Creative stamping Magazine issue 92

Hi blogging friends I thought I would just pop in and share my latest magazine design team commission for Creative Stamping magazine. Issue 92 of Creative Stamping goes on sale in the shops today. The 2 sets of stamps which come with this issue are just perfect for sporty peeps and for cards/projects for younger adults, which are often quite hard to design for. Also the sentiments in the A4 set are really inspiring.

Obviously I can't share all my makes here...you would need to buy the magazine of course 😉 but this is my racing card card which you can spot in the bottom left corner of the cover.

 

 Below is my sneak peek card which if you click on the link here you can also get step by step instructions for.

This is my own photo of the card

As always  I made an extra card or 2 using the stamps and this is a sneak peek of my son's birthday card for next month. The background was made with distress inks. He is an avid tennis player and fitness fan and the stamps were perfect to use. 

Here are some close ups of the very cool stamps, I even coloured the trainers to match the ones he has! 

and one last shot....…literally....with the tennis ball 😊

Issue 92 can be bought from Supermarkets etc (if you still go into them!) or on line from several suppliers including  Craft Stash (and no I don't get commission from them!)

I would like to enter my tennis card into the following challenges; 

Stamping sensations 2/3 favourite stamps

Simon says stamp Wednesday make your own background 

Through the craft room door anything goes

Passion for Markers anything goes my markers are Zig watercolour brush pens

Crafty sentiments anything goes

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you are all staying safe, well and busy.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

More contrasts for the November theme and photo prompt STAMPlorations challenge

Hello I am back with my 2nd design team inspiration card for our November theme and photo prompt challenge over at STAMPlorations. 

I has certainly turned wet and windy here over the weekend a real contrast to the sunshine of last week. 

 My dinos and the ducks love it! 

This certainly ties in with our theme for this month;

You can enter up to a maximum of 3 entries. There are awesome prizes up for grabs; A $20 prize code for the winner, who this month will be chosen by me, as well as $7 prize codes awarded to 3 randomly selected entries. Please remember to add our challenge logo to your post if you would like to be in with a chance of winning. Full details of the challenge and more inspiration from my teamies can be found here.

I have affiliate links in my STAMP posts which simply means that if you click on any of the links here and buy something from the STAMP store I will receive a small commission, at no cost whatsoever to you 😊Remember if you also use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off on top of any existing discounts! Shery ships internationally at very low cost too.

These are the products I worked with. I have linked them to the website if you click on them.

For my new "Contrasts" card I worked with the Peace love and joy typografia stamp

Holly background stencil, 

and Christmas reindeer 

with the coordinating Christmas reindeer dies

Here is what I got up to;

I used pine needles and candied apple through the  Holly background stencil, 

I stamped the Christmas reindeer  onto red card (I only used the largest in the end) and cut them out using the  coordinating Christmas reindeer dies

I stamped and white embossed the Peace love and joy typografia stamp onto red card and die cut it using one of the shaped dies in my stash.

Then I put my design together.

Here is my finished card

with a close up

and one final shot

I hope I may have inspired you to join our new November challenge. All the details can be found  here.

Remember that If you order more than $15 of product from the website (after discounts and before shipping) and quote my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at checkout not only can you get 20% off your order you can also choose a product for FREE up to the value of $7! Here is a link to the website.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Visible Image Christmas stamps and stencils release 2020

Good morning it's time for my fortnightly design team post for Visible Image. Today I am delighted to be blogging my first sample using their new Christmas stamps and stencils which are on pre order now on their website for worldwide release this Friday, 18 September. You can check out all the fabulous newbies here This is a perfect range to complement their existing Christmas stamps and they are so affordable at just £5.99 each

For my first make I decided to make a mixed media card. I used;

Scribbled star 

   the sentiment from the 

Iconic Christmas stencil

and the tiny stars from 

 

This is what I got up to;

I made an inky background by pressing these distress inks onto my craft mat, adding some spritzes of water and then dipping in my card, drying between layers.

I applied crackle texture paste through the stencil and left to dry. You will see the crackle in the final photos, the photo below is when it is wet. When the crackle was dry I painted it with gold metallic paint which again you can see in the final photos. 

I stamped the star onto gold card in black Versafine and clear embossed. I then cut out the centre of the star stamp.

I stamped and embossed the star a second time onto the inky background below the stenciled sentiment  and then stuck on the cut out gold star using foam tape to raise it slightly.  Using gold ink I repeat stamped the tiny starts from the O Christmas tree set. 

I then matted it up using blue and black card onto a 7"  square white card blank. Here is my finished card;

with some close ups

and one final shot.

These gorgeous new Christmas stamps and stencils lend themselves to any card making style from mixed media to clean and simple. 

All the Visible Image links are listed below

Visible Image group page on Facebook. Our friendly Group is here ...it would be lovely to see you there. You will see lots of gorgeous makes by the DT and customers to inspire your own creativity.

The main Visible Image Facebook page is here; there are regular giveaways...open world wide. Do check out the Facebook LIVES and videos where you will be able to see lots more samples and ideas. 

Their Instagram page can be found here

Pinterest here

And once again the shop web site is here; where all their gorgeous stamps and stencils can be purchased.
Thanks so much for stopping by.

There is going to be a Facebook Live sharing all our DT samples later this week, do check out the time/date on the Visible Image Facebook page. You will be able to see all the sparkle and shine which it is so difficult to show using photos! 

Thanks for stopping by today,

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Doing more of what makes me happy for Country View Challenges

Hello and welcome to July. It's a new month and a new challenge over at Country View.

For July the theme is "Do more of what you makes you happy". This is a pretty open theme and this could be a technique you enjoy, stamp brands you love, colours etc. Just let us know what you love to do when creating. The details and my teamies projects for more inspiration can be found here. 

What makes me happy...well gardening is second to my crafting and I have loved having more time to garden. I even started some plants from seed this year including some Cosmos. You would not believe the joy and love I felt on Friday when I saw my first flower in bloom.

This is how they started at the beginning of lockdown

How amazing is Mother Nature!
So back to doing more of what makes me happy craft wise. Well one thing I love doing is making backgrounds using alcohol inks. Susan has lots for sale on the website here

This is what I got up to using Yupo.
I just played and fiddled

adding, dripping and dabbing

until I got the background I wanted

I then grunged it up using the ink splats stamps by Visible Image, Susan doesn't have this set in stock but I'm sure she can order it for you if you email her.

I used one of the gorgeous sentiments from the Love you longer set available here

which I stamped and embossed onto vellum and added between some die cut hearts

I also stamped the hearts in this set onto some other stitched die cut hearts and put my card together.

Some close ups

and one final shot.

This is my anniversary card for my Hb as we celebrate 39 years on 25th of July.  Shhhh...keep it under your hat!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

Sweet stampin 2/3 create your own background
Creative fingers 2/3 anything goes
Crafty catz 2/3 anything goes
Simon says stamp Wednesday anything goes
Crafty sentiments 1/3 anything goes
Cuttlebug mania 1/3 anything goes my heart dies are by Memory box
Crafty cardmakers 1/3 make your own background

I hope I may have inspired you to join in with our July "do more of what makes you happy" challenge. You can use any stamps/products, the choice is yours. 

You can enter our challenge as many times as you like and combine with other challenges. There is also a £20 crafting voucher up for grabs to the lucky randomly selected winner to spend over on the Country View Crafts on line store. Remember that UK postage and packing from CVC is free on all orders over £7.50! Once again all the details for the July challenge can be found here.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Back soon

Bye for now

Jane x