Moonlight Shroom (By Doreen)

                                                                  

                                                                       Moonlight Shroom

Hello Everyone,

 today I am using the Mother Earth stamp set it contains 2 large image stamps and 3 complimentary words which can be used in many other ways than just with this set.

https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/mother-earth-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html

Using 5 PanPastels I have used Green, Blue, White, Silver and Black.

Versafine Onyx Black to stamp sentiment and image. 

https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/versafine-inkpad-onyx-black.html 

Watercolour Card is used for base and the PanPastels work well add your colour in a gentle sweeping action to achieve a smooth effect, use the light colours first adding silver to the moon to give it a sheen, Any stray strokes can be taken away using an eraser and this is how I also achieved the effect of stars. Build the colour by adding more in stages and then the shadows, shape and depth are using the black in the same way , where you want darker shades add the black a little at a time. Finally add Sentiment.

Mat and Layer onto a white card blank. Spray with Pastel Fixative to seal.

Thank you for looking in today,

Love Doreen 

 

 

 

Guest Post - In an Oriental Garden by Brenda Weatherill

I can't believe it is the middle of October and I am welcoming another member of the Guest Design Team on her first post.  I am pleased to introduce you to our third Guest member, Brenda Weatherill.  This week she has a created a beautiful oriental scene, so without further ado I shall hand you over to Brenda.

Good morning everyone, Brenda here and I'm  thrilled to be sharing my first card on the Chocolate Baroque DT blog.

I have been a fan of CB stamps for many years going right back to the days when Glenda used to demonstrate all things inky on TV and as with so many of us, I gained great inspiration from her style of crafting.

The unique designs of CB stamps along with their superb quality makes working with them a pleasure and as I am not a colourist find they work so well with the ink and paint techniques I so enjoy. I am delighted to have been offered the opportunity by Lesley to share my take on working with CB products.

So here is how I created my card using the Oriental Crane clear stamp set.

• I started with a piece of single sided pearl cardstock and used the reverse side to stamp the tree and temple stamp twice using an Adirondack Black inkpad, masking off the bottom ground line before stamping.
• Next I created the hills using a piece of torn paper and PanPastels Phthalo Green, then placed a large circle mask centrally, slightly overlapping the hills and created the sky, again using a piece of torn paper to represent clouds and PanPastels Magenta Shade. After removing the mask I used a little PanPastels Diarylide Yellow to shade the sun and clouds.
• I then masked the crane and upper section of the crane stamp and inked just the bullrushes and stamped across the bottom of the scene. Using the smaller of the cherry blossom stamps I stamped several times across the top of the scene and added a little shading and colour to the trees and temples with pencils.
• Using co-ordinating cardstock I matted and layered the scene onto a white base card and finally added some liquid pearls to the blossoms.

Thank you for popping by today and you can find more of my work on my blog Floral Fantasies.

B x

Just love the soft, almost etheral look of this card Brenda, thank you for this gorgeous contribution and we look forward to seeing what you bring to us next week.

Having a Spooky Time (by Zoe)

Hi, I'm back with my 3rd, yes 3rd post for Chocolate Baroque, I still need pinching to make sure I'm not dreaming lol.

Today I'm sharing a card and tag I've made using the wonderful Hocus Pocus stamp set, I've loved using these stamps, they are quirky, fun and a tad spooky.

  

My little tag was cut  from 2 layers of a linen texture card and I very simply stamped the cat using a black inkpad. I used watercolour crayons to colour.

For the card I die cut 2 circles, the base being folded to make it stand, all be it a bit rocky.  The top layer was stamped with Versamark ink using the gorgeous Damask background from the Dusky Damask set, I love this set. I then made a mask for the moon, swiped over using PanPastels then removed the mask and placed the negative mask over the moon and used contrasting colours to create a moody atmospheric effect. 

I used a very slightly larger mask to create an outline and used a pencil eraser to make a misty effect around the moon and a few wispy clouds.  I always use my pans on linen card, it gives such a luxurious finish I feel and, once I happy with the colouring, I use very cheap hairspray to seal the PanPastels. 

The witch was stamped with black ink and the little mushrooms and cauldron were coloured with pencils.

Thank you so much for all the lovely comments I've received on previous posts, I really love reading them. I hope I've inspired you to want these fab stamps. Please don't forget to pop back each day to see what the rest of my very talented teamies have created for you.

Bye for now, have a great day xx Zoe xx

A Burst of Colour by Doreen

Hello to you all, I am back again sharing another sample made from the new stamps that have just been released for November .

I have used three of the stamps from the Autumn Edges sheet for this card.
I started by making my background blending yellow and red Panpastels onto some textured card .

The toadstools have been white embossed with Versamark and I stamped the trees with brown Archival ink.

Avenue of Trees by Doreen

Hello to you all, I am back again sharing another sample made from the new stamps that have just been released for November 

I have first made my background with PanPastels masking off the moon.

The tree image from the Autumn Edges stamp sheet has been clear embossed with black Archival ink, I have then stamped along the bottom  and up the sides with one of the images from the Eastern Grasses stamp sheet. The sentiment is from  Birthday Words.

Tasty Treats by Doreen

Hello to you all, I am  sharing sample made from the new stamps that have just been released for November 

I first made my background using PanPastels onto a textured cardstock, I then stamped my image which is from the Mellow Fruitfulness stamp sheet with black Archival ink and coloured with distress inks Evergreen Bough and Festive Berries. I then got one of the Autumn Edges stamps and stamped around the card using Evergreen Bough Distress ink.

Guest Post - A patchwork bag by Stempelientje

Our guest post this week is by Stempelientje Stempy who lives in the Netherlands. Her project is this fabulous craft patchwork bag featuring the Fantasy Castles stamp set, please enjoy.

For this bag I used:

Fantasy Castles stamp set

Printed cotton fabric

Cream colored fabric (washed and ironed)

Fabric stamping ink

Sewing thread

PanPastels

Derwent Pencils

Fixative

Ric rac ribbon

I also used a Iron and a sewing machine.

• I stamped the castle image on a square of the cream cotton and waited for it to dry.
• After drying I ironed it to fix the image.
• The image was then coloured with Panpastels.
• I then sprayed it with fixative and ironed it again.
• I finished colouring it with my Derwent pencils and ironed it again.

• I cut 8 matching square pieces of fabric, all the same size as the cream square I just stamped.
• When sewing all of them together I've put the stamped square in the middle. Make sure the corners fit together for a neat finish.
• Sew a piece of fabric on top, and a large matching piece on the back. Sew them together so you have a bag.
• Make a  shoulder band out of fabric and decorate top of the bag and the shoulderband with ric rac ribbon.

Crafty greetings, Stempelientje

Thank you for this beautiful idea, we loved it and I know that those of you who love working with fabrics will be inspired by this.  If you wish to see more creative work please check out the Stempelientje blog for lots more colour and interesting projects.