Scrapbook Boutique Colour Challenge - believe

Here's my entry to Scrapbook Boutique Colour Challenge - pink, brown and white.  These aren't colours I would use together normally but the final card looks okay, I guess. In fact, it's better than I expected.

I used a base of brown to begin with. I ran the card through my Cuttlebug (I so so so love this thing now) with a Tim Holtz Sizzix embossing folder - patchwork. A Spellbinder scallop circle die has been used to cut the white card as well as a stencil. The white card was coloured by sponging on distress inks: Frayed Burlap, Spun sugar and Worn Lipstick. I found spun sugar too light so I decided to add some worn lipstick. I also stamped it with some Tim Holtz stamps (Regal Flourish and Lost & Found sets).

I just wrapped some brown twine over this and glued on some white pearls for added interest; I don't use pearls much - have had these for years!

It didn't take me long to do and it was fun. I'm really enjoying doing challenges.

Scrapbook Boutique September Challenge

Here's my second entry to the Scrapbook Boutique September Challenge using pink, lilac, white and green.

This was fun, fun, fun to do.

I used a Stampin Up Sizzix embossing die - really gorgeous impression.

Then, I sponged on some Tim Holtz distress inks: spun sugar, dusty concord and shabby shutters, leaving some white bit to suit the challenge requirements. And to give it a bit of a shimmer, I sprayed on some Perfect Pearls mixed with water, using a mini-mister.

Spraying the sponged-on distress inks actually did 2 things:

(1) give a shimmery effect
(2) blend the colours better for a water colour effect.

I love this technique....watch Tim Holtz do it in the embedded video.

Again, all these products - apart from the SU die - are available from Scrapbook Boutique.

Scrapbook Boutique September Challenge

This is my first entry to Scrapbook Boutique September Challenge to use pink, lilac, white and green. I like this combination but hardly ever use it so it was a bit of a challenge. Once I started though, I got quite inspired and ended up with two cards. Here's the first one.

This uses a Hero Arts flower silhouette cling stamp which I embossed clear to leave a white background. I used Twinkling H2Os to colour the flowers and the stems. The heart is from the new Cuttlebug Embossing Plus Vintage Collage die. It has also been coloured with Twinkling H2Os to match the flowers.

All these links are to Scrapbook Boutique. They sell all these fabulous products.

First Post - First Challenge

I created this blog to hold my creative products. Having gone part-time, I have more time to indulge my hobbies. Mostly, this has been card-making but I do hope to get back into scrapbooking and sewing.

First post here is for the Scrapbook Botique challenge to use a minimum of 2 diecuts.

This card uses the Tim Holtz Sizzix Die - Caged Bird. The banner is just a portion of the die and it has been stamped with the message "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds". Drawing on this as inspiration, I stamped using watermark ink and Perfect Pearls. I've also sponged the banner and the background cardstock using Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Broken China, Shabby Shutters and Scattered Straw.

I used the silhouette image in black cardstock as a shadow for the "blue" bird stamped with Kaisercraft's music sheet stamp. I think this technique makes it look quite effective actually - sort of 3D without being bulky. I didn't want to use foam adhesives because of the the really skinny parts of the bird die-cut.

The easiest part of making this card is doing the die-cuts; that's what dies are for! The hardest part was composition as I had no real plan to begin with.

Anyway, I'm really happy with the result.