Loving thoughts frame

Since getting the beautiful Sizzix 'Loving Thoughts set' of embossing folders I can't stop using them Lol. I've been mixing them with Anna Griffin papers and stamps.

 Here's the embossed frame with some poinsettia diecuts from Anna Griffin Christmas papers and down the edge.  Snowflakes are Martha Stewart punch.

 

 I recently got the gorgeous Anna Griffin 18th century stamp library to play with and this is one of the first cards I made with them.

 I embossed the frame lightly rubbing metallic rub ons while it was still in the folder (to help keep the colour on the raised parts only).  I made the roses from another sizzix die using Tim Holtz inks to colour them. The rose leaves are also die cut but the Ivy leaves are rubber stamped.. they come from Joanna Sheens Pressed flower stamps.  The lacey border is from the JS Girly things rubber stamp sheet.  I love the spider web netting that I used for the bottom part of the card.

I cut the frame out after embossing for this card. The stamped sentiment is from my stash, I embellished it with tiny gems and stars. Both papers are HOTP.

Thanks for looking today.. I will be back tomorrow with more cards I have made using the beautiful Anna Griffin 18th century stamp set.

Bye for now

Cameo Stamp Samples plus a FREEBIE

Wow! what a show Joanna did today.  These Cameo stamps sold out after only 20 minutes into the show.  I am so delighted that they are so popular.

Here are my 10 sample cards that I made for the show with brief descriptions of how I made each one. Plus I have a Freebie template to download at the end.

  Embossed cameos with gilded Ivory powder. Die cut , 

Inked, layered up. Background printed paper embossed with 

folder then sanded and inked around the edges.

  Stamped and embossed cameo

frame. Cut out cameo and filled

with JS pressed flowers to create a miniature.

  Cameo stamped and white embossed onto black card. 

Stamped cameo again on cream, die cut and inked. 

Corners stamped onto black card

  Cameo Black embossed onto cream card. 

Stamped 2^nd cameo – white embossed 

and inked and set onto a piece of foam 

board cut to size. Paper by Prima

  Used lace corner white embossed

then inked to create backing paper. 

Stamped and pewter embossed

frame onto black. Stamped

cameo 2^nd time – white embossed

die cut and inked.

  Twice Stamped and embossed with

white powder onto parchement paper. 

Layered the cameo after colouring 

with promarkers underneath. Added white

peel offs.

  Stamped & Black embossed cameo onto cream 

card -stamed 2^nd one onto sticky backed alluminium 

foil embossed with black. Wrapped the foiled cameo

 around a die cut piece of card cut to 

size – layered onto frame.

  Silver embossed cameo onto black

card then cut a rectangle. Stamped

and black embossed cameo onto holographic 

card.. die cut and layered up.

  Used MS all over page Art deco

punch. Stamped cameo twice one

onto cream other on black both embossed with 

gilded Ivory. Die cut the cameo and used crystal laquer. 

Inked the frame with walnut stain.

My own bodyform template.

Stamped collar and along bottom

using cosmic shimmer powder.

Cameo embossed white..inked then

placed into a cameo mount

(cost approx £1.50 on WWW)

Covered with crystal laquer to

give glass effect.

If you like this card to use for your own cameo or for any type of jewellery display.. I have a FREE template below for you to print out and use for your own personal use.  Click on the image to see the large version, right click and save to your PC.

  Have fun!

 Thank you for visiting my blog today.  I would love to read any comments you would like to leave.

Lace and Knitting Stamps Day 3

I'm back after a few busy days to add more of the sample cards I made using the Lace and Knitting designs that I designed for Joanna Sheen. I used the Take one Step sheet for these cards.

For this card I stamped the border and 2 hearts onto black paper and embossed with white powder. I also stamped 2 of the hearts onto cream paper and embossed with black powder.
I cut the main part out of the white embossed and layered them onto the cream hearts. To make up the card I used black strips of card folded around each corner layering the borders on top. The hearts are on foam tape... I made 3 roses and added them onto the die cut swirls. The verse is also on the stamp sheet. I finished with the faux stitching done with a gel pen. The paper was given a vintage look using Antique linen distress ink.

Here's my second card...

For this card I stamped the square lace stamp 3 times embossing it with brown tapastery powder, then coloured the lace panel with a multicolour of distress inks to create a tapastery feel. The background paper is from one of Joanna sheens CDs (I can't remember which one sorry).. I stamped the lace border along the top with brown in and onto each end of the die cut verse topper. I made the rose and die cut the leaves and brances.

...and here is the third card I made using the Take one Step sheet.
and inside...

I made my own template for the windows, cut them out and added frames inside and outside the card with acetate and tulle inbetween. I stamped the brickwork from Country house onto the front around the windows. For the inside of the card I created a Wedding Cake using the stamps. I cut the two tiers out of card inking them lightly with blue.. I stamped the borders onto cream paper embossing with white and then lightly inking each one with blue to make the white show up.. then I stuck them onto the tiers. The boards are mirror paper scored using an embossing board. The little flower border was stamped in blue and I used a versamark pen in the center of each flower and embossed with holographic powder. The bow is also stamped with versamark and embossed with holographic powder and inked to define the bow. The little vase on top is cut out of a stamped and embossed lace tile that is on the sheet and again inked with blue. I used die cut letters and added a feather as a finishing touch.

Next time I will be back with the Knitting stamp sample cards

Thank you for visiting my blog today...please feel free to leave comments..

Last of the Jane Shasky card samples

The third sheet of Joanna Sheen's Jane Shaskly stamps is called 'Slice of Heaven'

Here is the first of 3 cards I made using it.
ThePatchwork toppers background paper is printed out from the Joanna Sheen In other words CD. I coloured a round doily with promarkers and the image is also coloured in using promarker pens. I made the roses from die cuts and the letters are from Tim Holtz typeset decoritive strip... my new favourite alphabet die Lol!

For the second card 2 die cut frames are used... one has a pretty doily inside and the other the image.. I used both promarkers and watercolour distress inks to colour the stamp. I added some matching style flowers to carry on the look and added the verse in the top corner. The backing paper is from the Jane Shasky CD

Here is the final card, it uses the other image on the stamp sheet. I coloured it with promarkers and watercolour distress inks. Two brickwork embossed large corners were lightly inked and the flowers are stamped pressed flowers by Joanna Sheen. I added a large tulle bow tied with blue ribbon and added the verse on the card to finish.

Thank you for visiting to day and taking a look at my sample cards.

There will be more of my sample cards coming soon after this weekend's TV shows on Create and Craft TV. when Joanna launches some more of my designs as rubber stamps...

More to come....

Countryside Stamp samples

It's been a while since my last post... not since last year!.. so first of all,

A very Happy New Year!

to everyone reading my blog today. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas.

Sadly, my husband lost his Mother 2 days before Christmas day so it was a very sad time for us all but we made the best of it that we could surrounding ourselves with our family... Our Grandchildren kept us smiling, they are all so precious and gorgeous!

There were some new Joanna Sheen rubber stamps launched on TV today called Countryside Stamps Jo Channon did a lovely demo using them. Here are the samples I made for Joanna Sheen that you might get to see on TV next time.
First two are from the Garden of Dreams rubber stamp sheet

.. and these two cards are from the Rainy Days rubber stamp sheet

Thank you for visiting today.. I will have more samples to show next weekend with a Wedding theme in mind..
see you later
Hugs