Good Morning All and a very Happy Tuesday!
I though that this week I'd revisit a favourite technique of mine that works brilliantly with silhouette stamps and that's faux brayering.
I've used the new Singles stamps from Creative Expressions and this one is called "My Ex".
Anyway, here we go...............
Mask off an area of gloss card with stick notes.
Starting with the lightest colour at the top, apply stripes of ink across the card using Cut 'n Dry Foam. Go back over with the lightest colour to blend.
I've used Sunshine Yellow, Peach Bellini and Citrus Adirondack Inks. This works just as well with Distress Inks.
Remove the sticky notes.
Ink up the stamp with Black Archival and stamp so that part of the image goes outside the coloured area.
Stamp the sentiment with the same ink.
Stamp dots from the A5 Doodle Flower set with Black Archival Ink.
Matt and layer onto Black Foundations Card.
Emboss a piece of Coconut White Card using the A4 Rows of Bows Embossing Folder.
Matt and layer onto black card.
Add a length of Black Seam Binding before gluing onto the blank card.
Add the stamped image with 3d foam pads.
Tie a triple bow with the seam binding and glue into position to finish.
And there it is! It's such a quick card to make and you can get some fab backgrounds in all sorts of colours. I hope you like it.
Well, that's it for this week. I'll be back next Tuesday with another background technique, hope you'll stop by.
Many thanks for visiting and leaving comments.
Until next time, have a happy, crafty week.
Good Morning All and a very Happy Tuesday!
I'm really enjoying playing with the new Singles Stamps from Creative Expressions. I've always loved silhouette stamps because you can do so much with the background.
So, without further ado, let's get started on this weeks project......
Go to a DIY store and pick up some of the paint charts!
Stick 2 of the paint charts onto a piece of card.
Cut off the excess.
Ink up "Best Friend" with Black Archival and stamp onto the paint chart.
Trim to size.
Matt and layer onto Black Foundations Card.
Dry emboss a piece of white card using the Creative Expressions A4 Rambling Blossoms Folder.
Matt and layer onto black card.
Heat up a length of Silky Crush Black Ribbon and attach it to the embossed piece of card.
Heating the ribbon makes it shrivel and gives a totally different effect.
Place the stamped image onto the background with 3d foam pads.
Stamp the sentiment with Black Archival Ink onto white card.
Matt and layer onto black card.
Stick onto the card with 3d pads.
Heat another length of the ribbon and tie into a bow. Glue into position.
Die cut Delicate Daisies Complete Petals from white card and Delicate Daisies Open Petals from black card.
Layer up and glue into position.
Add Dazzlers to the flower centres and the bow to finish.
And there's the finished card. I hope you like it.
I really enjoy looking round for free things to use and these paint charts are fantastic...there are so many colour ways!
Well, that's it for now. I'll be back next week with another way of using the silhouette stamps.
Many thanks for visiting and leaving comments.
Until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a very Happy Tuesday.
Today's make is with Mothering Sunday in mind. I've deliberately left Mother's Day off as sometimes we might want to send a card to someone who has been like a mother to us.
Anyway, let's get started....
Ink up the Singles "Born Free" stamp with French Ultramarine Archival. Stamp onto a piece of Coconut White card.
Cut out using the Californian Collection Basic Frames Set A Dies.
Cut a matt from Foundations Sky Blue card using the Californian Collection Decorative Frames Set B.
Matt and layer with 3d foam pads.
Dry emboss a piece of Coconut White card using the Couture Creations Large Circles Folder.
Matt and layer onto the Sky Blue Card.
Attach a strip of Pale Blue Seam Binding.
Glue the stamped image into position with Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue.
Stamp the sentiment using French Ultramarine Archival Ink and cut out with the Californian Collection Set A dies.
Cut out a matt using the Set B dies from Sky Blue Card.
Matt and layer with 3d foam pads.
Die cut some Petite Vinery sprays and glue into position. Glue the sentiment in place.
Tie a bow using the seam binding and glue into place.
And there's the finished card!
I'm not sure why the 2nd picture looks pink!!!
Everything used has come from Creative Expressions.
Anyway, hope you like it. Many thanks for stopping by and leaving comments.
I'll be back next week with another make using this range of stamps. Until the, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a very Happy Tuesday.
This week it's the last card using the Cats and Dogs stamps..very excited about the stamps for next month though!!!
This week is all about masking again but this time it's using the same stamp for multiple images. Let's get started!
Ink up "Willow" with Black Archival and stamp onto Coconut White Card. Heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder.
Stamp again onto a sticky note, cut out and cover the original stamped image.
Stamp and emboss Willow to the right and left of the 1st image.
Make sure that when you stamp the 2nd and 3rd images they are slightly higher than the 1st one.
Paint the cats with Citrus, Watermelon and Sunset Orange and Sunrise Yellow Adirondack Inks.
Matt and layer onto Black Foundations Card.
Cut a triangle of Couture Creations Damask Delight Paper and glue onto a piece of Coconut White Card.
Stamp the sentiment around the 2 plain edges and once on the cat picture.
Matt and layer onto white and black card before adding the main image to the centre.
And there's the finished card! Hope you like it...I think it's got a real "spring-like" feel to it!
Well, that's it for this week. Many thanks for stopping by and leaving comments, they are much appreciated.
I'm off to play with my new stamps ready for next weeks blog so until then, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a very Happy Tuesday!
As promised, I'm going to use Reverse Masking today to make a card using "Alfie", another Creative Expressions Singles Stamp.
Ink the stamp with Black Archival and stamp onto Coconut White Card.
Stamp again onto a piece of copier paper. Cut the dog out leaving a large area of paper around the cut out image.
Tape the paper over the stamped image.
Ink up the large dot Background Stamp with Saffron Archival and stamp over the masked image.
Remove the paper mask.
Using Distress Inks, paint the scarf and floor with Rusty Hinge and Alfie with Scattered Straw.
Matt and layer onto Chestnut and Ginger Foundations Card.
Stamp the Dot Background onto a larger piece of Coconut White Card with Saffron Archival Ink.
Emboss with the A4 Interlocking Circles Folder.
Highlight the raised areas with Scattered Straw Distress Ink.
Matt and layer with the Chestnut and Ginger Card.
Matt and layer strips of the same colour card and attach Yellow and White Bakers Twine.
Glue onto the background.
Stamp the sentiment from the "Paws-Itiveley" set onto the main image with Black Archival Ink.
Add to the main card with 3d foam pads.
And there's the finished card!
Hope you like it. Reverse Masking is a great way of adding detail to a stamped image. The stamp shouldn't have too much detail for this to work.
Anyway, that's it for this week. I'll be back next Tuesday with another project. Many thanks for stopping by and until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a very Happy Tuesday!
I'm back again with another design for Creative Expressions using the Singles Cats and Dogs range of stamps.
This time I've used the Triplets stamp so without further ado, let's get started....
Ink up the stamp with Black Archival and stamp onto Coconut White Card.
Paint the cats with Scattered Straw, Wild Honey and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks.
Paint the ball of wool with Festive Berries and the floor area with Tattered Rose.
Matt and layer the picture onto Foundations Ginger and Chestnut Card.
Matt and layer the same card onto a C5 sized card.
Cut a piece of Coconut White card to go onto the Ginger card.
Cut strips of Teresa Collins 8x8 paper and glue into place on the white card. Matt and layer onto the Ginger card.
Add some red and white Bakers Twine to the ball of wool and allow the edges to trail. Glue into place with Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue.
Stamp the sentiment from "Paws-Itively Great" onto Coconut White Card using Black Archival Ink.
Matt and layer as before.
Glue more Bakers Twine into position before adding the sentiment with 3d foam pads.
And there's the finished card!
Hope you like it, I love the sentiment...it really made me chuckle! I had a cat that used to do just that!!
Anyway, many thanks for visiting. I'll be back next Tuesday looking at a technique that I call Reverse Masking. Hope you can join me.
Until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning and a very Happy Tuesday and a Happy New Year!
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and that Santa brought you all the crafting goodies you wished for!
I've had a new batch of Singles stamps from Creative Expressions to play with over Christmas (it felt like an extra pressie!)
So without further ado, here's my first DT piece using them. I've used "Pickle" for this one as well as the "Paws-Itively Great" sentiment stamps and the "Paw print Lattice" Background stamp.
Ink up Pickle with Black Archival Ink and stamp onto Coconut White Card.
Stamp again onto 2 different pieces of Couture Creations Damask Delight paper.
Cut out the paper images and glue onto the original image using the 2nd paper for the rope.
Cut a piece of Coconut White card for the background. Randomly stamp the Paw Print Lattice background with Citrus Adirondack Ink.
Stamp over the top with "Hang in There" using Black Archival Ink.
Matt and layer onto the same paper as the rope was cut from.
Matt and layer Pickles onto the same paper and Black Foundations Card.
Cut a Lattice Strip from the Spellbinders 3d Lattice Bow set.
Glue to the left side of the card.
Attach Pickles to the card with 3d foam pads.
Die cut the Lattice Bow using the same 2 papers as before. Glue the smaller one on top and add a Small Round Black Circle Dazzler to the centre. Glue into place on the card.
And there's the finished project!
Everything used on this card is from Creative Expressions. I do hope you like it.
As you read this, I'll be setting off on a cruise to Rio (Steve is working on it). I have all my projects scheduled and ready to go until I get back on the 23rd.
So until next time, have a happy, crafty week and please stop by while I'm away....I've got some lovely projects lined up!!
