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Grungy Valentine’s card

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Although I am not really a lovey-dovey kinda person I do at least make Harry a card (actually I think Valentine’s day is a lot of tosh and nonsense!) so I made a slightly grungy version of a Valentine’s card.  I used an old clothing label and was trying out one of Tim Holtz techniques where you paint it black then stamp some images onto it using clear embossing powder as a resist then dab coloured paint over the top.  Wait for it to dry then wipe areas of paint off where you have embossed.  Well it didn’t work so I turned it over and stamped in white instead.  Still when I wiped over the dryed paint it took off most of the greeny blue colour with it.  Never mind it gives it a kind of chalk board effect which is kind off cool.

Paint: Acrylic paint DecoArt Turquoise and Spa blue, Adirondack Pitch black and Snow cap
Card:  white card, kookai label
Stamps:  O-check design graphics Love stamp set ver 2, With love set (Elusive images ?)
Other:  black magic mesh, black linen thread

Zentangle cards

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By just using black and white with some subtle shading  you can make cards out of doodles.  I have been flicking through a great little book that I bought for my dad a short while while ago and got some pattern ideas for doodling and with a little practice I am starting to get the hang of it now.  My hands can be a bit shaky at times so some lines get a bit of a wobble in them but it is great fun to do.  I will get your book back to you soon dad!

Pens:   Black Pitt pen, pencil, paper stub
Card:  Black and white card
Book: Yoga for the brain  A zentangle workout by Sandy Steen Bartholemew

Retirement card for a Physiotherapist

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I used the same image for Joan’s card and  gift label.  I have kept it fairly simple as I didn’t think Joan would particularly like  a fussy, grungy or over-embellished style.
Although I have called it a retirement card I haven’t slapped the word ‘retirement’ over the front as I like it just how it is.

Ink:  Stampin up Soft suede
Card:  ivory card, brown card
Stamp:  Stampin up Sanded background
Other:  anatomical image from riandesign

Black and white birthday card: cooking

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I love this image of a woman baking a steaming hot pie and it was just right for Grace to go along with the cook book for her birthday.
Hope you had a fab birthday Grace!

Inks:  Distress ink Black soot, Memento Tuxedo black
Card:  white card, black card
Stamp:  Stampin up Polka dot background
Other:  Image from Karen’s whimsy , Black velvet ribbon, black button, black nail heads, white silk flower, glitter pen, Plastic doily used as a stencil

Zentangle card for dad

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When we had friends up a week or so ago we were all having a go at zentangle and I have been trying to get my dad interested in it too so I promised him a zentangle card for his birthday.  Now zentangle can look a bit complicated but I have kept this one quite simple and it really is easy to do.
I used the computer to print out the word DAD using Davida Bd BT font then doodled in and around that.

Card:  white
Ink:  black pens, charcoal pencil

Tag card for mum

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For those of you who read the Craft Stamper mag you will recognise this immediately.  I have used Helen Chilten’s article in the Craft stamper Nov. 2011 issue.   I did vary a  few of the stamps and as I didn’t have pearls I used little glass beads instead.
The top tag has an image of a woman painting and a caption up the left side saying ‘the art of painting’ which is appropriate for my mum as she is a very good artist.
You maybe can’t tell from my photo but the top tag has a portion cut away and the tag is then layered onto another with 3D pads.  Mine is not quite as 3D as Helen’s. I added another shabby tag with ribbon so it would still open like a greetings card.

Card:  Crafty individuals Tags Landscape and Shabby
Inks:  Distress inks Faded jeans, Victorian velvet, Shabby shutters, Aged mahogany, Peeled paint, Milled lavender and Stormy sky
Stamps:  Crafty individuals 207, monogram D (unknown), The Artistic Stamper Ephemera
Other:  wire, blue beads, button, ribbon

Domino pendant and matching card

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I made a pendant using a domino stained with brown and an  image from riandesign.  The image is an anatomical image of a woman which I think Erin will like as she is studying nursing and is interested in midwifery.  The bail is antique bronze and the ball chain is an antique brown colour which matches the ink.  I enlarged the same image for the card and I painted a little papier mache box with similar colours to the background patterned paper.  The flower and leaves on the box look similar to the ones in the image.

Card:
Card:  white, green card, brown paper punched, Prima – Annalee collection ‘sonnet’ card
Ink: Stazon Timber brown on edges
Other:  tiny brown pearls, Anna Griffin Fleur de Lis punch, Diamond glaze

Domino:
Card: thick paper
Ink:  Stazon Timber brown
Other:  Antique bronze bail, Tim Holtz ball chain Antique brown, folk art acrylic sealer, Lime green stickles in the dots on the back, old domino

Gift box:
Paint: Dylusions acrylic Rose, Pink, white, Lime and mustard
Other:  Mod podge to seal, leaves and flower embellishment

Anniversary card

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I didn’t have much time to make a card for John and Lizzie before they went to Greece so this is quite a simple but elegant card.  I used a brayer for the background colour then coloured the image using inktense pencils and a water brush.

Inks:  Distress ink Scattered straw, Memento Tuxedo black
Card:  white card
Stamps:  Stampology Silhouette blossoms, Hero arts Tiny Chinese wishes (translates as Love)
Other:  Copic multi liner to make the squiggled border, Inktense pencils  to colour the blossoms and a glitter pen to add a tiny bit of shimmer to the centres

Autumn Landscape anniversary card

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For this card I used Michelle Zindorf’s tutorial  #379 to make the swooshed direct to paper  background and stamped trees.  I just kept a white border around the card and didn’t stamp any greeting or other words over it.  I wanted a darker look overall but I do like the sunny look to Michelle’s card.  I also used some different colours and patted my white pen marks to make them slightly less obvious.

Inks:  Distress inks Stormy sky, Milled lavender, Spun sugar and Barn door.  Stampin up Not quite navy, So saffron, More mustard, Old olive, Crumb cake and Soft suede.
Card:  white card
Stamp: Stampin up Lovely as a tree
Other:  white gel pen

Abstract card

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The last time Carey was up for a visit with the family we got talking about abstract painting and although I have never painted an abstract painting before it struck me that the backgrounds I do for some of my art journals are just that.  So I did this painting for Carey’s card using the same methods I would for a background but with really bright blocks of colour and almost filling the page.  I am quite pleased with the results but it is hard to know when to stop adding bits.

Inks/paint:  blue, yellow, red, black and white acrylic paint, coloured pens
Card:  water colour card and a large aperture card
Other:  stencils, sequin waste, bottle caps, daubers