So Sorry It's Time To Go

Yes, it's the last challenge at Technique Time Tuesday and I am really sad that it is not continuing as I have got to try lots of new things since I found this challenge. I'm only just scraping in with my card - I've been thinking about it all month and knew I wanted to do a card to say goodbye to the fabulous Mynn and all the girls but couldn't think what. Then I decided to use a couple of techniques that I got to try through the blog. The backgrounds , butterfly and dragonfly are cut from some card coloured with the shaving foam marbelling technique with Glimmer Mists. The flower is made using the Dhalia fold technique and the computer generated sentiment uses the faux frame technique. You can just about make out the glimmer mists in the last picture

I'd like to say a huge thank you to Mynn and the team for their great inspiration over the past months I have been joining in and wish you all well for the future x

Technique Time Tuesday - Caught In Crystal

The technique for March at Technique Time Tuesday is Caught In Crystal. Now this is something that I've wanted to have a go at for ages but never got around to and I'm cutting it a little fine for the challenge but I managed to have a little play today and this is what I've come up with. There's a great video tutorial as usual but for my card I've used some Klear floor polish instead of the glossy accents

I missed the launch of these Sue Wilson dies and stamps and I think even if I'd seen them I wouldn't have been interested. But last week I was in Emerald Crafts in Lyndhurst and there were some samples as you come into the shop and I was hooked.

Sue Wilson Seville dies
Stamps to Die For Birdsong Meadow
Crafty Notions Citrine Spraypaque
Perfect Pearls Sunflower Sparkle Mist
Stampin Up Dazzling Diamonds
Klear floor poslish

Triple Stamping At Technique Time Tuesday

It seems it was only recently that I found the challenge at Technique Time Tuesday but it was last March and I've really enjoyed taking part and trying out all the ideas they come up with. I was stunned to receive an email last month asking if I wanted to be guest designer for January. Of course I said yes and was sent the details of the challenge. Now it's time to post my creation and I've realised the massive downside to this - I can't enter the challenge this month! I'm sure I'll be having another play before the month is out as this is a great technique

I started with some white card and cut a rectangle and then some white ovals with Nesties. Using low tack tape, I've layered them together and stamped the main image which is from Darkroom Door's Prague Volume 1 set with Majestic Blue Versafine. Take the tape off and layer each part onto black card slightly larger than the images and layer up together. This is just the basics - there's a link to a great tutorial on the TTT blog

For the background I've coloured a square of white card with Tumbled Glass distress ink and then stamped various images from Darkroom Door Prague Volumes 1 & 2 with the Versafine. The sentiment is from Volume 1 and cut with the same shaped ovals. To finish I've added some Versamark, bonding powder and silver gilding flakes. I do love these but always forget about them but they were still on my desk from the last card 

Technique Time Tuesday - Choose your Favourite Technique

The girls at Technique Time Tuesday have extended the deadline for the current challenge so I thought I'd have another go. It was difficult to choose a technique so I've actually used three! The first is the Faux Leather technique from September 2012. My first effort didn't go too well as when I heat embossed the clear powder the masking tape came unstuck and the card buckled. So for the second attempt I used a thicker card and burnished the masking tape with a bone folder and this turned out much better. I used Gathered Twigs Distress Ink to go over the tape before embossing. The second technique is Faux Frame from November and I've used a Nestie and Gathered Twigs ink. The third technique is the Embedded Image from February so I've covered my Nestie die cut with Versamark and clear embossed three times and then stamped the car with Versamark and used a copper embossing powder. The car has lost a lot of detail but it does have a lovely copper sheen which doesn't show up. The sentiment is from a Personal Impressions set and triple embossed to match the image. A tied string knot finishes it off

Technique Time Tuesday - Stamped Punch Window

It's the last challenge of the year at Technique Time Tuesday and we are allowed to choose our favourite technique of previous challenges. I've cheated a little as the technique I've chosen is the first ever challenge and I've never done this one but I'm sure it will be a firm favourite. It's called Stamped Punch Window and you can find the details here. For my card I've used the Stampin Up set called Elementary Elegance. It's perfect for this technique as it has a window frame and matching punch. I started by stamping the frame with Dried Marigold onto cream card. I've then punched the centre of the frame out and embossed it with the Darice butterfly folder. The Happy Birthday is from the same set and stamped with the same ink on the punched shape. I've put some dark peach card onto the base card and cut a butterfly from the same cardstock with a Joy Craft die and highlighted the wings with the distress ink. The punched sentiment is stuck flat onto the base and the embossed stamped piece is stuck on with foam tape. This turned out to be a very quick card but I think it's quite pretty

Golf - It Takes Balls

I love these Huge Woodware stamps - this one is huge Golf which comes with five additional sentiments. I've stamped the GOLF onto white card and cut out with a Nestie. I've then used Bundled Sage and Faded Jeans distress inks to frame it. There's a great tutorial for this on the Technique Time Tuesday blog as it's there technique of the month. The letters have been stamped and embossed with clear powder onto various snippets of card and paper and cut out and stuck onto the main card. The O is embossed with the Swiss Dots folder before sticking on. The backing papers are from a Crafts too pack which is a great pack for masculine cards although it is a little dark. The sentiment is from the same stamp set  and cut with a Nestie and again framed with the distress ink

I'm entering this into the following challenges
Technique Time Tuesday - Faux Frame Technique
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Snippets
Here Come The Boys - Sentiments Only
Cards For Men - Anything Goes

Brother

I haven't played along at Less Is More for a couple of weeks so I had a look today and the challenge is to use String or Twine on your card. I've had this little car on my desk for about a week and it's another thing that came to light in my clear up this morning. I made it for the challenge at Technique Time Tuesday which is Faux Cloisonne. I wanted to try a masculine card so I stamped it onto this magazine page with Versafine and embossed with detail black powder and cut it out - you can see the hair on the car

I'm not sure if there is a limit on the number of times you can enter the Technique Time Tuesday challenge and as Ive already done three cards this one may get deleted but I thought I'd try anyway. It's one of those things that when you find a new technique you want to keep playing with it

. I've embossed the base of the card front with the Cuttlebug Diamond Plate folder and stamped the word Brother from Stampin Up's Amazing Family set with Black Versafine. The bakers twine is tied around the middle of the card - not very original but it's there

Don't forget to pop over to Technique Time Tuesday to see the Faux Cloisonne tutorial

Lindsay Mason

I seem to have aqquired quite a few Lindsay Mason stamp sets (and a couple more are on their way). This card is made with stamps from 3 different sets. When I saw the new challenge at Pan Pastels was Autumn Colours, I wished I had left my Fairy Dust post until today but then I remembered that I had stamped three images from the same magazine cover. This is the cover

I've followed this months technique from Technique Time Tuesday again. It's such a great idea, I'll be using this a lot. This is the smaller image from Fairy Scene and I stamped it to include some of the green and the topping and embossed in black powder. The background is again done with Pan Pastels - brown, green, yellow and white. I've then used the sentiment from the Wonder Filled Day set and some foliage from the Gwendoline set which were all stamped with black Versafine.

Fairy Dust

This is another card for the Faux Cloisonne challenge at Technique Time Tuesday. I started with this front cover of the Vegetarian magazine

The stamp I've used is from Lindsay Mason's Fairy Scene set. I've stamped with Versamark an used Ebony WOW powder. The background is made using white, yellow, brown and black Pan Pastel and then I've stamped the sentiment (from the same set) with Versamark and embossed again. I wanted to use the "sprinkles" from the set but they looked odd so I've added a ribbon and bow and this is the result

I'm also entering this into the Kaboodle Doodles challenge which is Earth Tones/Colours

If you want to try this technique, pop over to the Technique Time Tuesday blog and see Mynnette's great Tutorial

Faux Cloisonne Technique

This months challenge at Technique Time Tuesday is Faux Cloisonne. If, like me, you've never heard of this technique pop over to the blog and Mynnette has done another great video tutorial for us to follow.

Although this technique really lends itself to leaves and flowers I wanted to try something different so for my card I've started off with an advert on the back of an old craft magazine

I've used the Woodware Huge Sorry stamp and WOW ebony embossing powder and then cut it out. I just love these big stamps as they're especially good for male cards. The backing paper is from my stash and the sentiment is from the same stamp set and embossed with the WOW powder

You can see the sheen of the magazine page in this picture

This is definitely a technique I'll be playing with again and again

Faux Silk Kimono

I wanted to have another go at the Faux Silk technique which is this months challenge at Technique Time Tuesday and wanted to do something other than a background. So I thought of clothing and the Wild Rose Studio stamp Mia in Kimono came to mind.  I used red tissue paper and stamped her with Versamark and embossed her with Stampendous Jewelled Gold powder. I wasn't sure if this would work but it was fine. I then stamped her again with Memento and coloured her with Promarkers then cut out her dress, parasol and flower and paper pieced them on top. I had to stamp the hands a third time to go on top of the kimono. I used another panel of red tissue and stamped it using Versmark and a stamp from Stampin Up's Hopeful Thoughts set and again embossed with the gold powder. I've also used a piece of gold mirror card and embossed it with the Cuttlebug Daisy pattern folder. The sentiment is from the WRS Mia in Kimono set and stamped in Brilliance Rocket Red and matted onto gold card. If you want to have a go at this technique, pop over to Technique Time Tuesday where Mynnette has a great video tutorial

I'm also entering this into the Quirky Crafts Challenge which is "It's a Quirky Small World" and the Paper Piecing challenge at C.R.A.F.T.

Technique Time Tuesday

The August challenge at Technique Time Tuesday is to use the Faux Silk technique. As usual, Mynnette has made a great video of the technique if like me you have never tried it so pop over and have a look.

When I saw this effect, I thought of the sea so for my card I've used some light blue tissue paper. I bought a pack of 20 different colours last year for £1.20 and I was so pleased when I found it almost straight away. I've stamped the Sail Away ship by Stampin Up with Ultramarine Stazon before screwing up the tissue paper and sticking it onto a piece of scrap card. an then matted it onto another piece of white scrap. I didn't want the background to be too busy so I've used Stampin Up's The Open Sea set and Versamark to decorate the Brilliant Blue card. The off cut of this is matted onto some white card and I've added a button with some Papermania bakers twine. The sentiment is from another Stampin Up set called Itty Bitty Banners and is stamped on another snippet so I'll be hopping over to add this to the Playground too

Technique Time Tuesday - Smackin Acetate Take 3

When I made my pink/purple card for the Technique Time Tuesday challenge I punched a piece out of the scrap for the greeting and it gave me this idea. It's brilliant how one thing leads to another especially when the technique is new to you. For this card I have followed the layout at Sketch & Stash

I've used So Saffron, Daffodil Delight,Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise and Bashful Blue Stampin Up Markers to make the background and then cut out three pieces with the smallest Nestabilities Label 8 die. I've then turned these pieces around and stamped the images from my new Stampin Up Postage Collection set. The main piece of the card is stuck to a piece of turquoise card and the small pieces stuck back on with foam pads. Because I have turned them, they stand out more. I've then taken strips of light green and light yellow card and stamped the bike and car with Vesamark and embossed with clear powder. The central panel is cut from turquoise card and embossed with the Cuttlebug hot air balloons folder although most of this is hidden. I added the gems as shown on the layout but it didn't look right so I've moved them to the corners of the image

If you want to have a go, Mynnette has done a brilliant video here and there's still time to enter the challenge

Technique Time Tuesday Take Two

This is my second entry into the Technique Time Tuesday challenge this month and the technique is Smackin Acetate. For this card I've used Perfect Plum,Regal Rose and Pretty In Pink Stampin Up markers. I used cheap photo paper from Poundland and let it dry completely before cutting into panels and stamping the Pocket Silhouette stamps with Stazon. I've matted them onto scraps of black card and used a black card base with some patterned paper behind. I've added a black border cut with a Dienamics die. The sentiment is by Stampin Up, stamped onto a scrap of the ink coloured card and cut with punches. I'm also entering this into Pixie's Crafty Snippets Playground (sorry I'm late Miss)

Technique Time Tuesday Meets Less Is More

There's a great new technique at Technique Time Tuesday called Smackin' Acetate. I wanted to do something other than flowers so I've combined it with this weeks challenge at Less Is More which is to use this picture for inspiration

For my card I've followed the video tutorial at TTT and used some Stampin Up markers (So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake & Soft Suede) on acetate, spritzed it with water and laid onto my card. I've then stamped the trees from Lovely As A Tree by Stampin Up with Timber Brown Stazon and matted it onto a scrap of brown card. The sentiment is by Personal Impressions stamped in Vintage Sepia Versafine.
I'm also entering this into Pixie's Crafty Snippets Playground

A very simple card and I know I'll be using this technique a lot.

Another Blurred Vision Card

I wanted to have another try at the Blurred Vision challenge at Technique Time Tuesday so I've started with this sketch from Sketch Saturday

I decided to go for a masculine card this time and used a Personal Impressions stamp set called Cars and stamped the car and sentiment with Faded Jeans DI and used a blender pen to blur them. The backing paper is from a Smirk For Him pack and the blue Core'dinations card is embossed with the Cuttlebug Diamond Plate embossing folder - I think this is one of my favourites for male cards. I've distressed the edges of the panels to add interest

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is my second go at the Blurred Vision stamping challenge at Technique Time Tuesday and I do prefer it to my last effort. I wanted to use something other than flowers and came across this stamp set by My Favourite Things called So Nifty which was the first thing I bought when I found My Mum's Craft Shop in Poundbury. I've stamped the manikin with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and blurred the body part with a Stampin Up blender pen. The background is stamped with the tape measure from the set with Frayed Burlap and again blurred with the pen. The bobbin was die cut from scraps and stamped and I've added some brown and white bakers twine which I've lightly coloured to take the brightness down. I wanted to add some buttons but didn't have anything that would go in my stash so I raided my slippers!

The greeting is from the same set, again stamped on scraps. A strip of lace across the middle to finish.

I'm also entering this into the following challenges
Pixie's Crafty Snippets Playground - Snippets
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - Just For Girls

Blurred Vision Stamping

Technique Time Tuesday have come up with another technique that I haven't tried before - Blurred Vision Stamping. Pop over and have a look at the video. For my card I've used the Woodware stamp Bubble Bloom Feliciity and stamped in green ink. I've blurred the stem leaves and smaller circles with a Stampin Up blender pen an I've used some checked Card Candy on the larger circles. The sentiment came with the flower. Just realised - yet another green card!

Technique Time Tuesday - Chalkboard

The challenge this month at Technique Time Tuesday is to use the Chalkboard Technique. I've only tried this once and forgot how much I liked it and I've gone for a similar card as before as it seemed to work well. I've use two stamp sets - Amazing Family by Stampin Up and The Journey by Tim Holtz. For the main image I've stamped in Versamark and embossed with WOW Opaque White powder. I've then over-stamped with Ink It Up White ink to give a shadow. My border is done with a Picket Fence Distress Marker and a ruler. I did think I had a dud pen as it didn't show straight away but gradually appeared and I think it has a chalky effect. I also used my finger on the ink left on the stamps to add a few smudges. The background is just stamped with the stamps on the Tim Holtz set with Versafine onyx black. These are really great sets when you don't have the right backing paper.

If you've not tried this technique before, be sure to pop over to TTT to see the video as it's really clear. In one of the magazines this month there was a tutorial on the chalkboard technique but it actually used chalk which seems a little bit of a cheat to me.

I'm also entering this into the Joanna Sheen challenge which is to make a Father's Day or Male card.

I do have another idea for this technique but I'm not going to get time to try it until I get back from holiday but I will definitely have a go.

Dahlia Fold Dress

The technique this month at Technique Time Tuesday is to use the Dahlia Fold. I wasn't very pleased with my first effort so I  thought I'd have another go. I've been thinking about this for the last week but as I've been staying in Southampton, this is the first chance I've had to try it. I've used three of the "petals" punched from vellum scraps to make a skirt and the bodice is the Large Tab punch by Stampin Up (it's punched from dark purple card but looks black in the picture) A scrap of ribbon for the belt with a couple of gems added. The backing paper is glittered and is from the Fizzy Moon Celebrations paper pack and the sentiment is from the Stampin Up set For My Family. As I've used scraps of vellum for the skirt, I;m entering this into Pixies Crafty Snippets Playground