Craft Stamping Quartet: And finally 'Friends' (posted by Judith)

Thursday, 4 November 2010

And finally 'Friends' (posted by Judith)

Well, here I am posting my wooden box project based on Isa Norris' idea in the August edition of Craft Stamper magazine. Last month was so hectic for me, I went to Barcelona, and had another two trips away. My box was painted, but unfinished for a few weeks before I could finally get around to completing it this week.

I decided very early on that I wanted a colour scheme of creams and heather colours. I used Eco-friendly Acylic paint, which comes in a variety of colours, and is very reasonably priced. I used clam shell as my cream option, adding just a bit of white. I then mixed Periwinkle, Pomegranate and White to get my heather colour. I painted the box in heather first, using the Vaseline technique on page 9 of the November Craft Stamper to get an aged effect, I then added the cream colour. I stamped the Crafty Individuals crackle stamp onto tissue paper, and added this to the frame onto some of the cream areas, using matte multi-medium by Claudine Hellmuth.

I lined my box compartments with a mixture of Crafty Individuals papers, and handmade backgrounds, in toning colours. My box is a larger option than the other girls have gone for, because I wanted to incorporate a lot of stamps into my project. I have used a photo tray, similar to a printer's tray, but about the same size. I have used lots of Crafty Individuals stamps, a few Katzelcraft stamps, and one or two by ISC. I have chosen a theme of 'Friends' to carry through the project, and Crafty Individuals have lots of lovely stamps to portray this. I have also stamped out four ladies to resemble myself and my three lovely blog friends, although whether we are that graceful, I'm not sure!

I have included lots of little bits and pieces that have been gifts from my friends. When we meet up, they come bearing little packages of craft gifts , and some of these appear in this project; the lovely cream metal butterfly, (it used to be bronze), the pearls on stems, the printed tape, which should have gone in our circle journals, but I felt it belonged on here.

I thought of my friends as I worked on this piece, and I hope that it shows in the final result.

Now, onto our next project! As I've been so tardy in posting this one, I need to let you know what our next project is going to be. Lesley has chosen Joanne Wardle's 'Sunset Silhouette' on page 74 of the October Craft Stamper magazine. Hopefully, you won't have to wait too long to see some items from the others, as I know that they have already been preparing for this challenge. Thanks for stopping by, Judith xx

11 comments:

Aquarius said...: This really is lovely and a great reminder of your friendships. thanks for sharing details of how you went about the project.; 4 November 2010 at 16:02
Carol Q said...: what a stunner, beautifully coloured and really brought to life by layering the images; 4 November 2010 at 16:47
Evil Edna said...: wonderful full of warmth and zest.EE; 4 November 2010 at 18:22
joanne wardle said...: This is stunning. I love love love the gentle colours.
and I'm completely gobsmacked that you've chosen my project for your next inspiration. I can't wait to see what you do. I know it will be amazing!; 4 November 2010 at 20:40
Elaine said...: Judith
I absolutely love, love, love your project! Totally gorgeous colours, that soft lilac is scrumptious. (I used clam shell as well!). You know I adore Crafty Individuals stamps and you have used many to wonderful effect here. Everything works so well together, just perfect and I love the way you have incorporated our different gifts! A really skillfully planned and executed project.

Elaine xx; 4 November 2010 at 21:28
Jo said...: This is breathtaking, Judith. It was a real feast for the eyes even with just the backgrounds finished. I love the way you have used the Crafty Individuals figures with the grasses. Those pictures remind me of my childhood with the hazy glow of the sunlight. And you are the queen of flowers. Those tiny blooms are just perfect. And how nice to see all those little embellishments that we have all shared. I feel so proud that you have made something so beautiful in tribute to our friendship. Thank you x; 4 November 2010 at 22:20
craftimamma said...: Judith, this beautiful piece of work brought a lump to my throat. As you know I've been out all day, not getting home until just after 10pm but I've been reading comments on my phone since you posted and couldn't wait to get home to look at your take on the project. You've really done us proud my friend! I love everything about this piece, the colours, the textures, the images, and all the wonderful little elements you have so successfully incorporated.

This wonderful little box is even more special because of the feeling you have put into it. Thanks you from me too.

Hugs
Lesley Xx; 4 November 2010 at 23:21
Christine B. said...: This is a really beautiful piece. I love the colours and all the elements. They all come together so lovely and you can see it was a labour of love. A real treasure. Hugs x ChrisB; 5 November 2010 at 22:21
Suzi B said...: I love this little box...it's stunning!; 10 November 2010 at 13:42
G Peplow said...: Stunning work, so special, love everything about it:0) xx; 11 November 2010 at 22:27
Isabelle Norris said...: This is beautiful!! I love it!
isa; 16 November 2010 at 02:05

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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 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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And finally 'Friends' (posted by Judith)

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