New launch of crafty individuals stamps

Hi Everyone!!!

Its been a while since my last blog post, so thought I'd pop by and share some of the samples I made for the new launch of crafty individuals. These were launched on the craft store on 4th June but will soon be available from the Crafty Individuals website. I wont be listing instructions for these samples just a brief description.

I have a couple of favs from this collection- one of which is the counting down background stamp. You’ll notice I’ve used this on most of these cards, although it might only be lightly stamped. I think this is one stamp I'll be using allot!

Another one of my favs would have to be the seagull. He’s a really cheeky chap that’ll go so well with so many stamps. 

Here I stamped him on a piece of card coloured with watercolours and distress inks and mounted onto a piece of MDF to make a little wall hanging.

I kept this next card really simple - I don't really use background papers much as I prefer to create my own backgrounds. However so many of the papers from The Seaside background paper book work so well with this stamp. I've used it on a couple of cards and will be be making a few more up very soon.

As you can see I've used another background paper from the same pack on this card but inked the edges. I also used the 'of the sea' boat stamp along with another seagull from CI-397.

Anyone for a lovely Shrewsbury biscuit? Really must have ago at making some actually as they sound lovely. Some of the other crafty individuals design team members shared a couple of recipes on our group chat so I'm looking forward to giving that ago. They're such a lovely bunch and you really must check out their blogs- I'll see if I can find a way of sharing links to them very soon.

Anyway made this coaster by stamping the Shrewsbury biscuit stamp along with the daisies from CI-226. Coloured with watercolour pens and distress inks. I then foiled the edges and placed in a plastic coaster blank.

I've really enjoyed making wooden plaques lately as you can see from this post I've made a few. Again this was stamped onto white card, then mounted on some dusky pink and burgundy card and applied to the mdf. 

For this card I fussy cut the cups of tea out and thought I'd use 2 together as it would be great for sending to friends whom you share cups of tea with. For the back ground I randomly stamped the text from the teacup stamp in distress ink. 

Friends stamp from CI-464

Next up is this super cute little Robin stamp. This is so versatile and can actually be coloured in to make it look like a blue tit or even a sparrow. This one has also been mounted onto mdf and stamped with CI-556.

For this next card I just had to mix the Robin with the new toadstool stamp, so I stamped and fussy cut both images, drew the twigs at the bottom of the toadstools then created a scenic background. I also used CI-207 and CI-361

Slightly bolder look with this one. Here you can see the counting down background stamp much clearer.

And now for a slightly vintage themed card. I always think it's amazing how different the image can look. For this one I also used the grasses from CI-207 and butterflies from CI-437.

The following stamps we're re-launched alongside the new ones. 

Created an inky background and stamped counting down lightly in the background.

Also used - Hare CI-508

Wild flowers/grasses CI-206 CI-207

Branches from tree CI-361

Words CI-464

I recently ordered this gorgeous Starry frame border die made by crafty individuals and couldn't wait to use it. I snipped it about abit and placed it behind each corner. 

Can you spot the counting down background stamp again on card?

Used wolf CI-528

 The barbed wire is from the same set as the tree branches CI-361

I stamped and embossed the barbed wire with silver embossing powder to give it a more realistic look. I also added some foiling to the edges.

Of course I just had to make an insert for the phone case using the wolf. This is so simple to do just cut a piece of card to fit inside a clear phone case and stamp away! I added a few glitter specs for the stars.

The final stamp in the re-launch is this beautiful Kingfisher Stamp.

I absolutely love kingfishers but have never been lucky enough to see one.

For this card I also used Dawn reflections stamp

Grasses from CI-495

Tree branches CI-361

For this card I used the same stamps as mentioned above but decided to play about with stamping on Kraft card.

Thank you for joining me and I look forward to seeing some of your makes with all the new stamps. If your not already on our Facebook group make sure you join and share all your lovely makes using the crafty individuals stamps. 

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New Launch of Crafty Individuals stamps

Hi Everyone!

Hope your all keeping well. 

 

I’m so excited to finally be able to share these samples with you all featuring the new batch of stamps from Crafty individuals. 

These are such great stamps - you can do so much with them.

This batch of stamps we're drawn by the talented Sharron Bates. 

If you'd like to purchase them you can find them here.

I'm going to start by sharing my favourite card.

I made one by creating an inky background with distress inks and oxides and stamped a selection of crafty individuals texture stamps - CI-540 and CI-542. These texture stamps are a must have - especially if you like creating inky backgrounds.

Draw a border around the edge and then add some foil.

I stamped the cats from CI-571 and CI-568, then cut them out and coloured them in. Add some glossy accents to the eyes.

Stamp the wording from CI-570. Roughly cut them out, stick them down and draw some sketchy lines around them.

Trilby cats card.

I had so much fun playing with different mediums on this card.

I used alcohol inks on Crafty Individuals white glossy card. Stamped CI-540 in black and embossed. Then stamped with clear versa fine ink and applied gold perfect pearls.

Stamp and emboss the trilby cats on your desired card. Tear along the edges and colour - for this I used Arteza watercolour pens and distress inks on the newspaper. 

Stamp and emboss the cats again and cut out the small cat, hats and scarf. Colour them in and stick them down with silicone glue to give a raised effect.

Trilby cat coaster

I created this in a similar way to the card but just added some gold foil to the edge.

These acrylic coasters are great as you can make them identical to the card, which makes a great little matching gift.

Hand burned trilby cats coaster.

This was created by stamping the image on card and roughly tracing and transferring it onto a wooden coaster blank. I then burnt it into the wood with my Antex fire writer pyrography machine. 

This was then coated with oil to protect it.  

Burglar cats card

The background was created using distress inks and 

CI-540. Draw a random border around the edge.
Stamp and emboss the burglar cats and colour with watercolour pens. Tear the card around the newspaper and carefully cut around the ears. Mount onto some torn black card.

Stamp and emboss the wording from CI-570. Colour with distress ink and cut them out. 

I then added some googley eyes to the cats.

Seagulls 

I created an inky background using distress inks and again randomly stamped the CI texture stamps.

Stamp the barbed wire from CI-361 in the corners. Mount the background on black card and stick to your card blank.

Stamp and emboss the seagulls stamp. I then coloured these with the spectrum noir tri colour pens. This was my first time using them and I have to say they are totally fab - they blend so well!!

I stamped the image again and fussy cut the hat and scarves, which was then stuck with silicone glue to add some dimension to the image. 

Colour the edges with distress inks then stamp the barbed wire around all four edges. This was supposed to be stamped straight , however I had a little accident and dropped the stamp so went with it and stamped them all wonky. I rather like the effect! I then mounted onto black card stuck it all down adding another googley eye.

Luigi the Llama card

For this card I used alcohol inks on the crafty individuals script background paper and applied foil around the edge. 
Stamp and emboss the llama. Fussy cut it and colour - for this I used watercolour pens.

Stamp the image again and fussy cut the presents and scarf.

Take a piece of card just big enough for the llama to be mounted on, tear along the edges, colour with distress ink and add some foil around the edge. 

Stick all the components down. I used silicone glue to stick the scarf and presents down to add some dimension.  

The next batch of stamps were designed by Alice palace. 

Copper etched bunnies plaque. 

I made this by stamping CI-372 and CI-495 in stazon ink onto a sheet of copper and placed in ferric chloride which burns away the particles of copper leaving a raised image. 

After a polish this was mounted onto a painted black mdf blank. 

Crowned bunnies card. 

I created this card by stamping the bunnies. I created a mask by stamping the image on adhesive masking sheet and carefully cutting them out. Stick them over your main stamped image and start creating a background by masking the moon and grass area and inking the sky. Then ink your grassy area.

Remove the masks and colour the bunnies. 

I then stamped with CI-495 to create a grassy look and the tree from CI-361 around the edges. 

Finally I lightly stamped the tree from CI-209 and added a couple of birds. 

Oh I also added some foil along the edging. 

Crowned bunnies phone case insert. 

I bought a cheap clear phone case - drew around it and cut to size so it would fit nicely inside the case. 

I decorated it the same way as the card but only stamped one bunny. 

I then drew the stars with a quickie glue pen and applied some silver stars. 

Decorated bunny rock

Decorated rocks are really popular at the moment. I thought I’d decorate one with these gorgeous bunnies. 

I started by painting the rock white and leaving it to dry. 

I stamped and embossed the bunnies on some white tissue paper along with CI-495. 

I then coloured with promarkers. 

Once the rock had dried I applied the tissue paper with modge podge 

My Favourite place is by your side. 

For this I used one of the crafty individuals background papers. I applied some gold foil around the edge and mounted onto a pre-folded Kraft card blank. Using the heart stencil from that’s crafty (from the crafty individuals website) I inked a few random hearts in pink. 

 I cut a strip of Kraft card and attached some lace ribbon. 

Stamp and emboss the bunnies then colour and cut them out. 

I then stamped the words from CI-373, cut them out and colour with distress inks. 

Jolly duck card

For this card I created an inky background with distress oxides. Randomly stamp some stars from CI-468. I then stamped the words from the same set “live life to the full” and “stand out from the crowd” - coloured them and once stuck down added some sketchy lines around them. 

I then stamped the jolly duck, cut him out and coloured with watercolour pens. 

Dancing jolly ducks

As I’m sure you can guess I created an inky background with distress inks. I also had a play with some bubble wrap by inking it with distress inks and apply to the background. I then stamped a few random stars. 

Stamp and emboss the duck three times. I then cut the duck out and coloured with watercolour pens. Cut the legs off carefully and position them at different angles as you stick them down to make it look like their dancing. 

I then stamped CI-258 and cut a few random words out. 

By your side

I really love this stamp set. I stamped the ducks on a square piece of card leaving room for the words - which I stamped and cut out. Using watercolour pens I created the sky and grass scene.

 This was then mounted onto some CI background paper. The flowers were then cut from another background paper and stuck down with silicone glue to add some dimension. 

I finished off by applying some foil to the edges. 

By your side

This was really quick card!! I mounted some CI background paper onto a card blank. 

Cut a piece of card the same width as the background paper and tear the top and bottom making sure you have enough space to stamp the ducks. 

Stamp and emboss the ducks and wording. 

Create a mask for the ducks and ink the background with distress inks. 

Using versafine ink stamp a few stars and apply some perfect pearls over them. It’s been a while since using perfect pearls but I’ve used them on a few of these samples. I’d forgotten how much I love them - they create a lovely subtle shimmer. Stamp the texture stamp. 

I then tied some brown string around this section of card before sticking down. Then tied some string around the button and stuck it down with silicone glue. 

Thank you for joining me. 

X - Dena -X