Sheena Douglass New Coastal stamps

hi there Crafters

so it's nearly Launch time for 

the 

New Sheena Douglass

Coastal Stamps

 my card for today 

i used Distressing inks on this one 

stamped the sand dune with distress markers

then colored a strip of card with more distressing inks  

stamped the Puffin and bird in black 

then removed  the color from the puffin with clean water

matted and layered onto brown mirri and core-dination card

a little bit of ribbon and a wooden button to finish off

i think 

that full flash of color draws your eye to the puffin

thanks for dropping by 

hugs linda xxx

More Silks and the beautiful Sheena Douglass stamps

Hi there crafters

 more from the silks for you today 

set 6 Christmas colors with Ice

for this box of crackers i used set 6  straight from the jar onto Neenah with cut and dry foam

randomly sponged all three colors how easy is that to make backgrounds no muddy colors cut out the crackers with a tonic die then made the box with my Ultimate box board 

from Crafters Companion

but this is the exciting bit

you can change the colors with the Ice

it's a very understated  color in the jar that holds pure magic

i made a very watery puddle of each of the colors from set 6 then added the ice

so you would be able to get the full spectrum  of color tones by just adding water and ice 

be careful with your colors they are very concentrated in colour a little goes a heck of along way!

made the background by dropping all 3 colors onto card then let them mingle together

once it was dry i added a tiny bit more color to each puddle dropped on the darker color and blew out with a straw to get that coral effect  the shells were stamped onto the patterned card then heat embossed with clear cut out and dipped in frantage

 i altered a paper mache box with the same colors to match the card

there is a lot going on with this little box that doesn't show in the picture

i have used modelling paste and the waste die cut branch from my card

cut out the shells that i stamped and decorated the sides and lid using 3d Gel

from Crafters Companion

 i did paint the inside with the red from set 6 just one coat straight from the jar 

no need to do any under painting 

just one coat covered the brown how great is that 

and finally another card 

using the shells Ice and distressing inks

the ice acts as a resist to the inks and with very little effort you can get some fabulous effects in no time at all

thank you for dropping by 

hugs linda x

Have you heard the Buzz Silk have hit the building

Hi there crafters

 i have been quite for few days

 when that happens it's because im playing with crafting goodies

THE NEW STAMP RANGE 

from 

Sheena Douglass

 will be staring along side the 

Luminart Silks

 launching over on 

Create and Craft the 16th November

your in for some exciting times with the Silks

 thought i would chat about the Silks

when they arrived i thought OK paint in a pot !!!

 this couldn't have been further from the truth

 they are concentrated color glazes with mica that are water soluble so easy clean up

they don't buckle paper when applied to even a page from a book and

dry very quickly too 

i got set 6  and set 4 to play with

 

set 6 are to me Christmas colors

Cardinal red Mallard green Emperor's Gold

set 4 are Autumnal with long side a jar of the Ice 

these are swatches are straight from the pots from set 6

 to card stock see how they glimmer

they can be layered on top of one another you don't get mud 

a dream to work with they truly are 

i love them 

great for card makers scrap booker's and artist

in fact the possibilities of Silk are endless you can go direct to stamp with the silks sponge and stencil with no bleed under too

 throw silks with all the other crafting goodies from your stash                                                    the world is your oyster 

so you have seen the silks 

now for my card using 

the Coastal Stamps from Sheena using set 4

 i made the background paper with the colors from set 4 then stamped out the image with memento inks colored with my spectrum noirs and added the ice over the top to  give it some sparkle

the best bit was  after applying the ice i went back into darken some area's off the boat with my pens how great is that you can use pens over the silks the anchor was a dull silver  die cut 

so i added the 3 colors on top and heat embossed in clear  for that extra shine

 simply matted and layered onto black card  

from 

Crafters Companion with dew drops to finish

i do hope you will join me again 

thanks for dropping by

hugs linda x