NEW STAMPS, 6 CARDS, 2 PROJECTS

Thank Heavens tag trio. Copyright Susie Jefferson.

I got my sample cards back from Craft Stamper (Blade Rubber commissioned me to do the stamps for the reader offer).

So I thought you might like to see what I did with just these two plates.

These two are with the 50s Alphabet & poodle plate.

Copyright Susie Jefferson











And these are with the Thank Heavens plate - very scrapbookish.

I couldn't decide whether the card was better with or without the baby photostrip (a black&white transparency, mounted over the cream card so it looks sepia). Here are both versions:


Sunday Best. Copyright Susie Jefferson











The cartouche was tinted directly with an ink pad, and the images were hand tinted.The gold edging borders are peeloffs!

And another scrapbook-style image (aren't I adorable?) using the Caught in Crystal technique.

Thank Heavens for Very Little Girls. Copyright Susie Jefferson









Here's how I made this one:

• Here I used pearlised pink card, stamping the Thank Heavens cartouche over and over again (with black Brilliance ink) to create a background.
  
• I used the Caught in Crystal technique for the baby (printed onto acetate on an inkjet printer) using Brilliance and Distress inks on the tissue, then holographic glitter. This was mounted to more pearlised pink card with pop dots (to allow for the crushed tissue papers) then layered to navy blue, and old fashioned gold photo corners.
  
• The paper flowers were glued with Art Glitter System clear glue (using their fine nozzle) and I added diamante stones in the centres.
  
• Finally, I stamped So Pretty on the same pearlised pink card, using in black ink, and embossing with clear powder. It was trimmed down and layered to navy blue to match with the main image - then mounted on pink polka dot ribbon.
  
• The cartouche was also stamped on pearlised pink card in black ink, embossed in clear then cut out and mounted on top of the flowers, using pop dots for dimension.

Using the Thank Heavens plate again, but with more of a vintage feel...

So Pretty Copyright Susie Jefferson

Torn edges, lots of pretty flowers for a pretty lady! Note the brads and the photo corner...










Thank Heavens tag trio. Copyright Susie Jefferson

Here's how I made this:

• I used 3 connected tags to make a little concertina booklet (you're seeing it flat now, as it was scanned). Again, I have stamped randomly with the Thank Heavens cartouche (on backs of tags as well) in dark blue, then scuffed the ink pad round all edges (folding the tags back on themselves).
  
• Torn dictionary text was glued randomly and the images stamped on cream card using black ink and embossing with clear powder. These were then hand coloured, trimmed down and ink applied to the edges of the card to emphasise them.
• The cartouche was also stamped and embossed, then tinted directly with an ink pad (Versacolour's Opera Pink, which I think is a fabulous colour). I cut this out (minus the scrolls) and mounted it with pop dots over one of the random stampings - you can just see the dimension this gives.
  
• To finish, I added more paper flowers and diamante stones, and snippets of ribbon were threaded through the tag holes, fastened with ordinary staples.

Hope you like these!