Retro Ride

Today's share is the 30th birthday card I made  for my stepson's recent 30th birthday.

The topper is from Hunkydory's Pick 'n' Mix - A Retro Ride, teamed with gold mirror card, Kanban textured blue mirror card, blue Core'dinations and a piece of digi printed paper. I also used Crafter's Companion Stitched Edge square dies and First Edition Number dies. 

Happy crafting,

Cxxx

All Geared Up

Yesterday was my stepson's birthday. It's the second year in a row he hasn't really been able to celebrate. This year because of lockdown, and last year he was in hospital having his gall bladder removed!! Here's hoping next year will be better.

Josh loves cars, so generally that's what I put on his birthday cars.

This one is a Hunkydory Pick and Mix Topper called A Retro Ride. I loved the yellow and red combination, so really picked that up with the mats and layers. I used Papermill Post Box Red Card, with some extremely old Create and Craft Yellow Textured Card (it's not actually textured - it just looks it). I also used some Crafter's Companion Luxury Gold Matt cardstock. I tilted the topper for a bit of interest, and cut the letters with Diamond Press Block Alpha.

Take care and stay safe,

Cxxx

Little Red Beetle

Evening!! Am really proud to share with you my first sample for Imagination Crafts. The lovely Mandy-Jane Taylor will be on your screens on Wednesday 10th October at 12pm and 4pm with lots of gorgeous Imagination Crafts products.

I absolutely love this red beetle from one of the rice papers, and just had to team it up with the Magi-Cutz cogs.

I started with white gesso on the canvas which I had spritzed with water first to help it spread more easily.

After another spritz, I brushed some Misty Green Starlight paint around the edges. 

I then added some Pink Sorbet Starlight around where the car would go.

Next I used the Butterfly and Keys Mask with Red Mixed Media Spray. To avoid it spraying where I didn't want, I used some wax paper. Not sure I'd do that again as it left a very hard edge.

To make sure that the ink didn't move when I added other things, I spread a thin layer of Translucent Relief Paste over the top. When this was dry, I added the rice paper.

Using Smoky Gray Versafine, I added some texture to the edges of the canvas and the rice paper.

Sage Green Shabby Chic Relief Paste was added through the Baby Bubble Stencil.

The Magi-Cutz Cogs were painted with the Starlights and attached with Transparent Relief Paste. A few Artsy Stones were added and the little circles are punched from card painted with Misty Green Starlight, and sprayed with Red Mixed Media Spray.

Will have a few more samples to share over the next few days.

Cxxx