The Struggle is Real by The Ink Road

Morning crafters

As it's Monday I'm here with my weekly blog for Bumbleberry Papercrafts 

I was so pleased to get to sample one of the new stamp sets by The Ink Road, as we are the only stockist of their products in the UK! !

This is The Struggle Is Real  stamp set. A fab sentiment stamp set covering some of those moments/events we're never sure what to say....

For this sample I also used :
Altenew Watercolor Frames stamp set
Distress Oxide : Twisted Citron, Picked Raspberry
Distress Ink: Mermaid Lagoon
versafine : Black onyx

Love this sentiment which means
Seize the day.... How appropriate can that be for so many occasions and events

I used the solid square frame with the Distress inks and oxides then the outline one in black onyx versafine

The sentiment was stamped in black onyx versafine and to finish I stamped the Exclamation Mark randomly by the frames

I hope you like my interpretation of this stamp set

I'll be back next Monday with another post for Bumbleberry Papercrafts

Crafty hugs xx

Altenew Watercolor Frames

Good morning everyone
Hope you're well and having a lovely Bank Holiday weekend xx

Today I'm back with my Monday morning blog for Bumbleberry Papercrafts 

I'm using the absolutely beautiful,  and very versatile Watercolour Frames by Altenew. I also used the sentiment from the
Halftone Circles set also by Altenew

Also used:
Distress Oxides:  Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint
Black onyx versafine

• Ink up the splattered circle frame in the two Distress Oxides and stamp in the bottom right corner of your card blank 
• Stamp it again on a masking sheet (or sticky post it note), cut out and mask off your stamped image
• Stamp the other circle frame in the Peeled Paint and stamp slightly overlapping first image
• Repeat this several times, also in the Fossilized Amber 
• Remove mask
• Stamp the sentiment in black onyx versafine to complete

Such an easy and quick card but very effective. Colours and sentiment can be changed appropriately to suit other recipients and occassions

Many thanks for popping by and I'll be back next Monday with another Bumbleberry Papercrafts product

Crafty hugs xx 

Watercolor Frames by Altenew from Bumbleberry Papercrafts

Afternoon crafters

It's me again lol.
Following on from my blog this morning  I wanted to show you a completely different look, using exactly the same stamps.

Just a reminder that I used
Watercolor Frames
Halftone Circles
By Altenew and available from Www.bumbleberrys.co.uk  

Also used:
Distress Inks : Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet
Black onyx versafine ink

• I cut a square of blue card slightly smaller than card blank and a square of white card slightly smaller than this 
• I stamped the solid square stamp in the Squeezed Lemonade and then masked it off 
• I repeated this, stamping in the Shaded Lilac, followed by the Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade and finally Wilted Violet 
• After each stamped image I masked the square before moving onto the next.  This gives the effect of dimension
• The sentiments were stamped in black onyx versafine ink 
• I adhered this to the blue card and then onto my 6x 6 card blank,  using wet glue

I hope the two posts today show the versatility of just two stamps from this beautiful stamp set.  The possibilities are endless 

Thankyou for taking the time to look 

Crafty hugs xx 

Altenew Watercolor Frames from Bumbleberry Papercrafts

Morning crafters xx

Did everyone have a lovely weekend? Hope you managed to get some crafting done.

I'm back with my weekly Monday morning blog showcasing products for Bumbleberry Papercrafts 

Today make uses the gorgeous
Watercolor Frames by Altenew
Halftone Circles by Altenew

I love these! They have unlimited uses and produce great backgrounds but also as the focal point to your makes

Also used:
Distress Inks:    Twisted Citron, Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers
Black onyx versafine ink

• Begin by cutting a square of black card slightly smaller than your card blank and a square of white card slightly smaller than this 
• Using the DI'S, I randomly stamped the outline square stamp over the white card, ensuring they overlapped each other
• I used the Twisted Citron DI to stamp the solid square frame
• The sentiment was stamped over the solid frame in the Black onyx versafine ink 
• I adhered this to the black card and then onto the card blank, using wet glue 

This completes this quick and simple,  but contemporary card. 

Thankyou for stopping by.  I'd love to read any comments about this sample and the stamp set.

Crafty hugs xx 

Watercolour Frames by Altenew

Good morning crafters

I'm here again with my weekly Monday morning blog for products available from
Www.bumbleberrys.co.uk 

Today I'm showcasing the stunning
Watercolour Frames by Altenew
I know you're loving them because they keep selling out...lol
I used the frames to create an effective and beautiful background to a flower stamp I had

Also used:
Distress Oxides : Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint, Worn Lipstick
Smokey Grey versafine ink

I cut a strip of white card and inked around the edge with the Peeled Paint Oxide

I inked up one of the solid frame stamps in the Peeled Paint, spritzed with water and stamped it near the top of the strip of card

I repeated the process with the other two Oxides. The effect of this frame stamp, together with the effect the Oxides create, is simply beautiful 

I then stamped the flower and sentiment in the smokey grey versafine ink and adhered the strip to my card blank 

Many thanks for popping by 

Crafty hugs xx 

Mermazing stamp set by MFT

Good morning everyone
What have you got planned for today?
Guess where you'll find me?...yep in the craft room playing lol

Anyways, today I thought I'd share a sample I made for
Www.bumbleberrys.co.uk 
I used the ever cute
Mermazing stamp set by MFT  and
Halftone Circles  by Altenew

Also used:
Distress Inks: Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry
Black onyx versafine ink
Smokey Grey versafine ink
Kuretake clean colour pens
Water Brush

I began by inking up my largest Halftone Circle stamp in the Distress inks and stamped 2 of them, slightly overlapping, onto my A5 card blank

I then stamped the coral and fishes in the black onyx and smokey grey versafine ink pads

On a seperate piece of card I stamped the mermaid,  rock and shells, in the Smokey Grey versafine ink, and coloured them in with my kuretake clean colour pens and a water brush

These were then adhered to the card blank with pinflair 3d glue gel to complete my sample 

Thankyou for stopping by 

Crafty hugs xx  

Altenew Watercolour Frames stamp set

Good morning everyone
Hope you are all well xx

Today it's my weekly Monday morning blog showcasing products for
Bumbleberry Papercrafts

I'm sharing a sample I made using one of the newly released Altenew stamp set

Watercolour Frames

This is such a versatile stamp set, creating beautiful frames to images and sentiments but can also be used alone as a texture stamp.
Over the next few weeks I hope to show you different looks from these stamps , from pretty to grungy..so watch out for them xx

I also used:
Distress Inks : Cracked Pistachio, Tumbled Glass and Dusty Concord
Stencil
Gold embossing powder
Versmark Ink pad

For this sample I decided to use the Spotlight technique so I cut 3 mats in black card,  in decreasing size, and 3 mats in white card, slightly smaller.

I set the black mats to one side

Using temporary adhesive tape, I stuck the 3 white mats on top of each other, in the design I wished the spotlight to be

Using Versmark ink I stamped the outline decorative circle randomly over the 3 mats but ensuring one was stamped centrally on the smallest mat

I heat embossed them with gold embossing powder 

I then stamped the plain outline circle, in Versmark ink,  randomly over the mats and again heat embossed in gold

I stamped the sentiment in the centre of the smaller mats frame, in Versmark ink and heat embossed in gold

Using my distress inks I blended them all over the 3 mats

I also used them to ink through a stencil, to add more depth to the card

Once dry I carefully disengaged the 3 mats then adhered each of them to a black card mat

The biggest layer was adhered to card blank first then I carefully lined up and adhered the middle sized mat and then the smallest mat, to complete the sample 

I hope you enjoyed looking and please feel free to leave comments. .I love to read them xx

Craftyhugs xx 

Altenew Vintage Flowers and Halftone Circles

Morning  xx
It's the weekend finally. What have you got planned?
I'm working on some DT samples so watch this space....

Today I thought I'd share a card I made using stamps by Altenew
Vintage Flowers
Halftone Circles

Also used:
Distress Inks: Worn Lipstick,  Wilted Violet,  Picked Raspberry
Pixie Powders: Candy Pink, Burnt Orange
Black Onyx Versafine ink

The halftone circles were inked up with mixed distress inks and stamped randomly over the card blank

I cut a strip of rainbow mirri and a slightly narrower strip of white card

Pixie Powders were used to create a background on the white card 

I stamped the flowers and sentiment in black onyx versafine ink then adhered this to the rainbow mirri 

I used foam pads to adhere this to the card blank

A simple but effective card which I hope you like 

Thankyou for taking the time to look 

Crafty hugs xx 

Doodled Blooms by My Favourite Things

Afternoon crafters

Home from a busy day at work

Thought I'd share a DT card I made using the beautiful
Doodled Blooms stamp set by My Favourite Things and
Halftone Circles by Altenew
available to buy from

Www.bumbleberrys.co.uk

 

To begin I put a strip of masking tape near across the card blank 

I stamped the first bloom in the centre of the card in versafine black onyx ink 

Having masked this off I stamped another behind it and using the masking technique,  I stamped the rest of the blooms around the centre one. 

Also using a masking technique I stamped several of the stalks down from the blooms, across the masking tape. I also drew a few of my own stalks in using a black fine line pen

I coloured all the stamped images in with my kuretake clean colour pens 

To complete I removed the masking tape and stamped the sentiment from the Halftone Circles stamp set

Thankyou for stopping by 

Crafty hugs xx 

Stamps By Me Crazy stamp set

Morning crafters

Anyone got any plans for crafting today?
I'm sharing a new DT sample showcasing the beautiful
Crazy stamp set available from
www.stampsbyme.co.uk

I also used Halftone Circles stamp set by Altenew

Not only is it a beautiful stamp but it's full of changeable sentiments, so very versatile for all occasions

To begin I cut a strip of card and stamped the flower stamp randomly over the card with Versmark ink.  This was then heat embossed with white embossing powder 

I also stamped and heat embossed the flower stamp on a seperate piece of card.  I inked these with Spun Sugar and Squeezed Lemonade distress inks, and cut out the flowers and leaves

I  blended the  Spun Sugar and Squeezed Lemonade distress inks over the embossed images on the strip of card, and this was then matted onto gold mirri

Using the same distress inks plus Worn Lipstick,  I stamped the halftone circles randomly over the card blank 

The flower strip was then adhered to card blank with foam pads and the cut out flowers shaped and attached with pinflair 3d glue gel

To complete I stamped the sentiments in black onyx versafine ink 

Many thanks for popping by

Crafty hugs xx

Altenew Dahlia Blossoms

Good morning crafters

Well today i am very excited to be sharing my first ever Monday morning DT blog for
Bumbleberry Papercrafts

I will be blogging samples, made from products available to buy from Bumbleberry Paper crafts, every Monday so watch this space xx

Today I'll be showcasing the beautiful
Dahlia Blossom stamp set by Altenew and available on the website.
The sentiment is from the Halftone Circles stamp set

I cut a strip of watercolour card 3x7" and used pixie powders to create a vibrant background.  I used Teal Wash, Sunburnt Orange and Candy Pink.

Once dry I stamped the outline images of the Dahlia Blossoms in black onyx Versafine ink. I then stamped the detailed layered stamps onto some of the stamped images.

I added the outline leaf stamps and again only added the detailed stamps to some of the leaves

The sentiments were then stamped in the black ink

This was then matted onto a strip of black card and adhered to the card black using foam pads.

I hope you like my sample using this gorgeous stamp set

Thankyou for stopping by
Crafty hugs xx

Altenew Extra Special stamp set

Evening crafters

Thought I'd share a card I made using the beautiful layered Extra Special stamp set by Altenew.

This can be purchased in the UK from
Www.bumbleberrys.co.uk

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/extra-special-stamp-set

To make this card I first stamped the outline of the flower, randomly to the left and top of a 6x6 card blank, in Versmark ink. 

This was then heat embossed using gold embossing powder 

I  stamped the layering stamps with the following distress inks: 

Shaded Lilac, Dusty Concord,  Mowed Lawn. I also used Versafine Smokey Gray

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black onyx ink and a few pearls added to complete the card. 

Thankyou for popping by

Crafty hugs xx 

Altenew Dahlia Blossoms stamp set

Evening crafters. 

Hope you've had a good day.

Thought I'd share a card I made using the beautiful
Dahlia Blossom and Halftone Circles stamp sets by Altenew

You can buy this stamp set from Bumbleberry Papercrafts 

Www.bumbleberrys.co.uk

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/dahlia-blossoms-stamp-set

I stamped the outline stamp first then used distress inks with the solid stamps

The flower was then masked off to enable me to stamp a second Dahlia, in the same manner

I added my own stalks before stamping leaves in distress inks, both on the stalks and on the Dahlias themselves, using a masking technique where necessary

The halftone circles were used to create a clean and simple background

To complete, I stamped a sentiment across the middle of the flower stems in black ink

Thankyou for stopping by
Crafty hugs
xx

Extra Special stamp set by Altenew

Evening crafters.

Thought I'd share a couple of cards I made today using the
Extra Special stamp set by Altenew

It's amazing how different they can look just using different colours.

For the first one I made a watercolour background to stamp my image against, and I used Versafine black onyx ink to stamp the outline flower stamps.  I only coloured a couple of parts of the image, with my kuretake clean colour pens

The second one was stamped in a brown versafine ink and I used the layered stamps within the set to colour the flowers in with distress inks

The last one was stamped in a navy blue ink and distress inks, again using the layered stamps within the stamp set

Sentiments finished them off

Have to say I think my favourite is the first one with the watercolour background.  What's yours?

Crafty hugs xx

Dahlia Blossoms stamp set

Afternoon crafters.

Sharing with you a card made using the beautiful Dahlia Blossoms stamp set by Altenew.

I stamped the images in Versmark then heat embossed with black embossing powder

The images were coloured in using Dyna paints and a water brush

I splattered some of the Dyna paints over the card blank

The sentiment was also stamped with Versmark and heat embossed with black embossing powder.  The edges were rubbed with some of the dyna paints to highlight them

This was adhered to card blank with foam pads to raise dimension and a few clear gems added to complete the card

Thankyou for taking the time to look

Crafty hugs xx

Altenew Dahlia Blossoms stamp set

Afternoon crafter's

Finally had a chance to try my new stamp set out. This is the gorgeous layered Dahlia Blossoms by Altenew

I first stamped the biggest Dahlia outline stamp in black versafine ink, in the top right of the card

Next I stamped the solid portion stamp in the lightest shade of the distress inks I had chosen

Finally I stamped the detailed stamp in the darkest shade

Having masked this flower first, I repeated the process stamping several of the blossoms.

I masked all the flowers to stamp the leaves, using the same process as for the blossoms

I used the same process to stamp a smaller section of blossoms in the lower left corner

To complete the card I stamped the sentiment in black versafine ink

I hope you liked the card and thankyou for looking

Crafty hugs xx

Altenew Vintage flowers and halftone circles

Morning crafters

Would love to share a card I made using the beautiful Vintage Flowers layered stamps from Altenew.  Along with their halftone circles.

I cut an oval from white card then trimmed the edge of so it sat against the edge of the card blank

I used low tack tape to secure it in place then stamped the vintage flowers in versafine black onyx ink, ensuring that some of the stamp was on the edges of the die cut oval

I inked up the small Half tone circle with distress inks and used this to "colour" in the flowers and leaves

I stamped a sentiment onto the oval die cut and adhered it with foam pad to complete 

Thankyou for stopping by 

Crafty hugs xx 

Altenew halftone circles, vintage flowers and Tim Holtz crazy birds

Afternoon crafters.

As it's Easter Sunday thought I'd do a second blog post today lol.

So here's a card I've just made using the following stamp sets

Halftone Circles and Vintage Flowers flowers by Altenew
Crazy Birds by Tim Holtz

I created a watercolour random background using Distress inks.

The Vintage Flowers outline stamps were stamped in Versmark black onyx ink and I used the Halftone Circle stamps to "colour" the flowers in

I stamped the crazy bird in black versafine ink and coloured it in with Kuretake clean colour pens. It was then cut out and attached using foam pads

To complete my card I stamped the sentiment from the Halftone Circles stamp set

I hope you like this fun card..

Crafty hugs xx

Altenew Halftone Circles and Fairy Sparkles by For The Love of Stamps

Morning crafters.
Hope everyone is well.
I'm looking forward to a free day so craft room..here I come lol

Today I'm sharing a card I've made using
Halftone Circles by Altenew
Fairy Sparkles by For The Love of Stamps

To create this card I stamped the halftone circles with distress inks, overlapping them slightly. I used Spun Sugar, Squeezed Lemonade and Worn Lipstick. 

Having first masked the circles off, I stamped the Fairy images using Black Onyx versafine ink. 

To finish I stamped the sentiment in the black ink

Thankyou for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

Crazy Birds Tim Holtz

Morning crafters.
Have a relaxing and hopefully crafty Sunday. I will be...lol

Thought I'd share this cute but fun card I made using the fantastic Crazy Birds stamps from Tim Holtz. ..

I used a mask and distress ink, from For The Love of Stamps to create a frame on a 6x6 card blank.

I stamped the halftone circle from Altenew in a variety of distress inks

I stamped a small flower stamp, from the Bee Flourish stamp set by Honey Doo Crafts, in black versafine

The crazy bird was stamped in the black versafine ink and coloured in with Kuretake clean colour pens 

A sentiment from the crazy birds stamp set was added to complete.

I have decided to try give it a go at entering challenges so here goes...

I would like to enter the following challenges:


Crazy4challenges Animals

Stamplorations CAS card challenge 

Thankyou for taking the time to stop by

Crafty hugs xx