Journal Tutorial for Lindy's Stamp Gang

Hi guys,

I'm here with you today with a special art journal page using Lindy’s Stamp Gang sprays and embossing powders plus a video tutorial.

 


This page combines Flat Fabios, Starburst sprays and embossing powders in beautiful rich jewel shades, using minimal embellishments on the page, adding depth and ambiance from a selection of vibrant punchy colours.




Spraying over chipboard or wooden shapes is a great way to add interesting backgrounds onto layouts and pages which is how I created my background in this project.



Using a simple fine liner pen to draw around the outlines and ink splats really transforms and enhances the look of the page.

I used embossing powders on top of stenciled gesso which gives an extra dimension and luster to the finish.
 




I’ve made a step-by-step video so you can see the whole process and try out these ideas at home. Enjoy!

Hugs,

Step by Step Card Background Tutorial

Hi everyone,

I hope you are feeling fab and creative. I have a step by step for you today in which I create a card background using multi colour embossing technique ie. using a selection of powders on one project.

I really love the vintage shades that turned out on this card, which would be great for masculine recipients!

Step 1: I used a page out of an old book page for backing paper and then applied a 3D texture gel through a stencil with a palette knife tool. You could also use a heavy (thick) acrylic paint. This creates texture and gives a sticky surface for the embossing powders to stick to.

Step 2: I added pinches of three different embossing powders ; Heather, Oceanic and Champers, into the wet gel.

Step 3: I moved the paper around to enable the powders to cover the gel then shook any excess powder off.


Step 4: To melt the powders I used a heat tool which also helps to dry the gel .

To finish, I inked the edges and areas on the paper with black and blue ink pads, added die cut stars, trim, alpha stickers and highlighted  around the card with a white pen.

Thanks for reading and stay creative!

xxx

New Autumn Weekend Workshops

Hi guys,

Autumn weekend of workshops in Scotland! I'll be teaching two brand new classes on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd October at Papeterie Crafts, Aberdeen. For booking / info please email me at powderblue397@hotmail.com.

 

3D scene workshop - A project with 3D elements in every aspect!

 

Winter Wonder canvas - A frosty themed canvas full of mixed media textures and Prima blooms, ready to personalise with your own photo.

I'll also be teaching workshops throughout Autumn at various shops around the UK!

Saturday 2nd / Sunday 3rd September - Loobi Crafts - Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

Saturday 7th October - The Artistic Stamper - Faversham, Kent

Saturday 14th October - The Mulberry Bush - Thatcham, Berkshire

Saturday 21st / Sunday 22nd October - Prima Weekend - Papeterie Crafts, Aberdeen, Scotland

Saturday 4th November - Amelia's Creative Crafts - Studley, Warwickshire

Saturday 22nd November - Craftstation - Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

Hope to see some of you there :) 

Warm hugs

xxx

Totally Tropical Tag

Hi my lovelies,

I hope you've been enjoying your Summer so far! I'm with you today to share my project for June's challenge theme on the WOW! embossing blog, which is coincidentally Summer ;)

My texture rich tag is filled with bright tropical colours, summer flowers, WOW! goodies and a fabulously cute wooden flamingo

 

The base of the tag consists of layers of die cut shapes which I had accumulating in my craft storage.
I lightly brushed areas with a soft matte medium and sprinkled Emerald City embossing glitter to highlight.

I prepped the wooden flamingo by painting with acrylic, drying and then tapping the WOW clear ink pad over the surface. Next I pinched applied Sweet Cheeks, Yum Yum Yum Bubblegum and Fluro Magenta embossing powders which I then melting with a heat tool.

Inside the oval chipboard frame I used some Clarabelle Sparkles glitter which I adhered with glue applied into the centre recess with a paint brush. I used the same process on soe of the flowers using Salsa emissing glitter, which adds a little texture to them along with definition. Very simple but it looks great just to add a little bling onto projects!

Products used:

Sparkles glitter:
Clarabelle

Embossing powders:
Emerald City
Salsa

Sweet Cheeks
Yum Yum Bubblegum
Fluro Magenta

Warm hugs

WOW Journalling | Fears Conspire

Hello crafty friends,

I hope you're all doing well. It's been a long time no see, eh? 

Over on the WOW embossing blog this month we have the theme of journaling and memories and as
I'd had a longing to do some journaling recently this brief fitted perfectly and allowed me to scratch my creative itch, so to speak.

So my page is a rather atmospheric affair which was inspired by one of my favourite songs and the reality of worries and fears. The beauty of journaling I find, is channeling fears and worries onto a page and giving them a creative outlet. 

The monochromatic colour scheme worked well with the general theme of the page adding in some small areas of metallic embossing powders lifted it just the right amount. 

I used Melt It powder, Ebony black embossing powder and silicone heart mould to create the embellishment which is incorporated into the photo with cotton trailing out from underneath onto the following pages, entangled with words.

Perissa thick embossing powder adds a texture around the photo and in loops of gathered cotton.

The Go Figure numbers stamp has been stamped with black ink around the edges of the page, then stenciled over with a number design and light texture paste. I added Champers and Ebony black embossing powder on top of the wet paste then melted to give metallic sheen.

xxx

 

Spring Egg Shrine | Favourite Embossing Techniques

Hi everyone,

Hope you are well. My latest project takes on the theme of the month over on the WOW! blog, which is favourite embossing techniques. I have showcased a couple of mine in this Spring themed egg shrine, complete with the sweetest tiny bird and nest. Read on to find out what they are!

The project started out with a plain papier mache egg decoration which I attached to a 3D metal cake mould tin via a cotton reel.

I glued a selection of paper flowers on top of the egg, then added flowers and painted all with chalk paint. For my first favourite technique I stamped a honeycomb design stamp from WOW!'s Hearts & Twine set with the Ultra Slow Drying clear ink pad, sprinkled with Clear Gloss embossing powder then melted with a heat tool.

Next I sprayed gold mica spray ink over to create a resist effect with the clear embossing on the surface of the egg. Into the the wet spray I added Rose Gold embossing powder onto the top of the egg and melted to give texture and contrast to the flowers.

The tin has been painted with the same chalk paint as used on the egg then decorated with a cluster of flowers around the base. To highlight the flowers I  used Fairy Tale and Rose Gold powders to give shimmer and natural looking highlights.

And a peek inside....





What's your favourite embossing technique? I'd love to know!

xoxo

Sea Life Tag | Lindy's Stamp Gang guest feature + video

Hi everyone,

Welcome! Today I am very excited to be a special feautred guest designer on the Lindy’s Stamp Gang blog. I’ve created a mixed media tag with some marine vibes incorporating Lindy's sprays and Magicals powders.

By using a bare wooden tag with the Magical powders and water creates a wonderful stain into the woodgrain and gives a great base for the project.

I have had fun with some re-purposing on the tag, using pieces of metal (shell and seahorses) from old pairs of earrings which I covered in gesso and Lindy’s sprays.

For some texture I used tulle net material and a transparent 3D gel medium mixed with Cotton Candy Pink Magical powder which lets the color show through beautifully.


You can see the tag being created right here in this video tutorial!

Lindy’s Products
Magicals: Blue Hawaiian Blue, Pop Rock Purple, Merci Beaucoup Mint and Cotton Candy Pink
Flat Fabio Sprays:  Merci Beaucoup Mint and Cape Cod Coral 
Starburst Sprays: Cosmopolitan Pink, Clam Bake Beige, and Kissin’ Kenickie Coral

Other Products
3D gloss gel, Pearl beads, Gesso, Sisal and Tulle net material

 Have a fab day

xxx

 

Spring Sparkles card

Hello everyone!


I'm sharing a quick and simple Spring inspired card today filled with bright fresh colours and some added bling with WOW! Sparkles glitter and embossing powder.

I started off by applying soft gel medium to the edges of the card which I then covered with Pumpkin Spice Sparkles glitter to create a blingy border frame and to add some definition.

I've kept the back ground of the card relatively simple with a layer of gesso spread over patterned to give a white washed look and then stamped with the honeycomb stamp from the Heart & Twine set.

Some gesso and glitter makes a big difference to paper flowers!

To embellish I've used a selection of flowers, feather and resin embellishment which I created with WOW Melt-it powder, which I made by mixing 1tbsp tablespoon of Melt-It powder with 1tsp of Avocado embossing powder in a foil tin and then melting the powders together. Once melted I poured the liquid into WOW's feather silicone mould to create a resin embellishment. To finish I added some glue on the tip of the feather and sprinkled with Seahorse glitter to co-ordinate with the real feather which it nestles alongside.



Hope you enjoyed a quick simple Spring card!

Warm hugs
xxx

New Workshops for 2017

Hello my lovelies,

I hope you're feeling well and inspired. I'm really excited for today's post, which has taken a long time coming lol. I'm finally  able to share my new workshop projects for 2017 with you all! These projects have had a lot of love, work and soul put into them over the past two months and I'm really pleased how they have all come together.  There are six new Prima classes and one new WOW! class, combining lots of new techniques and products.

I've also created a video to showcase the projects in more detail below.

I hope you like them as much as I do. I'd love to know what you think!

Hugs

xxx

It Will Show You The Way Altered Box

Hi crafty friends!

I hope you are well and feeling creative. My post today features plenty of bling and shine with this cute box / card combo I created using WOW's new Sparkles glitter.

My substrate was just a plain old gift box I'd saved which I painted with chalk paint. I used Peppermint Stick glitter over stenciling details and added a touch of Perissa embossing powder onto the stones which surround the flowers.

Adding pink and a deep purple inks into the glitter gives a tint and a more blended, softer look to the Sparkles.

Open the box to find a micro greeting card inside! The card is decorated with a heart covered in both Peachy Keen and Prom Queen Sparkles glitter . I softened the heart outline with stones and the Perissa embossing powder which was used on the front of the box.
 

 

I stamped the sides of the box with the lines and brush strokes stamps from WOW's new release Wall Art set. I think they work really well together, creating an almost basket weave pattern.

See how the glitter lifts everything? Just by added small touches of it here and there makes a big difference to projects!


I hope you're inspired to give WOW's Sparkles a try and  don't forget to join in the challenge on the blog!

Warm hugs,

xxx

WOW! 2017 Release Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends!

Today is a very exciting day.... it's time for a WOW! embossing blog hop, where we are celebrating the new releases for 2017. And boy, they are exciting!

created my card using the new Wall Art, Hearts & Twine stamp sets, Sparkles glitter and gorgeous new embossing powders.

The blingy Sparkles glitter (in Celebration and Coral Beach) works perfectly accenting areas of projects. Here I've used them around a die cut circle and under a piece of acetate.

For the focal point, I stamped the smaller heart from the Hearts & Twine set and adhered glass micro beads into the centre. I then sprayed with a mica spray and added pinches of embossing powders (Champers, Rose Gold, Perissa, Sand Dune and Copacabana) into the wet surface before melting and drying with a heat tool. 


Don't forget to check out the WOW! website to see the range of new products along with stockist information on how to get your hands on the new products.

Blogs

WOW! Embossing PowderBlog

Laurence Colling

Victoria Petrenko

Susanne Rose

Tania Ahmed

Martha Lucia

Sarah Jackman Read

Fran Westmoreland >>> You are here!

Where to Buy:

UK Shop

US Shop

Good luck!!

xxx 

Winter/Spring 2017 Workshops

Hey everyone!

I hope everything is well with you guys. It's been a while since I was here hasn't it - I promise I'm still in the on the planet haha! It has been a very busy time here with a lot of exciting things on the go behind the scenes, hence my absence.

The start of my 2017 workshops begins at the end of January along with a host of other dates and I can't wait to be getting my apron dirty once again!


Saturday January 28th - The Mulberry Bush - Thatcham

 Saturday February 4th - Loobi Crafts - Leighton Buzzard

Saturday February 11th - Amelia's Creative Crafts - Studley

Saturday 18th March - The Artistic Stamper - Faversham

Saturday 22nd April - That's Crafty - Romford, Essex

Details tbc

29th / 30th April - Prima Weekend Retreat - Papeterie Crafts - Aberdeen

Would love to see you if you can make one!

Big hugs

xxx