Saturday so...

...must be time for my weekly That's Crafty make....

....as usual full details are on the That's Crafty blog.

Donna xx

More Drips and Drops.....

....for the 'Drips and Drops' challenge over on Country View Challenges.

I like the look of 'CAS .....clean and simple' cards BUT I don't really do clean! So I've decided that when playing with this kinda style I'm going with 'MAS......messy and simple'!! Lol!

So here's a quick how to...first of all I started off by stamping the butterfly (IndigoBlu) on a piece of 7"x 7" white stamping card...

Then using a bit of cut and dry foam and distress inks (Picked Raspberry and Peacock Feathers) I added some colour to the butterfly...

Then I spritzed it liberally with water to get the colours to run and drip. Once I'd given it a quick dry, I watered down some of the ink and flicked some some spots of colour on...

I then decided I fancied a bit more interest to the background so I grabbed one of Tim Holtz's layering stencils and some black soot distress ink to add a bit more texture... 

To finish I simply stamped some words (Kaisercraft) and mounted onto a white card blank. 

Thanks for stopping by and do remember to pop by Country View Challenges to join in the fun.

Donna xx

Hot and Spicy...

....is the new theme over at the That's Crafty Challenge blog. So I've gone for some hot and spicy colours........

Started off by embossing a piece of card using the Sheena Douglass Sakura Embossing Folder and then colouring it with a mixture of distress inks.......Ripe Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed and a bit of Gathered Twigs

Then I stamped and cut out IndigoBlu's big butterfly and then coloured it with matching colours of distress ink

Then just glued everything together adding a sentiment from the Kaisercraft range and mounting everything onto a card blank.

Make sure you pop over and join in the challenge, you could win a £20 voucher to spend on the website :)

Donna xx

Look after the pennies.....

.....and the pounds will look after themselves. That was a favourite saying of my Nan's when she was alive. So here's the perfect place to put the pennies......

...this is my weekly make for That's Crafty ...... something went wrong with my blog scheduling so this didn't post at correct time but you will find full details on their blog :)

Donna xx

Keep It Simple...

....is the new challenge over on the That's Crafty challenge blog.  Now I know there is a definite trend for real clean and simple cards, which isn't really my thing BUT as the challenge is Keep It Simple I decided to really challenge myself to keep it really clean, simple and quite modern ....think I achieved it! Lol!

 I used IndigoBlu's lovely Big Butterfly stamp, inked up with distress inks and then spritzed with water before stamping.  The greeting stamp is from the Kaisercraft Birthday set.

Do pop over and join in the challenge if you can.....there's a chance to win a £20 voucher to spend on the That's Crafty site!

Donna xx

All you need is love.....

....is the theme of the new challenge over at the That's Crafty Challenges blog.  Once I managed to get the song out of my head I decided to use the 'My Story' stamp plate from Oxford Impressions to make a heart shape tag.........

Nothing too complicated, just cut a rough heart shape build up some stamping and colour with distress ink.  Layer onto a slightly larger heart and add the butterfly wings, which are from a lovely IndigoBlu butterfly stamp.

Why don't you pop over and join in the fun, you could win yourself £20 to spend in the That's Crafty shop!

Donna xx

So today is .....

.....the start of a new challenge over at the That's Crafty Challenge where the theme is 'Stamping Ground' ie anything to do with stamping (no digi's though), do pop over and take part ........you stand a chance of winning a £20 voucher to spend at That's Crafty.  I've used some IndigoBlu stamps for this large tag.....

To make the background tag I stamped and clear embossed 3 of the 'Flutterby' stamp by IndigoBlu onto a large white tag. Then using a bit of cut 'n' dry foam I applied Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed and Picked Raspberry distress ink all over the tag. Then I used various stamps from Kaisercraft and Artistic Outpost to add some further background interest......stamps I used were.......Generation Redux, Lattice, and Tic Toc. Then I stamped the sentiment from the Artistic Outpost Happiness set and mounted it onto a black mat before positioning on tag.

Using the 'Big Butterfly' stamp I stamped and heat embossed it in black onto some heat resistant acetate (don't forget to use an anti static bag on your acetate first!).....

Then I coloured the reverse side with Spectrum Noir pens (any alcohol marker pens will work). For this to work the best you really need to pick darker/brighter colours......

Once the pen has dried, and it dries very quickly, you need to paint over it with white acrylic or gesso......I used gesso.  You will find some of the colour bleeds into the paint but that doesn't matter..... 

 

Once the gesso was completely dry I simply cut out the butterfly and glued it onto the tag.  I only applied glue under the body so the wings had freedom to move but you could glue it all down if you prefer.  For the bow at the top I simply took some crinkle ribbon and coloured it using the same colour of distress inks that I had used in the background.

Don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog and check out the rest of the design teams pieces and to join in the fun yourself. Thanks for visiting.

Donna xx

Bright colours....

....and a butterfly for my weekly piece for That's Crafty.  Last few pieces I've put up have been in the earthy palette of colours so figured I better wake you all up with a nice burst of colour!! Was kinda trying for a slightly Pop Art look (blame playing with photo apps on my phone for the idea!) but ended up with a tiny bit of grunge thrown in for good measure.  Anyway full details are on the That's Crafty blog but here's what it look like.....

Donna xx

Don't go alone.....

......go together.  Here's my weekly piece for That's Crafty, details of what I used etc are on the That's Crafty blog.......

Donna xx

Using up scrap paper....

.....on this weeks That's Crafty piece.....well we never throw anything away do we! Anyway pop over to the That's Crafty blog for full details and more pics but in the meantime here's a little peek....

Donna xx

This weeks card....

....for That's Crafty, pop over to the blog for full details.....

Donna xx

Time for challenge No 2.......

....over at the That's Crafty challenge blog.  Don't forget there's a £20 voucher up for grabs for one lucky participant of the challenge so make sure you head over to play.  This time the theme for the challenge is 'Inky Antics' so it was time to get out the distress inks, a mask and a few stamps for a little inky fun.

Here's a quick little how to, for all those who are interested.........firstly using a That Special Touch Mask as a guide add some distress ink direct to card front with a bit of cut 'n' dry.  I've used Peacock Feathers and Mowed Lawn, a combination I discovered the other week and I love it!!

Leaving the mask in place, drop a little water onto the ink and blot to do a spot of faux bleaching and then add a little stamping.  I've used a couple of Kaisercraft stamps......Grid and Script

 Stamp one of the quotes from IndigoBlu's 'Live, Laugh, Love' set direct to the card front...

Then stamp some of the flowers and leaves from the same set and colour them with a little distress ink, I used a bit of cut 'n' dry to do it with and then a damp paintbrush with some more of the ink to add a little more depth of colour.

I also stamped the dragonfly and added colour in the same way before arranging and sticking all the component parts together.....

Don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog to play

Donna xx