Use a Digi

Time for a new challenge at One Stitch at a Time and this week it's Use a Digi. That could mean a digi stamp, digi papers, a computer-generated sentiment... anything you like, as long as there's some digital element on your creation. :)

 

For my card I've used Barbara Jensen's Arteest digi stamp:

 

 

I went with the whole arty/painty theme and used one of my Gelli Plate prints for the background, matting it onto black card:

 

 

I coloured the image with my Promarkers, using warm oranges and reds to tone with the painty background, and cut her out, layering her on foam pads over layered die-cut shapes:

 

 

I stamped the sentiment (a very appropriate one, I felt :D) with a Tim Holtz stamp and heat embossed it with black embossing powder, and added chiffon ribbon and some layered flowers:

 

 

To finish, I added some teeny black gems on opposing corners:

 

 

The challenge runs for a week and you don't have to use a Stitchy Bear product to enter - those please do remember that you are limited to THREE entries, if not using Stitchy Bear products. You can have unlimited entries using Stitchy Bear products and will also be in with a chance of winning our main prize. Entries without a Stitchy Bear product will be entered into the draw to win a $3 gift voucher to the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet.

 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Annabelle Stamps Challenge - Color Challenge

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

House of Gilli - Bright Colours/Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges - Make It Pop

MilkCoffee Challenge - Show Off Your Colouring Skills

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Crafting by Designs - Celebrate Women

 

Purple, Orange and Yellow

My first project as Guest Designer for Stampotique has gone live today on the Stampotique Designer's Blog - it's a project for the new challenge starting today at the Stampotique Designer's Challenge Blog and the theme is Purple, Orange and Yellow:

 

 

For my project I used a fabulous flower stamp called Carol's Flower, large (9165). I started off making my background by stamping the flower repeatedly over a card panel using Versamark ink and heat embossing with clear embossing powder. I then inked over the panel using Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade and Dusty Conchord. I flicked water over the panel for a blotched, distressed effect, and also flicked some Wild Honey Distress Stain over the panel. I then laid scrap paper over my panel and ironed over it to re-melt and remove the embossing, leaving me with a sort of faux-batique effect.

 

 

I matted my background panel onto black card and attached to a white card blank. I then stamped the flower twice again onto white card, using black Archival ink, and used a wet paintbrush to paint with Distress Inks to colour them in. I cut them out, folded the petals up a little for some added dimension and attached to my card using foam pads, adding some Glossy Accents to the centres for a touch of shine.

 

 

For my sentiment, I stamped Quiet Place (3011) onto white card and cut the wording out into strips which I edged with a black fineliner pen before attaching them to my card.

 

You have until the end of the month to enter any August challenges at the Stampotique Designer's Challenge blog and you don't have to use Stampotique stamps to enter - and you could win yourself some great prizes. :)

 

WOYWW 218

It's Wednesday and ordinarily I would be sharing a photo of my workdesk.

 

But I can't. Cos my workdesk is in Yorkshire and I'm currently in North Wales, having a mini break at my mum's with the kids. I meant to take a photo of my desk before I left, so I could post it today, but tbh in the frantic chaos of a) getting everything packed for myself and 2 small kids and b) trying to get craft projects finished up before I left, I just plain forgot! :lol:

 

Needless to say, I left the desk in a state of utter chaos, having spent the previous week or so trying to get as far ahead as possible on DT projects in advance of my few days away.

 

Soo... seeing as I have no workdesk photo to share this week, I shall do as I threatened last week and fill my WOYWW post with excited bletherings about the Wolverine movie, that I finally got to see last weekend! ;D

 

It. Was. Awesome.

 

I don't know what the critical reviews will say about it, but as a long-time Wolverine fan, it was total fangirl heaven. :) I love how they reinterpreted the source material (the Claremont/Miller series of Wolverine comics from the 80s depicting Logan's time in Japan), I loved the storyline (I'm a sucker for anything to do with Wolverine's healing factor), I loved Yukio (she was fabulous), the action/fight scenes were freaking awesome, there were some lovely humorous moments and there were also some genuine "Oh my god!" moments.

 

I loved it so much that, seeing as I'm here at my mum's and therefore have a babysitter... I went to the cinema on my own tonight and saw it again! :lol:

 

Yes, I am a sad geeky fangirl. I'm thinking seriously about making some Wolverine ATCs. :D

 

Anyhooo... hope you're having a great Wednesday and thanks for stopping by my blog today. I'll be spending the next couple of days mostly doing trips out with the kids and my mum. Hoping the weather picks up so that we might get to spend a little bit of time on the beach. If not, it'll be zoos and petting farms and the like until we head home on Friday. :)

 

I'll be back with the usual desk photo next week. :)

Dream of Dahlia

This week I've been working again with a digi stamp from one of my favourite Sweet Pea Stamps artists - the amazingly talented Ching Chou Kuik. The image I've chosen to create with this week is called Dream of Dahlia:

 

 

I coloured the image with Promarkers and carefully cut it out:

 

 

I went with a vintage, shabby chic feel for my card with vintage lace patterned paper and distressed and stitched edges:

 

 

I layered my cut-out image over a large paper blossom and added some vintage-style ephemera, some die-cut foliage and a couple of filigree metal charms:

 

 

This beautiful stamp is available in both digi and red rubber format from the Sweet Pea Stamps store.

 

In The Summer

How are your summer holidays going? Hope the weather's being good to you. :)

 

I've got a bright and summery creation to share with you today. The new challenge theme at One Stitch At A Time is "In The Summer" and I chose to work with Stitchy Stamp's fabulously sassy Summer Shades digi stamp:

 

 

I coloured the image with my Promarkers and fussy cut her out:

 

 

I used some lovely bright summery papers and teamed them with white card for matting and a die-cut fancy oval frame, attaching the frame and the fussy-cut image with foam pads:

 

 

I also added some summery layered ribbons and used Stickles to create some sparkly flourishes..

 

 

...and some corner detail:

 

 

Challenge entries using a Stitchy Bear product will be eligible to win our main prize and, as ever, entries not using a Stitchy Bear product will be entered into the draw to win a $3 gift voucher to the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet.

 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

A Little Bit Crafty - Summer Sun
Card and Scrap - Anything Goes
Heck of a Challenge - Summer Holidays
Live and Love Crafts - Warm or Cool Colours
The Crafter's Café Challenge - Anything Goes
A Creative Romance - Beach Babes
Card Crafter's Circle - Dotty For Spots
Creative Corner - Polka Dots
Crafts-Too Challenge You - Summer Days-Fun In The Sun
Cut It Up - Celebrate Summer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purple Tender

I've been creating this week with another digi stamp from one of my favourite artists, Ching Chou Kuik. This one is called Purple Tender:

 

 

I've coloured her with my Prismacolor pencils and added Frantage embossing powders and mica flakes around the edges:

 

 

I used some pretty patterned papers in colours that matched with my image and distressed the edges before attaching them to my card blank. I layered a pretty heart-shaped doily behind my image and added a cluster of layered flowers:

 

 

To finish, and add just a bit more glitter and shine (cos you can never have too much glitter and shine, right? :D) I added some more mica flakes to the corners of the card and a sparkly die-cut butterfly.

 

 

This gorgeous image is available in red rubber or digi format at the Sweet Pea Stamps store.

 

Check It Out!

I'm super excited to announce that I'm the Guest Designer for August over at the Stampotique Designer's Blog. I just love their quirky, funky stamps and have had a lot of fun working with them. :D

 

I'll be sharing a few projects using Stampotique stamps over the next few weeks. I hope you'll like them. :)