Woodware - Artemio Template Teasers

This week at Woodware our DT members were all given a different Artemio template to use.
I got this one - the hexagonal mini album

These versatile templates can be used for making little mini albums or used as a layout guide on a scrapbook page. I am last to post this week and I have been impressed with the great projects the other girls have come up with. Jane turned her template into a fantastic floral hat to wear at Ascot..!! Check it out on the Woodware blog.
I am afraid I wasn't quite so adventurous. I was give the hexagonal mini album template. I made a little floral friendship booklet.

Front of folded booklet.

I cut my booklet from white card and sponged lightly with 2 or 3 shades of blue ink. I then stamped all over with a Magenta stamp "Shadow branch" in a soft blue. The template allows you to cut out all the matting layers.

Booklet opened out.

I used a couple of Artemio flower and foliage clear stamp sets to create the six panels. To create a soft look I used Tombow brush pens on the stamps and spritzed with water. Each hexagon was then layered onto a gold matt. A few punched butterflies and pearls finish off this piece.

The friendship quote is from Stampendous, one that I have used many times. To give this as a little gift I made a box from white card and sponged and stamped it in the same way as the booklet background.

I have used stamping but it is a perfect size for little wallet size photos. You could make these albums into perfect keepsakes to give after a Wedding or Christening. Quick and easy to make!!
Hope you all have a good weekend.
Siobhan

The Stamp Man - "Embellish It"

I am very excited to be hosting my very first challenge over at The Stamp Man. The challenge is as it says - design a project and then add some embellishments. I tend to spend far too much time hunting for or making the right embellishments. But for me they are an important part of the project and can make or break it. Nowadays we have so much choice in dies and punches to make our own embellishments. Especially flower dies..!!
I love making my own to perfectly compliment my project.
I have made a tag for my project.

 

• I die-cut a white tag and blended Mustard Seed, Crushed Olive and Peeled Paint over the whole tag. Then I splattered with water. 
• I added a bit of background stamping, then stamped the beautiful Aspect of Design Oxalis stamp in black onto the tag and again onto white glossy card. 
• Cut out the script frame and soften with a bit of blended ink and layer onto black card.
•  Then I die-cut the flowers from text paper stuck onto scraps of card.
• Add some leaves, gems and a Tim Holtz muse token to finish.

Be sure to check out what the other DT members have design by clicking here. Why not join us and show us your work. You could win a £10 voucher to spend in The Stamp Man on-line shop. 
Hope you all have a good weekend.
Siobhan x
 

Quick and Easy

Now where did that weekend go.!!! I think I blinked and missed it. Just a quick card tonight for a friend going through a hard time just now. Then it's back to the ironing mountain.

I blended Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky and Pine Needles Distress inks onto a white panel. Then my favourite background technique - inked up a Hero Arts dot background stamp with VersaMark. This time I spritzed with Pearl glimmer mist and stamped to lift some colour off. Heat set. Then I stamped with this fab umbrella head plant from Paper Artsy with black pigment ink and embossed with Stardust powder. The sentiment is from a Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz set. You can't see the shimmer in this photo but it really does catch the light. 
Quick and easy. Hope you have a good week.
Siobhan

Creative Expressions # 4

This is my final DT piece using the fabulous Studio 490 "Sentimental Art". This has been a lovely set to work with. And I am sure it will get used again and again. 
I wanted to get away from red this week and went back to my favourite aqua and brown colour combo.

I used the fabric background embossed with white powder on white card stock. Then I blended Tumbled Glass and Stormy Sky Distress Inks over the top to reveal the resist.
I die cut the bird and birdcage from ivory mount board. I added colour and stamped a crackle background onto the cage with Brushed Corduroy Distress ink.

I sponged colour onto the little bird then stamped with a floral pattern (this one was from another Studio 490 set LCS018 "It's More Flower Art"). The bird was then triple embossed with clear powder. For the finishing touch I intertwined a die-cut vine through the bars of the cage and added some little punched flowers. And the sentiment is just perfect.
I hope you like it ...I do !!!
Siobhan x
 

This week's theme at Woodware is "Winter Wonderland". So far this year we have escaped the heavy snow that we had last year. But today is very cold and frosty. This morning when I took my dogs out before work, the ground was sparkling in the moonlight. Which is the effect I was trying to achieve in this weeks card. 

 I used one of my favourite Dreamweaver stencils LJ849

   It really is a lovely one to use. For this card I used white embossing paste on black card. Once dry I put the stencil back on to sponge the colours through the stencil. I did the moon first through a circle cut with the yellow Woodware circle punch. I used some torn paper to create my horizon line. Then I applied Versamark ink to the snow (again through the stencil) and covered with Crystal embossing powder.
The photo does not do it justice as the snow is very sparkly.
As a finishing touch I used a some Magenta laser cut birds. These were inked then triple embossed with clear powder.
Here's another version I did before for a spring/summer version. In fact it would make a great four season collection!!

Hope you all have a good week and stay warm!! Check out the Woodware blog for new inspiration six days a week. Tomorrow is Dorothy's turn.
Siobhan