A sneaky peek step by step!

 

Hi there! I thought I would show you a step by step using the brand new stamps out tomorrow from Bee Crafty! The new Robin stamps are absolutely gorgeous and I can't stop making with them!  Here's what I did...

I began by blending versamark ink through the multi snowflake inkable and the large bauble #1 easy frame. Then I heat embossed it with ranger silver embossing powder.

Next I placed the bauble easy frame over the embossing and blended some peacock feathers distress ink around it, making it darker at the edges and paler in the middle.                                                            

I used a silver sharpie pen to outline the bauble.

Next I placed the innie from the inkable over the bauble and lightly blended some black ink around it to create a shadow.

I stamped and coloured the medium robin and some foliage from the new stamp set. I cut it out and added some glossy accents. 

Whilst this dried, I trimmed down the card that the bauble was on, Stamped and embossed the Believe sentiment and splattered with turquoise and silver sprays.

when it was dry I mounted it onto a blank card and added the robin and foliage using ultra thick gel medium

Here is the finished card again. 

I used:

Robins Art stamps set

Inkables 6" Easy Frame Bauble 1 

Inkables 6x6 snowflake multi

Embossing ink

Ranger silver embossing powder

Peacock Feathers and black soot Distress ink

Silver Sharpie

Glossy accents

memento black ink

alcohol markers

Ultra thick gel medium

I hope you can join us for the Launch over on the Bee Crafty Facebook page tomorrow! 

Whilst I am here, here's a few photos from the Nationals on Saturday! 

We had an absolutely amazing day and I managed to get a bronze for Kata in a group of 7 qualifiers for my age group, so I am delighted! 

Thanks for looking! 

Gallivanting...

Hi there! 

Not my usual post today as I am on my way to Sheffield to take part in the GKR National Tournament! You may remember I entered the qualifiers back in September, not expecting to get through, but I managed to get a bronze medal for both Kata and team Kata. 

As you read this I will be bowing in with my fellow competitors and no doubt be feeling very nervous. As they say, though, if you don't try, you will never know. I see it as much of a learning journey on what tournaments are about as anything else.

Probably the best part is being part of the team. My karate family are just awesome.

I will also be helping out as an official again as it helps to keep me from getting too nervous.

Our students are amazing and wonderful people. I really hope they do well again. I am so proud of them for getting this far. 

I will be here on Monday with a sneaky peek and a step by step using brand new stamps out on Tuesday by Bee Crafty, which I absolutely love 😘

Thanks for looking x