I recently took you from layout to finished card using the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear system. As I looked over the process, and thinking ahead to the next series of shows on Create and Craft TV, I thought to myself – am I an Inkadinkadoodler or an Inkadinkadesigner?!
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.
A Passion For Patchwork – In The Quilting Classroom with Jennie Rayment
Having a life long passion for sewing, and having produced a lot of the quilting classroom shows on Create and Craft TV with Jennie Rayment it was inevitable that I would want to have a go at patchwork. This is just a quick post with a gallery of some of my attempts.
Sewing Mobile Phone Covers
I’m always on the look out for things to sew so a while ago I set about learning to create a mobile phone case. Here is a quick overview of the process and a few examples of what I came up with.
Sugar and Spice Card
I’ve occasionally muted ideas of how to use the Cricut electronic cutting machines for cutting apertures for techniques such as Iris Folding so this post is dedicated to that concept.Read More »
A Sparkly Floating Necklace
As you know I do challenge myself to a variety of crafts. It’s probably no surprise to you therefore that I also do have a go at jewellery making once in a while. Well, that’s exactly what I did today.Read More »
Things To Do With Inkadinkado Stamping Gear – Heat Embossing
When stamping a single image you generally have enough time to work with slow drying inks and heat embossing powders, but creating repeat designs can sometimes be difficult. As a result of the speed at which you can create complex repeat patterns with the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear system you can still us this fantastic technique.Read More »
A Floral Easel Card Using The Cricut Mini
Here is a quick post about a floral card that I made using the Cricut Mini and the Flower Shoppe collection.Read More »
Make Room For The Mushrooms – A Digi Stamp Card Coloured With Spectrum Noir Pens
I am really getting into digi-stamps lately and have been searching for more complex designs to have a go at. When I came across a Mushroom House Digi Stamp from an Australian company called Make It Crafty I thought that I would give it a go.
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Blending Photos Into A Background In Serif Craft Artist
There are various ways of blending photos into other materials in Serif Craft Artist. This post will show you what they are and how to do them.
Inkadinkado Stamping Gear – With Love Card
I often sketch or block out layout ideas to help me overcome those missing mojo moments. It’s been over a week since I was able to get into my craft room so today when I got the chance to play, rather than waste precious time, I thought I’d reach for one of those ice-breakers and see what I could create.
Chainmaille Experiments
Ever since my teens I have had a fascination with jewellery making techniques, especially those that satisfy my need for a sense of order. Chainmaille therefore serves both of these requirements very well and I’ve had great fun trying out different variations and combinations so I thought that I would share with you a selection of my favourite creations.
Zombie Greeting Card
It’s not something that everyone would have thought of making however when a couple of friends were recently successful in getting funding in order to launch a Zombie themed venture I felt it only right that I sent them something to say congratulations!
Inkadinkado Stamping Gear Step by Step Techniques – Masking
During the recent shows on Create and Craft TV I received a number of questions asking about the masking techniques that I highlighted during the demonstrations so I thought that I would put together a step by step overview of how to do this technique.
Tiny Treasures – Out Of The Blue
There are not many nicer things in life than getting a gift out of the blue. Imagine my delight then when a little book of treasures turned up in the Create and Craft offices with my name on it!
Inkadinkado Shows – A Big Thank You and Finished Project Sample Gallery
With the dust just about settled I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to each and every person that placed an order during the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear shows. I sincerely hope that you get as much fun from it as I did. I plan to create some more blog posts in the coming weeks with more ideas on how to use the system but for now, here’s a gallery featuring some of the inspirational finished projects that were sent over from the incredibly talented Inkadinkado team.Read More »
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