Welcome to Friday!

Morning readers, 

I've a make to share with you today ....... a festive Artist Trading Card, measuring just 3½" x 2½"

My ATC

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in white, pearl green and patterned green DP, from a stack by The Works
• Woodware image and sentiment (from JGS849 - 2023 - NBUS) stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Image and background coloured using alcohol markers (Pro Markers and Copic) and crystal stickles, to add a little sparkle

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

1. NBUS - challenge No. 55 - USE NBUS
2. I Love Pro Markers - challenge No. 544 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Fab and Funky - challenge No. 581 - SHOW US YOUR COLOURING
4. Creative Inspiration - challenge No. 7 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge no. 556 - ANYTHING GOES

And now for a card, a masculine card ....

My C6 card

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6 card and matching envelope
• Card in white and grey, for my card front, insert and matting
• Stampers Anonymous image (from CSS27843) and Clearly Wordsworth sentiment (from V009) stamped using Versafine onyx black ink
• Using a makeup brush I applied Ranger Archival cobalt blue to the section where my image was stamped, blending Ranger Archival vermilion at the corners
• I overlaid my Tim Holtz stencil (THS006) and applied further cobalt ink .... to give the impression of rain!
• I grounded my image by adding a little cobalt ink using my Recollections stencil (658159)

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

1. HLS - October BIRTHDAY challenge - ANYTHING GOES
2. Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday challenge - STENCIL FUN
3. Seize the Birthday - challenge No. 270 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) REPETITIVE DIE CUTS
4. Addicted to Stamps - challenge No. 455 - DIE CUTS or STENCILS
5. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - October challenge - ANYTHING GOES

I was picked as a TOP3 over at the Craft Rocket challenge blog, for their challenge No. 107 - thanks so much folks.

Quite a nice day for a walk, and the view's not bad again today either!