Silhouettes

Silhouettes

Hi there!

Today we have a great card that

could be either masculine or 

feminine.  Hmm.... any fantasy

fan too!

Louise Thomson is here to

take us through it

"Lavinia make some absolutely stunning stamps, 

perfect for creating scenes and silhouettes.

I had a go at using mine to create a fun fantasy scene.

I cut a circle from thin scrap card using a punch 

and stuck it in place using a low tack adhesive.

Next I blended a selection of firey coloured distress inks 

over the top to create a backdrop for the scene. 

I started with the paler yellows and built up the colour 

more around the edges for depth.

Next I removed the circle mask.

I decided I wasn’t happy with the starkness 

of the white below so I blended a very small amount

 of antique linen distress ink on to the moon. 

I tore the edge of a piece of scrap paper and 

cut a volcano shape from it. 

I stuck this down with low tack adhesive and blended

 fired brick and hickory smoke distress inks over the top.

I continued to use torn paper masks 

to build up the layers in the scenery.

Once I was happy with the background, 

I started to add in my silhouette stamps.

The castle stamp has been stamped 

multiple times overlapping itself so that it 

looked the right size for the scene. 

I also added fineliner shadowing beneath it.

Finally I matted the scene on to a bit of 

shimmery black paper from my stash and 

mounted on to a blank card."

Materials used

Lavinia stamps: 

Mini dragon

Silhouette castle

Vine

Lavender

Mini slender mushrooms

Distress inks; Antique linen, Scattered straw, 

Carved pumpkin, Fired brick, Hickory smoke, 

Seedless preserves, Candied apple.

Woodware circle punch

Low tack adhesive

Card blank (6”x6”)

Thank you Louise for setting the imagination alight

with this super card.

My brain has whirled into the realms of

fantasy - I'm thinking Game of Thrones, 

Lord of the Rings, Hobbits

Who thought Lavinia Stamps were just

for cutesy fairyland projects.........?

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Rainbow

Rainbow

Hallo Everyone!

What a beautiful morning it is....

.....well, it is here, so sending

warm smiles your way.....

Today's take on the Rainbow theme

is by Hazel Harler so take a minute

to rest, relax and see how she did:

"Today I'm sharing a card with you that I decorated 

with Jofy stamps and Kaleidacolor inks

 I stamped the images and masked the flowers

I wanted to carry the grass along the bottom 

so I masked the flowers on the stamp 

so that they wouldn't be inked

 I stamped the rest of the grass and decided 

it needed a butterfly. 

The butterfly and leaves were masked along with the flowers

I used an Impression Obsession stamp to stamp the background

 with Kaleidacolor inks.

 I flicked some water on the card and removed the masks

The images were water coloured with Kaleidacolor ink.

 I distressed the edges and edged them with 

picked raspberry distress ink.

I attached it to a card blank with double sided tape, 

I doodled some lines round the edge and glued 

some dew drops th the card"

Supplies:

White card blank.
White card.
Black Archival ink.
Paperartsy/Jofy stamp.
Kaleidacolor ink.
Masks.
Impression Obsession stamp.
Sentiment stamp.
Black marker pen.
Dew drop embellishments.
Double sided tape.

A beautiful cheery card Hazel

Thank you.

Been thinking, I have a friend in

hospital - this would look great

on her bedside locker so

Thinking of You or Get Well Soon

will be my greeting

I do like a card that can be used

for different reasons, don't you?

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Street Art

Street Art

Hallo Everyone!

Well it is March 1st today -

time continues to fly by 

at an alarming rate........

......that means we are all

busy people............enjoy!

Angela Radford is with us

today to start the new theme

with a fantastic card for

the star in your life......

"Hi all, I'm back to show you what I've been up to 

with these gorgeous Seth Apter stamps. 

To start the Masterboard for this project I began 

by brayering paint onto an A3 sheet of card.

You can see from this photo that you must be prepared 

to make some mess so make sure you have your 

workplace well protected.....or is it just me that's messy!?

I continued to apply the paint until satisfied with the coverage. 

I used a set designed by PaperArtsy for Seth Apter. 

I also mixed some of these colours to increase the range available

 Next I started stamping. 

It's important when stamping with acrylics to 

spread the paint evenly across the palette otherwise 

it will be too thick and you will not get a clear image

More stamping fun and here we are with the completed Masterboard.

 When I do projects like this I hate wasting the paint 

and I found myself with too much of the Mahogany 

on my palette so thought I would stamp it 

onto a clean sheet of card........

well this just changed my original idea for this card!

So to put all this together I began by creating a 
Z-fold card.

Cut all the pieces to size including some 

deep red card for matting and we're ready to go!

Started layering the pieces together, not bad for some waste paint!

 I completed this by adding some red brad stars 

from my stash and the TIME AFTER TIME stamp image 

from the same Seth Apter set. 

The sentiment is by Tim Holtz stamped with Mahogany distress ink. 

Hope you enjoyed watching me make this card. 

Happy crafting, Angela"

Products used:

Seth Apter Stamps - Time After Time.    Solar System.

White Card.

White Card Blanks.

Seth Apter Paint Set.

Tim Holtz Sentiment Stamps.

Red Card.

Yes, we did enjoy you making this card Angela

Just love it when you show us your change of

mind and the thought process behind it - just

goes to show there is no need to waste a thing

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Buildings

Buildings

Hi There!

All wrapped and warm?

Pretty chilly here..........

A little gentle crafting might

just help to get the blood

flowing................!

Here's Angela Radford with

one stamp and lots of buildings:

 Started by stamping the Carabelle London buildings stamp 

on the right hand side of a kraft card blank.

Next I stamped the buildings on the left side with

a second generation application 

and the London sign along the top of the card, 

then started highlighting the building with a white pen.

As I couldn't decide on the colour for the focal image at this stage, 

I stamped the building several times onto different coloured 

left-over sprayed card and embossed them.

 Now I stamped the buildings again, 

this time onto white card and heat embossed it. 

These are great stamps with very clear images as I'm sure you will agree.

Now cut out sections from the stamped images on the coloured card, 

more than one if you are feeling adventurous. 

Attach the coloured pieces to the main stamped image 

on the white card and then cut out mats from your chosen card

 and layer these together.

 I also stamped a sentiment on the bottom right.

And here we have the finished card! 

All mounted up and some matching gems from my stash 

to complete the design.

Happy crafting, Angela xXx

Supplies:

Carabelle Studio Stamps : London
Tim Holtz sentiment stamp.
Craft Card blank.
White stamping card.
Black Archival Ink.
Spray inks.
White Pen.
Clear embossing powder.

Fabulous card Angela; thank you

very much for the inspiration

I will have to get that stamp

I couldn't make up my mind which

town I wanted...........

but now I know I have to have

at least London and Paris......

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx