Exquisite Edges - Card by Florence

Hi everyone

Today I would like to share a card made using the new Exquisite Edges.  

All of the stamps in the Edges Range can be seen here.

To make this card

Take a mask and Distress Ink and create a pattern on a piece of white coated card stock.
Stamp the Floral Edge and the Sentiment.
Make up the card as seen.

If you have missed any of the recent posts, do scroll down and check out the fabulous projects made by the team.

Thank you for looking.
Florence x

Owl Edges - Cards By Florence

Hi everyone

Today I would like to share with you two cards made with the fabulous Owl Edges. 

The Owl Edges are a new addition to the Chocolate Baroque Edges Range which can be seen here.

To make this card
Stamp, emboss and color in the floral edge.
Take a mask and Distress Inks and create the pattern on the background.
Stamp the corner flourishes and "Tranquility".

To make this card

Stamp and emboss the Owl Edge.
Take a mask and Distress Ink and create the pattern on the background leaving a clear space for the small Owl.
Stamp the small Owl and the Sentiment.
Make up the card as seen.


Thank you for looking
Florence x

Put A Spell On You - Halloween Card - By Florence

Morning everyone

Today I would like to share with you an easy card made using the new fabulous Halloween Stamps.

For this card I have used

"Put A Spell On You" A5 Set and you can see the mult-buy option HERE.

They are both great sets with lots of images that can be mixed and matched to enable you to let your spookylicious imagination create wonderful projects.

The stamps are a great size which are ideal for stamping onto any surface.  They are perfect for card making, tags, ATC's or decorating gift boxes for trick and treating or for making Halloween decorations.  Lots of scope for these stamps.

Here is my card for today.

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To make this card

Cut a piece of white card stock to size.
Colour the card using Distress Inks and a piece of Cut-n-Dry foam.
For this card I used Wild Honey and Seedless Preserves.
Place a mask/stencil onto the card and apply more Distress Ink, using the same color Distress Inks that are under the mask/stencil.
Stamp the images and text.
Take a damp paint brush and some kitchen paper and remove some of the ink to high light parts of the images.
Optional - Add white highlights to the circles and to the bodies of the bats.
Using a piece of torn copier paper as a mask and some black Distress Ink create a frame.
Stamp the spell book and the sentiment onto white card stock, cut them out and attach them to the card using foam pads.

Make up the card as seen.

Thank you for looking.
Do pop back and see the wonderful projects made by the DT.  

There is a new post every day with lots of inspiring ideas.

Take care

Florence x

Hocus Pocus - Halloween Tags By Florence

Hi everyone

I hope your week is going well.

Today I would like to share with you some easy tags made with the fabulous new Hocus Pocus Rubber Stamp Set.

I had so much fun making these. 
The more I use the stamps the more I love them.

Please click on the photos to enlarge and to see the detail.

This is such a fun creature.

 I did think it would also work for a little boys birthday card....I'm thinking dragons and castles.

This stamp set is so versatile. 

The cat, the spider and the trees in this set would work for other stamping projects other than Halloween.

The spider stamp I used to create the little spiders on the tag above are from the
 "Put A Spell On You" Set.

I made all of the tags in the same way.

To make the tags

Stamp the main images:  The creature, the cat and the Witch.

Make a circle mask and place it on the tag where you wish the moon to appear.
Mask off any parts of the image that you wish to colour.
Colour the tag with a light brown Distress Ink using a piece of Cut-n-Dry foam.
Take a stencil and place it over the tag and using a piece of foam apply a darker colour Distress Ink to create the pattern on the background.

Apply some more darker Distress Ink around the edges if necessary.

Stamp all of the remaining images ie., the bats, cobwebs, spiders, script and branches.
Remove any masks and colour the images.

Optional: Spray the tag with a fixative to fix the ink.

Just to share.  

On the second tag, and using a paint brush, I added some lemon juice around the edges of the tag and then heated it to create an old charred look.

Grab yourself and cuppa and check out all of the wonderful projects made by the team.

Thank you for looking.
Happy Stamping.
Florence x

Honeysuckle Butterfly and Snowy Scenes - By Florence

Hi everyone

I hope you are all have a wonderful weekend.

Today I would like to share two cards I made using the Honeysuckle Butterfly set and the Snowy Scene set. 

Honeysuckle Butterfly

I dabbed some dye based ink onto a large stamp block. I didn't dilute the ink, I just let the ink separate naturally on the block.  

I then placed a piece of white coated card stock, lightly, onto the inked block.  

I then stamped the Honeysuckle image onto the inked card, using black Archival Ink.  

I added a little bit of extra color, to certain areas, using a damp paint brush and some ink left on the block.  

I then mat and layered as seen.

Snowy Scenes

For my second card I took a piece of white card and laid it over the top of it a mask and dry embossed it using a light box and a embossing tool. 

I then removed the mask and attached it to the raised embossed side of the card, matching it up to the embossed pattern, and colored it using a sponge and some ink.

I cut the green ornate square of card using a die and punched out a square of plain white card, just trimming it slightly.  

I then stamped my pretty little house onto the smaller white square using green Distress Ink, colored it in using a damp paint brush and ink and then edged the square with more Distress Ink.  

I then assembled the card as seen adding a little gem.

Thank you for calling in.  Do check out the fantastic projects made by the Design Team.

Happy Stamping

Florence x

Tangled Fragments - By Florence

Hi everyone

I hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Today I would like to share some cards made with the new Tangled Fragment Stamps.  Ooooo! I was so excited when I saw these.  There are endless possibilities with these stamps.

The quality of the stamps is second to none.  Chocolate Baroque stamps are deeply etched so when you stamp with them they give a perfect image every time.  This also allows you stamp onto paper, fabric, or wood and also to stamp into and with different mediums not just ink.

 I got out the (water based) craft paints for these and had so much fun.

Tip:  When stamping with craft paint have a bowl of warm soapy water to hand to pop your stamps into after stamping.  If, the paint has gone a little dry, no problem you can clean them in soapy water and either a small tooth brush or nail brush.

This is a great way to use all of that card you have, that you don't really want to throw away but it is such a dubious color it just gets left in the draw.

I started off by coating small pieces of very violent fuscia pink card with Mod Podge.  This isn't necessary but all will become clear in a moment.

I then painted over the Mod Podge with different colored paint...yellow, white, light pink.

I then started to take some of the paint off with a damp tissue and added scratches for texture using a piece off sand paper.  The Mod Podge protects the base card.  So, if you are not keen on what you have painted...take it off.

When the card was dry and I was happy with the background, I covered the stamp with paint using a piece of bathroom sponge and stamped onto the prepared card stock.  This is where CB's deeply etched stamps come into their own.

For the last card, I prepared my piece of card in the same as mentioned above but this time I used a a piece of yellow card as my base and a mask for extra dimension.  I removed some of the paint to reveal the yellow and then stamped over the top.

Just to share, before I leave you, I have just made cards for today projects but these stamps would be ideal for journaling, altered art or any craft projects.  Do also check out the other stamps in Chocolate Baroque's huge range.

Tat tar for now and happy stamping.

Florence x

Briar Rose Butterfly - by Florence

Hi everyone

I hope you all had a great weekend.

Today I would like to share with you a card I made using the new Briar Rose Butterfly stamps.  I know I keep saying this about all of the stamps but these are one of my favorites of this year.  They have a real country feel about them.  I just love everything about them.  I am ear marking this set and the Harebell Butterfly set to make some Christmas and Birthday presents with.  They stamp beautifully on to paper, card, wood and fabric.

For this card, I used the larger stamp on the sheet.  It is a lovely size about 12.5 cm x 7.5 cm.  This would be great decoupaged on a card.  Nice clean lines to cut.  I think you could get 4 layers with this.

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Just to share,  I recently went to the Butterfly Park on the coast here in Spain.  Oh, it is a wonderful place to go.  So serene and peaceful.   Anyway, in the park there were some giant blue butterflies that just gently floated around.  It was magical.  So, I have taken my inspiration from there for the color of my butterflies on this card. 

As for the roses,  I took inspiration from my garden.

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 When you look at a Briar Rose, the petals are never the same color.  Some are all white or pink, some have hints of yellow and orange on them.  This is my interpretation of the colors.  I hope you like it.

I stamped my image using black Staz-On ink (Archival ink can be used) onto one of the  Vintage Tag digital downloads, designed by Lesley Wharton, that I printed off.

I colored my image using water color crayons.  I colored the image with the crayons and then smoothed and blended them with a just damp paint brush.

I sewed my stamped image sheet to a piece of backing paper and then layered it.  Firstly, on to the country gingham card and then onto my base card.

I stamped my little "With Love" sentiment using Black Staz-On onto some coated card stock, trimmed it to size and then attached it using some foam pads.

That's all from me today.  

If, you have not seen them already, do check out the wonderful projects made by the other members of the DT.  As always you are in for a real treat.

Take Care

Florence x

Fleurs Nouveau - By Florence

 Hi everyone

Apologies for being missing in action for the last few weeks.  I have been partying, crafting, shopping and holidaying with my two blogging friends Marie and Kylie.  They flew over to see me.   It has been my first holiday (well taking time out) for nearly 20 years!!  Wonderful time.  Mind you, I know you wont tell anyone, they didn't half hog the remote for the tv and the computers!! he he.

I have been popping in now and again, when I have had chance to have a quick peek at the fabulous projects made by the DT and the Guest Designers.  Amazing work ladies.

 Right down to crafting and less of my chat.

For my projects today I have made some cards which are quick and simple in style and not much fru fru.  I hope you like them.

 

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I have made all of the cards the same way but used different card stock and colors.

For my first card I used a piece of A5 coated card stock.

I masked off a thin strip using post it notes and then applied some Distressing Inks using a piece of cut n dry foam.

I then used some masks, some builders plastering tape and ink to make some pretty patterns.

*I have used some masks from my own stash but I know that there are so many great masks on the Chocolate Baroque website HERE.

When the ink was dry and leaving the masks on, I used the leaf stamp from the Fleurs Nouveau stamp set and stamped the leaf pattern using black archival ink.

To finish the card, I removed the post-it notes,  stamped the Happy Birthday (from Birthday words A5 Stamp set) sentiment and added some bling.

 

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For my second card I used some mat white card from my stash.

I masked and added color in the same way as above and stamped my leaf pattern.

To be honest, when I first added the color to the card stock, it absorbed quite a lot of ink and it looked dark and I wasn't to keen on it but then.....I thought maybe I can take some color out, just where the leaf patterns are.  

All I did to removed the color was to brush on the tiniest (just damp really) amount of water with a small paint brush, just here and there, and then press down onto the damp area with a piece of kitchen paper.  To cut a long story short, this was the result.  A bit of a happy accident really.  I quite like the tie die effect it created.

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For this card, again I have made it in exactly the same way as the two above, just changing the colors and I used the small little leaf pattern from the Fabulous Flappers.

So for my sentiment, I just stamped Birthday Greetings onto a small square piece of card and attached it to my card using foam pads.

Well I think that is all from me today.

Thank you for calling in.  It is always great to have your company.

Thank you also to everyone for leaving such lovely comments.  We always love to here from you and they are very much appreciated.

Happy Crafting

Florence x