Welcome to the Monday post, the start of another week

Morning all,

Welcoming new follower Nicola of Daydreamer challenges - hope you will stop by again sometime soon.

I trust you all enjoyed your autumnal weekend? Get up to much? I hope the weather didn't spoil your plans too much. Been keeping an eye on Hurricane Irma over the weekend and it's gonna bad all day today too - stay safe if you reside (or are vacationing) in Florida or any of the other states likely to be affected today/tomorrow/Wednesday.

I got asked to make a birthday card and here's what I came up with ... hope they like it as I don't many other 70 year old "Ampy's"!!!

My card

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White 15cm square, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to 14cm square and one piece of navy card cut to 14.5cm square
• Using the offcut of navy card I die cut the recipients nickname
• Inkadinkado Happy and Birthday sentiments (from the 31318 Birthday numbers set) stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink and 70th (from the 97715 Artstamp large numbers set) stamped using Memento Paris dusk inks
• Acid Drops and Whatnots image (from AD38 Dressed to kill) stamped using Versafine onyx black ink
• Sharpie fineliner (red) used to add colour to the dots in the Happy and Birthday and to the waistcoat and handkerchief of the image
• Faber Castell medium flesh pencil used to add colour to the face and hand of the image
• Stardust stickles to bling up the card
• Anita's dimensional gloss to add dimension to the "monocle"
• For the inside, reverse and envelope I used the Acid Drops sentiment "Happy Birthday you old smoothie" from the same set, stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink

I'll be entering the above for the following challenges:-

1. Moving Along With The Times - challenge No. 53 - ADD A NUMBER
2. Aud Sentiments - challenge No. 188 - ANYTHING GOES + A SENTIMENT
3. Dragonfly Journey - challenge No. 100 - TRUE BLUE
4. Kraftin' Kimmie - challenge No. 398 - BIRTHDAYS

I bought this fabulous poinsettia stamp last week (whilst at Snazzy's in Swindon meeting up with a pal) with the intention of using my MISTI and Distress Markers ... now, here's the thing ....  I'm not sure whether it's that method of colouring which is not for me, whether I was doing something wrong or just selected the wrong colours but ... the result was total PANTS! What you see below was plan B! I rather like this version but I WILL revisit the other method at some point.

My card

And a closer view of the "no line" colouring and sparkle

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White C6/S2, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to 13.7cm x 9.5cm
• One piece of dark red DCWV linen texture card cut to 14.2cm x 10cm
• Penny Black poinsettia image stamped using Memento London fog
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils used to colour image
• Mod Podge gloss "painted" over the image before adding a liberal sprinkling of glamour dust and then shaking off the excess
• Paper Artsy sentiment (JOFY17) stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Six Paper Mania mini faux crystal gemstones to further bling up this sumptuous card

I'll be entering the above card for the following challenges:-

1. Mod Squad - LOSE THE LINES
2. Merry Christmas challenges - challenge No. 33 - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES
3. CAS on Sunday - challenge No. 116 - COLOUR ME PRETTY
4. Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - challenge No. 350 - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES
5. Addicted to Stamps - challenge No. 258 - HOLIDAY

 

And the total pants version? See below - any suggestions? Should I have blended with a water brush right away/used different colours or am I just not cut out for this method?