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  Hi Craft addicts!       Today's card for my 365 day challenge is using an older stamp set from Visible Image and no dies are in sight... I stamped the T-shirt image out on to some white card using Gina K Obsidian Black ink and then added the skull and Smile sentiment to the centre of it again with the same ink. I then used one of Crafter's Companion's Spectrum Noir Tri-blender markers to colour it in. I used one of Hunkydory's punches to add the notched corners to an A6 white card. I trimmed the main panel so that it fitted the front of the card, added skulls to each corner and then rounded the corners with another of their punches and edged it with a Black alcohol marker. I used a blending brush to add some blue shading around the t-shirt. For the card itself, I used an aperture diecut that I hadn't used to add some colour to the front of the card - I used blues and yellows as I thought it would co-ordinate with the main topper. I then used a couple of the Bubble...

  Hi Craft addicts!       Today's handmade card for my 365 day challenge is a bright and cheerful DL card using just stencils and stamps... I rounded the corners of a DL white card (from either Hunkydory or Paper Boutique) using my Prism punch. I then cut a piece of white stamping card (Willow White from Sheena Douglass) and placed one of the 3 slimline flower stencils from Lisa Horton over it and inked through it using Oranges, Yellows and Red Hybrid inks (a mix of Harmony and Tim Holtz water reactive ink pads), trying to get an ombre effect. I rounded the corners using the same punch, glued it to some brown linen effect card (either Crafter's Companion or Sizzix) using PVA glue and rounded the corners of the brown card too. I then attached it to the front of the card, trying to get an equal border around it and then stamped out the sentiment using a Woodware stamp, Gina K Obsidian Black ink, coloured it with the same inks as used for the background, fussy cut aroun...

Hi Craft addicts!       Today's handmade card for my 365 day challenge is this possibly male orientated one featuring this vintage car (though I love this stamp). I first of all placed some white card on to a stamping platform and taped it down so it wouldn't move and then added the Vintage car stamp (from InkLily) on to it where I wanted it and picked it up. I then used Gina K Obsidian Black ink and dabbed it all over making sure it was completely covered (making sure that the image was complete). I repeated the process and stamped it on to some masking sheet and cut around it and placed it over the image as I wanted to colour the sky and ground in. I used Aladine's Izinks to do this with my blending brush. Removing the masking sheet, I then coloured the car in using Spectrum Noir Tri-blend markers - brown and grey shades. I rounded the corners using a Prism Corner punch and then added it to some of Lynda Chapman's Black card and stuck it using a tape pen. I then round...

  Hi Craft addicts!       Today's handmade card for my 365 day challenge is one you could send to someone who has passed their exams or driving test and so on. I used the smallest of the Ornate tags dies from Carnation Crafts and cut the mat layer out in white card and then the main layer out in black card.  I attached the two together using a dotty tape pen as the glue only sticks to the card and not the empty spaces! I can't remember who produced the champagne glasses but I had cut them out in white card and thought I would use them and so stuck them to the bottom of the tag with a solid tape pen. I had also cut out the flower shape (from Lisa Horton) but thought it would look good on this card so stuck it to the top of the card, this time with PVA glue in the centre only. I trimmed a sheet of Paper Boutique's check paper to fit the front of an A6 white card (rounding the corners of both with a punch) - approximately 3.5" x 4.5" and used a solid tape pen to st...

Hi Craft addicts!       Today's handmade card for my 365 day challenge is one uses stamps and dies from a variety of Companies.... I first of all stamped the Scribbly owl from Jane Gill's Woodware range on to some white stamping card using Gina K's Obsidian black ink.  I also added the Happy Birthday to you sentiment directly stamping it on to the topper. I then coloured it in using both Spectrum Noir Triblender markers (brown shades) along with some other colours for the eyes and flowers - you could of course colour it in using any media! I also used some of Tim Holtz's Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink on a glass mat, spritzed it with some water and then added an edge to the design. I used the largest of the Petit Picot edge Rectangle dies from Spellbinders (I really love this design) and cut it out and then trimmed it slightly to give a different effect to the border. I used a dotty pen (from Crafter's Companion) to attach it to the front of a 7" x 5" blac...

  Hi Craft addicts!       Today's card for my 365 Day challenge is one that I have made from scratch using Dies and Stamps and a couple of crayons! I first of all cut out two pieces of white cardstock (approx 300gsm) using the scalloped edged circle die from Lisa Horton (but lots of other Companies produce them). I then scored one of them towards the top of the circle (about 3/4") and added some red liner tape to it, removed the backing and stuck the two pieces of card together making sure the edges matched. I decided that rather creating the image on a topper that I could attach to it, I would do it directly on to the front of the card (this meant I couldn't use alcohol markers as they would have bled through to the back). I needed to create the scene so decided to use a stamping platform - I used a load n fold one for this but you could use any that are on the market. I first of all added the two parts of the wreath (from the Bee-Yuotiful Collection from Crafter's ...

  Hi Craft addicts!       Today's handmade card for my 365 day challenge is one using just a topper, some crayons and a stamp! I used one of the toppers that Creative Crafting World produced in their Paper Boutique Colour Me Toppers Summer Gnomes range and coloured it in using my Stabilo FSC pencils. Once I had finished colouring it in, I used the ink that was left one one of my blender brushes to colour in the background. I then trimmed it so it would fit the front of an A6 white card. I used a black fineliner pen to add a bit of faux stitching to the edge of it and then attached it to the card using a tape pen. I then stamped out the Made for you with Love sentiment as I thought it appropriate with the Jam and scones etc using Gina K's Obsidian Black ink on white card, cut around it and then coloured the With Love in with a alcohol marker and attached it to the bottom of the card with foam pads. So if you think this sounds interesting then why not:- Follow us on Tw...

    Hi Craft addicts!       Today's latest handmade card for my 365 day challenge is a fun card using some stamps, Distress Oxide inks and a craft knife. I stamped out the Fairy Door using a design from Francoise Read (in her Woodware Stamps range) using Gina K Obsidian Black ink. I then used 3 shades of Brown Spectrum Noir Triblender markers to colour in the door and then Pink, Yellow and Green for the flowers and leaves. I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks (Salty Ocean and Rustic Wilderness) to create the background. I fussy cut around the image and edged it with a black alcohol marker. I decided I wanted the door to open, so I used my Tonic Studios Craft knife to cut around the door making sure that it could open properly and then cut out the oval window. I had thought I wanted a Fairy inside the house, but decided it would be more fun to use the Hamster stamp from Sweet Dixie, so stamped it out on to some white card again using Gina K Obsidian Black ink and...

  Hi Craft addicts!       Today's handmade card for my 365 day challenge is a friendship card using a variety of products... I first of all rounded the edges of an A6 white card using Hunkydory's Prism punch. I then used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide purple shades to edge the card and left it to dry. The background is cut out from two pieces of card using Lisa Horton's Harlequin Bubbles dies (one in white and the other in black) and after making sure all of the waste had been removed, attached the black inner piece on to the main panel using a dotty tape pen so that the glue didn't come through and attached it to the front of the A6 card. The flower spray is the smaller of the two stamps from Honey Doo Crafts Floral Reasons set and I stamped it out on to some white card and coloured it in using Spectrum Noir's Illustrator marker pens and fussy cut around it with scissors, but did use a craft knife for the more intricate parts. I used foam pads to add height and placed it...