Chocolate Baroque Challenge 11

Great colours for this month's challenge.

For my card I have stamped with Ranger White pigment ink and heat set. I then coloured over the stamped image with Spectrum Noir pencils. Floral stamp is from Dusky Damask and sentiment is from Birthday Words. Backing paper is Tim Holtz.

 

 

Thanks for looking, 

Sandra

With a Flourish

A new challenge over at A Vintage Journey

                                                              WITH A FLOURISH

Have you ever noticed that much of Tim's packaging includes that fabulous flourish? It has always been one of my favourite Tim images, so for this challenge let's see what you can do with your flourishes! You might not have the "actual" Tim flourish but I am sure everyone has a flourish die or stamp in their stash which can get the shabby/vintage treatment.


 I have made a tag for the challenge using tumbled glass, milled lavender and tattered rose for the background. I then stamped the butterflies at slightly different places and then stamped in vintage photo. I added a flourish and embossed in gold, added gold to the edge and finally a butterfly and leaves.

 

A close up of some of the details.

Thanks for looking
Sandra

A Little Touch of Tim

Over at A Vintage Journey this fortnight the theme is "A Little Touch of Tim"
The challenge is to use Tim's products and/or inspiration to create ATCs (Artists Trading Cards), so they must be 3.5 x 2.5 inches in size.

For this ATC I used the Wrinkle Free technique for the background, I then stamped the car, road sign  and the sentiment  from the "Getting There" set of stamps. I coloured the windows of the car with Markers and the headlights were coloured and given a touch of Glossy Accents. The road sign and arrow were given the Rusted Enamel treatment and I finished with a Trading Stamp from the Ephemera pack.
Thanks for looking
Sandra

Less is More - Foliage

It seems ages since I took part in the LIM challenges, so this week was an ideal opportunity to try out my new Tim Holtz blueprint stamps.

It's time for another One Layer Challenge and this time the focus is

FOLIAGE

foliage

   [fō′lē ij]

noun

1. Foliage is defined as plant or tree leaves.

    

   

    I stamped the Pine Branch with Distress Pine Needles,( of course!) and the sentiment is from Simple Sayings.
   

   

    Added a little touch of Patina Stickles.

    

   Thanks for looking

   Sandra

   
   

   
   

    

    

CC3C Week 1 Paint Marbling

I'm joining in with Compendium of Curiosities 3 Challenge over on Linda Ledbetters Blog here.

The first challenge is Distress Paint Marbling.

Lots of prizes are on offer throughout the challenge, the first one being a $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE from..Inspiration Emporium 


Off to look at the fab makes from the Curiosity Crew!

Sandra x

Chocolate Baroque Technique Tags - May

Hi All
For once I am early with my tags!
The technique this month was to use embossing folders.

For my first tag I inked up the inside of the folder to use like a faux letterpress.  I used Victorian Velvet Distress Ink. I then stamped from  the Rose Stem Script set and coloured with Distress Markers.

 For my second tag I used Core'dinations Whitewash card and embossed with a brick embossing folder and sanded back the detail. I then added Tim Holtz Trellis Frameworks die, some Chocolate Baroque Butterflies and some flowers.

Thanks for looking
Sandra x

Workshop with Brenda Brown

Just had a fantastic weekend workshop with Brenda making a Vintage tag book and playing with Dylusions at my local village hall with my craft club mates!

This was my tag book - lots of background making, distressing, stamping, etc.
Beautiful photographs and embellishments to decorate it with.

Playing about with Distress Reinkers for a watercolour effect....................

Playing about with acrylic paints........................................

Looking at the colour wheel,  this is monotone - reinkers and stencilling with Dylusions.

This is colour opposites..........................

...........and this is analogous - colours next to each other on the wheel.









When can you come again Brenda?

Sandra xxxx

Faux Leather

The Technique for the March swap at Chocolate Baroque is Faux Leather. This can be done with  masking tape, or as I have done, using Glycerine.

There are a few tutorials online on how to do this technique, but the video by Sheena is very good.

I used Kraft card, Glycerine and water mix, Distress Inks, an embossing folder and Glue and Seal for the "Leather".
Flowers are made from Ten Second Studio Metal sheets die cut with Tim Holtz Tattered Florals and Leaves and coloured with alcohol inks.The sentiment is from Chocolate Baroque Artistic Expressions set.

Really enjoyed this technique, looking forward to receiving my swaps!

Sandra.

Less is More - One Layer

Thia week's challenge at Less is More

For our 

ONE LAYER

 challenge this week, we would like to see 

NUMBERS!

Just one would do, but you may have as many as you wish!

 

 

 

For my card I have used stamps from Tim Holtz Road Trip set.  Stamped in Archival and aged the road sign with Antique Linen and Tea Dye markers.

Bye for now,

Sandra

 

Less is More - Need for Speed

It's challenge number 123 at Less is More and a one layer week.

 

 

Our theme for your cards this week is 

Need for Speed

Don't forget that white space and do have fun!

 

For my card I have used the Tim Holtz Air Travel set. I stamped the plane and compass in black archival then masked them. I then stamped the map over with sepia archival. I've not put a sentiment on as I have Father's Day and birthdays coming up and not decided who to give this to yet!

Sandra

 

A bit of me time..........

Every Monday, Glenda from Chocolate Baroque, sends out a Monday Mojo Newsletter.  This week, as it was a Bank Holiday, she challenged us to take time out and play with our crafty stash!
Well, it was a week off work for me but I had loads of paperwork to get through and then I wasn't feeling too good (about usual for me when on holiday!), but I finally got round to unwrapping a canvas that had been on my shelf since ..........well forever!
I gessoed it, I painted it, I messed it up, I threw it in the bin, I rescued it and decided to just throw everything at it and I quite like the end result!

There is also a "hand challenge" going on at the Chocolate Baroque Community Blog so take a look!

Sandra

Less is More - Hardware

Less is More week 94

For our theme this week

we have chosen

HARDWARE

This could include a variety of things, but most probably it will be something made of metal!

It could include, brads, charms, eyelets, clips, staples, pins, studs etc.

If nothing fitting this description appears in your supplies, faux hardware will probably suffice... as long as it looks good!

For this card I've used the new clear stamps from Chocolate Baroque - Treescapes. Stamped with Archival, masked a moon with a Post it note,  and used Inkdusters and DI Tumbled Glass for the background.
Cut out with Tim Holtz Ornamental Die. Added a ribbon and a reindeer charm from Ribbon Girl.

 Close up of the charm! Cute!

Thanks for looking

Sandra

Alpha Tags U and V

 U for UTEE (and Umbrella!)

Oooh, getting to the difficult ones now!

Now, we are allowed to use Chocolate Baroque products or any that are sold by them, past or present. I know Glenda sells some Holtz things but not sure if she ever sold this stamp so the Umbrella has has a coating of UTEE and the Butterfly also.

Background is Gesso, sprayed with inks and mica. Dots made from sequin waste, swirl from Craft Stamper mag.  Umbrella Man from Tim Holtz and sentiment from CB Artistic Expressions. Butterfly from CB Butterfly Blush, sponged with DI, sprayed with mica, covered with UTEE, melted, sprayed with mica and melted again!

                                             Close up of butterfly.











V for Viburnum

I love this stamp and it always reminds me of  viburnum berries.

Background is DI with swirl from Artistic Expressions faint in the background. Stamp from CB Fantastic Florals. Berries and Butterflies coloured with Sakura Glaze pens.





Not many to go now,
See you soon
Sandra

Chocolate Baroque Alphatags E, F and G

It's time to send off this month's Chocolate Baroque Alphatags!

E is for Eclipse



For this tag I masked off a moon with a Post it note and using my blending tool covered the tag with DI Black Soot. I used stamps from Chocolate Baroque Howling Moon - railings, trees and small owl, larger owl is from Fat Robin set with the holly masked off. Stamped with Versamark and  Black EP.
Cut out a moon in black card to resemble the eclipse!

F is for Flowers and Foliage

Background of tag made with DI Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Tattered Straw, water and gold mica. Stamped the Fern stamp from Chocolate Baroque Wild Meadow with DI Peeled Paint. Die cut two leaves from Spellbinders set, covered with Versamark, clear EP and different colour micas. Die cut a flower with TH Tattered Florals from CB paper and added a brad coloured with DI Aged Mahogany.

G is for Gratitude

I was struggling with this letter and then Glenda released some new stamps! Artistic Expressions were perfect. I printed off some paper from Essence of Nature, stamped and embossed in Black EP the text, added a butterfly from Just Butterflies painted with mica powders and added three gems.





Thanks for looking,
Will get these in the post today and look forward to receiving my swaps!
Sandra

Rainbow Lady Challenge - Travel Through Time to 2012

A new challenge at Rainbow Lady.

"We have travelled in time to reach this point so your topic this week is 'Travel through time to 2012'.  This could include various things including flying, time, travel, steampunk even... you get the picture... just include something to show how we got to this New Year."

For my card  I have used Tim Holtz stamp set and a sentiment from Lily of the Valley.

Just in time for my nephew's 21st!


Stamps - Tim Holtz Air Travel
Inks - Adirondack Espresso, DI Black Soot (embossed with Holographic EP), StazOn

Thanks for looking and Happy New Year


Sandra

Less is More - Silhouette

A new challenge at Less is More

 

 

This week it's time for another theme which is 

Silhouettes

 n. A silhouette is the image of a person, an object or scene consisting of the outline and a basically featureless interior, with the silhouetted object usually being black.

 

 

 

For my card I used Tim Holtz Umbrella Man and sentiment - simply stamped  with Ranger Archival.

See you next week!

Sandra

A Time to Remember with Poppies

The challenge at Rainbow Lady this week is to add some poppies.

November 11th is a very special day being Remembrance Day.... so whether you are remembering someone personally or just all the brave men and women who have given their lives fighting for us either here or in many other countries....now is the time to honour them with our crafting.

For my card I used Chocolate Baroque Wild Meadow stamps and a variety of DI's.

As I don't have a poppy stamp I used one of the stamps, which is just spots, to look like poppies.  Added a couple of butterflies to cover up my smudges!  Die cut with Tim Holtz Ornamental die, sentiment is Crafty Individuals.

Thanks for looking,

Sandra

Less is More - Polka Dots

A new challenge at Less is More

This week we have a really easy recipe which is simply

POLKA DOTS

As long as your design is Clean and Simple, has some white space (or its equivalent) and polka dots in evidence somewhere, it will be perfect for this challenge.

For my card I covered my base with some cream textured paper (I'm going to be in sooo much trouble with Chrissie and Mandi!) with a polka dot ribbon wrapped around.  Made 3 flowers from Mariannes English Rose die set. Cut out 2 leaves from same set and a Tim Holtz swirl, added some cinnamon stickles for a bit of glam!

Thanks for looking,

Sandra

Make My Monday - Steampunk

Make My Monday has a new challenge

This is the first Monday in September at that means a brand new theme and challenges. This month they have been chosen by Cath and her theme is STEAMPUNK.
Steampunk is based around the Victorian era and tends to incorporate elements of science fiction and fantasy with futuristic innovations such as fashion, culture, architecture and art.
So that being said your first challenge is to create a STEAMPUNK ATC.

I recently bought the Steampunk Christmas stamp set from Chocolate Baroque, but otherwise I know nothing about this subject and I have never done an ATC!

So I did a little research, scoured through my stamps and came up with this.

Background is Adirondack Slate direct to paper.  Cogs stamp is Chocolate Baroque, Small Timepiece is Tim Holtz, Large Timepiece and Hot Air Balloon free with Craft Stamper  all stamped with DI Black Soot. Stamped a Cog, Timepiece and Balloon on a scrap with Versamark and embossed in silver, cut out and layered.

Thanks for looking, may have another go if I got time!


Sandra

PaperPlay - Make Your Own Flowers

Over at PaperPlay the challenge is to make your own flowers.

For my card I used Papermania  papers for the flowers  and Dovecraft paper for the backing, paper for swirl is from stash.  All pieces are cut using Tim Holtz Dies - Ornamental, Tattered Florals and Elegant Flourishes.

Thanks for looking

Sandra