Tuesday, 31 December 2019

Happy New Year to you all, Using My Favorite Things to Kick off 2020

Hi There
Happy New Year to you all,
I couldn't resist showing this cute stamp from MFT.

This Beautiful Lady, Holding Her Champagne.

Products

My Favorite Things A La Modes Cheers
Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, and Seedless Preserves.
A stencil from my stash called encircle.
Large Number Dies from My Favorite Things 


Method


Lay down your stencil, and blend in your distress oxide inks.


When your happy with the blend lift off your stencil.


Die cut your numbers.

You now stamp and colour your lady. I used neenah card stock with alcohol markers.
This makes two cards one with the numbers and on with negative.


Happy Stamping
 and All The Best For 2020
Jo
xxx

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Wednesday, 25 December 2019

Merry Christmas The Day Is Here. I could resist showing you my Last Card for 2019.

Hello There,
Its the day we've been preparing for and all our cards have been made.
I have one final design to share with you all.
This is adding your own drawings to your stamp image to stretch you stash.
I am a big fan of this one as ive shown you different examples over the year. 


 Stamp and Mask the Tree

 Start Stamping and Masking your elements

 Stamp your characters and keep to the side ready to 3d on at the end once they have been coloured.


 Start Planning your idea and draw in your own features, mine is the firer place.

 Start colouring your work


So all that's left to say is Merry Christmas and our be back in 2020.
Happy Stamping 
Jo

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Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Three Ways to Stretch Your Dies...... I week To GO

Example One (White on White)

Well Hello,
With Just a week till the big day, I have been trying to stretch my dies to get the very best out of them.
These Lovely Dies from Honeybee are so versatile.
Joy, Noel Wreath Honey Cuts


 Example Two (Mix and Match)


Example Three (Colouring your die cuts)

Example One
Products
White On White
The N E L and Wreath Die
White Cardstock Neenah 110lb
MFT Knitted Sweater Weather Background Stamp.
MFT Bitty Holiday Wishes Sentiments
Memento Summer Sky Blue Ink and Tuxedo Black Ink
Silver Mirror Cardstock (my stash)
Silver Gems (Little Things from Lucy's Cards)

Example Two
Products
Mix and Match
The J and Y Dies
Red Card Stock Lawn Fawn Chili Pepper
MFT Snow Buddies Stamps (Snow Man and Snow Flake Image) 
Alcohol Markers

Example Three
Products
Colouring Your Die Cuts
The J and Y Dies
The Wreath Die
Red Card Stock (same as above)
MFT Bitty Holiday Wishes Sentiments
Alcohol Markers in different green's 
Red Ink pad Lawn Fawn Chili
Red Berry nuvo Drops

I have not put a method on here for the three examples as they are very easy to look at and copy.
I would Like to wish you a Very Merry Christmas, and a Heath and Happy New Year.

All My Love
Jo
xxx








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Wednesday, 4 December 2019

Tis The SEASON TO SPARKLE Stamps with three different ways to use a stencil......

Well Hello Crafty Friends,
With only 20 days left, we are all getting ready for Christmas.
I am loving the stencil trend right now. I find them so brilliant for backgrounds. So its back to my Christmas series with Honey Bee Stamps.

 TECHNIQUE ONE
Distress Spray


Products

Honey Bee Stamps Season To Sparkle
Honey Bee Stencil (Snow Fall)
Distress Oxide Sprays in Peacock Feathers and Mermaid Lagoon
5.5" x 5.5" Piece of Neenah Cardstock
6" Squared Card Blank
Wow Embossing Power (Totally Teal)
Nuvo Glitter drops (Blue Lagoon)
Ranger Splat Box

Method
This is the quickest and easiest of the three techniques.
Take your piece of neenah cardstock attach the snowfall stencil, with some purple tape or similar.
Then using a splat box or cardboard box start with the lightest colour and spray as fine mist as you can over your card and stencil.
Remove gently and leave to dry, then stamp and emboss your sentiment, in wow powder or powder of your choice.
When dry attach snow flake background to card black mount your sentiment and add it to the card. finally finish with nuvo drops.

TECHNIQUE TWO
Glacier Paste


 Products

Honey Bee Stamps Season To Sparkle
Honey Bee Stamps Stencil ( Mini Pines)
https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/honey-bee-stamps/products/mini-pines-background-stencil?variant=30780261728338
5.5" x 5.5" Piece of Neenah Cardstock
6" Squared Card Blank
 Nuvo Glacier Paste Golden Era
Nuvo drops in Light Gold
Gold Detail Embossing Powder

Method
Do exactly the same with the piece of neenah cardstock and stencil.
Then using the Glacier Paste spread an even coat over the stencil, then remove and leave to dry.

My personal favorite.

TECHNIQUE THREE
Dry Embossing

Products
Honey Bee Stamps Season To Sparkle
Honey Bee Stencil (Snow Fall)
Die cutting Machine
Embossing Mat
5.5" x 5.5" Piece of Neenah Cardstock
6" Squared Card Blank
Light Blue Ink Pad and Blender Brush

This time set up your die cutting machines correct sandwich, for embossing.
Instead of a die you use the stencil to emboss the pattern in to your cardstock.
I have only ever used a embossing mat, and I find it gives amazing results.
When you have done this gently go over with a blue ink and a blender brush to add a little definition to your embossed background.
Stamp and emboss your sentiment and attach as above.

I hope ive have inspired you to try something different with your stencils. They really are a wonderful tool to create with.

 Happy Stamping
Jo Summers





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Wednesday, 27 November 2019

Everything Wonderful, Large Floral Design Used To Create, a Sympathy Card and A Bonus Card

Well Hello Crafty Friends,
I have two cards for you today, using the beautiful large floral image from Honey Bee Stamps.
I am not usually fond of this kind of design, as i'm more an character artist. But I just kept looking, at this image and I wanted to challenge myself. By stepping out of my comfort zone.
So here we go.




Unfortunately I  had to make a sympathy card this month, when I read the sentiments to this stamp set this was perfect. Then after enjoying this challenge  so much, I went on to make an autumnal card for a Oct/ Nov Birthday.

Card One
PRODUCTS

Honey Bee Stamps Everything Wonderful
Neenah 80lb cardstock
Memento Ink (Tuxedo Black)
Alcohol Markers & Prismacolor or Polychromos pencils
Tumbled Glass Oxide and Blending Brush
Nuvo drops in Yellows and Orange
Card Blank in 6x6 inches (Card One)
also 5x7 inches (Card Two)

METHOD
Firstly take a piece of neenah 80lb cardstock .
 Stamp out the large floral image, using alcohol friendly ink.
Colour your image, with your alcohol markers. add details and shading with your pencils.

Next I used a blending brush and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide, to go around the outside of the card blank.

I then stamped my sentiment and re stamped my image, using my Misti in versafine Onyx Black Ink
.

Next I did exactly the same, only changing the colours, of  pencils.


I used a light blue pencils to go around the outside of the image.
Stamped my sentiment.


Lastly I added Nuvo Drops to finish of my card.

Happy Stamping
Jo
xxx

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Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Peace,Love and Joy Three ways to use a stencil.... Christmas Card Number Four

Well Hi There Crafty Friends,
Today see's me using three techniques, with one stencil.

Card One (Blending)


Card Two (Using a Embossing Medium)


 Card Three(Highlighted)


Card One
Products
Peace, Love and Joy Stencil from My Favorite Things

Bitty Holiday wishes from My Favorite Things

Sweet Holiday Penguins From My Favorite Things
Masking Paper 
Large Circle Die
Distress Oxide (Salty Ocean)
Blending Brush
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad 
Alcohol Markers
Silver Embossing Powder
Strip of Vellum
6 x 6 Inch Card Blank
White Pom Pom (optional)

Method
Take a large circle mask or make your own using a circle die and masking paper.
Place it over a 6" x 6" card blank.
Place the MFT stencil over the top and use purple tape to hold in place.
Using a blender brush and salty ocean distress, blend a nice amount of ink on to the stencil. Remove the stencil and leaving the circle mask in place lightly blend again to add a hue of colour, this helps defined the circle on your card.
Next stamp out your penguin, in memento ink, any alcohol safe ink will do. Colour in using your alcohol markers.
Remove mask and place penguin image.
Stamp and embossing on to vellum your sentiment using silver embossing powder.
Cut vellum in to thin strip and place across card.
Pop in your pom pom with liquid glue.


Card Two



Products
Peace, Love and Joy Stencil from My Favorite Things

Bitty Holiday Wishes from My Favorite Things

Sweet Holiday Penguins From My Favorite Things

Nuvo Glimmer Paste (Moonstone)
Neenah 110lb Card Stock Cut to 5 1/2 inches
Alcohol Markers
Black Cardstock
White Embossing Powder
6 x 6 inch Card Blank
3 White Pom Pom

Method
Place the stencil over the piece of neenah 110 lb card stock.
Using a  re positional tape. I use purple tape from themoweb, which Katrina stock's at Bumbleberrys.
Using a spatula apply a thin even layer, of glitter paste over the stencil.


 Remove stencil carefully, and rinse stencil off straight away.


Let it fully dry. Over night is best.
Stamp and colour your images out and add Pom Pom's to their hats.(optional)
Stamp your sentiment on to black card stock.Then emboss, in white embossing powder.
Use mounting tape to attach your images.
then add your sentiment I also used mounting tape at the back to give a raised look.

Card Three

Products
Peace, Love and Joy Stencil from My Favorite Things
https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/stencil-peace-love-and-joy?_pos=1&_sid=6ce20ac3b&_ss=r

Distress Oxides in Pine Needles and Mowed Lawn.

Hero Arts Unicorn White Ink
https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/hero-arts-hues-unicorn-white-pigment-ink?_pos=1&_sid=dd553cc06&_ss=r

Gina K Green Grass Card Stock 4 1/2 x 5 2/4
https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/heavy-base-weight-card-stock-grass-green?_pos=43&_sid=4734c7141&_ss=r

Kraft Card cut to 5 x 11 3/4 Inches folded at 5 3/4
(This Makes a top folding card blank.)

Embellishments
Red/Pink Twine, Little Bells and Wooden Stag Head.( Dyed using Gina K Red Velvet Ink Pad)

Method
Place the stencil over the green card stock.
Then using a blending tool add the lightest colour of green oxide, (Mowed lawn)
Blend on the colour, then come in with the darker green. (Pine Needles)
add it in patches.

Leave this for a few mins to dry, or speed up drying with a heat tool.
Then line up the stencil and come in with the Unicorn White ink pad, using a blending brush for litter coverage.

Then remove stencil and leave to dry.


 I love the effect this gives.
Add your chosen embellishments.
Then fold your Kraft card stock and add to the front.


If your wooden embellishments don't match use a dye ink pad to change the colour.


This is my favorite design.
Happy Stamping
Jo
xxx 






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Wednesday, 13 November 2019

Christmas Card Number Three, Bold and Beautiful Using Concord & 9th. (Quick and Easy)

Good Morning, Crafty Friends.
As promised today's blog is card no 3. This is a good one if you are doing a production line.
As we know we all need so many cards at Christmas that individual makes aren't an option.
So we no delay here we go.

Products

Concord & 9th Christmas Florals
https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/christmas-florals

Versa fine Onyx Black Ink Pad
Lawn Fawn Black Licorice Card Stock
https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/lawn-fawn/products/black-licorice-cardstock
Clear Embossing Powder
White Embossing Powder
Bristol Smooth Cardstock /Water Colouring Cardstock.
Zig Real Brush Markers No 29 Geranium Red
No 42 Turquoise Green
Sakura Pen Touch In (Fine) Gold and Copper
Watered Down Gold Paint (For Splatting)

Method
Firstly cut your water coloured cardstock down to 4 1/2  x 6 inches.

Stamp the large floral image in versafine ink and clear emboss it.
Then take your zig markers or similar and colour in your image.
Add Gold to the berry's and lines around your border on the stamped image.
Once dry splat some gold paint all over design.

 Stamp on to black card stock, the word Happy in white embossing powder.
and set to the side.
Lastly make a card blank up so it is 5 x 61/2 inches.
Add card front to base and attach little sentiment on to card.

I think you would agree a quick and easy card.

Happy Stamping
Jo
xxx 


  

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Tuesday, 5 November 2019

Card Design's for Christmas Using Mama Elephant Old and New and Three Masking Technique.

Good Morning, 
Today ive have been going through last years releases for Christmas and have combined them to come up with three simple designs.



Products
Mama Elephants The Penguins Waddle (Card One and Three)
Last Christmas Release from Mama Elephant (Card Two)
Memento Ink Pad in Tuxedo  Black.
Neenah 80lb Card Stock
Alcohol Markers
White Jelly Roll
Crystal Glaze (Nuvo)
Masking Paper
Grey Card stock (Card One)
This was the simplest of the cards, I cut a piece of Neenah card stock to 5.5 inches by 5.5 inches .
I then Stamped my first set of penguins masked them off then stamped the next, until they continued for the length of the card stock. I then Coloured them with alcohol markers. Add a sentiment and finally some crystal glaze.
Card Two
Stamp your greeting.

 Mask over it I choose a oval shape.


 Then like the first card. Stamp over and mask, and repeat until you reach the top.


Once you finished  all the stamping remove the masks.



Then use your coloring medium.

With the last card, do the same with a circle mask,
Place the mask over the card blank and stamp penguins on to card blank remove stencil.
Then colour as you wish.


Three different looks using masking techniques.

I hope you enjoyed this weeks blog post,

Happy Stamping
Jo
xxx

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