Last PCYC craft market for the year tomorrow

I'm just about to go off and pack the car for tomorrow to take to the last PCYC craft market for the year held on the corner of Walker St and Maryborough St.

So if you need" that stamp you've been thinking/dreaming of or some Distress Inks or Embossing Powder or any other supplies, make sure you come along to the air-conditioned hall and see me. What about some crafty type supplies as a present for that buddy who is your partner in crime/craft.

The last couple of years I've had a table in Hinkler with a couple of my friends but I won't be doing any this year.

I hope to see you at the markets tomorrow and don't forget Lorna Blue Studio members get a 10% discount on the regular price of the craft supplies.

Single clear Butterfly stamp $6

 

A4 size rubber stamp set $36 

 

A clear stamp set of useful words $29

 

Party Words and Birds clear stamp set $29

 

Terrific Treescapes clear stamp set $29

  

New stamps from Chocolate Baroque and Wild Rose Studio

I have lots of lovely new stamps in and some big news from Chocolate Baroque is that they are now producing a clear range.

Rubber stamps are gorgeous and very tough but clear stamps are fantastic for exact positioning.

 

The clever people at Chocolate Baroque have packaged their new clear stamps in a sturdy presentation folder with tabs so that you can store them in a folder.

They also include a paper cover with the image on the front and handy tips for use and storage on the back. Lovely.

Not a great photo sorry it was a bit overcast this morning when I was trying to photograph.

I only have 3 so far but they just released a few more this weekend so of course I'll have to go back and order some more.

Chocolate Baroque also have some gorgeous Christmas stamps out as well. Actually all of the stamps they release are beautiful so have a look in the New Line section of my website.

 

Pears & Baubles is a favourite of mine and over the next few weeks I'll continue to show you what I've made out of it.

 

Here are 2 very quick cards using a cheap white card that I purchased from a discount shop.

 

 

Simply ink up and stamp the bauble in Versamark (embossing ink) onto the card. Cover with

 red embossing powder, shake off the excess and then heat it until the powder melts.

 

 Run a line of Wonder Tape (double sided tape able to take heat) down from the top to meet the top of the bauble. Peel off the top layer and cover with red embossing powder. shake off excess and heat until powder is melted.

 

Stamp the Happy Christmas in Black Archival Ink.

 

#Tip - if you are using cheaper cards that have a glossy coating (or any glossy cardstock) be careful when you handle the card straight after stamping as the ink will still be wet and could smudge.

 

 

 

I've done this one exactly  the same except prior to stamping the sentiment I used Distress Inks and coloured up the card.

 

I used Tumbled Glass first then Broken China around the edges.

 

I'll be back with some more.

 

New stamps

I can't believe it's so long since I posted anything, life is just flying past at the moment.

We had a nice morning out today. First we went to the markets for fruit and veg and then home for breakfast. Then at 10am we went over to the Botanical Gardens to see a vintage car display, they were gorgeous old cars and we also had a coffee there as well as a stroll around the grounds in the sunshine.

Last week I had a few deliveries of stamps. Wild Rose Studio Bella stamps are now back in stock along with some new Annabelle Christmas. The postage has gone up so I've had to raise the price to $8.95 but they are still great value and fantastic stamps.

 

Chocolate Baroque has arrived as well and they have some gorgeous new stamps.

 

 

 

Pretty Poppies A5 size

 

 

Poinsettia Script DL size

 

 

 

Pears and Baubles A4 size

 

 

Lace Fragments A4 Size

 

PCYC Markets on this Sunday 12-08-12

Just a reminder that the PCYC Markets are on this Sunday from 8am until 12pm. I'll be there in my usual spot in the hall.

The Wild Rose Studio Christmas stamps have arrived so they'll be on show. I've only ordered a couple of each.

Fathers Day is coming up soon (2nd September) so if you like to make your own cards for that please pop down and see what we have for the males in your life. This will be the last market before Fathers Day.

Penny Black has one especially for the fisherman which is gorgeous and you would get a lot of use out of it. Just change the greeting.

Wild Rose Studio has some great male ones as well and not forgetting the motor bike and old truck  fans take a look at the Darkroom Door stamp.

Christmas stamps from Wild Rose Studio

Are you someone who likes to start their Christmas cards early?

Wild Rose Studio have released their new range of Christmas stamps and they've used Bella the cute little elephant.

I've ordered a few of each of these just to see how they go so if you would like to reserve one email me and when they come in I'll put it aside for you.

The order should be in soon so I'll have them for the next PCYC market on the 12th August.

Girls Night Out

It's that time of year again. Time to get some friends together and come along to the Girls Night Out Charity Fundraiser in aid of EDON Place Women's Domestic Violence Service.

Tickets are $20 and that includes supper. You can purchase them at Desert Rose so thats nice and handy and the earlier you do that the better it is for catering etc.

It's a great night with a fashion parade, continuous raffle, lucky door prize and stalls for you to shop at. Of course the bar will be open as well.

Hope to see you there.

Life's been very busy lately with both my father in-law & girlfriend in hospital for quite a while. It doesn't help that they're in two different hospitals.

Anyway I wanted to do a clean and simple card using the Sunny Sunflowers Chocolate Baroque stamps and here is what I finished up with. The colours aren't quite as vivid as they scanned up as.

This is mine.

This is from the Design Team.

This from Lesley on the Design Team.

Steampunk - what is it?

Steampunk is a genre which originated during the 1980s and early 1990s and incorporates elements of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, horror, and speculative fiction. It involves a setting where steam power is widely used—whether in an alternate history such as Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United States, or in a post-apocalyptic time —that incorporates elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology, or futuristic innovations as Victorians might have envisioned them, based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, and art. This technology includes such fictional machines as those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or the contemporary authors Philip Pullman, Scott Westerfeld and China Mieville

Why am I telling you this?

Chocolate Baroque has released two sets of Steampunk stamps and they are amazing. I've got them in the A Look at Whats New section of the website along with quite a few others from Chocolate Baroque.

                                      
                                         Steampunk Travel A5 Rubber Stamp set $26

                                                 Steampunkery A4 Rubber Stamp Set $36

      Glenda, the owner of Chocolate Baroque made this fantastic scene using the stamps from above.

Claire from the design team of Chocolate Baroque made this.

Another one from Glenda.

Petition for new airline

I don't know about you but I would love to be able to fly in and out of Bundaberg at a reasonable cost. There's a petition up before parliament to allow that to happen, if you want to sign please follow the link.

http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-assembly/petitions/e-petition?PetNum=1881

So back to Tim Holtz

As I was saying I was lucky enough to get a seat at a half day workshop with Tim Holtz on the Friday prior to the Papercraft Expo. I didn't make it to the expo this year but I hear from a few people who went it was good.

Anyway we made a mixed media hanging piece using all Tim Holtz Ranger products of course and it was fantastic. He had a power point presentation and it was so easy to follow along with him.

We all received a black Ranger apron and a Tim Holtz bag to take away as well as a stamp from Stamp-It. The bags aren't sold anywhere, Tim has to give you one so that makes them a little special.

They timed the workshop so that we all got an opportunity to have a photo taken with him and ask some questions if we had any.

He's a lovely guy and very talented, no wonder he has such a following.

I met Tim Holtz and the PCYC Markets are on tomorrow.

Yesterday I went to Brisbane and attended a half day workshop with the King of Craft himself....Tim Holtz.

I had a fantastic time and I'll tell you all about it a little later on as I have to go pack my car for the PCYC Markets tomorrow.

The weather looks a little bleak but we'll be snug and warm inside the hall so come on out and say hello.

For those of you who missed out on either the Wild Rose Studio stamps or the Chocolate Baroque stamps they are all back in stock and Wild Rose Studio has a few new ones as well.

Mumma's Nest Market

Are you ready for Wide Bay's first Boutique Market?

Three local ladies who each run their own business on Facebook have banded together to start a brand new high quality market that will be held every 3 months.

It will be held at Norville Primary School and it will be an in-door market starting at 8am and finishing at 4pm. They aim to have beautifully handcrafted and maunfactured products andservices for the children and families (although that doesn't exclude anyone else).

They have some unique qualities for a market including live entertainment, craft workshops and a special "nestling zone" just for the kids. A fun and safe place for the kids to enjoy hands on activities and entertainment. There will also be a jumping castle, face painter, clown, talent showcase and superb decorating at the event.

Jump on over to their Facebook page and like it to keep updated.

www.facebook.com/mummasnest

 

Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

I'll have 1 only Big Shot on sale at Sew Whats Crafty this weekend.

Brand new (not even out of the box at the moment) and it comes with a bonus Birds & Branches Sizzlits Die.

These normally sell for $150 but this one will go for $115.

Be sure to be quick and grab this bargain.

Shape-cutting and Embossing machine that works with the entire Sizzix product library, (except Big Shot Pro Dies) including their biggest and smallest dies. This ultimate roller machine also cuts everything from cardstock to fabric and many things in between.

Comes with a standard cutting pad and a multipurpose platform.

Bookmarks

Only 2 more days until Sew Whats Crafty.

There's lots of activity happening at my house. I'm been trying to make up some samples of how to use some of the stamps as I always find it interesting to see how things can be used.

I've used a few more stamps from the Chocolate Baroque Patchwork Buttefly set to make some bookmarks, one of which I gave my mother in-law on Sunday. These ones don't have a tassle attached as yet.

I've also been deciding on what do for the make & takes I'll have at the stand this year and what to demonstrate as well.

Lots of things racing through my head.

I was really disappointed to get a letter from BRAG (Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery) this week to say they weren't holding the Art Gallery Markets as part of the CRUSH festival this year.

Evidently the committee said that they were looking for new and fresh activities this year.

Now that's all good and fine but they spent 4 years building up a really good following for that once a year market and now they're just going to throw it away? It seems strange to me.

And for anyone who has been I'm sure you'll agree it was a fun day out and an opportunity for artists and crafts people to showcase their wares.

As I said "strange behaviour".

  

PCYC Craft Markets on this Sunday & using Chocolate Baroque stamps

A quick reminder that the PCYC craft markets are on this Sunday.

I know its Mothers Day but it's a great outing for Mum's. They get to have a wander and maybe even breakfast or a cuppa. You might even win the raffle (as long as you buy a ticket).

You know I've said how much I love the new Chocolate Baroque stamps (and that was before I had a chance to use them) just by looking at the designs, but now it's confirmed they really are a gorgeous stamp to use.

The quality is really good, they stamp very crisply and clean up easily.

Here's a few things I've done using the large butterfly from Patchwork Butterfly.

For this card I stamped the large butterfly in black Archival Ink onto glossy cardstock.

Then I coloured it in using Tombow markers and cut it out excluding the feelers.

I cut  out a 6x6 square card in black (make sure it fits into your envelope) and cut a piece of orange card a little smaller.

 I stamped the swirly design from the Patchwork Butterfly set repeatedly in malted milk onto the orange cardstock.

It was then attached to the black card and the butterfly glued on top of that.

I then carefully inked up just the feelers in black ink and restamped the butterfly.

 Because I wasn't happy with the impression (it was too light) I used a fine point marker to go over them. The reason why it didn't stamp clearly is that I was stamping onto textured cardstock and over the already coloured butterfly so the stamp wasn't flat against the cardstock. 

Then I added a rub-on saying and it's done.

This is a similar process but I've used Marvy Markers directly onto the glossy cardstock.

I also stamped the feelers first before I glued down the butterfly. I worked out where I wanted it to sit then made two little marks with a pencil where the wings where going to be and lined up my stamp from that.

Finished off with a rub-on and copper coloured line stickers along the pink cardstock. 

Again using the Archival Black Ink I stamped the butterfly onto a paper giftbag and also the Irish Blessing saying from the set onto a scalloped piece of card.

For these I used watercoloured pencils to add the colour.

Punched a hole in the scallop and attach with coloured cord. 

Another colour scheme.

And another.

If you want to see these stamps up close then come along to the markets on Sunday. We're open from 8am until 12pm and you'll find me in the hall.

And for all the Mothers out there....Have a very Happy Mothers Day.