Not Perfect

 I got this stamp and then couldn't think how to use it.  What the heck, just go for it, it doesn't have to be perfect ....

The background is watercolour card, smooshed,ink blended and stencilled over using Ranger DI's.  The edges are diecut with Tim Holtz edges and sentiment heat embossed with Zing lime green EP.  I diecut a sunflower in a not-perfect colour - I know that will annoy some folk - but I wanted it to be not-perfect amazing.  Hmm maybe I should have made the leaf hot pink.

This is going to a teenage grandaughter who is going through "that" stage, where I hope this will encourage her.

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Momagami

 

For one of our NZ cardswaps we made Momagami paper.  I made mine into a little booklet so my swap partner could use the papers if she wanted to.

The papers are from  Bella! paperstack, so they all coordinated.  I treated them to Momagami and myself as well - what a soothing process and they smell delicious.  I stitched the collection together adding a Tim Holtz butterfly, hello sentiment, twine, gold dots.   I stuck it on a top-fold card.  Other odd items got added in as I went, things I thought would bring a smile or thoughtful contemplation.

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Shadow Block floral

 

This was my offering for a recent NZ cardswap which had to use the Shadow Block technique.  The person I was sending to makes the most beautiful floral cards, so I decided she deserved one back.

The watercolour-look paper is from Rosies Studio Indigo Mist pad, gold & green figured papers from a Sizzix pad. Paper cut into 1" squares, assembled with dark green as shadow.  Sentiment is gold embossed with a bit of EP splatter & layered with vellum.  Gold pearls and thread/twine.  

The sentiment started "It's your day " ... and inside says " to get some real mail".

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Wings 'n' beaks

 

I was sent this enormous die by a lovely lady - thank you again, you know who you are.

The die is Sizzix all in one piece, so I cut it from white card and coloured it with Inktense Pencils while watching tv one night.  It resides in the jungle created by an embossed background (Cuttlebug Hawaiian Shirt) made using letterpress technique and white ink, and also a scrappy strip of jungly looking p.paper.  The coloured dots are drop-outs from dies which I collect.  We saw these parrots in Costa Rica.

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Tiny Bit o' Fun

 

A tiny bit o' fun with bouncy critter friends.

A diecut border in green, critter stamps coloured with Copic markers.   A balloon stamped on PP and fussy-cut and paper pieced.  A weee sentiment.  Are we having fun yet?

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Haunted Book ... mark

 

This is specially for reading horror stories late at night ...   eeek

Card cut to shape, corners punched (Couture Creations) and smooshed with Ranger Distress Inks.  Stamped with bats and scripty writing.  Tree with house diecut from black card.  Black tulle and ribbon stapled on.

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All about the Shoes

 

Yes, it's all about the shoes!  I'd like some like this.  I'm sending this to our daughter who works in the fashion industry, she will have a laugh.

 Coloured leftover strips laid randomly (I'm sure witches never have anything straight) because I like wonky, strips are loose at bottom & top.  Stamp by Stampendous, coloured with Copics.  Sentiment stamp is Dare2BArtsy.  Silver dots of 3D KindyGlitz to nail down the sentiment - I'm sure witches like a bit of glamour here and there.  All popped up on foam.  Insert is decorated as well.

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Boo to You

 

Magic potion, slime and an enchanted toad.  The question is this:  did he turn into a toad after drinking the potion, or is he about to drink it and turn into a handsome prince???

Background paper and fussy-cut toad are printed from Digital Scrapbook, diecut orange card sanded and wrapped with a knot of black tulle.  Diecut slime made using vellum left dangling (oeeeewww).  Sentiment punched with three layers, stamp by Tim Holtz.  Toad & sentiment popped up on foam.

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HM Witchy Star

 

House mouses always want to be the star of the show, this one even got dressed up for the part.

On the stitchy diecut panel: stamped image of House Mouse coloured with Copics, inked edges and stamped with gold stars.  A starry looking PP background to frame it.  The sentiment is stamped (Tim Holtz), punched with Fiskars punch and layered three times with rough-cut black tulle between for a bit of texture and dimension.  The stars are diecut (Sizzix) from glitter cardstock.  White gel pen highlights.  

I think the stars are where the magic happens, just try zipping around on your broom without some stars!  

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Monochrome Sprig

 

Clean and simple shades of grey. 

Two diecut panels (Nellie Snellen) in two shades of grey card, one textured.  A sprig diecut (unknown) in charcoal and some silver dot drop-outs that I collect and use whenever I want a flat card for mailing.  The sentiment stamp is a freebie from Practical Publishing.  The panel is popped up on thin foam just to get a shadow.

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Bookmark Autumn

 

Bookmark on watercolour card.  Using Colour Infusion powders to make the background.  Leafy die cut inked with DI's and stamped with  encouraging sayings, added sprinkle of gold embossing powder, and tied with eyelash yarn.  Color Infusions: Lemonade, green man, rusty car.  The gold EP looks amazing but is hard to photograph. 

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Birdcage Note

 

CAS style.  The birdcage stamp is Jennifer Ellory, the splash of colour is JuiseyArt hybrid ink smooshed and printed on the base card.  The tiny gold heart is a drop out from a die.

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Happy 80

 

A neighbour's 80th birthday, gorgeous patterned paper x3, some gold bling pearls & cord, a butterfly, diecut number, and bold stamped gold embossed birthday wishes (Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz).  Quite different to my usual style - I really enjoyed making this and was very happy with the result.  Everything from stash.

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Geometric

 

Having a bit of fun with triangles and dots.

Using a black base card I assembled the diecut shapes in a dynamic tower.  DIecut stacked sentiment.  Dots are all leftover drop-outs from various diecuts which I collect to use later.

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Celebration Cat

 

I've been on a a mission trying to use up stuff from the Bitz Box on my desk, and this is a perfect example of getting inspired by one thing I found, then two etc.  This is as close to hallowe'en as I get.

The black base card is embossed with a Park Lane EF, with a banner diecut as a panel from Patterned Paper (out of the Bitz box).  The pumpkin is fussy-cut from a page that came with a magazine freebee PP.  It had matching PP but that would've got lost in the design, so it will keep for another day.   The sentiment is stamped and gold embossed.  I put a snippet of orange card behind the eyes of the diecut cat (again from the Bitz box) sitting on the pumpkin... that's a pretty scary cat.  I made this about a month ago but never got round to posting it before now.

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Old Chick

 

Again, using up stuff from my Bitz Box.  The chicken has been hanging around for ages and just needed colouring.  The base card is at least 15 years old, has sat in stash for too long, but is the perfect colour for this chick!  I do love her pearls  ;-)

Chicken is a digi image I think it's from IkesArt (if it's not, please let me know); coloured with Copics and fussy-cut.  The balloon is stencilled just for fun, and I made the sentiment on the computer, then diecut.

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