A Little Bird Told Me - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

It's been a while I know but life gets in the way of blogging sometimes as I'm sure you all understand.  We began fasting last weekend so the routine in the household is very different as we wake up before sunrise around 4pm to have breakfast then no eating or drinking until sunset, around 8pm.  It helps having the boys off school.

On to this week's Daring Cardmakers Challenge and it's a bird theme.  I went for mixed media with my creation and thoroughly enjoyed the process!

I used a number of Aall & Create stamps to create and background, added washi tape and gesso for texture through a stencil too.

I think the owl is just so cute there and I coloured him in with watercolour pencils.  You can find more inspiration HERE and a link to join in.

Have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you again soon!

Shabneez 

Products Used:

Aall & Create Owl Stamp

Aalll & Create Through The Meadows Stamp Set

Aall & Create Lotsa Dotz Stencil

Aall & Create Washi Tape

Stabilo Watercolour Pencils

Distress Oxide Inks

Gesso

Everything else from my stash

Pinecone - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

You'll be pleased to hear our first day of home schooling went well - if only every week was a 2 day school week!!!!  

It's the first Friday of the month so an elemental challenge from the Daring Cardmakers.  I've gone all mixed media on this one and thoroughly enjoyed the process too!

My background was a leftover one from brayering paint on my gelli plate and I added layers of stamping to it together with some washi tape.  I stamped and coloured my images with inktense pencils, as they happened to be out on the table, then fussy cut them.

I used distress crayons through a stencil and love the added texture they created.  To finish I added some paste that looks a little like snow.

This is the image from which you need to pick 3 elements.  I chose the colours, pinecone and bird.  You can find lots more inspiration from the rest of the Design Team HERE and I do hope you'll join in.

Have a lovely weekend and see you next week,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Aall & Create Pinecone Stamp

Aall & Create Lotza Dots Stencil

Aall & Create Washi Tape

Distress Oxide Ink Pads

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Distress Crayons - Metallic

Everything else from my stash

Masculine Makes - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

What a week it's been and in the blink of an eye it's Friday!  I feel more like that since school started.  

The Daring Cardmakers Challenge this week has been set by Dawn and is one many struggle with - making cards for boys/men.  

I treated myself to this stamp set after I realised I barely have any male themed craft products.  Funnily enough I have mentioned to all the companies I work with/for that male themed craft products are in demand as I get the same feedback at all my demos.  

I used my gel press to create the background with paints through a stencil.  I added a lot of other elements and mediums and thoroughly enjoyed the process.

You can see lots more inspiration from the rest of the Design Team HERE and I hope you'll be inspired to join in.

Have a lovely weekend and see you next week,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Funky Fossil Designs Gamer stamp set

Aall & Create Lotsa Dotz Stencil

Aall & Create Splattered Numbers stamp

Acrylic Paints

Staedtler Watercolour Pencils

Distress Oxide Ink Pads

Gel Press

Three Musketeers! - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

It's been a good week with lots of outdoor activities.  No matter how old my boys get we still enjoy going to feed the ducks and swans.  We are lucky to have a nature reserve walking distance from us so visit it often.  I still remember taking the boys in their buggies!!!

Joanne from the Daring Cardmakers has found out that it’s the birthday of author Alexandre Dumas today - The Three Musketeers is probably his most famous work so she'd like to see three of anything on your cards this week.

I recently bought a preloved stamp set and as it had 3 flowers in the vase it was ideal for the challenge!  I smooshed my background with oxide inks and I loved the more muted shades that I got on my second sheet of card.  I usually do a couple to mop up the inks as I hate wasting it.

The flowers and vase were paper pieced and I used paint with my stencil that I dabbed to give more texture.  I love the 'Take time to do enjoy the little things' sentiment which I heat embossed to finish.  I kept this really simple as I felt it didn't need anything more and I wanted the flowers to be my focal point.

You can see lots more inspiration from the DT HERE and I do hope you'll join in!

See you again tomorrow!

Shabneez

Products Used:

Aall & Create Flourishing Vase Stamp Set

Aall & Create Lotsa Dotz Stencil

Distress Oxide Inks 

Acrylic Paint

Everything else from my stash