I often get visits to my blog from countries other than the United Kingdom so in honour of my blog buddies worldwide I wanted to create a card as a bit of a thank you and to say hi to all of you lovely folk.Read More »
Author: John - Gentleman Crafter
A creative enthusiast for over 30 years, the concept creator and organiser of the All Counties Craft Challenge which raised £24,000 for Mind, a registered mental health charity.
Previously a television producer and guest demonstrator at Create and Craft TV in the UK. Now, happily making my way through life, in both senses of the term.
I’m Doing Mo-vember!
Apologies that this post isn’t specifically craft related (although I will be making something later on this month to celebrate) but I just thought that I would let you all know that I will be participating in Movember.
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Happy Halloween!
Halloween is just once a year and therefore I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to break out the craft stash and make a little something.
A Bird In The Hand – A Montage Mash Up
I recently got my hands on a set of montage stamps from the Stamps Away Collection and thought that I would have a play.
What started out as one thing, once again ended up as something totally different.
Bird On A Branch – Using Embossing Folders To Create Interesting Backgrounds
I haven’t really experimented much with embossing folders but have always liked the way that they can add interest to the background of a project so I thought that I would have a go at coming up with something myself.
This “Bird On A Branch” card was what I ended up creating – here is a quick overview of how I put it together.
Winter Projects
We all know the feeling, the nights are drawing in and getting colder so we go out less and look for things to keep us busy in the long winter months.
So, at the risk of creating yet more UFOs I’ve been looking at starting some winter projects.
Inkadinka-Doily – An Inkadinkado Stamping Gear Creation
I’ve been having another play with the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear and came to the conclusion that quite a few of the designs that I was making looked like doilys, so I thought that I would explore this route and see what I could create.
All’s Well That Ends Well – An Inkadinkado Stamping Gear Card
A couple of weeks back I picked up several clear stamps at my local Hobbycraft store and, having a day to play, I thought that I would use them with the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear and see what I could create.
Parchment Craft Experiment Using The Inkadinkado Stamping Gear
You may have recently seen in my post about UFOs that I had made a start with an idea that I had a while back about using the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear together with Parchment Craft.
This post will hopefully give you Inkadinkadoodlers another idea for using the system, and also help me clear another UFO.
Simple Single Layer Stamping with Inkadinkado Stamping Gear
I’m seeing single layer stamping in a number of places right now, so I thought that I’d give it a go and see what I could come up with.
Here is an overview of what I did and how I did it.
Using Unmounted And Clear Stamps With The Inkadinkado Stamping Gear
A question that I get a lot is how to go about using clear or unmounted rubber stamps with the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear.
Indeed it was a question that I asked myself when I first got the system and now I’m pleased to say that I have found a couple of solutions.
Here is a quick talk through a couple of them.
UFOs (Unfinished Objects) – The Curse of the Fidgety Mind
Ever get the feeling that you’re not quite fulfilling what you set out to do creatively speaking? Well, UFOs (Unfinished Objects) could be the culprit – so I recently discovered.
Here is a quick photographic tour of what I have unfinished, on-the-go, or just not even started yet.
Creating Dimensional Paper Flowers With Inkadinkado Stamping Gear And Cling Stamps
A couple of weeks ago I decided to have a go at making dimensional flowers using the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear from EK Success Brands.
I was pleasantly surprised when I realised just how easy it was so I though that I’d write a little blog post on how I did it in case you would like to give it a go too.
Mini Makes With Inkadinkado Stamping Gear
So far I have been creating some quite sizable projects with the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear from EK Success however a lovely lady called Suzanne, from Australia, recently contacted me via my Facebook page and asked how she would go about creating smaller projects with the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear.
Through some experimentation I have discovered that size doesn’t matter and that you can work on projects all the way down to an Artist Trading Card (about 3.5 inches by 2.5 inches) so I thought I’d share some ideas with you all.
Spellbinders Show Card No.16 – Labels 32 Die Set
Here is another card sample that I made for the recent run of Spellbinders shows on Create and Craft TV using the … die set.
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