OLW 39

This week's One-layer Wednesday challenge is an image stamp, a border stamp and some bling. I decided to do some masking so that the border looks like it's been stuck over the top of the brayered background — and of course the background needed some masking too!

Stamps: Just Believe, Vine and Blossom (wheel)

Paper: Shimmery White

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

The bling is not just the rhinestones. As you can see from the pic below, the paper has it's own bling which shows up really nicely when ink is applied over the top. It almost looks like a starry night! It's such pretty paper.

Jac-Inks Challenge Blog

Hi there again!

Just wanted to share that I have become a Design Team Member for the jac-inks challenge blog, set up by a very lovely and talented lady, Ann Craig. Yesterday the very first challenge was launched. Every two weeks a new challenge will be announced — colour, inspiration, sketch and technique challenges. This one is a colour challenge, neutrals + one other colour! This is what I came up with...

Stamps: Great Friend, En Français, Pocket Silhouettes

Paper: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede

Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Pacific Point

Accessories: Basic Pearls

I layered up the colours by applying ink directly to paper with the ink pad, stamping the images in the different colours and sponging around the edges. You can see more detail in the picture below.

We'd love you to participate in the challenge, so head on over to the jac-inks Challenge #1, check out the other team designs, and find all the info about entering. This challenge there is some blog candy up for grabs too!

Clean & Simple Sketch 125 Again!

The other day I had more than one idea for the Clean & Simple sketch challenge. So here are two more cards...

They both use the gorgeous Blueberry Crisp DSP, one on white and one on vanilla with some ribbon. I prefer the white version — I think it is much cleaner!

Stamps: Heard from the Heart

Paper: Whisper White, Blueberry Crisp DSP

Ink: Pacific Point

Stamps: Heard from the Heart

Paper: Very Vanilla, Blueberry Crisp DSP

Ink: Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Very Vanilla 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

When the DSP is cut up in sections on a card like that, it reminds me of this patchwork quilt my Mum made me when I was a little girl. Maybe that has something to do with why I like it so much!

Clean & Simple Sketch 125

As soon as I saw this week's Clean And Simple sketch, I was inspired and had to go make something. I had a couple of ideas, but wanted to start with this one. Red is my favourite colour after all!!

Stamps: Solid Stripes, En Français, Scribble (wheel), Heard from the Heart.

Paper: Whisper White, Bravo Burgundy, Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, "Haiku" DSP (Tangerine Tango)

Ink: Versa Mark, Cherry Cobbler

Other: White Embossing Powder

I used Versa Mark to create the patterns on the coloured paper. I should have used the co-ordinating ink because when I went to emboss the sentiment, the powder stuck to the patterns — even though it had been drying for a while before I did it, and even though I smothered it all with the embossing buddy! Anyway, I managed to brush of most of it, but if you look closely, the sentiment has a few fuzzy edges!

OLW 38

It has been some time since I've participated in a One Layer Wednesday challenge. This week it is a sketch.

I chose a stamp set and some colours that I thought would work, but struggled with it. I'm still not that happy with the outcome — perhaps a different choice of stamps and colours might have made things easier. I wasn't going to post it, but the last two cards I made for the OLW challenges didn't end up on my blog for the same reason! So, here it is...

Stamps: Rustic Rooster, Whimsical Words

Paper: Naturals Ivory

Ink: Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Soft Suede

I stamped the background image in Soft Suede and then positioned each of the other images over the top. That way the images, which form a "visual triangle", are tied together and don't appear to be floating around on the page.