TandaStamps-Klimt

Oh I do so love getting new stamps to play with.....especially when they are as gorgeous as these Klimt style stamps which Sue Law has designed for TandaStamps
Of course I had to have a play and here is the card I made with one image from Set 1 and a border from the other set.
The background is just a piece of plain smooth card which I have dabbed with Colourbox Fluid Chalk Inks. The image is stamped in Stazon-Jet Black straight onto the background and I have added colour using pencils and Gamsol. Highlighting has been done with a white gel pen.
I masked off the image and stamped the border to look as if it was behind the main image.
After removing that mask I masked around the image and dabbed with Versamark, added clear embossing powder and heated.
Finished off with a thin black pen border and some brads then layered on to a black mat then a cream card.




Two very inspiring stamp sets which I will be playing with a lot more methinks.

Sheila-x-

DCM-Love and Friendship

Here is my card for the 'dare' over at Daring Cardmakers. This week the theme is love and friendship so I have made this card to send to a friend.

Paper is K & Co from one of the Designer Mat Pads. Flower and brad is MM. Stamp was out of a 50p clearance bin at Craft Central....not sure whose it is.

I'm off to check out the other cards now

Sheila-x-

Time For A New Challenge!!!

I know that it is a bit of a shock to see me posting at this time of the day but I just wanted to tell you all about the new weekly challenge over at the TandaStamps blog.
Tanda Teaser's will be set every Wednesday morning with Wendy and I taking turns in choosing the theme.
As with all challenges if you would like to take part then post a link to your work in the comments and we will all come and look and admire.
Wendy launched the challenges on Saturday and I have set the next one today HERE.........come on over and play.

Here are my two cards for this week's challenge which is to use music somewhere in your design. The background for these gorgeous Retro Man images by Tandastamps was a bit of an experiment.

I took a piece of silver mirror card and distressed it with a heat gun. This made it go mottled and cloudy in parts. I then brushed it over with Walnut Ink and dried it with the heat gun then gave it a second layer and dried again.

As the Walnut Ink is waterbased I then spritzed it with hairspray to set it.

I used the music stamp from the Backgrounds 1 set by Tandastamps and stamped that all over using Timber Brown Stazon, mounted the piece onto some dark brown card and distressed the edges by dragging down them with the blade of my scissors.

The man and the microphone have been stamped in Versafine-Onyx Black and embossed with clear powder. I then coloured them in with pencils and odourless mineral spirits.

The records were stamped onto some distress effect gold card and punched with a circle punch.

This card is just a very quick and easy card using a circle design paper by Hot Off The Press.

I have stamped the record image using Espresso ink and then added some depth with a coloured pencil.

The 'Just A Note' stamp is by Creative Expressions.

Thanks for dropping by
Sheila-x-

Daring Cardmakers-Little Extra 12 02 08

My card for the DCM Little Extra which is for a Valentine card with black and red ribbon.
The tag is doodled......yep I am still addicted.......lol!!!
The heart is silver mirror card done in a small Cuttlebug embossing folder and cut out. It has then been sponged with Stazon Jet Black.
Hopefully this is the last of the Valentine cards for this year as I have had enough of them now.




Well I must go and add the finishing touches to my card for the Tanda Teaser tomorrow. It is the first day of what will become our regular challenge day so if you fancy joining in you'll be very welcome.
Bye for now
Sheila-x-

Tanda Teaser-A Shining Example

Tandastamps have just started a weekly card making challenge HERE and the first challenge was set by Wendy McGlinchey.
The first challenge is called A Shining Example and invites you to use something bright and shiny on your cards.
If you want to share your artwork then please visit the blog and leave a link to your blog or wherever you show your cards.
These challenges are not limited to only stamping. Whatever your style you are welcome to take part.



I was all set to get stamping for this challenge using some Tanda images when I got a phone call for a special order and what with one thing and another I have not een able to catch up and get a stamped card done. Out of the five cards I had to make this was the only one with shiny bits on so I have had to post this one.
Look out on Wednesday for a new challenge which will be set by yours truly.



Thanks for dropping by
Sheila