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26 Subscribe to Craft Stamper
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77 All in the Details

Appreciate some of the finer details of this issues projects.
82 Take a Peek
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On the Cover
Retailer Project: The Artistic Stamper p.36
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28 Card Art
Emilia Sieradzan creates beautiful Foamiran flowers for her Card Art makes.
40 Creative Upcycling
Ruth Mescall crafts with a fantastically versatile household material tea!
43 Reader Submission
One of our very talented readers, Carole Dion has created a beautiful poppy tag.
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48 3D Challenge
This issue, six designers altered fab wooden birds by Creativ Company.
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52 Stack the Shelves
We review some beautiful books to inspire and ignite those creative fires!
54 Ready, Set, Stamp!

This issues An Abundance of Nature theme has inspired gorgeously natural
creations.
60 Free Stamp Makes

Tracy Evans and Editor, Trish crafted with this months fab free designs.
64 Stamping Contrasts
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Three talented designers used the Indigo Skies stamp set by Kaisercraft.
70 Masterclass
48
Its a tea-filled issue this month! Riikka Kovasin experiments with a range of
tea techniques.
80 Take It, Make It Challenge Winner

Learn more about our Take It, Make It Challenge winner, Gerrittina van der Ziel.
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6 Mixed Media Magic by Cat Kerr 18
Cat Kerr crafts a selection of exciting dimensional mixed media projects.
10 A Time for Everything by Sarah Anderson

Sarah Anderson treats us to more of her sensational bible journalling.
14 One Ink Pad Challenge by Kath Stewart

Kath Stewart challenges herself to craft using just one colour of ink!
18 Wax Crayon Skull by Tracy Evans

Use old wax crayons to craft your own three dimensional embellishments.
22 FaceBook by Lou Withers

Craft a stunning whimsical altered book using a face template to shape your
book.
32 Nail Varnish Marbling by Trish Latimer

Use nail varnish to create vivid marbled projects with ease.
36 Retailer Project: The Artistic Stamper

The Artistic Stamper designers have created an absolutely sensational range
of works!
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44 Kingdom of Rust by Fran Westmoreland
Craft a whimsical rusty scene using ageing techniques and a mixture of
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Heart Full of Hopes Tag
By Cat Kerr
One of my favourite stamps from the I See You collection is the girls face design, and as soon as I started working on this tag I
knew she would make a perfect focal point. To help her pop from the tag, with so much texture and colour happening behind her, I
decided to keep her white.
Adhere paper onto chipboard, trim edges and then stamp the background with the floral and bee stamps. Add texture to the tag by
using Matte Medium to glue on fabric scraps, string and mini stones. Using a dry brush, dust the tag with white gesso. Water down
Coastal Waters paint and add it to the tag. When dry, add metallic lustre to the raised elements. Adhere chipboard arrows and cover
in metallic lustre. Finish tag by adding the girls face image, additional trim, word stickers and splatters of Magenta paint.
Project: Altered Makes
Magnificent
Mixed Media
Stunning assemblage art to reignite your passion
for mixed media! By Cat Kerr
Materials
Stamps Cat used...
Cat Kerr Mixed Media: Possibilitarian; Yes I can; I See You
Other materials...
Amazing Clear Cast Resin Cardboard arrows
Metallic powder: Bronze Micro beads
Polymer clay Transparency
Watermark ink pad Gold brads
Embossing powder: White Sharpie pen
Rub on text Ranger: Paper Dolls
Glitter Jump rings
Book text Chain/charms
Fibre and fabric scraps
String
Word stickers
Um Wow Studio: Chipboard Tag;
Chipboard Arrows
Meet the Designer,
Mini stones
Cat Kerr DecoArt Media gesso: White
Cat Kerr is an internationally renowned DecoArt Media: Matte Medium
mixed media artist. Her work has DecoArt Metallic Lustre
featured heavily in numerous
DecoArt Media Fluid paint: Magenta
worldwide publications, and she also
teaches many classes, both online Americana Multi Surface paint:
and in the US. Cat appears on the PBS Coastal Waters; Turquoise Water;
TV show, Make it Artsy. She has her Yellow Gold; Black Tie; Blue Green
own line of wonderful stamps and a Grass
fabulous new line stencils created in Relics and Artifacts: Shadowbox
affiliation with StencilGirl Products.
Explore her work online:

www.catkerr.com
www.inthelightofthemoon.blogspot.com Go Shopping!
www.etsy.com/shop/catcreations92a
Cat Kerr stamps and rub ons are available from,
www.etsy.com/shop/catcreations92a
Chipboard elements are available from Um Wow Studio, www.umwowstudio.com
Shadowboxes are available from Sandra Evertson, www.sandraevertson.com
Be Still Pendant
By Cat Kerr
These pendants are fun and easy to make. You can use
any shape bezel and can vary the design depending on
the stamps you use.
Press the clay into the bezel and flatten down. Press the
I believe in the perseverance of possibility stamp into
the clay. Add metallic powder to colour the surface of
the clay. Mix Amazing Clear Cast Resin and add a layer
of the resin to the bezel and leave it to cure for 24 hours.
Stamp the bee design using the watermark ink pad,
cover with white embossing powder and melt with a
heat gun. Add a rub on word to the top of the bee and
cover in another layer of resin to seal and protect. To
finish, add a sprinkle of glitter!
Perspective Shadowbox
By Cat Kerr
Something I often remind myself is its all a matter of perspective.
Add texture to the inside of the shadowbox by gluing on some cardboard, fibre scraps and micro beads. Cover in gesso. Add Gold,
Turquoise and Black paints to the inside of the box. Stamp chart design onto a piece of Transparency. Add holes and brads and glue
in place. Using an old credit card, scrape colour onto the front of the box and splatter on some Blue Grass Green paint. Cover the rest
of the box in cardstock and finish off by adding elements to the front of the box.
Project: Altered Makes
Resin Paper Bracelet

By Cat Kerr
A while ago, I made a huge batch of resin paper. This was just one of the projects I made with it.
Add a non-stick mat to your work surface. Make resin paper by coating paper in Amazing Clear Cast Resin and leaving to cure for
24 hours. I used vintage book paper. Once dry, peel the resin sheet off the non-stick surface and simply cut into desired shapes. One
side will be shiny and the other side will be matte. Stamp your image onto the dull side then add more resin on top of the stamped
image. Whilst the top layer of resin is still wet, sprinkle with glitter and leave to cure. To complete the bracelet; drill holes and
assemble using jump rings and chain.
Understanding the different
properties of PaperArtsys Fresco
Finish Chalk Acrylics has opened
up many more opportunities
to use them in my work. The
translucent paints allow the text
underneath to be read easily so
are perfect for bible art journals
and planners alike.
Project: Bible Journalling
A Time for
Everything
Discover how best to use your PaperArtsy paints
to develop beautiful layers of colour.
By Sarah Anderson
DESIGNER
I
TIP
Re-organise your stash of dont know about you, but I buy paints by colour; the ones that sing to me from the
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk shelf by their shade, or sometimes their evocative name. This usually works out
Acrylics into translucent and fine but PaperArtsys Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics arent all created equal; some
semi-opaque/opaque. It may are translucent, some semi-opaque and others opaque. I have been meaning to get to
just transform your use of grips with this knowledge for a while and a workshop with Jo Firth-Young gave me the
these paints; it certainly perfect opportunity. In the workshop we used a number of opaque paints, which give
has for me! good solid colour coverage, and layered some of them with translucent paints, which
changed their colour depending on what they were painted onto.
After the workshop I went home, re-organised my chalk acrylics by property, and had a
play with the translucent ones in my bible. Painting over the whole page, including text,
in a bible, is popular in bible art journalling circles at the moment but I like to still be
able to read the words. Using translucent chalk acrylics not only allows this, but forms
a fabulous base for stamping on, and the ink doesnt bleed through to the other side!
Materials
Stamps Sarah used...
PaperArtsy: Ink and the Dog Clocks plate 2; 6
IndigoBlu: Collectors Edition Number 4 Numbers
Meet the Designer,
Other materials...
Sarah Anderson
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic VersaFine ink: Onyx Black
A primary special needs teacher by paint: Beach Hut; South Pacific; Inky Deli paper
day, I love playing with paper, paint, Pool; Cherry Red; Limelight; Zesty Zing;
Cut n Dry Foam
inks and odds n ends to relax and Pumpkin Soup
have fun. Sharpie: Fine; White
Crafters Workshop stencil: Dancing
Leaves 6x6
www.sarahanderson1.blogspot.co.uk
Go Shopping!
PaperArtsy stamps and products are available from PaperArtsy,
www.paperartsy.co.uk, 01277 212911
IndigoBlu stamps are available from IndigoBlu, www.indigoblu.com, 01777 701980
Crafters Workshop stencils are available from Craftie Charlie, www.craftie-charlie.co.uk
Deli papers are available from Faith Treasury, www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FaithTreasury
Step-by-step... Bible Journalling Page
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
1 Paint a sheet of deli paper with Pumpkin 2 Add Beach Hut paint to craft mat. Pick it 3 Repeat with South Pacific paint, then
Soup paint. Set aside to dry. up with a brayer and roll in the middle of Inky Pool, and brayer to the right of the
your page. first shade. Smudge together with baby
wipes.
4 Dab Limelight paint through the Dancing 5 Repeat stencilling with Cherry Red and 6 Use a VersaFine ink pad to stamp the
Leaves stencil with the Cut n Dry Foam. Zesty Zing paints. Layering these colours time words into the margins. Mask with
Outline stencilled leaves with a fine Biro creates opaque brown leaves. paper to vary which words appear.
pen.
7 Stamp time words on scrap paper before 8 Stamp the top of the pocket watch onto 9 Stamp the mosaic of clock imagery onto
repeatedly stamping onto painted deli the page. Attach watch faces with a glue the deli paper and trim into squares, and
paper. Stamp watch faces on top. stick. strips. Adhere to page.
To finish the project: Add white dots to leaves with a fine, white Sharpie pen or similar. On the opposite page, add shades of blue
Fresco Finish as before. Stamp numbers and words before adding a pocket watch.
Project: Monochromatic Designs
One Ink Pad

Challenge
Achieve more cohesive designs by limiting yourself
to just one colour. By Kath Stewart
TIME SAVING
IDEA
Why not try creating cards
W ith autumn fast approaching I wanted to create a stunning sepia look and
challenged myself to achieve this using only one ink pad. Distress Oxide
inks, with their unique fusion of dye and pigment ink and ability to react
with water, are perfect for creating a tone-on-tone effect. The ink pad I chose to use for
this project was Vintage Photo.
using different colours of
Distress Oxide inks.
Materials
Stamps Kath used...
Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz:
Slate and Stone; Illustrated Garden;
Flutter; Ponderings
Other materials
Distress Oxide: Vintage Photo
Ranger: Glossy Accents
Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Quote Chips
Meet the Designer, Crinkle ribbon
Kath Stewart Twine
I am a freelance tutor and

demonstrator and so lucky to do what I
love and love what I do. I realised many
years ago that magic happens when
you put inks, stamps, papers and paints
together and have been on a wonderful TOP TOOL
journey of discovery ever since. With the Stamp Platform
you can stamp an image
multiple times to create a
www.kath-allthatglitter.blogspot.co.uk
tone-on-tone effect.
Go Shopping!
Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz stamps and Distress Oxides are available from Art
From The Heart, www.afth.co.uk, 01423 873739
Step-by-step... Vintage Stamping
1 2 3
4 5 6
1 Tap the Vintage Photo ink pad onto a 2 Spritz the card with water, dry again and 3 Ink Slate design with Vintage Photo
non stick craft mat, spritz with water and use a paper towel to absorb excess ink, Distress Oxide and stamp background.
colour watercolour card using a baby creating a water droplet effect. Use a Detailer Brush to activate ink and
wipe. Dry with a heat tool. create shadows. Add splatters.
4 Ink the image from Illustrated Garden 5 Ink and stamp the sentiment three times 6 Stamp butterfly onto the card and again
lightly and stamp three times across the using the Stamp Platform to achieve a onto watercolour card. Colour images
bottom of the card. much darker finish. with the Detailer Brush, fussy cut and
layer to create dimension.
To finish the project: Ink around the edges with Vintage

Photo Distress Oxide using a blending tool and add twine and
a bow, an Idea-ology Quote Chip and Glossy Accents to the
bodies of the butterflies and flower centres.
Go online:
www.timholtz.com
for lots of hints
and tips on using
Distress Oxide inks.
Further Ideas Project: Monochromatic Designs
Step-by-step... Sepia Tag

1
1 Dilute ink with water to create a softer 2 Stamp images from Illustrated Garden
look. Stamp Slate image and use the and Flutter and create shadowing on the
Detailer Brush to create shadowing. butterflies using the Detailer brush.
3 To stamp only a section of the sentiment, 4 Add splatters to composition using

use washi tape as a mask. Ink stamp and diluted Distress Oxide ink with a paint
6 remove the washi tape before stamping. brush.
5 Stamp flowers onto watercolour card 6 Colour crinkled ribbon by tapping into
twice. Add shading with a Detailer Brush Distress Oxide ink and spritzing with
and fussy cut individual flowers and water to lighten the colour.
leaves to create dimension.
To finish the project: Ink edges using a blending tool, add Idea-ology Quote Chips, fix to a
card base and trim top edges to create a tag shape.
I am always looking for different ways of
using moulds, so using them to cast molten
wax seemed like a perfect way to create
colourful embellishments. It works wonderfully
and the detail is fantastic!
Project: Wax Casting
Wax Crayon
PENNY SAVERS
Use up old candles instead
of crayons. Break them up
and melt inside the mould.
Skull
Create fabulously colourful forms by casting old
wax crayons in heat-resistant moulds.
By Tracy Evans
I love casting with molten wax crayons, the effect is fabulous and completely
different each time. Here I decided to try something more spooky for the
forthcoming Halloween season! A skull!
For this technique it is best to use moulds that can take some heat as they will come
under heat when the wax crayons are melted. Any cheap wax or recycled crayons work
well for this technique, simply break up the crayons and melt them into the mould; it
is best to melt a layer at a time and tap the mould onto the work surface to make sure
the wax moves into all the details of the mould.
Meet the Designer,

Tracy Evans Materials
Ive been crafting for over 20 years in
some shape or form and I adore rubber Stamps Tracy used...
stamping, manipulating imagery and Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous: On the Farm
creating altered art. I love the process,
inky fingers and simply playing and
Other materials...
developing my style. Skull mould: Large PaperArtsy Treasure Gold Wax: Silver
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil: Batground Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Mini Framed
Explore her work online: Panels; Chit Chat Stickers
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic paint: Dark
www.craftaddicts-tracyevans.blogspot.
Grey Value 3; Medium Grey Value 6; Tim Holtz Distress Crayon: Hickory
co.uk
Pyrrole Red Smoke
uk.pinterest.com/tracyevans1/tracy-evans
www.twitter.com/EvansCraft DecoArt Media Gesso: Black Archival ink: Black
DecoArt Media: Crackle Paint Distress Ink: Fired Brick
Wax crayons: Red; grey Twine
Go Shopping!
DecoArt products and Tim Holtz products are available from Country View Crafts,
www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk, 01767 262 304
Step-by-step... Casting with Wax Crayons
1 2 3
4 5 6
1 Select your wax crayons; you can add as 2 Break crayons up into small pieces and 3 Add a second layer of crayon. Tap mould
many colours as you like. Use a heat- gradually add to the mould whilst melting onto work surface to ensure the molten
resistant mould. with a heat tool. Add crayons a layer at a crayon moves into all crevices.
time.
4 Continue with the same process; adding 5 It is important that the melted wax covers 6 Continue until the mould is completely
and heating wax then tapping the mould all the detail within the mould. full, tap the mould once more and then
onto the work surface. allow to cool completely before removing.
TIME SAVING
IDEA
Break up lots of crayons
in colour combinations and
create several crayon skulls
in one sitting.
Project: Wax Casting
Step-by-step... Spooky Base

1 2 3
1 Paint base of the framed panel with Dark 2 Apply black gesso through the Batground 3 Apply Hickory Smoke Distress Crayon
Grey Value 3. Apply Crackle Paint on top. stencil onto the panel using a palette to edges and smudge. Stamp the
Cut three strips of white card and paint knife. Leave to dry. background design from the On the Farm
with Medium Grey Value 6. Adhere to set using black archival ink.
panel.
To finish the project: Affix the skull to the centre of

the panel. Add a circle of red twine around the skull
for added texture and add a Chit Chat Sticker to the
bottom of the twine, colouring the edges of the sticker
with Fired Brick Distress Ink.
To complete the design, add highlights of Silver
Treasure Gold Wax to highlight some of the detail on
the skull and around the frame and add splatters of
Pyrrole Red paint lift the whole piece.
Project: Altered Book
FaceBook
An art journalling meets altered book project
where mindfulness is key! By Lou Withers
DESIGNER
TIP
Try to use tone-on-
J ournalling has become a huge part of my creative journey, as well as my go-to
self-help mindfulness process. It helps me to exorcise thoughts and feelings and
for Harry Potter fans, my journal is my Pensive.
I wanted to create a small journal using an old book. Todays world is really focused
tone colouring when on social media so I decided I wanted to create my own take on the idea of Facebook.
stamping on paint. I cut my pages out using the Indigoblu face profile stencil as a guide, then I chose
quotes and sentiments for each face. The mindfulness of the whole project has been
the love and enjoyment of the process of creating it. And as with all my journals, its
never finished.
Materials
Stamps used...
IndigoBlu stamps and products are available from IndigoBlu, www.indigoblu.com
Stampotique Kate Crane: Kates Doodle Cube
Other materials
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil: Nordic Van Gogh oil pastels
Indigoblu stencil: Face VersaFine ink: Smokey Grey
Crafters Workshop stencil: Circle Archival ink: Potting Soil
Meet the Designer, Old book Distress Ink: Black Soot
Lou Withers IndigoBlu Slap It On Old sheet music
Tim Holtz tissue paper Circle punches
My ethos is to inspire because
supporting inspiration is the key. Gesso: Black; white Charcoal pencil
Art is life and life is an art Amsterdam Acrylic paint Washi tape
Junk Journal Junkies and Mindful

Art Facebook Group: www.facebook.
com/groups/Junkjournaljunkies
Go Shopping!
IndigoBlu stamps and products are available from www.indigoblu.com
Stampotique Kate Crane: Kates Doodle Cube stamp is available in the UK from Art
from the Heart, www.afth.co.uk.
A set of 24 Amsterdam Acrylic Paints are available from Hochanda,
www.hochanda.com.
Step-by-step... The Book Pages
1 2 3
4 5 6
1 Place face stencil onto pages and draw 2 Glue two pages together using Slap It 3 Using a baby wipe, apply swipes of colour
around. Clamp pages down then cut On, to thicken the surface. Once dry, add randomly over pages. Do this until the
around stencil line using a scalpel. gesso as the base for the paint. desired effect is reached.
4 Stamp and stencil onto the pages 5 Stamp quotes onto paper and cut out. 6 Add details such as overstamping of the
randomly using paint. Arrange on the pages and secure with quotes, printed paint lines, doodling and
washi tape. writing with the black and white pens.
DESIGNER
TIP
Make sure you
complete the inside
pages before the
cover.
Project: Altered Book
Step-by-step... The Cover

1 2 3
4 5 6
1 Cover book with tissue, then apply gesso. 2 Apply white gesso through the circle 3 Place stencil on front, draw around it and
Once dry, stamp script over the front, and stencil. To add depth, keep stencil in paint the background with black gesso.
apply a light layer of grey. place and add a tiny amount of black to
the white.
4 Punch circles out of sheet music and 5 Draw, cut and gesso a heart shape, then 6 Arrange and stick circles on the front.
distress the edges with Black Soot. paint using three shades of red. Define using a charcoal pencil. Add the
heart.
DID YOU
KNOW?...
Many old books, due
to their binding cannot
be recycled, so just
end up in landfill.
PENNY
SAVERS
Always look at the
childrens books in
charity shops as they
are great for unusual
sizes and materials.
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Card Art
I love making cards on black
backgrounds. Black is my favourite
colour, it works well with every colour
and enhances the final results.
Regular: Card Art
Foamiran
Florals
Craft amazingly realistic looking blooms using
Foamiran! By Emilia Sieradzan
DESIGNER TIP
Spray your Foamiran
flowers with fixative so
F oamiran flowers are very popular all over the world. Foamiran is a very
thin stretchy foam. You can create any size and shape of the flower using
Foamiran. I use Foamiran flowers mostly for my crafts but they can be used
for home dcor, wedding bouquets, wreaths etc. Making foamiran flowers is very
relaxing and enjoyable, especially when you see the result of your work in minutes!
they hold their shape.
To start an adventure with flower making you do not need any special equipment. The
most important materials are Foamiran and scissors. Other useful items include ink or
oil pastels, stamens and gems for flowers centres.
Some people use an iron to heat the Foamiran before shaping, but it is not necessary.
If you do use an iron, remember to set it to a medium heat with the steam setting off.
Place the Foamiran on the iron for about four seconds and continue to shape.
Foamiran can also be die cut very easily, you can even die cut up to six layers at once!
For inspiration, tips, techniques and giveaways I invite you to join the Facebook group I
have created Handmade Foamiran Flowers.
Materials
Foamiran: Pink 13arts: Modelling Paste
Rosy Owl die: Heart Flowers Nuvo Embossing Powder: Glitter Noir;
Ballerina Pink
Faber Castell Gelatos: Grape; Bubble
Gum Stampendous! Embossing powder:
Meet the Designer, Silver Tinsel
Stamens
Emilia Sieradzan Black cardstock
Gem
Im passionate crafter, in love with Scrapiniec Chipboard: Doily; Brush Art
Shaping ball tool
all pretty things. Script; Dcor Rae
13arts Aria Story paper: Sounds
Prima Marketing Vintage Art Decor
Explore her work online: Good
Mould: Baroque #6
scrapartbyladye.blogspot.co.uk/ 13arts His and Hers paper: United
Cheesecloth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PUXPL Forever
SNtJE&list=PLGUdRjKlx9FDii9VLEjGe Sequins
13arts stencil: Rain Dots; Vintage
P9NtZPoyEkCo Words Foam pads
Go Shopping!
Foamiran, flower stamens and flower centres are available from 14 Craft Bar,
www.14craftbar.com
13arts products are available from 13arts, www.13arts.pl
Step-by-step... Foamiran Flower
1 2 3
4 5 6
1 Die cut four layers of flowers shapes 2 Heat Foamiran on the iron for few 3 Unfold the petals and shape each
from Foamiran to create one flower. seconds, fold and roll in your fingers flower.
Colour petals on both sides. until the petals become smaller and
wrinkled.
4 Using a glue gun, adhere all layers 5 Make a hole in the flower centre and 6 Adhere dimensional gem on top to
together; avoid overlapping petals. push stamens through. complete the flower.
PENNY
SAVERS
Use makeup sponges or
wet baby wipes to apply
oil pastels on Foamiran.
DID YOU
KNOW?
With Foamiran you can
also create dolls and
baskets!
Find lots of Foamiran inspiration

on my blog: www.scrapartbyladye.blogspot.co.uk
Regular: Card Art
Further Ideas
Bright and Beautiful

Giveaway!
We have a big bundle of goodies to give way to one lucky reader, all
Additional materials... you need to create your own Foamiran flowers!
13arts stencil: Crackles Dies, ball tools, Gelatos, stamens
13arts Ayeeda Shiny Powder: Green and of course Foamiran sheets
Blue; Violet
in three shades all ready
13arts Ayeeda Mist: Pastel Turquoise
13arts Dried Roots: Violet to be coloured!
Scrapiniec Chipboard: Stitches To win, please log onto
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and click the Win! tab.
Sentiment
As with all techniques like this, each pull you
create is totally unique. There is no way anyone
can create a design like yours, so you can be
absolutely sure of creating one of a kind art!
Project: Marbling
Nail Polish
Marbling
Use nail polish to create strikingly colourful
marbled prints. By Trish Latimer
DESIGNER TIP
M
Have plenty of nail varnish arbling onto paper using various mediums
remover on hand for the is another one of those old school
clean up you will find your techniques, techniques that should
hands covered in polish! be in every crafters repertoire! No need
for loads of expensive kit, no need for
complicated instructions, just loads of
messy fun!
The sense of excitement each time
you pull a fresh design from the
surface of the water is so much
fun, no two are ever the same.
Ive chosen to use nail polish
to marble with in this instance,
the colours are so bright and
vibrant, and everyone is bound
to have some lurking in a drawer
somewhere!
Meet the Designer,

Trish Latimer Materials
Totally addicted to paint, ink, colour
Stamps Trish used
and messy techniques!
Stampers Anonymous: M1- 1123 Pretend
Explore her work online: Other materials
www.inkpaintbeads.blogspot.co.uk
Watercolour paper Fineliner pen: Black
Nail Polish: Red; blue; beige Paint: Black
Foil tray Cardstock: Blue; white
Archival ink: Black Word stickers
Go Shopping!
Stampers Anonymous stamps are available from Stampers Anonymous,
www.stampersanonymous.com
Step-by-step... Nail Polish Marbling
1 2 3
4 5 6
1 Fill a large foil tray with tepid water. If the 2 Drip in a drop or two of the first colour of 3 Drip in more colour. Work quickly, as you
water is tepid you give yourself a longer varnish. The idea is that it spreads across dont want the varnish to harden before
time to work with the varnish, cold water the surface, not sinks to the bottom of the you get a chance to swirl it!
hardens it straight away. tray.
4 Gently drag the colours into each other 5 Press watercolour paper firmly down 6 Quickly remove the paper and leave to
using a toothpick or a bamboo skewer over the swirled polish. Press through dry naturally.
the surface of the water, but dont let the
paper touch the bottom of the tray.
To finish the project: Add black splatters to the marbled background by flicking it with black paint. Stamp the figure, cut out and adhere
to the background. Mat and layer the marbled panel to a blue, then white cardstock panel. Doodle around the edges, then add a sticker
word to finish.
DESIGNER
TIP
Resist the urge to touch
the paper until its dry, as the
nail polish skin can rub off
unless its left to totally dry
off and harden.
Project: Marbling
Further Ideas
Be Yourself, Be Amazed Additional materials...

This background is created in exactly the same way as the background in the Stampers Anonymous stamp:
main project, but in this case the lines of colour are much more subtle. As you P4- 1126 Be Yourself
experiment with this technique, you will discover how many drops of polish to use,
in what order, and how to swirl the polish in order to achieve the look youre after. Of
course, this is never foolproof and you cant guarantee what youll get, but you will
have fun trying!
The Artistic Stamper
Adornments
Designers from The Artistic Stamper have produced
some absolutely stunning pieces of art just for us!
I love to reuse and repurpose materials, such as sardine

cans. I have recycled many different cans into artistic
projects. These mushroom stamps are perfect for decorating
tins, and in combination with natural elements such as moss
and twigs, they add depth and life to my projects.
Go Shopping!
The Artistic Stamper products are available to buy from The Artistic Stamper, www.theartisticstamper.com
Retailer Project: The Artistic Stamper
Tinned Mushrooms
By The Artistic Stamper

Designer, Titbelsoeur
To add colour to the tin, I used alcohol inks
to represent the variety of colours you find
in a forest and the way they mix together.
I then stamped the mushrooms onto
a watercolour paper and used Distress
ink pads as watercolours to colour the
mushrooms with delicate shades. To
finish, I arranged and adhered the stamped
images onto the tin to create a 3D scene.
Materials
Stamps Titbelsoeur used...
The Artistic Stamper Tit Belsoeur:
Mushrooms A5
Other materials...
Sardine can
Ranger: Alcohol ink
Ranger: Distress ink pads
Meet the Retailer,

Artistic Stamper An Oxide Bouquet
By The Artistic Stamper Materials
The Artistic Stamper is a bricks and Designer, Lesley Mackenzie Stamps Lesley used...
mortar shop in Faversham, Kent, UK.
First create three backgrounds using The Artistic Stamper: Floral Open
Stocking a huge variety of all the Distress Oxides. Use blue tones for the Background; Inspiration Jars
must-have crafty items, youll be jar, green for the ivy and pinks/oranges The Artistic Stamper Lesley
spoiled for choice! for the flowers. Rub ink onto your craft Matthewson: Ivy
mat and spritz with water. Dab white
Jennie has been manufacturing rubber Other materials...
cardstock into the ink, dry and repeat the
stamps since 1992 and is a Certified process, building layers of colour. Ranger Distress Oxides: Faded
Ranger Educator. Trained as a jeweller, Jeans; Broken China; Cracked
she loves creating 3D objects, and Stamp and emboss the jar design, two Pistachio; Peeled Paint; Worn
playing with all sorts of stamping related ivy images and the florals on the relevant Lipstick; Fired Brick; Spiced
products, and has even co-written a background papers. Cut out images, but Marmalade; Fossilised Amber
book- Discover Rubber Stamping. only cut the three large flowers from the Stencil: Trellis
floral design. Stencil trellis pattern onto
With plenty of inspirational workshops Silicone Gel
the card using Fossilised Amber ink and a
to attend, a trip to Kent is highly makeup sponge. Use silicone gel or foam Archival ink: Black
recommended, but for those a little too pads to attach the stamped elements to Embossing powder: Black
far away, there is always the online shop! the card and create a 3D effect. For added Coloured twine
dimension, shape the petals and jar by
Explore their products online: Stickles: Gold
rolling over a pencil to round the edges.
www.theartisticstamper.com
www.theartisticstamper.blogspot.co.uk For a final flourish, add a twine bow to the
jar and glitter highlights.
Materials
Stamps Jennie used
The Artistic Stamper: Decay Journaling;
Flourish Swirl; Tick Tock
Other materials...
The Artistic Stamper: Random Dots Mask
Wooden box
Amsterdam paint
Embossing ink: Clear
Embossing powder: Clear
The Artistic Stamper: Jamboree Bag
Old piece of jewellery
Wooden beads
Give It a Swirl Box
By The Artistic Stamper Designer,

Jennie Boxall
Paint the box all over with a dark colour and dry thoroughly. Add embossing ink through a mask. Dont worry if it looks messy, its
part of the charm of the piece. Do the same with stamps on the top of the box. Add clear embossing powder and heat. Add the
embossing in stages, to avoid smudging. Once cool, sponge two or three colours all over.
To remove the paint from the embossed areas, dab with a damp cloth. Next, simply add a clasp or just a gorgeous piece of vintage
jewellery to add a focus. Finally add painted wooden beads as feet.
Free as a Bird

By The Artistic Stamper Designer, Gemma Hynes

I have been very interested in colour lately and how colours
blend and mix together, especially yellows, blues, and greens,
which work well together without becoming muddy. These
colours were my main source of inspiration for this project.
Keeping my colours limited and starting with very pale layers
allowed me to finish with brown and black ink so that some
areas of my card popped out from the background.
The very first layers were created by spreading ink onto a mat,
spraying with water and pushing the card into the mixture,
remembering to dry the card between layers. If the card
becomes too saturated with water it will lose its stability as a
card base. I stamped over the top using the same inks.
Materials
Stamps Gemma used...
The Artistic Stamper: Free as a bird; Harlequin; Calligraphic
Mat 12; Borders A6 No1
Other materials...
Distress Oxide: Vintage Photo; Fossilized Amber; Cracked
Pistachio; Broken China
Distress Ink: Fossilized Amber
Distress Embossing Powder: Mustard Seed
Archival ink: Black
MDF bird
White pearlised cardstock
Retailer Project: The Artistic Stamper
Materials
Stamps Angie used
The Artistic Stamper: Mini
Backgrounds 2; Mini Backgrounds
3; Journaling Mini Words 1; Phineas
Pinchbeck; Rare and Racy Books;
Star Plethora
The Artistic Stamper Neil Walker:
Doodle Bubbles Background
Other materials...
The Artistic Stamper: Mini Masks
The Artistic Stamper: Jamboree Bag Mini Mystery Boxes
Matchboxes By The Artistic Stamper Designer, Angie Coomber
Ribbon First I used Distress Oxides to make two masterboards in slightly different
Charms colourways, as well as colouring a book page and two matchboxes. By colouring
Fabric scrap many items at once, I had plenty of material to create different matchbox elements.
Distress Oxides: Peeled Paint; The elements were decorated further using background stamps and stencils and
Vintage Photo; Spiced Marmalade; then cut to the right sizes. The focal images were stamped onto the masterboards
Cracked Pistachio; Fired Brick too, making everything easy to assemble.
Distress Ink: Ground Espresso
The edges of the boxes, cards and book were edged with Ground Espresso Distress
Black card Ink to make the colours pop, as well as being embossed with clear embossing
Book pages powder to give a bit of shine. The boxes were given little treasures in the bottom of
Embossing powder: Clear them (glued in using 3D Gel). I made a mini journal to go in one matchbox and some
3D Gel journalling prompt cards for the other one. The handles were made using ribbon
and charms.
Life, Laugh, Love
By The Artistic Stamper Designer,

Debs Smith
I love Finnabairs makes and find them very inspiring. The
jamboree bags from The Artistic Stamper are ideal for
that sort of project, you just never know what youll get!
Start by laying elements out onto the canvas and take a

photo. Add texture to the canvas by adding paste through
a mask or stencil. To create three dimensional drips, use
a hot glue gun. Use a heavy medium as an adhesive for
the bits and pieces. At this stage it doesnt matter what
colour anything is, as it will all receive a coat of gesso.
Once the gesso is dry, apply paint; with this project I have
used just one bold colour!
Materials
Stamps Debs used
The Artistic Stamper: Calligraphic Mat 11
Other materials
Lesley Matthewson mask: Daisy Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Kiss: Chrome; Antique Rose
The Artistic Stamper mask: Words 6x6; Honeycomb 6x6; Cardboard photo frame
Dots 6x6 Pebeo modelling paste
Dylusions paint: Pomegranate Seed The Artistic Stamper: Jamboree Bag
Creative
Upcycling
Working in shades of brown or a neutral colour palette is
one of my favourite things to do. I chose white to provide a
contrast but black or gold would work equally well.
Time
Regular: Creative Upcycling
DESIGNER
TIP
Arrange individual teabags
onto the background
first to help you decide
where extra stamping
and embellishments are
needed.
for Tea
Use teabags to create beautifully soft and muted
designs. By Ruth Mescall
T he idea of recycling used tea bags and incorporating them in mixed media
work isnt new, but its something Ive been keen to explore. Textile artists
have used teabag paper for a long time as its very light, can be easily stitched
into and is available to buy in sheets.
I decided to create a patchwork panel and incorporate some found objects into it. Ive
even used the tea bag string in the project by wrapping it around the rusted metal
embellishments.
Any tea bags can be used, just leave them to dry out thoroughly overnight after use.
Once dry, they can be carefully unpicked, emptied and flattened out, ready for use in
your mixed media projects.
Meet the Designer, If some of the bags have dried with a uniform colour they will provide a good contrast
to more patchy designs and can always be enhanced with a little stamping, so dont
Ruth Mescall get rid of any!
Im at my happiest experimenting
with inks, paints, paper and fabric.
Messy is good in my book!
Materials
Explore her work online: Stamps Ruth used...
www.argeum.blogspot.co.uk PaperArtsy: ESC03; HP1204; MN29; MN67; MN69
Other materials...
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylic Stampendous Frantage Embossing
paint: Snowflake Enamel: Shabby White
Ranger Archival ink: Sepia; Tree Textured white card
Branch Lightweight interfacing
Ranger Distress Embossing Thread
Powder: Vintage Photo
Skeleton leaves
WOW! Embossing Powder:
Rusty metal embellishments
Seafoam White
Go Shopping!
PaperArtsy stamps and products are available from PaperArtsy, www.paperartsy.co.uk,
01277212911
Ranger inks and embossing powders and Stampendous Embossing Enamel are available
from Thats Crafty!, www.thatscrafty.co.uk, 01708 344146
WOW! Embossing powders are available from WOW! www.wowembossingpowder.co.uk
Step-by-step... Altering Tea Bags
1 2 3
4 5 6
1 Carefully unfold several empty teabags 2 On a rectangular piece of interfacing, 3 Stamp chosen floral images centrally
and using archival inks, stamp a few layer up torn and whole teabags, securing on three teabags and heat emboss in
images on each teabag. with dots of dry glue. Seafoam White. Refold into a tea bag
shape.
4 Add more stamping then sprinkle on 5 Add stitched detail to secure background 6 Using the edge of an old card and white
Distress embossing powder and heat set. to interfacing. Add skeleton leaves and paint, add lines and to the collage.
embossing enamel. Secure teabags.
To finish the project: Add rusted embellishments and more hand stitching if desired. Secure the collage with glue to an A4 piece of
watercolour cardstock which has been mounted onto thick card.
DESIGNER TIP
Use white space; mounting
the collage on a crisp white
background really helps the
viewer to focus in on all the
tiny details.
Reader
Submission
We showcase an amazing creation made
by one of our extremely talented readers!
Poppy Tag
By Carole Dion
Ive been immersed in creative endeavours
all my life, it is an integral part of me. I
have been scrapbooking for almost twenty
years now! Over the last year my designs
have been used for stencils and stamps
(by Magenta). All kinds of art techniques
interest me, and I try as many different
kinds of media as possible but creating
cards remains one of my favourites.
Materials
Stamps Carole used
Magenta: Poppy; Wood Grain;
Script
Others materials
Corrugated card
Gesso
VersaFine ink
Embossing powder: Clear
Caran DAche Neocolor II Wax
Painting Crayons
Tombow Marker
Archival ink: Black
Sharpie pen: White
Visit Carole's blog for more

gorgeous creations!
www.creationsalestresors.blogspot.ca
Project: Shadowbox Assemblage
Kingdom
of Rust
Use scrap materials and unusual ageing techniques
to craft a unique shadowbox assemblage piece.
DESIGNER By Fran Westmoreland
TIP
Acrylic skins can be
die cut. And theyre
tough and durable for
backgrounds too.
M ost of the methods I have used on this project are cost effective and allow
you to have fun practising on the techniques without blowing your budget!
The base of the project is an old gift box with some cotton spools as legs.
Using a good strong glue to attach the legs is advisable.
To create an aged texture on my shadowbox make, I applied Rust Paste and developed
a faux crackle by combining heat embossing and gesso. I really love the finished effect
as it transforms the plain new gift box into a beautiful rustic looking container for art.
For the acrylic skin technique, a non-stick craft mat, baking paper or silicone mat is an
essential piece of equipment, as it will allow the paint to be peeled off the surface once
thoroughly dry. Natural drying time works best, (I left mine overnight) although you can
speed up the drying process with a heat tool which will set the top layer of paint. I used
liquid inks with gesso but you can also use paints or powdered pigments instead for
different finishes.
Materials
Stamps Fran used...
Prima Marketing: Rust and Dust; Dont Forget To Fly
Meet the Designer,
Fran Westmoreland Other materials
Prima Marketing: 3D Gloss Gel StazOn ink pad: Onyx Black
Im a mixed media teacher/
Prima Marketing Heavy Gesso: Black VersaMark ink pad: Watermark
instructor currently working
Prima Marketing Art Extravagance Prima Marketing Art Ingredients Mica
with Prima Marketing and WOW!
Rust Paste set Powder: Copper; Blue Opal Magic
embossing. My main love is creating
textures and layers on projects Prima Marketing Watercolour Sandra Evertson resin
whilst getting very messy and inky Confections Paint Pans: Pastel Dreams embellishments: Milagros
along the way! Lindys Stamp Gang: Embossing Prima Marketing: Flowers
powder
www.purple--peanut.blogspot.com
@purplepeafran
www.facebook.com/
franwestmorelandart
Go Shopping!
Prima Marketing stamps and other products are available from Thats Crafty!,
www.thatscrafty.co.uk
Lindys Stamp Gang embossing powders are available from Handy Hippo Crafts,
www.handyhippo.co.uk, 07887 682670
Step-by-step... Shadowbox Assemblage
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
1 After adhering the spools to the bottom 2 Stamp sides of the box with clear ink, 3 Dry brush white gesso over stamping to
of the box, paint with black gesso. sprinkle with embossing powder and heat highlight the crackle effect.
set.
4 Apply Rust Paste to box and legs using a 5 Using a palette knife, spread gesso onto a 6 Once dry, stamp butterflies with StazOn
brush and palette knife to achieve varying non-stick and add drops of ink. Swirl into ink, as it is designed for use on
thicknesses. gesso. non-porous surfaces. Cut out images.
7 Dampen watercolour paper and the 8 Sprinkle salt crystals over the wet paper, 9 Spread thick gesso through a stencil. Add
brush. Pick watercolour paint up with the dry with a heat tool, then scrape off the embossing powder over the wet gesso
brush and blend the colours together on excess salt to give a mottled effect. before melting, then outline with a white
paper. pen.
To finish the project: Glue the backing card onto the back of the box and create a forest floor with twigs and moss adhered with 3D
Gel. Create a crown by coating thick cardstock with gold Rust Paste. Adhere paper flowers, leaves, net and the stamped butterflies.
Finish off by highlighting areas of the box and flowers with mica powder and paint.
Project: Shadowbox Assemblage
In the Details...
The perfect placement of

the butterfly on the netting
creates a wonderful detail,
and adds great dimension
to the piece.
Using embossing powder

over gesso instead of ink
gives fabulous texture,
as seen on the gorgeous
chocolate brown vine at the
back of the assemblage.
3D Challenge
Love and Luck Materials

By Anneke De Clerk SUBSTRATES: Creativ Company Birds.
The wooden birds are made of high quality wood, and their flat and solid surface STAMPS: Darkroom Door Simple Sayings;
makes them perfect to write, stamp or paint on. They even look cute without Polka Dots; Checkered; Alphabet. INKS:
decoration! I made two talismen; objects that will bring good luck. I intend to Archival Jet Black. OTHER: Prima Donna
give them to friends who will be spreading their wings in the near future and are Downey Mask; PaperArtsy Emma Godfrey
leaving for a journey around the world. I hope the birds will bring them luck. Mini Mask PM008; Dylusions paint
I created layered backgrounds using paint, stencils and stamps and made Fresh Lime; Vibrant Turquoise; Royal Talens
marks with a black pen and a white Sharpie. To finish off, I adhered torn strips of Amsterdam Acrylics Titanium White;
homemade washi tape. I stuck a few strips of blank paper tape to a non sticky Persian Rose; Sky Blue Light; Primary Yellow;
surface and stamped text on top using violet paint. I added parts of that tape to Golden Fluid Acrylic paint Permanent
both birds. Violet Dark; Carbon Black; Dina Wakley
Media Paper tape; gesso; moveable eyes.
giveaway!
This month, our talented designers
transformed two freestanding plywood
bird forms into quirky assemblage art!
F or this issue, we gave our designers a set of two cute plywood birds by Creativ Company to alter. These birds would make
fabulous home decor items, looking gorgeous perched on a mantlepiece! We hope the many styles showcased over the next few
pages inspire you to have a go yourself!
What would you create with yours? We have THREE sets of the plywood birds (a set comprises one large and one small bird form) to give
away to THREE lucky readers!
To enter, log on to www.craftstamper.com and click the Win! Tab.
To check out the full range of fab products Creativ Company have to offer, visit www.cc-craft.co.uk
Stay Strong, Adventure Awaits Materials

By Tracy Evans SUBSTRATES: Creativ Company
Brayer paint over the wooden birds, using a lighter touch with the brayer when Birds. STAMPS: Stampotique
applying the second colour, ensuring both layers of paint are clearly visible. Paint Kassas Bloom; Tim Holtz Stampers
the edges of the bird Turquoise. For the large bird, stamp Kassas Bloom design Anonymous On the Farm. INKS:
onto the front and paint each bloom with Prima watercolours. Archival Black. OTHER: Dina Wakley
For the small bird, use a stencil and a background stamp to alter the front. Flick Heavy Body Acrylic paint Lime;
Turquoise paint onto the birds to give a splatter effect and add random scratchy Turquoise; Tangerine; Lemon; Tim
lines using the edge of a card. Add a hitch fastener for the eyes of the birds and Holtz Idea-ology Small Talk Stickers;
add paper clips to represent feathers. Take stickers, colour the edges with paint Hitch Fasteners; Prima Watercolor
and then add them to the birds. To finish, use a Posca paint pen to add delicate Confections Tropicals; Tim Holtz
splatters of white paint. Layering Stencil Set 24.
Vintage Style Bird
By Trish Latimer
I decided to create a very chunky bird
form, so I glued both bird shapes
together. I covered the resulting large
bird with old book papers, and once dry,
covered with a wash of brown paint.
The thin wash gives a hint of colour,
whilst still letting the text show through.
I stamped Kassas Bloom onto tissue
paper using white paint, then adhered
using Gloss Mod Podge. I added a
couple of the flowers and made sure
the whole bird had a layer of Mod Podge
to ensure the glossy look was uniform.
Once dry, I drilled two holes and inserted
two wire legs I had created earlier.
Materials
SUBSTRATES: Creativ Company Birds.
STAMPS: Stampotique Kassas Bloom.
OTHER: Old book pages; Gel Medium;
paint brown; white paint; tissue paper;
Mod Podge Gloss; rusty wire.
Bright and Beautiful Materials

By Kim Dellow SUBSTRATES: Creativ Company Birds.
When I was growing up we had a Dala horse on a window sill in our home. This STAMPS: Prima Finnabair Trust The
beautifully painted, carved wooden Swedish folk art held so much fascination for me Magic. INKS: Archival Jet Black. OTHER:
that when I received these two wooden birds, I was instantly transported back to that Liquitex Gesso White; Liquitex Acrylic
bright and beautiful creature. The Dala horse has definitely inspired this project for paint Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue;
me. I chose a complementary colour combination and used stamping to reflect the Cadmium Red Medium Hue; Light Blue
hand-painted folk art detail but also keeping the design simple and striking in order to Permanent; Muted Turquoise; MISTI;
evoke the simplicity of that Dala horse on my childhood window sill. Golden Regular Gel Gloss.
Regular: 3D Challenge
Sacred Steampunk Birdies Materials

By Riikka Kovasin SUBSTRATES: Creativ Company Birds.
I turned my wooden birds into rustic steampunk creatures! I started by adding OTHER: Prima Marketing 3D Gloss Gel;
different metal embellishments to them using gel medium as the adhesive. I tried to Rust Paste set; Patina Paste set; Sparks
mimic the shape of the bird with my choice of items. I also made halos for the birds Unicorns Hair; Sizzix Bigz die Picture
using cardboard and a picture wheel die. After drying, I then treated the birds both Wheel; Prima Marketing Mechanicals
with Rust Paste and Patina Paste sets. I used the turquoise paste of the patina set Bottle Caps; Vintage Bottle Caps; Roman
in places and concentrated on the rust effect on others. I painted the halos with the Numerals; Numbers; Mini Stars; Leaves 2;
metallic copper paint from the patina set. I finished with touches of copper and gave Calligraphy Pen Nibs.
the halos a coat of Sparks to really make them shine.
Rusty and Flora: The Odd Pair Materials

By Deb Wainwright SUBSTRATES: Creativ Company Birds.
These little birds have a fabulous surface to work on. The tissue wrap stuck to it STAMPS: Rubber Dance Fave Flowers;
like a dream and took very little rubbing to achieve a nice and smooth finish. Next Beautiful You. INKS: Archival Jet Black;
I applied gesso and again, the surface covered really well, needing only one coat. Jane Davenport Mixed Media Paint Over
Pens. OTHER: PaperArtsy Treasure Gold;
Having a solid surface helped with applying the elements, and once dry, the whole
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tissue Wrap Melange;
thing was very stable; this made applying the paint to the cogs so much easier.
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic paint Black;
The gessoed bird also had a lovely surface, which was great to stamp on. This Quinacridone Gold; 13@rts Gel Medium;
made the painting of the flowers easy. Adding gems helped to bring them White Gesso; Artful Days The Goodie Box.
together nicely as a very odd pair.
Stack the Shelves
This issue weve reviewed a couple of fantastic titles that
are sure to get your creative juices flowing!
giveaway!
Ophelia Pangs Interactive Art Book
Love the abstract artwork of Ophelia Pang? Well youre in luck, as weve discovered her gorgeous
interactive art book!
Hong Kong-based illustrator, Ophelia Pang loves to express herself through colour and shape,
resulting in abstract and whimsical designs. Through this interactive art book, she demonstrates
how to use colouring, collage, paper cutting and mark-marking to create simple yet striking design
work.
Inspired by her stunning artwork, the book contains over 30 designs to be completed using her
suggested techniques and ideas. This book will take you on an adventure of pattern and colour and
help to reconnect a muddled mind with the mindfulness potential of intuitive art.
We have two copies of Ophelia Pangs Interactive Art Book to give away to two very
lucky winners! To enter, log on to www.craftstamper.com and click on the Win! tab.
Ophelia Pangs Interactive Art Book is available from Pavilion,

www.pavilionbooks.com.
Alan Kitching: A Life in Letterpress by Alan

Kitching and John L. Walters
This beautiful monograph presents the wonderful work of world renowned
typographer, designer and letterpress practitioner, Alan Kitching.
Inside you will be lead through the rich tapestry of Alan Kitchings working life,
from his initial experiments with typography under mentor, Anthony Froshaug
to his most iconic works created at The Typography Workshop. This stunningly
illustrated hardback is the perfect investment addition to any printer's resource
library.
Delve into the quirky mind of Alan Kitching and discover the value of composition
and type. We love how Alan uses a seemingly plain, industrial type and gives it
meaning and life through considered placement and punchy colour.
Alan Kitching: A Life in Letterpress by Alan Kitching and

John L.Walters is available from Laurence King,
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Ready, Set, Stamp!
An Abundance of Nature
The themes and colours for
This issue our collection is inspired by this month's gallery were:
the beauty of nature all around us.
Verdant hues, Nature themes,

The Great Outdoors,
Accents of Deep Plum
Song Bird

By Sarah Gaskell
I just love the Scribbly Bird stamps from
Dina Wakely and this nature theme gave
me the perfect opportunity to use them.
I stamped this cute little guy on a page
from a road map and cut him out. The
inky background was created by putting
Distress Inks onto a stencil, spritzing with
water and stamping onto watercolour
paper, then adding a little more Distress
ink with a brush where more was needed.
The stencil image doesnt show up, but
instead it leaves a lovely grungy texture.
I then stencilled text using Plum archival
ink and splattered the background with
plum and green Art Alchemy paints. The
bird was glued on, and the background
was edged with Fern Green archival ink
and matted onto sheet music paper.
Materials
STAMPS: Dina Wakely Scribbly Birds.
INKS: Archival Jet Black; Fern Green;
Plum; Distress Forest Moss; Crushed
Olive. OTHER: Prima Finnabair Art
Reader Alchemy paints; The Crafters Workshop
Submission stencil Herbarium; DecoArt Matte
Medium.
Regular: Ready, Set, Stamp!
Down in the Forest
By Fran Westmoreland
This card is inspired by the fresh, vibrant colours and textures
of a forest after rainfall. First I stamped the Flights of Fancy
leaf design onto standard acetate with clear ink and then
covered it with mint embossing powder and heat set.
The background was created with a net material adhered
with gesso, and sprayed with green mica sprays. I then
added spots of embossing powder around the card. To
decorate, I simply layered die cut circles, bark and additional
accents of plum coloured embellishments.
Materials
STAMPS: WOW! Flights of Fancy. INKS: VersaMark
ink pad Watermark. OTHER: Lindys Stamp Gang
embossing powder Merci Beaucoup Mint; Lindys
Stamp Gang Starburst Spray Rusty Lantern Lime;
WOW! Embossing Powder Earthtone Grape; Primary
Chartreuse.
Reader
Submission
Nature Never Betrays

By Leanne Harris
I started this project by swiping the top of
the cardstock through Dusty Concord and
Peeled Paint Distress Ink that I had pressed
onto my craft mat, and sprayed with water.
I then used household bleach to paint the
moon and clouds. Next, I added the hills by
wiping green Distress Inks downwards over
torn copier paper.
I then stamped the bench in VersaFine
ink and a little bit of Memento Elderberry.
All the trees and little creatures were then
stamped with a mixture of Elderberry and
the green inks to show the light and shade.
I finally returned to the sky to add rays of
light through the clouds with more bleach.
I finished by stamping the sentiment and
matting and layering in white and plum
coloured cardstock.
Materials
STAMPS: Graphic 45 Nature Sketchbook Collection Life Is the Flower; Love Is the Honey; Jeanines Art Garden Classics;
Inkylicious Take Flight 2. INKS: Distress Ink Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive; Shabby Shutters; Dusty Concord; Memento
Elderberry; VersaFine Imperial Purple. OTHER: Bleach; Sheena Douglass Stamping Card.
Reader
Looking up Submission
By Lynn Brown
I thought this stamp set from Sheena Douglass fitted
the theme perfectly and the couple with their dog from
Crafty Individuals look right at home in the scene. Using
a MISTI, I stamped the tree scene several times to build
up a deep plum colour, I then stamped in brown to add
depth and then again with the plum.
I scribbled my Aquamarkers in shades of green onto
a glass mat and blended the with glycerine onto the
card with a blending tool. I added in blue for the sky and
repeated the process. Next, I used a wet paint brush
to pull some of the plum ink into the green to form
shadows under the tree. I then splashed the sky with
water to faux bleach it and form clouds and shadows.
Finally, I used a black Sharpie to edge the artwork and
mounted onto another piece of white card also edged
with a Sharpie.
Materials
STAMPS: Crafters Companion Sheena Douglass A Little Bit Sketchy Looking Up; Crafty Individuals CI474. INKS:
Memento Grape Jelly; VersaFine Vintage Sepia. OTHER: Crafters Companion Sheena Stamping Card; glycerine;
Sharpie pen Black; Aquamarker pens; MISTI.
There are Always Flowers

By Riikka Kovasin
I thought this sentiment stamp fitted this time of the year
perfectly. The autumn is closing in, nature is hibernating for the
winter, but theres always flowers for those who want to see
them.
The focal point of the card is the bunch of beautiful deep plum
roses. I first stamped the blooms onto a piece of patterned
paper using archival Ink. I then coloured a piece of white
cardstock with acrylic paints, mixing dark blue and magenta
paints to make a perfect plum colour. Next, I stamped the
roses with embossing ink on top and embossed the pattern
with white powder. I then cut the roses out and mounted them
onto my card using foam dots. I also added some splashes
with the same mixture of paints to the patterned paper and
mounted the first piece of patterned paper on top of another.
To complete the design, I used some twine to embellish the
card and drew a frame around the edge of the card.
Materials
STAMPS: Carabelle Studio Birgit Koopsen There are Always Flowers. INKS: Ranger Archival Jet Black; WOW! Clear
Ultra Slow Drying Embossing Pad. OTHER: WOW! Embossing Powder Vanilla White; Ranger Dina Wakley Acrylic paint
Night; Magenta; 7 Dots Studio Cotton Candy Dreams scrapbooking paper Pucker Up; Soulmates; Power of Love; white
marker; white twine.
Regular: Ready, Set, Stamp!
Reader
Submission
Nature Says Hello

By Scrapper Myra
Just by reading the theme of this call, I thought about my
beautiful hometown of Puerto Rico. I have the privilege
to live in this tropical archipelago. This means lots of
greens, trees, flowers, mountains, rivers, beaches and
more
To make my quick and easy card, I used awesome
patterned paper depicting beautiful trees, combined
with amazing stamps from Latina Crafter. Stamp the
flowers on different green tones of cardstock and cut out,
finishing up with Enamel Dots in the centres. Stamp the
sentiment on a doily, adhere to the patterned paper base
card, and tie with bakers twine. Adhere all elements to
card. Arrange the flowers in a balanced composition.
Materials
STAMPS: Latina Crafter. INK: Memento. OTHER: My
Minds Eye Enamel Dots; The Paper Studio card
base; DCWV patterned paper; American Crafts
cardstock.
Reader
Submission
Glorious Greens

By Shelagh Metselaar
Here I have created a quick stencilled and
stamped card that could be easily adapted to suit
any occasion. Firstly, tape stencil to a watercolour
paper square and blend green inks, beginning
with Twisted Citron, towards the centre.
Stamp leaves, two flowers and four butterflies
on scrap watercolour paper with Picket Fence
and heat emboss. Scribble two greens from
Inktense Blocks set over leaves, spritz with
water and then blend with a paint brush. Blend
greens from ink pads over flowers, spritz one
with water, blot with kitchen paper then scrunch
up, unfold and leave to dry. Blend Dusty Concord
over butterflies; spritz and soak two, blot,
scrunch and dry. Glue stamped images onto
stencilled card, and add sequins and eye pins all
with Glossy Accents.
Materials
STAMPS: Chocolate Baroque Sketchy Doodles Landscape. INKS: Distress Picket Fence; Twisted Citron; Iced Spruce;
Bundled Sage; Cracked Pistachio; Dusty Concorde. OTHER: Clarity stencil Wild Seed Head; Derwent - Inktense Blocks;
Stampendous embossing powder White Pearl; Ranger Glossy Accents; eye pins; sequins.
Verdant Meadow Materials
By Sue Wherry STAMPS: Crafty
Blend Distress Inks using a duster brush onto a square piece of watercolour card. Start at the Impressions Live Laugh
top with palest green down to darkest green. Love. INKS: Distress
Seedless Preserves;
Cut dies from watercolour card. Use the negative of these as a stencil and dab with green ink, Evergreen Bough; Peeled
adding a touch of Seedless Preserves to the tips of the flowers. Spray with water and dab with Paint; Forest Moss.
tissue to give a ghostly effect. Stamp the flower stamps using the Distress Inks as shown. OTHER: Distress Pens;
Again spray with water to give a misty effect. Leave to dry. watercolour card; coloured
Colour die cut flowers with Distress pens, spritz lightly with water, and dry. Arrange and glue card; Tim Holtz die
onto base design as shown. Finally mat and layer. I added a strip of card towards bottom edge Wild Flower; Ink Duster
and a torn word from an old dictionary which I distressed with the inks. Brushes.
* Call for Designers

Would you like to see your work in print on these pages? We have always featured a few reader creations here, but wed
like to extend that and offer more space to see what amazing things you create, now really is the time to get ready, get set
and stamp!
Find out more about how to enter by visiting the Craft Stamper blog at www.craftstamper.blogspot.co.uk
Free Stamp
Our Digital Images/Polymer Stamp Angel Policy:
Trish Latimer owns copyright over the original
artwork, so you may not use these images to
manufacture stamps or products for commercial
Makes
use. You are free to use the images in any
handmade project, including those for commercial
sale. Any polymer stamping must be hand-stamped.
Manipulating digital images by size or orientation is
allowed. Do not share, sell or claim any stand alone
image as your own.
October Images!
This month, we
have a wonderfully
detailed starfish as
our free polymer
stamp for you to
enjoy, and this
image is also
available in digital
format.
E ditor Trish has used the starfish

in an underwater scene,
featuring one of her hand drawn
whimsy girl figures, and Tracy Evans has
also created two stunning projects with
distinctly sea-like colour schemes. But
why not use the stamp in other scenes?
Trish created a rainbow of stars for her
art doll to hold, nothing seaside-y about
So... how do you get your hands on our Next...
that!
wonderful October digital images? Open the image in whatever graphics
We are also offering a spiral shell design Go to the Craft Stamper website: programme your prefer, it could be
as our digital image this month, another www.craftstamper.com Word, Photoshop, Paint, Illustrator,
that can be used in lots of different ways! Click the tab labelled Features, then Publisher etc
click the subheading Colouring Manipulate the image if you wish,
We would love to share any creations
Choose the October Digital Download making it smaller, larger or flipping it
made with these designs (or any other
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Follow the instructions on screen! it off
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when you size them up, and they have Open the tab, and all the digital images
a transparent background, perfect for will appear on the page. Simply right
layering images, or for printing onto click each image to save it to your
coloured or patterned papers! computer.
Regular: Free Stamp Makes
The starfish stamp is gorgeous, its just so detailed! Its great to use
both in underwater scenes and as just as a regular star shape.
A Very Wonderful Place

By Trish Latimer
I used the starfish in a traditional sense in this scene, an underwater style panel featuring a mermaid! I drew and coloured my
whimsy girl mermaid (whimsymaid?), then placed a starfish in her hand. The wooden panel was coloured by smearing white, green
and blue paint across the surface and it was then stencilled with white dots. The mermaid was placed onto the panel, and the scene
was finished off by the addition of coloured strips of card to represent seaweed, more stamped starfish and some small pebbles.
Catch a Falling
Star(fish)
By Trish Latimer
I think the starfish image can also be
used successfully without going down
the sea-themed route. To me it can also
be a regular star, so with that in mind
I created an art doll, holding a string
of rainbow stars. The art doll herself
was created by paper piecing elements
together: a stamped dress shape,
stamped wings, a stamped face, and
hand drawn legs and crown. I twisted
some wire to form the arms, then glued
the whole doll to a length of wire which I
had inserted into the base.
See the World

By Tracy Evans
Add a few small drops of paint to a piece
of white card, spritz with water and then
press a second piece of scrap white card
on top. Rub the cards together, pull apart
and you now have two backgrounds.
Spritz the paint a little more to blend
and allow it to run down the card, then
dry. Place a stencil onto the coloured
background, apply texture paste through
the stencil and then remove. Allow the
paste to dry completely and then add
seven lollipop sticks to the background
for added texture. Add a piece of
cheesecloth and cotton threads for
further texture.
Stamp three starfish onto the second
piece of coloured background, cut out
each starfish and then adhere to the
decorative panel. Add pearls and a
quote chip along with a remnant rub to
complete.
Regular: Free Stamp Makes
Whilst you are creating backgrounds, create several in the same

sitting which can then be used for further projects in the future.
Create Art Tag

By Tracy Evans
Prime the tag with gesso. Once dry, paint the front of the tag with a layer of Tumbled Glass Distress Paint and whilst the paint is still
wet, blend in a touch of Peacock Feathers randomly over the background. Repeat the process with touches of Cracked Pistachio and
dry. Dry brush gesso lightly over the background to give highlights. Apply texture paste through a stencil onto the tag. Once dry, add
five small lollipop sticks to the background of the tag. Paint sticks lightly, leaving some bare wood visible. Add cheesecloth, pearls
and threads for added texture. Stamp three starfish onto a coloured background, then cut out each and affix to the tag.
To complete the piece, lightly flick black, white and green paint onto the background to add delicate splatters. Apply Twisted Citron
around a Quote Chip and adhere to the tag. Scribble Gathered Twigs Distress Crayon around the edges of the tag and smudge.
Stamping
giveaway!
Contrasts
This issue, our design team
experimented with the stunning
Indigo Skies stamp set by Kaisercraft.
O ur designers were given the beautiful and incredibly versatile, Indigo Skies stamp set by Kaisercraft this month. Comprising of
fantastic border stamps alongside cute sentiments and detailed flora and fauna, it really does have everything! Its the perfect
set for creating sweet cards and clean and simple projects.
What would you create with yours?! We have one Indigo Skies stamp set to give away to one extremely lucky winner! To enter, log on
to www.craftstamper.com and click on the Win! tab.
Explore the vast supplies on offer from Kaisercraft at www.kaisercraft.com.au. Kaisercraft stamps are available to buy from all good
craft stores across the UK, including Charmed Cards and Crafts, www.charmedcardsandcrafts.co.uk
Regular: Stamping Contrasts
Beautiful World
By Anna-Karin Evaldsson
White emboss the roses repeatedly on
watercolour paper. Smear Distress Inks
on a craft sheet, mist with water and
pick up with a paint brush. Watercolour
the background and flowers. Round
the corners. Stamp the sentiment with
Garden Patina ink. White emboss the
butterfly three times on vellum. Cut out
and layer on top of each other. Attach
with a brad.
Materials
STAMPS: Kaisercraft Indigo
Skies. INKS: Ranger Wendy
Vecchi Archival Garden Patina;
Ranger Alcohol Mountain
Rose; Butterscotch; Turquoise; DESIGNER TIP
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Use small stamps to create a
Tattered Rose; Worn Lipstick; pattern by repeatedly stamping.
Peacock Feathers; Tsukineko This technique is easy to do with
VersaMark; StazOn Jet Black. clear stamps, as they are so
OTHER: Sizzix Tim Holtz Bigz L easy to line up.
die Tiny Houses; Ranger Grit
Paste; Wendy Vecchi Stampers Butterfly House
Anonymous Clearly For Art By Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Modeling Film; Ranger embossing
Indigo Skies is such a fun and versatile stamp set. I first die cut a little house and then
powder White; Tim Holtz Idea-
repeatedly stamped the dotted design with Garden Patina ink to create a house with
ology Lace Trimmings; Bouquet
dotted boards. The stamp is very easy to line up and was stamped on scrap paper
Findings; Chit Chat Stickers;
once first, to give a more distressed look.
vellum.
Stamp the butterfly on Clearly For Art Modeling Film with Jet Black StazOn ink. Cut
out and colour on the back with alcohol inks. Heat film with a heat tool and shape the
wings. Staple to the roof and wall before assembling the house. Stamp part of the
sentiment and complete with a sticker.
Simply Amazing!
By Linda Walmsley
This versatile stamp set works
wonderfully when making quick and
easy cards. Here I have created a pretty
vintage style design using beautiful
Distress Oxide inks to blend dreamy
pastel colours. First, I simply stamped
the images directly onto card and then
used a water brush to gently brush out
the colour from the edges to fill in the
image. To finish the composition, I added
a simple embossed greeting and a few
spots of glitter glue.
DESIGNER
TIP
Sequins are really popular at
the moment and give a nice
subtle touch of sparkle to
your projects.
Materials
STAMPS: Kaisercraft Indigo Skies.
INKS: Tim Holtz Distress Oxides;
VersaFine Onyx Black; Memento
DewDrops; VersaMark. OTHER: Small
wooden box; IndigoBlu Gee-Soo-Good!
White; Americana Dcor Chalky Finish
paint; Prima Art Alchemy paint Sparks;
Metallique; Opal Magic; Imagination
Crafts Structure Paste; Tim Holtz
stencil Floral; WOW! Embossing
Powder Opaque White; Rich Gold; Clear
Gloss; glitter glue; sequins.
Butterfly Cluster Card

By Linda Walmsley
To craft this card, I decided to go for a more
modern clean and simple look by using bright,
fun colours of ink. Stamp the butterfly onto a
piece of white card and then repeat using co-
ordinating colours of inks. Stamp half of the
sentiment directly onto the card, then stamp
the other half onto a strip of black card.
Heat emboss the black card sentiment half
in white and attach using foam pads to add
dimension. A couple of sequins and glitter
glue give a touch of added sparkle.
Regular: Stamping Contrasts
Amazing Tag
By Ruth Mescall
Place random drops of acrylic inks on the back of
the tag, marble with a coffee stirrer and leave to
dry. The shimmer will show through to the front
of the tag. Use the border stamps and StazOn ink
to create a backdrop for the butterflies. Stamp the
sentiment at the base of the tag. Swirl inks on the
back of the modeling film and when dry, stamp
the butterfly twice in black archival ink and clear
emboss. Heat again to shape before attaching
both to the tag.
Materials
STAMPS: Kaisercraft Indigo Skies. INKS:
StazOn Jet Black; Ranger Archival Black;
Viridian; Aquamarine. OTHER: IZINK acrylic
ink Volubilis; Cactus; Turquoise; Clear
Acrylic tag #8; embossing powder clear;
Wendy Vecchi Stampers Anonymous
Clearly For Art Modeling Film; fine gold pen.
Hello Card

By Ruth Mescall
Place some drops of ink on a craft sheet
and press a card lightly into the colours.
Use the card to monoprint across a card
blank, leaving a textured stripe. Once dry,
mask off and stamp the roses to create a
border. Make another butterfly in the same
way as for the tag from the Amazing Tag
project. To finish the card add some gold
dots with a pen and stamp the sentiment
in the bottom right corner.
DESIGNER
TIP
If you use a tag instead of
spare card for monoprinting
you will have an extra tag that
is ready for decorating.
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Masterclass
Coffee lover instead of a tea person? No

worries most of the techniques can be
done with coffee too! But remember that
the colour is different!
Tea
Regular: Masterclass
DESIGNER
TIP Do you want to achieve natural-looking sepia
Different teas provide
different colours. Black
tones using natural products? Look no further!
teas provide the strongest By Riikka Kovasin
colours whereas green and
M
white dont give much
colour at all. Infusions y name is Riikka and Im a tea-aholic. I adore black tea and my favourite is
provide pinks and reds. Earl Grey. Other than the taste, I also love the colour of tea. It easily creates
a nice, vintage colour on projects. Ive been using tea and coffee since my
childhood to tint treasure maps and make paper look aged, but for this article I wanted
to push it further and discover what other effects it could be used for.
In these techniques, I have tried to use the whole tea bag so there should be some
ideas to help to get your creative juices flowing! I also tried to think about a whole
project, so theres background ideas, focal point idea and even embellishments! So just
put the kettle on and start crafting!
Materials
Stamps Riikka used...
AAll & Create: Clear Stamps #3 by Fiona Paltridge
Other materials
Meet the Designer, Brewed tea
American Crafts: Gold Foam
Riikka Kovasin Used teabags Thickers
Ranger Archival ink: Jet Black Prima Marketing: Soft Matte Gel; 3D
I was hooked when I first opened
Ranger Distress Ink: Vintage Photo Matte Gel
a gesso jar. I am a mixed media
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Triangles
Old metal buttons
Sizzix mini die: Meadow Leaf
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Masterclass:
Tea
Technique 1:
Put a Ring on It!
This is a really easy technique
to age paper and give it some
character.
FURTHER
IDEAS FITTING
THE THEME...
Try the same techniques
with coffee and see how the
colour differs. Instead of
a tea bag, use a coffee
filter for the flower. 1 Spill tea onto a saucer and dip your cup in it. Make
rings of tea on your substrate using your cup as a
stamp.
2 Pour tea into a mini mister and crumple up the tag
to make creases. Spray the tag with tea.
3 Use a heat tool to dry the tag and carefully smooth
it out. The creases will have stained more than the
flat areas.
Technique 2: Technique 3:
On the Softer Side Tea Wash
Tea is a fabulous colourant, not Use different strengths of tea to
only for paper but for fabric too. add sepia watercolour details.
1 1
2 2
3 3
1 Brew a cup of strong tea and choose the fabrics 1 Stamp design with an ink such as archival that
you want to dye. Natural fibres work better than doesnt smudge when wet.
polyester.
2 Colour design with tea. Use either a couple of
2 Let the fabrics sit in the tea for a while, then dry different strengths or add layers of one tea.
them with a heat tool or leave to air dry.
3 The most even colour is created using multiple
3 Stitch the pieces onto your project. Use the twine layers, like working with watercolours.
from the tea bag as your thread.
Technique 4: Technique 5:
What About Tea Flowers
the Leaves? The delicate material of the tea
bags turns into beautiful soft
The tea leaves inside the tea
blooms with a few easy steps.
bag work beautifully as a texture
paste when mixed with medium!
1 1
2 2
3 3
1 After using your tea bag, dry it thoroughly and cut 1 Either start with used and dried circular tea bags
it open. Pour the tea leaves out and save the bag. or trim the rectangle ones into circular shapes with
scissors.
2 Mix the tea leaves with Soft Matte Gel. The leaves
will absorb the moisture so add them little by little. 2 Layer three circles on top of each other and attach
the layers with a few stitches. Add a button as the
3 Apply the paste through a stencil and leave to dry.
flower centre.
Clean the stencil and silicone brush right away.
3 Use dry adhesive to attach the flower to your
project or use a liquid one carefully as the material
absorbs the moisture.
Tea Canvas
Start your canvas by using technique 3 to make the background. After you have coloured the
design, add texture to the canvas using technique 4.
Attach pieces of fabric and cloth dyed using technique 2 to your canvas. Use gel medium as
the adhesive. Attach a couple of tags on top, one made with technique 1 and the other with
technique 3.
Embellish the project with die cut leaves, old metal buttons, chipboard elements and flowers
made using technique 5. Finish the piece with a few crystals and the title using glitter foam alpha.
Further Ideas
Journal Page
Start the journal page by ageing a piece of

paper using technique 1. Attach the paper
to your journal. Stamp a couple of circles
onto the page and use technique 3 to
colour them.
Make the main composition using a
tag made with technique 4 and some
cheesecloth dyed using technique 2. Layer
a tag made using technique 2 on top.
Embellish the page using flowers made
using technique 5 and also some
chipboards and die cut leaves. The delicate
leaves were cut from a tea bag material.
Finish the page with crystals, glitter title
and some handwritten journalling.
DID YOU KNOW

That tea is the most widely
consumed drink after
water? It originated from
Southwest China.
Go online: Want to see more soft materials dyed with tea? Heres
a blog post I wrote with the tea theme.
www.paperiliitin.blogspot.fi/2017/01/inspired-by-tea.html
All in the
Details
We uncover the lovely little details within this months projects that are just waiting
to be adored!
One Ink Pad Challenge on p.14 Kingdom of Rust on p.44 Free Stamp Makes on p.60
This issue, Kath Stewart challenged To further adorn her gorgeous crown In this months Free Stamp Makes, our
herself to create two stunning sepia embellishment nestled atop her Editor, Trish has used the fab free star
coloured cards using just one colour of assemblage piece, Fran Westmoreland design to create a charming art doll
ink. Here you can see how she has used a has added a cluster of coloured paper holding a string of stars! Although the
gorgeous brick effect design to add rustic flowers and reindeer moss. The rough design looks like a starfish, Trish has
detail to the background of her tag. The application of different colours of mica cleverly shown it can also be used in
rectangular design is echoed in the three powders and paint gives the flowers a all different styles of projects! Such a
dimensional sentiment on top. beautifully shimmering tattered vintage versatile little image!
finish that we just cant get enough of!
Masterclass on p.70 Stamping Contrasts on p.64 Retailer Project: The Artistic

Check out Riikka Kovasins absolutely For our Stamping Contrasts feature, Stamper on p.36
fabulous Masterclass this issue! Using Anna-Karin Evaldsson has created two This issue we feature art by designers
the humble teabag as her material, sensational butterfly-themed projects from The Artistic Stamper. The excitingly
she has developed some ingenious using the Indigo Skies stamp set by varied collection of works features this
techniques as well as crafting this Kaisercraft. To accompany the butterfly striking piece by Debs Smith. Layers of
beautifully layered project. Combining on her card project, Anna-Karin created texture and embellishment were added
tea-dyed fabrics and teabag flowers painterly roses using a combination of before a final layer of gesso and strong
with vintage elements, she has created white embossing with watery inks. The plum paint. Debs demonstrates how best
thoroughly authentically rustic creations. bold colour and subtle white lines look to use broken bits of jewellery to create
exquisite on white cardstock. jewelled adornment.
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Winner
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Take It, Make It challenge!
We loved this amazing project created by Gerrittina. Gorgeous
imagery, a beautiful colour scheme and so much detail!
TiMi
Learn more about our latest
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started?
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During my school years all my books were full of it.
After that I began making cards; at first 3D ones, but
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Thanks to Louise from Art Journey, whom I met at a
hobby show, I am now hooked.
Q What are your favourite kinds of stamps, and do you have

a favourite stamp company? Q What kind of projects do you like creating
the most?
A I like all kinds of stamps; animals, flowers, people

etc. I like stamps from a lot of different stamp A
I am a cardmaker who loves to create a canvas or a
booklet every now and then. I also like to make art
journal pages.
companies, such as Art Journey, Katzelkraft,
Carabelle studio, Jofy from PaperArtsy, and also
Q
Penny Blacks flower stamps. Apart from stamps, what is the one product you wouldnt
be without when you craft?
Q Describe your style, are you a messy kind of stamper or a

more clean and simple kind of person?! A
Stamping without inks would be difficult of course,
but at the moment I love my paints. Inks and paints,
A I like all kinds of styles. Thats my problem, I cant you cant make a great background without them as
choose! Sometimes I like to be messy and make far as Im concerned!
colourful backgrounds, but I also like clean and
simple cards; but why choose if you can do it all?!
On this card I used the flowery stamps from Tim Holtz. The background
started as a disaster. The grey Distress Ink was too dark. I had to go for
plan B. I used some gesso, Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide but this
wasnt enough. I almost threw it away, but then I used a stencil and some
embossing paste from Wendy Vecchi; a very light paste, ideal for cards.
More gesso and a text stamp made the background complete. The flowers
were then loosely coloured with Distress Inks and water.
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