Birds at any season (by Magda)

Hello,
during this month I am posting projects with the beautiful stamps Lesley showcased on Hochanda at the beginning of December.
Birds can be used at any season to send warm messages to friends.

For my projects I used Versafine  Onyx Black for stamping the following stamps:
Let your heart sing
Fly away with me
Live out loud
Fat Robin

Distress Ink Pad through stencils or used as a wash allowed to change the white cardstock  and a tag into a colorful background

These following 3 cards explain my interpretation of research done on the relationship between the  bird, primary colours and songs. 

 Blue Bird : a song by Paul McCartney

Red Bird : a Children's song 1966 renewed in 1994

Yellow Bird :  an old Haitian Folk Song

I hope you enjoyed my post and thank you for passing by 

Magda

Pocket Money cards (by Magda)

Hello, my second post for this month wants to inspire you to do some Pocket Money Cards.

I realized two projects that you can use for any opportunity changing the stamps. Chocolate Baroque has a lots of suitable stamps for you. and here below you will find what I used for my cards.

The sentiments of the plates  Let's get Festive and Words to Dazzle & Sparkle
Stamp  Fat Robin
The stencil   Seasonal Elements
White Cardstock    4 pieces:   17,5x14,5 - 15,5 x 10,5 - 11,0 x 6,5 - 7,0 x4,5 cm
Distress Ink Pad to blend and stenciled the background and mat
Versamark and Embossing Powder gold
Stickles glue
Peel off
White Embossing Paste

Thank you for passing by and don't miss the appointments of the Design Team
Magda

Christmas Inspirations (by Magda)

It is time to think about Christmas cards and on the Chocolate Baroque site you have a big choice of stamps.  Here below I show you three projects that could inspire you.

From Our House to Yours
1. Score a white cardstock and colour it with Distress Ink Pad
2. Stencil with embossing paste the snowflakes from Seasonal Elements
4. Stamp the birds from Fat Robin and colour with Distress Ink Pad using a brush and cut the shape
5. Stamp the sentiments from Let's get Festive, use Stickles on the snowflakes, and assemble all of the pieces as shown

Joy
1. On a white cardstock use several layers of stencil in blue Distress Ink Pad and the snowflakes from
    Seasonal Elements
2. Stamp Winter Edges in Archival Library Green and apply embossing paste on the trees and on the
    bottom
3. Colour the ground in brown/green shades of Distress Ink Pad
4. Stamp the sentiments from  Let's get Festive, use Stickles here and there  and assemble all of the
    pieces as shown

Frosty Trees
1. On a white cardstock blend  Distress Ink Pad  Barn Door and Festive Berries
2. Stamp with Versamark Onyx Black one tree from Frosty Trees plate
3. Stamp the sentiments from  Let's get Festive at the bottom of the card and cover it with embossing
    paste through a stencil
4. Wipe on the same  stencil a wet cloth in a corner on the top of the background
5. Stamp with water  the same tree of Frosty Trees plate  to create a shadowed wood
6. Apply Stickles gold on the stars of the trees and add a gold wire.

See you soon for my second post in November, happy Christmas crafting 

Magda

White Xmas Box (by Magda) - Fat Robin

It is nearly time to pack up the Christmas gifts, and perhaps you would like to prepare a personalized package.

Step by Step
1. Use a box of 7cms x 6cms
2. Put wall tape on the box to create some texture
3. Cover the box with white Gesso and let it dry
4. Paint the box with white Acrylic Paint and flip with a brush Distress Paint  - Tarnished Brass
5. Stamp theFat Robin on a white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black
6. Colour the stamp with Distress Inkpad - Brushed Corduroy -  Peeled Paint - Barn Door using a
    brush
7. Cut out the shape of the stamped image and glue it with Inkssentials Glue n Seal matte on the box as
    decoration

Now, I have only to fill my White Xmas Box.
Fat Robin Thanks for passing by and see you soon again

Magda

Xmas Robin card (by Magda) - Mr Robin Single Rubber stamp

I think it is useful to have a pocket money card always ready.
This project is a simple way to fold a cardstock and as decoration, I used the new Mr Robin Single Rubber Stamp.

1. Cut a white A4 cardstock 29.5cms x 17cms
2. Stamp Mr Robin Single Rubber Stamp with Versafine Onyx Black on the upper middle part on the right of the cardstock
3. Stamp Mr. Robin again on a piece of paper, cut the outline and mask the stamped image of point 2
4. Colour the white cardstock with Distress Paint salty ocean  and let it dry
5. Put some drops of DecoArt Antiquing Cream - Titanium White on the salty ocean background and move the cream with a brush irregularly over the surface and let it dry
6. Put randomly less drops of DecoArt Antiquing Cream - Patina Green  on the white layer and move the cream with the brush as before
7. Remove the mask and colour Robin, the mince pie and the holly with Distress Ink Pad
8. Colour here and there with the brush using Stickles gold to give a nice light all over the cardstock
9. Fold the bottom of the cardstock in order to have a pocket of 5cms and glue the edges.
10. Fold the in the middle the project, and punch a hole on the right for the red ribbon
11. Prepare a mat of 10.5cms x 12cms and repeat points 4, 5 and 6  
12. Cut a white card 9.5cms x 11.5cms
13. Stamp with Versafine Onyx Black only the holly of the Mr Robin Single Rubber Stamp and colour it as before at point 7
14. Glue the card on the mat and put some Stickles gold on it
15. Stamp on a white cardstock "Merry Christmas" sentiment of Fat Robin Rubber Stamp, and glue it on the folded part .

I hope I have inspired you with my second project for this month.

Magda

Owl Ornaments - Fat Robin (by Magda)

It is time to think about preparing Ornaments for Christmas and I thought to renew some of my tree decorations.

Red heart :

1. Cover the MDF heart with Dina Wakley media white gesso and let it dry
2. Paint on the heart Tim Holtz Distress Paint fired brick and let it dry completely
3. Stamp with Versamark  the 3 owls stamp of Fat Robin set and emboss with white embossing
    powder
4. Apply Versamark with the pad on all the surface of the heart and emboss with  Wow Embossing  
    Powder clear gloss
5. Alter gently the red acrylic with DecoArt Antiquing Cream, titanium white 
6. Using your finger add some Stickles Icicle to the heart

7. Repeat the same process on the other side of the heart, changing the stamp of point 3,
    using 1 owl stamp and 1 snowflake.
8. Insert the ribbon in the little hole of the heart to hang the decoration on the Christmas tree.


Here below only the changes for preparing the White heart :

2.  Paint on the heart white acrylic and let it dry completely
3. Stamp with Versamark  the 3 owls stamp of Fat Robin set and emboss with Wow Embossing 
    Powder metallic gold sparkle
5. skip
6. Using your finger add some Stickles gold to the heart

My decorations are ready, and now I have to wait for the tree !

Have fun in Christmas crafting and thanks for stopping by.

Magda

Snow falling on trees

The card I have today I must admit took a little time to work out but once the grey matter in hy head woke up and thought methodically I was on to card number three.

Top tip: Draw a line from front to back of stamp with permanent pen so that you can see where the base of the tree is and it makes it easier to see where the stamps are lined up.



I stamped the trees from the Fat Robin stamp sheet three times onto copy paper using the pen line to help me line them up. Then I tore the copy paper for the snow covered ground. Place the paper mask over silk art card and brayer Adirondack sail boat blue.
When the sky is dry stamp the trees using the pen lines on the stamp to help. Dot the snow using a Inkssentials opaque white pen. I added the Merry Christmas sentiment to the bottom. I used silver mirri and blue card to layer then mounted onto the base card.
The base card has been stamped with snowflakes.
This really is a quick card to make.

Thanks for popping by and please come back as there's more inspiration to come.

Debbie

Krafty Robins by Judith Smith

When I received these fabulous new Christmas stamps, the lovely robin images appealed to me the most. I decided to create a very simple colour scheme for this particular sample, choosing Kraft and green as my base. I stamped the large image onto a piece of Kraft card with Adirondack Snow Cap ink, and coloured the image with Polychromos pencils, before blending them with a blending solution. I then stamped the smaller image onto the corner of an 8" x 8" piece of Kraft card, colouring it as before.  I cut a frame in the centre of this piece of card, cutting around the outside of the robin. I made a mount of green card to fit inside the Kraft frame, which I then placed over the larger image.

Some gems in the centre of the snowflakes add a little bit of Christmas bling to an otherwise simple card. Keep popping back to see what the other Design Team members have created this week. Thanks for stopping by, Judith xx

Faux Snow Globe by Judith Smith

Hi folks, I just wanted to share this card that I made using one of the lovely images from The 'Fat Robin' set of Christmas stamps just being released at Chocolate Baroque I really like this little scene with the robins on the bird table, with the Christmas pud and the mince pie! I decided to create a faux snow globe effect, by using triple embossing, but adding thick white glitter in the second layer of the embossing.

I placed the image onto some of the lovely Spirit of Christmas papers, now available as a download from Chocolate Baroque. I then created a flower from polymer clay, using the Steampunk flower from the 'Steampunk Christmas' stamp set, painting it with acrylic paint once it had been cooked. The leaves are simply the larger flower stamped onto green card.

Some gingham ribbon, mesh and curly wire complete the card. Don't forget to keep checking back to see what the other Design Team members have created with these new stamps this week. Thanks for stopping by, Judith xx

Little Robin Red Breast by ikki

Hi, today I would like to show you my card using stamps from the Fat Robin set...

Materials used:

Cardstock – A4 dark turq, white

Stamps : Chocolate Baroque – Trees, robin, snowflakes

Perfect Medium

Adironack : oregano

Embossing powder : gold, clear

Glitter pens: red, green

Glossy accents, gems, glue stick foam pads

Method:

Make a 6" x 6" tent card. Randomly apply a glue stick round the edges, cover with gold embossing powder and heat emboss. With a green inkpad, stamp the snowflakes, and just the leaves from the robin stamp round the edges – cover with clear embossing powder and heat emboss.

From remaining cardstock, cut a strip approx 2.l/2" x 5". Stamps trees with Perfect Medium, cover with gold embossing powder and heat emboss. Stamp snowflakes and round edge of strip with green inkpad, cover with clear embossing powder and heat emboss. Colour the trees. Add gems.

Cut another strip of card 2.3/4" x 5.1/4". Apply glue stick to edges, cover with gold embossing powder and heat emboss. Add topper, and mount on base card using foam pads.

Using Perfect Medium, stamp the robin on spare card and cover with gold embossing powder and heat emboss. Cut out and add a touch of colour to the robin. Add to the card using foam pads.

Robins, holly and Christmas trees - favourites of mine for Chrissie cards and I'm not going to mention how many days.... to go, but it's defo getting time to start thinking!!!!!

Enjoy your day,
ikki

Yummy Scrummy Christmas Stamps

OK, I know you  have all been waiting to see these, so here are the latest Chocolate Baroque Christmas stamp sets.

Firstly we have Fat Robin - a full A4 sheet of gorgeousness.

Then we have three A5 sets which are all so incredibly versatile and usable.

Stained Glass Christmas

Christmas Cheer

Peace on Earth

The girls have all come up with some stunning artwork to illustrate the possibilities of this set and we have a series of blog posts scheduled over the next few days, so do check back or subscribe to our blog feed so you don't miss out.

I am doing a blog candy giveaway, but I've decided to do it over on my own blog for a change - it's been a while since I did that, so pop over to glendawaterworth.com and check out some of my Christmas makes with these delicious new stamps.

And please check back on Sunday - I have a new Design Team member to introduce to you all!