Modern Colour Blocking

I'm a bit behind on sharing my DT projects for Seven Hills Crafts... we are cracking on with the decorating whilst I have Hannah at home to help as she starts a new job next week, I've got used to having her home from Uni so it's going to be quiet around here in the day again!

Anyhow, onto the cards and I have a set of notecards to share with you made using the Freeform Greenery set from Altenew. The bold lines remind me of 'lino-cut' style images so I went with bold and bright colour blocks for a modern look....

I was inspired by these pictures on Pinterest, love how the line drawn images overlap the coloured areas :) I chose which stamps to use and then planned each panel on some scrap paper.

For smooth stamping I adhered the coloured and white card onto a piece of copy paper, butting them up against each other, before stamping the images.

Then I cut the shaped panels around the stamping and used black card in various ways to add a mount to the panels...... I found a mixture of sentiments that looked good with the images too.

I hope you like them, they're something a bit different for me but I'm really pleased how they turned out :)

Thanks for stopping by

Jenny x

Coffee Coasters

Hello there :)

I'm over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today sharing something a little different.... I've decorated a couple of MDF coasters using the Coffee Love and Coffee Talk stamp sets from Altenew...

I used a couple of shades of chalk paint on the coasters then distressed the edges with fine sandpaper before stamping out the images and text. I used a simple colour scheme that will go perfectly in our lounge.... when we finally get round to decorating it.... haha :)

The images are stamped in Versafine ink (which I had to double stamp so thank goodness for the MISTI) and when that was all dry, I sponged colour onto the coffee pots and cup. The beans are stamped with a grey Versafine ink.... I love how they both turned out :)

I left them for a couple of days before giving them a coat of varnish so as not to smear any ink, it's a dead flat varnish so they keep their matt chalky finish :)

I just love the style of images in the coffee set.... It would be really good if the same illustrator could produce a similar set based on wine and other such beverages :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Beautiful Blooms

Hello there :)
Just for a change, I have a couple of floral cards today... I don't use many flowery stamps although I still seem to buy and hoard them *tut*
I've used the MFT stamp set called Beautiful Blooms to make two cards that are quite different... first up is a summery card using the lavender sprig...

This little scene reminds me of our trip this summer to a lavender farm... that heady scent and the buzzing of bees!! The colours are perfect for entering into the colour challenge this week over at Less is More which is colours found in a peacock feather. 

Not wanting to leave all the other stamps out in this lovely set, I challenged myself to make a Christmas Wreath ....

I'm as pleased as punch with how this came out ......definitely my Christmas card for this year :)

I'm sharing these cards over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today where you can see a few photos showing how I built up the wreath and more details about which supplies I used :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Sketch Challenge at SHC

Hello there :)

It's time for a new monthly challenge over at Seven Hills Crafts and this month we have a sketch for you to play along with....

Now I quite like the look of the circles in this sketch, although they could be any shape, so I had a look through my stamps and decided on these plump little birds from Concord&9th...

I turned them into robins with a bit of loose water-colouring.... which is not as easy as you'd think it would be!! I added a sentiment from a Lil' Inkers set and Voilà!!.... another Christmas card made :)

How does the sketch inspire you? We'd love you to play along too :) 

Click here for the details and the link up gallery.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x