Take It Make It Challenge March 2014 Mono Printing

Very excited this morning to be sharing my first piece as one of the very lucky DT members for the Craft Stamper's Take It Make It challenge.
The month's theme is "Mono Printing" using acrylic paints on an acrylic block to create a pattern.

I made a yummy mixture of Martha Stewart and PaperArtsy paints in Mermaid, Snowflake and the aptly named Easter Egg (pink Martha Stewart), smooshed them around with my fingers and made prints on to several sheets of card, including Kraftcard as I wanted to see how they looked against something other than white. I then had a play with stamping in to the paint for a different texture and ended up with some gorgeous pieces of card for use later on.
The IndigoBlu butterflies were stamped out using Archival ink, cut out and added to my chosen section of card, which is matted on to some corrugated cardstock, kraftcard and a black basecard, with some garden twine to tie the colours together.
I am so very proud to have been chosen as a DT member for the best craft magazine on the market, and to be in the company of some amazingly talented teamies, check out their blogs, and join in the challenge via the link on my sidebar.
Elizabeth xxx

Rainbow Lady's Challenge #198 Carolines Butterflies

This week over at Rainbow Lady's Challenge blog we are being sponsored by Caroline, who creates some fab digi images, and if you are at the Happy Stampers show at Port Sunlight you can also have a look at her great selection of stamps etc. I have layered up my butterflies, and shaped the wings for a little movement. The colour is so pretty that I decided to keep the rest of the card white to show them off. Hope you pop over and join in via the link on my sidebar to be in with a chance to win a fab prize. Elizabeth xxx

Rainbow Lady's Challenge 146 At the movies

Fingers crossed and here goes!! This is my DT card for Rainbow Lady's challenge this week, which is "a night at the movies". We are sponsored by Time to Sow this week and have yet again some great blog candy up for grabs, so please pop over and check it out.
My card is based on The fabulas Baker boys!!!!!! Sorry Northern sense of humour creeping in again LOL.
The stamp is one of LOTV and coloured in with promarkers, I added a splash of glitter to the icing sugar to make it sparkle. The frame is cut out with a Marianne die, and the bp is a piece of left over wrapping paper,  the doily has been made using a Marianne designable cut and emboss die, along with a Martha Stewart punch. Wish I could get our little mice baking LOL Elizabeth xxx

Magnolia Test Run

 

Okay though I'd have a little test run after last weeks failed attempt LOL. After a fab weekend spent mooching around the NEC looking at gorgeous things, and all day Saturday on our stall at the honey fair in Conwy, I decided that I'd earn't a rest. (excuse to play with new toys!!!). The Magnolia stamp is one of the new "Butterfly" colletion which are sooo  cute!! She has been stamped out in memento ink, and coloured in using promarkers, cut out with a nestie and mounted on to a 6x6 card with HOTP backing papers as the base.

 The flower and swirl are from a Marianne die set and cut out from scraps. Great to catch up with so many of you at the NEC, looking forward to seeing you soon!!! Elizabeth xxx

Rainbow Lady's Challenge 135 Sketch

Brrr well here's my DT entry for Rainbow Lady's challenge this week. Chi Chi provided us with a fab selection of images to chose from, so thank you!
Decided to opt for the very cute Snowman, and have him in Apres Ski mode LOL!!!  Coloured in both the Snowman and the Hot Chocolate shop (well it is in my head!) with pro markers and cut the images out.
The background papers I've used are all from DCWV. I used Martha Stewart punches for both the snowflake corners and the icicles, whilst the snowflakes around the sentiment are made with a mix of an XCut punch and a Crealies die. All covered with a sprinkling of Art institute glitter!!!

Bah Humbug Challenge 46 Feeling the Blues

Feeling blue with cold here, although Snowdonia is beautiful when it's covered in the white stuff, shame about my front path!!
The background papers I've used are all from Hot Off The Press, and have been lurching for a few years now. The main stamped image is a stamp from Imagination Crafts. I stamped this out using Hydrangea Blue Stazon ,then shaded around the edge with a mixture of Tumbled Glass and Faded Jeans Distress Inks. The flowers are cut using a Crealies die from Graphicus, the swirl was cut out from a Cricut cartridge and the border punch is Martha Stewart. Can't believe it's the last challenge already, well done Girl's. Merry Christmas Love Elizabeth xx