The theme of the swap was eyes so I decided to use the Jane Davenport face stamp where you can choose the features. I’ve not used this stamp much but loved creating these three ATCs using the stamps.
I started with some mountboard cut using the Bigz die and gave it a coat of gesso. Then I dry brushed on some neutral colours of Paperartsy fresco finish paints (buff and taupe). I also added some of the smoked paprika so break up the background and because I knew I wanted to incorporate that into the hair colour too.
I then stamped using sepia ink the face and then the features using different eye stamps for each girls but keeping the lips and nose the same.
Then I added in hair for each using a mixture of browns and oranges. I also added colour to the lips and then the eyes I chose a teal/blue colour that really stood out.
I then used Inktense pencils and a waterbrush to add more definition to the eyes and some shading.
I also added a bit of subtle stamping to the background using yellow archival and a Gorgeous grunge stamp and then added the sentiment from a magazine set in the sepia ink.
I finished by edging them with archival ink to frame the panels.
Love how these came out. So different from everything else I have made recently.
Happy crafting!
Catherine
I chose this woodland lodge image with the deer and added some colour using my watercolour pencils and a waterbrush to blend. Then cut them out.
I added the strip of craft and stamped and embossed the sentiment. Then a bow of twine.
The second I used the Winter Frost paper one and added embossing for the sentiment and round the edge of the circle and the paper panels. I added this one to a white card blank I had made from linen cardstock.
Love how both of these came out. Both different and yet the same focal image.
I chose the two different colour schemes (lemon and greens and lemon and orange) as nice spring fresh colours.
I also added some stamping to the envelopes and the same frame idea but using a different stamp for each.
Happy crafting!Catherine 
I also used a die cut border and the glittery foam flowers I had been gifted in a swap… they have been very handy so very much appreciated.
A really cute card for 13 year old Hannah!
And then I added stencilling.
Then I used the rainbow stencil from Aall and create and black gesso.
Next I cut some card to the right size for ATCs and added it to the back of the prints. Once the glue dried I cut them down.
Then I stamped the sentiment from Sunshine and Rainbows stamp set and edged each one with black.
Done and dusted!
Happy crafting!Catherine
So as per usual I made twinchies for the coin swap peeps… and kept to the same Back to Black theme. This first set of four was using black cardstock and the baked texture embossing powder in Deep Sea to add the dictionary stamping in the background and the butterfly embellishment. Also added the punched leaf from black cardstock and kept it plain as contrast. Then edged the pieces in black embossing powder to finish off.
Then I heat embossed the white splodges on top. Next I coated some cardstock with sparks paint and then heat embossed one of the Watercolour wings stamps before using a punch to punch out the butterfly.
Pictures don’t really show the sparkle and shine on these but they are fab in real life.Then another pair of twinchies…
More embossing and this time one embossed background with white craft ink stamped and embossed which created cool effect on the leaves. Then punched and stamped butterflies on top.
I found a butterfly in a magazine stamp set and embossed them onto the black card using white powder.
Finally two using scraps of patterned paper, and embossed flower and embossed details on punched butterflies.
Some fun twinchies … all back to black but also with butterflies thrown in for this month’s theme too!
Then I started adding stencilling and building up layers! I included some stamping to add some words in the background. And then the focal image of the girl from an Andy Skinner stencil.
I finished off with some stickers and twine.
Happy crafting!Catherine
