Two challenges covered with this card tonight, they are Crazy Amigo 'Faces' and Lots to Do Sunday 'Eyes'. I created the background using glues and different coloured peices of foil all mingled together to give a nice raised effect. Then I overstamped the four faces using black Stazon, the stamp from Magenta. Very simple but I hope effective. Step Outside Your Box has 'Eyes' as the theme this week too.
When I saw that Sunday Stampers challenge this week was to use the 'Moon' in our creation I just knew I had to use this image. From Peerless Designs cd 'Pixie Dreams' I printed out the background onto card. I added red mirri board then the image layered over the top. I cut the corners using decorative scissors and added the stamped sentiment 'Joy is not in things but is in us' (from Glenda's Elusive Images) - sorry does not show up too clearly on the scan. I added clear Stickles Glitter glue to the wings and the stars and around the edges of the moon. 'Joy' fits the Step Outside Your Box challenge this week too.
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.
Here is a rather large card made for three challenges, Make it Mondays 'Red', Arty Girlz '3D' and Step Outside Your Box 'Big' for last week and '3D' for this week. I made the main card from two A4 sheets together but cut down slightly to make 8 x 8 and over stamped with red Stazon various Oriental background stamps. I added another sheet of different red paper to this with torn and inked edges. I made the kimono card, which opens, from black and gold and red and gold dragon paper with a gold ribbon and a Matchit Fan and raised on foam on the red card. I then added red and black butterflies on foam (obviously they appear flat on the scan sorry) to give the dimension to the card.
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.
I have covered three challenges tonight with this card. 4 x 4 Friday 'Oriental', TGIF 'Faces' and Step outside your Box 'Different colours'. I created the green background using Latte, Terracotta and Stream alcohol inks then stamped the Ginko box, Personal Impressions, in green Stazon. For the orange background I used Latte, Terracotta and Copper inks and overstamped in green with the lady from Personal Impressions. I don't often use green or much orange so they are different colours for me. I added the orange and green sticker slippers for effect and rounded the corners with a corner punch.
Here is a three in one set of atcs tonight covering TMTA 'Tryptych', Papertake Weekly 'Squares and Step Outside Your Box 'Tea and Coffee' challenges. Firstly, I attached three atcs with sticky Oriental ribbon then sponged inks over them to colour them. I next stamped the Flourish stamp in brown Stazon to overlap each card. The three central stamped squares from Rubbadubbadoo were made by sponging cold tea onto glossy white card then overstamping with the same stamp. I added some Oriental corners and motifs and added a piece of acetate with a jewel brad. I also overstamped the acetate with the Flourish stamp and scanned it unevenly so you could see the overlay.
Here is an early Christmas card made for a 'Fabric 'challenge at Step Outside Your Box Saturdays. The card is covered with the lovely blue and silver stars and circles fabric and the snowman fabric square covers a piece of cardboard. I just added corners and message and hey ho another card less for December. As I made this in February I am also adding to Fab's Christmas Challenge .
Here is another glueless card for the 'Step Outside Your Box' 'No Adhesive Allowed' challenge. The main image is stamped in black Stazon then coloured with chalks and attached to the gold mirri on the blue pearlescent card with brads. The message is also attached with brads. I didn't find this challenge difficult as I had done one the other week, in fact I had set the challenge myself. Even the insert is attached with coloured staples.
Two different challenges covered in this card that I share with you tonight.
Step Outside Your Box Saturday offered a challenge to use 'Magazine Art' in our card making, so here is my effort. However I thought this card could also apply to the Mixed Media Monday 'Whimsey' challenge as I think the little Russian doll looks whimsical. The magazine was advertising the fact that purple is the in colour at the moment, however, it is always in with me, as most of you know already it is my favourite colour. The table, lamp, vase and doll were all cut from the magazine and I attached them over an alcohol inks background made up of Cranberry, Wild Plum and Silver inks. The purple flowers my husband bought me for Christmas and I added a purple and silver brad in the centre. The left hand side is edged with a purple sticky ribbon together with the title strip and I added a piece of raffia type paper at the bottom.
Well, here is a totally new method of stamping for me using stampboard. I coloured the stampboard first with three colours of pearlescent acrylic paint mixed together (orange, yellow and gold) then stamped the water lily from English Stamp Company in black Stazon. I then glittered with Pee Wee glitters and edged the stamp outline with my favourite Sakura pens. This was then mounted on black card to look like a frame and layered onto the flowered Oriental paper edged with gold peeloffs. I stamped the words and the lilies on the orange card and highlighted with the glitter pens. The message and corner peeloffs finished it off. This should do for Papertake Weekly challenge 'Thanks A Bunch', Created By Hand 'Frames' challenge and Step Outside Your Box 'Acrylic Paints' challenge.