Elegant Mojo Concept

Hiya!

I've had some time this weekend to make a few things so you should see some more posts this week (sorry I've been quiet lately!). I just loved the Card Concept challenge and I combined it with the pretty Mojo Monday sketch this week...

I pulled out the retiring Eastern Elegance dsp which features Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate and Basic Black and went with my favourite style - clean & layered...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Trust God, Petite Petals
Ink: Stazon black, Crushed Curry
Paper: Eastern Elegance dsp, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Whisper White
Accessories: Neutrals candy dots, silver ribbon, rhinestones
Tools: Petite Petals punch, 2-step bird punch, Deco labels framelits, circles framelits

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Swallowtail Notebook...

Hiya!

It's time for another ColourQ challenge and this week's colours are really pretty...

Now usually I try to use all current product for my blog but it's no secret that I LOVE Baja Breeze (so sad it's not in our catty anymore!) so I pulled out some old dsp and made another notebook for my up-coming craft fair...

I figured if I was going to use one retired product, I might as well use a bunch of them! So I dug out some Peach Parfait dsp (from an old SAB set) and stamped the Swallowtail butterfly on this dsp as well as So Saffron card and cut out the two layers you can see. I added some Peach Parfait glittered brads to the body, as well as one to the corner of the sentiment, and wrapped some So Saffron grosgrain ribbon around the front. The sentiment flags were created using the Banners framelits.

Make sure you stop by and be inspired by the rest of the Royal Court this week!

Thanks for stopping by..

x Amy x

Beach Portrait Mashup...

Hiya!

This week at the Friday Mashup Lili is bringing us a fun themed challenge...

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using the "Masking Technique".
2. Create a project with some "Beach elements".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Beach'y project using Masking".

I don't actually own any stamps that include any beach elements but fortunately I had borrowed 'By the Tide' from my friend Heather so I used the shell image from that, together with a LOT of masking...

I stamped the frame from Papaya Collage onto Whisper White with stazon first of all, then masked off the inside with sticky notes. I stamped one shell in the corner using Baked Brown Sugar ink, then created a shell mask, attached it over the top and stamped another one, then covered that with another shell mask. I then brayered some Soft Sky ink in the top section, masked off a straight 'horizon' line as well as a torn 'sand' line, then brayered in between with Marina Mist and Tempting Turquoise ink. I then put the reverse of the torn mask back on and sponged So Saffron, Crumb Cake and a bit of Baked Brown Sugar ink to create the sand. When all the sticky note masks were removed I had a lovely little beach scene sitting inside my frame! I stamped another shell in Baked Brown Sugar on Shimmery White card and went over it with an aqua brush to blend the ink a little, then cut it out and popped it over the corner of the frame using dimensionals. The sentiment is from Trust God, stamped in Stazon over the background (I wasn't happy with the intensity of the colour though to I went back and traced over it with a Basic Black marker).

The background was a little idea I had to make it look like a weather-boarded beach house... I stamped the Woodgrain Background on Smoky Slate with Smoky Slate ink, then cut into strips to make the boards. I lightly sponged around the edges of each strip then assembled them onto a piece of card, alternating the placement to create the boarded effect (kinda another version of the brick wall technique from a couple of weeks ago). I 'hung' the picture on the wall using some white baker's twine and an antique brad.

Make sure you check out the other beach-y creations of the design team (although, be warned: they may make you want to go on holiday lol!).

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Chalkboard Art Mashup...

Hiya,

It's my turn to host the Friday Mashup challenge this week and I am challenging everyone to have a play with the 'chalkboard' art look...

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project using the "Chalkboard Technique".

2. Or Make a project using " 2 or more Stamp Sets".

3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project using "2 or more Stamp Sets with the Chalkboard Technique".

I was looking through my stamps to get some ideas and I saw the sentiment in Trust God that said 'Each one of us is God's special work of art' - I thought that was particularly appropriate for the challenge so that's where I started!

I created the frame around the sentiment by selectively inking one side of the 'You're Amazing' stamp from the set of the same name with white ink, stamped it once, then reinked, turned around and stamped again. Don't ask me how in the heck I managed to get it lined up perfectly cos it was eyeballed and I was pretty shocked that it happened first time lol!! (I highly doubt I'd be able to pull it off again!). Once I'd stamped the frame I heat set it then stamped the sentiment in the middle using Versamark and embossed it with white. I added a few doodles and lines with a white watercolour wonder crayon and rubbed some white craft ink in a few spots for added 'dust'.

I created the flower from Creative Elements by stamping it three times in Lucky Limeade then cutting out the different layers and popping them up with dimension. The leaves (from French Foliage) were stamped with Garden Green. The butterflies were stamped with Garden Green and coloured with Lucky Limeade ink and an aquapainter - I added some rhinestones in the centre for a bit of sparkle. I couldn't resist added some gorgeous ribbon from the Spring/Summer catty - love this stuff!

I used the sketch from Mojo Monday and the colours from Colour Q to help me as well...

Make sure you stop by the Friday Mashup and check out what the other designers have created!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x