Fanciful Plantation

Fanciful Plantation

Hallo Everyone!

Happy Wednesday to you

and as it is Wednesday we

have a new theme.  Yayyy!

Here is Angela Radford to

start us off:

Hi all.  I'm here to show you what fun 

I had with the Elena Zinski stamps and 

Paper Artsy Infusions. 

Started this Bendy card with an A3 sheet of 

white card cutting it down to the size required

Here you can see how I curved the sides 

but you can shape them however you like.

Score and fold, the card is ready to be decorated.

Next I stamped several of the images onto white card 

and embossed these. 

This is just a small selection.

Using a paint palette, place water in each well 

and a small amount of infusion colour. 

These are very strong colours so don't add too much. 

They make brilliant watercolours.

These can be left in the palette and allowed to dry 

then when the water is added they are ready for use again.

 I coloured the images and then left them on one side to dry.

 For the background, I stamped the images and

embossed with white powder then sprayed water 

lightly over the card. 

Next the infusions are sprinkled over a little at a time, 

more water can be sprayed on until you achieve 

the effect required. 

Allow this to dry and then rub over the embossing

 with a dry cloth which will make the embossing 

stand out better.

Cut the background to match the card shape 

and stamp the images in black and emboss.

 Here you can see some of the birds 

I decided to use too.

Next cut out the main image sections. 

You don't need legs and branches as they 

will still show when the birds bodies and 

the houses are attached. 

Do remember that these colours are activated 

by water so if you want to be sure that the 

colours stay put a spray fixative is a good idea.

I used Fresco Glaze on the eyes and clouds 

for added interest.

And here we are completed,

 including one of the sentiments from set 8. 

I so love these stamps and I'm sure you will too. 

Happy crafting, Angela x"

Materials used:

ElenaZinski stamps

Infusions

White  Card

Black Ink

Clear embossing Ink

Embossing Powder:

White

Black

Fresco Satin Glaze

Palette

Super tutorial Angela, thank you.

Have to admit to complete ignorance

re the bendy card,  Definitely a first

for me.  Think I will go and try my hand

at one this afternoon.  One?  Did I say that?

Don't think so, these look as though they

might become a little addictive.............!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Twelve Month Challenge

Twelve Month Challenge 

Hallo All!

Bet you thought I'd forgotten about 

the challenge!  Well, not completely

as you see.  Must be all this unaccustomed 

sunshine.  My apologies to you all

Without further ado, here is Claire's

beautiful canvas for April:

The rhyme is:

April brings the primrose sweet,

Scatters daisies at our feet.

The challenge will be to

add a Primrose or a Daisy
and don't forget to show
the rhyme somewhere too

You have until 23rd April to

add your project 

 via the link

If  you cannot use the link 

please email your project to me

mickiecraftbarn@gmail.com

and I will add it for you

Look forward to seeing

all your super projects

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

An InLinkz Link-up

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