Use a photo for Try in on Tuesday

Hello Tuesday! Thanks for all the lovely comments recently... I have had a little spurt and been posting quite a bit, so I do appreciate all your visits. The grim virus left me no choice but to stay at home last week so I had a little extra crafting time. 

Here is my little creation for Try it on Tuesday for the latest challenge - to incorporate a photograph - any photograph - so for all you scrapbookers this is right up your street! Despite a lot of friends scrapbooking it is still something I haven't tried, so I made this little creation using some of Tim Holtz 'lost relatives' images.

I confess to being happy with my background ( lots of texture and dripping paint) but not overly happy with how I added my bits and pieces.

Thanks again for your visit and see you soon.

Nikki

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From the Heart

First of February - how did that happen! Anyway time for a new challenge over at Country View Crafts and the theme is Drips and Drops. Lots of inspiration from the team so do hop over and pay a visiit.

For this card I have used three different, if quite subtle ways, of including the theme.

1. Spritz and flick - having inked my card with distress inks I flicked some water to allow the inks to react creating a bleaching effect.
2. I added ink back back using my splatter stamp to add the effect of droplets.
3. I created little water droplets made from glossy accents and a little rock candy distress glitter.

I do love the softness of the colours I have used on this - I used Aged Mahogany (subtly!), Peeled Paint and Mustard seed.

Now I don't want any sympathy but it is a Valentines card and I have no valentine (or 13 days to find one LOL!) - do you think this would work as a Mother's Day card? - it seems a shame not to use it!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The Artistic Stamper - Love

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Pan Pastel - Love is in the Air

The Ribbon Girl - Romance

Simon Says Stamp Weds - Anything Goes

Unruly Paper Arts - Heartfelt

Nikki

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A speedy, sparkly birthday card....

I needed to do a quick card for an overseas friend so decided to play along with the Speed Craft girls!
This card took me 14 mins and 39 seconds (cutting it fine!) - although I confess the stickles was not dry in that time. The theme is sparkle and shine - not excessive on mine but some stickles and lovely rhinestones.

The inspiration for this card came from another Stampin Up demo - sorry I saw the card but don't know who made it! I have used different stamps and a different layout but some of the elements and the colour scheme are cased.

I had such fun I made another one:

Challenges entered:
Speed Craft - link above
Simon Says Stamp - Weds - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting.

Nikki

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You dancing?

 

I thought I would play along at Compendium of Curiosities this time, where the theme is Tim's Distress Water Colouring (part 2 on page 40). It is challenge number 20 and this time is sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

I took several of elements off different stamp sets and chopped them up and coloured them to make my tag.

I would also like to enter my slightly quirky tag into the Craft Stamper challenge this month.

Nikki

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Tim Tag - January 2015

Time for my Tim Tag for January - really enjoyed this one particularly my background which I fear may be slightly lost in photography!

I used a previously messed up tag (with texture and reds!) to cover in tissue and then got playing with distress paints and sprays - including my favourite - tarnished brass.

A few close ups:

Am late to the party this month which means we don't have long to wait for the February one - yea!

Thanks for looking

Nikki

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Believe in Yourself

Hi everyone, hope you had a lovely weekend. I am sharing this project over at Country View Crafts today. Fresco paint brayering and lots of yummy stencils! Do hop over to take a peek at the details.

I am still not back in full flow after my holiday - glad this was another project I had prepared in advance! Creativity been zapped by a virus.

Thanks for looking today and for your lovely comments.

Nikki

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Time to Love

Good morning (in the UK) and happy Saturday everyone. Today I would like to share a romantic little card with you - not sure why I have gone all feminine and floral of a sudden - but enjoyed making it all the same!

Quite a large card for me too - about 7'' x 7''.

Here we go - this is what I did:

• The background was embossed card with a little heart stamped in scattered straw randomly and then tarnished brass distress stain over the top.
• The pink hidden layer was embossed with a clocks folder and gesso added. Once dry a little aged mahogany DP added before sanding back.
• The torn pieces were a patterned resist paper I stamped over with a creative expressions clocks stamp and then I wiped the surface to reveal the resist.
• My clock is by Cheery Lynn - although I kept the centre intact. I covered with tarnished brass crackle paint and once dry added black soot distress stain and heated.
• My flowers are the poinsettia creative expressions die. I prepared my card by wetting and scrunching and leaving to dry before die cutting. I then lightly inked with tarnished brass distress stain before creating my flower.I added a raffia bow and the centres of the flowers are balls of air dry clay coated in tarnished brass crackle paint.
• The letters are also air dry clay - covered in aged mahogany DP and a little gold embossing powder added.
• My hearts are tando pre cuts - with tarnished brass distress stain added.

I have made this for the following challenges:

Cheery Lynn - Add a Heart (included Cheery Lynn Clock)

Artist Trading Post - Flower Power

Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday - Have a heart

Thats Crafty - Tick Tock

That Craft Place - Love / Valentine

Thanks for looking 

Nikki

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