I'm a rainbow sprinkle in a vanilla world

Hello and welcome

I am back today with another of my makes from my week off. I decided on a fun make with this fab stamp by Katzelkraft. He's just great isn't he. I have also decided that I am no longer going to write up such in depth instructions on how I made things due to the fact time is short and I'm also unsure how many visit my blog these days. Do people still do the blog thing I wonder? I sometimes think with all the other platforms maybe not. I'm also not here that often sadly due to work and family commitments. I will however post a photo of items used, and a quick write up :-)

See below picture for items used to make the fun card :-)

Card was created with weathered wood and antique linen. The camera was stamped with black versafine on a spare piece of card and embossed. Cut out and put aside. Stamp the photo film several times and cut out. Stamp three in a row. Mask off to stamp the face in each one. Stamp the bird again directly onto the card. Colour with any colour of choice. Glue all the pieces onto the card. Blend the weathered wood around the edge of the card. Take the lines from the PaperArtsy set and stamp around the edge of the card randomly using Archival watering can.

Mount onto black card and again onto coordinating card before mounting onto white card base.

All for now

Much love

Bev. xxx

Dream until your dreams come true

Hello again

Back today with a CAS card. I really don't find it easy making these and have difficulty with white space but I have to say that although this was a real quick make at the end of the day, I really am quite liking the simplicity of this and the story it holds :-)

Here's What I used...

Stencil Girl... S288

Bee Crafty Stamp... Hope

Inkylicious Stamp... Dreams Come True

Distress Ink... Antique Linen

Versafine Ink... Vintage Sepia

Here's What I did...

Take a piece of white card, I chose to die cut my card using a stitch die. I believe this is one of Sue Wilson's. Take the stencil and place down onto the card and use low tack masking tape to hold in place. Gently blend over the stencil with the Antique Linen using a brush until you have the desired depth of colour. Remove the stencil carefully.

Take the stamp of the girl and ink up using the Vintage Sepia. Stamp onto the card. I used a stamp platform to allow a repeat stamp to get full coverage and the depth of colour I wanted. Take the wording from the Inkylicious stamp set and ink up using the same ink and stamp in place.

To ground the girl I simply used a string of small gems. Mount onto dark brown card stock and again onto coordinating colour card. Mount onto your white card base.

Simple :-) 

All for now

Much love

Bev. xxx

Close your eyes

Hello and welcome

Well here I am again. I am really enjoying this week I have to say, although not much house work is getting done sadly. I am back again with another make using Visible Image. Just love their stamps. I have already made a similar one to this way back but this one kind of just happened. Well it's all good fun.

I have taken a photo of items used to save time listing.

Here's what I did...

I began with a piece of mixed media card. It needs to be able to take a lot of water. Spritz the card heavily with water so that there is plenty sitting on top of the card. Take a paint brush and dip into the Ink. I used Crimson and Purple. Drop and dab the ink onto the card so that it spreads out into the water. It will do its own thing. Lay a piece of paper towel down onto the card to soak up most of the water. Repeat if you feel the need until the colour is as you want it. Dry well with a heat tool. Take the Versafine ink and ink up the closed eyes and stamp down onto the card. As always I used a stamp platform for this to allow repeat stamping to get the depth of colour and a solid image. Take the nose and lips and carefully ink up the nose with the black and stamp down. Now ink up the lips with the plum archival ink and stamp down onto the card.

Take the words stamp and ink up with the black versafine ink. I wanted to separate the words. To do this, mask off the bottom two lines while you ink the stamp, then remove the masking tape and stamp down. Repeat this process to enable you to stamp the bottom two lines at the bottom of the tag.

Blend around the outside of the tag with the distress ink to darken the edges. Once happy with the colour, take the circles stamp from the Ripple Effect stamp set and stamp down using the Magenta Hue archival ink pad. Do this all around the outside of the tag. Take the white posca pen and gently line the inside of all the circles partially just to add highlights.

Mount onto a piece of black card and then onto coordinating card before mounting onto a piece of white card. Snip off the corners to create the tag. Punch a hole for the ribbon. I took a piece of white ribbon and coloured it with the distress ink to create a matching ribbon.

Hope you like it.

All for now

Much love

Bev. xxx

Let your vivid colours light the world

Hello again

I'm back with a nice quick card. Another gel print with this great stamp by Inkylicious. Just love their stamps. Inspired by the lovely weather I have enjoyed this week despite it being February. I have actually had the doors and windows open. Perfect :-)

Here's what I used...

Inkylicious stamp... Leopard Prowl.
Inkylicious stamp...Willow Twigs.
Visible Image stamp... Your Vivid Colours.
Versafine Ink Pad... Black.
Archival Ink Pad... Fern Green.
Distress Inks... Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Spiced Marmalade and Abandoned Coral.
Fine Liner Pen... Black.
Gel Press.

Here's what I did...

Make a print using the gel press. Mask off the sun before applying the inks listed. Remove the mask and brush over lightly with the spiced marmalade until happy with the depth of colour.

Take the leopard and ink up with the black ink. This stamp is open so I like to give it an outline. Do this with a fine liner unless you prefer the stamp left as is.

Take the willow twig and ink up with the fern green  and stamp across the bottom of the card. Take the words and stamp at the top of the card using black ink.

Mount onto black card and again onto a piece of coordinating card. Finish by mounting onto your card base.

That's all from me today.

Back soon.

Much love

Bev. xxx

Courage

Hello

I am back again. What a fab week I am having. Must say it has flown by way too quick but then it does when you are having fun. I hope you have all had a good week and maybe got a little crafting done too. Well I have changed up the mix a bit and gone back to a card for a change.

Here's what I used...

Stampers Anonymous... Tim Holtz Sea Life.
Visible Image stamp set... Dare to Swim.
Stampin Up stamp set... High Tide.
Versafine Ink pad... Onyx Black, Vintage Sepia and Spanish Moss.
Distress ink pads... Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Mustard Seed and Wild Honey.
Posca Pen... Yellow.
Cuttlelola Dots Pen... Black
Round Gel Press.

Here's what I did...

Create your back ground using the gel press and distress inks. I use one of my embossing plates to attach the gel press so I can press in down exactly where I want it just like you would with a stamp.

Take the octopus and ink up with the black versafine ink and stamp down. Repeat stamp until happy with the image and depth of colour. I used a foliage stamp to the left of the card, I am not sure who the stamp is by as it is very old and no packaging but any would do. I stamped this with the versafine spanish moss. To make sure I kept within the circle I made a mask from a spare piece of card. I did the same to the right of the card with the foliage stamp from the same set as the octopus using the versafine vintage sepia. Now take the fish from the visible image stamp set, and using the versfine spanish moss, ink up and stamp down just below then octopus.

Now take the wording. Again I don't know the make as there is no packaging and I have had the set a long time. You can choose any appropriate verse for this. Stamp using versafine black ink to the top left. I used the birds from the stamping up set, again using black versafine and stamped these bottom right. I used the dots pen to ground the birds. If you don't have one then you can ground the birds any way you choose for the same effect.

I chose to die cut my card with a stitch die. Mount this onto colour coordinating card and then mount onto your white card base.

I decided I wanted the eyes to stand out a little more so used a yellow posca pen to do this.

A nice easy card to make but quite effective. I hope you like it and even better, maybe got inspired.

Back soon.

Much love

Bev. xxx

Time, you can't turn back the clock

Hello

Here I am again using these fab stamps by Visible Image. There really is so much you can do with these stamps. They say crafting reflects your mood and what's going on in your life and I think that shows with my makes this week. I have to confess that having made this one, I do wish I had made it in another colour but it still tells the story well I think. That is the great thing with crafting, anything goes really so happy days :-)

I have saved time listing again with a photo below of items used to make this tag.

Here's what I did...

I began with a piece of mixed media card and blended over the whole tag with Mustard Seed distress ink. Take the stencil and place on the tag to the top right and blend through with Festive Berries distress ink. Do the same again with the stencil placed at the bottom left. Take the same ink and blend around the edge of the tag. 

Take the fab swirly stamp from the first stamp set called Ahead of our Time and ink up with the versafine ink. Repeat stamp if needed to get a good dark image. Take the birds and stamp at the top right. Take the words from the second stamp set called Somewhere in Time and stamp these using the versafine ink pad. 

To create the the edges of the tag I used the sides of the large splat stamp. Ink up the sides of the stamp and stamp all the way round the tag. Take the black soot distress ink and blend lightly round the edge of the tag. I wanted to grunge it up a little so took a blending sponge and very lightly blobbed it over the yellow to dull it down a little.

Mount onto black card and again onto a piece of coordination card and then mount onto the tag base. As always I used a piece of plain ribbon and coloured it with the festive berries distress ink to make a matching ribbon.

As always, thanks for dropping in. 

Much love

Bev. xxx

The future is in your hands

Hello and welcome

I am very much enjoying a well deserved week off work so where did I end up? You've got it, the craft room. It has been a while since getting in here and getting mucky and it has been great fun I have to say. I decided on this fab stamp set by Visible Image for my first make. How true is that saying...The future really is in your hands.

Here's what I used...

Rather than list it all I have saved time by taking a photo of items used for this make. The only thing I missed was the Ranger Texture Paste in Opaque Matte, Clear Embossing Powder, and a the stencil used for the texture around the edge. I have no idea on the make or name as its in a folder with no packaging. Any stencil of your choice will do :-)

Here's what I did...

I began with a piece of white card stock and just swiped the first three ink pads down the card and then blended over the entire card with the Antique Linen. 

Take the first hand stamp and ink up with the Versafine Ink pad. I used a stamp platform to allow two or three impressions. Quickly sprinkle over the clear embossing powder and heat until melted. Repeat this with the second hand. 

Take the wording from the same stamp set and stamp this with the black Versafine Ink in between the two hands. Take the word discover from the second stamp set and stamp this using the Archival ink pad in Magenta Hue.

Take the stencil and texture paste and apply randomly around the edge of the card. I like to heat set this as it bubbles up slightly to give a slightly bubbled finish. Once this is dry, take a blending foam and the Abandoned Coral and blend around the edge of the card to darken the edge. 

Take the Treasure Gold in Brass and apply gently with a finger tip over the texture paste and around the edge of the card to give a soft gold shimmer. Take a green brush pen, or any colour you prefer to give the eye some colour.

Mount the card onto black card and then a piece of coordinating card and then onto your white card base. Remember to leave plenty of extra at the top to cut the corner to make the tag shape. Punch a hole and die cut the reinforcements. I had no matching ribbon so used a white ribbon that I coloured with the inks used on the card for the perfect match. I must admit I tend to do this most of the time as it saves on money buying many different colours that don't often match. 

I hope you like it and as always, thank's for dropping by.

Will be back again real soon with another make. No stopping me while I am enjoying time off work.

Take care

Bev. xxx

How fragile we are

Hello and welcome

I hope you are all well. I decided to have a good tidy up in the craft room which very quickly led to a quick make while in there. It is almost valentines day so with that in mind, this was the result.

Here's what I used:

MDF Upright... Note Pad.

Visible Image Stamp Set... How Fragile.

Distress Inks... Black Soot, Weathered Wood, Aged Mahogany, Fired Brick and Tattered Rose.

Archival Ink... Jet Black.

Posca Pen... Red and Silver.

Heart Die.

Gesso... Black and White.

I began by coating the MDF upright with white gesso. I used two coats. I decided where I wanted the main image to go and then cut a piece of acetate roughly to give me the outline. I used the inner piece as a mask to allow me to blend over the aged mahogany and fired brick. Once happy with the colour, take the the black soot and gently blend out from the acetate to give a darker shadow. Then take the outer piece of acetate to cover the pink and blend over the weathered wood . I used the black soot once again to darken the inner edge. Lightly brush over the center with tattered rose to give a soft pink area where the hearts are to go. The outline was not quite dark enough so I used a black colouring pencil to add more depth. I mixed some black gesso with water, and using a fan shaped brush, flicked some black over the lighter area. Before this dries, take a paper towel and wipe down the upright to smudge the dots. Colour the upright base with the aged mahogany and fired brick to match the upright.

Take the visible image stamp and ink up with the archival ink. Stamp down onto the MDF. I used a stamp platform to enable me to repeat stamp to get a good strong image. Using the shattered glass stamp from the same set, stamp randomly over the whole piece. Using the red posca pen, colour the centre pieces in red and the outer pieces in silver. Now take the wording and stamp this as the bottom of the center piece. Cut out two hearts from a piece of red card. Glue the first heart flat onto the upright and then use dimensional glue for the second heart to raise it up slightly.

A very easy and quick make when time is lacking. All good fun. Hope to be back soon.

Much love

Bev xxx