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Yay my Paper Boy stamps from Artistic Outlook arrived  and I couldn't wait to have a play. So Terry you have totally inspired me in using these stamps and here is my project using them.

This week I have again been inspired to play at Simon Says Stamp and Show where they are asking us to use a background stamp in some way, shape or form on a project and of course the text one on the paper-boy set of stamps was perfect for me this week.

I have used a gelli print design but have scanned it in and printed it out then layered dried marigold, aged mahogany and walnut stain DIs over the pieces after I had cut them to size for the pages. Over that I used picket fence distress paint through a mask, but it is too fluid to give a solid shape but gave wonderful mottled effects. I finished by stamping the newsprint background stamp in coffee archival.

All the other stamps were stamped onto a textured cream card and colours were added using the DIs and Inktense pencils. Sets used are Paper Boy, Secretary Pool, Steampunk, and Apothecary.



Each of the characters have their own story - the young lady who is big news for being a hero,  another young lady who is on the run, taking the train to get away, will she be caught?  The three friends who are visiting the newspaper building and enjoying their day out and of course the young lads who deliver the papers and stand out in all weathers.

This shows the front and back cover of the book .......

... which is tied with ribbon.

I am entering this into the Artistic Outpost Referral Program for this month which is anything goes with AO stamps. 

Other challenges to have fun with -

Get stamping with Visible Image

Sugar Creek Hollow - Stamp It

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are having a great week. I am off to a Governor's meeting in a while but will be back later to see what people are doing.

hugs {brenda} x0x

Brads, Buttons and Bows

Another week has flown past and we have challenge number 15 for this year at PanPastel UK, which is sponsored by Your Creativity Store.

With brads, buttons and bows I just knew I had to do a sewing themed card and I have used PaperArtsy stamps.

I have another fabulous way of making a background with the pans but am in the process of making the tutorial, I promise it will come soon (I hope).

All the colouring has been done with various PanPastels, I only used ink for the stamping and edging the cut-outs.

Sorry I won't be around today till later, off to Ally Pally to catch up with some friends, some of whom I met up with yesterday, and to see what's on show. You know I will come back with some bits though don't you?

Happy Sunday.

hugs {brenda} x0x

Domino Book - Nature's beauty

I took a class again on Saturday teaching this cute little domino book. I want to enter the Simon Says Stamp and Show 'Fly' challenge this week with this piece not only because I have images of things with wings but because I really felt my class overcame a number of challenges to produce their domino books and I achieved one of my educational philosophies which is to take someone to the edge of their learning and let them 'fly', which they did. (See samples at the end of the post). I would also like to enter Lisa's Blogger's Challenge and Make My Monday who both have 'backgrounds' as their theme.

This is more a visual post today, so ready for a few photos?

The inside pages altogether.

The images were stamped onto a long strip of gelli print and then cut to the right size.

I edged the rectangles with walnut stain DI.

Once adhered to the accordian pages I edged the rectangles with gold pen.

Three different shades of green alcohol inks were used for the domino covers. I didn't sand these as I like the very mottled effects you can achieve on the glossy surface.

All the words were computer generated and the bird is a BLine stamp on shrink plastic, coloured lightly with promarkers.

Charms and beads were added.

The ribbon is tied at the sides.

The class of ladies loved making theirs and there are some samples below of how theirs turned out.

I have already started another as I love these little treasures so much.

hugs {brenda} x0x

These were not all of the ladies work as the lighting or focus prevented me from adding the others, but they made this little book in 3 hours which was a great achievement. 

Thanks for another fabulous fun class girls.

Journaling at FSC

Yes the theme is 'Journaling' at Fashionable Stamping Challenges this week and we have the amazing Kate Crane as our Guest Designer. If you haven't seen Kate's fabulous work you can see it at 'The Kathryn Wheel', do pop over and take a look.

I love Kate's work and often pop over for a dose of inspiration.

The background for this tag is a gelli print and I have added some DIs and additional painted textures over the top.

Girl with heart purse from Stampotique was stamped on the tag and on card, coloured with Inktense pencils and cut and stuck over. A great technique as you don't have to worry about the fussy bits when cutting round the image like the dangly bits from her hair and at the bottom of her dress.

The sentiment I found on the internet, but fits her beautifully I think. I just generated it on the PC and printed it out.

The sun is shining for the second day and I have been out in the garden having a good Spring tidy up - yay, at last Winter might just be going. (Sorry that's why I am a bit late publishing today, I had forgotten to schedule it - duh!!!).

I hope you are getting some of the sunshine wherever you are.

Happy Sunday.

hugs {brenda} x0x

Challenges to have fun with -

Anything but a Card - Inspired by (Kate Crane)

Bloggers Challenge - Backgrounds

Use a stamped image at PanPastel UK

Another week flown by and a new challenge announced over at PanPastel UK. 

What stamps are you using this week? I have used Artistic Outpost stamps for my focal image and sentiment.

This is a large size 10 tag blended with PPs. I scraped some onto my craft mat and used them for the wrinkle free distress technique, stamping over with archival ink and sealing with fixative spray.

The mill was stamped onto card also blended with PPs and  'watercoloured' using PPs mixed with water, highlighting with black and white pens, When it was dry I used a palette knife to scrape rock candy crackle paint over it, mounting onto Tim Holtz kraft resist paper blended with DI.

Before I crackled the main image I scanned it and printed it cutting small portions to fill the picture wheel and covered these with glossy accents. Using a TH stamp and picket fence DS I stamped over the wheel and blended walnut stain DI round the edges.

The small tags were blended with DIs and the quote added then stapled together.

Supplies

Stamps - Artistic Outpost - Old Grist Mill and Think and Wonder

            - Ultimate Grunge - Stampers Anonymous

PanPastels - various browns, greens and yellows

Picture Wheel die

Size 10 tag

Kraft resist paper stash

Those who enter the challenge stand a chance of winning a trial set of PanPastels from Berni our fabulous sponsor at Your Creativity Store.

Happy Sunday and thank you for visiting today.

hugs {brenda} x0x

Challenges to have fun with -
Artistic Outpost Referral Programme - Anything Goes with AO stamps

More snow

Just a quick post from me today.

Firstly look what is happening outside in the South of England this afternoon. It's the 4th of April and Spring should have sprung but this persistent winter just keeps on hanging in there.

Luckily I have been at the craft shop with a fabulous group of ladies making collage cards. They wanted to make the one I had made in January and here are their versions.

Thanks ladies for a lovely morning of fun and creativity. Several of them will be back with me on Saturday when we will be making a domino book. I look forward to showing you that one.

I hope you are tucked up somewhere nice and warm today - oh my gosh I have just looked out of the window and the wind is now causing blizzard conditions and the snow is beginning to settle quite fast. We are going out tonight so I hope it doesn't last long.

Enjoy the rest of the day.

hugs {brenda} x0x