Alphabet Challenge: V is for Vegetables

Good morning!  This week's theme at The Alphabet Challenge is vegetables.  OK, so I know mushrooms are not strictly vegetables, but I had absolutely nothing in my stash that was suitable for this challenge, so they will have to do!  I used some dies by Marianne Designs, which I coloured with Prismacolor pencils and layered them onto patterned papers.

I hope you can join us this week at The Alphabet Challenge. 

Sian. xxx

Cardz 4 Guyz: Teddy Bears

Good morning.  It's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.  This week's challenge is teddy bears, which I thought was a great excuse to use one of my favourite James Bear stamps by Lilif to the Valley.

I coloured my image with Prismacolor pencils and layered it onto patterned papers.

i hope you can join us this week at Cardz 4 Guyz.  

Sian. xxx

The Alphabet Challenge: U is for Use Washi Tape

Hi all.  Sorry, I'm very late again uploading my DT card for The Alphabet Challenge.  I have a lot going on in my life at the moment, which is making it difficult to find time and space to craft.  This week's letter is U, and the Challenge is Use Washi Tape.

I used a Lili of the Valley digi image for my card, which I coloured with Prismacolor pencils.  I layered my image onto patterned papers and added a washi tape bow to finish it off.

I hope you can join us this week at The Alphabet Challenge.

Sian. xxx

Cardz 4 Guyz: Clean and Simple

Good morning.  Hopefully I'm back on track now.  Today it's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz, and the theme for this week is Clean and Simple.  I've used a cute rubber stamp by The Greetings Farm, which I coloured using Prismacolor pencils.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is also stamped.

I hope you can join us this week at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Sian. xxx

The Alphabet Challenge: T is for Try Something New

Hi everyone.  Sorry, I'm late posting this.  Friday saw a new challenge at the Alphabet Challenge - T is for Try Something New.  I'm a bit of an experimenter, so there are not many things I haven't tried when it comes to papercrafting. 

I decided to try this alcohol ink technique which involves dripping the inks onto acetate.  I opted for some nice bright colours for maximum impact.

I  stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink and embossed it onto the acetate (make sure you are using laser copier safe acetate if you are dong this, or it will melt).  I inserted the acetate panel with the stamped and embossed sentiment into an aperture card and die cut a circle of the same size in black card and layered it on top.  I also added some card at the back with an aperture of the same size to make it neat.

Finally I layered some patterned paper behind the panel.  I have added pictures both with the patterned paper and without so you can see the impacet of the alcohol ink on a white background as well.  I hope you can join us this week at The Alphabet Challenge.

Sian. xxx