Words from a Lady Driver

There seem be be a few new  interesting Challenge Blogs  at the moment, all with inspiring examples. I made this card after seeing  the theme of 'Your Favourite Vintage', over at  Frilly and Funkie. There is also some super tutorials there as well.
I do love making vintage cards, but never  think I favour a special style when making them. They just sort of happen as they are created.
For the  layers I used Kanban papers and card.
A variety of die cuts, Nestabilities [ layers], Memorybox [swirls] . an EK punch   and Sizzix. [rosette].
The old lace and button were from my stash.
The image and words are from the Diesel Punk stamp set by the Artistic Outpost.

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Love Art

I have made this tag for the last Colour Challenge at Gingersnap Creations
 The 4th Annual Copper, Ginger or Rust Challenge.

The background made with  a Studio490 stamp. I then used Katzelkraft stamps to build the layered stamps, with a bit of masking to get Mona in the right place. I have her behind a piece of a Sizzix die cut Fir tree.
All the shading and colouring is  mainly Rusty Hinge, with a little vintage photo towards the centre.
I used some mica powder to highlight the tree before stamping and embossing another Studio490 stamp
To finish all the tag edges were embossed  with distress powder.

I will also enter this tag in the new Challenge at Simon Says Stamp and Show

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Sail away

Steampunk is the new challenge theme over at Sugar Creek Hollow.
 Its seems ages since I made a card in this style.
The stamps I used are from Indigo Blu, Stampers Anonymous and Scrolls Work.
One layer was embossed with a cogs and wheels folder and the die cut cogs are Sizzix.
All the shading is Stormy Sky and Tumbled Glass distress inks.

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Easter

Our new Challenge theme over at Try it on Tuesdays is 'Easter', or  'Spring'.
Once again you can make whatever you wish as long as you have used our theme.
We are sponsered by the Craft Barn with a £15 voucher that you could win.
Please pop over for all the details and see what we have been making.

As you can see I have another Easter alteration to show you.
The wooden sign came with some very unrealistic animals on the top, these were kindly sawn off by my OH and I did put them in the bin [shock horror].
I used a matt emulsion undercoat for this one, before using  Dylusions acrylics to paint the sign.
To add  some height I used a couple of shapes made with Sizzix on the edge dies, the  frame and the bird are also Sizzix.
All the stamps  used are Studio 490.
 Shading is dried marigold  and rusty hinge distress ink.


The butterflies were made with Clearly for Art  Modeling film, coloured before heating,  its  amazing how you can mould this film.
Challenges entered-
Stampin for the Weekend  Challenge 6 Anything Goes
The Cheerful StampPad   Challenge 39 Anything Goes

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Spring is in the Air

'Spring is in the Air', is our new theme over at Fashionable Stamping Challenges. Please pop over and see the fabulous examples  my team mates  have made and find out all the details.

This project just grew out of a simple flower shape on a spring . It has a peg grip between the flower heads that act as a holder.
 I then made the card, which is to be posted,  I will use the little flower as a holder for my 'Must do'  notes.
I used Dylusions acrylic paints to colour  the flower, it took a couple of coats as the wood just sucked up the paint. The stamps are by Lavinia and the ticket is Stampers Anonymous. The little chicken has been waiting to be used for ages in one of my bits boxes.

The card background is embossed and coloured with antique linen and shabby shutters distressed inks.
The cute little rabbits are a free stamp from a craft magazine by Indigo Blu.
There is a Spellbinders die cut as one of the layers.


So, on the left is my finished project. If you could see it in real life the flower will bounce to and fro when given a bit of a push..


Other Challenges
Moving Along with the Times  - Easter Wishes
Bloggers Challenge -Happy Easter


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Song bird.

Knowing when to stop adding to a card is a big issue with me. So I stopped here with this one.

The background was stamped with swirls and the main image is an Inkylicious stamp.
The shading is distress inks, shabby shutters and peeled paint.


A filigree metal embellishment with a ribbon and ribbon flower came from my stash.
I am entering this card  into

The Stampman Challenge- which is a Bingo card/recipe theme
 I followed  the bottom line, swirls,metal and ribbon.
Stampin for the weekend Challenge 6 is Anything Goes

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Spring Folds

Make My Monday is continuing with this months theme of Spring. However they are asking us to make a Spring Fold Card. To find out all about it and find a super tutorial please go have a look here.
This is the first time I have tried this shape and I know it won't be the last.
I used a piece of coloured cardstock for the shape.
A Spellbinders die cut for the first layer.
Cut out flowers from the Shabby Vintage  Flowers CD, adding a few bits and pieces to finish it off.
The sentiment reads, If friends were like flowers, I'd pick you.

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