I Like Working with Sketches

Here`s a quick card I made this evening, using Sandie`s sketch over at her blog, thanks Sandie. I used up some pps from my scrap stash...I inked all the edges with red ink to unify the look, & added the computer-generated sentiment, I`m very happy with it. Another thing I`m very happy about is the fact that I found some Tim Holtz stamps yesterday, & they are here with me, all ready for me to play with, all thanks to my CC & a very helpful Karen over at Kasmos Kreationz , so now I too can join in the swap over at Inkurable Stampers TT4N, & thanks for stopping by.

I`ve Been Playing with Men...

I thought that title would sound interesting...LOL. I`ve been a busy bee, making one card for a competition over at Tarisota, & two ATCs for Inkurable Stampers monthly challenge. I don`t know if I can share the card, but I will share the ATCs... "Out of the Shadows" was made using a Crafty Individual`s image stamped with Versafine Sepia ink & covered with clear embossing powder layered over a strip of cb embossed card covered with pewter embossing powder, & the base has also been inked around the edges & coated with clear embossing powder, I added the word "Hope"(from a TT clear stamp set) & the punched out clock hands. It`s a pity that with scanning all the dimention is lost, & also anything shiny doesn`t show up well at all, this is actually my favourite of the two. With the other ATC, I covered a playing card with a page out of an old book, I inked & embossed the edges, then stamped the "it`s all about ME" from a Kaiser set of clear stamps with Stazon ink (in royal purple) & I stamped & cut out the man image from an "Oxford Impressions" plate & stamped the portion of the "all about me" stamp & layered it on to the card & covered the phrase with DM, adding a couple of tiny hearts (also covered with DM)... I am happy with both men LOL.

DarkRoom Door Swap

Ok, here are the beautiful ATCs I received as returns in the first ever Darkroom Door swap. Thank you to all who took part, there`s lots of inspiration from all around the world!!! The first one is all the way from Ireland, by Evonne R(with the word"Dream"), next up is Sue B (with the butterflies) & then there`s Barb C`s (the girl with the crown). Next we have Jenene E (with the word "Magical") followed by Kaeren S (with the ribbon) & Lyn S (with the butterfly)

Next is Damaris M from the USA(with the blue b`ground & the butterflies) followed by Helen F (with the Venice stamp) & last but not least is mine. There were 24 artist who took part in the ATC swap, & you can see the rest of the ATCs (in better detail) in the gallery over at DRD, & while you`re there check out the Card swap gallery as well, just goes to show how versatile the DRD stamps are. A big thank you to Rachel Greig for hosting this swap, may it be the first of many. Thanks for stopping by.

Don`t Fall Off Your Chairs...

LOL, I said I`d be back later...This a new card I made this morning using the sketch over at Pernickety`s, & that cute little boy is my youngest brother (the card is for his birthday) so this challenge was just right. I used BB cs, staples, brads & the usual DS tape.



The next card is for a friend`s housewarming, using those yummy tree stamps I got at Scraptacular a few weeks back, some Adirondak ink, ribbons, Collections heart & words, & an old button sticker I`ve had in my stash for...way too long. I received my beautiful ATC returns for the DarkRoom Door swap yesterday, but I`ll wait until the end of the week to show them off in here, as I don`t want to spoil the surprise for anyone who might occassionally come by my blog LOL. Enjoy the rest of your day, & thanks for visiting.

Guess Who Won?

I`m very happy to say I won a Fiskers punch over at Pernickety`s Thank you Marie, you`ve made my day. There`s a new sketch to work with this week, but there`s a catch...go check it out, you know you want to LOL. Have a great day, & thanks for stopping by.

A Quiet Evening

DD & I had a bit of time last night, & after reading Sandie`s blog I checked out the Pernickety blog & copied out the sketch & both DD & I had a go with it, I really like the way hers turned out, all her own ideas, & it only took her 1 hour, where as I changed colours a few times & then some LOL. Anyway, I do enjoy working with a sketch, & the fact that there`s a chance to win a great Fiskars punch makes it even better...so thanks Sandie & Marie.
Here are our entries,DD used black& hot pink(her favourite colour) BB cs, some embroidery floss & a metal heart(that I didn`t know I had LOL)& I`ve used BB cs, some SR pp, some sheer ribbon, a bit of embossed paper, embroidery floss, a Collections tag & 2 hearts, as well as ink, brads & ds tape to hold it all in place. Make sure you check out Pernickety for some more sketches.

Some More ATCs

I thought I would add a couple more ATCs to my blog, these were made for my Yahoo group as well. The first one with the Monalisa image was for June`s theme of art/artists. The second image was for the month of July, the theme being Crowns.

For August, the theme was Circus/Carnival, so I got out my trusty Cuttlebug embosser & went crazy with the Kindy Glitz LOL. The last one was done as a return, the image of the bodyform is from a NonSequitor plate (a favourite), it has a bit of beautiful vintage cotton lace I picked up at the Packing House Antique Store in Mornington.

I absolutely LOVE making these little creations, & the fact that each one is so different...& I know that every time I take part in a swap, the ATCs I get back are beautiful little works of art, & each one is an endless well filled with ideas & possibilities, so long live ATCs, & just in case you don`t know what ATCs are, it`s an acronym for Artist Trading Cards. If you`d like to know more, check out this link http://www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html It`s one of the most informative articles I`ve come across on the subject. That`s it for now, if you`ve read this whole post I`m sorry I didn`t put a "Warning: Long Post Ahead", I`ll save that for the next post LOL. In the meantime, like the song says "Don`t Worry, Be Happy..." (& don`t blame me if that song is playing over & over in your head now) TTFN

P.S. Moodiesfan left this link for me, http://www.altered-art.net/ Go check it out, lots of great information there too. Thanks Moodiesfan for the great link.

Just sharing some ATCs I`ve made in the past week... This was my entry to this month`s theme over at http://inkurablestampers.blogspot.com/ , the theme was Flourishes.

The second ATC was done for a couple of friends I swap with (first time I`ve inked that Bingo stamp from a set I got as a prize from http://www.thestampingqueen.com.au/shop/... & the third one I made on saturday night while DD & DH watched some TV.

Just In Case...

...anyone is interested, I`ve included a list of my favourite places to visit online.