tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738753125078226692024-03-13T03:39:34.345+00:00Lynne's Crafty Little BlogLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.comBlogger501125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-40828801402976038542016-05-02T08:41:00.002+01:002016-05-02T09:03:00.322+01:00May's Claritystamp SamplesHello. I hope you're enjoying the bank holiday. We had a great time yesterday watching the amazing Tour de Yorkshire riders whizz past and Barbara's shows on Hochanda later. Such beautiful samples from the rest of the DT and the light panel is a great One Day Wonder. As Barbara mentioned, the DT were lucky enough to get one and it is a really handy gadget. It's so much easier than holding things up to the window like I've done in the past.<br />
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There was a bit of a retro feel to the show yesterday with some old favourites. Although I'm a dog person I do love the cat stamps.<br />
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These are the cards I made for the show. As always, I will be back to blog them individually throughout the month.<br />
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I created the scene around last month's New Design Stencil Club stencil (the trees) and framed it with one of my favourite foliage stamps from the Birdhouse Garden set.</div>
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I then got a bit experimental - I have a heart stencil, that I cut with my Cameo, and I brushed Distress Ink through it over the top of it all. I went heavier in some areas than others so it wasn't too uniform. Luckily I really liked the result. </div>
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I hope you have a great bank holiday weekend. Don't forget that Barbara is on Hochanda on Sunday (1st May) at 2pm and 5pm. There's also a One Day Wonder launching at 8pm, so that means 4 more hours on Monday too.</div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-28625839336546887222016-04-25T10:57:00.001+01:002016-04-25T11:03:14.549+01:00Filigraphy Hot Air Balloons and FlowerHello. I wanted to get this post written yesterday but I had such a busy weekend and I didn't get the chance. Better late than never though.<br />
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This is the card I made for Paul's show on Saturday. I didn't really know anything about Monument Valley so I had a look at some pictures to see what it looks like. The sky seemed to be a lovely bright blue in most of the photos so I dug out my brayer and went for it.</div>
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First I stamped and masked the balloon, then I added the Monument Vally mask and brushed it in using Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo and Rusty Hinge Distress Ink.</div>
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When that was done I swapped the mask over and brayered in the sky. I used Stonewashed Adirondack and Salty Ocean Distress Ink for this.</div>
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I must admit I love the Filigraphy stamps in simple black and white but this one needed colour so I added some with my Spectrum Noir pencils.</div>
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I finished it off with some of the Line Sentiments.</div>
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I thought I'd add a few of my previous Filigraphy samples too as a couple were shown on Saturday and I know there are always new people who won't have seen them before.</div>
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Filigraphy Hot Air Balloons - blogged <a href="http://lynnehcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/filigraphy-hot-air-balloons.html">here</a>.</div>
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Filigraphy Flower - blogged <a href="http://lynnehcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/filigraphy-flower.html">here</a>.</div>
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I'd better get up to my craft room as I am a bit behind on my sample making. I know what I want to do for today's card, I'm just not sure how to achieve it. It could be a frustrating day.........</div>
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I hope you have a good week.</div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-71807278673393467532016-04-22T09:05:00.001+01:002016-04-22T09:05:43.627+01:00Ewe Are How Old? - 50th Birthday CardHello. I couldn't resist doing a cheeky card for my friend's 50th birthday.<br />
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Instead of 50 candles on a cake, I have 50 sheep on a hill.</div>
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It was inspired by one of Barbara Gray's demos on the last Hochanda show, although Barbara used nice phrases like "Ewe are special", "Ewe are my sunshine" and "I love ewe".</div>
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I had no clue how much room 50 sheep were going to take up, so I started on the bottom of the card and worked my way up. I numbered the masks as I did them so that I didn't lose count. </div>
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When they were all safely covered, I placed the torn paper so that a couple of them were above it and brushed in the hill.<br />
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I then used a Spectrum Noir pencil to add a bit of colour under their feet.</div>
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I used a mixture of Clarity stamps and a stencil to do the inside. She's a fellow Labrador owner so I had to get one of those in somewhere.<br />
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It's funny, whenever I buy cards I tend to go for humorous ones but as a stamper it's not something I make that often. I so enjoyed doing this one!<br />
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Don't forget that Paul Church is on Hochanda tomorrow (Sat 23rd April) with three shows - 11am, 2pm and 6pm.</div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-65503929485198861982016-04-19T08:55:00.000+01:002016-04-19T08:56:46.068+01:00Wee Spring ScenesHello. This is the last of my samples from Barbara's show..............<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">...but it wasn't the first card I made like this. It was also my mother-in-law's birthday around the time I was making my samples and I was enjoying the new stamps so much .............</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">............that I made her card with them too. I was really pleased with how it turned out so I thought I'd make a similar one for Clarity.</span></div>
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I did them both the same way - First I brushed in the daffodil frame using Butterscotch Adirondack ink and Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink. I then masked it off to work on the central panel. The images were stamped in place and masked off so that I could brush in the background. </div>
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I do love the Picture Framer stencil. It's perfect for this time of year and works equally well in portrait or landscape.<br />
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I'll be back soon with some personal cards I've made recently. Funnily enough they all feature this month's stamps too. I do love them!</div>
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Wee Lynne</div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-49142398464722443102016-04-16T12:35:00.001+01:002016-04-16T12:35:08.400+01:00Crazy About YouHello. I'll keep today's post short and sweet after a rather long one last time.<br />
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This is the second of my samples focussing on the Word Chain Letters. After doing my <a href="http://lynnehcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/congratulations-on-passing-your-driving.html">driving test card</a> I was lacking in ideas, so I thought I'd look through my stencils and see if it sparked anything. It did! When I saw the Cracked Box Frame stencil I thought "crazy paving", which led to "Crazy about you". </div>
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I tested it out on a piece of card and luckily it was the perfect size for the aperture.</div>
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I ran the card and stencil through my Ebosser to emboss the frame and then sponged Sail Boat Blue and Eggplant Alcohol Ink though the stencil. To make it more defined I finished it off by brushing Faded Jeans Distress Ink over the top.</div>
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Simples!</div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-42994430938308752792016-04-13T09:15:00.001+01:002016-04-13T09:15:45.840+01:00Farmyard SceneHello. Are you sitting comfortably? I have a feeling this could be a long post.<br />
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I could have been naughty and cloned out my wee accident with this one, but I couldn't do that to the real thing so here it is warts , or should I say coffee drops, and all.<br />
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I've done similar projects with the House stencil before (my favourites can been see <a href="http://lynnehcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/scene-building-english-country-garden.html">here</a> and <a href="http://lynnehcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/christmas-countdown-calendar-and.html">here</a>) but I couldn't resist doing another with the Wee Farm set. It's perfect for them.<br />
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I started off by placing the stencil on some paper to work out where I wanted everything and make sure the perspective was okay.</div>
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When I was happy with that I inked in the house and trees. I put the inner part of the stencil on that card and sponged on Jet Black Stazon. I kept the ink pad nice and wet by regularly applying the reinker, both to the pad and the Cut-N-Dry foam.</div>
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I then started the stamping with the fence but I messed it up and had to start all over again!</div>
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Eventually I got everything stamped neatly and I masked off the areas that I didn't want green. The hills were then brushed in. </div>
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You can see I haven't masked off the fence. I was initially concerned about this..........</div>
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...........but when I was out with Maya I noticed that the wooden fences were all green anyway. What luck!</div>
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It was all going quite well, but then my luck changed. Hubby had brought me up a cup of coffee and I was walking across my craft room with it when I slipped on some plastic. Coffee and I went flying...........</div>
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...............and my lovely scene ended up looking like this! Thankfully it was only a dinky cup of espresso but it still made a mess. Because it's on smooth stamping card it blistered a bit too where the liquid hit it. As you can imagine, I was gutted! I'd spent ages planning and making it and I couldn't exactly stick a butterfly over them all (they were more obvious in real life than in my photo).</div>
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I couldn't bear to bin it, so I did what I could to rescue it - another horse and a tree behind the barn covered up two spots and a bit of black pen covered the one at the top. The only one I couldn't disguise was the one under my Wee Cow (and trying to do so made it worse), so I like to think that my Wee Cow has just had a wee. It's the country!</div>
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I actually liked the busier look of it , so I added a few more trees too, as you can see on the finished piece at the top.</div>
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It's not perfect but I really enjoyed making it, well most of it.<br />
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When I saw the Wee Country Animals stamps I wanted to make a scene using as many them as possible. That meant finding a tree for the woodpecker to cling to.<br />
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I used Warm Grey acrylic paint by System 3 on my Gelli Plate to take the print of the trees. Then I stamped the sitting bunnies and masked off their tails, so that I could brush in the background using Distress and Adirondack ink pads. Finally I added the rest of the animals and foliage black using Jet Black Archival ink.</div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-78578041205029384272016-04-07T11:27:00.000+01:002016-04-07T11:37:03.474+01:00Congratulations On Passing Your Driving Test CardHello. I really enjoyed making this month's cards and the Alphabet Word Chain stamps are one of the reasons for that. Deciding which letters you're going to use and combining them together is such fun. I made a couple of cards focusing on them and this is the first.<br />
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My first idea was to cut it out on my Cameo but I then decided that layered up card might not rip that well. Instead I printed it out on card instead, using the Cameo's Silhouette Studio to draw it. </div>
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I then ripped it in half, as if I'd just passed my test, and stuck it to the front of a gatefold card.</div>
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"Congratulations" and "Your" are Word Chain words which I combined with words I created using the alphabet. I stamped them out on copy paper first. This gave me the chance to work out the combination of upper and lower case letters I wanted to use and see if I wanted to change anything (you can see I did). </div>
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I cut them out, so that I could check how to position them, and then stamped them onto the card. </div>
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Do you remember passing your test? </div>
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It got me thinking about mine and I just found this photo of me after I passed, first time, nearly 30 years ago. Such a great day. I wonder if my Fiesta is still on the road? Probably not. I did love that car...........happy times.<br />
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-84997198622951706302016-04-04T17:02:00.000+01:002016-04-04T17:02:33.263+01:00April's Claritystamp SamplesHello. Just a quick post before I start cooking - Hubby will be home in an hour. I had so many things planned for today but I got a bit distracted by the Claritystamp shows and then one of Barbara's demos sparked an idea for a friend's birthday card and then it was now! So I guess it's been a productive day, just not in the way I had planned.<br />
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Aren't this month's stamps fab? They are right up my street and I had such fun playing with them. I had lots of distractions when I was making them too as they were mainly done over the Easter weekend and Hubby was off work. He did keep me supplied with coffee though, although that itself caused a major problem. I'll tell you more about that when I blog the cards..............<br />
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Here's a photo of them all together. as always I'll blog them all individually throughout the month. I also have a few personal cards to share.<br />
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The sleeves are hemmed and the neck topstitched with my Janome Coverpro that I got for Christmas. I'm slowly getting the hang of it and I love it. It gives the garment a professional finish even for a beginner like me.</div>
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One last thing, as I've been sharing photos of myself I'll share some news too - I've decided to ditch the hair dye. I am sick of having it done and it never looks as nice as my natural colour did, so I'm going to let it grow and see what happens. It's a good job I like wearing hats as I think I'll have one on permanently for the next year or so............or I may cut it shorter..............or I may hate it and dye it again.</div>
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I'd better crack on. I have Clarity samples to make and with Hubby on leave I keep getting distracted. Don't forget that Paul Church is on Hochanda tomorrow (27th March) with More Clarity. 11-12am, 3-4pm and 5-6pm. </div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-64914188429139858822016-03-24T18:59:00.000+00:002016-03-24T18:59:30.672+00:00My Dad's 70th Birthday CardGreetings! I've been in sewing mode for the last couple of weeks but some new Clarity stamps have just arrived so I'm back in card making mode and thought I should say hello. I've not made any cards for a while but I do have one left to blog.<br />
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It was my dad's 70th birthday last month and this is the card I made for him. It may look familiar to NDC members as it's based on one of Barbara's January projects. When I saw it I thought it would work well for my dad as he is a keen birdwatcher. </div>
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I'd better go and get started on my samples. If I can get Hubby to take some photos I'll blog my sewing until I have more cards to share - I've made 5 tops in the last few weeks. Let's hope my card making goes as smoothly......</div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-83017984057830421362016-03-06T09:01:00.000+00:002016-03-06T09:01:17.385+00:00A Groovi Mother's DayGood morning. I probably couldn't have picked a worse day to blog my first Groovi cards, as all the DT will be sharing their masterpieces from today's shows on Hochanda, but they are appropriate for today so here goes.....<br />
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I did have a try at the Catterick Open Day but I didn't get my own until this week when Hubby bought me some bits for my birthday. Thank you. x<br />
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I picked these plates as I thought they would make pretty Mother's Day cards and looked quite simple. The problem was I had to get them in the post the day after they arrived! That didn't give me any time to practise so these are my first two attempts.<br />
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This is the one I started with. I've also joined the Groovi Club, so I began by tracing out the ovals from the Mini Plate Mate for the text to see how it would fit. Luckily it was the perfect size for the centre of the floral wreath so I just took it from there. One of my favourite things to do in stamping is building up a picture with masking so I love how the Groovi system makes this so simple.</div>
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I was feeling a bit more adventurous when I got to this one and decided to have a go at the white work. The only problem was I didn't have a clue where to do it. When you're not colouring it in is the white work the light or shade? Does it matter? I do know I need to do it for longer as mine isn't hugely white but at least I didn't go through the parchment!<br />
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I thought the hard bit was over when I'd finished that but then I had to make them into cards - I hadn't thought about that part. White work does not show up well on white card and different coloured card changes the look of what you've coloured. What to choose? In the end I used some of the Clarity blue pearl paper for both. Next time I will think about this before I start.<br />
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So many things I have to learn. If you have any tips for me I'd love to hear them. The main thing I've learnt so far is that Groovi cards are a lot of fun but can't be rushed.<br />
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I'll be glued to all of the shows on Hochanda today and Monday. I'm sure I'll pick up lots of hints and I know I'll be inspired by Barbara and the DT's samples.<br />
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Happy Mother's Day Mum. I hope you like your card.<br />
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Today's card also has me reminiscing.<br />
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When I was looking through my Gelli prints for the last card I blogged, I also found this one. It's from an "In The Classroom With Barbara Gray" show on 3rd August 2013. I thought it should be made into a card so I added a bit to it, trimmed it down (as the middle was a little bit wonky) and did just that. </div>
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I have missed those shows but Hochanda are planning on doing their own version; so that's something to look forward to.</div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-7250779030012449652016-03-01T08:31:00.000+00:002016-03-01T08:31:43.003+00:00Farewell Purple JumperHello. Today's post is a bit different - it's knitting. Despite my Mum and Nan being good hand knitters it's not something I ever got into but in the early 1990s I did buy a knitting machine. This was much more me (you know I love my gadgets) and I made myself a few jumpers. I recently got rid of the machine after it sitting in the loft for many years and most of my knitting has also gone. It was mostly just plain jumpers and cardigans but there's one I am rather proud of. I know I will never wear it, as it's nasty acrylic yarn and so out of fashion but I haven't been able to part with it.................until now. I thought I'd put it on for one last time, photograph it, blog it and then bin it.<br />
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Fashion Police please note - it has been unworn, tucked away in a drawer, for about 20 years.<br />
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The photo shoot was very quick and I'm afraid this is the best one. I don't think I'll be getting a job as a knitwear model or Hubby as a fashion photographer! You can see the jumper though and that's what the post is about.<br />
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I think the pattern was created with the help of a punch card system but that's all I can remember. I don't think I could even cast on now! Still it was fun at the time.<br />
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So farewell purple jumper, you will still live on in blogland.<br />
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When the "Brilliant Work of Art" stamps arrived I thought they'd look good on a Gelli print so I looked through my stash and found this one.<br />
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I made it in 2013 during an experimental session when I was making samples for the stencils.</div>
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As you can see, some were way more successful than others! I always liked this one though, so I kept it and have been waiting for the right time to use it.</div>
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This is what I used to make the Gelli print.</div>
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To make it into a card I stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with white powder. </div>
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I then went around the embossing with a black pen........</div>
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...........and added the paint brush to finish it off.</div>
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<a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Seen-on-TV/19675-/Brilliant-Work-Of-Art-+-MASK---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Brilliant Work of Art</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Stencils/14417-/Rocky-Block-Stencil-7-x-7-Inch">Rocky Block</a></div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-88735920322407658652016-02-25T17:57:00.001+00:002016-02-25T17:57:12.411+00:00You Complete MeHello. I hope you're having a good week. Mine's been very productive. Yesterday I pulled out the shoes and sandals that I had stored in boxes in the bottom of one of my wardrobes. I tried them all on and put them in three rows - one to keep, one to take to the charity shop and one undecided/ask Hubby for a second opinion. On counting them I was shocked to discover that there were 35 pairs! When he came in from work and went upstairs I heard "Where the **** did all these shoes come from?". He quickly decided that all of my undecided ones should go, so I now I have 10 pairs on the keep pile. Oops! I do have a lot more room in my wardrobe though. Next job is the clothes hanging in it and I will be just as ruthless.<br />
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I've had a day off from that today and have had a lovely time watching Barbara's shows on Hochanda. I especially enjoyed the last hour as it was fab to see Barbara on with Leonie again.<br />
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Here's the first of the two cards I made for today's shows. I do love a bit of cheese and sometimes it creeps into my card making.<br />
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Sorry but I just couldn't help myself! :) </div>
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I started off by stamping the text in the boxes............</div>
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......then I brushed on some Distress Ink to take away the whiteness. I liked how this was defining the pieces so I finished off the edges with Walnut Stain .</div>
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I masked off the letterboxes then added the hearts using a stencil and Fired Brick Distress Ink.</div>
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It still needed something so I added a bit of sparkle to some of the hearts.</div>
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I hadn't left myself much room to stamp the sentiment so I had to type the word "complete" on my computer and print it out. I then used the Letterbox set to stamp the rest of it above and below.</div>
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I added a few Walnut Stain stencilled hearts and I separated the "YOU" and stuck it on with Pinflair gel to finish it off.</div>
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<a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps/Verses-and-Words/10302-/Letterbox-+-MASK---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Letterbox Set</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Seen-on-TV/19674-/A5-Blank-Jigsaws">A5 Jigsaw Blanks</a></div>
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Hearts stencil from the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Stencils/18762-/Basic-Backgrounds-A5-Stencil-Set-+-FREE-A5-Stencil-Folder-Retail-Only">Basic Backgrounds Set</a></div>
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Thanks for visiting. I'll be back soon with my second card from today.</div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-27813107746972014632016-02-22T17:51:00.001+00:002016-02-22T17:51:36.864+00:00London, Paris, New YorkHello. It's nice to sit down for a bit after a busy few days. My mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law and 12 year old nephew all came to stay for the weekend. He soon became Maya's new favourite person and she wouldn't leave him alone. Unfortunately, although they have a dog, he seemed to be allergic to her. I think everyone had fun though.<br />
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I was also busy on the crafty front with some Clarity samples to make - Barbara is back on Hochanda this Thursday (25th Feb). Today was spent finishing them and they're now safely in the post.<br />
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This card uses stamps, masks and Angelina Fibres on a printed background.</div>
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I stamped out the ballerina and masked her before printing the background.</div>
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Then, with the help of the skyline masks, I sponged in the skylines of London, Paris and New York.</div>
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I removed the masks and added the lettering.</div>
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To finish the ballerina off, I coloured her in with Spectrum Noir pencils and made her a beautiful Angelina Film and Fibres dress.</div>
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I love how it looks different colours when you move it in the light.</div>
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<a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Seen-on-TV/18756-/Elegance-amp-Grace-Ballerinas-+-MASKS---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Elegance and Grace Ballerinas</a></div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-3011667331469018322016-02-19T07:54:00.000+00:002016-02-19T07:54:03.877+00:00Thanks SOW much!Hello. I have a very important task to do today - Find my narrowest Perfect Layers ruler. I use it on nearly every card I make and feel lost without it. I cleared out my craft room yesterday, as I need to use it as a bedroom this weekend, and when I went to use it on a card last night I couldn't find it anywhere! First thing is to check the bag of rubbish I put in the wheelie bin, then I can at least relax, knowing that it is still in the house................somewhere.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYmTvxqSGXc-nc_4iKaAE-MNXUDUv7CxMULx1GkeL2PGX-9P7CIHbWLkmuKSEc-TlfDbRD_FOTSIUdm51-6TXRpEJkB-3sIOkvrI5-xwNAgNvZZAs0IbH5zBBwdI7rAlNa-emT3X73QE/s1600/Card+-+2016-02-01+at+16-27-59.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYmTvxqSGXc-nc_4iKaAE-MNXUDUv7CxMULx1GkeL2PGX-9P7CIHbWLkmuKSEc-TlfDbRD_FOTSIUdm51-6TXRpEJkB-3sIOkvrI5-xwNAgNvZZAs0IbH5zBBwdI7rAlNa-emT3X73QE/s400/Card+-+2016-02-01+at+16-27-59.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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For my second poppy card I thought I'd make a little cornfield scene.</div>
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I made my own masks to create the fields. I stamped out the poppies, put some scrap paper on top and then held it up to the window so that I could draw a line where I wanted them to go.</div>
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I copied this a couple of times with my printer/scanner and then cut out each section as I worked on it.</div>
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To finish it off I added a tiny border with my much loved (and missed) Perfect Layers Ruler.</div>
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Thanks SOW much! from the <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Information/Search/9308-/Garden---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Garden Set</a></div>
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Look! Floor! With my Pilates Performer folded up (and in my bedroom) and the gateleg table folded up there's so much room to walk around. It's a shame it can't stay like this.</div>
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Must go. Lots to do before my visitors arrive and I need to find that pesky ruler. I hope you have a lovely weekend and that we get to see some of that yellow thing in the sky.</div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-6428972797116265972016-02-16T18:29:00.000+00:002016-02-16T18:29:04.686+00:00One White PoppyHello. I hope you had a good weekend. I've nearly finished reading Marie Kondo's Life-Changing Magic of Tidying and it really is living up to its name. My craft room clear-out has been delayed though as she recommends starting with your clothes (you have less emotional attachment to them). I have done that and it's going well so far. I really like her folding method and it will work well in many areas.<br />
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For my poppy card I wanted to avoid the obvious and took inspiration...</div>
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...from this photo I took a few years ago. One white poppy next to its red friends. I'd never seen one before and was really pleased to spot it when I was out with Maya.</div>
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I started off by drawing the central circle using the framer stencil. I then added the poppies and leaves around the outside, masking off the centre as I did this.</div>
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I put the outside of the stencil back in place to work on the scene. A blue Post-it mask kept the ink off the white poppy. </div>
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To finish it off I went around the edge of the scene with Distress Ink and did some faux stitching around the edge.</div>
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Tidy socks!</div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-38462100297899622472016-02-14T08:49:00.000+00:002016-02-14T08:49:46.980+00:00Happy Valentine's Day Hello. Today's post is just a bit of fun.<br />
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It's my Valentine to you.<br />
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The stamps say it all really...........Happy Valentine's Day.<br />
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Tree - <a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps/Christmas/18367-/Christmas-Miniatures-amp-Window-+-MASK---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Christmas Miniatures</a><br />
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Heart globe from Poundland. Don't say I never treat you! :) </div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-71427486057977313602016-02-12T08:46:00.002+00:002016-02-12T08:46:46.490+00:00Grasses in a Vase CardHello. Before I talk cards I'd just like to thank Jayne for her comment on my craft room clear-out on my last post. I was curious about the book she mentioned, so I looked it up on Amazon (I think it's the one by Marie Kondo) and ended up buying it (Kindle edition obviously as I don't want to add to my clutter!). I've already read the first couple of chapters and she talks a lot of sense. Hopefully by the time I've read the whole book I'l be raring to go.<br />
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When we moved here were thought it would be the usual 2 year posting but 7 years later we're still here! This means we've missed out on 3 moving clear-outs. I now know that our moving date will be around May 2017 so I'm starting to think about how much stuff we've accumulated here. This year I want to go through every drawer and cupboard and my craft room clear-out is just the start of that.<br />
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Anyway, back to cards. I thought I'd blog this one today. It uses the same stencil as my last card but has a very different look - this time I used copper embossing powder for the frame. I hope you can see it but it's a nightmare to photograph.</div>
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Once I had the copper frame done I started work on the central panel, inking in the vase and oval....</div>
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I just wanted three of this one so I masked off one before I inked it again. Don't forget to remove the tape before you stamp!!!!!!!! </div>
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To finish it off I stamped and embossed part of one of the other grass stamps on the vase.</div>
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I'm having a quick coffee break before I crack on with my day. I think I've come up with a plan for my craft room clear-out - I'm going to start with one cube of my Expedits a day and take it from there. Hopefully that won't be too daunting or boring........<br />
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I thought I'd start this month's samples with this card as it is actually looking a bit like this here today. The daffodils aren't here yet but it is lovely and sunny (although still cold). I'm not complaining though, at least it's dry!</div>
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I wanted a really vibrant look to the scene so I went heavy on the colour, building it up with a brush and make-up sponge until I was happy.</div>
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I used masking tape to try and keep the green and yellow separate. </div>
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I would usually add a mat or two to make it into a card but I don't think it needs anything else. It's a great stencil! </div>
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I hope it's looking beautiful where you are too. It won't be too long now until the daffs are out. Spring is coming!</div>
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Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882441329045855743noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373875312507822669.post-772405818099979842016-02-07T17:57:00.001+00:002016-02-10T07:58:29.666+00:00February's Claritystamp SamplesGood evening. What a day I've had! I thought I'd start clearing out my craft room this morning and it didn't go very well. I really want to get rid of all the old stuff that I know I'll never use but I feel so overwhelmed by it all. I just don't know where to start.......................so I stopped!<br />
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Luckily I've had Barbara Gray's shows to watch on Hochanda. She always cheers me up.<br />
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These are the cards I made for the shows. I think I was wishing for good weather as I've done a few sunny scenes. As always, I will blog them all individually throughout the month.</div>
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Thanks for visiting. I hope I'll see you again soon.</div>
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Hello. My Claritystamp samples are all finished, so I've been catching up with all the boring things that get neglected when I'm having fun creating. Housework or stamping? Such a hard choice. Not! Don't forget that Barbara is on Hochanda this Sunday (7th Feb) 2pm - 3pm and again at 5pm - 6pm. Barbara also has a One Day Wonder that launches at 8pm. This means that there are shows on Monday too. Exciting!</div>
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Today's card is a birthday one that I made last year. </div>
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I was struggling with what to make so I had a look through my photos for inspiration.......</div>
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.......and I came across this snow globe that I made for one of my Challenge Blog projects (blogged <a href="http://lynnehcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/fairy-sparkle-snow-globe.html">here</a>). I thought it would make a pretty card, so I set about recreating it.</div>
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The inks I used are Adirondack Wild Plum, Citrus and Eggplant. The black ink is Archival.</div>
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As the card didn't have the sparkle of the snow globe I added some holographic glitter. You can't have fairies without sparkle.<br />
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If only I could wave a magic wand and get my house clean and tidy!</div>
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<a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps/Christmas/18387-/Christmas-Wonder-amp-Fairies---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Fairies</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Information/Search/15656-/Line-Sentiments-1---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Line Sentiments 1</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps/Miscellaneous-and-Travel/13402-/Birdhouse-Garden---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Birdhouse Garden Set</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps/Christmas/18367-/Christmas-Miniatures-amp-Window-+-MASK---Unmounted-Clear-Stamp-Set">Christmas Miniatures</a><br />
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