Category: Mixed media products

Design Team, fresco finish paints, Paperartsy, Indigo Blu, JOFY, Masks/Stencils

DT: addicted to stamps and more – Christmas

Catherine

Hello! Time for another Addicted to Stamps and More design team contribution and the theme has rolled back around to Christmas. Well I decided to get a bit painty for this one and made a whole A4 background with paints and stencils and stamps and embossing powder. I chopped it up and for this card used one big panel and one strip with a sentiment stamped on it.

I also grabbed the strip of patterned striped paper that I thought looked funky with the very layered background.

Then I decided to go the JoFY star as the feature and inked it with colours that went with the Paperartsy paints in the background.

I also grabbed my podcast pens and added some doodles and marks.

I finished off with some sequins just for a little bling.

As you can see there are plenty of pieces of the background left so they’ve been tucked away in my ready made background pouch for another day but I suspect it won’t be long before I grab them to use!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

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Playing with scraps

Catherine

When I don’t craft for a while (because life is busy and it seems crafting is the last thing I have time for) I get rather out of the habit and lose my creativity a bit. When this happens I just grab what is on the desk or already partly made and put something together … it might not be fancy or something I am proud of but just putting something together sparks some creativity and I am usually good to get going properly once I’ve done that.

Well this card is one of those just grab the scraps and put it together and see what happens.

Just a few pieces of patterned paper, some cardstock and a pre coloured stamped image. But I then grabbed my pen for some doodled lines, some brads to add enbellishments and then I was happy.

Ok not my most creative or fancy of cards but still it’s nice and I like that it got me creating!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Alpaca Pals, Design Team, Peace & Joy, Pinewood planks, Promarkers, Letraset, Ribbons, Time for Tea

DT: ATSAM – #446 Make your Mark

Catherine

Hello everyone visiting my blog. Today I have another design team contribution for you for the Addicted to Stamps and More blog. This week the challenge is Make Your Mark which basically means colouring in!

I chose this beautiful image from Alpaca Pals and coloured it in with promarkers.

I chose some bright spring like colours and then fussy cut the image out. I then had a little look through the pre-prepared backgrounds folder and found this glossy paper one which had been done with mop up inks after ink smooshing and I thought it worked well with the colours I had chosen.

I wrapped some paper twine around it and then added it to the vellum I had embossed with the wood grain folder as a soft background.

I decided to add it to the soft green cardstock I had found for the card blank. Then had a hunt in the die cuts folder where I have precut die cuts using scraps and it makes it easy for quick cards.

I found one with the soft teal birthday and some white backgrounds … I stacked them a couple of times to give it strength. I added this to the floral image and then added the floral image to the card using foam tabs to raise it above the paper twine.

I added the stamped happy above and then added the sequins for some shine.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Avery Elle, Concord & 9th, Gelatos, Faber Castell, Hot Picks, Masks/Stencils, Ribbons

Gelato background playtime

Catherine

I made some backgrounds a while ago playing with gelatos and some Paperartsy stamps and then set a couple aside … today I’m sharing the final card I made with one of them.

This one took some work before I got to a point of being happy with it. I added some of the cute layered stencil butterflies using the Concord and 9th set and added the gorgeous sari ribbon too. I then added the big Hi stamp and die cut from Avery Elle and some big blue gems for the finishing touches.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Concord & 9th, fresco finish paints, Paperartsy, Inchies and Twinchies

Uk stampers forum inchies swap

Catherine

Just like the last couple of months I’ve joined in on the inchies swap over at UK stampers forum again. I grabbed one of the prepped backgrounds I’ve got set aside which were made way back when my daughter was doing a photo shoot with my art supplies so it had lots of lovely painty colour.

I then embossed the butterflies onto the background so they would be on each of the inchies.

I adhered the packaging inchies to the background, cut them out and added black ink around the edges.

Next I stamped the little sentiments and cut them out before adding them to the inchies.

I outlined the sentiments and decided they were done … so simple when the background is already made.

Love them!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Biggest Wish, Design Team, Honey Doo Crafts, Jar, Jar of Flowers, Masks/Stencils, Promarkers, Letraset, Ribbons, Wreath Builder

DT: ATSAM – #445 die cuts and stencils

Catherine

Hi! Today I have another design team contribution for Addicted to stamps and more where our challenge is die cuts and stencils. Well I ended up combining the two by making a stencil out of the die cut!

I started by die cutting the background out of white cardstock and then making an inky background to go behind this … this created a pretty pink background on which I knew a floral element would look best.

I thought I would go for a wreath first of all but then decided not to stay with a wreath but to just put one down as a base and then I chose Jar of Flowers for the main feature. I coloured in the flowers with my promarkers before fussy cutting them out. I then punched the jar and added the little bow to it. I added a little foam behind to give it some dimension before adhering it to the background panel.

I decided it need tie in the black more so used the biggest wish stamps for the sentiment and used black for framing them.

Inside the card I used a die cut scrap to create the stencil and used the same pink inks to add a little interest inside the card.

I added the panel to the front of a 5×7 card and then added gems to finish off.

Pleased with how this came out. Must admit that background die creates a lot of little bits of card and the carpet is now rather in need of a vacuum but I do love the background regardless!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Artistically Inked, Design Team, Promarkers, Letraset, Ribbons, Stampin Blends alcohol pens

DT: Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes Birthday challenge

Catherine

Hi there! Hope you are doing ok. Thanks for popping by to see my blog.

Today I have a card I made as part of the design team for Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes Birthday challenge blog.

It is quite a vintage looking card and a bit of a change from the more modern cards I usually make. It was nice to use browns and more earthy colours to be honest.

I also added some sewing and this gorgeous wide linen ribbon too.

The image I have had for years …. probably about 10 years! It’s a Lily of the Valley one and I remember getting a pad full of images and this is one of those! So not just vintage in style but vintage in terms of stash!

I kept the whole thing quite simple… some patterned paper, inked edges and the fabric sewn on. The sentiment is embossed in gold and the card base made from Crumb Cake.

The image I coloured in with promarkers and my stampin blends so it is a bit of a mix. Inside I just added a strip of the paper to continue the theme!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Avery Elle, Gelatos, Faber Castell, Hot Picks, Ribbons, Splendid Stems, Splendid Thoughts

Another gelato background

Catherine

Yesterday I shared a card I made with a gelato background and some Paperartsy stamps … well I made four backgrounds in total so I have another three cards I can share once I’ve finished them. So far I have only finished one so that’s what I have for you today!

This one I finished in a similar way with the bits and bobs off the desk and an Avery Elle sentiment … this time it had a Splendid Thoughts as the focal elements though.

Love how different in feel the different colours look between this and yesterdays card.

Looking forward to seeing how I finish off the other backgrounds I made at the same time.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Avery Elle, Berry Blessings, Design Team, Gelatos, Faber Castell, Hot Picks, Ribbons

DT: ATSAM – #444 Any occasion

Catherine

Hello dear blog reader

I have another design team contribution for Addicted to stamps and more and this time the challenge is ‘any occasion’.

I made a series of hello cards having a play session with gelatos and this is one of the cards I made.

Once I had added the colour to the background I added stamping using Paperartsy stamps and then grabbed bits and pieces from the desk to add the focal piece … old olive ribbon, linen lacy trim, a stamped berry and leaf twig and paper twine. I stamped and die cut the sentiment and then added the gems to finish off!

Love the earthy colour to this and the pops of bright yellow and lime.

Off to see what the rest of the design team have been up to making for this too.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Découpage, Design Team, Emma Godfrey, Fern, Playful Alphabet, Ribbons, Stampin Blends alcohol pens

DT: Creative Knockouts – spring is in the air

Catherine

Hi! Welcome to my corner of the internet.

This blog is all about my design team contribution for Creative Knockouts using a gifted image from streamside studios shop.

I ended up making a long thin card (DL size).

Streamside studio shop

I decided to play with decoupage after printing and colouring the image three times and then cutting different parts out to layer up.

I then added some layered cardstock and the ribbon and the embossed card base. I then decided to diecut the letters for the sentiment and stamp the final part.

I decided to add wink of Stella to each of the flowers and this made it really shiny!

Happy crafting!

Catherine