Handmade by Lou

Monday, 4 April 2016

Inspiration Strikes

I was reading a stamping magazine recently, and they had some cards made using this fun technique. I had to try it!

I made these cards while Sale a Bration was on, so the sentiment stamps I used ("Hello" and "Perfect Pairings" ) have retired, and I think the Petal Potpourri set might have retired too...oops. You can try this technique with any line art stamp set you have. You simply need to: 1. stamp some Crumb Cake cardstock with your line image in Versamark ink, 2. sprinkle white embossing powder over it, then 3. melt the powder with your heat tool. 4. Then you colour the image as you wish - I found our Stampin' Write markers worked well to give a vivid colour. You can easily wipe off any ink from the white outlines with a tissue as the embossed parts will resist the ink. 5. Then, outline the outside of the image with a Crumb Cake marker. I think you have to buy the Crumb Cake marker as part of the whole colour family set of markers, as you can't get it individually any more. 6. In the centre of the flowers, I used Wink of Stella gold glitter pens. In real life, I promise, they look very sparkly! Product List

Petal Potpourri Clear Stamp Set

[138586]

$34.95

Petite Petals Clear Stamp Set

[133155]

$22.00

Butterfly Basics Clear Stamp Set

[138816]

$63.00

Hello Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141240]

$0.00

Perfect Pairings Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141258]

$0.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$12.25

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$13.00

Heat Tool

[129056]

$50.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$8.75

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

$10.00

Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Marker

[120967]

$5.95

Brights Stampin' Write Markers

[131259]

$51.00

Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141898]

$14.00

Friday, 1 April 2016

Easter Wrap Up

Hello! It has been a while since my last post......Easter has come and gone! My kids are on school holidays right now, so time and bandwidth are at a minimum right now.

I was able to have a small gathering with a couple of my lovely customers before the Easter break, and we made a card and a little Easter basket. My youngest son took mine to school to give his teacher, with some chocolates inside.

We made the card using an oval frame lit and the little chick from the SAB Honeycomb Happiness stamp set. The stripes on the Easter Egg were made using a stamp from Work of Art - I love the handprinted look. If you look at the chicken, you might see we also used one of the Art stamps to "colour" the bird too, though we used a Pumpkin Pie marker to colour the beak and legs.

I love that each of us made our cards a little differently.

This was mine

We made the little Easter baskets using the Berry Basket Die, and the gorgeous Shine On Speciality DSP. It's a thicker cardstock which is perfect for making boxes. It has different designs on each side, one of which is a lovely silver foil.

Product List

Honeycomb Happiness Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141288]

$0.00

Work Of Art Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[134111]

$52.00

Teeny Tiny Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[120024]

$51.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$12.25

Shine On Specialty Designer Series Paper

[140579]

$22.75

Perfect Plum Classic Stampin' Pad

[126963]

$11.50

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

[126957]

$11.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[131180]

$11.50

Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad

[126956]

$11.50

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

[126985]

$11.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Big Shot

[113439]

$169.00

Ovals Collection Framelits Die

[129381]

$45.00

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker

[105115]

$5.95

Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Save the Date: 11th June 2016 Annual Catalogue Launch Day

This is NOT the new 2016-2017 catalogue! It is my lovely downline Maree with the 2015-2016 Catalogue.

Annual Catalogue Launch Day

Saturday 11th June

10am to 4pm

$65 per person

Aspley Bowls Club. Nemira Street Carseldine. Parking on site or close street parking.

Full afternoon tea and lunch included

(catering once again by Food Fx).

Cold water. Tea and Coffee. Other drinks available for purchase at the bar.

Registrations will close Friday 3rd June unless we reach capacity prior.

Deposit payment of $30 due at time of registration, you are also welcome to pay the full amount now if you prefer. Your place is not secure until your deposit/full payment is received.

Payment types:

Direct deposit (preferred) message me for details or cash payment to your demonstrator.

Please invite all your friends would love this to be our biggest day yet!!

Remember to bring money for raffle tickets and our legendary retired and preloved stamp sale!

RSVP Now!

Friday, 26 February 2016

What you Missed - One Card, 3 Ways

Last night we had fun with a Stamp Set you can earn for FREE !

Stamps: Botanicals For You (SAB). Paper: Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Watermelon Wonder, Confetti Cream (retired) Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Delightful Dijon, Memento Black. Other: Big Shot, Ovals Framelits, Embossing Folders, Small Flower Punch, Adhesive Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals, Snail adhesive, Wink of Stella clear glitter pen.

We used the Wink of Stella clear glitter pen to create a gorgeous subtle sparkle on the letters. It didn't photograph well, but in real life it is very pretty! Let me know if you'd like to come to my next class - in March. I'll post details as soon as I can.
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