Rainbow

Rainbow

Hi there!

A new week and a new theme

How exciting is that?  Anything

to take our minds off the wind

and the rain

So to start the Rainbow off

here's Jane Castle with a beautiful 

flower heart

"Today I'd like to share with you a Mother's Day 

card that I made using a Kaleidacolor rainbow ink pad 

to colour all my flowers, leaves and die cuts.

Using my Caribbean Sea ink pad I began to

colour various different types of paper and card

This was done by swiping the ink pad across

each piece but always going in the same direction.

For this I used old dictionary pages, watercolour paper, 

300gsm white card, Grunge paper and 

T.H. Ideaology Kraft Resist. 

For some I had the raised pads separate and 

for others I slid the pads together

Next I selected various flower stamps I thought I might like to use, 

a list will be added at the bottom of the page.

The flowers were either stamped in black ink and then 

heat embossed with clear powder 

or stamped in VersaMark and heat embossed 

with white powder. 

These were cut out by hand and a few were then passed 

through an embossing folder and the detail hi-lighted 

using some Treasure Gold Wax.

Next I made a paper stencil of the heart shape 

I wanted to form on my card with my flowers 

and using this lightly inked through to 

give an outline to follow. 

The leaves were then stamped using the 

Caribbean Sea ink pad and a trailing leaf stamp from PaperArtsy.

The cut out leaves were shaped over a pokey tool 

and stuck onto the card with Pinflair glue

Then it was a case of layering the flowers and 

trying out the design before attaching anything permently. 

For the centres I used a mix of brads, buttons 

and pearl beads. 

A few loops of matching ribbon were also added

The word wonderful was stamped in black onto an off-cut 

and then mounted onto a darker coloured scrap. 

The letters MUM were cut using Memory Box 

Parker Upper case die and more of the off-cuts. 

The final touch was a small heart shaped button 

in the bottom righthand corner.

I love the richness of the colour palette from 

this ink pad and the coverage is very good 

on even the most absorbant of surfaces. 

The added bonus of being able to separate the 

different colours means not only can you use 

one colour for stamping a small image or sentiment

 but also they don't bleed into each other."

Items Used

Kaleidacolor Caribbean Sea Ink Pad

PaperArtsy Flora and Fauna 6

Lavinia Zen Flower 2

Jofy 12

Studio 490 - Live and Make Art

Kaisercraft CS912 Flowers

Heartfelt Creations 3533

Treasure Gold Wax in Olive Bronze

White and Clear Embossing Powder

Memory Box Parker Upper Case Die

Buttons and Brads

Craft Concepts Budding Vine Embossing Folder

Thank you Jane.  A lovely card for someone you love

and with Mother's Day coming up (in the UK) really

special indeed.

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Buildings

Buildings

Hi There!!

Here's Hazel Harmer with 

a gorgeous Canvas, set to

make us all feel happy and

smiley

"My canvas is nothing like what it was going to be like, 

it was going to be a snowy winters night - 

all shimmery and glittery, 

but our boiler packed up in the

 middle of November and wasn't fixed 

until December 23rd. 

The first week we had no hot water either and because 

we'd been so cold I decided my canvas had to be summery!

 used the Carabelle Studio house stamp.

 stamped the houses and coloured them with felt tips.

I used a Memory Box stencil and modelling paste 

to stencil the sun in the corner of the canvas.

I gave the canvas a coat of gesso and 

when it had dried I used a sponge to colour 

the sky and greenery with Fresco Finish paint

The sun was coloured with yellow and orange acrylic paint.

These are some of the embellishments I used, 

I coloured some of the dried flowers green and left some white, 

I die cut some leaves but didn't use them. 

I cut the strip of paper because I liked the scalloped edge 

and thought it would make a good fence.

I glued the dried flowers to the canvas and 

attached the houses with a dimentional double sided tape 

then I drew pathways from the doors. 

I used a white pen to turn the strip of paper into a fence. 

The fences are attached to the canvas with a thicker 

double sided tape than I used for the houses. 

The birds were stamped with Stampers Anonymous stamp, 

I had to go over the birds with a black marker as they didn't 

stamp very well on the canvas.

I added a heart shaped balloon and wrote "Home is where the heart is".

Because I used a deep canvas it meant that 

I could carry my design round the edges."

Supplies:

A deep 6 inch square canvas.
Carabelle Studio stamp.
Black Archival ink.
Felt tip pens.
Memory Box stencil
Modelling paste.
Fresco Finish paint.
Stampers Anonymous bird stamp.
Black marker.
White pen.

Thank you Hazel - I'm so glad you didn't

go the winter night route - maybe you 

could give us that one for the next heatwave?

A really super, smiley, proper like canvas

for a winter's day - what a brilliant idea!

'till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Today we have Hazel Harler

with her gorgeous Christmas Card

just for you:

 "For my Christmas card I used a cream square card blank

Some of the Kaisercraft papers that I used

I distressed the edges of the green script paper 

and turned it over to sponge 

peacock feathers distress ink on the edges

I turned the paper back over and sprayed frost Color Bloom over it

I wrapped some bakers twine round the paper and made a bow 

then I glued the paper to the card blank. 

I tore the edges of the corrugated card and dry brushed some gesso over it. 

For the bauble I embossed some white card and die cut the bauble 

with a Memory Box die, I coloured the raised areas 

with peacock feathers distress ink. 

I die cut the holly leaves with a Sizzix holly branch die, 

for the other leaves I used a Sizzix thinlits die and gold card, 

I used a punch for the berries. 

I glued everything to the card and put stickles on the holly leaves,

 berries and round the edges

 Here is a close up showing the stickles on the leaves

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas"

Supplies

Cream square card blank.
Kaisercraft Christmas papers.
Peacock feathers distress ink.
Frost Colour Bloom.
Gesso.
Memory Box bauble die.
Embossing folder.
Sizzix Thinlets dies.
Sizzed Hollly Branch die.
Small round punch.
Stickles.

Merry Christmas to you too Hazel

and I look forward to working with you in 2017

See you all tomorrow with the final letter in the 

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge for 2016

Mickie xx

Red and Gold

Red and Gold

Morning!!

At least I hope it is wherever

you are

Continuing our opulent theme

what is it about these colours?

Fabulous, rich, warm......

What was I saying?  Oh yes

Continuing our opulent theme

is Hazel Harler with another

beautiful card

I used a white 8" x 6" card blank

The first thing to do is spray some red card with gold foil Color Bloom

Then cover it with cling film - 

scrunch up the film and let it dry.

Remove the cling film and your card should look something like this

 I used red card, gold miri card and the red and gold card for my layers.

I stamped the Woodware festive background onto white card 

with black archival ink and I edged the card with a black pen

I die cut two Memory Box baubles with the red and gold card and gold miri card.

I glued the two baubles together back to back as it's going to dangle on the card.

I matted all the layers together and attached the bauble with some gold cord. 

The red roses were made using a Tim Holtz tiny tattered flowers Thinlits die

A close up of the flowers.

Items used.

8"x6" white card blank.
Red card, White card, Gold miri card.
Color Bloom - gold foil.
Woodware stamp - festive background.
Black Archival ink.
Memory Box bauble die.
Thinlits die - Tim Holtz tiny tattered flowers.

Beautiful Hazel

Thank you very much

Of course, without the Christmas layer

this card would be fabulous for anyone

celebrating a Ruby Wedding

See you all tomorrow

Mickie xx