Plant a Garden

Hello!

I wanted to play along at Time Out where the current challenge is a word inspiration using the fabulous quote:

It seemed like the ideal opportunity to use our Plant a Garden stamp set which I have neglected recently (a bit like our actual garden!).  As we have 20% off all stamps this weekend when you use the code STAMP20 it is a great time to get this set or any of our stamps (including those that we only released 2 weeks ago)....

Here is my card:

I stamped and masked some of the elements from the stamp set and watercoloured them.  Having cut them out with a circle die I attached them to a card panel on which I have used our new Cobblestone stencil.

I shall also link up at Happy Little Stampers Watercolour challenge (without the optional twist).

Here are the products that I used to make this card:

  

I hope you have a healthy and happy Easter,

Sarah x

CAS card

Hello!

I wanted to make a CAS card in order to play along with a few of my fave challenges.  At AAA Cards we are maximising the white space with an optional twist of geometric and Inkspirational have set the challenge of creating a one layer card:

I used our new Plant a Garden stamp set on this card.  I simply paper pieced the wellington boots (with a geometric paper) and stamped the lavender behind it.  

I shall also link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where Anything Goes.

Here is the stamp set that I used:

I hope you like it :)

Sarah x

Giveaway Winners!

Hello!

I hope that your week is going well.  I am just popping in to announce the winners of the October release giveaway :)  Thank you for your comments and support - they are much appreciated!

Each member of the Design Team has picked a comment from their release day post at random and they are as follows:

Jane picked CardsbyMaaike
Natalie picked Betty_j28
Shona picked Denise Bryant
Cornelia picked Katie Ann Brooks
Sam picked Sue from Silly Moo Crafts
I picked Marlena M

Congrats to all of you and thanks again for leaving a message :)  I shall be in touch shortly to ask the winners which of the new stamp sets they would like to receive.

Here is a little reminder of the stamp sets that we released earlier this month:

 

  

See you again soon,

Sarah x

Release Day!

Hello!

Today the 4 new stamp sets that we have been showcasing from Funky Fossil are available to purchase.  They offer a mix of cute and quirky and classic along with Christmas and all year round.  Hopefully you will find something in here that you like :)

  

  

To celebrate the release, myself and each of the DT have a stamp set to giveaway from the new release of the winner's choice.  All you have to do is comment on this post and on each of the DT's blogs or insta accounts by midnight (UK time) on 26 October to be in with a chance of winning.  There is also 10% off everything in store for this weekend only - until midnight on 21 October when you use the code OCTOBER10 at checkout :)

I have a few cards to share with you using these new stamps:

The Sew Lovely set inspired me to stitch a frame.  The sewing machine is coloured with pencils.

It is easy to mask elements of the Plant a Garden set to create scenes.  The plants fit nicely in to the plant pot too!  The images have been watercoloured with distress inks.  I shall link this card up with the encouraging theme at Time Out as I think the sentiment is a really positive one and also at Inkspirational where the theme is Mask given the masking that I did with garden images.

I wanted to create an effect of the northern lights for the penguins on this card.  I created a watercolour background inked through the Shards stencil and went back over it with clear sparkle medium.  

Check out the gorgeous designs by the DT....they have made some absolutely stunning cards to inspire you further.

Shona:

Jane:

Sam:

Nat:

Cornelia

Do pay them a visit and leave a comment to be in with a chance of winning one of the stamp sets from this release.  I would love to hear what you think of it :)

Sarah x

October Release - Sew Lovely and Plant a Garden!

Hello,

We are back with the second part of the previews for our October release of 4 stamp sets that will be available to buy from Funky Fossil from 9am tomorrow morning.  Yesterday we were featuring the christmas sets but today we have stamp sets that will work all year round - Sew Lovely and Plant a Garden.

 

Both sets are lots of fun to use....here are a few examples of what I have made with them:

I simply watercoloured and cut out the sewing machine and combined it with a detailed doily die from Studio Light.

A bit of masking and watercolouring on this one combined with the Fancy Trellis stencil at the bottom of the card.  

However, don't take my word for how fun these stamp sets are - check out what the DT have made with them:

Sam:

Cornelia:

Jane:

Shona:

Nat:

I am so excited to hear what you think of these 4 new stamp sets.  Do come back tomorrow for our release day celebration - each of the DT have a stamp set of your choice from the new release to give away :)  The stamps will be on sale from 9am UK time.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x