Swanlady Impressions

Thursday, 5 July 2018

Repeating ... for Masculine Card

I've so happy .... happy .... happy ... to have a new design for a masculine card!

I couldn't find enamel accents to match my inks, so I stamped the small dots using the same inks and added glossy accents.

My entry for ...

... Addicted to Stamps and More : CAS

... MFT Summer School 2018 : Repetition

... Just Us Girls : Anything Goes

Tuesday, 3 July 2018

CASology Challenge : Zoom

It's time for a new CASology challenge. The cue word this week is ZOOM. This is a 2 week challenge as we know everyone gets busy over summer.

I went with the idea of a zoom lens on a camera.

I used a stencil through my Big Shot to create texture on my background.

This photo captures the glossy accents on the stars, but I lost the texture of the background. Couldn't seem to capture both!

I have stamped up a lot of my background stamps in black and greys so that they are ready at hand if I want to add a strip or matting.

You can see some of these used HERE and HERE.

Pop on over to the design team to get more inspiration.

Janet Ribet (you are here)

Jen Wills

Sue Symens

Guest Designer : the wonderful Hannelie

Warm Reds

Warm reds for the background for this new die from Pinkfresh Studio called Botanical Branch.

My entry for ...

... Inkspirational Challenge : Photo (I took the colours, white doodles and leaves)

... Time Out Challenge : Warm

Monday, 2 July 2018

June CCC Reveal

It's time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal for June. My card went off to Shylaa in India.

I went with the colours and a light interpretation of the sketch with a change in orientation.

Why don't you join in the fun for July? ... You have until the 5th July to sign up. This month we have sponsorship from Rubber Dance stamps with a beautiful Hydrangea stamp up for grabs.

Rainbow Celebrate

Had such fun with this one ... Painted with Distress Oxides.

Double cut the sentiment ... one in black, one in white and offset them. Added Stickles to add some shine on the opposite side to the black "shadow".

My entry ...

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes

... Seize the Birthday Challenge : Anything Goes

... Paper Players Challenge : Celebration

Wish

Playing with Distress Oxides and my new Alexandra Renke dies.

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My entry for ...

... CAS Colours Sketch Challenge #278

... AAA Cards : Use a Frame

... CAS Mix Up Challenge : Colour your Die cuts

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Rolling Bears

It's Tuesday and time for a new CASology challenge. This week the cue word is BEAR.

I was going through my stamps looking for bears when I remembered my Tumbling Bears rollergraph stamp. How many of you still have some? I couldn't throw them away - you never know when you might need one.

Instead of using them in a row, I decided to make a window card with a "view finder" rotating circle to create the moving image. So I stamped, coloured, cut and stuck the bears on a circle. I found a frame to match the size.

Here it is in action

Pop on over to the design team to get more inspiration and I'll be back tomorrow with my second card. Can't wait to see what little bear you might use.

Janet Ribet (you are here)

Jen Wills

Sue Symens

Guest Designer : Tenia

Sponsor : Uniko Studio

I will also enter this to ...

... AAA Cards Challenge : Use a Frame

Thursday, 21 June 2018

See the Flowers

I've had a bad ink day! Stamping a second time with the MISTI to get a stronger black outline, and STILL getting a double image; splashing ink where it should not go, having a completed card fall on my cleaning sponge .... and on it went.

But this card survived it all!

Distressing with Distress Oxides is pure pleasure! AND you can paint with it over previous colours without the base colours coming through.

I added Diamond Stickles to the zig zag lines, and Hero Arts Lacquer to the centre.

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My entry for ...

... Colour Throwdown Challenge #498

... Colours & Sketches Challenge : Colours #277

... Addicted To Stamps and More : Make Your Mark

... The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge

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Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Jumping for Joy 2

Here is my second card for the CASology challenge : cue word JUMPY.

I spotted this small Impala on the Hero Arts Safari set and thought it perfect! To keep the card CAS, I restricted my scene to a panel. I repeated the walking Impala stamp many times, and used 2nd generation stamping for the ones at the back. I highlighted with a white gel pen to the places where the light would shine.

I will also enter this to ...

... the Inkspirational Challenge : Use Small Stamps

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Bright and Cheerful

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Jumping for Joy 1

It's time for this week's CASology challenge, with the cue word of JUMPY.

I have two cards for this challenge ... the first is using a Silhouette cut file called Girl Jumping. I double stamped one of the background stamps of WPlus9 from the So 80's set, and added a sentiment from Hero Arts Safari Wild About You.