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Sunday, February 26, 2012

best fishes

A fishy CAS card this time
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Except for the card base, all papers used are scraps. The back border is a marbled off cut. The fishes have been stamped on white, then spot coloured with pencils and Sharpie. It is then pieced over with a scrap of non woven wrap which has been stamped and fussy-cut. The dots are transparent gloss gel, which has also been applied over the hearts, and dotted on the fishes.

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supplies: stamp (Pink Petticoat), circles (spellbinders), scalloped rectangle (lifestyle crafts), gels dots (viva decor)
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in the kitchen

Second post for today - not quite making up for lost time, though. . .
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The image is a vintage Japanese print, from theHouseAcrosstheBay. It has been distress inked and stitched onto a piece of scrap card. The background is recycled wrapping paper, topped with scraps of sakura print paper, die cut strip, and embossed card. All the edges have been inked in fired brick & walnut stain. Embellishments are die cut butterflies, gems, ribbon, paper twine and gel dots.

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supplies: butterflies (cheery lynn), embossing folder (cuttlebug), waves (lifestyle crafts), gel dots (viva decor)
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vintage romance

Ah, it's good to be here again! Sharing the first of two creations today
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A valentine deco booklet using a Victorian valentine image. With the image colours as a guide, this creation is done in a non-traditional palette.

Playing in these challenges

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supplies: image (theHouseAcrosstheBay), heart, flourish & flowers (Sizzix), button, ribbon & gems (own stash)
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

dragon tag

Hello and Happy Valentine's Day!
Sharing a tag today, but not anything on love, though!
Something mystical and magical . . .
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Top Tip Tuesday has a Mystical, Magical & Fantasy challenge this fortnight. I have been asked to GD, and here is my creation

 
The tag base is covered with marbled paper although it's not obvious here, which is then layered with part of a recycled onion bag for some texture. The printed images from theHouseAcrosstheBay have been distressed, inked and raised on foam pads. It is then finished with a Chinese coin, peel-off circle, Chinese knotted paper twine and red lace.

I'm entering this tag in the following challenges

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Monday, February 13, 2012

vintage valentine atc

Hi! I have an atc to share today. 

 

For a Vintage Valentine themed swap. Image from theHouseAcrosstheBay, embossed sentiment from Sizzix, background stamp from Tim Holtz.

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

with all my love

February is the month of love, and this is my contribution to the myriad of love themed creations. A card for my darling hubby
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 Using the sketch from Kaboodle Doodles with a love script inspiration from Make My Monday, colours from Raise the Bar and a recipe from Simon Says Stamp & Show. 


The main image is a new stamp from Papermania. I've paired it with the sentiment, also from Papermania. The large heart die cut is from Sizzix, butterfly from Cheery Lynn, and the embossing folder is from CB. I've incorporated the torn corrugated board as a textural element, and lace for some shabby chic goodness! The background is stamped repeatedly with a medallion stamp from Viva decor, and everything given the distress ink treatment - walnut stain, vintage photo & fired brick


The flowers are from SB, with one button centre. Pearls are paper pen.

 There are tons of love/heart/valentine themed challenges and several others that this card fits. I'm sure there are more that I could enter but I think I'll cap the night at *just* these
~ Ü ~

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

knotted dragonfly

A very late (again!) entry for Make My Monday's nature theme challenge. A Chinese knotted dragonfly done in natural twine and pearl beads.


The background is blended distress inks in stormy sky & forest moss. Embellished with ribbon grass and liquid pearls. This is done in a deco square format.

Entering these challenges also
Fat Pages with Attitude - Flowers / Anything Goes
Terrifically Thrilling Thursday (again!) - All tied up!
Simon Says . . . Animal Antics (not too cuddly, but still cute! LOL!)

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~ Ü ~
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rustic cowboy

Where did the time go? It seems like I blinked and it's now February. This year has really gotten off to a slow start. I have not been able to spend much time either at the craft desk or here on my blog. I did manage to squeeze in little bits and pieces and here is one of them


Papercraft Star has a rustic challenge this week, and I thought this picture looked perfect for it. It's a vintage cowboy from The Graphics Fairy.
The base of the card has been embossed with the woodgrain folder from Sizzix, inked and overlaid with gauze (couldn't find my burlap stash) and a fence cut from corrugated board. The topper has been stitched and how do you like the sentiment!
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The card is finished with natural twine, ribbons, and a chipboard star. The star is a Sizzix die cut laid atop a circle cut from a Lifestyle Crafts die. The circle is coated in crackle accent, and the star with distress stickles mixed with some crystal stickles for a little sparkle.

Also entering these challenges

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