Birds & Butterflies ATC Card.....

This is my final entry for the Hero Arts Challenge this month ... hopefully it will still qualify as the Cherry Blossom is a Rubber Stampede but it went so well together with the HA Envelope Pattern.

Why Birds and Butterflies you ask? ... Well the Sizzix Card Section was first stamped with Versamark and the Cherry Blossom Stamp and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder ... I then used my Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls Embossing Folder.

The Card background has been stamped with a Lavender Pigment Ink Pad and the Envelope Pattern ... I then brushed the edges of the Card with the same Ink Pad.

The Blossom on the top layer of the ATC was stamped with Versafine Black and coloured with a Dark Pink and Lavender Watercolour Pencil (After adding water and leaving to dry) I added the grey shadow with a Promarker Pen ... I used the Lavender Watercolour Pencil on the back ATC layer and added water.

Recipe List:

Stamps:    HA Little Messages ~ HA Envelope Pattern ~ Rubber Stampede Cherry Blossom

Inks:  Black Versafine ~ Versamark ~ Lavender Pigment Ink Pad

DieCuts:   My Rounded ATC Digi Download (See my Templates) ~ Sizzix Scallop Card

Other Bits:   Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls Embossing Folder ~ Butterfly Punch ~ Dk Pink and Lavender Watercolour Pencils ~ Light Grey Promarker ~ Purple Ribbon

To finish I added a HA Little Message and Punched Butterflies.

I see a possible Gift to go with this one so don't be surprised if you see something soon lol!

Many thanks for looking

 

Edited to Add....... I've created a little Gift Box to go with the Card HERE if you're interested.

Last Couple Of Uploads For HA ATC Challenge.......

Another ATC Card for this months Hero Arts Challenge using HA 3 Dotted Flowers, HA Wallpaper Flowers and HA Large Plaid Pattern.

The Wallpaper Flowers was stamped with a Red Ink Pad and then coloured with a Red Watercolour Pencil which turned to pink when I added water ... I used the same pencil on the ATC back layer and again added water ... The same technique was used on the 3 Dotted Flowers and I added a little Pink Gem to the centre.

The Card was stamped with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink and the HA Large Plaid Pattern Background ... I added a Pink Ribbon to finish!

I just need to add a small tag to the Ribbon Bow for Birthday, Thank You etc......

Recipe List:

Stamps:    HA 3 Dotted Flowers ~ HA Wallpaper Flowers ~ HA Large Plaid Pattern

Ink:   Red Ink Pad ~ Worn Lipstick Distress Ink

DieCuts: My Free Rounded ATC Digi Download (see Templates)

Other Bits:   Pink Gem ~ Pink Ribbon ~ Red Watercolour Pencil

Many thanks for looking

CR84FN29 Colour Challenge.......

Well I finally managed to upload my Photo into my Post ... How you ask? I'm using Internet Explorer!

Well back to the CR84FN Challenge for this week ... I'm just getting in with the skin of my teeth and with my Blogger Issues I didn't think I was going to be able to share.

I first of all created the ATC using my Free Rounded ATC Digi GSD Template ... I stamped the top layer with my HA Florentine Pattern Background with Soft Sand Shadow Ink ... I then stamped with my HA Art, Life & Beauty Stamp with Vintage Sepia Versafine and I then coloured over the larger words with my Lavender Watercolour Pencil which I then washed with water ... The HA Butterflies were then again stamped with Versafine and coloured with Lavender and Purple Watercolour Pencils (again washed with water)... I then used Glossy Accents on the Butterflies.

For the Background of the Card I've stamped the HA Magical Background with a white ink pad onto textured Kraft ... I embroidered the edge of the Card mirroring the stitch effect on the ATC.

Recipe List:

Stamps:   HA Papillons ~ HA Art, Life & Beauty ~ HA CG211 Magical Background ~ HA S5458 Florentine Pattern

Inks:   HA Soft Sand Shadow ~ Vintage Sepia Versafine ~ White Ink Pad

DieCuts:    My Free Round ATC Digi Download

Other Bits:   Embroidery Thread ~ Glossy Accents ~ Lavender & Purple Watercolour Pencils ~ Purple Ribbon

Many thanks for looking

Flourish Gift Choc Box......

Warning! ... Long Post with lots of Pictures lol!

This is my amended version of my Silhouette Choc Box (The original is HERE) ... very 'Girly Shabby Chic!' and a matching Card using my Sizzix Scallop Card Die ... You can't see the Card background very well so I've tried to show it better with a later pic.

This is the full view of the Card ... and to show it even better.........

I've used 3 different colour Brilliance Ink Pads which have a lovely shine and the background ink is Cream ... it looks beautiful in real life....

The Roses have been created with my Sizzix 3D Roses Die and I've embellished them with 2 sizes of leaves punches ... Of course I had to do some stitching.

Here's the Choc Box .... I've used the cut out window from the inside to decorate the outside ... There are 3 window options in the Template ... Oval, Fancy and a Rounded Rectangle.

And a Pic of the inside with Acetate Window ... As mentioned in the previous post the Choc Bars are from Lidl and fit perfectly inside the Box ... They are wrapped in silver foil with the outer label so I just carefully removed the outer label and embellished.

And here is the whole package.....

As the Card wouldn't fit into an envelope due to the height I also made a Silhouette Box to hold the Card.

And finally.........

I made the Choc Box Template so it cuts out in one piece on an A4 piece of Card so I had a play and reduced it down and managed to fit 2 on A4 ... Great little Favour Box or how about a little Gift at Christmas used instead of a Place Card!

Recipe List:

Stamps:    HA Flourish Background ~ HA  Leaf Flourish ~ Happy Birthday Sentiment ~ With Love Sentiment ~ Stampin' Up! Flower.

Inks:   Cream - Beige - Copper Brilliance Ink Pads ~ Worn Lipstick Distress Ink

DieCuts:   My Choc Box DieCut Digi Download ~ My Card DieCut ~ Sizzix Card ~ Sizzix 3D Roses

Other Bits:   Leaves Punches ~ Martha Steward Butterfly Punch ~ Martha Steward Border Punch ~ Stampin' Up! Punches ~ Embroidery Thread.



Many thanks for looking

Embossing, Debossing, Embossing............

I saw Lin use a technique the other week that intrigued me ... instead of just stamping onto white and then just embossing the card, you first stamp the image ... cut it out ... then stick it to your card before embossing to give a little bit more dimension ... I thought I might take it one step further and stamp my background with my HA Italian Poetry Stamp first ... I'm really loving this embossing folder from Craft Concepts.

I then took my central panel, punched it with my Martha Stewart Punch on both sides and then debossed it with the same embossing folder ... to finish I threaded though some red ribbon.

And finally I attached my little matching ATC ... embellished with Chiffon Ribbon, a Stampin' Up! Sentiment and punched Jewellery Tag and finished with a gem HA Flower.

Lots and lots of texture but only a small amount of colour!

If you haven't visited before and have a Silhouette please help yourself to my GSD ATC Files so you can easily play along with the this months Hero Arts Challenge.



Recipe List:

Stamps:    Hero Arts 4 Flowers ~ Stampin' Up! Sentiment

Inks:    Faded Jeans Distress Ink ~ Red Fabric Ink Pad

DieCuts:   My ATC Digi Download

Other Bits:   Craft Concepts Budding Vine Embossing Folder ~ Red Gem ~ Stampin' Up! Jewellery Punch ~ Martha Stewart Punch ~ Chiffon Ribbon ~ Embroidery Thread



Many thanks for looking

Making A Great Team! ~ Hero Arts & Stampin' Up!.....

I may not be Posting but I'm still playing lol!

This wonderful little Silhouette Sentiment Stamp Set is by Stampin' Up! (Hostess Set) and features these lovely little Flower Silhouettes and some lovely little Sentiments ... I've used just the Flowers as they were made for ATC's (just the right size) and teamed them with my Hero Arts Envelope Pattern (made for each other) ... Hopefully Hero Arts will still let me enter it into the Challenge this month.

Here's a close-up of the Card so you can see more of the detail ... The Butterfly made from a Martha Steward punch coloured with Walnut Stain ... The Flowers stamped with Walnut Stain and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks ... Wrapped with Hemp Twine which has been tied in a knot.

The wonderful Sentiment is from a Butterfly Stampin' Up! Set ... and the HA Envelope Pattern just sets everything off!

And I'm loving my new Sizzix Carry All Box Die which makes an excellent little Gift to go with the Card.

Little close-up of the front with a little Nestie Embellishment ... I think the ground stamp is an old stamp I have from A Stamp In The Hand but don't quote me on it as I'm not sure lol!



Recipe List:

Stamps:   Hero Arts Envelope Pattern ~ Hero Arts Messages ~ Stampin' Up! Silhouette Sentiments ~ Stampin' Up! Butterfly Set Sentiments ~ A Stamp In The Hand (I think) Sand

Inks:   Walnut Stain - Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks

DieCuts:   My ATC's Digi DieCuts ~ Sizzix Carry All ~ Nesties

Other Bits:   Grosgrain Polka Dot Bow ~ Hemp Twine



Many thanks for looking

Blogger Issues, ATC and Hero Arts Challenge........

Well I'm still in that awful mode which keeps coming an going (I wish I could snap out of it)... this has been sitting on my desk since last week ... unfortunately with Blogger having its problems/issues last Friday I wasn't able to Post this in time for the CR84FN Challenge ...  and promptly lost interest again.

It does however also fit into the Hero Arts Challenge this month which is to use Flowers, ATC's and Colouring Pencils ... I've managed to cover all options with this card and really enjoyed using Colouring Pencils again as it seems ages since I last used them.

A little close-up of the ATC ... I used a White and Pale Pink Karisma Pencils (I'm so disappointed that they don't make these anymore ... they blend so perfectly) Unfortunately they kept the cheaper Prismapencils but the Karisma are far more superior.

I inked up the Embossing Folder with Slate Adirondack which gave me a lovely distressed embossed background ... the Stamps have also been inked with Slate Adirondack.

I've used my two layer ATC Digi DieCut (If you have a Silhouette and haven't made ATC's before please take a copy of my template if you'd like to have a go)

Recipe List:

Stamps:   Hero Arts 3 Dotted Flowers ~ Hero Arts Wallpaper Flowers

Inks:   Slate Adirondack ~ Worn Lipstick Distress Ink

DieCuts:   My ATC GSD Digi DieCut ~ Sizzix Scallop Card Die

Other Bits: Chiffon Ribbon ~ Gem Brad ~ Embroidery Thread ~ White & Pink Karisma Pencils ~ Craft Concepts Budding Vine Embossing Folder.



Many thanks for looking

Clean & Simple ~ Makes A Change For Me............

The full display of my little Gift Set ... I seem to be creating Gifts with matching Cards at the moment ... just a little something extra to show I care.

I actually created the Card after I created the Choc Box Gift that went with it lol!

More detail on the Choc Box later but first the Card ... Simply Stamped with a Brilliance Ink Pad, Hero Arts Stamp with a Stampin' Up! Sentiment with a little chiffon ribbon embellishment ... finally a little punched detail at the corners.

The chiffon ribbon has been threaded through and tied in a double bow.

The Box is one of my Silhouette creations ... this was my prototype and it's changed slightly but when you open the front flap you see the goodies inside....

A little acetate window (3 different window shapes to choose from) and inside it fits 3 (well 4 at a push) small Lidl Chocolate bars Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...... lol!

Recipe List:

Stamps:    HA F5243 Elegant Brocade ~ HA S5264 Antique Flower Background ~ Stampin' Up! Sentiment.

Inks:    Brilliance Pearlescent Crimson

DieCuts:  My Silhouette Chocolate Box DieCut

Other Bits:    Chiffon Ribbon ~ Japanese Hole Punch



Many thanks for looking

Hero Arts ATC Challenge........

One of the options for the Challenge over at the Hero Arts Blog this month is to make ATC's ... I haven't made any for years but thought I'd make mine so I could incorporate them into a Card ... Great fun and I think you'll be seeing lots going forward.

If you haven't made any ATC's before and have a Silhouette and would like to have a go I've made my GSD Files available for you to download ... One ATC has rounded corners ... One is a straight forward ATC ...  Just go to my Template Tab to click the Pic of the one you want to download ... Feel free to take both if you want!

I planned roughly what I was going to do so I could stamp the Grass Silhouette onto the ATC Layer and Card at the same time ... I then stamped over the top of the ATC Layer with Versamark and White Embossing Powder ...  the Card was then stamped with my HA Envelope Pattern ... Over stamped with Versamagic and my HA Italian Poetry and embossed with White Embossing Powder.

I then used Distress Inks and water splatters to colour my ATC Layer ... Finished off with my Tracing Paper and White Embossing Powder Butterflies and a Grosgrain Ribbon ... Layered with my Stitched ATC and added to its place to finish the Card.

I loved the look on the ATC so much I thought I'd decorate a little Gift to go with the Card.

I've been after the Sizzix Carry All Box for ages and after a great deal of searching I managed to find one ... long saga ... won't go there but suffice to say I love this little Gift Box and I can see that I'll use it again and again.

Here's a close-up ... I used the same technique as on the ATC and the decoration goes all the way around the box and under it lol!

Close-up of the Butterfly Embellishment.

Just a view of the side of the Gift Box.

Recipe List:
Stamps:    HA 'Silhouette Grass' ~ HA 'Envelope Pattern' ~ HA 'Italian Poetry Background' ~ HA 'Papillions'
Inks:    Versamagic Jumbo Java ~ Versamark ~ Distress Inks.
DieCuts:  My Silhouette ATC Digital DieCuts ~ Sizzix Carry All.
Other Bits:    Stampin' Up! Punches ~ Grosgrain Ribbon ~ White Embossing Powder ~ Tracing Paper ~ Embroidery Thread.

Hope you have fun creating your own ATC's

Many thanks for looking

Hope you're not feeling too neglected.......

I seem to be going through a phase at the moment again where the mojo comes and goes and unfortunately I will admit to not being bothered to Post (So big thanks to my Followers for sticking with me and having patience) ... I don't know if anyone else feels like this sometimes ...  Unfortunately when I do I find I need to step back, reevaluate why I craft and try not to be overwhelmed or in competition with others but just craft for fun without it becoming a chore.

That being said I've had a little break ... have been busy in the background and as the Challenge over at the Hero Arts Blog this month has ATC's as one of the options, I've been playing.

If you have a Silhouette and would like to play along please feel free to download my ATC GSD Files.
I've created two options ... One ATC with Rounded Corners ... One Standard ATC.

The File has 9 ATC's ready to cut with a 2nd Layer Option ... You will need to delete the Fronts before cutting and then open the File again to cut the 2nd Layer or else you will get just a Frame.

 

   

 Just click on the Picture Links to go to the Download Page ... I will also place the Links in my Template Menu Tab.

Hope you've forgiven me for my absense.

Many thanks for looking