A Minute Saved! by Nicky Cresswell

Hiya Stampers, Hope you're all well and dandy this fine day {she says hoping it's not raining lol}

Today I have another manly project to share in keeping with this months MAN themed Challenge

I decided on a card mainly as am having some mojo issues but I worked through it and here is the result.

I started by stamping the base card 4 times with the numbered block from the family values plate with tux black memento ink.

Then I ran some slate coloured adirondack core'dinations through my vagabond with the clock folder from the steampunk texture fades set, I lightly sanded the card & used barn door distress ink to highlight the raised sanded areas. 

I cut the paper to size then got some of the red pepper core'dinations as a backing frame, but it looked too plain so I stamped the smallest pocket watch from the time & keys plate round the edges.

I stamped the clock watching man from the men's plate onto plain white 160gms card and coloured with my copics, then mounted onto more of the red pepper clock stamped edge card.

I was about to mount the whole thing in the middle, but it just didn't look right, so I placed it half off the card and sliced the excess away, and for some reason I placed the excess piece on the card and loved the way it looked so that was a happy accident lol

To finish I stamped the next largest pocket watch from the same time and keys plate onto the back of some black TSS metal, I then used one of my basic set TSS tools to emboss the stamped watch image, turned it over, lightly sanded the areas I had raised and there you have it, one black metal watch which I finished with a bit of old chain attached to the card with a charm clip.

And that's that.

Thanks for popping by

Stay Inky

Room for Improvement! by Nicky Cresswell

Good day fellow crafters, I hope you are well and happily creating art.

This is my last piece of the Mabel month and I saved the best for last.

I created a door plaque from a thick piece of cardboard.

I covered it with a sheet of retro grunge paper.

I then started by putting some chipboard letters onto squares of grungeboard, then covering with TSS metal, using the TSS tools to define the letters and jazz up the edges. I then smooched on some alcohol ink over the top to give a more grungy look.

I used some more chipboard letters coloured with distress ink and stamped with the 'star background' stamp, using the bubble as one of the O's, but it looked a little bare so I filled it by stamping the star inside.

I used the 'I'm forever blowing bubbles' mabel stamp coloured with my copics and then grungied up with distress inks.

 I stamped the 2 largest stars from the 'Star Plethora' plate, 1 on metal {which I embossed slightly} and one on grunge, and layered them up, and the finishing touches were a couple of retro grunge paper roses and an idea-ology hinge clip to hang it.

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 And here is the finished door hanger perfect for any little Mabel's room

Thanks for stopping by, Until next time 

Stay Inky