Crazy Dogs, birthday card with a mirror stamped technique

Hello

Today I have another card to show you - where I used one of the Crazy Dog stamps by Tim Holtz.
I created this by stamping an image, then reversing the stamp to give a mirror image.

I think this technique will extend the versatility of these lovely stamps.

I simply inked up the stamp, ran a brayer roller across it (which picked up the ink), then ran the brayer across my paper giving a reversed image.  Then I stamped the image next to it.

After several attempts at this I found it easier to brayer the mirror image first then it was easy to stamp in the right place for the second image.

The sentiment was produced on my printer.

I really will have to make an effort to make my next card using something different!  I love these stamps and dies.

All for now

Pat

A Valentine Card using Tim Holtz Crazy Dog stamps

Hello everyone

Today I used Tim's stamps, by Stampers Anoymous,  to make a valentine card.

I wanted to have two dogs facing each other, and rather than use two different dogs, from the crazy dog set of stamps, I wanted to try to use one stamp and stamp a mirror image using the same stamp.

It took me a couple of attempts before I was happy with the result, what do you think?


I am happy with it, and it makes an ideal subject for this valentine card.  I hope you like it

All for now

Pat

Congratulations - an engagement card

Hi

Today's card is a congratulations card which I made for a friend's engagement.

I was inspired by a card that I saw on Pinterest,  and just made a few changes here and there, but kept it quite plain. 

I think it looks very classy, and I am very pleased with it, hope you like it

All for now

Pat

Crazy Dog birthday card

Hello, and a Happy New Year, I hope you had a good one.

Today's card is a birthday card I made for a dear friend.

I stamped the central image, then masked it off before stamping the other dogs.

I decided to colour in the one central image only, adhered this onto a spotted brown mat with a scalloped brown edge, then added several clear sequins .

I finished it with an organza ribbon.

Hope you like it

Pat

Thank you cards

Hi

Firstly I would like to wish everyone a happy Christmas and healthy New year.

This is my last post for 2016 and I would like to share two thank you card ideas which may be useful for you.

Firstly, I had a scrap of card left after I had used the 'caught in crystal' technique.  I simply sat it behind a die cut piece of white card and stamped the sentiment above it.

My second card was made by simply sprinkling green and turquoise Brusho crystals onto a card then spritzing it with water.  The sentiment was die cut several times, glued together then glazed with glossy accents.  This was then shadowed with a green layer before glueing onto the card.

Both cards were quick to do.  Hope you like them

See you in 2017

Pat

Crazy Dog Birthday card

Hi

Today I want to share a birthday card made using the Tim Holtz Crazy Dog stamps and matching dies, by Stampers Anonymous and Sizzix.

 I stamped the image with versa mark onto black card, then heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

I cut the collar and eyes in contrasting card using the dies which are made especially for this.

The 'happy' sentiment was cut from card onto which I had glued strips of different black and white paper.

I finished by stamping the birthday sentiment, then sat this onto an orange, then black mat before mounting it onto a card blank.

Hope you like this

Pat

Clean and simple Christmas card using the Tim Holtz tree line die

Hi
Today I want to share a simple card with you.

I started with a square base of blue and purple card which I had coloured with Brusho crystals.

Over this I sat the negative piece of white card left after I had cut out the tree line die by Tim Holtz.

As you can see I finished with a ribbon, stamped sentiment and a silver die-cut snow flake.  This card was so easy to make, and would be ideal
 If you wanted to make as batch cards.

All for now

Pat