Craft Stamping Quartet: Another Bit of Green ....... with a Bit of Orange Thrown in (posted by Lesley)

Monday, 16 August 2010

Another Bit of Green ....... with a Bit of Orange Thrown in (posted by Lesley)

Hi Everyone, It's my turn for a sneak peek today, two in fact. Unlike Judith, it's not unusual for me to choose green as it is my favourite colour but I have thrown in a contrast for my take on Linda Elbourne's lovely Craft Stamper project Playing Tag (July issue page 16). I've been a fan of Linda's for quite a while now so I was really pleased when Jo chose this project for us. Anyway, here are a couple of photos.

My project is almost finished and I think Judith and Elaine are in a similar position so it won't be long before we start posting the finished pieces. We have got rather behind due to other commitments recently and Jo has been away twice gadding round Europe (lucky thing) so thank you for bearing with us. We hope the finished pieces live up to expectations, Lol!

As always, we really appreciate any comments you have time to leave.

Hugs
Lesley Xx

9 comments:

veronica said...: Love those colours Lesley, think I recognise a glimmer screen mask there! Will be great to see it in all its glory..........; 16 August 2010 at 19:53
Evil Edna said...: that looks dribble worthy.EE; 16 August 2010 at 20:31
Sally H said...: Ooooh, beautiful colours!; 16 August 2010 at 21:14
Elaine said...: Oooh Lesley, this looks delicious!! I love the butterflies I can see and that orange is a lovely warm contrast - really looking forward to seeing the finished canvas - this has been a really enjoyable project hasn't it?

Elaine xx; 16 August 2010 at 21:33
Unknown said...: Oooh orange!!! My favourist colour!!! You definitely can't go wrong with this colour scheme!

See you Friday.

Love

Jill
x; 17 August 2010 at 08:34
judith@poppy cottage said...: This looks beautiful Lesley, a lovely twist on the original. The colours are gorgeous, and the masking is very pretty. Those butterflies are a real delight, and it will be a treat to see the whole thing. Hopefully before I go away, Judith xx; 17 August 2010 at 10:57
Suzanne C said...: This looks so pretty and elegant. Can't wait for the reveal!; 19 August 2010 at 02:43
Val said...: Hi Lesley - looking good - can't wait to see the finished piece.
Hugs
Valxx; 20 August 2010 at 17:52
Jo said...: This is really beautiful, Lesley. I love what you've done with that square alone. And such a successful colour combination. Linda will be proud of you.

Sadly, I haven't even started mine yet so I'm feeling daunted at the stunning company I'll be keeping. Looking forward to seeing the whole thing, (wink, wink!); 21 August 2010 at 17:39

Welcome to Our New Blog!

Elaine, Jo, Judith and Lesley are four crafters spread across the country, united in their love of crafting. They met over the Internet through the Graphicus Guild, a group set up for crafters by Glenda Waterworth owner of Graphicus and manufacturer of Elusive Images rubber stamps. After some discussion, they decided that they would like to 'craft together' in spite of the distance between them. To accomplish this ambition, they decided to choose one project each month from Craft Stamper magazine, and allow themselves the following calendar month to complete the project. Each person would take it in turn to choose a project. The four participants would then post 'sneaky peeks', progress reports and mini tutorials throughout the month. At the end of the month, they would then post their projects, hopefully producing four very different finished items.

Elaine

Elaine lives in the rural South of England, in a small house with a huge, wild garden and many of her craft projects are inspired by the natural world. She has been crafting for several years, mainly making cards and some mixed media projects with a strong focus on using rubber stamps. She now also enjoys making book based projects and is just starting to dabble in art journals. Elaine is a bit of a perfectionist, with many of her projects never seeing the light of day, but she is working on being more relaxed about her artistic endeavours!!!Elaine has a serious craft stash addiction and treasures the precious times when she can meet up with her distant crafty friends.

Jo

Jo lives in the East Midlands. She loved papercrafting as a child, but only rediscovered it as an adult in her work with children, and then again when she had children of her own. She'd promised herself that one day she would try some grown up 'cutting and sticking'. So when her work pattern changed in 2006, it seemed an ideal time to find a new hobby. She started a major collage project, (still unfinished of course), and then got sidetracked into playing with polymer clay. This in turn led to her watching rubber stamping demonstrations on television, and stamping has been her passion since that time.
She loves to travel to craft shows around the country and still hasn't lost the sense of wonder at what can be achieved with ink and paper. At one time she may have gone home from her job in child care with messy hands, now she is as likely to arrive with them looking that way!

Judith

Judith lives in a Norfolk village with her husband and son, while her daughter is at University. She keeps chickens. She has always been a crafter in one form or another, knitting, sewing, etc, being taught by her Mum growing up, and finding inspiration from others as an adult. She has been making cards for about eight or nine years, and runs a small card making class from home. In the last year, she has discovered mixed media, and her focus has moved very much towards dimension, layering and texture. Rubber stamping is her passion and she is a serious stamp collector! She also makes jewellery which allows her to indulge in a love of all things shiny. She enjoys blog hopping, and keeping in touch with her crafty friends.

Lesley

Lesley lives in Nottinghamshire and has always crafted in one way or another from about the age of 7. At one time she took a City and Guilds Fashion and Design course (just for the fun of it), which involved quite a bit of Art in different forms, as well as designing and making garments.
She discovered cardmaking about three and a half years ago, and after seeing Glenda Waterworth, the owner of Graphicus and Elusive Images on a craft TV channel about a year later, became hopelessly addicted to rubber stamping. A closer association with Glenda and her company in the form of workshops and open days over the past couple of years, has led to a growing obsession with different media that can be used in conjunction with rubber stamps.

Lesley is thoroughly excited to be a member of this little group of friends whose enthusiasm is so infectious. She is also very grateful to be around in this age of technology that enables a group such as this to come together with such ease to share ideas and give each other support and encouragement.

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Monday, 16 August 2010

Another Bit of Green ....... with a Bit of Orange Thrown in (posted by Lesley)

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