Lets gear up

Gears....and a lots of them....

Best FRIENDS 4 lifetime

I just got these new stamps from Crafty Individuals and I just had to use one of them to make this lovely card.

Two friends....best friends 4 lifetime. :-)

I also used Basic Gray paper, some of Tim's ideology stuff (chitchat, fragments, grungeboard bits) and of course distress inks.

I'm enetring this card to:

- Simon says Stamp and Show (fav word)

- Simon Stamp Challenge (anything goes)

- CRAFT-alnica (stripes).

Take care and a lot of creativity...

Jana

Backgrounds and different techniques

Latelly I am playing with different backgrounds. I try different techniques using different media.
As I was saying I discovered Distress stains. I bought it just now, bacause before I was not sure what to do with them, but I love it.
Anyway, playing with different media and different layers, experimenting ... and I just adore the final results. I love the background that I am making following this procedure:
- first I use distress inks /stains (two or more colours, it looks best if its dark colours) on all tag/card area
- then I spray a water mixed with perfect perls on to the big background stamp
- stamp the tag/card just with water and let it dry....it looks amazing!!!!

and now to todays tag...it is fun and inspired by Mr. Tim himself and his 12 tags of 2012.



A lot of techniques on this tag. :-) First of all I embossed with clear embossing powder small dots. Then I inked the whole tag with distress inks (Vintage photo, Fired brick, Shabby shutters, Peeled paint, Aged Mahogony). Then I water stamped background TH Papilon stamp. The bird was inked and painted with clear rock candy crackle paint then let it dry. I added a crown and flower. Some Tim HOltz's trinklets and some ribbons. I also stamped some twirls with black ink to give it more drama. And voila....



I am entering this to:

- 12 tags of 2012 (April - embossing)
- Simon Says Stamps Challenge (Flowers)
- Simon Says Stamp and Show (A Lord Tim Technique)
- The Artistic Stamper (Ribbons and Lace).

Eggs + bunnies = Easter time

This set of Easter cards were inspired by Tim Holtz. I love mosaics and the technique TH presented in this month tag (12 tags of 2012), so I made eggs using this technique. I used Basic Gray paper, Distress inks and Stains. I just love Distress Stains. Love
love love.....it's too bad that I found (bought) it just now.....I love it...and I want every colour. Backgrounds are done by Inks and Stains.


I am entering this card to:
- CRAFT-alnica (Easter)
- Simon Says Stamp Challenge (Anything
goes).

Tilda in brown

I have not used Tilda stamp for a long time...but everytime I use it I found it very cute and special. For this card I used:

• for background....I used Distress inks...then I sprayed some Rangers Pearls mixed with water and after it had dried I stamped one of TH and SA stamps (again I used spray with Pearls so thet the stamped image is different....glimer and glitz can be seen in the photo if you look closely :-)...at the end I sprinkled some water drops on it and distress the edges...
• I stamped image of Tilda on some cardstock and cut it out so that I could glue it on to the two sets of backgroung (BG paperpad) + a butterflies stamp
  
• I added some ribbon, brads and trinklet.

I am entering it to two challenges:
- Simon Says Stamp and show (they want to see handmade backgrounds)
- Simon says Stamp Challenge (They are playing a game of Bingo...pearls, brads, tags, dies, glitter, flowers,...).

Travel....

...I love it....all around the world...if I had the time and money....

A great theme for making cards. Challenge in The artistic stamper creative team blog is travel.
I'm entering this card.

Go Green....

This b'day card is for Lara, a 2-year-old girl.
I used diferent Basic Gray paper pads, Distress inks and glue...that simple!

I'm entering this one into several challenges:

- Simon Says Stamp challenge (theme: A bit o'Green)
- Simon says Stamp and show challenge (anything goes).