52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge

Thursday, 13 May 2021

Funky Fossil Designs "Abstractions" New Stamp Preview




Today I am sharing with you another preview of a new stamp set from Funky Fossil Designs.  This set is called "Abstractions", which consists of 15 designs ideal for creating backgrounds or making a main feature of a card/piece of art.  Abstractions will be available to purchase from the Funky Fossil site on Friday 14th May.

For my sample I have used the Funky Fossil "Organic Circles Stencil" with two shades of Distrress Oxide Inks to create a yellow/olive colour (Twisted Citron and Crushed Olive).

I have used Versafine Clair "Twilight" ink to stampe the patterns from the new "Abstractions" set.  The sentiment, stamped in the same ink is part of the Funky Fossil "Small Print #2" stamp set.

Wednesday, 12 May 2021

Funky Fossil Designs "Wild and Free" New Stamp Preview 2




This is my second preview sample of the new Funky Fossil Designs stamp set called "Wild and Free", designed by Tina Ashton, which will be availble to purchase from Friday 14th May 2021.

I've used some of the smaller elements from this stamp set to create this card.  Stamping the images in Versafine Clair "Verdant" green ink and colouring them with Cosmic Shimmer watercolour paints.  I then die cut the stamped images with circles, mounting them on to a piece of Kraft cardstock.  I added some white dots to the Kraft background to add a little more interest, before mounting it on to green card and then a white card base.

Funky Fossil Designs "Wild and Free" New Stamp Preview







Funky Fossil Designs will be releasing a selection of new goodies on Friday 14th May.  I have used the new "Wild and Free" clear stamp set, designed by my friend Tina Ashton, to create this sample a hanging double-sided MDF heart.

I coated both sides of the hanging heart with white Gesso as a base.  On the reverse side I used Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink through the Funky Fossil "Zen Flower Background stencil". I then coloured the central floral lines with a metallic gold pen.

On a piece of rice paper, I stamped the sentiment, from the new "Wild and Free" stamp set, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink.  I then applied it over the stencil design using PVA glue to adhere the rice paper to the heart.

On the main side, I adhered a sheet of the new "kaleidescope" patterned paper, cutting it to shape. I stamped the hare and from the new "Wild and Free" stamp set in position and then again on a piece of plain white card.  I then stamped the sun to the left of the hare.

I used a selection of Funky Fossil stencils in various shades of Versafine Clair ink to fill the detail around the hare on the patterned paper.  I made some splatters of white Posca Pen before filling the circle of the sun with gold Stickles.

I painted the hare using Cosmic Shimmer watercolour paints which do give a fabulous shimmer finish.  I then cut out the shape and adhered to the heart.

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Funky Fossil Designs "Snap Happy" stamp set preview




Funky Fossil Designs are releasing a selection of new products this Friday, 14th May 2021.  I've used one of the new stamp sets called "Snap Happy" to make this sample.

I coloured the white card with "Tumbled Glass" Distress Oxide ink, I then lay the Funky Fossil "World View Stencil" and filled in the area, using a Funky Fossil "blending brush" with "Mowed Lawn" Distress Oxide Ink.

I stamped the camera, part of the new "Snap Happy" stamp set, on to white card using Versafine Clair "Nocturne ink, I then sprinkled Wow! clear embossing powder over the stamped image and heat set.  I coloured the camera with "Weathered Wood" and "Black Soot" Distress Oxide Inks, cut out the image and adhered above the map.  I used the same process for the film strip.

The sentiment is part of the Funky Fossil "Small Print" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink

Monday, 10 May 2021

Funky Fossil Designs "Quirky Trees Die Set" preview #4 with "Forest Friends" stamp set









Here's sample #4 using the Funky Fossil Designs "Quirky Trees Die Set", which I have paired with the new Funky Fossil Designs "Forest Friends" stamp set.  Both these and other goodies will be available to purchase from this Friday 14th May 2021.


I die cut the trees in two shades of grey.  I then stamped the Hare from the "Forest Friends" stamp set with Versafine Clair "Glamorous" pink ink and then cut around the edge.  On a piece of white card, I used the Funky Fossil "Blending Brush" to apply "Picked Raspberry" Distress Oxide Ink through the Funky Fossil "Magical Dragonflies stencil".

I then adhered the trees and the hare in to position then stamped the "Hello Friend" sentiment, part of the "Forest Friends Stamp set" using the same ink as the hare.

Funky Fossil Designs "Quirky Tree Dies" Preview #2







Here's another sample using the new fabulous Funky Fossil Designs "Kaleidescope" patterned paper, several  of their stamp sets (Doodle Borders, Musings, Abstractions and Small Print). All stamped in Versafine Clair "Warm Breeeze" ink.

I have also used the new Funky Fossil Designs "Doodle Daisies Stencil", designed by Zinski Art with a pink stencil paste.  Finally, I added die cut trees from the new Funky Fossil die set called "Quirky Tree Die" in white card.


Funky Fossil Designs "Quirky Tree Die" preview #3











Here's another card I made using the new Funky Fossil Die set called "Quirky Trees", which will be available to purchase from this Friday, 14th Mqy 2021.

I have teamed the die cut papers with two layers of Washi Tape, also new on Friday.  I've used the Funky Fossil "Micro Dots Stencil" below the washi tape with "Seedless Preserve" Distress Oxide Ink. The stamped sentiment is from the Funky Fossil Small Print #2 stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Purple Delight".