Sarah Kay - Week 6

This week over on the Sarah Kay Challenge Blog is a sketch. I really enjoyed making this card and feel like I'm getting back into making cards again.

I dusted off my Craft Robo and used it to cut out my scalloped oval and also the large scalloped rectangle. The papers I used are from DCWV and the blue flower is a Bazzil Bling with a small prima on top. I stamped my image using black stazon and coloured most of the image with prismacolour pencils and the the flowers I water-coloured using sakura gel glitter pens. I then used some distress inks to do the grass and sky.

Some tags I have made

These are 3 tags which I have made for Hels Angels Tag Swap. The theme for this month is Paper Artsy - so we had to use Paper Artsy stamps. These are the first tags I've ever made! I hope that they are okay for the swap.

Initially I cut some cream cardstock into to 6" x 3" rectangles then cut off the corners to make the tag shape.
To get the effect for the background I rubbed distress inks onto a craft mat and spritzed them with water before dropping my tag into the inks.
I took some DCWV paper and stamped in black ink, though on one I also stamped in white acrylic paint, before using some glossy accents to highlight parts of the stamped images.
I attached a large butterfly which I had cut on my Robo and inked using Alcohol inks.
Using some gold thread I attached a small butterfly charm.
As a finishing touch I added some fibres, and outlined the tags with a gold krylon pen.

I hope you like them - any comments, good or bad, most welcome

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My Paper World Sketch #4

This card I made for the Challenge on My Paper World. I used cream cardstock, some blue papers and yellow card for matting and layering. I used a Crafty Individuals stamp and stamped it on glossy card, in versamark ink and added clear embossing powder. I then used some cut n dry foam and some distress ink to colour the image. I then simply added a couple of layered flowers and attached them with a brad.

Quick Card

Another wet day here again - roll on spring.

I made a quick card to send with my BIA book to my forum friend. I used my Craft Robo to cut the card out and added decoupage to the front - a very simple and quick card.

Birthday Card

This card is much nicer than the photo shows. This was made using a Craft Robo template off the UKS Just Cutters CD which I bought recently. I added a Happy Birthday gold rub-on and some flowers and a cream and gold bow. The insert has a lovely gold tint to it, but it doesn't show in the picture..