WLS March #2 - Wildlife

Good Morning everyone

Time for some mid way inspiration for We Love Stamping with the theme this month

WILDLIFE

I have lots of stamps suitable for this theme but decided to go with an old pink ink one that hasn't been used in a while - this magnipheasant pheasant and stamped a feathery background for him too

8x8" card made from dark green cardstock and nesting dies.

I cut a smaller die from Ivory linen card and using my ombre ink pads stamped the feathers all over it, this i then die cut into frames using the same nesting dies - just because i can and it adds interest and breaks up the solid background.  The outside frame i adhered with 2mm foam tape, the next size down with 1mm foam tape and the middle section i adhered flat.  The green of the backing card peaks through which helps frame and draw the eye to the pheasant.

I then stamped the pheasant onto the same ivory linen cardstock.  Many of you know I dislike colouring in, so this time I decided to use the same ombre inkpads I used to stamp the feathers and small blending brushes and just picked up the colours on the brushes and blended onto the image....I was quite pleased with the outcome and was soooooo much quicker, of course in this case it helped with open areas and nothing too technical to pick out and the linen card adds texture! I added some white gel pen highlights and cut him out.

I stamped some larger feathers from an old SU set, cut out and added these behind him.  I adhered him into place with pinflair glue gel.

Stamped the greeting from the set with brown ink, cut out, matted onto some of the green card and added.

A close up on Mr Pheasant

As the nesting die set I used is round and I didn't want it rocking I cut a small sliver off the bottom of the back panel so it stands up straight.  This works well and then doesn't affect the aesthetic of the front

Just showing the ombre ink pads i used, ive had these for years and years, must be 8+ and they are so useful.  They have a lever that you click when you want to use them so they join together and then when you are finished before storing you unclick it and they separate so that the inks don't bleed together - very clever really.  Ive used them quite alot so they are now beginning to run out a bit and sadly I don't think you can get them any more.  A Co-incidence but i used the brown one of my first card for this months wildlife theme too.

Items Used:

Pink Ink designs

Stampin up 'fine feathers'

Creative Craft nesting dies 'stretched circles'

Kaleidacolor ink pads 'carribean sky, cappuccino delight & desert heat'

Unbranded nesting dies

CraftUk ltd ivory linen card

dark green card

White gel pen

We have lovely wildlife themed prize from aall&create this month

So hop over to We Love Stamping to join in, if wildlife isn't your thing we always have the anything goes option as long as you use stamping 

Thank you for stopping by once again.  Its scary how fast the weeks are passing at the moment. I hope you are having a good month of March. Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-134-no-design-paper.html

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https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-challenge-85-anything-goes.html - fur or feathers

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https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2026/03/neglected-stuff-march-2026-challenge.html - pink ink pheasant stamp  & stampin up feather stamps not used in a few years

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https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-187-birds-andor-bees.html

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https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-103.html

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https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-tb-challenge.html

 

WLS Sept#1 - Cute

Good Morning everyone

Time for a new challenge over at We Love Stamping where the theme this month is 

CUTE

So right out of my comfort zone , if cute is not for you, you can always go with the anything goes option as long as you use stamping

Looking through my stamps I don't have many that are cute, but found this cute mouse image that a friend had stamped and sent to me which is called Ballerina Mouse by Pink Ink designs.  I thought it would be ok for my niece Charlottes birthday.

6x6" card which I made from acetate.  After colouring the mouse with alcohol markers i went searching for a paper and found this one with rainbow tones which also picked out the pinks, purples and blues in the colouring.  I folded it and adhered inside the acetate card so that is shows through. 

I die cut a frame from teal and white card and added to the front with foam tape, i die cut circles from the same colours and adhered flat in the middle, to this I added the mouse on a 'wobbler' so she dances around.  I then computer printed the sentiments die cut into fishtail banners and added to the front with glue gel.

2 pink glossy hearts added to the sentiments and glitter glue added to the wings to finish.

(After finishing and looking at it a while I realised that if I had thought it through I would have cut the backing paper so the circles were more even on each side.... which I could have done as it was a 12x12 paper but Im sure my niece won't even notice that)

The wobbler gives lots of dimension

Whenever I make an acetate card and added a paper insert, i will always add the frames and such to the front first as i then add the glue behind these to hold the insert in place, therefore no glue shows through the acetate.

Charlotte decided she wanted a recorder for her birthday so we all needed ear plugs! lol 

Items Used:

Pink ink stamp 'ballerina mouse'

Spellbinders and MFT circle dies

Fancy square nesting dies

MFT fishtail banner dies

Alcohol makers

Make & Create Patterned paper (the works)

hunkydory acetate

CraftUk ltd white linen card

Jellybean teal pearl card

Wobbler

Heart gel stickers  

We have this fabulous prize of house mouse stamps this month kindly supplied by oakwood so hop over to We Love Stamping to join in and be in with a chance of winning.  Get as creative as you can with your stamping and have fun.

Thank you all for stopping by once again. Crafty hugs Emmax

 

WLS Aug #2 Flowers - foxgloves

Good Morning everyon

Time with our mid month inspiration for We Love Stamping where the theme is 

FLOWERS

So a nice easy theme this month, but we always have the anything goes option too as long as you use stamping

Ive made a little wall hanging picture using strong printed acetate from Stamperia as the base

A5 size. I first did the background which you can see below with photos.

I then stamped the Pink Ink foxgloves onto white card, watercoloured with derwent inktense penciils and cut out.  I also stamped bee using a stamp set from chocolate baroque and cut out, I did all the stamping using purple ink so its softer than black.

I stamped the sentiment using a paperartsy JFOY cut out and adhered with pinflair glue gel.

From green brusho coloured card I die cut memory box pine foliage border twice, off set and added to the bottom so it looks like the foxgloves are growing out of it. To finish i punched holes and set green eyelets in the top and threaded with green waxed cotton so it can be hung up

The printed acetate has a lovely shine to it and adds a different texture 

I gave the foxgloves and pine border a coat of mod podge to seal them

I first cut the printed acetate to A5 size and rounded the corners with my WRMK corner chomper - I did this so that less chance of injury as its very stiff and corners quite sharp if caught.

I then added torn strips of washi tape here and there - this aall&create tape has similar tones in purples, teal and green.  Then stencilled on foliage in a vintage white matt acrylic paint this helped to break up all the glossy shine from the solid acetate.  I then stencilled on smaller foliage with green and fuchsia dora paint which has a beautiful shimmer to it.  I added some green acrylic paint across the bottom where the foxgloves would be growing out from.  

To finish I edged the whole panel with fuchsia dora paint to frame it 

This is the acetate before use  - clear prints from Stamperia range 'Sleeping Beauty'

Items Used

Stamperia 'Clear prints' 'Sleeping beauty' SBA410

Pink Ink Designs stamp set 'flourishing foxglove'

Paperartsy JOFY stamp set 'jofy14'

Chocolate baroque stamps 'honey bee'

Memory box die - pine edge (very old)

Foliage stencils

Plaid folkart matt acrylic paints

Cadence dora paint - fuschia, green

Derwent inktense pencils

aall&create washi tape #50

ranger stickles 'twinkle'

versafine clair ink 'Monarch'

Mod podge matt

Our prize this month is a fabulous £25 voucher for Personal Impressions which have lots of fabulous goodies to tempt you with

So do hop over to We Love Stamping to join in and have a chance of winning the prize

Thank you for stopping by once again.  I hope you all have a good week. Emma

Id love to enter the following:

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2025/08/ellibelles-garden-party-no-6-anything.html

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https://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/addicted-to-stamps-and-more-challenge.html

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https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025-stencil-fun-challenge.html - I have used 2 different foliage/leaf stencils 

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https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/beautiful-blossoms-challenge-anything.html

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https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025-challenge.html

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https://paper-rocks-scissors.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-7-challenge.html  - used scissors to cut out the foxgloves and bees

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https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2025/08/august-challenge.html - bees

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https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-830.html - beginning with B - Blooms & Bees 

 

July #2 Sun, sea & sand

Good Morning everyone

Mid way through July so time for another post for We love stamping where the theme is 

SUN, SEA &/OR SAND

We always have the anything goes option as long as you use stamping as the main elements.

So plenty of options to go with.  Last time I went with more of a seaside image, this time i have gone deep under the sea using this lovely octopus stamp from Pink Ink.

8x6" white card base.  I first created a background with green brushos and pixie powders, once it was dry i stamped the octopus and turtles onto it using navy blue ink and cut them out, i used a paint pen to add details to the octopus for his suckers etc.. I stamped the shells onto scraps of inked papers and cut out.

As Im trying to use up old papers I found an old bobunny pad with a beach theme - I took a white paper with blue foil printed seaside words and inked over the top with blue distress inks so it looked more water like than the stark white it was - the foiling resisted the ink.  I took a sandy printed paper and torn along the top edge, i added this over the water and matted them onto navy card and then the base card.  

I then added the octopus, turtles and shells with pinflair glue gel. 

Sadly the photos don't pick up the shimmer of the mica in the octopus, but it is lovely when the light hits it and the blue foiled words in the background

Items Used:

Pink Ink designs stamp 'pinky inky'

Bobunny paper pad (ancient) 'boradwalk'

Brusho powders - lime, seagreen, emerald green

Cosmic shimmer pixie powders - red and peacock

Distress Inks tumbled glass, cracked pistachio, salty ocean

Posca white & pastel paint pens

The prize this month is this beautiful set from Lisa Horton

so do hop over to We love stamping to join in 

If the sun, sea & sand theme isn't for you then we always have the anything stamping goes, show us how creative you can be with a stamped image, outline digi-stamps also accepted.

I can't believe how fast July is going and next week we will be into the school holidays once again! Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/2025/06/479.html - in the water theme

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https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/07/neglected-stuff-july-2025-challenge.html - paper pad 8+ yrs old, stamp 4+ both not used in ages

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https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/07/inspiration-station-challenge-july-2025.html - inspired by the sand, sea and green

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https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-96.html

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JUNE #2 Close to nature

Good Morning everyone

Mid way through the month so time for more inspiration for We love stamping

This months theme is 

CLOSE TO NATURE

or we always have the anything goes option as long as you use stamps

I decided to use the same shape circular dies as my first card and dug out an old Pink Ink Design stamp set with this lovely badger and dog rose stamps

Card size approx 8x8" I made my base card from 2 pieces of white card die cut with the largest die and joined with a hinge at the top.  I then added a layer of green background sprayed with cosmic shimmer airless misters, one was pearlescent so it has a subtle shimmer.

I then stamped the badgers out and the floral spray multiple times, watercoloured with derwent inktense pencils and out out.  I adhered 4 floral sprays around the frame with pinflair glue gel, adding a little shape to the leaves, I then slotted the badgers in behind the foliage.  The smaller badger I stamped in grey ink so softer in the background. 

I added a dot of diamond stickles glitter glue to the flower centres for a little touch of sparkle to finish.

I added shape to the big badger with a large ball tool to give him a more rounded look.

Since taking the photos I have cut the whiskers off the smaller badger as they were annoying me - too bulky and distracting as he is supposed to be in the distance - promise it didn't hurt him😀

Showing it stood up.  I trimmed a small amount of the bottom of the back of the card so it stands up nicely

Items Used:

Pink Ink design stamps - fauna series 'Brock'

Creative products dies - stretch circles

Cosmic shimmer airless misters

Derwent inktense pencils

CraftUK ltd A3 white card

Ranger stickles 'diamond'

We have this beautiful stamp as the prize this month supplied by Buddly Crafts

 so

 for a chance to win hop over to We Love Stamping

To join in with your stamped projects.

Thank you for stopping by once again.  I hope you all have a good week. Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2025/06/ccc-99-on-1-june-2025-with-anything.html

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https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-95.html

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https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/06/summer-season-june-2025.html

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https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-126-no-designpaper.html

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https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2025/06/66-summer.html

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https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-110-not-square.html

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