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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