It's almost 'Poppy Time'.......

Morning everyone,  here I am again with my regular Saturday post for BEE CRAFTY

Today I want to show you a tag I made using the 'LIMITED EDITION POPPY' stamp...(find it HERE)

This stamp is brand new for 2016, and £2 from every sale is going to this years Poppy Appeal.

This was a very easy make......I started by cutting a tag shape out of black cardstock. Then I stamped the poppy TWICE onto red card, and the leaves & stem onto green card (all from Papermilldirect)

I decoupaged the poppy head to give it some interest and overlapped the seed pod, so it fit the tag a little better

All it needed then was the sentiment and a scrap of ribbon......I think 'Less is More' on this occasion.

Hope you like it, please leave a comment if you've been inspired.

Back soon,

                                                                          Barbara x

Limited Edition Poppy Stamp from Bee Crafty

Morning all, back again with a new stamp from BEE CRAFTY

Beverley has released this gorgeous poppy stamp as a tribute for Remembrance Day.....it's a limited edition, and £2 from every sale goes to the Poppy Appeal.

I've made a few cards already with it, and will show them over the next week or so......

This card was done on the fabulous new 'Hopsack' cardstock, from PAPERMILLDIRECT and as you can see, the image stamped beautifully. Look at the texture on the card, isn't it great?

I stamped with Versamark and heat-embossed the image, then did a bit of water-colouring with my distress inks.

In the background, I've part-stamped using the Da Vinci script (find it HERE) ...I love this stamp for backgrounds, and you'll find it quite a bit on my DT work for Bee Crafty.

The poppy stamp and sentiment can be found HERE  

But, don't forget it's a LIMITED EDITION.

Hope you like my creation.....I'll be back soon with more.

Have a good weekend,

                                                                      Barbara x

Lavinia Stamps - Mid-month Inspiration

Morning everyone, back again with a couple of cards I made for the LAVINIA STAMPS October challenge.

The theme this month is 'Blue, Purple or Both'

I've used some brand new card stock from 

PAPERMILLDIRECT

called 'Hemp'....It's fab, I love it!!

 Stamps used in this card :- Seaweed, Maple Leaf, Fairy Barnacle and Large Deer.

Loads of Ranger 'Stickles' and a few sequins to finish it off ......

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The second card features the stamps :- Willow and one other that I will have to find the name of, sorry x (and a sentiment)

Please leave a comment, if you've enjoyed looking, they are all appreciated.

Catch you soon, Barbara x

Bee Crafty Sneaky Peek.....

Morning everyone, I'm back today with a sneaky look at the stamps Bev of BEE CRAFTY is bringing to Hochanda on Monday 17th Oct. 

Sometimes when I receive my DT stamps, I look to see how many ways I can use them, and often I chop them up to make other images.

I've done just this with the set called 'Feather Dreamer' (find it HERE ) 

All the card stock is from PAPERMILLDIRECT

 I cut the feather in two, and used the larger part for this card, masking and stamping with Adirondack inks on hammered card.

What do you think??

It would be great if you could leave a comment....good OR bad, it's the only way we know if we're 'hitting the spot' with inspiration.

Catch you soon, don't forget to checkout the times for the Hochanda shows......a little birdie tells me there's some fab new products, but you'll have to tune in to see what they are!

                                                                    Barbara xx

Here We Are Again......

Hi everyone, well, here we are again....another Saturday blog post for  

BEE CRAFTY

This is probably my last 'Autumnal' card, as Christmas is now in sight, which means making Christmas cards....millions of them! ....and as there are some fab new Christmas stamps available from Bee Crafty,  I need to get busy!

I've used an Inkables 'brick wall' template for the background - find it HERE

The stamps are from the Ground Elder set - find it HERE   

I used 3 shades of distress ink for the background

 Hope you've enjoyed looking today....

I'll be back next week with a sneaky peek of samples for the next Bee Crafty, Hochanda programme.

Catch you soon,

Barbara

xx

Saturday Inspiration for Bee Crafty

Hi everyone....yes, it's Saturday again, and time for my weekly inspiration for 

BEE CRAFTY

These are the samples I made for the recent programmes on Hochanda, showing the fabby new Christmas stamps.....I love them all, but only got the chance to make a few cards, due to holidays. Watch out for more samples over the coming weeks. 

ALL cardstock is from PAPERMILLDIRECT

Find the new sets os stamps HERE 

If you've enjoyed looking, please leave a comment.

Have a good weekend,

Barbara xx

Lavinia Stamps - October Challenge....

Hiya folks, Pinch punch and all that.....

Just got home after a fabulous holiday in Croatia, wow what an amazing country, can truly recommend it!

Today sees the start of the October  challenge at LAVINIA STAMPS and if you haven't seen the fab new release of stamps....GET OVER THERE NOW, they're amazing!!

Here are my DT samples....I'll be back with more, mid-month, but in the meantime, don't forget, the prize for the winning challenge entry is a massive £40

All cardstock from

PAPERMILLDIRECT

  I've used Pan Pastels for the backgrounds.

Stamps used :-

Shoal of fish - HERE

Seaweed - HERE  

Sea Bubbles - HERE 

Fairy Barnacle - HERE 

Alana - HERE 

Lots of Ranger 'Stickles. 

Stamps used :-

Fairy Barnacles - as above

Sea Bubbles - as above

Seaweed - as above

Guinevere - HERE 

 

Stamps used :-

Seaweed - as above

Fairy Barnacles - as above

Sentiment - HERE

Sacred Tree - HERE

Small Pixies - HERE

Hope you likey....catch you soon

Barbara xx

Bee Crafty DT samples from Ally Pally....

Morning everyone.....this is a scheduled post as I'm in Croatia on holiday...yeah!

Last weekend, BEE CRAFTY was at Ally Pally, and launched a fab new range of MDF projects. All the DT got a few to play with, and these were my shapes.....

 For this one, I first covered with a coat of white Gesso, then inked over with Adirondack raspberry pink. Using Versamark, I stamped the Ground Elder - HERE, Tree Branch - HERE and sentiment -  HERE,  then heat-embossed  with silver & white embossing powder. I messed around too much with this one, and didn't like it ......

 Now this one I think is much better.....quite a large MDF piece, so I thought it needed to be classy & elegant. Black & gold is always a favourite choice for me, if I'm doing 'elegant'! I simply covered the front of the plaque with black smooth cardstock then stamped and heat-embossed the Ground Elder - HERE, Teasels - HERE, Tall Teasel - HERE and Sentiment HERE in fine gold embossing powder. (this is my favourite, and a great size to work with)

This was a small plaque, so I painted it with Dylusions acrylic paint in yellow & lime.....(so much brighter than in the pic). I stamped the Teasels, ( as above ) and Sentiment (as above) in Onyx black, Versafine, and added some yellow Stickles - HERE

Well, hope you've enjoyed seeing my MDF pieces, I'll be back next weekend with a sneaky peek of the brand new Christmas stamps.....and they are FABULOUS!!

Catch you later,

Barbara xx

It's Autumn at Bee Crafty

Hi again, back with another quick post.....quick, because I'm going on holiday to Croatia TONIGHT!! (so my next few posts will be scheduled)

This is another Autumnal card using one of the leaf 'Inkables'....

I really LOVE the Inkables which are on the BEE CRAFTY website HERE , they are so versatile and because they have a 'positive' AND 'negative', can be used in so many ways.

This card uses the Easy Frame - Maple - HERE for the background, and I've inked through it with various colours of Distress Ink.

The next step was to stamp the images in black Versafine -  Tall Teasel and Teasels from the BEAUtanicals range - HERE and a sentiment from the Wordage range - HERE

All that was left to do was add a few sequins ......see, told you it was quick!

Hope you like it....

Well I'm off to pack now, but will be back soon with a scheduled post.

Catch you soon

Barbara x

PS.....Bev & Bee Crafty are at Ally Pally this weekend. If you're there, call in to say 'Hi' x

Lavinia Stamps Challenge....Reminder

Hi folks, back today with a little reminder about the September challenge at 

LAVINIA STAMPS 

The prize is a whopping £40 of products, so what are you waiting for...? All levels of expertise welcome, and as the winner is drawn by Random.org,  everyone has an equal chance of winning !

All card stock is from

PAPERMILLDIRECT 

(White linen, Brown mocha)

Products used on this tag :-

Pan Pastels

Background Stamp - HERE

Leaf Trail - HERE

Nigela Damascena - HERE 

Adirondack inks

Cardstock white linen & buff'

Kaleidacolor inkpad - Desert Heat

Stamp - Vine - HERE

Off to pack my suitcase now, hols is a couple of days....yeah!

Catch ya soon...

Barbara xx

Batch Cards for Papermilldirect.....

Hey, A very, very quick post today, to say I have a new post on the Papermilldirect blog.

I made a batch of colourful cards with their 'Colourflute' card stock....find it HERE....white hammered card, and a few Tim Holtz dies.

So easy, but quite effective, and handy to have if you need a card in a hurry.

Back soon,

Barbara x

Saturday is Bee Crafty day......

Hi everyone, Barbara here again, with my Saturday inspiration for BEE CRAFTY....these weeks sure fly around quickly!

I've made a very clean & simple card for today's blog, using Autumnal colours.....

  After masking off the bottom part of the card, I blended  3 shades of distress ink, (Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold and Ripe Persimmon), to make a sort of sunset.
White hammered, and black smooth card stock from
PAPERMILLDIRECT 

The stamps I've used are :-

1) Branch, from the BEAUtanicals range - HERE

2) Flock of Birds, from Winged Things - HERE

3) Sentiment from Wordage range - HERE

I used Versafine, Onyx Black for the stamping.

3 sequins were all it need to finished. 

If you've enjoyed looking, it would be great if you could leave a comment....good or bad, they're always interesting to read.
Well, I'm off to do a clock workshop this morning, so better a get a move on.....

Catch you next week,

Barbara x

Bee Crafty DT Inspiration

Hi again, Barbara here with another Saturday post......I've been very busy crafting this week as holidays are almost here and I've been trying to get ahead of myself instead of procrastinating (I'm the World's biggest procrastinator!)

Anyway, as well as doing some samples for the upcoming show at Ally Pally for 

BEE CRAFTY 

I've made a clean & simple card to show you this week.

 After die-cutting a circle and frame in white linen, from 

PAPERMILLDIRECT 

I stamped Ground Elder, Tall Teasel, Teasels and sentiment from the BEAUtanicals range, HERE using a Kaleidacolor inkpad (Caribbean Sea)

I added a few sequins and dotted some Glossy Accents around the image, to finish.

Quick, clean, simple but quite effective.

Hope you like....

Catch you soon,

                                                                        Barbara x

Lavinia Stamps - September Challenge

Hi all, September already....how did that happen??

I'm back today with my DT projects for LAVINIA STAMPS

The theme this month is AUTUMN HUES.....and as usual there is a £40 prize for the winner (random.org)

ALL CARD STOCK IS FROM PAPERMILLDIRECT

Products used :-

White linen / Buff / Brown Mocha card from

Papermilldirect.

Oak leaf stencil

 Lavinia stamps, Sentiment - HERE

Vine - HERE

Various Adirondack inkpads

Same card stock and inks as above.....

Stamps used are:-

Autumn Leaf - HERE

Sentiment - HERE

Don't forget to get your entry into the challenge....just imagine being able to choose £40 of Lavinia products....fabulous!

Back soon,

Barbara x

(it would be great if you could leave a comment while you're here xx)

Hochanda Samples for Bee Crafty

Hiya, I'm back with the rest of my makes from the recent BEE CRAFTY Hochanda show.....

Bev launched THREE new sets of stamps on the show, and you can find them on the Bee Crafty website, of course.

Yuletide WORDage Set - HERE 

Yuletide Set - Fir trees & fronds - HERE 

Yuletide Set - Holly swirl tree & Borders - HERE

Too many pics to go into detail about, but if you have any questions re-backgrounds, etc......please just ask. 

ALL CARD STOCK IS FROM PAPERMILLDIRECT

Do you have a favourite??

I do, but I'm not telling ;-)

Have a great Bank Holiday weekend.......I always think Summer is over on the Tuesday after BH Monday, good job I still have lots of holidays to look forward to ;-)

Catch you soon,

Barbara xx

Bee Crafty Saturday.......

Hi everyone, another quick post today, as we're heading off for a few days and I still have tons to do.....Just wanted to show you a couple of Christmas cards made for the recent BEE CRAFTY show on Hochanda.
All cardstock is from Papermilldirect, except the gold Mirri card.

 This was was created with the circle 'Inkables' and the small stamp from the new Yuletide set - Holly Swirl Tree & Borders. I used a Kaleidacolor inkpad so the leaves would be varigated. The sentiment is from the Yuletide Wordage set

I wanted this one to be elegant.....so kept to black and gold. Same set of stamps, but I heat-embossed the image and sentiment. I didn't add any embellishments as I don't think it needed anything.

Hope you like them.....lots more to come over the next few days.

Would love to read some comments if you have time to leave one.

Happy weekend,

Barbara.

Saturday is Bee Crafty Day...!

Morning, happy weekend to you all.....I'm back with my Saturday inspiration for 

BEE CRAFTY

 This is an old card, sorry.....  I've been busy all week with new designs using the next release of Christmas stamps which will be on Hochanda, Aug. 18th.....and there's only so many hours in a day, unfortunately. (I could do with about 50 hours per day at the moment ;-) )

Anyway here is my card :-

I water-coloured the background with Distress inks then used the following stamps,

Inspired by Banksy - Hope - (small)

Backdrop borders - Distressed Stars

Wordage - Definition Girl

The topper was matted onto black, then onto a white linen base card, both from

PAPERMILLDIRECT

Keep a lookout for Beverley, Aug. 18th on Hochanda for the new stamps (and more! ).....I can guarantee you'll love them!!

Catch you soon,

Barbara xx

Lavinia Stamps-New Style Challenge.....

Hi everyone, I'm back today with my DT work for the latest challenge from

LAVINIA STAMPS

The challenge has slightly changed this month....you will still upload your entries to Facebook, but the winner will be decided by 'Random.Org', as it was very difficult for us to choose a winner.....this way, everyone has a fair chance whether you are a beginner or a more experienced crafter.  And......the prize is still a whopping £40!

The theme this month is 'NO BLACK'

These are my challenge samples:-

All cardstock is from 

PAPERMILLDIRECT 

Stamps used :-

Fairy Thistles using Forest Moss distress Ink (not black)

Fairy Orbs

 Stamps used:-

Vine 

and

Sentiment.

Stamps used :-

Nigella Damascena,

Dandelion

and

Sentiment.

All stamps can be found on the Lavinia Stamps website.....new stamps are being revealed very soon, can't wait to see them ;-)

That's all for today, back soon

Barbara 

xx

Saturday is here again......

Morning everyone, today is my Chippenham workshop, so this is a very quick post....I'm still on a 'high' from my birthday yesterday, I had such a wonderful day....LIFE IS GOOD! 

Anyway, here is my weekend post for

 BEE CRAFTY

I've used the Octagon Inkable frame - HERE 

After inking both the positive & negative parts, I stamped three of my favourite Bee Crafty stamps, Ground Elder,  Ferns and Branches - HERE 

 A sentiment from the BEAUtanicals range, a few sequins and I was done.

Hope you like it.

ALL CARD STOCK IS FROM PAPERMILLDIRECT

This week will be spent making samples for the next Bee Crafty show on Hochanda (Aug 18th), so next week I may have a sneaky peek for you :-)

Have a great weekend,

Barbara xx

Hi everyone, late again this week with my Saturday Inspiration.....I have been lost-off with the days this week, but that's nothing unusual, I'm always chasing my tail....

Anyhow, just quickly wanted to show you the last few cards I made for the most recent Hochanda show, using Bev's fabulous new Banksy XL stamps from
BEE CRAFTY

 Ghetto Rat XL & Friendship sentiment - HERE

Background made with Inkables and Distress Ink.

 Ghetto Blaster XL - Greatness Girl sentiment - Soundwaves (Dots and Wibble)  - HERE 

Background made with Brusho's, (and a bit of doodling)

 Hope XL and Friendship sentiment - HERE 

Background made with Brick wall Inkables & Distress Ink.

 Greatness Girl XL - Soundwaves Dots - HERE

Background made with Brusho's

Balloon Girl and Friendship sentiment - HERE 

Background made with Distress Inks.

Well, that's it for this week......we're just waiting for our new stamps to arrive, then it will be busy, busy, busy again, preparing for the next show on Hochanda (Aug.18th)

Have a good weekend,

Barbara xx