Crafty Individuals August launch

Hi Everyone!!!

Did you manage to catch the latest launch of Crafty Individuals stamps, stencils and papers on Create and Craft TV earlier this month? There's a fab collection of funky floral designs drawn by Sharon Bates, a new wood grain stamp which I just love and is perfect if you love creating your own background's, and a dreamcatcher which I was lucky enough to have drawn and turned into a rubber stamp. 

Here are some of the samples I made along with a list of all the new stamps. As you can see I seem to have had a bit of an obsession with circles and used them in several of my samples this time round.

CI-635 Wood grain stamp

CI-636 Dreamcatcher

CI-634 Floral leaves

CI-633 Floral buds

CI-632 Floral blooms

Thank you for visiting!!

X - Dena - X

 

Crafty Individuals bird card

Hi Everyone!!

I made this card yesterday and couldn't resist using the new woodgrain background stamp from Crafty Individuals. This has to be one of my favourite background stamps - It's so versatile and just goes so well with so many stamps.

Start by cutting a piece of white card to fit on a 7x7 card blank.

Using a blending brush, colour the background with tea dye distress ink.

Stamp the Woodgrain background along one side. You'll need to stamp it again on the bottom half as the stamp won't be big enough to cover the whole piece of card. I used a piece of thin copier paper to cover the stamped image then stamped it a second time. If you feel there is a definite line along the join use a rubber tip tool to pick up some brown ink and blend the lines into each other until your happy with the overall look. 

Randomly stamp some more of the woodgrain stamp on the right hand side the card. Then stamp part of the Inky Script background in the empty spaces. 

Darken the edges with your blending brush and brushed corduroy distress ink. Add some faded blue distress ink in places. 

Using a scoring board score along the main wooden planks to add some texture.

Flip the card over and score along all the edges of the card to create a beveled edge.

Mount the background onto black card then onto your pre-folded 7x7 card blank.

Stamp the A is for apple bird image in black and emboss with clear embossing powder. 

Cut the image down to size.

Stamp and emboss the branches from the Be wild elements stamp set and some foliage around the bottom.

Hold a piece of scrap paper where you'd like your horizon line and lightly add some faded jeans distress ink to the top section. I didn't bother masking the image on this occasion as I coloured with colouring pencils. Cover the skyline with scrap paper and lightly add some peeled paint distress ink to the grassy area.

Colour the image with your desired medium - I used the Castle Arts Gold pencil set. Using a green pencil add some shading under the log and apple.

Use a ruler add a thin border around the edge of card using a black sharpie. 

Cut a piece of brown card just slightly larger than your topper. Add some Rose gold gilding polish from creative expressions around the edges. 

Finally mount onto a piece of black card then onto your main card. 

Thank you for joining me.

X - Dena - X

 

Visible Image ladybird card

Good afternoon!!

We're currently away for a few weeks house hunting in Norfolk, but of course I couldn't come away without the crafting essentials and as the weather hasn't been the best I've been able to squeeze in some crafty time.

I made this card using a selection of Visible image stamps. 

 

Cut a piece of card to fit a 6 x 6 pre-folded card blank. 

Stamp the ladybirds in black ink and emboss with clear embossing powder.

Apply a thin layer of pebeo masking fluid to the ladybirds with a synthetic brush.

Spray the card with a fine mister spray then sprinkle a combination of lime green and lemon brushos. Don't forget less is more!!

You can add more water and brushos until your happy with the overall look. If your card is too wet use some kitchen roll to dab some of the ink up.

Dry with a heat gun.

Stamp the sentiments in black ink and emboss with clear embossing powder.

Randomly stamp the circles from the chain reaction in rustic wilderness Distress oxide. 

Use some kitchen roll to dab off any ink on the masking fluid. 

Use you finger or a glue eraser to remove the masking fluid. 

Colour the ladybirds in your preferred medium, I used Ecoline water colour pens - 334 & 442. Use a water brush to blend the colours.

Add some highlights with a white sakura pen.

Finally mount your topper onto black card and onto your pre-folded 6x6 card blank.

Thank you for joining me, hopefully I'll be back in a few days with another post.

X - Dena - X