Author: Chris Birchall

Thistlecap Mushrooms with a Vintage Twist by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again. Thanks for popping in today where I am going to create a vintage design using the Scorched Timber Distress Oxide ink pad. This blends beautifully to give either a darker brown tone or a very light brown/grey tone. I am going to mask off part of the card, to give […]

Scout Amongst the Bulrushes by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again, thanks for joining me. Today I am going to be using the new Distress Oxide ink, Scorched Timber, which is such a beautiful charcoal brown. I will be blending it with Mustard Seed to create a beautiful backdrop for our fabulous little fairy, Scout.  There are so many other stamps […]

Tia In a Leafy Paradise by Tracey Dutton

For today’s demonstration, Tracey creates a background by applying Elements Ink directly onto the card with a stencil brush. The Yellow centre imparts a lovely sunny feel and the greens around the edge are the ideal setting for the floral and leafy stamps. Our lovely fairy, Tia, adds the perfect focal point and the white […]

Flight Through the Dark Woods by Tracey Dutton

Our lovely little Fairy Forager is picked out in a stream of fairy dust as she flies through the dark woods. To create this wonderful setting, Tracey applied Elements ink directly onto the card using a swirling motion with a stencil brush. The foreground foliage was embellished with Wow! Embossing Powder, creating an illusion of […]

Small Cap Mushroom Day by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, hope today finds you well. Jo here again.  Thanks for popping in today where I am going to create a wonderful design using the new Snail Cap Mushrooms. These really are, ahem, fun guys! Get it? (fungi). Sorry, I just couldn’t resist.  I will use our Lavinia low tack masking tape to create […]

Sympathy Cards by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again.  Today I am going to look at a variety of designs suitable for sympathy cards. Not the nicest cards to make but unfortunately, we do need them at times.  It is also a great way to look through your stash of stamps and see exactly what you have. We’ll be stamping […]

Friday Crafting Fun with Mother and Son by Tracey Dutton

They say anything can happen on Friday 13th – so keep watching right to the end for some hilarious outtakes. Tracey is joined by her son Jamie for some fun in the craft room, creating a card for today’s tutorial. They explore a technique in which powdered Brusho ink is introduced onto the dampened surface […]

The Fairy’s Sunset Flight by Tracey Dutton

In today’s tutorial, Tracey demonstrates a quick and easy way of creating a lovely “sunset” background using Elements Inks applied directly onto multifarious card using a stencil brush. This makes a lovely setting for our fairy, flying high above the treetops. Shopping List Fairy Foragers Birch Hazel Red Pine Elements Ink Lavinia Stencil Brush Holographic […]

Snail House Homestead by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again. Thanks for joining me. Today I am going to create a lovely little card featuring our new Snail House stamp. It will be set within a circular frame, made with our acetate circle mask, topped with a beautiful arched banner from the “Word from the Heart” sentiment set. This would […]