Back to 'Old School' with die-cuting and PAPERMILLDIRECT

Hi folks, just a quick post this morning......I'm over on the PAPERMILLDIRECT blog today with a CAS card.

I've used PAPERMILLDIRECT white 'hopsack' textured card and black smooth card.

(why not pop over to the PMD website and checkout the complete range of fabulous textured card stock....it's second to none! )

Dies used were :-

 Spellbinders - Noble Squares

Sizzix - Tim Holtz Flourish

Memory Box - Prim Poppy

A simple card, but quite effective, I think.

Back soon with a new project using stamps and stencil from Inkylicious.

Barbara x

Carabelle Studio Art Stamps @ Topflight Stamps

Hi bloggers, I'm back today with a bright DT card for 
TOPFLIGHT STAMPS 
which I'm intending to frame......

I've had my CARABELLE STUDIO stamps out this week, they are superb quality, white rubber, and very detailed. (it's almost a shame to ink them up 😉)

Anyway, I started my card by inking a piece of white textured card (Hopsack) from  
PAPERMILLDIRECT 
with Izinks ink pads, then made a few layers of colour using various stencils.

Once the background was finished, I over-stamped, using a couple of different sets of Carabelle Studio Art Stamps.

 I'll list at the end,  sets of stamps I used.....

Once the stamping was finished on the card, I stamped some of the images onto a printed book page, cut them out and adhered to the main topper.

A bit of doodling, some Ranger Enamel Accents, and I was almost done.

I darkened the corners with a charcoal pencil and smudged it a bit.

All I had to do was mount onto black, white, then black again to make an eye-catching frame.

Hope you like it. 

Have a great weekend and I'll catch you all next week

Barbara xx

Stamp sets used :-

 Leaves, by Birgit Koopsen - HERE

Circles & Stitches by Ana Bondu - HERE 

Heart & Bird by Zorrotte - HERE  

IndigoBlu @ Topflight Stamps

Hi everyone, I'm today with a masculine card to show.

I've used a stamp from IndigoBlu called 'Fairway to Heaven', a golfing image, for all the men in your lives who love a round of golf!

IndigoBlu are an English company who make mounted, red rubber stamps.....they are very detailed and high quality. Checkout the IndigoBlu section on the TOPFLIGHT STAMPS website for a great selection.

To start, I laid a stencil over a piece of watercolour card, spritzed some water on the stencil then sprinkled on Brushos. Once the stencil was removed, it left the coloured background.

I stamped the image using Versafine Clair ink, in Twilight, then coloured the golfer with watercolours.

A little bit of inking around the edges, and a couple of layers of green & yellow card, (all from PAPERMILLDIRECT) and I was done. 

Let me know what you think, by leaving a comment......

Catch you next week, 

Barbara x

Sunset...... with Inkylicious

Hi bloggers, a quick mid-week post from me with a little tag, using stamps from

INKYLICIOUS

We've seen some beautiful sunsets recently both at home in Wiltshire and on the coast at Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire where we're lucky enough to have bought a holiday home.

The sunsets have inspired this tag.

I've used the gorgeous textured card -hopsack- (225gsm) and Mocha Brown (240gsm), both from PAPERMILLDIRECT

The choice of textured card & colours over at Papermilldirect is second to none!

All stamps are from INKYLICIOUS

Pampas Grass,

Tiny Script,

Seagulls

Willow Twigs

and 

Fern Leaves

Hope you like my little tag,

Barbara xx

 

Rubber Dance @ Topflight Stamps

Hi everyone, I'm back with my weekly blog post for TOPFLIGHT STAMPS......I can't believe how quickly the weeks are flying by, it just seems a few hours since I did my last post 😏

Anyway, this week I've made a little tag/bookmark with some fabulous Rubber Dance Stamps, designed by Susanne Rose. I love Susanne's work, so when I saw these 'Textured Houses' I just knew I had to have them.

I inked up a piece of cardstock with Izinks , then laid a bubble stencil over the top and sponged through with white Gesso.

The houses were stamped onto an old book page,  cut-out and inked with contrasting colours, then adhered to the background. I mounted the coloured piece onto black card, as a base.

I inked a piece of seam binding to match.

I love these little houses, so this won't be the last time you see me using them 😀

Topflight Stamps have a good selection of Rubber Dance stamps, why not pop over and check them out?

Catch you soon, but as always, have a fab, crafty weekend.

                                                 Barbara x

New Inkylicious Products......

Hi everyone, well I've been stalking the postie this week, waiting for my new products from

INKYLICIOUS

They arrived this morning and I had to sit and play with them immediately!

We've just bought a holiday home this week, in Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire.... a minutes walk from the beach. These new stamps will be used to make some framed pics for the lounge 😀

On this project I used the clam stencil with Pampas Grass, Seagulls, and Willow Twigs stamps.

ALL CARD STOCK IS FROM PAPERMILLDIRECT

The inks are IZINKS.....very bright & juicy, I'm loving them!

I popped the completed card 'topper' into a cheap frame from Ikea....

So, the first art for our new holiday home, yeah!

Back soon,

Barbara xx

Chippenham Workshop Samples

Hi bloggers, back again with a couple of samples I've made for my Chippenham workshop on May 5th.....

This month we're doing mixed media, but a couple of the ladies asked to make cards instead.....this is what I've done for them 😃

 ALL CARD STOCK FROM PAPERMILLDIRECT.

 I'll be back after the weekend with pics of the workshop projects, until then have a fabulous weekend

Barbara xx

Barbecue Time at Topflight Stamps

Hi everyone,

 I'm over at the TOPFLIGHT STAMPS blog today with this card made from stamps by Joy Crafts.

 Pop over to see the full post, if you have time.

Have a great weekend,

Barbara xx