Autumn gold

Hi!   Taking some inspiration from the colours of autumn for this next card and trying out some different techniques with some old and new stash!

Starting off with some Infusions coloured stains - a mix of 5 colours which I thought were kind of autumnal.  I used a make up sponge to spread a glazing medium over some mixed media cardstock (250gsm). Then dried it with a heat gun. 

I then spritzed with water and sprinkled the stains randomly.  Spritzed again and then used the heat gun to dry and move the colours.

This is before the heat gun..

I then used Tim Holtz Thinlits "Garden Greens" to cut some leaves from the random colours.

Then I found this lurking at the back of a drawer.. Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes.  So out with the 2-way glue and some dabbing of the flakes with a hard paintbrush around the edge to give a gold frame.

Here's the end result. 

And a close up of the leaves.  I love the randomness you can get with the stains and the walnut in each is so earthy.

I'm going to enter this card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge (#180)

Crafty Friends (#43)

Great Impressions (October)

Simon Says Stamp (Autumn)

Craft Your Passion (#335)

Artistic Impressions (#166)

Tuesday Throwdown (Add a Border)

Through the Craft Room Door

Sunny Days

Lemon Shortbread (#27)

Crafty Sentiments

A cold Friday!

Hello! and welcome to nearly-the-weekend!   It's freezing here in Scotland - considering it's supposed to be the tail end of summer (what summer??)

It's been a busy day today and now I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend with some crafty time too!

I've finally had a chance the play with  the 3rd set by Kim Dellow for PaperArtsy.  I just love these stamps and all three sets work so well together!

All the elements on this card are coloured using PaperArtsy Infusions and Dina Wakley Gel Medium (matte) (for Ranger).

Great fun with the paint brush and using the stains kind of randomly!

 

I'm going to enter this card in the following challenges;

 

C.R.A.F.T Challenge (#376)

Crafty Girls Creations (#24)

Southern Girls Challenge

Through the Purple Haze (#106)

A Bit More Time To Craft (#25)

The Artistic Stamper

Not Just Cards (#35)

Paradise of Stamps

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

Something a little bit different

Hi!

The postman brought me something I haven't used before - 6 little pots of Infusions Coloured Stains by Paperartsy.  The best way to describe these is little pots of pure colour magic!  The background of this card is my first attempt using the stain powders with a matte gel medium.   It started off as just a play but then I thought "why waste it".  The butterfly is punched from my second attempt on a piece of scrap paper (nothing gets wasted!)

The wave die cut is by Stampin' Up!  The sentiment is Tim Holtz stamped with Dapper Denim - one of the new Stampin' Up! In Colors for 2016-2018.

 

Look how vibrant the colours are!!

 

I'm going to enter this card in the following challenges:

 

Crazy 4 Challenges (Just add a butterfly)

Brown Sugar (ATG)

Creative Artiste (#15)

Jo's Scrap Shack (#144)

Simply Papercrafts (#31)

Crafting with an Attitude (#16)

Crafty Girls Creations (#21)

Southern Girls Challenge

Crafty Creations (#318)

Inspiration Destination (#91)