Halloween

I'm still loving these Halloween stamps from Chocolate Baroque....... lol.  I used Distress Inks in Peeled Paint, Dusty Concord, Vintage Photo and Spiced Marmade for this tag.

I'm entering this tag into the present challenge at That's Crafty, where the theme is Halloween.

Thanks for looking.

xxx

Glitter & Gems

I've been playing with Aquatints, and came up with this background, completely by accident.  I wasn't happy with how I did it at first, so though well before I put it in the bin, I'd have a play around with it.  So all I did was splash more Aquatints and water to it, and this was the result, love the marble effect that happened.  The stamp is from Lavinia Stamps, which I stamped with black Versafine, then heat embossed with Crystal Print Magic ( from DMD), the photo doesn't show the sparkle though, anyway I added gems to it, cut the icicles with a Marianne die, snowflake with a Spellbinders die and added glitter to them.  The sentiment was cut with Tim Holtz dies.

I'd like to enter this into the present challenges at - 

Lavinia - Glitter & Gems.

World Wide Open - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking.

xx

Dreams.......

I have some inspiration using stamps by Visible Image today.

I stamped and heat embossed with white embossing powder, both corners.  The I used Brushos to add the colour, I used Orange and Scarlet.  I also coloured the stamped butterflies with the same colours, just adding as water colours, which I then cut out, added some pearls for the bodies and attached to the card just down the bodies, so that the wings give that added dimension.  I also stamped and heat embossed the sentiment.

Stamps used for this card are -

Revolution (scroll)

Butterfly

Where Dreams Take You

IndogBlu

I entered a challenge over on IndigoBlu's challenge blog a few weeks ago, and was asked to make an inspiration piece for them for today, with the theme of Autumn Days.

This is what I came up with.

As usual I used Distress Inks applied with blending brushes (shaving brushes.... lol), in the following shades, Forest Moss, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Fossilized Amber and Vintage Photo.  The stamps are of course by IndigoBlu, called Nature Set 1.

Thanks for looking.

xxx

Think Pink!

As October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, I have some pink inspiration for you today.  As many of my regular visitors will know, I lost my lovely sister in law (more like a sister) Lynn to this terrible decease 4 years ago, after a 6 year battle and many, many operations and treatments.  You can read my tribute to Lynn HERE.  The sentiment is very fitting for the kind of person Lynn was.

I made the background with 3 shades of inks, Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry and Worn Lipstick, and Adirondack Ink in Shell Pink.  I then over stamped with various different background stamps (all listed below).  I then stamped the Butterflies on a piece of card and coloured using the same inks as the background, then cut them out and glued them to the piece leaving the wings loose so they stand up adding dimension.  To finish off I stamped the sentiment and added it to the card along with some silver card candy.

Stamps used are -

Speckled Backgound

Crackled Background

Revolution (scroll and sentiment)

Large Butterfly

Here's the links for everything Visible Image.

Visible Image Website - Buy stamps, get lots of inspiration, newsletter sign up, and contact details.

Visible Image Blog - Daily inspiration from the DT.

Visible Image Facebook Group - DT inspiration, monthly 'Show & Tell' contest, and the place to find lots of other Visible Image fans.

Visible Image Facebook Page - Where you'll find all the latest news and information.

Halloween Tag

I'm entering this tag into the present challenge over at Fantasy Stampers where the theme is 'Fright Night'.

I coloured the background again with 2 Distress Inks, Dusty Concord and Chipped Sapphire and Spiced Marmalade for the pumpkin, and a promarker for the toadstools.  All stamps are from Chocolate Baroque.

Thanks for looking xx

Halloween Tags

I don't send Halloween cards, but I do like Halloween, so thought I'd make some tags.

 I used 2 Distress Inks for the background, Dusty Concord and Peeled Paint, which I also used to colour Crazy Bird along with Black Soot and Spiced Marmalade.  All other stamps are from Chocolate Baroque.  I now have the dies to match the Crazy Bird stamps which makes things so much easier when you want them cut out..... lol.

I'm entering this tag into the present challenge over at Fantasy Stampers where the theme is 'Fright Night'.

Thanks for looking!

xx

Little Things......

Well my blogging everyday didn't do very well...... lol things never go to plan do they......

Anyway, this is a little tag I made last week.  I used Distress Inks in Mermaid Lagoon and Everygreen Bough for the background, applied with duster brushes.  The flower and bubble stamps are from a set by Paper Artsy, birds, sentiment and harlequin patters are from a Tim Holtz set. I added highlights with a white Posca pen.

Thanks for looking!

xxx

Brushos & Visible Image

Time again for some inspiration using stamps from the fab Visible Image.

First I stamps the Poinsettias then used Brushos to add the colours.  Starting with the flowers, I took a paintbrush and painted the flowers, with water, then sprinkled just a tiny amount of the red Brusho and spread it around a little to fill in all the petals, I did this for each flower.  Then I painted water onto the background, and again sprinkled the Brushos, letting the colour spread as normal, but using the paintbrush to help the colour spread.  I finished off with gold gems in the flower centres and a sentiment.

Stamps used for this one are:

Pointsettia Stamp Set

Merry Christmas

Here's the links for everything Visible Image.

Visible Image Website - Buy stamps, get lots of inspiration, newsletter sign up, and contact details.

Visible Image Blog - Daily inspiration from the DT.

Visible Image Facebook Group - DT inspiration, monthly 'Show & Tell' contest, and the place to find lots of other Visible Image fans.

Visible Image Facebook Page - Where you'll find all the latest news and information.