all stamped images [Paper Artsy-Joffy], some fussy cut. All were coloured with paints, the other shading is distressed inks and chalks.

I used the Doily mask and a little clear paste for some texture, then decided to rub over some guiding wax.

Its good to be able to visit you again, as my dashboard was readable tonight.

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Thanks for being there.

 Tags  Anywhere -or- Just a Tag is the new challenge theme at Try it on Tuesdays.

Please pop over and see what we all made and interpreted this theme, we are looking forward to seeing your tags as well.

I have used graphics 45 papers for this card together with a selection of trimmings.

The extra shading is Vintage Photo distress ink.

I originally began by making  a couple of tags, then decided to add them to a

 ' just because card'. 

Its good to give or send a card to friends , just to say thank you for being there.

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Sunflowers

'Flowers' , is the new theme starting today over at Sugar Creek Hollow and for this challenge we have a store voucher for you to win offered by Doodle Pantry, so please pop over for all the details and see what we all made using the wonderful digi stamps we were able to choose from our sponsor.
I chose the Sunflower set, as it so reminds me of the colours and  warmth of summer.

After printing the image a few times in the sizes that I wanted to use, some were fussy cut for layering. The central flower was covered with glossy accents. I added a touch of Icicle stickles to them, hoping it would look like they had the morning dew still on them. The die cut layers are Spellbinders, other items came from my stash.

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Put kettle on Nellie

Art Journal Journey's  theme is Houses, this is my second page using the same house stencil with grunge paste for a bit of texture. . I used an inked, stamped and stenciled background, using distress inks. I had this stamp of the Elephant  and the tune of  -''Nellie the Elephant'', packing her trunk and going back to the jungle -buzzing in my head. So the twist to my story is that this is the Rajah , trumpeting to Nellie, in the street where they live to, 'Put the Kettle On' as company is coming  from the jungle for tea.. Can you picture the scene, I can.

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