Faux Shiplap, a Bluebird and a Floral Branch

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A new theme starts today at Allsorts challenge and as always we'd love for you to join us! It's Pauline's turn to host and she picked the theme of "Add Some Sparkle". Should be easy for everyone as I am sure everyone has glitter or some other form or sparkle in their craft room so come join in the fun for your chance to win! This week we have a fabulous prize from WOWVOW, a £15 store voucher, and we're also having a second prize of 2 Paper Discovery stencils. Oh, and before I forget to mention it...next week we are celebrating Allsorts' 13th Birthday with lots of wonderful prizes. Mark your calendars!

And here is my card with some sparkle.

The beautiful image is part of Penny Black's stamp Flower Perch. Stamped on Canson Montval watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx ink and colored with Zig Clean Color brush pens and a Zig Detailer watercolor brush. I fussy cut part of the image I wanted to use. 

The background was done with a Faux Shiplap technique. It's a super simple technique and I have made a couple of cards with this before, I copied and pasted the instructions I shared in my first faux shiplap post for those of you interested. And if you scroll down you can see snippets of the two other faux shiplap cards I made previously.

How to make your own shiplap paper:

• Score a piece of white card stock 3/4 inches apart using a scoring tool. You need to have good impressions so be sure to use some pressure when scoring. 

• Next I used Pumice Stone Distress Oxide (Weathered Wood Distress ink used on this card) and swiped (wiped?) over the raised area. You will also transfer some ink next to the scoring lines but that's ok and this will just add to the look of shiplap paper (faux wood).

When my shiplap paper was finished, I adhered the image along with a die cut branch from the Penny Black die set Blustery.

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This beautiful sentiment stamp is a real oldie from Stampin Up, but I separated most of my sentiments from the rest of the sets so unfortunately I can't tell you what set it's from. It might have been beach/seashells themed but I could be totally wrong.

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As the Allsorts theme was pretty open, I looked at some other challenges to see what inspires me and found Double D's current challenge of "Birds, Birdhouses, Birdcages, Birds nests". I don't need to be asked twice to use a bird stamp :-) 

It also fits these challenges:

Penny Black Saturday - Nature and PB stamps // Little Red Wagon - Make it Bloom // Sisterhood of Crafters - Think Pink (Flowers) // Get Creative Challenges - Flowers // Make My Monday - Springtime // Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - AG // Path of Positivity - Something Positive/Inspirational // 

Link parties I may participate in:

Dare to Share //  Sunday Showcase // Inspire Me Monday //  Link Up Potpourri //  Random-osity Good, Random, Fun // Encouraging Heart and Home

You may also like these cards made using the Faux Shiplap Technique:

 A click on the image will lead you to the original posts.

  

Easy DIY Shiplap Paper (again) and a Dogwood Blossoms Branch

Hello and welcome!

I made today's card for our new theme at Allsorts challenge where Lynn is hosting and she selected the theme of "Favorite Color". Hope you'll join us for a chance to win. This week our prize comes from Pinksy Doodles.  I decided to use the beautiful Dogwood Floral Digi on today's card.

I must say I have several favorite colors, and purple, lavender or lilac is definitely one of them! Of course I just now (as I type this) realized I confused the Dogwood tree (which blooms in either white or pink) with the Eastern Redbud which blooms in a beautiful purple, and I gave this image the wrong color....

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I recently shared this card where I tried a new to me technique - Faux Shiplap, and today's card features the same technique with a different colored ink pad.

There are only two steps to make this Faux Shiplap, and I'm sharing the steps (again) in case you missed the other card.

How to make your own shiplap paper:

• Score a piece of white card stock 3/4 inches apart using a scoring tool. You need to have good impressions so be sure to use some pressure when scoring. 

• Next I used Pumice Stone Distress Oxide ink Weathered Wood ink was used on this particular card - and swiped over the raised area. You will also transfer some ink next to the scoring lines but that's ok and this will just add to the look of shiplap paper (faux wood).

To make this particular card, I first printed the image (twice) onto white card stock, then used the faux shiplap technique above. Next I colored the leaves on this image panel with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils and I used the flowers from the other printed image which I fussy cut after coloring to add to the shiplap image panel. Some pearly accent dots were added to the flower centers. 

An old script stamp (options) was used around the image with Versafine Onyx ink for some interest. My script stamp is cling so I can bend it and use only portions of the stamp. The image panel was layered onto some pastel purple card stock and then adhered to a white card base. 

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Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday January    Birthday Cakes and Cupcakes

I'm linking up here:

Themes:

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - use a digi // Digi Doodle Studios Challenge Blog - hand colored image // Lost Coast Designs - beginning with "B" (blossoms) // The Crafting Challenge - Something New (new image) // Simon Says Stamp - Something New (New Image) // 

Anything Goes:

A Bit More Time to Craft // A Perfect Time To Craft // Classic Design  Challenge // Crafts Galore Encore // Creatalicious Challenges // DL.Art Linky Challenge // Love to Craft // QKR Stampede // Crafty Creations // Creative Moments // Digi Choosday Challenge // Lemon Shortbread // Cute Card Thursday 

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - January Challenge, and How to Make Your Own Shiplap Paper with 2 Easy Steps

Hello and welcome to the January Crafty Wednesday challenge right here on my blog! I'm so glad you decided to check it out and hope you'll join in too! Be sure to scroll down to see if you were one of my top picks! 

For the month of January the theme I have chosen is..............

Something Old and/or Something New

(or anything goes).

I can't wait to see what you'll share this month!

My January Sample

For my card I decided to try a new to me technique: DIY Shiplap Paper and I used some older  supplies to create my card. 

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The puppy is part of an older stamp set by Penny Black - Critter Party - stamped with Memento Tuxedo ink and colored with Copic markers. I fussy cut the image to use on my card.

The cute circle hearts die cut frame is by Avery Elle. I used yellow card stock from Stampin Up for this.

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Sentiment is from Penny Black's set So Very Much, also stamped with Memento Tuxedo ink and layered onto a strip of the same yellow card stock. 

I embellished with a yellow button (options) and some May Arts jute twine, adhered to some gray patterned paper (it's hard to tell but the paper has a cross hatch pattern) and then to a white 110lb card base. I'm currently using Michaels' Heavyweight Recollections brand for my card bases.

How to make your own shiplap paper:

• Score a piece of white card stock 3/4 inches apart using a scoring tool. You need to have good impressions so be sure to use some pressure when scoring. 

• Next I used Pumice Stone Distress Oxide ink and swiped (wiped?) over the raised area. You will also transfer some ink next to the scoring lines but that's ok and this will just add to the look of shiplap paper (faux wood).

I'm linking up here:

Anything Goes:

Lemon Shortbread // Through The Craft Room Door // A Place To Start // Colouring in Scrapland  // Get Creative Challenges // 613 Avenue Create // Dare 2B Artzy Challenges // Lil Patch of Crafty Friends // A Gem of a Challenge // Catch The Bug // Crafter's Castle // Crafty Friends Challenge // Taylor Made Cards 4 U  // A Bit More Time to Craft // A Perfect Time To Craft  // Classic Design  Challenge // Crafts Galore Encore // Createful Heart Digis & Design Challenges // Creative Sketchy Girls // Love to Craft // QKR Stampede

Themes:

Crafting Happiness Challenges - Animals // Path of Positivity - Something Positive // Crafty Calendar - Cute // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - AG or Something New (New to me technique) // Sweet Stampin - Something New (new to me technique) // 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Critters // Crafty Animals - Animals // Simon Says Stamp - Something New (New to me Technique)

Last month Top Picks

Thank you all so much for joining in and sharing your wonderful creations! It's always so hard to select favorites but it's something that needs to be done and here they are in order of entry. 

No. 18 Debbie M.

No. 31 Carole J.

No. 53 Maxine D. 

You can see their wonderful creations HERE.

As always, in order to be in compliance with GDPR I am not able to post links, but I recently decided to create a Pinterest Board where my Top Picks of the month will be pinned with links back to each Top Pick's blogs. 

Congratulations! Your Top Pick logo is below, feel free to post it to your own blogs!

To play along this month simply use the linky tool below.

A few things to remember:

• You may follow the theme or anything crafty goes.

• Backlinking is allowed.

• You may combine with any other challenges.
• You may use any brand of stamps/digis/products (no company restriction).
• No more than 3 entries per person please - no worries if you end up with more.
• Please do include a link back here to my blog in your blog post.

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