Dylusions Tags

... Morning! Besides making cards, I love to work in my Dylusions Dyalogs and journals. Last year a few of us started a Tag Swap using Dylusions products - they are such fun to make. I spent yesterday in my craft room making a couple of tags, and here they are:

Stamps: Dylusions - Mischievous Malcolm, Christmas Borders

Inks & Paints: Dylusions - Cut Grass, Calypso Teal, Lemon Zest

Accessories: Dylusions Stencils - Sugar Lumps Lg, Jolly Holly Lg; Dylusions Collage - Christmas #2; Dycuts - Me Peeps; Copics; Sakura Stardust Pens; Ribbon 

I'm submitting this tag to The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge - H&ICC#154 where it's Anything Christmas Goes, and to Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - MLCCB#54 - again, it's Anything Christmas Goes.

This the the second tag I made - it's for our January theme:

Inks & Paints: Dylusions -Vanilla Custard, Rose Quartz, Periwinkle Blue, Rose Quartz Shimmer

Accessories: Dylusions Stencils - Snowflakes Lg, Star Flurry Sm; Dylusions Collage - Christmas #2; Dylusions Dyamond Dust - Island Parrot, Laidback Lilac, London Blue; Back Chat; Ribbon 

I'm submitting this tag to the ABC Christmas Challenge - ABCCC#01 - where A - Anything for Christmas, and B - Berries. Obviously, I've made a tag for A - anything for Christmas.

When I ink or paint pages in my journals, I often have pages left over, which I keep in my stash. Both of these tags started off this way. I simply cut them to a large tag size 8" x 4⅛". I then decorate both sides of the tag and finish off by adding ribbons.

I thought I'd share the tags I made last year - as you can see - there's lots of variety.

I hope everyone is keeping safe and warm. The cold weather we've had last week has gone and we've been left with grey and wet, and a bit warmer. Anyhow, that's it for now. See you again soon.

RSD - Progressive Challenge Part 2 - Team B ...

.....  Morning!  Welcome to Part 2 of the Progressive Challenge at Sparkle and Glitter.  For this part of the challenge you have to use the image provided by Rick St Dennis.  If you took part in the first part of the challenge you can get the image by contacting Mo (click here).  The image that we're using this month was originally going to be in one of Rick's fabulous colouring books, but it was substituted, so this version of Alice is now available at Rick's Zibbet shop.  Team A have already shared their projects here.  This is my take:

Stamps: Rick St Dennis Digi - Alice; Stampin' Up! - Morning Cup; Dylusions - Clearly Borders
Inks: Dylusions Paints - Lemon Zest, Squeezed Orange, Postbox Red, Black Marble; Archival - Monarch Orange, Forget-me-Not, Jet Black
Dies: Die-namics - Zig-Zag Stitched Rectangle Stax #5
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Dylusions Sm Journal 5" × 8"; Copic Markers; Wink of Stella - Clear; Signo White Pen; Sharpie Fine Black Pen; Dylusions Stencils - Blocks Lg, Hearts Lg, Keyholes Sm, Blocks Sm

I attended some Dylusion classes with Dyan Reaveley last weekend.  On Sunday we did a full day class focusing on Dyan's wonderful paints.  We worked on the small journal and spent the day learning various techniques.  The background on this page was made using baby wipes and I've detailed the paints and stencils above.  It is the perfect background for my image of Alice.

I printed the image on white card, coloured her with Copic markers and cut her out with a die which has a faux stitched edge.  I have added sparkle to her eyeshadow, lips, hairband and initial.  I stamped some images based around the theme of tea onto the background using archival ink.  I finished the spread by adding a quote from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll:

"Who in the world am I?  Ah, that's the great puzzle."

Lewis Carroll

I've been pointed in the direction of some new challenges by my team mate, Vicky, so I'm submitting this art journal spread to the following challenges:

• Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog - IDCB#55 - where it's ANYTHING GOES
• 613 Avenue Create - 613AC#145 - where it is also ANYTHING GOES

Do visit Sparkle and Glitter to see what the rest of Rick's Elite team have made using their images of Alice.

This is the cover of Rick's colouring book Alice 150th Birthday - just one of Rick's colouring books available at Zibbet or on Amazon.  Bye for now!

AC - I am an angel! ....

... Morning!  This week is rolling by rather quickly - I find it hard to believe that it's almost the end of January, only seems like five minutes since Christmas.  I think that's more a sign of my age that actual time :))))  Anyway, enough of that.  I've a rather querky card to share with you today:

Stamps: Rick St Dennis Digi - I am too an Angel; Dylusions - Laugh til you Leak, Clearly Borders
Inks: Archival - Jet Black; Stampin' Up! - Brocade Blue
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Sahara Sand; Teresa Collins DP - Far & Away; Copic Markers; Wink of Stella - Clear; Sakura Stardust Pens

Last December I decided to play along with the 12 Days of Creepmas, but sadly wasn't able to stay the course.  One of the images I coloured was this fantastic Angel drawn by Rick St Dennis and available at his Zibbet shop.  I love the little goblin guy in his sweet tutu telling us he "is so too an angel!!" - Adorable!

This week's layout (flipped upside down) at  CAS(E) this Sketch! - CTS#107 gave me an idea of what to do with him.  I used my copic makers to colour some scrap card to make the floor, traced the outline of his legs on the panel and then cut out the shape.  I used design paper for the rest of the card.  I then adhered the angel to the card.  I got some new Dylusions stamps yesterday (love these pithy sentiments) and found one that is just perfect.  I stamped it onto kraft card, cut it out and adhered it to the front of the card.  On the inside I cut a mat layer of kraft card and on the white panel added the crazy border.

When I showed this to Kathryn, she just absolutely loved it.  She read the sentiment and said "I know how that feels!" - Kathryn often tells me she is the odd one out and has no friends.  However, the evidence from her friends doesn't support that.  I've no idea what I'm going to do with this card - it's going into my stash for now!  Bye for now!