Flowers and Lace

This card was made using a technique I learnt when I first began crafting for a living.If you would like to know how to make a card using this technique I am running two workshops on Tuesday 10th July 10am - 12noon & 7pm - 9pm at the Costa Coffee in Rushden High Street.The cost is £12.00.
I'm also planning to to an all day 10am - 4pm on Saturday 4th August.If you are interested in either workshop please e-mail me karenlines@btopenworld.com.

Bye for now

Japanese Geisha

Back to the black and white again for this Geisha girl,another of Jayne Nestorenko's new stamps.This one again can be brought separately or with one called the Kyoto Gardens.

I had some flowery black and white paper in my stash which I thought would work well with this stamp,so I used this for the background.Before I attached it to the base card I used a Spellbinders edgeability to create a border top and bottom.The Japanese Geisha I stamped using Jet black Archival and embossed with clear embossing powder.
Using the Blossom Three die to die-cut the image,then create a faux nestie by drawing around the same size die onto black card and cutting out.This gives a smaller mat than if you cut with the next size die up.
The swirl was made using a Marianne die and the leaves from a Martha Stewart punch.
The flowers were made by punching a circle and cutting a spiral into it.I then used tweezers but you could use a quilling tool to wind the spiral up from the outside in.Allow the spiral to relax a little then glue the small base piece at the end.A PVA based glue is best as this allows a bit of movement but grabs quick and solid when dry.

Busy week this week, samples I can show,some have to be held back 'till a later date.Friday I will be leaving for the Newbury show with Kay.

Merry Band

Just a quick post this morning as I'm off to set up for a show that is on tomorrow at Bracknell.Although I will be calling into Colemans open day on the way to meet up with some old friends.

This card is made using a Penny Black stamp called the Merry Band.I used Spectrum Noir pens to colour it and Vintage Photo Distress Ink to go around the edge.The die was the Mega Ovals and Classic Scalloped Mega Ovals,these were just the right size for the stamp.The rosette I made using the Hougie board and added a little button to the top.The swirl was a Marianne creatable.Oh I forgot to say the background was embossed using a Spellbinders M-Bossability Imperial.

My next post will be tomorrow night with another card made with Jayne's new stamps.
Have a good weekend everybody
Bye

Indian Princess

To go with the Taj Mahal yesterday here is the Indian Princess.

This is quite a simple card,the Princess was stamped with Jet Black Archival and the edge of the card inked with Bundled Sage Distress Ink.This was then mounted on a piece of black card die-cut using Fleur de lis Rectangle.The paper for the other layers was from my stash but edged with Bundled Sage to tie them in.I then added a few swirly rhinestones to the piece and quicky glue pen and glitter to make her jewels sparkle.
Tomorrow's post will be an early one as I'm off to Bracknell for a Sincerely Yours Show.If your going to the show please come and say Hi.I will be on the Hougie stand with Kay.

Taj Mahal

Did not enjoy the weather today so muggy,my studio (shed) was too hot to do much,hope it's a bit cooler tomorrow.Why oh why are we never happy with British weather?
Here's the second card I made using Jayne's stamps, this time it's the Taj Mahal which can be brought on it's own or as a set with the Indian Princess.
Because of my love of Distress Inks I knew what I wanted do with this image,it just needed a sunset background.I wiped the colours Brushed Corduroy,Barn Door,Rusty Hinge,Wild Honey,and Faded Jeans across the card blending as I went.The stamp was inked with Jet Black Archival and stamped across the background.
Also I stamped out a few of the flowers from the accessory set,then coloured them with the same Distress Inks.

Grande Journeys

Well the announcement is the my friend Jayne Nestorenko has brought out her own range of stamps called the Grande Journeys Collection, part of the Just My Imagination stamp range.Jayne asked me if I would like to make some samples, so over time I will show you what I've made.
Here is the full picture of my first card of which I showed a sneek peek yesterday.

For this card I used the Venetian Lady and the Rialto Bridge which can be brought separately or as a pair.The flowers came from the accessories set.The images were stamped with Jet Black Archival then embossed with clear embossing powder.The Spellbinders die I used for the aperture was labels seventeen.
I enjoy doing these simple black and white cards, they are striking to look at.Ok not so simple,sorry but I do enjoy stamping and cutting out to 3D the images,not keen on flat cards.
Looking forward to showing the other samples,hope you like them,please leave a comment and let me know.Thanks.

If you would like to see all the stamps in the range there is a link on the right hand side of my blog to Jayne's website.

Sneek Peek

No card tonight, just a peek at what I've been making recently.Tomorrow a new website will be launched with some brand new stamps for sale from a person I know you will recognise.
I loved working with these stamps and feel I haven't finished playing with them yet, still more ideas needing to be made.



I hope you will visit tomorrow and leave a comment,I'd love to know what you think of these new stamps.