New Year, New Beginning's With Waffle Flower

 Well Hello and Welcome, to my last blog of 2021.

I am a huge fan of a stamp or die that creates a scene. So when I saw a stencil that did the same with a lower price point I had to give it a go.

This is what I came up with.

Products

New Beginnings Stencil (Waffle Flower)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/waffle-flower/products/new-begininnings-stencil-6x6

Ink Pads (MFT) in Red Hot, Butterscotch, Lemon Chiffon, Summer Splash, Tropical Teal, Eiffel Tower.

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/premium-dye-ink-cube-butterscotch

Neenah 110lb Card

C6 Card Blank

Blending Brushes (Waffle Flower)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/waffle-flower/products/blending-brushes-wf

Masking Paper

Perfect Pearls

White Paint for Splats

Sprinkles Shimmering Circles (Little Things From Lucy's Cards)

Method

Mask off anything other than the sun and its rays

Then using the Lemon Chiffon inkpad and Blender Brushes blend on the colour.

Then blend in the Red Hot and Butter Scotch

Remove the mask and replace over the sun, then blend in the water, Summer Splash.

Line up the mask of the reflection, not the stencil. I used some reposition tape runner to hold it in place. I then came in with a darker colour Tropical Teal.

I then blended around the rays to add the look of sky. (Optional)

Using my altenew Detailed Brush and Eiffel Tower ink I added in the birds.

To add some white splats and water ,I placed some kitchen towel over the sun.

Lastly I stamped my sentiments in Versafine Onyx Inkpad.

I added a few little gems and white highlights on the birds wings with a, white Jelly Roll Pen.

I really enjoyed working with this stencil.

Wishing You All A Very Merry Christmas and A Crafty New Year!

love

 Jo

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Playing With Your Stencils In Another Way Than Blending

 Good Morning

This week I am showing you a different way of using your stencils. As I usually use my ink pads and blender brushes, I wanted to give things a shake up. If like me you have loads of sprays sitting around doing nothing they are fantastic for using with your stencils.

Products

Duo Tone Stars Stencil (Waffle Flower)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/waffle-flower/products/duo-tone-stars-stencil-waffle 

Essential Sentiments Stamps (Waffle Flower)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/essential-sentiments-stamp-set?_pos=57&_sid=1346f3b25&_ss=r&variant=32954350501970 

White Embossing Powder (Any)

Distress Oxide Sprays (Ranger)

in

Picked Raspberry

Abandoned Coral

Fossilized Amber

Cracked Pistachio

Twisted Citron 

Peacock Feathers

Black Soot

Distress Stain Spay In Tarnished Brass (Ranger)

Gold Water Based Spray (Any)

Card Stock 80lb (Neenah)

Black Liquorice Card Stock (Lawn Fawn)

C6 Card Blanks

Sprinkle In Super Star and Star Bright (Little Things From Lucy's Cards)

Method

Firstly using a splat box I spay Black Soot on to the stencil, a piece of  Neenah card stock was place under the stencil. 

Once sprayed Ileft it for a few minutes then place a piece of kitchen paper over the top to soak up excess ink spray.

Using tweezers I gently removed the stencil. Then I removed my cardstock to blast it with a heat gun, on a low heat. This speeds up the drying time.

I then lined up the stencil which has a duo effect so you can cover your first coloured stars. Then I used Cracked Pistachio, then again removed and dried. 

Lastly I popped it back in to the splat box (No Stencil) and sprayed over the top with Picked Raspberry.

I tried a few more colour combinations, and loved the different affects. Some where very suprising.

Finally I scrunched up some kitchen paper and dabbed on the Tarnished Brass Spray. (Spray on to a worksurface and dab it up)

Once these were fully dry I added them to my card blanks.

Next I stamped and Heat Embossed my sentiments. I used detailed white embossing powder.

I love how quick and simple these came together.

I'm not one for mess, but this technique keeps you in control of  where your sprays are going. Lastly I forgot to mention I added some sprinkle stars.

Happy Paper Crafting

Jo

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A Look At Another Flower Cart, This Time Its From Concord & 9TH.

 Welcome,

As you may or may not know I'm always unable to not purchase any stamps or dies which have a flower stall image. As a child I watch my Big Brother selling flowers from his, in the town I grew up in. So I guess it gives me happy memories.

The Other Die and Stencil I used was from Honey Bee Stamps

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/market-cart-builder-honey-cutshbs?_pos=2&_sid=6fd989046&_ss=r

Stencil

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/market-cart-6x6hbs?_pos=1&_sid=6fd989046&_ss=r

 Today's Card is using the Flowers A La Carte stamp set from Concord and 9th

Products

Flowers A La Carte Stamp Set (Concord & 9th)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/flowers-a-la-carte-stamp-set-c9

Flowers A La Carte Die Set (Concord & 9th)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/flowers-a-la-carte-dies-c9 

Versafine Ink pad (Tsukineko)

Distress Oxide in Pumice Stone (Ranger)

Masking Paper

Bristol Smooth Card Stock (Strathmore)

Black Card Stock

Polychromos Pencils

Crystal Glaze (Nuvo)

Crystal Clear Sparkle Pen (Spectrum Noir)

6 x 6 " Card Blanks

Method

Stamp your image in Versafine or similar black ink, On to Bristol smooth card stock or similar.

Using your pencils colour your image.

Using coordinating dies, die cut your image.

Stamp the ground and window in black ink. Then in the distress inkpad stamp your bricks, on to your card blank.

Use masking tape to cover window so bricks can be stamped flush to the window.

This little brick stamp is very cleaver as if you turn it a different way the bricks line up.

Finally add your cart to your background. Stamp and die cut your sentiment. At this point I added another vase of flowers next to the cart.

Finally I added Crystal Glaze and Crystal Clear Sparkle Pen splats to my design.

Thank you for Visiting

Happy Paper Crafting

Jo

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A Different Way To Use your Detail Blending Tools From Altenew.

Good Morning and Welcome

I purchased the Altenew detailed brush to use with my stencils for tiny blends of colour.

Then after thinking about colouring my stamp image I thought, I try using the detail brushes to see what results Id get.

 I was quite impressed with now this turn out. I really enjoyed the process.

Products

Paint A Flower Tulip (Altenew)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/paint-a-flower-tulip-outline-stamp-set?_pos=1&_sid=ab358ccee&_ss=r 

Frozen Delights Mini Inkpads (Altenew)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/altenew/products/frozen-delights-6-crisp-dye-ink-mini-cube-set-alt 

Obsidian Ink (Altenew)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/obsidian-pigment-ink?_pos=1&_sid=6572753f3&_ss=r  

Rouge Inkpad (From Red Sunset Set Altenew)

Metallic Paints (Altenew)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/altenew/products/metallic-watercolor-14-pan-set

Bristol Smooth Cardstock (Strathmore)

6 x 6 " Card Blank

Glossy Accents (Ranger)

Method

First cut a piece of Bristol card stock to 5 1/2" squared.

Blend on rouge inkpad using a larger ink blending brush.

Once Dry using your metallic paints flick on the two pink paint colours in the palette. 

Stamp out your image on more Bristol card stock, heat set the ink.

Using Detail Brushes and Frozen Delights inkpads add each section of colour.

Go back to your back ground and stamp sentiment in Rouge ink.

Add background to card blank, and add foam tape to the flower image, then add this at an angle to your card.

Finally add glossy accents to the berries.

Thank you for poping by, Happy papercrafts.

Jo

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Making A Statement With Altenew

Welcome Back, 

So this week I decided to step out of the comfort zone. I have said, in past blog posts. I am not confident when it comes to watercolour painting. But I have been much more confident, when using Distress Inks as my palette. I love flowers but always steer away from them as I don't think I will be able to make it look nice. But I decided to give it a shot, so I leave you to decide if I managed to pull it off! 

Products

Statement Flowers Stamp Set (Altenew)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/statement-flowers-stamp-set?_pos=2&_sid=a8c252f28&_ss=r

Deck Planks 3D Embossing Folder (Altenew)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/deck-planks-3d-embossing-folder?_pos=1&_sid=50d94adea&_ss=r

Distress Mini Inks (Ranger)

Aged Mahogany

Fired Brick

Rusty Hinge

Spiced Marmalade

Peeled Paint

Mowed Lawn

Obsidian Ink (Altenew)

Neenah 110lb Card Stock Cut To 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/neenah/products/neenah-classic-crest-110lb-8-5x11-25-pk?variant=12900328800338

Bristol Smooth Water Colouring Card Stock (Strathmore) 

Scraps Of Black Card Stock For Sentiment

Enamel Dots (Altenew) Warm and Cosy

Fine Detail Embossing Powder (White)

Flower Soft (Black)

Crystal Glaze (Nuvo)

Method

Stamp your image in Obsidian Ink.

Using the ink cubes line up your palette colours. 

I use the Waffle flower  Mat.

I wet the flower with a clean water brush then drop in colour.

I don't have the coordinating die, so I fussy cut the flower out. Then went around it with a black pen.

Next I ran the embossing file through my die cutting machine with 110lb Neenah card stock as this is a thicker weight of card stock o gives a nice deep impression. I attached this to my 6" squared card blank.

Before attaching my flower image to the card. I used an embossing tool to rub over the back to create dimension to the large flowers then support them with two layers of  mounting tape.

The next stage was stamping and embossing my sentiment with white embossing powder on to black card stock.

Then varnishing the whole image by, brushing over it with Crystal Glaze. Popped a small heap of flower soft in the centre of the flower. Lastly I added some  Colourer matching Enamel Dots.

Thanks for Stopping By, Happy Paper Crafting

Jo

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Using Fine Liners To Enhance Your Projects.

 Hello and Welcome

If like me you enjoy colouring as you find it relaxing, but struggle with blends and highlights. I recommend starting with a good set of coloured pencils. Today I'm using Faber Castell these are a wax pencil. The other tool I recommend is a blending stick which can be picked up cheap enough. These are shaped like pencil and are made of a very tight roll of paper. Gamsol is the other thing to get amazing results with little to no effort. To bring my work to life I also use fine liners.

Products

Merry Mantle Stamp Set (Concord & 9th)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/merry-mantle-stamp-set-6x6?_pos=2&_sid=a837ff745&_ss=r

Inkpads In 

Versafine Clair Nocturne (Tsukineko)

Tangerine Twist, Wild Dandelion (Gina K)

Card Stock In

Black Liquorice (Lawn Fawn)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/cardstock/products/black-licorice-cardstock?variant=1535461359626 

80lb Stamping (Neenah)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/cardstock/products/neenah-classic-crest-80lb-8-5x11-25-pk 

Wax / Polychromo's Pencils

Blending Stump and Gamsol

Gems Raw Honey (Honey Bee Stamps)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/raw-honey-gem-stickers-300-count?_pos=1&_sid=a7d8a917c&_ss=r 

Masking Paper

Sparkle Pen (Any)

Fine liners in Red, Orange, and Yellow

6 x 6 " Card Blank

Method

Stamp your image on to white card stock in versa Clair ink or similar ink.

Then stamp the image again on masking paper and line it up over your image.

Then with a blending tool add yellow first then orange to create a glow from a firer.

Next Peel off the masking paper. This will reveal a clean image to work with.

Add your pencil to which part is going to be your darkest area.

Using a stump and Gamsol, dip the stump in to the Gamsol until it is quiet damp. the in little circular motions tease the colour pencil layer down and drag it out to blend that area. 

This  gives a lovely look  to your pencil work.

Do the same with the other colours. I do all the same tones together so to not mess up the colour on my blending stump.

Match a fine liner to the colour you used to blend, and fill in any gaps left by the masking process.

Using the same fine liner and in this case one in Red, Orange, Yellow and White gently add many dots of colour. 

This creates a pop of colour giving a dramatic finish to your work.

Layer you finished work with black cardstock. Add mounting foam to the back and attach to a 6" x 6" Card Blank.

Finally stamp on your greeting add your gems and add sparkle pen.

Happy Paper Crafting

Jo

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