A bit bigger than a card!

Good afternoon, peeps!

Well, I've been closeted in my craft room again playing with a new medium - well, new to me anyhoo.  These are the Luminarte Primary Elements which Sheena will be demonstrating on the Craft Clinic on Create and Craft TV at 11.00 a.m. on Monday.  She'll be on again at 6.00 p.m. as well and if you're looking for fabulous iridescence and wonderful, intense colour, this is the medium for you.

The project I have to show you today is a mirror from that well known Swedish department store:

Can you spot a camera in the hands of yours truly reflected in the mirror?  I put my watermark over it but I don't think I'm fooling anyone!  Anyhoo, the good news is that I said 'camera' YAY! no more taking piccies with my phone so things can only get better from here peeps!

Just to prove that I haven't given up making cards here's one that I used these wonderful pigments on:

 

This photograph doesn't do the wonderful colours justice but the fabulous background was made from cleaning up the paints left on my tile with a piece of card - waste not, want not and all that!  I just embossed the butterflies and scroll with WOW Black Glint Embossing Powder to complete the picture.

I'll see you again tomorrow with more colourful goodies and thank you for looking today.

Hugs

Another flowery post!

Good afternoon, peeps!

This may well be the last sneaky peek of the lovely 'A Little Bit Floral' stamps that Sheena's launching tomorrow before the actual shows begin.

The first card shows off the Magnolia design:

This is again painted with the Twinkling H20s - do you get the feeling that I rather like this medium?!  There is a good selection of word stamps on this plate as well.

Now for a little return to that Dahlia image, which was probably my favourite of the ones I had to play with:

Just for a change the flower and leaves are coloured with Copics and then mounted on a Twinkling background.  It's such a shame that you can't see the shimmer in these photos.  However, you'll be pleased to hear that there has been movement on the camera front so there could soon be an  improvement  in the photos displayed here!

Don't forget to tune into C & C tomorrow for your half price deals and thank you for looking today.

Hugs

Sneaky peeks - part the second!

Good morning, peeps!  A really good morning it is too - the sun is shining so brightly I've had to draw the curtains to see the computer screen!

I thought I'd show you a different flower today from Sheena's new 'Little Bit Floral' series of stamps that go on sale on Create and Craft on Saturday.

The botanically minded amongst you will know that this is an iris and the stamp is just a single flower, which makes it really versatile because I've just used a mask and stamped three times to create a little group.  As with yesterday's card, I've painted the images with Twinkling H2Os to create this shimmery plant portrait.  I'm sure that some of my teamies will have been much more creative with techniques but when I see a realistic flower image, my mind automatically goes to botanical illustration techniques.  It's one of those areas of art that I would do lots of if I had the time - TIME - yeah, that would be a novelty then!  The metallic corners I'm fairly sure came from Wild Orchid Crafts and the card itself is actually white not the wavy green colour it looks here!  (that new camera is getting closer methinks!)

Anyhoo, just to prove that I can sometimes be a little more adventurous using different techniques with flower images, here is that dahlia image I showed you yesterday looking a little different:

The dahlias are embossed with WOW Black Glint Embossing Powder over a background produced with Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon and Picked Raspberry.  I flicked water splashes over it and lifted the colour off using kitchen paper then sponged three colours of Twinkling H2Os over the top but I'm afraid I can't remember which colours I used for that.  There were little pots of lovely colour all over my desk!!  I've used the dahlia word in the background to the panels.

I hope you like them and will join me tuning into Create and Craft to watch Sheena on Saturday .  The show times are still showing as 9.00 a.m., 12 noon, 4.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. AND the stamps are part of a half price event!!

Thank you for looking today.

Hugs

New deigns from Sheena

Good evening, peeps!

Yes it's true, Sheena's been busy with her pen again and she's come up with some fabulous new floral stamp designs!  I just wish that my photographs were good enough to really do them credit...... ho hum, I must get a new camera and better lighting but, until then, please ignore the wavy look on this image caused by having a lamp without a daylight bulb on while I took the piccies.  Of course I can't have a second try at the photos because the cards themselves are (hopefully) winging their way north to Sheena.  Anyhoo, here's the first sneaky peek:

Here the dahlia is painted with the twinklers (H2Os) and has three layers of decoupage to bring it to life.

The good news is that Sheena's taking part in a half price event on Saturday so do tune in to get your bargains!

So far, Sheena is scheduled to appear at 9.00 a.m., 12.00 p.m. 4.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. but check here to keep up to date.

See you again tomorrow.

Hugs

Did you see it then?

....Sheena's first launch show that is.

Good morning, peeps!

If you did see it you were probably amazed as I was at the range of goods available in this Four Day Deal and many of them on Flexipay.  Sounds like it could be heavily damaging to the wallet to me!

Anyhoo, with all the snow that we have outside, I thought I'd show you a nice, warm coloured card first:

The background for this one was produced with Distress Inks and the lovely Sheena Stamps were helped along with a small piece of bubble wrap inked patchily with Persimmon DI.

Here's one with a cooler colour palette:

This time I used an H2O background and painted the outline of the large flowers with Shaded Lilac DI, which I also used for the stamping.  I decided to use the Stampendous Fran-tage Silver Halo Mix embossing powder for the flower centres but, since sample cards take a fair bit of wear, I put Glossy Accents over the top to protect it.  I was quite please with the finished effect although it doesn't show that well in the photo.

Well I'll be tuned in for Sheena's next show at 1.00 p.m. and I hope you will too.

Thanks for looking today.

Hugs

Another sneak peek

Good morning, peeps and I hope you're all keeping warm again today.  There's weird weather outside - is it fine snow or sleet?  I'm not sure but I don't think I'll go outside to find out!

Here's another of the cards that I made for Sheena's shows next week where you'll be able to buy yummy stash on a four day deal!  I just love this quote from Audrey Hepburn:

This card combines the wonderful Luminarte H2Os for backgrounds with Distress Inks for the stamping.  The embossing on the sentiment is produced with Moonglow Embossing Powder a few of which are still available in the UK from The Stampman (you can use the link above).

This one is very different:

(Sorry about the crooked photograph!)  I tried to create the impression of a Victorian drawing room - I think it worked!

I hope you enjoyed looking at these today and, just as a reminder, this is when you can see the DT's cards on live TV:

Monday 21st January at 8am, 1pm and 5pm

 Tuesday 22nd January at 9am and 4pm

Wednesday 23 January at 8am, 11am, 2pm and 6pm

Thursday 24 January at 8am, 2pm and 5pm

Thanks for looking today and I'll s'see' you again tomorrow.

Hugs

First sneaky peek of the year!

Good afternoon, peeps!

Well I'm sitting here in the warm and dry looking out at a very snowy Yorkshire and hoping that you're all managing to keep warm and dry too.  I always think that looking out on the snow is the best way to view it, being out in the cold and wet doesn't float my boat at all!

Anyhoo, I'm here to give you a little sneaky peek of wur Sheena's new stamps that I've been working with for the past week.  The first card is a really traditional one and not my usual style at all:

I really loved these lily stamps and they lend themselves perfectly to the decoupage treatment - they also look good stamped directly onto the card front like this one.

There has been much use of the Luminarte Twinkling H2Os on this batch of cards and it looks lush IRL but doesn't photograph well.  Let's hope that those clever cameramen at Create and Craft TV do their usual splendid job so you can see the cards in all their glory.

You can see Sheena on C&C TV over four days on:

Monday 21st January at 8am, 1pm and 5pm

 Tuesday 22nd January at 9am and 4pm

Wednesday 23 January at 8am, 11am, 2pm and 6pm

Thursday 24 January at 8am, 2pm and 5pm

Mind you, knowing how it's been with Sheena's stamps on previous shows, you may be well advised to get in early if you want them!

See you tomorrow for more sneaky peeks!

Hugs