And finally...

...my last post as guest.

Again, it's using Songbird by Prima and the words from Artistic Outpost's Neverland.

It's suprising how much mileage a few little stamps can have.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my three simple makes these past few weeks. If you missed them they can be found 

here...

and here

Thank you for your kind words...they've been very encouraging and great to receive. 

xx Jo

With Love...

...From me to you on Valentine's Day :0)

Here I used Bow Heart from my range at Stampotique and  Songbird by Prima.

Clean and simple designs are not always the easiest of cards to make. Keeping those tiny marks and smudges away are difficult (for me anyway lol) and wave back at you like a flag. I thought I would keep these in to show you that its those little 'errors' that make each card individual when handstamped. 

There are a couple of tiny dots I can see (just flecks) and also the bird could have left a darker imprint...but hey ho, thats how it goes....an original :0)

Happy Valentine's Day xx

love

Jo Capper-Sandon

ps...I see that currently the Prima stamp set Songbird is currently sold out. A similar idea to this card (altering the card proportions to maybe landscape/DL  or square) could also be created from the clear stamp set, also by Prima , Songbird No.1

Think lovely thoughts...

Hello everyone!

I'm was so pleased to be asked to appear as Guest Artist for Happy Daze this month. It's like old times again :0)

With the theme for the Happy Daze challenge this month of  'Love is all around'  I thought that the beautiful stamp plate Songbird by Prima would be perfect along with one or two other elements. What I didn't bank on was it being sold out before I got to show my card *doh*.

The text 'Think lovely thoughts' is from the wonderful 'Neverland' plate by Artistic Outpost.

I added a tiny piece of a torn music sheet , a sequin flower and a punched out glitter paper heart from my stash of bits and bobs. That gorgeous turquoise colour is a spray available from Happy Daze- Patina Vintage Cosmic Shimmer Mist

I hope that you will get to join in with the challenge- whether you need to make a Valentines card or item for a loved one, or just to let someone know you are thinking lovely thoughts about them.

See you here again next week hopefully :0)
Meanwhile, if you'd like to check out my blog it can be found by clicking this link.

Jo Capper-Sandon
          -xx-

Domino Fridge Magnets By Carol Fox

This week I have used the Prima Cling Stamp set Songbird to make a set of Fridge Magnets.

I stamped directly onto the domino using black Stazon ink, when dry I gave it a quick coat of Multi medium and then coloured in the images using Claudine Hellmuth Paints.

I sealed it all with a coat of Glossy Accents, and then added a magnet to the back. These would look equally as cute with a brooch back so you could wear your art.

Thank you for looking and see you next week

Carol x

Play it again Sam . . .

. . . maybe not, I think this altered CD is no longer going to be able to play music. 

As soon as I saw the theme and got the tuna tin idea out of my head my thoughts turned to CD's, firstly I covered the CD with white card, giving me a blank canvas. I then drew the border and painted it using Studio Paints. I stamped the Suzi Blu stamp, coloured her face with Prisma color pencils and other details with Studio Paints. For her dress I stamped a white flourish. On the CD I stamped the fourish in black and the flower in white from the Artistic Outpost stamp sheet, Serentiy. I then attached the angel/fairy, pierced a hole at the top and bottom of the CD, threaded some white ribbon for hanging and made some shrink plastic charms using the tickets from the Prima Songbird stamps and attached them with some twirled wire and beads. Finally I added some pearls to the center of the flowers and distressed with some beeswax. 

The challenge for this month is 'Circling The World' and you still have time to play with a chance to win a £15 voucher, here are the details.

Thanks so much for looking, wishing you a happy, creative day, Sam xxx