MILLIONAIRE by Fran Chalmers

Hi everyone, and Happy New Year! 

 Today I have made you a card, which I hope you like.

I already had the background in my stash, which I made using paints on a gel press.

I stamped out my main image onto thick paper and coloured with copic markers and a gold sparkly gel pen

I fussy cut the image out and glued onto my background.  I then stamped the sentiment in black.

I went round the edge of the card with a black fine liner to bring it together

Stamps Used:

Pin up girl with martini 12278

 I've never been a millionaire 18700

Other Items Used:

Memento ink in Tuxedo Black

Versafine Clair in Nocturn

Gold glitter gel pen

Copic markers

Fine black marker

Have a very happy new year!

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - by Fran Chalmers

Hi everyone!

Today I have made a quick celebration card for you.

 To create the background I got Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed and dragged them over the card at an angle of 45 degrees to create three stripes.

To give the background some more texture, I used the corner of a background stamp with the three different oxide colours.

I stamped my main image three times on some thick paper, coloured them and fussy cut them out (which was a bit of a task in itself!)  I coloured the stars on the hats with gold glitter pen.

I stuck the three cut out images onto the card,  and stamped the sentiment black ink.

I mounted it on black card to finish it off.

Stamps Used:

Dictionary Page 19015

Whimsical Star Hat Lady 19526

Until further notice 19172

Other items used:

Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade

Versafine Clair ink in Nocturn

Watercolour pencils

Clear Wink of Stella

Gold glitter pen

Charcoal pencil for shadows

Black card

See you next time!

Escape Plan - by Fran Chalmers

Hi everyone!

Today I have made a little card using a Banksy stamp

 To make the background I used three different green distress inks and a finger dobber.

I stamped the wire fence on each side of the card in Versafine Clair nocturne.  Any gaps at the top or bottom were filled in with the black fine liner.

I stamped the rat on the main card, and again on some thicker paper, which I then fussy cut out.

I went round the edge of the card with Distress ink in black soot.

Before sticking the cut out image on, I added some interest in the background with the numbers stamp in Mowed Lawn distress ink.

I glued the main image on, and a sentiment which I printed on my computer.  I then matted and layered the card onto green backing card.

I hope you like it!

STAMPS USED:

Rows of numbers 20170

Jagged chain link fence 19140

Banksy bolt cutter rat thief 2 20075

OTHER ITEMS USED:

Distres inks in Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio, Mowed Lawn, Black Soot

Versafine Clair ink in  Nocturn

Black fine liner

MAY YOU TOUCH DRAGONFLIES - by Fran Chalmers

Hello everyone.  

Today I have made a simple CAS card. This wasn't my first attempt as I did start it with a coloured background, but decided that the stamp was too delicate and needed a plain, white background.

I stamped the image straight onto the card blank with Versafine Clair Nocturn.

 I coloured the image with Kuretake pens, then went over the moon with a Wink of Stella (clear) to give it a bit of sparkle.

I added some silver glitter pen to the fairy's wings.

I stamped the sentiment in Versafine Clair Very Peri to compliment the fairy's wings.

Lastly, I went round the edges of the card with silver glitter pen

Stamps Used:

Fairy on Moon 12512

May you touch dragonflies 19753

Other items used:

Versafine Clair in Nocturn and Very Peri

Kuretake pens

Silver glitter pen

Wink of Stella 

BANKSY Favourites by Fran Chalmers

Hi everyone!

Today I have made a card using some older but favourite Banksy stamps.

 I star
ted with a background that I made a while ago on a gelli plate using brushos, and at the time I didn't like it, but it seemed perfect for these stamps. 

I used a stamping platform to stamps the main image as I wanted it to be very black.

 I stamped the safety pin around an ink splatter.  I marked the back of the stamp to help me see where the gap in the safety pin is.

I stamped the sentiment, and finished off the card by drawing an edging round the card with a fine black liner and coloured the skirt of the Mom to pick up the orange colour in the background.  I then mounted it onto a black card.

Stamps Used:

Banksy Mom preparing Anarchist 20074

Banksy Don't forget to Eat 1 20068

Pin through paper 19946

Other items used:

Blank black card

Brushos

Gelli plate

Black fine liner pen

DIVA - by Fran Chalmers

 Hi everyone, and Happy New Year! Here is my blog post, a bit late! I have made a postcard.

First I stamped my image on a postcard sized piece of card with Memento Tuxedo ink.

I then stamped it again on a masking sheet so I could mask the image while I made the background.

I made the background using a stencil and distress inks in Squeezed Lemonade and Peacock Feathers.

I went round the edge with the Peacock Feathers.

After removing the mask, I coloured the main image in copic pens.

I stamped the sentiment in a matching colour on a separate piece of card, and then went round the edge of it and the postcard with a fine black pen.

Stamps Used:

Sheer Backing 7681

Diva 17901

Other Items Used:

Distress inks in Squeezed Lemonade and Peacock Feathers

Versafine Clair ink in Warm Breeze

Copic Pens

Fine Black liner pen

Masking sheet

Sunburst Stencil

CRAZY FRIENDS by Fran Chalmers

 Hello everyone!

Today I have made a simple postcard as I haven't been able to do much crafting due to illness.

First of all I smooshed a Distress Oxide background in Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber and Salty Ocean.

I added some interest to the background by using Blueprint Sketch through a stencil I had,

I also added some numbers and inked the edges in the same colour 

I stamped the main image in thick paper, and cut it out, leaving a white edge.  I decided not to colour the image as I thought it had more impact in black and white.

I added the sentiment, stamped onto card.

Stamps Used:

Five ladies 18537

If you have crazy 18569

Library return dates 20342

Other items used:

Distress Oxides in Blueprint Sketch, Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Salty Ocean

Versafine Clair ink in Nocturn

See you next time!