Darkest Night

Materials used:

Distress Ink: squeezed lemondae, wild honey, barn door, festive berries, 

fired brick, aged mahogany, walnut stain, black soot

Dreamweaver stencil: crows

Card-io stamp: greenery 1

Lindsay Mason: happiness verses

Who Me?

A quickie for the weekly challenge over at The Craft Barn, where the theme is Pens!  I stamped the main image and masked it using masking fluid.  The background is created with Distress Ink and the hearts and spirals were stamped on top.  The masking fluid was gently rolled off and the images coloured with Promarkers.

Sorry for the fuzzy photo I couldn't get the camera to not focus on the button...need a camera tutorial...happy to get any tips...

Materials used:

Doo Lally Pip/Lindsay Mason stamp:  cute as a button

various background stamps

Ranger Distress Ink

Letraset Promarkers

Memento Ink: tuxedo black

ribbon and button

They know me here

I've not been up to much crafting recently for various reasons but hopefully that's about to change and you will notice a flurry of activity on my blog.  First up a CAS card for The Craft Barn weekly challenge - Clean and Simple.  In the spirit of CAS I'm keeping it brief!

Thanks for stopping by, it's much appreciated x

Materials used:

Stampendous: Cling Tutu Toad

Doo Lally Pip / Lindsay Mason: Don't Be Afraid

Spectrum Noir Aqua markers

Ranger Distress Inks

Ranger Archival 

gems

Claire's Stuff

Blogging two weekends in a row!  Must mean I'm winding down at work and gearing up for some holiday crafting.  I'm off on a course next week and it occurred to me I might need a notebook.  The perfect opportunity to try out a technique that Lindsay Mason introduced me to.

First I masked off the spine on a cheap supermarket notebook.  I stuck on embossed paper, die cuts, metal embellishments and metal studs, then painted everything with a coat of Little Black Dress (sorry I forgot to photograph that step).

I then covered the background with Viva Decor Maya Gold, working the paint in to all of the nooks and crannies.  When the base was dry I used two more colours to paint the letters.

To finish off a little Treasure Gold was used to highlight the edges and bring out some of the texture.
 

No chance my notebook will get mixed up with anyone else's!

Have a lovely day x

Materials used:

notebook

assorted die cuts and embellishments

Cosmic Shimmer glue

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paint: little black dress

Viva Decor Maya Gold paint: gold, cacao, turquoise, emerald

Treasure Gold: white fire

Crafty Coasters

Hi there
I've not been doing much crafting recently (as most evenings I've had my leg up after a rather embarrassing tumble) but my lovely husband acquired me a large bag full of beer mats just crying out to be altered.  I thought this was a good opportunity to combine the new Lindsay Mason, Doo Lally Pip stamps I've just bought with a few bits and pieces lying around which I wasn't sure what to do with.

Materials used:

Personal Impressions clear stamps: Don't Be Afraid, Happiness Verses
Stampendous: Tutu Toad
Craft Individuals: Crowned Bunnies

Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints

Ranger Distress Ink: black soot, faded jeans

Ranger Archival Ink: jet black