More Chocolate Baroque

Hello all.

Well after my last post I have got a bit carried away with Art Nouveau style .
Love the colours of the Chocolate Baroque challenge too and have been doing several variations on a theme.

I have also used  the Harlequin Rose stamp set, which I have had for a long while and have used it   numerous times. It is probably the most used of all my stamps and never fails to please as it is suitable for all occasions.
It has been  spotlighted on Hochanda  recently, which I was pleased to see.
So out it came again.

Below are a couple of the designs I have been working on with these lovely stamps.

 

This is a birthday card for my daughter.

I have used the Fleurs Nouveau set again with one of the borders from Exquisite Edges.

The wooden heart is from ArtCuts.

 

 

This is the beautiful rose from Harlequin Rose and the edging is done with another of the borders from Exquisite Edges.

 

I have some others started and will post them if I have time.

 

Thanks for visiting.

Carole

 

 

Chocolate Baroque challenge 30

 

 

Happy new year to you.

Hope you had a good Christmas.

 

Well , I am starting off well with my crafting, which I have been unable to do for the last three weeks.  I managed to damage my right arm somehow, and have been unable to lift it or use it without pain.

 Not fun.

 

Several  physio sessions later, involving even more pain,  and I can at least use it again.

So back to the crafting.

 

 

 Chocolate Baroque's new challenge though, has inspired me to get on with something.

 

 

 

 

 

So here is my first challenge contribution for 2017, and it was so lovely to actually be able to do something again.

 Note that crafting was first on the agenda of things to do. when capable, housework being way down the list!! Got to get my priorities right.

I was lucky enough to win one of the challenges last year  and bought this set of stamps as I like the Art Nouveau style.

 

I actually only really liked one of the stamps in the set, but once I started 'playing' with them, I realized that I have a couple of embossing folders and a stencil, which compliment the Art Nouveau style very well. I have used a Dreamweaver stencil as the background on my card.

May even get around to doing a second project this time, before other things take over.

                                                                 
                                                                Thanks for visiting.
                                                                      Bye for now.
                                                                           Carole

Chocolate Baroque Challenge 29

 

 

 

Hello again.

Another Chocolate Baroque challenge with gorgeous autumnal colours.

Great stuff. 

 

 

 

 

 

I have the lovely bird stamp pictured above and it lends itself well to these colours. But I decided to steer away from using the same stamp and make something I have been meaning to do for ages.

The colours feel very Christmassy to me, as well as for the autumn, so I decided to make some table mats for the Christmas table.

 

 

 I love this heart design which I have had for a while and am always looking to find other ways  to use it.

 

 I think it looks lovely stamped and masked to make a giant flower design.

 

 

 

This was quite fiddly to get positioned, fortunately being a clear stamp helped the process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had some old, worn table mats so I used one as the base,  and covered  the old design.

 

The mat had a black border, which was useful, so I stuck my design over the top and sealed it.

 

Whether I get around to doing one for everybody, is yet to be seen!!

But I will try to do three at  least, to go down the centre of the table.

May even get around to making some coasters too, who knows.

 

Thank you for visiting and hope you like my project.

Bye for now

Carole

 

 

 

 

Craft stamper submission

Hi everyone.
I have been very excited recently as I have a 3D  Christmas decoration idea in  the  latest  Craft Stamper magazine, which is in the shops now.

I sent the idea in a few months ago and the Chocolate Baroque stamp I used  (Palm fan silhouette Baroque Ornament), was ideal for the decoration.
Here is a sneak peak of the 3D decoration that I made.

I made several different decorations with this stamp, as it lends itself well to folding and cutting out sections.
There are several different stamp designs in this series but I particularly liked this stamp as it is lovely and  bold.



Here is another decoration idea that I made after my submission to the Craft Stamper magazine.

 

I used the stamp called (Teardrop Silhouette Baroque Ornament) as well as the one above.

 

I have had fun making  several of these and they all look different, just by changing the colour combinations between blue , white and silver.

 

I've added beads and wire to a couple of them as an added feature.

 

Thank you for visiting.

Bye for now.

Carole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90th Birthday gift

Hello to you all.
Thank you for visiting my blog.

It was my mother's 90th birthday recently and instead of making a card I decided to make her a flower out of some Artcuts shapes as she likes the wooden shapes.

 

 

I covered five 8cm. hearts with the  beautiful Japanese Chiyogami paper that Artcuts sell and made them into a flower head.

There is a youtube video on Artcuts website showing how easy this is to do.
The centre of the flower has been etched with my message (Artcuts will personalize shapes) , and a stem and leaf added.
I was really pleased with the result as the paper I used is so vibrant.
I keep meaning to do several for myself as I think they make an attractive focal item .

Hope you have enjoyed this project and perhaps you will have a go yourself.
Bye for now and hope you visit soon.

Thank you to everyone who leaves a comment I appreciate it and enjoy reading them.

                                                                   Happy crafting

                                                                         Carole

Heart coaster

Hello and welcome to my blog.

As a follow up to my last challenge post, I thought you may like to see some other variations of the mug coasters that I have made with the Artcuts 15cm. hearts. They are great to stamp onto.

So below are some variations I have made for family members, who, having seen mine, requested that I make them one too.

The first one uses the huge butterfly in the same set I used for the challenge (Patchwork Butterfly).
You can personalize them too. (Hobby Art alphabet stamps)

 

I did various owl versions with a Stampendous stamp called Pen Pattern Owl,  as seen below.

 

The final one was for my daughter's birthday. I like this image, it is an Indigo Blu stamp and is great  for teenagers and young women.

The words are from a Tim Holtz  Idea-ology book called Small talk. The words just pop out of the book and are great for sticking onto different projects.

 

 

The Impression Obsession cover a card stamps are great to use too, as you can stamp over the entire heart in one go.

This is such an easy project and makes a lovely gift. The recipient may even decide to hang it up as a decoration , if they can't bear to put their cup on it!

Hope you have a go at this simple project.

Bye for now and thanks for your visit, it's much appreciated.

                                                                      Carole

Chocolate Baroque Challenge 27

Hello and welcome to my blog.

I have been making a gift recently and decided to do it  in  the latest Chocolate Baroque challenge colours.

What gorgeous colours they are too.. Love them as they are very much in my comfort zone.



                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have  used an Artcuts 15cm. heart to make a coffee coaster and these stamps work really well on these large hearts.

 I have had the butterfly set for a long time and still love it, as it has been so useful.
A heart this size may seem a little excessive for a mug coaster, but I find it works really well. When I'm not quite awake in the morning , it is quite difficult to miss, when putting my mug down!

I have used one of the borders from the Exquisite Edges set , which I masked to get the double layer. It has been stamped directly onto the wood  with VersaMagic and coloured with a lighter inkpad.
The butterfly, from the Patchwork Butterfly set, has been stamped onto Chiyogami paper, cut out and stuck on.

I've then  put  a layer of matt sealer  over it, to protect the design.

I have done several versions of these, using different stamps, although the recipients have often hung them on the wall, rather than put their mugs on them, which is lovely.

Hope you have enjoyed my project and thank you for visiting.
                                                                Bye for now
                                                                      Carole