Wednesday 30 July 2008

Encaustic work!


Here is one I thought I would share with you all as I was so pleased with the result....If you haven't tried encaustic work you really ought to have a go, its great fun!

My Last Commissioned Card for today


Thought I would share this one with you, I have had several 100 th Birthday cards to make recently.

Arty Girlz Challenge "Blue"


Once again I have used my encaustic iron and waxes to produce a backing for my little fish rubber stamp, the card blank has been sponged using adirondak inks and the finishing touches a large birthday peel-off and some pretty ribbon.

My Time To Craft Challenge "Red, Black & White"


I chose to do a 50th birthday card for this challenge and kept things simple.

Tanda Teaser Challenge "Lets hear it for the boys"


Yet again for this challenge I have taken the opportunity to do a commissioned card for a little boys 1st day at school.

C.P.S. sketch challenge 75


For this challenge I have used a real mixed bag of medias. I have covered the card blank with green mulberry paper, I then made a backing paper using waxes and an encaustic iron a butterfly stamp and stazon ink, the large butterfly I stamped using stazon and then coloured using adirondak inks and a sponge. Finally I made a scalloped edged border with the small butterfly stamp and little flowers. The result a very busy card!

Cute Card Thursday Challenge "Things that Grow"


Well I have had a pretty hectic time just lately ( whats new ) and I have several commissioned cards to make as well as trying to keep up with the challenges, so for this challenge I have taken the opportunity to do a commissioned card for a little girls 1st day at school. How does that fit in with this challenge I hear you ask, well Children grow don't they?

Friday 25 July 2008

Artygirlz weekly challenge "Eras"


For this challenge I have used one of my new stamps that depicts a very elegant lady from years gone by, I coloured the backing card with adirondak inks and a sponge.

Rainbow Lady challenge, "Christmas tags"


Just done a quickie for this challenge as I am not getting much time in my craft room at present.

Tanda Teaser - Walk Like An 'Egyptian'!!



अनोठेर ग्रेट चैलेन्ज फ्रॉम थे टांडा तेअसेर टीम, इ हवे उसेद अ टांडा स्टांप एंड कोलौरेड आईटी उसिंग होत वाक्स एंड अ स्त्य्लुस। .
I am hopeful that I have sorted out where I went wrong, as I have said above, I made this card using a Tanda stamp which I then coloured in with a stylus tool and hot wax, the surrounding images are cut from paper.

Tuesday 22 July 2008

Papertake weekly "Katharina's Sketch 7"


I really do like working with sketches and this one was a really nice one to do!

I used backing papers along with a little garden bench rubber stamp some lilac ribbon and a couple of peel-off sentiments.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge "Animals No People"


For this challenge I fell back on a good old favourite, I really adore these little house mouse characters and think this one needs a little love!

Monday 21 July 2008

Daring Cardmakers Challenge "Spot the difference"


The daring cardmakers challenge was to make a card with a journal ling spot, so I have added a hand made sentiment for this card.

Friday 18 July 2008

And Finally for today!


My hubby and I went to Barnstaple for the day yesterday and there in the pannier market was a lovely lady making the most fantastic Encaustic art pictures. Well that was it I just had to go and buy some materials to have a go, and I am sharing with you all my first attempt.

I can only dream of becoming as talented as the lady at the market, but am going to enjoy playing and hope I will get better as it is a lot harder than she made it look!

Papertake Weekly Challenge "Teenage Kicks"


I have used an image from my clipart stash for this card and decoupaged it onto a prepared card blank, the finishing touches were the word stickers and some little fluttering butterflies rubber stamped to form a boarder.

My Time To Craft "Challenge 23: Artfully Asian "


There seems to be a big demand for oriental challenges at the moment, The challenge for My Time To Craft this week is artfully Asian, I have used a clip art image, printed in draft to give a faded backing effect, I then printed out a geisha girl and decoupaged her before setting onto the prepared card, the final touches a few rubber stamped images.

Wednesday 16 July 2008

CPS 73 Sketch Challenge.


I thought this sketch was lovely and enjoyed following it.

Thank you for the kind comments, and yes the lady is a rubber stamp but I am not certain which make it is.

Rainbow Ladies Challenge Blog "Oriental"


I have used a tanda stamp for the main part of this card, coloured with sakura pens, cut out and mounted using foam pads. I then used some glossy oriental backing paper, red silk flowers folded into the corners and some sizzix corners punched from black glossy card.

Tuesday 15 July 2008

Ismaki Challenge 28



This challenge certainly was a little different and made me stretch myself a little more.

But not to be defeated I have had a go and have to say I am quite pleased with the end result.

Some more ordered cards for "GRUMPY JACK & ANN"



Well I need to publish these cards as Grumpy Jack gets his knickers in a twist if I fail to mention the cards I make for him. So here are 2 of the 3 they have ordered, the 3rd being the ismaki sketch 27 card I made the other week!

Daring Cardmakers challenge "card with peel-offs"


I have made several cards over the years using peel-offs and think they can make really great cards! For this card I have used a backing paper, peel-offs and sakura gel pens for what I think is quite a sophisticated card!

Thursday 10 July 2008

Daring Cardmakers Challenge "Got your number"


The card I made for this challenge is a celebration 18th card. Not sure if I really like it though but I will let it stand!

Theme Thursday Challenge "Love, Romance, Weddings"


I have kept this challenge card fairly simple using a tanda rubber stamp, adirondak inks and a sponge.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge "Card for a Child"


I bought this stamp earlier this year and have only used it once so it was time to give it another airing.

I decided it would make an ideal 1st birthday card, and chose a blue colour scheme for a little boy!

Tanda Teaser Challenge "Double Trouble"


Well for this challenge I was flummoxed, how to do a reverse image, I have a reversing stamp but never find this very successful, any way having given it some thought and having rummaged around my craft room I came across a pack of name badge laminating pouches. (Brain wave time)!

I cut a piece of white paper to fit the pouch, rubber stamped the tree image and the giraffe onto the paper and filled in the white areas with adirondak inks and a sponge, I then rubber stamped the giraffe image using stazon onto the inside of the laminating pouch, laminated it all together, punched a hole and added a ribbon and one book mark made. I then prepared the card blank and hey presto!
A card with a gift.

Wednesday 9 July 2008

Finally for Today.....


finally for today I thought I would share a canvas I have done, if it reminds anyone of a card I made a couple of weeks ago, that is because it is a larger version of a card I made a couple of weeks ago! I was so pleased with the card and decided it would make a lovely picture, so I bought a canvas board and reproduced the card directly onto it (omitting the ribbons). For the mermaid I rubber stamped her onto blue paper and then scanned it into my computer and enlarged it before printing out and edging with adirondak sponged inks.

Now to find a home for it!

Papertake weekly challenge "Katharina's Sketch #6 "


I thought this was a lovely sketch to work with and thoroughly enjoyed making this card,once I had decided on a colour scheme things just seemed to fall into place.

Artygirlz sketch challenge.


This card I made with mainly backing papers, using a rubber stamp only for the main rectangle. The finishing touches were a few silver brads.

Tilda & Co Challenge "thinking of others"


I have had a quick go at this challenge, but as I am not very good at making things I instead decorated a shop bought note pad.

I Have An Award!

I was delighted to hear that Cynthia (http://rainbowladyscraftyblog.blogspot.com/) thought that my work was deserving of this award. Thank you very much Cynthia, I will wear it with pride. I understands that I also have to nominate someone else who I think is deserving, well there can be only one and that is Wendy ( http://craftblog.craftybutterfly.co.uk/) as I get so much inspiration from her and her blog!

Tuesday 8 July 2008

My Time To Craft challenge 22 "numbers"


For this challenge I have combined it with a card I needed to make a retired carpenters 80th birthday.

Rainbow Lady Challenge 20 "favourite flower"


I love all flowers especially when someone else buys them for me! But my favourite has to be the hand made flower, as it last for a long long time!

Sorry I should of explained how I made these flowers. I have used a tanda rubber stamp and stamped it once onto coloured vellum paper on once onto 3 layers of fantasy film. I have then cut them out and put them together with a glass tack thing. ( I say tack thing as I bought it as a set in the £ shop and it is brilliant .)

ISMAKI Sketch Challenge 27, "option fairies"


I have gone for the option this week and have used an old favourite rubber stamp, stamped directly onto fantasy film and trimmed. I have also used printed vellum for backing and the flower.
Sadly it has not scanned too well, but I think you get the idea!

Cute Card Thursday Challenge " THE GREAT OUTDOORS"


For this challenge I have fallen back on a good old house mouse rubber stamp.

Thursday 3 July 2008

C.P.S. 71 sketch


I thought this was a simple layout and decided to keep the card simple to go with it.

And I think it really paid off as I was delighted with the end result, what do you think?

Papertake Weekly Challenge "Thanks a latte"


Well this was a fun one and I have used my cricut machine for the mug and steam and rubber stamps with adirondak inks for the backing. A little ribbon bow and blue diamante finish it off!

Artygirlz Challenge "Favourite Song"


This challenge really got the old gray matter working, I like lots of songs but depicting them on a card is another matter all together. Any way one of my favourite songs is "Lonely by Akon" and I hope my card sums this up!

Ismaki Sketch Challenge


I really do enjoy following the sketch challenges and this week I have combined old and new. Old stamp new paper.

My Time To Craft Challenge "Seasons"


I could not get myself in the right frame of mind yesterday, I have failed to come up with any ideas for several of the challenges this week, but did decide that a good season to do for this challenge would be "Butterfly Season"!

Cute Card Thursday Challenge "No patterned paper"


I am a little late getting this one on as it is for last weeks challenge of no patterned paper. I have coloured directly onto the card blank using a sponge, adirondak inks, rubber stamps and some peel-offs as masks. I finished it off with the little girl, stamped, cut out and stuck on with foam pads.