It's FRIIIIIIIDAY - whoop de doo!

Morning readers,

Thought it was time to share a whimsical ATC with you since I had this fabulous chicken image .....

My Artist Trading Card

And a closer view of the colouring, doodling and sentiment

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in white and deep red
• On the white snippet I stamped the chicken image using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Derwent coloursoft pencils used to colour
• I then fussy cut the chicken before adhering to my red panel
• Momento sentiment (34431-R8) stamped using Versafine onyx black ink
• White Sakura gelly roll gel pen used to doodle a border and to highlight the sentiment
• Mod Podge dimensional gloss used to add texture and shine to the "puddle" and boots
• Wink of Stella clear glitter gel brush pen to accentuate the image

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Through The Craft Room Door - October 23rd challenge - ANYTHING GOES - 2nd entry
2. Cute 'n Crafty - challenge No. 12 - ANYTHING GOES - 2nd entry
3. Sisterhood of Crafters - October 24th challenge - HUMOUR .. well, this image makes ME chuckle!
4. Crafty Creations - challenge No. 377 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Southern Girls - October 18th challenge - CRITTER CRAZY

And now for a masculine card .... I was asked to make a selection of cards suitable for a number of occasions but to leave them blank ....

My card

And, perhaps, a better view of the image panel

  

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of grey card, cut to mat
• Low tack masking tape, to mask off a panel for stencilling
• Nellie Snellen's Man Things (CSMT004 - "Airplane") stamped using Memento tuxedo black including on to a post it which I then cut out to use as a mask.
• With my mask in place and using a Tim Holtz blending tool and foam pad I applied Distress Ink (salty ocean) through the sunburst stencil (THMST005 - set #5) and then faded jeans through the crocodile stencil (THS022) and then the number stencil (THMST007 - set #7) - setting with a quick spray of Krylon matte fixative, to protect the water based inks in transit

I'll be entering the above for the following challenges:-

1. Make My Monday - challenge No. 82 - NUMBERS GAME
2. Back To Basics - challenge No. 14 - ANYTHING GOES (MUST use a stencil) - 3rd entry
3. The House That Stamps Built - challenge No. 2418 - ANYTHING GOES

And now, since yesterday was Rudolph Day, I have a Christmas card to share with you ....

My Christmas card

  

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of navy card, cut to mat
• Snippets of card in both white and navy, for my sentiment
• Image and sentiment (MFT CS-342 "Tweet Holidays") stamped using Memento tuxedo black
• Derwent coloursoft and Prismacolour scholar pencils used to colour image
• Wink of Stella clear glitter gel brush pen to add a subtle twinkle to the hats and scarf
• Stardust stickles to embellish the pom poms on the hat and the snow

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Scraps of Life - October Rudolph Day - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES
2. The Holly and The Ivy - challenge No. 39 - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES - 2nd entry
3. Papercraft Challenge - challenge No. 23 - INSPIRED BY A SONG - 2nd entry - I went with Rockin' Robin!
4. WaterCooler Wednesday - challenge No. 193 - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS
5. Fab 'n Funky - challenge No. 413 - CHRISTMAS

I hate to end a post on sad news but ..... Happy Little Stampers is closing it's doors, always a shame to hear of a stamp company going out of business. If you like their stamps and dies though, you could snag yourself a bargain as they are having a closing down sale - the sale even includes MISTI products ... just sayin'