Sing, Dance, Play

Created for the Moo Card Challenge where the theme is musical instruments. The background is Distress inkn in Vintage Photo & Faded Jeans. This was stamped with a small script in Faded Jeans, then a musci background paper was torn and attached. Next the collage image was added. The words were computer generated and edged with faded jeans. A metal music note charm was added to embellish.

Architecture

Created for the sample pieces on TGIF. This week's theme is Architecture.

The first piece was created with Distress inks in the background in Dusty Concord, Faded Jeans and Peeled Paint. The Architecture was then stamped in black, and a collage image added. Finally the words were stamped and sponged with the same inks.

The second piece uses Distress inks in Faded Jeans & Vintage Photo. These were spritzed with a little water to created the speckled effect, then the main image was stamped in Versafine Black. This was masked and the background stamped with a text in faded jeans. Finally, the word "inspire" was stamped and speckles and ink splodges added.

Do All Things With Love

Created for the Theme Thursday Challenge where the theme is Tags. The background was created by sponging with Distress inks in Dusty Concord & Vintage Photo. This was then stamped with a script in Dusty Concord. The collage image was then applied, and the small text cut out, edged with Dusty Concord and attached. Finaished with matching fibres.

Purple & Green

Creaeted for the Wednesday Stamper Challenge. The background was created using the Wrinkle Free Distress Technique in Peeled Paint & Dusty Concord. This was then stamped with a text background in Peeled Paint. Torn music script was sponged with Peeled Paint and added, then a collage image and the words. Finally, some Prima flowers to embellish.

Running Wild

Created for the TMTA Challenge where the theme is Wild Animals. The background was created using the Wrinkle Free Distress Technique in Broken China. This was then sponged over with a little Chalk ink in Thatched Straw, and stamped with a faux linen stamp, again in Broken China. Next the Zebras were stamped in Versafine Black. Various embellishments were added included computer genterated text, grugeboard and metal pieces.

World Outside Your Window

Created for the Mixed Media Monday Challenge where the theme is Feathered Friends. I started by sponging Distress Ink in Antique Linen onto matt cardstock. Next I stamped the main image in black, and sponged around it in Tea dye & Vintage Photo. I then masked the image to stamp a script background in Vintage Photo. Next I sponged Walnut Stain around the edge of the card, and stamped the small birds in black. Finally, I cut out the text, edged t in Vintage Photo and added it to the card.

Garden Sprite

Created for the Gothic Arch Challenge. I used the Wrinkle Free Distress Technique for the background with Faded Jeans ink. This was then sponged over with VersasMagic Chalk ink in Thatched Straw, and Distress Ink in Dusty Concord. A floral stamp was added to the background in Faded Jeans. Torn paper was sponged with the same inks, then applied to the top and bottom of the card. The Collage image was then applied, and some text edged with the same inks to finish.

Numbers

Created for the Sunday Postcard Challenge where the theme is numbers. I started by stamping the bakcground in Versafine Black, then sponged StazOn inks over the top of this in Sunflower, Teal & Blazing Red. Areas were highlighted with a White Signo Gel pen, and then the collage images were applied. Finally, some grungeboard numbers were coloured with the same inks, and the edges were sponged with black.

Best Buddy

Created for the Theme Thursday Challenge where the theme is Numbers. The background was created using Adirondack inks in Mushroom and Stonewash. This was then stamped with Mushroom ink. A measuring tape background paper was sponged with mushroom ink and applied to the base of the card, and then collage image was attached. A grungeboard number was sponged with Stonewash & Mushroom ink and addeded to embellish, then some paper words edged with stonewash were also attached to finish.

Mixed Media Canvas

Created for the Wednesday Stamper Challenge. I painted the canvas with acrylic paints - Blue, Cream, Gold and a little Raisin. Next I stamped the background onto tissue paper using StazOn black and applied this to the canvas using Future floor polish (this makes the tissue paper transparent when applied). The canvas was then sprayed randonly with a little Lustre Spray in Blue & Gold. Next the collage image was applied. I then added a little more cream acrylic where the words were to go, and randomly around the collage image. The words were cut out and edegd with Distress Ink in Faded Jeans. Finally, Opals EP were applied around the edges in Bubblegum Blue.