Introducing Skull and Cross Buns 'Brush Hearts'

Hi guys

Today I'm sharing some makes using a brand new stamp set recently launched by Skull and Cross Buns, just in time for Valentine's Day, Brush Hearts.

Here it is...

I had a little play with it last night and here are my makes...

I started with a panel of pale grey card stock slightly smaller than the card base and die cut a heart off the edge.  I lined up the panel on my card base and stamped the red heart through the aperture and heat embossed with clear powder (apologies, the photo doesn't pick this up).  I finished by stamping the sentiment in black and mounting the panel on fun foam.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Skull and Cross Buns - Brush Hearts
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Stitched Heart Stax
• Ink: Versa Color - Camelia; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Clear Gloss
• Grey cardstock from stash

Challenge entries:

Moving Along with the Times - Challenge #63 - CAS

Dream Valley - Challenge #171 - Love

Masking and stamping for my second card...

I die cut a heart from a piece of copier paper and secured it over a panel of white cardstock.  I gently blended some pink Distress Ink in from the edges of the heart and then stamped three different heart images from the set in three different colours.  The sentiment and lips were simply stamped before adhering the panel to the base on fun foam.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Skull and Cross Buns - Brush Hearts
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Stitched Heart Stax
• Ink: Distress Ink - Picked Raspberry; Versa Color - Misty Mauve, Amethyst, Rose Red; Versafine - Onyx Black

Challenge entries:

Daring Cardmakers - Masking

Penny Black and More - January Challenge - Something New (stamp set)

Sweet Stampin' - Valentines/Love

I embossed the background with dies on my third card...

I started by embossing a red panel of cardstock with some stitched heart dies.  The sentiment was heat embossed in white.  The hearts were heat embossed in a pearl powder onto vellum which was wrapped around the panel, and adhered flat to the card base.  The embossing and pearlescent embossing can be seen more clearly below...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Skull and Cross Buns - Brush Hearts
• Dies: MFT Die-namics - Stitched Heart Stax
• Ink: VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opaque Bright White, White Pearl
• Vellum and red cardstock from stash

Challenge entries:

Inkspirational - Challenge #153 - Word Prompt - Attachment (I attached vellum)

Alphabet Challenge - 'V' for Vellum

Thanks so much for popping by.  Why not pop over to Skull and Cross Buns and get this fab set in time for some Valentine makes, and have a browse of the rest of the store too.  If you are someone who prefers rubber stamps to clear, there's a fantastic range of rubber stamps to chose from, and they are excellent quality, so why not treat yourself!

Hope to see you soon, enjoy the rest of your Sunday :)

AAA Cards CAS Game #107 - Guest Designer!

Good morning!

After a recent win (yay!) I'm delighted to have been invited to Guest Design over at AAA Cards!  It's all about CAS (clean and simple) cards so right up my street :)

Here are the details for the next challenge, starting right now, and you can find the main challenge post here.

I used the cue word in the relaxed sense and came up with this...

I started with a panel of white cardstock slightly smaller than the card base and die cut a circular aperture, this would then allow me to work out where I needed to stamp on the card base.  I stamped the sloth on the branch image and coloured him using coloured pencils.  I made a mask from a post-it and then gently stencilled the clouds behind him with Distress Ink.  With the mask still in place I stamped the leaves.  I finished by stamping the sentiment on the top panel and popped this up on fun foam.

Materials used:

• Die: Hero Arts - Circle Infinity Dies
• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Hung Up On You; Leafy Accents; Hunkydory (sentiment) - free set with a publication
• Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black; Versa Color - Olive, Green Tea; Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass
• Stencil: MFT - Mini Cloud Edges
• Coloured with Faber Castell Polychromos

Challenge entries:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - For Men

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add a Sentiment (Clearly Besotted)

Moving Along with the Times - Challenge #63 - CAS

Thanks so much for popping by, and a big thank you to AAA for having me.  I hope you'll join in this two week challenge.

Less is More Challenge #363

Hi there

It's time for another fresh new challenge over at Less is More and the challenge for this coming fortnight is our regular One Layer challenge, and we are looking for...

Don't forget, we have a brand new sponsor for the month of January, Skull and Cross Buns, so please do play along for a chance to win the monthly prize!

I have two cards to share with you this time, the first using stamps from our sponsor...