Fay`s studio - wandering with wildlife

I as delighted when I found that Fay`s Studio designs have been made into stamps. The designs are delightful and feature wildlife hand drawn by wildlife artist Fay Miladowska. The designs feature the habitat where the animal lives and are very intricate  Cards made with these designs could be used for so many occasions and are not gender specific. I really love the designs and had great pleasure in trying them out.

I used ink for the background and added colour to highlight the features.

I stamped the swan onto acetate and coloured the acetate at the back. For the swan I used Pebeo mixed media paint.

I love this image of the horse. i stamped in pink over an inky background and then re-stamped part of the horse using black.

I used pencil crayon for the puffin picture.

I stamped over some distressed inks and added some glitter pen to the feathers.

This is a combination of inks, alcohol pens and crayons.

I used a mixture of water colours, alcohol markers, crayons and used a white gel pen marker to highlight areas on the kingfisher.

The duck was mostly coloured with pencil crayons.

I created an autumnal look but you could make it any season you choose.

I used pencil crayons and alcohol markers for the cat.

I used a previous background stamp I have from Rare Earth to get the fur effect background. I used several colours to get this effect.

I stamped the frog onto acetate and coloured behind the acetate before mounting it on card. The frog was painted using a pearlescent colour.

A closer view of the frog. 

The Canadain goose was also stamped onto acetate

Rare Earth oversized florals

The Rare Earth oversized floral stamps provide stamps that can be used for large projects or can act as a focal point. There are other lovely flowers which can be used on their own or to build up an arrangement. I really like the set of background stamps and there are also useful flourishes and a variety of sentiments to complete the sets. I think the stamps work well together and below are some cards I have made using the stamps.

I used the Rare Earth reaction inks for the background. I love the way they mix together and can be used in so many ways. The mat layer is one of the oversize stamps stamped in green onto green card. The reaction inks come with matching card which helps to co-ordinate the design. I used the lovely flourishes over the background and stamped the lovely rosebud in white before adding inks.

You can see the reaction inks featured again in the background, Again I stamped in white and added colour and some of the flourishes.

I love the foxgloves. They were coloured with alcohol inks.

Here I used a mixture of the background stamps and flowers stamped in white to create the background. The reaction inks were added afterwards and colour used to highlight the flowers.

here I used part of the over-sized stamp, stamped in pink on white card. The background used the lovely script background over the reaction inks.

This card was made using the flowers with the background script and the reaction inks. I love the font used for the sentiments.

One of the over-sized stamps was stamped in green over the reaction inks. I used inks for the roses and fussy cut them to layer them onto the card.

I stamped the rose over the reaction into, colored the rose and highlighted it with a glitter felt pen.

The daisy was stamped and I used a mask to protect it while adding the reaction inks.

I just stamped the foxgloves in a darker pink over the reaction inks. Water was sprayed onto the inks and lifted with kitchen towel to give this effect.

The background was stamped with one of the larger stamps at the top and bottom section of the card.You can see I had fun splattering the pink ink around the flower. I used water-colour card to achieve this look.

You can see I really love th foxgloves. I stamped them in white then added pink and purple inks to highlight them.

This design was created on water-colour card. The flowers were stamped in white, painted with the inks. I then  masked the flowers and dipped in the reaction inks, which were spritzed with water on a glass mat.

I used sections of the background stamps over the reaction inks and then stamped the lovely roses, adding some colour to highlight the roses.

I used some of the background stamps and oversize floral outlines on this canvas. The flowers were created with three layers of card cut with Tattered Lace dies and I used some texture paste to give it more interest.

Rare Earth Botanical Alphabet

These beautiful stamps allow you to personalise designs with a botanical feel. I think they have a lot of potential and could be used in so many ways.

I used bright colours to create this plaque. It would hopefully brighten up the recipient`s day.

I used peach colours to make this stand up pop card. I fussy cut the flowers and they make quite a display.

This is the card from a slightly different angle. I love the dies that create the matting and layering for the card.

Here is a simple thank you card made with the stamps. I decided to set the letters at a jaunty angle.

 Another simple message card. The letters give you so much scope.

Letters used with the border. I made the flowers on the letters to match the border.

Rare Earth Classic Flora

The Classic Flora stamps are part of the Toile de Jouy set and depict flowers and leaves like plaster and stonework in French country houses.

I loved making this card using the Pop and Stand using the Tattered Lace dies. I fussy cut the flowers and arranged  them in the card.

I embossed a flower design in white for the background and fussy cut the buds and layered them on panels to make them stand out. I think I need a lesson in making good bows!

Rare Earth Botanical Borders

The is a lovely collection of delicate frames, corners and flourishes with beautiful sentiments which could be combined in a number of ways.

The designs are exquisite and the sentiments can be changed to suit the occasion.  When stamping you have to check how the frame is placed to ensure it keeps it`s shape.

This simple top and tail design make wonderful toppers to put on a card.

I used the oval border and spring like flowers to create this easel card.

Rare Earth Farmyard Toile

The farmyard toile stamps based on traditional cloth designs from bygone days  They feature lovely scenes and some of the farm animals. Here are a few samples.

As you can see the stamps are large and very detailed. I used water colour paints on the design and the background is from Rare Earth Flora Bunda. The stamps make you look as though you are an artist.

A simple rural scene can look really effective on a card. I used distress oxide inks to create the background.

I love this little scene. You can imagine yourself viewing this scene from the brow of a hill.

Rare Earth French Countryside.

The French Countryside stamps are part of the Toile de Jouy collection from Rare Earth, based on historical cloth designs. They feature pastoral scenes and could be used to send cards for a number of occasions. Here are some samples of how they could be used.

I love this beach scene and had fun colouring it in. The background stamp is from a previous Rare Earth collection.

The trees could be part of a scene but I think they look majestic on their own. I used pencil crayons and water colours.

There used to be a lot of windmills in France, playing their part in producing flour. Afterwards I thought I could decoupage the sails and  they could even be made of a thicker card and set up so they could move around.

There is an old watermill close to where my parents used to live so this picture brought back memories for me. It`s the kind of card my Mum would have liked.

A lovely tranquil fishing scene. I used pencil crayons to colour this design and the blackberries are from another rare Earth collection.

The designs are easy to colour because the stamps indicate areas where it needs to be darker such as at the foot of the building.

Rare Earth Toile de Ville

The Rare Earth Toile de Ville stamps are based on classic designs from cloth making. They include village scenes and village people which are be built into scenes. The stamps are very detailed and work well with the load and fold stamping platform. Here are a few examples using the stamps.

 You can see that the stamps are very detailed. I used pencil crayons and water-colour paints. The stamps make you feel like an artist without having the hassle of drawing them yourselves.

I enjoyed colouring the buildings and used some of the botanical stamps from other stamps in the collection as embellishments.

I made the scene using Impossibel card dies from Tattered Lace. I added some flowers fro decoration.