Use Dies or Punches

  International Art & Soul, a challenge which has been put together to incorporate any type of craft, paper, wood, flowers, recycling, glass - the world is your oyster :).  Come on over and join us with you artwork :)

Challenge #123

Use Dies or Punches

Our challenge theme 'Use Dies or Punches' has been chosen by Maggie.

This challenge brought a smile to my face, I have been wondering what to do as most of my craft items are beyond my reach at the moment, I do have to rearrange my craft area to accommodate the laser items as well which at the moment have taken priority.  My Christmas dies etc. are tucked well away as not used during the year and I really could not face the moving around of everything to find them.  Then a brain wave - decorate a wee bag with a die cutting border I could reach easily and just perfect for the pressies inside which I need to take to the nurses who are my angels tomorrow for my final treatment day in 2021. I made them each a bauble to hang on their trees using my laser and resin infilling.  The one with the syringe on is a bit of a joke as I am needle phobic and these lovely angels take all the time needed and are so understanding even when I seem to have a Tourette's moment and cannot control what comes out my mouth when they don't get a vein first time :) 

A Hint of Wedgewood

IKEsWORLD

Challenge 123
Hats

Welcome back to the IKEsWORLD challenges :)  do pop on over to IKEsWORLD to join in the challenge, it is always so much fun and  Ike produces the most amazing stamps, everything from off the wall to cute and fluffy :) :) :)

Before I say anything about my card I have to apologise for my very squint photography, totally ashamed of myself.

We have a lovely challenge this month, something very different, it is all about hats.  When I saw the theme of the challenge my thoughts went straight to a cameo idea and as you can see I went totally by this using a close colour to Wedgewood Blue and a black cameo instead of the traditional white the pottery company Wedgewood used to do.  I used one of the images from  IKEsART HATS Set of 4, coloured it with Promarkers and fussy cut it.  It was then placed on a blacked out ladies head which I printed on white card.  Next layer, a pretty oval die cut in black and then a white cut and embossed layer which is actually designed for a quick birthday card from Crafter's Companion.  Thankfully, the oval centre pieces I had created covered most of the die cut birthday cake underneath, you can just about make out out now I have mentioned it :) :).  Finally, I covered a card blank with a blue paper to match the Promarker colouring.

Ingredients:-

• image - HATS - set of 4 by IKEsART
• colouring medium - Promarkers 
• other items - cutting/embossing die, oval die, black ribbon and bow, gem

I am entering this project into the following challenges:-