Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Shabby Chic

Hi All!

 

Good morning everyone, it's my turn to share my Sweet Stampin' Design Team card with you or in this case a plaque. The theme this week is 'Shabby Chic' and you can make whatever takes your fancy but you MUST include a stamped element on it.

For my project this week I used a small MDF oval plaque which I embellished with paper flowers (stamped & cut out), punched and die cut shapes.

Here's What I did

I stamped several flower onto patterned paper and fussy cut them out, and then covered my MDF plaque with more patterned paper from the same pad. Distressing ink was used on the edge of the plaque and flowers to add texture and definition. Next I die cut a sentiment and some hearts from pink and brown card, then punched out a few branches and leaves from green card.

I glued all the components to the plaque and to finish off I added a few gems and pearls. Lastly I attached a strip of pink ribbon.

Here's what I Used

Cardstock/Paper: Pink, Green & Brown CS, Craftwork Cards 'Country Garden'

Stamps: Dreamees 'Sunflower' Set, Hero Arts 'Dotted Flowers'

Dies: Sizzix 'You & Me', Memory Box 'Cross Stitched Hearts', Creative Expressions 'Perfect Peony Open Petals'

Other: Dreamees MDF Oval Plaque, Distressing Inks, Pearls, Mini Butterfly Punch, Martha Stewart 'Leaf Branch' Punch, Martha Stewart 'Branch' Punch, Lace, Gems, ribbon

So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our 'Shabby Chic' challenge we'd love to see your entries.

 

BUT REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card, follow our theme and link back to the Sweet Stampin' blog for a chance to win a prize!  Have fun and good luck.

 

This week's prize is a Live & Love Crafts

 

Thank you so much for dropping by and why not leave me a message to say hi :)

Challenges entered: 

 

Hugs

 

 x Janine x

Sugar Nellie - Gorjuss 'Runaway

- Hello Sugar Fans -

 

Good morning everyone! Sorry for my late Sugar Nellie post, but you know what it's like.....sometimes life just gets in the way of our crafting :(  But I'm here now, and hopefully my card will brighten up your cold, grey wintery day.

So for my Design Team card I decided to use one of the gorgeous Gorjuss girl stamps called 'Runaway', I love this stamp, it's so pretty and I've been dying to use it for ages. I wanted to create a dreaming feel so I softened up the background with a mixture of Copic pens and blending solution, and I really like how it turned out. As the image is so large I decided to keep the rest of the card CAS.

This stamp and lots of other Gorjuss stamps are available to buy from Funkykits. 

 

 

Here's What I Did
Firstly I matted an A5 card base with delicate pink patterned paper. Next I stamped the large image onto some colouring cardstock and created the background using a mixture of different colour Copic pens and blending solution - this was used to soften the look. The rest of the image was coloured using the same pens as before but more intensely. The finished image was mounted onto some pink card, along with 3 die cut flourishes to create a frame.

The image and frame was added to the card base using foam pads to add dimension. To finish off I added a few sequins and some clear glitter to the horse.

Here's What I Used
Stamp: 'Runaway' available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits
Paper/Cardstock (CS): A5 Card Base, Pink CS, Papermania 'Blueberry Hill' Paper Pad
Copics: Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, R30 / Hair - C2, C3, C5 / Horse - W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, E00, E000 / Horse Mane & Tail - BG01, BG05, RV01, V01, V05, YG01, YG11 / Bridle & Saddle - BG000, BG01, BG05, BG49, RV000, RV00, RV02 / Blanket - YG01, YG03, YG17 / Dress, Boots & Socks - RV000, RV00, RV02, RV34 /Background - RV000, RV00, V000, V01, YG11, BG000, BG01, 00
Dies: Creative Expressions 'Graceful Lace Trim', Crealies 'XXL Stitched Rectangle'
Other: Sequins, Wink Of Stella 'Clear' Glitter Pen

Don't forget if you want to see more Sugar Nellie creations made my lovely teamies why not drop by the Sugar Nellie blog or join our Facebook page (just search for the Official Sugar Nellie Group).

Why not join in with the challenge over at the Sugar Bowl - there's still  time to enter with a great prize up for grabs. The theme this month is 'Anything Goes' so it's really easy. DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE CHALLENGE YOU MUST USE a Sugar Nellie stamp. 
 

I look forward to seeing you soon. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x 

Sweet Stampin' - Flowers

Hi and Happy New Year

 

Good morning everyone, it's my turn to share my Sweet Stampin' Design Team card with you. Our cheerful theme this week is 'Flowers' and remember you MUST include a stamped element on your card/project.

For my project this week I am sharing a box card I made for my daughter using a variety of digi images from Mo Manning and Polkadoodles - I coloured everything with Copics and fussy cut all the images out.

Here's What I did

After creating my box and adding my papers to it. I die cut flowers attaching some to acetate strips.  I then printed off my digi stamps - the Mad Hatter, Alice, Dormouse, cups, etc. I coloured them all in with Copics and also attached these to acetate strips. Everything including the die cut flowers were then placed inside the box.  The quotes were printed and die cut and coloured with pan pastels.  You'll also spot the odd playing card (including the Queen of Hearts) - these are actually mini cards from a Xmas cracker.

Click the link here to the Box Card Template I've created.  It's a bit lengthy sorry, but it does have illustrations.  You can open, download and/or save it. FYI, if you want to make the box height and/flaps slightly larger or smaller just increase or decease the measurements I've given you. Any questions just email me...have fun! 

Here's what I Used

Cardstock/Paper: White  Hammered CS, Neenah Colouring CS,  Striped paper was part of a magazine prize, Various Coloured CS

Copics:  SKIN (Alice & Mad Hatter) - E000, E00, E02, E11, R20 / (ALICE) Hair - YR0000, YR000, YR00, Y11, Y15, E13 / Dress - B000, B02, B05, B12, B23 / Hairband - B000, B12, B23 / Pinafore & Tights - C0, C1, C2 / (HATTER) Jacket - YG03, YG06, YG11, YG17, R14, R17, R20 / Hat - C0, C01, C02, C5, YG03, YG11 /  TEAPOT - Y00, Y11, Y15, Y17 / (CHESHIRE CAT) Fur - V01, V04, V05, V09, RV00, RV02, RV04, RV13, R20 / BRANCH - E31, E33, E35, E37 / DORMOUSE - E31, E33, E35 / CUPCAKE - R20, RV02, / CAKE - Y00, Y17 / CHERRY - R14, R20 / CREAM - Y00, Y11, Y13 / CAKE CASE - B000, B12, B23 / BLUE TEAPOT - B000, B02,B05, B12, B22 / GREEN/YELLOW CUPS - Y00, Y11, Y15, Y17, YG03, YG06, YG11, YG17

Digi Stamps: 'Alice, Cheshire Cat, Dormouse, Mad Hatter' by Mo Manning / Cups, Cakes, Teapot - 'Picknix Collection' by Polkadoodles

Dies: Xcut 'Ovals', Die-namics 'Flower & Leaves Trio', Spellbinders 'Rose Creations', Go Create 'Frilly Square 1'

Other: Serif CraftArtist 2, Distressing Inks, Candi, Glitter, Acetate, Mini Playing Cards

So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our 'Flowers' challenge we'd love to see your entries.

 

BUT REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card, follow our theme and link back to the Sweet Stampin' blog for a chance to win a prize!  Have fun and good luck.

 

This week's prize is a Wild Orchid Crafts

 

Thank you so much for dropping by and why not leave me a message to say hi :)

Challenges entered: 

 

Hugs

 

 x Janine x

Sugar Nellie - Waiting For You

- Happy New Year Sugar Fans -

I hope you had a fabulous Christmas and New Year. To celebrate Christmas I travelled to London to stay with my gorgeous daughter because she couldn't come home due to work commitments, and my hubbie had to work all over Christmas period (he works away from home). Unfortunately it wasn't a great Christmas for me (sob!) because I contacted the flu on Christmas Eve and was ill all over the festive period and I'm still not over it completely. Blah!!

Anyway enough of my sad story...it's the first Wednesday in the New Year and my turn to share a Sugar Nellie card with you. For my CAS card this week I used one of the Furry Friends digi stamps called 'Waiting For You', it's available to buy from Funkykits. Definitely check them out as there's quite a few characters in the collection and include cats, dogs, rabbits etc and they're all very cute. To create my card I used a Kraft card base, Kraft card and pencils to colour this little sweetheart in with.

Here's What I Did
I used a 5" x 5" Kraft card base. I printed my image and sentiment directly onto a sheet of Kraft card and die cut it into a square. The image was coloured using a mixture of pencils. The completed picture was matted and layered onto some cream card and added to my card base using foam tape to give a little extra dimension.

To finish off I added glitter to the balloon, white pen on the bear's face and balloon for highlights, and a few die cut hearts.

Here's What I Used
Stamps: Furry Friends 'Waiting For You' available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Kraft CS Base, Kraft CS, Cream CS
Pencils: Lyra Rembrandts Polycolor (LRP) & Derwent Coloursoft (DC)
Bear - (LRP) White, Gold Ochre, Burnt Ochre, Van Dyke Brown, Venetian Red, Rose Carmine & (DC) Brown Eearth, Dark Terracotta / Heart - (LRP) White, Rose Carmine, Venetian Red, Dark Sepia & (DC) Rose, Red / Bench - (LRP) White, Light Blue, True Blue, Prussian Blue, Light Cobalt Blue /  Notice - (LRP) White, Lemon Cadmium / Grass - (LRP) Apple Green, Sap Green & (DC) Lime Green
Dies: Crealies XXL 'Stitched Square', Memory Box .Cross Stitched Hearts.
Other: Glitter, White Pen, Black Fineliner

Don't forget if you want to see more Sugar Nellie creations made my lovely teamies why not drop by the Sugar Nellie blog or join our Facebook page (just search for the Official Sugar Nellie Group).

Why not join in with the challenge over at the Sugar Bowl - there's still  time to enter with a great prize up for grabs. The theme this month is 'Anything Goes' so it's really easy. DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE CHALLENGE YOU MUST USE a Sugar Nellie stamp. 

I look forward to seeing you soon. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Challenge Entered:

 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x

Sweet Stampin' - Christmas Presents

Hello and good morning everyone ---

After being hit here in the UK by 'Storm Desmond' I hope you are all safe and well, and manage to avoid or at least survive the awful floods and gale force winds we've had. I feel I'm one of the lucky ones here in my part of North East England, as we only suffered from the effects of the gale force winds but thankfully no rain. With all that and all the other awful news in the headlines recently my daughter came up with a great mantra for us to live by - Be Safe. Be Vigilant. Be Strong. 

Anyhow onto happier things it's my turn to share my Sweet Stampin' Design Team card with you. Our theme this week is 'Christmas Presents' and remember you MUST include a stamped element on your card/project.

For my card this week I used a freebie stamp from a cardmaking magazine, I think I've had it since last Christmas time or maybe the Christmas before that. I have to say it's very cute - I coloured it with Copic, Pro & Flexmarkers.

Here's What I Did

I matted a 5" x 7" white card base with some Christmas patterned paper. Next I stamped the cute little puppy onto some colouring card stock, and coloured with Copics pens, Pro & Flexmarkers. The finished image was then die cut into a rectangle and matted onto some crimson card, this was then attached to the card base.  Glitter was used on the presents and flower, and a few glitter dots were added around the image .

To finish off I attached a die cut poinsettia and tag. I also gave the puppy a glossy nose and eyes using a clear glaze pen.

Here's What I Used

Stamp: Wild Rose Studio 'Tilly's Christmas', LOTV 'Sentiment Tags'

Copics: Dog - W0, W1, W3, W5, W7 Leaves, Plant Pot & Green Present - YG03, YG11, G21, G85 / Flower, Red Present & Ribbon - R02, R14, R29, R32
Pro & Flexmarkers: Brown Present, Tag, Flower Wrap - Ivory, Linen, Putty, Nutmeg
Dies: Crealies 'Stitched XXL Rectangle', Spellbinders 'Poinsetta'

Paper & Cardstock (CS): Neenah, First Edition 'Nordic Christmas' Paper Pad

Other: Glitter, Glitter Dots, Distressing Ink, Clear Glaze Pen, Martha Stewart 'Branch' Punch

So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our 'Christmas Presents' challenge we'd love to see your entries. 

 

BUT REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card, follow our theme and link back to the Sweet Stampin' blog for a chance to win a prize!  Have fun and good luck.

 

This week's prize is a Ribbon Girl

 

Thank you so much for dropping by and why not leave me a message to say hi :)

Challenges entered: 

 

Hugs

 

 x Janine x

Sweet Stampin - Sparkle & Shine

Hello and good morning everyone ---

JUST A LITTLE ADDITION - SORRY IT'S LATE GIRLS!

Can I wish everyone on the Sweet Stampin' Design Team a very Happy 6th Birthday - we rock!!! :)

Well I don't know about you but I definitely saw a touch of the white stuff the other day (here in the UK). It was just as I headed off to my bed in the wee small hours that I noticed that there was a full blown blizzard quietly going on. I did expect to wake up to a few inches of snow....but NO it had totally disappeared into the night. Me thinks it was probably for the best :)

Anyhow it's my turn to share my Sweet Stampin' Design Team card with you. Our theme this week is 'Sparkle & Shine' - remember you MUST include a stamped element on your card/project.

For my CAS card this week I created a scene on watercolour cardstock using some of my new uber cute Purple Onion stamps and coloured pencils. I adore this stamp, I spotted it earlier in the year and ordered it from the USA in the summer; it's taken me all this time to actually play with it. The stamps are deeply etched in red rubber and stamp beautifully. Purple Onion have such gorgeous sweet characters - I love them.

 

 

Here's What I Did
I matted a 5" x 7" white scalloped card base with patterned paper. Next I stamped my cute image directly onto some watercolour card and die cut it into a rectangle. The image was coloured with Rembrandt Lyra pencils. The cloudy sky was created by using an old die cut cloud border then using it as a guide I coloured above it. The finished coloured image was attached to the right hand side of the card base, and glitter added to the dandelion clocks.

To finish off I made 3 fish tail banners from the patterned paper and attached them to the card together with a tag and die cut flower.

Here's What I Used

Stamp - 'Wishing' & 'Sunny Blooms' Purple Onion Stamps, LOTV 'Sentiment Tags'

Lyra Rembrandt Pencils - Sky/clouds - Light Blue, Prussian Blue, Dark Carmine / Mouse - Gold Ochre, Burnt Ochre, Venetian Red, Van Dyke Brown, Black Medium, Dark Sepia, Rose Carmine, Pale Geranium Cake, Dark Carmine / Dress - Lemon, Canary Yellow, Light Orange / Tights - Pale Geranium Cake, Dark Carmine, Black Medium / Dandelion Heads - Canary Yellow, Lemon, Light Orange, Pale Geranium Cake, Dark Carmine, Rose Carmine / Dandelion Leaves & Grass - Apple Green, Moss Green, Dark Sepia, Canary Yellow, Sap Green   
Dies - Crealies 'Stitched XXL Rectangle', Creative Expressions 'Camellia-Complete  Petals'

Paper & Cardstock (CS) - Watercolour CS, LOTV 'Heartfelt' Paper Pad

Other - Glitter, Black Fineliner Pen, Gem

So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our 'Sparkle & Shine' challenge we'd love to see your entries. 

 

BUT REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card, follow our theme and link back to the Sweet Stampin' blog for a chance to win a prize!  Have fun and good luck.

 

This week's prize is a Crafts U Love

 

Thank you so much for dropping by and why not leave me a message to say hi :)

Challenges entered: 

 

Hugs

 

 x Janine x

Sugar Nellie - Holly

- Hello Sugar Fans -

Well, it's Wednesday and my turn to share my Sugar Nellie card with you. This week I'm using one the new mini Gorjuss stamps, she's called Holly and she's available to buy from Funkykits. There's quite a few in the collection, as the name dictates they're 'mini' - they're made from red rubber and stamp beautifully. Now despite Holly's name she isn't actually a Christmas stamp but as you can see below I have used mine to create a festive....ish non-traditional coloured Christmas card. Hope you like it :)

Here's What I Did
I matted and layered 2 patterned co-ordinating papers onto a 7" x 7" card base, and added a strip of coloured card as a border across them both. To create the pretty frame I die cut a rectangle from crisp white card along with 2 fancy square frames. The fancy frames were then cut up and glued to the rectangle edges to create a border, I also added a little bit of glitter into the embossed corner pieces.

The image was stamped directly onto some watercolour card and die cut it into a rectangle, this was then coloured with watercolouring pens. I added a touch of glitter to the snowy hills and glued the completed topper directly onto the frame; this was then attached to my card base.

To finish off I added a stamped Christmas tag and a few die cut snowflakes.

Here's What I Used
Stamps: 'Holly' #19 available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits, LOTV 'Christmas Tags'
Paper/Cardstock (CS): White & Aqua CS, Watercolouring CS, LOTV 'Beach Bliss', Pink Glitter Card
Spectrum Aqua Pens: Face - Peach, Topaz, Blossom / Hair - Charcoal, Black / Dress, Boots, Hat - Sea Green, Kingfisher, Evergreen / Tights - Blossom, rose Pink / Snowy Hills - Aquamarine, Teal / Sky - Aquamarine, Blossom
Dies: Creative Expressions 'New York Collection - Union Square', Lawn Fawn 'Mini Snowflakes'
Other: Glitter, Baker's Twine, Pearl, Red & Green Glitter Pen

Don't forget if you want to see more Sugar Nellie creations made my lovely teamies why not drop by the Sugar Nellie blog or join our Facebook page (just search for the Official Sugar Nellie Group).

Why not join in with the challenge over at the Sugar Bowl - there's still  time to enter with a great prize up for grabs. The theme this month is 'Anything Goes' so it's really easy. DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE CHALLENGE YOU MUST USE a Sugar Nellie stamp. 

I look forward to seeing you soon. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Challenge Entered:
Spectrum Noir Monthly Challenge  - Christmas/Winter (November 2015)
 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x

Sweet Stampin' - Wrap Up Warm

Hello and good morning everyone ---

Anyhoo it's that time of the week again - it's my turn to share my Sweet Stampin' Design Team card with you. Our theme this week is quite topical weather-wise...here in the UK we definitely need to start wrapping up. The theme is 'Wrap up Warm' (Hat, scarf, coats etc) - remember you MUST include a stamped element on your card/project.

This is my card which I painted with my brand new Spectrum Noir Aqua pens - I wasn't sure if I was going to like them, but I love them. I'm impressed with the pigment and the range of vibrant colours in the packs. I added loads of glitter and crystal glitter snow to the finished picture but unfortunately the camera isn't picking it up very well. I also added my new Christmassy watermark - created by moi :)

 

Here's What I Did
I matted a 7" x 7" white card base with festive patterned paper. Next I printed the sweet digital image directly onto some watercolour card and die cut into a square. The image was coloured with Aqua marker pens - these pens are new to me and although the background looks pale it has been painted with pale pink and blue colours (next time I think I will make it a little darker for the camera).

The finished image was matted and layered onto co-ordinating card and attached to the card base. I added crystal glitter and snow to the trees, hat and ground. To finish off I used a gold pen on the wreath and added a die cut poinsettia in the top left corner.

Here's What I Used

Stamp - 'Toby Tumble - Got Something For You' Cuddly Buddly

Spectrum Noir Aqua Pens - Sky - Blossom, Aquamarine / Bears - Topaz, Desert, Fawn, Chestnut / Tree - Fawn, Desert, Terracotta, Chestnut, Chocolate / Fir Trees & Bush - Moss, Evergreen, Boulder / Wreath - Moss, Evergreen, Gold, Scarlet / Door & Curtains - Blossom, Scarlet, Burgundy, Chestnut / Doorway Path - Boulder / Snow - Aquamarine, Boulder / Hat & Coat - Aquamarine, Moss, Evergreen / Jeans - Aquamarine, Navy, Peacock Blue / Scarf - Aquamarine, Gold, Teal / Presents - Blossom, Scarlet, Gold / Sled - Boulder, Chestnut, Scarlet
Dies - Spellbinder 'Poinsettia', Crealies 'Stitched XXL Square'

Paper & Cardstock (CS) - Cerise, Green, Off White, LOTV 'Woodland Wishes'

Other - Martha Stewart 'Fern' Punch, Glitter, Crystal Snow, Gold & Red Glitter Pen

So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our 'Wrap up Wrap (Hat, Scarf, Coats etc)' challenge we'd love to see your entries. 

 

BUT REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card, follow our theme and link back to the Sweet Stampin' blog for a chance to win a prize!  Have fun and good luck.

 

This week's prize is a Bunny Zoe

 

Thank you so much for dropping by and why not leave me a message to say hi :)

Challenges entered: 

Spectrum Noir Monthly Challenge  - Christmas/Winter (November 2015) 

 

Hugs

 

 x Janine x

Sugar Nellie - My Friend Flakey Bauble

- Hello Sugar Fans -

Good morning, I hope you had a wonderful and fun Halloween, and if you're in the UK a brilliant Bonfire night despite the awful weather we've had. 

As this is our Day of Remembrance, please give a thought to all our brave and wonderful hero's both living and departed (including my granddad), that risked and continue to risk their lives in the pursuit of peace. WE THANK YOU!

 Well, it's Wednesday and my turn to share my Sugar Nellie make with you. So this week I thought I would make the boy version of the little Christmas bauble I made recently. This time I've used 'My Friend Flakey', which is available as a digital stamp from Funkykits. 

I apologise in advance for the photograph quality of the baubles. Unfortunately it's not fantastic as I had to turn off the camera flash and my overhead light to try and avoid the reflection in the plastic bauble. 

  

 

Here's What I Did

Firstly I die cut 2 blue scallop circles from card for the back of my bauble. Next I printed the image onto colouring cardstock along with a sentiment and die cut it into a circle, distressed the edge and attached it to one of the scallop circles. The image was coloured with Copic Markers, and I added some white dots around it to add a little interest along with a few die cut glittery snowflakes.  Using strong glue PVA I smeared a small amount around the rim of the bauble I attached it to the circles. 

To stop the bauble from tipping forward I added a little extra weight by gluing a few coins to the back, I used the remaining die cut scalloped circle to hide them using foam tape.  To finish off I added a length of Bakers Twine and a ribbon.

Here's What I Used
Digi Stamp: 'My Friend Flakey' available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Blue CS, Colouring CS
Copics: Skin: E0000, E000, E00, R20 / Scarf, Patches, Hat Trim & Jumper  - R05, R20, R22, R27, R37 / Hair & Snowman's Hat - YR0000, YR000, YR00, E13, E99 / Snow & Snowman - B0000, B000, C0 / Jeans - B0000, B000, B12, B45 / Jacket, Boots, Gloves & Boy's Hat - BG000, BG10, BG13, BG34 / Snowman's Nose - Y35, Y38 / Shadows - C0, C1 / Leaf - G99
Dies: Tonic 'Circles Scallop' Die, Tattered Lace 'Circle' Die, Lawn Fawn 'Mini Snowflakes'
Other: Glitter, Serif CraftArtist 2, White Pen, Distressing Ink, Ribbon, Baker's Twine, 1/2 Fillable Bauble, Pennies, Foam Tape

Don't forget if you want to see more Sugar Nellie creations made my lovely teamies why not drop by the Sugar Nellie blog or join our Facebook page (just search for the Official Sugar Nellie Group).

Why not join in with the challenge over at the Sugar Bowl - there's still  time to enter with a great prize up for grabs. The theme this month is 'Anything Goes' so it's really easy. DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE CHALLENGE YOU MUST USE a Sugar Nellie stamp. 

I look forward to seeing you soon. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x

Sweet Stampin' Dies And/Or Punches

Hello and good morning everyone ---

Anyhoo it's that time of the week again - it's my turn to share my Sweet Stampin' Design Team project with you. So as our fabby theme this week 'Dies And/or Punches'(plus a stamped element) I decided to create an autumnal tag.  As you may know I love this time of the year, I adore all the gorgeous colours it creates so this was a great opportunity to use them in my project.

In my tag I used a mixture of distressing inks, gilding flakes, dies and a stamp etc.

Here's What I Did (sorry it's text heavy)

To start with I used a 4.75” x 8” tag. I created the tag background by blending several distressing inks (DI) together; I started with patches of Mustard Seed, then Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Worn Lipstick and Pickled Raspberry blending them together as I went along. Gradually I added more and more ink until I was happy with the result.  Using a stencil I sponged Peeled Paint DI in different areas around the tag and to create even more depth I used Tea Dye, Vintage Photo and Black Soot DI around the edges and in the corners.

To create contrast on the tag I die cut an oval decorative frame, a flourish and some small flowers from black card. I also die cut several leaves from white card and coloured them using the same distressing inks and method as before. To create interest and texture I stamped text onto both the tag and the leaves using a strong glue and copper gilding flakes. Then using the already glue soaked applicator I splodged (technical term! J ) randomly onto the tag surface and around the edges and added even more flakes.

To make the large focal flower I die cut 2 large flower shapes and one small one from a beautiful autumnal patterned paper; each flower was shaped by hand and inked at the edges. The layers were glued together to form the final flower and to complete the look I added a small ceramic embellishment in the centre.

To assemble the tag I started by gluing the frame, the large leaves and the flourish in place. Next I added the large flower, the small leaves and some of the black flowers. Using my computer I created the text banners which I printed and cut out then inked around the edges, these were also glued into place on the tag.  

To finish off I added a little metallic ink on the ceramic embellishment using a pen, and attached the last few flowers and a couple of pearls.

Here's What I Used

Distressing Inks - Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Worn Lipstick, Pickled Raspberry, Peeled Paint, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Black Soot
Stamp - Inkylicious ‘Latin Script’
Dies - Spellbinders ‘Floral Ovals’. Sizzix ‘Tattered Florals & ‘Tattered Leaves’, Tonic ‘Ovals’, Marianne Designs ‘B117 Fanciful Flourish’, Creative Expressions ‘Camellia – Complete Petal’
Paper & Cardstock (CS) - White CS, Black CS, My Mind’s Eye ‘Vintage Charm’
Other - Dekromount Tag, Pearls, Copper Gilding Flakes, Flitterglu, Copper Sharpie Pen, Mask ‘Ivy Background’, Serif CraftArtist 2
So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our 'Dies And/or Punches' challenge we'd love to see your entries. 

 

BUT REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card, follow our theme and link back to the Sweet Stampin' blog for a chance to win a prize!  Have fun and good luck.

 

This week's prize is a Live And Love Crafts

Thank you so much for dropping by and why not leave me a message to say hi :)

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 x Janine x