Allsorts Challenge #649

Good morning everyone … It’s Saturday so it's time for another weekly Allsorts Challenge. This week Tracy has chosen the theme and it is

From Boys to Men

We have 2 more brilliant prizes on offer this week:

 Firstly, Craft Stash 

are offering this lovely Woodware stamp and sentiment set

and secondly, Ruth Hamilton Design

is offering 3 images of the winner's choice.

Here's my card for this week.

A couple of weeks ago I was in Derbyshire for the weekend, and  I visited the Crafter’s Companion Shop in Chesterfield during their 16th birthday week celebrations. The primary purpose of my visit was to get some cardstock and other craft basics, but while I was there I noticed they had some shelves of special "birthday bundles",  so I treated myself to one consisting of 3 stamp and stencil sets .. effectively less than half price - nice! A great way to increase my stock of basic stencil designs which was starting from a zero base as I never used them until recently 😀. 

This card was made using the stencils in the “It’s Time” set. Firstly I created a smooshed background with Distress Ink and Distress Oxide plus a matching smaller panel. I stencilled the hessian design using the same inks, then stencilled the clocks using Black Soot DO. I stencilled the largest clock onto the smaller inked panel using Versamark and embossed it with detail white embossing powder, then cut out and mounted on foam pads. I also added a teeny bit af 2nd generation text stamping, though that is hardly visible!  I stamped and embossed my sentiments and mounted on foam tape, and finished by blending Black Soot DO around the card edges and spattering the design lightly with my new gold acrylic paint. 

Here’s a tip for anyone in the UK who would like to use acrylic paint just for spattering so doesn’t need a lot  - I bought a pack of 4 mini tubes of metallic colours (gold, silver, copper, bronze) from WH Smith for just £2.49 😀

I noticed afterwards that the embossing on my sentiments was a bit untidy ... I think I got distracted as I had a small embossing powder spillage!  So my story is that it's all part of the grungy vibe!!

Stamps: background text - Woodware “Additions”; sentiments - Uniko “Birthday Sentiments”;

Media: Tim Holtz DI (Dusty Concord) and DO (Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot); WH Smith gold acrylic paint;

Tools: stencils from Crafter’s Companion stamp and stencil set  “It’s Time”.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Classic Design Challenge #11 - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore #93 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations #427 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers #218 - Anything Goes

NBUS #32 - Use Never before Used Schtuff

(mine is all my stencils + gold acrylic paint)

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies #2144 - Anything Goes

Paper Funday #35 - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Try It On Tuesday - It’s All About Time

Hope you can join us this week, and I look forward to seeing your entries. Don't forget to visit the challenge blog to see more inspiration from the rest of the team. Thanks for visiting.

Hugs,