Wednesday 30 December 2009

Sugar Bowl Challenge 25

Time to get back to something other than Christmas cards.

The challenge was the sketch plus favourite colour and there's no prizes for guessing mine's is blue.


Back Soon!

STAMP: Sugar Nellie - Daisy
CUTTLEBUG FOLDER: Houndstooth
NESTABILITIES: Plain Circle, Petite Scalloped Circle


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Wednesday 9 December 2009

Less is More

Village Christmas
I made this card for a Faux Window technique challenge where it had to appear as though you were looking out through a window. This Thomas Kinkade stamp was ideal for the challenge. I decided to keep it simple and go black and white because the stamp had enough detail in itself. Some yellow pencil was added to give the appearance of lights shining through the windows. After stamping I cut my image into four and matted on black. The embossed edge is a cuttlebug border folder. Quick and simple for mass production, but effective.



STAMP: Thomas Kinkade - Village Christmas
CUTTLEBUG: Borders Folder



Shades of Grey - Country Scene

Another challenge was for a monochrome card and I decided to stick with the idea of a scene, this time a country scene. For a change I went with grey as my colour. I stamped with distress ink on watercolour paper and then pulled the colour out or added more with my water brush. This technique is actually quicker than you might think.



You will note that both these cards need little or no embellishment because sometimes less is more.

I make a lot of my cards non-specific and then when I need a card I can finish it to suit the occasion or person. Cards like this are often left without any greeting on the front because some recipients have been known to frame them as a small picture.

STAMP: Creative Expressions -Country
DISTRESS INK: Weathered Wood

Thanks for looking.

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Tuesday 8 December 2009

Thinking of You


Very quick post.




STAMP: Sugar Nellie - Daisy
PAPER: My Mind's Eye
NESTABILITIES: Labels One, Fancy Tags
PUNCH: MS Doily Lace

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Wednesday 2 December 2009

Sugar Bowl 24


The Sugar Bowl offers two weeks for their challenges and I'm still last minute. Just didn't realise the two weeks were up already.







STAMP: Sugar Nellie

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Tuesday 1 December 2009

Cowgirl Sweetheart

I've decided to try to do the copic colour challenge as often as possible because I think this is the only way I am going to improve with the copics. This colour choice had an earthy feel about it and I hadn't a clue which stamp I would use. In the end I settled for a Sugar Nellie although I think they are very detailed while in the learning process.

Although the colours are not so vibrant as some I did manage a fairly bright card.




Thanks for taking the time to look.


STAMP:Sugar Nellie

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