Beauty no.2 - by Sioux Jenneys

Hi all! It's my turn to share a card with you :)
Spookily I used the same title and word stamp as Alison the other day!

1. Stamp the Baroque background onto a blue card base using Versamark ink and heat emboss with clear powder.

2. Use the Baroque background again to stamp onto some pink card using Distress Ink victorian velvet then overstamp with the Music background in Versafine onyx black.

3. Trim to size and add a decorative edge at the bottom using a Sizzix T!m Alterations die or decorative scissors.

4. Stamp the 20's lady from the Twenties No1 #010 plate using Adirondack Archival coffee onto a square of watercolour paper with rounded off corners, and colour using Distress Ink victorian velvet on the hat and worn lipstick on the lips ;)

I used watered down instant coffee for the skin but you will no doubt have your favourite colour for skin tones.

...(yes real instant coffee! It's not a new colour of Distress!!! LOL)

5. For a bit of contrast I coloured the hair with a black glitter gel pen and added a point of blue in the eye, again with a gel pen.....lightly colour the square with Distress Ink weathered wood and add a black edge with a marker pen.

6. Mat and layer this firstly onto some pink card then some blue then some black.

7. Stamp the word Beauty in black from the Nudes 063 plate onto some inked card and matt onto a piece of the music background made in step 2 then onto a piece of black card....add some Prima Pearls/Gems and Rainbow Assortment ribbon.

She is a real beauty to stamp and colour :)  See you again soon!

xoxo Artyjen

Beauty by Alison Hall

Hello everyone! I was so thrilled to be invited onto this wonderful team of Artistic Stampers!

Here is my first piece of artwork, a card featuring that lovely lady from the Collage Art 1 stamp plate.



1. Stamp the lady onto a piece of beige patterned paper from Tim Holtz's Vintage Shabby stack, using brown ink. Ink the edges with vintage photo distress ink, then rough them up with the distress tool. Ink the edges with walnut stain DI.
2. Emboss a rectangle of white card with the Tim Holtz Regal texture fade. I inked one side of the texture fade with vintage photo DI, before embossing. Ink the embossed card all over with more vintage photo DI, edge with walnut stain, then rub vintage photo distress stickles all over it.


3. Cut a 6"x6" piece of blue paper from the vintage shabby stack, ink the edges with vintage photo & walnut stain DI, then attach it to a square card blank.

4. Attach the embossed card, then layer the image on top. Punch three circles of blue patterned paper, scrunch them and ink them with vintage photo DI, then attach them to your card with pearl brads.


5. Finally, stamp the word Beauty from the Nudes plate onto the bottom right hand corner of your card.

I hope you understood all that! Thanks for looking!
Alison xx

Time to Strike Back by Nicky Cresswell

Hello Artistic Stampers.. I'm finally back after my little sabbatical, and boy is it good to be back.
What do you mean you didn't notice i had gone.. Charming.
So anyways, today i have a fun little project for you.
A matchbox on legs {and now the dodgy pun in the title makes sense!}

And i didn't stop there, as inside is a surprise little book.

You'll first need an empty matchbox and 2 small pieces of mountboard which will be your book covers {both the same size & that fit into the draw}. You should give the whole draw and only the edges and one side of the board as shown a coat of silver, i used a marker pen but you can use the medium you prefer. Once these are dry your going to take the covers and triple emboss and stamp the blank side. I used clear utee & then added some other colours a pinch at a time {Jennie has done a great triple embossing vid that you can see HERE}

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I used the clock front and back from the Time & Keys plate and used plum archival ink

The next thing your going to need to do is cut a strip of paper to make your folding book page.

I used some of Tim's lush seasonal stack, pretty on one side and light enough on the other for your stamping.

Roughly 7" x 1¾" scored and folded 5 times to make 6 pages, but you can make it bigger/smaller as you wish.

Now you just have fun and go mad with the stamping

I used the Time & Keys plate and also the Ephemera 1 plate.

To break up the phrase i just inked each word one at a time by placing a post it note either side like shown.

And when stamping something like the swirls i masked areas again using post it notes.
When your happy with your stamping your going to attach the covers.

Remember before you glue down the back side your going to need to add a bit of ribbon that will tie your book shut once finished as shown.

Right now back to the matchbox.

Get another piece of patterned paper, i use the same piece as was used for the book, which i also stamped and then wrapped around the box.

I stamped the smallest clock i had onto cardboard and cut it out, adding a couple of game spinners for effect. A good idea is to placed a strip of masking tape to the inside of the box where the long fastener comes through to stop the draw catching on it when opening.

Add a little handle to the draw, i used a hitch fastener, and then glue on 4 legs {I used some old metal beads taken from a broken belt}.
And there you have it. I hope i have explained myself clearly enough, any questions feel free to ask away.
I hope you've enjoyed my little project, don't forget if you give this a try to come and let me know so i can visit your blog and see the results.
♥ HUGZ ♥

Birthday Bash Candy!

It's the boss here...lol and today is my birthday! 21 again! I wish! I love to celebrate and I LOVE to give away  goodies and today is no exception! only this time you will absolutely adore this candy.. modelled by the gorgeous Mario! I am giving away a Tim Holtz hoody!

All you have to do is comment on this blog post or on my own blog post here or both if you like ( I will add them all together) , add a link to your sidebar, for an extra go, and just wait!! I will end all comments on Sunday 23rd January, and announce the winner on Monday 24th January!

Happy Birthday to everyone whose birthday it is today too!

Lots of hugs

Jennie x

For You by Tina Barnett

For You! One of the NEW Mabel Lucie Attwell stamps is available at The Artistic Stamper

Wow oh wow!! I love this stamp! I have abandoned my usual Promarkers to try something a little different. I have used a Tim Holtz ink pad to colour my image, Frayed Burlap. I have still shaded the stamp image by building up the ink in some places.


I have to say I loved working with the ink! So on to the ins and outs of the card. I used an 8in by 8in card and aged the edge with the Frayed Burlap ink. I then took 2 pieces of white card stock and stamped 2 back ground stamps, one stamp on each sheet. I then used my waterpen and blended in the ink. I also aged the edge of the paper.


I made a frame using nestabilities. I then mounted the image . I layered the card together as shown.


I added some Frayed Burlap and Rock Candy crackle paints to different parts of the card. I inked a Tim Holtz swirl and added to the card.


I then completed the card with some twine and 2 heart embellishments.

I thought I would add a list of materials, most of them can be found at The Artistic Stamper

Stamps
Mabel Lucie Attwell "For You" - The Artistic Stamper
Two background stamps - The Artistic Stamper

Other Materials
Frayed Burlap Ink by Tim Holtz - The Artistic Stamper
Tim Holtz Crackle paints, Frayed Burlap and Rock Candy - The Artistic Stamper
Tim Holtz Harlequin grunge board swirl - The Artistic Stamper

The Card stock, twine and embellishments were from my stash.

Well, I hope you have enjoyed looking, I think this card shows that cute stamps can be grungy too!

Happy New Year Peeps!

Bye for now

Tina xxx

Time will never wait - by Sioux Jenneys

Hello everyone! Sioux here again....I thought I would share a card today :)

1. I felt like doing a bit of paper piecing today so first I stamped the column from Architecture 1 plate onto a bit of printed paper using Archival sepia and cut it out.

2. Stamped the man from Purely Random plate twice onto printed paper to get a pair of light coloured trousers and a darker jacket using Archival coffee.

3. Stamped the elephant from Purely Random plate in Archival coffee and placed a mask of the column onto the card.

4. Stamped the man image onto the card removed the column mask and then glued the jacket and trousers cut in step 1.

5. Glued the stamped column in place.

6. Stamped the clock face from the Time and Keys plate in Distress Ink bundled sage and also the T!m corner flourish but using a second stamping.

7. Added the words from the same Time and Keys plate in Archival Crimson.

8. Tattered the edges and inked with Distress Ink pumice stone and attached to a tall slim card.

That was a nice start to the New Year :) See you again soon!

xoxo Artyjen

Winners of the Christmas blog Challenge!

It's the boss here on her monthly round up of the challenge winner, and in today's case winners!!!
We had an unprecendented 340 entries to our December Challenge..WOW!!! I have to say if we didn't come and visit , please forgive us.. we were just amazed, overwhelmed and truly grateful that you entered.
I promised that there would be 4 winners, and the top prize of £15.00 worth of your choice of The Artistic Stamper stamps goes to

ANNE BRIGGS ( flutterbycrafter)

Mr Random.org also chose to win £10 worth of stamps (of your own choosing) too!! Step up

BECKY BAILEY

JULIE aka SCRAPPYDANDYDOO

MARIANNE

Please email me ( email on the sidebar) to claim your prizes!

Congratulations to everyone!
Don't forget that we have a challenge every month and this month it is "Things with wings" We would love to see your gorgeous creations!
Have a very Happy Monday!
Jennie x