tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50615791106135944602024-03-12T23:16:48.173+00:00The Manic World of Mrs McKenzieCreations and Ramblings from a Slightly Demented Mind!Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1346125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-86346980200420123262022-02-18T15:00:00.106+00:002022-02-18T15:00:00.233+00:00Sandra Caldwell Digi Release February - Guest Dt<p style="text-align: center;"> Good Day All, I hope you are all well Today, It's very stormy outside here, in fact it's snowing!, so the perfect day to get crafty and share some crafty creations. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I'm sharing with you my last couple of projects as Guest Design Team Member for <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/babycakesdnd?ref=usf_2020">Sandra Caldwell Stamps. </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I've had lots of fun this month working with Sandra's awesome images, so I thought I'd share two projects with you today both using the same super cute image, Image #3809 Knitting Ball Kat.</p><p style="text-align: center;">My first project is an Easel Card Calendar;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyp6vpxlxvuLM6sAHktl8-xr2qtx6qpoYpRj2phb-ERQEL5pWY9s4Ws6aB0iZ9P566W92x-RPrJGuahptlZg8BuX6TqGu3q9sF0dg-tFzUO8ySQwUcvtYMHrrD5RWyAG8RDg4KndA1UzmA9_sy6Ujzl6IFFd3qvLfTlnboUULAdCV4Fm0nfbquBAS0=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyp6vpxlxvuLM6sAHktl8-xr2qtx6qpoYpRj2phb-ERQEL5pWY9s4Ws6aB0iZ9P566W92x-RPrJGuahptlZg8BuX6TqGu3q9sF0dg-tFzUO8ySQwUcvtYMHrrD5RWyAG8RDg4KndA1UzmA9_sy6Ujzl6IFFd3qvLfTlnboUULAdCV4Fm0nfbquBAS0=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJBQBsZZ0c-fsywPIBFbHTDky5kpP1Ri01bb9_oyrDy7P1_4cjlL65pHF8vJTSQPOVgubkXUjEUuvnwTqBM3dtad_YvZc6e_83Ky3Gt-qgeAyYTp81ExL1uyXyLQXxolxzpBtm6D3n_7OGF2MqJc451RefFpWpUBEXMot3ezoX3BtVoF74DG2wqJsh=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJBQBsZZ0c-fsywPIBFbHTDky5kpP1Ri01bb9_oyrDy7P1_4cjlL65pHF8vJTSQPOVgubkXUjEUuvnwTqBM3dtad_YvZc6e_83Ky3Gt-qgeAyYTp81ExL1uyXyLQXxolxzpBtm6D3n_7OGF2MqJc451RefFpWpUBEXMot3ezoX3BtVoF74DG2wqJsh=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZalqibu7kvIjjjrEkbkwqxV2vWJ1GFleqAp6gueXNl1gcXuSR6TJFUnn_lW55ILqF36s48UbYKwsPQNS46SX3MdcDikqNSUJ98Wt43Dhy3BEA5-WuAtD7JnziAApQuUhT4P6qpZ6dU1BBVRpHiBJRAZCgAh11bMxiiqxvHQkvCi4KGw2HS7Sb56be=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZalqibu7kvIjjjrEkbkwqxV2vWJ1GFleqAp6gueXNl1gcXuSR6TJFUnn_lW55ILqF36s48UbYKwsPQNS46SX3MdcDikqNSUJ98Wt43Dhy3BEA5-WuAtD7JnziAApQuUhT4P6qpZ6dU1BBVRpHiBJRAZCgAh11bMxiiqxvHQkvCi4KGw2HS7Sb56be=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">I created my Easel Card using two 4 inch square card blanks, cutting one in half along the score line for the top layer, and scoring the other card half way between one edge and the centre score line to create the Easel base. It's a great cheat, as you don't have to do any measuring.</p><p style="text-align: center;">My background papers are cut from one 12 x 12 inch sheet. I cut the squares to fit the card, then cut some of the circles from the paper for extra embellishment. I layered these circles around the paper to add more depth to the pattern.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Knitting Ball Kat is coloured with Copic Sketch Markers and a little white gel pen for highlights.</p><p style="text-align: center;">To finish my project I added the Calendar tab. Voila, a cute wee Calendar suitable for anybody's work desk or mantel piece.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">My second project is a Reveal Wheel Card;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihVY3_W6EatTiJ0uPV5Kq2QEEgxG7bObswEhGHv4o3sRTQ-Yz4MX6qAAiG_hEGtr7mDdebZeGI0cGQYP2pBc5QB4TQsubyYII8QNtzzcpEzHX1FVqtGSH77lDlPKQe-RtKU5jThrEEXPSFr4r3LYR7P4fcrd6NSyeyuSq076kfxquUydX9QbxRnHPF=s2073" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="2073" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihVY3_W6EatTiJ0uPV5Kq2QEEgxG7bObswEhGHv4o3sRTQ-Yz4MX6qAAiG_hEGtr7mDdebZeGI0cGQYP2pBc5QB4TQsubyYII8QNtzzcpEzHX1FVqtGSH77lDlPKQe-RtKU5jThrEEXPSFr4r3LYR7P4fcrd6NSyeyuSq076kfxquUydX9QbxRnHPF=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQNWRaZbG1L6XBkSmx_L3bfaLMy_lvhixC7SixjoPp-hUSV425FFTTlqV6Z6FcvExrbTQuU8Hs2gGgDUL367vDxMOn14gRllKlexst10-M4JgCnQCRy5bbncb_TjtmYanaKXuvlHNU-FHZRzL-qSWovPK73hDUhgR9Ts0ZAK61zE6KYFUiG7QPS6r7=s2143" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2143" data-original-width="2143" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQNWRaZbG1L6XBkSmx_L3bfaLMy_lvhixC7SixjoPp-hUSV425FFTTlqV6Z6FcvExrbTQuU8Hs2gGgDUL367vDxMOn14gRllKlexst10-M4JgCnQCRy5bbncb_TjtmYanaKXuvlHNU-FHZRzL-qSWovPK73hDUhgR9Ts0ZAK61zE6KYFUiG7QPS6r7=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQRrvJpXatJT9NUTomAyK_Ct2mHGUgVt9tQq4Dip5s9me59yxVpKnbGWwKBsyyFMTmyTKrn9bn4Q-RlHw5BFhchmZE2fIX57bdGSa4u-Fjhn54ZZbMzQbIxUTdbAFEloiUuxge2vghD0LYiIV7CdjKthTFqGMkQbft2nl3YaM3aJvDizcWISajlLlm=s2171" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2171" data-original-width="2171" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQRrvJpXatJT9NUTomAyK_Ct2mHGUgVt9tQq4Dip5s9me59yxVpKnbGWwKBsyyFMTmyTKrn9bn4Q-RlHw5BFhchmZE2fIX57bdGSa4u-Fjhn54ZZbMzQbIxUTdbAFEloiUuxge2vghD0LYiIV7CdjKthTFqGMkQbft2nl3YaM3aJvDizcWISajlLlm=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEQ8HrYdmPF4jLz0vxJvHFUCxu6V2Z_AyhziIsm-Lh0U-NhGsT9C2DhMfGQE0d5hbFdPXe9-D6aZP2Q0nyi4eGsNinvz79oDucBpCc4UY4IuMmS8q-nplSCJ62Jm2ShMOsL7pDia7F7rGEmV_frQj7Oh_Rd0vdz-C1HpzGqL4L3hHgKGzBbbnzoyrt=s2150" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2150" data-original-width="2150" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEQ8HrYdmPF4jLz0vxJvHFUCxu6V2Z_AyhziIsm-Lh0U-NhGsT9C2DhMfGQE0d5hbFdPXe9-D6aZP2Q0nyi4eGsNinvz79oDucBpCc4UY4IuMmS8q-nplSCJ62Jm2ShMOsL7pDia7F7rGEmV_frQj7Oh_Rd0vdz-C1HpzGqL4L3hHgKGzBbbnzoyrt=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">For my Reveal Wheel Card I used Dies and sentiment stamps from Lawn Fawn, combined with Patterned Paper from MFT. I've fallen in love with the Reveal Wheel Dies, they make it so easy to create such a fun interactive card, I'm definitely going to be making loads more.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Knitting Ball Kat is coloured with Copic Sketch Markers to coordinate with the patterned paper. decided to colour the Ball of Wool in Rainbow Colours, trickier than I thought it would be, but i'm pleased with how it turned out.</p><p style="text-align: center;">To embellish my card I added some Enamel Dots and Gems, I still can't decide if I over did it or not, but I kinda like the finished card.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You can get Image #3809 Knitting Ball Kat along with the rest of today's new releases over in Sandra's <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/babycakesdnd?ref=usf_2020">Etsy Store.</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Don't forget to check out the rest of the Design Teams wonderful creations over in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1643440135938124">Sandra Caldwell Stamps Fan Group</a> over on Facebook.</p><p style="text-align: center;">That's all from me for Today, Thank you for visiting with me.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Please Stay Safe and Warm in this Horrible Weather,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Hugs</p><p style="text-align: center;">Suzi</p><p style="text-align: center;">xxx</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-50568607850835934132022-02-04T15:00:00.079+00:002022-02-04T15:00:00.241+00:00Sandra Caldwell Digi Friday Release - Guest Designer<p style="text-align: center;"> Good Day All, It's my pleasure to be Guest Designer for Sandra Caldwell for February. </p><p style="text-align: center;">February is one of my favourite months, I do love Valentines Day, and making projects featuring love and hearts. Although every day should be like Valentines Day, expressing our love for family and friends as well as our partners.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Today Sandra is releasing a wonderful selection of images, all lots of fun. You can grab them all, and lots more in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/babycakesdnd?ref=usf_2020">Sandra's Etsy Store</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;">For my project I chose Image #3801 Sweet Hearts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaHCIKcX6jtz5nJHV-Xz6SkQnFB3eDLmDndX1vrgy9c7CtfrG9b9N5kuBQzFLr4TmCkXmBjTrCXn5LGe_HpNbttqWqxlwnS4wkZmvsrd6YDQzpFoUGfT73ourgmBoaeL3KghpNC0mbLOK0RLIHWs71SAeJc-VTPK06FI20kJEo1vgOlHCVzJgec9RJ=s3024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaHCIKcX6jtz5nJHV-Xz6SkQnFB3eDLmDndX1vrgy9c7CtfrG9b9N5kuBQzFLr4TmCkXmBjTrCXn5LGe_HpNbttqWqxlwnS4wkZmvsrd6YDQzpFoUGfT73ourgmBoaeL3KghpNC0mbLOK0RLIHWs71SAeJc-VTPK06FI20kJEo1vgOlHCVzJgec9RJ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">I had great fun colouring this cutie with my Copic Sketch Markers. I coloured my image to match the patterned paper; which was hiding in my stash. I'm trying to use papers from my craft stash instead of buying more. I purchased these papers a few years ago from a local Pound shop, so they were definitely a bargain.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I used a 'Love' die from MFT, which I cut from white card and then coloured to coordinate with my image and paper. The stamped sentiment is from Woodware Stamps.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I added my image to the card with some foam tape to give a nice bit of dimension. The finishing touch was a few green buttons also from my stash.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Picking your colour scheme from your patterned paper really makes the process of creating a card very easy, takes away a bit of the fear when it comes to choosing colours.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Here's a close up of the gorgeous image;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHCI1cgm4iLMRXD_ndYLW3wib9P86GJmq4rVJaJueNK5zWZvO7W5P2XHVcYEfXqp9JUqy09pEH2jaXByOP6BYs-tf0-nABs4TEH7k7MJL7kjZKRHXICoZ-FgxqM8tfA79rcqv2WEacYp8HL4tQEsHb0CCeokpb2xIyvqgc1ry0eFUhE6_4GoKcsoBL=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHCI1cgm4iLMRXD_ndYLW3wib9P86GJmq4rVJaJueNK5zWZvO7W5P2XHVcYEfXqp9JUqy09pEH2jaXByOP6BYs-tf0-nABs4TEH7k7MJL7kjZKRHXICoZ-FgxqM8tfA79rcqv2WEacYp8HL4tQEsHb0CCeokpb2xIyvqgc1ry0eFUhE6_4GoKcsoBL=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Want to see more creations using Sandra's Digi stamps? How about joining the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1643440135938124">Sandra Caldwell Stamp Fans Facebook Group</a> , It's a wonderful group for inspiration, and friendly chat. Every now and again you'll have a chance to win a new digi.</p><p style="text-align: center;">That's all from me for today, </p><p style="text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting</p><p style="text-align: center;">Bye for now, and Stay Safe</p><p style="text-align: center;">Suzi</p><p style="text-align: center;">xxx</p>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-60387133205999135552021-05-30T11:00:00.129+01:002021-05-30T11:00:00.231+01:00Growing in Unity Blog Hop<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Good Morning All, Today it's my pleasure to welcome you all to my blog as part of the Growing in Unity Blog Hop. I'd like to share with you a page in my art journal I've created using the Past SMAK Kit -<a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/let-go-breathe-smak-3-17/"> Let Go and Breathe</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">To create my background I used Komorebi Watercolours, I added random patches of Neon Orange, Metallic Purple, Turquoise and Brilliant Green to my journal page, then left to dry. I then added some white gesso, followed by more watercolours.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I then stamped the meditating lady and Breathe sentiment in clear ink before applying a dark purple embossing powder.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I then decided to add some texture to my page using the stitches texture stamp and splotches stamp; I also stamped the Let Go sentiment. I used versafine ink in imperial purple and some turquoise archival ink. I then added clear embossing powder to prevent ink smudges, as some of the ink didn't want to dry over the gesso'd areas.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I added a white outline to the sentiments and meditating lady with a Posca Paint Pen to make them stand out from the background. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Next I added some Enamel Glaze(Neon Orange and Blue) in areas to give a contrast to the matte watercolours.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">To finish my page I added some Orange Frantage Fragments alone with some Turquoise Mica Fragments.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYa2DOVKsmf1CJDFM_Ixm6IK8jatGF1dU_70xmkmGLzAvTMdRHEzVm3WD7PGqwIFaEPm2EIkmn1Ci3gwJoCCfLxKTRt7kJeL84UvD2k2HRnyiDo_yWD_GIVV-IN8DnQ93FGPakzpPrAaE/s2048/Photo_1622252928934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1454" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYa2DOVKsmf1CJDFM_Ixm6IK8jatGF1dU_70xmkmGLzAvTMdRHEzVm3WD7PGqwIFaEPm2EIkmn1Ci3gwJoCCfLxKTRt7kJeL84UvD2k2HRnyiDo_yWD_GIVV-IN8DnQ93FGPakzpPrAaE/w454-h640/Photo_1622252928934.jpg" width="454" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Here's a close up, where you can see all the different textures and finishes from the enamal glazes, frantage fragments, gesso, watercolours and embossing powder.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMA8NYvTb2RG1QuvuhFeMWuHQA_OdnrxLAypoxLS2suLN-zlYc96XxjPkpH2uD_XXTCUn8IwbLxycbyheYSUx7jrUAjd1Jclj5T7AQi-nZAbGb11Lm9kCZxAUM-8EhB6sJyK3hseO335g/s1466/Photo_1622266242740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1087" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMA8NYvTb2RG1QuvuhFeMWuHQA_OdnrxLAypoxLS2suLN-zlYc96XxjPkpH2uD_XXTCUn8IwbLxycbyheYSUx7jrUAjd1Jclj5T7AQi-nZAbGb11Lm9kCZxAUM-8EhB6sJyK3hseO335g/w474-h640/Photo_1622266242740.jpg" width="474" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I love all the different textures I have on this page. I had great fun playing with all the different colours too; not my usual go to colour palette, but I think they work really well together. I do love Unity's SMAK Kits, always full of wonderful stamps that work so well together, making creating so easy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I've had lots of fun creating this project for the Blog Hop, I can't wait to see what my fellow Growing in Unity Girls have created; Here's the full Hop list so you don't miss any wonderful creations;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://thecreativetwins.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Chandhini</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Sue</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://littlestampededesigns.com"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Sammie</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://suzannebakermckenzie.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Suzi</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mamasanity.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Kristina</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://suzyqstudio.wordpress.com"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Sue</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for visiting with me today;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Happy Hopping</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Bye for now</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Suzi</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">xxx</span></div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-67910372825023711722021-04-05T16:52:00.002+01:002021-04-05T16:52:49.710+01:00Growing in Unity Week Winners<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> Good day All, I hope you are all enjoying the Easter weekend. It's a rather cold snowy Easter Monday here, but the Sun is shining so all is good.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">It's time for me to announce the two winners, selected at random from all of the comments on last week's posts. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">The winners are;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Vannessa Osbourn</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">And</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Teri Keefer.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Congratulations ladies, <span style="color: #26282a;">Please email </span><a href="mailto:kelli@unitystampco.com" rel="noreferrer noopener noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank">kelli@unitystampco.com</a><span style="color: #26282a;"> </span><span style="color: #26282a;">t<wbr></wbr>o claim your gift credit within 2 weeks". In the subject line put "winner from Suzi</span><span style="color: #26282a;">'s GIU week". </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #26282a;">I'd just like to say a massive Thank You to everyone that commented on my projects, here on Facebook and Instagram. You all made my week even more special.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #26282a;">Bye for now,</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #26282a;">Stay Safe and Be Happy</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #26282a;">Hugs</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #26282a;">Suzi</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #26282a;">xxx</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #26282a;"><br /></span></span></p>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-64168797246883149012021-04-02T12:00:00.119+01:002021-04-02T12:00:00.482+01:00Growing in Unity, Day Five<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> Hello All, It's Friday, So it's the last day of my Growing in Unity Week, and It's been so much fun, I'm sad it's gone so fast. Today's project feature stamps from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/vibes/">Vibes set</a> by Jolande van Oosterhout and Marleen van Meerendonk, along with the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/hearts-of-old/">Hearts of Old</a> Background stamp</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Today's projects are a set of five mini canvas boards ( 3 inch x 4 inch greyboard base). When I started my projects for Today I had no plan, I simply started to play with Distress Paints as my base coat, then started stamping using Dark Pink and Green Stazon Ink.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0OtL-9J-5tQBMu8GvHSH1K92Bw8lqxLltBja5_9PMLdcuCmGl8f5cGGXJDTIpRtrXS-H1o__uElOLz-wb4jr3JzQhQLWrWZwKYlIz-zPObtdOEDcUDhraEwTV2f3-Nc2thluvRh8SNA/s1245/Photo_1617358616002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="1245" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0OtL-9J-5tQBMu8GvHSH1K92Bw8lqxLltBja5_9PMLdcuCmGl8f5cGGXJDTIpRtrXS-H1o__uElOLz-wb4jr3JzQhQLWrWZwKYlIz-zPObtdOEDcUDhraEwTV2f3-Nc2thluvRh8SNA/w640-h640/Photo_1617358616002.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I also created backgrounds on some ATC sized greyboard pieces as well as a 5 x 7 inch canvas board. I didn't use all of these pieces, so i've some extras in my stash for a later date (see the final picture).</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I took two ATC sized pieces and one of the larger pieces and added clear ink and extra thick embossing powder a couple of times to give a nice thick layer into which I stamped the Heart stamp from the Vibes set, and the Hearts of Old Background stamp.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Once cooled I added a little gilding wax, and edged them with Green Stazon Ink.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I found some lovely little wooden heart embellishments in the craft stash, so i coloured them with distress paint in the same colours.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I glued the Two Embossed ATCs to the larger pieces and added a couple of hearts to finish them off.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEIVcVN1nGHBvEqKndlQdIZMYE64GiuY9_Xun-Q__lWCCYmN48ZE0vP0r814IZNyHl-w9IbYQ2Xv3nn534eD8cIP3jNwlp_szR-3d0deRRwTrErAUm2AS1MibF5lFm6xGVA_9NW_8cg0/s1341/Photo_1617358615465.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1341" data-original-width="1341" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEIVcVN1nGHBvEqKndlQdIZMYE64GiuY9_Xun-Q__lWCCYmN48ZE0vP0r814IZNyHl-w9IbYQ2Xv3nn534eD8cIP3jNwlp_szR-3d0deRRwTrErAUm2AS1MibF5lFm6xGVA_9NW_8cg0/w640-h640/Photo_1617358615465.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Here's pictures of each of the pieces, so you can see the lovely shine and texture on each one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8b07CnTcGHjvo_lymCxDTiw0PEEgZdRNuK2j17O-0crBrNDB90zJY_eLDwcVaWCKHbElvt4akQtcR3MAcPY8cr6wL9OUE-siz7g70m4HDHaUD6ly1g8h0lJMbBu7wz8ctCqaL-MAlj9c/s969/Photo_1617358614976.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="969" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8b07CnTcGHjvo_lymCxDTiw0PEEgZdRNuK2j17O-0crBrNDB90zJY_eLDwcVaWCKHbElvt4akQtcR3MAcPY8cr6wL9OUE-siz7g70m4HDHaUD6ly1g8h0lJMbBu7wz8ctCqaL-MAlj9c/w640-h640/Photo_1617358614976.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPVftHR21HwQO1gWqnD9A7e6H6qshndtkKj8Cii_ezK3yOw5YkOOTmMsq8ItfW9R-4iyuFBfQFIYeod-S7KMPsYXzbZlrTqq6I_C0b-RTEKPY92NB36WcqCblcOp3jUh3u4sAgT3d9ys/s1065/Photo_1617358614297.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1064" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPVftHR21HwQO1gWqnD9A7e6H6qshndtkKj8Cii_ezK3yOw5YkOOTmMsq8ItfW9R-4iyuFBfQFIYeod-S7KMPsYXzbZlrTqq6I_C0b-RTEKPY92NB36WcqCblcOp3jUh3u4sAgT3d9ys/w640-h640/Photo_1617358614297.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIQJTdGc5QOmsxF26X2UNC8zRZIOSiA2pmVjJtcDT_RvcvCf1nkcZMZ7hQpcz4YLhcUku7PUMjnYjSk4MnMn9iGDaVgzdlivyAcBthZX5CRbp7xcTSvG1pKg_90dFXV8ZqHdHs9uMlK4/s1134/Photo_1617358614564.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIQJTdGc5QOmsxF26X2UNC8zRZIOSiA2pmVjJtcDT_RvcvCf1nkcZMZ7hQpcz4YLhcUku7PUMjnYjSk4MnMn9iGDaVgzdlivyAcBthZX5CRbp7xcTSvG1pKg_90dFXV8ZqHdHs9uMlK4/w640-h640/Photo_1617358614564.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">For the final two 3 x 4 inch pieces I decided to stamp the 'Good Vibes Only' sentiment and add some hearts. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirikbwoI5rnv2PTLaD7au7QQgKc9CMGh-uGTXDNeZHk8hNizr9MNE3ws7MyX9pBgY-g_vjyZC7RqgIm-bWlpNO5F00v8EFv4CKRJ3cxQzkedNf2-MW8q2qSFqHm0BD8PBtZAjHN_GO9dE/s1066/Photo_1617358613974.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1066" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirikbwoI5rnv2PTLaD7au7QQgKc9CMGh-uGTXDNeZHk8hNizr9MNE3ws7MyX9pBgY-g_vjyZC7RqgIm-bWlpNO5F00v8EFv4CKRJ3cxQzkedNf2-MW8q2qSFqHm0BD8PBtZAjHN_GO9dE/w640-h640/Photo_1617358613974.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAzgU1RnjtwedsNUcKMxCn_BHVpz4hxKNw3H_agQ8KxCf-kMucYsFOHMcqvrnZzhI6pR_OQ96ak_-fsUhf5JJD8PS4neBZxIhLeeIslglisiRxJaESfcuRTWVvsbiELqWns_WMuQNPQI/s1518/Photo_1617358613558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="1518" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAzgU1RnjtwedsNUcKMxCn_BHVpz4hxKNw3H_agQ8KxCf-kMucYsFOHMcqvrnZzhI6pR_OQ96ak_-fsUhf5JJD8PS4neBZxIhLeeIslglisiRxJaESfcuRTWVvsbiELqWns_WMuQNPQI/w640-h640/Photo_1617358613558.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had so much fun creating today's projects, nothing beats playing with paint, inks and gorgeous stamps. I hope you like today's projects, I know they are a little different to the rest of the weeks, but I hope you'll indulge me, like I said I just played and had fun with these.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well that's it from me, I hope you've enjoyed this week as much as I have. I've loved reading all of your comments. Please remember to leave comments on each day's post to be eligible for the $20 Gift Certificate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you so much for visiting with me,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bye All, Stay Safe and Be Happy</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugs</div><div style="text-align: center;">Suzi</div><div style="text-align: center;">xxx</div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-34531849957878665132021-04-01T12:00:00.180+01:002021-04-01T12:00:00.565+01:00Growing in Unity, Day Four - Life is Beautiful<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Hello My Friends, Can you believe it's Thursday already? Such a fast week, which sadly means i'm approaching the end of my Growing in Unity week. I've had so much fun working with the gorgeous rubber stamps Unity creates, and today is no exception. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I've used two stamps today, the first being The Life is Beautiful stamp from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/just-be-you-sr-711a/">Just Be You Set </a>by Melody Ross; the second is the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/hearts-of-old/">Hearts of Old</a> Background Stamp</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">My first project today is a large tag from a pack of mixed tags by Dovecraft; They have some really nice shapes, so are a great start to a project.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">For my background I started off with the Hearts of Old Background stamp, stamped it in clear ink and then embossed with White Embossing Powder. Once cooled I used a Distress Crayon (Chipped Sapphire) to go over the whole tag, showing the gorgeous hearts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I then took a piece of left over background paper I'd created using the <a href="https://colourcraftblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/fintastic-junk-journal-pages-with-suzi.html">Bubble Wrap and Brusho Technique</a>; this has to be one of my favourite ways to create a fun colourful background. As Brushos are water reactive I sealed the page with Clear Gesso so I could easier work over it without destroying the gorgeous pattern.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I went over the Bubble Wrap patterned paper with Distress Crayons in Mustard Seed and Picked Raspberry and blended with water. Once dry I trimmed it down to size then rounded the corners.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Next I took a piece of white card stock and added patches of Distress Crayon in Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers and Mermaid Lagoon, then blended with water. Once dry I stamped the Life is Beautiful Birdie over the background with clear ink then added a Dark Blue Metallic Embossing Powder (Very Old Pearlustre Set from Stampendous). I rounded the corners then layered onto a piece of Dark Blue Card Stock before adding a piece of Blue Cheesecloth (Dyed with Brushos) and a couple of gold staples.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I added my Bubble wrap patterned paper along with an offcut of the Distress Crayon Card to the tag, then some more Blue Cheesecloth before adding my focal point with some foam pads for dimension. I also added some Paper Roses (Dyed with Brushos)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">To finish my tag I took some Blue Cheesecloth, Yellow and Turquoise Netting and cut them into strips to tie through the hole at the top of the tag.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiue455FwVZXmWeN8Fn_fYd7xn5Dk4NtB8pQlL5WEX_hJe0Egkravx9qzXrDNjFOH-_qSKTMO7TIqnbIz35_2pu-4HsOfSU7BgEbA1w4mTqa-xSZM4lzVaEMlvuI2iU3kmUndI1gc0ghyphenhyphens/s1593/Photo_1616972310427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="1592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiue455FwVZXmWeN8Fn_fYd7xn5Dk4NtB8pQlL5WEX_hJe0Egkravx9qzXrDNjFOH-_qSKTMO7TIqnbIz35_2pu-4HsOfSU7BgEbA1w4mTqa-xSZM4lzVaEMlvuI2iU3kmUndI1gc0ghyphenhyphens/w640-h640/Photo_1616972310427.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Here's another view showing the beautiful bird without the camera glare;</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKTajYIMuCUgHc_fa6uLbb34ySxNXZq4_bzuTvHBD6OQHSHFRb5jhYXo9gT-G85OkFtwqwV09eRoOLpCKe3kA_euCoX6izgTo5DHvOrZX0mTK_r4EzSRa0dyHXRZOlAYKx2XNja2P5o4/s1744/Photo_1616972308663.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="1744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKTajYIMuCUgHc_fa6uLbb34ySxNXZq4_bzuTvHBD6OQHSHFRb5jhYXo9gT-G85OkFtwqwV09eRoOLpCKe3kA_euCoX6izgTo5DHvOrZX0mTK_r4EzSRa0dyHXRZOlAYKx2XNja2P5o4/w640-h640/Photo_1616972308663.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">My second project for today is a small canvas which had the same Bubble Wrap background on it as the patterned paper, also seal with clear Gesso, so I could work over it. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">For my focal point I stamped the Life is Beautiful Birdie (onto Bubble Wrap patterned paper)in clear ink and the added Gold Glitter Embossing Powder. Once heated it was quite difficult to see, so I reinked the stamp with clear ink and this time I used the Dark Blue Embossing Powder. This looks much better now, the stamping is off slightly but this gives the bird a gold halo effect.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I took a piece of Gold Pearlscent Card Stock and added this to my canvas followed by my stamped image. I then went round the edges with the Chipped Sapphire Distress Crayon and blended with water.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I then added some strips of Blue Cheesecloth and Cream Lace to my canvas along with the last of my Brusho Dyes Paper Roses.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnN8WSLDOpBOAfWEmYStP-gMWXy_23Y3eDuy-HxaA3DjwhSU3Bsm_1pWCQCDJDp6vJngEZg9li6kqOm8BAnKI6ivZEqJ_kznN5Vft-XPZRCpDDicrqSehOS5X4PJ8tBqyh2nFA3KQWQE/s1440/Photo_1616972309911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1437" data-original-width="1440" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnN8WSLDOpBOAfWEmYStP-gMWXy_23Y3eDuy-HxaA3DjwhSU3Bsm_1pWCQCDJDp6vJngEZg9li6kqOm8BAnKI6ivZEqJ_kznN5Vft-XPZRCpDDicrqSehOS5X4PJ8tBqyh2nFA3KQWQE/w640-h638/Photo_1616972309911.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Here's another view of the canvas,</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4xLHHxgB4Yl3BgCMqMm0VuaVrrQeDj2VWlKxxMTo-Z9v4eOhGJicDbC9dIMYwa5NaWzskyICxLrxb__2yyyvs4sdQ6yUwSsVtDaRB-7VKhcJnrCZ4zAiPLTvoIUcVdIo_pU0tMR_IUc/s1830/Photo_1616972309371.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="1830" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4xLHHxgB4Yl3BgCMqMm0VuaVrrQeDj2VWlKxxMTo-Z9v4eOhGJicDbC9dIMYwa5NaWzskyICxLrxb__2yyyvs4sdQ6yUwSsVtDaRB-7VKhcJnrCZ4zAiPLTvoIUcVdIo_pU0tMR_IUc/w640-h640/Photo_1616972309371.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I really enjoyed working on these two projects and I love how different they turned out. In all honesty the canvas was a really quick project as I already had the canvas half decorated and the cheesecloth and paper roses dyed. This is one of those project that really benefited from me creating extras when creating the Bubble Wrap background papers and Dying the cheesecloth and paper roses. Nothing beats having a good stash of pretty patterned papers and embellishments.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I hope you like today's projects, I'd love to hear what you think. Don't forget to comment to be in with a chance of winning a $20 Gift Certificate to the Unity store.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">That's all from me for today</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Have a great day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Bye for now</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Suzi</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">xxx</span></div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-35780141761158215722021-03-31T12:00:00.098+01:002021-03-31T12:00:08.640+01:00Growing in Unity, Day Three - Queen of Glitter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Welcome Back, It's Day Three of my Growing in Unity Week, and I've a couple more projects to share with you. Today I'm featuring another gorgeous stamp designed by Suzi Blu, this time it's the<a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/queen-of-glitter-exclusive-stamp-by-suzi-blu/"> 'Queen of Glitter'</a>. Isn't that just the perfect stamp name for a crafter, after all we all love Glitter!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">My first project today, is so simple, I'm a little embarrassed to share it, but sometimes simple is all you need. I've created a bookmark, perfect for you favourite crafty read.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I stamped the Queen of Glitter onto some very thick White Card Stock using Majestic Blue Versafine Ink. I then coloured my image with Derwent Inktense Blocks and a fine paintbrush. To add a little sparkle I used a Gold Posca Paint Pen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">That's all I did with this project, very simple, but still a beautiful finished creation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjzRKl6MsZWyjh1d29NvvOtthyphenhyphenXQdbEi96slgr4pgPpJFC86WOdfMLW0sdg8QlH_DdYRpD3qSiRROipM5Gy1VZIcXO3JzqD4ghVYZuIsikX0FOMm3JN_teZ1r3Bq-KxGtRJbmxp1qJJo/s1686/Photo_1616972308076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="1686" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjzRKl6MsZWyjh1d29NvvOtthyphenhyphenXQdbEi96slgr4pgPpJFC86WOdfMLW0sdg8QlH_DdYRpD3qSiRROipM5Gy1VZIcXO3JzqD4ghVYZuIsikX0FOMm3JN_teZ1r3Bq-KxGtRJbmxp1qJJo/w640-h640/Photo_1616972308076.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> For my second project of the day, I've created a quite luxurious tag; I used Derwent Inktense Blocks and a paintbrush to create a galaxy style background on some watercolour card, adding Gold splatters with a Posca Pen. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> I used Posca Pens to colour my Queen of Glitter with Derwent Inktense in the background. I cut the sentiment off the top and bottom of the image, layering them onto some Gold Pearlescent Card Stock before adding to my image. I layered both main image and background onto the same Gold Pearlescent Card Stock to give a feel of luxury. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">To finish my Tag I added some Purple Bias Binding and thin Gold Ribbon with a couple of gold staples.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">You can see how much the Gold Posca Pen sparkles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXuq7Rix8XxAaHg7X3d2sFgxfWvMH-RTTts2GK2OVpw12euAoFIwicsIDySR7aEZgWpCaL58jRE5AGzp7Ser1Su1IuokgZtGjHfFY9O5MqZAdYrX9fhFzsJF3K2JZVqQpIzMtDUszAqTw/s1416/Photo_1616972307487.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1413" data-original-width="1416" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXuq7Rix8XxAaHg7X3d2sFgxfWvMH-RTTts2GK2OVpw12euAoFIwicsIDySR7aEZgWpCaL58jRE5AGzp7Ser1Su1IuokgZtGjHfFY9O5MqZAdYrX9fhFzsJF3K2JZVqQpIzMtDUszAqTw/w640-h638/Photo_1616972307487.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Here's another view showing the details and not the sparkle.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fC6XxwqH8Tl9HvZ6lfQjenmNfVNUELOewolK23Vp0OzDm_SZ0-QcNkCBwsvjxDyfN5cRDOUSVsxYjx71E7h99rWq92yhaRXEdY-lv5oY8IdWhijMMfSUA_zBSTyNPP4EjmIE1n8tKlM/s1920/Photo_1616972306936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1919" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fC6XxwqH8Tl9HvZ6lfQjenmNfVNUELOewolK23Vp0OzDm_SZ0-QcNkCBwsvjxDyfN5cRDOUSVsxYjx71E7h99rWq92yhaRXEdY-lv5oY8IdWhijMMfSUA_zBSTyNPP4EjmIE1n8tKlM/w640-h640/Photo_1616972306936.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Two very different projects using the same gorgeous image, showing just how versatile the stamp is. That's all from me for today, I'll be back tomorrow with some more projects for you. I look forward to reading your comments.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Have a great day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Bye for now</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Suzi</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">xxx</span></div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-28077273929995275002021-03-30T12:00:00.129+01:002021-03-30T12:00:04.129+01:00Growing in Unity, Day Two - Planner Girl<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Good Day, Welcome Back, It's Day 2 of my Growing in Unity week and I've a couple of cards to share with you today. I've used stamps from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/moments-like-these-smak-12-14/">Moments Like This Kit</a>, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/planner-gal-dont-be-perfect/">Planner Gal:Don't Be Perfect</a> and <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/so-this-is-love/">So this is Love Set</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">The <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/moments-like-these-smak-12-14/">Moments Like This Kit</a> is full of gorgeous stamps, and one that really grabs your attention is the beautiful tiled background stamp, so I decided to use that in a couple of different ways for today's cards.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">My first card is really quite simple, I stamped the Tiled Background, 'She Laughs' and Planner Gal stamps onto white card stock with Toffee Versafine Ink. I used Prima Watercolor Confections:Complexions to paint both images, then added some shading with coloured pencils and highlights with a White Gel Pen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I used a piece of Kraft Card for my card blank, I then matted my background image onto some Gold Pearlescent card. Finally I added my Planner Gal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I was tempted to add some sequins to this card, but decided to keep it very clean and simple.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6ZqI_5y_ec3EV6703kC-oWhZz14mPeNUsV4Kzh3zE5xnQj7Lp68AmSYuiX37bovUjcWKWYVHvDRsfygKguSpKoYtiH4yWlfBGNDGZZ17F36oTjv6YoXZiOK85MRmNfKOx4T-4h5HyAA/s2048/Photo_1616972305466.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6ZqI_5y_ec3EV6703kC-oWhZz14mPeNUsV4Kzh3zE5xnQj7Lp68AmSYuiX37bovUjcWKWYVHvDRsfygKguSpKoYtiH4yWlfBGNDGZZ17F36oTjv6YoXZiOK85MRmNfKOx4T-4h5HyAA/w488-h640/Photo_1616972305466.jpg" width="488" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">For my second card I wanted a bit more texture and layers. So I stamped the Tile Background with clear ink onto Blue Card stock twice and added White Embossing Powder. Once cooled I fussy cut the images out then cut them in half, one vertically and the other horizontally. I used a piece of White Card Stock for my Card blank, I added my cut images to the card aligning them with the edges of the card.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I then stamped the Tile Background using Majestic Blue Versafine Ink onto White Card Stock and coloured it with Blue coloured pencils. I used the same ink and pencils to stamp and colour the Planner Gal. I fussy cut both of these elements out. I added the Tile Background to the centre of the card before adding some cheesecloth (dyed blue with Brushos), I then added the Planner Gal and my sentiment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">To finish this card I added some paper roses (dyed blue with Brushos) and some blue dew drop emebellishments.</span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilF6eFlODCvOvKtlnfvXeLmATT6acvKafRt38jusSx-PvsnugRnmlB2mSI3PCMpbAIjhyphenhyphenLsmVoXCiZPFSnNUyuENkcORSd-OQqbrPKmjhbXG-sDT0qHD9kgmDRxhuK17XhUsSnJxxeGs8/s2048/Photo_1616972313332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilF6eFlODCvOvKtlnfvXeLmATT6acvKafRt38jusSx-PvsnugRnmlB2mSI3PCMpbAIjhyphenhyphenLsmVoXCiZPFSnNUyuENkcORSd-OQqbrPKmjhbXG-sDT0qHD9kgmDRxhuK17XhUsSnJxxeGs8/w480-h640/Photo_1616972313332.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I love all the details in the Tile Background stamp, and had lots of fun colouring it, I kept the colouring very simple on both cards, so look forward trying different colour combinations on it at a later date. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">That's all from me for today, I hope you'll come back tomorrow to see my next creations. Please leave a comment so I can put you into the draw for $20 Gift Certificate from Unity stamps at the end of the week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Enjoy the rest of your day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Bye for now</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Suzi</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">xxx</span></div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-26634109531716963852021-03-29T12:00:00.115+01:002021-03-29T12:00:02.062+01:00Growing in Unity, Day One - You Are Loved<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Good Day, Welcome to the first day of my Growing in Unity week, for those of you who don't know me, here's a little introduction;</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;">My name is Suzi McKenzie, I'm 46 and I live in Aberdeen, Scotland with my hubby Stewart and our 3 cats. I no longer work due to health problems, Fibromyalgia, Diabetes, Anxiety, etc, so Crafting is my therapy and my first true love.</span></span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I've been crafting all my life, I love to create Cards, Mixed Media Paintings/Canvases, ATCs, Altered Art, Calenders; I can also turn my hand to other crafts including cross stitch, crochet, drawing and painting. </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I have been blogging since 2007, and have been lucky to work on some wonderful design teams since my first guest spot with The Greeting Farm in 2009. </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I discovered Unity Stamp Company in 2010 when I was lucky enough to design for 'Make the Day Special' who were the only sellers of Unity Stamps in the UK.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">My style is pretty eclectic, I love bright colours and making cheerful creations, but I have a pretty dark sense of humour, so like to create quirky darker creations too. I love adding texture to my projects and I'm not afraid to try something new, you'll find a few projects on my blog that I'm still not completely happy with, but they are all learning experiences, and help me grow as an artist.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #222222;">I currently design for Crafty Roo Designs, which has given me the opportunity to see my creations on TV (Hochanda)</span><span style="color: #222222;">. I love being able to combine rubberstamping with mixed media pieces aswell as creating cards and other papercrafts.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I'm so excited to be sharing the 'Growing in Unity' experience with you all, and hope you have as much fun reading about how I create my projects, as I've had creating them.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I love social media and how it makes this big world a little smaller, I've been lucky enough to make some wonderful friends though this wonderful online crafty world we live in. I love to share my projects with like minded people, If you'd like to join me on my crafty adventures, please follow me or send me a friend request on any of my links.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy;"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.suzannebakermckenzie.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1616471622910000&usg=AFQjCNESWPR1DvN05HhWbYzxBniLSWuZBg" href="http://www.suzannebakermckenzie.blogspot.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" style="background: transparent; color: #f23aa6; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Blog</span></a></u></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy;"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/suzimckenzie74&source=gmail&ust=1616471622910000&usg=AFQjCNF2yjm7jxBoBtojieJ_APEaieIvXA" href="https://twitter.com/suzimckenzie74" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" style="background: transparent; color: #f23aa6; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Twitter</span></a></u></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy;"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://uk.pinterest.com/suzimckenzie/&source=gmail&ust=1616471622911000&usg=AFQjCNGDQ0RupemXxad6-8BYmG0XsvId5Q" href="https://uk.pinterest.com/suzimckenzie/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" style="background: transparent; color: #f23aa6; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Pinterest</span></a></u></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy;"><u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/suzannebakermckenzie&source=gmail&ust=1616471622911000&usg=AFQjCNELroshYcMAyvMbptbtwzHfZ-CpCg" href="https://www.facebook.com/suzannebakermckenzie" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" style="background: transparent; color: #f23aa6; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Facebook</span></a></u></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy;"><u><span style="background: transparent; color: #f23aa6; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; text-decoration-line: none;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/mrsweyremaster/&source=gmail&ust=1616471622911000&usg=AFQjCNH6yHVq6_o3SwvFi1Vl4UOhVE_0lQ" href="https://www.instagram.com/suzibakermckenzie/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" style="background: transparent; color: #f23aa6; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span></u></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For Today's projects I'm using the gorgeous<a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/you-are-loved-exclusive-stamp-by-suzi-blu/"> 'You Are Loved' </a>stamp by Suzi Blu. I adore anything Suzi Blu creates, so It's a pleasure to work with her images in the gorgeous red rubber that Unity uses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My first project was a lot of fun to create, I started off with some Lolly (Popsicle) Sticks and glued them together and added three additional sticks to the back for support.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then used Distress Paints in White and Shades of Pink to colour the Sticks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then using Clear Ink and White Embossing Powder I stamped the hearts in the background from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/moments-like-these-smak-12-14/">Moments Like These Kit.</a> I then used Posca Paint Pens to sketch in a field of flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Using Majestic Blue Versafine Ink I stamped my main image. I then cut her out along with the sentiment. I used Posca Paint pens to colour my image , along with a grey Faber-Castel Pitt Pen to add some shadows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish this project I punch a couple of holes in the top of the panel i'd created, added Star eyelets and some pink twine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: navy; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5dyIGFniZu34XKW9GdGTskUGu0gIt-eUD1JG022MplG2tIUMX8IL_LXyTEdlbNB1_te2ZxrOBPZpcCSoZdbH4MQ3nEMPGsQX-Imh0k-xb2oeuxWOih41ODYRpxjLozumK372w8hGe88/s1322/Photo_1616972311745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1321" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5dyIGFniZu34XKW9GdGTskUGu0gIt-eUD1JG022MplG2tIUMX8IL_LXyTEdlbNB1_te2ZxrOBPZpcCSoZdbH4MQ3nEMPGsQX-Imh0k-xb2oeuxWOih41ODYRpxjLozumK372w8hGe88/w640-h640/Photo_1616972311745.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div>My second project is a set of three Artist Trading Coins (ATCoins), I used a Two and a Half inch circle punch to punch my Coins out of watercolour paper. I then used some Distress Crayons mixed with water to add some colour to the coins.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">To create my background I used the Heartbeat stamp from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/moments-like-these-smak-12-14/">Moments Like These Kit</a>, along with the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/hearts-of-old/">Hearts of Old</a> background stamp.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I stamped <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/you-are-loved-exclusive-stamp-by-suzi-blu/">You are Loved </a>three times on white card stock, then cut out just the head and torso of the girl and the sentiment. I used Distress Markers mixed with water to watercolour the girl and sentiment before gluing them to my ATCoins.<br /><u style="color: navy;"><br /></u></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: navy; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4WOfAWaW__DRjrYUiJin3NYL2SB_g8hsLSD5N_c7h9hOuxvqIlexM3yknPzd9M_mbLfOr2edEMx0O-VBy009CjD_x-wDP0C1f36ftapacvk0LEMFhCDS-YPHn7fc4GJxyIVpYr2XjKs/s1172/Photo_1616972310937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4WOfAWaW__DRjrYUiJin3NYL2SB_g8hsLSD5N_c7h9hOuxvqIlexM3yknPzd9M_mbLfOr2edEMx0O-VBy009CjD_x-wDP0C1f36ftapacvk0LEMFhCDS-YPHn7fc4GJxyIVpYr2XjKs/w640-h640/Photo_1616972310937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: navy; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy;"><br /></span></div>That's all from me for today, I hope you've enjoyed seeing two different ways to used today's focal stamp. Come back tomorrow for a couple more projects. Don't forget to leave a comment to be in with a chance of winning a $20 Gift Certificate for the Unity Store.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Have a great day</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Bye for now</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Suzi</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">xxx</span><br /><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy;"><u><br /></u></span></div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-81960877170827732372020-12-23T11:43:00.000+00:002020-12-23T11:43:03.193+00:00December's Crafty Roo Designs Monthly Makes Kit<p style="text-align: center;"> Good Morning, Today I'd like to share with you a couple of projects I've created using December's <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/monthlymake">Monthly Makes Kit</a> from <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs</a>. Not heard of the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/monthlymake">Monthly Makes Kits</a>? They are a wonderful subscription from <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs</a>, Every month for £10 you get a box full of exclusive new stamps along with extra goodies. The value of stamps is always at least £15, but is usually worth more. They are sent out at the beginning of each month, so make sure you subscribe before the end of the previous month. You can also get them as a Gift Subscription, perfect for your crafty friends.</p><p style="text-align: center;">This months Kit features a brand new Poly Plate, a Painted Square and it's big, perfect for adding lots of colour to your projects really quickly. There is also a Beautiful Butterfly Stamp set, which is the focal point of both of my cards today.</p><p style="text-align: center;">As soon as I saw the Butterfly I wanted to try stamping her onto some Rainbow patterned paper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiij-qOZuLWXtlCnJKUjBflGeewPGrkEJINygceYouS2-sPvY9hQ6cSJzRMWc0vu4G4-tX_fWcvtgXQYNsoltj3ylJycMxwpxHqMET4CCAYiruTMPR2RMKVe8q3HbHyn0U5kP2LMqlvE/s2048/RainbowPaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1671" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiij-qOZuLWXtlCnJKUjBflGeewPGrkEJINygceYouS2-sPvY9hQ6cSJzRMWc0vu4G4-tX_fWcvtgXQYNsoltj3ylJycMxwpxHqMET4CCAYiruTMPR2RMKVe8q3HbHyn0U5kP2LMqlvE/w522-h640/RainbowPaper.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used this beautiful paper for both of my cards.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the Butterfly stamped onto part of the paper;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqTeQpLx5S-wUx2Q5KqrbyWfh5QYrUzULiYdi9yDt8602HnI6M9opxp0VX13Pzzq6ypdOKaTqv9uxljRy36F7CZmOJfUY4kY2k54KxR7aY5xSfetczlvHhvmZJUkeD4IHb6oU5mgVn2U/s1729/MMButterfly1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1729" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqTeQpLx5S-wUx2Q5KqrbyWfh5QYrUzULiYdi9yDt8602HnI6M9opxp0VX13Pzzq6ypdOKaTqv9uxljRy36F7CZmOJfUY4kY2k54KxR7aY5xSfetczlvHhvmZJUkeD4IHb6oU5mgVn2U/w454-h640/MMButterfly1.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I cut the Butterfly out, and stamped one of the words from the same set onto a scrap of the patterned paper. I would then layer this onto some black paper.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78uNz1xaImNXrNONbiriMMoXgEOIr80pv6loTDNjWF7kW2JDhA9_QnsEAtsPIvD3EnH5NfQxLtVqffRCi2mBt1_vyidbju2rwQ3SgQ1oVOkiaRI4kFlGakGaKbJfqgI3tgkRoARtHElo/s2048/MMButterfly2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1546" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78uNz1xaImNXrNONbiriMMoXgEOIr80pv6loTDNjWF7kW2JDhA9_QnsEAtsPIvD3EnH5NfQxLtVqffRCi2mBt1_vyidbju2rwQ3SgQ1oVOkiaRI4kFlGakGaKbJfqgI3tgkRoARtHElo/w484-h640/MMButterfly2.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used another section of the rainbow paper for my background. I used some wonderful texture stamps from Crafty Roo Designs to add some interest to the background. Along with some Black Punchinella/Sequin Waste and a few Black Sequins. This was then layered onto more Black paper before adding it to a White Card Blank ( 5 x 7 inch)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For my second card I used the Painted Square Poly Plate as well as the Butterfly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIJAAzKuSEZBUzeJEI530lyvw9r0pmzy2t_cCh7A8pSyHN87IlUMCxISmMthVXCWkIiGTE0PD2BV568rtxnmxTlCeD_bldlblFMtnmdrzbtwwDg_qY4RBUsn_aOqQ3VBJ7bYBoU6ng4o/s2048/MMButterflyCard1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIJAAzKuSEZBUzeJEI530lyvw9r0pmzy2t_cCh7A8pSyHN87IlUMCxISmMthVXCWkIiGTE0PD2BV568rtxnmxTlCeD_bldlblFMtnmdrzbtwwDg_qY4RBUsn_aOqQ3VBJ7bYBoU6ng4o/w640-h640/MMButterflyCard1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used Distress Inks in Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves and Stormy Sky. I created an Ombre effect on the Poly Plate, and using it four times I covered the whole page with my inks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTh9305hdoqHW_CrUSS3IGB-q8gxxfwimCH-1gfcPEkn-fo2e0KmkJoSSO4ZwVembZ1UjBIV8JDFNedXFiQEYveFg9ceLUohfu0Et21eT6OV3pDiI5H3YGLgK0NLWtrlcsIJDhkGxf60/s2048/MMButterflyCard2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTh9305hdoqHW_CrUSS3IGB-q8gxxfwimCH-1gfcPEkn-fo2e0KmkJoSSO4ZwVembZ1UjBIV8JDFNedXFiQEYveFg9ceLUohfu0Et21eT6OV3pDiI5H3YGLgK0NLWtrlcsIJDhkGxf60/w640-h640/MMButterflyCard2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I then used the words from the Butterfly Set along with Smokey Grey Versafine Ink to add more interest to my background.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For the background behind my Butterfly I wanted to use the Painted Square Poly Plate, but I wanted the colours paler to add some contrast to the main background. So before cleaning my Poly Plate when creating the main background, I resprayed it with water and created another print.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98tFHgIQ7GoWFVUb4d_4OTRNxY1_pWGQ68FiuE968rVQ_YjfANG9SkUPNRygc8KY8P4EAIc5Ubh1BkBCt9ZgRCxCY29EK-lESXfzbyaVgMreFhwXFfhV-VUYFoP5JrGxMNlDYdzuvONc/s2048/MMButterflyCard3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98tFHgIQ7GoWFVUb4d_4OTRNxY1_pWGQ68FiuE968rVQ_YjfANG9SkUPNRygc8KY8P4EAIc5Ubh1BkBCt9ZgRCxCY29EK-lESXfzbyaVgMreFhwXFfhV-VUYFoP5JrGxMNlDYdzuvONc/w640-h640/MMButterflyCard3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see I added words to this background too, but using second generation stamping so it was also pale. I then added a thin doodle line around the image, before I fussy cut it out for my final card.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYIQoX0XwEYr-UjzV_L0EHlUrf-0aCbzWf5CYPHFsrPdsMEKGU_5aOg_eo1tFu2YUs-F668bIz4A_mjBUU1EKX7YdYOBNxQ6Jqqj0mK-PrzkZhTGX3NQI0R2x5Hm4wb5oQr-WiEwae7g/s2048/MMButterflyCard5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYIQoX0XwEYr-UjzV_L0EHlUrf-0aCbzWf5CYPHFsrPdsMEKGU_5aOg_eo1tFu2YUs-F668bIz4A_mjBUU1EKX7YdYOBNxQ6Jqqj0mK-PrzkZhTGX3NQI0R2x5Hm4wb5oQr-WiEwae7g/w640-h640/MMButterflyCard5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To finish this piece off I added some Black Twine for extra texture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I then layered my background onto some Black Paper and then an A5 Card Blank.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-UKdXG4m4xgx_LhO8ylZB6i5p8bdOlO2uOnCLA80zTrGDkjQ5IsPpg_Ob2WApCWZKD_tBELRjAarglWrULxLhSZeJ2P2ve3iiDcPXEXD-eTDcxaIz1vmJfboW20FvFFq3pyihi9UK4k/s2048/MMButterflyCard4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-UKdXG4m4xgx_LhO8ylZB6i5p8bdOlO2uOnCLA80zTrGDkjQ5IsPpg_Ob2WApCWZKD_tBELRjAarglWrULxLhSZeJ2P2ve3iiDcPXEXD-eTDcxaIz1vmJfboW20FvFFq3pyihi9UK4k/w640-h640/MMButterflyCard4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I then added the background for my focal point.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3KCigJlAuatfRP-NFEF9RuA5pilvCMlZ9j95V1YCSGpjQ468ZCnBr6BadiWYIEoQx1XbLIcv5MCtagifyUpTfiYram6uZr-qxa8gvdsQfs4PiJhhawrypWnkoUHYaulvAFD0h3CPLC8/s2048/MMButterflyCard6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1630" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3KCigJlAuatfRP-NFEF9RuA5pilvCMlZ9j95V1YCSGpjQ468ZCnBr6BadiWYIEoQx1XbLIcv5MCtagifyUpTfiYram6uZr-qxa8gvdsQfs4PiJhhawrypWnkoUHYaulvAFD0h3CPLC8/w510-h640/MMButterflyCard6.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For my focal point I wanted to make the Butterfly 3D, so I stamped it onto a leftover piece of the rainbow paper and some pale blue vellum. I added clear embossing powder to the vellum butterfly to fix the ink. I cut these both out and layered them onto some Black Paper.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYns9TOZm1CYUfvonrvMSkifz02v6TjL7mMEjFWK4P0JChwNEcNMF8uATsEB7J_0t1h9gLQ8LsvXP9kV5PqF2Y_4mqdWZ_nyVILhHWcBOz1Oz_zmx78nsnEuCvtN1kpxs5VLNcC4J5vCY/s1766/MMButterflyCard7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYns9TOZm1CYUfvonrvMSkifz02v6TjL7mMEjFWK4P0JChwNEcNMF8uATsEB7J_0t1h9gLQ8LsvXP9kV5PqF2Y_4mqdWZ_nyVILhHWcBOz1Oz_zmx78nsnEuCvtN1kpxs5VLNcC4J5vCY/w640-h640/MMButterflyCard7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also used a scrap of the rainbow paper for the Butterflies body;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXoW8ufeLuNOBC5uX-5de4qDcJP_e0OtHrydEsUo2FjvQ3-lqzFQ-wqznNcpRDpebPgS1YrqheInGOXXQt4xfJOctchZM9lnvjZF65Bh7dyz44P_iXL5qvpVvNLRTahsrd-6zq6iY_iE/s1868/MMButterflyCard8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="1868" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXoW8ufeLuNOBC5uX-5de4qDcJP_e0OtHrydEsUo2FjvQ3-lqzFQ-wqznNcpRDpebPgS1YrqheInGOXXQt4xfJOctchZM9lnvjZF65Bh7dyz44P_iXL5qvpVvNLRTahsrd-6zq6iY_iE/w640-h640/MMButterflyCard8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When cutting out the Butterflies I left a tab on each layer of the Butterfly so I could glue them together without any glue showing on the Vellum. For the Butterflies Body I used a couple of Sizzix dies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCoaKztSqnqWTI3vKt0dY2RPnFQUsyaIz-7-we0b-U1r7QRhuVwJoovJ6tTLkvt6Hsbb_vK6-Vvv-TPuCkckkyTxhb48BGuYcHiglXrt8E4zf6l5XVhTfbCR5_V2PAjGAd-PqYybXyEo/s1024/MMButterflyCard9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCoaKztSqnqWTI3vKt0dY2RPnFQUsyaIz-7-we0b-U1r7QRhuVwJoovJ6tTLkvt6Hsbb_vK6-Vvv-TPuCkckkyTxhb48BGuYcHiglXrt8E4zf6l5XVhTfbCR5_V2PAjGAd-PqYybXyEo/w640-h640/MMButterflyCard9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally I added the Butterfly to the Card.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoP8T68rm6L2KbsBayFqZ5hVpO_Oq6ns1GIFYySIkz1BpqKY7IS_sdoEUKPp1qFOR8dTNc1_moHOLwltUeZHswcktY372gSSn77RuFA2m_EcvPYwwflJ60UqhPVN7qEVlRLWBoHBTRBY/s1992/MMButterflyCard10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="1593" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoP8T68rm6L2KbsBayFqZ5hVpO_Oq6ns1GIFYySIkz1BpqKY7IS_sdoEUKPp1qFOR8dTNc1_moHOLwltUeZHswcktY372gSSn77RuFA2m_EcvPYwwflJ60UqhPVN7qEVlRLWBoHBTRBY/w512-h640/MMButterflyCard10.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's another view of the card, showing the layers of the Butterfly better.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghw3qDIiYLTT-PNHdNCCBaK27WP8ewICibOxIC3g18iJSg7OkOEsLOn4c55F760yhiUq_PIYZ_gevsMmhDjysKI7tNhyphenhyphenfeD1yrVqFmXv44E4j8laR7Ri_htMzDSp6bQZItIqeW25QqqlM/s1404/MMButterflyCard11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="1404" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghw3qDIiYLTT-PNHdNCCBaK27WP8ewICibOxIC3g18iJSg7OkOEsLOn4c55F760yhiUq_PIYZ_gevsMmhDjysKI7tNhyphenhyphenfeD1yrVqFmXv44E4j8laR7Ri_htMzDSp6bQZItIqeW25QqqlM/w640-h640/MMButterflyCard11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had lots of fun creating these cards, and working with this Kit. I love the Square Painted Poly Plate for adding lots of colour to my paper; and I love the Beautiful Delicate Doodled Butterfly, I love how the words form part of the wings. The additional words with the Butterfly give you great choices for your Butterflies Body, but also work beautifully in the background.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you've enjoyed seeing my projects and how I've created them. For more inspiration from the Monthly Makes Kit visit the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/blog">Crafty Roo Designs Blog</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting with me today</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bye for now</div><div style="text-align: center;">Suzi</div><div style="text-align: center;">xxx</div><div><br /></div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-60785950854526110712020-11-02T11:07:00.002+00:002020-11-02T11:07:14.715+00:00You Rock Bookmark<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello Again, I have one more project to share with you today. I've used <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/monthlymake">October's Monthly Makes Kit</a> along with<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/noel-doodles"> Noel the Gnome,</a> and some of his accessory stamps. My Hubby Stewart needed a Bookmark, and Noel the Gnome is the perfect size for a Bookmark, so my choice of stamps was quite simple.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1rJaLtq4xbKzi0aW-YUqgFEUt3s_3-T6uWyccN8vXUqJz67VMpf7TeAh66I_9xmcYwGW0Ox77WKBQWC46oc46tYqVsaQ7VyPrd0zK9_1nKpVG_8DRk8TI0Nty10MIUkBd-j56oGqs0E/s2394/GnomeBookmark4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1rJaLtq4xbKzi0aW-YUqgFEUt3s_3-T6uWyccN8vXUqJz67VMpf7TeAh66I_9xmcYwGW0Ox77WKBQWC46oc46tYqVsaQ7VyPrd0zK9_1nKpVG_8DRk8TI0Nty10MIUkBd-j56oGqs0E/w274-h640/GnomeBookmark4.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Here's how I created the Bookmark;</p><p style="text-align: center;">First of All I Stamped <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/noel-doodles">Noel the Gnome</a> with Vintage Sepia Versafine Ink and let him dry. Whilst he was drying I stamped him again onto masking paper and cut out a mask. I then applied the mask and stamped the Hexagons and sentiments from the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/monthlymake">Monthly Makes Kit </a>along with the flowers from <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/mini-gnome-doodles">Mini Gnome Doodles Stamps</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNgi3f6inh1_qhlNbIqtvpXxi4M3xXL9J9VTsFOMTbSp4nB441a2mYUK60nfepg4J0PKT3O7BmsUzMUXh8TN4xWUXX4y6TmAEdH8oN89N2upiXiObe5OKQSReIlEACANhTxZ2rT5PFcc/s2492/GnomeBookmark1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2492" data-original-width="1041" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNgi3f6inh1_qhlNbIqtvpXxi4M3xXL9J9VTsFOMTbSp4nB441a2mYUK60nfepg4J0PKT3O7BmsUzMUXh8TN4xWUXX4y6TmAEdH8oN89N2upiXiObe5OKQSReIlEACANhTxZ2rT5PFcc/w268-h640/GnomeBookmark1.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To colour the Bookmark I used a Kaleidacolor Inkpad in Autumnal Colours, I simply swiped the inkpad onto my glass mat and used that as a pallete.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaP4ykMUm3UNLWncMmdFq5Tuvx9fzOSIHhguFb7ugonr1yjU1Nb8lfxVCWwyUeGh3S1LJ4oqcat64x5SPE4dyCF8PpB39C8ZeNTgJSByAWCHtR3nianvxtEvFlCaekCEycuGsW0pDnDhw/s1962/GnomeBookmark2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="1962" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaP4ykMUm3UNLWncMmdFq5Tuvx9fzOSIHhguFb7ugonr1yjU1Nb8lfxVCWwyUeGh3S1LJ4oqcat64x5SPE4dyCF8PpB39C8ZeNTgJSByAWCHtR3nianvxtEvFlCaekCEycuGsW0pDnDhw/w640-h614/GnomeBookmark2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For Noel's hat I used a red dye inkpad. You can see in the photo I used a very think brush to paint the detailed areas on the Bookmark, like the hexagons and flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXSXXc4IkfF9rdxH6ro5vn-9_QPAv4qsPRK6NRwMMZKX4DEUQa1s6FCzB5IxYgc7bIREp6kDvsvVgZNzrN46YzxsB4nHC4le2jE2bhnremQ8Jw6SoKG-gulMxiGNW3Nk199kc915AVrQ/s2048/GnomeBookmark3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2043" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXSXXc4IkfF9rdxH6ro5vn-9_QPAv4qsPRK6NRwMMZKX4DEUQa1s6FCzB5IxYgc7bIREp6kDvsvVgZNzrN46YzxsB4nHC4le2jE2bhnremQ8Jw6SoKG-gulMxiGNW3Nk199kc915AVrQ/w638-h640/GnomeBookmark3.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used a Black dye inkpad to colour Noel's beard. It took me a while to decide on how to colour the hexagons, but eventually I decided to use the same Kaleidacolour Inkpad and paint each hexagon one of the colours from the inkpad.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I edged the bookmark with Vintage Sepia Ink, then layered it onto a piece of card stock. Finally I added some highlights to the sentiment and Noel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMH-MmsDCykLreMlA6OSQH5TaMUtGbIdruo8ywB9SjpccNyZ834gy4XKtTql9aVhKjNHApwjNcuSqHKL1YJHOekcPY_eJO1seDs4uU69UDoWp99iSn5ouOL2ypDLcpSI-bY7ePNZbkGZU/s2394/GnomeBookmark4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMH-MmsDCykLreMlA6OSQH5TaMUtGbIdruo8ywB9SjpccNyZ834gy4XKtTql9aVhKjNHApwjNcuSqHKL1YJHOekcPY_eJO1seDs4uU69UDoWp99iSn5ouOL2ypDLcpSI-bY7ePNZbkGZU/w274-h640/GnomeBookmark4.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had lots of fun painting this Bookmark. It was very relaxing especially as I didn't have to worry about colours coordinating, as using one variegated inkpad means that all the colours work together. I'm pleased to say Stewart loved the finished Bookmark, and it's now doing it's job very successfully.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for taking the time to visit with me today, I hope you've enjoyed seeing my recent projects.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Take care All</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bye for Now</div><div style="text-align: center;">Suzi</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">xxx</div><p><br /></p></div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-27339523121046362462020-11-02T10:37:00.002+00:002020-11-02T10:37:17.383+00:00You Are Amazing ATCs<p style="text-align: center;"> Good Day All, I'd like to share with you the ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) I created for our first ATC Swap in<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecraftyroos"> The Crafty Roo's Facebook Group</a>. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to have a play with October's Monthly Make Kit.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Not heard of the Monthly Make Kit? It's a Exclusive Mystery Kit of Stamps you recieve the first week of each Month. You can find full details, over on the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/monthlymake">Monthly Makes Pages </a>over in the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs Store.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's my ATCs;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9hItuDFOir7SPitD3tYfCE8ppPSgxiv4Nn6p-QfbnXYEq2OtLWY7d1IepxXcc46wYtvHEPAeaDdJIp5ZTEHTNMCW0znvRlUdPWCRFyi-5rigyarnGqbMkM44dLKBoG-kthDsR3LSK_0/s2048/atc6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9hItuDFOir7SPitD3tYfCE8ppPSgxiv4Nn6p-QfbnXYEq2OtLWY7d1IepxXcc46wYtvHEPAeaDdJIp5ZTEHTNMCW0znvRlUdPWCRFyi-5rigyarnGqbMkM44dLKBoG-kthDsR3LSK_0/w640-h426/atc6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Here's how I made them;</p><p style="text-align: center;">First of All, I cut three ATCs out of Smooth Watercolour Card, and then using the Hexagon Texture Stamp and Smokey Grey Versafine Ink, I filled most of the card with the pattern. </p><p style="text-align: center;">To colour my ATCs I decided to use Vintage Pastel Watercolours from Prima Marketing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqzqI9H4iDAfN4N6Ex_Yk4DqzoRbPHB1B5HfZKOnYewqM0sRbKyyac6TkTcbvP88HUramXj7voMtWwG6cZ70cwDyWu0TxqWOUSUzhTD-u2yg6tdTF535ws7v6fIikQR_gBu-MWi2zMW4/s1531/ATC1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1531" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqzqI9H4iDAfN4N6Ex_Yk4DqzoRbPHB1B5HfZKOnYewqM0sRbKyyac6TkTcbvP88HUramXj7voMtWwG6cZ70cwDyWu0TxqWOUSUzhTD-u2yg6tdTF535ws7v6fIikQR_gBu-MWi2zMW4/w640-h384/ATC1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGv4p2joIwmzFB5rZ0K6IidS9QGB8WcABUp-1g5Ub6b3ndRS3G8WhllrJyqmgpiUDm5-6SEbnVdOjgBnD9R-iLDXuJS0l0KD3EMGGp9QCK31M3sk2CPOs31BjeEIUPUFquO2sjnIFw8XU/s1120/ATC2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGv4p2joIwmzFB5rZ0K6IidS9QGB8WcABUp-1g5Ub6b3ndRS3G8WhllrJyqmgpiUDm5-6SEbnVdOjgBnD9R-iLDXuJS0l0KD3EMGGp9QCK31M3sk2CPOs31BjeEIUPUFquO2sjnIFw8XU/w640-h320/ATC2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I continued to add layers of colour until I was happy, I then added more stamping using elements from the Kit. I also edged the cards with Smokey Grey Versafine Ink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcus8OFPgbi9M-n8OUaFuvVSbHDGFjEMPf5t21VCpi4kibq0bgBMD57UHSuX2hlZTCVsyL2lETIM5QroDgkdo230Mz7xBALxt6Ksiz8GxoAleH737KcJNoakeSLluNdRgZF2t9GZhuEjA/s1562/atc3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1562" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcus8OFPgbi9M-n8OUaFuvVSbHDGFjEMPf5t21VCpi4kibq0bgBMD57UHSuX2hlZTCVsyL2lETIM5QroDgkdo230Mz7xBALxt6Ksiz8GxoAleH737KcJNoakeSLluNdRgZF2t9GZhuEjA/w640-h376/atc3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next I decided to stamp my main sentiment onto vellum, and emboss with a metallic grey embossing powder;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqs0BeowZHsWDzi8KMQjRnRov1cwWmtfO3nzoLoUi-AFGD7DK5l2KgSIQBZNsZdAJGcRVDKyLz_8ZnTGaNM6o-qTKBAfJCVY-APdLcLfiSa5trkJSvcUZslAwMlaKgAfDU9qgroHcreo/s2048/atc4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="2048" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqs0BeowZHsWDzi8KMQjRnRov1cwWmtfO3nzoLoUi-AFGD7DK5l2KgSIQBZNsZdAJGcRVDKyLz_8ZnTGaNM6o-qTKBAfJCVY-APdLcLfiSa5trkJSvcUZslAwMlaKgAfDU9qgroHcreo/w640-h614/atc4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2ZtWR_BsfYDxHbEajjYNOkmBrDkh3ZXh2FhJ-yegafMaMkJMc5Q2WXOX9_pYM8cBTVVIB73FNlmzA76imYioIqT8iDtApb_lBAsCWw0U0gLLF0fTs1ACSVf6OEIg6G5uUFYu9zi75XU/s2048/atc5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="2048" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2ZtWR_BsfYDxHbEajjYNOkmBrDkh3ZXh2FhJ-yegafMaMkJMc5Q2WXOX9_pYM8cBTVVIB73FNlmzA76imYioIqT8iDtApb_lBAsCWw0U0gLLF0fTs1ACSVf6OEIg6G5uUFYu9zi75XU/w640-h564/atc5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once the embossing powder had cooled I trimmed the vellum to size. I then assembled my ATCs; I took some Dark Grey Metallic Card and added my backgrounds to it, before gluing the backgrounds down, I folded the edges of the vellum behind the backgrounds so that there would be no adhesive showing through the vellum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1o_kNfudlNTNQvA2458DUP5EdDWyPY8obuzCVTnO7u0AIm5Vat4De1zgE7NIAcdSaKPyD1CCiSmcZF6dmcrVLiALEzjocrzmieFLX4rd1ao3rRatOHk8IFCMg0od5uIx4EzuTc-8E4NU/s2048/atc6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1o_kNfudlNTNQvA2458DUP5EdDWyPY8obuzCVTnO7u0AIm5Vat4De1zgE7NIAcdSaKPyD1CCiSmcZF6dmcrVLiALEzjocrzmieFLX4rd1ao3rRatOHk8IFCMg0od5uIx4EzuTc-8E4NU/w640-h426/atc6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">To finish the ATCs, I added some highlights to some of the hexagons with pastel pencils.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love how these ATCs turned out, especially the contrast between the backgrounds and the sentiment on vellum.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">If you want to see all the other beautiful ATCs created for this swap, then pop over to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecraftyroos">The Crafty Roo's Facebook Group</a>, where you can find pictures of all the beautiful cards.</div><p style="text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting with me today;</p><p style="text-align: center;">Bye for now</p><p style="text-align: center;">Suzi</p><p style="text-align: center;">xxx</p></div></div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-87746790636989909152020-11-02T09:34:00.000+00:002020-11-02T09:34:01.338+00:00October Release - Craft Roo Designs<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Good Day, Today I'd like to share with you a couple of projects I created using some of the new stamps from Crafty Roo Designs that Kym showcased on October's Hochanda show.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of my favourite stamps in this release is the wonderful <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/noel-doodles">Noel the Gnome</a>, He just screams to be coloured, so I grabbed my ProMarkers and stamped him out a few times, and a spent a couple of hours colouring in a few different colour schemes. Doesn't he look awesome?</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25g3T6dzyycZDcHLdp1iGXZitq2v7wMQ5ANqOGX8SkuFvH2UV27GqMav6EPEN44fr815EEN4iGmZWymtQOvbhjyfj7KldJ70C3kt2gMAxbp2YP0nzzHGjwWG0riMZmQ_HQuUAz116rb8/s1206/Gnomes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="1206" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25g3T6dzyycZDcHLdp1iGXZitq2v7wMQ5ANqOGX8SkuFvH2UV27GqMav6EPEN44fr815EEN4iGmZWymtQOvbhjyfj7KldJ70C3kt2gMAxbp2YP0nzzHGjwWG0riMZmQ_HQuUAz116rb8/w640-h640/Gnomes.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My first finished project is a card featuring <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/noel-doodles">Noel the Gnome</a>, <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/mini-texture-squares">Mini Textures Square</a> and <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/midi-imagination">Midi - Imagination sentiment</a>. Noel is stamped directly onto an A5 card blank, then coloured with ProMarkers, I stamped the Textures-Squares in red, then outlined with a dark green fineliner. I stamped the sentiment in Black and outlined with green fineliner. To finish the card I doodled a frame around the sentiment and the card with a Black fineliner, then filled it in with a stripes.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3nEd6V0P1AgpY3recKToi4spypL1EBUJH14uKJfyRECWC6OLUDYrbC2X0VitktTbcWpx96sq6gKoYPHALKfq1CCWIcfm_UoAzhM6HEolBAQCT4CXKu0t0BOmnI0k3QBOD77t_ZP2-Qs/s1302/Gnomecard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3nEd6V0P1AgpY3recKToi4spypL1EBUJH14uKJfyRECWC6OLUDYrbC2X0VitktTbcWpx96sq6gKoYPHALKfq1CCWIcfm_UoAzhM6HEolBAQCT4CXKu0t0BOmnI0k3QBOD77t_ZP2-Qs/w460-h640/Gnomecard.jpg" width="460" /></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My second card features<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/noel-doodles"> Noel the Gnome </a>again, this time the background features the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/textures-dotties">Dotties</a>, <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/textures-chicken-wire">Chicken Wire</a> and <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/textures-coffee-stain">Coffee Stain</a> Texture Stamps along with the sentiment that comes with Noel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMWWObAxd0kg02-XVOIDcsfpnLEeAs9CqFz2Q9cKjONjdfu0-1_T2kENQWxJIeF2rg76jtDQ3O6puuDn3qd2J8NHUrBDq-QMkedEiE1MI9x_WqvLyDm-p9goVhd4UFgR5lOZYmMlXJlg/s1912/Gnomecard2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="1912" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMWWObAxd0kg02-XVOIDcsfpnLEeAs9CqFz2Q9cKjONjdfu0-1_T2kENQWxJIeF2rg76jtDQ3O6puuDn3qd2J8NHUrBDq-QMkedEiE1MI9x_WqvLyDm-p9goVhd4UFgR5lOZYmMlXJlg/w640-h458/Gnomecard2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My final project is a Gift Bag featuring<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/noel-doodles"> Noel the Gnome</a>, <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/funky-fun-gus">Fun'Gus'</a>, <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/mini-leaf-poly-plates-set-of-3">Mini Leaf Poly Plates</a> and<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/leaves"> Leaf stamps</a>. Noel and Fun'Gus' are coloured with ProMarkers and Fineliner Pens, then fussy cut. I used brushos with Leaf Poly Plates and then Versafine Ink with the Leaf Stamps. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I used a White Gift Bag, then layered on some Copper Metallic Paper, Kraft Card, White Snow Mesh and Angelina Fibres, before adding my leaves, Noel and Gus.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54f9tWfSLGueSrRSrGC_Iv6LAaYeC0ry9Vg6YqArPXN7hFiu_nkaVcArj_8r5Byy9A0VDkmtMlddQRWiEWnIHhpzSHhkstq7as06gvSZrgL1GwaQugJxK8miQ6zun45ErBQKagiIiw9o/s1731/Gnomebag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="1103" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54f9tWfSLGueSrRSrGC_Iv6LAaYeC0ry9Vg6YqArPXN7hFiu_nkaVcArj_8r5Byy9A0VDkmtMlddQRWiEWnIHhpzSHhkstq7as06gvSZrgL1GwaQugJxK8miQ6zun45ErBQKagiIiw9o/w408-h640/Gnomebag.jpg" width="408" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's a close up;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxw5VlUAqmJAne8TxxJIAzElDqdFRH3FnWteGk1w1c4MfKve2AH3cQvf1hzffo59jEyYJQDbhwv21kghNyVCkXs3tZGzn2Nh8nD82MJwqlUR0YPDB-YZKAXNaECdQwPmrDlaX_m7S1P5g/s862/Gnomebag_closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="862" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxw5VlUAqmJAne8TxxJIAzElDqdFRH3FnWteGk1w1c4MfKve2AH3cQvf1hzffo59jEyYJQDbhwv21kghNyVCkXs3tZGzn2Nh8nD82MJwqlUR0YPDB-YZKAXNaECdQwPmrDlaX_m7S1P5g/w640-h638/Gnomebag_closeup.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had lots of fun colouring Noel and Gus, they are both such fun stamps, and so versatile, I'm sure I'll be creating some Christmas Cards with Noel. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can grab the stamps I've used from the<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/"> Crafty Roo Designs Website</a>, where you'll find lots of other wonderful stamps and poly plates to add to your craft stash.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy Crafting</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bye for Now</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Suzi</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">xxx</span></p></div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-35170004652691771922020-09-27T11:09:00.000+01:002020-09-27T11:09:46.433+01:00Crafty Roo Designs - September New Releases<p> Good Day All, Today I'd like to share with you some projects I've created with the latest stamps and poly plates from <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs</a>.</p><p>Kym was on Hochanda yesterday demonstrating her lastest designs, If you missed it you can watch the show on Rewind via the Hochanda website. It was a very special show as Kym as celebrating 1 year of appearing on Hochanda, so every order placed during the show recieved a special <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/midi-celebrate">'Celebration' free stamp</a>, the good news is you've still time to get your free stamp set, all you have to do is place an order on the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs Website</a> before midnight tonight, and the<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/midi-celebrate"> 'Celebration' stamp set</a> will be added to your order free of charge.</p><p>Kym release Four brand new Poly Plates this months, A <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/leaf-poly-plate">Large Leaf Poly Plate</a>, and <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/mini-leaf-poly-plates-set-of-3">Three Mini Leaf Poly Plates</a> (Oak, Maple and Birch Leaf), the Mini Poly Plates can be purchase individually or as a Set. The Mini Leaf Poly Plates work perfectly with the<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/leaves"> Leaf Stamps</a> already available.</p><p>Here's a few projects I made using the Leaf Poly Plates and Stamps;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The first project is an ATC Booklet featuring the Mini Leaf Poly Plates and Stamps;<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZz6QvwPZUFgEAdY3WJZTN-p-ZyXNdeM5xIojffxvLakXMbv2aBLj94u4dYwGTph0BeUX0HHDcVhGVd6Bjz4v-GRay0qlaapBoIPhNlxzrxvQP2N8QKOj7RwvFWmPD6M9tpNo0CeYLw0/s2458/ATCLeafBooklet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="2458" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZz6QvwPZUFgEAdY3WJZTN-p-ZyXNdeM5xIojffxvLakXMbv2aBLj94u4dYwGTph0BeUX0HHDcVhGVd6Bjz4v-GRay0qlaapBoIPhNlxzrxvQP2N8QKOj7RwvFWmPD6M9tpNo0CeYLw0/w640-h256/ATCLeafBooklet.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciAKZv64Y9Ck1UoXIV1uyn0lyELZaLopxf4cNsGX2rlKcG83paYTrPSHu7UBxsqNmQ7r38F9YbScLSlRPFZ_mCLH-dz-BLnlzWUh0xaGmhb5BCmFas0Cs2JOKCgrRoe2JMmayZIX_NtE/s1677/BeautifulLeafBox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="1677" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciAKZv64Y9Ck1UoXIV1uyn0lyELZaLopxf4cNsGX2rlKcG83paYTrPSHu7UBxsqNmQ7r38F9YbScLSlRPFZ_mCLH-dz-BLnlzWUh0xaGmhb5BCmFas0Cs2JOKCgrRoe2JMmayZIX_NtE/w640-h562/BeautifulLeafBox.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I decorated a Gift bag and a Notebook;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYV5ylIf2jhkIGuBNxc7eHH_MpT-vl_ZjOMxlhOJNbU5j9LXTAYoNiWZrM0wYupTBhQF_ZdBx_CVcF513jRwACBrgPx1UjHAZq3p2QuhDBwzFeWr_OTCtNvbSckCCjLjDgZkwr4M8tn_I/s2048/CelebrateLeavesBag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXPahAKTvuIo0lqsoxzL8mzH_MazgUXSa4rxXPfKLhEt-kxk1_HjWMED-2Q7QlGwDi4-cOhagHnk5cVj942ymXm9V1yuG71YHfz_XJaCVVR98jRqGZoUrco0toUpt-vCX3rloiS8M5Rg/s1431/PinkLetsCelebrate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="1431" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXPahAKTvuIo0lqsoxzL8mzH_MazgUXSa4rxXPfKLhEt-kxk1_HjWMED-2Q7QlGwDi4-cOhagHnk5cVj942ymXm9V1yuG71YHfz_XJaCVVR98jRqGZoUrco0toUpt-vCX3rloiS8M5Rg/w640-h464/PinkLetsCelebrate.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I had so much fun working with these Stamps and Poly Plates. So many possibilites with the Leaf Poly Plates and Stamps, just change the colours for the season of year you want to depict; Or try some completely different colour palettes to create some funky modern projects. They really are a wonderful addition to your crafting stash.</p><p>Whilst you are on the website, Why not check out the Monthly Make subscription that Kym is restarting; the first kit comes out on the 1st of October and is worth £18, subscribe before then to get it for £10, it's definitely worth the money. You'll find full details on the<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/monthlymake"> Monthly Make </a>page of the website.</p><p>That's all from me for Today</p><p>Happy Crafting</p><p>Hugs</p><p>Suzi</p><p>xxx</p>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-88443037841700039622020-09-07T23:08:00.000+01:002020-09-07T23:08:09.093+01:00ATC Holder with Co-ordinating ATCs<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Today, I'd like to share with you an ATC Holder I've decorated along with some coordinating ATCs using some beautiful stamps from <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCSVSfMBkjvbRTm458yeNXaH0MCgZS4YxO1r5vYCdhx8LDoXoTMOcMQr99NtDi5uBJxSYd3g5_dIHPL-yY0KjRdlKiWv4oP2xv3FfnduBZnxVHwW7yj2KM_ttuMyRtpm_cO9Y4x_ce4Y/s1960/ATCHolder11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="1960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCSVSfMBkjvbRTm458yeNXaH0MCgZS4YxO1r5vYCdhx8LDoXoTMOcMQr99NtDi5uBJxSYd3g5_dIHPL-yY0KjRdlKiWv4oP2xv3FfnduBZnxVHwW7yj2KM_ttuMyRtpm_cO9Y4x_ce4Y/s320/ATCHolder11.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">For my ATC Holder I used stamps from the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/create-a-wreath">Create a Wreath Set</a>, <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/relax-scape">Relax-scape set</a>, and<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/doodle-words-beautiful"> Beautiful - Doodle Words</a>. For the ATCs I used stamps from the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/dream-scape-full-set">Dream-scape</a> and <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/poppy-scape">Poppy-Scape</a> sets, along with the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/doodle-words-magical">Magical - Doodles Words</a> and <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/doodle-words-beautiful">Beautiful - Doodle Words</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My ATC Holder is a little wooden storage box with an heart inlay in two sides. (Purchased from The Works). I used Picked Raspberry Distress Paint to paint the hearts and Bundle Sage Distress Paint to paint the outside of the box.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsNJpMGOjFydeGX3_A4RjjozcxlN3FJjEFYcHyetrW3Eh2-S7bpTpI2p3ZNYcpFrUxIYL2aZriSm9EJo9uEg9xcT_yrRdvrBHGqddg6kDb9o7vk6KralipkReCNBRwIY8z9-8Z0c4e5k/s1603/ATCHolder1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1603" data-original-width="794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsNJpMGOjFydeGX3_A4RjjozcxlN3FJjEFYcHyetrW3Eh2-S7bpTpI2p3ZNYcpFrUxIYL2aZriSm9EJo9uEg9xcT_yrRdvrBHGqddg6kDb9o7vk6KralipkReCNBRwIY8z9-8Z0c4e5k/s320/ATCHolder1.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gK6ckB21w0CFVIqe17djNzkVOgtGKxAiBZRl3BN4n1ZmdMlbebl56Spd53Vk4brbkXFNOoXGvBgFZHnpwbARZMXU3fBjkSEVQD95NHakrdPMw-S1DTrV_VfUnVVdgp6CfY2msa2YJh8/s1543/ATCHolder2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1412" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gK6ckB21w0CFVIqe17djNzkVOgtGKxAiBZRl3BN4n1ZmdMlbebl56Spd53Vk4brbkXFNOoXGvBgFZHnpwbARZMXU3fBjkSEVQD95NHakrdPMw-S1DTrV_VfUnVVdgp6CfY2msa2YJh8/s320/ATCHolder2.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Then using Moss Green Versafine Ink and stamps from the Build a Wreath set, I stamped foliage on all four sides of the box. I used a Fuchsia Ink to stamp music onto the hearts.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfzmz4y1NVXazwCo3jsDhwNZ9io9BZJtEwvhmxtL5DvE6vdhhmpg1LRhP8bfhNTebTSY2OmAjcsYlDnKWclHSybQRwN2yPaLsp5QgR0vSM_dAtZ0yK6ZgMbKLasP-RspHFZSjQ2yCFpM/s1784/ATCHolder3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="1767" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfzmz4y1NVXazwCo3jsDhwNZ9io9BZJtEwvhmxtL5DvE6vdhhmpg1LRhP8bfhNTebTSY2OmAjcsYlDnKWclHSybQRwN2yPaLsp5QgR0vSM_dAtZ0yK6ZgMbKLasP-RspHFZSjQ2yCFpM/s320/ATCHolder3.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnh05IRJY_PspqYbTZ5NlMepwvcO1KwxDH7dqev5AGCECfGB4-gORtxV_Pj5YGiMXrfdVM4KR0tapTNfd8wjMI_YgtyLFLTU3B3TEh1K99YE2uo0zOScC_8D6-uj-Z3BP2rTbjVeh70o/s1729/ATCHolder4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1729" data-original-width="1504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnh05IRJY_PspqYbTZ5NlMepwvcO1KwxDH7dqev5AGCECfGB4-gORtxV_Pj5YGiMXrfdVM4KR0tapTNfd8wjMI_YgtyLFLTU3B3TEh1K99YE2uo0zOScC_8D6-uj-Z3BP2rTbjVeh70o/s320/ATCHolder4.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Next I coloured the foliage with Sakura Glaze Pens in two shades of green.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaB6bNpmCCMKwkf0WhFLZyrCpu4gZFM08TvpD7blJEJJ4Fyb2itITTvklApfJyvTXQyFAKgNdUX7yEJdZkw8bbt4eRe4u6cys-OEKLgpRp_JSw6mD2uIAMiU7Hnb7mM03I76vQ94Z7_e0/s1960/ATCHolder5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="1960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaB6bNpmCCMKwkf0WhFLZyrCpu4gZFM08TvpD7blJEJJ4Fyb2itITTvklApfJyvTXQyFAKgNdUX7yEJdZkw8bbt4eRe4u6cys-OEKLgpRp_JSw6mD2uIAMiU7Hnb7mM03I76vQ94Z7_e0/s320/ATCHolder5.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">I then decided to add more foliage, so I used two of the reed stamps from the Relax-scape set with Moss Green Versafine. To add a little more texture to the background of each side I used the mini code stamp and a variegated green ink. I used Olympian Green and Doodles word stamps to add a word to each side of the box. To finish the ATC Holder I went around all the edges with the Moss Green Versafine Ink to add a distressed feel.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJWIWLvC_QAu2to8F_XnTFd3KcBeBTFyrs0gUSmpahl9oq-O2BOT9OKw9t4DLKqXrXiyKZAjl_MajrLWYKioLW_JNdK3N6Fc8nyehOvN81LpewlVKPVHc-RhHKPH6-0h8vvhY6J7ejXk/s1960/ATCHolder6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="1960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJWIWLvC_QAu2to8F_XnTFd3KcBeBTFyrs0gUSmpahl9oq-O2BOT9OKw9t4DLKqXrXiyKZAjl_MajrLWYKioLW_JNdK3N6Fc8nyehOvN81LpewlVKPVHc-RhHKPH6-0h8vvhY6J7ejXk/s320/ATCHolder6.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_X15VXzWpbOGahuIFTp_u-SNCf3-10-o3hWl1GflUsrnNYfyCrdySZigQhuJFIYKivkK08-8-RzaQOK5MlwS-rHS8OhWCD4CepQ1JwlCzCWJcMqNx1dWd6CMltIWnf5eic3Uh-Bob7g/s1861/ATCHolder7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="1860" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_X15VXzWpbOGahuIFTp_u-SNCf3-10-o3hWl1GflUsrnNYfyCrdySZigQhuJFIYKivkK08-8-RzaQOK5MlwS-rHS8OhWCD4CepQ1JwlCzCWJcMqNx1dWd6CMltIWnf5eic3Uh-Bob7g/s320/ATCHolder7.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxPuGeuoad7NdW4YGFWXVf5y-pOfLjRRVF819AwKHIqtfWyi8yvPXAffDf5I2AjXLjrJA8BM_NjUMjJcjJel4nSO38zgzhmFT6nb7gGBEFzuApaun5tzAQr37nF3EB5PzTAFA-C_oL7c/s1960/ATCHolder8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="1960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxPuGeuoad7NdW4YGFWXVf5y-pOfLjRRVF819AwKHIqtfWyi8yvPXAffDf5I2AjXLjrJA8BM_NjUMjJcjJel4nSO38zgzhmFT6nb7gGBEFzuApaun5tzAQr37nF3EB5PzTAFA-C_oL7c/s320/ATCHolder8.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvl88-m7vWU1HN1aNrkD2XTx1njQ0g609urKLIRGcpaOhyKHhAVUFzBC5rQiAlk_92OfkAe3VoNgU0AEFYlNZMc2kFe05UEYGY_Thj65jcgZpbnPPOXKUy2T_dqIjlXrTvwKPkwRWHaAk/s1960/ATCHolder9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="1960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvl88-m7vWU1HN1aNrkD2XTx1njQ0g609urKLIRGcpaOhyKHhAVUFzBC5rQiAlk_92OfkAe3VoNgU0AEFYlNZMc2kFe05UEYGY_Thj65jcgZpbnPPOXKUy2T_dqIjlXrTvwKPkwRWHaAk/s320/ATCHolder9.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a few pictures showing the finished ATC Holder with the co-ordinating ATCS.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoX06StNFRyQ0m_eV7WaDHNzjpaIvgIlJ3AljuLHWz0KWu4UOuJHJ44qbEUS1nmgig3HiRz515hSLEbWUkWjnx02qocn-RJxAoHTY-qsZn0jIIhbZzQWG29pWAQQg98Qe6nsRbfYVqswo/s1784/ATCHolder10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCV1pWZsP_Epxy9lx6RnJFvkhgyG4bzjBEqtHR3XTy44E3rRbmvbAvyrTepaq4KV-WPsIruK-_LfRynA5Dvu6z5u0UitLV-C-ZM5N4bfca4Bdi9DUrc5rk_VR1QZtpkjk2PUhtPji5ymM/s1960/ATCHolder12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="1960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCV1pWZsP_Epxy9lx6RnJFvkhgyG4bzjBEqtHR3XTy44E3rRbmvbAvyrTepaq4KV-WPsIruK-_LfRynA5Dvu6z5u0UitLV-C-ZM5N4bfca4Bdi9DUrc5rk_VR1QZtpkjk2PUhtPji5ymM/s320/ATCHolder12.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuODMF-qQkvaTS3X9-ppGdp11z7DYa4MyUPsMw6AzEd6sMmkVRw_WWsrdQEkFOg4JmkXUqiIFahVwseiGLkK1fq0GX5pX2jnNETpHWfgLd9HMYkFzhhnKkDJgcJzacR5mHcyg3MasmRQ/s1960/ATCHolder13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="1960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuODMF-qQkvaTS3X9-ppGdp11z7DYa4MyUPsMw6AzEd6sMmkVRw_WWsrdQEkFOg4JmkXUqiIFahVwseiGLkK1fq0GX5pX2jnNETpHWfgLd9HMYkFzhhnKkDJgcJzacR5mHcyg3MasmRQ/s320/ATCHolder13.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">For the ATCs I used Pink and Blue Cardstock for my ATC base to which I added Distress Paints in Bundled Sage, Picked Raspberry and Broken China.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I stamped foliage to the bottom of each ATC using Versafine Ink, and then coloured with Sakura Glaze Pens. I stamped the moon with Bundled Sage Distress Paint, then outlined with Green Versafine Ink.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I used some white corrugated card coloured with blue and green ink to add a little texture to some of the ATCs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I stamped Doodle Words onto a leftover background to create the sentiments for each ATC.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">To finish embellishing the ATCs I used Charcoal pencil to add shading, and White Gel Pen for highlights.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ShlrEukral2diEIYwsl28Qs7M3iBarsn8AeLGDxRWwezAVOwaaQbuqXz10g52P8ohyphenhyphen9-GdtpkvJJT8PGLJa0isIfhDyK-TqeXGlrYDCwZhWSNOVWC3_EUXZm0xLOFX9bNMxkiLrdkA4/s1850/ATCHolder14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="1850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ShlrEukral2diEIYwsl28Qs7M3iBarsn8AeLGDxRWwezAVOwaaQbuqXz10g52P8ohyphenhyphen9-GdtpkvJJT8PGLJa0isIfhDyK-TqeXGlrYDCwZhWSNOVWC3_EUXZm0xLOFX9bNMxkiLrdkA4/s320/ATCHolder14.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Finally I used an <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/atc-s">ATC stamp</a> to the back of the cards ready for me to add details about each ATC.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQy_m8zlUO66-xPgfJEazLgXuBtZkeK1DQuykPcT5Ji8m1WOXxxTp8h56rTPHwyxMJntJad3jYdHtyW07LDvNJ5S0qr6cRi9ALplJy6O8DxnAvKxYbCVduQ-HYsy1p6_fXPZs0uxa4Ks/s1960/ATCHolder15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="1960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQy_m8zlUO66-xPgfJEazLgXuBtZkeK1DQuykPcT5Ji8m1WOXxxTp8h56rTPHwyxMJntJad3jYdHtyW07LDvNJ5S0qr6cRi9ALplJy6O8DxnAvKxYbCVduQ-HYsy1p6_fXPZs0uxa4Ks/s320/ATCHolder15.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had great fun working on the ATC Holder, the wood takes the paint and ink so well, I love how easy it was to stamp on. I loved combining all the different sets of stamps from Crafty Roo Designs to create the lovely scene on the ATC Holder and the coordinating ATCs. You wouldn't believe that half of the stamps I used are Christmas themed? They are so versatile you can use them on lots of other projects.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I do love making ATCs, and these ones were lots of fun, especially experimenting with the distress paint on coloured card before using the wonderful stamps to create some beautiful scenes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">That's all from me for now</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bye for now </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Suzi</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">xxx</span></div><p><br /></p></div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-8340100817292607752020-07-18T15:34:00.001+01:002020-07-18T15:34:36.260+01:00Monday Mojo Challenge with The Crafty Roos'<div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">Good Day All, Today i thought i'd share with you my version of this weeks Monday Mojo Challenge over at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecraftyroos">The Crafty Roos' </a> Facebook Group. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">I decided to create an Index Card;</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvuR1SlG2tig9TCqKC2Gahd05h81uUmrzDh99MG8TbU43oDg_LK6tBGrI47-c8pYGCpG60oWwuaELoem7_WR6E2dpk9868up-6Buj4I5LYN6WJ3u1qjymh4BfuzsiW7VgGL8941FsyZI/s2048/Monday+Mojo+13th+July.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1446" height="976" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvuR1SlG2tig9TCqKC2Gahd05h81uUmrzDh99MG8TbU43oDg_LK6tBGrI47-c8pYGCpG60oWwuaELoem7_WR6E2dpk9868up-6Buj4I5LYN6WJ3u1qjymh4BfuzsiW7VgGL8941FsyZI/w693-h976/Monday+Mojo+13th+July.jpg" width="693" /></a></div><font face="inherit" size="6"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">I used Distress Oxides in Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire for my ombre background.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">I then used the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/funky-flowers-stan">Stan set of stamps</a> for my focal point, sentiment and to enhance my background. I love this set of stamps, and you get so many stamps for your money, it's a wonderful addition to your craft stash.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">I used the sentiment stamp and water to pick up some of the colour from the background. Then the dotty texture stamp from the set to add some dots in Tumbled Glass to the bottom of my background.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">I created a couple of papers using the same colours and a pick up technique, I used one for my sentiment background, and the other to stamp Stan on.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">I stamped Stan onto my ombre background, then glued on the other version I had stamped and fussy cut. </font><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;">I stamped my sentiment, and then dipped the edges into some watered down Chipped Sapphire.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">To embellish my card I cut out a piece of angelina fibres sheet I'd created and added it behind my sentiment at an angle. </font><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;">To finish of my Index card I added some doodling and highlights with a white gel pen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">I had lots of fun getting inky with this project. Kym posts a Monday Mojo Challenge every week over in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecraftyroos">The Crafty Roos' Facebook Group</a>, why not come join in the fun. You find lots of great hints and tips, along with giveaways and lots more fun.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">Thanks for visiting with me today</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">Hugs</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">Suzi</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="inherit" size="6">xxx</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-8634045269113043292020-07-13T09:00:00.019+01:002020-07-13T09:00:04.419+01:00Live Beautifully and Dream with Crafty Roo Designs<div style="text-align: center;">Good Day, Today I'd like to share with you two cards featuring the gorgeous 'Live Beautifully and Dream' sentiment from the Brand New <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/dream-scape-full-set">Dream-scape set</a> from <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are 26 stamps in this set, including Magical Doodle Words, Moons, Clouds, Flowers and Vines;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwSP2D2WHoWqD3cgrgRJOhWoP3oFTNBYW4upAh5lPOHjazHRUIc62E4ddWPBgjejdv89fHxQBkd_R9NfYl5MRDGA4lWpXaIZ8r16_ALN7Qsf4ffna4L86dwQMgxyzAxuGBtedl0O9EqQ/s531/Dreamscape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="531" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwSP2D2WHoWqD3cgrgRJOhWoP3oFTNBYW4upAh5lPOHjazHRUIc62E4ddWPBgjejdv89fHxQBkd_R9NfYl5MRDGA4lWpXaIZ8r16_ALN7Qsf4ffna4L86dwQMgxyzAxuGBtedl0O9EqQ/w625-h438/Dreamscape.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the first of the two cards;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOqtAIXUXY0B0vREajzvVj5lFm_elQOqZPZ7xZccLLz4CBvJ0JNm66S3Va8PCbaaH0tA3q0MFPZJBnbH3ZUMTTXU3-oGpImYDJxpbZJNUn6aSB1IvSrUnaEy8hECX53GD9GFuUZL_n3U/s2048/Live+Beautifully+and+Dream+Card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="2048" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOqtAIXUXY0B0vREajzvVj5lFm_elQOqZPZ7xZccLLz4CBvJ0JNm66S3Va8PCbaaH0tA3q0MFPZJBnbH3ZUMTTXU3-oGpImYDJxpbZJNUn6aSB1IvSrUnaEy8hECX53GD9GFuUZL_n3U/w625-h463/Live+Beautifully+and+Dream+Card.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For the background on both cards I used the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/long-rectangle-poly-plate">Long Rectangle Poly Plate</a> with Distress Paints. On this card I then used Versamark Clear Ink, the Circle stamps and White Embossing Powder to add the pattern to my background. I used the<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/mini-long-rectangle-poly-plate"> Mini Long Rectangle Poly Plate</a> with Distress Paints to create the background for my sentiment. I used the Individual Circle Stamps along with 'Live Beautifully and Dream' sentiment stamped with Clear Ink and White Embossing Powder. I trimmed around both background pieces before adding them to an A5 card blank, with a little white netting behind the sentiment.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKhpOR-jKwjJ3U6y030gThgkoEKcXxk1Z2-nTwnprZaJpnrCchNlw2FAFLQMFB9oWvC52SxFpXmAhUn2GfhhpHKf9iGs5l1YGmBrX2-eYSP4oLTYuTtvsZLc2eEKp6-20MxetFB5VbOM/s2048/Live+Beautifully+and+Dream+Card2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="2048" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKhpOR-jKwjJ3U6y030gThgkoEKcXxk1Z2-nTwnprZaJpnrCchNlw2FAFLQMFB9oWvC52SxFpXmAhUn2GfhhpHKf9iGs5l1YGmBrX2-eYSP4oLTYuTtvsZLc2eEKp6-20MxetFB5VbOM/w625-h444/Live+Beautifully+and+Dream+Card2.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For this card after creating the backgrounds as in the previous card I then took two of the flower stamps and the vine stamps and dark blue ink and created a beautiful dreamscape. I stamped the Mystical and Magical Doodle Words stamps in Seedless Preserve Distress Oxide Ink, I also used this ink to colour the leaves on the vines and the buds on the flowers. As in the previous card I trimmed both pieces and added some white netting behind both layers then added to an A5 Card Blank.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used the same colour scheme on both cards, and got quite different results, and this was using only a few of the stamps in the set. The combinations are endless, and once you add in different colour choices, you really can make an amazing array of beautiful cards with this stamps set. This set also works beautifully in conjunction with the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/relax-scape">Relax-scape</a>, <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/poppy-scape">Poppy-scape</a> and <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/bird-scape">Bird-scape</a> stamps sets also available on <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">The Crafty Roo Designs</a> website.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's all from me for today, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Take Care</div><div style="text-align: center;">Suzi</div><div style="text-align: center;">xxx</div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-70242570533937383322020-07-12T10:10:00.000+01:002020-07-12T10:10:33.736+01:00Moon Doodles ATCs with Crafty Roo Designs<div style="text-align: center;">Today I'd like to share with you a set of Artist Trading Cards I've created using the brand new <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/moon-doodles">Moon Doodles Stamp Set</a> along with the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/mini-moon">Mini Moon and Cloud Poly Plates</a> from <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzrKPvAZ4JKgzsz18k-8OD3wSUZVOOwS3yqAd1DR4KTwzDTAMBPCkpw0uUumYX71P-z0aZUbX1iu7UrMTcgdSlE5jzhq0YOk00YHbYWQNWi5TO4i3jZlIHQTh7mEhcGv1tvFdF9Ascq0/s2048/Moon+Doodle+ATCS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1479" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzrKPvAZ4JKgzsz18k-8OD3wSUZVOOwS3yqAd1DR4KTwzDTAMBPCkpw0uUumYX71P-z0aZUbX1iu7UrMTcgdSlE5jzhq0YOk00YHbYWQNWi5TO4i3jZlIHQTh7mEhcGv1tvFdF9Ascq0/w564-h781/Moon+Doodle+ATCS.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I mounted all four ATCs onto an A5 piece of card so there were easy to see on TV, as these were some of my samples for The Crafty Roos Shows on Hochanda last Thursday, Did you miss the shows? Not a problem you can catch them on <a href="https://www.hochanda.com/rewind/brand/craftyroo-designs/24">Rewind </a> along with the shows from May and June.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a little more about each ATC;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvzGdQHBcYz6X4fbMJuKH3hP3tTV0gWHBQSJWe5PaEiWWYP6ZWyX24oMEUYunYgNa_-CH6ehtVizPfjdRS1O6AAd73BnJABofpo_AJSX1d0gEHFBw6upfbasXG5-NV7-s7gg6SBZppFE/s1045/Hope+Believe+and+Love+ATC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="781" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvzGdQHBcYz6X4fbMJuKH3hP3tTV0gWHBQSJWe5PaEiWWYP6ZWyX24oMEUYunYgNa_-CH6ehtVizPfjdRS1O6AAd73BnJABofpo_AJSX1d0gEHFBw6upfbasXG5-NV7-s7gg6SBZppFE/w585-h781/Hope+Believe+and+Love+ATC.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For the background of all four ATCs I used Blueprint Sketch Distress Paint, applied directly onto some white cardstock. For this card I used Versamark Clear Ink to stamp the long and small dangling doodles, stars and words onto my background; I then applied Metallic Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it with my heat gun. To finish this card using a Sakura Gold Stardust Pen I added a doodle frame and coloured in the stars.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeshmWvfRXifS0UJ0-XDxUO69xYP9n3sREGFYkbzFBrstO82z4U-ADOWmbKoGMeOnO3a9Fl8IobqGOIXYmibpDJBcEMv8OkCGCZ3OeF422A71fuhiJobRTepzxR2tsETgnRNViPmYomcw/s1029/Always+Love+ATC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="774" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeshmWvfRXifS0UJ0-XDxUO69xYP9n3sREGFYkbzFBrstO82z4U-ADOWmbKoGMeOnO3a9Fl8IobqGOIXYmibpDJBcEMv8OkCGCZ3OeF422A71fuhiJobRTepzxR2tsETgnRNViPmYomcw/w588-h781/Always+Love+ATC.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For this second ATC I stamped the Moon, short dangling doodle and heart in Versamark Clear Ink and added White Embossing Powder to it, then heat set. I then stamped the words in Versamark and added Metallic Gold Embossing Powder. Once the Embossing Powders were cooled I applied some Pebeo Gilding Paste to the inside of the Moon and Star, I left this to cure for 15 minutes then added some gilding flakes. To finish the card I used a White Gel Pen to add a doodled frame around the whole ATC.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRC9HVwhHP4re-LfYO3jv7UQM78mfo8W0CB4G8Io7t47cxVTEjx6zlGtWQkeqxUrFXTUNKOs1QHOoRHT7ifD2Oh1IKTF72AgnQm7EExVT9tbWmramxePItBE8aoDhQyAiE0pY97zWMTk/s1096/Always+Believe+ATC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="798" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRC9HVwhHP4re-LfYO3jv7UQM78mfo8W0CB4G8Io7t47cxVTEjx6zlGtWQkeqxUrFXTUNKOs1QHOoRHT7ifD2Oh1IKTF72AgnQm7EExVT9tbWmramxePItBE8aoDhQyAiE0pY97zWMTk/w569-h781/Always+Believe+ATC.jpg" width="569" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For this third card I used the Mini Moon Poly Plate with Versamark Clear Ink and added Metallic Gold Embossing Powder; I then stamped the words and stars from the Moon Doodle Set with Versamark Clear Ink added the Metallic Gold Embossing Powder and heat set all the powder. To finish the card I added a doodled frame with a Gold Sakura Stardust Pen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugEi0ihwG6gkT5utpVVrWGFxYM1i7LTNjJEhPpz7hFjim9sPf3sRjxar7PCpPZvK3PFxOWwWo9NdRArnP0Z4GhPN32Tc6IDCH7JaIVrDLlLSDygg9_FX5pkHDAdpLumt4rhYTG75WPc4/s1070/Believe+Wish+Love+Clouds+ATC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="801" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugEi0ihwG6gkT5utpVVrWGFxYM1i7LTNjJEhPpz7hFjim9sPf3sRjxar7PCpPZvK3PFxOWwWo9NdRArnP0Z4GhPN32Tc6IDCH7JaIVrDLlLSDygg9_FX5pkHDAdpLumt4rhYTG75WPc4/w586-h781/Believe+Wish+Love+Clouds+ATC.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For this card I stamped the Mini Cloud Poly Plate and Stars from the Moon Doodles Set with Versamark Clear Ink then added White Embossing Powder and heat set it. Initially I stamped the words in coloured inks, but decided I didn't like them, so I stamped them again in Versamark and added Metallic Gold Embossing Powder, at the same time I stamped and embossed the cloud outlines. To finish the card I added a doodled frame with a White Gel Pen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see I used limited supplies on these ATCs, but they all turned out beautifully and look quite different to each other. They were great fun to work on, it's fun to work with Embossing Powders and Gilding Flakes. It's the first time I've used the Pebeo Gilding Paste and it's great stuff, you simply paint it onto the area you want to use it on, and leave it for 15 minutes to cure, them add your Gilding Flakes. I plan on trying to use it for stamping, and maybe using foil transfer sheets with it too. Lots of fun experimenting coming up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's all from me for today</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bye for now</div><div style="text-align: center;">Suzi</div><div style="text-align: center;">xxx</div>Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-58736757835746552862020-05-27T10:00:00.000+01:002020-05-27T10:00:08.379+01:00Tears of Gold with ColourCraftLTD<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Good Day All, I'm here today to share with you my last project as a member of the<a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/"> ColourCraft LTD </a>Design Team, I've had a wonderful two years working with the wonderful people and products from <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/">ColourCraft LTD</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">As it's my last post I wanted to create something that I truly love, so I've painted a portrait, I've done a couple over my time here but today's is a little different as I've used <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/eco-metallic-acrylic-assorted-6-x-300ml">Metallic Acrylic Paint</a>,<a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/artist-materials/ink-stamp-pads/acrylic-inks/acrylic-ink-12-x-28ml"> Acrylic Inks </a>and a<a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/progresso-solid-aquarelle-soft-graphite-pencil-12-pack"> Koh-I-Noor Progresso Aquarelle Pencil</a> with <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/liquitex-acrylic-matt-medium-237ml">Matte Medium</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Once I was happy with my sketch I took a<a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/progresso-solid-aquarelle-soft-graphite-pencil-12-pack"> Koh-I-Noor Progresso Aquarelle Pencil </a>and using <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/liquitex-acrylic-matt-medium-237ml">Matte Medium</a> to activate it, I darkened my lines. Once dry the pencil is permanent if you use <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/liquitex-acrylic-matt-medium-237ml">Matte Medium</a> to activate it instead of water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I then added my first layer of colour using<a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/eco-metallic-acrylic-assorted-6-x-300ml"> Metallic Acrylic Paint</a> in Bronze;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Next it was time to darken some areas of the painting, so I used the <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/progresso-solid-aquarelle-soft-graphite-pencil-12-pack">Koh-I-Noor Progresso Aquarelle Pencil</a> and<a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/liquitex-acrylic-matt-medium-237ml"> Matte Medium</a> again;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">It was now time to add details to the facial features and hair using <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/artist-materials/ink-stamp-pads/acrylic-inks/acrylic-ink-12-x-28ml">Acrylic Ink</a> in Dark Brown and Black. I also added some highlights with a white pen;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">At this point I left the portrait overnight, so I could look at it with fresh eyes the following morning. I really liked her, but she was missing something. She reminded me of an angel, but she looked so sad, so I decided she needs some tears. It only seemed right that an angel would cry tears of gold, so I added a few drops of <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/artist-materials/ink-stamp-pads/acrylic-inks/metallic-iacrylic-inks">Gold Metallic Acrylic Ink</a> and sprayed with water, so it ran down her face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I hope you've enjoyed seeing how I created this project, and all my projects over the last two years as a member of the ColourCraft Design Team. It's been my pleasure to share them with you all, thank you to all those that have left comments for me, I really appreciate them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Good Day All, I hope you are keeping safe and well, Today I'd like to share with you my latest Design Team creation for <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/">ColourCraft LTD</a>, It's a Mixed Media Canvas using <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/artist-materials/paint/embossing-paste/soft-form-relief-paste">DesignIt Paste</a>, <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/brusho/brusho-individual-pots-3230/brusho-larger-size-colours">Brusho Crystal Colour Powders</a>,<a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/eco-acrylic-paint"> Eco Acrylic Paint </a>and <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/soft-metallic-wax-crayons-pack-of-12-silver-6739">Gold Wax Crayons</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I had no idea where I was going with this canvas when I started it, I just wanted to play and see what would appear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">First of all I took an 10 x 14 inch canvas and applied a layer of <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/artist-materials/paint/embossing-paste/soft-form-relief-paste">Pearl DesignIt paste </a>through a stencil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I then selected three colours of <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/brusho/brusho-individual-pots-3230/brusho-larger-size-colours">Brusho Crystal Colour Powders</a>, Gamboge, Sea Green and Purple and sprinkled them over the <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/artist-materials/paint/embossing-paste/soft-form-relief-paste">DesignIt Paste</a>. To be honest I was a little heavy handed which leads to me having to add a clean up stage to this project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">As you can see the <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/artist-materials/paint/embossing-paste/soft-form-relief-paste">Pearl DesignIt Paste</a> has dried to a lovely pearl finish, but there is alot of excess powder. So the next thing I did was using damp kitchen towel I removed as much of the excess powder as I could, really focusing on the blank canvas areas as I wanted to add some paint into those areas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">As you can see the blank canvas areas are now nice and clean, and the <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/artist-materials/paint/embossing-paste/soft-form-relief-paste">Pearl DesignIt paste </a>is still nicely coloured. I then painted all the areas of blank canvas with <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/eco-acrylic-paint">Eco Acrylic Paint</a> in Paynes Grey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">At this point I really liked the contrast between the areas, but it all seemed way to busy. To be honest I hated it at this point. I was seriously considering binning it and starting all over again, but then I thought I could paint over it with Gesso, which led me to decide to get the <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/golden-gesso-black-473ml-6829">Black Gesso</a> out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">After a little thought I realised that I could cover some of the canvas with the<a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/golden-gesso-black-473ml-6829"> Black Gesso</a> but leave some of the patterned area as focal points. I created a Heart shaped mask out of a piece of white card stock, and painted around it with <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/golden-gesso-black-473ml-6829">Black Gesso</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I loved the result, it really highlighted the design and no longer looked too busy. When applying the <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/golden-gesso-black-473ml-6829">Black Gesso</a>, I'd left it patchy in places, so you'd get some of the texture coming through from the background.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">To finish the canvas I decided I wanted to add a sentiment, and a little doodling and frame the hearts. I chose to used the<a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/soft-metallic-wax-crayons-pack-of-12-silver-6739"> Gold Wax Crayons</a> again as this would tie the whole thing together. After a little thought I decided on 'You and Me Always' for my sentiment as it filled the space nicely, and connected to the heart theme of the canvas. As a final element I added a little doodling with white pen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I'm pretty pleased with the finished canvas, It's still not one of the my favourite projects but i'm happy with the end result and glad I didn't give up on it halfway through. We can't love everything we create, but some project are more about learning what works and what doesn't, and just seeing where the project wants to go itself, it's organic and raw.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I hope you've enjoyed seeing how my project came together and reading about the turmoil it caused me. I think it's important to share projects that don't work the way we want, It helps to show that none of us are perfect, and that our projects don't always turn out how we planned. We are all still learning, and that is part of the fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Good Day All, Today I'd like to share with you an Art Journal Page I've created for the ColourCraftLTD Blog featuring<a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/brusho/brusho-individual-pots-3230/brusho-larger-size-colours"> Brusho Crystal Colour Powders</a>, <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/coloured-pencils-assorted">Koh-I-Noor Polycolour Pencils </a>and some wonderful stamps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">The first thing I did was to take a page out of my A4 Art Journal, then using the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/textures-bubble-wrap">Bubble Wrap Texture stamp</a> from<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/"> Crafty Roo Designs</a> along with clear ink and white embossing powder I add texture to the top and bottom of my page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Next it was time to add some colour to my page, so I sprinkled the following colours of <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/brusho/brusho-individual-pots-3230/brusho-larger-size-colours">Brusho Crystal Colour Powders</a> across the page in strips starting at the top with Ultramarine, Turquoise, Sea Green and finally Leaf Green at the bottom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Once dry I used the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/textures-sketch-lines">Sketch Lines Texture </a>stamp from <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs</a> and Green Permanent Ink to add lots of lines to the bottom of the page to give the impression of grass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Before sticking the flowers and leaves down I decided to add some more texture behind them using the Cluster Texture stamp from <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs</a>. Once I'd stuck the flowers and leaves down I added Blue inks to define the stems and flowers and edged the page with the same ink. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I had great fun creating this page, I love Alice in Wonderland and it's quite a while since I created anything inspired by it. I love how the little characters make the flowers look really big and magical.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">We are living in crazy times at the moment, so it's good to believe in a fantasy world were everything is beautiful and magical. Hopefully our world will stop being quite so crazy soon, but in the meantime, lets all stay safe and look after each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Good Day All, Today I'd like to share with you some fun Bookmarks and ATCs I've created for <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/">ColourCraftLTD </a>using <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/brusho/brusho-larger-size-colours">Brusho Crystal Colour Powders</a>, <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/coloured-pencils-assorted">Koh-I-Noor Polycolor Pencils </a>and some lovely stamps from<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/"> Crafty Roo Designs.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I'd previously created a sheet of Background Paper using <a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/brusho/brusho-larger-size-colours">Brusho Crystal Colour Powders</a> in Gamboge, Sea Green and Alizarin Crimson, I had enough left to create my Bookmarks and ATCs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">For my project I've used the following stamps from<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/"> Crafty Roo Designs</a>; <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/midi-chrip">Chirp</a>, <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/midi-ewe">Ewe</a> and <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/bible-journaling-set-1">Bible Journaling set 1</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I cut my backgrounds to size, then punched some 2 1/2 inch circle out of white card stock and stamped my focal images onto them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Once dry I added my elements to the Bookmarks and ATCs and adding some final colouring and shading with my<a href="https://www.colourcraftltd.com/coloured-pencils-assorted"> Koh-I-Noor Polycolor Pencils</a>. I used a Black Fineliner and White Pen to add thin borders to my projects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I hope you'll agree that the background papers were far too pretty to go into the bin, and made wonderful bases for these cute projects.</span></div>
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Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-48793648489804675562020-04-09T08:30:00.000+01:002020-04-09T08:31:01.574+01:00Fun with Brushos and Crafty Roo Designs<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Good Day All, Today I've a couple of cards to share with you featuring <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/brusho">Brusho Crystal Colour Powders</a> along with two lovely stamps from <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">For the Backgrounds of my cards I took a large piece of white cardstock and sprinkled on <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/brusho">Brusho Crystal Colour Powders</a> in Gamboge, Orange and Burnt Sienna then activated them with water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I stamped my sentiments onto white cardstock with Black Onyx Versafine Ink and left to dry; I left them quite a while as the Ink is very juicy so takes a while to dry. Then using the same colours of <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/brusho">Brusho Crystal Colour Powders</a> I added colour to my sentiments, but before they had dried I dabbed off any excess water with a cloth to give a more subtle effect. This would give me a nice contrast between my background and focal point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I trimmed my background papers down to size, along with my sentiment and a piece of white card to matte my sentiments on. I ran a Dark Brown Ink around the edges of all these pieces and left to dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I then took two 6 x 4 card blanks and added all my layers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">These are really quick and simple cards to make, but looks far more complex. You've got to love the versatility of <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/brusho">Brusho Crystal Colour Powders</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">That's all from me for today, I'll be back tomorrow with another card using the wonderful <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/religious">Religious Stamps</a> from <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs</a>.</span></div>
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Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-17970837690019405562020-04-08T16:44:00.000+01:002020-04-08T16:44:24.906+01:00Crafty Roo Designs - Faith Card<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Good Day All, In the run up to Easter I thought I would share with you some projects over the next few days featuring some of the <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/religious">Religious</a> and Inspiring Stamps from<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/"> Crafty Roo Designs</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I created an A5 card from a sheet of white cardstock and stamped onto it using the Chevron and Dotties <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/textures-stamps">Texture Stamps</a> along with the Curved Cross <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/polyplateviewall?page=3">Poly Plate</a> and Co-ordinating Outline Stamp. I used Yellow Pigment and Archival Inks along with Smokey Grey Versafine Ink.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I stamped the 'Faith Does Not Make Things Easy It Makes Them Possible' stamp onto a piece of card which had some texture stamped onto it with Yellow and Grey Ink. I Edged this card with Grey Ink before adding it to my card with foam pads for extra dimension.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I hope you like today's card, Please come back tomorrow to see my next project featuring stamps from <a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/">Crafty Roo Designs</a>.</span></div>
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Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061579110613594460.post-88759305818759494652020-04-07T15:35:00.000+01:002020-04-07T15:35:21.381+01:00Crafty Roo Designs - Keep It Stunningly Simple 2<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Good Day All, Today I'd like to share with you my take on the Keep It Stunningly Simple Challenge #2 from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecraftyroos/?multi_permalinks=883907378725653&notif_id=1585641301218075&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif">The Crafty Roo's Facebook Group</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Here's my take on the sketch;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I used<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/brusho"> Brusho Crystal Colour Powders</a> in Gamboge, Alizarin Crimson and Sea Green to create my background papers. Once dry I cut my background piece down to just under 5 x 7 inches and stamped the solid cross in Archival Inks - Garden Patina, Sunflower and Vibrant Fuchsia, and then the outline in Onyx Black Versafine Ink. You'll find the Cross Stamps in<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/product-page/the-greatest-gift-of-easter"> 'The Greatest Gift of Easter' </a>stamp set.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I chose to use 'The Lord is Greater than the Giants You Face' stamp for my sentiment. I stamped it in Onyx Black Versafine Ink and left to dry. Once the Ink was dry I sprinkled on some<a href="https://www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk/brusho"> Brusho Crystal Colour Powders </a>in Gamboge, Alizarin Crimson and Sea Green, activated with water and then dabbed off the excess water so I had a subtle colouring to my sentiment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I used a 5 x 7 inch card blank for this project. I went around the edges of my background paper with first Vibrant Fuchsia Ink, then the Onyx Black before adhering it to my Card. To add some texture and contrast I used a piece of Pink Hessian Ribbon from my stash, I trimmed it down a little and frayed the edges. I went around my sentiment panel with the Onxy Black Ink before adding it to my card to complete it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">I had a great time playing along with this challenge, I don't usually follow sketches, so this made a lovely change. It gave me the opportunity to play with my Brushos and some New Stamps. I hope you'll come over to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecraftyroos/?multi_permalinks=883907378725653&notif_id=1585641301218075&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif">'The Crafty Roo's' </a>to play along we'd love to see your take on the sketch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">That's all from me for today</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Stay Safe</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Bye for now</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Suzi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">xxx</span></div>
<br />Suzi McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453880946461174030noreply@blogger.com0