Words of Wisdom

Hello Crafty Friends

In a reflective mood on this Sunday morning,  I would like to share this simple card made using the Serenity Prayer  stamp set with words that guide me.

Hopefully with a little more bounce, I will be back with more makes soon.

Thank you for your company and comments which are very much appreciated.

x Anne

All At Sea

Hello Crafty Friends,

When it comes to buying more stuff for my stash, I am an absolute pushover for anything nautical or if it features a seascape.  It doesn't matter whether it is a new stamp set, paper pad or stencil, if it has the sea included somewhere in the design, then it is in my shopping basket before you can say "shiver my timbers!"

If I'm working on something purely for my own amusement, it could be a page in my art journal, a card or even an MDF project the marine theme materialises before I know it!

Having said all that, it is by way of an explanation for this sneaky little number.

The image stamp I have used is from Claritystamp Ltd and it is called Sailor Round

To create the card:  

• Watercolour wash a background using blue sparkle pen
• Stamp the image in Versafine Onyx Black and heat emboss with clear powder
• Colour image with mica based watercolour paints
• Stamp words using Claritystamp Letterbox stamps on scrap card
• Fussy cut the words and mount on project with foam pads
• Mat and layer on to dark blue card and then on to white card base

I hope you have enjoyed this little distraction from the worry that surrounds us all at the present time.

Thank you for joining me today.  Your company and comments are very much appreciated.

Stay safe

x Anne

Just For Fun

Hello Crafty Friends,

I have been rummaging through my neglected stash of Woodware stamps and came across these.  I am pretty sure this stamps have now been retired but I do believe they were originally designed by the lovely Françoise Read.

So without further ado, how about these to make you smile!

Flip open and inside:

Flip open once more:

And Finally:

Happy Easter everyone. Stay safe.
x Anne

Black and White

Hello Crafty Friends,

Life is very difficult for all of us at the moment, so I will not dwell on the current situation but simply say that I hope you are safe, well and enjoying your crafting.

Today I would like to share a card sample I made using the Claritystamp Woodland Badgers stencil.  I have only used part of the stencil and I can see now that perhaps it wasn't such a good idea, as it drops off on the left side and has made the border a bit skew-whiff. I do like a bit of symmetry and l am now getting quite twitchy about not noticing it when I made the card.

The process for this one is very simple.  I used a palette knife to spread grunge paste through part of the stencil on a black card base and then added a couple more layers on to a white card blank.  To complete the card I have stamped the words from the Clarity New Design Club back issue 129 on to an odd strip of Clarity Designer paper that I had in my bits box.

Thank you for dropping by.  Your company and comments are very much appreciated.

Bye for now
x Anne

Over The Moon

Hi Crafty Friends,

A completely non-crafty post from me today as I am just scooting by to share this photo with you.  

We live in the Bedfordshire countryside overlooking Dunstable Downs and last night as the moon appeared over the downs, for a very short spell before the clouds rolled in, we had the most spectacular view of the moon.

As a keen photographer, hubby rushed out into the garden and took this picture.  Of course, I am biased but don't you think this is a most fabulous shot?  If you can, zoom in, it is worth it!

To quote Patrick Ness:

"There's always beauty, if you know where to look.”

I'll be back again soon with something crafty but in the meanwhile, thank you for dropping by.

Anne  x

 

 

Celebrating Tina Cox Designs

Hi Crafty Friends,


Today I would like to share a different style of card.

Items used to make this card:

1. Tina's Layering Stamps Circles
2. Tina's Layering Stamps Squares 
3. Shaped easel card die
4. Claritystamp Stencil Card
5. Claritystamp Nested Circles Picot Cut Dies
6. Die cutting machine
7. Memento black ink pad
8. Alcohol marker pens
9. Glossy Accents
10. Foam pads

How to:

1. Use Clarity stencil card to create a shaving foam technique coloured background and cut to fit easel card
2. Stamp a decorative panel using Tina’s Layering stamp collection
3. Die cut a circle approx. 2.25”, stamp one of Tina’s floral circles
4. Stamp butterflies and more flowers from Tina’s collection on scraps of stencil card and fussy cut
5. Colour all the elements with alcohol marker pens and add Glossy Accents to main circle image
6. Adhere butterflies and circle panel to upper part of easel card
7. Add fussy cut flowers to decorative panel and fix with foam pads to lower part of easel card to create ‘step’

If you like Tina's designs, for the rest of today there is a 33% discount on them over on the Claritystamp Website.  

Hope to be back again next week with another of my samples

Bye for now
Anne
x 

Doodleology

Hello Again,

Joy of  joys, after a really long spell of gloomy, wet and windy weather, today there was sunshine in my little corner of the countryside. Overnight there had been a fairly hard frost and the fields were white and sparkled in the winter sun.  Simple things, but they make me very happy.

  
On the crafting side of life, today I would like to share a project using Claritystamp stamp set Doodleology Square Mixed Impressions and the matching stencil.

Once again I have used dye based inks for this project.  I began by brushing a pale colour through the stencil - it is quite an intricate stencil, so I needed to hold each section in place as I worked, in order to retain crisp lines. Then I stamped the image in black archival ink on another piece of card.  There are small infill stamps in this set which I have used to colour the white areas to co-ordinate with the background piece.  Keeping it clean and simple I have mat and layered with white card onto a white base card.

If you have time I would love to hear what you think (please be nice!) by leaving me a comment.

Happy Crafting
Anne x