Shelagh Freemantle

Beautiful You for Totally Techniques

 

 I know...end of April!!! Wow. 

I love this technique..."watercolour spritz"..... has been a while and there a few ways to achieve this look. I decided to use the Marvelous Markers and the acrylic handles for my creation. Such an easy , fun way to showcase a fabulous stamp set.

I resisted the Beautiful You for some time but now I LOVE IT.  I am going to make this card in a bunch of colours and I think it would make a fabulous gift for someone special. Now here we go....

 

 

These ladies are so classy looking and , really folks you can do this.

I took a E acrylic handle and rubbed some Melon Mambo, Sweet Sugarplum, and Pacific Point back and forth. Then I "spritzed " some water over the colours. Turn it over and "stamp" onto a piece of cardstock. And Voila!!!! You can play with the movement a bit and then I let it dry. If you are anxious, use the heat tool to speed things along.

Once dry I stamped the lovely lady with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the sentiment. 

 

 

 A ribbon of White Organza around the bottom and a few embellishments to add some bling, sequins and rhinestones. I put a couple of those on the waist of our beauty. 

 

Now to the inside, I used the same technique  ( smaller D handle ) to add a bit of colour to the inside panel.

 

 

This card came together pretty fast folks, so give it a try. 

 

Now off to the rest of the hop......have fun.  

 

 

 

Here are the links for each blog.....

  

1. Patrice Halliday-Larsen (New Zealand) 
2. Amy Koenders (USA) 
3. Shelagh Freemantle (Canada) - you are here.
4. Marine Wiplier (France)
5. Nadine Weiner (Germany) 

6. Shannean Moncrieff (Australia) 

7. Zoë Tant (UK)

8. Barbara Meyer (Austria)

9. Mathilde Kortekaas (Netherlands)

 

  And a  easy button... 

 

 

 

Here are the links for all the goodies I used today.....

 

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

Price: $11.25

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 115320

Price: $10.00

Brights Stampin' Write Markers - 131259

Price: $39.00

2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Write Markers - 138333

Price: $20.50

Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Organza Ribbon - 114319

Price: $8.00

Clear Block E - 118484

Price: $16.00

Clear Block D - 118485

Price: $11.25

Stampin' Spritzer - 126185

Price: $4.00

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set - 143637

Price: $34.50

Beautiful You Wood-Mount Stamp Set - 143004

Price: $48.00

Fancy Frost Sequins - 142519

Price: $6.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels - 119246

Price: $6.75

Fuse Fast Adhesive - 129026

Price: $13.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad - 132708

Price: $8.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada) - 129053

Price: $40.00

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Cheers from....

 

 

Eastern Palace for Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

 

 

 Soooo.. how do you like our new Header.....Thanks to Amy and Jane for the design.

 

 Ok ladies and gentlemen.....sneak pick for you with the Eastern Palace bundle from the new catalogue. You are going to love this beautiful set and all the goodies that go with.

Here is the sketch for today...almost a mirror image of the April 13th. Interesting Amy, thanks. 

 

 

 There are such rich colours in this suite and I used the new two of the new In Colours, Fresh Fig and Tranquil Tide along with some of the the wonderful DSP paper that is in this bundle. You will be able to order this on May 1st with a special promotion. Contact me for details. 

Here is the card.....

 

 

 These Thinlits are are amazing....so many ways to use them and achieve a different look each time.  Did you notice the sticker at the bottom of the Tranquil Tide strip.  Yes...stickers, they are very pretty. Just don't try to move them once they're down....does not work.

 

 

I also tied some gold metallic thread above the sticker border. The square was cut out from the Stitched Shapes Squares and then I dimensioned the gold medallion on. Just a little creative license as I turned the square. 

 

 

 

And a peek inside. I cut another design from the Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies and adhered to another square. You will not believe how many things you can create with these dies !!

The sentiment in the front was punched out with a 1-1/4" circle punch and the one inside with the 1-3/8" circle punch.

These both fit beautifully on the medallions. The front is from the Beautiful You set and the inside one is from the Eastern Beauty set that came with the bundle. Fresh Fig was the ink I used. ( new colour!!). 

 

 Now isn't that striking. The gold and Fresh Fig really look good together. 

One small Metallic Enamel circle in front , one inside, and this was done. 

 

Now off to the rest of the hop.....have fun.  

 

 

Here are the links for everyone. 

 

Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle

Mary Deatherage

Jari Francis

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

 

 

Here are the products for today....and as I mentioned earlier, the Eastern Palace bundles are available as of May 1st, so let me know if you would like to order . It is such a great product and will keep you creating for a long time..

 

Not too many here as I used alot of the new goodies for today....

 

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 101650

Price: $11.25

Beautiful You Wood-Mount Stamp Set - 143004

Price: $48.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies - 145372

Price: $40.00

Metallic Enamel Shapes - 141678

Price: $9.25

Stampin' Dimensionals - 104430

Price: $5.25

Gold Metallic Thread - 138401

Price: $4.00

Supply List

 

 

Cheers from.....

Eclectic KIndness for Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

 

Hello my friends.

 

I hope you all had a nice time with family and friends over the Easter Weekend. I was able to get out and enjoy nature with a great hike and this gave me pause to be thankful  for the beautiful island I live on.

As a great friend commented as we climbed , "This is my church", we both took time to look around and breath in some much needed fresh air. 

Boy , I didn't realize I could be so philosophical!!

 

 Well onto to the hop for today....Colours are the challenge for today and here they are. 

  

 

I actually pulled out some pieces from the "scrap" folders,  in the above colours and started to build.  Then over to the bookcase to choose a stamp set and I settled on Kinda Eclectic. 

 

So here is what went on....

 

 

Now I have heard a little rumour that this set may not be returning in the new catalogue, so if it is one you love don't hesitate. I so love the collage it can bring to any card, and the sunburst is fabulous.

 

 

I layered the Chocolate Chip with the Peekaboo Peach and attached those to Pear Pizzazz. I ran the Chocolate through the Boho Chic embossing folder for some added dimension. Check out the discount on this folder. I will enter the links for all the products at the end of the post. 

Now stamping the sunburst and adding the leaves here and there,  I added some "dots" in the chocolate chip to finish the art piece. A few enamel dots and a cute little heart on the sentiment and the card was done.

 

But of course I just had to put that beautiful sunburst somewhere else.....

 

 

Peek.....

 

Now off to the rest of the hop. Have fun and thanks for stopping by.  

 

 

 

Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle

Mary Deatherage

Jari Francis

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

 

And the links for the ease of shopping...

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 101650

Price: $11.25

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 131201

Price: $10.00

Chocolate Chip 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 102128

Price: $10.00

Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad - 126979

Price: $8.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad - 131180

Price: $8.50

Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 141417

Price: $10.00

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad - 141398

Price: $8.50

Boho Chic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - 138286

Price: $10.00

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig - 101049

Price: $16.00

Subtles Enamel Shapes - 141679

Price: $12.00

2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes - 141410

Price: $12.00

Stampin' Dimensionals - 104430

Price: $5.25

Kinda Eclectic Wood-Mount Stamp Set - 135347

Price: $36.00

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set - 135350

Price: $27.00

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 Cheers from......

 

 

Happy Easter to all. Here are a few of the goodies I made...thanks to Margaret for the inspiration. No ribbons on this bunch...I can see children just wanting to get inside!!!
Have a wonderful day .

Work of Art for Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

 

 Happy Thursday my friends.

 

Today we are back to a sketch....this really helps with the creation, start with the basics and you can go from there.  Here is the sketch.... 

 

 

And for my card for today , I chose to use some colours almost the same as the sketch. I don't think I have done that before but I think this worked out ok. 

 

 

The card base is Basic Gray then I pulled out some Island Indigo and Soft Sky. At banner of Smokey Slate , the art piece in Whisper White and a "flash" of silver with a doily.

One of my favourite stamp sets is Work of Art, I sure hope is gets carried over to the new catalogue. Do you have a favourite? You see I said "one" of mine. There are few I couldn't be without..

 

 

I stayed pretty true to the sketch this week. Some times it just goes together well.  

The "splotches" are from the Swirly Bird stamp set but I know the Gorgeous Grunge has some fun shapes as well. 

And to finish off the inside I cut the bigger silver doily and used a sentiment from Butterfly Basics. 

 

 

Here is the inside picture for you. 

 

 

Now off to the rest of the Hop.....Thanks for visiting, I always appreciate your comments and hope I help with some inspiration.

Have fun.  

 

 Click here to check out Mary's Blog.....

 

 

 

And each one has the link to their blogs as well.... 

 

 

Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle

Mary Deatherage

Jari Francis

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

 

 

Here are the links for today's products....

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 121044

Price: $10.00

Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 122923

Price: $10.00

Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad - 126986

Price: $8.50

Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 131203

Price: $10.00

Metallic Foil Doilies - 138392

Price: $5.25

Frosted Sequins - 135835

Price: $6.50

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 131202

Price: $10.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad - 131179

Price: $8.50

Work Of Art Wood-Mount Stamp Set - 134111

Price: $40.00

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Stamp Set - 141749

Price: $31.00

Butterfly Basics Photopolymer Stamp Set - 137154

Price: $30.00

Fuse Fast Adhesive - 129026

Price: $13.50

Subtles Enamel Shapes - 141679

Price: $12.00

1-3/4" (4.4 Cm) Circle Punch - 119850

Price: $23.50

2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch - 133782

Price: $23.50

Supply List

 

 

Cheers from....

 

Easter Egg Crazy for Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

 

Happy Thursday all!!

 

Today we have some colours to play with and I have to say I checked the Calypso at least three times. Depending on the light it really showed different each time. Weird , right. 

 

So here are the colours....

 

  

I also wanted to do an Easter card but found I didn't have any stamp sets but for a sentiment or two. Hard to believe , but that actually happened. ( Probably one in the back cupboard somewhere!!) 

So out came the Balloons , and they became EGGS !! I hope you like it. 

 

 

I used the one stamp to add the lines as if I was dyeing the eggs . I can remember tying string around and dipping in food colouring. Now I hope that wasn't just a dream , does anyone else have that memory??? 

 

 

I stamped some White on the bottom of a piece of Calypso Coral and the cut the edge to resemble the funny "grass" that nested the eggs.  I did say Crazy Eggs , right. 

Then I put in a few blingy ones for fun and interest. Lots of layers here....

 

 And of course, we need more eggs inside to finish this off.

 

 Pretty wild , don't you think. But it shows that you can use stamps for lots of different things , although I can see a proper Easter set in my near future.

 

Now off to the rest of the hop , can't wait to see how everyone did with these colours. Have fun. 

 

 

 

 

Amy Koenders

Shelagh Freemantle

Mary Deatherage

Jari Francis

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

 

 

Cheers from.....

March Stamp Club

 

Good day everyone. I know it's Tuesday!!! Just seeing if you are paying attention.....

 

I wanted to share the cards we did at our March Club. We used the baby wipe technique and we had so much fun. The Dragonfly card I did in January with the Totally Techniques hop. The ladies loved it and wanted to try their hand at it . So I made another, using scraps left over from last Thursday Hop. So as promised here we are. 

 

 

I had some really "wet" wipes so the effect is very much like a watercolour. This colour palette is almost the same as the Happy Inkin' one but I used more of the background to really show the technique. 

 

 

The Burlap ribbon is great for bringing out the Tip Top Taupe. Here is the Dragonfly one from the previous post.

 

 

And this is the result from my talented friends......

 

 

And the smiling faces......

 

 

I so appreciate spending time with these ladies....we have one more but she is recuperating from some surgery. I know Margaret will be back to play at our April date. 

 

I sure hope you try this out. Messy but fun and each card is so different. 

 

Thanks for stopping in and and I'll be back on Thursday with another colour Challenge with the Happy Inkin' Blog Hop.

 

Cheers from.....