All at Sea

Hello!

I have been playing with my stencils and making some sea themed cards which I thought that I would share with you today.  First up is a card using my surfer stencil which I am using a lot at the moment:

I pounced round the mask with alcohol inks on acetate.  I then attached that to the back of a white card frame which is popped up on foam tape over a card blank on which I had stamped a distressed numbers background in blue.

I shall link this card up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where the theme is cards for the boys.

I have also got a seahorse silhouette stencil and mask.  I inked my messy dots stencil through the seahorse and then inked round the edge of the shape to give the seahorse definition.  The sentiment is from Concord and 9th.

I shall link up at CASology where the cue card this week is Marine and at Simon's Monday Challenge where the theme is ombre.

All 3 stencils are available to buy in my Folksy shop.

Thank you for stopping by,

Sarah x

Uniko Introducing.....Party Confetti and Stylised Floral Stencils

Hello!

Today we are showcasing two of the stencils in Uniko's fab new release which will be available to purchase on 12 May.  As you probably know, I love working with stencils and I had lots of fun with these :)

I stippled through the stencil with shimmer paints on dark blue card and cut it with a circle die.  I did the same on the white card base and popped the circle up on foam tape.  The sentiment is gold embossed - it is from the Birthday Sentiments set that was in the last release.

I inked through the confetti stencil in a rainbow of colours and then cut it out using Altenew's bold alpha dies.  I inked through Uniko's Wonky Stripes stencil on the card base and popped the letters on top of it.

Finally I used the stylised floral stencil with black gloss paste on gold mirri card - it gives a really luxurious look!  The sentiment is from Just Because.

I hope you like these stencil designs - they are very versatile!  The rest of the DT have lots of inspiration to share on the Uniko blog to show just how many uses these stencils have.

Thanks, as always, for stopping by,

Sarah x

Alcohol Inks

Hello!

I have been playing with alcohol inks today and have a couple of cards to share with you.  First up I used a range of inks on acetate and then used it as a background for the gorgeous floral die plate from Stamplorations:

I used a sentiment from Stamplorations Hope Blooms set to complete the design.  I shall link it up at The Flower Challenge where we are using acetate or vellum.

I shall also link up at Stamplorations Never Ending Challenge.

I also used the inks on some yupo paper and used that as the base for the beautiful Stamplorations butterflies.  I inked up my Forest Foliage stencil and added another sentiment from Hope Blooms:

I shall link this up at the Cutplorations challenge where the May theme is Wings and Things.  There are lots of fun things going on over at Stamplorations this month and they have some fab new products.....

I do love the effects you can get with alcohol inks :)  I am sure that I will be getting them out again soon!

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Uniko Introducing....Just Because and Large French Script Background

Hello!

I am happy to be back again to share some more of the beautiful stamps that Uniko will be releasing on 12 May.  Today's stamp sets make striking designs:

I made a circle aperture and inked through it with distress oxides.  I splattered it with water to lift some of the colour and then stamped over it with the french background script before stamping the lovely silhouette from Just Because.  I have used one of the new block sentiments too.  Finally I added some nuvo drops as a finishing touch.

I shall link this up at the CAS challenge over at Happy Little Stampers which is for one layer cards.

Here I have used one of the new stencils that we will be sharing as part of the new release.  I simply sprinkled some colour bursts over the stencil and spritzed with water to create the background.  Once it was dry, I stamped the silhouette and added the sentiment.

I hope you like my makes from today and enjoy seeing the amazing designs that the rest of the DT have created which you can see over on the Uniko blog.

I shall see you again tomorrow for some more fun with the new release :)

Sarah x

Uniko Introducing....Be Happy and Honeycomb Pattern Stencil

Hello!

I hope you are enjoying a long bank holiday weekend and that there is some sunshine where you are.  We are back for the second day of introducing some of the new stamps and stencils that Uniko are releasing on 12 May.  Today it is the turn of the fab Be Happy set and Honeycomb stencil:

I inked through the stencil and added some shading  to create a bit of dimension to the hexagons.  The bees and mini hexagons were stamped randomly on the background.  The sentiment is yellow embossed on a hexagon die.

I shall link this card up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where the theme is Animal Magic.

I inked through the stencil with Lucky Clover distress oxide and then moved the stencil before inking through it with Mermaid Lagoon distress oxide.  I love the geometric design that it creates!  The sentiment is from Block Sentiments II.

Check out the rest of the inspiration from the fab DT over on the Uniko blog.  I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow when there will be more Uniko designs to share with you :)

Sarah x

Seahorse

Hello!

I find seahorses fascinating and wanted to make a card featuring a seahorse stencil that I have listed in my Folksy shop.  This is what I made:

I had a spare background left over from mopping up spray inks that I had been using with my Messy Dots stencil and decided that it looked a bit like an underwater scene.  I sprayed through the seahorse stencil in a variety of blue sprays.  There was a bit of leakage under the stencil which I simply dabbed over with white acrylic paint once dry.  I also dabbed through the Messy Dot stencil with the white paint over the seahorse.  I stamped and embossed some seaweed and fish from Visible Image and added a fun sentiment from Lisa Horton along with a few circle stamps in black.  I inked round the edge of the card panel to give the scene a bit of definition.  

This isn't a very CAS card but I like how it turned out :)

I shall link up at Simon's Monday Challenge where the theme is Time and at Simon's Wednesday Challenge which is Animal Magic.

Thank you for visiting!

Sarah x

Uniko Introducing - Natures Treasures Stencil

Hello!

Uniko have a fab new release of stamps and stencil designs due to go live on 12 May.  So that means we have a week of posts from the DT sharing what we have made with the designs!  Today we are featuring the Natures Treasures Stencil and Block Sentiments II.  My cards feature the lovely leaves from Natures Treasures:

I have simply inked through the stencil with distress oxides and die cut a central panel coloured with the same inks.  The sentiment is from a previous Simply Said set.

On this card I went for more autumnal shades and layered the leaves over the lattice stencil.  I added a dragonfly which I had gold embossed on vellum (I think it was free with a magazine) and a sentiment from Originally Organic.

These leaves work perfectly either as a focal point or finishing touch on card designs.  

The rest of the DT have great inspiration to share and you can find out what they have made with the sentiments and leaves over on the Uniko blog.

Thank you for stopping by - I shall be back tomorrow with another new Uniko design to share with you.

Sarah x