tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66958611134849993602024-02-19T04:04:18.388+00:00Craft-E-PlaceCraft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.comBlogger871125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-74961883146626092762021-08-21T08:00:00.027+01:002021-08-21T08:00:00.195+01:00Less is More ... One Layer Card<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">How time flies! We are back round to the One Layer card challenge at <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Less is More</a>.</span> <span style="font-family: arial;">I know we have all become experts at the One Layer Card but in case you are new to this term the key requirement is that you only use the card base itself with no additional layers. It is a challenge where masking certainly is your friend to create the illusion of layers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOfejt3qxPkXhSgqxyoj8VLO5AP89IpTOoMueizcx-AHeQeSeYex95oMXtBaN62sbfSpkOgNj9DptegwNovaYEruXfEsxjCCKQhGBoznfmO8TpZlFtZcm88YmPABFAdZIgMO84rdo9Po/s320/450+OLC+Spots.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="320" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOfejt3qxPkXhSgqxyoj8VLO5AP89IpTOoMueizcx-AHeQeSeYex95oMXtBaN62sbfSpkOgNj9DptegwNovaYEruXfEsxjCCKQhGBoznfmO8TpZlFtZcm88YmPABFAdZIgMO84rdo9Po/s0/450+OLC+Spots.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've used a combination of masking and over stamping to create shape and layers:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UhlHMMWb1GtTtPB_KfTCO2D7gjQJ7l-THGzd6WRx2lfH5Msfpv8u1BHy5mkf_Dh8UGQE1ICg48XqzUCTFDEUrss5RlKsqM4ZvCSB8WkvDWW5XVZbvV_0GJxZmHpJ_IHI1fvyxInZ5C4/s2048/LIM+%2523450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UhlHMMWb1GtTtPB_KfTCO2D7gjQJ7l-THGzd6WRx2lfH5Msfpv8u1BHy5mkf_Dh8UGQE1ICg48XqzUCTFDEUrss5RlKsqM4ZvCSB8WkvDWW5XVZbvV_0GJxZmHpJ_IHI1fvyxInZ5C4/w400-h400/LIM+%2523450.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJb-1vszcff9pT43mxujarhUMDXeD4JmPctsRrr3JhEp8fqhHa4uuVb-Hk_EsVmsKwKPiryNptw9XpConH_CzlJRH_msJGEseK7UGvm5BWFbOuuKYQa-WQR2VwaFYK4sYAxRtulvUFxI/s2048/LIM+%2523450+detail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJb-1vszcff9pT43mxujarhUMDXeD4JmPctsRrr3JhEp8fqhHa4uuVb-Hk_EsVmsKwKPiryNptw9XpConH_CzlJRH_msJGEseK7UGvm5BWFbOuuKYQa-WQR2VwaFYK4sYAxRtulvUFxI/s320/LIM+%2523450+detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I began the process by masking off where the butterflies were going before stamping with a selection of dotty background stamps. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsy-N_GgS7TA8504AS7NXDl5E_flOtDJdIvrci4nmLp1iGTymtdfDRzgnMpKfEaa-43-nconfsQvj_bIr6WaC2zJT5ZjyAW9giF9E2Luzpu1UabSaKpTmGOfnYUV0gnHQF2VBdsxZgZQ/s3024/IMG_5853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsy-N_GgS7TA8504AS7NXDl5E_flOtDJdIvrci4nmLp1iGTymtdfDRzgnMpKfEaa-43-nconfsQvj_bIr6WaC2zJT5ZjyAW9giF9E2Luzpu1UabSaKpTmGOfnYUV0gnHQF2VBdsxZgZQ/s320/IMG_5853.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I added some light ink blending around the edge of the butterflies to increase the definition of the shapes especially the central butterfly. In all honesty this is the second card that I made as I forgot the one layer aspect on my first!!! A common mistake that I make when preparing my design team projects!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Visible Image - Grunge Tones stamp set</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">UNIKO - English Country Garden Butterflies stamps and coordinating dies (the dies were for the masks)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Distress Inks</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The last Less is More challenge was Shades of Blue - I said at the time that blue is my favourite colour!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This will be my last post as a member of the design team. I am standing down through necessity as I need to concentrate on my immediate family’s needs. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Take Care!</span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-67951393448060131842021-08-07T08:00:00.001+01:002021-08-07T08:00:00.191+01:00Less is More ... Colour Challenge<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Welcome to the first challenge for August at <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Less is More</a> ... the challenge is all about colour and we would like to see you use 'shades of blue'.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxXNDqWsMgWKyqCSpVjE-emYx6tK3_Ko23_HXr22aU0rKoweTEmVXY3oPVzxS0LCiYTH7mpf2fOrd4vdnP0UaNJNlrQ0vqIuZFm3Y-bt8zvorMKJwJYKDFNpslhiJq31gga_6bvu3SP0/s320/449+ColourShades+of+Blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="320" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxXNDqWsMgWKyqCSpVjE-emYx6tK3_Ko23_HXr22aU0rKoweTEmVXY3oPVzxS0LCiYTH7mpf2fOrd4vdnP0UaNJNlrQ0vqIuZFm3Y-bt8zvorMKJwJYKDFNpslhiJq31gga_6bvu3SP0/s0/449+ColourShades+of+Blue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I feel lucky with this challenge as blue is my most favourite colour (closely followed by orange)! I have a simply card with stamping and diecutting to share:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrABPXlOvqXhC0shUN0NNjzGAIIw6q7eCNV5BYy7nT5E54XI70LUSD4D7DwDO6JrGg1SWDvcfSyBJkL5SdED9WJlmoVanqwXsCyoSUxxf4IeJhdyd6NSD7g_hQRHx8CurN9zSEkiQqufw/s2048/LIM+%2523449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrABPXlOvqXhC0shUN0NNjzGAIIw6q7eCNV5BYy7nT5E54XI70LUSD4D7DwDO6JrGg1SWDvcfSyBJkL5SdED9WJlmoVanqwXsCyoSUxxf4IeJhdyd6NSD7g_hQRHx8CurN9zSEkiQqufw/w400-h400/LIM+%2523449.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZ5pq5zGjlD5vFxQe9cWNMHJVi7hH1Nmh9xRq7KmjaVOm053K_TQpnyXE9MS6IP67dXe2fgOZtZM2C1aCloZB536Gj6xfWuhEBnzlVUjt7-stCiCNtynX2aRPFyzMlyY2XkUpnX_az3Y/s3024/IMG_5983.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZ5pq5zGjlD5vFxQe9cWNMHJVi7hH1Nmh9xRq7KmjaVOm053K_TQpnyXE9MS6IP67dXe2fgOZtZM2C1aCloZB536Gj6xfWuhEBnzlVUjt7-stCiCNtynX2aRPFyzMlyY2XkUpnX_az3Y/s320/IMG_5983.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">UNIKO - English Country Garden Butterflies stamp set and coordinating dies.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">UNIKO - Today, Tomorrow and Always: Time</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Distress Inks</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you will be inspired and have the time to create and enter the challenge. I have loved seeing all the beautiful entries into the last challenge CASE-ing one of my designs.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Take Care!</span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-78147331366096953662021-07-24T08:00:00.025+01:002021-07-24T08:00:00.228+01:00Less is More ... Recipe Challenge<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Good Morning! It's my birthday today and it is a <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Less is More</a> tradition that if the birthday of a member of the design team falls on a new challenge day the challenge is to CASe (Copy and Share Everything) one of their designs! So this challenge is for you to CASe my design.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXqv6V6FqUMAPQ2W406eOXhunegFQIatfmrbm-vMVE_hnAEFNKJOicQydVB6aRLw6WgHA4ektd2oATUyi2j0QG9ah0ULxtYV9ZzIr9WlOYh8uqE07yVHL2vFtpBRbvWtU9BZEQm_muFA/s320/448+Recipe+CASe+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="320" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXqv6V6FqUMAPQ2W406eOXhunegFQIatfmrbm-vMVE_hnAEFNKJOicQydVB6aRLw6WgHA4ektd2oATUyi2j0QG9ah0ULxtYV9ZzIr9WlOYh8uqE07yVHL2vFtpBRbvWtU9BZEQm_muFA/w200-h114/448+Recipe+CASe+card.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the card for you to CASe:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjmTdSOhmXjC8cBNVhrH3df6-Nk4ktD-84pS6OdVZG6P9GnSAVQAl-u6I3Sz9fFTSoS-LS2wZ3x7P6xsmtjD5dtVDaaKTM1ywhf6n-_xcAwD6HHDO60bF0wJRDmxmo27fLZF7kL5iWkc/s2048/LIM+%2523448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjmTdSOhmXjC8cBNVhrH3df6-Nk4ktD-84pS6OdVZG6P9GnSAVQAl-u6I3Sz9fFTSoS-LS2wZ3x7P6xsmtjD5dtVDaaKTM1ywhf6n-_xcAwD6HHDO60bF0wJRDmxmo27fLZF7kL5iWkc/w400-h400/LIM+%2523448.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExJCRyKSKCiemQUoyEMQ95KPdyT7CCEbMI3Az-GrqTulW7P9OLRD5MtMB21Qj78UJPbFtANSOdB-IJbvWuzx8kpHYYV60j8X2ZFNRqY0wrj2rjGgTysQHNE0t4XIp6SxX5ImSLCh8eqI/s2048/LIM+%2523448+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExJCRyKSKCiemQUoyEMQ95KPdyT7CCEbMI3Az-GrqTulW7P9OLRD5MtMB21Qj78UJPbFtANSOdB-IJbvWuzx8kpHYYV60j8X2ZFNRqY0wrj2rjGgTysQHNE0t4XIp6SxX5ImSLCh8eqI/s320/LIM+%2523448+detail.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I stamped and heat embossed the flowers before water colouring using distress inks. I then chopped the image up into tiles before adhering them to the card base with foam tape to add interest and dimension. I finished the card by adding a simple clean sentiment.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you will find the time to join in with the challenge. I cannot wait to see your take on my card - what inspires you is just going to be very interesting.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Enjoy!</span></p>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-71407099422774070662021-07-10T08:00:00.001+01:002021-07-10T08:00:00.185+01:00Less is More ... Theme Challenge<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Good Morning!! New month and time for a new challenge at <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Less is More</a></span> <span style="font-family: arial;">this time we have a Recipe for you - Christmas in July. Every year I plan to start creating my Christmas cards early to get ahead of the time and every year I fail - at least this challenge has encouraged me to make a start. How about you? Have you started on your Christmas cards yet? If not, why not use this challenge to kickstart your creating.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqZ2JeUBLwGlUiE8yTy55d6_2p65fxtuWl3izJTCk5jx09GO66UCmV_ZBS12p0SveYqoEkOCaYBjnJuDHFTFBlTMLaYkojX3XMaTcOR9PWeF7NfUWpU-nCuAMBwUCBSlkrWyqYhk_SSg/s320/447+Theme+Christmas+In+July.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="320" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqZ2JeUBLwGlUiE8yTy55d6_2p65fxtuWl3izJTCk5jx09GO66UCmV_ZBS12p0SveYqoEkOCaYBjnJuDHFTFBlTMLaYkojX3XMaTcOR9PWeF7NfUWpU-nCuAMBwUCBSlkrWyqYhk_SSg/w200-h114/447+Theme+Christmas+In+July.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I have a couple of simple designs to share:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOPshxdAp0L8k8q3Go8MDlmjJSL9UwhM86j0NksxrW6IZhYfRRCT9RumAQ_h6FybMkxUlC9g2ge-4zvjy1euN03NXOobPkHcITLUoHAe7okyIHsTj5bWkyepDfVsHLinpTXbxPo3u0bs/s4032/LIM+%2523447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOPshxdAp0L8k8q3Go8MDlmjJSL9UwhM86j0NksxrW6IZhYfRRCT9RumAQ_h6FybMkxUlC9g2ge-4zvjy1euN03NXOobPkHcITLUoHAe7okyIHsTj5bWkyepDfVsHLinpTXbxPo3u0bs/w480-h640/LIM+%2523447.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">A simple card created with a gelli print for the die cut tree and leaf dies to create a simple tree. A few very thin strips of black card to anchor the tree to the base plus a final simple sentiment. The hardest part was lining up the black strips!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My second card is also quite simple:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K_sk6hUzqhF5DUVusLh9J-qahPaCs7_AMX788dBLbreC3J-JDa4Wd-PlhxuGAjY3JEfS3YdHLvQMqXCMRQh_OP2jbBfnywGURYyfR5ivLf84bn4yjlBTzi1p2di1Rr0n6w9ZIQOtq60/s4032/LIM+%2523447+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K_sk6hUzqhF5DUVusLh9J-qahPaCs7_AMX788dBLbreC3J-JDa4Wd-PlhxuGAjY3JEfS3YdHLvQMqXCMRQh_OP2jbBfnywGURYyfR5ivLf84bn4yjlBTzi1p2di1Rr0n6w9ZIQOtq60/w480-h640/LIM+%2523447+2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">For this one I stamped and heat embossed the image before water colouring with distress inks. I added the stamped panel to the card base with some foam tape to add a little dimension and added interest.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Check out the blog for more inspiring cards from the Design Team. I look forward to seeing your cards.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay Safe and Keep Crafting!</span></p>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-58358744663385683362021-06-28T15:00:00.040+01:002021-06-28T15:00:00.213+01:00STAMPlorations Birthday Celebrations ...<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">This month we are celebrating <a href="https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2021/06/celebrating-8-years-1.html" target="_blank">STAMPlorations</a> 8th birthday - 3 days of projects by the design team and 3 ways for you to get involved and win some incredible prizes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzYi-XaWhyphenhyphenDfY-oGvPgECSnAgzMkiCXq4L-V-9ERuEcJ8VvfvlTwST5wxI8Ai6iCAfhAnOtc0nJo-O9y-gzxTyH8ix9pdnQJHUbCWOtYjrZjQFT7ugeTz8HpAiOOp53Y-1kta5-AcTNY/s500/202760235_4706199322742322_4857631789544056768_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzYi-XaWhyphenhyphenDfY-oGvPgECSnAgzMkiCXq4L-V-9ERuEcJ8VvfvlTwST5wxI8Ai6iCAfhAnOtc0nJo-O9y-gzxTyH8ix9pdnQJHUbCWOtYjrZjQFT7ugeTz8HpAiOOp53Y-1kta5-AcTNY/w200-h200/202760235_4706199322742322_4857631789544056768_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Today is the first day of the celebrations and I have three projects to share with you - all created using the '8th Birthday Bundle #1'</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuEX51BND5GkTo750Iem5JgxQu1_rnRNT60wgR6sfSNPWumsQQvwrFY91KMPspfJ7kJyb4EhoYcNrgPNRgup8HSEnYuYCH3M_5l1CLgzBvyubpS0XXPU_qhJeOsBn8Ntq_u_0yuWot6Q/s500/8thbirthdaybundle1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeMWOPsuhubHkfTs2m8oS28FMyya_NfgBm6wjtKVfNQouJNHBE1j7A_EDWyJlE_PRPybYJidTlanUJt84PCUIbRkdVsgoAdOtTFU-1zv8hpQSkOFjKaZtAGzAEPQyiF56svQVaR7SeUk/s2048/IMG_5731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeMWOPsuhubHkfTs2m8oS28FMyya_NfgBm6wjtKVfNQouJNHBE1j7A_EDWyJlE_PRPybYJidTlanUJt84PCUIbRkdVsgoAdOtTFU-1zv8hpQSkOFjKaZtAGzAEPQyiF56svQVaR7SeUk/s320/IMG_5731.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">One bundle - three different looks.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Remember to check out all of the design team projects and get involved with the celebrations and you might just win.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay Safe and Keep Crafting!</span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-73482306553980385962021-06-26T08:00:00.020+01:002021-06-26T08:00:00.186+01:00Less is More ... One Layer Challenge<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">It is hard to believe that we are now half way through the year and it is time for a new challenge at <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Less is More</a> and it is everybody's favourite - One Layer Challenge! Remember this is to use just the card base and no additional layers - in the past I wasn't very keen on creating one layer cards but now I quite enjoy the challenge.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikihRLx6P1uxCtW54KMCVNk7ELy1YTFwW0eOU6qusm9qgVIKFJsfhX5wNxs0Jc_qIrqbRuEPo-JmQrfWQlgq9xIX9zw1Eotq07kJL2a0W7l6ex5bbDZILfxGuFojzHa10OCGq8FOIsthY/s320/446+OLC+Monogram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="320" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikihRLx6P1uxCtW54KMCVNk7ELy1YTFwW0eOU6qusm9qgVIKFJsfhX5wNxs0Jc_qIrqbRuEPo-JmQrfWQlgq9xIX9zw1Eotq07kJL2a0W7l6ex5bbDZILfxGuFojzHa10OCGq8FOIsthY/w200-h114/446+OLC+Monogram.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I have to be honest with you all - I found this theme a real challenge. I couldn't see beyond using die cut letters but eventually I used die cut masks to create the illusion of layers.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHf3UXuwS22q296jOb-C0YgC1NkeYZu9hT0q30D_D3csg_WFwlIy4nJvkyp3qRPLvsB-lI_KKVIAAL9Lij1cnOoKuL4zMW045xWBxPVr7qFTp11-Yp2YxIZF0xfMbAyKWf7KWfa7ZB7Y/s2048/LIM+446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHf3UXuwS22q296jOb-C0YgC1NkeYZu9hT0q30D_D3csg_WFwlIy4nJvkyp3qRPLvsB-lI_KKVIAAL9Lij1cnOoKuL4zMW045xWBxPVr7qFTp11-Yp2YxIZF0xfMbAyKWf7KWfa7ZB7Y/w400-h400/LIM+446.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL07GYK-Dkp9IhL1mPrANE7K9GMhlpsGgweXlIb7NLuxReCmqcOg7eH7Sdi1wAEN_-TpjxlLY2L9ugaHj-QwrnEhua5JvMmGxs07dDlh37ftE3IT64i6QtfurPBb0C7WJWKYVrNRI-hI0/s2048/LIM+446+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL07GYK-Dkp9IhL1mPrANE7K9GMhlpsGgweXlIb7NLuxReCmqcOg7eH7Sdi1wAEN_-TpjxlLY2L9ugaHj-QwrnEhua5JvMmGxs07dDlh37ftE3IT64i6QtfurPBb0C7WJWKYVrNRI-hI0/s320/LIM+446+detail.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I masked the heart and letters and then ink blended the heart yellow, once dry I put a mask over the heart and used lots of small stamps to add colour and interest to the card as well as creating the edge of the heart. Finally I added the sentiment across the middle.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">UNIKO - Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum, Originally Organics Additions, You are, Yes You</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Distress Inks - Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn, Crushed Olive</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Script</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sizzix Hearts #2</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you will be inspired to have a go and remember to check out the blog for more inspiration.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Enjoy!</span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-30174863451831389342021-06-15T15:00:00.001+01:002021-06-15T15:00:00.238+01:00STAMPlorations ... June Theme and Photo Reminder<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Well here we are half way through June and you still have time left to join in with the <a href="https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2021/06/june-challenges-extras.html" target="_blank">STAMPlorations</a> Theme and Photo challenge - if you haven't joined in yet then get out your supplies and create.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfTn4AZrliqJ3hKHCAgBxzLnd0f_KKZ65kJ9nS2iGT3-27XTu50_XJOPRIlqFXjlsF8QmV5_gmY-Ye5-NoKsbSweoqVfHK7WKsVSqR64s6xEH7tXzDmrTptmnjabc0hhWFg7xl3PyxRo/s320/theme2021-june.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfTn4AZrliqJ3hKHCAgBxzLnd0f_KKZ65kJ9nS2iGT3-27XTu50_XJOPRIlqFXjlsF8QmV5_gmY-Ye5-NoKsbSweoqVfHK7WKsVSqR64s6xEH7tXzDmrTptmnjabc0hhWFg7xl3PyxRo/w200-h200/theme2021-june.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For the launch I chose Blue and Yellow and for the reminder I've kept the yellow and replaced the blue with green.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRq5WYRd8Fp8WAo1-mLKXsKfEvwTHcndB_M6FdJ78T2uktZ9eZCJZDM6YaZAhdfsmb9OFcVxBjr-VAw3xSOztUei_vLSEFnjpZACagDtSkUZtd803hczz_3hyphenhyphenww-MYYjKA2vaDUeZwXPk/s2048/June+remind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRq5WYRd8Fp8WAo1-mLKXsKfEvwTHcndB_M6FdJ78T2uktZ9eZCJZDM6YaZAhdfsmb9OFcVxBjr-VAw3xSOztUei_vLSEFnjpZACagDtSkUZtd803hczz_3hyphenhyphenww-MYYjKA2vaDUeZwXPk/w400-h400/June+remind.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLvD1LasobUBqeI9QTvRgVl-KefiS79t1m3aAfKpClJz6KWRoRV35bdxfFSnKpGretS2k6EfajStxuLH_BYEMvMSKXDlfcOVcw9VBQc4i7pb9WooJjH4f72g3NUUNqWsQC2IH2_BK6f4/s2048/june+remind+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLvD1LasobUBqeI9QTvRgVl-KefiS79t1m3aAfKpClJz6KWRoRV35bdxfFSnKpGretS2k6EfajStxuLH_BYEMvMSKXDlfcOVcw9VBQc4i7pb9WooJjH4f72g3NUUNqWsQC2IH2_BK6f4/s320/june+remind+detail.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Another mixed media piece, this time a journal page. Lots of paint, die cuts and layers!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">STAMPlorations - <a href="https://stamplorations.com/coordinating-dies/p/feathery-coordinating-dies?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Feathery Coordinating Dies</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> - <a href="https://stamplorations.com/coordinating-dies/p/trendy-leaves-2-coordinating-dies-cutplorations?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Trendy Leaves Coordinating Dies</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> - <a href="https://stamplorations.com/miscellaneous-dies/p/for-the-birds-dies?aff=elaine" target="_blank">For the Birds</a> Dies</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> - <a href="https://stamplorations.com/miscellaneous-dies/p/trendy-spring-blooms-dies?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Trendy Spring Blooms Coordinating Dies</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> - <a href="https://stamplorations.com/tag-and-nesting-dies/p/stitched-tags-nesting-dies?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Stitched Tags Nesting Dies</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> - <a href="https://stamplorations.com/4x6/p/art-marks?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Art Marks Stamp Set</a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> - <span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/clear-stickers/p/inspirational-2?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Clear Stickers Inspirational #2</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(This post contains affiliate links when you click on them and place an order I will recieve a small commission at no extra cost to you)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you have time to join in with the challenge and look forward to seeing your projects.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Keep Crafting!</span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-48988394031877010022021-06-12T08:00:00.001+01:002021-06-12T08:00:00.215+01:00Less is More ... Colour challenge<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Morning all!! Time for a new challenge at <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Less is More</a> and this time we have a colour challenge:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQ9RJjAuGCbOGLiW4n4n6_R3mnM4poSHFql09Sxz3djTkkqWYoNLbNTNRBXO7_0TLMq7tdGuKPoCa2kdLSl_fhOAfpRrc1rhpZPbODchlCdTMNabtREIhF9DuZdKr3q_ENI2JnnwU6bQ/s320/445+ColourPale+Blue+Yellow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="320" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQ9RJjAuGCbOGLiW4n4n6_R3mnM4poSHFql09Sxz3djTkkqWYoNLbNTNRBXO7_0TLMq7tdGuKPoCa2kdLSl_fhOAfpRrc1rhpZPbODchlCdTMNabtREIhF9DuZdKr3q_ENI2JnnwU6bQ/w320-h182/445+ColourPale+Blue+Yellow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The possibilities seem endless for this challenge - I sometimes find it difficult to know where to start with colour challenges. But after some thought I came up with this card:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYzSytIGwsIMKInp4LPtRnWYcamfdreEMnx1-MvxiClEN0LKWsMCfX2Oyo-w9yxWnTbF0IU2s0jgLzTmzBSG1jbBTch2Nv3JppGuQkN3ZjZcExrq-v5S0cWppp1LRyfWqSoQF13KccD8/s2048/LIM+%2523445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYzSytIGwsIMKInp4LPtRnWYcamfdreEMnx1-MvxiClEN0LKWsMCfX2Oyo-w9yxWnTbF0IU2s0jgLzTmzBSG1jbBTch2Nv3JppGuQkN3ZjZcExrq-v5S0cWppp1LRyfWqSoQF13KccD8/w400-h400/LIM+%2523445.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD6ERvHrh-iZRNKTB3XtZWF2QwF47lQl9k5FYpec_uZySyOpS8fCOp4XkMddEMZ1wxrwodwyZnqXA9Kmk5CdJ25MITeyxKW9ae8jZyQKXEcV_NC9WA97zCpcT01QNijQxmayloItL1Es/s2048/LIM+%2523445+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD6ERvHrh-iZRNKTB3XtZWF2QwF47lQl9k5FYpec_uZySyOpS8fCOp4XkMddEMZ1wxrwodwyZnqXA9Kmk5CdJ25MITeyxKW9ae8jZyQKXEcV_NC9WA97zCpcT01QNijQxmayloItL1Es/s320/LIM+%2523445+detail.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I stamped and heat embossed the circles and use Inktense pencils and a water brush to colour each one. I stamped and heat embossed the words. A simple card with a simple design which could have been a one layer card but actually I created the design on a separate piece of card!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Simon Says Stamp Lots of Dots stamp set.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Kaisercraft Pretty Little Things</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Inktense Pencils.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Remember to check out the blog and see the amazing designs from the rest of the design team.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Keep Crafting!<br /><br /></span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-49943788301005516002021-06-04T08:00:00.002+01:002021-06-04T08:00:00.211+01:00UNIKO ... Guest Designer, Take Two!<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Have you joined in with the current challenge at <a href="https://unikostudio.blogspot.com/2021/06/uniko-challenge-reminder-65-anything.html" target="_blank">UNIKO</a>? If not I'm here to remind you that you still have time to get creating and join in - so what are you waiting for?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://unikostudio.blogspot.com/2021/06/uniko-challenge-reminder-65-anything.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="945" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKBOO6tj3qTZYtTKWQCkffgBwA0R72h35801tAD9fdnodykb4MqRLqrsveJkK5gL2JKLtC6ZEOOw0IcuEfzrUDw_eMFmueGvfBywWLuay9ptw2KiACEDH2N1OM3OUL1pXoRb8IB-P4EU/w200-h200/3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hopefully my card will help to inspire you to get out your supplies and get creating!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHQ0kAVSFngI54ukQ1_Yn-tI_t9Y81cS3mmmJIxusKdZ6FnUYwX3WiJsqn8KIM7J6BuggGFU2io4rhogoxHYdTYQx6FE6i7V0S8SOMwC8Nv9ldi5D6NDIFgkL7inSoLD6B1d3BuWApJg/s3024/IMG_4755.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHQ0kAVSFngI54ukQ1_Yn-tI_t9Y81cS3mmmJIxusKdZ6FnUYwX3WiJsqn8KIM7J6BuggGFU2io4rhogoxHYdTYQx6FE6i7V0S8SOMwC8Nv9ldi5D6NDIFgkL7inSoLD6B1d3BuWApJg/w400-h400/IMG_4755.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGwnZ2IyjAPW_sh8lyOdyRnKeCYSZmwANHRsHhDBbsYrjmkeN9lYcVaj08Jw3v6C8cNFQ63UX-rYSnrbBqIkeZ_07xxHWt8f9ZWhcQFWn9yMbFJrIbOSyeQec8gbEJTp5hwUpljU1WOk/s3024/IMG_4756.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGwnZ2IyjAPW_sh8lyOdyRnKeCYSZmwANHRsHhDBbsYrjmkeN9lYcVaj08Jw3v6C8cNFQ63UX-rYSnrbBqIkeZ_07xxHWt8f9ZWhcQFWn9yMbFJrIbOSyeQec8gbEJTp5hwUpljU1WOk/s320/IMG_4756.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I stamped and het embossed the images and then coloured them with distress ink before using a selection of dies to cut partial images. I've adhered some to the card base with foam tape and some flat to add interest and dimension.</span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">UNIKO You Are, Yes You Stamp set</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Distress Ink - Picked Raspberry</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cosmic Shimmer Gold Embossing Powder.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've enjoyed being part of the UNIKO team. I hope you will join in with the challenge and look forward to seeing your creations.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay Safe!</span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-8856834509115375052021-06-01T09:00:00.063+01:002021-06-01T09:00:00.212+01:00STAMPlorations ... June Theme and Photo<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">It is time for a new Theme and Photo Challenge at <a href="https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2021/06/june-challenge.html" target="_blank">STAMPlorations</a> - I hope you are ready to get creating!! This months challenge is:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZzwIf_r6_LSzlYHHr0TgYkWTSmLbIciW5KeKv2O-NQPcIewZayc8646UPO3W9j90b3zKBvElANdY4ADiLWHLeinLmxL7ACd1-Lpwhdq4XNBd5g_Eia96FM5UElfMiLlDTx5Ip7jrubQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZzwIf_r6_LSzlYHHr0TgYkWTSmLbIciW5KeKv2O-NQPcIewZayc8646UPO3W9j90b3zKBvElANdY4ADiLWHLeinLmxL7ACd1-Lpwhdq4XNBd5g_Eia96FM5UElfMiLlDTx5Ip7jrubQ/" width="240" /></a></div><br />Which colours will you choose? I've chosen Blue and Yellow:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzFNo1yU7O8GPWiTdRfCk_Yc0XhTLCMJE7PDj86zb8UPdkA07k6pQQUQu3b5-CgGO21YvDclM-i4lWEIJWSQkWhL6RreaRsEaI5ZARS19UC341cJk0eFCH96Zz_E-Y3JILmLFOx8Dj3A/s2048/June+lauch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1720" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzFNo1yU7O8GPWiTdRfCk_Yc0XhTLCMJE7PDj86zb8UPdkA07k6pQQUQu3b5-CgGO21YvDclM-i4lWEIJWSQkWhL6RreaRsEaI5ZARS19UC341cJk0eFCH96Zz_E-Y3JILmLFOx8Dj3A/w447-h532/June+lauch.jpg" width="447" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHDiLbkVqzVjiokNM9r5LCV7mT74r1eioGcxKwwPlJRhI8R8ZP-CQqZyG-L2uBY6FU6ljI1RBbYLCcNxuxpoRRv1urUca1jlnjWu-mF13YHKhiX11DELzT1v6uRedib8-TSeBCzgyIWI/s2048/june+launch+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHDiLbkVqzVjiokNM9r5LCV7mT74r1eioGcxKwwPlJRhI8R8ZP-CQqZyG-L2uBY6FU6ljI1RBbYLCcNxuxpoRRv1urUca1jlnjWu-mF13YHKhiX11DELzT1v6uRedib8-TSeBCzgyIWI/s320/june+launch+detail.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The background is created using tissue paper that I printed using a gelli plate, acrylic paints and stencils. The tissue was then adhered to a die cut tag before I stitched around the edge to pull the whole design in. I added some texture paste through a stencil for added dimension. All of the layers were die cut from oddments of card printed on a gelli plate with the addition of some stamping.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">STAMPlorations:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/tag-and-nesting-dies/p/stitched-tags-nesting-dies?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Stitched Tags Nesting Dies</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/tag-and-nesting-dies/p/basic-a2-panels-nesting-dies?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Basic A2 Nesting Dies</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/miscellaneous-dies/p/flutter-zen-1-layering-dies?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Flutter Zen 1 Layering Dies</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/4x6/p/art-marks?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Art Marks Stamp Set</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/clear-stickers/p/inspirational-2?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Clear Stickers Inspirational #2</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(This post contains affiliate links when you click on them and place an order I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you will be inspired to join in with the challenge and remember to check out the other amazing designs from the design team.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Keep Crafting!</span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-8215767066871722932021-05-29T08:00:00.001+01:002021-05-29T08:00:00.180+01:00Less is More ... Favourite Technique<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Good Morning! It is hard to believe that we are already at the end of May and it is time for a new challenge at <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Less is More</a> - it is time for our Lucky Dip challenge and this time we would like to see you use your favourite technique.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JwCv1SqHQpGdivSYukY-4Gesc9LIFZveA0nu93qdFsUZGsS-OOmtfqvWNSodFS_60SpkMq06F5AAsK5kg1DuvTjzuVXZXdsHYe51whlUIaWZB6VkSJADldyfN2p_8u_U1FFrlO7Ctqc/s320/444+Lucky+Dip+Favourite+Technique.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="320" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JwCv1SqHQpGdivSYukY-4Gesc9LIFZveA0nu93qdFsUZGsS-OOmtfqvWNSodFS_60SpkMq06F5AAsK5kg1DuvTjzuVXZXdsHYe51whlUIaWZB6VkSJADldyfN2p_8u_U1FFrlO7Ctqc/w200-h114/444+Lucky+Dip+Favourite+Technique.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">So get your thinking caps on - what is you go to technique? Die cutting, stamping, heat embossing, stencilling - the list is endless. My favourite technique (at the moment!) is water colouring. I have two cards to share both using the same stamp - to me they show the versatility of water colouring as they both use the same two distress inks but they look very different. The variation is created by varying the amount of water used to blend the ink.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4SZF0JvuJPSgnP0JeAAq3bQ4tF-h9FAq_t7dSqsxhEHhQLcC5TP_eWFpvgp5YQPGRfUhZZVrjcrPKUxjapHgaA9uDJZ9ywVg95PqitTSCXAJYnzrAd7wyTa45o_HOyPHzPK3P1Wu46M/s2048/LIM+444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4SZF0JvuJPSgnP0JeAAq3bQ4tF-h9FAq_t7dSqsxhEHhQLcC5TP_eWFpvgp5YQPGRfUhZZVrjcrPKUxjapHgaA9uDJZ9ywVg95PqitTSCXAJYnzrAd7wyTa45o_HOyPHzPK3P1Wu46M/w400-h400/LIM+444.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQuDMPzLPUXkh1yTSY-aqYSJQI9H-w6n9lEhwRjYzsGPIeoy6_O9CWc3xiwJRvWcztsOrVVxJalULVRAmFFVTwCeItptHzGgdEu2U5esDAGJc9nauNYkIhXgG6Gb9OIRllqIK-Z51zr8/s2048/LIM+444+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQuDMPzLPUXkh1yTSY-aqYSJQI9H-w6n9lEhwRjYzsGPIeoy6_O9CWc3xiwJRvWcztsOrVVxJalULVRAmFFVTwCeItptHzGgdEu2U5esDAGJc9nauNYkIhXgG6Gb9OIRllqIK-Z51zr8/s320/LIM+444+detail.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This one has a soft and gentle appearance whereas the second card is far more vibrant.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaAvpMmrbuo5ALf6M97fu9oeiFSh_yb1IZyq8GFV_-uXYt9cCfxrmBEiN3lQmNSE5Cc6MBuRMLf1B9ky2WjKtFObL1Td4LAK4pyitVupat_fB90d5SycCOoHUZNpRppvj6bChzszx9h4/s2048/LIM+444+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaAvpMmrbuo5ALf6M97fu9oeiFSh_yb1IZyq8GFV_-uXYt9cCfxrmBEiN3lQmNSE5Cc6MBuRMLf1B9ky2WjKtFObL1Td4LAK4pyitVupat_fB90d5SycCOoHUZNpRppvj6bChzszx9h4/w400-h400/LIM+444+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YLx9DfxeFN1mITFoRwd1vc8Ng6lo_e1wpgoSHkNVARhwXBfAyiUBNPygQBK1BLA0j1wEhU6e_D_CZw-aKEfPHuS4rXUnJE3ycqyhEVjymuISVErjAOQowKcetGWBAuzWee7w7ltvISI/s2048/LIM+444+2+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YLx9DfxeFN1mITFoRwd1vc8Ng6lo_e1wpgoSHkNVARhwXBfAyiUBNPygQBK1BLA0j1wEhU6e_D_CZw-aKEfPHuS4rXUnJE3ycqyhEVjymuISVErjAOQowKcetGWBAuzWee7w7ltvISI/s320/LIM+444+2+detail.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This time, more than ever, I am looking forward to finding out what your favourite technique is - I'm always looking for new ideas and inspiration from my fellow bloggers. Remember to check out the Less is More blog to see what the rest of the Design Team have created.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Keep well!</span></p>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-30925190280593069292021-05-21T08:00:00.002+01:002021-05-21T08:00:00.194+01:00UNIKO ... Guest Designer!<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Welcome to this exciting post - I am guest designer for the new <a href=" https://unikostudio.blogspot.com/2021/05/uniko-challenge-65-anything-goes.html" target="_blank">UNIKO</a> challenge and I can't tell you how delighted I am. I love UNIKO stamps - Bev's designs are just beautiful especially her Pure Florals range that simply capture the beauty of flowers. I was lucky enough to be chosen as a winner earlier this year and part of the prize was to guest design for a challenge - so here I am to inspire and encourage you to join in with the new challenge:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://unikostudio.blogspot.com/2021/05/uniko-challenge-65-anything-goes.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="945" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBQ2xyo22L-uet740tHvs7ISVdOA1wlWF0iWJiHmopeXNT4Upo3bF7tWty-XJz7M4k9vZj9vhpMI47W00esAuA0K__4nA2CrDrs42GLaiJOgeMtFp6jh4KBSnx82z0COOgyWoHcWWDO8/w200-h200/3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBjoCiZbb0-ZDJcK4Y4Ly2YKYYgppqbo1tJLSI07yz_JtV15-EqTrXzPl0LSascPjgaP-HrtDF9KIKybnLZ2Ij0j9wey6-rbM4MbYjA2007iKi2LzzMygRDh42_4E-NoGOFWwHUDdEhU/s3024/IMG_4761.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBjoCiZbb0-ZDJcK4Y4Ly2YKYYgppqbo1tJLSI07yz_JtV15-EqTrXzPl0LSascPjgaP-HrtDF9KIKybnLZ2Ij0j9wey6-rbM4MbYjA2007iKi2LzzMygRDh42_4E-NoGOFWwHUDdEhU/w400-h400/IMG_4761.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLrCIVhmTcHUmwMC46HIMXSYf9EK-P-GZtZLxOpN9nI36T3YeDlMhVCo4TotkkwnYUDINr9XWtxVNG8b4ztU_nPIVnxzJOfSDWCaAMhrgS6B4RsYndmj4n-IMpkGNN-oimMXrvS0z-mY/s3024/IMG_4762.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLrCIVhmTcHUmwMC46HIMXSYf9EK-P-GZtZLxOpN9nI36T3YeDlMhVCo4TotkkwnYUDINr9XWtxVNG8b4ztU_nPIVnxzJOfSDWCaAMhrgS6B4RsYndmj4n-IMpkGNN-oimMXrvS0z-mY/s320/IMG_4762.HEIC" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I stamped the peony on a book page before water colouring with distress inks. I fussy cut the image and adhered it to a die cut circle before adhering it to the card base with foam tape to add dimension. I finished by stamping the sentiment.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">UNIKO Pure Florals: Peony</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Simply Said Stamp set</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Distress Inks - Picked Raspberry and Peeled Paint.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dienamics Stitched Circles.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope that you can find the time to join in with the challenge - you just might win!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the card that I won the challenge with:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://craft-e-place.blogspot.com/2021/01/peony-again.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZ0TylFZtriEU6eCJB9Cn0hdIhWbUjGAAgki9rWZYG15iOxXIomEW0HdQKrbQ_-LsLoJvraK7n4cAe1_1_xh0NNQkvk7CqFT9DWyTavnZ85OItdkjWhQJIcKFiDInrYEi97j2kP5PLgw/w200-h200/IMG_0516.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay Safe!</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-32956613994303017912021-05-15T15:00:00.004+01:002021-05-15T15:00:00.204+01:00STAMPlorations ... May Reminder<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">This month seems to be whizzing by much like most of the year ... it is time to remind you that you still have time to join in with this month's <a href="https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2021/05/may-challenges-extras.html">STAMPlorations Theme and Photo</a> challenge:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZa3gxihnD3TAuwNq_ORscAqjX6ELal6tcbqeKe3BjP04dhMNsrVgYidPteaUCf0p2uGMl7z-nxqBNfVk7l52IAOOjkaYek_TJTcI7hMS7_ohNqeQmMFipTN4IEOPkhnODlctY2bah4Y/s320/theme2021-may.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZa3gxihnD3TAuwNq_ORscAqjX6ELal6tcbqeKe3BjP04dhMNsrVgYidPteaUCf0p2uGMl7z-nxqBNfVk7l52IAOOjkaYek_TJTcI7hMS7_ohNqeQmMFipTN4IEOPkhnODlctY2bah4Y/w200-h200/theme2021-may.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This month I seem to be on a bit of a mixed media kick and I have an art journal page to inspire you to join in with the challenge:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6ybizSlPhgFSiDyGcue36vfsUBVtCW-5csNrp5D90MVG6kvNlbwqs4p2RQJ3e4w1X0enBk44Tu6G95k2mqhwQwS9zdw3jSNbqMpGYGeLPStI-7qtK347y0vjJ352Ae4e44amaJGKlY0/s2048/mayremind.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6ybizSlPhgFSiDyGcue36vfsUBVtCW-5csNrp5D90MVG6kvNlbwqs4p2RQJ3e4w1X0enBk44Tu6G95k2mqhwQwS9zdw3jSNbqMpGYGeLPStI-7qtK347y0vjJ352Ae4e44amaJGKlY0/w400-h400/mayremind.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRLnhXlD7L-SOGBaAmKgHn2hxHywZ9b01jG8C9iCBNNJPn7ibJH-iXgo8G0n19d5k5xlyZN17rmvqzRe7NdQkdpwT0QniMSB2IJkZzW4-5uGylxtCuABjhpILf3SVkOW50ctmahT-NRc/s2048/mayreminddetail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRLnhXlD7L-SOGBaAmKgHn2hxHywZ9b01jG8C9iCBNNJPn7ibJH-iXgo8G0n19d5k5xlyZN17rmvqzRe7NdQkdpwT0QniMSB2IJkZzW4-5uGylxtCuABjhpILf3SVkOW50ctmahT-NRc/s320/mayreminddetail.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I created the background using a gelli plate acrylic paints and a selection of stencils. I added some torn book pages and washi tape to give a foundation for the birds and the sentiment. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I used:</div><div style="text-align: left;">STAMPlorations - <a href="https://stamplorations.com/miscellaneous-dies/p/lowercase-alphabet-plate-die?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Lowercase Alpha Plate</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://stamplorations.com/miscellaneous-dies/p/uppercase-alphabet-plate-die?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Uppercase Alpha Plate</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://stamplorations.com/sanna-lippert-designs-stencils/p/leaves-1?aff=elaine" target="_blank"> Leaves 1 Stencil</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://stamplorations.com/slimline-stencils/p/leaf-prints-slimline?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Leaf Prints Stencil</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://stamplorations.com/4x6/p/trendy-birds-2?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Trendy Birds 2</a> Stamp set</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://stamplorations.com/miscellaneous-dies/p/for-the-birds-dies?aff=elaine" target="_blank">For the Birds</a> Die set</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>This post contains affiliate links when you click on them and place an order I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope you will find time to join in with the challenge and I look forward to seeing your creations.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stay Safe!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-33330995960761372072021-05-15T08:00:00.001+01:002021-05-15T08:00:00.203+01:00Less is More ... Sketch<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Good Morning! It is time for a new challenge at <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Less is More</a> - this time we have a sketch challenge for you.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F1xc7eTs-URvzWkCB5qAgaJuQoXqu4-B_3qv-KYDBjW6N9k9GlbQGOwiQa8K_Ia3aAEjuZGiAEaeaG0p6StzcahgcbOawYSWw3AtjF51SLvvXjRXjUC46_aZWgtqAWHO9RUrd6wb2Lo/s320/443+Sketch+26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="320" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F1xc7eTs-URvzWkCB5qAgaJuQoXqu4-B_3qv-KYDBjW6N9k9GlbQGOwiQa8K_Ia3aAEjuZGiAEaeaG0p6StzcahgcbOawYSWw3AtjF51SLvvXjRXjUC46_aZWgtqAWHO9RUrd6wb2Lo/w200-h114/443+Sketch+26.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QTi7RBkBa2JXTAQRUSmI85Qdk-RkmtOf0ziizx0gjSRJOpsA891NNP-McV7RpUXocYgoTXB2RUL4d00HJPV7P2eM1otc3dWMCV0cQxmVOWKEwUtOstqNmABhIQd5shjnuSFawqjQrMg/s320/LIM+Sketch+26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="254" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QTi7RBkBa2JXTAQRUSmI85Qdk-RkmtOf0ziizx0gjSRJOpsA891NNP-McV7RpUXocYgoTXB2RUL4d00HJPV7P2eM1otc3dWMCV0cQxmVOWKEwUtOstqNmABhIQd5shjnuSFawqjQrMg/w159-h200/LIM+Sketch+26.jpg" width="159" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I have two cards to share with you - both follow the sketch in detail but you can change the shape of the elements or flip the layout if you wish.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-CKi91H317GCIptMgiEaCyfoKkd-MTrmkB8S5X_MOogW7c4EesJ2UkEONNRyJby2FreCY-OLCwrt4oQyjWPj62qGjwhhuJF5hOS5CZzX9HzecwhdugbannAM0WVqLnXCjvPqIJEtGFo/s2048/lim+443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-CKi91H317GCIptMgiEaCyfoKkd-MTrmkB8S5X_MOogW7c4EesJ2UkEONNRyJby2FreCY-OLCwrt4oQyjWPj62qGjwhhuJF5hOS5CZzX9HzecwhdugbannAM0WVqLnXCjvPqIJEtGFo/w400-h400/lim+443.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHYJnKAHoxdaf3R8mvfpDw3LDcWN78AkNJHYTyLXiKDA15JUCQDe5mCYo_1cy_t5ixJyGAqNREp0xgKzIFvyMyeHJSKPv-hJ_Pv1Hw8VDZeHgVzk9HYTJRVVpH8GegTUCfUKJehiBgGA/s3024/IMG_4800.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHYJnKAHoxdaf3R8mvfpDw3LDcWN78AkNJHYTyLXiKDA15JUCQDe5mCYo_1cy_t5ixJyGAqNREp0xgKzIFvyMyeHJSKPv-hJ_Pv1Hw8VDZeHgVzk9HYTJRVVpH8GegTUCfUKJehiBgGA/s320/IMG_4800.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The second card is a 'welcome to your new home'.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5H4KGcd4kIlz01DBG8DhS1gjCuktlrCmeybRyC6KGJnN-kt-SpdqPV4J7SGZMIum4uYd2aTIrfsIuNIzMOJdhqmFLeEt2IfRlD-IQedaQMZ1FjLkFwjTP-yq7MHBrlALexRcPsf58MM/s2048/lim+443+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5H4KGcd4kIlz01DBG8DhS1gjCuktlrCmeybRyC6KGJnN-kt-SpdqPV4J7SGZMIum4uYd2aTIrfsIuNIzMOJdhqmFLeEt2IfRlD-IQedaQMZ1FjLkFwjTP-yq7MHBrlALexRcPsf58MM/w400-h400/lim+443+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRxmDPXbdiyWC60SGyoRcvem1Nka6I7PBLLW5iZnPKE_CzoKYYer23BW_5N2dXblX9IaWd5PJaXaVoSt0I-xn_0jWJxex0p_9L6PPs-ERtTr47YHWKh0Oysk4qr8XSugqzUmTYoeTYFw/s3024/IMG_4803.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRxmDPXbdiyWC60SGyoRcvem1Nka6I7PBLLW5iZnPKE_CzoKYYer23BW_5N2dXblX9IaWd5PJaXaVoSt0I-xn_0jWJxex0p_9L6PPs-ERtTr47YHWKh0Oysk4qr8XSugqzUmTYoeTYFw/s320/IMG_4803.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you will be inspired to join in with the challenge and I look forward to seeing your creations.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay safe!</span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-16633285725133907102021-05-14T10:00:00.001+01:002021-05-14T10:00:00.186+01:00Background Butterflies ...<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">I love it when a stamp set has so many elements in it that you have lots of options to create cards, this new stamp set from<a href="https://visibleimage.com/" target="_blank"> Visible Image</a> BUTTERFLY EFFECT is just one of the stamp sets that has background stamps as well as focal stamps and words.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2c77mcMhgoVF4mCCzo3Rv4bZfhqy759sseeexF0S2oWPwkr5cOF2Vc5dN2F9KESPNUvqF5ERRdr9m_owB9lUPNB4GCw0wnGV1WEKLk6Q3AZW2q_PBK66pHAcK7LafhCjmt7TNZM5gbXA/s2048/card+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2c77mcMhgoVF4mCCzo3Rv4bZfhqy759sseeexF0S2oWPwkr5cOF2Vc5dN2F9KESPNUvqF5ERRdr9m_owB9lUPNB4GCw0wnGV1WEKLk6Q3AZW2q_PBK66pHAcK7LafhCjmt7TNZM5gbXA/w400-h400/card+w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FG3_UfrcP78TRT8MJVjpvB5po5ePX7pVSVOfwvbQdG3IPgUqpXxkNcvyoT_DNuGSbnqxpfFtkEhDN7iDxC8dXdguQdHhB-j2xYxxEwYe1As68HU_UaeTXpRIdxV8aTwUyW1UY5Xu0tU/s2048/IMG_5460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FG3_UfrcP78TRT8MJVjpvB5po5ePX7pVSVOfwvbQdG3IPgUqpXxkNcvyoT_DNuGSbnqxpfFtkEhDN7iDxC8dXdguQdHhB-j2xYxxEwYe1As68HU_UaeTXpRIdxV8aTwUyW1UY5Xu0tU/s320/IMG_5460.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I stamped and heat embossed all of the elements.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMTvvLzPNpfbjB8JHXHpXvlZwT8856OjW-VOL7puTdRh_g9nPFUIjgM9ge41-J3cx4iXdF95d7GnHAI5Q3NIYA_5RsAX59isJ4qXwOi_PZp_8yD9QJcXmERr-OlC7b5bbQ0m-oDHmjtQ/s3024/process+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMTvvLzPNpfbjB8JHXHpXvlZwT8856OjW-VOL7puTdRh_g9nPFUIjgM9ge41-J3cx4iXdF95d7GnHAI5Q3NIYA_5RsAX59isJ4qXwOi_PZp_8yD9QJcXmERr-OlC7b5bbQ0m-oDHmjtQ/s320/process+1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I water coloured the elements before fussy cutting the individual butterflies:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpD4wkXp34dwc4XDyq06zoGn_lxrVpq_w0PNzUleyXVjMVGdXbLy4XmHZs5ebAObDTOwi59BoSvJybwj4JZglu-7w4c0J7yGAw9ZE2T9m9su_bG6vvlj-bks29qbbVok9VJSMi0ym83A/s3024/process+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpD4wkXp34dwc4XDyq06zoGn_lxrVpq_w0PNzUleyXVjMVGdXbLy4XmHZs5ebAObDTOwi59BoSvJybwj4JZglu-7w4c0J7yGAw9ZE2T9m9su_bG6vvlj-bks29qbbVok9VJSMi0ym83A/s320/process+2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The final task was to position and adhere the elements into place with foam adhesive to add dimension.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Bhb751KIqt8U1aKRH_nar51NgC0SJsDy_fh500pKSa2nEtou3kho8zsXnhqFDGypa00fh8Be2xDz7rBh2xUSm2pI_EIPNJ3vWN6JQf3s7TLEouOEIwe6DqrwCUe8ehueAMzgnZPCbC8/s3024/Card+staged+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Bhb751KIqt8U1aKRH_nar51NgC0SJsDy_fh500pKSa2nEtou3kho8zsXnhqFDGypa00fh8Be2xDz7rBh2xUSm2pI_EIPNJ3vWN6JQf3s7TLEouOEIwe6DqrwCUe8ehueAMzgnZPCbC8/w400-h400/Card+staged+w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay Safe and Keep Crafting!</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-85506343483578806012021-05-08T21:16:00.002+01:002021-05-08T21:16:49.911+01:00Pink Blooms ...<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">I'm popping in this evening to share another creation made with one of the new stamp sets from <a href="https://visibleimage.com/" target="_blank">Visible Image</a> ... this time I'm featuring the <a href="https://visibleimage.com/product/where-flowers-bloom/" target="_blank">Where the Flowers Bloom</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The card was created using only stamps from this set, it has background stamps, focal images and words - the ideal combination.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvARobVTqFcnfRBe_jtL-7Iak2nOxOuH2ltaUFrhLmHywwL9Wlxi0UzXLw9n_CZWQx085Qm_Jodkl820FKm3jC9miJraLZiXczV5-3HOACIlfZeSq9qkW-pdbgfiFNhcWjqADF_yRWO7Q/s2048/card+with+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvARobVTqFcnfRBe_jtL-7Iak2nOxOuH2ltaUFrhLmHywwL9Wlxi0UzXLw9n_CZWQx085Qm_Jodkl820FKm3jC9miJraLZiXczV5-3HOACIlfZeSq9qkW-pdbgfiFNhcWjqADF_yRWO7Q/w400-h400/card+with+w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kq00s7uZlSenWVs3DxSK_4AhxO2nA0pyHXAmYUk5G-YAa2fYRbduVWUuHFOIgPCmb8-A7MgpaMyYmun7eKrryFz-SGmGOmmHYW_hyphenhyphenXDuHWqv5gyHeFn2bPrbP2M2oojW6lGiaIe8Ajg/s3024/IMG_5396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kq00s7uZlSenWVs3DxSK_4AhxO2nA0pyHXAmYUk5G-YAa2fYRbduVWUuHFOIgPCmb8-A7MgpaMyYmun7eKrryFz-SGmGOmmHYW_hyphenhyphenXDuHWqv5gyHeFn2bPrbP2M2oojW6lGiaIe8Ajg/s320/IMG_5396.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I stamped and heat embossed all the images</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijP_Nep1LLXJuF_JAIgXfr2BvODjqpRWKyGM_Ne0xjx7bPCgY0tQmQF3UCgiRwlIa_yNdpAR3vie0P4LxkamfIc9vqAfgy4NBVX2Y4J0bUhOI_8n-yz2TYLjunBXOQqFxGuUMubWfHgZA/s3024/IMG_5397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijP_Nep1LLXJuF_JAIgXfr2BvODjqpRWKyGM_Ne0xjx7bPCgY0tQmQF3UCgiRwlIa_yNdpAR3vie0P4LxkamfIc9vqAfgy4NBVX2Y4J0bUhOI_8n-yz2TYLjunBXOQqFxGuUMubWfHgZA/s320/IMG_5397.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I coloured the stamping with distress ink and then fussy cut the flower</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAuFF0sVD8oMZVmFNng7Cpywh_k6Yd8I69Lo20SMjHxRRYBYH96-8Jfbd_vfG0ZnGO2IIbz6zh0T1omWAILni4XR4Ji8SGxs2fAcBLn3uLDQPF6uUNvLvQ0TQRX6mw7nLc6gFxS7P_F8/s3024/IMG_5398.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAuFF0sVD8oMZVmFNng7Cpywh_k6Yd8I69Lo20SMjHxRRYBYH96-8Jfbd_vfG0ZnGO2IIbz6zh0T1omWAILni4XR4Ji8SGxs2fAcBLn3uLDQPF6uUNvLvQ0TQRX6mw7nLc6gFxS7P_F8/s320/IMG_5398.HEIC" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I stamped the cotton thread stamp and added the flower with foam adhesive along with the sentiment</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay safe and Keep Crafting</span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-46016701512432688142021-05-07T16:30:00.000+01:002021-05-07T16:30:08.297+01:00Butterfly Effect ...<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Friday afternoon and the sun is shining (at the moment, rain is expected later!!) and it is time for my weekly <a href="https://visibleimage.com/" target="_blank">Visible Image</a> project. Today I have the honour of sharing with you a project created with a new stamp set that was launched today and is available for pre-order - Butterfly Effect is its name and you can get all the details <a href="https://visibleimage.com/product/butterfly-effect/" target="_blank">here</a>. It is the very first time that I have used a stamp set before it has been available and I am childishly excited about it! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The stamp set is really lovely because as well as a beautiful large butterfly there are background stamps and lovely words and not forgetting there is a teeny butterfly too! I love it when one stamp set provides all the elements to create a card. So less chat and here is the card:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdW8zN0PUZ23lPa9LJ9hd0RM2pGmq4YrT8QNgguplCTJHkxM31Dr_w-OCeNsGvzmgM2ev8I5KYDU7h8aXoVkIAyCpyzpCFTITuyXppRfMUy64lULcW5lru0mFXc7KUUOy0ZJTLcYDr52M/s3024/main+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdW8zN0PUZ23lPa9LJ9hd0RM2pGmq4YrT8QNgguplCTJHkxM31Dr_w-OCeNsGvzmgM2ev8I5KYDU7h8aXoVkIAyCpyzpCFTITuyXppRfMUy64lULcW5lru0mFXc7KUUOy0ZJTLcYDr52M/w400-h400/main+photo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynPaPxnL2L79ehhNZHMylEIm3I6ZrwCxAB5NA9BdgN4JL5by6eehvAcK9MGTZEkuD2gN00KxvYlkgBZJ4vJ5HmhINbCR322M_oo4KeZRa8ZaM8WAI00e8CEYGUJWGYXRTl11JJeYDegQ/s3024/IMG_5383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynPaPxnL2L79ehhNZHMylEIm3I6ZrwCxAB5NA9BdgN4JL5by6eehvAcK9MGTZEkuD2gN00KxvYlkgBZJ4vJ5HmhINbCR322M_oo4KeZRa8ZaM8WAI00e8CEYGUJWGYXRTl11JJeYDegQ/s320/IMG_5383.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">How I created it:</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GcrCQbANJkVq5Uhrp6G9Qn-12kO9TMvV6d0ZfVaNYphtD-aJPMNWYYtc-biX0oeJpSB8AHQsk8B_VH9Wcog0K7RpkvK-_JuWJImmmcMPrSpZsMZK-xUp4Igx2pRNsbFDXMbAp8s8M4A/s3024/IMG_5377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GcrCQbANJkVq5Uhrp6G9Qn-12kO9TMvV6d0ZfVaNYphtD-aJPMNWYYtc-biX0oeJpSB8AHQsk8B_VH9Wcog0K7RpkvK-_JuWJImmmcMPrSpZsMZK-xUp4Igx2pRNsbFDXMbAp8s8M4A/w400-h400/IMG_5377.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I stamped and heat embossed the butterfly - more than once for audition purposes!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFToZ35sbRFanA8t3qONJRsEa-aH1bPsXejG2_xz1IwKU5H1TJzLQfemRe6pi3pK5X9N6vSJ8jScAf6gB-E4hbqkYzgWbWfvTc9kBmi_8i7CPvAKK2swfgnW3v98m6Oi4vwYK3p9CRHY/s3024/IMG_5378.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFToZ35sbRFanA8t3qONJRsEa-aH1bPsXejG2_xz1IwKU5H1TJzLQfemRe6pi3pK5X9N6vSJ8jScAf6gB-E4hbqkYzgWbWfvTc9kBmi_8i7CPvAKK2swfgnW3v98m6Oi4vwYK3p9CRHY/w400-h400/IMG_5378.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I water coloured the butterfly with distress ink and then fussy cut it </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwb3aFprNo_b2VfUb2eSv1gUd0Jft7XuT1rZE2zjluCjhMSb_zxqzNIZ_o3YJ-59wuc1_Vi1BaJVsHPNUxhxd5gTA1K3Dvm5TVP-FLV3D4bEdyvg5eEth47W3JlP783i62ELWD5uC1nuQ/s3024/IMG_5380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwb3aFprNo_b2VfUb2eSv1gUd0Jft7XuT1rZE2zjluCjhMSb_zxqzNIZ_o3YJ-59wuc1_Vi1BaJVsHPNUxhxd5gTA1K3Dvm5TVP-FLV3D4bEdyvg5eEth47W3JlP783i62ELWD5uC1nuQ/w400-h400/IMG_5380.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I also stamped and heat embossed the background circles before water colouring them with a complementary colour</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXNGmOXxaU9DR6EscZto8OeQN1NeUNMOCRDnHzS3TihTmNfwN9mDcZ-3a2qx1FxkZJn9EqEfiohmdrX2Zade0yi2GJZSS-2jkEbjSt86GdXqoFQvK90WFARztymJRG9JVPGxjD4pzLO0/s3024/IMG_5382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXNGmOXxaU9DR6EscZto8OeQN1NeUNMOCRDnHzS3TihTmNfwN9mDcZ-3a2qx1FxkZJn9EqEfiohmdrX2Zade0yi2GJZSS-2jkEbjSt86GdXqoFQvK90WFARztymJRG9JVPGxjD4pzLO0/w400-h400/IMG_5382.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h4 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;">Visible Image social media and other links:</span></h4><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://visibleimage.com/shop" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">SHOP</a> where the fantastic stamps are sold<br /><a href="http://visibleimage.com/blog" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">BLOG</a> with all the latest news and posts<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/visibleimage" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">FACEBOOK PAGE</a> with info, inspiration and giveaways<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/visibleimage" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">FACEBOOK GROUP</a> come share your work with us<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/visibleimagestamps" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/visibleimage" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">PINterest</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Check out <a href="https://visibleimage.com/" target="_blank">Visible Image</a> for more details about the new stamp sets.</span></p>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-66146560610516105222021-05-01T09:00:00.001+01:002021-05-01T09:00:00.223+01:00STAMPlorations ... May Challenge<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A new month means new challenges over at <a href="https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2021/05/may-challenge.html" target="_blank">STAMPlorations</a>, this month's Theme and Photo challenge is: </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpBiPurbHr7KO2IAe9w4cgeSjaVK70HuhUDGYrkCKlxVAW754JSkBkUnRi1LcGgb1BA2mtos7N8JJ5-0Wj34zpeLOWzGAxAuNafAkyAPKySUbFwM7EaJSqvGIxf9_niuSMBIBDVOYTu4/s320/theme2021-may.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpBiPurbHr7KO2IAe9w4cgeSjaVK70HuhUDGYrkCKlxVAW754JSkBkUnRi1LcGgb1BA2mtos7N8JJ5-0Wj34zpeLOWzGAxAuNafAkyAPKySUbFwM7EaJSqvGIxf9_niuSMBIBDVOYTu4/w200-h200/theme2021-may.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I hope to inspire you to join in with the challenge with this mixed media tag:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasqAXEjz5t435luzfPCgP7eWel4yNiut94wplZu-nT5HKGQQPH6WdRCDj-V9-4myzFSv_6iM6NoSm4aymbPz49_5g41DkwFMRffFsh3N7X_-HKdL9IHnVSy28A2kEJuNuKbi1cdaZ3L8/s2048/May+launch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasqAXEjz5t435luzfPCgP7eWel4yNiut94wplZu-nT5HKGQQPH6WdRCDj-V9-4myzFSv_6iM6NoSm4aymbPz49_5g41DkwFMRffFsh3N7X_-HKdL9IHnVSy28A2kEJuNuKbi1cdaZ3L8/w480-h640/May+launch.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAp064kPZBEdg1_vW3nbXmdqDyS5lWYOkoN2CSUsUA55lvDaemPqAI5G1MPMe6aT1fmjotySsNLN7eZGFKA1hnCs5pWGFAeyofbs9sspt91rzJTVgwDTVtM6l2hy3u7b0TwUD4cH180s/s2048/IMG_4420.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAp064kPZBEdg1_vW3nbXmdqDyS5lWYOkoN2CSUsUA55lvDaemPqAI5G1MPMe6aT1fmjotySsNLN7eZGFKA1hnCs5pWGFAeyofbs9sspt91rzJTVgwDTVtM6l2hy3u7b0TwUD4cH180s/s320/IMG_4420.heic" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I cut the tag from a gelli print that had been created with acrylic paints, stencils and mark making junk! I added some additional stamping and some texture paste through a stencil before stitching the border with my sewing machine. The smaller tag was cut from a piece of card and then coloured with distress inks and stamping. I die cut the bird a number of times before adhering them together to create more dimension. The tag was then assembled and leather cord added.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">STAMPlorations - <a href="https://stamplorations.com/tag-and-nesting-dies/p/stitched-tags-nesting-dies?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Stitched Tags Nesting Dies</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/4x6/p/art-marks?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Art Marks</a> stamp set</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a href="https://stamplorations.com/tag-and-nesting-dies/p/luggage-tags-nesting-dies?aff=elaine" target="_blank"> Luggage Tags Nesting Dies</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://stamplorations.com/miscellaneous-dies/p/for-the-birds-dies?aff=elaine" target="_blank"> <span style="font-family: arial;">For the Birds Dies</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/4x6/p/trendy-birds-2?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Trendy Birds 2</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://stamplorations.com/slimline-stencils/p/stitchings-slimline?aff=elaine" target="_blank">Stitchings Stencil</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>This post contains affiliate links when you click on them and place an order I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you will be inspired to join in with the challenge and remember to check out the blog post to see more inspiration from the amazing design team.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay Safe!</span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-43306574999955616232021-05-01T08:00:00.001+01:002021-05-01T08:00:00.214+01:00Less is More ... Sea Creatures<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Wow, May already! I hope you are all keeping well and ready for the new <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Less is More Challenge</a> - it is time for a Theme challenge:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjjtkxPIlDipaSMmC88TWMr95JXbV5CzmWBOw2batx_hSr5B8UlkF_tjqNiIJy3uDEAKjdF9IAv_gy7wqKJ2FCouwwvZlRdXdXVRF3ojIgTByBsctPBHIFpVz43A8bfyDJ__VxCmYCV0/s320/442+Theme+Sea+Creatures.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjjtkxPIlDipaSMmC88TWMr95JXbV5CzmWBOw2batx_hSr5B8UlkF_tjqNiIJy3uDEAKjdF9IAv_gy7wqKJ2FCouwwvZlRdXdXVRF3ojIgTByBsctPBHIFpVz43A8bfyDJ__VxCmYCV0/s0/442+Theme+Sea+Creatures.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I can not wait to pay a visit to the seaside - I love a day at the seaside! How about you? </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My project to inspire you:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDeEFfwhkTxuDuI7q4F1rKWNjZCdrdHagkMgH8jpb_SRcg9wHNqKPp4Ar8KsfRGJSuUHGDGw0FegqwI_01EGKK8CRWYr5Ut0-vNjZNMIn5v2fU5ZAGlNiYqzEKk36kIV7qvMtnqttxmM/s2048/lim+442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDeEFfwhkTxuDuI7q4F1rKWNjZCdrdHagkMgH8jpb_SRcg9wHNqKPp4Ar8KsfRGJSuUHGDGw0FegqwI_01EGKK8CRWYr5Ut0-vNjZNMIn5v2fU5ZAGlNiYqzEKk36kIV7qvMtnqttxmM/w400-h400/lim+442.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBozo_TH51-xXA6HHcTp9bfTV3YujzpX9jR8nrZAqCp1m4dFBQyJBW4iqaZJv1lQWHg7m-1Yzw6e_GJx-V4IWVtnG_ZXxk9Wenw7zy4suPmoGY6SOpWQh2FUGDTV4R3j2oWaipg5TQa4/s2048/IMG_4788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBozo_TH51-xXA6HHcTp9bfTV3YujzpX9jR8nrZAqCp1m4dFBQyJBW4iqaZJv1lQWHg7m-1Yzw6e_GJx-V4IWVtnG_ZXxk9Wenw7zy4suPmoGY6SOpWQh2FUGDTV4R3j2oWaipg5TQa4/s320/IMG_4788.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I began by stamping the whales onto a gelli print before fussy cutting them. I stamped the 'happy birthday' sentiment to (hopefully) resemble waves! I attached the whales with some foam adhesive to add dimesion.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Funky Fossil - Whale of a Time stamp set</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">UNIKO - Simply Said</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Distress Oxide - Blue Print Sketch</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I look forward to seeing your creations.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay Safe!</span></div><p></p>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-46837557388433648082021-04-30T13:56:00.001+01:002021-04-30T13:56:15.100+01:00Golden Butterflies ...<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Well, here we are on the last Friday of April and the end of the first quarter of the year ... I wonder what the rest of the year has install for us. It is also time to share this week's <a href="https://visibleimage.com/#" target="_blank">Visible Image</a> project.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This week I'm back to one of my favourite images ... butterflies!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwIqHTrjT2lyRgtFnYxjEGLcC7OFdBbWdoIsGMdG7br6JdLOId25vVwM_3h2Atkzfo7L-l9_jtlJ1odJ62FY3wf3fn1Ol3qFEZaYYg-m4q5SngNbYdeV3RFmN4KmYNHJfUjIYaa0qgsY/s2048/300421+Card+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwIqHTrjT2lyRgtFnYxjEGLcC7OFdBbWdoIsGMdG7br6JdLOId25vVwM_3h2Atkzfo7L-l9_jtlJ1odJ62FY3wf3fn1Ol3qFEZaYYg-m4q5SngNbYdeV3RFmN4KmYNHJfUjIYaa0qgsY/w400-h400/300421+Card+w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7fJ0dY1O1nFDNA7YNPH955MK5_1fxe4pbrl6eIes_vH_1vNTKxfDWay6cjJzYzkqyO1zpkAUWUdkOF3q86oSiH4rQjJvPpGm5RLrsjyPEbeXSkRkxhyRfrNwtz3iPepZH35QrOhnJpU/s2048/300421+Close+Up+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7fJ0dY1O1nFDNA7YNPH955MK5_1fxe4pbrl6eIes_vH_1vNTKxfDWay6cjJzYzkqyO1zpkAUWUdkOF3q86oSiH4rQjJvPpGm5RLrsjyPEbeXSkRkxhyRfrNwtz3iPepZH35QrOhnJpU/s320/300421+Close+Up+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbgriq4ZJiCYnOughMhyRObD8XFgWVPlJGYaspCST0KpmRefsUpc5s79IcVc1OKPo_T1-U0eQ1xMCtfpTlbI1pAbJ4QMfSgzvlH0cmLmr8CkUQ7CGXwlU0Tco4tY2cioUzS4atE3xDL0/s2048/300421+Process+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbgriq4ZJiCYnOughMhyRObD8XFgWVPlJGYaspCST0KpmRefsUpc5s79IcVc1OKPo_T1-U0eQ1xMCtfpTlbI1pAbJ4QMfSgzvlH0cmLmr8CkUQ7CGXwlU0Tco4tY2cioUzS4atE3xDL0/s320/300421+Process+w.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The butterflies were stamped and heat embossed and then<span style="font-size: x-small;"> ..</span>.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9re823gZJpmvKzP8yTnFqOQW5isfiFz6kM3BY0U4vGhTJYha64Lvl8qDB-osylH-8feet9C8INNM0rpbbA4sT_K7kUBzL9cqXk34oVBqceGiAXSmK4uCtwKfARQ8MUAViApQCL74S3HY/s2048/300421+Process+2+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9re823gZJpmvKzP8yTnFqOQW5isfiFz6kM3BY0U4vGhTJYha64Lvl8qDB-osylH-8feet9C8INNM0rpbbA4sT_K7kUBzL9cqXk34oVBqceGiAXSmK4uCtwKfARQ8MUAViApQCL74S3HY/s320/300421+Process+2+w.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... <span style="font-family: arial;">water coloured with distress inks</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I stamped a background 'square' onto the card base before adhering the butterflies and stamping the sentiment..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOrtX7NSZguq5RzMMWo7lKClOwIM-RvPkkdLzgtLU5TLDnDt6arlRk17o8JybMtWJdr3yJiIE25hYa9FWZ4rdofp1dFR9B7JXxvcIrmf_EtYAdS8Z1DUs-BbuKjShAK4ixeaBm3EA9Kw/s2048/300421+Staged+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOrtX7NSZguq5RzMMWo7lKClOwIM-RvPkkdLzgtLU5TLDnDt6arlRk17o8JybMtWJdr3yJiIE25hYa9FWZ4rdofp1dFR9B7JXxvcIrmf_EtYAdS8Z1DUs-BbuKjShAK4ixeaBm3EA9Kw/w400-h400/300421+Staged+w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Visible Image - Set the Tone</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> - Go to Words</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> - Wings of Change</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Distress Inks - Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stampin Up - Limeade Ink</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay Safe and Keep Crafting!</span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-48257411714272113262021-04-29T14:24:00.002+01:002021-04-29T14:24:18.989+01:00Mother's Day ...<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Good morning!! I thought I would just pop in and share the card that I made for my Mum to celebrate Mother's Day back in March.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNfKNUOwEsEiMx8VHDsEaQph-ndGZ1LZq8B7cL2fyDEyUnKun6SBSbipQ0JXG6PAuEDBcCU12Jh7HuTUfhL5tIX5yPT9i2KkBp8zFPjBFjcYeWGJ7Qlpqef80nmLdad7zQ33PQ-v-YAA/s3024/IMG_4490.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNfKNUOwEsEiMx8VHDsEaQph-ndGZ1LZq8B7cL2fyDEyUnKun6SBSbipQ0JXG6PAuEDBcCU12Jh7HuTUfhL5tIX5yPT9i2KkBp8zFPjBFjcYeWGJ7Qlpqef80nmLdad7zQ33PQ-v-YAA/w400-h400/IMG_4490.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkOerSFb4pSqoX9Io7G4EtB2A0Cq_Hla0_Vc_1LK-dOtN6ifjKXCCBF8HfugDqneMm5FVxes6n7niT-I_Q-AwwqoYQkHTGsnP53jtLpO6IBmVtep_6p77mWYU8UYufryq9_Mrlhw6s9w/s3024/IMG_4491.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkOerSFb4pSqoX9Io7G4EtB2A0Cq_Hla0_Vc_1LK-dOtN6ifjKXCCBF8HfugDqneMm5FVxes6n7niT-I_Q-AwwqoYQkHTGsnP53jtLpO6IBmVtep_6p77mWYU8UYufryq9_Mrlhw6s9w/s320/IMG_4491.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Simon Says Stamp: Best Mom Ever and Beautiful Flowers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Distress Inks - Scattered Straw, Ripe Persimmon and Peeled Paint</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">WOW White and Gold Embossing Powder</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Versamark Ink</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm entering the following challenge:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2021/04/challenge-404-any-occasion.html" target="_blank">Addicted to Stamps and More #404</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhf3AT29OOvRSpMjr8hwm4HCM22ro9UmVioHQWSDbLKBgPSbx-CNGKZtw3MkyhU1ovDQsPGPbt8IrcvX3oAa4NlhslQyA-xUULkx4Kz8xXGfOXHNEDZXt_cUFD-Wc2Y0VxZtetYF-a_2s/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="498" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhf3AT29OOvRSpMjr8hwm4HCM22ro9UmVioHQWSDbLKBgPSbx-CNGKZtw3MkyhU1ovDQsPGPbt8IrcvX3oAa4NlhslQyA-xUULkx4Kz8xXGfOXHNEDZXt_cUFD-Wc2Y0VxZtetYF-a_2s/w200-h71/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay Safe and Keep Crafting!</span></div><br /><br /></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-73771969681289485072021-04-23T14:52:00.001+01:002021-04-23T14:52:55.548+01:00Blue birthday ...<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Friday again and time to share my weekly <a href="https://visibleimage.com/#" target="_blank">Visible Image</a> Instagram project. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A very clean and simple card this week - I love to find ways of using all the stamps that are part of a stamp set and not necessarily the feature stamp,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQMGevBOPwm42tqPLM7gAiFcmScYiLv69vBL1MYnCe1pN2gr361XkLVJEZGvWZ1PwDaqCF9JJd4mH1rlTbiLCxJAr_tKgWX7Dlxw4PA3KlcvbgKxR6AGUo6BzD2yhvpukIwdoqoR4D1s/s2048/230421+Card+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQMGevBOPwm42tqPLM7gAiFcmScYiLv69vBL1MYnCe1pN2gr361XkLVJEZGvWZ1PwDaqCF9JJd4mH1rlTbiLCxJAr_tKgWX7Dlxw4PA3KlcvbgKxR6AGUo6BzD2yhvpukIwdoqoR4D1s/w400-h400/230421+Card+w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XizNGKWibl39zezadimHScm0Xa-ghLG1Gns8aVTTnQZqrWpki8_vXzhm5wIC5w0eKFnZOOyGhrbAKGBcy-y9ZUEJB0fB-OP8iaeytvCHC9SIJYJZD9s1zSk-XXlHIOAefhgETM7rwQY/s2048/230421+close+Up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XizNGKWibl39zezadimHScm0Xa-ghLG1Gns8aVTTnQZqrWpki8_vXzhm5wIC5w0eKFnZOOyGhrbAKGBcy-y9ZUEJB0fB-OP8iaeytvCHC9SIJYJZD9s1zSk-XXlHIOAefhgETM7rwQY/s320/230421+close+Up.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I stamped and heat embossed the image before colouring with distress inks. I trimmed around the images and then adhered them straight onto the card base. The sentiment was also stamped and heat embossed but adhered to the card with some foam tape for added dimension.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The design is not as complex as some but it shows the versatility of the stamp set ... and sometimes you just need to be able to put a card together quickly. The design itself is gender neutral and would be a good card for any age group.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxeOoFBFTvz7QDVfZc9vwhU-pRNqQUaLHteGJbvVcPvzjNUTBdLokmh4F794pgoR4QS_2L47nqMpNB0kT8vPsVju1tvsNU8-VU2_CMzRKzRy-cK2VfF7HN_v2VuXZ35toHZFL67un6dc/s2048/230421+Staged+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxeOoFBFTvz7QDVfZc9vwhU-pRNqQUaLHteGJbvVcPvzjNUTBdLokmh4F794pgoR4QS_2L47nqMpNB0kT8vPsVju1tvsNU8-VU2_CMzRKzRy-cK2VfF7HN_v2VuXZ35toHZFL67un6dc/w400-h400/230421+Staged+w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;">Visible Image social media and other links:</span></h4><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="http://visibleimage.com/shop" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">SHOP</a> where the fantastic stamps are sold<br /><a href="http://visibleimage.com/blog" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">BLOG</a> with all the latest news and posts<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/visibleimage" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">FACEBOOK PAGE</a> with info, inspiration and giveaways<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/visibleimage" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">FACEBOOK GROUP</a> come share your work with us<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/visibleimagestamps" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/visibleimage" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">PINterest</a></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://twitter.com/visible_image" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">TWITTER</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay Safe and Keep Crafting!</span></div></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-19022294563882033502021-04-22T08:20:00.002+01:002021-04-22T08:20:31.932+01:00Positive thoughts ...<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Good morning! I'm popping in early to share this card that I completed yesterday ... it took quite some time to create.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf18-FYJil9XbV0EvJx7JFfJ_r56N2QWz2Ja68Y4DpqNP3Khuxb6vzMepA8i3HOWOD3x1nIm-3-HKkdvZQCma-wG7pPFOTyv6BHYt2oA0LAp3gjQRoIf3_pn3QQgzUru1_cPR-4_8ji8/s3024/IMG_5264.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf18-FYJil9XbV0EvJx7JFfJ_r56N2QWz2Ja68Y4DpqNP3Khuxb6vzMepA8i3HOWOD3x1nIm-3-HKkdvZQCma-wG7pPFOTyv6BHYt2oA0LAp3gjQRoIf3_pn3QQgzUru1_cPR-4_8ji8/w400-h400/IMG_5264.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXkNLij72hdct15O9nZeBlYW95NPa923qH5FjdcY3YD2xyGDqcGMJcAj2ox4K0menoq_wkAf3PZq0xWCDI1eZDB0DiikLcU2nJOpu5Y2wCHXKhBEg3wYQMlVsz8pUvxwRXDkJF4KK1CA/s3024/IMG_5265.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXkNLij72hdct15O9nZeBlYW95NPa923qH5FjdcY3YD2xyGDqcGMJcAj2ox4K0menoq_wkAf3PZq0xWCDI1eZDB0DiikLcU2nJOpu5Y2wCHXKhBEg3wYQMlVsz8pUvxwRXDkJF4KK1CA/s320/IMG_5265.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">A slightly different style for me as the whole of the card front is full so not strictly speaking CAS (Clean and Simple) but it seems uncluttered in my mind!</span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The start:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAECbDLo6c_S6QT9isIBaXnvkRKn2egNOQ7Sufp_IWWk1yreU9VLoOwlHcErSDWAjDlALpV05JSs9xs7nF_kAt3m6IFPOh3qRMK2eFxQYn15yR66MbJX59rtNX8GHQcAAJzZaLjdIIXQY/s3024/IMG_5263.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAECbDLo6c_S6QT9isIBaXnvkRKn2egNOQ7Sufp_IWWk1yreU9VLoOwlHcErSDWAjDlALpV05JSs9xs7nF_kAt3m6IFPOh3qRMK2eFxQYn15yR66MbJX59rtNX8GHQcAAJzZaLjdIIXQY/s320/IMG_5263.HEIC" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Using this stencil and an embossing dabber I heat embossed specific words down the front of the card.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I stamped and heat embossed the flower before water colouring using an Inktense pencil.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzV4xz5eYSnsttgnH2HXszSFolUlIRZ2aIlLoGZgx6_yrJUzz7Y7N_DSWZUHGszqgBlaroXC-E1-xen8JSix13Ql_cEmb0LtykqsQyQF0gt7_ItUgBUmwIDrOvsJFCwVIK1H1ez6hj0s/s3024/IMG_5261.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzV4xz5eYSnsttgnH2HXszSFolUlIRZ2aIlLoGZgx6_yrJUzz7Y7N_DSWZUHGszqgBlaroXC-E1-xen8JSix13Ql_cEmb0LtykqsQyQF0gt7_ItUgBUmwIDrOvsJFCwVIK1H1ez6hj0s/s320/IMG_5261.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">Once I had fussy cut the flower I adhered it to the card base with foam tape to add some dimension.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Visible Image - Words of Support Stencil</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> - Total Chaos Stamp Set</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ranger Emboss It Dabber</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Silver Embossing Powder</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Inktense pencil</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm entering <a href="https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2021/04/hls-april-watercolour-challenge.html" target="_blank">Watercolour Challenge at Happy Little Stampers</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbytOVURtvjD8g3hxThkgZIE3rM0zKPBUoj2flIT33knXd7MFAGplNadP_Ew_PgWGo7iNwx0w5J7Zhcdz2Vjbvkl1joWMaM1Azf8pcxqEcBnLfAWdrpjT2IMQibiwCiUnK2H4_AstioMM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbytOVURtvjD8g3hxThkgZIE3rM0zKPBUoj2flIT33knXd7MFAGplNadP_Ew_PgWGo7iNwx0w5J7Zhcdz2Vjbvkl1joWMaM1Azf8pcxqEcBnLfAWdrpjT2IMQibiwCiUnK2H4_AstioMM/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />Stay safe!<br /><br /></span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-34639916153445599302021-04-17T08:00:00.002+01:002021-04-17T08:00:01.919+01:00Less is More ... One Layer Challenge<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">It is amazing how quickly we get back to One Layer challenges at <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Less is More</a> and that is exactly what we have for you this week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuoij_esBAcUGq6UIaHSHBlw_RJQgEypNFn_HkeMmQfU_bmO883EEBwLnpFAxpdS4ser7B2KUCv1RyCAOha-LinpQZKYL30Ts2ImzIkBCwo0xghUguvXnhJkGvfbFuLMAWwLhmN1gC0A/s320/441+OLC+Diamonds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuoij_esBAcUGq6UIaHSHBlw_RJQgEypNFn_HkeMmQfU_bmO883EEBwLnpFAxpdS4ser7B2KUCv1RyCAOha-LinpQZKYL30Ts2ImzIkBCwo0xghUguvXnhJkGvfbFuLMAWwLhmN1gC0A/s0/441+OLC+Diamonds.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I have a couple of cards to get you thinking.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKTT0Nts0wogh_9QZMd93xzvr58HZV-1XBNR4gyxsAIhJsFCRyoT5WJIPk5379IOWNoCIGC6mLvJ09Szn4dQUUJjhyphenhyphenktRCd1UNI9IOnJ-9DRWLCngTi8Ntesla9caqaqDhuQfeGCdAhI/s2048/LIM%2523441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKTT0Nts0wogh_9QZMd93xzvr58HZV-1XBNR4gyxsAIhJsFCRyoT5WJIPk5379IOWNoCIGC6mLvJ09Szn4dQUUJjhyphenhyphenktRCd1UNI9IOnJ-9DRWLCngTi8Ntesla9caqaqDhuQfeGCdAhI/w400-h400/LIM%2523441.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-0k0lV_sPzbFm2t4mq-MntYOGMMLNLpkhRbZQjvKEr-C5keGDzqHTeuqHXv7VUxjeNBHydk2vFsde3q6MI5j5gpEuo8eoork6XWWbAGVOmkdv3CG-2T5TSH5byxHIYhhTkpk4c4xwWg/s2048/detail+441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-0k0lV_sPzbFm2t4mq-MntYOGMMLNLpkhRbZQjvKEr-C5keGDzqHTeuqHXv7VUxjeNBHydk2vFsde3q6MI5j5gpEuo8eoork6XWWbAGVOmkdv3CG-2T5TSH5byxHIYhhTkpk4c4xwWg/s320/detail+441.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I created this card using a stencil and Inktense pencils - a simple design and layout using very few resources.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My second card was even more simple as it was just two stamps and a sentiment, although I did heat emboss both elements.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIGAbMN4F7fW9zoxnWS8OpKTNSm_AbIQkljytEDTt4enKWKSEcwZsVXSexYFR8KZI37EgnV4G-shj3CzM9uLZm_vfNzVZAjG4CUUaT2yeXI3nFAfil0YuMeL885r-70t3DIU5l-gOdxQ/s2048/LIM%2523441+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIGAbMN4F7fW9zoxnWS8OpKTNSm_AbIQkljytEDTt4enKWKSEcwZsVXSexYFR8KZI37EgnV4G-shj3CzM9uLZm_vfNzVZAjG4CUUaT2yeXI3nFAfil0YuMeL885r-70t3DIU5l-gOdxQ/w400-h400/LIM%2523441+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiUtgTcQChCDweuUP_zB0sZ-TS-DR-tbgJzkLk4-6tflTLrN_EGakpy5AkKAJv4_6jJODEuQ_b54iB45jXEWfuSSzewwGfIxyAlvd1pYYOev2g7sgwHkAErwWbhM0C3t6LsoPk_s76Kw/s2048/detail+441+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiUtgTcQChCDweuUP_zB0sZ-TS-DR-tbgJzkLk4-6tflTLrN_EGakpy5AkKAJv4_6jJODEuQ_b54iB45jXEWfuSSzewwGfIxyAlvd1pYYOev2g7sgwHkAErwWbhM0C3t6LsoPk_s76Kw/s320/detail+441+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Please remember this is a one layer challenge - this literally means just the card base and no additional layers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you will find time to join in with the challenge and look forward to seeing your designs. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay Safe</span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695861113484999360.post-27296613790125139292021-04-16T16:00:00.001+01:002021-04-16T16:00:00.188+01:00A Pair of Tags ...<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Another week done and dusted!!! It is time for my weekly <a href="https://visibleimage.com/" target="_blank">Visible Image</a> project, this week I've been creating tags - a kind of two for one deal!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYksF7-N2U645FZxmux1XD2S_4wOjXJJZPe-7HFwTC3BDboxLniKUJ-gZYzwU_eZaGX5jYZ5gXEZljriuOx4hzb98Xnylh5Hb04Hvy3nY1Np2_U7Q3izcR9kSEndKMZ-a2-laDRiC_qfU/s2048/160421Staged+tag+W.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYksF7-N2U645FZxmux1XD2S_4wOjXJJZPe-7HFwTC3BDboxLniKUJ-gZYzwU_eZaGX5jYZ5gXEZljriuOx4hzb98Xnylh5Hb04Hvy3nY1Np2_U7Q3izcR9kSEndKMZ-a2-laDRiC_qfU/w400-h400/160421Staged+tag+W.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It is a two for one deal as I created the background image using the Fibonacci background stamp across both tags. This was heat embossed before I spritzed it with water and then dropped in distress ink to at colour to the background.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHrx_8GiTx-qHFs3nwvR2bHxw0OJdRmJS7gj-APeGSyPDvKiaSs-cq9aB4mlZlYdFaBzF-SvO7VzdeqaM7HdthUtNAa9Y1VLQIHtfgycf_yPjxgX3E10MSQQA6SI1MMbEoQhdO4cbWTg/s2048/160421Process+W.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHrx_8GiTx-qHFs3nwvR2bHxw0OJdRmJS7gj-APeGSyPDvKiaSs-cq9aB4mlZlYdFaBzF-SvO7VzdeqaM7HdthUtNAa9Y1VLQIHtfgycf_yPjxgX3E10MSQQA6SI1MMbEoQhdO4cbWTg/w400-h400/160421Process+W.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Moving on then to the focal images. My approach to these were the same - stamped, heat embossed, water coloured and then fussy cut. I adhered them to the tag with foam adhesive to add dimension and finished with the words.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtttiN2qbCgcvMqfKa70p9cTUOAnUfRME69dcK_Mx6vcBxwK9xNyikfyBQ7-mJb69ilwd9Q5JaArDnBkH6mqdqpHhwBuWXpb1srlJAs1bCkv9yrxA-HmCUE40jKHOCHDn6qJmUZ8MKE4g/s2048/160421Hope+tag+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtttiN2qbCgcvMqfKa70p9cTUOAnUfRME69dcK_Mx6vcBxwK9xNyikfyBQ7-mJb69ilwd9Q5JaArDnBkH6mqdqpHhwBuWXpb1srlJAs1bCkv9yrxA-HmCUE40jKHOCHDn6qJmUZ8MKE4g/w400-h400/160421Hope+tag+w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmfuSV8orPzP9ESRuxKbdJOASZBsGXn5LP8_40VWTo5jrmBrRIYvDGpNwcpo5_5S60aqSf55WiNlVjyN04MJBLQiPIL6AU5y7wSZUf9Yt9ecPG2xmeAMGUfDNvNwoesQ_2XYqmCMTW-I/s2048/160421Love+tag+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmfuSV8orPzP9ESRuxKbdJOASZBsGXn5LP8_40VWTo5jrmBrRIYvDGpNwcpo5_5S60aqSf55WiNlVjyN04MJBLQiPIL6AU5y7wSZUf9Yt9ecPG2xmeAMGUfDNvNwoesQ_2XYqmCMTW-I/w400-h400/160421Love+tag+w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I used:</span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Visible Image - <a href="https://visibleimage.com/product/fibonacci/" target="_blank">Fibonacci Background Stamp</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> - <span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://visibleimage.com/product/no-regrets/" target="_blank">No Regrets Stamp Set</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> - <span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://visibleimage.com/product/wings-of-change/" target="_blank">Wings of Change Stamp Set</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> - <span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://visibleimage.com/product/flower-art/" target="_blank">Flower Art Stamp Set</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> - <span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://visibleimage.com/product/equality-hope-love/" target="_blank">Equality, Hope and Love Stamp Set</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Distress Inks - Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Versafine Onyx Black</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WOW Clear Embossing Powder</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Visible Image social media and other links:</i></span></span></h4><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><a href="http://visibleimage.com/shop" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">SHOP</a> where the fantastic stamps are sold<br /><a href="http://visibleimage.com/blog" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">BLOG</a> with all the latest news and posts<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/visibleimage" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">FACEBOOK PAGE</a> with info, inspiration and giveaways<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/visibleimage" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">FACEBOOK GROUP</a> come share your work with us<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/visibleimagestamps" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/visibleimage" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">PINterest</a></i></span></span><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;"><i><a href="https://twitter.com/visible_image" style="color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">TWITTER</a></i></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div>Craft-E-Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736498743959369943noreply@blogger.com0