Silhouette

On the Mad About Cards forum, we have started doing a bi-monthly card swap.  The theme is picked by a different member each month and for this month Anne chose the theme Silhouette.

Because I’ve been so busy doing wedding invitations and heading off to rock concerts :P I decided not to take part in this one – it felt so weird not taking part in it, so I came up with an idea and made one card that fits the theme.  Well, I think it does anyway! Lol

Here it is...

When I thought of silhouette’s I immediately thought of those oriental type shadow puppetry things, so I thought I’d like to try to get the feel of that.

So I got a small branch stamp with little blossoms on it that I’ve had for ages and always thought it looks oriental and stamped it a few times onto white tissue to make a larger branch.

I then cut an aperture out of my card base and stuck some acetate over the aperture before I positioned the stamped tissue paper over it, the acetate is to make sure I didn’t make a big hole through the tissue!

I then got some bamboo skewers and cut them down with a saw to make a frame around the aperture.  I used a hot glue gun to keep the sticks in shape and then tied some button twine from the Ribbon Girl around the joins.  I also made a frame around the outer edge of the card to hide the mess in between the layers!

I used the branch stamp again on the inside of the card which carries the theme from the picture in the aperture.

I took a photo of the card with the light behind it, to try to get the effect of the silhouette that I wanted.

I’m entering this card into the following challenges;

Charisma Cardz Challenge: White and one other colour

Mojo Monday: Sketch

Moving Along With The Times: Clean and Simple

Oldie But A Goodie: Anything goes

Pear Tree Designs: Stamp something

Tip Top Tuesday: T is for....Tissue – my tip is to put acetate over the aperture before attaching the tissue for strength.

Thanks for looking!

 

Bewitched!

I am supposed to be making Christmas cards, but I couldn't resist making a wee Halloween card - and when I found this digi stamp that I bought last year I had to use it!

Here is my card

The fabulously bewitching stamp is from Sassy Studio Designs, coloured with copics and I went over some of the shadows with a paintbrush and some black soot distress ink. I also used 3 colours of distress ink sponged around the image.

I had some small black roses but wanted a big one aswell, so I used a large white rose and coloured it black with a copic marker. I then dunked the roses in some wet glue and corresponding coloured glitter - it really sparkles in real life! The beaded leaf is from my local craft supply store. The black dangly is an earring! They were in a sale in Sainsbury's and when I saw them I knew they had to go onto a halloween card! And I still have another one to use - bonus! My sister hates going shopping with me as I'm always looking at things and thinking how they could be used on a card - she doesn't complain when she wants a card though!

The papers are from the Basic Grey Eerie paper pad - love these papers, I've had this since last year and this is the first time I've used it! I also used Labels One and Labels Sixteen nesties and a couple of purple swarovski crystals to finish it off - just to add another bit of sparkle!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Creative Inspirations; Spooky
Haunted Design House; Smeared and smudged
Magical Monday Challenge; Halloween
Sassy Studio Designs; Spooky
Simon Says Stamp and Show; Something Spookay
Stampin' for the Weekend; Halloween/Fall
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge; Halloween colour challenge
The ABC Challenge; F for flowers
The Corrosive Challenge Blog; Halloween
Tip Top Tuesday; Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss; Sparkle

Phew, a marathon number of challenges!
I hope you like it, thanks for dropping by!

I also just wanted to extend my sympathies to the familes of the 3 men who were killed in the helicopter crash which happened a couple of miles away from home on Saturday. Such a tragedy.

My last easel card... for now!

A friend asked if I would make a card for him to give to his wife for christmas - the spec was sparkley and to put her name on it!

So this is what I came up with...

And here's the easel bit..

I used miss Anya and coloured her with my copics (I love saying that!). Mariva has lovely red hair, so I gave Anya red hair too.

I made a snowflake using my spellbinder die and acetate, I coated it with glossy accents and clear glitter and embedded a few swarovski's in it - including a huge one for the centre.

I used spellbinder dies for the computer generated sentiments. Again, I can't remember the name of the papers - I can't wait til I have the internet in my craft room again and I'll have all the info I need at hand, but that'll be in the new year.

I also made a box to put the card in but didn't take a pic.
Plus I made one very similar for my little sister - just changed the wording.

I hope you liked it, thanks for dropping by!

Holly for Holly

Here's my christmas card for my gorgeous wee neice Holly

As you can see it's another easel card

The fabby image is from Mo's digital pencil, and it's the first one I coloured with my brand new copic markers! I wasn't completely happy with the skirt but I know it'll take a bit of practise with them.

I'm afraid I can't remember who the papers are by, I'll try to find out. The ribbon, swarovski's and wire was from stash.

Thanks for looking!

Merry & Bright

Another christmas card.

I used my promarkers (and my one and only copic!) to colour this gorgeous Kraftin Kimmie stamp. The papers are Imaginisce Polar Express.

I used a snowflake shaped button from my stash and some wire to make the swirls along with some very thin slivers of paper to make the twirly bit at the side (that is in fact the technical term "twirly bit"!) and I added a swarovski crystal bead to the wire and also some stickles on the buttons and trim on her skirt for a bit of glam!

I didn't follow any particular sketch for this (for a change!) but it does fit a few other challenges:
The Pink Elephant - to use your favourite colouring medium (which is at the moment my promarkers but I'm hopefully getting some copics for christmas! I'll still love my PM's though!)
The Cuttlebug Spot - Winter (I used the snow embossing folder - don't know what you call it but it's the one that looks like falling snow - on the blue band across the middle of the card.)
And Papertake Weekly - Christmas crackers (It's a christmas card!)

I think I'll never be finished my christmas cards on time - I added another one to my collection last night bringing my total to 10, so only another gazillion to go!

I'll be back tomorrow with another one and I have full intentions on keeping up the WOYWW pics!

Thanks for looking!

A long post!

I made a wedding wordbook for my best friends who got married in july - of course they were meant to get it sooner, but you know what I'm like! I did have it finished a while ago, but only delivered it the other night so I can blog it now!

The papers I used are from the Basic Grey Wisteria pad, and they matched beautifully with the theme of the wedding. I also used elements from their wedding invitations (which I also made) including the card (the mat for the photos) and the swarovski crystals (if you remember I was sticking hundreds of them!)

And as you can see, it was a beautiful wedding - stunning in every way! I was running around like an eejit all day snapping pictures of everything I seen!

I was delighted with the end result as it was my first ever word book. I love the fact that I can do something special like this for the people I care about.
They're a lot of work though, so not sure when my next one will be!! lol!

I hope you liked it - thanks for dropping by.

Just birthdays... for now!

A very quick post here as I'm running very late! I'm heading away tonight to go to Belgium for the Grand Prix at the weekend!!! I'm a teeny bit excited!! But I haven't packed yet, so the panic is starting to set in!

It was a mad rush to try to get all done that needed to be done - and as I made a couple of cards following sketches, I wanted to get them blogged before I go!!

So here's the first one:

I followed the sketch on Just Christmas And Birthday Cards - lovely sketch, only I couldn't get the circle to go under the frilly bit, so I put it over it!!

I used another fairy from the digi downloads from Charmed cards and crafts. I also used the yummy Wisteria papers from Basic Grey. A few swarovski's and a bit of ribbon from my stash to finish.

You can sort of see here how I decoupaged the fairy a bit.

Here's the inside:

Fairly plain, just using another bit of Wisteria paper.

I have another card to show you, but it's for my friend Andria whose birthday it is on Sunday. I'll be at the race in Belgium on sunday so I'm gonna have a go at scheduling that card. Just in case it doesn't work....ANDRIA, DON'T LOOK! lol!

Thanks for dropping by!

A challenge card!

Here's the first challenge card I've made in ages! I felt I had to join this challenge for "week 1" as I'm such a fan of Basic Grey.

So the challenge this fortnight at Basic Grey Challenge is a fab sketch from Tara G:

And here's my card:

This cutie is from Whipper Snapper and I coloured her with my promarkers

The papers are from Basic Grey (I can't remember which set - I'll have to look it up later and I'll add it then) and ribbon, charm and swarovski crystals are from my stash. I glittered around the edge of the image mount, and cut out a heart with my cuttlebug die.

This is the inside:

I used the inside bit of the heart from the front (and another one) and glittered the whole thing and with the other one, I coloured it with a clear stardust pen and then coated it with glossy accents (I think that's the right one!) The wording was all adapted to suit how the cutsie wee girl would say it! ie, "Happy Birfday!"

Thanks for dropping by!