Welcome to my midweek post

Morning readers,

I'd like to welcome my latest follower, Suzanne Jones, I couldn't seem to find a link to a blog for you Suzanne but I think this may be a facebook link .. thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you'll stop back sometime too

Today's make is one of the cards made for a commission ..... I was asked to leave them sentiment free so that the commissionee can choose the occasion and add her own sentiment/note

My card

And a closer view of the image panel and sparkly doodled border

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Three pieces of white card, cut to fit and mat
• Using a scrap piece of card with a square aperture cut out .... I taped it to my white card panel before applying Distress Ink in peacock feathers
• I inked my Kaisercraft crackle image using Distress Ink in salty ocean before giving a quick spritz with Krylon sealant and then removing the mask
• Tim Holtz Artistry floral image (from CSS27836 "Natures Elements") stamped using Versafine onyx black ink
• Using the peacock feathers and salty ocean inks (as well as the Kaiser image) I matched one of the larger pieces of white card to my image panel
• Using a Sakura gelly roll clear glitter gel pen I doodled a border around my inked square, carrying this doodling across the insert and envelope, it adds a layer of interest and twinkle

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Addicted To Stamps - challenge No. 174 - FLOWERS
2. Crazy4Challenges - challenge No. 483 - FLOWERS
3. Brown Sugar - challenge No. 290 - FLOWERS
4. Through The Craft Room Door - May 14th challenge - ANYTHING GOES
5. Retro Rubber - challenge No. 110 - USE FLOWERS - my floral image came from a Tim Holtz set acquired February 25th 2012, from Hobby Lobby! (how I love digital photography!)

And another one for my "no sentiment" commission ..

My card

And the co-ordinating stencilling

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of the envelope

Materials used:

• White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• Grey card, cut to mat
• Snippets of card in DCWV linen effect pearl grey and grey
• Using a Dylusions circles stencil and an Aldi stencil brush, I applied Ranger Archival shadow grey through, on the insert, reverse of the card and the front and back of the envelope
• With the same stencil I burnished a Ranger glue stick through, on to the DCWV pearl grey card before removing the stencil and adding a sheet of gold foil, burnishing firmly with my finger and setting aside to dry for a few hours before removing foil and mounting on to the grey and then white card - "Glue stick foiling" technique

I'll be entering the above for the following challenges:-

1. Corrosive Challenge - May challenge - ANYTHING GOES
2. My Time To Craft - challenge No. 396 - CAS (Clean And Simple)
3. A Place To Start - May challenge - SHOWCASE A FAVE TECHNIQUE - glue stick foiling in this case!
4. Get Creative Challenges - challenge No. 80 - ANYTHING GOES

Whilst I was cutting my panel for the above card, I had a little piece left over ... I hate waste, so ...

My card

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of pewter metallic (DCWV linen texture) card cut to mat
• Snippets of card in black and a panel already gluestick foiled (from the previous card in this post, see above for details)
• With a Stamplorations stencil (Delicate links) in place I applied Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry and Spiced Marmalade, using a sponge applicator
• Spritzed with Krylon sealant to protect the water based inks
• Pewter glittered washi tape
• For the insert, reverse of card and the envelope I used the same stencil but applied Memento rosebud ink through it, using an Aldi stencil brush - to avoid having to seal the stencilling for transport

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Artistic Stamper - May challenge - TEXTURES
2. Crafts Galore - challenge No. 63 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Crafting From The Heart - challenge No. 243 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - challenge No. 1919 - ANYTHING GOES