Thank you

So, what have I been doing in a crafty way lately?

Probably not a lot, Mr Mojo has been conspicuous by his absence

and we've had a few bleak, dreary, winter days lately and I don't think that has helped. 

To top it off, I'm coughing up a lung and my back has gone out in sympathy.

Anyhoo ......

.... a few weeks ago, I was asked if I could make some thank you cards.

I thought I'd add a co-ordinating tag as well.

I made each of the cards in a similar style but with different stamps and colours.

All the cards were coloured using Inktense water colours.

This is a stamp I've had for many years, and it stamped just as well now as it did when it was new.

 I know the tags weren't requested, however, I thought if they weren't needed now, 
they could be used for a different occasion.

Stamps

49 and Market - Gabi's Hibiscus Stamp Set

 Stampotique - Flos

Penny Black - Fuchsia

 Stampendous - Say It Today

Thanks for visiting again today.  Until next time ....

Happy Crafting!

 

Rolling or not!

Rock and Roll is the theme this week at 

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge.

This got me thinking outside the square, so with a bit of creative licence, this is what I came up with.

I've had these stamps in my stash for quite a while, and there is no way I could ever part with them, but they worked for what I had in mind.

I started by stamping them with 'jet black' Archival Ink and coloured them using my new Inktense pencils.  These work a bit differently to what I'm used to and I think I need some practice to per-fect colouring with them.

With the background I was thinking rocks, hence why kitty fell over, and so the rocky path seemed just right for the background.  I stamped it over some patterned paper and gently coloured the foliage and rocks.

Both kitties were fussy cut before being popped onto dimensionals.

Stamps

Penny Black (2002) - Incredible! #2384E

Penny Black (2002) - Trail by the Tail #2373K

Inky Antics - Guided Path #11068SC

Challenge

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge - #217 Rock and Roll

Happy Crafting!

Surprise

I don't always blog swaps, but this afternoon I have been working on an ATC swap with the theme being "Surprise"

In the back of my mind I could picture the stamp I wanted to use for the box - it is an old Penny Black (2001) called "Funny Present" where a cat is jumping out of the box surprising the dog sitting next to it.  So after a bit of fussy cutting, this is my "Surprise" ATC.

Although we can use other stamps, primarily the stamps need to be Stampotique and that is where "Hamlet of Halloween" and "Dog Cube" come into the picture.

The cat has been removed from the box and replaced with a dog, all fussy cut and put back together.  Hamlet of Halloween was stamped onto some leftover shimmery blue paper, fussy cut and then had dots of ruby red Liquid Pearls added to his body.  He was then put aside to dry.

Each ATC is slightly different, this time the box is a brighter colour and the dog is different.

This box contains a double surprise, poor Hamlet is really going to have his hands full with this one!

Each background is also different but they all came from the same piece of card.  The letters are little stickers, perfect the colour and size of the ATC.

I hope the recipients like their ATCs, and in return I wonder what I will receive?

Happy Crafting!

In Tune

In between some housework, finishing off a couple of postcards and a driving lesson, I made this little ATC ready to enter a couple of challenges.

The theme at Sisterhood of Snarky Sisters this week is "Yodelayeehoooo" and 

over at Wicked Wednesday it is "Torn Paper/Torn Edges".

As I was looking through my stash of stamps, I came across this favourite by Penny Black (2003) called "Carolers".  I stamped, coloured and fussy cut the chickens and popped dimensionals on them.  The music paper was in a little pack of goodies I recently purchased from a craft show, so I torn a small piece to fit the ATC.  I edged around the music with 'pumice stone' Distress Ink for definition and then attached to the black ATC.  I added a piece of piano key washi tape across the bottom for the chickens to stand on, and then attached the chickens.

These chickens look like they are having a great time singing their little hearts out - hope you enjoy them too!

Happy Crafting!