Red & White

Over on Arty Girlz blog challenge the theme this week is Red and White, so I made a card in what else! red and white!

I embossed the glossy card in my Big Shot, and used the Harlequin Texture mat for the top half in Distress ink. Then I covered the Mixed Minis Grungeboard alphabet in distress inks, and some of them I white crackled. I have found that the crackle paint gets lumpy and hard to use the nearer the bottom of the bottle it goes, so am going to try spritzing into the bottle to see if that makes a difference. Will let you know. The little heart has Worn lipstick distress stickles on it, and the wings are crackled.

Girls, thank you for the challenge, I am beginning to like blog challenges as they stretch my creativity!

More Black & White

This time I made an ATC for a friend, and also for the Arty Girlz Challenge which was to make an ATC. I think I have just scrapped in my the skin of my teeth :).
It was very simple, and just used my faithful papers from Black Market, and of course grungeboard. I covered the grungeboard in Snow White Dabber, and then stroked Black Adirondack ink over it. So easy, and so effective.

Don't forget the One World , One Heart giveaway at the top of the oage, and of course the Valentine's giveaway too, so please do leave a comment and be in it to win it :)

Happy Inking

Arty Girlz Challenge Guest Designer

Crissi and Julie from Arty Girlz, asked me to be their Guest designer for their challenge this week which is Eras. I had given them a set of 20's stamps for a prize, and they very kindly asked me to be a designer. At the moment I am using my BIA to good use with our chipboard book blanks. I made a journal with Black UTEE and gold inks, and combined everything! Here is what I made:

If you would like instructions they will be on the website under projects later this week.
Enjoy the challenge!

Arty Girlz Challenge

For those of you who like a challenge, I have donated a prize to the Arty Girlz weekly challenge which this week is backgrounds.
I do hope you take part,and get the chance to win a die sheet AND chipboard from The Artistic Stamper

And, for those who like surprises, there is one coming for you soon...watch this space!!
a little taster of what's to come... can you guess what it is? A prize for the first one to guess....