Blues Singer

The Theme Thursday challenge is a card with a masculine theme. I wiped gesso over the cardstock with a babywipe, and then the dabbers on top of that when dry.

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Stamps: paper Artsy Letters 5 and Stagelights 3; Stampers Anonymous Background

Inks: Adirindack Dabbers Cool Peri, Cloudy Blue and Purple Twilight; Archival Black and Sepia; Adirondack Eggplant; DI Vintage Photo

Extras: Babywipe; Gesso; German Scrap; Ribbon; PM Eyelet; Copper Metallic RubOn

Pink, for life

The Theme Thursday challenge this week is music/dance. I used a pink colour scheme so that I could send this to Sammie to support her in raising money for Cancer Research.

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Stamps: DarkRoom Door Melody; AudDesign

Inks: Ecoline White, Magenta, Light Green and Red Violet; VersaFine Onyx Black

Extras: black card; Salt

Paris Chic

The Theme Thursday challenge for this week is glamour girls.

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Stamps: HA Fancy Hats; See D's Ancient Alphaber; Crafty Individuals Crackle 116; R&L Travel Paris DarkRoom Door Venetian Vol 1; Stampington Venezia Correspondence

Inks: DI Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Aged mahogany and Brushed Corderoy; VersaFine Onyx Black

Extras: Black card; Vintage Button; Black lace

Lacemaker

The Theme Thursday challenge is sewing. Lots of vintage items from my MIL's sewing box that I inherited - the button, poppas (or snap fasteners) and the sewing pattern tissue paper background.
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Stamps: TTS Vintage Sewing; Paper Artsy School Days 1 and Buttons 4; Crafty Individuals Crackle 116

Inks: Archival Black; Adirondack Oregano, Sandal and Butterscotch

Extras: Vintage lace, button, tissue paper pattern and snaps

Ocean's edge

The Theme Thursday topic is beach or nautical. This didn't come out quite as intended, and I'm not altogether happy with it, but I know someone who'll appreciate it.

The background was made with the rubbing after cleaning the brayer, which gives it the waves effect.

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Stamps: Time to Stamp Beach memoirs; Elusive Images ATC set

Inks: Kaleidacolor Caribbean Sea; VersaFine Onyx Black

Extras: pp by Dovecraft; Metallic Black thread; Black Brads and Paper

Scented letter

The background for this ATC is made from tinted copies of a Lavender Water label that I bought in my local antiques market. This is for the Theme Thursday challenge to use labels.

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Stamps: Tim Holtz Bank of True Love

Inks: Adirondack Wild Plum; DI Dusty Concord; Versamark

Extras: Image from Tuscan Rose CD 3; Vintage Label; Heart and Corner Punches; Clear EP; Cream card

Love is in the air

The Created byHand challenge was to use the word 'love', and the Theme Thursday theme is 'Couples', so when saw this image on the Tuscan Rose CD 3 I knew I had to put them together.


I treated myself to a new computer; which is wonderful. The internet connection is much faster (after the initial hiccup of not being able to get online at all), I no longer have to wait 10 minutes for it to boot up, and the memory is amazing, which means I can view all the images on the above mentioned CD rather than about a quarter of them!
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Stamps: Stampington Collage Cube

Inks: DI Aged Mahogany, Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade; Versamark

Extras: SGme Clear EP; Prima Flowers; Green Brads; PP from Art Impressions; Pink Paper; DarkRoom Door Wordstrip Venetian; Image from Tuscan Rose CD 3

Hearts

Well, a belated Happy New Year to everyone. I'm back after a much needed rest. I didn't realise how run down I'd got until I stopped! Christmas for music teachers and their musical children tends to get a bit manic!

Here's my first offering - a contribution to the Theme Thursday challenge entitled Vintage Valentine.

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Stamps: HA Long Writing Background; Stampers Anonymous

Inks: Adirondack Cranberry and butterscotch; DI Black Soot

Extras: Image from www.vintageholidaycrafts.com; Celebration Ribbon; Red card; PP by BG; Prima Flower; Yellow Brad

Old Fashioned Santa

Santa is the subject of Theme Thursday's challenge. My image came from An Old Fashioned Christmas. I enjoyed the break from my usual bright colours.

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Stamps: Stampington Christmas Found Elements

Inks: DI Walnut Stain and Fired Brick; Marvy Pens Light Brown, Crimson Lake and Mocha

Extras: PM Domed Sticker; Vintage Image; DCWV Brown Card; PP by K&Co; Red card

Blue Bird

The Theme Thursday challenge for this week is birds.

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Stamps: Time to Stamp For the Birds; BLine Design Botanical Fern

Inks: Ecoline Pastel Blue, Turquoise Blue and Light Green; Versafine Onyx Black; VersaColor Cyan

Extras: Prima Flower; Turquoise Brad

Birthday card

This is for the Theme Thursday challenge to use the words happy or happiness. I used a metal embellishment, which I pressed into Archival black. I think I shall go and punch the outer corners too, now that I've seen it on the screen.

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Stamps: Elusive Images 3 Wise Men; HA Happy Birthday Message

Inks: DI Spiced Marmalade and Vintage Photo; Archival Black; DI Refill Tea Dye; Versamark

Extras: Perfect pearls Bronze; Clear EP; PM Metal flower; Orange Brad; Corner Punch; Sheer Ribbon

Housekeeper

The Theme Thursday challenge theme week is just vintage. I had so many ideas I didn't know which to leave out. However, I did know that I wanted to use this image from DarkRoom Door, which I stained with distress ink. I also wanted to give her a role. Every scan I took of her ended up distorted, so I resorted to photographing her on my floor!

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Stamps: Sugarlump Studios; Time to Stamp Vintage Sewing; HA Large Delicate Woven Fabric; Stampington Loose Leaves

Inks: DI Faded Jeans, Dried Marigold and Vintage Photo

Extras : DRD Photobooth Ladies

Sunflower

The Theme Thursday challenge is to use the word sun in some way. The contrast between the stamped backgrounds and the main one is greater irl.

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Stamps: Simple Expressions The Orient; Judikins Sunflower

Inks: Butterscotch and Terra Cotta inks and alcohol inks; Archival Black

Extras: Corner Punch; Black Paper; Paper Cellar Pearl Circles

May the sun always shine on you

The Theme Thursday challenge is to make a purple 4x4. Easy!!

I don't think you can see the embossing on the quote very well, so I overstamped to give it more definition. Often when I do mad things like that it goes wrong, but this was right first time!

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Stamps: Simple Expressions Flora 5

Inks: Adirondack Dabbers Silver, Cool Peri and Purple Twilight; DI Milled Lavender and Dusty Concord; Versamark; DI refill Milled Lavender; Adirondack ink Eggplant

Extras: Perfect pearls 'pearl'; Silver Brads; BB Purple card

Journey by charabanc

The Theme Thursday subject is Road Trip. I've always loved this stamp - with all the travel ephemera included on it, and the obvious enjoyment of the passengers. I wanted to give the impression that they were actually going somewhere.

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Stamps : Tim Holtz Enjoy the Journey; Darkroom Door Venetian Vol 1

Inks : Adirondack Lemonade, Rust, Ginger and Butterscotch; StazOn Ultramarine; DI Black Soot

Extras : Perfect Pearls Gold; Brown Brad

Measuring butterflies

The Theme Thursday challenge is numbers. Here's my contribution. Although you can't see it here, the butterfly wings are raised.

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Stamps : Crafty Individuals 116 (crackle) and 173 (flourish); Paper Artsy Petals 6; Stampington Venezia Correspondence

Inks : DI Scattered Straw, Aged Mahogany and Black Soot; Archival Black

Extras : Water spritzer

Friends

I've made this for Godelieve, for being extremely kind to me - I'll post her card in the swaps and raks feature on the right later in the week.


This card fulfils the Friends 4x4 challenge set by Theme Thursday.

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Stamps : Crafty Individuals 84; HA Friends and A Real Flower Drooping

Inks : Sticky Fingers sprays Aqua and Bluebell; DI Refill Broken China; Archival Black; VersaColor Cyan and Lagoon; Adirondack Stream; DI Black Soot

Extras : Perfect Pearls Gold

Marie Antoinette

The Theme Thursday challenge is about Marie Antoinette. I wanted to recreate a portrait for her (a la Ros). The original background is very dark, but I had a piece of card left over from a project that suited her perfectly.

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Stamps : Paper Artsy Schooldays 1; Crafty Individuals 118

Inks : DI Tattered Rose, Aged Mahogany and Dusty Concord; VersaMagic Spring Pansy; Versamark

Extras : Perfect Pearls 'Pearl'; Mini Crystal Gem; Detail Silver EP; Image from Internet

Pierrot's assistant

The Theme Thursday challenge is hats, and the Lots to Do challenge is children. I just had to meld the 2 when I saw this image!

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Stamps : Paper Artsy Pierrot 1 and Squiggly Ink; Hero Arts Fantastic Flourishes; Sugar Lump Studios

Inks : DI Walnut Stain, Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick; Adirondack Sail Boat Blue, Denim, Wild Plum and Aqua

Extras : Image from Flickr

Coy creature

The Theme Thursday topic this week is fairies. Here's my little cutie, image courtesy of Cora.

Emboss resist, distressed watercolour and glimmer mist make up the background.

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Stamps : Blade Rubber Puff; Dragonfly freebie from Simply Stamping magazine; Stampers Anonymous corner

Inks : DI Scattered Straw, Antique Linen and Weathered Wood; Glimmer Mist Patina; Adirondack Denim and Rust; Versamark

Extras : SGme Clear EP; Enchanted Creations white detail and fairydust EP; Peach Vellum; Prima Flower; Orange brad; Sheer Ribbon; Image from Cora; Sequin Waste