Sense of Time

Sense of Time is one of those retired stamp sets I often use.  To show you versatility of this stamp, or any other stamp with similar images, I've put this post together for you to inspire the use of different techniques.

Polished stone is such an effective technique for stunning backgrounds...


Pale Plum and More Mustard are the colours used on this card.  The images are stamped on in Stayz-on.

Same colours but much darker...

This one was a bit over powering with the Perfect Plum and More Mustard so I put a sheet of vellum over the top...

There are many embossing techniques and this one is purrrfect for a clock - layer upon layer of clear gives that shiny glass look, a watch face has.


I often leave off the greeting simply so that I am not tied down and can use for any occasion.

 Then there is chalking 

I love chalking.  It is so soft and the tones one can get... love it.

and a touch of distressing to create this look...

A little vintage on this one, with the stamping in black - Baroque Motifs is the flourish in the background with ink pad drag on the card edges.

A closer look shows how randomly I chalked the clock/watch face with greens, yellow and lighter blues.

Made for a dear work colleague, the clock is chalked and clear embossed to again resemble a clock face, the background crimped after it was stamped.

With the launch of the new catalogue and all the new stamping sketches, don't forget to pull out a retired set occasionally and rediscover why you fell in love with it in the first place.

Thank you for visiting, stay warm and keep crafting.
Love

Masculine Cards - By the Tide Faux Polished Stone

By the Tide is a wonderful versatile set including coral, shell, seahorse, fish and more. Combined with hand made backgrounds (which can also be used in scrapbooking) this set can be used simply and stunningly.  Male cards are thought to be difficult to make, but the below examples show how easy it is - By the Tide Wood Mount 129117 / Clear Mount 129120

Betty made this beautiful card using the Faux Polished Stone Technique. Click HERE to learn how to do this marvellous technique.

This looks like a fossil dug up from the depth, I just love this card and the finish Betty achieved.

My card is not nearly as spectacular, but I embossed the Cherry Cobbler mat with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder 119976 and on my Faux Polished Stone background I embossed in Early expresso, Cherry Cobbler and Tangerine Tango for the majestic sea horses.

Marina Mist, Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler matting.

 A closer view of the embossing, ribbon button and of course the greeting...

I am really loving the Bitty Banner dies 129267 and Itty Bitty Banners stamp set WM132022/CM126257.

More ideas using this gorgeous set are in my next post so be sure to check it out.

Thanks for stopping by
Stay warm and happy crafting.

Backgrounds - Polished Stone

This is a lovley marbled effect for a background.  The blending and various tones of colour, one can achieve, are magical and this background is one I personally like to emboss images onto.

Upsy Diasy powder embossed in white and mounted on Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist (embossed in Vintage Wallpaper 120175) and Crumb Cake

Materials :- 

glossy card stock, one or two re-inkers for the backgound, shimmer paint, Rubbing Alcohol,cotton balls and stamp set

Method:-

Step 1 Wet cotton ball liberally with rubbing alcohol

Step 2 dot re-inkers on cotton ball with a couple of small drops of shimmer paint (I use a tooth pick to dot the paint onto the cotton ball)

Step 3 randomly dab the cotton ball over the card stock

Step 4 with a twisting motion randomly dab over the card filling in the white areas until you get the desired effect

Step 5 stamp or emboss image onto background once card is dry

Step 6 cut card to size and assemble project.

The shimmer paint gives the background a mica fleck and a shimmer all over.  I just love using the SU shimmer paints and any colour works well.

Sense of Time is another purrrfect stamp set to use with this technique.  The colours used here were Perfect Plum, More Mustard and Pumpkin Pie with one being a lot darker than the other...



 
This is such an effective background, I hope you enjoy trying it out.  I sure will be using it again.
Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting,