Take It, Make It Challenge: August - DT card

A new Take It Make It Challenge for August has started on the Craft Stamper blog. The theme is to use your favourite technique for an 2014 issue of Craft Stamper. The technique I chose to use was 'The bleach blocking technique' by Hels Sheridan, July issue.

This is my DT card, below. The butterflies and sentiment stamps I used are Butterflies by Hobby Art. The shaped card blank is Elegance from Craftwork Cards. 

To create the card I started by cutting a panel of smooth white card. I coloured with card with Tumbled Glass and Stormy Sky Distress ink pads. I then added the bleach blocking technique to the coloured panel. To do this I added water to a clear Distressing Tool pad and pressed it down onto the coloured panel. This removed the colour as shown below.

 

I then stamped the Butterflies with a Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad and coloured them with Copics. I cut out each butterfly. Once the background panel was dry I attached it top the card blank. I stamped the sentiment and black silhouette butterflies before attaching the coloured butterflies. To finish I added Stickles and clear Wink of Stella.

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Beautiful Butterflies

I have three items to share with you today using a selection of lovely new stamps from Hobby Art. These were samples I made for this weeks show on Create and Craft.

The new Hobby Art stamps sets I used were Butterflies, Script Wording, Silhouette Grasses and Alphabet-typed.

My first items today is a card. I have used a brown colour scheme. This card could be used for both men and ladies. The card blank I used is a 148x148mm Elegance card blank from Craftwork Cards.

The main centre panel shape was the centre piece I popped out from my tunnel card sample (see next card sample). I used Walnut Stain and Frayed Burlap Distress Inks to add colour to the panel first. I then stamping the images onto it using the same inks. I lightly stamped the Script first then Grasses over the top. I then stamped the Typed letter and lastly the butterflies. I used the Walnut Stain Distress Ink to colour the butterfly. To do this I stamped the ink pad onto an acrylic block and then added a little water so I could use the ink as a paint.

 

Before adding to the card blank I added a strip of ribbon across the card. To finish the card I added faux stitching, a brown faux pearl and a bow.

 

For my second card I used a Craftwork Cards Tunnel card blank. I cut a piece of smooth white card the same size as the background and coloured it with Tumbled Glass and Stormy Sky Distress Ink pads. I then stamped the Grasses stamp along the bottom in Forest Moss Distress ink and the butterfly silhouettes in Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad.

 

I stamped the butterflies using a Tuxedo Black Memento Ink pad onto smooth white card and coloured with Copics. I cut out all the Butterflies. I also stamped the sentiment which is included in the Butterflies stamp set.

 

I attached the butterflies and sentiment to the card blank. To the bodies of the butterflies I added brown Dimension Pearls. I also added black dots with a fineliner. To finish I highlighted areas with the Clear and Gold Wink of Stella brush pens.

 

For my final items I decorated an MDF heart. To start I covered the heart with Gesso. Once dry I added Inky Pool, Beach Hut and Bora Bora PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paints for the blue background.

 

I stamped the grasses next with Fern Green and the lettering with Jet Black Archival ink pad. I highlighted areas of the grass with the Clear and Gold Wink of Stella brush pens. I stamped the butterflies with Jet Black Archival ink pad. I coloured them with Gold and Pink Wink of Stella brush pens. I attached just the body section to the heart so the wings would stand out. To finish I added Dimension Pearls to the butterflies bodies.

 

Craft Stamper blog challenge

A new 'Take It Make It' blog challenge has started today on the Craft Stamper magazine blog. The theme for April's challenge is Bottles.

This is my DT card for the challenge. The stamp set I used for the flowers and sentiment is Floral Sketch from Hobby Art. The chipboard jar is from The Artistic Stamper.

To make this card I stamped by stamping the flowers onto thick white card. I used Mustard Seed, Aged Mahoney, Barn Door, Fired Brick and Tattered Rose Distress Ink pads. I also used the same inks pads to colour-in the flowers. To do this I stamped the ink pads onto an acrylic block and added a little water. I then used the ink as a paint. I then cut out each flower.

I coloured a chipboard jar with Frayed Burlap Distress Paint. I added a darker edge with Frayed Burlap and Walnut Stain Distress ink pad. Once dry I added some details with a pencil. The chipboard jar is from The Artistic Stamper. I stamped the sentiment from the Floral Sketch stamp set onto white card. I cut out the sentiment into a tag shape. I added the tag to the jar with red ribbon.

I attached a torn-edge panel of white card to a DL kraft card blank. I added black dots around the edge with a fineliner. I added the jar to the card. I used a Forest Moss Distress marker to draw in the flower stems. I added the flowers with foam pads. To finish I added brown Cosmic Shimmer PVA to the centre of the flowers.

New Baby

I have two cards to share with you today using the New Baby stamp set which was released earlier this month by Hobby Art.

I have used the set to create both the cards for a baby boy and girl. My first card today is for a New Baby Boy. To create the card I started by stamping the main centre image onto white card with a Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad. I also stamped the baby image again which I later cut out and added with foam pads.

Onto the card blank I stamped small and large stars which are also part of the New Baby stamp set. I coloured the image with Distress Ink pads. I used Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky and Tumbled Glass for the blue shades, I used Tattered Rose for the skin and Walnut Stain for the hair. To colour I stamped the ink pad onto a tile and then added a little water so I could use the ink to paint with. I added a strip of ribbon across the centre panel and then added that and the baby with foam pads to the card blank. To finish I added Stickles, pearls and faux stitching.

 

My second card is for a New Baby Girl. I used Tim Holtz Doily Stencil and a Picked Raspberry Distress Ink pad to stencil the flowery design across the card blank. I used Post-It notes to mask off the top and bottom of the card so just leaving a strip which I stencilled into.

 

I stamped the cute donkey with the Picked Raspberry ink pad and again used the ink pad to colour in the image. I die cut an oval and scalloped oval of white card. I coloured the scalloped with the Picked Raspberry ink pad. The other circle I stamped the words using a Memento ink pad. I added black dots around the edge of the oval. I attached the ovals and the donkey to the card with foam pads.

 

Christmas Time

I have two Christmas cards to share with you today. One card is for my daughter Megan and the second card is for our Nephew for his first Christmas.

 

For both cards I used a Craftwork Cards 148x148 Scallop edge card blank. I scored and folded the front panel of the card in half to form a Z fold.

 

For Megan's card I coloured the edge of the card blank with Victorian Velvet Distress ink. I cut to panel of white card, one for the front and one for the inside of the card. I stamp holly and script stamp is Victorian Velvet and Tattered Rose Distress inks. The stamps I used were a script stamp from the Decorative Backgrounds and the holly strip from Christmas Robins stamp set both by Hobby Art.

 

 

I stamped the cute girl image with a Memento ink pad. I coloured the image with Distress inks. The stamp is Gift of Giving by Penny Black. I mounted the coloured image onto a coloured panel of card. I added the image to the front of the card with foam pads.

 

I used Craftwork Cards Printers Block letter stamps for the name lettering on both cards. To finish the card I added faux stitching, die cut snowflakes and Stickles.

 

For my second card I again used the same card blank and stamps to create the background. The stamp I used for the main image was Humphrey's Corner 1st Christmas. I stamped the image five times onto smooth white card with a Memento ink pad. I coloured in the layers with Copics. I cut out the layers and added them to the background circle with foam pads.

 

I attached the main image onto a scallop circle of dark blue card and then onto the card with foam pads. I added Stickles to the fur area on the Christmas hat. To finish I added blue Dimension Pearls to the corners of the card and small black dots with a fineliner.

Bird Song and Owls

I have four Bird themed cards to share with you today. These were sample cards I made for Hobby Art's recent show on Create and Craft.

 

My first two cards uses the lovely Bird Song stamp set. For both cards I started by lightly distress the edge of the card blanks with Tumbled Glass and Stormy Sky Distress Ink pads. I then stamped the bird images with Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad. I made sure the ink was completely dry before colouring the bird images. The sentiment for the first card is included in the Bird Song stamp set.

 

 

I used various Distress inks to colour the bird images. This gave me a lovely watercolour effect. I stamped the ink pad directly onto an acrylic block and then added a little water. I then applied the ink to the card with a paintbrush. The sentiment for my second card, below, is from Hobby Art's Inspirations stamp set. To finish both the Bird Song cards I then added gold and clear Wink of Stella.

 

My second two cards for today use the cute Owls stamp set from Hobby Art. I used the Inspirations stamp set for the sentiments on both cards too.

 

For by first Owl card, I stamped the owl, branch and sentiment image onto a lightly Distressed blue square of card. I then stamped the Owl image three more times. I coloured all the stamped image with Copics. I cut out sections from the Owl image and added it to the square with foam pads. I then added the coloured image and a die cut square to a kraft card blank. The die I used for the square is Spellbinders Fleur de Lis. To finish I added faux stitching and Glossy Accents to the eyes and beak.

 

For the final card for today I used the Owl stamp set again.  I stamped the Owls, branches, sentiment and items hanging from the branches with a Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad. I coloured the images with Copics. I added the coloured image to a panel of dark brown card before attaching to the card blank. To finish I added Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents to the eyes.

Backgrounds and Birthdays

I have a selection of cards to share with you today. The cards are sample cards I made for Hobby Art's shows on Create and Craft last week. I have used two stamp sets for these card. They are Decorative Backgrounds and Birthday Collection.

 

For my first card I used swirls and decorative circle from the Decorative Backgrounds set to create the flower heads. To start I lightly coloured the edges of a square of white card with Tumbled Glass Distress ink. I use stitching and swirls from the same set for the rest of the flower. I stamped the sentiment onto a tag. The sentiment was from the Birthday Collection stamp set.

 

 

For my second card I have used the large word stamp as a decoration for a big birthday cake shape. The word stamp is from Birthday Collection stamp set. I cut candle shapes from dark pink card and I used gold Dimension Pearls for the flames. The background is a sparkly stamp from the Decorative Backgrounds stamp set.

For my third card, I started by colouring the card with Walnut Stain and Frayed Burlap Distress ink. To decorate the card I used a mixture of Decorative Backgrounds stamps. The sentiment is from Birthday Collection stamp set. I stamped stitching each side of the sentiment. To finish I added a little brown button.

For my forth card I started by stamping the sentiment. I then stamped the swirls from Decorative Backgrounds stamp set on the card blank with Forest Moss Distress ink. I stamped the little flowers with a dark red ink. These are also part of the Decorative Background stamp set.

Sunflowers

I have three cards to share with you today. These were sample cards I make for Hobby Art's shows on Create and Craft yesterday. They all feature the lovely new Sunflowers stamp set from Hobby Art. The birthday sentiment is from Hobby Art's Birthday Collection stamp set.

 

 

For my first card I started by stamping the square scene panel and a single sunflower. I stamped the elements with a Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad. I coloured the image with a mixture of ProMarkers and Copics. On a square kraft card black I stamped the sentiment and single sunflower heads with Walnut stain and Frayed Burlap Distress ink pads.

 

I attached the coloured image scene to the card.  I cut a square frame from brown card. I added this and the single sunflower with foam pads. To finish I stamped, coloured and cut out a butterfly. I added this to the top right corner of the card.

 

For my second card, I stamped and coloured three image panels. The scene joins up if the three image panels were placed together. I coloured the images with ProMarkers and Copics. I mounted the coloured images onto panels of brown card.

 

I stamped a script background stamp all over a DL kraft card blank with a Walnut Stain Distress ink pad. The script stamp is from Hobby Art's Decorative Background stamp set. It a lovely script design and ideal for a subtle background on a card or project.

 

For my final card today I used a 5x7" kraft card blank as the base. I cut panels of white and brown card. I stamped a different images onto each piece of white card. I again coloured the images with ProMarkers and Copics. To finish the card I stamped, coloured and cut out a single sunflower head with I added to the sentiment panel.

Birthday cupcakes

 

I have some birthday card ideas to share with you today using a range of stamps from Hobby Art.

 

I started by stamping the cupcake image onto smooth white card and lilac spotty paper. The cupcake stamp is part of the Hobby Art's Cakes stamp set.  I used a Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad to stamp the image. I coloured the leaves and cake sections on the image stamped with ProMarkers.

I cut the flowers and cupcake case out of the lilac spotty paper and attached it to the coloured image, as shown below. I stamped the birthday sentiment below the cupcake image. The sentiment is from Hobby Art's Floral Sketch stamp set.

 

I stamped the faux stitching along the edges of the cupcake image and the square card blank. The stitching is from Hobby Art's Decorative Background stamp set. I then attached a square of lilac spotty paper and the cupcake image to the card blank. To finish I added Stickles.

 

I then made the cards again but using kraft and blue gingham paper instead of the lilac spotty paper.

I think this card works in any colour. By using brown or dark colours I think you could easily send this card to men, as everyone loves yummy cupcakes!

Beautiful Poppies

A new blog post from me today on Lisa B. Designs blog. A little sneak peek...

 

Bertie and Archie

I have a couple of Christmas cards to share with you today using two lovely new stamps from Hobby Art - Bertie the Snowman and Archie and Pals.

 

My first card uses the cute Bertie the Snowman. The sentiment stamp is also from Hobby Art and is part of the Winter Wishes stamp set. For the snowflakes background I used two snowflake stamps also from the Winter Wishes stamp set. I stamped then in dark blue ink.

 

I stamped Bertie with a Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad. I coloured him with ProMarkers. I cut out the coloured image and attached it to squares of dark and light blue card. The snowman's fur trim is Polar White FlowerSoft. To finish I added Stickles for extra sparkle and Glossy Accents to the carrot nose.

 

For my second card used the fun Archie and Pals stamp. I again stamped the image with a Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad. I coloured it with ProMarkers. I attached the image to panels of red and black card.

 

I cut a strip from the right hand edge of the card's front. I then stamped the Happy Christmas sentiment down the edge of the inside of the card. But as the strip was cut from the front, the sentiment can be seem as part of the front of the card. The stamp is from the Winter Wishes stamp set. I stamped a sentiment inside the card using a stamp from the Christmas Sentiments stamp set. I added Glossy Accents to the snowman's nose, and the penguins feet and beak. To finish I added black dots and Stickles.

Yummy cupcakes!

 

 

This is my card for Lisa B. Design March blog challenge. The theme is Yellow and Orange.

 

The stamp set I have used for the card is Cakes from Hobby Art.

 

I begun by stamping the yummy cupcakes. I stamped the middle cupcake first and then stamped it again on a post-it note to create a mask. I cut out the mask and placed it over the first cupcake. I then stamped the cupcakes either side. I coloured the image with a range of yellow and orange ProMarkers.

 

 

I cut out the coloured image into a square shape and punched the bottom edge with a Stampin'Up eyelet punch. I mounted this onto a square of orange card. I stamped the Cakes sentiment from the stamp set and coloured it it. I cut it out with a X-Cut label die and thread ribbon through the holes before adding to the squares.

 

I added the square to the card. I stamped two more butterflies which I cut out and added to the card. To finish I added faux stitching, Stickles and brown Cosmic Shimmer to the butterflies bodies.

 

Chalk ink florals

These are two cards I have made using Chalk ink pads and Stamps from Hobby Art.

The colours of chalk ink I used were Frosty Ultramarine, Washed Tan, Creamy Coffee, Frosted Mint, Gauzy Beige, Dusty Lime, Milled Violet and Hazy Magenta.

 

The flower stamps I used for this card (above) was Floral Sketch set. The sentiments were also part of the same set. I cut a large circle of paper which I placed on the centre of a square of white card. I then stamped the floral stamps all around the circle using the chalk ink. Once I had finished stamping I removed the paper circle. In the centre I then stamped the sentiments. I mounted this onto brown card and then onto a square card blank. To finish I added gold Dimension Pearls, Stickles and faux stitching to the card.

 

For my second card I again used the Floral Sketch set. I also used Sentiments Clear set for the centre sentiment and Anna's Collection - Just For You stamp set for the butterflies.

 

I started by die cutting a square in the centre of the card blank. I stamped the flowers all around the edges with the chalk ink. I stamped the butterflies separately and cut them out before adding to the card. I stamped the sentiment inside the card so that it showed through the front aperture.