Jane's Doodles Challenge #6: Embossing

Jane's Doodles Challenge #6: Embossing

The new challenge at Jane’s Doodles is embossing. Hope you will join in the embossing challenge it is such a fun theme with so many options and techniques that can to be done. I may have got carried away with the new challenge, I was having so much with the emboss resist technique. Since Easter is just around the corner and it has a wonderful collection of small stamps I choose to use Jane’s Doodles Funny Bunny stamp set to create the emboss resist background.

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2 Ways to use Dies to Create Colour Blocks

2 Ways to use Dies to Create Colour Blocks

At first look you wouldn’t be able to see anything in common with these two cards. Other than they were both stamped and copic coloured. They don’t even relate seasonally. But what they do have in common is that I used the Simon Says Stamp Trio Window die to create the colour blocked areas on the card.

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Jane's Doodle Challenge#4: Masking

Jane's Doodle Challenge#4: Masking

Time to pull out your post it notes or masking paper because the theme for this months Jane’s Doodle Challenge is one of my favourite techniques; Masking. In fact I think masking is misunderstood, to be overly fussy and complicated. But it doesn’t have to be complicated it can be as simple as using a line of paper and some simple ink blending. Regardless results are always stunning.

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Cheeky Monkey

Cheeky Monkey

You can’t help but look at this monkey and smile. He is so cheeky, which is what made me want to do a fun colourful background. I never tire of creating with regular or oxide distress inks, they never disappoint. Which is why I think they are a favourite for me to use in my craft room. I seem to go through phases as to which one I prefer to create with regular or oxide distress ink. Oxide I find creamy and softer where as regular inks tend to be brighter. And this monkey screams bright.

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Your Next Stamp Release Blog Hop

Your Next Stamp Release Blog Hop

Welcome to Your Next Stamps (YNS) February new release blog hop. I have the pleasure of creating with the new Show Ponies stamp set. If you like ponies this set has it all.

The tussled manes on these horses made me think of how free and wild horses look when running and playing in their paddocks. A slimline card was the perfect choice to show them off running wild with only the clouds behind them and green grass at their fee.

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Your Next Stamp Release Preview: Lucky Charm

Your Next Stamp Release Preview: Lucky Charm

Very excited to be back as a guest designer for Your Next Stamp. Their new release will be arriving on Thursday, in the mean time I get the honour of previewing this very cute froggy stamp set called Lucky Charm. Now my background is not Irish, but we all know too well that the Irish know how to celebrate a holiday right. Who can’t help but join in on St. Patty’s day fun with a festive, sparkly green frog.

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