Stampendous Blog Hop- Making Texture

This week we're going to celebrate with the awesome Stampendous Design Team and the Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team.Both of the two companies have come together and we are excited to be able to kick start this marriage with the great Stampendous and                 Dreamweaver Stencils products that we at Woodware make available to the UK market.
 We'll be offering three prizes in the UK and three in the US. Each prize package will
consist of  Nathalie Kalbach's terrific Grunge Mixed Media Cling Rubber Stamp
Sets and the beautiful Zen Butterfly Dreamweaver Stencil! Both products are
ideal for adding texture and backgrounds to your projects!

And that's our theme!! Making Texture. We hope you'll enjoy the wonderful inspiration that
three talented teams will bring you this week! Be sure to visit all the blog links listed and       leave your comments! Each comment will count as an entry towards one of the terrific prize
packages.






Here's what I came up with

Materials used:-

Stampendous NKCR502 Wired

CRF229 To Travel

Frantage Aged Copper, Black Glass Glitter

Tea Staines Fragments

Top Boss embossing liquid

Detail clear embossing powder

8" x 8" cream card blank

Hairy Manilla card

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 278238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

Here we are on a blog hop with Stampendous & the theme is "Mixed Media" which means loads of texture. I started by embossing through the template which comes with the "Wired" set with Top Boss liquid & Aged Copper. I then sponged with a variety of inkpads before over stamping with the different stamps in the set. The circular stamp (orange image) has been embossed with clear powder. The tag has been made with Hairy Manilla card stamped with the sentiment & given the Frantage treatment. I've used the template to stencil the card blank itself & to finish I've added some garden string.  

Pop over to the Woodware blog to hop on to the other side of the pond & visit our next design team member to see what they've come up with. Don't forget to leave a me a comment for your chance to win one of the great prizes.

Accordion Cards

Materials used:-

ADS505 Shipped Script

ADS506 Poppy

FRS153 Happiness Is....

Silhouette Butterfly punch

Perfect Prints paper pads Heritage & Vintage 2

Versafine Vintage Sepia

Brilliance Graphite Black

Tombow pens

Liquid Pearls "Pearl Copper"

Olive organza ribbon

2 x A4 sheets ivory card

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX81PT

01395 278238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

We're looking at "Accordion" cards this week of which there are many forms. I've used some of the lovely new stamps from Woodware's new design team  "Aspects of Design". To make the card blank take 2 A4  sheets of  card & fold both 3 times using the DL score line. Now lay the card flat (landscape) measure 4" up the side from the bottom & cut from this point to the top diagonal corner. Do this with both pieces & glue one middle section behind the other to form the centre of the card. I have stamped the Script stamp with Versafine & then stamped the poppy over the top before colouring with Tombow pens on the outer panels.For the inner panels I've just stamped the poppies with Versafine. The middle section has been covered with paper & the sentiment from "Happiness Is.." has been stamped with Graphite Black on top. The poppies on this section have been stamped, coloured & cut out. I have covered the backs of the sections which will be seen with paper.The butterflies have been punched from some card which has been sponged with Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy & some dots of Liquid Peals "Copper Pearl" added. I've attached a length of Olive organza ribbon so that when the card is closed it can be prettily tied.Here are some more views of the card

Bloomin' Marvellous!

Materials used:-

Stampendous CRS5074 Build a Bouquet

JGCL575 Delightful Verse

Sakura Aquarel watercolour pencils

Brilliance Graphite Black

Detail White embossing powder

Glossy Accents

Woodware border punch Spring Ribbon (CP16-01)

Watercolour paper

8" x 8" cream card blank

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter  Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

Big beautiful blooms this week & a chance to use this lovely new set from Stampendous "Build a Bouquet". As the name suggests this set comes with individual flowers & vases so that you can arrange your own floral display. I've stamped onto watercolour paper with Brilliance, coloured with Aquarel pencils which have then been "activated" with water. I've used the rose stamp to create the background on the card blank using a chalk inkpad. As you will notice I have re folded the card blank to create an exposed area at the right hand side. I've embossed onto orange card with white powder & mounted onto green paper. The border on the edge of the card blank has been punched with the Spring Ribbon punch & I've used the waste at the left hand edge. The sentiment comes from "Delightful Verse" & after attaching the image to the card blank I covered the flower bowl entirely with Glossy Accents which has given a full glassy effect. 

A closer look at the side panel.

Here's the stamp set

Chosen by Jane-The Pointillist Technique

Materials used:-

JGS368 Periwinkles

JGS379 Everyday Verse

Brilliance Graphite Black

Micron 05 Pigma pens (shades 24,21,32,230)

White spotty polka dot ribbon

Mauve & purple Bazil paper

A5 white card blank

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk 

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

We have our second designer challenge this month as chosen by Jane Gill. Jane has chosen the "Pointillist" technique which is  a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of colour are applied in patterns to form an image. 

 Mine is an all Jane card this week as I have chosen "Periwinkles" which I have stamped onto  lilac Bazil paper before "colouring" with dots using Micron pens. These are ideal for this as they have such a fine point. I didn't think I would, but I really enjoyed this technique. Keeping it simple & clean I've just layered onto darker card added the sentiment & some ribbon before attaching to the card blank. (Don't you just love it when Blogger does ridiculous things like this & you can't undo it!!)

Rustic Designs

Materials used:-

JGS366 Marigold

ADS503 Netting Background

Perfect Prints paper pads Heritage & Vintage 2

Brilliance Graphite Black

Versafine Vintage Sepia

Tombow pens

Burlap ribbon

Black brads, craft wire,raffia

Inverted corner punch

A4 Hairy Manilla card

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

We've gone rustic this week with this screen card. Take a piece of A4 card score on the DL line then turn it around & score again. Fold concertina fashion. Simples! I've printed the lovely "Marigold" stamp twice onto paper from the Heritage pad & coloured with Tombow pens. As you can see this stamp works well either way up & would make great corners for a large card. The sentiment which comes with the set is stamped onto a piece from Vintage 2 & I've layered this onto a piece of brown card which has been embossed with a "wood grain" embossing folder.  I've used the inverted corner punch & some wire to make it look like a plaque (thanks Jan!!) . The background of the card blank has been randomly stamped using the "Netting Background" with Versafine Vintage Sepia & I've softly sponged around all the edges of the panels too.Now attach the stamped panels to the card blank  & add the brads, burlap ribbon & raffia. 

Here's a closer look at the panels.

Today at Liberty Craft- Aspects of Design

Happy Thursday everyone & demo day again at Liberty Craft.Today I've been using the new range of stamps from Aspects of Design by Woodware. The stamps I've used today are as follows:-

ADS506 Poppies

ADS103 Butterfly Botanical

ADS505 Shipping Script

Here I've stamped onto cream card with the poppy
first & then over stamped with the script. I then coloured
with Tombow pens & mounted onto a piece from the Perfect
Print paper pad Vintage 2. The sentiment comes from
the poppy set.  

Here we have the Butterfly Botanical with the Script stamp
 on the background of the card blank. Created simply in black &
white & if you look closely you'll see that I've I've decoupaged the
butterfly in acetate- this meant the dreaded Stazon!!
But I think the end result was worth it! I've added some
touches of silver Stickles just to make it pop.

 

For my third card I've embossed the butterfly with
Stampendous Aged Wine powder & the purple layer has
been embossed with the script stamp & detail gold powder.

That's all from me for today have a look at the new Aspects of Design stamps at www.woodware.co.uk.

 All products available from:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

Next week I'll be looking at Mother's Day bouquets!!

Mother's Day - A Card for a Special Lady

Materials used:-

FRS288 Doodle a Flower

Stampendous SSC 1052 Hugs For All
Dreamweaver stencil LX7014 ~Daisy Background
DSA A4 sheet
Versafine Onyx Black
Memento Angel Pink
Liquid Pearls Hydrangea
Woodware buttons
8 x 8 Cream card blank
Cream & bright pink card for layering
All available from:-
www.woodware.co.uk
Your local Exmouth  stockist is:-
Liberty Craft
33 Exeter Road
Exmouth
EX8 1PT
01395 273238
libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

A special card for Mother's Day this week & I've tried out something new. I was at a local craft show recently & I bought some mini "fat quarters" of material which are meant for patchwork. Using DSA (double sided adhesive sheet) I backed a piece with pink paper before peeling off the other protective sheet & laying a piece of material on the top, rubbing firmly to ensure a good bond. I then stamped onto the material using the large outline petal stamp from "Doodle a Flower" & Versafine Onyx Black which works well with material. I've also added some "stamens" from one of the useful little stamps which come with the set. I then cut the individual petals & leaves out & gave then slight shape with a Character shaper. For the background I used the Daisy stencil with Angel Pink on a piece of cream linen card. I just stencilled random areas with a medium brush & stamped one of the small icons from the stamp set with black ink. Layer this onto pink card & attach to card blank.

Now arrange the flower petals (I stamped 5 for each flower) to form 3 large flowers. I've raised the petals slightly using 3D foam pads. Arrange the leaves & add buttons to the centres of the flowers which have tiny scraps of material  threaded through the centres. 

The sentiment comes from quite an old Stampendous set "Hugs For All" but lovely words & style for the occasion. To finish I added some tiny dots of Liquid Pearls to the flower stamens.