Bloody Valentine Blog Hop

I hope you are all warm and ok on this wet and cold day. Looking forward to the snow?

Today sees the start of the 'Bloody Valentines Blog Hop', over on the
 Smeared and Smudged Challenge Blog

This hop is dedicated to the dark side of valentines, rather than the cute and cuddly.
The wonderful Left Of Centre Creative Challenges Blog are taking part in this brilliant hop.
As I am lucky to be on the Left Of Centre Design Team, I jumped at the chance to contribute to our efforts.


As you know, I really enjoy making alternative/darker cards, as well as normal ones. This was something I really enjoyed making....so I best show you what I've made lol

I started off with two black and white images. I coloured them with colouring pencils and added glossy accents, to areas I wanted to stand out. 

I distressed the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink and a shaving brush. I love the stippled look that the brush gives. 

The backing is made with a stencil and many layers of Tim Holtz disttess ink, in many colours. 

Backing and images have been matted with kraft card.

I finished the card with some red flat backed gems both round and heart shaped. 

I hope you will explore your dark side and join in this wonderful event. Simple click on the Smeared and Smudged link above for more details, prizes and instructions of where to visit first. 

Thank you for all your continued support and compliments on my work.

Just For Fun Octobers Buttons and Bows

Welcome fellow Bloggers, Crafters and most importantly, Friends.... Thank you once again for visiting my blog.

 

 

The Just For Fun Challenge Blog is a monthly Challenge Blog. We have two teams, Team A who post their makes on the 1st of the month, and Team B who post their makes on the 16th of the month.

Both teams are there to make projects designed to inspire you to join in with our fun challenges.

 

 

Just For Fun Challenge Blog

 

 

As you can tell by the date of my post, I am on Team B, providing mid month inspirations.

This months theme is 'Buttons and Bows' so its a nice easy theme for you. This means, you can make anything, as long as it contains these two items.

 

As the Challenge Blog name suggests, our Challenges are 'Just for Fun', however we do sometimes have wonderful prizes donated by our very talented Design Team.

This month, we have had a prize donated, and here it is:

 

 

 

 

My Buttons and Bows Project

What I used

 

Forever Friends Black and Gold Paper

Paper from my stash

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Image resized in Serif Craft Artist and coloured with Water Colour Pencils

Matt Gold Mirri Card

White Gel Pen

Sentiment from Card Crafts

Feather from eBay

Wooden button from eBay

Paper Twine from The Works

Skeleton Leaves from eBay

Paper Roses from eBay

Pearl Sprays from a local wholesalers

Flat backed Gems and Pearls from eBay

Spellbinders Nestability Dies

8x8 hunkydory Scalloped Card Blanks

 

 

I have started colouring with my Water Colour pencils a lot more. I find them easier to get into smaller places, and they look lovely.

 

I have tried to use different shapes and patterns. I struggle to put different patterned papers together, however I put my fears aside and just went for it...and I like how it turned out!

 

 

I really hope this has inspired you to pop over to the Just For Fun Challenge Blog and join in with our brilliant theme this month.

 

Thank you once again for your visits and comments, they mean a lot.

 

 

 



Baby Card and Gorjuss!

Welcome fellow bloggers, crafters and friends... Thank you for the visit.

All of these cards were made for the 'one word wonder' over on the Mad Crafters Giggles Facebook group.

Sundays theme was 'lace' and this is what I came up with......

The image is a gorjuss one. I used a textured black backing card, red card from my stash and some red elastic lace. 

I embellished with some heart diecuts from Marianne designs, wired beads, feather, flower and red flat back gems. 

I love the red and black together. 

Mondays theme was 'country' and this is what I came up with......

I made the backing card with scattered straw and brushed corduroy Tim Holtz distress inks, and then splashed with water to give it an even more distressed look. 

I shaped the top of the card by drawing round the topper and cutting it out. 

I edged the card with a brown thin nibbed pen. 

The topper is a hunkydory one from my stash. 

I used hessian ribbon, brown satin ribbon and finished off with skeleton leaves and a sentiment. 

Not sure on this card, but I love the natural feel. 

Today's theme was 'baby' and this is what I came up with......

I used a sheet of gingham card from my stash and a sheet of green that matched the image. 

I used a marrieanne designs die for the frame. 

I stamped the bottle, dummy and  wording with Tim Holtz bundled sage distress ink and cut them out and backed with the same green. 

Finished off with green and pale yellow flat backed pearls and two coloured safety pins.

I have to say, I love how this one has turned out! 

Thank you for the lovely comments people have been leaving me, they all mean a huge amount....