Doodle with Kaboodle

There's a new site on the block, called Kaboodle Doodles. For their 1st challenge you can download some patterned paper to use in any way you wish. There's a choice of 4 colourways. I really like the drama in the black and red option. I doodled the border of the sentiment to match the butterflies and the ribbon.
I seem to have gone back into butterfly mode!

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Stamps : Paper Artsy free mini; Stampington Butterfly

Inks : Marvy Pens Black and Crimson Lake; Archival Black

Extras : PM Large Eyelet; MM Ribbon; Red paper; Kaboodle Paper

For Ros

The Lots to Do challenge today is to craft your name. Fortunately mine is a short one! This is intended to be the cover of a 4x4 book for forum swaps. The two sprays that I used were very vivid, but have blended well together and toned down, although the scan hasn't picked up the glimmer. I'm not convinced by the flourishes along the left hand side, but as this is where the holes will be punched by the BIA it doesn't really matter.
I've added a photo taken at an angle which gives you some idea of the glimmer:

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Stamps : Crafty Individuals 121; Paper Artsy Man of Numbers 2; Invoke Arts Pens and Nibs

Inks : Adiondack Ink and Colorwash in Wild Plum; DI Refills Broken China and Mustard Seed; Archival Black

Extras : Imaginations Letter Dome Stickers; Perfect Pearls Bronze

Laugh and love tag

The challenge on the Saturday Workout site is to use the shaving foam technique. There's a very good tutorial for it on this site. Even Peter enjoyed this one, and insisted on mixing the colours and pressing the card down himself. I noticed he disappeared when it came to clearing up....

I think you can just about see the sparkle on the photo.

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Stamps : Simple Expressions Orient; RSTapestry love flourishes

Inks : DI refills Faded Jeans and Broken China; Archival Black; DI Tea Dye and Faded Jeans

Extras : DCWV Brown Card; Glossy Card; Shaving Foam; Waterbrush; PSX Diamond Sparkles; Sheer Ribbons; MM eyelet

Fluttering off

I don't usually participate in moo challenges, because I'm not too keen on the size, but today I couldn't resist the butterfly theme on Make a Moo or Two. I thought I'd make them up into a card for a friend who's off to university in September.

I shall also submit this to the 2Peas Hoarders challenge of using up 3 items you've had in your stash for a while. The moo background paper was a left over from another project, and the brad and the patterned paper were items in an RAK.

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Stamps : Stampington Fresh Flowers Elements; Paper Artsy Backgrounds 2; Elusive Images ATC set

Inks : DI Scattered Straw, Broken China and Pine Needles; VersaMagic Magnolia Bud, Turquoise Gem and Night Sky

Extras : Cream ribbon; PM mini buttons; Brad and pp unknown; DCWV blue card; Prima Flowers

For Rachel

This is a card I made for a very dear friend for her birthday.

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Stamps : Paper Artsy Squiggly Ink Mini 11; Stampington Scripted Greetings

Inks : VersaMagic Spring Pansy, Pixie Dust and Perfect Plumeria; Archival Black; Versamark

Extras : PM Buttons; Waxy Flax Bubblegum; fibres; Seafoam White EP; BB card

Time keeper

I made this atc for the Created ByHand Challenge which was to use a new technique. I see that the TMTA challenge is called Tick Tock...fascinating watches, so I'll enter this for both.


The new technique is one I saw on Patti Behan's new blog, where you 'splat' with Dabbers. She demonstrates this on a video. This image covers up most of the background, but you can see evidence of the splatting! I distressed the edges of the atc with some scissors (not having any fancy gadgets) and sponged with gold.

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Stamps : Crafty Individuals 110; BLine Designs Tic Toc

Inks : Adirondack Stream; Archival Black; Color Palette Gold; Adirondack Dabbers Pool, Cloudy Blue, Juniper and Stream

Extras : PM Domed Sticker; Collage Keepsakes Key

Where did you get that hat?

The Lots to Do challenge for this week is iris paper folding. I've never tried this before,but gave it a go. Remarkably like paper piecing in patchwork in effect, which I enjoy.


I shall try and redo the photography in daylight tomorrow - it looks a bit warped!
Edited : the card was given away before I had a chance!

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Stamps : Stampington Scripted Greetings

Inks : Archival Black

Extras : Paper Cellar flower sequins; PP by Provocraft; black Paper; mini Pearl String; Ribbon Rose

Art from the past

This is my design for the orange skinnies swap on Lots to do forum. The background is made by layering up the stamping. Not many oranges used, but I think the overall effect is orangey!

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Stamps : Non Sequitur Greco-Roman Collage set; DarkRoomDoor Doors; Paper Artsy Nature 3 and Backgrounds 2

Inks : Ecoline Chartreuse and Burnt Sienna; Fluid Chalk Tangerine; VersaMagic Hint of Pesto; ColorBox Chianti; Brilliance Moonlight White; Adirondack Rust

Extras : Green Ribbon; Gold Brad and hardware

Movie Star

The Tag You're It challenge is to use paper punches. I've used a tag punch and the eyelets are cropadiled (if that's a verb!!). Strange that the ribbon has come out quite dull - irl it's brighter!

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Stamps : Paper Artsy free mini

Inks : Adirondack Cranberry and Pink Sherbet; DI Dried Marigold and Scattered Straw; Versamark Pen; Inkessentials White Gel Pen

Extras : SGme Clear EP; Seafoam White EP; Ribbon; PM Eyelets; Cropadile; Tag Punch

Damask Butterfly

This is a card I made for a challenge on the Artylicious site to use stampbord. This created many problems for me, and nearly didn't get made. The butterfly on the stampbord turned out paler than I wanted but I couldn't tamper with it as it's my only piece and I would probably have wrecked it!

Then the background ended up much brighter than I wanted so I streaked diluted gesso on it and kept sanding the colour away. I suppose I can't hide from the fact that I'm a bright colour lover!

The only way of copying it to here was to photograph it, in the dark, on a white cloth. So it is really a square card!

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Stamps : Elusive Images Delightful Damask and Butterfly Whimsy

Inks : Adirondack Stream, Willow and Lettuce; Inkessentials White Gel Pen

Extras : Gesso; Sandpaper; Stampbord; Ribbon; Prima Flowers; Brad; Black Paper

Love to your house

The Arty Girlz challenge is to add shapes to your work. Lots of shapes here: some punched and some stamped. This has come out quite bright - sorry if you have to reach for the sunglasses!

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Stamps : Paper Artsy Love and Kisses 1; HA Treasure the Moments

Inks : DI Spiced Marmalade, Pine Needles and Shabby Shutters; Adirondack Colorwash Wild Plum; DI refills Broken China and Mustard Seed; Glimmer Mist Walnut Gold; Versamark; Brilliance Moonlight White

Extras : Seafoam White EP; Inkessentials White Gel Pen; Perfect Pearls Gold; Heart Punch

Hermine inspired

Hermine has set a challenge on her blog to use her background as the basis of a new art piece. It seems sacrilege to do anything to it as it stands on its own as a fantastic piece of fabric paper, but needs must! I've used a feature stamp, and faintly added complimentary stamps to the background, which is only a small section of the piece, but my favourite part.

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Stamps : Paper Artsy Letters 5; Stampers Anonymous Flourish; BLine Designs Tic Toc; HA Old French Writing

Inks : Adirondack Rust and Meadow; Archival Black; DI Black Soot; Versamark; Brilliance Moonlight White

Extras : Seafoam White EP; Bronze Photo Anchor and Brad