Love Owls

Hi all,

I received a shipment of Hero Arts stamps yesterday and aren't they just fantastic? If you want some excellent eye candy, they do have their current catalogue online.... http://www.heroarts.com/products/2010Catalog.cfm

If in Australia, I am a retailer of Hero Arts.

This card features one of their new stamps....the little lovey dovey owls. Aren't they the cutest? The branch they are sitting on is also HA, but one which I have had for ages. Same deal for the sentiment too.

I did use a Krafty Lady cloud template with Colourbox Chalk ink to lightly sponge some sky into the background. I used a reverse mask to get the colour (also Colourbox Chalk ink) onto the owls, and Tombow markers directly onto the branch to gain its colour. The sentiment is stamped in good old StazOn Black. I added some grosgrain ribbon, flower diamantes and some glitter to to the hearts.

This card also fits my Blogging Group challenge for this month...namely making a lovey dovey...oops...Valentine card without using even the merest whiff of red! Done and done before the 14th too...Brownie points for me!

Ladies, Ink October Challenge

Good afternoon all...just...by a minute to be exact! It is a hot, dry, windy and unpleasant day in Koumala today. I wish it would rain just to settle the fires and the dust!

Ok...Today, I have my October challenge for my blogging group all done and dusted! Christyne would be proud of me!

The challenge was to have just the one layer (the base), one colour ink and the one embellishment.

Ok, I pulled out my old Amazing Creations stamps (all the stamps are by this company!) and this is the final result. I used Adirondack Eggplant and stamped the shadow stamp OFF three times before stamping onto the front of the card. All the other bibs and bobs....the corner frames, the butterfly and the wording were inked and stamped immediately using the Adirondack Eggplant once more. This gives you the variance using the one ink pad.

I added a wee flower to the wording and a tiny bit of glitter here and there and Voilà! T'is done.

Christyne, I have been studying the online PSE and mucking around here with it all....However...I could not figure out how to get rid of the two shadows on the left of the card. I managed to get one to be white...but not the same as the rest of the card and the other in the corner I could not do anything with....Beginning to think PSE is not for me!

September Challenge for Ladies, Ink Part 1

Good morning everyone,

Here is the first part of a three part challenge for September with the Ladies, Ink Blogging Group. This month we are to make 3 Xmas cards......So, here is my first one! Very non-traditional. I reckon this one would look pretty in the usual Xmassy colours too, but I wanted to try it in something different!

What do you think?I have used a gorgeous StampIt Xmas stamp here (Christmas Round 3681F) which I have stamped multiple times in order to get all the layering. The Merry Xmas in the middle is raised with dimensionals. The paper is by Kaiser as are the fancy brads and the little buckle by Finishing Touch Ideas. The grosgrain ribbon, I think is SU. The rest is Bazzill. I laid the card on a blue background so you could see the white base card clearly, just for the photo opportunity!

For anyone who is interested and cannot source any of these things, I do sell them :). Just whizz off an email and I can see if I can help you out.

Ladies Ink Challenge

Today, I feature Cathleen's sketch http://crookedcardcreations.blogspot.com/ . I am still with the Stampscapes. Working on gloss card with a stylus and Marvy markers you can come up with the most amazing colour work.

I must get brownie points for keeping pretty much dead on with the sketch, eh? The sentiment, made by ??? is just perfect for this card.

Ladies Ink Challenge

Today, we showcase Kristin's sketch http://kristinshappy.blogspot.com/ again featuring Stampscapes but this time using Kaleidacolour inks to create a soft Madras brayered background. In the sketch, the red should go all the way across. I altered the sketch a tiny bit by making the orange part of the sketch extend to the sides. Had to, coz the image proved to be a mite large!

Ladies Ink Challenge

Hi there,
Continuing on with the challenges with our Blog Group....I am sincerely happy there are only a dozen of us at this point! It is a challenge in itself to get all these cards done, as I am not known for working very quickly when it comes to card making! I have given myself until the 31st to complete this mission. Now, it will be interesting to see if I fall off the perch!

I know Rebekka is taking the month of August off, but please keep in mind a little visit to her blog http://diamondintherough24.blogspot.com/ as her work is always lovely. It is Rebekka's sketch which is the showcase for my card today.

This is way over the top cute, but I DO like the Sarah Jane image. I coloured with an aquabrush and Tombow markers. Isn't she cute?

Ladies Ink Challenge

Here we are again with another sketch challenge. This time I am doing Michelle's http://inkyscraps.blogspot.com/ and I have continued to play with the Stampscapes stamps I bought at the Canberran Craft Show from The Stamp Trap http://thestamptrap.com.au/Index.htm

The watercolouring is a direct copy of what Jeanette was demoing at the show...well as close to it as I could manage anyway! I have used Lyra Crayons and an Aquabrush, with the man and beast along with the wording stamped with India Ink.

I am pretty pleased with how this one turned out!

Ladies Ink Challenge

Ok...Today we feature Christyne's sketch which you can find on her blog...
http://handstampedfromtheheart.blogspot.com/ This card really IS as bright as it looks. It is as close to the sketch as I could manage. Hope you like it. This has been stamped with India Ink but I do not know the manufacturer of the stamp. Sorry!

Ladies Ink Challenge

Hello there! I am home from my holiday and now I have a bit of catching up to do. For the next wee while I will be showcasing the August challenge from our Blogging Group. I do hope you like my interpretation of each sketch. I am actually working in reverse order here, doing everyone's challenge whilst I think up something for my own....

Welcome to Ladies, INK Challenge 2.

This one is two-fold:

Step 1 - Create a sketch (it can be hand drawn and scanned, computer generated...whatever, but it must be YOURS - please don't copy from one of the sketch sites) and make a card based on your sketch.

Step 2 - Visit all the OTHER Ladies, Ink blogs and make a card based on their sketch! . When you post a card based on another Ladies, Ink sketch be sure to link back to the blog from which you used the sketch in your blog post.

I am starting off with Paige's sketch, which you will find on her blog, here... http://shewhomuststamp.blogspot.com/

I have used Stampscapes throughout and gained colour through the use of a stylus tool and good markers.

Challenge 1 for Ladies INK A 3D Project

Good Morning everyone,

I have not been very active this week stamping wise. It is tax time in these parts and I had two businesses to get ready for that, cook three weeks worth of main meals for my DH, run to town a few times, pack a load of goodies to send ahead of myself and actually get that in the post, a major bad hair day visit to the hairdressers and to top it off, my puppy has been ill. One of THOSE weeks.

Today, I have put aside to doing some of my commitments stamping wise, and like a nit, have decided to work backwards! (Actually working with an idea which came to me last night...and you DO have to go where the mojo takes you, right?)

Here is my Ladies INK inaugural challenge set by Christyne. It had to be a 3D project and mine is a recipe stand. I have taken a few piccies so you get the idea a bit better with it. I am extremely pleased with how it turned out and could easily do a few of these because it was a lot of fun!

Stamps: Wordsworth Alphabet, Alota Bees Cardstock: Chipboard, Kaiser DS Paper, Bazzill Inks: StazOn Black Other: Prisma Pencils, Odourless Mineral Solvent, Blending Stumps, Rings, Recipes Holders, Grosgrain Ribbon, Liquid Appliqué, Crystal Kindy Glitz, Magnet Strips