TGIF peeps!

Morning readers,

Hope you have a lovely weekend planned. I SHOULD have friends staying right now and can't help but think this weekend would have been a blast! Particularly since it's the birthday of one of them! HB2ULiz .. but, with lockdown, we had to cancel our plans until who knows when .....

I've a make to share with you today .... it's a scrap layout! I KNOW, been AGES since I did one!

A Scrap Layout 

Materials used:

• One piece of 12" x 12" patterned paper (which I've had for so long, not wanting to use!!!)
• Snippets of card in white, black and red
• Computer generated journalling
• Die for the "doily", red hearts and banner
• Honey Bee "you're my favourite" heart stamped using Versafine nocturne ink and then fussy cut out

I'll be entering this over at the Love To Craft Challenge Blog for their April "Anything Goes" challenge.

And now for an ATC .....

My Artist Trading Card

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in white and pearlised green
• On the white snippet and using a makeup brush applied Distress Inks in shabby shutters and peeled paint, with just a little lucky clover in the corners and round the edges
• Adding my TCW stencil (357S) and then my Dutchdoobadoo stencil (470.715.120) I added forest moss
• Using a paintbrush I splattered some India Ink (Dr PH Martins - "sepia") over the inked panel
• Stampers Anonymous sentiment (from CMS155 "Simple Sayings") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• RubberNecker image (497-11 "Floral") stamped using versamark embossing ink, sprinkled with Stampendous white embossing powder and heat set
• White Signo uniball gel pen used to scribble/doodle a border

My inky background

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

1. Happy Little Stampers - April ATC challenge - MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND
2. Creative Crafters - challenge No. 27 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Try It On Tuesday - April 14th challenge - HAVE FUN WITH STENCILS
4. CCEE Stampers - challenge No. 2016 - STENCILS
5. Southern Girls - April 16th challenge - ANYTHING GOES

And now, with lockdown extended another three weeks ... nothing for it but to spend more time at the ToC (that's Table of Craftiness) so ..... a Christmas card. I've used traditional colours (as per a challenge) but chosen to use them on stars ... not normally red I know but hey .... I LIKE IT and I hope you will too

My card

 

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

Materials used:

• White C6/A2, 250gsm card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of red card, cut to  mat
• Paper Artsy image (JOFY65) stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• Paper Artsy sentiment (also JOFY65) stamped using Versafine Clair tulip red ink
• Pro Marker alcohol markers in red and poppy used to colour
• Crystal stickles used to bling up my image

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

1. 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - April challenge - COLOUR CHALLENGE - see below
2. Passion For Promarkers - challenge No. 538 - CAS (Clean And Simple) ... there's a lot of white space which I hope will count as CAS and the only colouring medium used was pro markers!
3. The Holly and ivy - challenge No. 60 - ANYTHING (Christmas) GOES
4. Christmas Craft Creations - April challenge - USE A STAMP
5. Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - challenge No. 485 - ANYTHING (Christmas) GOES
6. Chrimbo Crackers - challenge No. 208 - SENTIMENTS