A Litle Bit of Wood!

A Little Bit of Wood!

Hello and thanks for looking at this post. This little creation has been languishing for almost two weeks, a few bits missing thus stopping it from looking complete. Enter the new Fresh Cut Floral Picot Dies and an idea formed. A short explanation follows. 

1.  Stamp Bird of Paradise stamp onto card with a permanent ink. Trim. Set aside.
2. Place Leafy Strip Stencil on card, spray over Vintage Photo and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide Sprays, blot, spritz, cut out and repeat twice more. Set aside.
3. Die-cut medium Floral Stellar die twelve times from designer paper. Form into flowers using four cut images and curl each petal. (I used the point of a pokey tool to wrap each petal around.)

To assemble:-

    4. Attach three long wired flowers/berries to wood slice. (I bent around three centimetres at the foot of each wired flower to an 'L shape' and used Glossy Accents with tape to secure to wood.) Allow glue to dry before next step.

    5. Trim Oxide fronds into three or four adjoining leaves; arrange and glue over wires at base. 

    6. Attach flowers to suit. Glue bird onto one of the flower wires using Glossy Accents. 

(A few strands of stamens were added to the centre of each flower here.)

Et voila! A wood, wire and paper sculpture. 

Hope the details are helpful and encourage to 'have a go.'

Meantime - I have five more sets of dies to try out. Wonder what will come next?

Many thanks and best wishes.

Shelagh

'The Making Lady' 

Stamps, Dies and Stencil used:-

Extras:-

• Wood Slice
• Distress Oxide Sprays - Vintage Photos, Spiced Marmalade
• Designer Papers of Choice
• Card
• Wired Flowers
• Permanent Ink Pad
• Water Spray

    

One Tag is Not Enough!

Thank you for visiting. By far the most complex in the collection, this tag took a bit of time to compile, mainly giving time to allow glue and gesso to dry. Stamps, stencils, dies all appear. 

Materials:-

·         Stamp – Bird; Mixed Media Journal; Word Chain 17

·         Stencils – Chain Link, Diamond

·         Fresh Cut Dies – Marigold and Friends; Nested Dome Tag

·         Ink Pads – Archival Black; Permanent - Green, Turquoise; Picket Fence, Faded Jeans

·         Stencil Card; Turquoise Card

·         Polychromos

·         Gesso, Book Page, Black Fine-liner

Instructions:-

1.       Cut large tag from turquoise card; randomly sponge black ink through stencils.

2.       Die-cut dome tag from stencil card, glue on scraps of book page. Add brush strokes of gesso. Dry.

3.       Apply Picket Fence, Faded Jeans, Black inks.

4.       Stamp images from journal set. Stamp sentiment.

5.       Attach marigold die-cut.

6.       Stamp bird onto designer paper scrap. Colour. Attach to dome tag and add this to large tag.

7.       Add paper ribbon.

Spread the love!

Hello - another Cherry Green Bird example, stamped onto designer paper off-cut and mounted onto a stencilled image - the latter a trial for Distress Oxide Sprays and of which I only possess a few. 

Materials:-

·         Stamp – Bird

·         Stencil  - Leafy Heart

·         Ink Pads – Permanent Green, Turquoise

·         Distress Oxide Sprays – Walnut Stain, Fossilised Amber, Spiced Marmalade

·         Polychromos

·         Cream Card; Designer Paper Offcuts; Kraft Card; Dark Brown Card

Instructions:-

1.       Stamp bird onto designer paper scrap; colour; trim.

2.       Tape Leafy Heart to cream card. Spray oxides randomly, beginning with lightest. Blot. Spritz with water and blot again. Allow to dry.

3.       Trim stencilled image. Layer onto chosen card.

4.       Attach bird and sentiment.

Many thanks for looking at this blog post.

 Happy stencilling!

See you soon.

Best wishes,

Shelagh

'The Making Lady'

'Life!'

Hello and another example this time using a single Cherry Green stamp. Having framed the dragonfly on a tag, I decided a sentiment was the way forward as the image spoke for itself and did not require further adornment. No clutter here!!

Materials:-

·         Stamp – Dragonfly; NDC 111 – Life is Never

·         Ink Pad – Archival Cobalt

·         Polychromos

·         Card – Cartridge A5; Matte Pink, Turquoise; Designer Paper/Card – Waimea Falls, Toscana

Instructions:-

1.       Stamp dragonfly onto one corner of A5 cartridge, slightly off-page. Colour dragonfly.

2.       Stamp sentiment at diagonally opposite corner.

3.       Layer onto toning card, followed by tag-shaped designer paper.

4.       Attach to designer paper covered card blank.

5.       Add gems.   

Back again with another of my makes soon,

Best wishes,

Shelagh

'The Making Lady'

No Sparrows Here!

Hi and many thanks for looking at this blog. 
Below is a card made with new Cherry Green stamps from Clarity and the rest from my stash. It's great to make use of long forgotten papers and dies, really in an effort to rationalise both outlay and stock. Colours rather remind me of the numerous sparrows in our garden, currently clearing all the bird feeders on a daily basis!

Not a Sparrow!

Materials:-

·         Stamp – Cherry Green Stamps - Bird set

·         Ink Pad – Archival –Potting Soil

·         Cartridge Paper; Mulberry Paper; Patterned Paper; Toning Card; Brown Card; Card Blank

·         Gold Gel Pen

Instructions:-

1.       On A5 cartridge, stamp main image centrally. Stamp single feather around all four edges.

2.       Add highlights to image with gold pen.

3.       Layer onto patterned, toning, brown and mulberry card/papers before attaching to card blank.

4.       Stamp six feathers on separate cartridge; trim. Attach three each to diagonally opposite corners. Add gold gems. 

Back again soon with another example.

Meantime, 

Happy stamping!

Best wishes,

Shelagh

'The Making Lady'

Dragonfly Duo

Hello again, hello!

It's good taking time to blog and share ideas as a fair amount of it is taken in preparing examples for shows. 

This one is simply stamping but as a permanent ink pad was used on watercolour paper, I had a little experiment with a recent purchase - Faber Castell Albrecht Durer Water Colour Markers - Lush! I only bought the set of ten but really ought to have known better and gone for the full thirty! This is only a repetition of my Faber Castell Polychromos experience!

Materials:-

·         Stamp –  Cherry Green Dragonfly Set

·         Ink Pad – Archival Cobalt

·         Cartridge Paper, Watercolour Paper, Holographic Card, Designer Paper

·         Wink of Stella – clear; Stickles – Crystal

·         Faber Castell Albrecht Durer Water Colour Markers – Phthalo Blue, Ultramarine, Middle Purple Pink, Dark Phthalo Green

·         Polychromos

Instructions:-

1.       Stamp dragonfly twice in Archival Cobalt diagonally onto A5 cartridge. Colour one image with

2.       Stamp image once more onto water colour card. Trim the latter.

3.       Colour one dragonfly image and image on water colour paper with water colour markers. (Scribble selection of colours onto craft mat and pick up colours with fine paintbrush.) Splash some residual colour remaining on paintbrush over card.

4.       Add fine-liner border.

5.       Layer onto chosen paper and card.

6.       Decorate with Stickles and Wink of Stella.

This stamp may be used for any occasion and there is enough detail to exclude the colouring. 

See you soon.

Kind regards,

Shelagh

'The Making Lady.'

In the Pink!

Hello and thank you for visiting. 

Here is a card made with Cherry Green/Clarity stamps in luscious colours. Decided to go slightly off the usual with this one and the swags worked perfectly as corners and also connectors. (Make rather swish oval frames, too.) 

Materials:-

·         Stamp – Bird, Dragonfly

·         Ink Pad – Permanent Fuchsia (Versaclair used here)

·         Polychromos

·         White Card; Designer Paper – Shenandoah

Instructions:-

1.       Stamp swag from Dragonfly set at each corner of stencil card. Repeat to join swags. Colour.

2.       Stamp bird twice on separate card. Colour.

3.       Trim, attach bird centrally and decoupage areas.

4.       Layer onto designer paper, followed by card blank.
Thanks again for taking time to look. Back again soon with another one from the set. 
Happy inking!
All god wishes,
Shelagh
'The Making Lady.'

Craft Stamper November 2019

Most remiss of me, not posting any work for some time but hardly had to change my mind!  

Delighted to have had a card of mine selected for the November 2019 issue of Craft Stamper.

Craft Stamper November 2019 Cover Story

Fleeting glimpse of my submission

Back soon with more examples. 

Best wishes,

Shelagh

‘The Making Lady’