Monday, July 28, 2025

TWO BANKSY ATC's - by Fran Chalmers

Hi everyone!

Today I have made two ATC's featuring Banksy stamps.

 


I used a background that I'd got in my stash, which was made on a gelliplate.

I cut to size then stamped directly onto the background in Versafine Clair Nocturn ink.


|On the second ATC I  a cut out a word from a larger stamp on white paper.







Stamps Used:

Banksy scared girl on stool 20658

Banksy spraypainter boy 20452

Help/roll-on/balloon 4001

Badass 20467

Spider 17700


Other Items Used:

Gelliplate background using acrylic paints

White card

Versafine Clair ink in Nocturn

Hope you like them! See you next time.




Sunday, July 27, 2025

The Fly By Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello all! 

I made a more simple card for today..



I started this card by stamping the fly. Then I used a circle stencil to make the circle.

I then stamped the web and next the spiders.

I added salvaged patina and twisted citron with water and a brush to fill in the bottom part of circle. I used the salvaged patina and saltwater taffy spray stain on the wings of the fly.

For the fly body, I used chrome flakes and tacky when dry gel medium. Put the gel on with a brush, let dry until clear, just a couple minutes , and blot on flakes with a fluffy dry brush. Pat down and brush off excess. Sadly the camera doesn’t pick up how metallic it is. I used glitter glue on the wings, web and web line.
For the quote I used TH quote chips.

And that is it- a scene from the garden. 

Stamps used:
Spider on web line.  19263
Striped spider. 19508
Spider. 19262
Spider web..10369
Fly- med. 649

Other supplies:
Distress spray stains
Tacky when dry gel medium by the crafters workshop
Tim Holtz quote chips
Glitter glue






 


Monday, July 21, 2025

Let's go by Cathy N

 Good afternoon, all Cathy here with a fun postcard for you today. 


                                                             Stamp Used:

                                                   19803 boys playing with shopping cart

I started out by stamping boys playing with shopping cart on some watercolor paper. I colored it in with copic markers and then colored the background with some distress inks and a water brush. I layered it on black cardstock.

Next, I made the flag/banner pole. I used some washi tape and some pattern paper. I glued a pomp-pomp to the top and added to a 4x6 pattern paper for the postcard.

       

Saturday, July 19, 2025

No humanity by ~*Arwen*~

 Hi peeps :)

 

Welcome to this Blog xx

I like to share my newest postcard for today and the way, I made it.

First the finished card:

Close-ups:



 And thats how I created it:

1.) I use postcard-sized watercolor paper and divide it at 4cm from the bottom.

 

 

2.)I cover the divided area for now and stamp my chosen image.

 

 

3.)I now draw my chosen pattern using a Micron Pen and pencil.

 

 

4.) Once my pattern is finished, I start coloring and shading it.

 

 

5.) I decorate the pattern with a white POSCA pen and can now continue coloring the rest of the card.

 

 

6.) Now all that's missing is some text and a bit of shimmer spray, and the card is ready.


 

All stamps, I used:

- Shhh Ladies

- Warning

- I see humans

other supplies:

-  Watercolorpaper (Canson)

- Cardstock

- VersaFine Clair

- handmade watercolors

- Micron Pen

- Posca white

- Dylusions Shimmer spray

See ya soon xx


 


 


 

Friday, July 11, 2025

We are all weirdos by Cathy N

 Goodmorning all, Cathy here with a Halloween-ish card for you all.

                                                                       Stamps Used:

                                                                         Plate 1504

I stared off by making the background using distress ink and I smooched it on the craft mat and picked it up and dried. I did that a few times. Next, I stamped some of the stamps in the same ink for the background. I edged it with a dark brown distress ink. 


                                                                  Then I stamped the branch in the same dark brown distress oxide in on the top and then I used black ink to stamp the rest around the card.



Tuesday, July 08, 2025

hell is empty.... by Tracy blackwolf

 Hello all-I made a card for todays blog- its a bit dark but its how I feel...Hope you like it anyway..


For this scene, I sprayed some Distress spray stains for the background As I envisioned my scene- sky, grass, earth, under world...

I had to fee hand the hell scape- Which I'm not great at which is why I stamp. Lol.
after getting the inks where I wanted them, I went in with some black pan pastel and a soft brush to darken hell scape. I then stamped the devils so they look like they are emerging into our world.
I then painted  them red and added flames to the hell cave. Also I stamped the trees in the background.

I went over the whole scene with watercolor pencils to add to the details and depth of the scene. I also kept adding to the dirt piles the devils are emerging from until I was  happy with the look. 
Last, I used my computer and transparency to get the phrase.
I added a bit of 'smoke' rising from the devils with pan pastel black. I put the phrase on and done.
Hope you enjoyed! 

Stamps used:
Devil   19905
Fir trees silhouette   19723

 Other supplies:
Distress spray stains
Watercolor pencils
black pan pastel
multifarious card stock



  


Saturday, July 05, 2025

Big fat what? by ~*Arwen*~

 Hi peeps

 

Welcome back here on this Blog.

Today, I like to share this postcard:



All stamps, I used:

- Sitting Bird

- Whimsical Seed Pod 

-I've got a big fat what?

other supplies:

- Watercolorpaper (Canson)

- Cardstock

- handmade watercolors

- VersaFine Clair

- Dylusions Shimmer spray

- Micron pen

- Posca Pen white

 

 

See ya soon *mwah*



 

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Canvas for my entrance ► Majo

 

Hi, my friends.

 Today, I’d like to show you the new (name) canvas on my front door. I used distress paint „Spun Sugar“ and „Lost Shadow“ for the background  and stamped the beautiful image „Nature Collage“ on tissue paper.

Distressing the edges and adding the computer generated image finished my creation.

The beautiful image in detail: 





Take good care and enjoy the summer. Luv ya ♥





UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - by Fran Chalmers

Hi everyone!

Today I have made a quick celebration card for you.


 To create the background I got Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed and dragged them over the card at an angle of 45 degrees to create three stripes.


To give the background some more texture, I used the corner of a background stamp with the three different oxide colours.



I stamped my main image three times on some thick paper, coloured them and fussy cut them out (which was a bit of a task in itself!)  I coloured the stars on the hats with gold glitter pen.



I stuck the three cut out images onto the card,  and stamped the sentiment black ink.


I mounted it on black card to finish it off.




Stamps Used:


Other items used:

Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade
Versafine Clair ink in Nocturn
Watercolour pencils
Clear Wink of Stella
Gold glitter pen
Charcoal pencil for shadows
Black card

See you next time!