Oxides, Stamping & Stenciling

 Good Morning All

A couple of cards today using inks, stamps and stencils.

One of my Junk Journal ladies gave me a JND magazine complete with the stamp, emboss folder and die so I was playing with the stamp for these two cards.

I used a selection on Oxides for the background, then a stencil on this 1st one and a text stamp.  Then I stamped the image and coloured with watered down oxide ink.

I am entering this one into Allsorts Challenge

We Love to Create 

I love the colours of this one.  This sentiment is  so pretty, very fine.  Random stamps in the background.

I have quite afew more to show you next time.

xxxx

Wendy L

Val J's Birthday Card

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I have two lovely ladies at my craft club, both named Val and both have Birthdays on 14th Feb!!!

Here is Val J's card, her fave colour is teal or turquoise.

I used Johns Daisy stamp, Flake & Glitter glue and added Gilding Flakes on metallic grey card.
Sue Wilson Butterfly.
My stick pin

Netty Freebie Sentiment HERE

Val C's tomorrow.

xxxx

Wendy L

Anything Goes for Craft Rocket

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Craft Rocket Challenge this time is a nice easy Anything Goes.

I used Sissix Iron Gate die.

John Lockwood Nasturtium Everyday Elements Stamp with White Emboss Powder.

Ribbon, stick pins and parchment punched flowers.

A new technique (for me) for the backing (see below) (I may have blogged this before !!!!!!)

I saw Julia Watts on Hochanda back in December and as soon as I saw her do this technique I had to  dash into my craft room to try it.

She spread Cosmic Shimmer glue on a piece of acetate, added Pixie Powders and some glitter then backed it with scrunched up tissue paper.

This is a sheet using different colours of Pixies and glitters.

Back later for another post.

xxxx

Wendy L

Ring O' Roses for MAWTT

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I am hosting this time challenge at Moving Along With The Times

and I would like to see Circles of Flowers (Roses).

I made two cards for this one.

I used John Lockwood Camelia Ring stamp.

Heat embossed with CE Ancient Copper.

Sentiment from Johns Daisy Elements stamp.

I hate to say how long I have had this silver on gold embossed card.

Organza ribbon with one of my stick pins and a heart shaped gem.

All matted onto Pierced Circle and Square.

This is a second card I made

The flowers are made with Cheery Lynn Roses die in shades of white and blue with gem and pearl centres.

Seam binding bow with gold linky stuff.

Hop over to the challenge blog and have a go.

I am offering a surprise gift for a randomly chosen winner.

My sister asked about my card stand, it is HERE

xxxxx

Wendy L

Add A Bow for Craft Rocket

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Craft Rocket Challenge this time is Anything Goes so it will be a busy one for the Design Team.

 I used John Lockwood Daisy Daisy stamp

and heat embossed in blue.

JL stamp to fit the Pierced Flag die.

JL Paper pad.

Pierced Square frame.

Two of my homemade stick pin embellishments I showed HERE

And one of the same butterflies stuck on a ribbon bow.

Here are some more of those lovely stick pin embellishments with gem butterflies.

To see all the other gorgeous creations from the Design Team pop over to the challenge blog.

xxxxx

Wendy L

CHALLENGES
Fab n Funky - Add Ribbon

Something New for Allsorts

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I shall take this opportunity to wish you all

HAPPY NEW YEAR
Allsorts Challenge this time is hosted by Mervi and the theme is Something New.
As you know I go on Facebook and there is a group on there for Journal Junkies.
I have never tried this before but it intrigued me so this is my first attempt.
This is the front and I used a gorgeous tag sent to me on my
first swap in another group on FB by a lady called Veonnifer.

The back with some handmade  flowers also sent by Veonnifer

Spine decorated with beads and danglers.

I will use it like a memory book, cutting bits out of magazine, poems, sayings, receipts etc.
As I suffer periodically with depression I thought this would be good to record thoughts.

Please note nail varnish missing off index finger on left hand - 2 days before I was having my nails done for Christmas, I was chopping veg for soup and took the corner off my nail and finger, so it was bandaged up when I had my nails done!!!!

I put 3 signatures inside
( these are sets of pages)

This is the first one.
All scraps of papers and envelopes, doilies too.

The middle one I kept in more summery colours.
The idea is, I think, to add journalling, glue pics, receipts, memory joggers, anything at all.

Some make them from used envelopes, junk mail
(which is where the name comes from I think).
I used lots from my scrap drawer which is why there are some tiny pages in the middle of each signature.

And this is the final one for a Wintery feel.
The two images are from a 12 x 12 set I have had for ages, didn't want to throw it away as I knew it would come in useful sometime.
The same with some  rectangle paper doilies too.
I have used one in each of the signatures,
as shown in the last photo.

The first part of this one I am keeping for recording my swaps.


And the final part to keep tags with my thoughts on.
I made a pocket for them and stamped with some very apt sayings from a John Lockwood stamp set.

Our Sponsor is Tattered Lace giving a lovely die set.

xxxxx
Wendy L

Gills Christmas card NOT

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This card is one I made for Mum to give to my sister, but when I came to pack my case the other day, I couldn't find it, so I must have taken it to the fayre and sold it!!!!

So flippin' annoyed about it.

So I  had to make another!!!

I used an assortment of Pixie Powders for the background, 

I think it was Gold, Firework Burst and Aqua Lagoon

Phill Martin Corner Sentiments

CE Poinsettia die and stamp  on vellum

John Lockwood Poinsettia Christmas Wishes stamp

Sue Wilson Pierced Squares for the frame

I love this poinsettia, heat embossed onto vellum

One of my stick pins with a star charm added.

Oh well, Gill, this is what you could have had LOL.

Someone got a bargain when they bought this one.

Off on my travels now, UK here I come with my thermals !!!!

xxxx

Wendy L