Musical imprint

I have to confess that I borrowed the idea for this card from A Stampington Inspirations magazine. I would never have thought of embossing a CD myself. The DarkRoom Door stamps lent themselves to the layout perfectly, which is very close in design to the original.


I sanded and coloured the CD with black pigment ink. Then I triple embossed the CD with Amazing Glaze, and double embossed with Black EP, pressing the black inked Music stamp into the melted powder while it was still hot. When it dried I rubbed gold metallic Rubons into the impression, and blue and copper around the edges. I sealed it all with hairspray.

From side on this has quite a sheen, as the silver card and gold embossing reflect the light too. I found this all to be quite heavy so the fold is at the top.


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Stamps: DarkRoom Door Melody and Harmony

Inks: Archival and Pigment Black; Versamark; Brilliance Platinum Planet

Extras: Metallic RubOns; old CD; black abd white paper; Silver card; Amazing Glaze; Gold and Black detail EP; Hairspray

Angelic Praise

I am so disappointed with the photo of this card. No matter what I did with the camera I couldn't get the colours close enough to the original card. I couldn't scan it as the bottle top might have scratched the surface of the scanner. Never mind! Click to enlarge for more detail.

The Saturday Workout challenge is antique paper, and I have based it on a Christmas theme with the addition of a bottle cap and beads (which I placed in the bottle cap) for Inkurable Stampers.

The music/words paper is from a really old music book that was in the bin at school, so I 'rescued' it! I then aged it more with distressing inks, spritzed on a craft mat.---

Stamps: Stampington Angelic Host and Latin Parchment

Inks: DI Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Old Paper and Antique Linen; Archival Black; Watercolour pencils

Extras: Diamond Glaze; Vintage paper; Bottle top; BB purple card; pale yellow beads

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

Tic Toc

The Tag You're it challenge this week is to use timepieces or clocks. I clear embossed the clocks before sponging the inks on, and coloured the photo corners black.
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Stamps: Elusive Images Scripts and Timepieces; Paper Artsy SchoolDays 1; Clarity Stamps Quote

Inks: Adirondack inks and Color wash Sprays in Wild Plum and Denim; Archival Black; Versamark; Marvy Pen Black;

Extras: MM eyelet; Black ribbon; Paper Photo corners

Guitar Rhythm and Blues

The Created byHand challenge is Black and Brown. Here's my atc.

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Stamps: DarkRoom Door Venice

Inks: Archival Black; DI Vintage Photo and Black Soot

Extras: Clear EP; Black Ribbon; PP by Basic Grey and Debbie Mumm; DarkRoom Door Music Filmstrip and Wordstrip

Live out loud

This is my contribution for the Lots to Do challenge using only black and white. It gives me the chance to use one of the photochips Rachel Greig sent me as a thank you for being guest designer for DarkRoom Door.
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Stamps: Darkroom Door Harmony

Inks: Archival Black

Extras: Darkroom Door Music Collection Photo Chip and Wordstrip; MM ribbon; PM sparkly brads; black and white paper

Two friends

The Gothic Arches theme for this week is vintage children. I stamped the image of the children onto some tissue paper so that they would be a little lighter than the background.

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Stamp: Crafty Individuals 147 and 84; SugarLump Studios; Invoke Arts Backgrounds; ISC All About Me

Inks: DI Shabby Shutters, Broken China and Pine Needles; Marvy Pens Bottle Green and Black; Archival Black

Extras: Tissue Paper; Vellum Glue

Simplicity

I went everywhere today to get waxed paper for the Saturday Workout challenge. In the end I managed to find little discs in a jam pot pack. I then cut squares out. I would really like to try this technique again.

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Stamps: Time to Stamp Leo's Plate; HA Fantastic Flourishes

Inks: Adirondack Wildflower, Bottle, Meadow and Stonewashed; Versamark

Extras: Prima flowers; PM Buttons

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

Delicate colours

2 challenges again today. Kristina Werner has a colour challenge based on a purse, and Lots to Do have the theme of nature.

To match the colours given I spritzed the inked stamp before pressing it down. The red would have been too bright otherwise. Normally I would get the sewing machine out, but today I cheated, and pricked the holes around the edge. I've had this ribbon for ages, so was pleased that it matched!

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Stamps: Tim Holtz Nature's Moments; Elusive Images Delightful Damask; Paper Artsy Petals 6

Inks: VersaColor Rose Red, Topaz and Celadon; Marvy Pen Jade Green

Extras: Ribbon; Water spritzer; Hole pricker; Red and Topaz Card

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.

The card is half an ordinary notecard size.---
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

Sealed with a kiss

Disaster struck yesterday. I had sent 5 atcs to a friendship themed swap at Katy's Corner UK forum, only for the envelope to arrive empty, and open. So I have made 5 new ones, and really hope they arrive intact.

This atc is also my contribution to the Created byHand theme of Ribbon. You can't see it very clearly, but the ribbon is polka dotted. I used alcohol ink to colour the buttons. Now I see this on the screen I think I should have chosen a softer colour than the watermelon.

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Stamps: Simple Expressions People 2; Time To Stamp ATC set 2; MSE Friends Always

Inks: VersaColor Old Rose and Topaz; Adirondack Watermelon; Alcohol Inks Cranberry

Extras: Paper Cellar Clear Button; Celebration Ribbon