A gathering of Moths

 

Hi There! During last week's Facebook live I created a bit of a background using Distress Spritz. I thought I would use some of it to make a card for you today. 

The Distress spritz colours I used were Picked Raspberry, Fossilized Amber and Peeled Paint. As well as spraying them I sprayed a little onto a mat then blended it with a brush through the Bakewell Big one inkable.

Next I used Versafine clair ink in Brown (I used Acorn) to add some stamped stitching around the edge

Using the Moth stamp set, I added some stamped smaller moths to the background in Hawthorn Rose and Sand Dune Versafine Clair ink.

I stamped the 2 medium sized moths on to the background using Black Versafine Clair ink. I also stamped them again on a piece of watercolour card. This saves having to cut out the antennae if you prefer not to. 

Next I coloured those three moths with Ecoline pens and a damp paint brush, before cutting them out more carefully. 

I added them over the previously stamped card with just a little matte medium along the bodies, allowing the wings to stand proud of the card a little. 

I used:

Distress Spritz

 Big one Inkable - Bakewell

Moths Stamp set

Versafine Clair inks - I used Sand Dune, Hawthorn Rose, Acorn and Black

Ecoline Pens

DL sized blank card

Watercolour card

Matte Medium

Thanks for looking! 

Vintage Seahorse

 

Hi There! Here's a card I made using the Beautiful seahorse stamp set and some vintage colours as inspiration for our challenge over in the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook group.

I began by stamping over a 14cm square piece of cream card using the Shell stamps and some of the other worker stamps, Using Vintage photo and Tea Dye distress ink. I also blended some around the edge.

On a old book page I stamped the seahorse in Pinecone Versafine Clair ink

Next I coloured it using pencil crayons, trimming it to size and blending a little more vintage photo distress ink around the edges. I matted both panels on to some dark brown card and added to the front of a 15cm square kraft card. 

Finally I added a stamped sentiment in Pinecone Versafine Clair ink. 

Here is the finished card again. 

I used:

Doodle Art Seahorse stamp set

Distress inks - I used Tea Dye and Vintage photo

Versafine Clair ink - I used Pinecone

Coloured pencils

Book page 

15cm square Kraft card

card for matting and layering

There's 10 days left to enter our July Challenge. I do hope you will enter.

I will be live at 8pm this evening over on the bee Crafty Facebook page. Do come and join us!

Thanks for looking!

New Stamps and Papers

Hi There! Last Thursday Bev and Sam were on Shop Unlimited with some Brand new stamps and papers. Here are some samples. This first one features the beautiful seahorse on a sheet from the Rainbow bubbles catalyst collage papers. 

Next I created a journal spread using the Doodle art fishes, Dinkables set 7 and some spray inks

Heres a card using some of the worker stamps, a fish and some of the leaf dinkables from sets 6 and 14

For my next journal pages I used more of the Rainbow Bubbles Catalyst collage papers and the Seahorse set

Finally here's another journal page using the Rainbow Boards papers and the Doodle art Fishes, with some of the shells from the seahorse set in the Background. 

Here's where you can find the new stamps and papers on the website:
 Doodle Art Seahorse

Doodle Art Fishes

Catalyst Collage Papers - Rainbow Boards A4 and A5

Catalyst Collage Papers - Rainbow Bubbles A4 and A5

Dinkables sets

It's been over a month since I last posted on here because my lovely dad passed away. He was 97 and suffered with Dementia in the last few years. There were many things he enjoyed in life but top of the list were a good cup of tea and a good walk. We are remembering him with a cuppa for Ken at every opportunity in a huge range of locations (he was a geography teacher so would very much love that) If you fancy joining in and want to share your photos, add the hashtag #cuppaforken and let me know x

Thanks for looking!