Bookmark

Bookmarks, what a super challenge theme. I love reading and so do alot of my friends, so I will be definately add this idea  to my makes list,  to add to gifts this year.
 For the bookmark's background I used a numbers mask, coloured with mustard seed and barn door distress inks. Added a scrap from an old school french  dictionary page.
I just love this little Stampotique charactor, those teeth and that grin  are the reason I bought this stamp. He is coloured with cosmic shimmer  watercolour paints.
The  Star stamp came free with my Craft Stamper magazine, wow a Jo Capper-Sanderson stamp for free.  This was  stamped onto red paper before cuting out.
The tassle should hang nicely over the page, it is gathered up a bit for the photo.

 The Stampotique Designers Challenge SDC37    is to make a Bookmark.
and
Gingersnap Creations GC 116- Colour Challenge is to use Primary Colours.

So this little ray of sunshine will be making his appearance  at both these challenges.

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Steampunk ATC's

The new challenge theme  over at Make My Monday  is  'Steampunk'. and to make an ATC.
I used a selection of stamps from Creative Expressions and Paper Artsy for the images and background.
All the shading is distress inks, walnut stain, vintage photo and tea dye.
The cog is a Tim Holtz die cut.

I had so much fun with this theme that I made another.
I used  distress embossing powder on the cogs for this ATC.

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Monochrome

Its card week again over at Try it on Tuesdays and a new theme. This time' Monochrome', pop over and find the information and see the Fabulous examples made by my fellow teamies.
This is my efforts a simple  black and white.
 You will have noticed not a stamp in sight, a difficult exercise for me. The flower was made on my Prym loom and its centre is an old button .
Here on an old post you can see the Loom
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To bin or not to bin?

Did you like my title?
I couldn't resist it as it fitted so well with the bits and pieces I used to make this card.

One layer is from a page of the Daily Telegraph [Weekend, it has articles about wine and food etc]
A piece of plastic packaging, embossed with music and coloured with a few shades of Alcohol inks.
Now,  this piece of plastic had a different agenda to me and it took a while for it to take the colour, more on me than it.
The reel was taken to bits as I just wanted the circle piece for the words. I rather like this sentiment.
"Serenity is a magical moment of a state of true contentment."
I only had 3 brads this colour, so the flower was easy to place, it is cut  from scraps with an Alteration die.
All the shading is antique linen and tea dye distress inks.
So as you see apart from the picture, sent by a friend in a goody bag, the card was a real bodged job.
This card will these  challenges-
Sugar Creek Hollow , the theme this time is Trash to Vintage Treasure.
Just for Fun, the theme is Say it with Words.
Cheerful Stamp Pad , the theme is Lets Re-use.

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Sharing some exciting news.

Today I have some exciting news to tell you about.
. Earlier this week when I arrived home from holiday, I set about reading my emails. One just popped off the screen, I had been invited to join the DT of the new Challenge  Blog  'Fashionable Stamping'
Wow, the excitement, I can honestly say I am thrilled to be joining such a talented,  artistic  group of stampers.

The current challenge No 3  is 'Ribbon and or Lace' so here is my card  for this theme.
The card base is covered with a favourite print stamp.  I used a script embossing folder  with a coloured card, then rubbed the top with  distress ink. The flapper image  is a Hampton Arts stamp, coloured with cosmic shimmer watercolours. For  all  the shadings  I used tea dye, antique linen and tumbled glass distress inks. The trimmings  are from my stash.
So this is my first trip down the catwalk as a Stampette, I look forward  visiting  your blogs and hope  all  my blogging friends will  join us and enter the  Fashionable  Challenges.
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Family connections.

This weeks challenge over at Sugar Creek Hollow has the theme of ' Make it Masculine'.  What an excuse to use my new set of stamps,  Hot Picks by Paper Artsy. I used a mask on the base layer, it had random words and keys on it, this  I leave to your imagination as I have nearly covered it all up.   The colour shades are Antique linen, and vintage photo distress inks.  The check paper was a scrap from another project and the hinge is a Sissix die cut. Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.

Sing your Song

This was a challenge to come home to from the ladies over at Make My Momday.  Challenge 13, it is a Photo Inspiration, please pop over and see the fantastic examples and the photo.
For me pinks are not usually colours I am comfortable with, but hey its all about the challenge to try something different.
For this card I used Prima papers, one layer has some branches embossed on it, and the favourite Martha Stewart branch punch came out for the strip. The stamps are by Chocolate Baroque, cannot remember the maker of the background stamp, which I used dried marigold DI so it would show up against the pink, the cage is shaded with Tattered rose.
The rest of the bits and pieces came from the stash.

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