CCT Stamping Crazy

The theme at CCT this week is Stamping Crazy. My son is off to Paris on a school trip in the summer so I made a French themed tag for his birthday. I cut the tag from Stampin Up cream card and stamped the background with various Tim Holtz stamps and then used Vintage Photo Distress Ink for the colour. The harlequin stamp is a very old Hero Arts one which I heat embossed to add a bit of texture. I cut the Eiffel Tower and Fleur De Lys from white card using a Tim Holtz die and then I embossed them with the corresponding texture folder. I then coloured the shapes with Tarnished Brass Distress stain and when dry I went over the top with Black Soot Distress Ink. I can't take the credit for this technique as I saw it on a blog but the results are so effective I shall definitely be doing some more.The sentiment is also Tim Holtz and the word strips are from Darkroom Door.

I really enjoyed making the tag and hopefully will get to spend more time crafting now. 

CCT Anything But A Card

This weeks theme at CCT is Anything but a Card. I have made a canvas for the challenge. I painted the canvas with gesso and texture paste which I applied through punchinella and painted with Distress Stains. The dress form is a Tim Holtz movers and shapers die.

CCT Anything Goes

At last I've made something! I just can't seem to get back into crafting at the moment. The theme at CCT this week is nice and simple, Anything Goes. I have made a tag which I coloured with Distress Stains and added some Tim Holtz die cuts and sentiment.

CCT Come Fly with Me

This weeks theme at CCT is Come Fly with Me. I have coloured a tag with Distress Stains and used a Tim Holtz sentiment and a Stampin Up bird image which I inked with Distress Inks. I also added some FranTage embossing powders and glitters to the tag.

CCT Can't Stop The Rain

This weeks challenge at CCT is Can't Stop The Rain. I have made a quick tag which I coloured with Distress Stains. I was going to add various embellishments to the tag but I really liked how the background turned out and when I stamped the Tim Holtz Umbrella Man image it looked like he was walking down a path so I left it as it was and just stamped the Docrafts cog stamp in the corner and a dotty stamp under his feet. The seam binding is also coloured with Distress Stains.

Have a good Thursday.

CCT - One for the Girls

This weeks challenge at CCT is One for the Girls. This is the tag which I made for Kerry's birthday. The tag has been coloured with Distress Stains and ink and the main image is Stampendous. I added a few flowers and pearls to finish it off.

Another super quick post as there's the dreaded housework to do and I really must get on with making Xmas cards! 

Have a good week.

CCT233 Autumn Gold

This weeks challenge at CCT is autumn gold. I have made a card using Distress Stains for the background, which I have overstamped with some bubblewrap and a Tim Holtz scratch stamp. The image is from Stampendous and the die cut is Tim Holtz.

CCT - Tag You're It

This weeks challenge at CCT is Tag You're It. I have made a tag with Wendy Vecchi and Tim Holtz stamps and Clearly For Art film. I have coloured the tag with Distress Stains and Inks and added some Glimmer Mist. I also coloured the ribbon with Distress Stains.

Another quick post as I worked last night (& tonight) so I'm off for a sleep!!

Enjoy your Thursday.

Back To Making Cards & New Look Blogger

I've eventually got round to making some cards but am having trouble working out how to use this new look blogger, as you can probably tell from my Blog Header, I can't get to text in the middle, can anybody help? 

This is a canvas which I have decorated using acrylic paints,stamps and all sorts of other things I found lying round the house. I really enjoyed making this and got very messy!! I do have some photos of my cards somewhere but we have a new PC which I am struggling to find my way around, technology is not my thing!!

Hopefully this is going to work and I can get some photos later of my most recent cards.

Enjoy your Sunday.

Xmas, New Stamps & The Sunday Stampers Week 186

Hope you all had a good Xmas and got lots of goodies. We had a great time and I got lots of crafty pressies this year, Wendy Vecchi & Tim Holtz stamps, Distress Stains & a few dies!! Best of all I've had all week off work with the rest of the family. We haven't really done much but its been nice all been at home together for a change.

I've decided to have a change from the cute stamps and have a play with inks etc which have been lurking in my stash for the past couple of years and my Xmas pressies after watching a programme on Create & Craft with Hels Sheridan demonstrating, I loved all the items she was making. The tag background is coloured with Distress Stains and sprayed with Glimmer Mist. I over stamped with a Hero Arts script stamp and a Stempleglede 'Grunge' corner stamp with Distress Ink. The flower is Wendy Vecchi stamps stamped on Grungepaper, coloured with Distress Stains and the sentiment is another Hero Arts stamp. I really enjoyed making the tag which was then promptly nicked by my daughter for her friends birthday card, so it can't have been too bad!

I've just painted a mini canvas with Gesso so I'm hoping to get on with that tomorrow although I'm back in work tomorrow night just for the 1 night.

I am entering this tag into this weeks The Sunday Stamper, the theme is Anything You Wanna Do.

Have a good weekend!