Horse and Foal on a Watercolour Background by Tracey Dutton
Something different today, as Tracey demonstrated how the diluted Brusho inks can be used to paint a watercolour background for stamping upon. The Horse and foal, whilst being one of our older stamps, is still a firm favourite with our crafting customers. ► Horse and Foal ► Celestial Tree ► Fairy Fir Tree ► Fir […]
Small Dwellings in a Snow Scene by Tracey Dutton
Another lovely snowy scene, perfect for that Christmas Card project. This time Tracey has used our two new fir trees and the Small Dwellings set on a backdrop made on the Gel Press with the Lavinia Stamps exclusive Elements ink pads The New range of Stamps The Elements Premium Dye Ink Pads Moondust Embossing Powders
Foxglove Meadow by Tracey Dutton
We take a walk through a meadow today to discover a wealth of flowers and foliage flanking these lovely foxgloves. On a background created with Versafine Clair ink and PanPastel paints, Tracey embellished the scene with Posca pens and a sprinkling of StarBrights eco-glitter. Music courtesy of bensound.com The Products Used Foxglove set Pound Stamps […]
Making a ZigZag card, Part 4 by Tracey Dutton
For this page, Tracey first stamped a Glow Flower onto part of a page torn from an old book, and after “distressing” the torn edges with Elements Ink, fixed it into place with Bippity Boppity Glue. More foliage and sentiments were stamped directly onto the recycled cotton rag page, before finishing with a stencilled pattern, […]
Making a ZigZag card, Part 3 by Tracey Dutton
For page three of her folding ZigZag card, Tracey continues to put her scrapbooking techniques to good use. The Textured surface of this recycled cotton rag card can take a great deal of liquid, and so the lovely, dappled background was created by taking a “print” off a Gel Press loaded with Elements Inks and […]
Making a ZigZag card, Part 2 by Tracey Dutton
Today Tracey creates the inside cover of her folding ZigZag card using a variety of scrapbooking techniques. The Textured surface of this recycled cotton rag card takes the stamped images beautifully and the frayed, deckled edge gives a fabulous, distressed finish. Tune in here next week when Tracey will tackle two more pages to complete […]
Making a ZigZag card, Part 1
Today sees the first of a four-part project as Tracey creates the cover of a ZigZag card using scrapbooking techniques. The frayed, deckled edge of this recycled cotton rag card gives a fabulous, distressed finish. Tomorrow, she will tackle the inside cover, followed by another two pages next week. The Products Used Lavinia ZigZag Cards […]
Olivia Catches a Dandelion Seed by Tracey Dutton
Once again, Tracey is using stamps from the new July 2022 collection, to create today’s card in which the lovely new fairy, Olivia, is having a delightful time dancing amongst the dandelions and wishing upon their delicate airborne seeds. After stamping the images onto watercolour card, she created the background using Mica-Infused Sprays, over-sprayed with […]
Sticker Stencils and Gilding Flakes by Tracey Dutton
Today Tracey gets out the Sticker Stencils and shows how they can be used to create a simple yet effective card, adding some glittery finishing
