Blend

This time the theme for the CAS Challenge at Happy Little Stampers is the cue word BLEND!

 In fact blending colour is one of the things I love to do and there are so many ways of doing it.

Here I used some Platinum Inka Gold, mixed with shades of blue Brusho powders, spritzed with water and smooshed around a little before taking a number of prints. I thought this made a great winter sky.

The tree die is from Memory Box and the sentiment from Sizzix, both of which have been twinkled with a little Glamour Dust. The 'Noel' has been stacked to give a little added dimension.

 

A little more smooshing

Here I used a little more of the card from my last smooshing session, where I used Inka Gold paste together with Distress ink re-inkers and a spritz of water. 

I followed the sketch from Freshly made sketches and theThank you theme from Just us Girls

 

It seems ages since I joined in a challenge apart from my DT obligations!

It was fun!

Smooshing!

The CAS Challenge at Happy Little Stampers this month is all about SMOOSHING!

If you're not sure what this is, there are links to some tutorials if you scroll down a little.

It's a great deal of fun and some magical effects can be achieved. With just one smooshing session you can create lots of  potential backgrounds for die cutting or other purposes.

Here I used some Old Silver Inka Gold paste placed on a craft mat with some drops of Blueprint Sketch and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Inks dropped into it, before spritzing with water and then prints being taken.

Two Paper Smoochies butterfly die cuts were then mounted one atop the other and finished with a few pearls.

The sheen from the Inka Gold can be burnished to a fabulous shine by buffing with a paper towel.

The stamp is from HLS Fun Birthday Sentiments

This challenge is sponsored by

Winner receives one stamp set from HLS

Tutorials:
Smooshing with Acetate by Laura Bassen (5:59)
Smooshing with Inka Gold by Loll Thompson (4:02)
Smooshing with Waterbased Ink Markers by Sage Kimble (5:10)
Smooshing with Re-inkers by Loll Thompson (3:46)
Smooshing with Alcohol Inks by Artful Splodger (1:19)
Smooshing with Gelatos by Kimberley Crawford (starts on video at 2:58 mark)
Smooshing with Inks by Loll Thompson (3:42)

DO join in with this fun challenge, you'll love the technique!

Colour challenge time!

At "Less is More" this week the colour challenge is Fire!

I've had some fun with Inka Gold Pastes and Distress Inks.

I seem to be on a bit of a die cutting trip this week. Here I used a Memory Box bauble with a Walter and Winnie Sentiment. This is also for the challenge at CASual Fridays... metallic and Merry Monday Red and gold Christmas card

This is my new Winnie and Walter 'Love' word with part of a Penny Black 'thank you' and a little rabbit from Impression Obsession.

I shall be linking this to the Addicted to Stamps  Clean and Simple challenge!

Here is another in similar vein with another Winnie and Walter word plus a pair of  All Occasions butterfly dies. The embossing folder is from Cuttlebug.

I had a few other rather abortive attempts at fiery coloured cards, but the photography of them is a little worse than the cards themselves!

More die cutting here this time with leaves from Impression Obsession and a Memory Box tree.

It's also for the Fall Challenge at Dies R Us

After being away last week, it's taking me some time to catch up on last week's commenting... but I'll get there.

Time for another sketch at Less is More

This week we have a sketch at "Less is More". It's really simple...just a partial panel and a sentiment!

Here I decorated the panel with a couple of  die-cut flowers, cut from a piece of card coloured using Inka Gold Pastes which were added to a craft mat and spritzed with water. Several prints were then taken from this medium using absorbent card. The panel was stamped with a Stamplorations script stamp.

The sentiment is from Art Impressions.

Here is another card utilizing the same batch of Inka Gold smooshed card. The flower is from a free die with a magazine and again the sentiment is from Art Impressions.

To complete the trio, here is a Memory Box flower added over a couple of strips of washi tape, with a simple stamped sentiment which complements the font on the tape.

It's surprising how many different things can be cut from a few pieces of coloured card!

Next week I'm off to Disneyland Paris with my daughter and our grandkids...fun to be had all round! I shall be coming home for a rest!

Still playing with Inka Gold

Here is a other card sontinuing my experiments with Inka Gold, For this I cut a butterfly from chipboard with a Mover and Shapers die and then coloured it with the Inka Gold, in Mint green and Graphite, over-stamping it with an Artemio script stamp. The backdrop was made just by applying the paste to a craft sheet and spritzing with water and taking a print from it. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

It's for the challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More CAS challenge.

Here is a Day for Daisies chicken with a paper pieced pinnie and gentle shading achieved with Mirage pens. The sentiment is from Cuddly Buddly (very old stamp... it was my very first design team I ever joined)

This is for the challenge at CAS on Sunday Polka dots!

With Sympathy

Just us Girls this week has the challenge to make a Sympathy card... these are no-one's favourites because of the reason behind them, but I have just made this as the mother of one of my husband's childhood friends has just died. In fact for someone of this age, the occasion is probably more one of celebrating a long life, but there is sadness also.

The background was made with Amethyst and Old Silver  Inka Gold paste placed onto a craft mat, spritzed with water and a print taken from it using absorbent card. It can be buffed to a beautiful sheen when dry. The die cuts are Memory Box and the sentiment is from a Crafter's Companion die.

Jewel Colours

I recently decided it was time to try some Inka Gold pastes and so here are a few cards made by using them combined with Distress Inks.

The challenge at "Less is More" this week is to use Jewel colours and as one colour is called Amethyst and another Aquamarine I thought it a good idea to use these for the challenge!

Here I used the Aquamarine and a little Old Silver Inka Gold pastes, simply used from a craft mat after being spritzed with water and a print taken.

This one uses the Amethyst and Old Silver; they have a lovely sheen if buffed with a paper towel when dry.

For this I added some Festive Berries Distress Ink mixed with the Old Silver on a craft mat and after spritzing with water, took a print. When dry, I stamped the Penny Black poppy image with dye ink and then paper pieced the flower onto the stem. The octagon die cut was chopped up to give a patchwork effect and the pieces mounted onto dimensional pads. The LOTV sentiment was attached with twine and an eyelet.

Why not join us!