It's Stencil Overload

I had a fun afternoon playing with my stencils for the

current CAS Stencil Challenge where we are
required to layer them.
Hello and Welcome!

I made two cards using some of the same stencils 

with totally different layouts. The first one is below.

I inked several of Tim's Oxide Inks through
ARTploration Sencils -  Weaving  Just Flow
Square Lots and Texture Paste for dimension with Barley.
 Cut on an angle and distressed the edges.
Sentiment is from STAMPlorations Bloom Happy.
Attached to white card base.
It was such fun playing with all my stencils,
some got inked for the first time too.
Why not give it a go. There are several videos
to check out if you need a helping hand.

Thanks for dropping in today.
My second overloaded stencil card
will be posted a bit later.

My CAS Mix Up Resist Make

Hello and Welcome.
It's always fun to try new techniques and this month at
CAS Mix Up we are asked to try our hand at Gesso Resist.

This is something I haven't done with gesso.

 I chose to create my card with the technique that Susan used
from a You Tube Tutorial by Kim Schofield Here.
 I made several attempts and a few didn't make it
but after inking this one above maybe those throw away ones
may not have been so bad after all.

I blended Tim's Oxide inks and once dry
added some water splatters.
Continued on by randomly stamping Prima Marketing Fire Fly
 with some circles from the top of a water brush.
My main image is from Inspired by Stamping
which is unfortunately no longer in business.
I have had this set for quite a few years and this is
it's first inking. Shame on me!
I wanted to brighten the colours so
brushed on a coat of gloss gel medium.
I was undecided what colour to use as my base.
I had a black frame on white base then vice versa
but liked neither and came up with just a touch of black
and scoring around the white card base.
My sentiment is a sticker from Tim Holtz.
Thought it fitted nicely with the stamped  image.
That's my card done.
My Mix is - Gesso Resist, Gel Medium, Stamping,
Inking, Scoring, Stickers
I am popping this over to the
NBUS Challenge #14 where we play with
Never before Used Schtuff
(mine is the stamped image)


Thanks for dropping in today.
Really appreciate your kind comments.

Colour Me 'Brightly'

It's our Colour Week at Just Us Girls

and Hosting is Lisa and looking for bright colours!

 

I made a really simple card as I wanted to ink up

a new to me (second hand) Dreamy Penny Black Stamp 

and decided to heat emboss in black.

Inked up my background with the above colours 

using Tim's Distress and Oxide Inks,

adding some black stenciled splatters

also from Tim.

Sentiment is from STAMPlorations and

heat embossed with glitter powder

which turned out a little different especially with the
smaller stamping not so clear.

Attached to bright pink card base.

Check out how our Guest Deborah and

the Team chose to showcase these bright colours

and hope to see yours in the Gallery this week.

Till next time

Reminder for STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge

Time for my reminder post for STAMPlorations 

Detail for the Stencil Challenge are Here

I have used the same shaving cream technique as

my earlier card using 

 SU Mossy Meadow and Calypsol Coral with

ARTplorations Bloom-Doodled-Trio Stencil

for my background. Once that was dry I

put the stencil back in the same place and

applied Dreamweaver Crackle Embossing Paste

After that had dried and cracked I added

Art Alchemy Waxes in Fire Ruby and Vintage Gold

to highlight the flower.

Added some gold splatters and heat embossed

my Blossoming Sentiment.
Unfortunately that set has been discontinued
and I will have to be more careful what stamps
I use in the future.

Sorry it is a little hard to read. It says
Every flower is a Soul
blossoming in nature.

Pop over and see what everyone else has created

as you still have time to join us this month.

Thanks for dropping in

A 'Mini Trend for Just Us Girls

I'ts Trend Week at Just Us Girls

and Host this time round is Carol

choosing a very different Trend

and one maybe some of us wouldn't do very often.

It was a lot of fun working out just what to make.

After many attempts - some a bit too big and other -

well just weren't quite right.

Eventually I landed up with a few.

This is a regular size card with just a 'mini'

fussy cut frame and a Kaisercraft flower,

popped onto an embossed background that

I had lying around.

This is a much smaller card size (approx 4"x 4")

with a simple flower which has a bit of glitter in the centre,

some grunge and an appropriate sentiment.

I did have a third but could not get a decent photo 

so skipped that one. 

Pop over and see what our Guest Deborah Frings

and the Team created and join in

with yours in the Gallery.

Till next time - 

It's a 'Spring Fling Thing' at STAMPlorations

We are having a SPRING FLING
with a blog hop and linky party
at STAMPlorations

Welcome to my post for this special event.

Check it all out HERE

There are a bunch of us STAMPGIRLS participating

so you will want to go over and check them out and

get involved by entering your projects as there are

prizes (see below) to be won and also a

Spring Fling Discount over on the
Spring Fling Section at the Store.
By using my code STAMPGIRLINA
you can get up to 35% off.
***
I stenciled my blooms (this is the new 6x6 size stencil)
with texture paste and lifted the wet texture
with my fingers to get a raised effect.
I then did lots of waxing with Nuvo Mouse -
Aloe Vera and Coastal Surf.
For more colour I used
Art Alchemy Mermaid Sparkle Sparks
on the biggest bloom.
More colour was added with Art Alchemy Waxes in
Vintage Gold, Mink Sparkle and Peacock.
As I was going to use the black clear stickers I
inked the edges with Mixed Media Grunge
with Tim's Black Soot Oxide Ink.
Finishing with the fussy cut stickers
as you can see below using the sentiment
from two of the clear stickers.
Added black pearls to the centres of the blooms,
a black mat backing and on to metallic card base.

Here are the products I used
ARTplorations Bloom-Doodled-Trio Stencil
STAMPlorations Mixed-Media-Grunge
April-Showers-Clear-Stickers



and the Prizes:

- THREE (3) winners of $10 gift code drawn from comments
left on the main blog and designers' blogs

- TWO (2) winners of her choice of STAMPlorations product
with a value of up to $10 drawn from comments left
on the main blog and designers' blogs

- TWO (2) winners of her choice of STAMPlorations product
with a value of up to $15 drawn from entries in the linky party

- ONE (1) winner of $25 gift code drawn from entries in the linky party

Commenting and linking up end on Sunday, May 31,

 with winners announced on June 10 in the May winners post.

Better get cracking after you have seen what us
STAMP GIRLS created!
Hope to see yours there.

It's the 'Holiday Theme' at Addicted to Stamps and More

Hello and Welcome to my post for

Addicted to Stamps and More

As you can see it is our Holiday Challenge.
This is my first Christmas Card for the year!

I have used one of my favourite stencils from ARTplorations
My background is a bit of smooching and after I
heat embossed my deer I covered him in gold
then carefully inked in a darker blue.
Sentiment and die are from Hero Arts.
Backed with gold paper on to blue card base.
Pop over and see what the rest of the Team created
and hope you will add a holiday card to our Gallery.
Thanks for dropping in

Just Us Girls 'Word Week'

Hello and Welcome to our May Challenges for

Just Us Girls

As we begin our month we start with a

New Guest Designer. Welcome to

Deborah Frings from

https://debsgems.blogspot.com/

Our Host this week is Nancy and chose a 

most appropriate word which at this trying time -

we all have them.

I know the Gallery will be full of wonderful

creations supporting all those incredible 

essential service people in a variety of ways.

I made my card really simple by using
this free image from https://florafaunaclear.com/
 adding dp embossed with Geometric
 by We R Memory Keepers for the background
and die cut a MFT stitched circle.
  Cut and punched lots of pretty flowers and leaves
then finished with some bling in the centres.
Pop over and see how Deborah and the Team
chose to say Thank You to a Hero.
Come join us in our Gallery.
Thanks for coming by -

Mixed Up Masking

Time for the new Challenge over at

Mix It Up and this month our

Anything Goes Option is - Masking

So many ways to go about this technique

but I decided to mask either side and go with

showcasing my Mix of Flowers.

Those that frequent my blog know how much I love

to play with my Lindy's Magical's and they do make

amazing backgrounds.

See what I mean!

On to my layers of flowers.

First up I stenciled Tim Holtz Wild Flower 

with Distress Crackle Paint in Clear Rock Candy 

which didn't impress me much so

inked up one of the flowers with VersaClair Fallen Leaves

and heat embossed clear slightly to the side.

I then smooched more flowers and die cut adding on top.

All three layers are from Tim's Wild Flowers -
stencil, stamps and dies.

Threw on some splatters left over on my mat.

Inked my sentiment from Woodware Gone to Seed

with the Fallen Leaves then ran a pen down both sides 

of my masking. 

Attached to purple card stock.

(How hard it is to get a good colour photo wise)

After I made this card I had second thoughts about
the masking technique
and made another in the more traditional style.

Again I used Magical's with Twinkling H2O
and Nuvo Drops on my masked flowers which are
STAMPlorations Bloom Doodles
Sentiment is from Bloomful inked in
SU Calypso Coral and Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn.
Lightly smooched background.
I thought the sentiment perfect for this trying time.

That's my Designer's Makes for this month at

Pop over and see how the rest of the Team

chose to inspire you and come join in the fun.

Love to see you in our Gallery this month.

Thanks for dropping by.

A Simple Mixed Media Piece for Creative Artiste

I don't know where the time went this month and
I have been been caught out with making a project for
Creative Artiste

so what I had planned didn't happen.

Hello and Welcome!

I had this piece started some time ago

and has been sitting around waiting for me to finish

so this was a golden opportunity to do so.

Sorry there is no 'how I made this' 

just products I used.

Lindy's Magicals 

Nuvo Powders/Drops

Dream Weaver Crackle Paste

Which Craft Do You Do Stencil
(Australian Company)

Numerous stamps from
STAMPlorations and That's Crafty
VersaFine Clair Inks
Check out what my Team Mates made and
join in The Gallery this month.

Thanks for dropping in.
Will be more organized for next month's make.
Till then Cherrio from

Who's waiting for SPRING?

Today's post is for the May Stencil Challenge at

STAMPlorations.

Hello and Welcome.

This was a simple process. I used the

shaving cream technique through the

ARTplorations Bloomdalascopic #1 stencil

with SU re-inkers in Mossy Meadow and Calypso Coral,

Once dry I sprayed with a mix of Perfect Pearls.

Attached this to a cardboard back for stability

which by the way is the same size as the stencil.

Scored and inked around the edges

Added Nuvo Crystal Drops to the circles

and finished with one of the

April-Showers-Clear-Stickers

and tied with some lace from my stash.

Pop over and see all the makes from

The STAMPloration Family.

Hope you get a chance to make something

for our Stencil Challenge and add to the Gallery

and the Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge.

Just make sure you link back to the challenge and

add the graphic above to be eligible for the prizes.

Thanks for dropping in.

I will be back midway with a reminder post for you.

Till then Stay Safe.

Live - Laugh - Love

Time just seems to be flying by and it is already May!

Our Watercolor Challenge for Happy Little Stampers

is now Live!

I took the easy way out here after finding the above piece

already made up in my bit box and simply attached it to 

my optional embossed background gently inked in grey.

Unfortunately I didn't think to add any details to the back

for the future (which is now) so will try and do that

from now on.

Pop over and see what's in store from the 

Talented Designers and come join in the fun this month.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Thanks for dropping in. Love reading your thoughts!

Flowers Abound at Just Us Girls

What a happy colourful photo Maria has chosen

as this weeks Host at Just Us Girls

Hello and Welcome.

I wanted to add a big sunflower like the photo above but

that just didn't happen and my card is nothing like the 

lovely photo Maria gave us. Sometimes things don't work out

like you want them too. So after several attempts - 

 I stamped a bunch of flowers in the colours above

and added a big die cut flower instead.

Added a sentiment and a pretty butterfly.

Framed in pink and onto white card base.

Just not really happy with this one!

Head over and see what sunny creations our 

Guest Cornelia and the Team made.

Come join us this week. 

Thanks for dropping in

Anything Goes at Addicted to Stamps and More

Hello and Welcome to today's post for

 Addicted to Stamps and More

It's everyone's favourite and I chose something simple.

Inked up some grungy stamps from STAMPlorations,

punched out some tiny flowers, die cut my butterfly

and added some sparkle dust to the centre.

Finished with scattered gems.

This was popped onto white card base

Now it is your turn.

Pop over and see what my team mates created

and join in our Gallery.

Thanks for stopping by.