Allsorts Challenge 543: Make Your Own Background

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Good morning! It's time for a new theme at Allsorts challenge, this week Lynn is hosting and her theme for this week is: Make Your Own Background - No Designer Papers! Hope you can join us for a chance to win! We're having a great prize this week by Crafty Devils.

This card was super simple to make and can be recreated for any occasion. 

I used Penny Black's Hypnotic stencil and Distress Oxide inks in Blueprint Sketch, Cracked Pistachio and Tumbled Glass on Bristol Vellum paper (not to be confused with the milky translucent vellum paper). Next I stamped the music notes border (retired stamp - similar, I'd also like this stamp set as an option),  using Tumbled Glass ink, added some ink around the edges and finally heat embossed the sentiment using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and ultra fine clear embossing powder. A few sticky rhinestones finish off this card. The sentiment is from a new to me Penny Black sentiment set (Eloquence) I recently got from Amazon.  I used heavy weight white cardstock by Recollections for the card base.



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Penny Black Hypnotic Stencil // Penny Black Eloquence // Music Sheet Background Stamp (Retired - Similar, also like this set as an option)  Distress Inks: Tumbled Glass, Cracked Pistachio, Blueprint Sketch // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Clear Embossing Powder // Sticky Rhinestones // Ranger Blending Tool // 110lb Heavy Weight White Card Stock // Bristol Vellum Paper

I'm also joining these great challenges:

Just Add Ink - Add a Technique (Stenciling) // Cardz 4 Galz - Something beginning with S - Stencil Design // Artistic Stampers - Music // Crafty Sentiment Designs - Use a Sentiment // Path of Positivity - Something Positive (opt. Courage)

STAMPlorations - Stencils // Inspire Me Monday 

 


Thank you so much for visiting!! Hope to see you over at the challenge blog!

Gold and/or Silver for Allsorts Challenge

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Hello and thank you so much for visiting! It's time for a new theme at Allsorts challenge. I'm hosting this week and picked the theme of: Gold and/or Silver.

You can add a lot or a little gold or silver, the choice is yours, you can also use both, gold and silver!
Our prize this week is a wonderful A4 sized stamp set  from  Rare Earth. Hope you will join us for your chance to win!


I made two cards for this challenge using a super old stamp set and a very new stamp set.

First up is my card using an ancient Stampin Up set - Old Fashioned Christmas - to make by card. This stamp set is long retired, but there are several sets available on eBay. This listing is for a brand new never used set.

I started out by  heat embossing the tree using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and ultra fine clear embossing powder. The Santa Claus image has been heat embossed on a separate bristol vellum paper (not to be confused with the thin milky white vellum). Everything was colored with Distress inks. Santa has been fussy cut.

 

With a piece of washi tape in place I stencilled the "floor" using a striped stencil. I didn't mask the gifts under the tree, I just was really carefull not to get any ink onto them. Next placed the washi tape over the "floor" and inked a design using Penny Black's Oscillations stencil onto the "wall". Again, I was just being careful around the tree and didn't mask it. Santa Claus has been adhered to the the card with pop up tape. The sentiment is also part of this set. I wiped my Versamark ink pad across the edges and sprinkled gold embossing powder over them, then heat embossed. 

Stampin Up Old Fashioned Christmas // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Ultra Fine Clear Embossing Powder // Distress Inks for Coloring // Classy Stripes Stencil // Penny Black Oscillations Stencil // Versamark Ink // Gold Embossing Powder // Bristol Vellum Paper // Foam Tape

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My second card was done with a brand new stamp set from the Hero Arts October release. I am no longer subcribed to their kits, this month's kit has been tempting but instead I decided to get this gorgeous set and also the matching die set. I fell in love with these cats (no surprise there!) and think it will work well for occasions other than Christmas if other sentiments were used and by leaving out the Christmas tree.

You can purchase this cute stamp set directly from Hero Arts along with the matching die set, and it's also available at Scrapbook. com.

Everything was stamped on Bristol Vellum Paper, colored with Distress Inks and then I used my Big Shot machine and the matching dies to cut out each stamped image. The tree was heat embossed using Versamark Ink and Silver Embossing Powder. After cutting it out I inked it with Evergreen Bough Distres Oxide Ink. All other stamping was done with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and heat embossed with Ultra Fine Clear Embossing Powder. 

The floor was done using Penny Black's Floor Die  and inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Some of the images were adhered with dimensional foam tape and I added a clear button with gold cord to finish off this card. 

Hero Arts Meowy Christmas and Matching Frame Dies // Penny Black Floor Die Set // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Versamark Ink // Clear Embossing Powder // Silver Embossing Powder // Distress Inks and Oxides: Abandoned Coral, Evergreen Bough, Rusty Hinge, Black Soot, Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo // Sakura Glitter Pen Clear // Big Shot Die Manual Die Cutting Machine // Bristol Vellum Paper

And that is all for today. Thank you so much for visiting! Have a great weekend!

Also sharing my card with these challenges:

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Sensational Santa (1st card) // Little Red Wagon - Teddy Bears or Work Related (1st card - lots of teddy bears part of my image, plus Santa at work :-) // Crimbo Crackers - Anything Christmas // The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge  - Christmas // Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday // Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes Christmas // Cute N' Crafty Christmas - Christmas // Colour Crazy Challenge - Coloring // Winter Wonderland - Merry and Bright (2nd card) // Fab n Funky - Feature a Creature (2nd card) // Moo-Mania & More - Die Cuts (2nd Card) // Crafty Animals - Animals (2nd card) // Happy Little Stampers - Christmas // Happy Little Stampers - Dies // Lost Coast Designs - Pets (2nd card) // Tinker- Dream - Favorite Animal (Cats!) // Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute (2nd card)

Anything Goes:

Brown Sugar //  Crafting With An Attitude // Creative Fingers // Jo's Scrap Shack //QKR Stampede // Lemon Shortbread // Crafting By Designs // Crafty Creations  // Happy Craft Challenge // LeAnn’s World 101// The Creative Crafters

Inspire me Monday

More Pink for Penny Black and More October Challenge

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Hello and thank you so much for stopping by! It's the 18th of the month and that means time for our midmonth Penny Black and More challenge inspiration. Our theme is "Pretty in Pink" and runs until the end of the month, so there is plenty of time left for you to join in if you haven't already. And you can always enter up to 3 times for more chances to win!

I always seem to be using a shade of pink when using this stamp - Fluffy Passenger by Penny Black. Here I created a watercolor wash background by inking a craft mat with Spun Sugar distress ink, spritzed with water then patted my bristol vellum paper onto the ink to create the background. Normally I'd add a second color (once the first color dried) but for our pretty in pink challenge I decided to keep it pink only. I stamped the image  using my Tonic stamp platform and Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, and I also used an old Stampin Up background stamp French Script, to add a border of french words. 

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The sentiment is from a long retired floral stamp set from Whimsy Stamps (I'm sorry but I don't remember the name of this stamp set), stamped with Versafine Clair ink  on white card stock. I stapled it onto the card front then tied a pink gingham ribbon (Similar) to it. The ribbon looks reddish in the photo, but is a pretty pink in real life. A couple of sticky rhinestones were added to the centers of the wheels to finish it off. 

Penny Black Fluffy Passenger // Whimsy Stamps Sentiment (retired) // Stampin Up French Script (retired but still available on eBay) // Spun Sugar Distress Ink // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink //  Tonic Stamp Platform // Ribbon Scrap - Similar Ribbon // Sticky Rhinestones // Bristol Vellum Paper

Thank you so much for visiting! Hope you're  having a fantastic day!

I'm linking up with these challenges:

Creations in Pink  - Mainly Pink // Creative Craft Cottage Challenges F - Pink // Path of Positivity - Anything Positive opt. Encouragement // Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute // Simon Says Stamp Monday - All Things Pink // Lavinia World Challenges - Use Stamps // Brown Sugar - Anything Goes // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Black and White Plus One // Lost Coast Designs - Pets (puppy in the basket) // Craft Rocket Challenges - Pink // TIME OUT Challenges - Encouraging

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Allsorts Challenge 541: Spots and/or Stripes

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I'm back today with a new card for the new theme at Allsorts challenge. Kath is our host and she picked the theme of: Spots and/or Stripes. Two of my favorite patterns so I incorporated them both on my card. Our wonderful prize this week comes from Craft Stash.

I've been neglecting my Penny Black critter stamps for way too long and decided to ink up this cutie from the Penny Black set Birthday Critters. After the mouse was stamped and heat embossed (I used Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and Clear Embossing Powder) I masked the edges with washi tape. I also made masks out of post it note to cover up the embossed mouse and balloons before inking up the rectangle using Tumbed Glass Distress Oxide. An old Stampin Up cloud and stars stencil was used to add a an impression of clouds. You don't need a stencil for this, you can simply cut out a cloud shape by hand and use as stencil. The image was colored with various Distress inks (not Oxides) and a Zig Detailer brush. Sentiment is from the Penny Black set Sweet Wishes stamped with Versafine Clair ink. I added the paper strips from my stash and green ribbon. A clear Wink of Stella glitter brush was used to add some sparkles. The bee is from another Penny Black Critter set. 

Penny Black Birthday Critters // Penny Black Sweet Wishes // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Clear Embossing Powder // Tumbed Glass Distress Oxide Ink // Distress Inks for Coloring // Zig Detailer Brush // Bristol Vellum Paper // Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush // Ribbon and Pattern Paper Scraps from Stash

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I'm sharing with these challenges:

Double Trouble - Masking // Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PB stamps // Send a Smile for Kids - Celebrations or Anything for Kids // Dare 2B Artzy Challenges - Cute Animals // 
Inspire me Mondays

Thank you so much for visiting!! Have a fantastic weekend. 

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Penny Black and More - October Challenge

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It's the start of a new theme at the Penny Black and More challenge blog. Hope you'll check it out and play along. Our theme this month is Pretty in Pink. Some wonderful prizes are up for grabs again, this time from Penny Black, Lost Coast Designs and Visible Image. Be sure to visit the challenge blog to see the great prizes!

I started out by heat embossing the Penny Black flower stamp Bejeweled using Versamark ink and white embossing powder. Distress inks were used to on the background, Spun Sugar first, then I used Worn Lipstick for a deeper shade of pink. The background stamp is from a retired set by Whimsy Stamps. This can be done with any unmounted script stamp. Simply ink only portion of the stamp and then holding and bending the unmounted stamp you can control where you want the words showing without using a stamping block. 

Sentiment is from My Favorite Things Label Sentiment set. It's also retired, I like this set as an alternative option. The sentiment was stamped using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. Silk ribbon was tied around the card front before layering it onto pink cardstock. 

Penny Black Bejeweled // MFT Label Sentiments (retired) - this set is similar // Whimsy Stamps Background Stamp (retired) // Versamark Ink // White Embossing Powder // Bristol Vellum Paper // Spun Sugar Distress Ink // Worn Lipstick Distress Ink // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Tonic Stamp Platform // Small Acrylic Block for Sentiments // Bristol Vellum Paper // 110 lb Heavyweight Cardstock

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Linking up with these challenges:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Use PB Stamps // Cardz 4 Galz - Pretty Bows // Craft Rocket Challenges - Pink // Simon Says Stamp - Think Pink // WaterCooler Wednesday - Feminine // Perfectly CAS - Flowers //Unicorn Challenge - Pretty in Pink
Inspire Me Monday

Thanks so much for visiting!!

Allsorts Challenge 539: Use Ribbon

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Hello and thanks so much for stopping by! A new theme starts today at Allsorts challenge. Wendy is hosting and she picked the theme of Ribbon. We have a really wonderful prize with an assortment of ribbon by Crafty Ribbons to give away to one lucky winner. Hope you can join us for your chance to win!

My card was fairly simple to make...I started out by inking the Penny Black Stamp Spontaneous Joy with Candied Apples and Barn Door Distress Markers along with Crushed Olive for the stems and leaves. I very lightly spritzed with water before stamping. My Tonic Stamp Platform was used for stamping. It's so helpful with these types of stamps! 

Next I added some stencilling using this Flourish Stencil  and  Antique Linen Distress Ink then stamped some music notes with an old Hero Arts musical background stamp and Versafine Clair Nocturne  Ink. 

The mini sentiment from the Penny Black set Snippets was repeatedly stamped with the same black ink on a thin strip of card stock, glued to the card, then I attached the grosgrain ribbon by Stampin Up, which I've had forever and this color is long retired. My card base is a 110 heavyweight card stock from Michaels. 

Penny Black Spontaneous Joy // Penny Black Snippets // Hero Arts Music Background - Similar Option // Versafine Clair Nocturne  Ink // Antique Linen Distress Ink // Barn Door Distress Marker // Candied Apples Distress Marker // Crushed Olive Distress Marker // Tonic Stamp Platform // Flourish Stencil // Bristol Vellum Paper // 110 lb Heavyweight Cardstock

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I'm sharing with these challenges:

Mod Squad Challenge- Back to Nature // Crafty Catz - Ribbon, Bows or Flowers // 

Anything Goes:

Cute Card Thursday // Brown Sugar // Penny Black Saturday Challenge // Creative Fingers //QKR Stampede // Crafting With An Attitude // Crafting By Designs // Crafty Creations // Creative Moments // A Perfect Time To Craft // Double Trouble Challenges

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I have another card already to share tomorrow, hope you visit again soon!

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - October Challenge

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Hello and welcome to the October Crafty Wednesday challenge right here on my blog! I'm so glad you decided to check it out! Before I get to the new theme I wanted to thank all of you that decided to play along last month. Some wonderful creations and lots of inspiration! Be sure to scroll down to the end of this post to see if you were the lucky prize winner or a top pick. As always, the linky tool is also at the end of this post.

This Month's Theme

Stamp It!

This month it's all about using your traditional stamps (rubber or clear). You may still use digital products on your creations, but I ask that the focal point is hand stamped, this means you can use a large hand stamped sentiment with smaller digital stamps or papers, or you can stamp a focal image and use a digital sentiment on your creation. Should be an easy one I think. I can't wait to see what you will share this month!

It's been a while since I used the Hero Arts September 2018 stamp kit. Since this kit is fall themed I decided it's time to ink it up and use the matching dies that came with this kit. I don't know if I'm a lazy card maker of what...but I always find matching dies too much to fuss with. Am I the only one??!! Well, after making this card it wasn't really that complicated or time consuming and I love how it turned out! Maybe I'm just too lazy to get off the chair and walk over to the die cutting machine :-)

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I started out by masking the edges of a 4"x5.25" Bristol Vellum card stock with some Washi tape. (I like the width of Washi tape for this border, but you can also use painter's tape.) Next I inked the open area of the card stock with Victorian Velvet and Stormy Sky distress inks using Ranger's Ink Blending Tool. Have any of you used the new dome shaped ink blending applicators by Scrapbook.com? I recently heard about them and they sound promising. I always seem to get too much ink here and there when using the Ranger tool, and it sounds like these are easier to use. 

When the inking was complete I added a stencil pattern with Stormy Sky distress ink to add some interest to the background. After this step I removed the Washi tape. All images are from the Hero Arts September 2018 Stamp Kit, stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and then I heat embossed using Clear Embossing Powder. For coloring I used the Daniel Smith paint dots that were part of this kit and my Zig Detailer waterbrush. Before adding color to the images, I brushed over each image with clean water which makes it easier to add color.

All images were die cut using the matching dies from the kit and then adhered to the card with foam tape. The sentiment (also from this kit) was stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink as well. To finish off the card I added a small strip of yellow polkadotted paper to bring in some more color. The card base is a 110 lb heavy weight card stock I recently picked up from Michaels. Their 110lb white card stock by Recollections works really well as card bases and it's s such a good value too using a coupon.  A clear wink of stella glitter brush was used to add some sparkles to the images.

Hero Arts September 2018 Stamp Kit // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Victorian Velvet Distress Ink // Stormy Sky Distress Ink // Ranger Ink Blending Applicator // Clear Embossing Powder // Heating Tool // Bristol Vellum Paper // Recollections Heavy Weight Cardstock // TCW Mini Tile Stencil // Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush // Zig Detailer Brush // Washi Tape // Paper Strip from Stash

Also sharing with these challenges: 

Color Throwdown // Mod Squad Challenge - Back to Nature // Make My Monday - Fall Colors // Everybody-Art-Challenge - Use Dies // Crafting Happiness Challenges - Orange // Stamps & Fun = Creativity - The Magic of Fall // Addicted to Stamps - For a Lady // A Place To Start - Masking (masked edges) // 

Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday // Double Trouble Challenges // Lemon Shortbread // Through The Craft Room Door // Tuesday Throwdown //Always Fun Challenges // Get Creative Challenges // Lil Patch of Crafty Friends // The Corrosive Challenges // A Gem of a Challenge // Crafty Catz // Creative Fingers // Jo's Scrap Shack // QKR Stampede

This Month's Prize

For the ease of things I am continuing to offer the winner a $6 Gift Certificate to either Mo's Digital Pencil Shop, Tiddly Inks or Bugaboo. I am not affiliated with any of these companies and the prize will be supplied by me. 

Last Month's Winner and Top Picks

No. 14 - Lena

Congratulations, Lena. You won a $6 Gift Certificate to either Mo's Digital Pencil, Tiddy Inks or Bugaboo Stamps. Please be sure to email me with your choice of company at ellibellescorner at gmail dot com by October 16th to claim your prize.

As I am sure you can imagine, it's never easy to choose top picks, but it had to be done and here they are in the order of entry.

No. 16- Linda Mc Enery

No. 34 - Maxine D.

No. 65 - Kuni

Congratulations ladies. Your top pick logo is below. Feel free to post it to your own blogs if you like to. 

As always, in order to follow GDPR regulations, I am not linking back the individual blogs, but you can see these gorgeous top picks following the "something with B" theme by visiting last month's linky tool.

To play along in the October challenge simply use the linky tool below. The usual rules apply:

• Enter up to 3 times with a new project.
• You may combine with any other challenges.
• You may use any brand of stamps/digis (no company restriction).
• Be sure to add a link back here to my blog.

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