Flashback Friday

While having a bit of a treacley day, you know not right but not sure what's wrong, but a bit off, I happened across this on my ATSM team mate 'Vicki's' blog. 

Flashback Friday encourages us to look out those long forgotten stamps we all have stashed away in a box that haven't seen the light of day for donkey's years. So in an effort to throw this funny mood off, I went rifling in dark corners and came across a wooden stamp that I probably bought in a bargain bucket many, many years ago. I looked on the side and it said 1999!!!! It looked so clean it could well not have ever been used, just destined to sit in the box of discarded wooden stamps at the back of the cupboard, my never ending NEBUS mountain. I suppose it's the Yorkshire in me that is always on the lookout for a bargain, but it isn't one unless you use it!

Any road up, I decided to create a little something using a couple of challenges and my Brusho w/c inks.

I first stamped the snowflakes and heat embossed in white. Then I sprinkled a few crystals of Brusho onto the panel then spritzed it with a fine spray of water. When it was dry I wiped the ink off the snowflakes and then decided to cut out a halo from the coloured and stamped panel then glued everything flat on to a white basecard. The greeting is SU Sassy Salutations embossed in silver.

I put this photo in to prove the date on the stamp!

'Vicki' included a few of her older cards using her stamp set but my stamp hasn't been used before so there isn't one but I did find one of a couple of snowman cards I made way back, so far back I'm a little ashamed to post it but what the heck!

This was my first foray into photographing cards back in November 2008 so apologies for the quality! I made these in our caravan while Al started to convert the barn.

I shall enter the main card in a few other challenges:-

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge - Photo inspiration use a snowflake

OK, I suppose I ought to get on with tea, Al was going to take me out tonight but don't really feel like getting dolled up so it will be a quiet evening in and an early night.
Thanks for popping around.

Thank You

Morning, here I am back with my second post of the morning.

This time its to announce the new challenge over at Cardz4Guyz. 

As our American friends are preparing for their holidays, this week our theme is -

THANKSGIVING / THANK YOU

So even if you aren't about to celebrate the seasonal holiday then you can also join in.

Here is my DT inspiration.

This is a little bit like the card I made for our CAS challenge a while ago but I used a panel of vertical leaves this time. The background panel was created using Brusho then placed flat on the base card. The top layer was punched using an old leaf punch then stamped with SU woodgrain  and then embossed with clear embossing powder. I know it doesn't show up very well on the photo but it is a very subtle effect even in real life! A SU Sassy Salutations 'Thank You' was stamped in Versamark Vintage Sepia, then it was glued flat on to the Brusho panel. Voila.
Hope you will find the time to join us with your MALE ORIENTED projects this week. For more inspiration check out the rest of the DT over at the main blog.

I shall enter it in the following challenges -

Simply Create Too - Thanksgiving/ thanks

The Male Room - Wood (the woodgrain on the top panel)

Thanks for popping by, come back soon.

Buttons and Bows

Morning all.
Another weekend so another chance to play at Fantasy Stampers . This time we would like to see your stamped creations based on -

Buttons and Bows

Here is my DT inspiration card.

A bit different for me but its good to stretch yourself.  

I used DIs in Scattered Straw and Worn Lipstick to create the background then over stamped with Scattered Straw with a hessian texture stamp from Kaisercraft and a script stamp from a Hobby Art set. The greeting is SU Sassy Salutations.

The flowers were cut using some Sizzix thinlet dies then given the same treatment as the background without the stamping. I added buttons with jute string bows, some corrugated card, extra buttons, a scrap of muslin and a string of pearls complete. The background was mounted on a piece of kraft then a white 6 x 6 white base card.

I made it with a few challenges in mind 

Simply Create Too - Old/ Vintage

Cute Card Thursday - Vintage

Loves Rubber Stamps - Buttons and Bows

PS - Thanks for the heads up Loll I shall also enter

The Mixed Media Card Challenge - #2 Summer

OK that's it, why not pop over and investigate what the other DT have been upto, then have a go.