Simon Says House Rules Challenge

More playing with Distress Stains, and I came up with this pretty little piece for Simon Says Stamp and Show House Challenge: I used tumbled glass, stormy sky and chipped sapphire with a little brushed pewter on this canvas, then added the bling, thickers and flowers. There are 5 groups of flowers - one for each of the 5 members of my immediate family; each with a different colour gemstone.
Thank you Simon Says for inspiring me with this challenge - this piece will definitely be on display in my house!

Sunday Stamper - Week 234

This week's Sunday Stamper is "Tags" - I missed last week due to a work function interstate, unfortunately. My tags have been made into a triptych, swooshed with Distress Stains (aged mahogany, tea dye and scattered straw), stamped with Pink Paislee stamps in Archival Inks; the butterfly was coloured with watercolour paints and then all three tags layered onto pistachio cardstock and onto a card blank. I'm still coming to terms with Distress Stains and their effects, so this was a good opportunity to play.

CSI Case File #48

I have just completed CSI's case file 48, which is my first attempt completed on time! Very, very plain I know - but the quote is so full of detail, that I really didn't want to detract from it with lots of flowers, butterflies or bling. I love the colour scheme.
This will be the title page for my inspiration album - with all of those awe-inspiring photos of places I would love to go, one day. An indulgence, but we have to have dreams for when reality becomes a bit too mundane...

Simon Says ... Thank You

More surfing for crafting inspiration led me to Simon Says Stamp & Show, and this week's challenge. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving as a special day in Australia, and it's not autumn/fall here either, so my creation is more reflective of spring than others.

This card was created over a number of weeks and for a number of reasons - the manila tag was one of my experiments with blending Distress Inks (I am particularly fond of this colour combination) which was overstamped in the same inks in an attempt to create a background effect; the butterfly was one of a number I made in a session with my daughter some months ago using Cuttlebug die and embossing folder, coloured with chalks and embellished with gems (we shared the butterfly colony - hers are spread around the house giving cheer wherever they are; mine are hidden away in a drawer waiting for the "right" project); the MM notepaper was ripped out of the pad months ago and has been sitting on the desk since then also waiting to be used.
And earlier this morning, the "right" project was born after checking out Simon Says! I stamped "thank you" in bark, embossed with clear embossing powder, added the Chatterbox ribbon, unknown flowers and bead ... and this is the result.Thanks for the inspiration, Simon Says Stamp & Show.

Sunday Stamper - Faces

Searching for crafting inspiration, and looking for techniques on the use of Distress Stains, I found Hels Sheridan's blog and last Sunday's challenge. I have one or two face stamps which I have never used, so I decided to take up the challenge and this is my creation. I used a tag sponged with Distress Inks, stamped my lady in archival ink and added background stamps, coloured her eyes and lips with watercolour paints, added a flower, some trinkets coloured with alcohol inks and beaded ribbon and volia! One of my first creations in a long time.
Thanks for the inspiration Hels.

[I have no idea why she is sideways ... I took the picture right way up, and it displays on my computer screen right way up but when uploaded here, she is sideways ... The ways of the computer.]