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I'm just saying .......

Morning folks,

Happy Wednesday!  I'm sorry about bringing up the 'C' word again but I've got a quick reminder for you this morning about the current blog challenge over at IndigoBlu.

The theme is all about Christmas ..... we'd like to see some festive designs from you.  It could be your Christmas card for 2014, a decoration for the tree maybe, or an idea for a Christmas gift.

I've made another card for you, using the brand new Snowflake Lace ..... how gorgeous is this rubber stamp!  And it's perfect if you're making batch cards ...... really quick and easy to get fab results.

We all send lots of cards during the festive season, so the quicker they are to make the better.

For this one, I started by masking off the bottom of a square piece of white card (approx 2 inches), using low tack masking tape.  Then using Distress inks, I added colour to the top section. I blended three shades of blue ...... Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky and Chipped Sapphire.
I then flicked over some clean water, let it sit for a few seconds then mopped up the excess with kitchen roll leaving that splattered look.

Using the new Snowflake Lace, I inked the stamped with Flitter Glu and stamped the image over the top of the inked section, leaving space towards the bottom to add a sentiment.
I then added Sheffield Steel Mega Flakes .....

I removed the masking tape and added a couple of embossed lines underneath the inked section, along with a few small pearls.  You could use gems instead, or even glitter to add a touch more sparkle.

The words are from the IndigoBlu Season's Greetings stamp set, stamped onto a piece of white card, cut down to size and inked around the edge.

How quick and easy is that .... and so effective.

Why not pop over to the Challenge Blog and see more fabulous festive designs from the rest of the DT ..... Ho! Ho! Ho!

Thanks for popping by ..... enjoy the rest of your day.

Cheerio until next time

LindyLou

xx

Going for Gold!

Morning everyone, Happy Friday!

It's February 21st ...... it's 10am  ..... and it's the new IndigoBlu Challenge - yeaah!!

Thanks to everyone that took part in last month's From the Heart challenge ..... we had a fabulous selection of entries.
We have a winner, chosen at random ...... Congratulations this month go to Bianca, entry number 2, a very worthy winner indeed.
And don't forget, we also have our Top 3 Runners up, chosen by the DT ....... If you entered last month pop over to the challenge site ...... one of them could be you!

The theme for this month is .......

GOING FOR GOLD!

Inspired by the Winter Olympics, we thought it would be a good excuse for you to all add a bit of bling to your creations ....... gilding flakes possibly.

Here's my inspiration piece for you ...... keep your standards high girls ... that's my advice.

I've used one of the early IndigoBlu stamp sets ....... Brideshead  It's a really nice collection of vintage images .... you even get a miniature version of Aloysius - soooo cute!!  I've teamed the set up with the gorgeous Vintage Flourish (have I mentioned before how much  I love this stamp!)

I started out by masking off a strip across a piece of white cardstock (finished card size by the way is A5), then added some colour using Distress inks.  I used Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw and finished with just a touch of Mustard Seed - it looks kind of golden coloured.  With the masks still in place I flicked over some clean water and let it sit for a couple of seconds, then removed the excess with kitchen roll.

I then stamped the bank note image from the set using a grey Versafine ink, and stamped off the edge of the card.  Now for the gold touches ...... I used the Vintage Flourish stamped with Flitter Glu, again off the edge of the card, and then added Chariot of Fire Mega Flakes over the top .....

The flakes were used to highlight more of  the stamped images from the Brideshead set ...... the pocket  watch

The champagne label ..... every girl likes a bit of Bolly!!!

And of course the sentiment says it all .....

I finished off by adding the car ...... embossed with clear powder to give it a nice showroom shine ...

And as always I've carried the design over to the inside of the card

Feel like giving it a go? Why not ...... there's another fab prize up for grabs this month.  

Check out the Challenge Blog for more inspiring ideas from the rest of the IndigoBlu DT.   

Thanks for popping by today.  Remember you have until 8pm on March 20th to get your entries in .......What will your take on GOING FOR GOLD be?  Good luck everyone.

Cheerio for now ...... have a great weekend.

LindyLou

xx