Have bus pass will travel

Hello crafters!

Today I have another inspiration make for our Country View Challenge held in the Facebook group. This month the theme is "Travel" hosted by Zoe Hillman. 

I have chosen the humble bus for my second trip...

For my background I have used a piece of AALL & Create the Ethereal Expeditions paper (#15) and stencilled the brickwork on top (Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Stencil Set #28 ). Then I die-cut the background and the matching black mat with AALL & Create Die Set - Climbing Woods (#77).

I die-cut the bus once out of red card and again with mirror and white card pieces to add the details. For the wheels and shadow under the bus I used coloured pencils, for "glass" I used acetate glued from the back. The bus number is peel off stickers.

I used one of the dies in the AALL & Create Die Set Splodazzlers  (#33) to create the silver with a red border circle as a mat for my sentiment.

And since I had the seldom used peel offs out, I added a few stars and balloons, just coz... [must use stuff...]

I had trouble photographing this card due to the reflective surfaces, so here's another look:

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I hope I have inspired you to enter our challenge! To enter, hop on to our friendly group here and upload your project to the challenge album. You could win the Arden bundle pictured below.

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield       I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge

The call of the sea

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by yours truly is "Seaside". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

As this is a favourite theme for me, I made 2 cards, above and under the waves...

The focal image is Penny Black's Escape (40-692) stamped in several colours of inks. (I used both inkpads and markers as I rarely have all the colours in all media).

The base is glossy card, and I added colour with dye inks and a smoothie to the sky, sea and sandy beach.

For the mat I used the AALL & Create #91 Film Drip die set, extending the height by doing 2 partial cuts and finishing with scissors.

The underwater scene has been stamped with Versafine Clair inks (next time I will make sure to use Memento) on watercolour paper.

   

All stamps are from the Creative Stamping issue 97.I stamped first and then water coloured the water and sea floor, removing the sun rays and light areas with a dry brush. 

A final stamp in white pigment ink for the bubbles, which I strengthened with a gel pen.

I finished colouring the turtle, fish and seashells. 

The image and its mat were then die-cut with the AALL & Create #77 Climbing Woods die set.

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I hope I have inspired you to join us at the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your seaside projects!

There are two prizes to win, of two Sentimentally Yours stamps each from Grafton Crafts , a well stocked bricks and mortar and on line shop offering fee p&p on all orders over £15!

    

     

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the Beach card in the We Love Stamping and 

                                                          Addicted to stamps challenges

G&T ATC

Hello crafters,

A quick post for a an ATC on the theme "Drinks", with the heat finally making an appearance I chose the refreshing G&T as my subject.

My background is stamped with Sea Breeze Kaleidacolor inkpad giving the ombre effect. The stamp is one by Docrafts, probably from the magazine they used to make.
The glass and gin word are from the Invisible Image stamp and die sets Keep Your Gin Up (VIS-KGU-01 and VIS-KGU-02).
I added DecoArt Media Liquid Glass to the glass for a more realistic look and added a heart and orange slice to fill in the empty space.
Finally I attempted to create a pocket with the AALL & Create paper Ethereal Expeditions #15.

 
Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the Tag-Along (and ATCs) and 

                                                        Stamping Sensations challenges

City Travel

Hello crafters, 

today I have an inspiration make for our June Country View Challenge held in the Facebook group. This month the theme is "Travel" hosted by Zoe Hillman. 
I have chosen the Sizzix Vault Christmas Magic (666718) die set to drive my muse...

My background has been coloured with alcohol inks using a felt pad and the buildings have been die-cut from a piece of Gelli printed canvas textured card.

The car and lorries are fiddly to assemble because they are small but otherwise the scene was really easy to put together.
To match the naïve look of the die-cuts I used the AALL & Create #32 die set Numberama for my base.

Proof this set isn't just for Christmas!

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I hope I have inspired you to enter our challenge! To enter, hop on to our friendly group here and upload your project to the challenge album. You could win the Arden bundle pictured below.

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield       I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge

Playing with Embossing Powders

Hello crafters, 

This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Gail is "What makes you happy". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

Many things make me happy in crafting but playing with embossing powders is high on the list!

The focal point are die cut flowers Sizzix/Tim Holtz Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits Die Set - Wildflower Stems #2, coloured with Distress inks.

For the background, I used a DIY stencil (Papertrey Ink Cover Plate Circles Die PTD-0337) and Wow embossing supplies, creating an ombre look diagonally:

It is very difficult to see in the pictures but these embossing powders have a matte look to them, as opposed to the usual glossy look, but they also have glitter in them which catches the light. The photo below is the best I managed, zoom to see the glint of the glitter!

  

I used Wow foil in gold to create a border on my card with thin double sided tape, and a die-cut sentiment (STAMPlorations) finishes the card.

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Hop on over to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. There are two prizes of a Penny Black stamp and die set from Buddly Crafts pictured below for a lucky winner!
 

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield