Allsorts - Anything but Square

I'm delighted to be back as Guest Designer for the next fortnight over at the ALLSORTS CHALLENGE #848 where Christine has set the theme as ANYTHING BUT SQUARE (or anything goes) - so think shaped cards if you wish to enter using the theme. There are Aall & Create goodies to be won by 2 lucky entrants - but please remember to include names/makes of products used for your project.

I had some ink left over from when I smooshed the background for THIS CARD and decided to mop it up with a small snippet of white card for later use. This meant I could make a teeny tiny card with the results.  

Card measures 3" x 2.25" when closed.

Details:

• Zigzag card blank made from a white strip of card left over from making my own card blanks. It measured 8" x 2.25 and was scored and folded at 3", 6" and 7" to make the zigzag shape.
• Leane Creatief Daisy die - cut from a small snippet of SU Misty Moonlight card, and the sentiment was mounted onto another small snippet of the same card.
• Sentiment (from a magazine cover gift) was stamped onto a white snippet of card. 
• White Julie Hickey Glossy Accent for daisy centre. 

Textured ATCs

Hi there!

I made a set of ATCs just for fun!

I'd like to enter these ATCs into the November TAG-ALONG & ATCs CHALLENGE where the optional theme is to ADD SOME TEXTURE. 

Set of 4 ATCs

Below: work in progress:

This pic shows how they looked after stamping; stencilling;
adding modelling paste; Washi tape and
gold splatters (which remained raised once dry) 
and before  adding the die cuts and mounting onto
SU Misty Moonlight card.

The left over snippets I can play with another day!
These show up the original stencilled and stamped layers 
prior to adding the different textures.

DETAILS:

• Stencils: 'Ink Swirls' by Visible Image and TCW various circles stencil and 'Zippy Dots' by Memory Box.
• Inks: Distress Oxide colours Spiced Marmalade; Peeled Paint and Faded Jeans for the stencilling; Misty Moonlight dye ink by SU for all stamping added on top of the stencilling.
• Stamping: blue circles ('Tall Trees' set by Funky Fossil); line of numbers by IndigoBlu; broken circles from a grunge set by StudioLight; blue splatters from the Gorgeous Grunge set by SU.
• Washi Tapes: Aall & Create numbers #7 and #41.
• Galeria Modelling Paste - trowelled on through the dotty & circular stencils mentioned above. I brushed more Distresss Oxides over the paste once it was dry as it didn't show up very well! I do not recommend the Galeria modelling paste (recently bought from Hobbycraft) as it is very lightweight and although you can FEEL it, it's hard to actually SEE it unless inked over!
• TEXTURES: All ATCs have modelling paste, raised gold splatters and Washi tape added to them. In addition 3 of them have die cuts from snippets of SU Misty Moonlight cardstock as follows: Top Right = Marianne swirly foliage die, plus a few extra leaves from a die by The Works; Bottom Left = Daisy Flower by Leane Creatief and two smaller flowers from "The Missees" set by Karin Joan for Studio Light, flower centres = a tiny floral die by Gummiapan, and Bottom Right = two unbranded daisy dies bought from Amazon.

Anyone for some cake?

Hi Gang

I decided to play along with the current ALLSORTS CHALLENGE 737 where Brenda has added a mood board for inspiration. I picked the colour pink and the cake stand from the mood board and made the card shown below:

An A6 sized card

Details:

• Cake stand = wooden stamp by Stampendous called Tiers of Treats
• Pink ink = Distress Oxide Kitsch Flamingo (heat embossed with clear EP)
• Sentiment = a very old photopolymer stamps, possibly by Woodware!
• Daisy die = Leane Creatief.
• Daisy gem = by Julie Hickey
• Main image mounted onto fake "kraft card" that is really packaging!

Sunday Snippets

Hello Playmates

I've a really grungy layered ATC to share with you today!

ATC measuring 2½" x 3½"

The snippets I picked out to use.

I used the gelli print flower and one of the purple pieces shown in the above photo, plus a couple of white snippets that aren’t pictured.

I cut one of the purple snippets so that it was slightly larger than the 2¼" x 3¼" white snippet that I used for all the stamping  and stencilling. Another white snippet measuring 2½" x 3½" was used for the ATC base.

Materials:

• Distress Oxide inks in Speckled Egg and Wilted Violet colours were used for the background stamping and stencilling.
• Versafine Clair Nocturne ink for the grungy stamps and script.
• The circles and die-cut flower were outlined with a black pen.
• Glossy Accents was used on the circle just below the sentiment.
• Finished off with a Tim Holtz "Small Talk" Ideology sticker.

As you can see, there are still plenty of purple snippets left to use up! *Sigh*

The results of the big prize draw have been posted in the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND - run along to find out who won it and see who's been showcased! If you're early enough on Sunday morning, we have toasted crumpets and copious amounts of tea or coffee available, not to mention the odd Pain au Chocolat in the Sunday Morning Breakfast Club! 

Sunday Snippets - Challenge 436 has started

Hi Playmates!

There is a brand new challenge to enter over at the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND where Di is hosting for the next fortnight. Please submit your homework by 17th September.

My homework is another little ATC made entirely from snippets.

Due to their small (playing card) size, ATCs are just perfect for using up snippets. Even if you're not into swapping them, they make great card toppers!

2.5" x 3.5" ATC

• The ATC base (measuring 2.5" x 3.5") is a white snippet.
• The ATC base was topped with a 2.25" x 3.25" gelli print snippet.
• I used white snippets for the die-cut flower and lattice work.
• First line of sentiment is by Uniko, the "hugs" word is by Stamping All Day.