Bubbles

Greetings,

This weeks' less is more challenge is things that go pop I recently got some bubble stamps from Lavinia stamps, this challenge really kicked started me using them. the cutie on the cloud is a really old stamp that has wormed it's way back into my affections.

It has been a beautiful day here, so have some pictures of my garden looking pretty.

tootles
EE

Vintage seaside

Greetings,

This is my entry to the current Less is more challenge - seaside, I am also entering this card into the All sorts challenge - Vintage. I wanted the figure to look like a colored postcard image, so I stamped with brown ink and then lightly shaded with pencils.

a bit like this

As it is the seaside I also am entering the below image to the That's Crafty challenge - Friday 13th part 1

I made this with brushos, spray inks over a stencil by Brett Welde and then used Andy Skinner stamps on top. I love this stamp set it adds texture really well.

and I am finishing with fabulous fish (sharks can be glittery pink if they want) and Felixstowe looking beautiful in the sun.

Tootles
EE

courage

I was given this wonderful stamp recently and I am completely and utterly in love with it! the challenge at less is more is pastels. 
Lead the way my beloved Ostrich in pink ballet shoes.

EE

time

Greetings!

 

This is my many layered entry to the that's Crafty challenge - go figure.

 

 First I took a lot of paper scraps stuck them to card, trimmed to size, then I used the Brett Welde stencil of the Kracken and a tim holtz clock stencil with sage distress ink. I then stamped with the writing from the Visible image revolutions set, then I added and embossed  a Finabar figure. I added another heart in a contrasting color over the top. then I stamped over the whole thing with an Andy Skinner aging stamp, the embossing resisted the ink.

I then mounted the whole piece on a background which I had sprayed through a number stencil with.

This was so satisfying to create. 

I have also included a photo of a sheep giving me the stink eye this morning on my walk.


Tootles


EE

a stitch in geometric time

Greetings,

This is my entry to the sisterhood of snark E is for embossing  

 also Simply Less is more use 3 stamps (I used the same stamp 3 times on the basic grey paper.) 

613 avenue create - anything goes with a twist recycled (old Xmas card for background.)

For this card I embossed a piece of white card that was an old Christmas card and then added the the basic grey paper which I sewed and stamped one of the wonderful new stampotique images 3 times.

Tootles
EE

Bloom

Greetings, 

I love my alien plants blooming away, waiting to take over the world and build an army of Alan Titchmarsh clones. The wonderful stamps are from Lavinia stamps, the backgrounds are: green- Brushos and red- sprayed card ( I use a large piece of card under my spraying which then often becomes more interesting than the sprayed items....) the quote is from a French English dictionary.

So I am letting my plants march off towards the garden center in a determined manner via the following challenges:

Craft stamper - Spring flowers 

A beautiful mess -anything goes

Simply papercraft -anything goes

Tootles

EE

Vlad the Impala

Greetings,

I have a really horrible virus at the moment so am cheering myself up with a devious pun.  Does anyone else look at stamp sets and see puns? I saw this at the fabulous Inkylicious craft stall at the NEC a few weeks ago. As soon as I saw this stamp the pun was born. The background is made with brushos.

I am letting Vlad charge off at the following challenges:

Sisterhood of Snarky stampers - J is for joke.
4crafty chicks Scenic 
Crafting with an attitude - anything goes

Tootles
EE