Decorated bottles

 Here is another decorated bottle to add to my collection. This sample is using a new stamp from Beecrafty. Love this Nutcracker inspired stamp set.

Cleverprints

 Here are some of my samples for last weeks Misfits 2 stamps and dies which were on the Craft Store last week. They are great love these and they go so well with Misfits 1.

Christmas Decorated Bottles

 I love decorating wine bottles, I also enjoy emptying them.  Here are three of recent makes.  One done by stamping on plain craft rice paper and coloured with alcohol markers. The other two are done with serviettes.

Ice Cream Girls

 Today I am posting pictures of some of my samples for the Ice Cream Girls which I created for Cleverprints.  Having recently joined their design team I find their stamps, dies, stencils and papers so versatile really love them.

Using Drawing Gum

 I have been asked about using the drawing gum as a masking tool which is shown in the recent John Next Door Christmas box kit magazine. The article gives  written instructions and I know some people prefer picture instructions. So here is the process with a few pictures as well.

This is the Drawing gum I first came across this when water colour painting and used it to block out area and then add colours so it is very much the same principle.

Firstly I stamped the stag in black Versafine ink and left to dry completely.  I then took the gum and using a fine paint brush painted over the image. You will see that the image looks slightly blue. This needs to dry completely.

Next stage to add a wash to give the coloured background. Painting over the stamped image.

Again leave this to dry completely and then rub off the gum carefully with your ring finger(this is your gentlest finger). This reveals the white back ground.

I do hope this is helpful.

A different use for the Wreath Stencil

 Here is a different way to use the Wreath making stencils from John Next Door. For this one I used the smaller size, I put a piece of Dolly Dimples media card behind the outer stencil and blended Distressed Oxides from the outside of the stencil in. See below.

For the next stage I cover the blending with the inner piece of the stencil and repeated using a different tonal colour blending outwards. I have used bright colours for this as it shows up better in photos.

Finally I added my choice of finger stamps around the edges of the star, the white area adds definition to the outline. For my stamping I used Versaclair. Then added my centre piece which is using a stamp from the Summer Box Kit coloured with watercolours. A couple of mats and there you are!

Hope you found this helpful and an extension to the use of your Wreath stencils. I will post another idea next week!!!

Cleverprints

 Hi today I thought I would add some of my samples which appeared on the Cleverprints Misfits part one.  Having recently joined cleverprints design team I am thrilled to be using such versatile stamps, dies and stencils.

Pop up cards

 Love this die set from JND designed by Maxine Payne. It is so clever, lies flat and fits in a 5” x 7” envelope and just a little fold on opening and out it pops. Great for all seasons and occasions.

Lanterns and things

 I thought I would show some of the lanterns I made for John Lockwood and Crafts Too.

The dies will also make shaped gift boxes I will show some of those later. I have also made the die into a bottle over and cards.

Christmas Tag card

 My next take on Christmas is a Tag card, made from a piece of scrapbook paper folded in half and half again. This will make the card. I then die cut the tags in mountboard, I used a bigz die from way back but any tag die you have will be fine and you can cut in card, and if you want it to be stronger just add several layers of card.  I have decorated with one of John Lockwood’s new dies - Linda’s die. Glitter card and waterfall card various left over bits I have placed the bauble just off centre so they are slightly off the tag and then cut the spare part off.

Enjoy playing!

Christmas is coming

 So over the next few posts I will show you some of my ideas for this year.

This first one is made using acetate. Take a piece of acetate and add blobs  of Izink pigment inks they come in bottles either with a brush or a dropper. Then add another piece of acetate on top and wiggly around to make a pattern. This makes a beautiful background which I have used on several cards. I then die cut snowflakes to make a Christmas tree shape. I used one of John Next Door dies for this. The final addition is blue Stickles which match beautifully with the background.

I will be back with more ideas soon.

Different Birthday cards

 So today I have been making a different birthday card. 

To start I die cut a circle and banner, in mountboard then wrapped the circle in coloured twine. From a piece of pattern card I did cut the JND Bee Balm flower die several times to make six or so flowers and a strip to cover the banner. Die cut the words from another JND sentiment die. Shaped the flowers and with the banner added to the wreath, finally some little buttons from my stash together with ribbon for a hanging and a tag for a message to finish off.

Decorated Bottle

 I just love decorating bottles, particularly this bottle a crafting friend passed it on, minus the contents obviously!

Some times I use rice papers, garden or coloured twine, or hessian and ribbon. For this one I used paper serviettes, ribbon, buttons and foam flowers and of course little string seed lights.

Just a bit different!!

JND box kit

 So sorry I haven’t blogged for ages, life has been hectic so my apologies. It’s no good me promising to do better but I will try. 

So this card I made from the extras on the JND blooms and butterflies box kit.

I die cut the poppies in two directions just to add interest. Then I added the background which I made from a piece of acetate to which I added the Izink liquid ink, this is such fun to use. You need to make several sheets then let them dry. John had a you tube video on this.

Matted up and add a sentiment and you are done you may like to add flowers but I just wanted a clean and simple card.

Foiling using stencils

 So today I have been using stencils and foiling in a different way.

Firstly I took a stencil and drew around the inside of the stencil with ink pen. 

The next step is to pass through the Kaleido foiling machine.  The first picture is a very simple card.

Second card is with some doodling or zen tangling inside the petal shapes.

Next card I coloured after foiling with some metallic water colour paint.

And finally I discovered that after foiling once I could foil inside the first lot of foiling by painting the area with the magic medium.

Well pleased 😍😍😍