Shelagh Freemantle: March 2016

« February 2016 | Main | April 2016 »

March 2016

03/31/2016

Bloomin' Heart for Happy Stampers Blog Hop

It's Thursday!!! The last day of March...wow how the time is flying. The month was wonderful here...I am very spoiled.

Living in the Cowichan Valley is amazing, so many beautiful vistas and loads of walking trails. I know the heat of the summer is not far off so I am really enjoying this spring weather.

But enough....onto the hop for today. We have a sketch challenge and I kinda had fun with it.

So here we go with my take on this baby.....a little creative license here I think.

The card base is Whisper White and then goes the Delightful Dijon. Now I took a piece of the fabulous Blackberry Bliss and part went to the Big Shot and the long leaf die from the Botanical Builders Thinlits Dies was used. If you don't have this bundle .....hurry. It opens up a huge creative palette!!! The Dijon flower is just the tip of the "berg" so to speak.

Now don't get me going on the sooooo delicate Heart from the Bloomin' Love Bundle. The tiny flowers are from the Botanicals as well.

These colours went so well together, I love that Stampin' Up ! does all the hard stuff. Now I want to show you side view as I added some interest there.

And here is the corner from inside. ...these stamps are from the Bloomin 'Love set.

So off you go to visit the rest of these talented artists. I know they will have plenty of ideas for you to play with.

Click the button below to go right to Mary's blog. Also the names below have the links to take you to those blogs directly.

And for your shopping ease all the products I used today.....this is the last day for Sale-A-Bration !! Stock up on all those goodies! If you don't have the catalogue handy, you can view it on the right hand side of my blog. Just click on the picture.

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 100730

Price: $10.50

Delightful Dijon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 138338

Price: $8.75

Delightful Dijion Classic Stampin' Pad - 138327

Price: $8.00

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 133675

Price: $8.75

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad - 133642

Price: $8.00

Bloomin' Love Photopolymer Bundle - 140818

Price: $44.00

Botanical Blooms Photopolymer Bundle - 140819

Price: $64.25

Rhinestone Basic Jewels - 119246

Price: $6.25

Big Shot - 113439

Price: $136.00

Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood-Mount Stamp Set - 128748

Price: $46.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive - 129026

Price: $12.50

2-Way Glue Pen - 100425

Price: $5.50

Supply List

Cheers from.....

Posted at 04:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (5)

03/25/2016

Water Coloured Flower Shop for Totally Techniques

The end of March..... and Easter is right around the corner.

So the first card I did turned out quite well and then the light went on. I really thought I had removed all the retired goodies, but no. This one snuck in and after all the dust settled from the "blue smoke" , I realized I had to come up with another watercoloured beauty. I will share the retired one at the end of my post.

Here is my second creation!!

Went to the shelf to pick a stamp set and at this point wanted something totally different. I hoped the flowers from the Flower Shop stamp set would colour well. So out came Watermelon Wonder, Melon Mambo and Blushing Bride.

The card base is Very Vanilla and I matted Mossy Meadow . The art piece of course is on watercolour paper, stamped with Versamark and embossed black. I matted this onto a piece of Watermelon Wonder. Once the colouring was done I used one of the stamps from Gorgeous Grunge to "splat" some more Melon colour. The ribbon is the Watermelon Wonder 1" Dotted Lace. It is so pretty.

I stamped the sentiment with Archival Black then layered it before attaching to the card front.

Now here is the first one I made.....love this set and will always keep it but it now has a big "R" on it. Remember it is not available unless you have a "source" out there in blog land.

That's right..I even did the inside. Indescribable Gift is the name. I really was in a time warp.

Now off you go to the rest of the hop. I know you are about to see some beautiful creations. I wish you and yours a very Happy Easter.

And here are the links for you also.... You'll see Sandi is back!!!

Sandi MacIver

Patrice Halliday-Larsen
Amy Koenders
Lee Conrey
Shelagh Freemantle this is me!
Marine Wiplier
Erna Logtenberg
Heather Wright-Porto
Shannean Moncrieff
Nadine Weiner

Alison Solven

Cheers from ....

Posted at 02:33 AM in Totally Techniques | Permalink | Comments (10)

Tags: Flower Shop Stamp Set, Watercoluring technique

03/24/2016

Good Things for Happy Stampers Blog Hop

Hello my friends and we are all very happy as our "Yoda" and very good buddy is joining us today!! So one more fun blog to check out folks. So away we go...

Today we have a colour challenge and that was really the word for me!!! These colours are so spring, here they are....

I went very simple today, I have some days that are just "stuck" finding the creative juices but I played with a few things.

Pretty true with the colours , just popped them on a card base of Whisper White. I ran all three though the Big Shot in the Softly Falling Embossing Folder.

I broke up the background by placing a silver doiley and then put some sequins here and there.

Then a little bit of the silver cording to put some fun in and I was happy. I love the sentiments that come with the stamp set, " You've Got This" Such a beautiful set and comes with a wonderful background image. You can find it on page 113 of the current catalogue. I use this alot and I know you would as well.

Now away to the rest of the hop.... have fun and thanks for stopping in.

and the links are here for everyone as well......

Sandi MacIver

Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle this is me!!

Mary Deatherage

Kristi Gray

Heather Wright-Porto

Cheers from ........

Posted at 04:00 AM in Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: colour challenges, Softly Falling Embossing Folder, You've Got This stamp set

03/17/2016

Glassy Bloom for Happy Stampers Blog Hop

Happy Thursday everyone!!! I hope you are having a great week and for those of you off for Spring Break ....enjoy.

Today we have a sketch challenge and I am sharing a fun technique as well. It is called the "Stained Glass " technique and is so easy. I think the result is quite pretty, let me know what you think.

So here is the sketch.....

My first picture for you.....

I have used this beautiful stamp set Blended Blooms before. It was a coloring challenge using ink pads and the alcohol ink markers. ( Sad to say we don't have something to replace them as yet!) But this technique is done on the back side of an image that has been embossed on vellum.

Spoiler alert to my Stamp Club ladies...guess what we are doing this month !!!!

The border down the one side is one of the pretty stamps from the Bordering Blooms Stamp Set. A soft bit of Wisteria Wonder and then a strip of Blackberry Bliss and Always Artichoke.

The leaves were cut from the Rose Gardens Thinlits Dies. These were placed under the bloom, I did cut one to spread it out a bit.

This close up really shows the colours of the petals. Blackberry Bliss, Perfect Plum and Wisteria Wonder markers coloured the back of the image. I turned the embossed piece over onto a coloured piece of scrap allowing me to see how the shading was coming along.

I used a couple of dimensionals to pop up the blossom, and then a cute little sentiment in Blackberry Bliss from the Greetings Thinlits Dies .

Voila.... the card was finished.

Now off you go to check out the talent. I sure hope you are having fun with this hop....we love to share ideas with all of you and love to hear how we are doing.

And if you want to check out anyone again...easy to click on their names.

Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle ....this is me!!!

I will leave the links for you to hop onto the online store should you "need " to have that special something. Have fun.

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 100730

Price: $10.50

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 133675

Price: $8.75

Wisteria Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 122922

Price: $8.75

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad - 126985

Price: $8.00

Always Artichoke 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 105119

Price: $8.75

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 101856

Price: $8.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 100702

Price: $8.75

Blended Bloom Wood-Mount Stamp Set - 135906

Price: $15.00

Bordering Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set - 133660

Price: $20.00

Versamark Pad - 102283

Price: $9.25

White Stampin' Emboss Powder - 109132

Price: $6.25

Wisteria Wonder Stampin' Write Marker - 131903

Price: $4.50

2014-2016 In Color Stampin' Write Markers - 133654

Price: $19.00

Regals Stampin' Write Markers - 131262

Price: $37.50

Rose Garden Thinlits Dies - 140619

Price: $38.00

Greetings Thinlits Dies - 138275

Price: $18.50

Big Shot - 113439

Price: $136.00

Stampin' Dimensionals - 104430

Price: $5.00

Fine-Tip Glue Pen - 138309

Price: $8.50

Supply List

Cheers from....

Posted at 04:30 AM in Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop, Techniques | Permalink | Comments (6)

Tags: Blended Bloom Stamp set, Bordering Blooms Stamp Set, Stained Glass technique

03/10/2016

Thoughts for Sandi on the Happy Stampers Blog Hop

Good Morning to all and we have a special blog hop today.

Our mentor and very very good friend Sandi is undergoing some surgery today and we want to send her all the positive messages and love we can find.

So this day is just for you girlfriend!!! ( she is going to hate that!!! ) Always thinks of others before herself!!

We had some fabulous colours to play with and here they are....

My card started with the Basic Black and then layered with the Old Olive. I really wanted to do something special , so I pulled out the Rose Garden Thinlits Dies . Just wait til you see what parts I used.

I stamped the whole rose and leaf image on Hello Honey with VersaMark and then embossed it in black. Into the Big Shot it went and by then the decision was made. Collage, bling and a few art pieces......

I was happy with the result the embossing and die cutting created. But the flower was too much so the squares with the collage images just came together. The Hello Honey made an impact once matted with the black.

And here is a close up of the leaf....I love the randomness of the black, kind of like veins we see on leaves. I put a little something inside just because.....lots of rooms for good wishes as well.

Ok...away you go.....check out the rest of the ladies. I know they are sending loads of good wishes to Sandi today and they will have pulled out all the stops to create something special just for her. Have fun and if you can , send Sandi your positive energy as well.

Cheers and lots of love going to you Sandi!!!

Posted at 04:27 AM in Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop | Permalink | Comments (6)

Tags: Collage ideas, Rose Garden Thinlits, Wetlands Stamp Set

03/05/2016

More Reflections

Happy Saturday to all......

The weather is fabulous today so Shadow and I went for a long walk to check out the trails. I am so blessed to be in an area surrounded with nature at it's best. Shadow goes a little crazy at times.....squirrels and birds. Oh my what's a lab to chase first!!!

Now back home and I wanted to share the cards we did at Stamp Club last week. I guess you can call the technique mirroring or reflections but it sure was alot of fun. So here we are....

This is the card I got the "leftovers" from for my last Blog Hop post. As I said then, the idea came from a post on Pinterest. This stamp set is perfect for the technique. The next card we used was the Wetlands Stamp Set.

The result is a little different but just as dramatic I think. Now I really went bright for the last card.......Kinda Electic. Really it turned out that way. The sunburst was the reflection.

I know....very bright but it will help the 60th Birthday celebration....

I would love to hear from you about what stamp sets you could use for this technique. I just know there are some wonderful ideas out there.

Here's the trio.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. If you can get out and take in the air and the sun. It feels sooooo good.

Thanks for stopping by.

If need any of the products I used today just give me a call or drop me an email. Click on the contact button up top and I will get back to you promptly.

Cheers from....

Posted at 03:58 PM in Mirror Technique, Techniques | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Kinda Ecletic stamp set, Lovely as a Tree stamp set, Mirror Technique

03/03/2016

Rejoice for Happy Stampers Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to March!!!

This month is filled with so many birthdays and celebrations . I love putting together the birthday cards and getting ready for Easter . Today's card is just for that and I really went out of the box in regards to "Easter" colours. I hope you like my offering.

At our Club this month we played with the mirror technique and I had a couple of pieces left over. A big shout out to the person on Pinterest that shared this with the Lovely as A Tree Stamp Set.....

We had alot of fun and I will share those cards at a later post, but today was left overs day. Here is the sketch we had as our inspiration......

Here is a glimpse of the card I created from the Trees and reflection piece.

The art piece was cut out using the Deco Labels Framlits Die. Number one for the background in Island Indigo and Number two for the scene and the Hello Honey underneath. ( I cut this in half and pulled it to the outside of the Art piece.)

The card base is in Whisper White and is a 5" square. So all you do is cut a piece 10 x 5 and score at 5". The first mat is in Hello Honey and is a 4-7/8" square as well. The washi tape is place along the bottom edge and then I cut a 4-1/2" x 4-1/2 " piece of Island Indigo with the first framelit, then a piece of Hello Honey 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" with the second Deco label framelit.

The art piece started on Whisper White that was 4 x 4. The top grove of trees was stamped in Early Expresso and then I stamped a second grove on a window sheet. That was lined up underneath the stamped image and carefully brayed it on to the paper. I just love the result. I cut this out with the second Deco Label as well.

Then I "daubed" the water and the sky. You don't want to make it to vibrant...easy does it.

In the center I added some Soft Suede with a sponge to show the river bank. It's hard to see but I used the clear Wink of Stella on the Art piece . Just a little bling for Easter.