Robot Fairy Wishes

This is the third card I made with the stamped images that I received for my birthday from my pal, Lisa, using the cute range of stamps by Doodlin's By Donna Ratcliff. I couldn't show it to you last week, as it was a birthday card for another friend, Louise. I know she's received it now, so I can show it off! 

The background was created using Indigo Blu's Artist's Matte Acrylic Paint in 'Grandma's Teacup' and That's Crafty! white gesso, brayered onto my A3 Pink Pig journal, spattered with a paintbrush and then trimmed down and mounted on black card from Hochanda.

The stamped image was coloured with Koh-I-Noor pencils, blended with paper stumps and Zest-It oil. I customised the image with wings and a wand (made by me), glittered with Stickles. The image is raised on recycled cardboard for dimension.

A silver cord wrap, white gel pen eye-shine, a pencil squiggle to ground the fairy, a few sequins and computer-generated words complete the design.

Robot Hugs

Another card (A5 linen texture, 5" x 7") made with the cute stamped images Lisa sent me from Donna Ratcliff's amazing range of robot stamps from Doodlin's by Donna Ratcliff.

The background was made using the 'smoosh' technique, mopping up spritzed white gesso from my glass mat with black card from Hochanda; the gesso is from That's Crafty!.

The robots were coloured with Koh-I-Noor pencils, blended with paper stumps and Zest-It oil. The panel was raised on recycled cardboard for dimension, I used gold bradlets for decoration and computer-generated words.

Fairy Botmother

This features a cute robot from the range of stamps by Doodlin's By Donna Ratcliff. I don't own the stamps (yet), as the prices are a bit steep for my budget, but I was blessed with a selection of stamped images for my birthday from my Bunny & The Bee's FB group mate, Lisa.

The background was created using Indigo Blu's Artist's Matte Acrylic Paint in 'Grandma's Teacup' and That's Crafty! white gesso, brayered onto my A3 Pink Pig journal and then trimmed down and mounted on black card from Hochanda.

The stamped image was coloured with Koh-I-Noor pencils, blended with paper stumps and Zest-It oil. I customised the image with wings and a wand (made by me), glittered with Stickles. The image is raised on recycled cardboard for dimension.

A pencil squiggle to ground the fairy, a few sequins and computer-generated words complete the design.

Crabby Birthday

I've had to wait to post this until it was received by the receivee! It's her birthday today. Many happies, Lisa! So that means her birthday falls under Cancer, the Crab, astrologically-speaking. Obvs. Personally, I'm not into star signs and other mystical things, but I do find that the supposed characteristics of people born under certain 'signs' seem to be spookily accurate. Any road up, back to the craft stuff...

The background was made using a 'smoosh with acetate' technique that I saw on Hochanda a few weeks ago by Julie Hickey of Craftwork Cards. (TIP: Cut your smooshing acetate into a random shape, so that you don't get straight edges on your splodges. Unless you want them, of course.) 

I used Distress Oxide inks - Salty Ocean and Fossilised Amber.

The word panel is just a mocked-up dictionary definition, slightly raised on recycled cardboard (instead of foam pads). The sentiment was computer-generated, as well. Bit of gold thread wrapped around the front, and a shell from a boxful I bought some years ago. (I know better now.)

The beautiful crab image is one from a collection of images Lisa sent me for my birthday, and this one is by Art by Marlene. I coloured it with Koh-I-Noor pencils and used Zest-It oil and paper stumps to blend. I used a little bit of Stickles to add a tiny bit o' bling, and dots of white gel pen on the eyes, then fussy-cut it out. It is also raised on recycled cardboard. (It's my thing, now.)