The road not taken ► Majo

Hello, my dear friends ♥

 I just bought a few spiral books in different sizes. I create a new cover and give them away as little presents.

 I used watercolor paper and inked my background using a lot of water.

 After stamping the legs and the heart, I stamped and cut the heart on a piece of the same paper and used more of the “Victorian Velvet” to color it. I also used the solid bubbles for more interest. Same thing with the wings.

 I used the numbers from set 1495 to give the background a bit of texture. The words finished off my panel.

 

 I have used the following stamps:

 Legs and heart from set 1459

Numbers from set 1495

Sentiment

solid bubbles

 

Plese stay safe and always find time to craft, with love ♥

 

 

 

F*ck the Road Not Taken | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone!

It's Sue Plumb here with my latest design team project with you. Today I have a mixed media scrapbook layout to share that features a gorgeous poppy stamp and some photos documenting my tutor display at last year's Brisbane Scrapbook Expo here in Australia. Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not one for blindly following the rules, nor am I about being "fake". This layout celebrates the fact that my display was all about representing ME.

To create my page I began by brushing and splattering some black Dina Wakley acrylic paint onto my cardstock. (In hindsight I should have changed my shirt before doing this...another one ruined with paint splattered up my sleeve! haha)

While the paint was drying, I took the Poppy stamp and stamped it out several times onto another sheet of white cardstock using black StazOn ink. I then added colour to each of them using a small brush and a selection of Colour Blast Colour Artist Inks before cutting them out and setting them aside. 

On the same sheet of cardstock, I also stamped out the Triangle Banner stamp using 'Shaded Lilac' Distress Oxide, then fussy cut each of those out as well.

To assemble my page, I started by adding my photos, using some cardboard underneath them to pop them up from the background; and a few pieces of messy white cotton thread for texture. I then arranged the poppies and banners around my photos, using foam tape under some of them for extra dimension.

Alongside my photos I stamped the words Somebody Stop Me! (can anyone, really?) then I also stamped The Road Not Taken sentiment three times onto my page. I also added the Fuck You stamp to finish my title, which led into my handwritten journalling. (Which just explains about how I probably broke some of the unspoken etiquette rules about tutor displays but accurately represented myself.)

I finished off by stamping the Doodle Dots stamp randomly around my page used 'Picked Raspberry' Distress Oxide.

Thanks for stopping by today so I could share this, I hope I have inspired you to get inky too!

Stamps used: 

- Poppy

- Triangle Banner

- Somebody Stop Me!

- The Road Not Taken

- Fuck You

- Doodle Dots

Other materials:

- Bazzill cardstock

- Dina Wakley acrylic paint

- Tsukineko StazOn ink

- Colour Blast Colour Artist Inks

- Ranger Distress Oxides

- Miracle Tape

- Foam tape

- Felt pen

Follow the Road not taken.

Howdy everyone! Karen with you again today..

 

I thought I'd spend a little time with a new friend I found while looking through the VLVS! online store..

 

Dumb Bunny

 

 

Isn't he just so cute, and go on, admit it, He made you smile!

 

I started off by stamping a few bits and pieces onto some cardstock. I didn't really have a clear idea of where I wanted to go, so I just stamped some random bits and pieces.

 

I ended up going with:

 

Dumb Bunny

Road not taken 

Road Trip  ( road word)

Don't follow your dreams  ( follow word)

Bulls eye Target open

Bulls eye target solid

 

I then collaged my tag with some Tim Holtz  paper, and some  distress crackle paint ( Picket Fence) . While I was waiting for it to dry, I then decided which pieces of the stamps I was going to use, added some very messy colouring to my bunny and cut them out ready to collaged to my tag.  This is what I ended up with.. Have to say he makes me smile!!

 

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope I've inspired you to have a little play and do some collaging with your stamps! Until next time..

 Happy Stamping

Karen xx