Happy Fathers day

Good Morning everyone.

My papercraft mojo has been on holiday for many weeks and i was beginning to think i wouldn't be able to make a card for dad this fathers day but thankfully the idea came just in time.  Im not a crafter that can just sit down and play with stash, I have to have the idea and then make it in my head first, unless im feeling the vibe there is no results on the desk. 

I bought these Katzelkraft cow stamps in the Christmas sales so this is their first outing. They are ideal for my dad who has too very old pet cows called noddy & pansy who are full of character like these two. 

5.5x7.5" kraft card base.  I coloured some white cardstock with green brusho powders and put to one side  to dry.  I took a piece of white card 5x7" and inked with distress inks tumbled glass & salty ocean for the sky and twisted citron & lucky clover for the grass.  I then stencilled some foliage on top using oxide inks and attached it to the base card.

From the brusho'd cardstock i die cut the spellbinders leafy frame, i cut the middle out using a craft knife, added foam tape to the back and added it to the base card over my background.

I stamped the cows onto kraft cardstock,  watercoloured with inktense pencils & cut them out. I added the bigger one which is just a head and shoulders image by just tucking the end behind the frame so it looks like she is poking her head through the hedge. I added glossy accents to their eyes, noses & horns.  Stamped sentiment to finish. 

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While I was at it i made a 2nd version for a friend, made the same way, i die cut alpha's to spell 'cows moo' as a pun on 'hows you'

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps 'SOLO180' Portrait de vache & 'SOLO176' La vache photographe

Woodware fathers day sentiment stamp

Spellbinders dies 'S6-006' Branching out

Foliage stencils

Brusho's - lime, leafy green

Distress Inks - tumbled glass, salty ocean, twisted citron, lucky clover, rustic wilderness

Distress Oxide inks - cracked pistachio, evergreen bough, salty ocean, twisted citron

Derwent inktense pencils

Kraft Cardstock

CraftUK ltd smooth white cardstock

Ranger glossy accents

Thank you all for stopping by.  Hugs Emmax

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Moo Cows

Good Morning all.

Today im sharing the 2nd card i made for my brothers birthday - with those quirky cows and sorry its a DL card again too.

Gatefold DL (approx 4x8") I covered the front with a pale yellow paper and lined the inside with a grassy looking paper.  I inked all the edges with pistachio oxide ink. I mixed some gold mica with clear gel medium and put through a cow print stencil on the front and flowers on the inside, once dry i stamped foliage to help build up a meadow feel...my mica/gel medium mix acts as a resist.

I stamped the cows, simply watercoloured with oxide inks and cut them out and arranged them on my card, i stamped and cut out to words too.  I then doodled in some ground with a fineliner pen to give them a little ground to stand on.

Showing it beginning to open up peeking into the inside.  My mica stencilling shimmers when the light hits it and of course i just had to add glossy accents for their eyes

and the inside, my 3 little cows are frolicking in the meadow among the buttercups.  

Items Used:

Paperartsy Zinskiart cow stamps (AZ42)

Lavinia foliage stamps

Stencils -cow/leopard print, flowers

Oxide inks

Gold mica powder

Thank you all for stopping by again.  I hope you are enjoying this little bit of sunshine we are having if here in the UK.  Stay safe everyone.  Hugs Emmax

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In the mood for dancing

Good Morning everyone, i hope you are having a good week.  An interesting week for all of you who have children going back to school - i hope its going well.

Todays card is another fold back DL (slimline) After making an 8x8" card from a sheet of A3 i have a DL size left which is quite good.   

Card approx 4x8" , i folded the front of the card back on itself -  I like doing that at the moment as it gives me more room to build a scene. I covered with a soft pastel cloud effect paper &  die cut both end edges with a scalloped edge die.  I then mixed some white mica powder in with a clear medium and put through a cow print stencil onto the background - you can see the mica more when the light hits it.....im trying to find ways to use all the pots of mica i collected many years ago and this seems to work quite well.

I stamped my cows and coloured with inktense pencils and then cut them out.  I stamped the quote and cut it up, i cut some curved borders from a green paper to use as grass and i then arranged them all on my base. I doodled in a little grass under my cows and a few glitter and glossy accent highlights to finish.

Showing how the rest of my scene carries on behind the front panel

 

just a close up, you can see the glossy mica stencilling behind my cow

and showing what it looks like from above

Items Used:

Paperartsy Zinskiart stamps (cows) ZA42

MFT scalloped edge dies & curved edge dies

Patterned papers

Cow print stencil ( or leopard😁)

Clear gloss medium

White mica powder

Derwent Inktense pencils

Diamond Stickles

Glossy accents

 Thank you for stopping by once again. I hope you enjoy the rest of the week, we've had a few days revamping the garden, taking out old past it bushes, im trying to get it all sorted before all 'my' hedgehogs start going into hibernation....  Hugs Emmax

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Moooooo!

Good Morning everyone, i hope you can have a good weekend.

For Christmas i was given a new set of zinski art paperartsy stamps, this fab fun cow stamp, of course with all the cards i make for farmers they will come in very useful but first off is a little piece of artwork for the wall.  I used stamps and stencils to make a background to look like they are in a Cornish Field with branches overhanging😀

This first photo shows it in its frame, i went with a faux wood frame to pick up on the nature feel.  Although my brother works with rare breeds he doesn't have any cows as colourful as this mini herd😁

Approx size 11x5".  It is much brighter than the photos!.  Anyway, i first cut a piece of white card the size of the frame and using distress inks in greens built up the background by dabbing the ink on my mat, sprizting with water and dipping my card into it, drying inbetween layers to build it up. I then splashed on some water and dabbed with tissue to remove some colour in places  and then added some ink splats by dipping my paintbrush in watered down ink and tapping it over the background just to add more interest and depth. 

  Once completely dry i did some stencilling with a cow print stencil and distress ink, i also used a dictionary stamp through the stencil to add interest.  I then stamped on foliage with oxide inks.

I then stamped my cows on white card, coloured with oxide inks and then added shadow to them with blue grey alcohol markers and fussy cut them out. I added glossy accents to their eyes and touches of glitter glue.  I gently curved the bodies and glued into place with glue gel for dimension.  I then took a black fineliner pen and doodled in the grass to ground them.  I added more shadow to the ground with grey alcohol markers, using the alcohol markers on top of the water colour means it doesn't get too 'muddy' 

To finish i stamped the quote and cut it out.

A close up, this shows the true green colour a bit better.  

Another close up

Items Used:

Paperartsy zinski art stamps ZA42

Hobbyart linoprint hare stamp set

stampin up dictionary stamp

Lavinia foliage stamps

Cow print stencil

leaf burst stencil

Distress inks & oxide inks

Blue grey alcohol markers

Glossy accents

Diamond ranger glitter glue

Smooth white craftUK ltd cardstock

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  Thank goodness for crafting at the moment for a distraction - stay safe everyone.  Hugs Emma

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