More messy fingers!

We had quite a busy weekend out and about, but I did find some time to play and get messy.

It's a good friend's birthday soon so I decided not to leave her card to the last minuite as I usually do. I made the background blending several different colour ink pads, a swirl stamp and I usedthe 'waste' from a swirl die cut to stipple through some gold ink over the top. The topper is the free stamp from AS last month.

Getting inky and messy

I got really inky and messy making this card. It's for a wedding anniversary for some friends.

I used Tim's Distress ink pads (again!) in Weathered wood and Tea dye blended on some card, stamped the flourish in black and made the flowers with Hobbycraft (I think) stamps. Then I rubbed over Tim's Distress stickles in Blue which gives it a good 'grungy' look

Hooked on making this background

I've got the bug for making this background at the moment, getting my fingers all inky and messy. Trouble is I think my heat gun is going to give up the ghost soon as it is making some peculiar noises at the moment. My 'vampire' nurse at my surgery is getting married next month, just a very quiet wedding I gather. As I see rather a lot of her at the moment I thought I'd make her a card to wish the happy couple well.

More cards

I was looking through last month's Artistic Stamper and decided to try one of their projects on background papers.

I used Tim's Distress ink pads in Worn Lipstick and Old paper and a brayer to randomly add these inks to the card then a blender tool and Tea Dye to go around the edges and fill in any gaps.

I then stamped a flourish stamp and embossed with white embossing powder and overstamped with a text stamp and flower in Walnut. I got lovely and messy and felt quite happy with the results.

Le Chat Noir

I have used the stamp from last month's Artistic stamper for this card for a cat loving friend's birthday.

I made the black and white background paper and coloured a printed piece of paper red for the bottom of the card, and used the same ink to colour the flowers, then just used some black ink blended around the edges (it's basically a copy of an atc folder shown in the AS) I think she will like it.

For a forum friend

It was a forum friends birthday last weekend and I sent this card, now she has received it I can post it on my blog!

Crafting Challenge

As I enjoyed taking part in a challenge last month to make a mini brag book, I decided to enter again this month. The challenge is to make a box with a theme of Gorgeous Ladies and to put a sweet treat or two inside

I've really enjoyed doing this, I used the Gibson Girls stamp set, distress ink pads and black and gold embossing powder on the orange/brown one, and stippled paints, black and silver embossing powder on the pink one.

Anniversary card

I can't believe it's my sister in laws first anniversary this month, as I have been in a 'crafty' mood I have made her a card so it will be all ready to get in the post nearer the day.

It's not like me to be so organised!!!!

A card for a man.

Why are cards for men so difficult to do? I found this stamp a little while ago and have used it for a card for a friend of ours. I coloured it with my promarkers. I think it's ok!

New home

A Forum friend has recently moved, I hope this card will welcome her and her family into their lovely new house.