I made this for our daughter who is one of five finalists in NZ Hairdresser of the Year. We are so proud of her, and whether she wins or not, we think she deserves a crown anyway.
I used DI's to puddle the colours in the background, and stamped over with the chicken. Copics used here and there to accentuate colours, white pen and black pen doodles, snipped up stamped sentiments, and some Stickles.
Mouse is looking a bit sad and could do with cheering up. Maybe this would be a good kid card?
Some patterned paper with cheery polka dots, colourful banners, and some sparkly things. A bit of stencilling, inked edges and a bright pink embossed sentiment. Mouse coloured with Copics.
There, I feel happier already!
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A curvy woman, a beautiful patterned paper and a lacy trim, how feminine is this?
The woman is stamped, coloured with Copics and fussy cut. I have had these papers for ages ( I mean years) and have struggled to use them. A lace border and cut out stamped sentiment (I have been waiting ages to use this one too). A bit of gold and white pen, and some Stickles. She is popped up on foam tape.
It didn't start out this way but it got sidetracked and ended up being a softly feminine card, not my usual style at all. It started with the image and meandered away into lacy pinkness. I think she looks like she is dancing in a world of flowers.
The EF (a magazine freebee) was embossed on previously smooshed paper, then direct-to-paper Distress inked on the high spots. The stamped image is coloured with Copics and gold pen.the border is defined with a band of double stacked paper lace (years old from stash), a band of pink linen card and a diecut stacked bow (Three Button Studio) with a gold dot. I gathered real lace and glued it to the image like a skirt, popped up on foam tape. Gems added. Stamped sentiment (TimHoltz) chopped up and put on wonky. DI's, a snippet of lace and linen card, gold pen, Stickles and gems.
WE are expecting a week of wind and rain, how appropriate is this card?
I used Distress Inks to smoosh the top of the card panel, and the side of a piece of cardboard dipped in the ink to make the rain. OOooo I love getting inky.
The Tim Holtz man is diecut (a really old Bigz die) from black card lightly paint-brushed over with gold paint. Stamped sentiment and clear droplets.
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The image is from Bugaboo (sadly no longer available), coloured with Copics, fussy-cut. The EF background is Cuttlebug with a diecut honeycomb. Oval dies are Spellbinders. Stamped sentiment and punched butterflies. The birthday sentiment is inside, forgot to photograph before sending. No, don't ration the excitement - enjoy!
A bit of fun for Luca's first birthday.
I tried to get a bit non-traditional in the way of colour combinations and was pleased with this.
The little letter dies are inlaid and attached to a silky twine strung from side to side but hanging free so they can be tilted and played with. The Uniquely Creative numbers die is also inlaid, as are the helicopter pieces. A punched gold star to add shine and dots of gold Nuvo drops on wheels and whirly bit. All assembled on a fabulous patterned paper.
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Challenge #98 = Anything Goes Featured Critter theme
It was really hard to photograph because of all the different opening pieces.
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Cat and friends (Katzelcraft) stamped onto panel and coloured with Copics. Also stamped on post-it note which is cut out, used as mask and background stencilled with DI's.
Another of my Gorjuss Girls stamps from Santoro on a background of roses. She is coloured with Copics and fussy cut. The panel is embossed ( EF Couture Creations) sprinkled with Colour Infusions powders, and misted with shimmer. Stamped sentiment, iridescent gems added. Panel matted on lavender card, image and senti popped up on foam.
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Deer diecut (Crate Paper), stencilled fish, diecut numbers (uniquelyCreative) & senti (Poppy Stamps). Inked edge of panel. WoS on numbers, Stickles on some fish. Vellum wrapped around panel. Possibly 49 fish and one deer.
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So simple. A double inked and stamped apple using watercolour technique with DI's. A simple sentiment with gold thread.
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themaleroom-197-geometric this apple is being cut up into some kind of geometric shape, but what?
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I haven't used my Gorjuss girls in such a long time so I dusted them off, stamped and coloured with Copics, diecut with stitched Dienamics frame and edge inked. Layered over a stamped panel (TimHoltz tiny sentiments stamp sheet) with edges inked. The black scoopy diecut is part of a failed diecut circle (so I just cut the failed but off), and a layer of lacy cobwebby green fabric cut with pinking shears. The heart is a scrap offcut of smooshed card diecut with a hole punched to tie the sparkly twine. Stamped with one of the TH sentiments. The pretty paper also has inked edges.
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This is me. I hate housework. I love crafting. Much more fun and productive.
Image & sentiment is Art Impressions, coloured with Copics. Two patterned papers - one with stamped sentiment the other a paperpieced dress. Matted onto gold, with gold stars which are dropouts from a die.
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Background is spritzed and splattered (DI's, shimmer mist), stencilled (DI's), then diecut. Elephant is diecut then stamped, left uncoloured on purpose so it would stand out, same with diecut sentiment; both adhered with 3D foam tape for shadow. I have just discovered square cards are such fun to work with, I've hardly ever used them.
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