Indigoblu March Challenge

Hello.
Thank you for stopping by.

I decided to enter a card into the Indigoblu challenge this month as I had used two of the colours and just had to add the green.
The challenge is yellow/green and pink, vibrant spring like colours, and not those I would normally use.

 

 

 

The stamp is called Elizabeth Bennett and she fits well onto the 10 cm. ArtCuts  heart.

 I think this stamp is very beautiful as the detail is lovely. She also looks good stamped over to the left, just peeping into the heart

The background was done with an Imagination crafts stencil.

 

Thank you for visiting my blog, hope you have a good day.

 

Carole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vintage Magenta

Hello all.

Just a quick post to show you a card I found in my stash recently, which I had completely forgotten about.
I was tidying my stuff, yes it does happen very occasionally, when I came across  a  card I made with a Magenta stamp I bought years ago and had forgotten about.

I really like this stamp as it has a medieval feel about it, I think. Have no idea what the stamp is called as all the writing has faded, but I overlaid it on a Cover -a-card stamp (Impression Obsession), which I thought fitted the style quite well.

Hope you have a good week and thanks for visiting.
Bye for now.
                                 
                                                                          Carole

Mixed media mirror frame

Hello.

I have been working on a mixed media mirror frame for weeks, trying to make the decision of what is going where!!
Am I the only person that faffs around, for so long, before I will commit myself to sticking things in place?  I hope I'm not!

But at last, I have finished it!! I now need to step away and get on with something else.

I used relief paste through two different stencils,  to get some texture directly  onto the frame.
Haven't used this stuff for ages and thoroughly enjoyed playing with it again. It was actually a glitter paste, as my other paste had gone solid. Yes, it really was that long ago!

 It worked well and was easy to put on. I left it to dry overnight and then painted it with chalk paint.
I really like the matt effect this gives and it covers so well. The glitter in the paste gives the surface a slightly rough texture , which is great. I then used a silver inkpad to highlight small areas.

The small flowers and butterflies are from ArtCuts and  I made  the big flowers myself from muslin fabric.
These flowers are brilliant  to make while watching television, and once I started I got a bit carried away.
Need to find a home for the others I have made now!!


I  was so excited that I had actually completed the mirror, that I rummaged around to find another chunky frame, that I have had in my stash for years. You know how it is!

I have started to cover that now with different bits and pieces, but it is going to be covered with black gesso, for a different look.
 How long it will take me is anyone's guess!!

Anyhow, thank you for visiting.

 Have a good day.
                                                                 
                                                                            Carole

IndigoBlu January Challenge - Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge


Hello again.
Thank you for visiting my blog.

I have decided to try some other challenges and found IndigoBlu had an Anything goes challenge on this month.
I have several IndigoBlu stamps and  one I am particularly fond of  is Blue's look out.


I have made several heart decorations for my cat loving friends, and decided to make one for myself. The picture  reminds me of one of our old cats peeking out of the flowers, waiting to pounce on the squirrel. Always unsuccessfully, I might add!

 

 

The cat has been stamped onto a 10.5 cm. heart from ArtCuts, a laser cutting co., and small sections coloured. 

 

I mounted the heart onto a black card heart and then stuck it onto a 15cm. heart that has a crackle finish to it.

The little wooden butterflies and the Love word, are also from ArtCuts.

 

When I make a project I  'waste' a lot of time trying to decide on the layout that I prefer.

Chris, a friend of mine, tells me not to overthink it and to try and be spontaneous. Easier said than done for me, but I see the sense in this advice.

 

 

 

 I tried several layouts before deciding on the one above.  I find that if I take a photo of each one and then look at them all together on a screen I can usually make a reasonable decision.

So that's what I did and you can see the result below.

 

 

                                Still think I prefer the first, asymmetrical layout, but 'hey ho!!'

This stamp also looks good on a smaller, 8 cm. heart, with Blue just peeking into the shape.

Thank you for visiting.
 If you have this stamp, I hope you enjoy using it as much as I do.

Bye for now.
                                                                             Carole

Chocolate Baroque Challenge 19

Hello everyone.

Thanks for visiting.

 Chocolate Baroque Challenge  19

The challenge this month is using very soft colours,  and I have enjoyed making a few cards with these lovely pastel colours.

I have used the lady from the  Mackintosh Beauty set, along with a scene called  Landscape collage.

The lady is lovely and is suitable for wedding and birthday cards.

She is easy and quick to cut out, so I have paper pieced her dress . This is not a technique I can normally be bothered to do, although I do like the look.



I have just treated myself to this set of stamps, which I have looked at so many times, and I'm loving them!

 

I really like the Mackintosh style and this set has lovely elements to it.

The lady is beautiful and what I particularly like is that you can cut bits of the design away to make her look different, as you will see in my samples below and on my challenge card. The dress would also decoupage well, to give it depth.

 

 

On the  picture above, I have cut the bustle off to make her dress more streamlined.
I like stamps that are versatile and she certainly is.

The background stamp on this card is called  Baroque Orchids, and as you can see I have cut away various sections of the lady design.

Thank you for visiting, I'm off to play with some of the other designs in the set.
Bye for now.
                                                                          Carole

Dove frame

Hello again .
Just a quick post to show a project which I really enjoyed  making  and  had forgotten I'd made it!!

This was made as a sample for the Manchester Handmade Christmas fair in November , not as a decoration, but as a gift idea.




I also think it would be  lovely as a  wedding gift, as the doves are ideal for this.

I fancied making several and stringing them up as a garland. I think they would look lovely with wedding photos in the frames. Just haven't got around to doing it yet. Always something else to do!!

All the wooden shapes are available from ArtCuts and the frame has been covered with one of their screen printed, handmade papers which are great to work with.

Thanks for visiting
Carole

Chocolate Baroque challenge 18

Hello to anyone reading this.

As I seem to be organised and ready for Christmas day, I decided to enter the Chocolate Baroque  challenge again, as I really like using black and white with one other colour.



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                                         Lovely striking colours and what a cute photo.


I have been playing with the new background stamp called Floral weave. Love it, as it is the sort of design that can be used as a whole or cut up , as I have done.

 

         The top card has been embossed with Red dragon embossing powder and clear on white card.

                                 The photo, unfortunately, has made the red look very pink!!

                                Hope you all have a great Christmas and best wishes for 2016.

                                                                           Carole