Life is an Adventure.....

I am delighted to be a Guest Designer at STAMPlorations ......

for their Sketch and Theme Challenge this month.

The Design Team is fabulous and always come up with the 

most original, creative and stunning inspiration. 

STAMPlorations have a very active Blog, if you've time pop across and take a look....

They also have great challenges, incorporating lots of different crafting styles.

Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to Guest with you this month.

The Challenge for May is.....

Use The Sketch and....or The Theme

I have used the Sketch and the Theme...

This is my card.......

I have used 'Born to Roam' and 'True North' stamp sets for my card.

I have stamped, sponged, masked, blended, coloured 

and used Frantage heat embossing powder, which I love!

I had fun making the card and I thank you once again for the opportunity.

Crafty Hugs x

Challenges I would like to enter......

CAS Mix Up - Stamping + Heat Embossing (Frantage) + Masking/Blending/Colouring

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

I have gone for the diagonal line....Things that fly..Sponging.....Masking

Addicted to Stamps - Make Your Mark

STAMPlorations - On Going- Anything Goes using their products

Nature.....

My project today started as a card 
and ended up being a wall hanging!  

I started by laying down a tulip stencil

I stamped clouds in VersMark, as a resist and then

used several colours of Brusho's and sprayed water for the background.

I removed the stencil, masked sun and mopped a little of the Brusho's and water.

I wasn't sure how much would have seeped under the stencil but it was OK.

Using water colours I coloured  the tulips and sunshine, as I wanted to keep 

with the watery look of the background.

 The clouds, birds and tall cowslip flowers where stamped in black archival ink.

 I then went over the black ink with a watered down white paint to soften the look.

The text at the bottom has been stamped with green ink.

The butterflies have been die cut from sprayed card stock to give some dimension.

I finished off with stamping the sentiment and heat embossing Frantage 

around the edges and randomly on the project.

I love this stuff...Adds interest, texture and usually surprise results.

I had fun creating the wall hanging and learnt lots along the way.
The reason it ended up not being a card was that the piece was around A4 size 
and I thought I would use it as a master board and cut it up...I couldn't x

Crafty Hugs x

Challenges I would like to enter....

STAMPlorations - Mixed Media - No Cards - Anything Goes using a stencil..

Mixed Media MC Monthly - Butterflies and Blooms
Double D Challenge - Mood board
Inspired by the pink tulips
Tuesday Throwdown - Welcome Spring

Hello Friend .....

CASEing Shery's card today...

CASEplorations at STAMPlorations

This is my take on the card.....

I picked up on the colours Shery used and the black prominent sentiment.

I blended through the butterfly stencil with distress inks 

and then stamped the butterflies using the co-coordinating stamp. 

I also loved the artsy effect on Shery's card so used distress inks to stamp

and splats of water to hopefully achieve a similar, watery, less crisp look.

I stamped a black butterfly as a way of contrast and to hi-light the sentiment further.

Crafty Hugs x

Challenges to enter...

STAMPlorations - CASE a Card

STAMPlorations - Anything Goes using their producs