Inspiration by Siobhan

I used a variety of The Artistic Stamper stamps and stencils to create this card, along with white embossing and distress oxides. The Kiki stamp by Neil Walker is one of my favourites.  I stamped "Inspiration" onto tracing paper but didnt get a perfect image, so I flipped the paper over and added white signo pen behind the letters, an error which turned out fab, well I think so, in fact I shall be using it again.

Happy Birthday to me

Well guys...it is my birthday tomorrow...not that I want any more, but it is better than the alternative!!..lol. so I am gonna have a lovely day, quaffing champagne, being taken out wined and dined in my favourite restaurant, doesn't get any better than that for me.

So I suppose my looming birthday inspired me to actually make a birthday card!!. Boy oh boy, this card must have been the most frustrating card I have ever made, no matter what I did, what I threw on it, the inks just kept sinking into the card...grrrrrrr, could I heck make it more vibrant. I gessoed the back hoping that it would make the inks stay on the surface...nooooo....I must have wasted more ink, but I kept on, even sprayed it with my hairspray to keep the inks on the surface, and finally after all my efforts I was rewarded with this grungy loveliness, ooohh I do love to just throw ink and paint about and see what I get.

Anyway, thought for today, don't give up, it will be ok in the end (and I am not just on about my card), and a Happy Birthday to me for tomorrow.

List of supplies used:

Small dots stencil

Harlequin stencil

Greetings@katy fox

Carpe Diem by Titbelsoeur

Hello there !
This summer, I am a "workshopless" designer, and as such I had to adjust my makes to the bare minimum ! Hence this 15-mn multiple card making, like here : Seize the moment by Titbelsoeur

The technique is the same : 
I have first stamped the "CARPE DIEM" sentiment from the very same plate as last week's : Journaling Words 3 size A5 plate  with Archival ink and added two boats from my Beach Huts & Boats 2 © Tit Belsoeur plate. When dry, I have watered the paper with a watercolour brush and then added watercolours here and there to have them mixed together, except on the boat I have kept dry.

I hope this card gives you inspiration to participate in our 

August' Creative Challenge - ANYTHING GOES

for 3 chances to win some of these fabulous Artistic Samper stamps !

Thank you so much for stopping by.

You may visit my folder : Titbelsoeur stamps @ the Artistic Stamper
I will be happy to read your comments about it !

Your comments are very much appreciated here, on my blog

or on  the Artistic Stamper's Facebook page

Bye for now and happy creating. 

Titbelsoeur

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Love colour by Siobhan

I decided to make a nice bright cheery card using Distress Oxides and inspired by Tracy Evans on Hochanda last week, she used some really simple but effective techniques, which I used to highlight this fabulous hydrangea stamp from The Artistic Stamper, I also used the quote from the same Botanical 3 set.

Seize the moment by Titbelsoeur

Hello People !

This is Titbelsoeur today showing you how to make a 15 mn card.

I have first stamped the "seize the moment" sentiment from the Journaling Words 3 size A5 plate  with Archival ink and added one boat from my Beach Huts & Boats 2 © Tit Belsoeur plate. When dry, I have watered the paper with a watercolour brush and then added watercolours here and there to have them mixed together, except on the boat I have kept dry.

I hope this card gives you inspiration to participate in our 

August' Creative Challenge - ANYTHING GOES

for 3 chances to win some of these fabulous Artistic Samper stamps !

Thank you so much for stopping by.

You may visit my folder : Titbelsoeur stamps @ the Artistic Stamper
I will be happy to read your comments about it !

Your comments are very much appreciated here, on my blog

or on  the Artistic Stamper's Facebook page

Bye for now and happy creating. 

Titbelsoeur

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my pinterest 

my facebook page

Beach Huts

As it is my friends birthday next week, I have decided to make her a set of go to cards....a card stash..(and an excuse to unload some of my crafty makes)!!. I made the card stash folder using a weetabix box, and covered it with old map pages, the pockets inside are made with the same map pages, after all, the cards in this set have a beach/travel/journey kinda theme.
After a bit of stamping, stencilling, spritzing, I stamped the little BEACH HUTS on the bottom of the folder, and coloured them with promarkers.

The inside, with a couple of the cards made from the same stamp set

Hoping you will join in this months "Anything Goes" challenge

JANE

Winner of July's Creative Challenge

Hi!
Wow! cannot believe it is August already! Thank you to everyone who joined in last month's creative challenge, where the theme was celebrating Women. I can only pick one winner, so please congratulate

Elly Booij

Please email me , so we can arrange your prize . 

Don't forget this month's challenge is Anything Goes, and can be found here. 

Have a creative month

Jennie x