Steam Punk post cards

These are my pieces for a swap being hosted on the Lotstodo Forum by Angie. I gesso'd my card stock first to give it a bit of tooth. I then used Distress Inks to add colour - I stamped lots of background stamps on to it and then added my images, wording and embellishments

Wax

I've finished all my postcards now for the swap that Andrea is hosting. My W was done with and encaustic wax backgrounf and then beeswax (Thanks Von ) on my main image

Take a Word - Zetti

This postcard is for the Take a Word challenge where this week the word is Zetti. Its also for the postcard swap being hosted on the Lotstodorevisited forum by Andrea

Cloudy sky

I watched Barbara Clarity stamps on C & C this morning and had to have a go at this technique - I used

Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass
Adirondack Dye Ink - Denim and Espresso
Versamark
Cotton wool

I didn't have the Moonshadow stamp so made my own using a fine liner pen

The tree stamps are from Circadesigns

post card

I made this postcard for a swap being hosted by Andrea

I added some script backing paper to my card and then stamped and masked my image - stamp was free with the Craft Stamper Magazine - I then added my image from Crafty Individuals - inked the edges and added my V - for Violin and Visage

Lotstodo Challenge Oriental

This is my Oriental postcard both for this weeks challenge and the Alphabet postcard swap I'm taking part in on the Lotstodorevisited froum being hosted by Andrea

Postcard JKL and covers

These are the covers I've made for a swap being hosted on the Lotstodorevisited forum




















The inside of the covers


























My pages JKL

Postcards GHI

These are my postcards for a swap that Andrea is hosting on the Lotstodo revisited forum

G for Gold, Glitter, Glue and Geisha

H for House, Home and Hilda !!!!

I for Ink

Lots of inking stamping and playing went on to create these cards - really had some fun !!!

Craft your days away - Favourite things

My favourite thing at the moment has got to be my new Hot Plate I've wanted one forever and just received mine on Friday and have been playing with it a lot since

My background is created by putting my card on to my plate and drawing with encaustic wax. I then did my main image - heated the beswax up on my plate in a little tin foil dish - I then painted my image with it finally scraping off hwre I wanted the face and word to show. I then stamped my wording, inked with distress inks then added it with little squares to raise it up a little bit

Week 30 The scenic route

I used the Alcohol Ink Resist Technique to create my background. I then stamped my main image on seperate card and distressed it. My quote is stamped on to mountboard and inked before attaching. My hanger was created with ribbon and eyelets

Lotstodorevisited Swap Postcards

Andrea is hosting an Alphabet Postcard swap on the Lotstodo forum. This is my F for flowers, friends and frames.

Compendium of Curiosities week 5

I created my background with dabbers then followed the technique on page 43 of the Compendium of Curiosities for my main image I then added my letter - distressed with Old Paper Distress Embossing powder and my flower stamped on to moubtboard cut out and inked - the centres have Antique Linen distress stickles in them,I finished off by distressing the edges with Peeled Paint distress ink and adding my little corner piece cut with one of my dies on the Bogshot This is also my Letter D for the postcard swap being hosted by Andrea

Shabby Chic

I followed the tutorial on page 49 of Time Compendium of Curiosities to produce my post card.I'm also using the postcard for one of my aplhabet set for the swap on Lotstodorevisited being hosted by Andrea

Forum Swap

These are my postcards for a swap being hosted by Andrea on the Lotstodorevisited Forum :-

A is for Art and Absract and Arrow - I inked my card with Distress inks then added some texture by adding water and then dabbing with scrunched up cling film. The piece to the left hand side was made in my melt pot and coloured with Perfect Pearls. Th iage was covered with memory glass and soldered. I then added the arroe the letter and a stamped quote

B is for Background. Butterfly and Beauty - I created my background with my ne Stardust Stains I then coverd my main image with memory glass using glossy accents. I stamped my quote and distressed and heat embossed my hinge and added that with brads - I then added my letter and butterfly before inking around the edges.

C is for Colour, Collage and Clock - I created my background by first adding some kitchen roll then some dress pattern - I added lots of colour using distress inks and cutndry. The little heart has been heat embossed. and the clock covered with glossy accents. I added the swirl and an image The letter C was inked with black soot distress ink and then I added some of my new white enamel accents. To finish off I added some Crackle Paint here and there and inked the edges

The intention is to go right through the alphabet - postcard size and then make a book

Gingersnap Creations - Shades of Blue

I used Denim, stonewashed and Stream Alcohol Inks to create my background I then stamped with archival ink my text stamp - Creative Expressions - I then over stamped my main stamp - Rubber Stampede - I got my inspiration for doing this technique from Artistic Stamper

Crazy Amigos - Black white and green

I stamped my main image - inkadinkado - on to black card stock and heat embossed it with white detail embossing powder. I added a little green flower and then cut the corners with my Fiskars corner edgers

Sunday Stamper - Metal

I created my background by first putting on a coat of white Gesso - I then dry brushed on Yello Ochre and Burnt Sienna Gouache. I stamped my main image - Rubber Stampede - with Black Soot Distress ink. I then stamped my pebbles - Hampton Art with the same ink. I finished off by adding the quote and Faux Stitching and then adding my metal frame which I made yesterday with my new wire jig - I stabilized this with a brad

Wednesday Stamper - Love

Other than my hubby George Books have to be the love of my life. I've been an avid reader for as long as I can remember - This fantastic stamp is from Tanda Stamps

Gingersnap Creations - Wings

Sunday Stamper - wings

I just love this stamp and quote frpm Creative Expressions I created my background with a stamp roller added a paper doyley and my image which I had stamped in Crushed Olive distress ink. My quote was stamped with Pumice Stone distress ink