Rare Earth Magical Forest

I think the Rare Earth Magical Forest stamps are fun, quirky and magical!!
The pop-up box cards is one of my favourites because you can get so much depth and dimension to the card, yet it folds flat to go in an envelope- magical!! It also feels like you are telling a story. The Tattered Lace decorated pop up box card dies make it so easy to construct.  I stamped the patterned card I used to make the card base with the background stamps to help bring the design together.
I stamped the animals onto patterned paper and added extra colour and definition with alcohol markers. I added some of the animals and foliage which give the impression of being in a forest clearing.

For some reason I decided to create the background directly onto the cards. I used distress and oxide inks spritzed with water on a craft sheet. I then added additional colour using a make up sponge. Paper masks were used to give definition to the moon and the hill. I stamped the vines and flowers coming down from the top and sides  to give the feel of a forest.

I stamped the unicorn and girl onto a paper with stars and added a bit of extra colour.  The toadstools  and butterflies were stamped and cut out to give a bit of extra dimension.

I had such fun creating the backgrounds that I made several different versions. Some of them have the background stamps stamped and embossed in white  in the sky and in black on the hill to add extra interest and and a little extra magic.T

The bear could be a polar bear as well as a forest bear and I love the fox design.

I added google eyes to the rabbits to add to their whimsical characters.

I love to decorate bags and if you were giving a present and matching card they would co-ordinate well.

I decided to cover a notebook, using the same kind of techniques.If you had a book that was plain inside you could create your own colouring book.

I decorated this wooden tag. You could use a tag to make a name plate for a door or just a decoration. I really like these stamps and think they have a lot of potential for many projects.

Lexy Rose vintage tea-party

The Lexy Rose vintage tea party stamps are lovely and all the details prints clearly.

I had been wanting to make a junk journal and used these stamps to try making one.

I used a technique I found in a magazine. You cover some white card with highlighter. I used a neon yellow. I added some brown distress ink and added some droplets of water , which I blotted with kitchen towel. A wet paint brush can be used to bleach the face where required. The cover was thin wood which I decorated with paints and papers.

I also decorated the inside of the cover and made a pocket with a tag inside.

For the inside pages I used some old envelopes, which I covered to give them a new life.

I did not want to make it too pristine because I wanted to give it a vintage and re-cycled feel.

I used some recycled packaging  and some other Rare Earth stamps to decorate. 

I love pockets and storage and this junk journal had several.

I used a similar technique to make this card and stamped alphabet stamps in the background.

I used some of the additional stamps that come with the set to create the background.

I made a pop-up tea cup inside to create the feeling of a tea-party.

I used the tattered Lace pentagon dies to make this easel card.

They were decorated with the mallow flowers and butterflies.

I looked at vintage cards and made this card with a doily to give the vintage tea party feel..

I used the Tattered Lace shaped rectangle frames to create this card. The set of nesting frame make it easy to mat and layer.