HAND STAMPED SENTIMENTS CC436

Welcome back to another colour challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  Such pretty spring colours I look forward to seeing what you create with them. 

I started my card by using my brayer to layer the three inks on the left hand side of the card with some added pink on the right.  I then used some of Tracy Evans' new boutique stamps called Malva for the background and the cut out flower.  I used some old Stampin Up stamps and dies for the branches from A Jar of Love.  The sentiment is from the same set.  I added a few embellishments to finish off the card. 

CREATIVE ARTISTE MIXED MEDIA - APRIL

Welcome to another month's challenge at Creative Artiste Mixed Media where our challenges are always Anything Goes as long as you've used at least 3 different types of medium.

I rarely share my journals but I wanted to just show this double page spread this month.  The tissue paper in the top left and bottom right actually came wrapped around a garden gift from a company called A Blackbird Sang and the garden accessory was wrapped in this lovely paper.  It was far too good to throw away and became the inspiration for this page.  

My journal is an old leather bound book hubby bought me years ago and it has handmade papers in it which can be a bit tricky when working on so I always cover the pages with lots of gesso before I begin.  The background colours were made with Sam Poole Botanical Stains in Carrot Top Green and Tea Leaves  from Cosmic Shimmer - I loved the way they turned out. I added some background stamping with some Tracy Evans stamps and two of her birds.  The feathers are from Stampin Up.  I doodled on some flower images and added some strips of Washi tape.  

I'm adding this into the following challenge:

Make My Monday - natural birds 

Here's my calendar page also for March - a year long challenge I have set some of my members of my FB group to create our own calendars for 2025.  I'm adding this into the following challenge:

Beautiful blossoms 

Simon Says - Monday - Spring flowers 

Dream Valley - Spring flowers 

Here is a place to Start - AG with flowers 

Stamping Sensations - Spring 

The Male Room #185 Embossing

Our challenge this month at The Male Room is embossing. I used an old embossing folder I have and inked it in Distress Ink and used Distress Metallic crayons for the raised part of the leaves.  I added some Tim Holtz die cuts and a die cut Happy Birthday sentiment from my stash.  This card actually became my card for my son's 30th Birthday and for that I added an extra heart and a 30 but left it blank on this one.  

I love how the embossing turned out and will be trying that again. 

 

HAND STAMPED SENTIMENTS #435

Our mood board this challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments  is very spring like - I wish we were enjoying spring here in the UK but we have had constant rain for months!  

I've used the image of the wellington boots for my card - I created a yellow background with the gel press and added background stamping.  All stamps are by Tracy Evans - both her old stamps and her new Boutique stamps.  I cut out the flowers and the boots and layered them onto the card.  

I'm adding this into the following challenges:

I Spy - yellow 

Outlawz Colour challenge 

INSPIRATION STATION - APRIL

Welcome back to another challenge from Inspiration Station. I was inspired by the globe in our picture to create this mixed media tag using stamps by Bipasha BK from Aallandcreate. 

I used a stencil from Tim Holtz and some texture paste to create some of the background.  Lots of grungy inks and stamping to go with the great images which I stamped on tissue paper.  This allowed the globe and phone image to be seen rather than cutting them out.  

 

CHRISTMAS CRAFT CREATIONS - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

Our challenge for you this month at Christmas Craft Creations  is to use some Designer Paper on your card.  This was quite tricky for me as I don't tend to use papers on my cards any more preferring to make my own backgrounds.  A hunt through my scrapbooking papers found this much loved series of papers from Kaisercraft called Wonderland Collection.  I only have a few bits of it left as it was one of my favourites for scrapping with.

I used the paper that had these lovely trees on it but had to jazz it up a bit.  I added a little chipboard tree I had in my stash and coloured it with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide in Chipped Sapphire.  I used a piece of Tim Holtz Idealogy for the 25 and the sentiment came from Kaisercraft from the same pack.  I added a Tim Holtz deer die in the same paper and edged with the distress ink.  I added some lace paper at the bototm and some star embellishments on the trees.  I covered the trees and the 25 with some Spectrum Noir sparkle as it is a Christmas card and needs some glitter lol! 

Don't forget to add your graphic if you join in with us for a chance to be our winner. 

HAND STAMPED SENTIMENTS #434

A great sketch for you this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I grabbed a background I had in my stash and used it as my background.  

For the bottom shape I used a stencil and some Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet Distress Oxide Inks - one of my favourite colours.  The top shape was stamped with a stamp by Francoise Read called Notebook Page and I stamped the flower again on top.  

The flower stamp is from Sam Poole called Butterfly Walk and I added some of the other stamps from the set to the background.  The sentiment is an old one from Clearly Besotted. 

THE MALE ROOM #184 FOOD AND DRINK

Welcome back to another challenge from The Male Room - Food and Drink.  Well this one was a bit tricky for me as I didn't think I had anything suitable.  Looking through my stamps though I found a Christmas set from Sunny Studios called Mug Hugs which I've had for a while and decided mugs aren't just for Christmas lol!  

To give this more of a masculine feel I die cut some of this lovely patterned paper I found in my stash with a die from Creative Expressions.  I stamped out the mug onto a tag and coloured it with Tim Holtz inks and layered it with some string behind.  I layered it all onto some brown card stock and then kraft to keep the brown tones throughout. 

HAND STAMPED SENTIMENTS COLOUR CHALLENGE #433

Lovely spring colours at our challenge #433 at Hand Stamped Sentiments.    I used all three colours for my background.  I then used an Aallandcreate stencil with some texture paste to add extra interest to the background.  The flower is from Tim Holtz and I stamped and coloured it then cut it out.  The background flowers are Tim Holtz collage tissue. I added sentiments to make this a birthday card as I need a few in my stash over the coming  months. 

I'm adding this into the following challenges 

Triple B - Blooms 

My Time to Craft - create your own background 

INSPIRATION STATION - MARCH PROMPT #59

Welcome back to another challenge at Inspiration Station and what an image we have for you today.  How will you be inspired to create from this?  Here's my offering.  This had me hunting through some very old stamps and I mean going back over 20 years or more.  This definitely had an Irish vibe to it for me and as my parents were Irish I wanted to include this old stamp I have of the Tara brooch which is an Irish/Celtic brooch dating to the 7th/8th Century.  I remembered I had this old stamp and wanted to include it. I then found this old stamp of the girl and thought it really went with the piece I was trying to create. 

Once the stamp images had been found I set about creating my piece - I used a Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink in Twisted Citron to add the green ink down the middle of my piece of cardstock.  I then used some music stamps from Alison Bomber to recreate the music in the image.  The stamp of the girl has the word dream on it - I added it to a tag and then found a quote from Tim Holtz to go with it.  I cut out the Tara Brooch and added it with dimensionals and added some gems to it to make it sparkle. 

I'm adding this into the following

We Love Stamping - Feminine 

Sweet Stampin - a little bit of Irish - my Tara brooch 

CREATIVE ARTISTE MIXED MEDIA - MARCH CHALLENGE

Welcome back to another challenge at Creative Artiste Mixed Media where we welcome any of your projects as long as they have a mixed media element with multiple mediums used on your entry.

I have two projects to share with you this month.  The first is my DT entry for this month - inspired by one of  Tracy Evans You Tube videos I created a mini canvas. I started off by using my gel press and adding some Tim Holtz distress oxide inks in Uncharted Mariner and Candied Apple .I then added some Sam Poole Antique Sand Paste in Delicate Blue.  Some of them were a bit pale for my liking so I went over them with some more Uncharted Mariner. I then used a Tim Holtz stamp for some wording in the background and part of a flower stamp from Tracy Evans set Elegant Stems.   I stamped out one of the flowers from the same set and kept one in the white and the other coloured with Candied Apple. 

I added some layers behind the flower with some printed vellum from Taperlogy and the writing from the stamp where I cut it away.  Nothing gets wasted!  I added a vein leaf from my stash and the butterfly was die cut and inked in Candied Apple.  I found the sentiment in my scrapbook stash so not sure where it came from but I thought it fit the piece.  I layered it onto some orange card stock and then onto a canvas board and edged it with some black Micron pen.  The little hanger from Tim Holtz just finishes it off.

I'm adding this into the following - 

We love to create Mixed Media 

The Outlawz - not a card 

My second offering is the continuation of my year long calendar that some of you may know I am doing along with some of the members of my Facebook group The Joy of Sets.  Here's my February page. I'm adding this into the following:

Stamping Sensations - Spring 

Allsorts - Spring 

The Outlawz - Not a Card 

Four seasons challenge - Spring 

CHRISTMAS CRAFT CREATIONS - FEBRUARY

Our challenge at Christmas Craft Creations this month is to use a stencil or embossing folder.  I chose to use a stencil and decided to make a Christmas tag.  One of my favourite things to make for the Christmas season.

I started with a Tim Holtz tag cut from one of his dies and I used the Tim Holtz Christmas Tree stencil.  Before adding the stencil I made a background from Iced Spruce Distress Oxide Ink.  I added some splashes of water and let it dry.  I then added some Twisted Citron and added water and let it dry.  I then did some stamping using Versafine Clair ink in Shady Lane.  I used word stamps from Visible Image and a pine branch from Tracy Evans. 

I then used the stencil with some Cosmic Shimmer Antique Sand Paste in Moss Blanket.  It is a lovely paste to use and gives a lovely muted grungy look.  Once it was dry I added a very fine layer of Cosmic Shimmer sparkle glaze on top.  The Christmas tree is a very old stamp from Tim Holtz which has the matching die cut and I stamped them in two Versafine Inks, Shady Lane and Verdant.  The O Christmas Tree sentiment is from Tim Holtz and the little saying is from one of his Ideaology Christmas books.  I added some white splatters before I added the trees and added some fine thread behind the trees.  I edged the tag with a black Micron pen and then roughed up the edges and used Tim Holtz Scorched Timber around the edges.  I finished the tag with some green and brown ribbon from my stash and an old brad. 

B... IS FOR BIRD, BLOOMS, BEAUTY

Another card to show using Tracy Evans Boutique Designs and her new set TE4 New Beginnings.  I used my gel press and some Tim Holtz paint to create the background.  I stamped the flower and then masked and stamped again.  I added a circle stencil at the top and the bottom to be able to add some more interest to the flowers.  

I used Tim Holtz Watercolor Pencils for my colouring.  I added the little bird at the bottom and finished it off with the sentiment white embossed and some water droplets. 

I'm adding this into the following challenges:

I spy - the letter B

Beautiful Blossoms 

Allsorts - things that fly

Daisy Chain - Flowers

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Fur or feathers 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Blooms 

Attchoo - oh dear sorry

I have a stinking cold and am feeling very sorry for myself.  I blame hubby as he had it last week - and there was I congratulating us that we had got through the winter without getting anything.  Famous last words! So to try and take my mind off it I thought I'd come into the craft room and see if I had the energy to create anything.  I was inspired by
Inkspirational and their gorgeous peonies which are my favourite flowers.  

I knew I had a peony flower somewhere and found it in one of Tracy Evans stamp sets Friendship Florals.  She really is my go to designer at the moment.

I started off my card by using some of the lovely Sam Poole Antique Sand Paste in Delicate Blue.  I then added some Tim Holtz Spun Sugar and Speckled Egg and a touch of white paint with a dry brush over the paste.  I stamped the words from the peony stamp in Speckled Egg Archival.   I stamped the whole image in black to get some of those lovely words and then fussy cut out the image of the flower and coloured it with Spun Sugar Distress Crayon.  I added some twine behind and used some pin flair glue to make it stand proud.  The Peony sentiment is from the same set - the other sentiment is from one of Tracy's new sets.  I added a few little dew drops to finish off the flower.  

~I'm also adding this into the following

My time to craft - make your own background 

Festive Friday Challenge - Blue White Pink

Krafty Chicks - AG 

HAND STAMPED SENTIMENTS IC432

Welcome back to another challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments #IC432.  We have a gorgeous board for your inspiration.  

I started by masking off my card stock which I then filled in with Distress Oxide in Victorian Velvet - one of my most favourite colours of this range.  I then took an old rose stencil and went over it again with the same ink.

The stamp is from Tim Holtz Flower Shop CMS401 and I stamped it in Versafine Clair Chianti and Shady Lane.  I added some background stamping with an Tracy Evans stamp in the same Chianti ink.  I added some drops of the Victorian Velvet around the outside and added some water droplet embellishments and a stamped sentiment. 

SPRING .... PLEASE

We finally have a dry day here in Wales - so nice to see a bit of sun rather than this constant rain.  After a lovely long walk with the dog up the mountains it was home for a quick bit of crafting time.  I decided to play along with two challenges - Sunday Stamps for their colours and Freshly Made Sketches. 

I couldn't decide whether Sunday Stamps were purples or browns but went with the image of the plums and the wording I spotted Plum Tones.

I used Wild Honey Distress Oxide for the mustard colour and used a stencil for my background.  The bottom colour is Distress Villanous Potion.  I added a tag for the shape and used one of Tracy Evans stamps Tulip from her Elegant Spring Florals set as a perfect Harbinger of Spring.  I coloured the image in with Tim Holtz Watercolours pencils.  I added some washi tape from my stash, some plum ribbon I found at the bottom of the ribbon box and a few water droplets embellishments. 

Auricula Hearts

I am loving the new little Auricula stamp from Tracy Evans Boutique Designs - it's even got me thinking I'd love an auricula theatre in my garden - I didn't even know there was such a thing.  

The challenge over at Inkspirational is hearts and they really only want to see a card with hearts on it - not necessarily a Valentine's card.  Well I've already made hubbies Valentines and I don't sent out any others so this little card will be just perfect for another occasion.

I've used some of Tracy's old stamps on this one as well but the star has to be that little auricula stamp.  

I made the background with my brayer and when I stamped the image and coloured it it didn't stand out enough for me against that background so I re stamped it and fussy cut out the image of the flowers in the pot.  I love those little hanging hearts.

I'm also adding this into the Flower Challenge