Card-io Peg Stamps

I decided to experiment further with peg stamps from Card-io today.  I really like the concept and it allows you to make backgrounds or main images with whatever colour you need for the card you are making.

This card used a Bigz die for the card base and then it was embossed before adding the die cut circles and scalloped circles.  Stamped with peg stamps and a greeting.

 

 

These two cards use different colours but are very similar.

 

and finally used acetate

 

'Take a Technique' - Colour (2)

As I love working with colour I decided to submit a second entry into the April 'Take It, Make It challenge' run by Craft Stamper the magazine. This time I decided to make a wall hanging for the 'Take A Technique' - Colour challenge. I  decided to use the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymus 'Crazy Birds' stamp.  I used seven different colour cards 15cm x 15cm cards which I then layered with white linen look card with a centre square cut out.  I stamped a smaller white square the each of the birds and on one square I used all the birds heads.  I used 'tweet tweet' from a  Jofy stamp set.  I coloured with Spectrum Noir pencils and copic markers.  I coloured the background with distress ink and then spritzed with shimmer, white distress stain and goosebumps for texture.

'Take A Technique' - Colour

A friend pointed out that as I love working with colour I should enter the April 'Take It, Make It challenge' run by Craft Stamper the magazine we both subscribe to.  So this is my first Take It, Make It Blog challenge and my 'Take A Technique' - Colour entry!

I decided to feature the Lawn Fawn 'Monster Mash' stamps and set then into a folding 3d box card.  The monsters reminded me of space so I decided to use circles (planets) along with the cut-out monsters to provide the dimension.  I made a template or die cut circles and used with distressed inks and cosmic shimmer texture paste on the blue card before spraying with distressed ink spray.  The die cut circles lost some of the strong distress ink colour when I sprayed with goosebumps to add texture and shimmer.  I coloured the die cut monsters with copic markers.  The monsters and circles where attached to the box using small strips of acetate.

Craft supplies used: Lawn Fawn 'monster mash' stamps Lawn cuts 'monster mash' Distressed inks: picked raspberry, seedless preserves, spiced marmalade, ripe persimmon, mustard seed, crushed olive, mowed lawn, peacock feathers and evergreen bough. Copic markers: Y17, YG23, BG15, B02, B24, BV15, BV13, RV14, RV2, C02. Momento ink - tuxedo black Versafine - deep lagoon Goosebumps shimmer texture spray Cosmic shimmer clear texture paste Distressed spray - picket fence Orange, blue, yellow, white card, acetate Green ribbon / gems /  Double sided tape and 3d foam  Nestabilities circles and scalloped circles.

I then made the greeting and attached, along with some gems and the green ribbon.