Monday and a new week stretches out before us

Morning readers,

Welcome to June .... will June look much different to May for us all? Let's hope so, but in a good way. There's talk of the re-opening of non essential stores - Woo Hoo!! I imagine the queues will be long so I've no particular wish to join them ..... thanks, I'll wait until the initial excitement has worn off. I am, however, looking forward to being able to see some of our friends (socially distanced and not all at once)

As it happens, I SHOULD have been away this past weekend, crafting with some friends however, with Covid-19 still in the picture, this has been postponed. I had bought a set of stamps for each of the attendees and (once we knew we weren't going) I mailed a set to each of them - for some "virtual"  group crafting over this weekend.

Here's the first of my makes to share with you today ....

My Artist Trading Card

Materials used:

• ATC blank (made from 300gsm snippet of white card 2½" x 3½")
• Snippets of leftover card in Paper Mill intense red and 300gsm white
• On the white snippet I stamped my sentiment (Hampton Arts diffusions - D2193) using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Taking the border image (from eBay - reference number ZAOOXIW017-26 ... catchy huh?) stamped using Memento grey flannel
• From the crafting weekend set (eBay reference number 222647) I stamped the "swipe" using Memento ladybug and the squares using Memento canteloupe

Here's the stash used for my ATC

This is the set I duplicated, one for each of us

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

1. PaperBabe - challenge No. 120 - QUOTES
2. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 187 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Simon Says Stamp - challenge No. 73 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Pixie's Crafty Workshop - challenge No. 379 - USE SNIPPETS

And, whilst I was in ATC mode and had those stamps out ...... here's a second project using the stamp set I've duplicated with friends - I must be honest I couldn't wait to see what they had come up with too.

My Artist Trading Card

And a closer view of the detail

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets (leftovers) in water colour card and Paper Mill intense red
• Using a non stick teflon sheet I applied Distress Oxides in antique linen and candied apple, applying to my water colour card using a mini blender and foam pad. I then spritzed with water before letting the water spread the colour till I was happy with the effect - I then set it aside to dry
• Using my mixed media background stamps (222647)  I stamped using Memento ladybug and Versafine Clair morning mist inks
• CarzTV sentiment ("Just Saying") stamped using Versfine Clair nocturne ink
• Once this was all dry I used a quickie glue pen to trace some "accent" detailing and set aside to dry (over lunch, as it happens!) before applying gold foil over and burnishing it before removing the foil - it gives a nice bit of interest/texture

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

1. CardzTV - challenge No. 115 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Southern Girls - May 28th challenge - ANYTHING GOES
3. Addicted to Stamps - challenge No. 391 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - challenge No. 132 - ANYTHING GOES

I found a pack of bright orange cards and envelopes with just three left - seemed like a good idea to get them out and make a conscious effort to use them .....

My card

 

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

Materials used:

• Orange C6/A2, 300gsm card and matching envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of black card, cut to mat using a SLICE ceramic knife and Mini Perfect Layering ruler
• Stamps used: Hero Arts AC026 "Brush Strokes", Unknown 222647 and HLS "Doodled Flowers"
• Inks used: Memento dandelion, canteloupe, tangelo, rosebud and ladybug along with Versafine Clair morning mist

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

1. Freshly Made Sketches - challenge No. 437 - SKETCH CHALLENGE - see below
2. CraftyCatz - challenge No. 508 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) AT LEAST TWO LAYERS ... base card+matting layer+ image panel
3. The House That Stamps Built - challenge No. 2720 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Gem of a Challenge - challenge No. 11 - ANYTHING GOES

I just hope my pals had as much fun with their stamps as I did with mine!! There will be more makes using the same set again on Wednesday and Friday so I hope you will stop back.

And, since I wasn't away, I kept up the daily walk .... some lovely places around me - check out some of  the views

Not quite the Golden Gate Bridge but .....