Kitschy Recipe Book

Hi there :)

I'm popping by to share this notebook I decorated, I've used MFT's Kitschy Kitchen so I could turn it into a recipe book/kitchen organiser... mine is looking a little tired and needs updating ;)

I went with a colour scheme to compliment my kitchen and added a dash of yellow for the fruit... love these colours together :)

I used pigment ink to get crisp images, dye ink was going to soak into the Kraft to much and then I'd loose the floral detail. I've used Prismacolour pencils to colour the patterns on the crockery and add shading to the fruit. The shelves and banana stand are not in the stamp set but can be cut with the matching die set so I just made stencils to ink through instead.

I carried the theme on in the inside too and stamped a few images on random pages using pigment inks. I just chose a few to decorate but will probably add more as I fill the pages... here's a little montage of a few of the designs..

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Keyrings!!

I was pretty chuffed last autumn when I decorated a couple of coasters using coffee stamps from Altenew. The ink took well to the chalk paint I'd used on them and didn't smear when the varnish went on top....  I also loved the distressed look so I thought I'd decorate two keyrings in the same way.... 

Okay, so they're quite large keyrings... the sort you have around the house,

 not to hang on your car keys.. Lol 😊 

We needed one for our conservatory door key so I naturally

reached for Altenew's Garden Grow stamp set. 

As before, I stamped the images using the masking technique and then used the negative part of the mask to sponge and swipe colour through onto the pots. The chalky surface absorbs the ink so you need a few more layers for a vibrant finish. To colour the smaller leaves

 I used a cotton bud to pick up and apply the ink.

For the rather regal looking cat I made a couple of negative stencils for the simple markings

 which I layered.... I thought they matched the fun whimsy style of the image :)

I finished them off with a couple of coats of matt Mod Podge to protect them

 from knocks and scratches, which I'm sure they'll be subjected too!!

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