A royal Unity tag

Today I have a tag to show you on which I have used Unity stamps.

I cut the tag from scrap cardstock and then sprayed it with Dylusions ink sprays before stamping the "She is the Queen" stamp from Just Be You on to it using Memento ink.

I then sprayed some different Dylusions sprays on to another piece of card and then stamped the winged crown stamp, from the same stamp set, on to this and then cut it out.

I used the border from the "I make stuff" stamp from Better Somewhere Today to randomly stamp around the edges of the tag and used a fine paintbrush and the Dylusions to paint the leaves.

I then assembled the tag and added a few beads to the bottom:

Thanks for visiting!

Jo xx

Just Be You bag charm

I have a bag charm to share with you today using the Life Is Beautiful stamp from the Unity "Just Be You" set.

I stamped the image on to shrink plastic using Stazon ink before cutting it out, adding a punched hole and then colouring with chalk pastels. I then used my heat gun to shrink it before adding a jump ring and then adding it to the bag charm:

Thanks for visiting!

Jo xx

Shrink Plastic tags

I've been playing with a couple of Unity stamps and shrink plastic again to make 2 tags to share with you this week.

My first tag uses a stamp from the Scrapbook Royalty set "Just Be You" available in the shop here. I stamped with black Stazon on to clear shrink plastic for the bird:

Materials used:

My Mind's Eye papers

Unity stamp (as above), black Stazon ink, clear shrink plastic

My Mind's Eye twill,

Wild Orchid Crafts roses, HOTP button

lace, ribbon

My second card uses a stamp from the Quote Bundle Pack which is stamped on white shrink plastic again using Stazon:

Materials used:

My Mind's Eye papers

Nestabilities die-cut

Unity stamp (as above), black Stazon ink, white shrink plastic

Prima flowers, Basic Grey brad, Imaginisce brad

beaded stem, CraftWork lace trim

vintage button, velvet ribbon

As always, thanks for visiting

Jo xx

Create Beauty

I bought myself an A5 sketchbook the other day having seen some of the fabulous art journalling around and wanting to have a go at some of the techniques.
I've decided to just use my book as a "play book" and just fill the pages with whatever I feel like at the time LOL!
This first page I made using a mix of watercolour crayons, watercolour pencils, stamping and pens.

The "Create Beauty" stamp from Unity's Just Be You set was stamped using Stazon on watercolour paper and then coloured with Derwent Inktense pencils. I also used the "make something" stamp from Unity's Better Somewhere Today set stamped straight on the page along with the birds from Unity's Brave Girl set.

It may not be perfect but I had fun LOL!!

Materials used:

watercolour pad

Reeves watercolour crayons, Derwent Inktense pencils, Glimmer Mists,

Unity stamps (as above)

black Versafine ink, black Stazon ink, Versamagic ink

sequin waste

black and white gel pens.