Chase your Dreams from For The Love of Stamps

Morning crafters

It's Friday..who's looking forward to the weekend?

Today I'm sharing a quick card I made using
Chase Your Dreams stamp set by For The Love of Stamps

Also used:
Black fine line pen
Kuretake clean colour pens
Black onyx versafine ink

To begin I cut squares of green, black and white card in decreasing sizes

I drew a black line across the white mat

Using the versafine ink I stamped all the dangling jewels, from the stamp set, so they "hung" down from my line

They were coloured in using my Kuretake clean colour pens 

The sentiment was stamped in black onyx versafine ink 

I then adhered the white card to the black, then the green and then onto my card blank

I Hope you like this quick and simple card

Enjoy your day 

Crafty hugs xx

Chase Your Dreams from For The Love of Stamps

Morning crafters xx

It's Friday..Yay 😊

Today I'm sharing a card I made using the
Chase Your Dreams stamp set.  I love Dream Catchers so this was a must purchase! Lol

Also used:
Distress Oxides : Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint and Worn Lipstick
Stencils
Black onyx versafine ink
Smokey Grey versafine ink
Glossy Accents
Rainbow mirri

I cut a square of black card, a slightly smaller square of rainbow mirri and a slightly smaller square of white card 

The black card was adhered to the card blank and the mirri on top of this

I blended layers of the Distress Oxides over the white card,  spritzing with water and drying in between each layer of ink

I used the Oxides through a stencil 

I stamped the feathers in the smokey grey versafine ink,  second generation to create a subtle background effect

The dream catcher and attachments were stamped in the grey ink as were the embellishment stamps in the top two corners

I stamped the rope in black onyx versafine ink as well as the sentiment 

The Oxides were used to colour in some of the stamped jewels, to create a hint of colour 

To complete I added glossy accents to the centre of the dream catcher and then adhered it to the layered card blank

Thankyou for taking the time to look 

Crafty hugs xx 

Chase your Dreams

Morning crafters
What have we got planned for today? Hope it's something crafty and inky lol

I'd like to share a quick card I made using the fab Chase Your Dreams stamp set by For The Love of Stamps

Also used:
Distress Inks: Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, Wilted Violet, Worn Lipstick
Black onyx versafine ink
Glossy Accents

A simple but beautiful card I think

I cut a square of black card slightly smaller than card blank and a piece of white card slightly smaller than that

I blended the Distress inks on the white card and spritzed with water then dabbed off with a paper towel

I stamped the dream catchers randomly over the background and then stamped the sentiment,  all in the black onyx versafine ink 

I adhered this to the black card and then adhered to card blank 

I added glossy accents to the centres of the dream catchers to complete the card 

Many thanks for popping by to take a look 

Crafty hugs  xx 

Chase Your Dreams by For The Love of Stamps

Evening crafters

Hope youve all had a lovely day xx

Here's a card I made using the beautiful
Chase Your Dreams stamp set by For The Love of Stamps

Also used:
Distress Inks: Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet
Kuretake clean colour pens
Smokey Grey Versafine ink

To begin I cut a square of black card smaller than card blank, and a white square of card smaller than the black 

I applied the distress inks to a craft mat, spritzed with water then "smooshed " the white card over the inks, to create a watercolour effect background 

The dream catcher, and other elements, were stamped in the Smokey Grey versafine ink and coloured in with my kuretake clean colour pens 

Once dry this was matted onto the black card and then onto the card blank

To finish I stamped one of the chain embellishment stamps around the edge of the card blank

I hope you like my card and would love it if you could leave a comment 

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

Cute Kittens, Say Cheese and Dino Friends stamp sets

Morning crafters

Thought I'd share a couple of cute cards I made using the following stamp sets from  For The Love of Stamps by www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk 

Cute Kittens
Say Cheese
Dino Friends

I first stamped the Say Cheese photo frame onto card.

I masked it off then stamped one of the cute kittens into the frame. I removed the mask and coloured it in with Kuretake clean colour pens 

A second kitten was stamped, coloured in and cut out then attached using foam pads

I stamped the sentiment before matting the card onto rainbow mirri.

To finish I used a black pen to draw a frame around the edge of my card

Again I stamped the photo frames, but directly onto the card blank,  masked them off and stamped the Dino Friends into the frame. 

As before they were coloured in with Kuretake clean colour pens. 

Another Dino was stamped coloured in and cut out then attached using foam pads. 

A sentiment and paws were stamped to complete the card

Hope you like both these fun cards

Crafty hugs xx 

Blossoming Birdcage..For the Love of Stamps

Morning crafters.
Another week begins..where does the time go.

Sharing a simple card I made using the beautiful
Blossoming Birdcage stamp set
from For The Love of Stamps By www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk
I also used the branch from Vintage Flowers by Altenew.

I used the branch stamp with versafine ink and added the layered flowers from the same stamp set with Picked Raspberry distress ink.

I stamped the birdcage in Smokey gray versafine ink and coloured it in with Kuretake clean colour pens 

The bird was stamped in Brushed Corduroy distress ink then watercoloured in with a water brush. 

The sentiment was stamped to complete. 

Many thanks for stopping by and thank you for all your comments. .I love reading your thoughts

Crafty hugs xx 

For The Love Of Stamps Rock n Roll stamp set

Afternoon crafters.

Having had the opportunity to make samples using this fab set of stamps, I decided to make a few more cards for myself... As I had to send my samples away for the shows lol.

So here are just a couple I made.. Sure many more will follow in the future lol

For this first one I created a background using the small stamp elements.. And versafine black onyx ink.

I stamped the jukebox in black, coloured with Kuretake clean colour pens and cut it out.

I stamped a sentiment onto a strip of vellum which was taped around the background before it was attached to card blank

The jukebox was attached with foam pads.

I created a watercolour effect background using the kuretake clean colour pens

This was mounted onto some paper that

 came free with the magazine

The jukebox was stamped, colored in with the pens and cut out

I mounted it onto card with foam pads

A few notes and a sentiment were stamped to complete my card

I hope you liked these.

Thankyou for popping by

Crafty hugs xx

For The Love of Stamps Shop Til You Drop stamp set and mask

Afternoon crafters.

I'd like to share some more of my DT samples for the new stamps launched this weekend by For The Love of Stamps from www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk 

I'm using the beautiful Shop Til You Drop stamp set and mask in these

I stamped one of the bags and a sentiment onto some white card and matted it onto some striped paper from the Stripes background paper pad and then onto black card and adhered across card blank

I stamped 3 bags onto different papers from the Background Paper Pads and cut them out. 

I curved them slightly then using foam pads I attached them to the card blank, tucking some shredded tissue paper into the bags as I adhered them.

I cut an 8x8 card blank into the shape of a bag and covered with paper from the Stripes background paper pad. 

A scalloped circle was die cut and adhered to the top of the bag with a crystal attached by 3d gel.

Pearl strips were adhered across the bottom of the card blank

The hat box and hat were stamped onto an oval die cut and coloured in with Kuretake clean colour pens. I also stamped, coloured and cut out the shoes and another bag . These were then adhered to card. 

A sentiment was stamped onto another oval die cut to finish. 

I matted and layered papers from the Stripes and Monochrome Background paper pads onto a card blank, colouring in some of the hearts with a pink kuretake pen. 

I stamped shoes and bags randomly on square white card and coloured in the shoes with the same pink kuretake clean colour pen. This was matted onto yellow card and attached to card blank with foam pads to complete 

I hope you enjoyed looking at these samples 

Crafty hugs xx 

For The Love of Stamps Rock n Roll Jukebox and Shake It Baby stamp sets and mask

Good morning everyone.

So excited to share with you my first DT samples for the new stamps and masks being launched this weekend on c&c by For The Love of Stamps from  www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk.

The first set of samples are using
Rock n Roll Jukebox stamp and mask
Shake It Baby stamp set and papers
 (from the magazine)

I used the mask to create a frame then adhered a square of the checked papers from the magazine.  This was then matted onto white and black card and adhered to card blank.

The jukebox and milkshakes were stamped,  coloured with Kuretake clean colour pens and cut out before being attached with foam pads

Sentiments were stamped with versafine then cut out and adhered with foam pads.

I cut strips of papers from the Monochrome Background paper pad into triangles and created a sunburst effect onto card. Teal paper from the Brights background paper pad was attached to top part of card . This was then layered onto a paper from the Stripes background paper pad and attached to card blank.

The jukebox was stamped and heat embossed in silver then coloured in with Kuretake clean colour pens.

Records were made from circle die cuts and the sentiment stamped in versafine ink.

The card was then assembled using foam pads.

The mask was used to create a frame on white card which was then layered onto paper from the Stripes background paper pad.

The jukebox was stamped and heat embossed in black and coloured in with Kuretake clean colour pens.

Die cuts were used with the record stamp and a blue circle frame was cut out.

The card was assembled and Sentiments added,   together with lightening bolts, inked in from the mask with a black pen.

The milkshake was stamped and coloured in on an oval die cut, using Kuretake clean colour pens. The sentiment was stamped in versafine onto a circle die cut.

Papers from the Monochrome Background paper pad and the free magazine papers, were layered onto the card blank.

The topper and sentiment were attached with foam pads.

I hope you like my first samples. I had soo much fun working with these stamp sets and dont they go together well.

Crafty hugs xx

For The Love of Stamps Campervan Adventure stamp set

Morning.
Yay it's Friday. .lol

Sorry but couldn't resist making and sharing another card using the fabulous
Campervan Adventure stamp set by For The Love of Stamps from www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk 

I also used the flower stamps from the You stamp set by Julie Hickey

I stamped the Campervan,  masked it off and stamped flowers on it. Kuretake pens were used to colour it in and this was then layered onto black card

The flowers from the You stamp set were stamped all over the card blank and also coloured in with Kuretake clean colour pens

I stamped the sentiment before mounting the campervan onto the card with foam pads

Hope you enjoyed seeing this card

Crafty hugs xx

For The Love of Stamps Tons of Fun stamp set

Morning crafters.
Hope you're all well and looking forward to a crafty day xx

I wanted to share a few cards I made using this really cute stamp set.

I was asked to make a few CAS cards and this is the result.

In each of these I stamped the images in smokey gray versafine ink.

They were coloured with Kuretake clean colour pens and a water brush.

In the first one I used a masking technique to create the impression of dimension withing the layout.

I hope you liked them all

Crafty hugs xx

Stamps By Me Sunflower stamp and scratch stamp set and You stamp set by Julie Hickey

Morning crafters.
Hope you've all got a crafty Saturday lined up.

Here is a card I made using the delightful  Sunflower stamp set by www.stampsbyme.co.uk  

And no yellow or orange in sight

I stamped random sunflowers off the page in the lower left hand corner of the card blank, using Versafine black onyx ink. I also added some circles.

The sentiment by Julie Hickey was also stamped in versafine ink.

The sunflower was stamped onto a separate piece of card, coloured in with Kuretake clean colour pens and cut out.

I moulded it into shape before adhering to front of card blank with foam pads.
A few gems were added to compete the card.

Thankyou for stopping by and please leave a comment as I read every one.

Crafty hugs xx

For The Love of Stamps Twirling Ballerinas stamp set and You stamp set by Julie Hickey

Morning crafters.
How are we all today? Hope you have a fun day planned.
I wanted to share a card I made using the Twirling Ballerinas stamp set from For The Love of Stamps by www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk 

I drew swirls with a resist pen then created a smooshed water colour background using Kuretake clean colour pens.

I ensured the card was completely dry before stamping the ballerina in versafine black onyx ink.

The sentiment was also stamped using Versafine

I matted the card onto black card the used foam pads to adhere to card blank.  I used a white pen to create a wavy line round the black card to create a frame to my stamped image.

Thankyou for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

For The Love of Stamps Campervan Adventure stamp set and You stamp set by Julie Hickey

Good morning everyone.
Another Monday,  another week in store, what will it bring.

I'm bringing a bit of campervan adventure to you today using the cool stamp set from For The Love of Stamps By  Www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk

I stamped the Campervan onto a strip of card, with versafine and then masked it off so I could stamp the flowers onto the camper itself.

This was matted onto black card.

Flowers from the You stamp set by Julie Hickey were stamped randomly over the bottom half of the card blank and then coloured in with Kuretake clean colour pens.

The Campervan strip was added to the front of the card blank using foam pads and the sentiment stamped to complete.

Thankyou for taking the time to look at my card

Crafty hugs xx

For The Love of Stamps Campervan Adventure and You stamp set by Julie Hickey

Morning crafters.
How are we all today?
Wanted to share a couple of cards I made using the cool Campervan stamp set from
For The Love of Stamps By www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk
Love this stamp set.. fun and versatile
I also used the fabulous You stamp set from Julie Hickey range... Julie Loves...

To create this card I stamped the Campervan on card, masked off the outside so I could stamp small flowers on the van itself. I coloured the remaining van with Kuretake clean colour pens. 

I matted the campervan onto black card.

I then stamped the layered flowers onto the lower half of the card with distress inks.

The Campervan layer was attached to card blank and the sentiment stamped to complete 

For my second card I stamped the images on a strip of card and coloured them in with Kuretake clean colour pens. This was layered onto black card.
I stamped and coloured in the bunting onto the card blank then adhered topper to card blank with foam pads.
The sentiment was stamped in black onyx versafine ink.
To complete I stamped, coloured and cut out several flowers and added them to the card with foam pads.

Thankyou for taking the time to have a look and please leave a comment as I love to read them all.
Crafty hugs xx

For The Love of Stamps Babushka Dolls stamp set and Honey Doo Crafts Trio of flowers stamp set

Afternoon crafters.

Finished work and having a much needed cuppa lol.

Wanted to share another card I made using these adorable Babushka Dolls from www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk

I used a stencil and distress inks to create the background

I then stamped each Babushka Doll, starting with the one I wanted at the front first, then masking each one off before stamping the next one, so they stood behind each other.

Kuretake clean colour pens were used to colour them in. Love these pens..so juicy and vibrant.

The Trio of flowers stamp set was used on vellum to create the flowers. . Heat embossing them in silver then colouring them in on the reverse side. 

The sentiment was stamped to complete the card before matting and layering onto the card blank.

Thankyou for stopping by and please leave a comment as I love to read them all.

Crafty hugs xx

For The Love of Stamps Babushka Dolls

Morning crafters.
Hope you're all well. Been having a play with some new stamps from Hunkydory For the Love of Stamps.
These are the gorgeous Babushka Dolls.. how cute are these and soo versatile.

For both of these cards I used a masking technique to create the effect of dimension, stamping the image I wanted in the front first and then masking each stamp thereafter .
I used kuretake clean colour pens to colour the images in, giving them a vibrant look.
The sentiments and other embellishment stamps were stamped in black onyx versafine ink to complete.

Hope you like them and thankyou for popping by.
Would love you to leave a comment as I read them all
Crafty hugs xx

For The Love of Stamps Another Year Taller

Afternoon crafters.

Been having a play with this cutie stamp set from
Www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk

I've used the stamp sets and mask within the 3 cards.

The fabulous YOU.... stamp is by Julie Hickey and her new range Julie Loves....
I stamped onto the Polka Dots background paper pad on the twins card.
To colour I've either used distress inks or kuretake clean colour pens.

This is such a fun and versatile set and I hope you like what I've made.
Would love you to leave and comment and if you like my designs, please follow me for further blogs and inspiration

Crafty hugs xx

For The Love of Stamps Hyacinth Happiness stamp set and Mask

Morning crafters.

Here are my final set of DT samples for the new stamps released this weekend by For The Love of Stamps from www.hunkydorycrafts.co.uk 

I used distress inks to create a background on some Ink Me Card and then used the Mask to create the frame and patterns. This was matted onto rainbow mirri and adhered to card blank

Three flowers were stamped onto Ink Me card using Versafine and then coloured in with Kuretake clean colour pens.  They were cut out and then attached to card blank using wet glue and foam pads to create a 3d effect.

The sentiment was stamped onto a blended background mat and then attached to card blank , together with a few pearls 

Using various distress inks I stamped the flower head onto some Ink Me card, to create a slightly circular effect. This was layered onto some paper from the Polka Dots background pad before adhering to catd blank with foam pads

The flower head was then stamped onto an oval die cut, coloured with Kuretake clean colour pens and mounted onto a mirri die cut

The sentiment was stamped onto card, matted onto mirri and attached to card blank to complete. 

I created a card blank using Kraft card and due cut out a fancy oval.

I matted and layered papers from the Stripey Background paper pad. I then took a smaller piece of coloured paper and stamped part of flower head and some bees, with versafine ink. These were coloured in with Kuretake clean colour pens. 

I then stamped a full flower head onto an oval die cut card and coloured with Kuretake clean colour pens. The flower was masked off and leaves then stamped and coloured in.

A white pen was used to create a subtle shadow around the flower before attaching this to top of card blank , so it sat above it.

The sentiment was stampedand attached to catd blank and a ribbon and twine bow added to complete sample xx 

For my final sample I create a card blank from green cardstock, cut the front of the card in half and used a punch to create a fancy edge  

I die cut two green and two white ovals then stamped part of the flower head onto each white oval. I also stamped a bee on one before colouring the images in with Kuretake clean colour pens. 

The flower pot was then stamped onto the front of the card blank. This was masked off before stamping flower head. This was also masked off to stamp the leaves on. All masks were then removed and the images coloured in with Kuretake clean colour pens.  A couple of bees were also stamped and coloured in before stamping the xoxo stamp to complete. 

I hope you have enjoyed looking through these last samples .

Thankyou for looking and for the comments you leave

Crafty hugs xx