Using Papers

 In sorting things out  I find I have a lot of papers I haven't used in ages because I am always producing my own backgrounds so I started to look at different ways I could use some of the papers Some of the ideas are below.

using peel offs

 In tidying my drawers and lo0oking at what I had left to sell I found a multitude of peel offs so set about looking at different ways of using them

The first few I did on acetate and coloured with alcohol inks. I then used some of the double sided papers I had.

I then looked at using negatives in different ways

Next I looked at layered ones / medallions

Then looked at inking through peel off, and removing it to create backgrounds. Also here are a couple done on coloured parchment.

and lastly I adapted ideas from last month for Christmas

"Going Places" using die cuts or stencils

 

 the stencil card pop up was experimental showing ways we could colour the base. I had just used this idea for my grandson's card and  having come across the boat I thought I'd see if it worked here. 

The old ship was using different pastes on a background I had previously produced.

"going Places" using papers and peel offs

 I am very conscious that we haven't used many papers recently as we are always creating our own backgrounds. I also have a lot of picture peel offs to get rid of so I have combined the two. The oriental designs look at using peel offs on patterned papers and cut out - or coloured directly onto card using pearl drops. The others look at using peel offs on acetate and colouring either with alcohol inks or permanent markers.

"Going Places" - stamped cards

This month's theme was prompted by the fact that I still have the PARIS stamp for sale that I also have in my stash. the other stamps I have that I have used - mainly on backgrounds are the clarity stamps - ocean swirl. stamps are used with embossing powders and inks that we still have in our closing down sale.

A few cards using older stamps that I no longer have for sale

The bottom one above was done on coloured parchment.

Then there were a few more Paris stamps - done on acetate, card and parchment

Butterflies and Dragonflies

 Looking now at stamped and inked backgrounds with die cut butterflies & dragonflies.

Things seen in the Countryside using Stencils

 Continuing the countryside theme for July I looked at which stencils we could use. Stencilling can be done with pastes, dry embossing metal & glitter techniques.

 

Countrtyside scenes

 Here I have use some of the tree stamps & dies alongside some quirky sheep stamps for some of the ideas for July workshops

Flowers from Die cuts

 There are 2 sorts here. First there were the dies which made a full scene in themselves then there were the individual die cut flowers that could be used with other dies etc.

I had been asked about using gilding flakes so I have included some uses here.

Flowers from Embossing Folders and Stamps

 I wasn't going to buy any more embossing folders but loved these..

I then looked at what stamps I had left on shelf  that were also in my stash and to see how else I could use them.