Bandana Technique

This is the theme from Saturday Workout. As I'm not always confortable with doodling this really was a challenge. I decided to use inks and stamps that have lain too long unused.

Steve and I have been away for the weekend to Derbyshire. We had hoped to walk up Dovedale, but it was completely flooded after a storm. We did manage to visit Chatsworth House, though. For those of you who live locally, lucky you with all that amazing scenery!

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Stamps: Tanda Stamps Flourish set; HA Heartfelt Messages

Inks: Kaleidacolor Caribbean Sea; Archival Black; Inkessentials White gel pen

Extras: Rick Rack; White Brad; Glossy Card; Brayer

O Tannenbaum

Sorry to my European friends - I have no idea how to put the accents in!

The Tag You're It theme this week is Christmas Tree. Here's my tag.

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Stamps: Stampendous Wireworks

Inks: MarvyMetallics Gold and Copper; Adirondack Meadow; Gold Gel Pen

Extras: Glossy Card; PSX Diamond Sparkles; Star Embellishment; DCWV green card; Water spritzer; PM Large Eyelet; Fibres

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

Autumn Ferns

2 challenges completed here - for a new site called Simply Skinnies whose theme is autumn, and also Created byHand who asks us to use walnut ink or crystals.

I only had a MoonGlow Copper spray which uses walnut ink as a base. However, I didn't spray with it, but painted over with a paintbrush, as the copper effect was less intrusive for this stamp.
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Stamps: Simple Expressions Flora 5; BLine Designs Small Fern

Inks: MoonGlow Incandescent Copper Spray; DI Dried marigold; StazOn Olive Green

Extras: PM Copper Letter; R&L Alpha RubOns; Sheer Ribbon

Piece by piece

The Gothic Arches theme is paper patchwork. I've pieced together lots of little stamped fragments with an aged, faded out look. I think this would have been more effective with machine stitching, but was pleased to use the zigzag stamp.

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Stamps: Simple Expressions The Orient and People 2; Stampers Anonymous Mosaic; Invoke Arts Backgrounds and Pens & Nibs; HA Ribbon stitches

Inks: VersaColor Heliotrope and Amethyst; Versamark

Extras: Detail opaque white EP; Dovecraft Brad; Waterbrush

Art dream

This is a change from my usual splash of colour, but I thought the muted tones suited the style of the card, which is meant to look aged.

The Saturday Workout challenge is to use a cracked glass technique. I looked everywhere in town this morning for some Johnson's floor polish as suggested on the Technique Zone, without success. So I dug some Amazing Glaze out of its long hiding place, and built up 3 layers of embossing before cracking it.

The metal embellishments were originally pewter, and therefore a bit bright, so I dulled them with copper Metallic RubOns.---
Stamps: Time to Stamp Leo's Plate

Inks: DI Old Paper, Dried Marigold and Frayed Burlap; StazOn Black; Versamark

Extras: Judikins Amazing Glaze; Copper Metallic RubOn; MM Brad and Buckle; Cream Ribbon

Wings of friendship

The Tag You're It challenge is to use the colours Pink, Green and Brown. To this I've added a challenge on the ISC blog to make a tag using Tim Holtz techniques. I used spritzed distress inks on a craft sheet to make the background.
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Stamps: ISC All about me

Inks: DI Worn Lipstick and Shabby Shutters; Adirondack Latte, Rust and Watermelon

Extras: Image from Crafty Individuals; PM Large eyelet; Fibres

Thankful

The Created byHand theme this week is thank you. I used an embossed resist technique, and then ironed out the embossing powder so that I could stamp over it.

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Stamps: ISC All About Me

Inks: VersaColor Split Pea, Bamboo and Bisque; Watercolour pencils; StazOn Black; Versamark

Extras: SGme Clear EP; DCWV Green Card; Blender Pen

Glad Tidings

The Lots to Do challenge this week is to use some kind embossing on your work. To that I added 3 challenges from 2Peas - overlapping flourishes of different colours, using vintage lace with a Christmas theme, and using the work of someone as inspiration. I chose Nancy. Some of the flourishes are gold embossed.

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Stamps: HA Fantastic Flourishes; Elusive Images 3 Wise Men

Inks: Alcohol Inks Cranberry, Lettuce and Pearl Mixative; StazOn Olive Green; Versamark

Extras: Vintage Lace; Detail Gold EP; Image from art-e-cats; pink ribbon and paper; Glossy card; PM Large Eyelet

Style is eternal

Tne Gothic Arches theme for this week is Haute Couture.

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Stamps: HA Style is Eternal and Fancy Hats set

Inks; StazOn Black; Adirondack Eggplant; DI Dusty Concord; Watercolour pencils

Extras: Blender Pen; Sheer ribbon; Circle Punch; Purple Brads; Joanna Sheen lace paper; BB Purple card

Splat technique

I used this technique a while back. I think Patti Behan gave it a proper name when she demo-ed it on her blog, but as I can't remember it, 'splat' will do.

I made this atc for the acrylics paint challenge on Saturday Workout.

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Stamps: Simple Expressions People 2; MSE Friends Always

Inks: Adirondack Dabbers Snow Cap, Butterscotch, Lemonade and Lettuce; StazOn Love Green; Adirondack Ink Lemonade; DI Spiced Marmalade

Extras: Prima Flower; Green Brad

The fall of a leaf

When I saw the Tag You're It theme of Autumn I knew I wanted to use this quote, which I wrote out on the computer. I also entered this for a challenge on 2Peas. ---

Stamps: BLine Design Botanical Fern

Inks: H20s in Green Tea, Olive Vine, Gold Dust, Copper Penny and Chestnut Brown; Versamark

Extras: Silver Pearl EP; PM eyelet; Leaf Brad; Sheer Ribbon; Gold Paper