First of all, let me just explain the title – it has nothing to do with THOSE BOOKS or THAT THING, but now that I have your attention, you might like to read about some rubber stamping that I have been doing this week?
After you’ve cooled down.
This post begins some time ago when I availed myself of the Woodlands Scenes clear stamp set from Hobby Art stamps however since then they have been on the “come on, have a go with me, you know you want to” pile ever since.
I wish that I had listened to them earlier.
On my first play with these stamps and I tried out several colouring experiments and I really enjoyed what I did.
Having a series of ideas already going through my head I also started to make the masks that would help me build up some scenes later on.
I then tried out a scene by stamping the mouse, then masking him off, and then adding more of the scene.
I then used Lyra pencils to colour this in.
I wasn’t 100% happy with this one so I started again, this time working directly onto a tag.
Having repeated the masking and stamping, this is where I got to.
Yup, happy with the layout. Now to add colour.
I used alcohol markers to add some shading to the lower grass area and the bushy area to the left.
It’s subtle but you can just about make it out.
I then set about using the spectrum noir pencils to add more highlights and lowlights – and ended up with this.
He’s kinda cute isn’t he?
That’s where I left that project for now as I had another idea that I wanted to try.
To see the next part of this story, please use the numbered page links below.
GENTLEMAN CRAFTER 
John,
This is just such a nice image and your doily is fantastic. Such a nice combination. Lovely as always!
All the best.
Carol
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Wow, the creations you have made are really lovely, very Peter Rabbit. Love the colouring too
Love and Light
Sioux x
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Enjoyed seeing your blog today and reading all the comments, you are truly a star!!! love the cutie’s and the colour, thank you for posting. I would like your bag making book when possible please, but I haven’t used Ebay so may not be able to get it. xx
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I LOVE IT !!!! Wish I was as creative as you!!!!!
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Hi John
What a lovely card, I like monochromatic colouring techniques a lot and those stamps look very good.
I don’t have a cutting machine so I use Serif Craft Artist to make fancy mats and layers I can’t make on an A5 cutting machine, it’s not the same but it’s a good compromise.
Crafty hugs,
T x
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That’s a lovely card John. I really like that cutting file. I presume you used your ScanNcut to cut the doily as well as the mat? Have you tried cutting the other designs in the set yet?. I’m considering buying it but would like to make sure that it will work ok with the sNc first.
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I did use the Brother Scan N Cut to create the doily. I have not yet tried the other designs in the set.
J :)
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lovely post just had to go buy the stamps
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Thanks for sharing John you have a wonderful eye for colour, and the cutting files look good, I’ve not downloaded any yet as not too good with PC but have found some USB;s so will try.again thanks for inspiration, sheenaq x
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Hi John – as usual wonderful ideas. Blue is my favourite colour. The little mouse and rabbit are so cute – will have to check to see if I can order some, if they’ve not all sold out after your message this morning. lol
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Love the images and the svg cutting file frames. Having problems with svg files – where I take from a cd rom such as picknix then I have no problem but when I try to download from say birdscards then I get ‘this file type cannot be used’ – am I missing something?
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Some of birds files cannot be converted as they exceed the maximum file restrictions in the canvas software. It’s only a small amount of those files. You should be fine with most.
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Lovely John. The blue is perfect.
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Love the colours of your rabbit card.. Think blue and white must be my fav. Colours.
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Really lovely work. Thank you for sharing I’m now going to have a look at those stamps.
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Love the blue
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Stunning!! well done you :-) x
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Nothing wrong with a lot of shades of blue John, and yes, I’ve read the book. Love the stamps, I’ll have to go see if I can find them.
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Fantastic pictures and colouring.
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HI John,
What a lovely idea – love the cutting file! Have just recently purchased a Brother scan and cut, its amazing!! Could you explain how to get SVG files onto my machine?
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There is a full explanation on this blog about converting various file types. It might be worth having a read of that Jenny.
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Great work as always. What a sweet little character. I love both designs. Not very good at colouring YET must keep trying. Have a great week.
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You are very talented john. You give me so much inspiration. Thank you so much for taking the time and trouble to share jan x
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Hi John. How lovely. This was a stamp set I REALLY needed a couple of years ago, never used and confined to the “one day” drawer but after seeing what you’ve done with it I’ve got to route it out and have a play.
Thank you
Love Val in Spain x
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Lovely John ..you are clever …..
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Hi John
Could you please tell me if you have a spare copy of your bag making book. I missed out when you had them on ebay. kind regards janet
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I’m afraid not Janet. I’m trying to locate the original files though.
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Two fabulous projects John especially love the scene you’ve created in the second one – and all those gems!!! lol
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Wow! That’s fantastic. Glad to see that you didn’t use 50 shades of grey….
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