Showing posts with label Prima paints. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prima paints. Show all posts

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Stampotique Challenge 'Put a Bug On It'

Here's my contribution to Stampotique Designer's Challenge 'Put a Bug On It!' . 

Soooo as my range of stamps is inundated with all things nature, that wasn't a difficult theme for me. I had a pocket letter swap lined up with my team mate Tera Calihan and so merged the two themes together (that way I could decide whether to use it for last weeks challenge Mail Art or this insect one.

This is my first Pocket Letter...I'm not sure how others go about making these, but I fancied linking all the panels together, image wise, so I placed all the cards on to the table as they would appear in the display sleeve, leaving slight gaps (as you can see below on the finished piece) and totally covered them all with watercolour. I then sourced all the stamps that might possibly work together well and went stamping crazy!!!!




Here's the list of all the stamps I used...all by me, Jo Capper-Sandon at STAMPOTIQUE ORIGINALS.





I highlighted areas using my favourite white pen (Pentel) such as the Symphony Scroll stamped images and extra dots , coloured in the flower centres and did a bit of doodling.

The photographs I've used here are out of their pocket letter clear sleeve as there was too much reflection going on, but you get the idea of how it would have appeared.

I hope this will perhaps inspire you into taking part in this weeks challenge. It runs over in to next week too so you have a week and a half still left. And at the end of the month if you've entered you will be in with a chance to win a $30 gift certificate so you too could add to your collection.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

TWO cards today... 'Quiet' and todays challenge piece at Stampotique

*Those of you looking for my Stampotique #250 challenge piece, its a few images further down on this post*


Well I've been busy crafting and stamping again. Really enjoying it Last night I had a play around with a few stamps from my range at Stampotique and posted a few photos on to the Stampotique Originals Facebook page, thinking I'll upload them on to my blog this morning as it was too late last night. THEN...I saw the Stampotique Challenge theme #250 out this morning  'BUTTERFLIES, FLOWERS AND ALL THINGS GARDEN'.  ...darn....if only I'd held back a few hours from Facebook. Don't you just hate it when that happens and you pre-empt a challenge by a few hours...Of course, this means I'm unable to enter this first piece in to the challenge (I think the theming would have been ok...its isnt butterflies but its flowers and garden with a few bees thrown in for good measure...)

I used -

Prima Tropical Watercolours
Glimmer Mist spray - Marigold
Black embossing powder 






So thats the first item...


Second up today is a total contrast to the above...a quick make for Stampotique Designer;s Challenge #250 hosted by Jackie Payne- BUTTERLIES, FLOWERS AND ALL THINGS GARDEN using Small Butterfly and Papillon (which is Butterfly in French...also the name of  our house.)

I used-


Prima Tropical Watercolours
Stazon





You can imagine how quick and easy this card is to make. Stamp stamp stamp (x quite a few) the butterfly, add some watercolour dabs, stand it upright so it runs downwards, stamp and add the Papillon text, fix to card stock that I inked a little around the edges. Da-daah.




Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Stampotique Challenge theme #249 - 'Man Up'

This weeks Stampotique Designer's Challenge (SDC #249)  is 'Man Up' hosted by DT member Carol Fox , who says pretty much anything goes as long as its male based. 

I've very few male images in my collection...not sure why, but I did discover this one by stamp artist Kira Nichols at Stampotique- Sick Kitty #4006 .......... which really reminds me of my husband when he has
  'man flu' ....heehee



I drew in a light fitting  (complete with moths)  and hand wrote the 'get well soon' along the edge of the bed.



All the colour is from my Tropical set of Prima paints which I adore.


Thought it would make a change to add a bit of colour to the inside of the card.




Ughh! 


Hope you like it...thanks for visiting.



Thursday, June 09, 2016

My parcel of Prima paints has arrived...and I love them


My parcel arrived today from A Sprinkle of Imagination, a shop in Yorkshire that I discovered online in my search for Prima Watercolours. I still had some birthday money to spend given to me from my Dad (yaaay) and after a brief conversation on FB with Kassa Hayselden (doesnt take me long to decide) I knew they would be perfect for a few things I have lined up plus just to paint for leisure too when I ever go away- although I'll probably have to buy some more by then as is ages away before we'll be venturing off anywhere.

Treated myself to the three sets of Prima watercolours, 3 stencils and some tape.(the white flowery thing in the corner is a cushion its all resting on!)



I only intended to have a quick dabble and colour Stampotique's Big Bee using the Decadent Pies set, but ended up making it into a tag. 



The paint sets dont come with a brush but I have one or two I can use here so thats handy. The paints are fab to work with. Creamy and smooth, not washy.


Ended up adding Abstract Foliage, Dandelion Duo and Symphony Scroll along with a Tim Holtz layering stencil from my new bits and bobs called Typo.


Need to test out my other two sets now.  Its great having new craft items to open. Its been a while since thats happened.