DominoArt~Harlequin Altered Playing Card

There is a super fun challenge blog that features altering your favorite game pieces! Each month the lovely hostess, Leigh, has a new challenge. The March theme is to incorporate the harlequin diamond pattern somehow with your altered game piece.

Please take a bit to hop over and share and support this wonderful alternative challenge blog, you will be pleasantly surprised! You can hop with this link, HERE

I love the Tim Holtz Harlequin stencil and embossing folder. I still need the stamp to complete my trio! So when I saw this challenge it was too fun to pass up! Plus,,,as I am sure you know I love altered playing cards! yay!

Please click to see a bigger photo:)

I embossed a piece of manila folder with the Tim harlequin folder. I inked the folder with Black Soot Distress Ink then passed it through the machine. Once dry, I stamped it using Potting Soil Archival and a Unity Chicken Wire stamp.

I die cut the fleur de lis from the manila folder. I stamped a separate fleur de lis from the same Tim set and heat embossed it.

The red flower is die cut and inked with Festive Berry Distress Ink.

This is the backside of the card. It is a deck actually used in a Casino, that is why the corners are clipped. I found this deck at a dollar store.

Have a wonderful day! Hope you have time to stop by and say Hi to Leigh!

~kim

Sharing with and supporting the March Challenge:Harlequin, Any Game Goes at DominoArt

APCC Week 25~Altered Playing Card Challenge

Another Two for Tuesday!

Today I have my week 25 card pair done! The time is going quick as is this year, just WOW

You can see and join the fun HERE at Claudine's blog. We are on week 25 of this 26 week project and I cannot believe it has gone so fast! If you want to play along, it is totally fine! There is a Facebook group that we post in and it will carry on, so everyone is welcome to join up anytime.

This week's prompt is using glossy paper and re-inkers. The effect is so beautiful and I urge you to hop over to Claudine's blog to see the results on her lovely post, HERE.

Please click each image to see them bigger, thanks!

I do not have glossy paper and the only re-inker I have is Jet Black Archival. I wanted bright colors and more than just one :)   So adapting to what I have on hand, I used rubbing alcohol 91% and some alcohol inks.

I dropped the ink onto my craft mat and added some rubbing alcohol. I had some cards covered with gesso and I sprayed some rubbing alcohol on them. Take care to not inhale the rubbing alcohol mist. 

Then I pressed the gesso'd cards into the color puddles and set aside, propped up a bit to make the ink run. I sprayed a bit more alcohol on them.

I am very happy with the soft blooms of color! 

I used Vera Lane Studio digital stamps on both cards. I love her images, they are so fun and fun to color. I got kinda color crazy with them :)

I used a star stencil and Distress Paint on the background. I outlined and doodled with my white gelly roll pen.

On this card I used a dot stencil and Archival Ink for the dots. The sentiment is a small Heidi Swapp stamp.

Both digi stamps are colored with Bics and Sharpies.

Thanks so much for visiting and I hope you have a great day!

~hugs~

~kim

APCC Week 21

Happy Sunday!

Just a quick update, working at staying caught up and current with the Altered Playing Card Challenge this week. We are just wrapping up Week 21, and I hope you can visit Claudine's blog HERE to see more fun!

Have a super week!

~kim

APCC Week16~Altered Playing Card Challenge

HiHi!

This brings me to this week's Challenge for Week 16! Yay! Caught up!

This week was another super fun technique and you and see all the fun details HERE

Here is my set for Week 16.

The background is as fun and simple as can be, apply tissue to the background and scrunch it up!

I used some Tim Holtz Melange tissue I had on hand. Color the background using paint, I used some acrylic paint. Let it dry, then apply the tissue, I used some gloss medium. While the medium is wet just use your fingers to mush around the tissue and and wrinkles. As Claudine mentions, if you do not have any printed tissue, it is fine, just stamp onto plain tissue and make your own! I like to stamp onto tissue paper using archival inks, they do not run when the tissue gets wet.

These stamps are Newton's Nook and Tim Holtz. 

The butterfly stamp is Tim Holtz. The moon is a scrap from another project using embossed foil tape. I really love this one with my improvised Moon and my favorite colors:)

Have a great evening and see you soon!

~kim

APCC Week 13~Bee~Altered Playing Card Challenge

Greetings this Sunday!

The week is ending or is it beginning? It is all good!

Yay! I am current with the APC Challenge! We are in week 13, half -way to 26! I love this challenge, such a fun format to play along with! You can see all the details at Claudine's blog HERE or click the Altered Playing Card Challenge button on my sidebar:)  And don't worry, you can play anytime, join us, make it a new New Years Resolution that is fun!

The theme is Bees! Such a fun theme, I really enjoyed this nice change of pace this week!

Warning! Picture heavy, told ya I had fun with this one:)

Please click each image to see it bigger.

I coated each playing card with white gesso. Then I used Distress Paint on top for the yellow and brown.

The bee is made from a Mod Podge melt and mold. I painted it with regular acrylic paint. The mesh stamp is Unity, Chicken Wire, kinda close to a honeycomb shape:)

The trellis die cut is Tim Holtz Alterations cut from Tim Holtz paper. The sentiment is also TH Remnant Rubs.

The sunflower embellie is also a Mod Podge melt and mold.

The stencil is the Tim Holtz Honeycomb. the tiny bee is a mini TH stamp, too.

I think that is about it, please let me know if you have any questions at all!

Have a super week!

~kim

APCC Week 12~Day 7 12 Days of Christmas Unruly PaperArts Link Party and Altered Playing Card Challenge

Wow Sunday!

Where is the time going? Crazy crazy! If you are looking for my 12 Days of Creepmas, please scroll down or click HERE :)

Today I caught up on the Altered Playing Card Challenge hosted by the lovely Claudine Criner. This is a great challenge and you can find all the cool details HERE. 

My take on the Week 12 is here. I went with affirmations and reminders to hold close in this hectic Holiday Season. 

I am also playing along with Unruly PaperArts 12 Days of Christmas Link Party, this is Day 7 and this is what was on my desk this day:)

Both of these challenges can be joined by anyone at any point, so I hope you can take a look and have some fun!

Altered Playing Cards are so fun, they are small and fun to work with. They are the standard playing card size.

I used paper and tissue paper for the background and Unity Stamps. 

This background was a scrap that I was playing with, just a technique playtime. I liked it and decided it worked for me today:)

~Enjoy~

Happy Holidays!

~kim

APCC Week 10~Altered Playing Card Challenge

Happy Sunday Part 2!

Yay! Caught up on the Altered Playing Card Challenge Week 10! Yippee! You can see the fun and inspiration HERE at Claudine's blog. So much fun and beautiful projects!

These cards have Distress Paint and Dylusions Spray backgrounds. I used found images sourced from a free magazine I received in the mail.

Hush...poor dear all she wants is to be loved......

Everyone is an artist, some have very clever disguises.....


Have a wonderful evening!
~hugs~
~kim

Altered Playing Card Week 9~APCC

Happy Sunday!

I used this weekend to catch up on my altered playing cards for the wonderful challenge hosted by Claudine HERE

This is my set for week 9 :)

These were fun! Just fun images and texture!

I love this angel stamp. I am not sure who the maker is, but it is a wonderful stamp.  The sentiment stamp is Unity. The flowers I diecut from book pages.

This quirky tall hat man is a stamp I found on Wonder Strange, another super fun place to see!
I doodled the giant flowers to match the giant hat. I used a black Sharpie. It was a bit harsh so I added the gold Sharpie, a bit better:)

Have a fun day and thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a moment to leave a comment then pop over to see the APCC fun at Claudine's wonderful page, HERE


~kim

October 20~ 31 Days of Halloween Wicked Blogger Challenge Day 20~APCC Week 7 Lost Souls Madness

Monday!

Day 20 of 31 for the ongoing 31 Days of Halloween Challenge! Love it!!!

Wow this is winding down or revving up? What do you think??

Please visit Terra's blog for the details of the challenge and the daily Scavenger Hunt clue for this fabulous Smeared and Smudged event. WE have some awesome sponsors and you can see them at Terra's blog.

This is also my altered playing card for week 7 in Claudine's 26 week ongoing play along for altering an entire deck of playing cards. You can see this week's inspiration HERE and to join us go to this PAGE.

I made a pair of cards today. I added some creep I think or maybe it is just haunting, not really gruesome. The inspiration prompt was a nautical theme. My stash is small and very non-nautical, mostly grungy, darkness. 

Really straightforward this time. The standard sized playing cards were covered in gesso awhile ago. The Madness card has some tape embedded to add texture.

I masked the plain gesso before inking with Distress Inks. Also did some stamping. Then I removed the tape mask and stamped the angsty lady and skull.

This one is fun. Take a piece of plastic, shrink plastic, plastic from a package, any thin one will do. I have a stash of the thin sheet that come with the cling stamps so that is what I used. Emboss it using a folder. Claudine used a bubble folder which is awesome for the underwater theme. I used the Tim Holtz bubble wrap one. I love the shadows you can see on the card from the embossed layer. The line above the card is a shadow, I cut the plastic flush to the card.

I stamped the lady 3 times only inking once. 

Thanks so for all your awesome time and comments!

~hugs~

~kim

I am also linking to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:Anything Goes

October 12~ 31 Days of Halloween Wicked Blogger Challenge Day 12~APCC Week 6 Card 1

Greetings this Sunny Sunday!

We are at Day 12 of 31!

Thanks for hanging in there and coming back for more Halloween/Day of the Dead inspiration along this 31 Days of Halloween Challenge by Smeared and Smudged. As always you can start your journey at Terra's blog, pick up the Scavenger Hunt clue for the day then Hop along! I have the Wicked Blogger Hop List posted on the right sidebar should you get lost!

Today's project was inspired by the Altered Playing Card 26 week challenge I have been playing along with as well. This week's play inspiration can be found off the link HERE and if you want to play along see this PAGE. Claudine is awesome and this play is truly great fun!

Please click the image to make it bigger! :)

This is so fun partly due, well especially true since the playing card is about the size of an ATC. I am really lovin' smallness.

This play's basics are acrylic paint and washi tape. Run from there! All the layers are pretty clear. I used another playing card to add the red acrylic paint. I spread it on then started pressing it down and pulling it back up. It made a fun 'bloody' look!  Then I used a toothpick to scratch the white lines.

Once the red was there and the images, it just had to be toxic!

Thank  you all truly for your kind comments! It really keeps me inspired to keep playin'

~hugs~ 

Hoping you like what you see!

~kim