'Wetlands'

Hi All,

I'm so glad I bought this set...........I LOVE IT!
There are various cards on the web, that I've seen to get  ideas.

The 1st one is brayered, the next is just plain with embossed sentiments and the one below, adding colour using a waterbrush on whisper white cardstock. All images have been stamped in black Stazon.

I think these 9.5cm square cards, make perfect little notelets and are so quick to produce. I've daubed the colours before adding accents with either markers or a white gel pen.

So many possibilities...........as you see I just can't leave this set alone ; )

Thanks for looking, happy crafting

Jane x

Summer!

Hi All,

Isn't it hot! 

My husband said I shouldn't moan, but..........as I told him..........if I'm cold, I can add more layers, but when it's as hot as this.........it would be indecent if I took anymore off! He agreed : )

Anyway, I thought this picture would 'speak' Summer. They are delicious, it was definitely worth netting the tree to stop those pesky blackbirds enjoying them, yum yum!

I have been crafting, here are a few cards I made using the 'Serene Silhouettes' set.  They each use a different technique; there's daubing, straight stamping, colouring with pens...........

.......embossing and brayering. The colours are Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and the retired Lucky Limeade and Baja Breeze

Above the oval has been pierced and below I used a marker pen through the holes in the piercing template

Thanks for looking,

Happy Crafting

Jane x

French Foliage

Hi All,

I met up with my long lost 'Buddies' today, (it's been so long - the summer hols got in the way:), we made a variety of cards using this gorgeous stamp set.

One of the designs I have shown you already and another one's been tweaked slightly.

Here's a simple 9.5cm square card, stamped in River Rock and Always Artichoke. The leaf image has been stamped off first and then rolled in the ink pad again to create a darker border around the outside edge.

I just love the autumn season.........isn't nature wonderful; it amazes me how many different colours a leaf can change into.............so this is the effect I was hoping to achieve in the making of the next card. (Joesph's Technicolour Dream Coat......I think they call it)

I started off with Whisper White card stock and daubed More Mustard, Always Artichoke and Cajun Craze all over it........so no white could be seen. Then randomly stamped the leaf images in Versa Mark ink, covered this with clear embossing powder and set with the heat tool. (You can just about make the leaf shapes out in the photo)

I then covered the whole card stock in Chocolate Chip ink using my brayer. Don't worry......... when finished just gently rub over with kitchen towel to expose the coloured leaves.

Here's the finished card...........

............hope you've enjoyed, thanks for dropping on by

Jane x

'Manhattan Flower'

Hi All,

I suppose, I should be showing 'wedding' themed cards................after yesterday. Wasn't it beautiful, I was so glad to have the day off and be able to follow the proceedings........truly a day to remember.

The cards I am showing you today, are all made using the 'Manhattan Flower' embossing folder.

The first is simplicity, at it's best..............embossed on shimmer cardstock, a stamped sentiment with an added pearl........... what could be easier?

For the second one, I cut around the embossed design before layering on coloured card. The embossing is done on whisper white, but I brayered pink onto the embossing folder before putting it through the 'Big Shot'. Then carefully added Versa Mark, heat and stick powder and glitter to the raised edges of the flowers.


The final one, is based on a card from Dannie's designs

Hope you've enjoyed looking, thank you for popping by

Jane x

Bird on a Branch

Hi All,

A lovely morning was spent with friends..........crafting of course, and as I'd had the lovely 'Bird on a Branch' set delivered with my last order; we thought we'd have a play............this is what I came up with.

I decided to use a multi-coloured brayered background, hoping the bird would stand out as a silhouetted image............I think the second one shows this of better..........what do you think?

To make the birds face the opposite way, I stamped it first onto the stamp-a-ma-jig sheet before transferring it onto the card, I then just filled it in using a marker pen.

Thanks for looking, 'till the next time

Jane x

Brayering

Hi all,

I'd like to thank JO for a fab time on Thursday, it was great to catch up with her again and she showed me how she'd created gorgeous effects using the brayer and only one colour tone. (Click on her name and you can nip over to her blog to have a peak
at the wonderful things she creates).


These were my attempts - some of the flowers and the brayering were all in the same colour, then a few other flowers were added in a darker colour. They're not as good as Jo's - by a long shot, but I enjoyed it so much, I've been experimenting!

I just love watching sunsets - but, I'm not sure whether my attempts are depicting the sun rising, or setting - LOL!! What do you think?

As you can see I started off by introducing a couple of colours...........and then got carried away!!

I just had to use the new birdie punch and gorgeous chocolate ribbon.

Hope you've enjoyed,

Jane x