Jugs 127 - missed the posting!

The Jugs127 challenge was to use Faux Embossing - it was a technique I had never tried before and I coupled it with an H2O and salt tag which was also a new to me technique.  I made the card on 11th March and stupidly forgot to post it up!
I used some lightweight bronze paper and a sun style punch but I think it would have been better with something a little thicker to punch.
The tag was made by wetting the tag and then adding splodges of H2Os and then adding some chunky salt.  It was left to dry and the salt rubbed off.  The flower images were stamped with Versamark and then embossed with white embossing powder.  Versamark pen was scribbled around the tag and some other embossing powders added.  Some matching fibres were used at the top of the tag.
Thanks for looking

VLVMar2012 - Week2

Playing catch up on the VLV sketches for March so here now it is week 4 I am posting my week 2 card!
The stamps used are from Verve and the panel on the left was used by running a brayer across a multi coloured ink pad.  The card isn't correct for decent brayering but it looks OK as a spring background to the flowers.  Now I am back home I have access to the correct sort of card but I quite like this anyway.  Thanks for looking and enjoy the weekend.

Penny Black Anything Goes

Not sure where this card came from but it is my entry in this week's Penny Black challenge where anything goes.  The background was made with glimmer mists and then the image stamped on it with Memento Tuxedo Black.  Thin bleach was then used on the flower.  The gold bands were made using a part of a Waltzingmouse Stamp with Versamark and then gold embossing powder.

The bottom border was cut using Spellbinders dies.  The white card base was embossed using one of the new m-bossabilities embossing folders.

High Hopes Easter Cuties

This card is for High Hopes Bingo Challenge - challenge 130 and I have used a diagonal row from top left to bottom right - flower, 2 or more HH images and die cut.  Had no proper flower with me so had to die cut one.  The paper also has flowers!

The images are coloured with Prismacolor pencils and Zest.

Easter - Waltzingmouse & Jugs

Trying to get a few Easter cards made and this one uses the very soft Jugs 128 challenge colours and the Walzingmouse sketch of last Saturday.  I have just bought the Waltzingmouse Easter Eggs that match my Nestabilities and I have used two of the images on this card - one on the little egg and one to add some design to the circular layer.  I haven't played the Jugs challenge for a few weeks - just seem to be crazily busy but this time I managed to get my card made and uploaded!!!

Sorry been quiet but not home much right now.

Thanks for looking.

FOSTV Challenge 12 for 2012 - Border Punch challenge

The challenge for you all this week at Friends of  Speedy TV is to make a card and show us what you can do with your border punch or punches.  With all the dies on the market we often forget our punches so go on dig them out and join in the fun.  There is another stamp set on offer (Sending Happy Thoughts) as a prize so what are you waiting for?

My card uses 2 punches and the Trip to Lancaster set, plus a bit of the pine greenery from the New Pines set.  I make my first visit to an Amish area in September when we visit friends.  I have been fascinated since I saw the film Witness.

Thanks for looking - have a great week.

Featured Stamper Harriet

I needed a Birthday thank you so I cased this card by Harriet.  I have never entered this challenge before but as Harriet also works with MFP I thought I would give it a go.  I brayered the background rather than sponging it, I added a different sentiment and because I wanted to brayer my card isn't the single layer style that Harriet went for.