Bare tree

 Hi Everyone, I seem to be in an Autumnal mood. I was at a loose end on what to do and thought I would have a look at sketches I save, to see if something got me thinking. One in particular caught my eye and I decided to do some real playing.

I have recently bought some Pixie Powders, now I see why quite a few of you have been raving about them. I water brushed a masked area and threw sprinkled them on them on to the wet area. The result blew me away. I hope you like it too. 

The next thing? what was I to do on top to complete the sketch? The stamps I used on my last card got me and I stamped a bare tree onto the powders. I then water brushed a piece of card and copied what I had done on the main card, stamped a sentiment and die cut it. A piece of ribbon, when did I use ribbon last? and onto a black layer to match the stamps and my card was complete. 

Being a CAS card is unusual for me, but I really like this card and with the result that I never expected.

Pixie Powders, Burnt Orange & Rich Gold - Cosmic Shimmer

stamps - Tonic free Simply Cards & Papercraft #208

label die - Tonic

ribbon - stash

I had to show you, but I expect many, if not all of you, who have used these powders knew, that when I stamped (with Stazon) the powder showed through the stamping, even though I did the watercolour etc. before the stamping. I am mesmerised LOL.

I will enter the challenge of the sketch

Case this Sketch

Just a little something else -

My Gniece who is off to train as a midwife asked me if I would do a label for a jar she has, to hold 40 baby feet, why 40, because she has to deliver 40 babies before she qualifies. She is three and a half hours from us, so it had to go into the post asap. I emailed her a few ideas and she liked this one then sent her it and instructions/ What am I on about?  she's a teen she'll know what to do and think me a fussy old woman including instructions.

Anyhow here is her choice of design and colour of vinyl. I cut it out of gold vinyl on my Silhouette and added it to transfer paper so all she has to do is place it onto the jar. The backing comes off and she just adds the image and the transfer sheet to the jar, then removes the transfer sheet. I cut the shape the same size as the area she needs to cover on the jar, the image will then fit the jar - IF I have done it properly.

I had finished this post and then received an email with the jar finished, she's a clever girl.

Stamping and watercolouring!

Hi Everyone, my card for

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I  had a looky through my files, then the stamps I have and decided on the bird on a spade handle! It took me a while to put it together as the theme is snow, so I tried, what a lot of you do, and watercolour brushed the background. I have to say I am pretty pleased with myself, it's something I have tried over and over to do and failed, but it seems to have worked on this background, I even masked the bird and handle off, to do it. I may make a stamper after all - well, maybe! I can only hope.

I then decided to add a snow background with a stencil I have, but it didn't work, so I used a glue pen through the holes and added silver glitter, I thought it may have spoiled it, so I added white pen onto the glitter, mmmm! it seems to have hidden a bit of glitter. I cut it all out using a die added it to silver mirror card and it was done.

(The card looks curved as I hadn't flattened it in my Calibur, before taking the photo.)

Blue Tit bird, handle, see head and sentiment - magazine freebies.

snow stencil - magazine freebie

Distress ink colours - Chipped Sapphire, Salty Ocean, Mustard Seed, Gathered Twigs

glitter - Nuvo silver

white embossing pdr - Papermania

die - Card Making Magic

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Morgans DT

Hi Everyone my DT post today is for 

the image I have used today can be bought

HERE

she is named as Ivy Greenleaf

which made me go searching for Ivy in my files, yep! got a few, but not that would be suitable, or so I thought, so off to the Silhouette Design Store and found a background that I thought would work. The image is actually on Morgans header, so it meant a lot to live up to. I have recently bought, (I am late to the party) some Ranger Distress Inks, I know you are all onto the oxide ones now! LOL. Anyway, I decided to use one pack of 4 and base my colours on those for my card.

I'm not sure it worked and I may not have done my best for this image and card. I think I will have to revisit it at some time. The image although it looks so detailed and it would be difficult to colour, was surprisingly easy.

image - Ivy Greenleaf, link above, 

print and cut on Silhouette Cameo with outline added in pink card.

then coloured with Ranger Distress inks,

picked raspberry, mustard seed, peacock feathers,spiced marmalade.

sparkle pen - Spectrum Noir

ivy background - Silhouette store 

embossing folder - Textures brick wall, Crafters Companion

green card - Centura Pearl

orange card & pink card - Dovecraft

ribbon - Anita's

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Watercolours

Hi Everyone, my card today is for the 

you know me I'm a digi girl, but I pulled the stops out and used watercolour pencils to achieve this card, I even "real" stamped. I have limited stamping supplies, so used a silver embossing powder, I'm not sure it worked, but I went with it. I also stamped the sentiment. I used the stamping platform I have bought to help me with my stamping, I have never had a good result, so I hope this will help me.

bird and sentiment - freebie from magazine

dies - Tattered Lace pin dot 

gems - stash

I then went on to make a "watercolour" digital effort and this is it. Very different the centre panel is 3D'd.

watercolour background - Digilicious

branch and sentiment - Tiddlyinks

arrow shapes - ziggle designs by Kami

"embossed" shape - Chrissy W

Christmas Gnome place like Gnome!!!!

Hi Everyone as we are away, the next few days will be scheduled, keep your fingers crossed for fine weather on Wednesday for the 25th Anniversary celebrations.

Here's my card, AND it's STAMPED, a real stamp with Stazon, then die cut, the left one is coloured with Spectrum Noir markers and the right one with water colour pencils, how's that for mixing it up, hope you're proud of me using real stamps LOL.

Gnome stamp and gnome die 3D'd - freebie in

 Papercraft essentials Magazine issue 150

mushroom home - a freebie in 2012-

Lili la crevette 68509160 mushroom

Snowflake die - Die-sire dies

snowflakes digi paper -  Gina Cabrera

stitched border - dreamn4everdesigns 

Spray and sparkle added to the gnomes hats

glitter added to the snowflake paper.

sentiment from the web

My first mixed media????

Hi Everyone, I know you all are really clever with your stamping and mixed media, painting etc. Me? I'm happy with my digital, BUT, being part of The Male Room DT, this month called for -

Oh! NO was my first reaction, I like a challenge and this was a HUGE challenge for me. BUT, I didn't realise how much fun it would become for me.

I also looked Mixed Media up so I could use things I am comfortable with and have hanging around, this is what I found.

Question - Is mixed media art just limited to papers and cardboard? Or does it include fabrics and other mediums as well? Is there any limits to what you can and cannot use?

Answer - Mixed Media Art includes all and anything you can think of! My preference is for paper....

That made me happy, on to my card - 

Not the usual paints and slosh, mixed media is generally known for!!!!

 but, I think I can call it mixed media, it certainly was for me.

Dies and stamps - Magazine freebies
Car, wheel hubs, wheels and "vroom, out of an old can, held over the gas burner (carefully) until it turned colour, I have done this before and it turned a better colour, must have been the can!

label sentiment - stamping heat embossed 

stamped on the tin Vroom with Stazon

road and happy birthday - digitally made in PS with help from here

cloud dies - felt die cut

background - Reeves watercolour pencils spread with water on crosshatched card

framing - out of metallic paper dry embossed

I think that counts for 7 types of media, UNLESS you know different!
C'mon, give me a break - I tried!

waiting to be put together!

I hope you can see the colour change in the tin in this photo

Watercolour rose

HI everyone, while my 'puter was being naughty, I told you I made a few cards without it, here is another one.

I used water colour pencils on the rose after stamping it. Yes! a wooden block stamp, I think it is Docrafts. The papers were from a magazine, I've had them a long time. I used a sketch design that I have used before, I can't find it, but I think it's from Mojo on Monday, I used a Martha Stewart punch between the layers and added a ribbon and gems. I used Tonic circle dies to cut the rose and red card layer.

Watercolour pencils and Promarkers

Hi Everyone, I've been missing in action because I haven't felt like doing anything, as I said earlier this week. Then thought I would do something different than my 'puter. I got my Promarkers out - yep! I have some, bought on a visit to Spalding last year, used once! and my Reeves watercolour pencils that I have had for years and years, have tried them a couple of times, then put them away and forgot about them.

Tuesday I got them both out and tried with the beautiful freebie image from Eastwind. It's an easy image to play with, I have already used it as PS colouring here I hope you will indulge me this post as I would love to hear your comments on my efforts and which you like best and what I should keep trying with. Hubby likes the Promarker one and Son likes the Watercolour one. Can't give up on my PS colouring though LOL. I love the idea of watercolour as my Grandfather was a beautiful watercolourist.

The first I did was the Promarker, I have also shown which colours I have, no skin colours so used a few colours to get the skin looking something like a normal tone - laugh out loud! I spoiled the blank image because of copyright.

The one on the right is the watercolour.

I had a lovely comment on one of my cards from Jessa at Useless Trinkets and went over to thank her. This card was what met me, I think it is one of the most original cards I have seen in a long while. Look at the cat's guilty face LOL. Take a visit to her fun blog HERE