More Stamping Shows...

Happy Thursday,

If you were able to join me last night for the ,launch of the One Day Special on Hochanda I hope you enjoyed looking through the samples from my Language of Flowers collection as much as I did.  I know I have far too many samples but I have just loved working with these stamps!

I'm back today with shows at 9am, 12pm, 4pm and Final Call at 7pm.  I thought I would share a few more samples today if that ok!

these showcase the Honeysuckle and the Daisy as well as the circle sentiments which I have found so useful!

Enjoy...

The Language of Flowers...

Happy Wednesday,

I will be Launching, on Hochanda, my Language of Flowers stamp collection this evening at 8pm.  I thought I would share some simple cards today that showcase what I designed the large A6 rubber stamps for as they are perfect for colourists and non colourists alike!  I will be demonstrating loads of techniques with these for both people who are new to colouring to experts to those who don't want to colour images Ive tried to make this collection as flexible as possible.

That said Today's selection are all coloured using the Graphmaster Alcohol pens I have a few essential sets on the shows if you want to start or build your collection.

Each of these flowers are hand drawn and have been used as the basis of the collection as there is an A5 clear stamp set to match each one with Sentiments that echo the Victorian language of flowers.

I will be on Hochanda with the full collection tonight at 8pm and tomorrow at 9am, 12pm, 4pm and Final Call at 7pm Join me if you can!

Enjoy...

Vintage Rose...

Happy Monday,

I lunch my new range of stamps on Hochanda on Wednesday evening at 8pm as the One Day Special.  I thought I would share some of the cards form the Language of Flowers range this week.  Some of these cards popped up in the blog launch but I thought they deserved their own day in the sun lol.

I decided to start with the Vintage Rose which was the first I drew ( all the stamps are hand drawn and I will be sharing the original sketches with you all on the shows)  This card shows the large A6 mounted rubber stamp and the wood grain background and Vintage definition from the cellar set.

I started by stamping the rose in black Momento ink then coloured the rose using the Graphmaster alcohol pens in red 10, 11 and 15.  To add shading to this i used the white watercolour pencil from the set I had on Hochanda last week and added highlights on the centres of some of the petals.  I cut the image out around the grey line i drew around the coloured image.

Next I stamped the distressed text background stamp over a 5"x5" card bank using barely nude colour cloud blending ink and these shaded over the card using the same blending ink.  I then cut the lattice section form the Sue Wilson lattice edger die with one of the edges down the side of the front.  I added 3mm stick on pearls on the lattice and added a strip of pearls along the 'seam'

I finally stamped the vintage dictionary definition form the vintage Rose clear stamp set and shaded this before cutting it out and adding a white mat.  I then made up the card as shown using a strip of lace from my stash and more of the pearls to give a delicate shabby chic ( hopefully) look.

Enjoy...

Sepia Colouring Saturday...

Happy Saturday,

I'm sharing a card today I have made especially for the launch on Hochanda of my Language off flowers stamp collection and I thought i would share this sepia coloured daisy panel which, would you believe, is all coloured with shades of grey Graphmaster alcohol pens.














I will be sharing the technique on my Hochanda shows next week however the colours used are:
warm greys 0.5, 1 & 2 all totally the same but it gives a sepia or peach shade.

I stamped one of the corners from the Michaelmas daisy clear stamp set four times in an inverted square design as shown using London fog momento ink.  I then shaded the flowers and foliage using the greys and cut the piece out using the Sue Wilson Noble double pierced circles.  I mounted this over a circle cut with the same set in tan foundation card.  I then mounted this over a piece of stunning Kraft and Gold patterned paper form the brand new A6 DCWV kraft and gold paperstack.

Finally I made up the card as shown using the noble double pierced squares die for the pin picked layer along with layers of tan, kraft and coconut white foundation card.  I then added the sentiment, from the same set, cut this with the pierced dies and mounted this with a twist of ribbon on the bottom right.


Enjoy...

The language of Flowers...Tea Rose...

Happy Friday,

No collection of flowers would be complete without a traditional english rose or Tea rose, there are different meanings for this which allowed me to have this standard rose in addition to the vintage rose I shared on Monday.


















To me at least this is the Classic Red rose meaning of true Love. There are lots of histrorical meanings for the Red rose from Lust to Love but I fell it really is everlasting and true romance!

 I coloured this using Graphmaster alcohol pens in 10, 15, 11 and orange 22 cover the top to give the shine!

Here is the clear set that contains more detail and again the examining for the flower and a card made using it!






















Finally again the standard Rose in A6 rubber jungle stamp, perfect for colouring!

Enjoy...

Language of Flowers...Peony...

Happy Tuesday,

Thank you all for the kind and encouraging words about the first release form my Spring 2017 collection the language of flowers.  Today is the second flower from the collection the Peony.  Again there is a single flower along with a  complimentary clear stamp set wit the flower meanings, frames smaller flowers and poems.


Ive chosen a simple cadd too highlight the handdrawn peony image clouded here in Violet shades of Graphmaster alcohol pens and complimented by mats and layers and thin satin ribbon.

The sentiment on this card comes form the clear stamp set that matches on each set I have drawn a dictionary definition of each flower which I just love as it gives the opportunity to make a piece that looks like an old natural history drawing.


Peonies Have many different meanings in different countries and cultures form Wealth and Nobility to the traditional British meaning of Longevity and Happy marriage as well as purity and grace.

Here is the clear set with the definition, peony meanings and the opulent frame made of peonies!

Finally the single A6 sized Peony.  These stamps are all taken from hand sketched flowers I drew for the shows on Hochanda I will be sharing the original drawings to show how the process anion designing stamps starts!


Enjoy...

Colouring Saturday...

Happy Saturday,

Another Stamp to die for coloured with the amazing Graphmaster alcohol pens this time its the Chrysanthemum Bouquet stamp and the matching Bermuda die however I decided just to use part of the design.

I stamped the image using memento black ink ( as I was colouring with Alcohol) and coloured the image as shown using yellows and warm greys.  Next I cut out the inner section of the image and the overlapping flowers.  I added this too a die cut in primrose foundation card with the outer and detail die from the Bermuda set from the new Sue Wilson collection for Creative Expressions.

I made up the card using the corner die form the Atlantic ocean collection cut into papyrus foundation card to make the pattern as shown.  Next I added a strip of matching yellow organza ribbon and a trail of the foliage from the Chrysathemum die set in pale grey.


A few layers of papyrus, primrose and soft grey and finished.

Tomorrow my Vintage card form Friday and news about my new Releases that will be revealed at the trade show tomorrow.


Ingredients:
Dies - SW Bermuda, Chrysathemum, Atlantic collection corner, border and tag
Card: papyrus, Primrose and slate grey
Stamp: Chrysathemum Bouquet

Enjoy...

Saturday Colouring...

Happy Saturday,

I feel like I have overdosed everyone on colouring this week however I do want to try to stick to the days I have promised so its a Saturday Colouring and today I have chosen the clever through the window stamp to die for that matches the window die form Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions.  I started by colouring the stamped image using a selection of my Graphmaster alcohol pens.

I then cut the window into a pice of coconut white fouantion card then embossed this aperture using the bramble rose 8x8" embossing folder ( new from Creative Expressions)  I then used Baked Peach colour cloud blending ink to shed the pattern and, hopefully, make it look like wallpaper.

Next I cut 2 of the window dies and sandwiched them with acetate before cutting them open and placing them back in the frame to create the opening window as shows.

I will demo this technique on Hochanda in March when I will hopefully give you lots of ideas how to use the fab new range from Creative Expressions.

Enjoy...

Red Red Roses...

Happy Thursday,



Another stamp to die for today and more of the red colouring I was taught by Lisa Horton which I love!



















 I stamped the image using black ink and coloured the roses using Red 10, 15 and orange 22 to make the red shine.  I also used a warm grey to add more shading which I also used on the trellis too, hopefully, give it a 3D look!

The rest of the card is relatively simple.  I cut the centre die form the matching Bermuda die form the centre of a piece of ruby foundation card.  I then cut this with rippled striplet and cut the whole piece out with one of the Noble double pierced background rectangles.

I offset the striplet with the addition of a piece of baby pink behind it and used this and black to mat and layers the card.  The embossed layer is embossed using the braided vines embossing folders with pearl ouster gilding polish over to make the design shine.

Enjoy...

Blue Tulips...

Happy Tuesday,

I know its perhaps not usual to have tulips in blues however I just loved the colours against the white background for todays card.














I stared by stamping the Wild Tulips stamp to die for in black ink onto bright white foundation card.  I then coloured it using a selection of Graphmaster alcohol pens ( sorry I lost the note with the colours on)  I then coloured the background using Blue Grey 1 and 3 which gives the shaded light area behind the flowers.

I cut out the outline and the centre off the image using the dies in the Azores die form the Atlantic ocean collection by Sue Wilson.  I then stamped the sentiment form my Lily of the Valley elements stamp set and cut it with the stitched flags and added a larger flag cut in iris before pacing it coming from the centre of the image.

I cut the dies in the Azores set in sky blue and backed them with bright white.  I cut the centre dies in Iris, backed in white and from mounted this over the blue layers.  Next I cut this shape into half and placed it across an embossed layer which I shaded with Clear Day colour cloud blending ink.

I made up the card as shown with a few mats and layers.

Enjoy...

Stamp Colouring new...

Happy Monday,

Well what a busy few days it was on the blog don't forget to check the list below to see if you were a winner!  Back to today and as promised a few of the Stamps to Die for that match the stunning new die collection form Sue Wilson for Creative  Expressions.  I decided to start with a reminder of summer as it seems so grey at the moment!

I stamped the strawberry patch stamp to die for in black moment ink onto bright white foundation card.  I then coloured it with Graphmaster pens in Reds 10, 11, 15 and orange 22.



I cut the stamped image out using the matching Cape Verde die set and shadowed a die cut in red at the top and bottom by cutting it in half.

To make up the card I cut the detail die from the Cape Verde die set into a piece of bright white twice overlapping them slightly.  I cut a final version in the centre so that it overlaps the other two.  This is not that visible in the card however bit creates a really nice frame on either side of the stamped image. I cut the next die in the set along with the deal die in white twice and added these, flat mounted, in the centre of the filigree sections .

Next I added this to a piece of ruby foundation card and matted on black ( to balance the stamping in black) and a larger frame of white, red and black.  To finish I surrounded opposing corners of the card with cosmic pearl 3D Pearl Accents from cosmic shimmer and added smaller dots on the appropriate places on the die cuts finally adding a heart charm and a messy bow of red and off-white.

Back tomorrow with another stamped and coloured image!

Enjoy...

Saturday Colouring...

Happy Saturday,

The show starts properly today over in Frankfurt so hopefully I might get a look around If I see anything exciting I will share it on Instagram and hopefully Facebook.

Its Saturday which means another go at colouring and todays card is another stamp to die for as I have had so much fun colouring these in and the fact the die cuts them out really appeals to me!












I chose the matching stamp to the Bora Bora die for today and a stamp to die for called the Spring Flower Wreath ( perfect name really lol)  I coloured it with my Graphmaster alcohol pens using the following colours...
Yellows - 32, 45 & 49
Pinks - 26, 28 & 29
Blue / Purple - 77 & 84

I used warm grey to highlight the flowers and four the background in WG1 and WG3

Once coloured I cut the image using the matching die and stamped the sentiment in the centre in black.

I made the backing by cutting the centre panel from the Butterfly background die four times in white card.  I backed these in primrose foundations card and foam mounted them as shown to make this square of squares background.

I added a few stick on pearls ( white 5mm) and a messy bow of lemon and purple.

Enjoy...

Saturday Colouring...

Happy Saturday,

I love the stamps to die for that match the dies and yet I haven't coloured them much.  Now I have learnt some techniques from Lisa Horton ( and when stuck I text her for colour choices!) I feel like I can give colouring them a go!

For today's colouring Saturday I chose the  Cherry Blossom Branches stamps which matches the Tahiti die perfectly.

I stamped the image in black then coloured it in using the following Graphmaster colours
Flowers - 77, 84 & Blue Grey 3 Leaves - 46, 47 & 48

I used the Blue Grey ( This is a fab range of colours as the grey has a blue tone to it making it match perfectly) to run around the inside and outside borders.

I wanted a simple card to set off the stamped image which I had cut out using the matching die.  I cut the squares section from the Lotus striplet for times into a piece of bright white foundation card and from mounted this over a piece of blue dusk matted with iris.

I cut the lotus striplet separately in white and backed this with the iris and placed it, as shown, across the pattern and added the Tahiti stamped image in the centre.




For the focal element I didn't want to take away form the flowers so i simply added 2 pearl swirls to a Craft Consortium heart charm and added this in the centre.

Enjoy...