Inky Splats & Christmas Trees

Hiya! Here's a card I made with my new splat stamp, which I LOVE! It's a great way of creating a quick inky background by splodging some distress oxides on it, spritzing and then stamping. When it was dry, I stamped the trees and coloured them with inks and gel pens.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: 'Let's Sparkle'
Sisterhood of Crafters: 'Trees!'
My Time to Craft: 'Christmas Scene'
HLS Watercolour Challenge:

Creatalicious: 'Anything Goes with Optional Winter'
Sparkles Monthly: 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas'
Uniko Challenge:

Ingredients:
JOFY stamp set 57
Inkylicious Splatter Circle XL
Distress Oxide Inks: Faded Jeans, Dusty Concord, Vintage Photo
Gelly Roll pens: Clear Star, Bronze

IndigoBlu Heart

Hi! Here are three valentines cards, made with one of my favourite IndigoBlu stamps. The image is quite detailed, so I've kept the colours simple, and just added a bit of sparkle with a gelly roll pen.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams: 'Include a Heart'
Watercooler Wednesday: 'Feminine Anything Goes'
Creatilicious: 'Anything Goes with optional Love/Hearts'
Simply Create Too: 'Anything Goes with optional twist: use hearts'

 I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Unicorn Challenge: Include a Heart'
Double D: 'Hearts'

AAA Cards:

Uniko:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: 'Add some red'
Time Out:

The Card Concept:

Ingredients:
IndigoBlu: 'Love Is'
Promarkers
Gelly Roll - Clear Star

Flowery Flowers

Hi! I bought a new stamp set, designed by Kay Carley - I love it! The flowers even have little flowers on the petals! Anyway, here's a card I made, inspired by this week's beautiful Muse card (ok, it has flowers instead of cats and dogs, but it has the grassy background...). I used a stencil and ink dusters to create a subtle background first, and used ink dusters to add more green to the bottom of the card. Then I stamped the flowers, stems and leaves, and coloured with inks and a water brush. I added white Nuvo Drops to the dots in the centres of the flowers, although they don't show up very well. Maybe I should have used purple instead of white.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Muse:

Simon Says Stamp: 'Make Your Own Background'


Ingredients:
Paper Artsy stamp set: EKC15 (by Kay Carley)
'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'
Paper Artsy Stencil: PS061
Adirondack Ink pads: Cranberry, Butterscotch, Sail Boat Blue
Artistry Inks: Blue Chase, Indian Jamun
Nuvo Drops: Gloss - White

Colourful Daisies

Hi! Here are a couple more cards made with my new daisies stamp set. Seriously, inking, spritzing and stamping is my new favourite way of colouring, especially as I'm pretty bad at colouring with markers! I really love this watercolour technique! I added Nuvo Drops to the flower centres in the first card, to give a bit of dimension, and the colours are inspired by the current Color Throwdown challenge - they are so pretty! I like the softness of the second card, from the chalky-look of the Distress Oxides. The colours are inspired by my friend Debbie, as she often uses these two colours together in her cards, and they look stunning! :)

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Color Throwdown:

Addicted to Stamps:

Simon Says Stamp: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Mix It Up: 'Anything Goes + optional twist of Clean and Simple'

Seize The Birthday: 'Anything Goes'

Watercooler Wednesday: 'Anything Goes'

Ingredients:
Stamps By Me: Amazing Daisy set
Adirondack ink pad: Aqua
Distress Ink pads: Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade
Distress Oxide Ink pads: Twisted Citron, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry
Nuvo Crystal Drops: Gloss - White
Crystal Parade gems: Clear

Ruby

Hi. My lovely neighbour Ruby passed away on Friday. She had been ill for a few months, and in hospital with pneumonia for the last couple of weeks, but it was still a shock. She was such a lovely lady, and she used to look after our cats while we were away. She loved baking, and often popped round with cakes for us. We have known her for 17 years, and the street won't be the same without her.

I wanted to make a Sympathy card for her family, but I find them so difficult. You want them to somehow express how you feel, and they'll always fall short. I ended up trying a couple of designs, but went with the one with the vase of flowers in the end. I suppose that although they are difficult to make, sympathy cards are also a bit of therapy, giving you something to do when you feel so sad and empty.

Anyway, here are the cards I made:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps: "Clean and Simple"
Watercooler Wednesday: "All About Occasions"
MAWTT: "Flowers"
That's Crafty: "Feeling Blue"

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: "Winter Blues"
Alsorts: "No Patterned Papers"
Crafty Creations: "Anything Goes"
Crafts Galore: "Anything Goes"



Ingredients:
Stamps from Stampin' Up! 'Summer Silhouettes' set
Sentiment from Woodware 'Jane's Script'
Vase digi from Vectorstock
Adirondack Ink pads: Aqua, Denim, Hazelnut, Juniper, Cloudy Blue
Nuvo Drops: Pale Gold

More Distress Oxide Trees

Hiya! I am completely obsessed with Distress Oxides! I have been making backgrounds with different colour combinations, using the watercolour smooshing technique, then spritzing with Glimmer Mist. I stamp the trees onto the backgrounds and fussy cut them out. After gluing them to the cards, I have added detail with a glitter pen and some Nuvo Drops.

Here are a few I have made:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

The Card Concept: (Style: CAS)

Always Fun: 'Anything Goes'
Crafty Creations: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

That's Crafty: 'Green with Envy'
Muse: Christmas: 'Any Holiday Card'
Watercooler Wednesday: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin': 'Your Favourite Christmas Colour Combo'

Simon Says Stamp: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Just Us Girls:

Challenge Up Your Life: 'Trees'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

AAA Cards:

HLS Watercolour:

Uniko:

Ingredients:
Woodware Stamp: Christmas Trees
Distress Oxide Inks: Too many different colours to remember!
Glimmer Mist: Iridescent Gold

Nuvo Drops: Silver Lining, Pale Gold, Red Berry

Gelly Roll pen: Clear Star

Thank You!

Hi! Here's a card I put together today. I actually made the flowery background a few years ago, but wasn't sure what to do with it, so it's been kicking around in the unfinished projects pile! The background was made with Crafty Notions colour sprays, gilding flakes and stamped flowers. I covered the flowers with some sort of glaze, but I can't remember what I used now. Then I glued the glass pebbles to the flower centres. The background was a much larger piece, but I liked how this section of it looked through the frame so I cut it down to fit, then added the sentiment.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: 'It's a Stitch Up'
Tuesday Throwdown: 'So Very Thankful'
Fusion:

CAS-ual Fridays:

Cupcake Inspirations:

Creatalicious: 'Anything Goes with Optional Thanks'
Mix It Up: 'Anything Goes with Optional Stencilling'


Ingredients:
Flower stamp from Crafty Notions
Crafty Notions Colour Sprays
Gilding Flakes
Glass Pebbles
Some sort of glaze
Sentiment from Stampin' Up! set: Easy Events