Happy Flowers

Crafty Debs today and Flowers certainly make her happy, Debs is an award winning gardener so flowers are bound to give her happy days!

For her card Debs has used Jane's Clear Magic Flower in a Row stamp. Debs has inked a lovely soft background using a circle punched mask for the sun, using both the positive and the negative.

The image has been coloured with Koi Brush Pens and then Debs has highlighted some of the flower centres with Glossy Accents. I love the little Ladybird embellishment on the leaf.

the sentiment comes from the Carol Bubble Bloom Clear Magic stamp also designed by Jane. The mini butterflies are fluttering over the card.

Well as for these strawberries they look good enough to eat, but I wouldn't recommend it, they have been punched from a heart and the mini maple leaf. Crafty Debs has shaped the hearts and then added Glossy Accents and the maple leaves.

A great card that is sure to make the person who receives it have a happy day you will find more details of how Crafty Debs made the card over on her blog!

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.
 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Butterfly Sparkle to Make You Happy

Jane the Flower Girl starts us off with something that makes her happy.

Jane has got out one of the first of her ever popular Bubble Stamps this one is  Bubble Butterfly you can also get a set of three smaller Butterflies that will work in exactly the same way, or they are available as Peel Off's they butterflies are all here

I don't know a crafter that doesn't like using up there stash, if only so we can replace it, but it does make me happy to feel that I am using something from the shelf! The perfect way to do that is the Bubble stamps, and that is what Jane has been up to here, with gems and of course Stickles the very best of all the glitter glues! I do think that calling Stickles glitter glue is a bit of an insult as they are so special.

Jane has used Sakura Koi Brushpens to ink the stamp so that she can have two colours on it.

Who couldn't be happy looking at the this finished card, not only has it made Jane happy to make it but it is sure to give someone a very happy day when they receive it?!?

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.
 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

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Winter Trees Shaker Card

Jane the Flower Girl is last to share her Shaker Card this week, and again we have Christmas, just like Kim, Jane has been in Christmas mode finishing off the samples for the catalogue

Jane has used Winter Trees in a simple black and white, which really makes the shaker part stand out (yes I did mean the play on words) 

Jane has up-cycled some plastic packaging (she has a large house so can save everything) In the Shaker she has punched a variety of Christmas shapes in different sizes, and some silver Micro Beads

The shaker part has been created like this. The aperture has been cut so that the plastic fits snugly in it. The card at the back has been stamped with the trees, but notice that the back card is almost as large as the front one, this helps as you can check it for placemant before adding the shaker part and trim if necessary, if you are very precise you can tape it along one edge on the back when you are happy then fold it back out of the way.

Jane has taped the plastic in place and then filled it with her pieces, then sealed it with the tree stamped card and mounted it on black and then a folded card. 

A very clever way to make a shaker card and again no foam tape in sight! 

Jane the Flower Girl has more step by step pictures over on her blog so pop over for a look. 

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.
 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.    

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Woodware Whimsical Flower Shaker Card

I love Crafty Debs take on a shaker card, The flower could have been specially designed for it.

Crafty Debs has used the Whimsical Flower Daisy May designed by Jane. Crafty Debs has stamped Daisy May three times on different papers.

Debs has cut the centre from the stamped image for the top frame.

build your box for your shaker with on the stamped image and trap your beads with the foam tape around the oval shape, and then add the petal frame to hide the workings.

Crafty Debs has used the Double Ended Etching Tool, to shape the petal frame before adding it to the shaker section.

Crafty Debs has added lots of extra details to make this a really special card, pop over to her blog for more information about how she has achieved this.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.
 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.    

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Woodware Shaker Christmas - It is never too early for Christmas

do you think Christmas when you think Shaker?  Gill does

I know it is early for Christmas, but I am sure that some of you have started your cards already. Gill has used an old, but still available Francoise Collection stamp Christmas Trees.

The trees have been stamped in black and coloured.

Next Gill has made the box for the shaker part. The frame has been cut with a die. Gill has included a step by step to let you see how to tape your box on her blog, so pop over for full details. Gill has used a mixture of beads from her stash to fill the card.

The bit that I always find tricky about shaker cards is that the loose pieces get stuck on the tape at the bottom of the panel, so I think that Gill has been very clever in using the pattern on the paper to disguise any stuck pieces at the bottom of the panel.

I really like the way that Gill has created the shaker part in the centre of a square card, and used the same paper, which is an old Magenta one, which I think I have in my stash!

The beads that Gill has added make a really good finishing touch.

Don't forget that Gill has step by step on Gill's Crafty Journey.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.
 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.    

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Cat Nap...and Cat Hair everywhere

Today we have a hobby card from Pam the Pampered Stamper, but I am really not sure if this is a hobby or a pastime what do you think?

Sleeping certainly is something that cats put a lot of effort into, finding just the right place, that will cause most havoc has always to be considered.

The stamp is a lovely Clear Magic one of Francoise's Your New Home. I think I would like his sofa that Pam has paper pieced with the Elderberry Perfect Printscat 6 x 6 pad. The lampshade is rather nice too!

Pam has done lots of fussy cutting here, you can imagine the cat rising and falling as he breaths, the way the do in cartoons.

The couch is sitting on one of the great Stampendous Fitted Frame dies, that have been designed to work with the Stampendous stamps, but will work with any image.

Well whether sleeping is a hobby or not it is a lovely card, and I can think of a few people who do use sleeping as a hobby! Pop over to see what Pam says and what else she has been up to this week at The Pampered Stamper.

If you can't find Woodware stamps in the US why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.
 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.    

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Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag

Crafty Debs today with a card that uses hobby stamps designed  by Jane.

The Rucksack and the Walking Boots are great stamps for all outdoor types.

the boots have been stamped on white Shrink Plastic and then mounted them on punched circles

the rucksack has been stamped on Craft Canvas to give it an authentic look with great texture, it has been coloured with Sakura pencils.

The background is on an old map which Debs has stamped with the boot prints (come with the boots) and the Herbs Clear Magic stamp also designed by Jane. Debs has die cut the front of her card to give it a very interesting look, it makes me think of travel I think because it is a glimpse into something.

Crafty Debs has a full tutorial on her blog so pop over for step by step instructions.

If you can't find Woodware stamps why not ask your local store about them they can find them all on the Woodware web-site.
 or  Woodware Stamps are available from Notions Marketing in the US check with them for your nearest stockist.   

 

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