Stampin' Up "Beautiful Friendship" Birthday Card

Here's a card I've made, using a Stampin' Up stamp set that's not seen the light of day for a very long time.

For the roses and leaves in the middle of the card, I have used the Stampin' Up stamp set called "Beautiful Friendship" with Distress Marker Pens using "Peeled Paint" and Worn Lipstick" pens and "Worn Lipstick" and "Picked Raspberry" Distress Oxide Inks. 

I gave the background a wash of "Bundled Sage" Distress Oxide Inks.  I then used the "Micro Squares Stencil" by Funky Fossil Designs, with "Prickly Pear" and "Leaf Green" Distress Oxide Inks.

The birthday greeting is by Lawn Fawn, part of their "Simply Sentiments" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink. 

I inked the edge of the card using the same "Twilight" ink then mounted the card on to dark blue card and then on to a white card blank.  Finally, adding some dots of white Ranger Enamel Accents.

Stampers Anonymous "Perspective" Happy Birthday Beautiful Card

 

This card came together really quickly, so quickly I wasn't really sure where I was going with it and thought it can always go in the bin if ending badly.  Thankfully, it turned out ok.

It started with me stamping the butterfly, part of the Stampers Anonymous "Perspective - CMS213" stamp set, in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, then coating it in Wow! Embossing Clear embossing powder and heat setting.  I then stamped the butterfly again on a piece of copy paper, fussy cutting the shape to create a mask, which I positioned over the heat embossed butterfly.

I lay the Funky Fossil Designs ""Beauty In Profile" stencil over the top of the butterfly and applied Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink through the stencil.  I removed the stencil then applied "Lost Shadow" Distress Oxide Ink through the Funky Fossil "Micro Squares" stencil to fill the white areas.

I removed the stencil and the mask, then inked the edges of the card, first with "Warm Breeze" Versafine Clair ink and then with "Nocturne" black ink.  I then mounted the card on to black card and then on to a card blank.

I used a Derwent Inktense pencil in the shade of "Malibu" diluted and applied with a brush to areas of the butterfly.  I then used a white gel pen to go round the edges of the blue stencilled area.  I added black dots of Ranger "Enamel Accents" below the butterfly,

Finally, I used a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker from the "Big Chat" book saying "Beautiful". Then using Versfine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, stamped the words "Happy Birthday" using a stamp from the Simon Says Stamp set called "Tiny Words - Birthday".

Funky Fossil "Blooming Numbers" Ruby Anniversary Card

I've made this Ruby Anniversary card by stamping the Funky Fossil Designs "Blooming Numbers" stamps in Versafine Clair "Tulip Red" ink and then coating with Wow! Clear Embossing Powder and heat set.

I then inked the edges of the card, lightly blending towards the numbers using "Lumberjack Plaid" Distress Oxide Ink.  I then lay the Funky Fossil "Micro Square Stencil" over the top and applied the same ink through the stencil using a blending brush.

Finally, I coloured the flowers and leaves using Derwent Inktense pencils, applied with a paint brush and added dots of gold for the berries.

Penny Black "Daffodil Dance 40-378" Easter Card

Another card that I'm not totally happy with.  Maybe I have spent too long crafting this morning and it's time for a break.

I've used the Penny Black cling stamp called "Daffodil Dance 40-378" stamped in Versafine Clair ink and coloured with Derwent Inktense water colour pencils. Around the edge of the flowers, I have used a Funky Fossil stencil called "Micro Squares" with Distress Oxide ink.

The sentiment is by Personal Impressions and is part of their "All Year Round" stamp set and is stamped in Versafine Clair "Twilght" dark blue ink.

Funky Fossil Designs New Stamp Preview May 2020 - The Bee's Knees

Funky Fossil Designs have five fabulous new stamp sets that will be released this coming Sunday, 10th May. 

 

I have made this sample using one of the sets called "Bee's Knees", it's such a fun set which I'm sure will be a popular choice.

For this card, I started off with a white background and covered it in blended "Antique Linen" Distress Oxide Ink. I coloured the lower half of the card using two shades of green Distress Oxide Inks:  Peeled Paint and Forest Moss.

I then stamped the daisies and the sentiment in Versafine "Vintage Sepia" ink.

I used "Rusty Hinge" Distress Oxide through the"Micro Squares" stencil in random areas.  I then used "Vintage Photo" Distress Oxide Ink through the "Micro Dot" stencil, again in random areas.

I used "Vintage Photo" Distress Oxide Ink through the "Fierce Words" stencil to add the "Wild" word.

I used Versafine Clair "Pinecone" dark brown ink to stamp the bee.  I then used the "Dotty Circle Background" stencil to create the bee flight path from one flower to the next.  I coloured the bee using Arteza Brush Pens and a Sakura Gelly Roll pen on the wings to give a gorgeous shimmer.

I coloured the petals using a white Posca Pen and used Forest Moss Distress Oxide ink to colour the leaves.

Funky Fossil - "Adventure" male birthday card

I've had a play with a Funky Fossil Designs stencils and stamp set to create this card today.

I've used the Funky Fossil clear stamp set called "Adventure" for all stamping.

I started by stamping the mountain using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

I then stamped the trees using Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink.  The lighter trees are secondary stamping, when there is less ink on the stamp after stamping the first darker images.

I painted the mountain area using three shades of of Distress Oxide Inks ( Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo), applied with a paint brush.

To create the hot air balloon, I used a red texture paste and the Funky Fossil "Up and away" stencil.  I then set aside to dry.

I coloured the sky with a paint brush and "Tumbled Glass" Distress Oxide Ink.  I then layered the Funky Fossil "Micro Square" stencil over the sky area and added two furthe colours of Distress Oxide Inks - Broken China and Faded Jeans.

Finally, I stamped the sentiment using Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink.

Funky Fossil Designs - 15% Valentine's Discount Code - Love Tag

It's Valentine's Day and to celebrate Funky Fossil Designs have a 15% off discount code for use this weekend only (from today (14th Feb) till midnight on Monday 17th February) quote "HEART15" at checkout to claim your saving!

I made this tag using a background sprayed wity Dylusions Ink Spray in "Squeezed Orange" and "Bubblegum Pink" shades.

I used a red glossy dimension paste through the Funky Fossil "Full of love" stencil".  Once that was dry, I added some "Wilted Violet" Distress Oxide Ink to the top right and bottom left corners of the tag where there was less colour.

I used "Blueprint Sketch" Distress Oxide Ink through the Funky Fossil "Micro Squares Stencil" for the areas around the heart shape.

I then used black texture paste through the Funky Fossil "Distressed Diamonds Stencil" in opposite corners of the tag.

In the two empty corners of the tag, I stamped feathers that are in the Funky Fossil "Adventure" clear stamp set stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

I used a white Posca pen to add lighter areas to the feathers and also small dots between the hearts that make up the big heart shape.  

Finally, I adhered a die cut sentiment in white to the middle of the heart.