Kym's Weekly Post - Sunday 29/12/13

Sunday is here and Christmas is over with for yet another year.  

I hope you all had a good time celebrating with your friends and family.  

It is time for me to show you some Sweet Pea Stamps creations.

Here is another ornament.  I have made it for a friend to put on their tree.  I have used Valerie Wade's digital stamp but she is also available as a single rubber stamp and is called "Christmas Angel".  Isn't she a beauty??  I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens and highlighted her wings with my clear Wink of Stella pen.

I have covered an MDF tree with gesso and then a green acrylic paint.  I have then used an Aged Beautifully stamp by Sheena Douglass to add some dimension to the tree.  I have then added decorative bells, gems, pearls, glitter scrolls and twine to the tree.  This is an ornament that can come out year after year.

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I am also showing you a birthday card I have made using an image from one of the newer designers to join Sweet Pea Stamps, Helena Reis.  I fell in love with this image and also the shape of the image.  It is called "I put a spell on you" and it is available as a digital stamp and single rubber stamp.

I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens.  I have fallen in love with the reds I got.  They seem to have so much more colour than my Promarkers.  The backing papers I have used are from Bearly Mine Designs.  I have used Christmas Traditions, Damask Delight and Just Plaids.  I have finished the card off with some raffia ribbon, gems, Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiments and tissue paper flowers with brad centres.
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Now this card I planned to add to my post for next week but then I thought it would be too late as we celebrate the arrival of the New Year in a couple of days so here it is for you now.

Here is the first card I have made since my operation.  The image I have used is from Sweet Pea Stamps and is by the artist Karen Middleton.  It is called "New Year Mouse" and is available as a digital stamp.  I think this image could be used for other occasions than just for New Year ie birthdays, anniversaries etc.  I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens.

The backing papers are from my stash.  On the bottom paper I have embossed it using a clock mask and then inked with Tim Holtz's Rusty Hinge distress ink.  I have used a Visible Image clock stamp around the image.  The card has been finished off with some fibres, peel-off sentiment and some flowers punched out of the left-over backing papers.

I would like to wish everyone that visits this blog all the very best for 2014.

Time for Easter Greetings

Here's a stunning Sweet Pea stamp from artist Joanne Schempp called Brandy. She's sold in digi-stamp format and I thought she would just be perfect for Easter time because of the stunning flowers that she has.  Those Lilies are just stunning.  I used one of the Sweet Pea Vertical sentiments to add a simple and perfect saying to the card.

Here's another wonderful card that's just perfect for the spring time season, this stamp is available both in rubber form and in digital form.  Must say that I love both, but I am very much a huge rubber stamp fan.  This wonderful stamp is called is called Zoe from artist Valerie Wade.

She's just super cute and I added a fun saying from Cosmo Cricket (sticker) that says "You are the only thing I need."  Just perfect for the love of your life be it family, friend or hubby. 

 

Easter is rapidly approaching now as it is March 31st this year.  There's plenty of time though to grab a wonderful digi-stamp and get some beautiful cards made for those special family members.   Have you seen the new sale?  there's a HUGE sale going on in the store now (click here).

 

Cheers, Holley

Variations Week: Alex's View

I have to admit this is my second attempt with Hello Birdie by Valerie Wade.  The first one was not only not very pretty, it was downright round file material, and promptly filed.  It had nothing to do with the image as I find this one just adorable.  Apparently my creative brain is out sick with the rest of my body.  Sometimes a fever helps, but apparently not this time.  However, I am loving this one!  Hello Birdie is such a cheerful image and I know anything made with it would certainly brighten someone's day.

Get Inky!
Alex