Easter Egg

Easter Egg

Hi There!

The daffodils are out, 

the crocus and hyacinth

bulbs bursting forth, birds

singing their little heads

off  Spring must be on the

way.  Wonderful. 

Here is an Easter Card for you

today from Angela Radford

 "Hi all I'm here to show you how 

I've made this Easter card using one 

of the Jofy stamps Jofy53 by Paper Artsy. 

As you can see I have only stamped

 the flower section of this stamp and 

not the stem. 

I used Versafine Black Archival and

 then embossed with clear powder.

 I know they are not meant to be eggs 

but I'm sure you'll agree they do look 

like them. 

I coloured these with brush tip

 ink pens and added highlights

 with a white pen

 Before completing this card I splattered 

Distress ink onto the card blank. 

Just smooth some ink onto a craft mat 

and add a little water then use a brush

 to flick it onto the card. 

I played around with the eggs and 

decided to use just three and

 also added the little birds from 

Kim Dellow stamp EKD02 stamping a

 little towards the back of the card.

 I coloured these yellow so they looked

 like little chicks.

The background was made by applying 

Distress Oxides straight to the card ,

 one colour at a time, spritz, drip and dry.

 The large sentiment stamp is by 

Woodware and the Easter text is one

 from my stash. 

I stamped around the edge with a 

stamp from a Lin Brown set ELB33 and

 completed the card with a few coloured sequins. 

The lines around the edge were drawn 

free hand with a black felt tip pen and

 that's it, all done. 

Have a lovely Easter, Angela xXx"

And you have a lovely Easter too

Angela.  Thank you for the

beautiful card too.  

So bright a colourful - really brings a

smile don't you think? 

Of course, if you don't celebrate

Easter then this card could be used

for any other celebration - just use

the "eggs" the other way up and

they become Balloons!  

Finally add a greeting appropriate

to the occasion.  

I'll leave you with that 

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

At Random

At Random

Hallo Everyone!

How's it going?........

You know, if often wondered

what is being referred to.....

Well, whatever, everything is

good in my little corner of

the crafty world and I hope it

is the same in yours

Helen Chilton has a tag for us

today using just one set of 

stamps.  Take a look:

Lots of zingy colours on this tag.

Scrape on some Zesty Zing with a 

plastic card and let dry.

Add patches of white especially where 

you're going to stamp the face.

Stamp main image in black and then add

 parts of the image to create a diagonal design.

Fill in with stencilling with Distress Oxides

Layer onto black card and add embellishments."

Thanks Helen, so bright and

cheerful on this grey January day!

Of course, it doesn't have to be

this particular set of stamps - it

could be any, or even a selection

of individual stamps  

If you are into mindfulness then

this is certainly one for you.....

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

PS Don't forget the SALE lots of

half price goodies to be had.  

Christmas Flora

Christmas Flora

Hello There!

We've made it into December!

Woohoo!  Not long to go now...

Have you opened your Advent

Calendars? How exciting....!

Angela Radford is here today

with a tree ...........

"Hi all. Angela here to show you this really 

quirky Christmas tree card, using Elenazinski 

stamps (PaperArtsy). Hope you like it.

Spread some Distress Oxides onto a craft

 mat and pull a sheet of watercolour card

 through it.

 Dry between applications.

 I couldn't make my mind up about the colours 

so made two backgrounds and used a Kay Carley 

Christmas stencil to decorate the card blank.

Christmas tree and bauble stamps next 

ready to colour and cut out.

Used the holly stamp next to put a little more

 detail to the background using the second 

generation colour by stamping on waste 

paper and then onto the card.

This may look a bit crazy as I have stamped

 all the detail ready to attach the sections 

when coloured.

 By doing it this way you have the fine 

lines of the baubles string and ground lines

 for the trees and only need to cut out the 

main sections. 

I edged the card at this stage too. 

The border stamp is from a set by 

JOFY 06 (PaperArtsy).

Attach the baubles first.

Then add the trees. 

Apply the stickles glitter glue next. 

Layer the finished design onto coloured

 card of your choice and attach it to the 

card blank.

And here is a slight variation in colours.

 Hope you enjoyed watching me make these

 cards and maybe it's given you some inspiration

 for your own. 

Happy crafting, Angela xXx

Products Used:

PaperArtsy Christmas stamps

PaperArtsy Elenazinski stamps

Distress Oxide inks

PaperArtsy Stencil (Kay Carley)

Watercolour card

Card blanks

Stickles glitter glue

Coloured card

Versafine Black Ink

I do love those stamps and you

have used them to their best

Many thanks Angela

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx 

Find It

Find It

Hi There!

No that's not a command

for you to jump to - it is

an escapee from a previous

week! 

I knew you wouldn't want to

miss out!  Helen Chilton has

taken a small wee die to

show that it isn't always the

big guys who make the best

projects...............!

"A quick card using a Find it Trading die, 

Kay Carley stamps and Distress Oxides.

Cut out some scrapbook paper and

 layer onto a kraft card.

Stamp all round it with the smallest tree

 from PaperArtsy E3 Kay Carley 11.

Paint with Distress Oxide reinkers.

Die cut the baubles, emboss with 

Sticky Embossing Powder and foil.

Add embellishments to finish."

Materials:

Find it Trading Die: 
PaperArtsy 
Distress Oxide Reinkers:
Foil Sheets 
Card and Envelope Packs 
Ranger Sticky embossing powder

Thank you Helen - and apologies

for missing you off the list for

Find It Media Dies!!

'Till Tomorrow

Mickie xx

On the Beach

On the Beach

Hallo Everyone!

Hope you are having a good

time and continue to enjoy the

holidays

If you are having to have an

indoors day do take a look

at Craftyfield's delightful

scrapbook page - it is sure

to inspire you to make a

page or two..........

"What better way to get in the holidays

 spirit than to look back to our last beach outing... 

Forever late in my scrapbooking, it was 

high time I documented it. The small photo 

immortilizes the day my men went into the mud 

flats and came back with what we named 

"Shrek's feet". I can't remember why, but at 

the time it provoked much hilarity...

Apologies for the main photo, the printer ran out of ink!

I'm using some masking tape to isolate what 

will be a sea impression, made with 

Distress Oxide in Faded Jeans, 

applied with a brayer

I applied the sand (DO in Fossilized Amber) and 

stencilled the sun with regular Distress inks 

in Squeezed Lemonade and Scattered Straw.

Using the masking tape I extend the sun rays.

Kaisercraft have some great washi tape 

but as I didn't have any to hand I made

 my own with some sticky labels and a stamp. 

I stamped with Archival inks and gave a wash

 of colours with DO. 

I then cut pieces from these as I needed.

 A bit of stencilling with a Carabelle stencil

 and DO in Walnut Stain.

 Using gel medium I add shells, sand 

and micro beads.

At this stage I was sorely tempted to turn

 this into a painting, as the DOs did such a great

 job at illustrating a beach, effortlessly...

A bit of stamping with Impression Obsession 

Create-A-Card Canvas. 

I am using it without the acrylic block to 

add small areas at a time. 

I also add some stamping with the same 

Kaisercraft stamp I have used for the "washi tape".

To finish I added some Kaisercraft flourishes 

(Life's a beach pack, of course) and die-cut words.

 Here are a few close up pictures."

Supplies:
Distress Oxides:
Brayer:
Distress Inks:
Stencil:
Archival inks: 
Kaisercraft texture stamps:
Carabelle stencils:
Gel medium:
Micro beads:
IO Canvas CAC:
Memento dye inks: 
Kaisercraft flourishes :

Looks such a simple page Craftyfield

but on closer inspection there is 

more and more to see.  Thank you

for the inspiration.  Those Oxides

are a fantastic addition to the 

range aren't they? 

I only ever scrapbook odd memories

and I just love that

you can do as much or as little as

you feel and still have a great page

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx