Birthday Bunnies for Steph

Hi Everyone! I've taken a break from Christmas Cards to make a birthday card for a very special crafty friend I've got to know over the past year. She puts masses of time and effort into her crafting and is the Queen of Mass Production. She is Steph from Steph Made It For You.

For her card I used some unused stash (she'll be proud of me!) and coloured them with my Gansai Tambi paints which she gave me as she didn't get on with them - amazingly kind!

I started by die cutting a piece of Hahnemuhle water colour card using my largest SSS stitched rectangle. This water colour card is really thick and I'm so glad I found it in a nearby Art Shop as I love it. I then stamped the marching bunnies and sentiment onto it with Archival Ink using the MISTI. As it was an unused stamp, I knew it would require repeated stampings.

I then got painting with my Gansai Tambi paints. These are lovely, and I find they are best used quite watery and if you build up the layers - it's all about the layers! I wanted to use some nice bright colours as whenever I see a marching band they have nice bright uniforms. Once it was dry, I mounted it onto an A2 (US) card base in grey.

I hope you have a fantastic day Steph and here's to more of your marvellous videos in 2017!

Here is a list of the main supplies used to make this card. I have signed up to affiliate links on some products (at present only through Simon Says Stamp). If you purchase any item after clicking on an affiliate link, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support the running costs of my blog and your support is much appreciated. 

Hahnemuhle Watercolour Paper 300gsm 25 x 32.5cm 40 Sheets

MFT Strike up the Band

Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black

My Sweet Petunia - MISTI Mini

Simon Says Stamp SHAPES WITH STITCHES SetSS160 In Stitches

Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 pan set

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Thank you so much for taking the time to pop by, it really is much appreciated :) 

PS Apologies for the lack of better pictures. It is incredibly dark here at the moment and added to that, my camera has decided to pack it in, so I am photographing on the iPad. I am hoping it can be fixed or if not I can get a replacement as I am desperate to try out my new video arm set up that I got for my birthday!

Bonne Annee - Digital Stamps from Steph

Hi Everyone! I'm back to share the last of the hops to celebrate Steph's Digital Stamps. We're moving from Christmas to New Year with Bonne Annee!

I started by adding my sentiment to a Word document, and next to it I added another digi stamp that I got free with an issue of Simply Cards and Papercraft (it's by 2CuteInk). I changed the layout of my document to landscape and selected it to print at 4x6 inches, which was approximately the size of my piece of Neenah.

I positioned and resized the images on the Word document and then printed it out. First time I've done it onto a smaller card and it worked! I then die cut it out with my Sunshine borders die from WPlus9.

I coloured my penguin in with Copic markers and added some shading to the sentiment. I took one of the pages of my Sugar Pea It's a Celebration paper pad and added it onto the back of an A2 card base (US size).

I added the card panel on top with foam tape and then I decided that since the enamel dots that I have matched the colours of the background paper really well, I'd go to town and add some. I have to say on the first try, they are lovely and it's likely I will get them all :)

I love how this turned out. Digital stamps are great for mass producing, so with a few French speaking friends, I shall be using this again.

Here is a list of the supplies I used on this card. I have signed up to affiliate links on some products (at present only through Simon Says Stamp). If you purchase any item after clicking on an affiliate link, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps to support the cost of running my blog and your support is much appreciated :)

Steph Made It For You DIGITAL STAMP - Bonne Annee - French stamp - Tampon francais	*Neenah Classic Crest **110 LB** SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	Copic Markers	WPlus9 Sunshine Layers Die	It's a Celebration Paper Pad	A4 Super Smooth White Card - 250gsm - 100 Sheets	Tonic Studios Maxi Guillotine	Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
Martha Stewart Mini Scoreboard	Ranger GLACIER WHITE Enamel Accents GAC48978	Ranger LEMON TWIST Enamel Accents GAC48930	Ranger BLUE RIBBON Enamel Accents GAC48862	Ranger PINK GUMBALL Enamel Accents GAC48954

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Steph's stamps are really reasonably priced and very versatile in what you can create with them. You can find them in her Etsy shop. 

For a chance to win this BONNE ANNEE digistamp, please leave a comment below and on the other posts in the hop by 14th November 23:59 (UK time) - the more you comment on the greater your chance of winning! Steph will announce the winners on her blog soon after.

Please hop along to my other crafty friends who also have lots of inspiration for what you can do with these stamps:

Lisa





Ruth - You Are Here!

Steph

Bonnes Fetes - Digital Stamps from Steph

I know it's Hallowe'en, but today I'm sharing with you another of Steph's new digital stamps. We're sticking with the theme of Christmas with Bonnes Fetes - Season's Greetings.

I added my digital stamp to a Word document and calculated where it would be on the edge of the paper and printed it out on thick white card. I then trimmed it down to a card panel of 4.25 x 5.5 inches, in landscape format. 

I die cut my little trees using my Lawn Fawn tree border die that I won in a giveaway from the lovely Gemma Ramsay. 

I decided I wanted a night sky to contrast with the white of the snow border. I took a piece of scrap watercolour card which was big enough to cover most of where the border wouldn't on an A2 (US size) card base.

  I used Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire, Blueprint Sketch and Seedless Preserves. I then decided that it would be great if Santa were flying by on his sleigh, so I heat embossed him onto the sky - it's usually best to do this before to save the embossing powder sticking where it shouldn't if the panel isn't quite dry, but I think it gives it a bit of a haze - lol!

I then added some waterdrops and dried them off with a paper towel, and then took some Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen in Crystal Clear and Moonlight and added some splatters, along with some white Gansai Tambi paint.

I attached it to the card base with some double sided tape, then added the tree border on top with foam tape.

  It's bright, cheery and festive! 

Here is a list of the supplies I used on this card. I have signed up to affiliate links on some products (at present only through SimonSays Stamp). If you purchase any item after clicking on an affiliate link, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps to support the cost of running my blog and your support is much appreciated :)

Steph Made It For You DIGITAL STAMP - Bonnes Fetes - French Stamp - Tampon francais digital	A4 Super Smooth White Card - 250gsm - 100 Sheets	WHSmith Watercolour Paper 12 Sheets - Art, Craft and Hobbies	WOW! Bright White Embossing Powder	Versamark Watermark Ink	Docrafts Papermania Pink Heat Tool	Mini Distress Ink Pad - All Colours	Ink Blending Tool Mini - Tim Holtz
Forest Border Lawn Cut	Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine	Tonic Studios Maxi Guillotine

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Steph's stamps are really reasonably priced and very versatile in what you can create with them. You can find them in her Etsy shop. 

For a chance to win this BONNE ANNEE digistamp, please leave a comment below and on the other posts in the hop by 7th November 23:59 (UK time) - the more you comment on the greater your chance of winning! Steph will announce the winners on her blog soon after.

Please hop along to my other crafty friends for more inspiration.

Lisa

Ruth - You are Here

Steph

Thank you so much for visiting today :)