Cupcake Blueprint

I have a 30th Birthday card to share with you today. I used Tim Holtz Birthday Blueprint stamp set for the main cupcake image. It's a great celebration stamp set and ideal for men and women, as well as all ages. The number and sentiment stamps are both from The Artistic Stamper.

To make this card I started by stamping the cupcake image onto light blue card and smooth white card with a Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad. I cut out the light blue stamped image and mounted it onto a piece of mid-blue card. I coloured the image that was on the white card with Copics. I cut the elements out and attached them to the other image with foam pads.

 

I cut a piece from the front of the card blank, as shown below. Down the edge of the inside of the card blank I stamped Happy Birthday. I used Katy Leitch's Greetings stamp set available from The Artistic Stamper. The 30 panel on the front I used another Katy Leitch's stamp set called Numerical plate  for the numbers.

 

I attached the cupcake image to the front of the card with foam pads. I also added a picture frame corner to the top left corner. I drew faux stitching around the edge with a white gel pen. To finish the card I added Stickles to the flame and Glossy Accents to the little Birthday tab.

 

I made this!

This is my tag for the The Artistic Stamper Creative Team blog challenge for June. The theme of the challenge is 'Colour it red'.

To make this tag I started my creative the background. To do this I used my Gelli Plate, PaperArtsy Claret Fresco Finish paint and a rubber texture comb. I spread the paint onto the Gelli Plate and then added the lines with the rubber comb. I then took a print from the Gelli Plate directly onto the tag, as shown below.

 

Once the background was dry I added the other textures and stamping. To start I added the white chevrons. To do this I used The Artistic Stamper's 6x6 Chevron mask and PaperArtysy Snowflake Fresco Finish paint. Once this was dry I stamped Random Dot Background and Calligraphic Mat 11 stamps with a Jet Black Archival ink pad randomly onto the tag.

I then added some of the Claret paint to some Grunge Paint. I added this to the tag through Tim Holtz's Burlap stencil. I stamped the wording in Aged Mahogany Distress Ink onto white card. The wording is from Messy Art stamp set. I tore the edges of the wording card and then added it to the tag. I sewed a row of stitching with red thread down the edge of the wording.

I cut two flowers shapes using Tim Holtz Tattered Floral die. The larger flower I stamped the Calligraphic Mat stamp onto and the other flower I embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. Both flowers I coloured with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink. I attached these to the tag. To finish I added a button and ribbon.

The Stamp Man Challenge 6

This is my project for The Stamp Man challenge 6. The theme of the challenge was 'altered'. This type of work is something I've not done before but I'm very pleased with my finished project.

The range of stamps I used were all by Tim Holtz's.



I begun by painting a wooden frame black using acrylic paint.

The background paper was made my spritzing a sheet of thick paper with silver mica spray. Over the top I stamped the italic lettering with black ink. The 'love' centre panel, wings and spirals were all stamped with clear VersaMark ink pad. There were all heat embossed with either black, white or silver embossing powder.



I layers the stamped panels on the background with foam pads.

On the corners of the wooden frame I stamped the corner design with white craft ink by Stampin' Up.

To finish I added diamond Stickles and gems.

Passion for ProMarkers - week 66 challenge

This is my card for this week's Passion for ProMarkers challenge blog. This week's challenge was a sketch challenge and you had to use 'autumn' colours.

I used some of my new craft goodies on this card. I had today off work so thought we'd have a trip out. As usual I managed to fit in a visit to a craft shop. I went to a new one today that I'd not been to before called Pickleberry Crafts. I bought come lovely Making Memories papers and Tim Holtz stamp and tickets. So as soon as I got home I had to get crafting!



The main truck image is a stamp set from Stampin' Up called 'Loads of Love'. This was stamped with a Memento ink pad and coloured in with ProMarkers.

I stamping the main background panel with my new Tim Holtz ticket stamp. I used Kraft card and Old Olive ink pad both my Stampin' Up. I cut panels of Kraft card to take the patterned paper. The papers I used are by Making Memories Paperie range. The centre brown strip is a card which was cut the Fiskers patterned scissors.



I used a sponge dauper and sepia VersaMake ink pad to added a distressed look to the edges. To finish the card I added a ticket from the Tim Holtz idea-ology range and buttons.