At Random

At Random

Hello Again!

Shaking things up a tad this

month - not necessarily sticking

to our usual days!  Have to keep

you on your toes..........Hehe!

Here is Claire Jackson with a

rather beautiful perfume bottle...:

"I stamped the Blue Fern Studios 

Bottled Sentiments stamp in 

Distress Oxide inks.

 I over-stamped in different colours using

 a stamping platform.

 

I then masked off the images and added 

the background, with a mixture of sponging 

and stamping, before adding the

 sentiment and layering it all up.

I made a little tag, from one of the other 

stamps in the set, using shrink plastic

 and glossy accents."

Thank you Claire - I love the

simplicity of the design and the

colours you have chosen.

That little bottle tag sets it

all off very well.  Just goes to

show you don't need mountains

of stash to start you off

Of course if a highly developed

stash mountain is your goal then

step into the SALE and see what

you can find............

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

On the Beach

On the Beach

Hi there!

Or perhaps I should should AHOY!?

Maybe not!  Save that for another time

haha!

Claire Jackson is here today and she

has brought a really nice card for us

using a very clever background technique

 "Man cannot discover new oceans unless 

he has the courage to lose sight of the shore ― 

André Gide

Using a stamp positioner, stamp the 

gradation stamp in faded jeans 

Distress Oxide ink on smooth stamping 

card approximately 6 1/2” square.

 Re-ink the lower part of the stamp in 

vintage photo and stamp again.

Re-ink parts of the top of the stamp in broken china...

... and stamp once more.

Use masking tape to position the seaside 

template and stencil ‘explore’ in broken china.

Next stencil the ship’s wheel in walnut stain.

Add the quotation, highlights and shading

 with a black fine line pen, a grey alcohol marker

 and a white gel pen.

Ink the seaside memories stamp in faded jeans. 

Without using a block press the stamp onto 

an 8 x 8” card blank so that the outside edges 

are covered. It doesn’t matter if the 

impressions overlap a little.

On a separate piece of card stencil the shells 

in vintage photo and broken china.

Cut out the shells and place them on a 

piece of foam.

 With an embossing tool press gently

 on the back of the card to shape them.

 Assemble all the pieces and mount them, 

adding a few sequins for a bit of sparkle."

Materials used:

White card

Stamping tool

Distress Oxides: broken china, faded jeans, vintage photo, walnut stain

Impression Obsession cover-a-card: gradation

Kaisercraft 12x12” template: anchors aweigh

Kaisercraft 6x6” template: seaside

Blue Fern Studio: seaside memories

Pens and markers

Card blank: 8 x8” scalloped

Super card Claire.  Thank you

Love how you made the background

zing!

Have you all seen the Kaisercraft Stencils?

I think they are fabulous value for money

in one 12x12 stencil, you get four individual

6x6 stencils.  Now that can't be bad...........

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx 

Better & Better

Better & Better

Hi there!

Are you on your holidays?

If so, you will be well chilled

if not, try this card today, it

is so relaxing to do.........

Here's Helen Chilton to show

you the way.....

Step 1: Stencil in gesso onto part of your card.

Step 2: Then stamp the fancy clock over

 the top in black.

Step 3: Colour in with pencils - 

I used Derwent Coloursoft. 

I like the way the stencilling

 shows through.

Step 4: To make the stamped image pop,

 add highlights with a white pen.

 I tend to put the pen on the craft mat 

and then dip in a bamboo skewer/cocktail 

stick as you have more control 

over the flow of ink.

final pic"

Supplies:

Stamps used:

Pencils:
Stencil:
Gesso:

white paint pen
rub ons

A nice quick project -

thank you Helen

The white paint pen really

does make the image appear

three dimensional

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Vintage Chic

Vintage Chic

Hallo there!

D'you know John Masefield's

poem?  The one that starts

I must go down to the sea again

the lonely sea and the sky......

Feel a bit like that myself today..

Here's Louise Thomson

she has her eye on the

sea too ....

"I found a very plain piece of 12”x 12” paper 

and spread it with sand texture paste 

in a loose cross shape. 

(I later regretted not choosing paper with

 a bit more weight to it, but hey ho.) 

Down the middle I added a scrap of lace.

On to some tissue paper I stamped the 

Blue Fern seaside stamp using memento ink.

 I tore scraps of this out and added 

to my base paper.

I gave the whole thing a watered down 

coating of Fresco nougat paint. 

Starting in the centre of the texture paste 

I spritzed water on to the paper and then 

sprinkled Brushos over the top.

 In some areas I added extra water and 

then blew the paint with a straw to create

 extra runs and drips.

Once the Brushos were dry I used 

a sizzix layering stencil, 

more Nougat paint and some 

cut n dry foam to add in a lacy design.

On to a separate piece of card I stamped the

 Blue Fern seaside stamp twice. 

I lightly distressed the edges and added 

a little gold alchemy wax.

On to this I added my beachy photo, 

also with some wax and paint 

added around the edges. 

(In case anyone is interested, 

this beautiful beach is at 

Heartland Point in North Devon. 

Well worth a visit – we saw 

seals the day we went!) 

I also die cut some flowers from 

the Sizzix wildflowers die set.

I partially re inked the seaside stamp using 

Broken China Distress Oxide ink and 

then spritzed with water before stamping 

a few times around the edges of the project. 

I found you can get two or three good 

prints like this before needing to re ink.

I also added a few die cut birds 

using an Impression Obsession die. 

These were then painted over in Fresco paint 

and had a little of the Brushos blended in with them.

Finally I added a selection of bits and pieces 

from my ‘things-too-pretty-to-throw-away-and-

I’m-sure-I’ll-find-a-use-for-them-one-day’ drawer. 

This included a flower made out of more lace 

with a brad pressed through the middle, 

a ceramic button that I was kidding myself 

if I thought I would ever get around to 

stitching on to a cardy, and a little glass bottle

 that once contained tiny beads, now stuffed 

with a scrap of stamped card as a 

message in a bottle. 

With a little fine liner doodling around the edge,

 the whole page was complete"

Materials list:

12” x 12” paper (mine was too thin, I would recommend this one)

Blue Fern Studios stamp – seaside memories

Memento black ink pad

Brushos

Texture sand paste

Tim Holtz layering stencil - lace

Alchemy wax – Inca gold

Tim holtz die wildflowers

Impression Obsession small bird set die

White Tissue paper

Distress oxides – Broken China

Mister spray

Double sided tape

Adhesive

Fresco paints – Nougat

Non-stick craft mat

Acrylic block

Heat gun

Blending tool

Paint brush

Such a lovely page

thank you Louise

I feel quite inspired now

to take a walk with my

trusty camera along the

the sea front (as we call

the prom in these parts)

I have the stamp, etc, etc.........

Just need a photo.......

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx