Mail Art Stamps with a difference.

I wanted to do something different with the Stamp stamps from Claritystamp, I have no idea why this idea popped into my head, but it did!

The floral corner stamp is also from Claritystamp, as is the Forever stamp.

I stamped the triangular stamp stamp to form the pinwheel shape, I then stamped the floral corner through an aperture mask. I but around the inside of the stamps so i could raise and shape them, layered onto mirror card and then added acetate for extra dimension.

Thanks for looking!

Some challenges

Claudia & Co Monocromatic

Paper Take Weekly Anything

Craft Your Passion Anything

Lexi's Creations Monochromatic

Woodware USA Monochromatic

One Stitch At A Time 3D

Hunkydory Quad Twisted Easel.

This is made using the new Hunkydory Country Cottage kit.

This size is great for using up smaller bits and bobs.

The foiled card is also from Hunkydory

The measurements for this are

28cm x 14cm.

The little squares are 7cm x 7cm.

Some challenges

One Stitch At A Time 3D

Paper Sundaes spring blossoms

Quirky Crafts Twisted easel

2 Sisters thinking of you

Allsorts Blooming blossoms

Ellephantastic Anything but square or rectangle

Alphabet Challenge V for vehicle (there is a boat in 1 pic)

Another Clarity card.

This is another of my Clarity Stamp cards for April. 

I love this sentiment and the 'stamp' stamps are sooo useful!

I used the Mountain Meadow big/juicy and Expresso Adirondack ink pads, gold pen for rough edging.

I didnt add extra colour inside the stamp with the thistle because i wanted it to stand out against the bright colours.

Some challenges

I Did It Creations Anything goes

Polkadoodle no printed backing paper

Top Tip Tuesday Nature

Tuesday Throwdown Florals

Woodware USA clean and simple

An Easel from a Hunkydory sheet!

I made this using an A4 sheet from the new Hunkydory Window to the Heart kit. It was supposed to go inside one of the french window cards, but i had other ideas for this one!

Some challenges

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge Shaped card

Colour Create Pastels

Delightful Challenges Flowers

Moving Along With The Times More than 1 fold

Clear It Out! Flowers

Tuesday Throwdown Florals

Magical Mondays  Shaped card

Make it Monday Anything goes

Ooh La La Creations Special friend

Paper Playtime Anything goes

Pollycraft Friends

There She Goes No markers

Gingerloft Die cuts/punches

Paris Collage by Clarity

This is one of my example cards for my Clarity workshop last week.

I used Paris Collage, its one of my fave stamps!

I used Cranberry Adirondack inkpad to stamp and colour.

The background was stamped randomly and clear embossed, the watches were glazes with glossy accents.

There are 4 layers decoupaged.

I used silk art card from Hunkydory for layering up.

Some challenges

Anything Goes Challenge  Make your own embellies (stop watch charm)

Cards For Men Embossing

Crafty Cardmakers Spotlight Challenge Decoupage

Make it Monday Anything goes

Paper Playtime Anything goes

There She Goes No markers

Stamptacular Sunday No kids

Alphabet Challenge up in the air (the dragonfly)

Fabulous Friday Re-use (the string)

Just Add Ink Card and ink only

Raise The Bar Foriegn Land

Tellen's Place Texture

Paper Play Distressing

The Rubber Cafe Embossing

Stampin' B's Masculine

Crafts and Me Anything goes

Magnolia ballerina

This card has been sitting waiting to be loaded onto my computer for about 3 weeks, why is there only 24 hours in a day and why are there only 7 days in a week??

The paper is from Papermania. Flowers from Wild Orchid.

I made the gem centres for the flowers by squeezing on a bit of liquid pearls and gently putting a gem on top.

I coloured with PM's.

Some challenges

Just Magnolia  Bingo (ribbon,gems,flowers)

Magnolia Stamp lovers  Ribbon

Crafty Emma Die cuts

Totally Papercrafts Cute

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Ribbon/bow

Moving Along With The Times Metal

Freshly Brewed 2 or more embellies

I Love Promarkers Go dotty (i dotted liquid pearls around frame)

A Spoonful Of Sugar ribbon pearls flowers

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Happy birthday lots of pearls

Shabby Tea room  Bingo.Die cuts,flowers,gems

Pink Champagne

I made this with the new Windows to the Heart Kit from Hunkydory.

I love the double sided papers-its like having 2 sets!

All I used from the kit for this card was 1 topper, i sheet of double sided paper,the back of the panel the topper came from.  I die cut the little champers glasses from the corner of the topper card.

Some diamond sparkles on the ice cubes and to make sparkly bubbles on the glasses.

Some challenges

2 Sisters  make your own embellies (the little topper with the glasses)

Crafty Emma  Die cut crazy

Wee memories  Anything goes

Paper Cutz 3 patterned papers

Delightful Challenges Pastels and ribbons

Do You Stack Up? Sparkles and bling

Amber's Crafts and Stuff Die cuts

Crafts and Me Anything goes

Creative Card Crew No stamps

Cards from my first workshop.

I thought i would show you some of the cards my ladies did on my Clarity Stamp workshop on Tuesday at Inspirations in Preston (Cardcraft Plus). I wanted to cover Brayering techniques but not spend all day on it, i thought it might be too much for people who were very new, so we did cards with a variety of techniques-the plan was something for everybody!

Please forgive the photography- it doesnt do these cards justice at all, i was rushing to grab a handful of ladies cards as they were on the way out the door, so this is not everybody's work.

These were made by Gill, Di, Christine. Their 1st ever attempt with a brayer,well done girls!

The 'Cranberry' Parisian cards were made by Irene, Gill, Frances,Di, Margaret, Christine.

This is a close up of mine to show a bit more detail, the white background is clear embossed, it look s really effective in the flesh- you just cant see it in pics!!! There are 4 layers decoupaged up.

Only a couple of ladies squeezed the blue one in.

Well i must be feeling brave because i have provisionally set a date for my next Clarity workshop, thinking of an Elegance theme using masking, resist,sponging etc.

You can see all the different workshops available at Cardcraft Plus here

Crafty Sentiments Animal challenge

This week Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring Crafty Sentiments Animal challenge, so here is my fave lady kitty!

I coloured with PM's. Stunning foiled card is from Hunkydory. Punch is a Martha.

Flowers are Wild Orchid.  I cant remember where the sentiment stamp is from im sorry!

Die cut is distressed with expresso Adirondack.

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge Punches/die cuts
Charisma Cardz Die cuts
Digi Doodle Shop's Best Anythiing goes
The Rubber Cafe Mono
Stamp Insanity Gold/metalic
Freshly Brewed spots/dots
Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday
Creatalicious Challenges  2 tone
Top Tip Tuesday birthday
Kaboodle Doodles Happy birthday



 

New Flowers and inky fingers!!

Ooh the ink has been busy this week, my fingers have been covered in it!

This is one the cards i made using some of the brand new Clarity Stamps from Barbara Gray.

I stamped the flowers in Denim Adirondack and then coloured/covered them with my versamark pen, embossed them with clear powder. Then sponged the ink around, left to dry properly and then buffed the white flowers.

Some challenges

Anything Goes Challenge  Die cuts

Paper Take Weekly 3 0f something (gems)

Sweet Stamps  Think spring

There's Magic in the Air Mono

Woodware USA Spring is coming

Cheerful Stamp Pad  Spring

Creative Cowgirls Mono

Gingerloft Flowers

Let's Ink It Up No digis , embossing

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Spring has sprung

Simply Create Mono

Stamp Man Floral

Stampin For The Weekend Mono

 

Sassy Scarlett in coffee and cream!

I should have posted this the day before yesterday but was worn out by the time i got home and then last night the pics just would not load!!!!
This is my card to play along with the Punches challenge at  Cooking It Up With Katie sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs.

The paper is from Papermania, flowers from Wild Orchid, punch is an EK success, Pearl brads from Papermania.

Promarkers used

Ivory,Blush,Oatmeal,Tan, Cocoa.

Some challenges

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge Glitz & glamour

Fun with Shapes & More Die cut/punch

Simply Create Mono

Stampin For The Weekend Mono

Crafty Sentiments Just for you

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Pearls

Southern Girls Flowers

Stampin' B's Bling

Simon Says Stamp Anything

Stars and Stamps Midweek Throwdown Polka dots

A Spoonful Of Sugar Vintage/shabby

Anything Goes Challenge Distessing

My Time To Craft - jewels

Craft Your Passion Anything

Crazy Challenge Lovely ladies

Paper Playtime Anything digi

Lili of the Valley kids

I cant remember what this Lili of the Valley stamp is called, i won it on Dawny's blog along with some flowers that never arrived, oh well never mind.  This is one of the ton of images i coloured on the train the other week, i just need to make them into cards now.

The papers are from Jesse Edwards, found them in the back of the cupboard.

Border punch is an EK success.

Charm is from my stash

Flowers from Wild Orchid

Doily die is from Dies to Die For

Promarkers Used

Ivory, Blush, Oatmeal,Tan,Cocoa,Powder Blue,Blender.

This one isnt even cropped because i still need to re-load my photo editor program back onto the PC, and i have to buy my watermark again too.

Some challenges

Crafty Sentiments  Birhdays

 Little Miss Muffet Challenges  Designer Papers

Paper Play Shabby chic/vintage

Simon Says Stamp  Recipe

My Time To Craft Hats

Oldie But Goodie Challenge Spring is in the air

Paper Take Weekly Anything plus something old (papers)

Scrap-Creations Kids

Top Tip Tuesday Fave technique (colouring)

Die Cut Dreams Spring garden scene

Incy Wincy Designs Spring is in the air

Lexi's Creations Flowers

Pollycraft 3 circles

Woodware USA Anything goes

I Did It Creations Punches/dies

Paper Sundaes How charming

First couple of POD samples

As promised here is a couple of my Hunkydory samples, show you some more over the next couple of days.

If you see me on a Train dont talk to me!

It happened again, i NEEDED to buy another Maggy-no its true this time. I have been going to Cardcraft Plus in Preston for a few days to help Anne-Marie prepare for the Pick of the Day on Ideal World (Tuesday 9pm) I have had to use the train because my car let me down, anyway, whenever i make eye contact with anyone on a train they turn out to be a looney and want to talk to me for the whole hour journey,sooo, i took a handful of PM's and a few stamped images and just kept my head down,woohoo it worked!  but i ran out of images and needed some for the homeward journey on friday.  In my defense, i spent 4 days surrounded by a craft heaven and didnt spend very much!

Right then, my card. I had the 2 Maggy challenges in mind when doing this.

The paper is from Papermania.  The sentiment is a LOTV.  The flowers i won from Wild Orchid, Yay!

The doily is my Die-namics cutting die.  I may have bought the tag die from Preston with my Maggy....

Looks far nicer in he flesh.

Promarkers used

Hair. Ivory,Tan.

Skin. Oatmeal,Blush,Ivory.

Lavender,Orchid, Tea Green.

Some Challenges

 Just Magnolia  Love You

Magnolia Stamp lovers  Pastel

Challenge Up Your Life  Monochrome

Crazy 4 Challenges  Use Dies

One Stop Craft  Birthday

Phindy’s Place Momochrome

Stampin With The Dragon  Birthday

Wags 'n Whiskers Punches

Charisma Cardz  Spring

Cute Card Thursday something shiny (gems in flowers)

Samuel Taylor's Challenge  Markers

Creative Cottage Lots of flowers

Forgotten Scraps Spring/flowers

Paper Pretties for a child

A Sassy sponsorship at One Stop Craft Challenge

This week the challenge over at One Stop Craft  is Birthdays, Sassy Studio Designs is the sponsor so some of us Sassy Sisters are playing along.  I used Eliza Doolittle for my card-she has definitely now joined my 'cant live without' list of digi's.

The paper is from Dovecraft, i have a ton of this which i bought ages ago in a sale.

The ribbon threaded lace is from my stash.

The lovely doily is a die-namics cutting die.

I coloured with Promarkers and outlined her with glamour dust

Some challenges

Challenge up your life  Monochrome

Creative inspirations  Distress

Totally gorjuss  Checks

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge Distress it

Card Makin' Mamas  Birthday 

Fairy Knoll  Birthday

Fashionista Friday  Birthday

Fun with Shapes & More  die cuts/punch

Phindy’s Place  Monochrome

Stampin For The Weekend  Monochrome

Stampin With The Dragon  Birthdays

Totally Papercrafts  Use a digi

Digi Doodle Shop's Best  Anything goes

Meljens Designs  Happy birthday

Paper Crafting Journey  Anything goes

Samuel Taylor's Challenge  Markers

Stampin' B's  Monochromatic

Digital Tuesday  Die cut

Paper Take Weekly  Sparkly bits

Happy Valentines???

Did you wake up next to a frog too? well at least mine doesnt snore,fart or scratch his butt in bed-nor does he answer me back!!  My mum always said to find your prince you had to kiss a frog,so did she lie to me?? I have been kissing Kermy since 1976, and he is still a frog mum!  Actually he is lucky to have survived 34 years with me, in those early days i was forever rescuing him from either a bully or the teeth of a Jack Russell (that explains his chewed tongue and bite marks on his eyes) he has had both eyes glued back on more than once. 

Anyway, whatever your doing for Valentines Day, enjoy it.

Love from me and kermy!

Pastel Tilda.

It took a lot of willpower not to post another Magnolia card yesterday because i did one the day before, so its here today instead!  I bought a 'couple' more Maggy's at Inspirations on Tuesday and have had a little play so I have several coloured tilda's waiting for me to put on cards.

The paper is Pink Petticoat freebie pack.  Edge punch is EK, the foiled sentiment is Hunkydory, The pink heart is a new Marianne die.

I coloured with Promarkers.  Added plenty of stickles glitter.

Some challenges

Just Magnolia Ribbon

Penny's Paper crafty  Hearts a flutter

Stampin Royalty Hearts

A spoonful of sugar  Show some love

My time to craft  Hearts and flowers

Oldie but goodie  Add a heart

Paper take weekly  Have a heart

Promarker challenge Let there be love

Crafty cardmakers Hearts

Crazy challenge Lots of love

Incy wincy  Love

ooh la la  For someone special

Paper playtime Cupid or hearts

Creative inspirations paint  Hearts

Quirky crafts  In the spring garden

Allsorts Love Love Love

Stamp scrap and doodle  Spots /stripes

Sweet stampin Spring flowers

A Sassy Sneak peek!

Its 3 days until the February release day at Sassy Studio's, the theme is movie's and to wet your apetite here is a sneak peek of Eliza Dolittle.

How lovely is she!  The foiled (strokey) card and sentiment are from Hunkydory, the edge punch is an EK. Glitter edge peel offs from Craft Creations.

Promarkers used

Ivory, satin,Primrose, Tan, Grey 1&2, Dusky Pink, Pastel Pink.

Topped off with a bit of clear glitter!

Some challenges

Fab n Funky Texture

I love Promarkers  Birthday

Top Tip Tuesday Frame it

Karber weekly  Digi movie (my fair lady)

Ooh la la Someone special

One stitch at a time Digi

Digi's with attitude  Pink/white

Stamp something  Digi

Stampin with the dragon  Anything goes

My first Magnolia card.

I could never decide if i liked them or not, but when i was at Inspirations in Preston last week the lovely Linda convinced me, so this is my first effort.  Its nice once in a while to do something just for fun and not DT related too.

Papers are from Papermania (they are ancient).

Cutting dies and punches are from the usual suspects.

Pormarkers used

Hair.. Ivory, Tan, Cocoa

Skin..Ivory, Blush, Apricot, Pale pink for cheeks

The rest.. Lilac, Lavender, Amethyst, Grey 1, Pear green

I used a tiny bit of stickles on the flowers.

I think i may have been bitten by the Magnolia bug (as predicted by Linda) because i cant wait to go back for more tomorrow!  Incase you didnt know, its birthday week at Inspirations this week-free goody bags,Workshops with top crafters, Free demo's, huuuuge selection of goodies including Hunkydory.

Woohoo! Dont miss out.!

Some challenges

Simon Says  Embossing

Woodware USA  Ribbon/bow

Magnolia Stamp lovers  Magnolia and Glitter

Quirky crafts  Spring garden

Sweet stampin  Spring flowers

Stampin with the Dragon Anything goes

Paper play  Stamp it out

I love Promarkers  Anything goes

Papertake weekly  Anything, flowers optional

Design Dollies Green,ivory,purple

Its Sassy,but not black,white and red!

I realised there was another trend starting, in my quest to avoid doing too much mono stuff i find myself doing tons of black,white red! Sooo, this one isnt. Luckily i had a few images already coloured because time is really short at the moment- i have a huge amount going on.  I used todays card for the Sassy sponsorship over at Stamp Something, the challenge theme is Use a Digi.

I have coloured with PM's and glazed the bubbles with glossy accents.

The backing paper is from Forever Friends.

The edging is a border die from Dies to die for, and i have to tell you its lovely! I ordered this and the matching Die-namics doily, they came really fast and there was a p&p refund attached because it didnt cost too much to post- yeah really! Thank you for being so fair Tracy, i will be back for sure!!

Anyway back to the dies, in my excited rush to test them out i forgot to rub them with my tumble dryer sheet, but it didnt matter because there are little holes in the die so you dont have to perform open heart surgery on the die cut to remove it from the die, woohoo! They cut clean and beautifully and i highly recommend them.

Some challenges

Sew Many Cards  Anything goes

Stampin with the dragon Anything goes

C R A F T  In the roll of a die

I love Promarkers Anything goes

Papertake weekly Anything goes

Top tip Tuesday Anything girly

Crafty cardmakers Water

Kaboodle doodles  Mono

Karber weekly Digi and something old (the paper)

Paper playtime  Anything digi

Outlawz challenge Clean and simple