Sealed in copper

I don't normally get to join in the Wednesday Stamper challenges because I'm too busy mid week, but I'm on half term holiday, and they have an open theme. So here's my contribution.

I made the seal with 3 layers of Amazing Glaze and a top layer of copper embossing powder. This fulfilled a challenge set on 2Peas Stamp Camp to make a faux tile. The main image and folded card are sponged with cling film (clear food wrap) using metallic inks.

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Stamps: Stampington Venezia Correspondance; Invoke Arts Pens and Nibs; ISC All About Me

Inks: Brilliance Mineral; DI Black Soot; Archival Black; Versamark; H2Os in Copper Penny and Spiced Pumpkin

Extras: Judikins Amazing Glaze; Copper EP; Cling Film; Waterbrush; Circle Punch

Winter landscape

One of my friends challenged me to use 'grungy' colours. So here is my wintry looking tag for the Wednesday Stamper theme of trees. Lots of gesso and spritzed distress inks.

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Stamps : Paper Bag Studios Addison; Stampington Recommendation

Inks : DI Walnut Stain, Frayed Burlap, Pine Needles and Black Soot; StazOn Black and Olive Green

Extras : Tissue paper; Elusive Images tag; fibres from my collection; Gesso

Textured and Purple

It's good to be back crafting after the enforced break. Concerts, school workload, collaborating on a patchwork quilt for a wedding present, and an 18th birthday left me with no time at all. I found getting back to it strangely hard today, but in no time at all was covered in ink! Great to play with my new stamps too!

This is my contribution for TMTA's theme of texture, and Wednesday Stamper's colour purple. The scanner doesn't pick up the texture, but I inked up the background stamps quite heavily with the acrylic paints. This is sprayed over with homemade glimmer mists, and then I sponged through some sequin waste.

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Stamps : Time to Stamp ATC set; Elusive Images ATC set; Time Holtz Nature's Moments; HA flourishes

Inks : Adirondack dabbers Snowcap White and Shell Pink; Ecoline Red Violet; DI refill Tea Dye; DI Dusty Concord and Scattered Straw

Extras : Sequin Waste

Playing with sprays

Last night I got out my sprays for the card on the entry below. I decided to have a play with the copper Moonglow for the first time, which I combined with a homemade mist. So I'll enter this for the Created ByHand challenge, but also for the Wednesday Stamper challenge, which is to include glasses. (I presumed 'spectacles', rather the the 'drinking-out-of' variety!)

I copper embossed the metal spiral and brads. And for once, the scan has picked up the metallic shimmer - hooray!

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Stamps : Paper Artsy Stagelights 3

Inks : Moonglow spray Incandescent Copper; DI refill Broken China; Archival Black; Versamark; Brilliance Cosmic Copper; DO Broken China and Black Soot

Extras : MM brads and Spiral embellishment; Perfect pearls Bronze; Copper EP

Athenian lady

The DCM challenge is entitled 'I am a woman', and asks for cards using a feminine theme or image. I have added stars, which makes this eligible for the Wednesday Stamper challenge this week. This will be given to my Mum on Sunday, which in the UK, is Mothering Sunday.

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Stamps : Non Sequitur Greco-Roman Collage set

Inks : H20s in Cherry Sorbet, Rose Gold, Blue Zircon, Chestnut Brown, and Garnet; Archival Black; VersaColor Split Pea and Bamboo

Extras : pink ribbon; stars from Rein; PP by Fancy Pants

Writing my Memoirs

Here is my bookmark for the Wednesday Stamper challenge.

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Stamps : Time to Stamp Beach memoirs; PA Letters 5; HA Old French Writing; Design Objectives Corner Flourishes

Inks : DI Aged Mahogany, Dusty Concord, Black Soot and Dried marigold; Archival Black; DI Refill Antique Linen

Extras : Perfect pearls Bronze; fibres

Victorian Fan

2Peas are having a winter festival of stamping this week, and one of their challenges is to make a Victorian fan, using this template. 'Japanning', or the art of black and gold lacquered woodwork, was very popular in this era, so I recreated my own version of it here. This also meets the Wednesday Stamper theme of Asia.

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Stamps : Time to Stamp ATC set; A Stamp in the Hand Round Lantern; Clarity Stamps Branch

Inks : Adirondack Ink pad and Dabber Peach Bellini; Archival Black; Fluid Chalk Tangerine; DI Black Soot

Extras : Prima Flowers; Japanese paper and cord; Black Lace; MM eyelet

Discovering India

It seems as if triangles are 'in' at the moment. This is the Theme Thursday subject. To this I have added Wednesday Stamper's Charms. The hologram EP gives the card sparkle.

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Stamps : Judikins Travels in India and Stitched Leaves; Paper Artsy Travel 4

Inks : Versamark; Adirondack Red Pepper, Sunshine Yellow and Butterscotch; Impress Garnet; Archival Black; White Gel pen

Extras : Beads from my collection; Paper Cellar Red ribbon bow; Black and Hologram EP; Suitcase Charm; Wire; Tracing Paper

Copper Wings

The Wednesday Stamper challenge for this week is Button Dollz, and the DCM challenge is to use foil on your card. This was hard to scan in focus, as the doll and the embellishments are raised.

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Stamps : PaperBag Studios Addison; SU!; Time to Stamp ATC set 1

Inks : Archival Black; DI Black Soot

Extras : PM buttons; Beads from my collection; BB purple card; copper foil and wire; PP by The Paper Studio and Blonde Moments

King of all I survey

The Wednesday Stamper theme is kings, so here is mine. This has scanned quite bright - I need to play with the scanner a bit more!


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Stamps : Time to Stamp ATC sets 1 & 2; BLine Leaf Swirl

Inks : DI Shabby Shutters and Dusty Concord; VersaColor Amethyst; StazOn Grape

Extras ; Waxy Flax Sage and Plum; DCWV green and BB purple; MM eyelet

Key to my heart

This atc combines 2 themes - keys from Wednesday Stamper, and Valentines from Theme Thursday.

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Stamps : Crafty Individuals 110; Design Objectives Corner Flourish; Elusive Images Fleurs et Parfum

Inks : H2Os in Cherry Sorbet, Pink Arthurium, Garnet, Sea Glass, Fern and Sunburst; Archival Balck; Adirondack Lettuce; ColorBox Chianti

Extras : Heart punch; Tissue Paper; 7 Gypsies key; Waxy Flax Bubble Gum

When at night I go to sleep..

I have used some lyrics from the opera Hansel and Gretal for the Gothic Arch challenge Guardian angel. It is a song I used to sing a lot when I was younger.

Because I have run out of time, and need to prepare for the new term, which starts tomorrow (eek!), I will have to double this challenge too, and add it to the Wednesday Stamper Gothic Arch challenge.

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Stamps : AudDesign; Design Objectives Corner Flourish

Inks : DI Weathered Wood, Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint; computer generated text

Extras : Image from flickr; Paper Cellar Crystal Gems

Imagine using doileys!

There's a great tutorial on http://www.scrapperlicious.blogspot.com/ about using doileys and their impressions.
My doiley has very few holes, but lovely leaves, so I used the stamped waste. I sprayed it with patina glimmer mist, and then distressed the atc with what was left on the craft mat.
The Wednesday Stamper challenge is open themed this week, with a suggestion that you use your Christmas presents. The gm was a gift from my parents, who were rather bemused that I should want such a thing (I bought it for them to give to me!). ---
Stamps : Hampton Arts Imagine; HA dragonflies

Inks : Glimmer Mist Patina; DI Broken China, Dusty Concord and Black Soot

Extras : Prima flowers; paper doiley; purple brad

Stocking tags

The in-laws are staying with us for Christmas, and we all thought it would be lovely to do a stocking for them too, each with its own tag. In doing so I have achieved 2 challenges :

4x4 Friday's theme of Santa Claus, and Wednesday Stamper Light. I can just feel the anticipation of this little girl as she waits in the firelight for Santa to fill her stocking.

You can just about make out the glimmer of the pearlised spray, the remains from the last 2 projects.

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Stamps : Clarity stamps leaves; Denami Merry Christmas

Inks : DI Old Paper and Shabby Shutters; StazOn Olive Green; ColorBox Eggplant; DIrefill Antique Linen; VersaMagic Hint of Pesto

Extras : red glitter glue; images from www.anoldfashionedchristmas.com; PerfectPearls Bronze; MM eyelets; scraps of ribbon; BB card

Umbrella girl

The Wednesday Stamper theme is umbrellas. Once I found this image the rest of the atc flowed fairly easily. I felt she needed a dark background to highlight the umbrella and the delicate colours in her dress.

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Stamps : Time to Stamp ATC set 1

Inks : Adirondack Eggplant; Versamark

Extras : image from Flickr; PM flower ribbon; brayer; Glossy card

Bunny

Toys is the challenge from Wednesday Stamper this week. I put in the word imagination because I admire the way children take a toy and use it in so many ways. A chess board can be used as a car park, or a base for a doll's house....

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Stamps : Stampington Roller bunny and Checkerboard; Time to Stamp ATC set; Paper Artsy Man of Numbers 2 and Frames 4; AudDesign

Inks : DI Fired Brick, Dried Marigold, Spiced marmalade and Broken China; Versamark; ColorBox Frost White

Extras : Gesso; clear and seafoam white EP; sanding block

Perfume bottle

The Wednesday Challenge is on the theme of words. Here's my effort.

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Stamps : Time to Stamp ATC set 1; Elusive Images Fleurs et Parfum; Crafty Individuals 21

Inks : DI Dried Marigold and Shabby Shutters; Watercolour pencils; StazOn black and Olive Green

Extras : Copper wire shaped on a wire jig; orange brads; PP by BG

Alpha U and V

Isa has set 2 challenges this week. Here are U for Urchin and V for Violin ( I've been waiting for weeks to do this one!!). The Wednesday Stamper theme is diamonds, which I have included on the violin atc.

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Stamps : PaperBag Studios Addison; Time to Stamp ATC set 1; Stampington Small Violin

Inks : Alcohol Inks Butterscotch, Terracotta and Gold Mixative; StazOn Black

Extras : Pearlescent black paper

Posing with a stool

The Wednesday Stamper theme is chair. I've used another image from Nancy's blog.

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Stamps : Paper Artsy Schooldays 3; Time to Stamp ATC set 1; BLine Fern

Inks : DI Weathered Wood, Antique Linen, Tattered Rose and Faded Jeans; StazOn Olive Green

Sunset Leaves

I have combined 2 challenges on this entry : Wednesday Stampers theme is leaves, and the Scrummy Stash Cafe has scalloped edges. The bottom edge IS straight; I find the scanner distorts the edge when I use brads!
The sky was just this colour as I walked home from school this evening, and lit up the trees to make them really orangey - it was beautiful!

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Stamps : Time to Stamp ATC set 1; Stampington Butterfly Girl; Non Sequitur Greco-Roman Collage; Crafty Individuals 147

Inks : H2Os in Cherry Sorbet, Sunburst, Pink Arthurium, Cranberry and Gold Dust; VersaMagic Perfect Plumeria and Hint of Pesto; Fluid Chalk Yellow Ochre

Extras : PP by K&Co; Purple brads