Poinsettias - Christmas is coming ...

Poinsettias - Christmas is coming ...

 Today I am using a set  of DL Rubber Stamps the Poinsettia Script is a beautifully designed set and can easily be made into a 3d image should the mood take you. I have shown the front and the reverse of this heart which could be used on a gift or as a gift to someone special. Or maybe even a Christmas Decoration.

I used a blank Rice Paper to stamp onto and then coloured using Distress Inkpads a little water and paint brush, then once dry stamped the image using  A Versafine Clair Nocturne Inkpad. To add extra colour to the image I have used some watercolour brush pens. To seal the image onto the heart I have used Deco Art Decoupage. On the reverse I have used a pre-printed piece of Rice Paper, sealing once again and then after completing both sides of this heart I used a permanent black chisel tipped marker to go around the edge. Finally I used a suitable piece of organza ribbon making a loop and bow to hang the heart from.

                         

Thank you for looking in today 

Love Doreen
 

 

Twinchies be Brenda

Morning everyone, my final post for this month sharing more samples from last months TV shows.

Here I have used the Dragonfly and the moon and sun image from Sacred stamped onto four twinhcies inked with had been inked Oxides……I usually fix them togetehr with tape on the back to make stamping easier. Once dry the four were individually inked with Judikins embossing ink, this comes in a bottle with sponge top and is much easier for a smooth application, likewise it works well before adding distress glaze.

UTEE then added to each piece, heated and the same process repeated twice more. If you still see a few uneven areas or bubble you can re-heat so smooth. The four pieces where then reassembled into one and matted and layers onto a base card.

Blue is not a colour I tend to use much but I do rather like the vivid shade achieved here with blue, green and silver alcohol inks which were applied to the reverse of the sheet of vellum. Poinsettia Script then stamped with Versafine ? Blue, the Poinsettia then stamped again several times and hear embossed with detail silver EP, cut out and decoupaged.

Hope I have provided a little inspiration.

monochrome

 For my last post this month I have a couple of monochrome cards to share using two very different stamp sets.

The first card uses the lovely poinsettia script which I think does not have to be just for Christmas. I stamped it on grey card using black ink and clear embossing powder. It was coloured with koh-i-noor pencils using the white with blending solution on the flowers with yellow in the centre and green on the leaves.

I added silver and black mats before adding to a white square card blank with the sentiment stamped in blac

The second card uses the small geometrtic shape from Fiona Randall's sacred set, stamped four times on grey card and once on white in black ink and clear embossed.

The grey images were trimmed to square and mounted onto black card, with stickles glue on the centre triangles, although it doesn't show up well. The white image was closely trimmed and glued at an angle in the centre.

Christmas Script - samples by Rachel

 Hello there,

Rachel here today with some cards I made using the Christmas script series of stamps. All three were done in a similar way - by stamping in black ink and then heat seating this with clear embossing powder or stamping in versamark and heat setting in white embossing powder. They all use small stamps from the set to create a background and all were coloured using water colour pens. 

In this final one I stamped in versamark and heat set with clear embossing powder then painted using mica powders. 

Hope you have a great day!

Rachel x

Christmas concertina by Brenda

Morning Peeps, the first of my September posts sharing some inspiration from the August TV shows.

I do love a concertina card, this one is a little different in shape to the ones I usually make as I found this Timmy Movers and Shakers die hidden away unused. So I cut it five times and fixed together with ‘hinges’ made from the offcuts.

All five panels cut to fit onto the frame were inked with just one colour Oxide, Festive Berries and the images from Holly, Mistletoe, Christmas Rose and Poinsettia Script stamps, coloured all the leaves with sparkle pens and stamped the flowers again onto inked card, cut out and paper pieced and gold glitter added to the centres. 

This one using the new Celestial set. The background was created by inking Versamark through a stencil, removing it and adding Sticky Stuff, heating and rubbing old flakes. The moon was stamped into black card and heat embossed with details gold EP, as was the word from the same set. 

Have a good week and thank you for your visits.

Christmas Wishes

 Hello

I am sharing some of my samples made for the recent shows on The Craft Store.

The stamps I have used are Holly Script, Poinsettia Script, Mistletoe Script and Christmas Rose Script. These stamps are all available individually and as a multi buy.

I thought a set of these cards would make a lovely gift so I have made them all in the same way - stamped in archival and coloured with watercolour pencils. I them mat and layered onto some toning card. I finished with a few sequins, but by the time they to Lesley most had fallen off! Oops, must get some stronger glue!

Mistletoe Script

Poinsettia Script

Holly Script

Christmas Rose Script

My last card today is an Accordion Card which uses the smaller "worker" stamps. The beauty of this style of card is that you can make it with as many panels as you want.

Thanks for looking

Sandra x

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