Perfect Pearls

I've been playing around with Adirondack dye inks and Perfect Pearls and this is one of the cards I've made. White card was sponged with meadow dye ink and allowed to dry before stamping the swirls (Basic Grey) in the same ink and very quickly dusting with green Perfect Pearls before the ink dried. I then spritzed lightly with water which had PP added. The flower panel was stamped with the same ink and clear embossed (Laura Ashley stamp) and the flowers were also sprayed with green Perfect Pearls. This has given the card quite a sheen but not sure if shows up too well here.

Pendant

My Tim Holtz ideaology acrylic charms arrived and I just had to have a go at making a pendant. This technique is in the current Craft Stamper and I stamped the leaf image (Elusive Images) onto the acrylic and allowed it to dry. I then adhered a piece of watercolour paper which had been coloured using direct to paper with fluid chalk inks. The back of the paper was also coloured and sealed with gel medium after trimming. Jump rings and a chain were added and job done - 'simple' as a certain animal says on the commercial!!

Jewellery

I've been bead weaving again and finished off a necklace which I had on the go, then decided to make a bracelet using the same beads but a different pattern which was one I wanted to try out. Size 11 seed beads combined with 4mm fire polished beads. I've just noticed that one of the loops of beads on the bracelet has become tucked underneath in the picture - the loop is there so I've not made a mistake!!

Blue Flower

Today's card incorporates a technique shown in the current Craft Stamper magazine using Tim Holtz fragments (little acrylic fragments) to make an embellishment. The stamp used is by Anita and has been coloured using H2Os. I'm looking forward to getting some of the charm fragments to try the jewellery idea as well.

Birds and Dots

I've been going through my 'bits' box which is where I usually pop all my miscellaneous experiments until such time as I make them into something, and pulled out these backgrounds and birds. Distress ink pads and Adirondack dye inks have been used in various ways. Birds and message are from Elusive Images and the dotty background from Tanda.

Another Hot Day

Another very hot day - one ought not to complain but when you break out in a sweat colouring in an image that is a bit too much in my book!! This is a digi image coloured with Copics - various papers used for backgrounds. I love this little bird he is so cheery.

Boy with Cat

The weather is so hot today that I'm working much more slowly than usual - everything I pick up seems to stick to my fingers. I started out by filing away a heap of paper and card offcuts because the pile was so large I couldn't see what was there without it all cascading onto the floor! That done I stamped a few images and went for some quiet colouring but even that made me too hot. Nevertheless I made a couple of cards and here is one of them. Images are from Ollyphant (Kars), coloured with Copics. I might just sit down with a cool drink now although I should be mowing grass - definitely too hot for that!!