Funky Fossil May Release - Bees Knees

Hello!

We have an exciting week ahead as we share new stamp sets which will be released on Sunday, 10 May in our store and on Hochanda during our two shows :)  Even more exciting is that two of the stamp sets that are included in this release have been designed by the super talented Donna Gray using images from her hand carved stamps.

Today we are showcasing Bees Knees which is an A5 stamp set featuring lots of fun images of bees, toadstools and flowers.  It is packed full of quirky character!

I have simply stamped and masked a number of the toadstools on to kraft card, coloured them in white and then shaded with polychromos pencils.  The sentiment is from another stamp set coming out in this release.  

On my next card I have used just the smallest toadstool from the set along with one of the punny sentiments.  I couldn't resist putting it in with the set :)  It is framed with the Dotty Circle Frame stencil. 

Finally I wanted to highlight the cool bees that come in the set.  As soon as I saw this bee I knew the card that I had to make with him!

I combined this smiley bee with our Happy Words stamp set and new Honeycomb Stitches stencil.  I shall link this card up at Time Out as the colour combo works well with the patterns in the inspiration photo.

I hope these cards have made you smile!  Check out the wonderful inspiration from Jane, Sam and Natalie.  They have been having fun with the set too :)

Here is the full set:

The stamps will be in store on Sunday and we will be back tomorrow with another new set.  See you then!

Sarah x

AAA Birthday Challenge

Hello!

Well, April is here already and despite the strange times that we are in, one thing is for sure.....we still need birthday cards :)  The them at AAA Birthday this month is Dots and/or Stripes:

I decided to go for quite a stylised look.....

I simply inked Chipped Sapphire through a circle aperture and then used copper embossing paste through our Stacked Lines stencil.  The sentiment is from our new Happy Words stamp set.  Super simple but quite a clean graphic look x

Here are the products that I have used today:

  

I hope that you are able to play along with us this month!

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

New Stamps Release Day!

Hello!

I am delighted to confirm that our five new stamp sets are now available to purchase and, even better, there is 10% off everything in store this weekend to celebrate :)

We are also doing a release day blog hop - each member of the DT have inspirational cards to share with you - and every comment you leave will increase your chances of winning the entire release.  You can find links to their blogs at the bottom of this post.

However, here are a few cards that I have created with the new stamps:

I used some of the images from Cattitude to create this card.  I stamped the main cat and masked her off before inking a strip along the bottom of the card in Lucky Clover Distress Oxide.  I then laid our Dotty Grid stencil over the top to give the look of a carpet.  I stamped the gentleman cat, masked him off and inked the large thought bubble from our Say What stencil.  The cats are coloured with Polychromos pencils.

This card features Cupcake Crazy.  I stamped, watercoloured and cut the cupcake out and laid it over a stencilled background using our Sunray stencil

Finally I used Funky Florals and Happy Words.  The floral cluster was gold heat embossed and then masked off before I inked our Funky Circles stencil.  I watercoloured the flowers and used a sentiment from Happy Words.

I hope that you like this trio of cards and the new stamp sets:

 

 

Remember there is 10% off everything in store until midnight on Monday, 30 March! Just use the code MARCH10 at checkout.

Visit our DT's blogs too - every comment that you leave on their blogs and this post will be a chance for you to win the entire release :)

Jane Taylor at https://purplejetlovescrafts.blogspot.com/

Sam Squires at https://acraftingniche.blogspot.com/

Shona Chambers at https://twinearound.blogspot.com/

Cornelia Wenokor at https://fun-stamping.blogspot.com/

Natalie Seddons at https://www.instagram.com/momma_sedds/

I look forward to hearing what you think of the new stamps!

Sarah x

Introducing Funky Florals

Hello!

Welcome back to our final day of introductions to the new stamps that we are releasing tomorrow.  This set is called Funky Florals and is an A5 set.  I have loved working with it - the flowers are so versatile and remind me of henna tattoo style art.

Here are some of the cards that I have made:

 

I stamped and masked off the large flower cluster before inking through our Watercolour Lines stencil.   I coloured the cluster in with pencils, added a sentiment from the Serenity stamp set and some black splatters.  I shall link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where Anything Goes.

I stamped and masked the flowers and leaves in different colours to create a border along the bottom of a panel of white cardstock before adding a sentiment from our new Happy words set.

I shall link this card up at Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge which is to use your favourite technique.  I love masking stamps - although a simple technique I think that it is a really effective way of adding depth to a single layer.

The wonderful DT have also been creating more inspiring makes with this set - check out their designs here:

Jane Taylor at https://purplejetlovescrafts.blogspot.com/

Sam Squires at https://acraftingniche.blogspot.com/

Shona Chambers at https://twinearound.blogspot.com/

Cornelia Wenokor at https://fun-stamping.blogspot.com/

Natalie Seddons at https://www.instagram.com/momma_sedds/

I hope that you like this new set:

We will be having a release day blog hop tomorrow and one lucky person will be in with a chance of winning the whole release of all 5 sets so I hope that you visit again!

Sarah x

Introducing Happy Words and Distressed Elements

Hello!

**I just wanted to start by confirming that we are open for business - I run Funky Fossil from home - cutting and packing orders myself.  As long as the post office remains open we can still dispatch orders.  Your custom means a lot to me!**

This is our second day of posts introducing the new stamp sets that will be available to purchase from www.funkyfossil.co.uk on Saturday, 28 March.  Check yesterday's post here.  

Today we are showcasing two A6 sets - Happy Words and Distressed Elements.  They are great for adding sentiments or detail to your designs.  The sentiment words are big enough to make a good focal point too which is what I have done with this card:

I simply repeat stamped the Happy across a panel of white cardstock in Versafine Clair inks and made a circle topper to go in the centre of the card.  Super simple but really bright and bold!

I have used the sentiment set here with the Distressed Elements which are perfect for adding texture and grungy detail to a card design:

I simply inked a piece of cardstock with Antique Linen and used stencils - Ornate Mandala and Treadplate in greys and browns before stamping the Distressed Elements around the edge.  The main sentiment is heat embossed in Wow Copper embossing powder to add a metallic touch.

I hope that you like these stamp sets - they make great additions to your existing collections and you can never have too many happy words in the current circumstances!

Our amazing DT have lots more inspirations to share with these two stamp sets - check out what they have been up to here:

Jane Taylor at https://purplejetlovescrafts.blogspot.com/

Sam Squires at https://acraftingniche.blogspot.com/

Shona Chambers at https://twinearound.blogspot.com/

Cornelia Wenokor at https://fun-stamping.blogspot.com/

Natalie Seddons at https://www.instagram.com/momma_sedds/

Here are the sets themselves:

 

We have another fun stamp set to share with you tomorrow so I hope to see you again then!

Sarah x