Purple Gothic Baroque

Hello and welcome to my blog  :)  I have another sample from the Chocolate Baroque tv shows in January to share with you today.  This one features stamps from the Medici Flower, Gothic Fragments, and Tangled Butterfly sets; Distress Oxide inks, alcohol pens, grey Versafine ink, black sand texture paste, white charcoal, gold Liquid Pearls, white gel pen, gold pen, a stencil and a die from my stash.
   

I stamped the Medici Flower onto Neena Solar card in grey ink and coloured the image with alcohol pens, adding a shadow line around the flower.   I die cut the image into circle, added ink through the die as a stencil, then added gold pen around the outer edge of the circle.

Next I took a piece of white card and blended DO inks all over it.  When they were dry I stamped images of Latin writing and a gothic window randomly over the panel.  I faux bleached parts of the windows, then added white charcoal as highlights.  

I took a white base card and added some black sand texture paste through a brickwork stencil.  I wanted to give the effect of an old building to compliment the Gothic images on the background panel.  When the paste was dry I blended ink around the edges of the card.  I then used a gold pen around the edges of the background panel  and matted it onto black card.  I attached the panel to the base card with dimensional glue.  I then attached the circle panel to that in the same way.

I stamped a sentiment on a  spare piece of the background card, edged the card with gold pen and attached it with dimensional glue.  I then added some more texture with Liquid Pearls in gold.   

 This lovely card is quite distinctive and very versatile.  I think it would make a great card for lots of occasions, and for any recipient.
Thank you for visiting my blog, I hope you've enjoyed reading this post and that you will pop by again soon  :)  

With Love in my Heart

Hi there and welcome to my blog  :)  I have something a bit different for you today, well different for me anyway!  A romantic card in pastel tones, created with Valentines day in mind.  This is another of my samples for Chocolate Baroque's January tv shows.  I have used stamps from the French Heart, Harlequin Rose and Loving Sentiments sets; Useful Leaves stencil, Carabelle Studio script stencil,  Distress Oxides, alcohol pens, grey Versafine ink, glitter, ribbon and a die from my stash. 

I began this piece by stamping the French Heart image onto Neena Solar White card using grey ink.  I then coloured the image with pens, which is one of my favourite pastimes, and I added a shadow line around the heart to make it pop.  I used a tag die to cut the image and emboss it, then I edged the tag with DO ink.  I stamped a sentiment at the bottom of the tag and then put a hole into the top of the tag and added some ribbon.
    

I took a white base card and stencilled some script randomly all over it.  I then used the leaf stencil to add leaves around the top of the card.  I stamped a few small hearts randomly on the card, then added ink around the edges.  I attached the tag to the card with dimensional glue.
  

I decided  to add some sparkle with glitter on the flowers.

I really love this card, even though it is totally different from my usual work!  I enjoy trying something new, and the soft muted romantic colours and tones of this card really please me.  
Thanks very much for visiting my blog today, I hope you have enjoyed this post and that you'll come back soon  :) 

Majestic Mixed Media

Hello and a warm welcome to my blog  :)  I'm sharing a mixed media canvas with you all today, another of my samples from Chocolate Baroque's January tv shows.  I have used the beautiful Bird of Joy  stamp; Versamark ink, clear embossing powder, Pebeo Dyna paints, black gesso, gold glitter texture paste, Glossy Accents, stencils and die cuts from my stash.

I took a small canvass and painted it with black gesso.  When the paint was dry I stamped and embossed the Bird of Joy and the words using clear ink and powder in the centre of the canvas.   I then started to paint the bird, I decided to use colours resembling those of a Peacock but you could use any colours you like.  I used Dyna paints because they are two toned and change with the light rather like Peacock feathers.  I added a little Glossy Accents to the bird's eye, then painted the flowers and added gold paint around the words to make them pop.

With the focal images painted I started to decorate the edges of the canvas.  I sponged a couple of colours of Dyna paints around the edges to add colour and texture.  When dry I used a stencil and texture paste over the paints at the bottom of the canvas, creating a frame around the focal images.   

 

I used the CB Useful Leaves stencil to add some painted foliage across the top of the canvas, then added some die cut foliage as well.  I used a Cropadile to put two holes at the top and threaded some cord through to complete the piece. 
  

I'm really pleased with this little canvas, it's full of texture and colour and it was such fun to create.  This beautiful stamp is definitely one of my favourites, it is so versatile too.  This canvas would make a lovely gift for any occasion, and a card made with this stamp would also suit any occasion and any recipient.  
Thank you for popping by today, I hope you've enjoyed this post and that I'll see you here again soon  :)  

Joy is in the Air

Hi and welcome to my blog  :)  Today I have one of my Chocolate Baroque samples from the floral shows last month to share with you today.  I have used the lovely Bird of Joy stamp, the Useful Leaves stencil, and alcohol pens.

I began this project with a piece of white stamping card and stamped the bird and word images using grey Versafine ink.  I then coloured the image with alcohol pens.  I used colours that are similar to a Peacock.  

I coloured the flowers in a coordinating colour, and I added a shadow line around both the bird and words in a pale colour.

I added some foliage by stencilling leaves around the focal image using Distress Inks.  

I blended some Distress Ink around the edges of the panel and matted it onto black card.  I stamped a swirl image from the Patchwork Butterfly stamp set in opposite corners of a white base card, then blended the ink around the edges as before.  I then attached the focal panel to the base card.

  

I love this card, I always feel that the combination of blue, yellow and green is so cheerful and fresh.  This card would suit a whole range of occasions and any recipient.
Thank you very much for visiting my blog, I hope you've enjoyed this post and that you'll come back again soon  :)  

Frank's Beach Holiday

Hello and welcome to my blog  :)  I have another of my Seaside samples for you today, from the Chocolate Baroque shows a couple of months ago.  I thought we could all do with warming up today so this bright and sunny card should help.  I have used stamps from the Seaside Dreams and Seashore Scenes sets; Aquatints, Sepia Versafine ink, Distress Ink, clear Sparkle pen, clear embossing powder.

On a piece of white card I stamped the beach huts then masked them.  I painted the sky and the beach with Aquatints, added the tufts of grass to the beach and then added some shading.  I removed the masks then used the Aquatints to paint the beach huts and the flag and added Sparkle pen to the flag.  

I wanted to make a frame for the focal panel out of driftwood, but as I didn't have any I decided to make one out of Kraft card!  I used a woodgrain embossing folder from my stash to emboss the Kraft card, blended DI over the card just catching the raised pattern, and cut it into panels or 'planks' to make the frame. 

I attached the frame to the base card and drew some 'nails' on with a black pen.  I added some DI around the edges of the focal panel then attached it to the card.  

 On spare pieces of white card I stamped and embossed a sentiment  and a Seagull - yes Frank is back!  He gets about a bit doesn't he?  Haha!  He's having a day at the beach this time.  

I cut Frank out after stamping and embossing, and I made the sentiment into a banner.  I then coloured Frank's post in.

I attached Frank and the sentiment to the card in 3D.

This card was a joy to make and I think it would cheer anyone up if they received it.  It is a simpler design than some of my others, but no less effective.  This is a great worker card, suitable for lots of occasions and recipients.  I hope you all feel warm and cheerful now too!  
Thank you for popping by today, I hope that you've enjoyed this post and that you'll come back again soon  :)

A Box Full of Wishes and Hope

Hi and welcome to my blog  :)  I am sharing a pretty box that I made as one of my samples for Chocolate Baroque's floral shows last month.  I have used the Wish Flower stamp; black gesso, Dyna paints,Aztec paints, Versamark ink, black embossing powder, gold marker pen.

I took a plain wooden box and painted it with black gesso, it only needed one coat.  




I stamped and embossed the flowers and words on the top of the box.  I then painted the flowers with the acrylic paints and used a gold pen to add dots around the flowers.   I love doing this as it gives the project a folk art feel.

I repeated the process with flower heads on the sides. I had the lid down when stamping the images so that the flowers were on both the box and the lid.

I added a piece of die cut foliage which I had painted gold.

When all the flowers were painted I decided to add gold paint around the words to make them stand out.

To complete this project I painted the inside of the box gold.

I really enjoyed painting this lovely box, these beautiful stamps look as gorgeous on home decor projects as they do on cards.  
Thank you for visiting my blog today, I hope that you have enjoyed this post and that you'll come back soon  :)