In The Moment by the window

 

In the moment stamp set

Oh dear, it's been a while, hasn't it!

I'm not going to make excuses - I've just been taking care of myself by removing the pressure to create, photograph and blog.  I've just returned to my craft room and am having fun with some new bits and pieces.

This is one of the images from the In The Moment stamp set.  

I stamped the image, masked it (yes, it was a little bit fiddly to cut out the window panes but not as bad as I had expected) and then stamped the trees from the Winter Woods stamp set.  I sponged the trees and sky before I removed the mask.  

Then I coloured the image with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers.

NOTE:
When I was making the mask - I extended the window panes.  Once I removed the mask, I simply extended the lines with a fine black pen.

I cut the little scene out with one of the Layering Square dies and sponged around the edges with some Smoky Slate ink.

Bye for now - I'll pop in from time to time when I feel up to tackling technology and feel I have something worthwhile to share.

See you then!

Stephanie
The Crafty Thinker

Animal Outing meets Colorful Seasons

An Animal Outing birthday card

I do struggle a bit with children's cards - but then I struggle a bit with children!

This is for a little great niece turning 3.

I started by stamping the giraffe and frog with Saddle Brown Stazon ink onto Whisper White cardstock and then added foliage, masking as I went, using the Colorful Seasons stampset (which is retiring very soon) and Free As A Bird stampset.

Then I watercoloured my little scene, taking care not to use too much water and being gentle with my strokes to preserve the integrity of the Whisper White cardstock.  The Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper would have been more suitable ... but I didn't think ahead!

The sentiment is also stamped with the Saddle Brown Stazon ink.  Then I placed layers of Soft Suede and Granny Apple Green cardstock onto my Soft Suede card base.

TIP: MASKING

• Decide which image is to be at the front of your scene and stamp that first.
• Stamp the same image onto the sticky part of a post it note (so that the sticky bit is on the back!)
• Cut out this image INSIDE the lines.
• Stick the mask you've just made on top of the corresponding image in your project
• Stamp your next image - it will look like it's behind the first image you stamped.
• Masking is also useful for protecting images while you sponge around them.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - all available for purchase in my online store

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Bundle

$78.25

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set

$38.00

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set

$47.00

Saddle Brown Stazon Ink Pad

$17.50

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Home to Roost with Burlap - A masculine card

It's taken me a while to get to use this gorgeous fellow!  This is the Home To Roost stamp set and it's FREE (until 31st March) with a $90 product purchase!  I think it makes a nice masculine card.

The Home To Roost stamp set is perfect for a masculine card and is FREE during Sale-A-Bration
with a product purchase of $90

The base card is Night of Navy and there are layers of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper.  I added a piece of Burlap Ribbon and tied a bow with a little bit that I'd pulled out of the ribbon.

I stamped the rooster onto Very Vanilla cardstock with Night of Navy ink, masked him and then stamped the grasses with Soft Suede ink.

Having removed the mask, I coloured the rooster with Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers.  I used Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Bermuda Bay and Night of Navy.

To learn more about getting FREE products during Sale-A-Bration, click here.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All products used in this project are available for purchase in my online store

Home To Roost Cling Stamp Set

$0.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

$19.25

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$50.00

5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

$12.25

Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Cajun Craze Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

$15.50

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

$15.50

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00