tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75487905928638235672024-03-05T10:11:27.520+00:00Judith@Poppy CottageWith crafting comes tranquilityjudith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.comBlogger844125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-33299719473716626922024-03-02T14:11:00.000+00:002024-03-02T14:11:08.126+00:00Butterfly Bookmark<p>Hello everyone,</p><p></p><p>I hope that you are keeping well. I have a useful little project to share with you today, using a combination of stamps from Chocolate Baroque. This project was a demonstration that I did on this month's TV shows on Create and Craft, which featured a whole host of butterfly themed stamps.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2DRlc4EzA-coxAl_nxTqA0lqdKKX1wx7C0_pzuN_Pya1TAG35_PxVrg6UdnfQ_sjUIB9ZtPpwKVSYy9w81yup2wL213f4cdB9wq9ihyphenhyphen1B-la0B-DGYCroaGIriwW1zrg3_ubW2b4C-8O10cunhHMvGoReh9gbUuOd8OVijMfxQ9Sn9C9EK5OKZTLw2I/s2428/20240302_121853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2428" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2DRlc4EzA-coxAl_nxTqA0lqdKKX1wx7C0_pzuN_Pya1TAG35_PxVrg6UdnfQ_sjUIB9ZtPpwKVSYy9w81yup2wL213f4cdB9wq9ihyphenhyphen1B-la0B-DGYCroaGIriwW1zrg3_ubW2b4C-8O10cunhHMvGoReh9gbUuOd8OVijMfxQ9Sn9C9EK5OKZTLw2I/s320/20240302_121853.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I started my project by creating a background using Distress Inks on my craft mat, which I spritzed with water. I placed a sheet of Drawing Cartridge onto the mat, dried the background, and picked up any remaining droplets of ink, before drying the background again. I repeated this proces with both green and blue ink.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEB1_jDKkQN4VTI6SbXGRBmHKgCeDHClRXFaABFnsFyQ8rxkQldd93_KSujENCN_LiEYaRswNj4wc7urKdHQnKBX7ynB3cstVN9_Q0-yYFFRgD-X9RWdfb3B6i7GSDwrUa34UwBp-37xZ0CsrJm4CU8PHKpnzaJYDUFlgGVtYqMnxP7hge8xcG_eqQAg/s2776/20240302_111620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="2776" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEB1_jDKkQN4VTI6SbXGRBmHKgCeDHClRXFaABFnsFyQ8rxkQldd93_KSujENCN_LiEYaRswNj4wc7urKdHQnKBX7ynB3cstVN9_Q0-yYFFRgD-X9RWdfb3B6i7GSDwrUa34UwBp-37xZ0CsrJm4CU8PHKpnzaJYDUFlgGVtYqMnxP7hge8xcG_eqQAg/s320/20240302_111620.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I then stamped an image from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/slim-word-strip-1-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Slim Word Strip 1</a> onto the background using teal ink. I stamped a butterfly from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/patchwork-butterfly-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Patchwork Butterfly</a> stamp set onto smooth stamping card using Versafine Clair black ink, and coloured this with pencils. I coloured the body with a fineliner pen, and cut the image out, chopping off the head and bottom of the body.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5XwbUdPma3Yysm4Wmh1lteu3d4MS46xJEd_3OLbNB2fejSNtNDGcASZhgi0RS1u3XNSQvDhMG6sBlepcvtTMwluU8eyQ-7TMZMpr0Hau1ivyuOgDIF8TEZ7FozABa-0tleI5UiPSvcgQsGf13XobGHmDIgN_gCYp-bUEhifzubuCngKI2S0zIN_S-tc/s2605/20240302_110659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2195" data-original-width="2605" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5XwbUdPma3Yysm4Wmh1lteu3d4MS46xJEd_3OLbNB2fejSNtNDGcASZhgi0RS1u3XNSQvDhMG6sBlepcvtTMwluU8eyQ-7TMZMpr0Hau1ivyuOgDIF8TEZ7FozABa-0tleI5UiPSvcgQsGf13XobGHmDIgN_gCYp-bUEhifzubuCngKI2S0zIN_S-tc/s320/20240302_110659.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I cut the butterfly in half and stuck it to each end of the word strip with glue. I drew a pencil line along the top and bottom of the word strip. It does not matter if a little bit of the words are going to be trimmed away. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw_wV64wT0f_zRK7IYPP248t0hQJNCsGYSoY90ZE-2cUKf4wLVuxIGph3QRPktB1giHQoTzxSmst7ESUNQYIEKuG_ymhgiPIEhxKSAaZByTPoYsNlcbh5vRxWRGH7iwse2pT6OhpcG6EOkMjxa8vL-x4KQxz4me23UDCQRXijdjkvZ39URXbKJFvFv2U/s2991/20240302_113232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2354" data-original-width="2991" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw_wV64wT0f_zRK7IYPP248t0hQJNCsGYSoY90ZE-2cUKf4wLVuxIGph3QRPktB1giHQoTzxSmst7ESUNQYIEKuG_ymhgiPIEhxKSAaZByTPoYsNlcbh5vRxWRGH7iwse2pT6OhpcG6EOkMjxa8vL-x4KQxz4me23UDCQRXijdjkvZ39URXbKJFvFv2U/s320/20240302_113232.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Using a ruler and a craft knife, I cut along the pencil lines, and then I cut around the butterfly shapes using scissors. I added some shading around the word strip using the blue Distress Ink that I used on the background previously. I also used a black pencil to run around the edges of the butterfly to ensure that there were no white edges from either the smooth stamping card or the Drawing Cartridge.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXVu0NDXxmNmY51b5mUvwN_vVYFbk6DlVKxSOZ1VHC2ukqyZ0PhCspPUSVAXVgJ4BfZtxo4Y2QDLmF5F6pCQlwBb_PKkWJK0_FTue9I6NnUSEWQXdwVylYpgk8btE3C7uSDM2s3ROWtaRdDBDtZKIQ-HlSKTJqCsfIED1MrlQS88bC1xJ09roUdaeKF4/s2973/20240302_114401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2378" data-original-width="2973" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXVu0NDXxmNmY51b5mUvwN_vVYFbk6DlVKxSOZ1VHC2ukqyZ0PhCspPUSVAXVgJ4BfZtxo4Y2QDLmF5F6pCQlwBb_PKkWJK0_FTue9I6NnUSEWQXdwVylYpgk8btE3C7uSDM2s3ROWtaRdDBDtZKIQ-HlSKTJqCsfIED1MrlQS88bC1xJ09roUdaeKF4/s320/20240302_114401.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I scored along the middle of the strip and folded back the butterfly halves to create the bookmark. To make the bookmark more sturdy, and a bit more decorative, you can add some patterned paper to the back.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3ZF1Brvt4B0jpaZ3zzTiHPIxejOcyzpF5srneFX_C1tm-lEb5zCUZRDVWApjL6XU_AEnaK7feLcJXzuaCKlaBoBZSc_fYQrR4H6_8Paz52GxJZRay64wF8WZUiPqIBrhhiYe-JQdN1e1XXTUzAJ1maoite_1j3dbL0S7MHOLs0CTvaXBWbbuwIMGF4o/s3024/20240302_120504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="3024" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3ZF1Brvt4B0jpaZ3zzTiHPIxejOcyzpF5srneFX_C1tm-lEb5zCUZRDVWApjL6XU_AEnaK7feLcJXzuaCKlaBoBZSc_fYQrR4H6_8Paz52GxJZRay64wF8WZUiPqIBrhhiYe-JQdN1e1XXTUzAJ1maoite_1j3dbL0S7MHOLs0CTvaXBWbbuwIMGF4o/s320/20240302_120504.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This was such a fun project to make, and I hope that you will try it out for yourselves! Thanks for stopping by, take care xx<br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium;" width="400" /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-87154140353623563042024-02-19T16:20:00.003+00:002024-02-19T16:45:06.664+00:00It's been a while...<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. Goodness it's been a long time since I last posted. Life has been busy, and before you know it the weeks and months have rolled past. My Husband and I have both celebrated a significant birthday since I posted last, and we are starting to feel a few creaks in our bones! However, I am determined to keep fit and healthy for my granddaughter, who seems to think that I should be able to keep up with her as she runs around and expects me to join in with all of her crazy games. </p><p></p><p>I have been keeping busy with my knitting and crochet, and managed to finish a couple of knitted jumpers for myself, as well as continuing to crochet lots of blankets and other projects, including toys and gifts for Ruby, my granddaughter. </p><p></p><p>I have several projects to share with you today from our recent TV shows on Create and Craft, along with several older projects, which some of our more recent viewers may not have seen before.</p><p>My first project was created using the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/february-fairy-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">February Fairy</a> stamp set, and several of the images from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/wild-meadow-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Wild Meadow</a> stamp set. This is such a useful stamp set for creating fields of flowers. I have used several different colours of Versafine Clair, and first and second generation stamping to create depth in the foliage. I have coloured the images with pencils, and added a tiny bit of glitter glue to the fairy dust.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXMiV70AYBRKuR-sdFwRVO_UtuEkNBRFZAa-yNrC8R1IEzFXHADdTzumahBpu_5rvFg6Lt4Vph_VZWnFNnLC_hGpiICNJTrRZg-EZ0eGgJFurXFrRoBr1TWgyeMDf0vRhr4vW6JVh893zq72_DDNc0LaQVBtfmtrVKSSuGSdAEf3j6BLVM6mOjtCnC0o/s2875/20240219_152641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="2875" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXMiV70AYBRKuR-sdFwRVO_UtuEkNBRFZAa-yNrC8R1IEzFXHADdTzumahBpu_5rvFg6Lt4Vph_VZWnFNnLC_hGpiICNJTrRZg-EZ0eGgJFurXFrRoBr1TWgyeMDf0vRhr4vW6JVh893zq72_DDNc0LaQVBtfmtrVKSSuGSdAEf3j6BLVM6mOjtCnC0o/w400-h395/20240219_152641.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Sticking with the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/wild-meadow-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Wild Meadow</a> stamp set, I decided to create a journal page for my next project. This idea could easily be turned into a card. I took a small piece of polyester, and inked it up with some Distress Ink. I used Fossilized Amber first, and spritzed it with water, then randomly placed it over the journal page. I dried the page, then repeated the process with Salty Ocean Distress Ink. Using Nocturne Versafine Clair Ink, I stamped images from Wild Meadow onto the page to create a scene, and then added a sentiment from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/artistic-expressions-unmounted-rubber-stamp-set-a4.html" target="_blank">Artistic Expressions</a>.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglr0p-sfknPibCwMh0otpT3uhH4QgdrJ7vCNAwrhiALfHOMhR2AWBTpVrNnsdXjdVnTP3L9YOKDBgmCjDMBG6AOcbHwtS9XUKIRFNo2uftq_PccCxuBjZCC2jpx4WOT5HDmKiR7_QDRelPaTwHNVUhUhQZuHTZXPsW9fCKD8Om1R01_rKD_uaMqGivVPw/s2711/20240219_151657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="2574" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglr0p-sfknPibCwMh0otpT3uhH4QgdrJ7vCNAwrhiALfHOMhR2AWBTpVrNnsdXjdVnTP3L9YOKDBgmCjDMBG6AOcbHwtS9XUKIRFNo2uftq_PccCxuBjZCC2jpx4WOT5HDmKiR7_QDRelPaTwHNVUhUhQZuHTZXPsW9fCKD8Om1R01_rKD_uaMqGivVPw/w380-h400/20240219_151657.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><p>I created an optional panel using a stamp from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/eastern-grasses-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Eastern Grasses</a> stamp set. This could be placed here on this page, or on the facing page, which could have the same background colour, and some journaling to complete your double page spread.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEt4BBvpnolSi5fjy9GDCmVrq4-vbcMsov6LKQcYE6gmpe5iMR2u6k4Y_hfG2SU-rzmqBcSJm1TbVgwWwkmr8PGkpo10cMrWXNitXrYkc97_kY0Q7g1p8B5uruGzLPpJmjh-AZJQPKoLIhWt4fjF3NeT6bWLcCDAKAybzu24wcuQlwDRvCc-Zfz4H64E/s2554/20240219_151717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2537" data-original-width="2554" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEt4BBvpnolSi5fjy9GDCmVrq4-vbcMsov6LKQcYE6gmpe5iMR2u6k4Y_hfG2SU-rzmqBcSJm1TbVgwWwkmr8PGkpo10cMrWXNitXrYkc97_kY0Q7g1p8B5uruGzLPpJmjh-AZJQPKoLIhWt4fjF3NeT6bWLcCDAKAybzu24wcuQlwDRvCc-Zfz4H64E/w400-h398/20240219_151717.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I created a super quick card using an oval mask and two different colours of Distress Ink for a background. I then stamped the silhouette fairy from this month's stamp set, a thistle from Wild Meadow and a sentiment from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/birthday-words-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Birthday Words</a>, all using Versafine Clair black ink. You may have seen the gift card set that I shared on the TV shows with lots of the fairy images throughout the year. They were all made the same way as this card. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWZOrJ5Lw7bmmv2uLKxzAEp2DjTLwvH_8XtJjOuiEDOkQpGdjFLqAWApxiUhR25zpdAerXmZDvC70jPduri_CIP8RZVeWq0rCJcc304M18j_6i6sssF6V8j6fw9QR1Qwtw4aD5dPzBEBcow2b8q6jTn5y9FkAYe7W_CQQXyFbOZ6OUQbQH4ugbkTJF9k/s3294/20240219_151808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWZOrJ5Lw7bmmv2uLKxzAEp2DjTLwvH_8XtJjOuiEDOkQpGdjFLqAWApxiUhR25zpdAerXmZDvC70jPduri_CIP8RZVeWq0rCJcc304M18j_6i6sssF6V8j6fw9QR1Qwtw4aD5dPzBEBcow2b8q6jTn5y9FkAYe7W_CQQXyFbOZ6OUQbQH4ugbkTJF9k/w368-h400/20240219_151808.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><p></p><p>I made a couple of little 4" x 4" cards using <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/eastern-grasses-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Eastern Grasses</a> and some of the little worker stamps from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/tranquility-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Tranquility</a> and <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/serenity-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Serenity</a>. These stamps work so well together. I used an acrylic block to add colour very quickly to the background. I simply coloured the block with Distress Ink, spritzed it with water, and pressed it onto a piece of Drawing Cartridge. Once the Drawing Cartridge was dry, I stamped the images, and coloured them with pencils.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8l32mRgywbeKgMNEDXXQVDWoJQ28TuC4oDQwzf_ZqXH8jYEYIYsxl4mKYom-sbOymf7iw_DIo5qmFAIBQOGEaED9XbRqLGBubhDgzTP8Pr8cMJBv2KMZqB-oHkhiAWTW4qzF22ZCGScgHo27VrXR551GVeKvHA8Glt4cJV6Ysfo_Sb9unMLsFQDrTrE/s2812/20240219_152105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="2763" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8l32mRgywbeKgMNEDXXQVDWoJQ28TuC4oDQwzf_ZqXH8jYEYIYsxl4mKYom-sbOymf7iw_DIo5qmFAIBQOGEaED9XbRqLGBubhDgzTP8Pr8cMJBv2KMZqB-oHkhiAWTW4qzF22ZCGScgHo27VrXR551GVeKvHA8Glt4cJV6Ysfo_Sb9unMLsFQDrTrE/w393-h400/20240219_152105.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><p>Coming full circle back to <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/wild-meadow-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Wild Meadow</a>, I made a pretty bookmark using some of the beautiful patterned papers that Lesley designed especially for February. I added some extra colour with Distress Inks, and used coloured Versafine inks once more. I added some script in the background from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/words-of-gratitude-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a6.html" target="_blank">Words of Gratitude</a>. The little bird from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/serenity-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Serenity</a> looks right at home amogst the foliage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6AboEe3vy_ok3k_X4wMadF3BrGyAwHoTLjQ-VQpoann2zAwf3xuJuV6o8YMLyT_fiojJtXHSUl2U_qHMGGfwzbzIxT2drLILRp5XwW8Qm0Wh3_bKqXe8z0S8NVQfwj4IMF6bLuY17Pj1jeutz6DKZLL0LEYbGMR1DzOM0000TaF8xvJKSEUA-PTZDJM/s3488/20240219_152318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3488" data-original-width="2790" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6AboEe3vy_ok3k_X4wMadF3BrGyAwHoTLjQ-VQpoann2zAwf3xuJuV6o8YMLyT_fiojJtXHSUl2U_qHMGGfwzbzIxT2drLILRp5XwW8Qm0Wh3_bKqXe8z0S8NVQfwj4IMF6bLuY17Pj1jeutz6DKZLL0LEYbGMR1DzOM0000TaF8xvJKSEUA-PTZDJM/w320-h400/20240219_152318.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I have a couple of older cards to share, a card using <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/butterfly-dress-cling-mounted-rubber-stamp.html" target="_blank">Butterfly Dress</a> and <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/floral-edges-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Floral Edges</a>. I have cut out some of the butterflies from the dress to create a flurry of extra butterflies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzRRCnGA6wUG3oZi-1ioJd8sOHzUSViVaNPMXzw1UQu-Ox3faJ27NiDuOSon1yaMkWZbMgB3Nwb_qRhtzVx39id2tiDv_wmrkjv2j1S0pEESE6EAHeS15mdKofdVZ78EJU1H28tzcNBFvsEeIGBIEh2sENq5p521gzSPLTkCIygGNVmpDPG696DN5C6A/s400/001%2023rd%20Oct%20blog%20post.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="400" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzRRCnGA6wUG3oZi-1ioJd8sOHzUSViVaNPMXzw1UQu-Ox3faJ27NiDuOSon1yaMkWZbMgB3Nwb_qRhtzVx39id2tiDv_wmrkjv2j1S0pEESE6EAHeS15mdKofdVZ78EJU1H28tzcNBFvsEeIGBIEh2sENq5p521gzSPLTkCIygGNVmpDPG696DN5C6A/w400-h390/001%2023rd%20Oct%20blog%20post.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The following card was created using the lovely <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/birdcage-collage-cling-mounted-rubber-stamp.html" target="_blank">Birdcage Collage</a> stamp:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyQtF5v9s0pmdPDPkOd-jqqNA6vArpSe6Tj9DP5RVSwXCP3yT0DDtQDkle3qPLmgYBcLKVulkOQ5-mFDZA-pK5F0-8VAQB3xG_7hMR_HbeAdfYyUX6en6_-vjpd4E5dY5lFeAnOdpggEMg3gDuFmuYG_iEqONGePWb6xzgu4aHd0dQci62tj1jKQsUdg/s450/005%2023rd%20Oct%20blog%20post.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="450" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyQtF5v9s0pmdPDPkOd-jqqNA6vArpSe6Tj9DP5RVSwXCP3yT0DDtQDkle3qPLmgYBcLKVulkOQ5-mFDZA-pK5F0-8VAQB3xG_7hMR_HbeAdfYyUX6en6_-vjpd4E5dY5lFeAnOdpggEMg3gDuFmuYG_iEqONGePWb6xzgu4aHd0dQci62tj1jKQsUdg/w400-h380/005%2023rd%20Oct%20blog%20post.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Well, thanks so much for stopping by, I hope not to leave it so long befoe I post next time. Take care, xx<p><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium;" width="400" /></p><br />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-14439060881588217932023-08-05T10:45:00.002+01:002023-08-05T10:45:45.477+01:00Over the Moon <p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. It's been a while since I have posted, as life here has been very busy. More of that later in my post. I have a couple of projects to share with you today, featuring stamps from this month's TV shows on Create and Craft designed by Fiona Randall. I do hope that you were able to watch the shows. You can still watch them on catch up if you missed them.</p><p>I used kraft card to create both of these cards. It's such a fabulous surface for colouring, and I wanted to create a very dramatic card, so it was a great background choice. Grey card would have made an equally good backdrop for this design. I stamped the moon moth twice, and masked the image. I used a circular stencil and sponged some colour onto the background. I could have cut a mask from paper or acetate, but this option was much quicker. You just need to be a bit careful not to go over the edges. I used Speckled Egg and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink. I removed the masks and added some pencil colouring to the images, and then added a sentiment from the same stamp set, which is called Over the Moon. I used a fineliner pen to go over any areas of the images that had been washed out by the Distress Oxide Ink, they can look a bit milky, and the fineliner pen just sharpens up the outlines again.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFFGdoi8whzCxPy_5qdN1TcvpE2c3KDPitXP-H3U1oWhjhIeZhQ21Q6bkQB1w-uouKMbTD3AVMcJM2bQdnorMHbRkaoR2pC5tVyuU8AC_P3R-rTRoanI_5sOE3lgabCS3d1pNpCE2uNo9Dhr08TgpcdOMIkhzD_F224d0zADLJOq6_KmvvcMOQuANcO8/s2175/20230805_095121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2136" data-original-width="2175" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFFGdoi8whzCxPy_5qdN1TcvpE2c3KDPitXP-H3U1oWhjhIeZhQ21Q6bkQB1w-uouKMbTD3AVMcJM2bQdnorMHbRkaoR2pC5tVyuU8AC_P3R-rTRoanI_5sOE3lgabCS3d1pNpCE2uNo9Dhr08TgpcdOMIkhzD_F224d0zADLJOq6_KmvvcMOQuANcO8/w400-h393/20230805_095121.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />My second project is very similar to the first, but I chose to stamp the butterfly instead. I used Speckled Egg Distress Oxide, and then used a piece of sponge and added Faded Jeans Distress Ink over the top to create areas of shading. The circle looks rather like the moon, or even the Earth this time. It was so quick to achieve this effect. I have not gone over the milky areas of the stamped image in this photo with a fineliner pen, so you can see the difference between the two projects.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwetEzyCXiND9yeEkJ8PPaHnF7vsu7Hej9TO9SZy68_Pz0xy9HkMpYmj4ul55a9LRJsET3IKrN84vNtjPu_SwL2XelztMfKzeOVNryX2YYpDuGlyoUz07LmwiKiM__wz1VYwYZ2qzi6GQ3sCVlecVZOhPLwKequ4fLfAsD3fogGdJS2f90Rlds-5KQJxQ/s2310/20230805_095212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2310" data-original-width="2307" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwetEzyCXiND9yeEkJ8PPaHnF7vsu7Hej9TO9SZy68_Pz0xy9HkMpYmj4ul55a9LRJsET3IKrN84vNtjPu_SwL2XelztMfKzeOVNryX2YYpDuGlyoUz07LmwiKiM__wz1VYwYZ2qzi6GQ3sCVlecVZOhPLwKequ4fLfAsD3fogGdJS2f90Rlds-5KQJxQ/w400-h400/20230805_095212.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I used Faber Castell Black Edition pencils to colour my images. They are great for colouring on surfaces like kraft, or other coloured surfaces. You could use your Koh-I-Noor pencils, Polychromos, Polycolours, whatever pencils you enjoy using normally, and paints would work equally as well. I tend to grab whatever is at hand, and go through phases of what I enjoy using most.</p><p>So as I mentioned earlier, life has been very busy lately. My beautiful granddaughter Ruby has just finished nursery school, and will be starting school in September. She is not quite four years old, so it feels very early for her to be at this momentous point in her life. Her birthday is later this month. She had a little graduation ceremony at her nursery school, with a cardboard mortar board hat and a scroll to mark the occasion! We were so proud to be there.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3VPPNCcma-zrmxD5qr6RcpAQ_LgGdAdEwLxLKpAc7JWBCMSJZ7-_zGe-szUS83X3ephowvvHiXTv09x98pK-sq_Wm5cP-7fexcMQOhFek7qRF-Dvs6NMIeIGV0W-mo6t7PyDqnRdtALpIDgtadJOG9QBLhkrhN_4Jcdhs-jVX2q6LcE958K8nblS88I/s2048/IMG-20230719-WA0015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3VPPNCcma-zrmxD5qr6RcpAQ_LgGdAdEwLxLKpAc7JWBCMSJZ7-_zGe-szUS83X3ephowvvHiXTv09x98pK-sq_Wm5cP-7fexcMQOhFek7qRF-Dvs6NMIeIGV0W-mo6t7PyDqnRdtALpIDgtadJOG9QBLhkrhN_4Jcdhs-jVX2q6LcE958K8nblS88I/w300-h400/IMG-20230719-WA0015.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>A couple of weeks ago, my daughter got married at a stunning location in North Norfolk. The whole weekend was amazing, and we had a wonderful time. Megan looked so beautiful, and we had the happiest of days, despite the rain which did not dampen our spirits at all. We could not have asked for a more perfect day.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhKo5rfhmNLPyIET33R3Xre0SbyRyWuEWTt8wL3nm2pB_Qehu6AoeOd2s4GoOfulJKvEm-zQaJz5VfURJ64Qd7ovjKFOQuXr44bx1E0X6bjppxgZVeEOHEjCrnUHGDI7hgt19qPiIeDgaTTIB1EY4rh7W-rgC_NrkCjYcuH7Pf6tEjbfu_vKc0CTTzJk/s2000/IMG-20230724-WA0072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhKo5rfhmNLPyIET33R3Xre0SbyRyWuEWTt8wL3nm2pB_Qehu6AoeOd2s4GoOfulJKvEm-zQaJz5VfURJ64Qd7ovjKFOQuXr44bx1E0X6bjppxgZVeEOHEjCrnUHGDI7hgt19qPiIeDgaTTIB1EY4rh7W-rgC_NrkCjYcuH7Pf6tEjbfu_vKc0CTTzJk/w266-h400/IMG-20230724-WA0072.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>Proud Mother of the Bride moment, I always think that Megan is beautiful, but she looked amazing on her wedding day.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ncVIkhI7KosUzrp7Os0yG2jqUnSN7yeb4tv-ltPgzw08uc1437RZ1pJ_i_Al49DBAtipwA93_27F4vb-6RIatCa_j3aaEvf5OtInHftSWk0k5EE06pLxCfzO1tODCT1yHCiYELUNtce7jWJBBh3Ix-UKr_GYXKsCW-uDIREeXKGIS6MrPbq9qlpZNHU/s2000/IMG-20230724-WA0053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ncVIkhI7KosUzrp7Os0yG2jqUnSN7yeb4tv-ltPgzw08uc1437RZ1pJ_i_Al49DBAtipwA93_27F4vb-6RIatCa_j3aaEvf5OtInHftSWk0k5EE06pLxCfzO1tODCT1yHCiYELUNtce7jWJBBh3Ix-UKr_GYXKsCW-uDIREeXKGIS6MrPbq9qlpZNHU/w266-h400/IMG-20230724-WA0053.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>The rain did not stop the happy couple from having a wonderful day together.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdrAYV0dCFQjCwOUdOT0XBdYxzB-1x0ng_FXNg8PK4bEkx1z0ESx_tGwL2EiLDMCvvpWMB91aHXsR6q7kZ6r0Q9ML1J3HvOE-7pqeG8kgllkCjvzbWqB2LUKRBBAXG8iPDBfRS9Hm85z66XuK_EvSFHxt_ogkIvuTnE5Q5CcZRSj6uVeKhWDNUX3eO0o/s2000/IMG-20230723-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdrAYV0dCFQjCwOUdOT0XBdYxzB-1x0ng_FXNg8PK4bEkx1z0ESx_tGwL2EiLDMCvvpWMB91aHXsR6q7kZ6r0Q9ML1J3HvOE-7pqeG8kgllkCjvzbWqB2LUKRBBAXG8iPDBfRS9Hm85z66XuK_EvSFHxt_ogkIvuTnE5Q5CcZRSj6uVeKhWDNUX3eO0o/w266-h400/IMG-20230723-WA0000.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_KTpGnn6kPWKiCDPXvkUpr-3l2S-hQDOkFC2DZkT9HU23uESDwRCYdPFD8f_3_ItWVGC6GExclJSV0KvPLTXbv7f7AOH8EXbBdKIibMT-Sz5ld5dZgnld0XFYjDf1jwFhrywOjMafoJiQ-FUSrLEjlpWV0p8Rp4O928fg-GQnnORXNdnvPIIOtsMqJM/s1024/IMG-20230722-WA0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_KTpGnn6kPWKiCDPXvkUpr-3l2S-hQDOkFC2DZkT9HU23uESDwRCYdPFD8f_3_ItWVGC6GExclJSV0KvPLTXbv7f7AOH8EXbBdKIibMT-Sz5ld5dZgnld0XFYjDf1jwFhrywOjMafoJiQ-FUSrLEjlpWV0p8Rp4O928fg-GQnnORXNdnvPIIOtsMqJM/w300-h400/IMG-20230722-WA0019.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>My granddaughter felt that my outfit needed a special accessory to finish it off!</p><p>Thanks so much for stopping by, your visits are always appreciated, take care xx<br /></p><p><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium;" width="400" /></p><br /><br />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-62403818253206911202023-06-06T11:19:00.000+01:002023-06-06T11:19:45.455+01:00Furry Friends<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I have some projects to share with you showcasing stamps from this month's TV shows on Create and Craft.</p><p>My first two cards feature stamps from a new set of stamps called Over the Rainbow, designed by Donna St. Pierre. I created a background for my cards by adding Distress Oxide to an acrylic block and spritzing this with water. I placed a piece of Drawing Cartridge over the block and pressed it down . Once I had removed the Drawing Cartridge, I scrunched a piece of cling film onto the surface, and left the background to dry. This technique creates a fabulous marbled effect.</p><p>Once the background was dry, I added some first and second generation stamping along the bottom with a foliage stamp from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5SP0536.html" target="_blank">Silhouette Grasses</a> stamp set, using a green Versafine Clair ink. I used the same Distress Oxide inks to shade around the edges of a whiteboard heart using blending brushes. I then stamped the silhoette cat or dog onto the heart in second generation stamping, using a soft grey for the dog, and a yellow for the cat. I only wanted a faint impression of the image. I used three different coloured pencils and small pencil strokes to create fur for the animals. I started with the lightest colour first, and worked up to the darkest colour last. I let some of the inked image show through for highlights in the fur. My pencil colours were a brown, grey and black for the dog, and two shades of orange and a terracotta for the cat.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuOOErRlsHsHPUfT2FAQPz6HZNGeOo2Ccn226tmBrPtE6wQ8uYOa7b1ansRZ4zRcdKIH7nFgexSKGNFf3NXNzmlA8E9-bPd39E5UefH0hVMsgZ2PkkJhO_r28sSQCrsgzXshkIrwAu4vU6ebGMYnpTQq6k9GCWaJWaqYSrFsEgSL1ist4etNeU30H/s2623/20230606_110907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="2623" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuOOErRlsHsHPUfT2FAQPz6HZNGeOo2Ccn226tmBrPtE6wQ8uYOa7b1ansRZ4zRcdKIH7nFgexSKGNFf3NXNzmlA8E9-bPd39E5UefH0hVMsgZ2PkkJhO_r28sSQCrsgzXshkIrwAu4vU6ebGMYnpTQq6k9GCWaJWaqYSrFsEgSL1ist4etNeU30H/w400-h363/20230606_110907.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I added a little butterfly and a sentiment from the same stamp set to each heart, then more of the silhouette grass to create a little scene. I attached the heart to its background to complete the card.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIdtc1Z5o8Qb0aCEn3NBVYchPT7Qx6yBCbe9h1EAvHzM6ZZFsVllJYlKuFmEgfg5GxomHkao2XnLJ8Rf1oeVtLxLq1hgsI_AjPG-QXPXhg9yn46c7eCQqm-5v9vSk3UCTFJJl--ugSggmdQVYvLp7MKDziJ2J7i5fRA9Yd_UNpbyc13Y4Bgd2YInW/s2148/20230606_110940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="2084" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIdtc1Z5o8Qb0aCEn3NBVYchPT7Qx6yBCbe9h1EAvHzM6ZZFsVllJYlKuFmEgfg5GxomHkao2XnLJ8Rf1oeVtLxLq1hgsI_AjPG-QXPXhg9yn46c7eCQqm-5v9vSk3UCTFJJl--ugSggmdQVYvLp7MKDziJ2J7i5fRA9Yd_UNpbyc13Y4Bgd2YInW/w388-h400/20230606_110940.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTU-JXwNbI7Hn6qYRvSMrPyYS8ozM0YtCcEbTBk_ABgST-ZgFkqxTZK-OUoMhRVAzt0Wnvu7WcGzCtw72xhQOjWHXtQH_rhI394pQQBMDUkEOHJkjGe1t0E3cOi85ezV1qFKtQCmrLW06Zpha2olzpSzZUY-ZkE15Z_NE5MhIC7Fi2rO7qHOjihwok/s2396/20230606_110953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2396" data-original-width="2378" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTU-JXwNbI7Hn6qYRvSMrPyYS8ozM0YtCcEbTBk_ABgST-ZgFkqxTZK-OUoMhRVAzt0Wnvu7WcGzCtw72xhQOjWHXtQH_rhI394pQQBMDUkEOHJkjGe1t0E3cOi85ezV1qFKtQCmrLW06Zpha2olzpSzZUY-ZkE15Z_NE5MhIC7Fi2rO7qHOjihwok/w398-h400/20230606_110953.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br />My next card was created using both of Donna's sets, Over the Rainbow, and Hevenly Pets. I am a cat lover, and so I have chosen to use the cat for my sample, but you could use the dog image and create a similar project. I stamped the cat image onto smooth stamping card, and then masked the image off with Masking Tissue. I stamped the rainbow bridge image so that just the bridge and rainbow would be visible. I added a soft background using Wilted Violet, Kitsch Flamingo and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink blended softly over the background. I added a sentiment which fitted this card perfectly. I removed the mask and coloured the images with pencils. You could use whatever medium you like to add colour, I simply had my pencils nearby, and they are generally my go to medium of choice.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcSi3q8MycoNxWIXjLKbtyIrM2VEvl1yow7e_woKYVgV-sBIaHoyWJSxWN52B99QVaqPozWyGXPIpw3IRY9k2fiTpagWE0rPoetJ2OBD0m5MwhZY1kbO_76DNLam3HgVqupiNxYtDogguhopLnHx8SXYtuX-DzEG9rEzv8v08deH-_FxfwFwrmruA/s1776/20230606_110850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1776" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcSi3q8MycoNxWIXjLKbtyIrM2VEvl1yow7e_woKYVgV-sBIaHoyWJSxWN52B99QVaqPozWyGXPIpw3IRY9k2fiTpagWE0rPoetJ2OBD0m5MwhZY1kbO_76DNLam3HgVqupiNxYtDogguhopLnHx8SXYtuX-DzEG9rEzv8v08deH-_FxfwFwrmruA/w400-h391/20230606_110850.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I am sharing an older sample created with another stamp set of Donna's, <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/a-vase-full-of-love-rubber-stamp-set-a4.html" target="_blank">A Vase full of Love</a>. I really enjoyed creating this card, the hummingbird is such a lovely image, as are the fuchsias.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESkoFkeEGNU6vnYOrWWAeKUDyhKTH-hnw4A0m7sHi7RctJzGFHlf56HjAcRnbw0U9syJ4hVVVW-gnuI-nGBXEXN6-fkiC4q8CLY29UgOi6SEKEZr-D6Cnh6YmM_5Q43OPJRCHL2v-mCQr-pUyS42fT-5w3QIDotfwHN3p6RS6Xr5Vt7ndyftWR_3p/s2048/309590484_10160315710737904_1399416092427212722_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESkoFkeEGNU6vnYOrWWAeKUDyhKTH-hnw4A0m7sHi7RctJzGFHlf56HjAcRnbw0U9syJ4hVVVW-gnuI-nGBXEXN6-fkiC4q8CLY29UgOi6SEKEZr-D6Cnh6YmM_5Q43OPJRCHL2v-mCQr-pUyS42fT-5w3QIDotfwHN3p6RS6Xr5Vt7ndyftWR_3p/w400-h400/309590484_10160315710737904_1399416092427212722_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br />We also had some beautiful designer papers on the show. They are a fabulous size, perfect for creating a card in no time at all. I simply trimmed one of the papers slightly, as I wanted a white edge, and added a bit of ink to the edges. I chose some words from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5LW0550.html" target="_blank">Punky Expressions</a> which I stamped in the corner, and I added a couple of vellum butterflies. This butterfly comes from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/butterfly-mind-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Butterfly Mind</a> stamp set. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjq9p_FSKSYh71s4wQfsISTd0rRJLtdQqHH__15rsQS89LDqPSSEyRR7Pt-x1sWGJK2x2DQzfJ5icfB5RXMODa03pQ29CLjq661Q-RJgDta9p8rKTtSF287zSjEGcNF7GPPeqL1rpQVh9wVOD0YFYNq8K_W3FxPGe9QuDTRC4cuM_Eqzqre6k_u6og/s1519/20230606_110827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="1519" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjq9p_FSKSYh71s4wQfsISTd0rRJLtdQqHH__15rsQS89LDqPSSEyRR7Pt-x1sWGJK2x2DQzfJ5icfB5RXMODa03pQ29CLjq661Q-RJgDta9p8rKTtSF287zSjEGcNF7GPPeqL1rpQVh9wVOD0YFYNq8K_W3FxPGe9QuDTRC4cuM_Eqzqre6k_u6og/w400-h400/20230606_110827.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>You could use the papers as beautiful backgrounds, cut the flowers out, decoupage them, add stamping or inks, coloured pencils, or a vellum strip with a sentiment, they are so versatile. </p><p>I will be back soon with more projects to share. Thanks so much for stopping by, I always appreciate your visits. Take care xx<br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-12147975812626904042023-05-30T10:45:00.001+01:002023-05-30T10:45:33.348+01:00Reuse, Recycle<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I have a few projects to share with you today featuring stamps from this month's TV shows on Create and Craft.</p><p>My first project features a bit of recycling, and when I showed it Lesley, we both laughed, as we had both thought up very similar projects! I started by creating a vibrant background using red, orange and yellow Brushos on a piece of Drawing Cartridge. These backgrounds are a great starting point for a project and you could have a crafty afternoon making lots of them and save them for later.</p><p>I then cut up a brown paper shopping bag, the sort that you get your groceries in from a supermarket, and ironed a smalled piece nice and flat. I stamped the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/poppy-ledger-unmounted-rubber-stamp-set-a6.html" target="_blank">Poppy Ledger</a> image using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I put a small amount of yellow, orange, red and olive green Brusho onto an acrylic block and gently spritzed each colour with water. I used a brush and some extra water to paint the image with these colours. I then used a couple of the colours to splat the image with my brush afterwards, to make it look a bit older. </p><p>I added a piece of scrap card behind the image to make it a bit stiffer, then attached it to a piece of corrugated card that I had trimmed to become a mount. I think that this card would look great with some little tickets and some twine added to finish it off, don't you?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRrjUOH4ewVOKk8Lvs0ct2Zr77U0Zo8O8DfF6fupqqynk6c-99ni5-uEHpduuSMbhS-hgF3WmbbKg2_udBBd2ikHlOS1laf6H-72YzOlyDEp1C0G8jqh4NDovqJB5K9HuZ_KcMNZdXj44DL2aule3vCQ23b8fnTnZ2j_YfYhfnoUpGaz181FtyDes/s1921/20230511_131628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="1898" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRrjUOH4ewVOKk8Lvs0ct2Zr77U0Zo8O8DfF6fupqqynk6c-99ni5-uEHpduuSMbhS-hgF3WmbbKg2_udBBd2ikHlOS1laf6H-72YzOlyDEp1C0G8jqh4NDovqJB5K9HuZ_KcMNZdXj44DL2aule3vCQ23b8fnTnZ2j_YfYhfnoUpGaz181FtyDes/w395-h400/20230511_131628.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><p></p><p>I have a couple of older projects to share with you. On my next project, I decided to stamp the lovely focal image from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/fragile-wings-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Fragile Wings</a> onto dark blue card for a change. I used white pencil for highlights and than added some blue and green pencil for a pop of colour. The blue/green background uses a couple of useful background stamps that tie in well with the main image.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIiYc2J906wWo3Qf1erdT-5ZdVI4c_3A36t2Kji8LavnA47LSWKMeuttf58MtAfD4AcXBRH8BI8BGmMnSArePYyIVbige8JILD7yj0R-wj5KqPF5ya-mYBaANKlPtqUmFjyU7EoEpCq2oLiw-Eeg00jLtawdZVfy5WsPr2xJo2gWnqrQF76YDIj82/s2981/20220606_153617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2981" data-original-width="2949" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIiYc2J906wWo3Qf1erdT-5ZdVI4c_3A36t2Kji8LavnA47LSWKMeuttf58MtAfD4AcXBRH8BI8BGmMnSArePYyIVbige8JILD7yj0R-wj5KqPF5ya-mYBaANKlPtqUmFjyU7EoEpCq2oLiw-Eeg00jLtawdZVfy5WsPr2xJo2gWnqrQF76YDIj82/w396-h400/20220606_153617.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Next, this card featuring <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6LW0618.html" target="_blank">Floral Study</a> is another older card, but I like the greens contrasted with the pinks and oranges, it feels quite warm. I have added stamping from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/glorious-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Glorious</a> stamp set in the background, and used watercolour pencils to colour the main image.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXWMzB5v2gqR2OvVzhggfYPEYdQm8tQ5TcHrDQwdgBtt9x5US8ng9O3lD1-YSNkCCjihUIZbvTREnZgJl6S4BMTYIfiZ94_QnMjOKUq03lg19O5HEEYjay86s7bZIbabxR3K-17azxXYf3S9a3KzJw5FDQCakuzarkPaT38jVCiV2Bv_WsW089faz/s400/IMG_5965.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="400" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXWMzB5v2gqR2OvVzhggfYPEYdQm8tQ5TcHrDQwdgBtt9x5US8ng9O3lD1-YSNkCCjihUIZbvTREnZgJl6S4BMTYIfiZ94_QnMjOKUq03lg19O5HEEYjay86s7bZIbabxR3K-17azxXYf3S9a3KzJw5FDQCakuzarkPaT38jVCiV2Bv_WsW089faz/w400-h386/IMG_5965.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I am also sharing some projects using some stamps from the tree house stamps that we brought to the shows. My next project uses the fabulous <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/tree-house-rubber-stamp-sheet-bm.html" target="_blank">Tree House</a>
stamp set, and I chose to stamp the image onto a piece of patterned
paper created by Lesley a while ago. The paper had lovely pink and green
elements, and this became the basis for my colour scheme. I created a
background for the card using Picked Raspberry and Shabby Shutters
Distress Inks, then added a tree image and sentiment from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/trees-a-crowd-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Trees a Crowd</a> stamp set using a dark green ink. I stamped both repeatedly over
the background.</p><p>I coloured the focal image with pencils, and then
added extra shading around the main image and background using the
Picked Raspberry Distress Ink.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuQ_aQ-jwh-teeTH3xiqjmJgYCM_T0QTonFRhTSYJHx__RCmOB7GqMxF6uTAyudBKmzkgBHIqzpQoEuOjD1FRksiCL-Bx2PdZLd_hk5jG45sthWdffM5ptyePgSgoM_Ds2vqpfgcvlQxKgrieq1wR5gSsdqNMBnxXiGV7lgCPdOAS58xieUhYVjJX/s2298/20230511_131514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2298" data-original-width="2185" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuQ_aQ-jwh-teeTH3xiqjmJgYCM_T0QTonFRhTSYJHx__RCmOB7GqMxF6uTAyudBKmzkgBHIqzpQoEuOjD1FRksiCL-Bx2PdZLd_hk5jG45sthWdffM5ptyePgSgoM_Ds2vqpfgcvlQxKgrieq1wR5gSsdqNMBnxXiGV7lgCPdOAS58xieUhYVjJX/w380-h400/20230511_131514.jpg" width="380" /></a></div>You could create a similar look if you did not have the patterned paper,
using a piece of black and white script paper or a piece of plain
smooth white stamping card. You could add script and a subtle floral
image to the plain background, or some coloured stamping to the script
background, plus a bit of shading. You can very easily achieve a
patterned background that looks every bit as nice as the one that I
started out with.<p></p><p>I have some older 'house' projects to share with you today, to round off this month's selection. I hope that you enjoy them. <br /></p><p>This one is created using the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/mushroom-house-rubber-stamp-sheet-bm.html" target="_blank">Mushroom House</a>, and the moon reflecting on the house at night.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXr2qXihUtK14Vb2pSlFLupXbIk3KpfioQDu2GcALlwx_hWxM3_qHPuYivvtsQ74sIM2zDgUKkIOYfCbdTs_zrPQLCcWpP5XuodvaBovbpdehoPGLp7kolGL52AQtyvsH4hEPfiVmoOWspa-TiTlXTHQylRkvwSbDimqdZsksls0ONoXIsSvoXEliX/s2054/20230511_131428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="2054" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXr2qXihUtK14Vb2pSlFLupXbIk3KpfioQDu2GcALlwx_hWxM3_qHPuYivvtsQ74sIM2zDgUKkIOYfCbdTs_zrPQLCcWpP5XuodvaBovbpdehoPGLp7kolGL52AQtyvsH4hEPfiVmoOWspa-TiTlXTHQylRkvwSbDimqdZsksls0ONoXIsSvoXEliX/w400-h388/20230511_131428.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This one is the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/heath-robinson-house-rubber-stamp-sheet-bm.html" target="_blank">Heath Robinson House</a>.
I stamped the main image on a tag, coloured it with pencils, and used
one of the sentiments to create a background over a gelli print. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dv9XOOD5qz2BC4zWd8-bEjRsVRSoKAuGXrchMn0jWS6h4N8DnZ0Knc21yKSKoGdLr2lIBlFC9OLATKRvFC4T73ueciNJ17mokcEg8Ty2zH_mGD3k-t-Vwzds8wpx2oNiuk3C5PIiVhK-WWvqcFq6HpKuoXkcSIxmXhoy5_77OqwLHUPoEYSJYaJG/s2102/20230511_131408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2102" data-original-width="1845" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dv9XOOD5qz2BC4zWd8-bEjRsVRSoKAuGXrchMn0jWS6h4N8DnZ0Knc21yKSKoGdLr2lIBlFC9OLATKRvFC4T73ueciNJ17mokcEg8Ty2zH_mGD3k-t-Vwzds8wpx2oNiuk3C5PIiVhK-WWvqcFq6HpKuoXkcSIxmXhoy5_77OqwLHUPoEYSJYaJG/w351-h400/20230511_131408.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><br /> This one is <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/italian-house-rubber-stamp-sheet-bm.html" target="_blank">Italian House</a>, with a couple of Trees from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6SP0187.html" target="_blank">Orchard Design a Tree</a>, words from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/words-of-wisdom-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a6.html" target="_blank">Words of Wisdom</a>, and circles from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/make-your-mark-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Make Your Mark</a>. I have added texture paste through a stencil and coloured the images with pencils.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGO4mH2KxLPWq9XBP11oDrhUHbl3r9nCS_nilhLpKaANXGrA6japRwNSs9WQxHV35vw4AIF4dhqvDpk8Cv1MY3BE2SZV6sm4tcBxSzpjfaIeHVcOEzkHKFxCvXViAX-CRTkcAgQPy3I81R-AmZQ6KFeDf0lutMw5AUCBrui6h5gYpIbkYd-YSFrx-/s2486/20230511_131351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2486" data-original-width="2302" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGO4mH2KxLPWq9XBP11oDrhUHbl3r9nCS_nilhLpKaANXGrA6japRwNSs9WQxHV35vw4AIF4dhqvDpk8Cv1MY3BE2SZV6sm4tcBxSzpjfaIeHVcOEzkHKFxCvXViAX-CRTkcAgQPy3I81R-AmZQ6KFeDf0lutMw5AUCBrui6h5gYpIbkYd-YSFrx-/w370-h400/20230511_131351.jpg" width="370" /></a></div>This card was created using the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/dutch-house-rubber-stamp-sheet-bm.html" target="_blank">Dutch House</a>, and a tree from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/trees-a-crowd-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Trees a Crowd</a>. I wanted the colourful houses to look like a street in Amsterdam in the Spring. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJVWkG8aAQljWNGjcmlUzITRp41wOLkhETKx3-xs8aDm-f6ckcl5Bmk2TBFQ5YB2ZdKeAqhZ2TMyEKjpeMeVTppHDYst1xCKtrKDM_lQm_l60gF5h4O1eAQEPl4-kKtsCAyblSbJ20wddCHMbU5aI7FkTezvD2z3C1I9ZWWBBG1qLWILhF8R6jOp7/s2598/20230511_131306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2598" data-original-width="2534" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJVWkG8aAQljWNGjcmlUzITRp41wOLkhETKx3-xs8aDm-f6ckcl5Bmk2TBFQ5YB2ZdKeAqhZ2TMyEKjpeMeVTppHDYst1xCKtrKDM_lQm_l60gF5h4O1eAQEPl4-kKtsCAyblSbJ20wddCHMbU5aI7FkTezvD2z3C1I9ZWWBBG1qLWILhF8R6jOp7/w390-h400/20230511_131306.jpg" width="390" /></a></div>Finally, a project from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/garden-house-rubber-stamp-sheet-bm.html" target="_blank">Garden House</a>. I stamped the image onto book paper, using the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UDLLW0573.html" target="_blank">Tagtastic</a> stamp as a frame. I added a couple of bees from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/honey-bee-unmmounted-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Honey Bee</a> set and a sentiment onto the watercoloured background.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-e9sukTj3ltWCbwXznEF0b-H5f0yVli95vCPhArneEnAX4ztj9Bt7zI9l_poxXhVTvFQmAXAJ4fnPaIX9vugFTmpC0B3Wt8nk8FsqbvMXrhzZWC3P5wVcxse-GiAEenfrzhkXEXtDCLPTI7yOx2r-_SDxzw8CW3cVxb8mJ-aXP8ZzArMdi0E7CMw/s2749/20230511_131208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2686" data-original-width="2749" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-e9sukTj3ltWCbwXznEF0b-H5f0yVli95vCPhArneEnAX4ztj9Bt7zI9l_poxXhVTvFQmAXAJ4fnPaIX9vugFTmpC0B3Wt8nk8FsqbvMXrhzZWC3P5wVcxse-GiAEenfrzhkXEXtDCLPTI7yOx2r-_SDxzw8CW3cVxb8mJ-aXP8ZzArMdi0E7CMw/w400-h391/20230511_131208.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Thanks so much for stopping by and take care xx<br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p><br />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-78836961602431682792023-05-15T07:00:00.007+01:002023-05-17T11:43:52.224+01:00Fun With Flowers<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I have a few more projects to share with you featuring stamps from this month's TV shows on Create and Craft.</p><p>My first project was created by stamping and embossing the very pretty <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6SP0554.html" target="_blank">Wish Flower</a> repeatedly over a piece of Drawing Cartridge using Versamark and white embossing powder. I then added Wilted Violet and Broken China Distress Oxide over the top. The white embossing acts as a resist, and creates a beautiful design. </p><p>I then stamped the flower again, complete with its accompanying words onto a piece of fabric using Archival Jet Black Ink. Don't be worried about stamping onto fabric, you just need to allow a little bit more time for the ink to do its job, so allow the stamp to sit for a bit longer before you lift it off. I coloured the image with Inktense pencils, first a pale green and a lilac, then added water with a brush. While the image was damp, I added a deeper green on the leaves and stems, and a turquoise on the flowers in the dotted areas for shading. As the fabric was damp, the colour was a little bit deeper.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XcPfdl1IKeRt7WNWHq0uZnztfrOarMOZVrJwG5PebUkmBpR2esINWZs0C3RjyUFRHBPxxrgAqVE-vWtMNiFdYwjWF_nJAfx4YskS4eTi66bhPSCeMEa-15cjGwQqu3Fh00apH3HRuDEXuG4eYSF70oBLGXsojaegHI63l64M-It8xNdzfRxMs-om/s2434/20230511_131740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2434" data-original-width="2399" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XcPfdl1IKeRt7WNWHq0uZnztfrOarMOZVrJwG5PebUkmBpR2esINWZs0C3RjyUFRHBPxxrgAqVE-vWtMNiFdYwjWF_nJAfx4YskS4eTi66bhPSCeMEa-15cjGwQqu3Fh00apH3HRuDEXuG4eYSF70oBLGXsojaegHI63l64M-It8xNdzfRxMs-om/w394-h400/20230511_131740.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><p><br />I chose to leave the fabric as it was, but I could have frayed the edges, sewn the piece with a sewing machine, or drawn some faux stitching around the edges with a fineliner pen, (see my example below). You can really play around and experiment with fabric, it can be a lot of fun.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXOm6oKnTpLZFgCxY4VuVuSEQjncMZwffriuazba6OX7f1-T9pB8bi4m_uRzLL28mRFEBkLc3OtiBmsAY8pTq9C6_h3xNT7vZjHpDj51iMh49DpBf0P_Xd02qJAg2xWydLxoffN7kpDkCuSobDJw45z51MS0csR9CO_utFT7PU89yn1EmpR9xyR9-/s2474/20230517_113828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="1886" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXOm6oKnTpLZFgCxY4VuVuSEQjncMZwffriuazba6OX7f1-T9pB8bi4m_uRzLL28mRFEBkLc3OtiBmsAY8pTq9C6_h3xNT7vZjHpDj51iMh49DpBf0P_Xd02qJAg2xWydLxoffN7kpDkCuSobDJw45z51MS0csR9CO_utFT7PU89yn1EmpR9xyR9-/w305-h400/20230517_113828.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>My second project was a pretty little acrylic bookmark using one of Lesley's newest patterned papers. These are all bookmark size, so perfect for this project. I stamped the image from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/garden-house-rubber-stamp-sheet-bm.html" target="_blank">Garden House</a> using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink, then needed to decide what materials to use on the top. Because I knew that I was going to use Matte Medium to adhere my bookmark to the acrylic piece, I could not use anything that might react to something wet, for example watercolours or Distress Inks. So I chose to colour the image with pencils to be on the safe side. I added a bit of shading at the bottom, again with pencils, and also used pencils to colour through a stencil. </p><p>I added a sentiment at the top, which normally would have been too wide, so I used masking tape to cover parts of the sentiment each time I inked it up, enabling me to break it into three parts. Finally, I covered the whole bookmark with Matte Medium and adhered it to the acrylic tag. I allowed the glue to dry before sanding the edges and punching a hole at the top. If you chose to make one of the bookmarks and stick it to a chipboard shape, you could use all sorts of mediums, paints, watercolours, Distress Inks, whatever you like. It was purely because I was inking over the top that I needed to be so careful.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZusfIP0hyC8DmtCKSqit6nzAOh11nQdW5rL89PzaqV9HggOMsBT4mow5iep2xWaaE9rpn_em6PoHO11Rx_tt0SNHK-V7HLui9S7b2TigL98H8XNv2fAX_e09NwLRhxdVz3dzp-6suFIRvVPNqRS8QFUb5L4HcG58grBJr85GGEoj1mNMgu1_Lgn5s/s2307/20230511_131706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2307" data-original-width="977" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZusfIP0hyC8DmtCKSqit6nzAOh11nQdW5rL89PzaqV9HggOMsBT4mow5iep2xWaaE9rpn_em6PoHO11Rx_tt0SNHK-V7HLui9S7b2TigL98H8XNv2fAX_e09NwLRhxdVz3dzp-6suFIRvVPNqRS8QFUb5L4HcG58grBJr85GGEoj1mNMgu1_Lgn5s/w170-h400/20230511_131706.jpg" width="170" /></a></div><p></p><p>I have an older project using the fabulous <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6SP0554.html" target="_blank">Wish Flower</a> that I am sharing with you today. I have stamped the image onto patterned paper and coloured it with pencils. I then took a piece of greyboard and painted it to match the patterned paper, adding some stencilling and the words from the stamp to create a matching background.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64OPBlXwxjn3PZ-c4ZEeHJTay8wH40bzqKPC1I1VmW2Gk-n36dtNMaHLo7zasf7vISD7hjXBT7bXwl4kdHNPPO6bWJhJ_UEJ7sZhqj51P1JZ48DKcauFv9pTCnwZZP3mLuo1qbaBYpYrpylXKI-dwgziAZkjUxJjfEueEjoz7mbZbkw985Z6iA3kl/s2928/010%20(11).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2926" data-original-width="2928" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64OPBlXwxjn3PZ-c4ZEeHJTay8wH40bzqKPC1I1VmW2Gk-n36dtNMaHLo7zasf7vISD7hjXBT7bXwl4kdHNPPO6bWJhJ_UEJ7sZhqj51P1JZ48DKcauFv9pTCnwZZP3mLuo1qbaBYpYrpylXKI-dwgziAZkjUxJjfEueEjoz7mbZbkw985Z6iA3kl/w400-h400/010%20(11).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I will be back soon with more projects to share with you. Thanks so much for stopping by, take care xx<br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-36641675177286991252023-05-11T13:41:00.001+01:002023-05-11T13:41:25.665+01:00In Flight <p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I have some projects to share with you featuring stamps that were part of this month's TV shows on Create and Craft. </p><p>My first project was created by adding some Distress Oxide Inks to a craft mat, (I used Wilted Violet and Evergreen Bough), and spritzing them with water. I patted a piece of Drawing Cartridge onto the mat to pick up the colour. I dried the Drawing Cartridge and then picked up some of the left over colour, to get a layered effect on my background. I am explaining this technique purely for any new stampers out there. I know that I use this technique a lot, but due to the time constraints of a TV demo, I need to add colour to a background very quickly, and this works very well.</p><p>For the next stage of my project, I brayered Evergreen Bough Distress Ink onto some smooth stamping card, (on my original card, I used a gelli plate for this step). I added some extra texture to the background by stamping over the top using the Square Bubbles stamp and Lucky Clover Distress Oxide Ink. I then stamped the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/a-year-of-stamping-issue-5-mounted-may.html" target="_blank">A Year of Stamping Issue 5 - May</a> image using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. After ensuring that the image was completely dry, I coloured the dragonflies using Artway shimmer paints. I coloured the dotted areas of the wings with Inktense pencils to add a bit of shading.</p><p>To finish the card, I found a piece of patterned paper in my stash, to which I added shading with Distress Inks so that it matched my overall colour scheme. I stamped a sentiment from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/fragile-wings-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Fragile Wings</a> stamp set. I trimmed the main image around the outline, and then ran a black inkpad around the other components of the card to match. I allowed everything time to dry before attaching it all to a card blank.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHMDyhh7lgHRF3A67sV31W4GuzX91k0-7P9YWms_b6Pegu-UYHOgeNxzC1GU6y9lgWWUJ1BFNykP8EYRhWfK3BXcbup94vf6FKAohrxPAyfutrL-wFhQHDzyNkVtqWa_3I3ucAYZs9E4TCFGeXCQByggBzkEHR4TxWJ6GQIvaTGalZV2jT9N4P1QO/s1955/20230511_131834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1933" data-original-width="1955" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHMDyhh7lgHRF3A67sV31W4GuzX91k0-7P9YWms_b6Pegu-UYHOgeNxzC1GU6y9lgWWUJ1BFNykP8EYRhWfK3BXcbup94vf6FKAohrxPAyfutrL-wFhQHDzyNkVtqWa_3I3ucAYZs9E4TCFGeXCQByggBzkEHR4TxWJ6GQIvaTGalZV2jT9N4P1QO/w400-h395/20230511_131834.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>My second project features the very pretty <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6SP0553.html" target="_blank">Bird of Joy</a> stamp. This is such a versatile stamp, as the words can also be removed and stamped separately, or not at all. I chose to create a large, colourful tag, and started by stamping the image with Versafine Clair Nocturne. I masked the image and also used a circle mask for a sun. I added background colour in blue and green. I then used a couple of floral images from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/walk-tall-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Walk Tall</a> stamp set, stamping them in plum and olive shades. I added the wording using a grey Versafine Clair Ink, and second generation stamping, so that the words were not too prominent.</p><p>I removed the masks and added yellow ink for the sun, and coloured the image with Zig Clean Colour markers. I love how vibrant these pens are, and how they blend so easily.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCScgdmcHjYCVCmvPydJSLtQzLM3t665cXTXStlgr17FZ3NskD3MpobDZpZeLT6yha4mhRfNWjolagx4a_UC1opKcC0RGuPQW5IFROmmCRoH6wExfMGtCJr54Rh9d3ztWS757cOwCFOR4z-weZXq-LXHm8uDKngkI1iXrwMab-EMXAHscORcy8nCQ/s2095/20230511_131807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2095" data-original-width="1140" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCScgdmcHjYCVCmvPydJSLtQzLM3t665cXTXStlgr17FZ3NskD3MpobDZpZeLT6yha4mhRfNWjolagx4a_UC1opKcC0RGuPQW5IFROmmCRoH6wExfMGtCJr54Rh9d3ztWS757cOwCFOR4z-weZXq-LXHm8uDKngkI1iXrwMab-EMXAHscORcy8nCQ/w217-h400/20230511_131807.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><br />I have another card using this fabulous stamp that I created a while ago, and I thought that I would share it with you again. I made a gelli print directly onto a square card blank, and then stamped the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6SP0553.html" target="_blank">Bird of Joy</a> over the gelli print. I simply coloured the image with pencils. I obviously like this colour option, as both birds are very similar! <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0ZUew0U0dfolYYdMyjBsaHud0gSQGtc7OqpHgc_tG26-MNwHZ6RLuXdbKnX0uwpThXExZgrzC7u0m_g-_P33wQDmbCXN9_QxiAcoIEMGQTmWwXJRmmBSkI_JQZwcLyg_awA5p-gQ6GcdMXrKUFIGT_Opl7nNT9mUjisYl9Ae9dSANdW8ZtwsY3rc/s3331/018%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3175" data-original-width="3331" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0ZUew0U0dfolYYdMyjBsaHud0gSQGtc7OqpHgc_tG26-MNwHZ6RLuXdbKnX0uwpThXExZgrzC7u0m_g-_P33wQDmbCXN9_QxiAcoIEMGQTmWwXJRmmBSkI_JQZwcLyg_awA5p-gQ6GcdMXrKUFIGT_Opl7nNT9mUjisYl9Ae9dSANdW8ZtwsY3rc/w400-h381/018%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I will be back very soon with more cards to share with you. Thanks so much for stopping by, take care xx<br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-23370394795533026842023-04-23T07:00:00.001+01:002023-04-23T07:00:00.186+01:00A Bumper Blueprint Post!<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. This post could be a long one, so I hope that you have a cuppa handy! I have lots of projects to share with you today, featuring stamps from our TV shows on Create and Craft. </p><p>My first project was a journal page spread that I created using the beautiful blueprint stamp bundle that we had on the TV show. The stamps featured were <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/cala-lily-blueprint-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Cala Lily Blueprint</a>, <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/freesia-blueprint-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Freesia Blueprint</a>, <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/wild-cornflower-blueprint-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Wild Cornflower Blueprint</a> and <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/sweetpeas-blueprint-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Sweetpeas Blueprint</a>. I cut some panels of smooth stamping paper, two were 8cms by 14cms, and one was 8cms by 15cms. I used a small rectangle gelli plate and covered it with Evergreen Bough Distress Ink. I stamped the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6LW0562.html" target="_blank">On The Tiles</a> stamp onto the gelli plate using Broken China Distress Ink. I then stamped the gelli plate onto each of the panels. Once the panels were dry, I stamped one of the large images from the stamp plates using Versafine Clair Nocturne onto each of them. I missed out the Cala Lily Blueprint, as I only needed three. </p><p>I coloured the images with pencils, sticking to a limited colour palette of mostly purple, magenta and green. I added Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide through a square stencil onto the panels, avoiding the images themselves. <br /></p><p>Using a small round gelli plate, I inked it up and stamped over the top with the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6LW0562.html" target="_blank">On the Tiles</a> stamp in the same way repeatedly over a two page spread in my A4 journal. I worked out where I wanted to place the panels, and added ruler frames around those areas using black ink. I added smaller technical images from the stamp sets using Purple Delight, Warm Breeaze and Nocturne Versafine Clair Ink. I then added sentiments using Twilight Ink. Finally, I attached the panels over the top.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NOlzwrctIsKDJXe0adVlgqM3BNdVF4dUgEntSRaLAff8hFIey8Avqjh3ngLQtNMT357WI54iN98ptXLR0omvB1Q2DgIXSGGy6n3tGlEIkwpDyh4Gd9IuZ7vbF-jlSIlyqo7ctGEBtZ0Syx2_6YR-tHeiuWzwAVwkSU6nFQXersWFDxjsukVgxvCM/s2867/20230409_115026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="2867" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NOlzwrctIsKDJXe0adVlgqM3BNdVF4dUgEntSRaLAff8hFIey8Avqjh3ngLQtNMT357WI54iN98ptXLR0omvB1Q2DgIXSGGy6n3tGlEIkwpDyh4Gd9IuZ7vbF-jlSIlyqo7ctGEBtZ0Syx2_6YR-tHeiuWzwAVwkSU6nFQXersWFDxjsukVgxvCM/w400-h280/20230409_115026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I always knew that I intended to make a card with an extra panel, so I made one as I went along. I created a background using Drawing Cartridge and Evergreen Bough Distress Ink. I added one of the sentiments and black ink. I often find that working in my journal is a springboard for a good card idea, and this was no exception.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwgbyfOWq5MQh2G4r7NNWMqrrzkEF7PKJeBuwFkAn6_eb2N8ps7o8FMQqNvRye3zJ6N9p90lC6RNBvpFU9f1amnMFr0eubdhIvVKWj-NpQOgQ3SFbZBBr4AjDtS_lO39TVkVBqLgZ8FJ9fryLc56trJ5XmIkuNIh5WBXt7CXS8uefMPfOgzXelPTy/s2636/20230409_114952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2636" data-original-width="2636" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwgbyfOWq5MQh2G4r7NNWMqrrzkEF7PKJeBuwFkAn6_eb2N8ps7o8FMQqNvRye3zJ6N9p90lC6RNBvpFU9f1amnMFr0eubdhIvVKWj-NpQOgQ3SFbZBBr4AjDtS_lO39TVkVBqLgZ8FJ9fryLc56trJ5XmIkuNIh5WBXt7CXS8uefMPfOgzXelPTy/w400-h400/20230409_114952.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>I decided to make a set of cards using some of the technical images. They are so useful, these smaller designs. I very quickly inked up a square gelli plate with a variety of colours, then stamped over the background with a toning ink. I cut a piece of smooth stamping card and stamped one of the medium floral images and coloured it with pencils. I inked around the edge of the panel with the background ink colour. These were fairly quick cards, but really pretty and very effective. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v9LHPh3USoK3w8o_cSfIvTC3u_nW6LWcrbEJtNfJanBCgECzzvnVNG2piT26QlmH2pTLyLyxToq_XqikxZT6ZAI_egs8YBpQm2m3dwcoRhF3UvaQgiZdMf_6Ry9iKLdZGS3YLeERVpyjoiY6FdwMazfbXtBdtYtXuupVDOfhYMTzQ9VxGCq7LX3O/s2445/20230409_114931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="2445" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4v9LHPh3USoK3w8o_cSfIvTC3u_nW6LWcrbEJtNfJanBCgECzzvnVNG2piT26QlmH2pTLyLyxToq_XqikxZT6ZAI_egs8YBpQm2m3dwcoRhF3UvaQgiZdMf_6Ry9iKLdZGS3YLeERVpyjoiY6FdwMazfbXtBdtYtXuupVDOfhYMTzQ9VxGCq7LX3O/w400-h400/20230409_114931.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuoOElTlRMaOp2tMCh_Pp4kBeBXiW__pZvnFilSP3o301DzgznQpr0o9lNqJ9bTL8MX64fgWOyzdnmWYSFydbZmzdBzYmLlDajANXFbO5kjTDBkqPss43FyDDXOlCdvtmsUtbM_-TjIEFvhR9vIgx_0Updkv9ruUcNnh3fiRL6B4oTfmtVehyeN8f/s2328/20230409_114917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="2309" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuoOElTlRMaOp2tMCh_Pp4kBeBXiW__pZvnFilSP3o301DzgznQpr0o9lNqJ9bTL8MX64fgWOyzdnmWYSFydbZmzdBzYmLlDajANXFbO5kjTDBkqPss43FyDDXOlCdvtmsUtbM_-TjIEFvhR9vIgx_0Updkv9ruUcNnh3fiRL6B4oTfmtVehyeN8f/w396-h400/20230409_114917.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmKuMcngOiZKBs2it96e4DladKNMrx3Ao3NQvTugFnoZwoLukPaxrgXuDEJikuYojVEC4VAJ3Ds3PQ4uG9p2QWkxQge_KGMByROGH1jQa0YFOAgELrUNk79w1agJb8uDz4YaDrTwrbjoYI30nVyh6YbTwHhAh-VM1Nya0gMTdV0zbjLB3LNhvuXU0/s2208/20230409_114856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2208" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmKuMcngOiZKBs2it96e4DladKNMrx3Ao3NQvTugFnoZwoLukPaxrgXuDEJikuYojVEC4VAJ3Ds3PQ4uG9p2QWkxQge_KGMByROGH1jQa0YFOAgELrUNk79w1agJb8uDz4YaDrTwrbjoYI30nVyh6YbTwHhAh-VM1Nya0gMTdV0zbjLB3LNhvuXU0/w400-h400/20230409_114856.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>You could choose more masculine colours - grey, brown, ochre, etc. and make a range of masculine cards by adding the technical images instead of the flowers. These would make fabulous storecupboard cards for when you need a card in a hurry. I can think of lots of other stamps in the Chocolate Baroque range that I am going to give this treatment to for Birthday cards now, and I hope that it has helped to give you some inspiration too.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So now I am going to share a bunch of older cards with you, which if you have followed me or Chocolate Baroque for a while you will recognise, if not, then I hope that you will enjoy them.</p><p>The first card is a typical blueprint style, white embossing on glossy card, with Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink over the top, and the lovely <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/wild-cornflower-blueprint-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Wild Cornflower Blueprint</a> image to complete the card.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmninySgBF_4V2QfQzk7ONNgq5pWeH9HcKcNARph7YzE3XzMQARGcRShLM7cpyIQD5syVRcEQEJ0XffvFJancVyDkvCQkgBo5t447cjGACM6EeGAwSoxsKLmk6sGX3fz0XLIjdMg-WUQ6jObIlix3xB77Un2RPXlddL6IBgmbJS5PFqkTLJgPC8VFT/s1600/20200205_002636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmninySgBF_4V2QfQzk7ONNgq5pWeH9HcKcNARph7YzE3XzMQARGcRShLM7cpyIQD5syVRcEQEJ0XffvFJancVyDkvCQkgBo5t447cjGACM6EeGAwSoxsKLmk6sGX3fz0XLIjdMg-WUQ6jObIlix3xB77Un2RPXlddL6IBgmbJS5PFqkTLJgPC8VFT/w306-h400/20200205_002636.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><p></p><p>More white embossing and colouring on kraft card for the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/cala-lily-blueprint-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Cala Lily Blueprint</a> this time.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-s7gXHR8qCyelvONiiQB8hnS73pTsDbk2Pb6fbOj7PDK_aTX1ynlTANUEvPPyXJvnG9vb1N-qFzOm_uCRQug4vKebQNlexK3J2NoIYAmgZXygL7Tyn5foGew6sFPcSIGX1l7EKNENAWoEwIo7sd3gs6ow3lB0rnZ3vvqRPdGG4TtjgRNztWKbrej0/s1961/20230409_114826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="1948" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-s7gXHR8qCyelvONiiQB8hnS73pTsDbk2Pb6fbOj7PDK_aTX1ynlTANUEvPPyXJvnG9vb1N-qFzOm_uCRQug4vKebQNlexK3J2NoIYAmgZXygL7Tyn5foGew6sFPcSIGX1l7EKNENAWoEwIo7sd3gs6ow3lB0rnZ3vvqRPdGG4TtjgRNztWKbrej0/w398-h400/20230409_114826.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><p></p><p>A few cards showcasing the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/freesia-blueprint-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Freesia Blueprint</a> stamp set. The first card, I have stamped the image onto a linen panel.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-H44a1ChJLQgrzZ8uWXjaJTMidNR5sOhRru3fFkNMeBJfvQAPkGNexjYIp_L52lZy2VJiQCYMNA6gACA2AbFlgY_1ZOusS1VitN7LQqQv9K6uR9OL90h0n8qtE_yTq94eR_POm6vNyWbyiR8bXW1MwCvXCjHlbghqUilrb9-PmVp8JgXKxaW0Oaj/s1600/20200219_194418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1562" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-H44a1ChJLQgrzZ8uWXjaJTMidNR5sOhRru3fFkNMeBJfvQAPkGNexjYIp_L52lZy2VJiQCYMNA6gACA2AbFlgY_1ZOusS1VitN7LQqQv9K6uR9OL90h0n8qtE_yTq94eR_POm6vNyWbyiR8bXW1MwCvXCjHlbghqUilrb9-PmVp8JgXKxaW0Oaj/w390-h400/20200219_194418.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><p>The second uses textured embossing on the background through one of our stencils.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMgvmh4lCpsX4W-lSZVeUGlFtdWUlTeAs9wRqIuZimqxc0c56LmXplFzZeJZRs_hX4oCw35ASTW0NB5oWlDj_77MY1Q51Q9g4HNIJbByHnOD74DR2LsY9zXRF4RVfuOS4ParRBemMdVFTM3dF7bK3PposYzP1xPsVLNG_icymII7ubX-2GluC5uF5/s1769/20230409_114747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1769" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMgvmh4lCpsX4W-lSZVeUGlFtdWUlTeAs9wRqIuZimqxc0c56LmXplFzZeJZRs_hX4oCw35ASTW0NB5oWlDj_77MY1Q51Q9g4HNIJbByHnOD74DR2LsY9zXRF4RVfuOS4ParRBemMdVFTM3dF7bK3PposYzP1xPsVLNG_icymII7ubX-2GluC5uF5/w400-h393/20230409_114747.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Onto the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/sweetpeas-blueprint-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Sweetpeas Blueprint</a> stamp set now, and a little canvas where the image was stamped onto tissue paper and added over acrylic paint.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLuqk2PlGG6rHUWy0xRLzwShonZC_Javvup8YMCD9tdQR6JKfgSfah8vw2gZ1gMv4Dx17LG_bpei2d9_qRFV41aRGhiK6PiQDHJvjfyrYUlKMC4aHeOhD-renWuYcGZHovbx_DDwirBuQVx3QjyBThp_QbaCztqoEzkSrIju0kCpIG1zMbqhCsmTG/s2180/20230409_114559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="2180" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLuqk2PlGG6rHUWy0xRLzwShonZC_Javvup8YMCD9tdQR6JKfgSfah8vw2gZ1gMv4Dx17LG_bpei2d9_qRFV41aRGhiK6PiQDHJvjfyrYUlKMC4aHeOhD-renWuYcGZHovbx_DDwirBuQVx3QjyBThp_QbaCztqoEzkSrIju0kCpIG1zMbqhCsmTG/w400-h391/20230409_114559.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>A horizontal panel matted over patterned paper. the little flower heads were placed into the flagpole centers as if they were in glass domes.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHU2L-M2d1LcmvnMvVeIEinJrdBYGuHI2hftnzBr6oWlQSqmtOKNBZ25CvCt2kPO7xTEn6njXcR6GxBfrrMQAjGkoplWTgiDhnIzw0Xcb8NZdU43-RkM_YGTdnmX_9bWn4q0o_PJdlfSRcazaPOxuGQ0zXnKVWtu8Dj9bjxkX-EAhVDvYLftcaVpTS/s1874/20230409_114545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="1874" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHU2L-M2d1LcmvnMvVeIEinJrdBYGuHI2hftnzBr6oWlQSqmtOKNBZ25CvCt2kPO7xTEn6njXcR6GxBfrrMQAjGkoplWTgiDhnIzw0Xcb8NZdU43-RkM_YGTdnmX_9bWn4q0o_PJdlfSRcazaPOxuGQ0zXnKVWtu8Dj9bjxkX-EAhVDvYLftcaVpTS/w400-h314/20230409_114545.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>Finally, I used the postage stamp stencil and added lots of the small images from the stamp sets to create postage stamps.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXyWe4CDnJX_ZJsTnQvI7mK1IDi9YVny96EIA7aX_lxtpIweFIYtwYc40dANUq0Z_LDNW1HosFrsg-VZeXMl0FymLLqFJ9Yj1VXMip0kFO7TDF1kVXpcI7OW2zQs_t7I2CXbh3lx_hPVuLG4xAysk1KyW4ZWmu8INShHobzIUx_7ikkzxYknFkYwC/s1533/20230409_114529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="1448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXyWe4CDnJX_ZJsTnQvI7mK1IDi9YVny96EIA7aX_lxtpIweFIYtwYc40dANUq0Z_LDNW1HosFrsg-VZeXMl0FymLLqFJ9Yj1VXMip0kFO7TDF1kVXpcI7OW2zQs_t7I2CXbh3lx_hPVuLG4xAysk1KyW4ZWmu8INShHobzIUx_7ikkzxYknFkYwC/w378-h400/20230409_114529.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I hope that I have given you lots of inspiration using these fabulous stamps. Thanks so much for stopping by, take care xx<br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-26843922365286896812023-04-16T07:00:00.005+01:002023-04-16T07:00:00.274+01:00Butterfly Flourishes<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I am back with more projects to share from our April TV shows. </p><p>My first project was created by stamping an image from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/butterfly-flourishfantastic-florals-unmounted-rubber-stamps-multi-buy-a5.html" target="_blank">Butterfly Flourish</a> stamp set onto a piece of Drawing Cartridge with Versamark and white embossing powder. I added Shabby Shutters, Evergreen Bough and Wilted Violet Distress Ink with blending brushes. I then covered the background with copy paper and ironed over the top to remove the embossing powder. This creates a faux batik effect, leaving a flat surface once again. <br /></p><p>On a piece of smooth stamping card, I stamped the butterfly flourish image from the same stamp set, and a butterfly from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5SP0576.html" target="_blank">Butterfly Perfumery</a> stamp set. I coloured these with co-ordinating coloured pencils, (I used Caran D'Ache pencils). I cut the butterflies out, and arrached them to the card. I drew the antennae using a fineliner pen. Because I had ironed the embossing powder away, I was able to draw over the surface of the background easily. I also added a sentiment.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjD09Ia02AXJwpc4aYFZ73vGjkOCaWt9FmJw6ItBcgR3XnJUjedkmbUQZvo2tnWz22Do35c-h3YAYlF9N8T5f_JBg4hgXFH_lCTFI8ySnAsnKbUSNCKA6uMgj0l_DT0F87_BX_YV7gUp_AsMW9-y4TTqUy6V8SRRCN9viLu_BtiRVf6VG1_TrZcey/s2470/20230409_114346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2470" data-original-width="2380" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjD09Ia02AXJwpc4aYFZ73vGjkOCaWt9FmJw6ItBcgR3XnJUjedkmbUQZvo2tnWz22Do35c-h3YAYlF9N8T5f_JBg4hgXFH_lCTFI8ySnAsnKbUSNCKA6uMgj0l_DT0F87_BX_YV7gUp_AsMW9-y4TTqUy6V8SRRCN9viLu_BtiRVf6VG1_TrZcey/w385-h400/20230409_114346.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><p></p><p>Faux batik is such a useful technique, you can stamp over the top and colour the clear areas with pencils, inks, etc. It adds so many possiblities to your backgrounds.</p><p></p><p>For my second card, I used the same colour Distress Inks as before, and swiped them over an acrylic block. I spritzed them with water, and pressed the block onto a piece of Drawing Cartridge. I allowed the background to dry completely. I used the two corner stamps from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/butterfly-flourishfantastic-florals-unmounted-rubber-stamps-multi-buy-a5.html" target="_blank">Butterfly Flourish</a> stamp set, and created a very simple card design, stamping with Twilight Versafine Clair Ink. I added a sentiment from the same stamp set. By varying the colours, you could make this into a masculine card.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGgm27LSd38oyS-gWAhtZaKgz-1RBF80hVHMdSFz7RnIaNssf60BZHeDaM-szCOC_BniV_sMJqZjNpPggwCXDaVHyGNalawBe9S8HGn2WEzRXEPneO1yH9F77I_OZ6V-z9K8mW3gjroGNmrYYcfuFabamStWUl_nqFkuxooxn_wY3xb_KD_d4Lb_g/s2201/20230409_114307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="2192" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGgm27LSd38oyS-gWAhtZaKgz-1RBF80hVHMdSFz7RnIaNssf60BZHeDaM-szCOC_BniV_sMJqZjNpPggwCXDaVHyGNalawBe9S8HGn2WEzRXEPneO1yH9F77I_OZ6V-z9K8mW3gjroGNmrYYcfuFabamStWUl_nqFkuxooxn_wY3xb_KD_d4Lb_g/w399-h400/20230409_114307.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>I will be back soon with more cards to share with you, thanks so much for stopping by, take care xx<br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-43292236174877373052023-04-09T12:54:00.001+01:002023-04-09T13:21:41.643+01:00April Butterflies<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I have lots of projects to share with you this month, using stamps that we featured on the TV shows on Create and Craft. I will spread them out over a few posts, and show you some older projects as well, using the same stamps, I hope that you don't mind.</p><p></p><p>Our A Year of Stamping stamps are proving to be very popular, and this month's edition, a cluster of butterflies, is no exception. I created several examples to demonstrate if necessary for the shows, but just ended up showing one in the end. I always like to be prepared! I made a background using red, yellow and orange Brushos, sprinkled onto Drawing Cartridge, which I spritzed with water. I let this dry completely. I them stamped the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/a-year-of-stamping-issue-4-april.html" target="_blank">A Year of Stamping Issue 4 - April</a> with Versafine Clair Nocturne and clear embossing powder. This makes the image more vibrant, and creates a gutter for painting, very handy, especially when I need to paint quite quickly during a demo.</p><p>I sprinkled a little bit of each of the three colours of Brusho onto an acrylic block and spritzed them with water, then using a paintbrush, I painted the three large butterflies. I added a little bit of red where the dots indicated shading near the butterfly bodies.</p><p>I made my own card blank using two pieces of black card. I cut two strips 15.2 cms long. I scored one at 15.2 cms, then folded it on the line. I trimmed the excess away leaving about one and a half cms beyond the fold, and then attached the second strip of card. I then shut the card, and cut the back piece to match the front, using a sharp knife and a ruler. This card is small enough to run through a standard die cutting machine and cut a circle aperture in the front, which is what I needed. I placed the painted background into the card, and put the spare piece of black card, (slightly trimmed) behind it, for stability. The black card base really makes the image pop.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEATANrGYr0wiJWbYn04jUUxqetLHPX3edH-WiOxE23u25ld5SjB-CLn6pmYo_KSMT4VC4oA1hTKIfwox_UiL-bX6a3_dybBj2COlEiqro5VTEx4tF3GoGZq4Mbn9im2qq1gvUCEdFcCPVXbvzSpS4Hm5iul77NKlkK9TuQ5B3GETr88RhzGFWc2O2/s1512/20230409_114220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1499" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEATANrGYr0wiJWbYn04jUUxqetLHPX3edH-WiOxE23u25ld5SjB-CLn6pmYo_KSMT4VC4oA1hTKIfwox_UiL-bX6a3_dybBj2COlEiqro5VTEx4tF3GoGZq4Mbn9im2qq1gvUCEdFcCPVXbvzSpS4Hm5iul77NKlkK9TuQ5B3GETr88RhzGFWc2O2/w396-h400/20230409_114220.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><p></p><p>Some time ago, I created a project using this image. I stamped the image three times, once onto book paper, once onto smooth stamping card, and then finally onto patterned paper. I decoupaged the image to create a very colourful project. We showed the card last month as a sneaky peek on the TV shows.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4rQuA-9RE_8vapD96iOVI6AQoiB0g3OVUAPdg2G-v6MNiXTNHN0k2S4-7yevjRSPiFylcQEf2jCVzp0EAJ8ErbN0un_HRhxCZM_l3jiPPfxDs101DyExZhwRFF6zpI3EBiJg4lUt86SpgOMUIye60bWR74kg7m0eNREeORHjb0MDu_ySMCa65w9y/s3137/20230409_123704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3137" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4rQuA-9RE_8vapD96iOVI6AQoiB0g3OVUAPdg2G-v6MNiXTNHN0k2S4-7yevjRSPiFylcQEf2jCVzp0EAJ8ErbN0un_HRhxCZM_l3jiPPfxDs101DyExZhwRFF6zpI3EBiJg4lUt86SpgOMUIye60bWR74kg7m0eNREeORHjb0MDu_ySMCa65w9y/w385-h400/20230409_123704.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><p>I wanted to recreate this project as a potential demo, but in a different colour option. I used Inktense pencils to colour the book paper and smooth stamping card on the bottom two layers. I chose a zingy green and orange, as they contrast each other so well. My top layer is a patterned paper designed by Lesley, but I have added some Distress Ink to darken it a little bit. I have embossed the top layer with clear embossing powder, when I stamped it. I chose a green card for the matting layer, and used a corner rounder on the edges, to follow the shape of the stamp itself. Again, I have used black card, to make the colours pop. This project requires a bit of cutting out, but I listen to some music, or watch a favourite TV programme, and I am finished before I know it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKweGhbR-34oBMl0m3-I2Rn_HuZzgjA_427rQGg3uG8B4UH4-zozgG8BKMJMF7xslvE9E7OeDWoCQMwhClgeA_ZmbXLfu-EC5ONu2wscmK9ZIvwKGwXT1aHYKwwvkXgzcVwVSdSZepBvQX-sMcOT1InrCV8T9HLFNUcpJN-oNIZt6SUq9CimcXWy6/s2820/20230409_123644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="2820" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKweGhbR-34oBMl0m3-I2Rn_HuZzgjA_427rQGg3uG8B4UH4-zozgG8BKMJMF7xslvE9E7OeDWoCQMwhClgeA_ZmbXLfu-EC5ONu2wscmK9ZIvwKGwXT1aHYKwwvkXgzcVwVSdSZepBvQX-sMcOT1InrCV8T9HLFNUcpJN-oNIZt6SUq9CimcXWy6/w400-h396/20230409_123644.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>My last project using this stamp was to remove the background entirely, and to create a backgound myself. I applied some Distress Oxide to an acrylic block- Twisted Citron and Broken China, which I spritzed with water. I pressed the acrylic block onto a piece of Drawing Cartridge to get a watery background, which I left to dry completely. I inked around the edges with Wilted Violet Distress Ink, and the using Warm Breeze Versafine Clair, I inked up the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6SP0563.html" target="_blank">Square Bubbles</a> stamp, and stamped little bits of it randomly over the background. I held the stamp in my hand, and curled it up, so that only a little bit of the stamp touched the background each time. I did get rather messy fingers!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JnNteGUkSfM2H-RqsIpr3CeKKIxy2EjwKF-UScLBuc3cHqLoSKIZtpY9dmuGAtRfKh_SyTmir2FutqzW0dOpuTyJdB4gHcQNzm-nlvIlqpK620uKWxjj8lt3lmi3xOSGJ3TqkqCWYESsSLoZctgfOJBdKjo6p1RS8cf1g8Ud3UMmrYa1EXyI6Qk6/s1580/20230409_114450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1580" data-original-width="1516" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JnNteGUkSfM2H-RqsIpr3CeKKIxy2EjwKF-UScLBuc3cHqLoSKIZtpY9dmuGAtRfKh_SyTmir2FutqzW0dOpuTyJdB4gHcQNzm-nlvIlqpK620uKWxjj8lt3lmi3xOSGJ3TqkqCWYESsSLoZctgfOJBdKjo6p1RS8cf1g8Ud3UMmrYa1EXyI6Qk6/w384-h400/20230409_114450.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><p></p><p>I used a background paper designed by Lesley once more, and added a bit of Distress Ink again, to tailor the colours exactly to my design. I stamped and embossed using Versamark and white embossing powder. I added the antennae using a white gel pen.</p><p></p><p>I will be back very soon with more projcts to share with you. Thanks so much for stopping by, take care xx<br /></p><p></p><p><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-41410665630378922252023-03-30T10:18:00.001+01:002023-03-30T10:18:15.765+01:00Colourful Spring Projects<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I have some projects to share with you today, showcasing stamps that were featured during this month's TV shows on Create and Craft.</p><p>My first project was created using the lovely <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/breath-of-spring-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Breath of Spring</a> stamp set. I brayered some Fossilized Amber Distress Ink onto a round gelli plate, and then stamped the pretty leafy scroll image repeatedly onto the gelli plate, using Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink. I used the gelli plate like a big stamp, and pressed it onto a piece of smooth stamping card.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yqC7prDOdwm0yFLJFNISjGTF5KcsDXUU20jnZnVagkKezi7O-PIPuRLLPKzVtntIdtM0mNiGCBJQJh3r-LS-vYPkHhBW0DLlVugT0cXu-UGAvVk1lBtpFonYhz6EJm1uYvyXXS5900gBUGADBfV3qfOBS32ThSKhO3l1q51YnhG5JWrArV1n3Jxr/s2309/20230330_095553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2298" data-original-width="2309" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yqC7prDOdwm0yFLJFNISjGTF5KcsDXUU20jnZnVagkKezi7O-PIPuRLLPKzVtntIdtM0mNiGCBJQJh3r-LS-vYPkHhBW0DLlVugT0cXu-UGAvVk1lBtpFonYhz6EJm1uYvyXXS5900gBUGADBfV3qfOBS32ThSKhO3l1q51YnhG5JWrArV1n3Jxr/w400-h398/20230330_095553.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I stamped the main image from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/breath-of-spring-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Breath of Spring</a> stamp set onto a spare piece of smooth stamping card. I also stamped the little butterfly that appears on the swirl a couple of times. I coloured these images with pencils and cut them out. I attached them to the gelli plate background, and added the word 'Spring' from the stamp set. Finally, I mounted the background onto some black card.</p><p>My second project is a variation of an old project. I stamped the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6SP0545.html" target="_blank">Hanging Flowers</a> image onto a piece of book paper, using a greenVersafine Clair ink. I coloured the image with pencils, and added some shading around the edge with Distress Ink. I made a larger background using Twisted Citron Distress Ink, and stamped the leafy portion of the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6SP0545.html" target="_blank">Hanging Flowers</a> image around the edge in the green Versafine Clair ink to create a border. I also added a dotty stamp from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/floral-clock-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Floral Clock</a> stamp set, using second generation stamping. I added some ribbon and kraft card mounts to both layers to complete the card.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjATY46a2xhg3GFYqaF_dHv9b-ClF0GQ-odt8ELJJXyIpUY3zhhu8LyPwGEk1ZzGRim1w_qW179HP2H4YYSYZ2jM8hvD91bUEkHnjCRWt0k8v-0d4fQI_0_w8d6vKHXz6ekPkIYLYtLn_8P4yraOYJYjf4RQl9TnHamkejvyHoYw-t44G1lHk74BG/s1998/20230330_095611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="1950" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjATY46a2xhg3GFYqaF_dHv9b-ClF0GQ-odt8ELJJXyIpUY3zhhu8LyPwGEk1ZzGRim1w_qW179HP2H4YYSYZ2jM8hvD91bUEkHnjCRWt0k8v-0d4fQI_0_w8d6vKHXz6ekPkIYLYtLn_8P4yraOYJYjf4RQl9TnHamkejvyHoYw-t44G1lHk74BG/w390-h400/20230330_095611.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><br />My next two projects featured a pretty little stamp from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/floral-clock-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Floral Clock</a>
stamp set. I found a watery background in my stash box, which I had
originally created using Distress Inks. I stamped the flowers across the
background using grey Versafine Clair Ink, adding a butterfly and a
sentiment. I then chose a grassy stamp from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/spring-foliage-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Spring Foliage</a>
stamp set, and using a green Distress Oxide ink, I stamped the image in
second generation stamping. This gave a feeling of a field of flowers
in the background, and meant that I did not need to mask off my
foreground flowers, great if you want to create quick cards.<p></p><p>I
coloured the images with Zig Clean Colour Markers, blending the colours
into each other, and using a brush and some water if I needed to even
the colour out at any point. Going back with one of the paler colours
helps with the blending process anyway. I added a piece of black card
behind the background before I mounted the panel onto a white card blank
for a great clean and simple card.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihc-RbFzPUBR7VgRRIPGLWernzIsJU4t8QEgimyttFdJ22mWpocLIq8krC7tq8s_x7wytLl_nBo7qnEzP5xMspNDczQSY49VylhGXkSGtMAn5sxKMmQOqbGpgd0Q2uPIkeQIjn6cjbKaPR_I4wg8ALkM7MQt_kiu9MaYuFt2FExzoss2DzUOHDtAop/s2412/20230330_094820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="2412" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihc-RbFzPUBR7VgRRIPGLWernzIsJU4t8QEgimyttFdJ22mWpocLIq8krC7tq8s_x7wytLl_nBo7qnEzP5xMspNDczQSY49VylhGXkSGtMAn5sxKMmQOqbGpgd0Q2uPIkeQIjn6cjbKaPR_I4wg8ALkM7MQt_kiu9MaYuFt2FExzoss2DzUOHDtAop/w400-h399/20230330_094820.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>I took the idea a
little further and decided to create a little wrap around card using
exactly the same design. I made the strip slightly longer, and then
attached it to a little 4" x 4" black card. This would make a great
little notelet for so many different occasions. I love making these
small cards, as I think they are so useful; anything from gift tags, to
Get Well cards, a pick me up card, or just to say hello card. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJLXuLZp61aEO9Jq-dA9ORg09fGAThr2fujnlTcKSqs81WfS_8gAZKVkmYBunxXPomUqeAliHw-8CaR5BRp1Z3nfWd5bk2eWmPJlWY6O2FL-Qt77tXy5pjB1EyDFVXTmSQMaf2xJIDvIZ2_8nYXcw3tuibUWKBKvTWNS0xQ4W8w2pXuCvdb_u2Hv-/s1665/20230330_095623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="1665" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJLXuLZp61aEO9Jq-dA9ORg09fGAThr2fujnlTcKSqs81WfS_8gAZKVkmYBunxXPomUqeAliHw-8CaR5BRp1Z3nfWd5bk2eWmPJlWY6O2FL-Qt77tXy5pjB1EyDFVXTmSQMaf2xJIDvIZ2_8nYXcw3tuibUWKBKvTWNS0xQ4W8w2pXuCvdb_u2Hv-/w400-h386/20230330_095623.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6CwHsxcQetHOAPFXKIXq0pbmG-RqeMVEMX-5FvmovBDVDJdPpbFo9ODsQUvwHcxlBJ_J0yxLRoibspNo3d_P51yu7sEk49CqNgD8Ld4O9MQdZu2h2v_KIzPxWBe_vm01vf9rg98oeNWhmQ4bhqYhGiZNkrA5Pe67hj68d0kqZDgksC4v5FrDOsSw/s2239/20230330_095632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2239" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6CwHsxcQetHOAPFXKIXq0pbmG-RqeMVEMX-5FvmovBDVDJdPpbFo9ODsQUvwHcxlBJ_J0yxLRoibspNo3d_P51yu7sEk49CqNgD8Ld4O9MQdZu2h2v_KIzPxWBe_vm01vf9rg98oeNWhmQ4bhqYhGiZNkrA5Pe67hj68d0kqZDgksC4v5FrDOsSw/w400-h275/20230330_095632.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>My
next project is a variation on an older project, and I have changed the
way that I made this slightly. My older project was created by painting
over scrapbook paper and creating a masterboard. This time, I used a
roller and added Distress Ink to smooth stamping paper. I then created
the layers in exactly the same way as before. I added stencilling and
stamping, taking images from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/floral-clock-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Floral Clock</a> and <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/parsley-clock-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Parsley Clock</a>
stamp set. I drew around a chipboard tag and cut out the shape on the
background, then attached it to the tag. I sanded the edge to reveal the
white edge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJP6ac0essZFuOtOCiTVLtn1ZqNFd-LLGmJ6j5ukNvR7BJ2KdV7itnEgTkE5je-6mI27Ix7pxix4m1UIhZvdg-SHnzbn-x47B7EAHQqUibLVz52yzTY75ldftdTXW4HUYEpt6C5fsneyEADAVp5e6KRdNSci7PPBRQBs7dWrDe0PNgOYIpGzoCj5_/s2319/20230330_094747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2319" data-original-width="1551" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJP6ac0essZFuOtOCiTVLtn1ZqNFd-LLGmJ6j5ukNvR7BJ2KdV7itnEgTkE5je-6mI27Ix7pxix4m1UIhZvdg-SHnzbn-x47B7EAHQqUibLVz52yzTY75ldftdTXW4HUYEpt6C5fsneyEADAVp5e6KRdNSci7PPBRQBs7dWrDe0PNgOYIpGzoCj5_/w268-h400/20230330_094747.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><p></p><p>I used a spare piece of smooth stamping paper and
stamped three butterflies from these stamp sets, and coloured them with
pencils. I cut them out, but before I adhered them to the background, I
stamped just the antennae directly onto the background where I wanted
to place the butterflies. I then placed my coloured butterflies over the
top.</p><p>My next four projects are all older projects, but I am
sharing them with you again. The first is a die cut circle stamped with
images from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/parsley-clock-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Parsley Clock</a>
stamp set. I have coloured the images with pencils, and added Distress
Ink to the background. I matted the die cut onto a piece of textured
card.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBES5DBIhw18xiMPyH3UeBhs9CA_5DzsPgcaPuIQjedObVm140YSWANe_8ZhuujljjewdoYJ5dELmQsIEd4CXk3rZwDBw5J0wRt4ldZLp67v5lFnBmaqTWQ9sqhvowGLCr6rnXOwqbR6EMwl3dhXnDhXsLHueMeUTLCVLyjstX6ltoGDJ9mPuGTeWx/s2965/20230330_094844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2846" data-original-width="2965" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBES5DBIhw18xiMPyH3UeBhs9CA_5DzsPgcaPuIQjedObVm140YSWANe_8ZhuujljjewdoYJ5dELmQsIEd4CXk3rZwDBw5J0wRt4ldZLp67v5lFnBmaqTWQ9sqhvowGLCr6rnXOwqbR6EMwl3dhXnDhXsLHueMeUTLCVLyjstX6ltoGDJ9mPuGTeWx/w400-h384/20230330_094844.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> My next project was created on a piece of tea dyed Drawing
Cartridge for a vintage feel. I added lots of stamped splatters, and coloured
the image from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/floral-clock-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Floral Clock</a> stamp set with pencils.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPg7UBlibakyNmGAIgArX_4tWeLvKjL-P0i5KCHlrU-WmwBTWISA8_zrQC3pDIvbuzEr5wJlkCK-4r7PVnhHxxGOSe1jNRObnMmrXRm6Pbvi8CvekdcnUi0-U7mVqPWlgrmhr5K8CVPbGQDTytjdguu2q7iFLOeRCIfSzW5RMi5fkPKoT--E3CN-FG/s2622/20230330_095200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2588" data-original-width="2622" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPg7UBlibakyNmGAIgArX_4tWeLvKjL-P0i5KCHlrU-WmwBTWISA8_zrQC3pDIvbuzEr5wJlkCK-4r7PVnhHxxGOSe1jNRObnMmrXRm6Pbvi8CvekdcnUi0-U7mVqPWlgrmhr5K8CVPbGQDTytjdguu2q7iFLOeRCIfSzW5RMi5fkPKoT--E3CN-FG/w400-h395/20230330_095200.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I
used green card for the main image for a change in this next project. I
stuck to a simple palette of yellow, orange and green to colour the
image from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/parsley-clock-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Parsley Clock</a> stamp set, and my Brusho background mirrors that colour palette.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64l0pZFdhJvCBiKrpF2w7lad3S-tdTl3SIg7rxKdN3iVXGw7W7tIk4UHdGwSANOid843RBPiN8JkOPJhYRRn696Wl9OL-7YpJSV8Z32LPRQgIABMCt7x5NdkQbFzHhloY2I9Gtn51CAqam7-JpkCJaqeV0p8L_ISsIagumdvvLmo4C0ZdK8LX89uj/s1566/20230330_095326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="1566" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64l0pZFdhJvCBiKrpF2w7lad3S-tdTl3SIg7rxKdN3iVXGw7W7tIk4UHdGwSANOid843RBPiN8JkOPJhYRRn696Wl9OL-7YpJSV8Z32LPRQgIABMCt7x5NdkQbFzHhloY2I9Gtn51CAqam7-JpkCJaqeV0p8L_ISsIagumdvvLmo4C0ZdK8LX89uj/w400-h395/20230330_095326.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Finally,
I used a Brusho background for this last project, creating a Bokeh
effect with a butterfly stencil. I stamped the mushrooms from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/the-shroom-clock-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">The Shroom Clock</a>
stamp set onto some patterned papers, and added white highlights with a
gel pen. I added more stamping to the bottom of the background, which I
coloured with pencils.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAeB05mSOwfY31fIrGbkJvzAsTxItWd4dvKXbR9Wzb0IGsS6Ua1Xn48i7R8Y9YmjRhXr5c6zLSUKdWa6q_5wvauN-4J3SRG-WqxZWZX02lZdNQLEUiWBRFz1TqK7nDnbueAr5jAahrQehJfX8a6LaRdopy0qP2PYKGW02SCOa_t3Z4Bg1G0BonDwN/s2879/20230330_095509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="2805" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAeB05mSOwfY31fIrGbkJvzAsTxItWd4dvKXbR9Wzb0IGsS6Ua1Xn48i7R8Y9YmjRhXr5c6zLSUKdWa6q_5wvauN-4J3SRG-WqxZWZX02lZdNQLEUiWBRFz1TqK7nDnbueAr5jAahrQehJfX8a6LaRdopy0qP2PYKGW02SCOa_t3Z4Bg1G0BonDwN/w390-h400/20230330_095509.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><br /> I will be back next month to share some more projects with you. Thanks so much for stopping by. Take care, xx<br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /><p></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-4012139639969082522023-02-22T10:51:00.002+00:002023-02-22T10:51:50.456+00:00Making a Mark<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I have a few more projects to share with you showcasing the fabulous stamps that were featured during the TV shows this month on Create and Craft.</p><p>My first project is a DL card, created using a piece of book paper, which I coloured with some Rusty Hinge Distress Ink around the edges. I added some stamping using images from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5LW0598.html" target="_blank">Timeless</a> stamp set, the splatter stamps are so useful to create an aged look. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz71beT6kdmZAETFs2MAJX3OmmiegTXdD7luQwMoo8943HJ8HNd6WyrojeMGKHsHRzNFdrUylqmf-bKZIcbJoWpXgVGGVUXWL3TSvd0o9rm9eBy_N5XXZAzc4XYVXjGXBg8a08OsiL2Di6Bhf0P5lyZEyH5h9nqA38x70q6h1yiTdJhOgoQzOM8qXo/s3223/20230222_103408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3223" data-original-width="2377" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz71beT6kdmZAETFs2MAJX3OmmiegTXdD7luQwMoo8943HJ8HNd6WyrojeMGKHsHRzNFdrUylqmf-bKZIcbJoWpXgVGGVUXWL3TSvd0o9rm9eBy_N5XXZAzc4XYVXjGXBg8a08OsiL2Di6Bhf0P5lyZEyH5h9nqA38x70q6h1yiTdJhOgoQzOM8qXo/w295-h400/20230222_103408.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br />I stamped the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UDLLW0573.html" target="_blank">Tagtastic</a> stamp onto a piece of Drawing Cartridge that I had previously stained with tea and sprinkled with salt. I wanted to fill the tag image completely, so I used some of the smaller images from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5LW0598.html" target="_blank">Timeless</a> stamp set to cover the blank areas; the bar code, the big splat, the mini clock, and the label definition. I used a bit of the Rusty Hinge Distress Ink and some water to colour some of the clocks on the main image.<p></p><p></p><p>My other two projects are older cards that I have shared before. I know that lots of our viewers are new to Chocolate Baroque, so I hope that you will not mind me sharing these again. </p><p>The first card was created by stamping the fabulous large butterfly from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/patchwork-butterfly-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Patchwork Butterfly</a> onto a Brusho background from my stash. I stamped the image in one corner, and masked off the image with Masking Tissue. I then added images from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/numerology-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Numerology</a>, <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/make-your-mark-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Make Your Mark</a>, and the sentiment from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/patchwork-butterfly-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Patchwork Butterfly</a> over the background in colours to co-ordinate with the background colours. </p><p>I coloured the butterfly with pencils, and added some shading around the edge of the butterfly with a grey pencil to create a shadow.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMsrggf3LSwr8n-HBpMAh47cdsqXVYF2Uj4kV_BaVVtCo-hwb0cNghi93prlq1DyLmMGYycrjraLSK00w--EQOUIC8Vsdtdwe-qJBGCYA3ILRrAId_Eomlv-2iNy8FurWY5JloYqtH3BwXCMdoprPYxnTm7ULXlSoXYsfD5p-3rR3P8DwoxmAWcp8/s2589/20220220_123538.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="2483" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMsrggf3LSwr8n-HBpMAh47cdsqXVYF2Uj4kV_BaVVtCo-hwb0cNghi93prlq1DyLmMGYycrjraLSK00w--EQOUIC8Vsdtdwe-qJBGCYA3ILRrAId_Eomlv-2iNy8FurWY5JloYqtH3BwXCMdoprPYxnTm7ULXlSoXYsfD5p-3rR3P8DwoxmAWcp8/w384-h400/20220220_123538.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /><br />My next card was created using a Distress Ink background, using ones of blue and brown. I added stamps from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/make-your-mark-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Make Your Mark</a>, <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5LW0598.html" target="_blank">Timeless</a>, and <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/steampunk-butterfly-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Steampunk Butterfly</a> to the Background. I embossed two Butterflies from the same stamp set using copper embossing powder, and coloured them using Inktense pencils. I added a sentiment from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5LW0550.html" target="_blank">Punky Expressions</a>.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqVVQ33xdMoHAgFv4J-_1yY3m2StClFjWGL-0gQyrHcb1lw2h8pd7YTwhJViXQdzLZjSlPbPnjdTuGUD67Lwjr-pvYTJ-HJNB1ete2xKvoNEPw2CTrBffIwhuSQwI5PGYA7jJKvhnuLH5LY5qWjuqlGvHjAajyNDuwKhnQef2R0FgW7jVEdJqvsIy/s2048/20210716_192141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="2048" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqVVQ33xdMoHAgFv4J-_1yY3m2StClFjWGL-0gQyrHcb1lw2h8pd7YTwhJViXQdzLZjSlPbPnjdTuGUD67Lwjr-pvYTJ-HJNB1ete2xKvoNEPw2CTrBffIwhuSQwI5PGYA7jJKvhnuLH5LY5qWjuqlGvHjAajyNDuwKhnQef2R0FgW7jVEdJqvsIy/w400-h393/20210716_192141.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My last two projects for today were made with the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/a-year-of-stamping-issue-2-february.html" target="_blank">A Year of Stamping Issue 2 - February</a> stamp. I wanted to show how different one stamp could look. For the first interpretation, I stamped the image on smooth stamping card, and coloured the mage with blue toned Inktense pencils. I created a matching background with Distress Inks and added some white embossing over the top. I used a circle stencil, and a stamp from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/make-your-mark-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Make Your Mark</a>. I stamped the image itself using a deep blue Versafine Ink, instead of black for a change.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUrXrUrV8E6Y7O7-3YWzvVOXr4Uiy7a7zccFXey2081-IsUNGhSV0hgqBL0aTUuibnyvD0-5xMPjCVgE6dSp3dpFu9JXnWl-tX-dp2uZfDz4Pw752-fHcsvXkDUfVGLMbarToYSHyC0aAmqdXLiOmzhSzVZpLFAn_H3tE4-MRik80Qc1c_l5k6zg_/s2420/20230222_103454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="2389" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUrXrUrV8E6Y7O7-3YWzvVOXr4Uiy7a7zccFXey2081-IsUNGhSV0hgqBL0aTUuibnyvD0-5xMPjCVgE6dSp3dpFu9JXnWl-tX-dp2uZfDz4Pw752-fHcsvXkDUfVGLMbarToYSHyC0aAmqdXLiOmzhSzVZpLFAn_H3tE4-MRik80Qc1c_l5k6zg_/w395-h400/20230222_103454.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><p></p><p>The second version was stamped on grey card, and coloured with regular pencils. I added some white shading in the circles behind the flowers. The background was again made with Distress Inks in zingy colours this time, yellow, green and pink. I added stamping using images from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/make-your-mark-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Make Your Mark</a> and <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/numerology-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Numerology</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUGm9KXgNEU8XBphKu6qLhhYO4U05VU8baRWl319NQpBQ7WnpN09UawhSg0dF8ufUvfYyqmx5uKRVeVHnbkajtl5sFGa2ek-9Ot9bsC0DH9AxAeK-i0uoi8VsqXcNoPFxDh2nVAMPZW7_9Q0Fzj3ZCoqyfzMJMtEt9SU3q4n0Uwj1hM_gVQWb7hph/s2262/20230222_103440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="2262" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUGm9KXgNEU8XBphKu6qLhhYO4U05VU8baRWl319NQpBQ7WnpN09UawhSg0dF8ufUvfYyqmx5uKRVeVHnbkajtl5sFGa2ek-9Ot9bsC0DH9AxAeK-i0uoi8VsqXcNoPFxDh2nVAMPZW7_9Q0Fzj3ZCoqyfzMJMtEt9SU3q4n0Uwj1hM_gVQWb7hph/w400-h398/20230222_103440.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I hope that you have enjoyed seeing what I have created. Thanks so much for stopping by, your visits are always appreciated. Take care, xx<br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /><p></p><br /><br />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-71697861980668262532023-02-15T16:11:00.000+00:002023-02-15T16:11:04.589+00:00Spring is Coming!<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I have a few projects to share with you today, showcasing stamps that featured in this month's TV shows on Create and Craft. These pretty stamps are so cheerful, with their images of birds and flowers. They remind us that Spring is on the way, even if it does still feel rather chilly outside!</p><p>My first project is a little card created using Distress reinker for the background. I coloured some seam binding ribbon with the reinker, and patted the ribbon onto a piece of Drawing Cartridge to help to blend the colour. I added some of the left over droplets to the background as another layer, drying each layer with a heat gun.The resulting pattern on the background is really quick and easy, and makes a super starting point for the rest of the elements that I added to the card.</p><p>I used some patterned paper to stamp and emboss one of the small worker stamps from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/spring-bird-tulip-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Spring Bird Tulip</a> repeatedly, using Versamark and white embossing powder. I fussy cut along the top of the images, to create a ribbon effect. I stamped the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/artist-trading-heart-unmounted-rubber-stamp-set-a6.html" target="_blank">Artist Trading Heart</a> onto another piece of the patterned paper, and stamped an image from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/spring-bird-crocus-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Spring Bird Crocus</a> with a sentiment from the stamp plate. I added a splatter from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/numerology-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Numerology</a>. I coloured the image with pencls, and some shading with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink. I then constructed the card, layering the stamped strip, the coloured ribbon and then adding the heart, onto the coloured background. I edged the background with black ink to match the outline of the heart.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJzDclbTn0IgvoOvZeegT2ZC28cJM5Neme6Lv9sLGc8k-7A2mtK9apH5QAeKISYVWhd3xV69THTBdp6VdLz9M0wBuvVlk5aatBIq3H4KO2L04W3BhNO3C7eCOKdo8zx-vGAdTaDZ32QRN1SZncO4E18-SiECZgXv8zJrYLNdn7dRKWusP9uRiWbbD/s1872/20230215_160251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="1872" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJzDclbTn0IgvoOvZeegT2ZC28cJM5Neme6Lv9sLGc8k-7A2mtK9apH5QAeKISYVWhd3xV69THTBdp6VdLz9M0wBuvVlk5aatBIq3H4KO2L04W3BhNO3C7eCOKdo8zx-vGAdTaDZ32QRN1SZncO4E18-SiECZgXv8zJrYLNdn7dRKWusP9uRiWbbD/w400-h400/20230215_160251.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />My second card also features the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/artist-trading-heart-unmounted-rubber-stamp-set-a6.html" target="_blank">Artist Trading Heart</a> stamp, but this time, I have created a one layer card. I stamped the heart, and masked it with a heart stamped onto Masking Tissue. I then stamped the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/USQSP0406.html" target="_blank">Big Bold Leafy Background</a> onto the background. I coloured the leaves with pencils, and added some shading around the edges of the background with Wild Honey Distress Ink. I added some grey pencil around the edge of the heart to give the impression of a shadow.<p></p><p>Inside the heart, I stamped an image from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/spring-bird-crocus-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Spring Bird Crocus</a> stamp set, colouring the leaves to match those on the background.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABpGeWmB9vkboXmWQE-vLmh82zLQOc5hO91umFsIqrccbWWHF9fj8KHdcRgHOum4YDhfJZ4sQJxWufUYehw-Z6Vdcgjq-sM1Au_kb3r0IDrO6Cjgy7bArGn519xz54PXDKa7PjKu48ME3ztOrcuTOKDpTp1sZtI_FaN1iIUNsUN9vV92zhEOcrM-1/s1934/20230215_160219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="1934" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABpGeWmB9vkboXmWQE-vLmh82zLQOc5hO91umFsIqrccbWWHF9fj8KHdcRgHOum4YDhfJZ4sQJxWufUYehw-Z6Vdcgjq-sM1Au_kb3r0IDrO6Cjgy7bArGn519xz54PXDKa7PjKu48ME3ztOrcuTOKDpTp1sZtI_FaN1iIUNsUN9vV92zhEOcrM-1/w400-h398/20230215_160219.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I used a super sized manilla tag to create another project using these lovely stamps. This would make a great bookmark, and I am thinking of using this tag for that very purpose. <p></p><p>I coloured the tag with Distress Ink, and added the image from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/spring-bird-tulip-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Spring Bird Tulip</a> to the bottom of the tag. I used the branch sections of the image to add additional pieces to the image, and then added some branches to the top of the tag. I added some first and second generation stamping using and image from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/spring-foliage-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Spring Foliage</a> stamp set, just to balance out the stamping on the tag. I added a sentiment in the middle, and coloured the images with Inktense pencils. I had a bit of the coloured seam binding left over, and I added a bit of green organza ribbon to tie in with the overall theme.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAmA6QC_7GdthRdcSJv3vyHNzH3HBQeEQHSdKuJOasl7wuXK5sg6pnGZUnIf64l__QjU4wivptzq6yOS15cfs1BIrNFrjTCVondc4RpxM2L3WZGoDXyLGYEpQZwkecuFkpV9S4sJ7NmlTeD2dRtAemmHYH8RYsnxj5nIwFszDsV3FjCZ9nyOxsaHN/s2173/20230215_160308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2173" data-original-width="1657" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAmA6QC_7GdthRdcSJv3vyHNzH3HBQeEQHSdKuJOasl7wuXK5sg6pnGZUnIf64l__QjU4wivptzq6yOS15cfs1BIrNFrjTCVondc4RpxM2L3WZGoDXyLGYEpQZwkecuFkpV9S4sJ7NmlTeD2dRtAemmHYH8RYsnxj5nIwFszDsV3FjCZ9nyOxsaHN/w305-h400/20230215_160308.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br />Finally, an older project which I am sharing again. A double page spread from a little four inch Pink Pig journal. This journal is so cute, and I loved creating this page. I used the main stamp from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/spring-bird-tulip-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Spring Bird Tulip</a> as before, and stamped areas of the branches to create a frame around the edge of the pages. I had coloured the pages with blue Distress Ink, and splattered them with left over droplets. I coloured the images with Zig markers and a water brush.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSeH3zi0B91BvD63497xQJkiZ5ZMlHDX8T-zu4hJb9TF03xOmyKRsiXTf7KOjpxEX-w9CwZ9EjoeRXjWK8sHou-fW78TEc1AAxvwKBwtBQ9z97mWL7ltkrxU7CJVVEuBS2dkGpPdaAlvQV-qKgJ_cIVRw1pDowrr6sA-HcfYt9zWxo0_AEmOYxkcx/s2670/20230215_160156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="2670" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSeH3zi0B91BvD63497xQJkiZ5ZMlHDX8T-zu4hJb9TF03xOmyKRsiXTf7KOjpxEX-w9CwZ9EjoeRXjWK8sHou-fW78TEc1AAxvwKBwtBQ9z97mWL7ltkrxU7CJVVEuBS2dkGpPdaAlvQV-qKgJ_cIVRw1pDowrr6sA-HcfYt9zWxo0_AEmOYxkcx/w400-h249/20230215_160156.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I hope that you have enjoyed my projects. Thanks so much for stopping by, your visits are always appreciated. Take care, xx<br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /><p></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-76065477853122784412023-02-06T08:00:00.038+00:002023-02-06T08:00:00.199+00:00Colourful Fabric Projects<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. Hopefully you managed to catch our latest TV shows on Create and Craft on Friday, we always appreciate your support. The Design Team and I had a lot of fun creating projects with the stamps that featured on the shows, and you will see lots of our designs popping up on social media over the coming month. Be sure to check out our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChocolateBaroque" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> where we share lots of our projects.</p><p>I am sharing projects from one of my demos with you today; a quick, medium length, and a longer lenth project. They are all based on the same technique, depending on what time you have to spare, and which project you fancy creating. Initially, I used a square piece of fabric, which I painted with acrylic paints, (Paper Artsy). I spritzed the paints with water to loosen them up a bit, and blended them where they met on the fabric, just like I would if I were using inks on card or paper. Once I had covered the fabric, I dried it with a heat gun.</p><p>I chose stamps from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/make-your-mark-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Make Your Mark</a> and <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/numerology-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Numerology</a> and, using Archival Ink, I stamped the images onto the fabric. I chose colours of ink to co-ordinate with the background, Manganese Blue and Plum with a bit of Jet Black. I added a sentiment from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6LW0537.html" target="_blank">Words to Dazzle and Sparkle</a> on my original card, but during the demo, I used the phrase 'Make Your Mark' in the large circle. I added the fabric piece to a black card blank using strong double sided tape.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHsqD4RUqK_9R5I-uRH7C7rjmQyq7rM60AClDCoyxd-JUNGKO15tTiW9eOo90CQv_AlgnjAne1BO4UmxDsTOzfOiPi8o1b1G36c_NaRYPRfpFS4-kHPi7jeYYhezDhNlVarpWxCUhiseLOGFGC4nJQtjIEJMYMfvHHDdTfP4l5hTwzIYoQnZYJEqQ/s2220/20230205_135822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2220" data-original-width="2153" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHsqD4RUqK_9R5I-uRH7C7rjmQyq7rM60AClDCoyxd-JUNGKO15tTiW9eOo90CQv_AlgnjAne1BO4UmxDsTOzfOiPi8o1b1G36c_NaRYPRfpFS4-kHPi7jeYYhezDhNlVarpWxCUhiseLOGFGC4nJQtjIEJMYMfvHHDdTfP4l5hTwzIYoQnZYJEqQ/w388-h400/20230205_135822.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br />I decided to create a canvas using the same method of decorating fabric strips using acrylic paint and the stamps. I cut thick and thin strips, and used stamps from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/make-your-mark-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Make Your Mark</a>, <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/numerology-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Numerology</a>, <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/make-your-mark-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Timeless</a> and <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/make-your-mark-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Just Useful</a>. I used coloured Archival Ink as before, adding Olive as an extra colour. I painted the canvas background in the same colours and added some stamping to the canvas as well, using the splatter stamp and the very useful equation stamp, both from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/numerology-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Numerology</a> stamp set. I worked out where I wanted to place the fabric strips, and glued them to the canvas using Matte Medium.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-QRGcN9FoXrt61zXPn2IvKPKR-A7sdQdNiohbmA-SbXtrfU4GAbbpKAndI-V_0s3EXFY3OeOxylDkYU0i_PCDQ4xfvf5gvDgJqV8231BBo5DGDiG-M-iPuwmdXYS37AGnTWe0wxoS-B42zuXEwh6eCL7ZRyJEn7JkvBlhvaRY5TlpNFOaePiCXMP/s2948/20230205_135800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2948" data-original-width="2514" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-QRGcN9FoXrt61zXPn2IvKPKR-A7sdQdNiohbmA-SbXtrfU4GAbbpKAndI-V_0s3EXFY3OeOxylDkYU0i_PCDQ4xfvf5gvDgJqV8231BBo5DGDiG-M-iPuwmdXYS37AGnTWe0wxoS-B42zuXEwh6eCL7ZRyJEn7JkvBlhvaRY5TlpNFOaePiCXMP/w341-h400/20230205_135800.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><p></p><p>Finally, I used a tutorial that I had seen from Altered States Studio and I am adding a link to the video that I watched for my last project, <a href="https://www.alteredstatesstudio.com/blog/2022/11/25/fabric-bowls">here</a>. I created a fabulous fabric basket using more decorated strips of fabric and used pva glue, (the tutorial recommends Elmer's Glue which is really easy to get hold of, and I got a clear version which works really well). You need a base to create your project around, so I used the bottom portion of a milk carton, but you could use a balloon for a more rounded basket. You then wrap cling film around the pot, and paint a layer of the glue on first before adding your fabric strips. Place your patterned inner strips on first, and plain layer next for rigidity, then finally, your decorated strips. I put my basket in the airing cupboard overnight. I put it inside a plastic crate, so that it wasn't touching any of my towels! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCN53W9DYYKD6Yqc_TmGe1p-igEknVe7liRX7uPggtp2sfAu33b7t7d0VH3yOwbtGfY6PDMlrpbx1xZjMm5DIRiOsCyUqki2xIsZcCWc4P60Pa-8rLC1ADSCOGVSsatHiSXqlujYlm4Copr0MVFA__KK47Z-NH4SJb_5I4OTWiEKcDKEASzcjdZQI6/s3024/20230202_090657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="3024" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCN53W9DYYKD6Yqc_TmGe1p-igEknVe7liRX7uPggtp2sfAu33b7t7d0VH3yOwbtGfY6PDMlrpbx1xZjMm5DIRiOsCyUqki2xIsZcCWc4P60Pa-8rLC1ADSCOGVSsatHiSXqlujYlm4Copr0MVFA__KK47Z-NH4SJb_5I4OTWiEKcDKEASzcjdZQI6/s320/20230202_090657.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m-eqi2eWBYKETMnF9Q9ZVCdJU70xrmb1GAk_YcaZYKngCpOT8b9C4SK9MtJBNVPypACiH3V5gn9pnbeJ2Y__zdBGBBJXy_G2RWTS0DazBYrUYu_0mZOr51vl9_muB_-JlBxW_pO06_srJiDErt5GGDdHCA767PoOb1K57tXpS2OCW2ZtJCD9DO9D/s2667/20230202_090702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="2667" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m-eqi2eWBYKETMnF9Q9ZVCdJU70xrmb1GAk_YcaZYKngCpOT8b9C4SK9MtJBNVPypACiH3V5gn9pnbeJ2Y__zdBGBBJXy_G2RWTS0DazBYrUYu_0mZOr51vl9_muB_-JlBxW_pO06_srJiDErt5GGDdHCA767PoOb1K57tXpS2OCW2ZtJCD9DO9D/s320/20230202_090702.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuift7XMTD7WE_ClXJP5fujOjqJb5cWiZkyJCpkPserChTf5Dz1g0OnzLHu60bdDZOjI0GVT8B9TMtdm4w35mgoBr8cnNnsRcnhDn6AW-riK9Pawgu0-u1bf1wnS3GPXhDioa3hGCHZY7aOgmHNAOPVk0J7iT8vK8QXoEtccfdiHIrHqVJWa93-sSc/s2745/20230202_090712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2329" data-original-width="2745" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuift7XMTD7WE_ClXJP5fujOjqJb5cWiZkyJCpkPserChTf5Dz1g0OnzLHu60bdDZOjI0GVT8B9TMtdm4w35mgoBr8cnNnsRcnhDn6AW-riK9Pawgu0-u1bf1wnS3GPXhDioa3hGCHZY7aOgmHNAOPVk0J7iT8vK8QXoEtccfdiHIrHqVJWa93-sSc/s320/20230202_090712.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />My photos show the basket before I trimmed the top, it looks much neater now! <br /><p></p><p>This would be a great project to create with your children in the holidays if you don't mind getting a bit messy. You could create several pots and use them for your paint brushes, pens, pencils etc. You could use the fabric strips for covering journals or boxes, the possibilities are numerous. I hope you will be inspired by my suggestions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will be back soon with more projects to share with you, your visits are always appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take care xx<br /></p><p><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-56185542699779894262023-01-25T08:00:00.018+00:002023-01-25T08:00:00.196+00:00Sharing Some Tips With You<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well, I have a final few projects to share with you from this month's TV shows today.</p><p>To create my first project, I smooshed some Distress Oxide onto a craft mat. I used Twisted Citron and Broken China, which I spritzed with water. I placed a piece of Drawing Catridge over the top, and then turned it over, and presseded a piece of scrunched up cling film to the surface, before leaving the card to dry. I used another piece of Drawing Cartridge to mop up the left over ink on the craft mat, and I will use that background for another project.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEit9lUr89pGKQ96-kwd5NBZgg6W_augKybDDH0YxRnx3VceifdoCCOONKAXurQylvy2q9qOYSIxREZ58pmAxkqVLXByg0iT8-UVRSDuVC-MioZ2aJSkzT97MplXLp9TCuMKSQZVB8VvySGSIbJHNggAwINujtUW3enVnpa-XYHDdUQE1lKYBUYtE/s1834/20230117_141444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1778" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEit9lUr89pGKQ96-kwd5NBZgg6W_augKybDDH0YxRnx3VceifdoCCOONKAXurQylvy2q9qOYSIxREZ58pmAxkqVLXByg0iT8-UVRSDuVC-MioZ2aJSkzT97MplXLp9TCuMKSQZVB8VvySGSIbJHNggAwINujtUW3enVnpa-XYHDdUQE1lKYBUYtE/w388-h400/20230117_141444.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>I used the Universal Butterfly stamp to stamp just the bottom portion of the stamp three times onto some patterned paper, using co-ordinating colours of ink. I chose an olive green, a deep pink and a claret. I cut the todstools out for later. Once the background was dry, I used the same three ink colours to stamp a foliage image from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5SP0536.html" target="_blank">Silhouette Grasses</a> along the bottom half of the page. I used first and second generation stamping to create some depth to the design. I added a couple of dragonflies from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/just-butterflies-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Just Butterflies</a> to the 'sky' area of the background, and also a sentiment from Technical Butterfly, I coloured elements of the toadstools with coloured pancils, and stuck the images to the background. On some of the toadstools, I covered up the ladybirds, I moved the smaller toadstools around to make the colour groupings more random, and I added the butterfly to a toadstool over another ladybird. I did not want all three toadstool groupings to look identical, but more individual. I also varied the height of the middle group. Once the images were glued down, I added some shading at the base of the images with a grey pencil to ground them.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCR5vcPOHhrCAxNFyvibTGwQ0R4k6bTE_UcGTjX1qZX137wrL7IXcaAU0vnIGg89I2SplIcz331prF3qMkIFRuPwSWldaPQTe-Udk694-WMPKmKJxo5JOTt5_MDIKFu3157BkpYiQVQDW9MF58qlF2A-rYre-v0UlO4bYVG9XRCPaPUzVkTAdzSaV/s2446/20230117_141350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2446" data-original-width="2342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCR5vcPOHhrCAxNFyvibTGwQ0R4k6bTE_UcGTjX1qZX137wrL7IXcaAU0vnIGg89I2SplIcz331prF3qMkIFRuPwSWldaPQTe-Udk694-WMPKmKJxo5JOTt5_MDIKFu3157BkpYiQVQDW9MF58qlF2A-rYre-v0UlO4bYVG9XRCPaPUzVkTAdzSaV/s320/20230117_141350.jpg" width="306" /></a></div>My second demonstration on this show was a very quick card using the Mini Slim Words. I used a gelli plate and Distress Ink to add some colour to a piece of Smooth Stamping Card. I chose Squeezed Lemonade as my base colour. I then inked up the heart strip with Kitsch Lemonade Distress Ink and stamped over the background until I had covered all of the yellow. I moverd the strip along slightly each time to make the pattern slightly random.<p></p><p>I took the Love word strip and created a frame, you have seen me do this before with the larger word strips. I simply started stamping slightly along one side, and then turned the background and butted up to the edge of the stamping each time. I found that I need to miss some of the words off as the strip was slightly too wide for this size of background. If you are not sure how something will work out, you can always practise on some copy paper first.</p><p>Finally, I added a sentiment from Loud and Proud in the centre. You can make lots of variations on this card design, and vary the colours. It would make a great batch card idea for Christmas too.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2Hk_d6gp7KZj-YtAon_X1EbMDxkQWruJqF6SNyMYEEAyKMTm1x5aI71J2GW82pAtHZgWcxOg-HPFqXDT0juKq32bpfZfV3pGYBGNy3M5gCYYdD7qlS3HmGKu16VPQS0SFNiOkrrBAof1bGBAE935adIHpUzr46y5BOdfOM9hraTzhHPaGlpNoco4/s2013/20230117_141257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="1907" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2Hk_d6gp7KZj-YtAon_X1EbMDxkQWruJqF6SNyMYEEAyKMTm1x5aI71J2GW82pAtHZgWcxOg-HPFqXDT0juKq32bpfZfV3pGYBGNy3M5gCYYdD7qlS3HmGKu16VPQS0SFNiOkrrBAof1bGBAE935adIHpUzr46y5BOdfOM9hraTzhHPaGlpNoco4/s320/20230117_141257.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br />I mentioned practising on copy paper, well I was preparing for the TV shows and we also had <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/a-year-of-stamping-issue-1-january.html" target="_blank">A Year of Stamping Issue 1 - January</a> on the show. I wanted to try out an idea and used copy paper, as I quite often do to see if it workedokay. My copy paper sample looked so good that I made it up into a card. I would normally have repeated the project on smooth stamping card, but I wanted to show you my finished copy paper project.<p></p><p>I used a stamping platform to stamp the image, which I then coloured with Pan Pastels. I stamped the image again, to ensure a nice crisp finish, as sometimes Pan Pastels can make your image look rather cloudy. I have used a piece of background paper cut to size. It was teal and brown as you can see, but one side was rather plain where it had been trimmed. I added some colour with Distress Ink, and tghe stamped a splatter stamp from the Timeless stamp set to add some detail. The paper looks more complete now. I edged the background paper with a black inkpad so that it matches the main image.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrw1G7hKO9bnLWj6XbK5F4aQ4g4pYDGqXu8gxE0pEXrwMcL8DO0-F2d3aiTbYX0JlPwNE4RzWcxFFSOxjMN-hnE90nDxdntXJCs1pEhHeYLcyeifebKV5HMsTh6aEOTAV6g_de07BczGEvPoZv2bqLmzd497Mli0HOuR8KJEPKj-aRskobSCmye2F/s2224/20230117_141236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="2194" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrw1G7hKO9bnLWj6XbK5F4aQ4g4pYDGqXu8gxE0pEXrwMcL8DO0-F2d3aiTbYX0JlPwNE4RzWcxFFSOxjMN-hnE90nDxdntXJCs1pEhHeYLcyeifebKV5HMsTh6aEOTAV6g_de07BczGEvPoZv2bqLmzd497Mli0HOuR8KJEPKj-aRskobSCmye2F/w395-h400/20230117_141236.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br />I hope that you have enjoyed my projects and that my tips will be useful. Thanks so much for stopping by, your vists are always appreciated. Take care xx<br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /><p></p><br />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-26003047371773710192023-01-23T12:05:00.002+00:002023-01-23T12:05:24.844+00:00Gifted Blankets<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. In a change from my usual posts, I have a couple of crocheted projects to share with you today. These are both recently gifted items that I have made for special females in my life. </p><p>The first blanket is the Fields of Gold blanket, designed by Jane Crowfoot. I have had the kit for ages, and knew that I wanted to crochet the blanket for my Mother-in-Law. Her favourite flowers are sunflowers, and mine are poppies, so this blanket seemed the perfect gift for her, as it is made up of both motifs. She was extremely ill last year, and we nearly lost her, it seemed a very fitting time to create this blanket. I started to crochet the blanket in my spare time, something of which I have very little, and I took the blanket on holiday with me to Mexico in November, so that I could get it finished in time to give to her for Christmas. I spent lots of relaxing time on the beach crocheting away, and managed to get the blanket put together, and only had the ends to sew in when I got home. It was hot work sometimes, as the temperature was 29 degrees some days!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRn9EoeO3bHmOnrQPs6-oK9l8w8VooHotKzJjOEkJZdEMz2m5itoK9rtvkpZm4lKA_idwK2rZVckh2RFVMPRSr22JE7SwoSveo1ArfA9_P9nRDgC5kFVe8WA3zIKsF0H71Esefrx44q4XIR--yNQ9UyO1KMDoYIjb-Yea5kjQNjAzlhfELk89qtor/s4032/20221124_162202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRn9EoeO3bHmOnrQPs6-oK9l8w8VooHotKzJjOEkJZdEMz2m5itoK9rtvkpZm4lKA_idwK2rZVckh2RFVMPRSr22JE7SwoSveo1ArfA9_P9nRDgC5kFVe8WA3zIKsF0H71Esefrx44q4XIR--yNQ9UyO1KMDoYIjb-Yea5kjQNjAzlhfELk89qtor/w400-h300/20221124_162202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41w9hW5TmfPTOTLo4_FkqEm1KuEDdEHOQPz8eDg5m_ZlWDMy6V9qYjd5KpRShkVeOk1KYNcGuo_QVJStGMMHMEddSxvH79-fnsS42GklEETwB_-FTUDEcuiJHL1F2FdCpdb6U7dTvSiVR1r9lUb8Zzjm_28XS0wGDGPPy86xNG8mAG1H7UQr-YAvv/s3024/IMG_20221129_094629_068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41w9hW5TmfPTOTLo4_FkqEm1KuEDdEHOQPz8eDg5m_ZlWDMy6V9qYjd5KpRShkVeOk1KYNcGuo_QVJStGMMHMEddSxvH79-fnsS42GklEETwB_-FTUDEcuiJHL1F2FdCpdb6U7dTvSiVR1r9lUb8Zzjm_28XS0wGDGPPy86xNG8mAG1H7UQr-YAvv/w400-h400/IMG_20221129_094629_068.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjYkpM5WpBPYt6iwnDB8wvnY8RpD3ueyNMN3BgzawkVG4H23elFPJyWfZP6sKsqFhtrywhHKzwHa6Cag_FzB_kKA7VkLze6EBdNMeKJ6puj1diReTtE_b7Cfsx6TXwVj3PRyOPx3PmIsQjZe2iISvSeHrnebExNmxsAaYppre_v1AsGohvEoD8slD/s3024/20221129_091313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="3024" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjYkpM5WpBPYt6iwnDB8wvnY8RpD3ueyNMN3BgzawkVG4H23elFPJyWfZP6sKsqFhtrywhHKzwHa6Cag_FzB_kKA7VkLze6EBdNMeKJ6puj1diReTtE_b7Cfsx6TXwVj3PRyOPx3PmIsQjZe2iISvSeHrnebExNmxsAaYppre_v1AsGohvEoD8slD/w400-h368/20221129_091313.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />My second blanket was crocheted for my lovely Daughter Megan. She works so hard, and truly deserves something handmade. When she opened the blanket, she was really touched, and said that it would make her feel like she was getting a hug from me every time she used it.<p></p><p>I chose to make a beautiful blanket called Colours of The Sky Throw designed by Jane Czaja, using Sirdar Jewelspun Aran. The yarn is variegated, and every square is different. The dark squares are placed around the outside, and the lighter squares are placed inside. I love this blanket, and have started one for myself, it is so soft and cosy.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bkWklo40XbM0QF5kteKU4xckAYY7D4RCTxSJH-qFFYglpGb93UaxayAKI8luchSZcjHfiZiOiHXTFaWCvtO5jzh183vu5LxyGZyqgHoD4zb9fIXnJ7Vjbi1nYxaesTAOLryDSRYX5siei6NUPEZhwK5mnMAqoTvRioEEBGF-UPJFIMBZURFbP9SM/s1440/IMG_20230123_084055_487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bkWklo40XbM0QF5kteKU4xckAYY7D4RCTxSJH-qFFYglpGb93UaxayAKI8luchSZcjHfiZiOiHXTFaWCvtO5jzh183vu5LxyGZyqgHoD4zb9fIXnJ7Vjbi1nYxaesTAOLryDSRYX5siei6NUPEZhwK5mnMAqoTvRioEEBGF-UPJFIMBZURFbP9SM/w400-h400/IMG_20230123_084055_487.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by, take care xx<br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-4473671046202645282023-01-18T08:00:00.011+00:002023-01-18T08:00:00.188+00:00More Anniversary Butterflies<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I have more projects to share with you today from this month's TV shows, showcasing the brand new stamps that we featured on the shows.</p><p>My first project is two cards really, but I used the long Universal Butterfly stamp, and wanted to show the stamp in its entirety, but also how you can stamp just a part of the image to still create a great little card too. I used some kraft card and dark brown Versafine Clair ink for the stamping. I coloured both images with pencils, and used some black card to create the card bases. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLRm6r0sv4qCYevKiGaY-9JVhyazl0fP3w7bMKI_fVKKrnebxWvZFQMcc45rvrBjNZuyKlGObXajgrO_z2ZGbCbhwEUFykPf6L8B46WC1DSdDAsPUes8wbvSzKsIqVJ3AokFcQYeZrSbsHSNvZQoB-PgT50DMA5ZtxjVg56YayJvkobfZYu_S5SMm/s3286/20230117_140940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3286" data-original-width="2282" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLRm6r0sv4qCYevKiGaY-9JVhyazl0fP3w7bMKI_fVKKrnebxWvZFQMcc45rvrBjNZuyKlGObXajgrO_z2ZGbCbhwEUFykPf6L8B46WC1DSdDAsPUes8wbvSzKsIqVJ3AokFcQYeZrSbsHSNvZQoB-PgT50DMA5ZtxjVg56YayJvkobfZYu_S5SMm/w278-h400/20230117_140940.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ox-URbmdNxeEk_GJWSc1o7eEoXkqgXijI0DSGMUPRYz-NsamHwcQMEEEPWxa0q2cP1u62RwyIddIRKgQynG3zLtNpqCTnd84jefh6FQNf6AV1FVJpgGUlBmoAT6Y89Ro53J5xZQ-V3s7MYN8wSGutBhpsUNyvxmf7IhWkczPHCH7oPaJgBJev1_I/s2120/20230117_141030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2120" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ox-URbmdNxeEk_GJWSc1o7eEoXkqgXijI0DSGMUPRYz-NsamHwcQMEEEPWxa0q2cP1u62RwyIddIRKgQynG3zLtNpqCTnd84jefh6FQNf6AV1FVJpgGUlBmoAT6Y89Ro53J5xZQ-V3s7MYN8wSGutBhpsUNyvxmf7IhWkczPHCH7oPaJgBJev1_I/w400-h374/20230117_141030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>For my second TV demonstration in this show, I used an MDF bokmark, which I covered with a piece of designer paper that Lesley had designed for the TV shows. I used matte medium to attach the paper, and sanded the edges once the glue was dry. I added some extra colour to the paper with Distress Ink and blending brushes. I used Ripe Persimmon, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, and Salty Ocean. I added some stamping using the Vacuum Flange image from the Technical Butterfly stamp set. I used Versafine Clair in toning colours; orange, teal and green. Finally, I stamped a butterfly from the same stamp set several times, and a sentiment from Loud and Proud in black ink. I added white accents to the butterflies, and some white dots with a white gelli roll pen.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpR5WGgiIliPh3E03x3-iAtW8mcK5m5MVSMmscev1g-8KJ5cXfPWOcTZEOIgyQyXyOneA66_V8tqOhs8G1mtp3PPBNzlUNbca8AT7-_aXH5KO8AVUOLJf6cUmzewU_lT1XKpzF2xNYqqIlFO6GNSYsPCLs9A4HiYaeH9dEMyQ3nHX4Zd-DLBtUsER/s2618/20230117_141054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2618" data-original-width="1744" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpR5WGgiIliPh3E03x3-iAtW8mcK5m5MVSMmscev1g-8KJ5cXfPWOcTZEOIgyQyXyOneA66_V8tqOhs8G1mtp3PPBNzlUNbca8AT7-_aXH5KO8AVUOLJf6cUmzewU_lT1XKpzF2xNYqqIlFO6GNSYsPCLs9A4HiYaeH9dEMyQ3nHX4Zd-DLBtUsER/w266-h400/20230117_141054.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>I hope that you enjoyed my projects, I will be back with more samples to share with you later in the month. Thanks so much for stopping by, your visits are always appreciated xx<br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-86454826129489177122023-01-10T10:48:00.002+00:002023-01-10T10:48:37.693+00:00Happy New Year to You All<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are all keeping well. It's been a while since my last blog post, so firstly I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year. 2023 looks set to be a very busy year for us on the personal front as our Daughter is getting married. We have lots of planning to look forward to, and no doubt the months will fly by as we head towards the big day.</p><p></p><p>I have lots to share with you today, as I did not manage to post last month. I will add a few projects from last month's TV shows, as well as some from the shows that we did just last week. I hope that you managed to watch the shows, we were very busy. The shows were our 6th Anniversary shows with the TV studios, it's amazing to think that we have been affiliated with the Company for that long. They have gone through a few name changes in that time, but we have enjoyed a good working relationship with them throughout the changes. I have been with Chocolate Baroque for a lot longer than six years, as those of you who know me will be aware. I have been on the Design Team for about twelve and a half years now, and Design Team Leader for eight and a half years. Goodness, I had to check, as I couldn't believe that it had been so long! </p><p>Unfortunately Lesley was rather unwell last week, and so I needed to do a few more demos than I would do normally. I really enjoyed working with the beautiful stamps and so I had created lots of projects. I was ready to help out and show how to use the stamps in lots of different ways. My first project was created using some Drawing Cartridge, and stamps from the Technical Butterfly stamp set. I stamped and embossed the vacuum flange image using white embossing powder and Versamark over the background, and added Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink over the top. On a piece of scrap card, I stamped and embossed some of the butterflies, using Versafine Clair Nocturne and clear embossing powder, then coloured them in using a variety of Distress Inks and a blending brush. I cut them out and attached them to the background. I used a little strip of card and stamped the sentiment, brushing a bit of Distress Ink around the edge. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKX9fYZQdXFqbv_68FVZ-6qHdlTef1u1ZVd3lDbQOJKBlaVL_Go_heM7bxtZCzwkzyGQFOFD2YTfgzH9DiDPbWLm3g-rCHNNFg6DPuiJ_c3Uir785Scy-Z5sfw6lVtIUv1t4OQ9qG8tEsW4LDS_30OrRPes4hy-6COPopxTV9eQL6zV1uuU-3dwcM-/s2912/20230110_095228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="2903" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKX9fYZQdXFqbv_68FVZ-6qHdlTef1u1ZVd3lDbQOJKBlaVL_Go_heM7bxtZCzwkzyGQFOFD2YTfgzH9DiDPbWLm3g-rCHNNFg6DPuiJ_c3Uir785Scy-Z5sfw6lVtIUv1t4OQ9qG8tEsW4LDS_30OrRPes4hy-6COPopxTV9eQL6zV1uuU-3dwcM-/w399-h400/20230110_095228.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><br />The TV demo sample was a smaller version of my finished card, simply for speed.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4grtqmN8FYMbunonUkb5wSZtxYmToZ9p_4ofRO5uJY__N_4M0HiI272QDyRulgefY72mcknZMNrHYKZIl580i5Ka4bT3qkJh-_wgPeOf0VtDKU0IOxMLXrfwg-I76ywWALyxwIhTuBjeBwGU-FqnUG5NXxJQHJXUubC00xed_OK7B8ABlyvlhF7xZ/s2105/20230110_095253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2105" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4grtqmN8FYMbunonUkb5wSZtxYmToZ9p_4ofRO5uJY__N_4M0HiI272QDyRulgefY72mcknZMNrHYKZIl580i5Ka4bT3qkJh-_wgPeOf0VtDKU0IOxMLXrfwg-I76ywWALyxwIhTuBjeBwGU-FqnUG5NXxJQHJXUubC00xed_OK7B8ABlyvlhF7xZ/w400-h394/20230110_095253.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> My second demo on the show was a journal page. I used stamps from some of our older stamp sets; Timeless, Make Your Mark, and <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/floral-paraphernalia-elements-unmounted-rubber-stamp-set-a6.html" target="_blank">Floral Parapernalia Elements</a>. I also added colour to the background with a circle stencil and our own <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/CBMSK004.html" target="_blank">Chocolate Baroque Mask - Kaleidoscope of Butterflies</a>. I used Distress Ink and blending brushes for the stencils, and Versafine Clair in toning colours for the stamps. I chose some stamps from Technical Butterfly to add to the page and then added the fabulous Friendship strip from the Mini Slim Words stamp along the edge. I added some coloured pencil accents to the images, sticking to a limited colour palette of blue, pink, yellow and green. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKaH8-_qLgFrwidEYgQuUpdY9JImfCfc1nXxELil1WeCF1P_uS7qt0cq4JK4t0GQNSKYOShpC1YnhTemQwlQbsJ1KXtkucoUH9F_-D5061zW8DflOi6lA6l7PcYg_wa30PSITDOOKUN3zmIlLbu_2erQCF4cW8-YC3FxcevMv87SP-QsWBRZJ5Mpv/s2965/20230110_095325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2017" data-original-width="2965" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKaH8-_qLgFrwidEYgQuUpdY9JImfCfc1nXxELil1WeCF1P_uS7qt0cq4JK4t0GQNSKYOShpC1YnhTemQwlQbsJ1KXtkucoUH9F_-D5061zW8DflOi6lA6l7PcYg_wa30PSITDOOKUN3zmIlLbu_2erQCF4cW8-YC3FxcevMv87SP-QsWBRZJ5Mpv/w400-h272/20230110_095325.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I only added the word strip partway along each page, but as I showed on my TV demo, you can easily join the word strip to stamp all the way along the page. I felt it was well balanced having it just along part of the side in my design, but it is really up to you how you use it.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvD0UHDsktDNlLO7H3Up-AXYoRJKjPoLQOM92ToqrjbYnsXYBOIauCAQ-bJjNL69kpOt0FrEmEZfagsNw5zJMpkdNa0kEmnpYLEdQdVNDKw7-3N_M_S7OFtC01Tf7DXgN6_gW2JaRw47c/s2823/20230110_095340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2823" data-original-width="2082" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvD0UHDsktDNlLO7H3Up-AXYoRJKjPoLQOM92ToqrjbYnsXYBOIauCAQ-bJjNL69kpOt0FrEmEZfagsNw5zJMpkdNa0kEmnpYLEdQdVNDKw7-3N_M_S7OFtC01Tf7DXgN6_gW2JaRw47c/w295-h400/20230110_095340.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br />As Lesley and I mentioned in the shows, we discussed the design of these stamps over a cuppa in the Green Room after one of the shows, we often do our brainstorming that way. We live so far apart, and we only meet up at the studios nowadays. Hopefully this year will see a few more new stamps in the pipeline, including some designs that I have had mulling over for a while now....<p></p><p>Anyway, here are one or two projects from last month's shows that I did not get a chance to share with you before. </p><p>The first card is a remake of an old design, but I added some words from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/words-of-inspiration-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a6.html" target="_blank">Words of Inspiration</a> to the background. I used two of the little trees from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA4SP0403.html" target="_blank">Fantasy Woodland</a> to make the flower.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7JbNr-YS90zND4y_2-FwCwsJYBur-Q3Ve4xh93yXAoA_o8V6LWlNsZxyWeqdLeCJJkibZY6B0eLV7UsgH9eISiPtG4stn1A06A_VUXwGdP8R5oywzqyK6WPuYXEogTUeRPIWWBu_xRHoQVB8ciXOiER_doaJMM9f0-UzIEOsTE-EN34bQDtpjTQu/s2741/20221115_143207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="2593" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7JbNr-YS90zND4y_2-FwCwsJYBur-Q3Ve4xh93yXAoA_o8V6LWlNsZxyWeqdLeCJJkibZY6B0eLV7UsgH9eISiPtG4stn1A06A_VUXwGdP8R5oywzqyK6WPuYXEogTUeRPIWWBu_xRHoQVB8ciXOiER_doaJMM9f0-UzIEOsTE-EN34bQDtpjTQu/s320/20221115_143207.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><p></p><p>I created an inky background for my next card by adding Distress Ink to an acrylic block and spritzing it with water. I placed it onto textured card. I have added stamps from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/essence-of-nature-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Essence of Nature</a> and <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6SP0535.html" target="_blank">Baroque Meadow</a>, using Versafine Clair Inks.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuNZ83ctEweBZUJUjTyWtSiPkFS9RwD3pv3c6icGmc3KBwPxQj4lbc5RsoiiDYZi71LqLVkob1WuGfj3XfnNmdPnuOTqGLJ1Xcefpj-eSVJGooUUN8aX7XlsgiAkqPuCIrEHVl-Vr-x14r_oJHiGABou2pLJkVrYe1VHsLwksiCWxHChl7xn-CO19/s2666/20221116_143025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="2666" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuNZ83ctEweBZUJUjTyWtSiPkFS9RwD3pv3c6icGmc3KBwPxQj4lbc5RsoiiDYZi71LqLVkob1WuGfj3XfnNmdPnuOTqGLJ1Xcefpj-eSVJGooUUN8aX7XlsgiAkqPuCIrEHVl-Vr-x14r_oJHiGABou2pLJkVrYe1VHsLwksiCWxHChl7xn-CO19/s320/20221116_143025.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>These next two cards were very quick and simple to make. I simply took a piece of white or kraft card, and added the splatter stamp from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5LW0598.html" target="_blank">Timeless</a> stamp set, using coloured Versafine Clair ink. I then added words from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/words-of-gratitude-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a6.html" target="_blank">Words of Gratitude</a> over the top. I created a matching tag for a gift.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip3qgpQqP87atgGDRSA8OAbr-YPxlZW3mI1c0GiX0hj9Z3POabqUZ2N1orPs2NbVyAAtRM4XgVZcRG9XhHaTmlw0BT6rQ4j1oWpiJ0pCDekWPRfjHTP7C2e4LMfBdha_V4_u8VKNP7HOmwyotKS1rR0-04WBK1j3HBqiecEz-OzHrNiZ36iTFxynA/s2188/20221116_143040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2097" data-original-width="2188" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip3qgpQqP87atgGDRSA8OAbr-YPxlZW3mI1c0GiX0hj9Z3POabqUZ2N1orPs2NbVyAAtRM4XgVZcRG9XhHaTmlw0BT6rQ4j1oWpiJ0pCDekWPRfjHTP7C2e4LMfBdha_V4_u8VKNP7HOmwyotKS1rR0-04WBK1j3HBqiecEz-OzHrNiZ36iTFxynA/s320/20221116_143040.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmX4DdXfH7AV5yWmLqaLH7uh7ypkISi3MgQ3mQ5Wqc3WhiqF3oZOUqtiuvLgPIFdwMELg0S9UeMPDQWzlu1yEE-t3pdqsKN6S6q-1rBUhcvqgz64ErJqpw8ve2SvZjyuQ4H2fkmDN0kRj4u78dEPghxhvz_St64yGb0K7rui1MhcGAja8RXHei8w5/s1751/20221116_143059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="1751" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmX4DdXfH7AV5yWmLqaLH7uh7ypkISi3MgQ3mQ5Wqc3WhiqF3oZOUqtiuvLgPIFdwMELg0S9UeMPDQWzlu1yEE-t3pdqsKN6S6q-1rBUhcvqgz64ErJqpw8ve2SvZjyuQ4H2fkmDN0kRj4u78dEPghxhvz_St64yGb0K7rui1MhcGAja8RXHei8w5/s320/20221116_143059.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This was another quick card, using a piece of brown kraft paper for the background, to which I added Brushos and spritzed them with water. I stamped a sentiment from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/essence-of-nature-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Essence of Nature</a> all over the top, to make the background look like a book page. I coloured some Drawing Cartridge with the same Brushos, and stamped two more images from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/essence-of-nature-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Essence of Nature</a> stamp set. I used clear embossing powder over the top.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdPnznen7dcgFZliEStWXMP8Esh9WTfjindI-G9TMtoGpHdvpKSJFs-BTkFm6EpTfIuUYz7y6XhHJuTrMpDy3sXa7WwdI9wxMtVB6WRv4noG6NjR3QPwSJ7ogLUSvW2zwjF-C--tCw_9H4sJSkhnbgZ7A0NoHrVqwfN-0qRKdD2a6a9AEbiQWagp5/s1876/20221116_143117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1787" data-original-width="1876" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdPnznen7dcgFZliEStWXMP8Esh9WTfjindI-G9TMtoGpHdvpKSJFs-BTkFm6EpTfIuUYz7y6XhHJuTrMpDy3sXa7WwdI9wxMtVB6WRv4noG6NjR3QPwSJ7ogLUSvW2zwjF-C--tCw_9H4sJSkhnbgZ7A0NoHrVqwfN-0qRKdD2a6a9AEbiQWagp5/s320/20221116_143117.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I reworked an old design once again for this card, using the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/patchwork-landscape-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Patchwork Landscape</a> stamp set. I stamped several of the images onto some Drawing Cartridge upon which I had already created a wrinkle free Distress background, and used a fine liner pen to add lines to create more hills and attach the images to each other. I used a circle mask to add more Distress Ink, to give the appearance of a sun. Using the fine liner pen, I added some birds freehand. I coloured the scene using pencils, choosing a palette of five colours, plus the slightly darker versions for shading.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjfRiHQ-R-HWJ0O7WWBvJnH5pIziLlbs178-Bsu2xxWXfI--CvXQ_OnslkSaDa1II-4n0W6t6PWgF7fSoyemhqCvGu4vSrtJqFJsqkwuLU4iWHXS83g-YIPkDyCkQVHrZ_vXjgP1QP-9Kv7eZrdflquMm2NJgAa5kclJrDdxCTdx6AMZraKarlkDo/s1600/IMG_6033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="1600" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjfRiHQ-R-HWJ0O7WWBvJnH5pIziLlbs178-Bsu2xxWXfI--CvXQ_OnslkSaDa1II-4n0W6t6PWgF7fSoyemhqCvGu4vSrtJqFJsqkwuLU4iWHXS83g-YIPkDyCkQVHrZ_vXjgP1QP-9Kv7eZrdflquMm2NJgAa5kclJrDdxCTdx6AMZraKarlkDo/s320/IMG_6033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkP-MfmcPy89gh7xZQZiAhwnByhR0-74EdoKU87--7WRMQtzmsCZXCO8Rg7mq_vgjd9QSMfHJnMlIfaQaT4QbnQxn6P50rrkIp-zdIEHIhHzFS7OUNXs_5U6dMKPKXBpmjjVx1QVpEVAxTWrXRkyLb-OBae8fgjDNfSOLryOOw1S3Rij63D7cS5tf/s2882/20230109_133045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2833" data-original-width="2882" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkP-MfmcPy89gh7xZQZiAhwnByhR0-74EdoKU87--7WRMQtzmsCZXCO8Rg7mq_vgjd9QSMfHJnMlIfaQaT4QbnQxn6P50rrkIp-zdIEHIhHzFS7OUNXs_5U6dMKPKXBpmjjVx1QVpEVAxTWrXRkyLb-OBae8fgjDNfSOLryOOw1S3Rij63D7cS5tf/s320/20230109_133045.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I created an alternative colour option which is more masculine in grey and terracotta tones. You could use kraft card and add white accents too, or create a black, red and white version. There are so many possibilities, why not create a monochrome version in blues, or greens?<p></p><p></p><p>I hope that you have enjoyed my projects. I will be back later in the month to share more of this month's demos with you. Thanks so much for stopping by, your visits are always appreciated.</p><p></p><p>Take care, xx<br /><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-37328583985148603522022-11-07T12:34:00.002+00:002022-11-07T12:34:57.242+00:00Inky Skies<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I am sharing a couple of projects today using stamps featured in our latest TV shows from Create and Craft. <br /></p><p>My first project mixes stamps from the stamp sets <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/celestial-rubber-stamp-set-a4.html" target="_blank">Celestial</a>, <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/sacred-rubber-stamp-set-a4.html" target="_blank">Sacred</a> and <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5SP0519.html" target="_blank">Owl Edges</a>. I first stamped the circle frame, and then placed a mask around the edge of the circle. I stamped the bull rushes into the circle and added the moth, before removing the outer mask, and covering the circle with a mask of its own. I coloured the background using Wilted Violet and Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink, then spritzed the background with gold Perfect Pearls spray.</p><p>I removed the circle mask, and painted the inner background with Salty Ocean, Peeled Paint and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvPkuer-x7m6CbqeSR_wlOMiVYBPfivmzqxesdNRnzXuW62M1bOjScXSNIj2V9qP5FpnEz-NRwVBLs5Zz_ccWWTFkHJIj0syNGhfBsu0UoATl7hcWR5sxjaiAaeMlQW2LX4hSPVHtixn1mZuqM-UQBv_zHHpbqJrMk3rrZ0Zaa9nqHt8LWvmqt9Nm/s2563/20221107_122132(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2397" data-original-width="2563" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvPkuer-x7m6CbqeSR_wlOMiVYBPfivmzqxesdNRnzXuW62M1bOjScXSNIj2V9qP5FpnEz-NRwVBLs5Zz_ccWWTFkHJIj0syNGhfBsu0UoATl7hcWR5sxjaiAaeMlQW2LX4hSPVHtixn1mZuqM-UQBv_zHHpbqJrMk3rrZ0Zaa9nqHt8LWvmqt9Nm/w400-h374/20221107_122132(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div> The two frames on the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/celestial-rubber-stamp-set-a4.html" target="_blank">Celestial</a> stamp set are just perfect for creating little scenes, and I can imagine using them with so many of the Chocolate Baroque silhouette stamps.<p></p><p>To create my second card, I used a wrinkle free Distress background that I already had in my stash, created with blue and green Distress Ink. I know that I used Salty Ocean and Twisted Citron, as they are my go to colours. I blended Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, and Uncharted Mariner over the top. Once this was dry, I added a little bit of white liquid pencil here and there, and embossed the large moon, some stars and the word Celestial, using Versamark and white embossing powder. I added some Weathered Wood Distress Ink to the moon to add a bit more definition.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-g7xbOmIlEStFtX3iZuFxu_YW76UnbqN31K-rn7_phKTcqd756F8fVYLZseteLFsPqnRUe2U4tiUVQAmOQ_YZ_8YQgxmf0y0RD2CRmxXwYnxio7gEn4QkQKhdFzbg2SgWyiMlET8VxDipN_PxMsScME1qTfDYnwiDiKZWsVNrk_GR6058hCEnjqL/s2948/20221107_122218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2894" data-original-width="2948" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-g7xbOmIlEStFtX3iZuFxu_YW76UnbqN31K-rn7_phKTcqd756F8fVYLZseteLFsPqnRUe2U4tiUVQAmOQ_YZ_8YQgxmf0y0RD2CRmxXwYnxio7gEn4QkQKhdFzbg2SgWyiMlET8VxDipN_PxMsScME1qTfDYnwiDiKZWsVNrk_GR6058hCEnjqL/w400-h393/20221107_122218.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I will be back later in the month with some Rennie Mackintosh inspired projects.<p><br /></p><p>Thanks so much for stopping by,</p><p>Take care, xx<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-29480940978885031232022-10-01T11:03:00.001+01:002022-10-01T11:06:46.181+01:00A Big Post Today!<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. In a change from usual procedure, I am only posting on my own blog this month, as the Design Team blog at Chocolate Baroque is closing down. We have decided, due to decreasing visits from viewers, and ever increasing popularity on other forms of social media, like Facebook and Instagram, that we will discintinue the blog. It is still there, if you wish to visit the archives, but we will not add anything new.</p><p>I have a bumper packed issue today, with projects from last month's TV shows, plus some older projects using stamps from the TV shows that some of you may have seen before. I hope you will enjoy what I have to share with you.</p><p>My first set of projects were made using a stamp from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/shaded-baubles-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Shaded Baubles</a> stamp set, and I wanted to show that you could use this stamp all year round, it is such a versatile stamp. The stamp set is essentially a Christmas stamp set, but you can make cards for any occasion using this stamp.</p><p>My first two cards started out in the same way, I made a Distress Ink background in shades of blue and purple. For the first card, I kept the background plain, but added a sentiment from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/kings-of-the-orient-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Kings of the Orient</a> stamp set, stamped in dark blue. I coloured a piece of Drawing Cartridge with Distress Oxide in blue and purple inks, and stamped the circle from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/shaded-baubles-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Shaded Baubles</a> with the dark blue ink, adding an image from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/following-yonder-star-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Following Yonder Star</a> stamp set. I added highlights with a white gel pen, and cut the circle out. I adhered the circle to the background, and edged the background with the dark blue ink, before attaching it to a card blank.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1BTm--XTCBAnlMq5U4rHo-Regdax4cUvnloEn5YcpmYED2lCV8gI8pjJN40iF44PXFB_qtSqOdPo-NvMyPYBNXaS2ADF_y3tDA7_g7Nj6Q8814U_eLKyI2RkQo5B5CSTkNZ8um--PSBNf8YlB8G99-Xyte0hVtMdSrc-oLdlD7mHGDM5B8LitBtx/s2367/20221001_103650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2321" data-original-width="2367" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1BTm--XTCBAnlMq5U4rHo-Regdax4cUvnloEn5YcpmYED2lCV8gI8pjJN40iF44PXFB_qtSqOdPo-NvMyPYBNXaS2ADF_y3tDA7_g7Nj6Q8814U_eLKyI2RkQo5B5CSTkNZ8um--PSBNf8YlB8G99-Xyte0hVtMdSrc-oLdlD7mHGDM5B8LitBtx/w400-h393/20221001_103650.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The second card was made in pretty much the same way. I stamped the text from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/gold-frankincense-myrrh-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh</a> stamp set all over the background using a purple ink and added some shading around the edges of the background using purple Distress Oxide. I masked a section of the image from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/kings-of-the-orient-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Kings of the Orient</a> before I inked it up using masking tape, as it was slightly too long. I only wanted the tree and part of the building. I added a star and again used a white gel pen for highlights. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCcxMtfzPkY7s6RVdAG367lpqY5PJMXLTv7yRWDFU1qlq1dzGTvrSPlMfyqnXrCQ_fd2hD3NVA0UfOcOYeMt0l3HrYa9zqMrXK-HlmCk74rpYiNA6UgR84x5MduIhXQI5hamwbEEIQKFPsSuRu5oBoGVrQt5k0bg5m3lOBIEbBQISan3iC2Sbfcqi/s2628/20221001_104135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2546" data-original-width="2628" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCcxMtfzPkY7s6RVdAG367lpqY5PJMXLTv7yRWDFU1qlq1dzGTvrSPlMfyqnXrCQ_fd2hD3NVA0UfOcOYeMt0l3HrYa9zqMrXK-HlmCk74rpYiNA6UgR84x5MduIhXQI5hamwbEEIQKFPsSuRu5oBoGVrQt5k0bg5m3lOBIEbBQISan3iC2Sbfcqi/w400-h388/20221001_104135.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />To create my alternative season cards, I sprayed a piece of Drawing Cartridge with some green ink and left this to dry. I added some colour around the edges with Seedless Preserves Distress Ink, and stamped a little leaf from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/hyacinth-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Hyacinth</a> stamp set all over the background using green ink. I used the same green ink to stamp the circle from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/shaded-baubles-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Shaded Baubles</a> onto a piece of card which I had lightly shaded with green Distress Ink. I added the cone flower from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/fuchsia-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Fuchsia</a> stamp set, and more of the little leaf to create a fuller effect. I coloured the image with pencils. I edged both pieces of card with the green ink before attaching them to my card blank.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KdR-JEU7qfIEKrHczsYMKlYp0KmlOOB_9nMV1wzPOTzgfR0JYasgMqIORaeBEO7q8t6wngKVZukt-RoEjd9UTrdjCzWrsfY9ut2JY7Nh71JNobLyfPV3pT-yLYnlsGuGK2DEuVSDQCnypcNQnEvkgiBlKN8KfpUfp9eISY6tvC-6MbA5VBud_pBa/s2644/20221001_103610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="2644" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KdR-JEU7qfIEKrHczsYMKlYp0KmlOOB_9nMV1wzPOTzgfR0JYasgMqIORaeBEO7q8t6wngKVZukt-RoEjd9UTrdjCzWrsfY9ut2JY7Nh71JNobLyfPV3pT-yLYnlsGuGK2DEuVSDQCnypcNQnEvkgiBlKN8KfpUfp9eISY6tvC-6MbA5VBud_pBa/w400-h384/20221001_103610.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I am sharing an older example at this point that I had also made with the circle from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/shaded-baubles-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Shaded Baubles</a> stamp set, using a butterfly and sentiment from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5SP0576.html" target="_blank">Butterfly Perfumery</a>. The background is once again sprayed with ink, and I stamped a splatter stamp from the Timeless stamp set using brown ink. I coloured the butterfly with Inktense pencils, and added a touch of brown shading to the circle background.I used a fineliner pen to draw a frame on the background.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMP09Og1aW5ORlzhrxhoj-TprDs3YrmfhNCEcGFCgDy08TXKGi4iHWP7iTHDv44fnTcPv_J7aZ-CakgOs3i1LXORU-VGIOtOUC-FoVTrDaoP6ywH0jB1HUaOjdkWrSQaHbxMHM9zIYI4dfL8lHBF8xGTku-BS5AK6znnBlX1CQ4XwVhLTs322OdBQd/s3301/20201129_114559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3301" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMP09Og1aW5ORlzhrxhoj-TprDs3YrmfhNCEcGFCgDy08TXKGi4iHWP7iTHDv44fnTcPv_J7aZ-CakgOs3i1LXORU-VGIOtOUC-FoVTrDaoP6ywH0jB1HUaOjdkWrSQaHbxMHM9zIYI4dfL8lHBF8xGTku-BS5AK6znnBlX1CQ4XwVhLTs322OdBQd/w366-h400/20201129_114559.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>A final Christmas sample that I made for last month was this brightly coloured tag card. I used a DL card base, and cut off the two top corners. I did the same for the piece of Drawing Cartridge. I coloured the background in shades of yellow, orange and purple, and added stamps from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/gold-frankincense-myrrh-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh</a> stamp set over the top. I stamped and embossed the main image from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/kings-of-the-orient-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">Kings of the Orient</a> using gold embossing powder. I coloured the image using Zig clean colour markers.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuL1opfEq9ePGk5MhxSB6q2-_ry1XOQL1jHR6hDWbJVr2opouhfMo6Aa3i5ybuLwjJJMVrvPjc3WWzSr_kP5FHjk4vtiFgJ7ftNoN6YItm2sHlRtnhON8FLr_GYl2ALTy72kkjEXGXh9uWDRN6uAboz6yi9U60w_EdR1dCBh1sV3EwjcmsKvS8yidN/s3287/20221001_103549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3287" data-original-width="1928" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuL1opfEq9ePGk5MhxSB6q2-_ry1XOQL1jHR6hDWbJVr2opouhfMo6Aa3i5ybuLwjJJMVrvPjc3WWzSr_kP5FHjk4vtiFgJ7ftNoN6YItm2sHlRtnhON8FLr_GYl2ALTy72kkjEXGXh9uWDRN6uAboz6yi9U60w_EdR1dCBh1sV3EwjcmsKvS8yidN/w235-h400/20221001_103549.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><br />This next card is a remake of an old favourite, but I found a much quicker, easier way to create the card. The first time around, it took me ages to make the card! I had decided to make the card as a TV demo, and needed to make the card quite quickly, so a bit of lateral thinking helped me devise a better way of making the design. I used some masking tissue to create the wavy hills, and these held the top spotlight piece of the card in place as I inked both pieces of the card, much easier than last time. I inked the main card in tones of grey, and the spotlight portion of the card in greens, and heather for the hills, adding blue for the sky, and a sun, using a circle mask. I used the folige from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/floral-edges-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Floral Edges</a> on both pieces of card, using grey ink for the main card, and green ink for the spotlight card. I added a sentiment from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA6LW0543.html" target="_blank">Amazing Mackintosh Words</a>.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVfnWS8wza1kvXQLPh92rBxc267rSvyNTa_5oIF99IchjsD4xZjibKn_s6WlK0ar98ef2LMkZRN2RhXpQfVhUDTPj0IiyRDAOQffpjDYgQ6_erdmJSFwQbORBGI2SPKKFTEyoOdySoz0YeAxZkvmMusrTimjm3Rj6HKzgLZpBcSHpoUCSXuzxqkcw/s2907/20221001_104109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2818" data-original-width="2907" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVfnWS8wza1kvXQLPh92rBxc267rSvyNTa_5oIF99IchjsD4xZjibKn_s6WlK0ar98ef2LMkZRN2RhXpQfVhUDTPj0IiyRDAOQffpjDYgQ6_erdmJSFwQbORBGI2SPKKFTEyoOdySoz0YeAxZkvmMusrTimjm3Rj6HKzgLZpBcSHpoUCSXuzxqkcw/w400-h388/20221001_104109.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Another one of the edge stamp sets that we had on the TV shows was <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/poppy-edges-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Poppy Edges</a>, a beautiful stamp set, and I decided to combine this set with some of Lesley's black and white papers that we had on the TV show. I inked up the paper using Distress Ink and blending brushes. I stamped the big poppies at the bottom and masked them off, adding the poppy seed heads afterwards. I coloured these with pencils, and added a couple of bees, which I stamped on a separate piece of card and decoupaged. The sentiment comes from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/loving-sentiments-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Loving Sentiments</a>.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyc5tqAaU3FwfACbWVp96Zw-phTTDTPgjEfpHDxxTM7sook7dwnXbK5JQX5xvRS5tfAFPH1zzdJKCJFRtJ-WGj4qovsNMt5dbJG17jlKC5itjl7LKkBz6JmmhA_Qyf_McXgn0nbjrO7BYW_YIByb215ydeeU-7XkPUxqI5Ct3138yGEwyEDb-9_AuO/s2498/20221001_103701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2498" data-original-width="1553" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyc5tqAaU3FwfACbWVp96Zw-phTTDTPgjEfpHDxxTM7sook7dwnXbK5JQX5xvRS5tfAFPH1zzdJKCJFRtJ-WGj4qovsNMt5dbJG17jlKC5itjl7LKkBz6JmmhA_Qyf_McXgn0nbjrO7BYW_YIByb215ydeeU-7XkPUxqI5Ct3138yGEwyEDb-9_AuO/w249-h400/20221001_103701.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><br />Now for a few golden oldies, this one uses the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5SP0415.html" target="_blank">Decorative Edges</a> stamp set, and the image is hand drawn by me.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSX111Cun3ICKAVgJHlLN-owCvpobdf-d6eBag-qQpTE7EmrVFMiCW-iZNqRql44RK6yIxEmSlLBWCkjlCjkQ6pN89bZf1fNGfpb6PEyGh9926t82dQR-f2tpEyvOFrefN3UK1Cx1Qi3x73WZFno6k1cXAqimOgwY8wngi07BPgfiDIJrKlkZhtWLs/s450/004b%209th%20Oct%20blog%20post.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="450" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSX111Cun3ICKAVgJHlLN-owCvpobdf-d6eBag-qQpTE7EmrVFMiCW-iZNqRql44RK6yIxEmSlLBWCkjlCjkQ6pN89bZf1fNGfpb6PEyGh9926t82dQR-f2tpEyvOFrefN3UK1Cx1Qi3x73WZFno6k1cXAqimOgwY8wngi07BPgfiDIJrKlkZhtWLs/w400-h379/004b%209th%20Oct%20blog%20post.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />These two are from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5SP0414.html" target="_blank">Landscape Edges</a>:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcYaPs_xBtsNrxWN4fx3Qyml8-yoM-GeObjHI9UHsNdR91z6_3uFDpii6IOYCAT7elrtU22pbb5096Y1AWDkVN4d3aG0IG_xx3L8x3prhKf6J0DDoiq0A4Duoffwzw_NR8mXKDbJDLyIjF1dN5W619kNUICIQWALmB64AeF1O2mPalHdyyknF-znW/s320/003%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="313" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcYaPs_xBtsNrxWN4fx3Qyml8-yoM-GeObjHI9UHsNdR91z6_3uFDpii6IOYCAT7elrtU22pbb5096Y1AWDkVN4d3aG0IG_xx3L8x3prhKf6J0DDoiq0A4Duoffwzw_NR8mXKDbJDLyIjF1dN5W619kNUICIQWALmB64AeF1O2mPalHdyyknF-znW/w391-h400/003%20(3).JPG" width="391" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiPnb06NjD998H6xfn2v6fovCwKVzmrD4rDWjDiK55aszB80gWTz26WXE1cHN0gJHJXWSneBanDEajxeHhxg6ow6ORYmFPFobwWWwiE-TaUZv0-3HgeQNwkats_233Lzd0XCgQR4tEZsD5cN_XNzxmX8tX1Cw6tjcogQnvGo4SiI9tl9UESePYfqb/s400/004b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="400" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiPnb06NjD998H6xfn2v6fovCwKVzmrD4rDWjDiK55aszB80gWTz26WXE1cHN0gJHJXWSneBanDEajxeHhxg6ow6ORYmFPFobwWWwiE-TaUZv0-3HgeQNwkats_233Lzd0XCgQR4tEZsD5cN_XNzxmX8tX1Cw6tjcogQnvGo4SiI9tl9UESePYfqb/w400-h395/004b.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> This one is from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/autumn-edges-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Autumn Edges</a>:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UNz4y_KHDD3ao4ItJjofCeYV3GXwL_EHz5k8UjuxyVZ31jznLiLSU9f3jZssH8ip4rYiyI8JqE0GNQd-TvGBriZOUmsyezzzzoG0m0t8M8JO9uNqSZ6aYEaxgRZmBGfqdzFQJtgkFR5tCgZS47AatxKQCVaY6ohe178bZCKMI_w0ldeWu_m9yhbI/s1600/IMG_4931.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1583" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UNz4y_KHDD3ao4ItJjofCeYV3GXwL_EHz5k8UjuxyVZ31jznLiLSU9f3jZssH8ip4rYiyI8JqE0GNQd-TvGBriZOUmsyezzzzoG0m0t8M8JO9uNqSZ6aYEaxgRZmBGfqdzFQJtgkFR5tCgZS47AatxKQCVaY6ohe178bZCKMI_w0ldeWu_m9yhbI/w396-h400/IMG_4931.JPG" width="396" /></a></div><br /> Finally this one combines <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/floral-edges-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">Floral Edges</a> and <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/butterfly-dress-cling-mounted-rubber-stamp.html" target="_blank">Butterfly Dress</a>:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kb9pxRvLVtdHhcobg8F4u2ti242YpuLBnTvEazZE4O6F0qHKMwyiT3mTWZjCBqgO1mjPs--F1J9U2LoAeD_grP9n2nMJaFM8WISEFK5Ka3TFkQMTytl-UK8cL8216VWL8mb7ak8QAftZgQ0MJ4VNMCwDMr1ziYBd4ePGmUfSa8wXVdZnmW1LxtcU/s2224/JBS%20APR2015%20Butterfly%20Lady%2001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2170" data-original-width="2224" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kb9pxRvLVtdHhcobg8F4u2ti242YpuLBnTvEazZE4O6F0qHKMwyiT3mTWZjCBqgO1mjPs--F1J9U2LoAeD_grP9n2nMJaFM8WISEFK5Ka3TFkQMTytl-UK8cL8216VWL8mb7ak8QAftZgQ0MJ4VNMCwDMr1ziYBd4ePGmUfSa8wXVdZnmW1LxtcU/w400-h390/JBS%20APR2015%20Butterfly%20Lady%2001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Thanks for stopping by, I will be back very soon to share some projects from this month's TV shows. Take care, xx <br /><p></p><p><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p>judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-65564803341933717092022-09-22T07:00:00.013+01:002022-09-22T07:00:00.186+01:00End of an Era<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. Firstly, before I
share my project for today, I have to announce that we will be bringing
the Chocolate Baroque Design Team Blog to a close at the end of this month. The Design Team will no
longer be posting on the blog, as we are finding that our vistor numbers
are sadly dwindling, and the preference these days is for Facebook and
Instagram. We have a dedicated <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChocolateBaroque" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>
which is very friendly, you can join and see lots of inspiration over
there. The Design Team share their projects there too, and we are always
dropping in to answer questions if you want to ask us anything. You can
post pictures of projects you have made with Chocolate Baroque stamps,
we would love to see them. We have an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chocolatebaroque/" target="_blank">Instagram Page</a> too, which is full of fabulous projects. You can give us a like, or leave a quick comment, we really appreciate a visit.</p><p>We
would like to thank you for your support over the years, and appreciate
all of your visits and comments. The Blog was created for you, our
readers, and would not have kept going for so long without you.</p><p>I will still be posting regularly here on my own blog, and would love it if you still popped by to see me here. I will share my tips and projects as always each month here and on my own Instagram page @judithatpoppycottage<br /></p><p>Now
onto my project for today. I decided to create a panel using one of the
long collage stamps from last month's TV show, stamped onto a serviette
for this project. We often use patterned serviettes in our mixed media
projects, and peel away the two or three layers behind, which get
discarded or do not get used for anything. These plain layers are great
for stamping on, and using just like their patterned counterparts.</p><p>I stamped the large <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/the-phenomenal-butterfly-slim-strip-rubber-stamp-set-a4-slim.html" target="_blank">The Phenomenal Butterfly Slim Strip</a>
image using Versafine Clair Nocturne and left it to dry for a few
moments. Also using Versafine Clair Nocturne, I stamped some of the
images from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/the-phenomenal-butterfly-elements-unmounted-rubber-stamp-set-a6.html" target="_blank">The Phenomenal Butterfly Elements</a>
and Out of the Trees Elements over the MDF panel, checking that they
were in the area that would not be covered by the serviette once it was
stuck down. </p><p>I covered the reverse of the serviette with Matte
Medium and adhered it to the panel. Now this worked fine twice at home,
but in the studio, with the air conditioning blasting away, it was a
completely different matter! The serviette was wafting about all over
the place, and anyone who saw the show will have seen that I had a heart
stopping couple of minutes while they turned the air con off and I
attempted to lay the misbehaving serviette onto the MDF panel. Phew!</p><p>I
gently brushed a bit more Matte Medium over the top, and this does take
a very gentle touch, as too much can cause the serviette to
disintegrate. I left the surface to dry completely before moving on to
the next stage. I painted the image using transluscent paints in several
colours. You could water your opaque paints down obviously, but I
wanted to paint my colours neat, so this option worked for me. I chose a
limited palette of colours.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwQJrWkBbwKpGs1wQGOevb8aGnbRwMM_BjsS8Yq_bbzPqo-gvB-nkhQGL91YZKYBPy9mJB-BOPVV0lbtQZ9CvjXWEFbujVLcBCMyIFO5cy8YjYyZqlz0y8vlNH9pdzzVngpnzyYY_02eRlApNZnzViRlmi3tbLFPTpJsJOm1PjhMY163H-IrO2p_0XQ/s3865/20220907_165133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3865" data-original-width="2231" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwQJrWkBbwKpGs1wQGOevb8aGnbRwMM_BjsS8Yq_bbzPqo-gvB-nkhQGL91YZKYBPy9mJB-BOPVV0lbtQZ9CvjXWEFbujVLcBCMyIFO5cy8YjYyZqlz0y8vlNH9pdzzVngpnzyYY_02eRlApNZnzViRlmi3tbLFPTpJsJOm1PjhMY163H-IrO2p_0XQ/w231-h400/20220907_165133.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I really like the unfinished MDF against the painted area, and hope that you will try this idea for yourselves.</p><p>Thanks for stopping by, xx<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: medium none;" width="400" />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-62719652908951441372022-09-10T07:00:00.001+01:002022-09-10T07:00:00.183+01:00Dotty Strip Stamp<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I have a couple of
projects to share with you today showcasing stamps featured on last
month's shows from Create and Craft.</p><p>I started my project with a large card blank, and drew along the opening edge using one of the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/chocolate-baroque-draw-and-tear-rulers-set-1-pack-of-4-with-handles.html" target="_blank">Chocolate Baroque Draw and Tear Rulers Set 1</a> using a pencil. I cut the excess card away. On the inside of the card, I stamped the long dotty strip from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/slim-word-strip-2-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Slim Word Strip 2</a> with a yellow dye based ink. I stamped a word strip from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/slim-word-strip-1-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Slim Word Strip 1</a> over the top. I used one of the leaves from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/from-nature-2-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">From Nature 2</a>
stamp set to stamp randomly over the front of the card using second
generation stamping. I wanted a paler background because I did not want
to detract from the other parts of the card.I added a splatter stamp
from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/UA5LW0598.html" target="_blank">Timeless</a>, using green and yellow ink.</p><p>I
took a whiteboard heart and coloured it with the same yellow and green
inks, and then stamped the same word strip as I had used along the card
edge. I filled the heart, moving the strip across each time I stamped,
to get a random compilation of the words. It looks great on one of these
hearts. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkH3Sdqs3PL9sfPeVpnIsbemZmonMgxh0KYkhuUEinhOKsFsDtXTKdDvTUlMOSgsIil3EBbwRN7w-KeJPWvTwE0jKkhoOIWkQ0vmBzpvxA0VonhFtN4eVcytoAWRMCmmErnr0AImfNpKLb1hBonMk3Gcg-5sxKmrqJa9sAYMAY2cLnlM_7qnqaqo4Qw/s3104/20220907_165041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3104" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkH3Sdqs3PL9sfPeVpnIsbemZmonMgxh0KYkhuUEinhOKsFsDtXTKdDvTUlMOSgsIil3EBbwRN7w-KeJPWvTwE0jKkhoOIWkQ0vmBzpvxA0VonhFtN4eVcytoAWRMCmmErnr0AImfNpKLb1hBonMk3Gcg-5sxKmrqJa9sAYMAY2cLnlM_7qnqaqo4Qw/w390-h400/20220907_165041.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><br />This
card was fairly quick to complete, and I can see lots of possibilities
for adapting the design to suit lots of occasions. Using the big word
strips, especially now we have two sets for you to choose from gives
lots of choices, and I hope that you will try out this idea, or a
variation of the theme.<p></p><p>I decided to make another card featuring the dotty strip from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/slim-word-strip-2-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Slim Word Strip 2</a>
stamp set. I stamped the strip onto a piece of Drawing Cartridge
several times using shades of green and orange Distress Ink to create an
ombre effect. I stamped the fruit tree from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/the-tree-of-knowledge-rubber-stamp-sheet-dl.html" target="_blank">The Tree of Knowledge</a>
stamp set onto a piece of book paper, and coloured it with Zig Clean Colour markers. I
added some shading around the edges using green Distress Ink. This card
would be suitable for lots of occasions- a graduation, a book lover's
birthday, or even just to show someone you are thinking about them. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uyicgS-GKT8krAJckgM4LF5UdXA5VXRuL8D8DxPUrcprZfkKNp_aOXeH5dICXQNGm8H5_DI5HEoLYapFRcUCjNYhuCYwsaak29KM2ro4y90kf-M6GYKRqKebqLdVCrN7Wf1xNy_hSaua5pREPxyOyjq5LqIxx-MGa2Sl1FN6yud6qTOwYbsEOxr6Dg/s2877/20220907_165107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2877" data-original-width="2816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uyicgS-GKT8krAJckgM4LF5UdXA5VXRuL8D8DxPUrcprZfkKNp_aOXeH5dICXQNGm8H5_DI5HEoLYapFRcUCjNYhuCYwsaak29KM2ro4y90kf-M6GYKRqKebqLdVCrN7Wf1xNy_hSaua5pREPxyOyjq5LqIxx-MGa2Sl1FN6yud6qTOwYbsEOxr6Dg/w391-h400/20220907_165107.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br /> Thanks for stopping by, take care, xx<br /><p></p><p> </p><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: medium none;" width="400" />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-49676515790658447402022-09-08T17:55:00.001+01:002022-09-08T17:55:11.441+01:00Leafy Bokeh Card<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. It's time for another monthly Fifteen Minute Card spot, and this month, I'm in a leafy mood. I have chosen to use the beautiful leaves from the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/from-nature-2-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">From Nature 2</a> stamp set to create a quick Christmas card.</p><p>I stamped and embossed the leaves using a silver glittery embossing powder, and added a few snowflakes using white embossing powder. Keeping my background very speedy, I added shading with green and blue Distress Inks. I added some white circles with a stencil and Brilliance Ink for a bokeh effect. Finally, I added a sentiment from the Pears and Baubles stamp set. I love the font on this sentiment.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpR-Jv1rchQ-eubmKbWLgd9Izsuqze8-I_SzdzVj2gk52SFs-djtISq0PGQJgB5NZYJu86fL_CrigwuNgX7gR1yw-1xH-8w2QKoh7z6CysiwTOjzTzOa6JG8JsKHjAivsprwueMUoMKxJtQNAvqIWPXwh0SuoytM6m42QZyst-FjObYz5ysZnvJxq/s2683/20220908_174320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="2683" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpR-Jv1rchQ-eubmKbWLgd9Izsuqze8-I_SzdzVj2gk52SFs-djtISq0PGQJgB5NZYJu86fL_CrigwuNgX7gR1yw-1xH-8w2QKoh7z6CysiwTOjzTzOa6JG8JsKHjAivsprwueMUoMKxJtQNAvqIWPXwh0SuoytM6m42QZyst-FjObYz5ysZnvJxq/w400-h384/20220908_174320.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>If you get the chance to make a quick card in Fifteen Minutes or less, then head over to the Chocolate Baroque Facebook Group where I have created an album for this month. You can pop your cards or other projects in there. We would love to see what you have made. Thanks for stopping by, <p></p><p></p><p>Take care xx<br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: medium none;" width="400" /></p><br />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-12095781760537689432022-09-01T07:00:00.009+01:002022-09-01T07:00:00.176+01:00Creating Stamps Using Leaves From The Garden<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I have some cards
to share with you today showcasing some of the wonderful stamps that we
brought to the TV shows last month on Create and Craft. If you watched
the shows, you will have heard the story behind some of these images,
and how they came to be created. <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/from-nature-1-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">From Nature 1</a>
was an incredibly beautiful stamp set, created from leaves collected
around where David and Lesley work. I offered to send some leaves to
Lesley from my garden in Norfolk, as I have some interesting leaves
which are unusual, and would make fabulous stamps. So, I packed them up
in resealable bags, and sent them to Lesley. The leaves were in pretty
good shape when she received them, and therefore, <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/from-nature-2-rubber-stamp-sheet-a5.html" target="_blank">From Nature 2</a>
was created. I did craze Lesley to add a particular leaf to the stamp
set, but they are all so versatile, and I had great fun creating my
projects with them.</p><p>For my first card, I created a Distress Ink
background and added a few extra paint splatters. I stamped some of the various words and sentiments over
the top. I chose colours that would tone in with the focal part of my
card, using Versafine Clair Inks. I used a small spare piece of this
background card for a sentiment too.</p><p>To create my topper, I
covered a piece of Drawing Cartridge with cold tea, and added sea salt
to the background while it was still wet. I left the background to dry
naturally, and then brushed the salt away. The salt leaves great
markings on the background. I stamped and embossed the three sizes of
ivy leaf onto the background. You can use clear or white embossing
powder, it doesn't matter, although white embossing powder will enable
you to see where you are embossing more easily. I then added Distress
Ink all over the top of the background. </p><p>I placed some copy paper
over the background, and then ironed the embossing powder off the
design. I kept checking that the embossing powder had all gone,
replacing the piece of paper each time I checked. You can use brown
paper if you prefer. By taking away the embossing powder, you get a
completely flat surface, this is called a 'faux batik' effect, it looks
like the batik material that originates from Indonesia, which is created
by using wax as a resist when dyeing fabric. I also felt that by using
the tea dye behind the Distress Ink, the irregularities looked like the
background had been sun bleached, as if I had created a cyanotype
effect. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2HfQPuXkYLwS75eqNQdOdie_tBnSkMDKjqLQZGGcX_jKLrt6V50ThloWfpVgT-Vy1xot7JqhIkQ190bXyEHTcldG1BaWcQFkW8OAIKGDWpSW_osaO32e_HV4SCiWpkBK-GIXu8GAxyzIc9rvjBosY_MZ6XKxIwTj3nafA6tl_QneXYopvkPlTPM8LA/s3002/20220831_193213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="2948" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2HfQPuXkYLwS75eqNQdOdie_tBnSkMDKjqLQZGGcX_jKLrt6V50ThloWfpVgT-Vy1xot7JqhIkQ190bXyEHTcldG1BaWcQFkW8OAIKGDWpSW_osaO32e_HV4SCiWpkBK-GIXu8GAxyzIc9rvjBosY_MZ6XKxIwTj3nafA6tl_QneXYopvkPlTPM8LA/w393-h400/20220831_193213.jpg" width="393" /></a></div>I used blue inks on another piece to really highlight this effect.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8rOsPzV6CP-T2lZEW7k0Y3Jnw6pwHsIHsx4RTdGAt_TAQFwLmyh3jS-vOtbH4Fb8ciZ9s-LMlzZYNic16S8-w1CPKprTLBsrp-y1FBpaCMaIT-krru9CBJAMQEis0g1mTuHbt9UihCjN8zj3OjWSHe8EJskNOOSF7fHwh-4ifAxMH_YmDJkk4R8skQ/s3045/20220831_193228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3045" data-original-width="2237" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8rOsPzV6CP-T2lZEW7k0Y3Jnw6pwHsIHsx4RTdGAt_TAQFwLmyh3jS-vOtbH4Fb8ciZ9s-LMlzZYNic16S8-w1CPKprTLBsrp-y1FBpaCMaIT-krru9CBJAMQEis0g1mTuHbt9UihCjN8zj3OjWSHe8EJskNOOSF7fHwh-4ifAxMH_YmDJkk4R8skQ/w294-h400/20220831_193228.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><p></p><p>My
second project features the stunning Plume Poppy leaf, or Macleaya
Cordata if you prefer the latin name. I used an actual leaf to create
the background, using a technique that my lovely friend Elaine, an
ex Chocolate Baroque Design Team member, taught me. To create the topper, I simply stamped
and embossed the leaf, and added colour using Distress Inks, water and a
brush. A few splatters of brown ink, and one of the smaller stamps from
the set complete the design.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CzuVT9bfw4_bQWjKdWg0lRXnVE8fgQDefIoAZu7X5vd_BT__hY667dylwSVnLEGGKP3J6gc8k7chDGr0UB5kNAV3ZQerMS4qr0o9aDih39IOZ-bSmLGckmwDRFcqDPyXpYpVk-Ms_256N0QI6gxjRksM3XlWUx8txS3wUaWGzAVNm6uwkaZ4GD4Nkg/s2603/20220722_123043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2603" data-original-width="2560" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CzuVT9bfw4_bQWjKdWg0lRXnVE8fgQDefIoAZu7X5vd_BT__hY667dylwSVnLEGGKP3J6gc8k7chDGr0UB5kNAV3ZQerMS4qr0o9aDih39IOZ-bSmLGckmwDRFcqDPyXpYpVk-Ms_256N0QI6gxjRksM3XlWUx8txS3wUaWGzAVNm6uwkaZ4GD4Nkg/w394-h400/20220722_123043.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br />For
my final card, I chose to use the Smoke Bush or Cotinus leaves, there
are two on the stamp set. I arranged them in clusters, just as you would
see them on the bush, and coloured them with pencils. For the larger
background, I simply stamped them with a plum coloured ink. Both
backgrounds are simple Distress Ink backgrounds, and I have edged both
layers with a plum coloured ink to avoid using extra card to mat and
layer.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2p5Z7aCeBg6wjj8wxLI5XoFIPdIU3QAZPCCUmk-KTsFFWfohvZOpJZ6GkIMg4fZQ4JG5f7uv_0C2g2jFvMRc3gdvUanw86PrMcwx66ds59lNau0tTBRl9IV3D0knPeCRZGn4YLTJt_0vcQbZg1PSvD2TOxbijVU5wJP7fXoxr0zpSNp6QFA-adAJRSQ/s2634/20220722_123250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2634" data-original-width="2575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2p5Z7aCeBg6wjj8wxLI5XoFIPdIU3QAZPCCUmk-KTsFFWfohvZOpJZ6GkIMg4fZQ4JG5f7uv_0C2g2jFvMRc3gdvUanw86PrMcwx66ds59lNau0tTBRl9IV3D0knPeCRZGn4YLTJt_0vcQbZg1PSvD2TOxbijVU5wJP7fXoxr0zpSNp6QFA-adAJRSQ/w391-h400/20220722_123250.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><p>I
hope that you have enjoyed the story behind these stamps and will try
out some of the ideas that I have shared with you. I will be back later in the month to share more leafy projects with you. Thanks so much for
stopping by, take care, xx<br /></p><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: medium none;" width="400" />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548790592863823567.post-55400740997983232782022-08-23T07:00:00.006+01:002022-08-23T07:00:00.200+01:00A Touch of Pink<p>Hello everyone, I hope that you are keeping well. I have a project to
share with you today showcasing some of the products featured on last
month's TV shows on Create and Craft. </p><p>To create my project, I
started with one of the fabulous black and white papers designed by
Lesley. I attached this to a MDF panel using matte medium. I stamped the
large flourish from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/butterfly-daisy-collage-unmounted-rubber-stamp-sheet-a4.html" target="_blank">Butterfly Daisy Collage</a> in two of the corners, and added the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/small-graph-paper-rubber-stamp-sheet-chocolate-block.html" target="_blank">Small Graph Paper</a>
randomly stamped using a pink Versafine Clair ink. I just used parts of
the stamp to give a patchy effect, and used the stamp held in my hand,
rather than on a block. I added Distress Ink around the edges with a
blending brush.<br /></p><p>I stamped and embossed the <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/freedom-flower-rubber-stamp-sheet-chocolate-block.html" target="_blank">Freedom Flower</a>
twice onto a spare piece of the black and white paper and cut it out. I
coloured the image with shimmer paints, before decoupaging the flower
and attaching it to the background. I used a grey pencil around some of
the petals to give the impression of extra layers, adding shading for
more depth.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKobkK4Ax0UzAOC5dDBwSzSnjWfxXrkLV4522oRcaVLGLZyzej4TntIa3SJcrvjs9GiweNjMLwquoIQ-Dq4pPmtXwxUOU0_h3WdFzmo3XEI-kwj4Hm9psWTlLPCIQz1jcFllsCnVybgE0NsjdaT6tbenmHRSNbabgfJnu1GUvo05gbs5T7U9JT-LWZtQ/s2712/20220728_145711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2712" data-original-width="1616" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKobkK4Ax0UzAOC5dDBwSzSnjWfxXrkLV4522oRcaVLGLZyzej4TntIa3SJcrvjs9GiweNjMLwquoIQ-Dq4pPmtXwxUOU0_h3WdFzmo3XEI-kwj4Hm9psWTlLPCIQz1jcFllsCnVybgE0NsjdaT6tbenmHRSNbabgfJnu1GUvo05gbs5T7U9JT-LWZtQ/w239-h400/20220728_145711.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><p>Thanks for stopping by, Take care, xx</p><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5199/butterfly4signature.png" style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: medium none;" width="400" />judith@poppy cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349185898726220561noreply@blogger.com0