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New Home

Hi Everyone!

We have the final instalment

of our New Home celebrations

today.  All these lovely projects

this week have brought on

the wanderlust .........  only

just curbed by the very thought

of packing up my craft room......

Here is Jane Castle to take

my mind off it .........

"Hi everyone, today I'd like to share

 with you my project using 

the fab stamps by Riley and Company

 called Mushroom Lane. 

They each have an amazing amount 

of detail and stamp beautifully crisp 

and clear..... what more could we ask for!

To begin with I started with a 15cm x 15cm

 Kraft card as my base and cut a piece of 

mixed media card 14cm x 14cm.

For the tag I used the largest of the dies from a set

from my stash and cut a matching tag

 from some kraft card and then 

 cut the mixed media card a little smaller.

The card was coloured using a brayer 

and various Fresco paints.

Then using some Distress Ink, a sponge and 

stencil added some fern leaves to the centre 

part of the card to frame my main image.

These leaves were then brushed with mica 

powder adding a slight sheen and extra interest.

I then stamped my main image several times 

using Distress Oxide Ink onto some spare 

cream coloured card ready to cut out various layers. 

These were coloured with Distress Markers

 and the white stones around the door and

 the picket fence were coloured using a fine white 

pigment pen.

Welcome' was die cut using some scrap card.

The main image was stamped onto my 

background card and the aerial was

 heat embossed with clear EP. 

The card was then assembled using Pinflair glue

 and to finish Enamel Accents were added 

to the corners.

I think you can just see in the photo

 how the light on the mica powder changes 

the colour of the fern leaves around 

the mushroom house and shed.

Now to finish the tag ----- 

I stamped the main image onto the largest tag

 and heat embossed with clear EP. 

Next I stamped the 'Home is Where the Heart is'

 onto the smaller tag that had been coloured

 with paint. 

I was not completely happy with the sizing 

so decided to cut the painted tag again 

one size smaller which I felt worked 

so much better.

The smaller tag was attched with foam pads

 and a hole punched in the top for some ribbon.

I think these stamps make a great addition 

to any crafters tool box and I will 

be purchasing more in the future."

Items Used

Mushroom Lane House and Shed Stamp set by Riley & Company

TCW Mini Whimsical Shrooms Stencil

Jofy Mini 42

Distress Oxide Ink in Vintage Photo

Distress Ink in Peeled Paint

PaperArtsy Fresco Paints in Stone, Copper, China, Granny Smith and Guacamole.

Crafter Companion Die'sire Welcome to die

Distress Markers 

Foam Pads

Wendy vecchi Enamel Accents in Potting Soil

Cosmic Shimmers Iridescent Mica Powder

Detail Clear Embossing Powder

 Nested Tag Dies from stash

Thank you Jane for a

super card and gift tag set,

together with a great tutorial

So, that's all for today folks

"Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

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New Home

Hallo There!

I read somewhere that

the school holidays are

becoming the time to 

move house.  It seems

that nowadays pupils

should live in the

right catchment area

Fitting the move in

with the family summer

holiday must take a bit

of juggling...........

Here's Hazel Harler with a

super tutorial for us

"Hi there, today I'm sharing with you a 

New Home card and gift tag using a 

Riley and Company Mushroom Lane stamp.

First I stamped the image onto white card

 using black Archival ink.

The image was coloured with watercolour pencils

 and a water brush.

I coloured a piece of white card with 

fossilized amber distress oxide.

I stamped some dots round the edge using a

 Paperartsy/Lin Brown stamp and

 fired brick distress oxide.

I then matted the background onto some

 red card and then onto a yellow card blank

 - if you haven't got a yellow card blank 

colour the edges of a white one with

 fossilized amber distress oxide ink.

I matted the image onto some red card

 leaving the bottom a little longer than the image.

 I wrapped some yellow ribbon round the bottom

 and then I attached it to the card blank. 

I attached the sentiment [stamp unknown], 

some tiny flowers and ladybirds

 that I found in my stash.

Now for the key fob:

I stamped the image onto shrink plastic 

with black Stazon ink.....

 ....then coloured the image with watercolour

 pencils but didn't use any water. 

I punched a hole at the top and used 

a corner punch to round the corners.

I made a tag to match the card and 

heated the shrink plastic with my 

heat gun to shrink it then 

I attached a key ring.

I punched a hole at the top of the tag 

and attached the key ring with some ribbon.

 I added a few flowers and a ladybird.

The finished card and tag."

Items used:

Card blank.
Red and white card.
Riley and Company Mushroom Lane stamp.
Black Archival ink.
Watercolour pencils.
Water brush.
Distress Oxide ink pads - fossilized amber and fired brick.
Paperartsy/Lin Brown stamp.
Shrink Plastic.
Black Stazon.
Key Ring.
Hole punch.
Corner Punch.
Double sided tape.
Flowers, ladybirds and sentiment stamp.

Thank you for a lovely card

and gift tutorial Hazel

I rather like the key fob -

might also go well in a

Christmas cracker..........

Oh my goodness!  I've used

the C word - I'd better go

before anyone notices.....

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

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New Home

Hi there!

I'm still attempting to get a

stock of cards together so I

don't get caught out......again!

How're you doing?

Angela Radford is here today

with another background

card and tag set for us.....

"Here today to show you a card

 I've made using a Mushroom Lane

 stamp, they are so cute.

I started by making a background paper 

using a Tim Holtz stencil with the 

Oxide inks.

Once that was complete I used another

 Tim stencil with crackle paste to add 

more texture and when that was dry 

I rubbed over it gently with gilding wax.

For the main image I began by die cutting 

a square of card and applying oxide ink. 

Splattered water on this and used tissue to 

remove some of the ink. 

I used Flitter glue with the stamp. 

Apply the stamp lightly as this is very sticky 

and don't leave it on the card for too long

 or it can be difficult to remove. 

I know this from experience! 

Apply the gilding flakes then rub away 

the excess.

Next I mounted coloured card to the 

craft card blank.

 This photograph really shows you how shiny 

the gilding flakes are.

Using some of the left over background card 

and lace, I made a band to go across the card.

And so to the completion.

 Before adding the band, I applied a sentiment.

I decided to make an extra mat from 

one of the Craft cards

Here is the completed card. 

I made a small gift tag to go with it using some 

left over background card and some wooden 

embellishments decorated with gilding wax 

and gilding flakes. Finished off by adding

Bakers Twine and blue pearls

This close up shows the tag much better

 and the gilding. 

Hope you enjoyed watching me make this

Happy crafting, Angela xXx

Products Used:

Mushroom Lane stamp 

Tim Holtz:Dies

Stencils: Feather,  Autumn leaves.

Oxides

Blending Tools

Card: White Coloured

Craft Cards and Envelopes

Gilding Flakes

Flitter Glue

Crackle Paste 

Gilding Wax

Wooden embellishments

Bakers Twine

Lace

Certainly did enjoy watching you Angela.  

Thank you for your

beautiful card.  The gilding looks very

impressive I have to say

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

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New Home

Hallo Everyone!

People seem to be on the

move all the time nowadays

and I don't know about you but 

for all I know someone is about

to move house, when they do

it comes as a complete

surprise and I am left scurrying

about getting a card together in

double quick time!  Well, no

more surprises; from now on 

we shall have something suitable

to commemorate the occasion

all ready and waiting ..........

Here is Craftyfield who has

come in to stop me rambling on....

"The Mushroom Lane stamps are lovely

 images to colour and so whimisical I wanted

 to give a house to my faerie...

In almost a negative from the card I stamped

 the tags with white ink, for a totally different look.

For the card I stamped the image on white

 cardstock with Memento black dye ink. 

This is the best ink for colouring with 

alcohol pens as alcohol doesn't affect it.

 After colouring I die-cut the image 

for the best fit on my stepper.

I also stamped a few grasses and flowers 

to create a garden for the left of 

my stepper, on a separate piece of card,

 placing a fairy amongst the vegetation. 

I added a subtle glitter accent with a 

Spica pen in lavender to make the wings visible.

I created my side stepper, with an A4 piece

 of cardstock from which I cut 1.7cm off the

 length, keeping the entire width. 

This makes all the measuring easier.

The side stepper folded:

 For the tag, since this is a BIG stamp, 

I layed my 2 tags side by side and

 stamped both at once. 

2 upsides: I get 2 matching but completely 

different tags and I only ink,

 stamp & clean once... 

no, not lazy just keen on efficiency!

Before colouring... I stamped the image 

in white but tried to use the same 

colours as for the card

 (it's the same house after all!)

 For colouring, I only used pencils, 

no solvent, blender or burnishers, 

and yet obtained a very good coverage

 of the coloured cardstock. 

The Coloursoft pencils are very good at 

laying opaque colours quickly without 

need for layers upon layers of pencils."

Supplies:

Mushroom Lane - House 2:l

Mia (faerie) from Lavinia: 

EKC02 from PaperArtsy (the flowers): 

Black dye ink (Memento): 

White pigment ink (Versacolor): 

Versamark:

White Embossing powder:

Alcohol markers (Promarkers): 

Coloured pencils (Coloursoft): 

Glitter pen:

Thank you for a great project

Craftyfield and such a clear

template too!  Suddenly the

construction of a stepper has

come clear to me!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx