Showing posts with label Heart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heart. Show all posts

Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Happy Little Stampers, ATC Challenge, Die Cuts

I'm over on the Happy Little Stampers challenge blog today with an ATC Coin that's jam packed full of layers and texture.







Here's how it was made...


Using the Tim Holtz CLOCKWORK stencil, add WHITE Texture Paste and leave to dry.

Then daub on Holtz Distress Inks in WALNUT STAIN and GROUND EXPRESSO.


Once dry, add some water splashes to tone down the ink a little...  and leave to dry (again) before gently adding the tiniest amount of WHITE acrylic paint.
 (Use the dry paint brush/stipple technique).


Cut a scrap of SILVER ribbon to size and attach as shown, (note the angled edge), then add a second piece of ribbon with a contrasting texture.  Fray the edges if desired.





Then take the largest of the dies from the Penny Black HEART CHARM set, cut out three and glue them together.

Once dry, paint with RED acrylic ink...  and once dry (yet again!) smear across a JET BLACK Stazon ink pad - going from top left to bottom right.

Add CLEAR embossing ink in exactly the same way, then Heat Set using CLEAR embossing powder.



Repeat the CLEAR embossing ink/Heat Set TWICE more, going top left to bottom right once again for the second layer...   but reversing top right to bottom left for the third.

Then add some string and glue both the Heart and the edges of the string in place as shown.



Cut out TWO smaller hearts in WHITE and spray with SILVER glitter varnish before attaching to the coin base.



Then write the word LOVE on to a scrap of the same WHITE card, cut to size and distress the edges carefully using the blade on a pair of scissors.

Spray with varnish and glue in to position.




Now comes the fun part for me as it's all looking far to neat and tidy..!


Using your finger, add on some SILVER Pēbēo Gilding Wax, then (using the dry brush/stipple technique again) gently add a small amount of BLACK acrylic paint.


Do the same with a different dry brush, only this time daub on WHITE acrylic paint with a 'heavier hand' so that it's clearly more visible.



Attach two contrasting small gems...  and you are finished!










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I hope you have time to join us!

Here's a reminder of the rules...



1. You must create an ATC. We accept both cards and coins. You must follow the theme.
2. Link back to your blog post and not your entire blog
3. Provide a link to HLS in your blog post
4. You may enter as many times as you like but each entry must be different
5. You may enter as many other challenges as you like
6. Have fun!

CARDS -
• measure 2.5 x 3.5 inches (64 X 89 mm)
• be traded for other cards - not sold
• be flat enough to fit into a plastic trading card sleeve

COINS -
• measure 2.5 inches in diameter using heavy cardstock
• be traded for other coins - not sold
• be flat enough to fit into a plastic trading card sleeve




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Donna

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Poppystamps, Challenge reminder, With Love

I'm over on the Poppystamps blog today with this card...  




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This one's for the Poppystamps Challenge that runs until 12am, US EST on the 26th February, so you've still got time to play along!

Please head on over to here if you want to see full details on how this was made...



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Thanks so much for stopping by...

Donna. x 

Monday, 11 February 2019

Poppystamps, Mixed Media Heart

It's my turn over on the Poppystamps blog today.
I've used the 'Wavy Heart' die to create a Mixed Media tag...





Here's a close up shot of one of the flowers!




Please head on over to the Poppystamps blog for full details on how this was made.



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Thanks so much for stopping by today...



Donna. x

Friday, 1 February 2019

Tag You're It, Be Mine... Or Else

I'm so glad to say that Tag You're It is back!

Yay!

I have missed it...  even more than I thought I would.


Not my usual 'pretty' style today, but I just had to use these little birds - 'Love Is In The Air' is the theme, after all.  

(And this is just so my sense of humour)...





Will you join us over on our challenge blog?
(Link at the top of the page).

I would love to see what you decide to make...



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Donna. x

Thursday, 28 June 2018

8x8 Display Piece, Wedding, Birds & Butterflies

It's a warm/hot sunny week here this week.

Our garden is playing host to several sparrow families right now.

We saw the same last year...  

The gathering of nesting supplies, followed by what feels like a very short time later groups of young all sticking together as they learn to fend for themselves.



What we find most comical is the 'fluttering of feathers' that fledglings do as they display their "I'm hungry" signals to their parents.  Some of these 'fluff puffs' (as I like to call them) look so much bigger than their parents that it's quite obvious they are just taking liberties.  
They really should just jolly well go feed themselves!



My easel backed display piece also echoes a nature theme...






It's a style I'm learning to adjust to, but it doesn't sit well in my comfort zone - and it certainly doesn't photograph very well!

But commissioned work is paid work - so if I'm asked to do this style then that's what I'll do!



Wherever you are, I hope life is treating you kindly...


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Donna. x

Thursday, 12 February 2015

Valentine's Day Card, Bee, Heart, Love

I've been working on this card on and off for about a week now.  Inside I plan to write, 'Bee My Valentine....' or something along those lines.  Not bad for what started out as a scrap piece of card.  I'm not even completely sure where it came from - packaging from something or other if memory serves correctly!

I started off by stamping the shiny side with a Kaisercraft Texture clear stamp (Wood Panel) using my Stazon Brown inkpad.  The stamp itself is quite narrow so I had the challenge of matching up the lines as best I could.  Whilst the ink was drying, I cut a Memory Box Sweet Heart die from textured red card and dug out a green mini clothes peg from my craft stash.

After folding the card (edges to middle) I glued the green peg to the left hand side of the folded flap. Once dry, I attached the red heart and then worked on gluing together the Memory Box Jolly Bumble Bees - two large and one small.  These were shaped and attached before I moved on the adding the word 'Love' from sticker tiles that I've had in my collection for a number of years.

Once the outside was finished...





...  I had to play around with what to do on the inside.  I finally settled on this Memory Box Woodland Branch die, paired with the Memory Box Honey Bee Hive and leaves from the Impression Obsession Bare Branch Die.




Hope my husband likes it :)