Favourite Songbook

Favourite Songbook

Hallo everyone!

We've reached the last week of November

how scary is that?  Have you even started

your Christmas Cards, bought those

presents, ordered the food............

Here to take your mind off it all with

her Favourite Songbook is

Crafty Field:

Today I am showing a card inspired by the 

Roaring Twenties and Charleston. 

This card is fairly simple to make and there 

aren't many techniques to show you step by step. 

However, I thought you might like to see 

my stamp positioner in action.

I resisted for a long time getting one but 

now I couldn't live without it. 

A stamp positioner comes with a thin 

acrylic sheet and a right angle block. 

With the sheet abutted to the right angle, 

stamp your motif on the sheet so that the

 edge of your wooden or acrylic block 

touches the bottom and left edges of the block.

You can now find the perfect position for your stamp 

by moving the transparent sheet over your page.

When you have the placement, get the 

right angle tool back around the transparent sheet 

as shown in the picture.

Take away the sheet being careful not to move 

the right angle block and stamp the motif on your card

This is how I stamped the flower all around the card 

for an Art Deco feel as well as the ladies!

I coloured the flowers with a red marker 

and a gold gel pen.

For the ladies I used Inktense pencils.

Supplies:

Stamp Positioner

Stamps

red marker 

gold gel pen 

Watercolour pencils 

Thank you for showing us the

Stamp Positioner .............

Maybe another one for the

Christmas Stocking?........

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Impression Obsession - Dawn Heald

Hello everyone,

Hope you are all well, are getting

ready for the Bank Holiday weekend?

Hope you have something nice planned!!

Well, this week we are featuring an 

old favourite....

Impression Obsession stamps.

It is always nice to go back over products

which we haven't used for a while!

Dawn is going to kick off the posts this week...

Dawn says -

This week I've made simple but striking

 pictures. They can be used as cards or

 wall art. I've used one for a card and

 two ready for frames. I'd got the idea

 from a painted canvas art seen a long time

 ago on an Internet search and it stuck

 with me. I knew I wanted to take a colouring

 in pattern approach and when looking

 through the fabulous range of Impression

 Obsession stamps the light bulb went ping,
 on not off.

To make something like this,

Trim white card to size you want. Stamp

 the Cover A Card stamps as shown. If 

repeat stamping like I did don't worry if

 the join isn't perfect, just go in with

 a fine pen and join up the stamped background lines.

Next using the stamps and masks to

 make silhouettes. 

stamp the air balloon image right over

 the background stamp.

Using the stencil, draw around the images.

If you really want to you could mask 

these images before stamping the background.

 However I didn't as I was happy if any lines

 did show through. But they didn't.

Next up colour the images you want as

 silhouettes with black pencil, then black

 alcohol marker, then go over again with

 black pencil and finish by rubbing over with

 a paper stump. This will leave a dense

 black smooth silhouette.

Then colour in the background with colours.

 I coloured first with pen then over again

 with pencils. Doing this really made

 the background bright and vibrant.

Trim if necessary and mount onto white and

 then black card or onto a white A5 card blank.

Products Dawn used -

Impression Obsession - Cover A Card - Wavy Lines

Impression Obsession - Cover A Card - Metal 

Impression Obsession - Gary Robertson Balloon Shoe

Tando Andy Skinner Children Mask 

Tim Holtz Perspective Stamp Set

Tim Holtz Watercolour Stamp Set

White Card

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Black Pen 

Black Pro Marker

Coloured Pencils


What a fab background this makes!
So colourful.
Thank you Dawn,

Ok, I'll be back tomorrow with
another project.

Jane x

Pencils - Dawn Heald

Hi everyone,

Sorry, bit later here than

normal!

Glorious sunshine here in Surrey...

So, here is Dawn to show you what she

has done with her pencils....

Dawn says...

I adore Pencils. I prefer normal coloured pencils

 but I'm getting into water colour Pencils

 especially the Derwent Inktense Pencils.

 They are worth every penny. Do

 check them out in The Craft Barn Shop

 website. Why do I like Pencils so much?

You can achieve such variation with them

 and any style goes. They're easy to use

 and convenient to take around. Just take

 care not to drop them as the Pigment

 inside the pencil outer may break.

 

Couple of tips - When sharpening them, 

turn the sharpener instead of the pencil 

itself. When colouring rotate the pencil 

as you move around it keeps the tip sharper 

for longer so less sharpening. Make a

 swatch chart of all work colours.

 This will save time in future.

With coloured pencils I have tried different 

blenders in conjunction with pencils but I 

tend to just use them on their own. That said

 I've seen some art that has used Pencils a

 blending solution and a paint brush. Rather

 than a paper stump. One to try I think. Also

 think about stencils you have. Use the

 shapes to and colour them in.

Happy colouring. X Dawn

To make this card -

Make a base card from kraft card,

 measuring 8 in x 4 in

Trim white card to fit base, leaving 

a narrow border.

Stamp Honey Doo stamp as shown and then trim 

two separate pieces to fit across bottom 

and stamp on largest using parts of swirls

 and stamp sentiment on narrow strip.

Colour in your image as shown.

Lay stencil over top of stamped panel and

 colour in the spaces with coloured pencils.

 No need to mask as you can easily see and

 colour around stamped image. Distress

 edges and run black ink pad around 

all edges.

 Assemble card as shown.

Finish with dots of Stickles Glitter Glue.

Products used -

Honey Doo Stamps - Falling Flowers

Imagination Crafts - Diamond Stencil

PaperArtsy JOFY14 stamps - sentiment used

 Stickles Glitter Glue - Lime 

Coloured Pencils

Versafine Ink - Onyx Black 

Kraft Card

Thank you Dawn, what a lovely

bright and cheerful card, perfect for a 

sunny day like today!!

And I had never thought to use 

crayons with a stencil!

Well that's all folks for another week

here on the blog.....

See you tomorrow for Challenge Day!

Jane x

Pencils - Neil Walker

Morning all,

Hope you are all well and been

enjoying some of the sunshine that

we have been getting down here in 

the south east of the UK!  So nice to 

see the sun and it feels quite warm if

you are out of the cold breeze....

spring is here!!

Ooh and it is the 1st April, April

Fools day.... better watch out!!

So this weeks trivia......who knew

that Wednesday 30th March is

Pencil Day!!  Come on, everyone

knows that!!

Ha ha, so in honour of Pencil Day,

that is what the DT will be bringing

you this week!

Neil is here today -

Neil says....

I love the humble pencil as a medium

 in it's own right; not just something

 to sketch and then add paint over so

 I enjoyed creating this little card box.

Begin by stamping onto white card and

 cutting to size for top, front back 

and two sides of the card holder.

Use a selection of pencils to add shade

 and depth to the design.

Detail shot....

Paint all the exposed areas with Fluid Acrylic

 in your choice. I used Titan Buff.

Use double sided tape and DecoArt 

Faux Finishing Medium to adhere.

Use a soft brush to seal everything with

 the Finishing Medium.

 To finish I added a bow made with

 stamped card, the WRMK Envelope

 Maker and a small tattered flower.

I really love what Neil has done with 

pencils here!  Thank you Neil.

If you want to have a go, this is what 

Neil used -

Decopatch Card Box

Impression Obsession - Cover a Card -

Swirls and Stars

Archival Ink - Jet Black

Smooth Stamping Card

Stix2 Double Sided Ultra Clear Tape 6mm

Faux Finishing Medium

Mixed Media Acrylic - Titan Buff

We R Memory Keepers  Punch Board -

 Envelope

Tim Holtz - Thinlits - 

Tiny Tattered Florals

Well, that's it for today,

see you tomorrow.

Jane x

Circles - Dawn Heald

Hi everyone,

Sorry to bring this project to you 

so late today, but I reckon it

is definitely worth waiting for!!

Dawn has made us this gorgeous 

card and due to her problems with

Google this week, I didn't receive it!

Add to that my deceased laptop and

having to work on my new Apple one,

well, I'm sorry but we are here at last!

My problem was mainly due to resizing

the photos to put on here, I always

thought you had to make them small

in size which is what I always do

but I haven't done it here as I just

 haven't worked out how to do it and it

seems to be fine!  

Question to all you bloggers.....do you

worry about what size your photos

are before putting them on here??

Ok, so let's carry on here...

Dawn says -

I love circles and wanted to show some

 ideas for creating a Bokeh effect with 

your papercrafting. You could also use 

other shapes like stars, hearts and squares

 having a few different sizes of that shape.

To make your shapes either use a stencil

 like I have or make your own from punches 

and dies. It's addictive once you get going.

 Another thing is you can use lots of the 

shape or just a sprinkling of them. 

Experiment and have fun.

My main card features different coloured 

Pigment ink on a plain white background.

I've also shown two further samples where

 I've made a coloured background using distress

 inks. One uses a white Pigment ink for the

 Bokeh Effect and the other White paint.

To make the card -

Take card blank and mask the edges off 

edges with masking tape.

Stamp your images onto card blank. 

Stamp again on paper or sticky notes to

 make some masks. Place masks onto

 stamped images. 

Use circles stencil and Neon Inks over 

the card blank to create your Bokeh Effect. 

Move the circles stencil around 

to fill as much as liked.

Remove tape and masks. Colour images with 

colored Pencils.

 

Doodle a border with black

 pen and add some white gel pen details.

Add some round buttons to finish.

Products Dawn used -

PaperArtsy JOFY42 Stamps 

Radiant Neon 4 Warm Colours Inks

Imagination Crafts Circles Stencil 

StazOn - Midnight Blue Midi Ink Pad 

Coloured Pencils

Brights Buttons

Pigma Micron Pen - Black

White Gel Pen

Scallop Edge Square Card Blank

Beautiful eh?

Hope this post has worked ok, if 

anyone has any problems viewing it,

please let me know!

See you tomorrow,

Jane x

Share a Recipe - Dawn Heald

Morning all,

Yay, it's the weekend!

Do these weeks seem to be flying by

or is it me?

Hope you all have something fun 

planned for the next few days....oh

and of course for those in the UK 

it is Mothers Day tomorrow....

a day when all of us mum's do nothing

all day but get spoilt!  Yeah right,

washing, washing up, cooking etc,

hopefully I won't be cooking dinner!

Today, Dawn is here with her 

project for us....

Dawn says....

Hello Crafty friends, this week I've

 decorated a small notebook to write down

 recipes in. Small enough to fit in my

 handbag too so when I see a recipe in

 a magazine in a waiting room etc, I 

can jot it down, or when I see something

 on social media. If it works and tastes

 good, then it can go in my larger recipe

 book. I've kept it simple and flat so I can

 cover it with clear adhesive sheets to protect it.

To make this project - 

Gather your supplies. Paint the covers with 
a coat of Snowflake paint.

Then squeeze your Fresco Finish Paints 

 colours onto mat and use sponges to

 apply to notebook covers. Build up the

 layers drying between each colour. I 

sponged light to dark and repeated.

Next stamp Baking Sampler with Versafine

 ink and colour. I've used Inktense

 Pencils and a water brush.

Cut out around image.

Stick to front cover and go between the

 stamped lines with Stickles Glitter Glue.

Products used -

Woodware Baking Sampler Stamp 

Notebook Natural A6

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints; Snowflake, 

Mermaid, Caribbean Sea, Teresa Green, Granny Smith

Derwent Inktense Pencils 

Stickles Glitter Glue - Stardust 

Versafine Ink - Onyx Black 

Watercolour Card

This is beautiful Dawn and what a
lovely gift it would make.  a good
idea to keep it small so that you can have
it with you when shopping for those
necessary ingredients!!

So, that is it for today, see you
tomorrow for our next letter in the
Alpha/Dictionary Challenge!

Jane x