Russian Doll

Here is another card made on my course last week which will be good for entry to Saturday Workout challenge this week. This is a from a new set of Russian Doll templates by the lovely Wendie Rhodes. There are lots of smaller baby dolls to go inside or to stack on the front. The card was cut from the template and the tummy stamped onto glossy card using the Bandana Technique and decoupaged. The head was cut out of cream card and painted with Lyra crayons and the red ribbon scarf added with glossy stick on gems for buttons. A very different type of card which is nice for a change.

Hawaiian Hula Dancing Doll

I wanted to create something different for a card swap with the Embossing theme but I ended up also covering a few challenges with this creation today, first Saturday Workout 'Spotlight', Step Outside Your Box 'Watercolours', TGIF 'Quotes' and DCM 'Journalling Spot'. Firs,t I created the background using an MCS cd with various Hibiscus flowers and colours on a varigated and muted background. I added to this torn background paper a green card run through the Textile Cuttlebug embossing folder, then added a piece of acetate embossed with the Swirls folder. These were attached with sticky matching ribbon. I stamped and embossed in silver, the Hula dancing doll from Limited Edition Rubber Stamps, and painted her using watercolours and Cosmic shimmers, her arms and legs attached with silver brads and mounted on foam tape. The quote reads 'Wake up every morning with the thought that something Wonderful is about to happen,' and I added Summer and the domed acetate spotlighted 'Follow Your Dreams'. In case you do not know the Hibiscus flower is the State flower of Hawaii where Hula dancers can be seen performing each evening around the sunset hour. I hope my partner will be happy with this card.

Dark Haired Lady

My Time to Craft asked for 'Dark Hair' this week, so this lady fits the bill. The background silk paper from Joanna Sheen covers a pink pearlised card. I stamped the lady, from QVC, onto white card and coloured her with 'Chalks' to cover the Saturday Workout challenge. Matted onto silk mirri card again from Joanna I added a pink bow and feather for embellishment.

AAI and Foiled Ladies

Saturday Workout asked for 'Alcohol Inks' and Wednesday Stamper asked for 'Diva' so here are mine. Not everyones idea of Diva I am sure but the overall effect is, I think Diva-ish - is that a word? The background was created using butterscotch and caramel inks and over the top I added some glue then used foil strips to get the copper and gold effect. (Thanks to the lovely Sylvie on JS forum). I stamped this new and great stamp from Magenta (been waiting ages to get this) over the top with black Stazon and covered the whole card with acetate. Mmm different.

Floral Embossing

Well, tried a new technique here printing out the image from Joanna's 'Say it with Flowers'cd onto Crafty Computer embossing paper. Then sprinkled the paper with clear embossing powder and heat embossed twice. Mmm not too sure about this yet, this was the first attempt. Created for Saturday Workout 'Embossing' challenge, I ran the background white card through the Cuttlebug Paisley folder, covered with clear embossing powder then coloured with direct to paper inks. Coloured the actual card direct to paper with Tattered Rose Distress ink then added the sentiment and a few flowers and jewels.

Distressed Hot and Spicy Abstract

This is definitely a very strange card for Saturday Workout 'Distressed' challenge and also Step Outside Your Box 'Abstract' and DCM 'Hot and Spicy' challenges. The background consists of Joanna's Lace paper in black and orange, some orange shiny multicoloured paper and some yellow textured papers all run through two Cuttlebug embossing folders, Paisley and Spots and Dots, to create texture, layered onto a black card. The orange central card is edged with two distress inks and the feather stamped with Tattered Rose distress ink. A red ribbon and heart and some sticky ribbons and buttons completes the look - without a focal point to make an abstract card.