Created byhand Tuesday Inchie Challenge

I did a double-sided inchie for this challenge.

And the other side?

These were stamped with VersaFine Black and VersaMagic Dew Drops Pixie Dust using one of the the Quietfire Design Tiles onto K&Company La Boutique Designer Paper. Waxed linen thread was used to secure the Yes and No charms.

Created byhand Tuesday Distress Inks Challenge - Balancing Act

As usual, this wasn't what I expected to do! I used Aged Mahogany (fabulous colour!) Distress Ink for the Flourish and to colour the paper the Inchie is mounted on.

Create without Limits!

My Very First.... Inchie

It's always nice to find that you have a 1" square stamp! I felt the need to resurrect an idea I had a few years ago for a flying heart! I used little loops of ribbon for the wings. Give it a wee kiss and let it fly!

For this Inchie I used:
Bazzill Card Stock
Tile Rubber Stamp
Puffy heart
thin green satin ribbon
Mini Glue Dots
Distress Frayed Burlap

And what happens to Inchies after they're finished?

Here's one use!

Sweet Cheeks

Oh my, it depends on your computer monitor if this looks like a black background! It's really dark blue. The big disappointment is the large Flourish. It is stamped with The Essential Glue Pad and then Silver Composition Leaf was adhered to it. The scan just doesn't do it justice.
The Glue Pad and the Composition Leaf certainly worked well together - take my word for it - it looks great!

For this Friday amusment I used: (click on each link to see the product)
Bazzill Blue Monochrom
Dotted Harlequin Border (large diamonds) for the hanging tapestry
Flourishes
Vintage Bare Bottoms Collage image
Brilliance Platinum Planet Stamp Pad
Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue Dew Drop
The Essential Glue Pad
Puffy Burgundy Heart
Silver Composition Leaf

Happy weekend creating!

Tuesday Created byhand Frames Challenge

This was not what I expected to do at all, but there was that stamp of the girl with the hat (Stampinton) staring across the room at me. She need a heart and I needed a frame! The background doesn't show up at all, I'm afraid. The background was stamped with Flourishes using Resist ink then spritzed with Color Wash. Not the usual effect and totally lost in the scan... so sad....

Products used in this piece:

Some Things are Felt

Distress Ink Aged Mahogany

Puffy Heart

Flat Frame

Create without Limits!

Tuesday Created byhand Sprays & Spritzes Challenge

Here is my contribution to this week's Challenge! Unfortunately you can't see the "glitz" from the Iridescent Medium in the scan! Here are the supplies I used to make it:

• Glossy White Cardstock


• Ecoline Inks, Carmine #318 and Turquoise Blue #522


• Ranger Mini Misters


• Windsor & Newton Iridescent Medium


• Shortie Pipettes


• Heat Gun


• Flourishes (larger) Rubber Stamp


• Brilliance Dew Drop Pearlescent Sky Blue


• I Shut My Eyes Rubber Stamp


• Brilliance Dew Drop Mediterranean Blue

For Complete instructions, please visit the Project Page on my website! Happy creating!

Tuesday Created byhand Tyvek Challenge

At last! Here is my Tyvek challenge. Don't ask why it took so long....
For this 4x4, I wet a piece of Tyvek with water, then dropped Magic Color Acrylic Ink (Golden Sand, Earth Brown and Magenta) onto the surface and moved it around with a brush. You can blot some of it up with a paper towel and add more if you don't like it. I let it dry and added some more colour as there wasn't enough "drama" in the background and the fibers in the tyvek weren't showing.

I stamped a wing onto Tyvek with StazOn Ink, coloured the wing with Tattered Rose Stamp pad and allowed it to dry. I held the wing with tweezers and used my Heat Gun to melt the wing slightly till it curled. The angel can be found in my December 2007 byhand Newsletter as a free collage image.

I stamped the Flourish (smaller) onto the Tyvek with Brilliance Coffee Bean as a base for the collage image and stamped more Flourishes as a border using Brilliance Cosmic Copper.

The collage image and wing are glued to the background Tyvek with Aleene's Tacky Glue and the piece is double-sided taped onto a Black Cardstock 4x4 card. Three star brads were added.

An InLinkz Link-up

Birthday Card Creation

Well, I hope she's not peeking, because I don't think the card has arrived yet.... But it's been sitting here on my hard drive and if I don't post it, I'll forget about it! Just like Pooh Bear, I'm an artist of very little brain!

This was very hard to photograph. It's using the same technique as in the Foiled Christmas Tree Project on my website, with double sided tape, transfer foil and Jones Tones Plexi Glue (go to the Project to get all the links and instructions). The lettering was done with an EF66 nib and Schmincke Tro-Col Rich Gold Gouache.

I sure hope she likes it!

A Difficult Job

Well, this shouldn't have been difficult..... But it was epic. I just couldn't find anything that I needed to make this album. Nothing was at my fingertips and I didn't have a clue where other things were. The poor client must think I'm an idiot! Before I moved, this would have taken me a couple of days. It took me a couple of months....

I am pleased with the results, I hope she is!

Tuesday Created byhand Alphabet Stamp Challenge

Well, I tried to do something "fresh" for this challenge! But I'm still having a lot of trouble finding all my supplies. Things that I used to be able to put my fingers on without looking, I can't find!!

For this card, I stamped on glossy cardstock using Brilliance Gold ink and the Dotted Harlequin background. Once that was dry, I smeared (ahem, Direct-to-Paper application) Memories Sand ink over the background stamp. I wiped away any excess ink with a kleenex. When that was dry, I inked up the Italic Letters with the Brilliance Coffee Bean pad and stamped the letters. (I also used Brilliance Coffee Bean for the clock face - Magenta) The final addition was the Alphabet Brads and Earthy Square buttons. The brad prongs with a little stretching will go through the holes in the buttons and through the cardstock. Cool, eh?