Prima Seashore Cards.

Sorry but there are more cards Blogging Friends,  I just love this set and don't know if I will be able to stop until the pad is empty.
If you like them too, they are available from Ali-Craft.

I decided that for this card I would really like to try and make a ship in a bottle. The little ship stamp was just crying out to be put in a bottle Lol!

This is what I ended up with.

• I used a Tim Holtz die for the bottle which I cut out in card from the pad and in acetate.
• I edged the card die cut with distress ink and cut out the stopper using cork sheet.
• The ship was a stamp from the collection and was cut out and attached to the card.
• I completed the card by matting and layering papers from the pad onto black card then attaching a strip of builders scrim to the centre panel, wrapping string around this before attaching the mounted bottle and sentiment.
• The Crystal gems were then added to finish the design.

Close-ups of the card shows the detail more clearly.

 

Back soon with more samples.

 

Happy crafting,

Angela x

Prima Seashore Cards.

Hi Blogging friends back today with another card, made using the Prima Seashore set which are just about still available from Ali-Craft.
I know the Seashore set has been very popular and I am not surprised, these are a gorgeous set of papers, stickers and card.
So here it is.
This is such a simple card to make.
The shells are cut from the card and then shaped with an embossing tool.
I used 3D stickers to attach them to the card but you could use silicone glue.
The edging was done with stamps which are part of this collection.
The extra materials used were black card, mirror card, string, Craft Card blank, Stickles glue and brads.
I used a craft card style blank as I felt it went well with the papers.

 

I have included a top view to show the fold and the insert.

 

 

Hope you don't get bored with these as there are more to follow.

 

Happy crafting,

Angela x

WOYWW # 258: What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

Hi WOYWW friends, hope you are all well.

Here we are again for another week on my desk and desks throughout the world, brought to you by our host Julia at the Stamping Ground.

And here is my desk for this week:

I have been asked by several WOYWW friends what I keep in my drawers......... ! you are a nosey lot lol!

So as promised I have opened some of the drawers for all to see.

   Centre drawer: kind of has bits and bobs that I use regularly.

 

Top left hand drawer: pens and pencils.

 

2nd drawer down: has stamps that I am using at the moment but is only a tiny part of my actual collection.

 

 

 

 3rd drawer down: holds stamp cleaners, a few spare inks and paints, I think there are some Tim Holtz distress embossing powders in there too.

 

Bottom drawer: embellishments of different types.

 

And that's your lot for today, otherwise you will be here forever and Julia wouldn't like that lol!

 

But if you would like to see more just leave me a comment, there's always next week.

 

Have a great week and happy crafting,

Angela x

Masterboard Monday

Hi Blogging friends back today with a new masterboard.
I have been working with some new Prima papers called Seashore which are available from Ali-Craft.

Here is the set I am using.

 

And here is the Masterboard.

I know you may be thinking why is she doing this when there are all those lovely paper to use but I really wanted to try out some of the stamps and they are soooo.... good and stamp brilliantly.

As I am sure you can see lol!

 

And this is the card I made with it.

I have also used some of my favourite embellishment on the background....

Builders Scrim which I think works well with this card though it actually stands out more on this photograph than it does in real life.

The bunting was cut using a Tim Holts die.

And the gems completed the design.

 

Hope you enjoy this post.

Back soon with more samples from this set.

 

Happy crafting.

Angela x

Lavinia Stamps: Fairies on Fabric.

Hi  Bloggsters  following my post earlier this week, I am now making the canvas for this project.
I do have a tendency to get a bit carried away when working with the Fairies on Fabric downloads.
I so love the designs that I want to be sure that the techniques I use do justice to them.
Just a reminder, here is the picture I have been working on.

 

As promised here are the instructions for completing the canvas.

I am using a 30x25 cm canvas as the frame for this picture.

To start this, I turned the canvas over and covered it with Gesso to seal the wood as I am using the underside.

 

 

 

 

 

To decorate the canvas I started by spreading moulding paste fairly thickly over the edge.

I stamped into the moulding paste using Lavinia stamps and then painted this with diluted Eco Green paint as a wash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then painted this with diluted Eco Green paint as a wash.

 

 

 

 

To add colour to the canvas I used Moon Glow's Starburst stain dabbers.

I like these because they are translucent and colour without the thickness of an acrylic paint so you are more likely to retain the texture below and they contain Mica which adds a nice glow to the finish.

 

 

This close-up shows the textural detail.

 

 

 

To help the stamp images stand out better, I went over the stains with black distress ink using a blending tool.

I rubbed this on lightly so that it caught the top of the texture rather than colouring the whole image.

 

You do not need to paint the inside of the canvas as the fabric is going to cover this space.

 

I decided to make some embellishments by printing the digi downloads onto shrink plastic and then cutting these out and shrinking.

This is the shrink plastic I used which is available from

The Stamp Man. 

 

 

And these are the embellishments.

Not quite decided where they will go yet.

 

 

Here is the decorated canvas:
I added extra stain with a paint brush to highlight the images.
Then sealed the colour with Spray & Shine by Crafter's Companion.
I prefer a spray glue as there is no smudging with colours that are not waterproof.

 

 

To complete the picture, I wanted to edge it and for this I used silk fabric which I had coloured with dye and then added salt to remove some of the colour (Watercolour Salt Technique) and a shear ribbon.

The effect can clearly be seen here.

 

 

This is the edging when complete.

 

 

Close-up of the stitchwork.

 

 

And the finished panel with the embellishments added.

 

 

 

 I hope you like this project and will go over and visit
Lavinia Stamps to view the range of stamps and downloads available.

Happy Crafting

Back soon,

Angela x

WOYWW # 257 What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday.

Hi Blogbuddies another week on my desk and desks throughout the world, brought to you by our host Julia at the Stamping Ground.

And here is my desk for this week:

Sorry but I am still pushing back and sideways actually lol!

the boxes are ready for a good tidy again! but I have been busy making stuff lol!

 

Just there on the right of the picture is some lovely net that I saved from some fruit, not sure yet what I shall do with it.

On the left some new Timmy dies, lovely and in the centre a canvas that I am using as a frame for a Lavina Stamp digi download.

The lanyard hung up is by Tim Holtz and was a gift at 'Art from the Heart', I keep my paper distresser attached to it so I know where it is when I need it.

 

I think next week I shall start opening the drawers and let you have a peek inside as one or two people have shown interest in having a look and to be honest I am not exactly sure what's in there myself lol!

 

 

Well that's my desk for this week and it's up to you whether you choose to go any further down this post.

You have lots of desks to look at so it's up to you.

Have a great week and happy crafting,

Angela x

 

However I must continue with the project for this week as it has been taking me a while to complete due to family commitments.

If you are still here you might like to come with me.

 

 

This is a Lavinia Stamps digi download (Fairies On Fabric) called Zen Houses which I have printed onto fabric and which you can find here.

You can also get the printable fabric media here too.

 

I began by tacking a layer of wadding to the back of the fabric and then starting the stitch work.

 

 

Various threads and beads were used to decorate this fabric picture.

 

 

When I have finished the design, I will complete the canvas and will be back with this later in the week.

 

Bye for now and happy crafting,

Angela x