Inspired by Davina

As I expected class today was one long round of playing with the Magic Stamp.
Not a single card was made but I think a good time was had by all.
Here are just a few of the little pieces of Art that were created.
As I said yesterday I had searched through my craft room for anything suitable to use with the Magic Stamp.
Sylvie and I also picked up a few leaves on our way since they always work well.

In fact there is a fabulous Japanese Maple in the front garden at Davina's so we helped out Mother Nature and saved Davina having to sweep up all those leaves.

The central panel on my card was actually inspired by a piece that Davina originally made. You see I always learn something on a class, or pick up an idea or two.
The Magic Stamp was heated and then pressed into the Burlap Fabric Square. 

Once Pigment ink has been applied using a Colorbox Queue a real Maple Leaf was placed on the white cardstock and then the inked Magic Stamp was stamped over the top. Once the maple leaf was removed it left an open space into which I stamped and embossed the sentiment.

The fabulous stamped and embossed leafy panel is a Stampendous stamp which I have coloured using Pigment inks and the Direct to Paper technique.

The single leaf  has been cut from the leafy panel and layered onto some of the threads taken from around the edge of the Burlap fabric square.

Of course there had to be a tag for the Girls to add to their books, and some more bits and pieces to finish off. So you know what I will be up to tomorrow lol.
Hugs Kimx

I Survived my First Day

Evening Everyone,
Well I have survived my first day of Make and Takes using the stencil paste from Imagination, and I have to say that it has been great fun.
We have been using it to create sparkly background paper and then stencilling over the top, but my mind has been working on stamping, embossing and colouring onto it, so watch this space as they say.
As I don't have any of my crafty stash with me they will have to stay as ideas in my head for now so my card tonight is from the Metal and Burlap class that I did at SirStampalot on Thursday evening.

The class used the same card idea as I made for the Woodware Retailers workshops, only this time I used Distress Inks and white embossing powder to create the background on the card.

The flowers are from Francoise Tall Vase stamp and have been stamped onto the Burlap panel as well as the metal sheet. I stamped and embossed the image onto the metal and then coloured them in using Copic pens.
I also used some of the burlap threads to create a knot on the flower stems.

The tiny embellishments (sorry about the picture quality) are stamped and cut from some of the scrap pieces.
I have had another fabulous meal in good company and am now heading back to my room to cut up card stock for tomorrows demo. The stencils are all washed and ready and I am now the proud possessor of a very sparkly bath lol.
Have a good evening
Hugs Kimx

Skinny Vases

Hi All
Back to 'normal' at last after a fabulous, if tiring few days in Yorkshire for the Woodware Retailers Training Days.
We were thoroughly well fed and watered, in fact I have eaten far too well so diet and exercise had better start now!!

My card tonight is from my class on Monday where they all got to play with the fabulous new Mix'd Media inks. I made them try some embossed resist to create their own 'background paper' which surprised a few of them.

They also got to try the inks out on metal and the Burlap squares,

The stamp we used was Francoise Skinny Vase, and as you can see I had to make my samples in several different colourways.

One of the ladies, Scrappyjen, only does Scrapbooking so this was her take on my card, as a Scrapbook page. Unfortunately the light wasn't terribly good.

I travelled home from Skipton on the train with Francoise, and we have been talking new stamp designs already, so I think that I had better get on top of everything so I am ready for sample making.
But before that I need to catch up on some sleep, I never sleep very well when I am away, and you don't realise how tired you are until you sit down for a few moments lol.
Hugs Kimx