Still here!

Just letting you know that I am still here. I have been troubled with a really bad back and not been able to do very much at all lately. Frustrated that I can't get in my craft room or on the computer much, but will join in again as soon as I can.

Sandra

Black & Blue

Trying a new technique for 'rainbowlady's' challenge. I used a multi coloured inkpad to brayer onto white matt card, I then spritzed the brayer with water and brayered again to soften all the bands of colour. Then I used 'jazz blue' glimmermist and sprayed over the top and immediately used the clean brayer to blend the colour in.

I stamped with black ink and then highlighted with a white gel pen. The background paper is from Damask Delights CD.

Stamp used from E.I. Damask squares unmounted theme plate.
CD: Artylicious Damask Delights

Atumn ATC - Sept. swap

This is 1 of 2 ATC's for the Graphicus Guild Sept. swap. I used:
Butterfly Bliss CD for the backing paper.
E.I. unmounted stamps from 'Wild Meadow' and 'Diamante Delights' unmounted theme plates.
White opaque pen and black gel pen. Acetate, gold leaf.

Mackintosh Bauble

It is nearly two weeks since my last post, I have been away on holiday and then on a business trip so this is the first chance I've had to catch up. Thanks for the comments posted while I've been away.

This card is for the papertake weekly challenge this week for a charity event. I have kept this in simple monochrome using IE Mackintosh Bauble stamp, which as you can see is not just for Christmas. Apart from stamping in black ink I have added a bit of glitter glue.

Autumn - challenge

This autumn theme has been done on a large piece of stampbord, rather than a card. I coloured the base with mustard, green and red dye ink. Then I used EI stamp on top but only lightly inked the stamp so as not to cover the background too much.

Then using an homemade mixture of UTE clear which was mixed in three batches with butterscotch, lettuce and red pepper alcohol inks to make a transparent coloured UTE. I inked the corners with versamark and then just added layers of the above embossing powder to give a deep cover, into which I stamped the chrysanthemum EI stamp coated with a copper brilliance ink.

I then went over the leaves and flowers with pigment powder to give some definition and sparkle.

This artwork is for rainbowlady's autumn challenge

Geisha -Sketch Saturday

First of all thanks to those of you who posted comments on the ATC's, sorry I've been a bit late in getting to them but had a few problems with Internet, your comments are very much appreciated.

I've been a bit pre-occupied with other things this week so have not had chance to get into my craft room. However this is my first challenge this week for 'sketchsaturday'. Having had a slight tidy up of my craft room!!! I found some clear acrylic stamps that were in the bottom of a draw and took the inspiration from them.

Light - Graphicus Guild ATC swap

This months theme for the Graphicus Guild Swap (of which I am the hostess) was Light. The theme is set by Glenda so I have no forward planning on the idea's.

I must admit I found this theme a little challenging this time but having played with my 'glimmer mists' to make some backgrounds I decided to use a couple of pieces for my ATC.s.

Rather than spraying the mists I painted the backgrounds using a large soft brush, blending two or three colours. The effect was a lovely soft watercolour with shimmer, which unfortunately dosn't show up too well on the photo's.

This colour made me think of the garden after a shower when the sun comes out. Still droplets of water on the flowers but a lovely light fresh feel.



Not much else to post this weekend as I have been working on some new samples for E.I. so will have to hold off posting them for a little while!