New house card

Stamps: Good Neighbours (SU); Bitty Banners, Fanciful Phrases (WM); Polka Dots II (PTI)

Ink: Tumbled Glass (DI), Lady Bug (Memento)

Other: opaque white embossing powder (WOW)

I made this card a while ago, but never got around to posting.
The 3 houses were stamped with Versamark & embossed with white embossing powder, then swiped over using a brush & some watered down distress ink.
The banner & sentiment were stamped on when dry in the same ink.  For a bit of interest I cut away the side profile & stamped behind in red.
The heart in the first house is a sequin coloured with pro-markers.

This fits in with Less is More this week: 3 houses, 2 colours, 1 heart.

Linking to:
Less is More: Week 82 ~ 3-2-1

Lino cut fish

Tools used: 2 inch, 1.125 inch circle punches; Martha Stewart circle cutter; Crop-a-Dile

Hello folks, I'm back.  It's a bit chaotic here at the moment: children off school, hubby off work, builders & plumbers everywhere... Not conducive to a stint of nice relaxing crafting at all!

 

Anyway, whilst out & about this week, I came upon a print of some lino cut fish, which led to the above.  It works for CAS-ology & CAS-ual Fridays this week.

 

Don't know when I'll manage to snatch 5 minutes again, but I will be back, I promise.

 

Linking to:

CAS-ology: Week 7 ~ Green

CAS-ual Fridays: CFC66 ~ Splish Splash

Ocean triptych

Ink: Aqua (Ranger Adirondack); Tumbled Glass (DI)

Other: Prismacolor pencil; corner chomper; Signo Broad gel pen

This week on CAS-ual Fridays the challenge is something you would see in or at the ocean.  I was inspired by this fantastic photo:

The sky & sea are done in the same ink.  I used hand-cut scalloped mask for the cloud effect.

I did draw in some birds on the top right with gel pen, but they are a bit hard to see in the photo.  I added the boat in pencil just for a little splash of colour, but tried it out in various other media first.  I nearly chickened out - kept putting the pencil up to the paper & pulling away - but am glad I held my nerve.

Not sure if it's too plain or not.  Might add a sentiment when I know the occasion & the recipient.

Linking to:

CAS-ual Fridays: CFC66 ~ Splish Splash



Squares, squares everywheres

Stamps: Gingham & Co (WM); Little Bitty Bird (PTI)

Ink: Tangelo, Rose Bud, Angel Pink (Memento); Aqua (Ranger Adirondack)

Font:  migrainesans

Whilst seeking square inspiration, I chanced upon this piece of art:

So I replicated the layout for my card. The squares were all masked & stamped, & I like the way the ink has bled a little on the linen textured card, giving the squares a frayed fabric feel.

Linking to:

CAS-ual Fridays: CFC65 ~ Square card 

More chevron ducks...

Stamps: Fanciful Flowers (Elzybells)

Ink: Lilac Posies (Memento)

I created the duck stamp for a CASology card earlier in the week & lo, here is another opportunity to use it for Less Is More today.  Gotta love a chevron duck!  If you want the file, just leave me your email in a comment below.

I re-coloured it using colours found on this web page, & instantly it becomes feminine.  Add a pink sentiment & away we go.

Linking to:

Less is More: Week 80 ~ One Layer, Fur or Feathers

CAS-ual Fridays: CFC65 ~ Square Card

CASology: Week 5 ~ Pond

CFC65 ~ a square card

Stamp: Tin Types (PTI)

Ink: Christmas Red (HobbyCraft)

Other: Star Die (MFT)

This is a card from last year (hence the DIRE photo, as opposed to the usually just BAD) that has not yet appeared here.

Simple masking with Post-Its above a digital sentiment, with a blingy star up top.

I'm sure this won't be my only entry this week, as most of my cards are square.

Linking to:

CAS-ual Fridays: CFC65 ~ Clean & Simple Square

OLW100 ~ Transport

Stamps: Polka Dot Basics II, Take Note (PTI); Vintage Bicycle (Graphics Fairy)

Ink: Aqua (Ranger Adirondack); Lady Bug (Memento)

Font:  WorstVeld Sling Extra; Trocchi Bold; Century Gothic

As soon as I saw the theme for OLW this week, I thought bicycle.  I found the image on Graphics Fairy, & googled for a suitable quote.  I put together the sentiment myself, using the rule of 3 fonts, & I have to say I'm pretty chuffed with how it turned out.  So I printed out the basics...

and I liked it, but it wasn't quite finished.

So I broke out the stamps & ink, warily I have to admit, following the water lily fiasco.

And now I love it.

Edit: Looking at Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger, I can see bicycle spokes with aqua & red:

Linking to

One Layer Wednesday: OLW100 ~ Transport
Moxie Fab World: Tuesday Trigger ~ Type Hype
Lawnscaping: One Layer