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Good morning everyone xx

Today I'd like to share a card I made using the beautiful
Life Is Precious stamp set by
Stamps By Me 

Also used:
Versmark
Gold embossing powder
White Opal mica powder
Paint brush

I'm loving this colour way at the moment.
Gold embossing powder and then painting
highlights with White Opal Mica powder and a little water.
The metallic embossing against the shimmer of the Mica is beautiful

I hope you like today's' make and I'll be back again very soon

Crafty hugs xx

Life is Precious and Poppy die from Stamps By Me

Hi everyone  xx

I'm back again with another DT sample using the gorgeous new Poppy 1 die from
Stamps By Me 
I also used the beautiful  Life is Precious stamp set

Also used:
Pixie Powders
Distress Oxide: Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers

• Cut a panel of white card and a slightly bigger panel of black.  Set the black card aside 
• Create a background using Pixie powders.  Adhere this to black card once dry and then adhere to right hand side of card blank
• Using Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio DO,  stamp the sentiment down the left hand side of the card blank.  Ensure the Peacock Feathers one is the only complete one..the rest are stamped off the edge of the card blank 
• Cut out poppy die in white. Keep the left over catd as you will need to use this as a stencil. Keep all the pieces in the poppy and adhere over background panel 
• Using the left over card as a stencil, ink through the small poppy in Cracked Pistachio DO to complete

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Crafty hugs xx 

Poppy die and Life is Precious stamps by Stamps By Me

Hello xx

How is everyone?

Today's post is a sample using the new
Poppy 1 die and Life is Precious available from Stamps By Me 

Also used:
Rainbow mirri
Distress Oxides : Cracked Pistachio, Peeled Paint
Olympia Green versafine
Stencils: clock face, harlequin

• Cut a square of rainbow mirri and a slightly smaller square of white card.  Set mirri to one side 
• Blend the Cracked Pistachio DI through the clock stencil onto the white card. Whilst keeping it in place, blend Peeled Paint DO randomly through the harlequin stencil. Remove clock stencil
• Cut out poppy die in white. Pop out all the bits then adhere to background 
• Die cut out the flower areas of the poppy on some red card and the leaves on some green card
• Pop out all the bits then use wet glue to pop the red and green pieces back into the white poppy
• Stamp the sentiment in the Olympia Green versafine 
• Assemble card

I hope you've enjoyed today's post. Please check out their website for these and more beautiful products 

Crafty hugs xx 

Life is Precious and Rose die from Stamps By Me

Hello there xx

It's me again lol. Back with another DT sample for Stamps By Me 

Today I'm showcasing
Detailed Flower 1 die
Life is Precious stamp

Also used:
Circle die from my stash
Green and yellow paper
Distress Ink: Squeezed Lemonade
Olympia Green versafine

• Cut out the rose using both dies from the set
• Use the outline die to cut out a flower head on yellow paper and cut some green paper to place behind the leaf. Assemble the rose 
• Using the rose as a guide, cut out a circle from the front of your card blank,  to create an aperture 
• Stamp the sentiment in the Olympia Green versafine so it sits on the inside of the card blank, within the aperture 
• Stamp the other sentiment in the top right of the card front
• Adhere rose in place so it sits just over the aperture 
• Ink the edges of your card blank in Squeezed Lemonade DI to complete

Many thanks for popping by 

Crafty hugs xx 

Life Is Precious mdf plaque

Hello everyone  xx

This evening's post is showcasing the gorgeous
Life Is Precious stamp set by Stamps By Me  

This is one of their colouring in stamp sets but for the purposes of this sample I wanted to leave it uncoloured

Also used:
White gesso
Pale grey acrylic paint
Moonstone Lustre Luxe
Silver Gilding wax
Black onyx versafine
Ribbon
Squares stamp from my stash

Cover the mdf in white gesso and once dry paint over with pale grey acrylic paint
Once dry drag some Moonstone Lustre Luxe from the edges, randomly,  to add a hint of shimmer
Apply silver gilding wax around the edges of the mdf and again drag some down to add hint of shine
Stamp all the images in black onyx versafine ink
Attach ribbon to complete

Simple but a beautiful gift for anyone

Thankyou for stopping by
Crafty hugs xx

Life Is Precious by Stamps By Me

Hello everyone

Hope you're all ok today xx

I'm showcasing another new stamp from Stamps By Me 
This is the beautiful colouring stamp set
Life Is Precious

Also used :
Distress Inks : Weathered Wood, Chipped Sapphire,  Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean
Distress Oxides : Iced Spruce,  Peacock Feathers
Lustre Luxe : Moonstone
Silver Embossing powder
Versmark Ink
Rainbow Mirri
Moon stamp

• Cut decreasing squares of rainbow mirri and white card. Set all to one a side except for the smallest white square 
• Stamp the Moon in Iced Spruce DO then rub some Moonstone Lustre Luxe over it with your finger
• Mask off Moon then blend the blue Distress Oxides, from light to dark, the further away from the stamped moon you get, to create your background 
• Remove mask
• Stamp the flower stamp in Versmark then heat emboss in silver embossing powder 
• Stamp and heat emboss the sentiment in the silver
• Colour in the flower heads with Chipped Sapphire and Peacock Feathers DI and a water brush 
• Assemble card using wet glue

Hope you like today's sample 

Thankyou for stopping by 

Crafty hugs xx 

You're a whole lot of lovely....

Hello again everyone  xx

Had some play time in the craft room and made its card using some stamps from
Stamps By Me 

Get Your Happy On 
Life Is Precious 

Also used :
Glossy paper
Distress Oxides : Iced Spruce, Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet
Black onyx versafine
Retro Dots and Dash  stamp by Bee Crafty

• I cut a square of black card and a slightly smaller square of glossy paper
• I put the Distress Oxides on a glass mat and dragged the glossy paper across it. I dried each time in between adding more colour
• I adhered the background with temporary adhesive then stamped my flowers,  in black onyx versafine,  so they partly stamped over the background.  I also stamped the sentiment in the black versafine 
• I carefully removed the background,  adhered it to the black card mat then adhered it to card blank, ensuring my lines all matched up
• I stamped a few of the flowers coming down from the top of the card blank, and some random dots and dashes 

I hope you enjoyed today's blog 

Crafty hugs xx