34 Days To Christmas – Barb’s Big Blooms Stamps & Friends…

34 Days To Christmas – Barb’s Big Blooms Stamps & Friends…

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Hi folks!

Thanks for popping in! As promised this morning, a blog centred around those lovely new stamps Eileen and I came up with together. We had fun designing them! It’s all about the layering…

Here they are, in all their glory: A4 Square stamp sets, plus their masks too. For your orientation, the longest blooms plus stems measure nearly 6 inches on this BIG BLOOMS SET.

Also in A5 Square + Masks. FYI, the longest blooms plus stems measure about 4 inches on these BLOOMS SETS.

We have designed a trio of matching stencils, to use in backgrounds too.

Eileen’s artwork is really excellent. Take a close look at the cards below, and see how she layers up the stamps from both sets – little and large.

Thanks Eileen! I prepped a card for today’s TV show, based on the blue card just above, but knew that I wouldn’t have the time to complete it during the hour.

So here is a photo step-by-step for you, so you can see the process:

Ready? Here goes. Just out of interest, without looking up the answer below, what do YOU think will be the first thing I do?

Let’s start with a piece of 7”x7” Stencil Card.

Trim your stencil card to 4.5” x 7”
Run a length of low-tack masking tape along the base of the larger piece of card.
Mount the largest bunch of blooms
Ink up with Black Archival, then plant in the centre, so that a good portion of the stem is on the masking tape.
Pick a stripey bloom. Mask off most of the stem, them ink up with Watering Can Grey Archival
Remove masking tape from stamp,
then plant bloom in the background.
Work your way down the picture, adding more blooms and stripey leaves. 1-2-3
Mask off all the blooms and leaves using tweezers.
Run low-tack masking tape around all 4 sides, as in the photo.
Deposit some light pink ink on your blending mat, then roll out on you brayer.
Starting at the base, roll the brayer from side to side,
advancing up the picture.
Add a darker pink or purple to the blending mat, and repeat the brayering process,but only stay in the lower half of the picture with the darker colour.
Flick water at the picture, then blot with a paper towel.
Remove the masking tape, then remove the masks,
replacing them on their carrier sheet.
When the black ink is dry, add white accents with a white Posca pen, and add a sentiment using Black Archival.
Run a black 01 Micron pen around the outisde of the pink, then go round again, quarter of an inch out. Add a flash of colour to the stripey blooms, with Polychromos or Perga Liners.
Add a drop shadow around the outer box, using a grey pencil. Layer up on matching Companion paper. Attach to a card blank to complete.
All done xxx

You can find all the ingredients and a digital printout HERE

I do hope you like these stamps. Eileen certainly thinks they are excellent! And so do I. So many uses, and so many hours of arty play! ENjoy!

Love and Clarity

Barb x x x

11 thoughts on “34 Days To Christmas – Barb’s Big Blooms Stamps & Friends…”

  1. The session this morning was brilliant! Thankyou. I love these and the ideas you have shown! I really liked the two fer card at the end. great possibilities! Hope you can rest a little over the weekend! x

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  2. Lovely artwork!

    Hope you have a good rest over the weekend – maybe chill and do some pottery…..?

    Take care xxx

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  3. Love these new stamps, I was going to wait until we had moved but can’t resist getting at least some of them. I enjoyed watching you this morning & Eileen’s YouTube video of the heart card. I missed not being able to come to the Open Days so this is my treat to myself for now – no doubt more will follow later !!
    Hope you can have a few hours to yourself over the weekend, can’t believe there are only 5 weekends until Christmas – eek !! I am not organised at all, need to pull my finger out & get cracking xx

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      1. Thanks Barbara, haven’t got a date yet but paperwork has all arrived to be signed so getting nearer. Just wish I could move about more easily but for now I do a bit of packing then sit down crafting for a bit, so can’t complain really !!

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  5. Absolutely gorgeous! Picked up these stamps at the Open Days and have already made a couple of cards with them. Planning to catch up on today’s show for some more inspiration this morning xx

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  6. Hi Barb, thanks so much for the step by step. Will have a go when my order arrives. If I have finished the Christmas cards by then. Love the artwork, so beautiful. Hope you are resting Barb, having a chill day with Dave and the vikings. Bx

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  7. Thank you so much for drawing these beautiful stamps … as you know l love ‘em all ! More makes coming soon … l’m so inspired by your artwork xx

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