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Stamp-a-faire-Pointilism Play

Hi!
    I'm back with my last make for PTI-Stamp-a-faire. If only I could spend all my time just crafting, I would join all the challenges. But since I couldn't, here's my last.

Supplies used:
Papertrey Ink-Heart stitches die 
                   Spring woods stamp (sentiment)
Q-tip
Crayola markers
ice stickles
    Initially, the hearts were die cut on card stock to create a stencil. They were then filled with colour by dabbing a Q-tip on the ink pad. This was followed by tiny dots with markers in gradient shades of red and added the sentiment. As the need for some shimmer was felt, the sentiment got smudged while adding the stickles. The card was redone by die cutting the hearts and adhering them onto a new card. The smaller heart, which was plain was die cut thrice to get the tiny holes around it. 
I'm entering this card into challenges at... 
Here's a pic with my four Stamp-a-faire makes...
    Thanks for all your visits and comments. Don't forget to link up to my giveaway, just in case you haven't yet done so.
Leanne

Stamp-a-faire-Mastering drips & splatters

Hi!
    I'm back with my third make for PTI-Stamp-a-faire. Had fun making this quick card inspired by Lizzie Jones using the colour inspiration pic below.
Supplies used:
watercolours
Papertrey ink-Spring woods stamp (sentiment)
I'm entering this card into challenges at...
                                    
Will be back soon. 
Leanne

Stamp-a-faire-Masterpiece Inspirations

Hi!
    I'm back with my second make for PTI-SAF. 
Supplies used:
black card stock
coloured construction paper
PTI-Spring woods stamp (sentiment)
    Made this quick card using the inspiration image below.
  Lexi-card
I'm entering this card into challenges at...
Will be back later today with more makes for SAF. Don't forget to link up to my giveaway just above the followers gadget.
Leanne 

Stamp-a-faire-Master Color Recipe.

Hi!
    A happy Sunday to you all. I'd mentioned in my giveaway post that I won't be blogging much as I have lots to do. Well, how can I resist all the exciting events in blogland? Besides, this is my first time at PTI-Stamp-a-faire with a card using the master color recipe.

Here's how it looked bofore folding so part of the image appears behind.
Supplies used:
Stampin'Up-Swallowtail
Papertrey Ink-Spring woods stamp (sentiment)
Inkadinkado-Foilage trails 
Crayola markers
chalk pastels 
    The butterfly image was stamped on a sheet of cardstock and coloured using the recipe below. A light blue background was added around the image with chalk pastels, then foilage added after masking the image. Finally, the card was folded and sentiment added.
 Mark-Rothko-card
I'm entering this card into challenges at...
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge-wings
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com-anything goes
http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.in-colorful
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk-anything goes
                       
Hope to be back tomorrow and don't forget to enter my giveaway.
Leanne

Background Bonanza

Hi!
    Sharing my last card for MFT Camp Create today. The inspiration for this card was Jennifer McGuire's recent pattern stamping technique. Made my card using nine stamps in all. Really happy with how it turned out and I hope you like it too. 
Supplies used:
MFT stitched circle die-namics
Studio G (sentiment)
Stampendous, Inkadinkado, Prickley Pear (images)
Memento dew drop inks
Crayola colour pencils and markers
    The images were stamped in coloured inks using the MISTI, one pattern for the narrower side and another for the broader. Then coloured with similar colour pencils and finished off by adhering the die cut circle with the sentiment.  
Print
I'm entering this card into challenges at...
http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk - florals
http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.in - colourful
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk-anything stamped
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - anything goes.
    Do excuse me for making gratitude cards so often. My daughter has asked me to make 20 and I'm not even close. Thanks for visiting and don't forget to join my giveaway. I will be back 

Leanne

Magnificent Masking

Hi!
    The day 4 project at MFT-Camp Create is masking. I know that masking can be achieved in other ways but I liked Laurie Willison's technique so much, that I wanted to do the same. I have no cover plate suitable for the project. A stencil would work well if I had the ink blending tool, as the sponges I use would not give good results on metal stencils. I'm one who does not give up easily when it comes to crafting. How about making my own cover plate?? I found a sticker sheet I'd bought for some school project...I went through my small collection of dies...the MFT die-namics I owned were too intricate. I found a spellbinder die and this is what I made with my own cover plate. Not one but two cards.

Supplies used:
Spellbinder-Banner basics three
My Favorite Things-Thanks so very much (sentiment)
watercolour paper
distress inks
sequins
Additional supplies for 2nd card:
silver acrylic paint    
Brilliance silver ink                                                                                                       
    A sticker sheet same size as the card base was folded in half, the die aligned horizontally and cut. Next the die was placed opposite the first cut to cut the second time. After leaving a short space the same was repeated leaving a broad section which when unfolded was enough space for the sentiment. Folding helped achieve uniformity as well as finish the process quicker. Next, the backing paper was pulled off in sections and adhered the same way on watercolour paper. It was done in sections as the sticker sheet was quite thin and the design was delicate. Finally, colour was added with distress inks, spritzed with water and after drying pulled off the sticker sheet. The card was finished off by adhering it to the card base and adding the sentiment and sequins. Results after die cutting the sticker sheet. The one on the right was used for the first card.
    The die cuts on the left in the pic above were used for the second card. They were placed with the straight ends meeting. Silver paint was sprayed on the panel after the spritzed water dried up, then the sticker bits removed. While trimming the coloured panel to the desired size, thin strips were cut off from the narrower side. These were adhered with the 2way glue pen on the panel to cover up ink that seeped through the spaces between the die cuts that met. The sentiment was stamped with dark blue ink using the MISTI. As the cover was accidentally pressed more than required, the sentiment appeared thicker than the original. So, it was re-stamped in silver ink and the shadow effect was achieved. See below.
Shadow effect on sentiment using MISTI
Print
I'm entering this card into the following challenges...
http://rubysrainbow.blogspot.co.uk - own background (distress inks)
    I hope you liked my disposable cover plate and the sentiment accident. Do let me know if you tried such crazy things.  
A warm welcome to my new followers. 
Will be back tomorrow with my last project for the camp.
Leanne

Inlaid Dies

Hi!
    MFT Camp Create Day 3 craft is...inlaid made easy. I made it quite similar to Stephnie Klauck's card and really like this technique. 
 
Supplies used:
MFT-little letters die-namics
Taylored Expressions-inflight overlays
watercolour paper
distress inks
flower sequins
glitter
stencil tape
    Using watercolour paper, the background was coloured with blue and green distress inks and spritzed with water. After it dried, the sentiment was die cut on the background as well as on the floral paper. A strip of tape was adhered on the back of the background across the die cut word. The floral letters were inlaid on the die cut background to adhere to the tape. Next, the butterflies were die cut and secured in palce the same way. The inner wings of the large butterfly were coloured a shade darker before inlaying. The body was coloured and feelers were stamped using some butterfly stamps. Finished off with flower sequins with a dot of glitter on the wet glue that came out trough its center and adhered the panel on coloured card.
Print
I'm entering this card into the following challenges...
http://sharejoychallenge.blogspot.com - CAS
http://rubysrainbow.blogspot.co.uk - own background ( distress inks)
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - anything goes
Will be back soon.
Leanne

Colouring on Kraft

Hi!
    My 2nd day at MFT Camp Create and I'm enjoying it. This is the first time I ever coloured on kraft and used chalk markers. Here's my card.

Supplies used:
Darice- floral embossing folder
Bristol chalk markers
MFT-Thanks so very much (sentiment)
          Stitched square STAX (sentiment label)
ice sticlkes
dbl sided foam tape
    The kraft panel was embossed, coloured, ice stickles added to flower centers and adhered onto black then pink card. Finished off with a sentiment label die cut on both ends with the stitched die.
Print
I'm entering this card into challenges at...
http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.in - colourful
http://rubysrainbow.blogspot.co.uk - own background
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - anything goes.
http://www.thedailymarker.com - colouring challenge
Will be back with my next make for Camp Create.
Leanne 

Fantastic Foiling & Glass Painting

Hi!
    I'm joining the 2nd session of MFT Camp Create starting today. I enjoyed the 1st session and could not resist joining again. Day 1 craft is foiling. I'm glad it wasn't restricted to the craft foil alone, so I crafted with recycled foil from a powdered milk tin. 


Supplies used:
My Favorite Things-abstract background
Our Daily Bread Designs-ornamental crosses 
Taylored Expressions-embrace beauty (sentiment)  
embossed background (RAK)
acetate sheet
stazon ink
glass paints
foil (recycled) 
dbl sided foam tape
    With a cathedral window in mind, the arched window was drawn and cut out on the embossed panel. After stamping the abstract background on a sheet of acetate, it was painted with glass paints. As the card was black, the acetate was adhered onto a piece of white paper so as to make it stand out. Finally, the acetate was adhered on the embossed panel, the cross and the sentiment were added and finished off by adhering the entire panel onto the card with foam tape for dimension.  
Print
I'm entering this card into the following challenges...
    Have you used glass painting for cards? I'd made 2 or 3 of those maybe 10 yrs ago but never took pictures of my work then. Of late, I've been thinking of backgrounds for the cross die as I have to make memorial cards for my dad's death anniversary. I dug out my glass paints to try my first background on this card and need to try something less time consuming to make over 100 cards. Any ideas to share?   
Will be back soon with my next make for camp Day 2
Leanne

Happy Birthday MFT

Hi!
    My Favorite Things is celebrating their 10th birthday and I thought I'd make a card for them. I picked the die used here especially to use it for string art and here's what I did with it.

Supplies used
MFT die-namics-Radiant sun 
                            Bright lights numbers 
ombre embroidery thread
silver card (recycled from chocolate box)
silver thread
silver acrylic paint
sequins
ice stickles (centre of sequins)
outline sticker sentiment
    The string art, on the sun was done by passing the thread across every sixth spoke until all the spokes were covered up and the ends met. The die cut numbers were adhered. Then, following the sketch below, I assembled the card with machine sewing, splatters of paint, sequins and an outline sticker sentiment.   
I'm entering this card into the following challenges...
http://www.cardchallenges.com - 10th birthday challenge
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/category/events/work-it-wednesday - dies
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - anything goes
    I hope MFT likes my card. Will be back soon with my camp create posts. 
Leanne

String Art Heart

Hi!
    A happy Sunday to you all! I just made a card and here I am to share it with you right away.


Supplies used:
Papertrey Ink-Heart Stitches die                
gold thread
flower outline stickers (cut into hearts)
sequins
gold embossing powder 
    The heart was die cut and the thread was passed through the holes using a needle. The process used is exactly the same as the traditional string art. Using the sketch below, the card was finished off with the string art heart, outline sticker hearts, sequins and a heat embossed sentiment.
I'm entering this card into challenges at...
http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment - MIM string art
http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com - sequins
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/category/events/work-it-wednesday - dies
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - anything goes
Will be back soon.
Leanne

Good Luck Engagement Card

Hi!
    Happy Wednesday to you all. Yesterday, my daughter asked me to make her two engagement card. Instantly, I recalled the sketch below, got the image she had coloured three years ago and made this card today.

Supplies used:
digi image from Pinterest
colour pencils
silver paper
MFT-Together forever (sentiment)
Unity stamp (hearts)
diamond stickles 
    For the horseshoe, I drew a template on a piece of paper, glued it on the silver paper as it was thin, then cut it, dry embossed those rectangular marks around and adhered it onto the card. The image that was coloured by my daughter was fussy cut and adhered so the horseshoe appeared as the background. The hearts and sentiment were stamped and finished off with stickles on the hearts.
I'm entering this card into the following challenges...
Have a great day.
Leanne 

Colouring with Nail Varnish

Hello!
    I'm back sooner than I thought I would. Well, I just felt like playing at PTI's MIM challenge, stenciling with texture paste and using nail varnish for colouring. I do not like bright, bold nail varnish and since these were sent to me as a gift, what better way could I use them for than crafting? So here's what I did.

From another angle making the sparkle visible 

Supplies used:
Dreamweaver-Shell wreath stencil
homemade texture paste
nail varnish
sand
Papertrey Ink-Edgers #1 die
                       Spring woods stamp (sentiment)
    Using the homemade texture paste, the image was embossed, coloured with nail varnish alone (even the white dots) and sand added. For the sentiment panel, I die cut a piece of the same card stock as the card base, but used the reverse which was slightly darker. Did this for the wavy effect.
I'm entering this card into the following challenges...
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com - stencil
http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com - nautical
http://myshericrafts.blogspot.co.uk - beach
http://mixedmediamojo.blogspot.co.uk - shells
http://themixedmediacardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk - sparkle
    Have a beautiful Sunday!
Leanne

Quilt Stencilling

Hello friends!
    How are you all? I'm back, but still without my own computer. It will be fixed hopefully in mid-July as the person I've been referred to is on vacation now. Just wanted to start July with a card I made over a month ago.

Supplies used:
Dreamweaver stencil-Quilt combo
Stampendous-Birthday Brackets (sentiment stamp) 
Memento inks
silver embossing powder
bling stars
silver acrylic paint
    This particular 'Lei' design on the of the combo stencil reminded me of mosaics. So, I inked the design in a row onto my card base using bits of sponge and inks in two shades of blue. Heat embossed the sentiment, added silver spray all over and finished off with bling stars.
I'm entering this card into challenges at...
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge - tic tac toe (spray,stencil,stamp)
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge - anything goes
http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com - nautical (color) 
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - anything goes
http://casology.blogspot.com - row
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/category/events/work-it-wednesday - stencil
    Wishing all my Canadian & US friends a wonderful long weekend as you both celebrate your national days today and on July 4th.
Leanne