LOVE TO CRAFT - MAY #86 -

It's time for another challenge at Love to Craft - don't the months go quickly!  As always we are an Anything Goes challenge and it's so nice to see all the different entries we get.

I've used a stamp here I haven't used before.  I was inspired to use it after creating this background piece on a gel press using Tim Holtz paint in Salvaged Patina and Salty Ocean.  I stencilled some extra bubbles on it and highlighted some of them in marker pen and white highlighter.  

The stamp is from Aallandcreate by Bipasha BK - I love all the extra wording she puts into her stamps.  I embossed it with copper embossing paste to give it an aged look.  The sentiment is from Tim Holtz Ideaology. I added Tim Holtz Distress Crayon in Tarnished Brass around the outside of the card.

HAND STAMPED SENTIMENTS #IC397

Welcome to another challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments.  We are now officially into Autumn so I'm told as of 1st September and I must admit it's my favourite time of the year.  I loved all of these images we were given as inspiration and chose to use the sunflower and the little ladybird as my feature for my card.

I started off by smooshing some Distress Oxide Ink in Salty Ocean and added some Brushed Corduroy.  All the stamps used are by Tracy Evans for Aallandcreate.   I stamped the wellington boots and cut them out and added them to the card with some dimensionals.  I used Tim Holtz Distress inks for the boots.  The Sunflower was also coloured in with Tim Holtz Distress Inks and an aqua brush.  The little ladybird stamp was from my stash.

I'm also adding this into the following challenges:

Sunday Stamps - Autumn 

Four Seasons Challenge 

Die Cut Divas - AG Autumn 

The Paper Players - Fall fun 

Tic Tac Toe - Orange/Rust - Free - Layers 

Not2Shabby - mood board

THRINCHIES!

Thrinchies - what are they?  They are little works of art 3" x 3".  Throughout the month of July I've been joining in with Aallandcreate's Facebook celebration of Tracy Evan's stamp sets which has been challenging us to create thrinchies.  The challenge has been to create a thrinchie every day with different theme prompts.  

Tracy's stamps are quickly becoming my go-to sets as I love their collage style and how easy they are to mix and match.  So far I have done 26 out of the 31 thrinchies but I won't show them all here - just my favourites and the theme they were for.  They are quite addictive though and I'm going to be lost when July is over and they are all done.  I'll then have the challenge of making a little book to keep them all in.

All of them have been watercoloured with Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

Thrinchie no 12 - Botanical

Thrinchie no 16 - Bloom 

Thrinchie no 19 - Colours 

Thrinchie no 24 - Daisy 

Thrinchie no 26 - Clocks 

I'm adding these into the following challenges 

TGIF - Favourites 

Colour Crazy - AG

Creative Artiste - AG 

Happy Little Stampers - AG Watercoloured

HAND STAMPED SENTIMENTS - 364

We have a lovely mood board for you this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments   My apple trees were full of gorgeously scented blossom last week but this week in the UK we have had wind and rain and it has blown all the blossom away.  I only hope the bees managed to get to them in time.

I'm using a new stamp I received for my birthday from Aall & Create - called Birdsong.  They are collage stamps and I just love the bird on this one.  I kept it simple as it is such a busy stamp by colouring the background with Tim Holtz Spun Sugar Distress Ink.  I added some touches of Peeled Paint and Twisted Citron to some parts.  I coloured the bird in with Peacock Feathers and Gathered Twigs.  I stamped him twice and then cut him out and added him with dimensionals to give an extra layer to the card.

I'm adding this into the following challenges

The House That Stamps Built -  Repeat Impressions Theme Challenge M1921 ~ Birds or Bees

The Paper Funday Challenge - AG

Get Creative - AG 

Allsorts - AG 

NURSERY RHYMES

What a great idea for a challenge over at International Art and Soul - Nursery Rhymes.  I really had to put my thinking cap to come up with something.  It was recently my birthday and hubby got me lots of lovely new stamp sets - how did he know? lol!  One was from Aall & Create who I've not used before.  I chose the set called Birdsong for the lovely birds on it.  This led me to an old Welsh nursery rhyme I used to sing with my daughter when she was younger.  It's called Me Welais Jac Y Do - all about a Jackdaw.  Here's a video to cheer your day lol! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhk0_ceCfqI

He looks like a very proud Jackdaw.  I stamped him in Versa Fine Clair ink in Acorn and then used Liquitex inks for the background in Deep Violet and Turqoise Deep.  I added a touch of black to the bird and some gold for his hat.  The sentiment Bird Song was stamped from one of the other stamps in this set and cut with a deckle scissors and added with dimensionals.

I used a Tim Holtz music stencil for the background.

International Art & Soul - Nursery Rhymes 

Through the Craft Room Door - AG

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Things with Wings

Get Creative - AG