Moonlit Bats

Hello!

I hope you have had a good weekend :)  I have had a lovely day with Bev and the Uniko team at Stamp Magic in Doncaster.  I wanted to share a card that I have made with my Bats in Flight stencil:

I masked a moon on the card panel and created an inky sunset with distress oxides.  The branches are from Penny Black and then I used black glossy texture paste from Sweet Poppy Stencils through my stencil.  

I will link up at The Library Challenge where our book is Dracula and at the new challenge at AAA Cards where the theme is Moonlight.  

I hope you like it!  The stencil is available in my Folksy store.

Sarah x

Mixing it up with Uniko

Hello,

I wanted to share a mdf stand that I have decorated with Uniko stamps, stencils, acrylic paints and inks for more of a mixed media effect:

I painted the mdf with Dylusions paints and then lifted some of the colour through Uniko's lattice stencil with a wet wipe.  I then created a shadow effect by going back over the lattice with blue paint.  The stamps are from the Happy Succulents set, Bee Happy and Spring Botanicals Daffodil.  I added highlights with a white paint marker and touches of yellow paint on the bees.  

I shall link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where we are creating anything but a card.

I sell these mdf stands in my Folksy shop - they are a great way of creating small, freestanding artworks for around your house or as gifts without the extra effort of framing them.  You can move them where you want whenever you want :)

I hope you like the different look that I have created with Uniko's products :)

Thanks for stopping by, Sarah x

Elegant Gown

Hello,

I hope you have had a good weekend!  When I saw that the cue card at CASology was DRESS, it was the perfect excuse to ink up my Butterfly Gown stencil and make a simple, CAS design:

I simply inked through the stencil in shades of pink from Picked Raspberry, to Worn Lipstick and to Tattered Rose.  The colour fades out towards the bottom to give a dreamy, soft look.  The sentiment is silver embossed and is from Stamplorations.  A few rhinestones and matt silver mat complete the design.

I shall also link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where we are adding bling to our designs.

This stencil is available to buy in my Folksy store.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Retro Cubes Celebration

Hello,

I wanted to pop in a second entry for the current challenge over at The Male Room where the theme is geometric.  For those of you who visit her regularly, you will know that I love geometric patterns and I thought this was the perfect opportunity to ink up my retro cubes stencil:

I inked the stencil up with Blueprint Sketch and Wilted Violet Distress Oxides and then turned it around the other way so that the pattern looks like it is zooming out from the top and bottom of the card.  I simply popped a sentiment from Neat and Tangled over the top.

I hope you like this retro design which you can find for sale in my Folksy store :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Point the Way

Hello!

I love geometric patterns and stencils are the perfect way of using them on your cards!  Here is a card that I have made for the Male Room Challenge using my Arrowhead Stencil:

I inked through the stencil in some muted colours of distress oxide - Stormy Sky, Peeled Paint and Hickory Smoke to create a faded look.  I die cut a circle from the centre to create an aperture and popped it over a piece of dark grey cardstock on which I had white embossed the gamer control from Papertrey Ink.  The sentiment is from Altenew.  I also die cut a narrow circle as a frame for the focal point.

I shall link up at The Male Room and at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where we are popping elements of our design up.

I hope you like this stencil - it is really fun to use!  You can find it in my Folksy store.....

See you again soon,

Sarah x

Birthday Fishes

Hello!

I am just popping in to share a bright and breezy card using a new stencil - Spin Cycle.  It made me think of bubbles so this is what I made:

I simply inked through the stencil with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink - it comes out so crisply.  I combined the background with some cute fish dies from Sizzix and a lovely sentiment from Sticker Kitten's current Mermaid Treasures collection.

I shall link up at Seize the Birthday where we the topping is to use die cuts or punches.

A nice thing about this stencil is that it has no straight edge so works really well when spraying or using inks as there is no obvious edge.  You can get it in my Folksy store:

See you again soon,

Sarah x

Scandi Christmas

Hello,

I am really enjoying using my Nordic Star stencil to make Christmas cards at the moment.  You can't beat kraft and red for a rustic scandi feel!

I inked through the Nordic stencil with versamark on kraft card and white embossed it before die cutting a reindeer from the card panel.  I popped it up over some red card and added a sentiment from Avery Elle.  I shall link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where we are popping things up.

I then used the die cut reindeer on a second card with the Nordic star background used with red ink on the bottom half.

I hope you like these festive designs.  The Nordic Star background is available in my Folksy store.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Going Batty

Hello!

With Halloween fast approaching I have another new stencil to share with you today - Bats in Flight which is now available in my Folksy shop.  I have used it to play along with the current challenge at Less is More where we are using black and white and one colour:

I simply cut a circle aperture and used it as a stencil to create my moon, inking it in Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide before laying the bat stencil over the top and inking through in Black Soot.  The sentiment is from Stamplorations.

I shall also link up at Simon's Monday Challenge where we are using more than one stencil.

I hope you like my card and the batty stencil that I used :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Festive Woodland

Hello,

A super quick post from me today to share a card that I made at the weekend with my new christmas tree stencil and some pattern stencils - nordic star and simply stripes.  I was playing with my tree and wanted to add some patterns to it with other stencils from my collection.  This is what I ended up with:

This is the effect that I achieved with my distress oxides.  The sentiment is from Avery Elle.  I simply finished by adding some corrugated card and twine at the bottom.

I would like to share this at Simon's Monday Challenge where we are using more than one stencil and at Happy Little Stampers Christmas challenge where the optional twist is tree.  I shall also link up at Muse Christmas Visions in response to Kimberly's trio of cool christmas trees.

The christmas tree and background stencils are available in my Folksy store.

I hope you like today's card :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

More cardmaking

Hello!

It has been a rainy day here so I have been able to indulge myself with plenty of crafting and also playing with some new stencils that I am looking forward to sharing with you :)  

First though I want to share a card that I have made with one of my favourite designs - Elegant Lady.  I was inspired to ink it up by the card that the fabulous Anita made for this week's Muse Challenge.....

I simply inked up a background using distress inks - Crushed Olive, Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers and Stormy Sky and splattered that with some water.  I then inked through the stencil with Ground Espresso Distress Ink and added some words from Altenew.  I shall link up with Muse as the sentiment and image are directly inspired by Anita's lovely card despite the fact that I used a very different colour combination!  I will also link up at Simon's Monday Challenge where they want to see stamping on your project.

Next up is a card that I have made with a new christmas tree stencil.  I decided to go for a non-traditional christmas colour combo:

I simply inked through the tree in Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide and added one of my mdf stars which has been painted in Starlight paints.  When I was sure that the ink was dry, I white embossed the sentiment (from MFT, I think) and added some snowflakes from Card-io and some inking and glitter at the bottom of the card to ground my tree.  I shall link up at Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge where the optional twist is tree and at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where stamping is also the theme.

This tree stencil is really easy to work with and includes two different tree designs:

You can find it, along with the Elegant Lady and other stencils in my Foksy shop :)

Sarah x

Stencilling through apertures

Hello,

I wanted to share a few cards that I have made by using my stencils through an aperture.  I like the effect that this creates in terms of producing a focal point with a background stencil pattern.

Here I inked my Knitted Background stencil in Stormy Sky distress ink through a heart stencil shape.  I combined it with a sweet image from Mama Makes which has been watercoloured.  I shall link up at Simon's Monday Challenge where the theme is stamping as part of the fab Stamptember celebrations.

On this card I inked through a circle aperture using my Geometric Flower stencil and used that with Uniko's bold hello stamp.

Simple inking and an aperture can give a different look to the stencils.  You can find them in my Folksy store:

   

Thank you, as always, for stopping by :)

Sarah x

Birthday Rainbows

Hello!

While I was on holiday I coloured up these cute unicorns from Clearly Besotted and paired them with my Messy Rainbows stencil:

I partially inked through the stencil on a piece of leftover card that I had used to mop up some watercolours. I thought that they looked like clouds and added a few of the unicorns to the design.  The birthday sentiment is from Clearly Besotted too.  I shall link up at Seize the Birthday where the current topping is rainbow and at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where Anything Goes.

On this card I coloured some texture paste light pink and pasted through the Messy Rainbows stencil and a circle aperture.  Do you think it looks a bit like candyfloss?!  The unicorn is leaping towards the rainbow :)  I shall link up at AAA Cards where we have a sketch challenge:

The stencil is available in my Folksy store:

I hope you like my rainbow unicorns :)

Thank you for stopping by,

Sarah x

Autumnal Thanks

Hello!

I hope you are having a lovely weekend.  I can't believe that we have arrived in September already....However it has got me in the mood for making fall and christmas cards.  Here is an autumnal card that I have made using my Forest Foliage stencil:

I pounced through the stencil with flitterglu on dark brown cardstock and used gilding flakes to bring out the design.  I distressed the edges and added some corrugated card, twine and a lovely leaf die cut from Neat and Tangled.  The sentiment is from MFT.

I shall link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where Anything Goes and at Simon's Monday Challenge where the theme is Autumn.

This is a beautifully detailed stencil which can be used with inks, paints and pastes.  I love the effect that the gilding flakes give!  You can find it in my Folksy store.

Thank you for stopping by :)

Sarah x

Courage

Hello!

I hope you have been having a great week :)  When I saw that the theme for this week's Simon Says Monday Challenge was Wild Things, I wanted to use one of my geometric animal stencils and ended up going with the fab elephant:

I used black soot distress oxide to ink through the stencil on to pale grey card and cut the elephant out.  I then took a piece of kraft card and randomly stamped parts of a text stamp over it and inked around the edges.  I then die cut a Tim Holtz mixed media number die along the edge and backed it with a mid grey card.  The sentiment is from Lesia Zgharda stamps.

I shall also link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where we need to make our own backgrounds.

I hope you like this card!

Thanks for stopping by, Sarah x

Christmas in July

Hello!

I have made a few Christmas cards this weekend...I think that I can count the number of Christmas cards that I have made so far this year on the fingers of one hand so it is going to be a busy autumn!!  I recently got the Merry sentiment die and stamps from Winnie and Walter and that was what inspired me to get making:

First up is a one layer card that I made by masking a central panel on the card and inking through my Geo Flowers stencil in Peeled Paint and Lucky Clover Distress Oxides.  The sentiment is from W&W and the sweet little holly is from Uniko.  This is a quick one to batch make and shows that some non-Christmas specific stencils can work for festive cards.  I shall link this up at the Anything Goes challenge over at Simon's Wednesday Challenge and at Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge where Anything Goes without the optional twist of Santa.

This card has a bit more bling and texture on it.  I put a card panel through a snowflake embossing folder and added some highlights with silver gilding wax.  The Merry is die cut from red glitter card and the snowflake is from MFT's stylish snowflakes set.  That is cut from silver glitter card.  Some shiny red and white washi tape complete the design.  I shall link this up at Simon's Monday Challenge which is Christmas.

Remember to check out my Folksy store where everything is 20% off until midnight (BST) on 31 July before I close down for a few weeks summer break.  Just quote FOSSIL20 at checkout.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Checks and Flowers

Hello!

I thought that I would share a few cards that I have made over the last few weeks but not got around to blogging.  They are using my stencils and hopefully demonstrate some different ways to use them....

This is a card that I made using my Floral Circle stencil.  I selectively inked it in greens and blues before going over the whole image with versamark and glazing it with clear embossing powder.  I think that it looks like a piece of china!  I shall link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where Anything Goes.

This is another card made using the Chequer Board stencil.  I simply masked a central square in order to create a frame and then die cut the aperture.  It is a simple card that could be made in lots of colours for different recipients.  I shall link it up at Seize the Birthday without the optional topping.

I hope you like them :)

Sarah x

Getting Cosy

Hello!

How is your week going?  Well, I hope :)  The summer heatwave continues so it feels very unseasonal to be making cards featuring my new knitted background stencil!  Knitwear is the furthest thing from my mind at the moment but the chilly weather will be back again before we know it.

Here are a few of the designs that I have made with the stencil:

I inked through the stencil in shades of coral and warm yellow and added a wool stamp from Neat and Tangled.  I cut the ball out separately and gave it some curved shape and dimension as well as adding a bit of pencil shading for added definition. 

On this card I inked the knitted stencil through a heart aperture and added a touch of shading around the edges of the heart to create a focal point on the card base.  The sweet sentiment is from Inkydoodles.

I hope you like these woolly designs - no knitwear involved!

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Butterfly Flurry

Hello!

I was in the mood to make a clean and simple card yesterday which was quick to do but would add to my stash of birthday cards....am I the only person who never seems to have the 'right' card when I need it?!  I have used my new Butterfly Flurry stencil on this card and love how easy it is to ink up:

I used some washi tape that I got from Hobbycraft with a blue and purple blend and then inked through the stencil in the same colours.  The sentiment is from WPlus9.  Quick and easy :)

I shall link up at Inkspirational where the word prompt is Birthday and at Happy Little Stampers CAS challenge where the theme is animals....hopefully butterflies count!

I hope you like this stencil which is available in my Folksy store:

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Shine Your Light

Hello!

I am introducing a new stencil today - it is a fab circuit board background which is great for mens cards and can be used in lots of ways.  Here I have simply inked it up and highlighted a few areas with gilding wax:

I paired the background with a lightbulb from Mama Elephant and a sentiment from Indigoblu.  I glazed the lightbulb for added shine.  

I shall link up at Simon's Monday Challenge where the theme is Sparkle as the card has gilding wax and glaze on it plus a 'shiny' sentiment :)  

I hope you like the stencil which is for sale in my Folksy store.  I am currently sponsoring the challenge over at Time Out so you can play along there if you want to win your pick of 3 stencils from the store :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Time Out

Hello!

I have made a card to play along with the latest challenge at Time Out....where the inspiration phrase is: 

I am so excited to be the sponsor for this challenge - you can win 3 stencils from my Folksy store :)

Here is what I have made:

I used my solid heart stencil base with Abandoned Coral, Worn Lipstick and Candied Apple Distress Oxides before placing the floral overlay over it and inking with Blueprint Sketch and Faded Jeans Distress Oxides.  A sentiment from Uniko completes the design.

I hope you like this card and take the time to play along at Time Out too :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x