Fun with Foam and another Youtube Video Tonight

Hi again Everyone. Im doing another Youtube Video at 7.30 this evening (UK Time) So if you would like to join me I would love you to. All of the video's will be available at any time that you're free. I've included some updates from yesterday and the stamps we made and another demo as well.

Here's a photo of one of the simple stamps we made yesterday. Not great in Black n White but add  coloured ink instead and it would be just perfect for a background for any project. Great for mixed media, journals or scrapbooks.

The same basic shape used for this stamp too, just in a different pattern giving a totally different look. This makes a super border for a card. Again perfect for scrapbooks, Journals, mixed media and ATC's too.

The 'Happy Banner' was also made into a stamp using the foam, sadly I got it back to front as I wasn't thinking so I spoilt the lines you would have got if it had been done correctly, but it still looks fairly good. It really is a good idea to look at everything you have in your collection as you can really make your goodies go further and work for you and your crafting.

Here is the stamp made with one of the Hexagons, masked and filled. Like I said yesterday this is a great little project to do to get your crafty mojo back, either stamping inside or even a little bit of doodling. Juts take 5 or 10 mins to yourself and I'm sure you feel better for it. More ideas on the video.

The last thing to share with you today is this finished card, which I made in the video. The colours are Picked Raspberry and Faded Jeans, the 2 mixed together give a lovely soft purple blend. The stamps are from the Paisley Palace stamp set, but there are other stamps that work well for this, depending on who and what your project is for. There are some perfect stamps in the Floral Harmony and Floral Companions Sets. There are some beautiful colour combinations that can really change the look and feel of the finished project.

Thats all for now, just to remind you about the shows on Sunday with Leonie on Hochanda, they are at 3pm and 7pm and will be a lot of fun. Before I go, the code for a 35% discount over on my Etsy Store is THANKS35. It's valid across the whole store until the end of the month. Take care and I hope to see you tomorrow for some more Crafting. Take care and Stay Safe.

Beauty In Seasons

Hi Everyone, Another lovely day her in Bulgaria, the humidity has dropped at last which is so much easier. The heat and humidity just makes every little thing such a chore. Preparations are now in full swing getting ready for Stamperama in Stevenage on the 11th August and then my Hochanda shows on the 13th August. Unfortunately I cant bring the Small Rose Petal stamps back to Hochanda this time, but I do have a very small amount left on my Etsy store, but once they are gone they are gone, for now at least.

You Will Need:

Craftascope Floral Companions Stamp Set

Craftascope Floral Harmony Stamp Set.

8 x 8'' Clarity Black Card Blank

Clarity White Card Blank (cut to 7 3/4'' square)

Distress Inks: Mowed Lawn, Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey and Mermaid Lagoon

Versafine Clair Black Ink Pad

Clarity Stencil Brushes

Basic Square Die approx 2 1/2''

Copier Paper

Temporary Adhesive Spray

Black Fine Liner pen

Step 1: Roughly stamp out 3 of the leaves onto copier paper and cut out.

Step 2: Cut out a piece of copier paper to 7 1/2'' square. Cut 4 squares out of this, evenly spaced and keep both the inner and outer cuts. Cutting the copier paper smaller than your card makes positioning much easier.

Step 3: Use temporary adhesive to secure your copier paper in place.

Step 4: Stamp a leaf and positive word in 3 of your squares and your sentiment in the 4th, Use the leaf masks you made earlier and secure them in place with your temporary adhesive.

Step 5: Mask off around your square to make sure you get no colour in any of the other squares or the edges of your card. Take one of your stencil brushes along with a distress ink and gently blend across your first square, blending form deeper at the top and lighter towards the bottom.

Step 6: Repeat step 5 with each of your remaining squares.

Step 7: Remove your large square mask and move very slightly left and down by approximately 4-5 mm  giving you a little backwards 'L' in the corner. Now use your smaller squares to mask off your coloured area. Take another stencil brush and using Hickory smoke, add colour to the space you have left. This gives a wonderful 3D look when you card is complete.

Step 8: Remove the masks and gently remove any excess adhesive with a soft cloth.

Step 9: Use a very fine liner to draw a line around each of your coloured boxes (not the Hickory Smoke part) Draw another line about 1/4'' in from the edge of your card. Mount your finished card onto the black card base, giving you your finished card.

Thank you so much for joining me this afternoon for this step by step. I hope you like the end result. If you missed my exciting news the other day, I will share it with you here. I am so happy to let you all know that I have been nominated in the Crafts Beautiful 'Best Of' Craft awards, so I am over the moon to have got this far. Thank you ever so much for your support, it really does mean a lot to me. My collection will be added to their website on the 15th August, when the voting begins. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xx