Day of the Dead Stamps by Sheena Douglass

Another projects us these fab stamps.  This is for my sons 19th Birthday next week.  He plays the guitar so thought it was perfect.  It just needs the sentiment adding.

I started by inking the background with Distress Inks in Rusty Hinge and Vintage Photo and Adirondak Pesto.  Once that was done, I stamped around the edges with the music stamp, then I used the Skull die and just inked through it, to get the ghost like faces, then I ran it though an embossing folding and added some Gilding Wax when it was done.

Now for the toppers, they're all cut with the Dies from this set then stamped.  I cut the guitar and hat from black card, and coated with the 3 different colours of Gilding Wax, Silver, Empire Gold and Renaissance Gold.  These dies are brilliant as you can cut them and pose the skeleton however you want.  I just had to add the cat too.... lol.

Thanks for looking.

xx

More Layering Stamps

I'm loving these stamps very much.  I've been playing with them alot, but this is only the 3rd card made using them..... I've been stamping them and deciding which colours work best.  I'd reccommend anyone new to these stamps to do the same, and to keep them for future reference.

This card uses stamps from Altenew Vintage Rose set and the small flowers and leaves are from the Beautiful Day set.  Colours used are Juniper, Meadow, Pink Sherbet, Raspberry, Currant, Cloudy Blue, Stonewashed, Denim - all Adirondacks and Chipped Shapphire Distress Ink.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Sunshine....... what's that!

Well I know sunshine is something we've seen very little of here recently in the UK, but more than enough rain..... :/

I've been playing with layering stamps again.

The stamps are from the Vintage Flowers set by Altenew.  I think these stamps are just amazing and so clever, and relatively easy to use.  Once you've used them a couple of times, you get to know how to match each layer up with the previous layer.  All inks used are Adirondacks in the following colours, Willow, Juniper, Meadow (Leaves), Lemonade, Sunshine Yellow, Butterscotch, Mountain Rose, Watermelon and Cranberry.  The sentiment is a stamp from Inkylicious and is stamped with Versafine ink.

Thanks for looking.

xx

Beautiful Day.......

........well is hasn't been here, but that's the name of the stamps I've used on this card.

I've been eyeing up these layering stamps for quite a while now, so thought I'd get some.  They're from Altenew Stamps and these are from the Beautiful Day set.  I used Adirondack ink in these colours, Lake Mist, Pebble and Mushroom.  I stamped up the flower first, then masked it off to add the leaves.

I'm entering this card into the present challenge over on Less Is More (end 8th Jan).

Thanks for looking.

xx

Long time no post!

I didn't realise how long it was since I last posted, been that busy with Christmas cards and other Christmas stuff.......   I have a couple of birthdays in the next week, so I've finally got round to making them.

I used Distress ink in Tumbled Glass and Tea Dye for all the colour on this one.  The sentiment is a stamp by Woodware, the others, of course are Crazy Birds.

I used the bubble stencil from Clairty, inked through with Adirondack Inks in Pink Sherbet and Egg Plant.  All of the stamps are from a set by Marion Emberson called On Your Special Day.

Easy stuff....

I've been a bit stuck on what to do this last couple of days, so off I went Googling....... came across a few things which were quite straight forward and didn't need much thought...... lol.  So out came my Distress and Adirondack ink pads and away I went.

 I blended 3 colours of Distress Inks for this one, Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry and Fossilized Amber and used brushes to apply the ink.  The birdie stamp is from Inkylicious, and the Happy Birthday a stamp I've had for years.

2 colours of Adirondacks were used for this one, Stonewashed and Lettuce, again applied with brushes.  The stamp is also from Inkylicious and I coloured the red flowers with a Promarker.

It's All About Pink!

I used a technique from the Craft Stamper mag for the background on this card.  I've since found out its called the Retiform Techinique.  (thanks Kathy)

I used 2 shades of Adirondack pinks, Shell Pink and Raspberry.  The stamps were freebies in a craft mag a while ago and are of course by Lavinia Stamps.  I added some glitter to her wings and around the edges, thought it doesn't show too good in the photo.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges.

Lavinia Stamps - 31st May

Craft Stamper - 27th May
Crafty Cardmakers - 15th May

Just To Brighten Your Day.......

I've been playing again, and yes with Visible Image stamps..... lol.

The background is a sheet I did while playing with my Gelli Plate a few weeks ago.  I'll play around with it for a while and save all I do for future cards.  I stamped on top with Bronte Border using Adirondack Caramel, Crackled Background stamped with Adirondack Butterscotch and Ink Splats stamped with Adirondak Rust, which I also use to blend the edges.  The sentiment and image are both from the Chandelier Set, stamped with black Versafine and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Craft Stamper - 27th May
Crafty Cardmakers - 15th May

Visible Image - Tall Grass

I was having a rummage through my stamps, trying to get them in to some kind of order yesterday.... lol, and came across this one which I've not used in ages, so thought it needed using.  I love making this kind of card, it can be used for any occassion, so I left of the sentiment till I use it.  The stamp is from Visible Image and called Large Tall Grass.  I stamped it with Versafine then heat embossed it using clear embossing powder.  I then cut a moon and used it as a mask.  I then added the colour using blending brushes with the following inks - Distress Inks in Black Soot and Dusty Concord and Adirondacks in Eggplant and Cool Peri.

Visible Image Butterfly

I used Distress inks and Adirondack inks applied with sponges for the background. I used the Inkognito Butterflystamp for the main image and also the Large Butterfly stamps for the top layer of the butterfly, which was attached with foam pads for the 3D look, and the free stamp on Craft Stamper for the borders.  I coloured the Butterfly with the same inks.  

All stamps are by Visible Image.  

A side view to show the 3D Butterfly.  Colours of inks used are Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry (DI's) and Shell Pink (Adirondack).

Happy Little Stampers (28.4)

The theme for the present challenge over on Happy Little Stampers is 'Stenciling'.

I inked through a stencil with Adirondack 'Lettuce', then stamped the image in black Versafine.  The stamp is from Bee Crafty, inspired by Banksy.

Blowing Bubbles.........

The present challenge over on That's Crafty is 'Grunge Grunge Grunge'. (24.4.15)
and Stamps & Stencils is 'Anything Goes' 

I coloured the background with 3 colours of Adirondack inks, Terracotta, Lake Mist and Espresso which was applied with dusters.  I used a stencil from Clarity for the white bubbles and the image stamp is Banksy Inspired from Bee Crafty and the sentiment is from a stamp set by Inkylicous.  I finished of with various bubbles stamped in the colours I've used for the background,

April at Craft Stamper

This months challenge over at Craft Stamper is 'Take a Technique - Colour'.

I've used Adirondack ink for the background and stamps from Visible Image, which are - Inkognito Woman, Bronte Border and Ink Splats.

This challenge ends on 23rd April.

One I made earlier......

I made this card a week or so ago, but never got round to blogging it.

I used a die from Go Kreate to make the shape of my inky part, I used the negative park and inked though it onto a piece of card.  I used Adirondack inks, and brushes for blending them.  The image is a stamp from Inkylicious which was stamped with Versafind and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I'm not sure on the brand of the sentiment stamp as it was in a set I got from my Aunty's.