Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Conveyor Belt Crafting

Is it just me, or is Christmas almost upon us? Last time I checked it was September - where have I been and what have I been doing? Not making Christmas cards, that's for sure! I recall last year, I was patting myself on the back by the first week in November for having all my cards made and ready to be written. Let's just say, I'm not quite so organised this year - although I have finished my Christmas shopping, go me!

Anyway, I sat down last night and decided I needed to be able to make some cards quickly and easily, which still look pretty good. Here's what I came up with:

My lovely friend, Althea, sent me the rubber stamp a couple of weeks ago, so I've no idea who it's made by. It does stamp really nicely though. I've applied the inks with a makeup sponge (as you can probably tell.....) and added a bit of shadow to the buildings with a brown sharpie. The sand is made up of Brushed Corduroy and Wild Honey Distress Inks, and the sky made with Denim and Purple Twilight Adirondack Inks. The panel is then just mounted on some blue card and stuck willy-nilly on a white card blank. The best bit of all, I managed to make four in half and hour.....

Challenges for today:

Try it on Tuesday - Inky
Make it Monday #118 - Anything Goes

14 comments:

  1. This is such a beautifully serene scene! Gorgeous use of color--just amazing! So glad to find you via MIM! :)

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  2. A lovely card, great scene. I like the colours you have used and the sponging is terrific. I alos like how you have made the shadows

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  3. Love this scene and thanks for sharing how you made it. Beautiful Christmas card! Thanks for joining us at Make It Monday.

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  4. I really should take a leaf out of your book, took me a whole weekend just to make 5 Christmas cards last weekend...
    Love the image and very clever of you to use the makeup sponge :) the shadows for the three wise men are magnificent!

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  5. I love the shadows of the three wise men on their camels, beautifully done! Thank you for playing along in our Let's get Inky challenge over at TIOT! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)

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  6. This image is lovely and you've colored this scene beautifully with inks! This card has such a nice, peaceful feel to it.

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  7. Beautiful card. Nice coloring.

    I stopped by from MIM (my is 76). Hugs from Slovenia

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  8. beautiful card, love the background

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  9. Four in half an hour -- it looks like you spent hours on it; they are so well done. Those shadows are wonderful.

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  10. I saw your beautiful creation on Make It Monday and had to visit and take a closer look. Gorgeous! TFS!

    My entries are: #9, #12, #30, # 87, # 126, #127, #128, #157, #172, #173 and #176.

    I would love to have you visit my blogs: Paper and Scraps Creations by Julia and Me and Myself on the Dark…

    Hugs,

    Julia

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  11. This is a lovely little scene, just right for making quick cards. Your use of colour is great. I saw this at MIM. Jean x

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  12. A beautiful card. What a great stamp! You sponged it perfectly. Thank you for playing along in our "Let's get Inky" challenge over at TIOT.

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  13. Claire this card is gorgeous! I love the shadow you have for the Wisemen...you did a great job!

    Smiles!
    Christy

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  14. Your card is wonderful, the shadows perfect.

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