One Onion, three ways!!

Hello :)
Just popping by to share three cards I made for an article in last months Craft Stamper magazine... the theme was to use one stamp three different ways and I chose the onion stamp from Hero Arts Stamp your own Salad
                                                     

I love this stamp set with it's mix of solid and outline images and my first idea was to use the bulb and leaf parts of the onion separately to make a cluster of flowers....

I used the rock n' roll technique to ink up the onion bulbs and then cut the flowers out once I'd stamped all four petals :)

Next I tried some emboss resist for an all over pattern...

These were quite tricky to line up because I used Versamark ink but, by applying the embossing powder as I went helped me to see the pattern. I ironed off the EP after I'd sponged on the ink which gave me the dark blue shadow around each image.... I quite like the effect :)

Last card is some stamping and water-colouring with distress markers.... a study of three onions!!!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

The Hungry Caterpillar!!

Hello there...

Against all odds I stole some crafting time this morning and left the washing machine to occupy James for a while so I could join in with this weeks Lime and Black colour challenge at Less is More :0)
This months sponsor is Clearly Besotted stamps and I have recently bought the Build a Bug set which lends itself perfectly to the colours as Jen demonstrated in her cute inspiration card.

I need a Thank You card and this hungry caterpillar and punny sentiment idea was born!!!
Originally this little guy was stamped directly onto the card but I made a bit of an oops with the stamping and had to cover him up with stamped punched circles.... I think I managed to save it quite well *phew*

Whilst I'm here I thought I'd blow my trumpet a little and tell you that I have my first DT card in Craft Stamper this month... also made using Clearly Besotted stamps coincidently !!
All I can show you is a sneak peak....

Of course the pro photographers at CS have given it the star treatment in the photo shoot for the magazine...... it's so exciting to see it in all it's glossy glory *insert proud grin*

Thanks for stopping by :0)

Jenny x 

Lettering: Dienamics Dies  Stamps: Clearly Besotted, Lawn Fawn alphabet

Late to the New Year Party!!!

Hellooo-weeee :0)

Is there anybody still there?? Sorry for the long unscheduled abscence, we are all okay, crafting just got pushed to the bottom of the pile before and over Christmas but now it's time to drag this little crafting place into 2013 and wish you all a Happy New Year...... I'm sure you're all sick of looking at that Christmas card in my last post just as much as I am too :0)

Anyhow, it was the one layer challenge this week at Less is More that caught my eye, probably because I don't have a wide choice of stamps that come under the exercise/sport theme but this cute and rather neglected stamp came to mind...

Now this looks like my kind of exercise... it's certainly what James loves doing in our garden although not today because the trampoline is covered in snow, although if you're wrapped up well that could be quite an interesting spectacle!!!

I dug my Prisma pencils out to colour these fun-loving hedgies from Little Claire and apart from a slight smudge of colour I'm kind of happy with the result seeing as I haven't used them for a while. 

Not really sure how to do sky with Prismas but I think it'll pass for a bit of blue :0)

Sentiment is from this set by Imagine that

I also wanted to share the news that I'm joing the DT at Craft Stamper magazine :0) I was so excited to recieve an email from Katy Fox a couple of months ago and now it's been officially announced here I can tell you all too..... I'll be joining some talented designers including Chrissie to bring some CAS stamping to a couple of new features, how exciting :0)

I have posted a few cards on the Make the Day Special website over the CHristmas period that I just never got round to showing you so I thought I'd pop them in here.

The first three are all using Paper smooches stamps and the last are Avery Elle stamps, all available in the store here and check out the blog here

Well that's enough from me... time for lunch and then a dog walk in the snow and it's just started to fall again!! What fun :0)

Thanks for looking and promise it wont be so long til the next post!!

Jenny x