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Friday 15 April 2016

Stampboard.

Good afternoon everyone, have you got that Friday feeling yet? It is all go here , getting ready for tomorrow's class in Cumbria...it is our 2nd Birthday ...I really can't believe that we have been meeting every month now for two years.......oh where has the time gone,,?

Seriously though I have made some wonderful friends, such lovely ladies and gent ( I better not forget Peter) and boy oh boy have we had some laughs....

We have two new ladies joining us tomorrow, so I must try and be on my best behaviour.....( well for the first five minutes!!!)

We are going to have a play with some fabulous new Wee stamps from Clarity also we will be using stampboard....

Now although this product has been around for many years , it is new to me,,.and oh it is so addictive...

And so versatile, you can use so many different mediums on it, from dye based inks, shaving foam, alcohol inks, PanPastels, Grunge Paste, oh the list goes on....

A brilliant way of using all those wonderful products that we have in our stash...

So this afternoon , I thought I would have a little play...well it would have been rude not too...and this is what I came up with.

I must say that it is my lovely friend Yvonne that inspired me to use stampboard...so thanks Mrs......you are a gem...xxxx

I started by choosing a stamp, and then making a base of stampboards that would be just the right size...

I do love this Topiary Tree Clarity stamp....and olden but a golden one,,,,

I used a piece of double sided adhesive sheet on the back , to stick all the boards together.

Next I put a base coat of Distress ink down, I used Spiced Marmalade...( don't worry about the blending, at this stage you really just need a base coat )

Next I used the Trellis Stencil and some more Distress inks, followed by some water spritzing .

To pull it all together I added some brown DI around the edges. Then I gave it a quick blast with my heat tool.

I stamped the image using black Archival ink.

And then put with a scraper tool to add the white highlights. Now is it just me or does this remind you of when we were younger and made those scraper foil pictures?

As I wanted to create a tile effect I sprayed it with Crafters companion Spray and Shine,,,,you can use clear embossing powder or UTEE but as it is such a large area I went for the spray....

Here is a closer look

I really enjoyed making this, hope you like it too.

I have so many ideas buzzing around , I just need more time to play....but I had better get on packing my car...

And then cooking some food,

I hope you have a lovely weekend, whatever you have planned...

Take care all, much love and hugs

Jo. xxxx

 

15 comments:

Unknown said...

That's lovely Jo, I've not seen that stamp before, might have to look on the website and buy it. Enjoy your weekend, I am off to Spain for 3 weeks xx

Naomi said...

Thanks for the inspiration Jo. Love it.

Jo Rice said...

Thanks Carol and have a fabulous time in Spain...enjoy...xxx

Jo Rice said...

Thanks Naomi, hope you and your family are keeping well...see you next month...xxx

Jane said...

Great Idea Jo! And you always manage to find stamps I haven't got and now want!
Have a great time tomorrow at your workshop! If your blog is anything to go by you will! Xxx

Jane said...

Great Idea Jo! And you always manage to find stamps I haven't got and now want!
Have a great time tomorrow at your workshop! If your blog is anything to go by you will! Xxx

Barbara Finch said...

Beautiful Jo - I have quite a lot of stampboard bits somewhere so thanks for this - I also have that stamp!! Roll on tomorrow when Claritycumbria will be in full flow! Xx

Theresa said...

this is great. i need to try stampboard but don't want to invest in it without knowing if i'd like it, hugs xx
have a great weekend xx

Angela said...

This is lovely Jo. I haven't tried stampboard yet - it's on my list! Hope tomorrow goes well. Hugs xxx

rachel said...

wonderful work Jo - have a wonderful day tomorrow and say hello from me to everybody! Hugs rachel x

Alex said...

Lovely! Miss meeting up with you ��. Hope you're doing well. Give my love to the ladies. Will try & catch up with you soon ��Xxx
Alex

Donna Brooks said...

Never used stamp board, I like what you have done with it though. Also like the project from Thursday with the wee animals, mine arrived this morning along with my word chain alphabet. Xx

Andy Duggan said...

Isn't stamp board fab! I love working with it and creating tiny little pieces of art.

Jo Rice said...

Thanks everyone for your lovely comments, and I do urge you to try stampboard ...it is official , I am addicted to it...xxx

Yvonne said...

Wow Jo I don't think you needed my inspiration, this is amazing. Hope everyone enjoyed using it - it's a joy!
Love what you've done. Lots of love xxxx