Rainy day stamp carving~

Hi there!
Doesn't get any better than carving stamps and
listening to the rain.  Some how they just go
together.  I did seven more inchies that will be
great for art journal pages and card backgrounds.

Starting at top right and then down to the left are the names.
1. fruit
2. daisy square pattern
3. cat eye pattern
4. quilt pattern
5. wonky eyes/or wonky flower
6. star burst
7. scallop border

Here daisy square pattern and quilt pattern are stamped 
every other to create a new pattern.  

To come up with patterns I usually do the reverse of what I 
have carved out.  The stamps look good stamped next to each other
by doing that.  I will have some examples of how they can be
created with soon.  I want to carve more leaf branches that would
be sized right for flower heads ~ my next hand carved stamp!

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie
crafty_mercer 

Stamp Carving ~ I did nine!!

Hi, there!
I wanted to share the stamps I carved over the
Christmas break (before I took a hard fall) ugh!!
I had a blast carving for two days, just me and
my Speedball!

I love to carve flowers, nature elements that I can use to create
tags or cards with.  The simplest design can be stamped
so many different ways just by turning the stamp.  I'll be posting
some projects that were created using some of these homemade
stamps soon. 
 
Thanks for stopping by!!
Connie
crafty_mercer

One Line Sentiments/blessings by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps ~

 Hi!
My second card for the month December, keeping with
the Winter Theme, is using the One Line Sentiments/blessings.
and the Silhouette Pines by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps.

The background is put in with panpastels and then the pine trees
are stamped in using Archival/Liberty Green ink. The 
tree trunks are highlighted with Archival/Potting Soil ink.
I just hit it with the edge of the ink pad.  

The deer are stamped on the snow using a stamping platform,
making it easy to re-stamp if needed.  The stamp used is Buck, Doe & Fawn.
The sentiment is One Line Sentiments/blessings.  The bird is from the
Birds ll set.  The card edges are distressed with white acrylic paint and
then speckle (using an old toothbrush). 
All adhesive is by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie/DT Member

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Sunflowers by Darkroom Door~ An Art Journal Page.

Hi!
I'm showcasing my last project from the NEW RELEASE
by Darkroom Door.  This set is called Sunflowers!
So pretty!!  Great for cards too.

These are big images and that makes them perfect for an art 
journal page. Let me show you~

The background is created with watered down Distress Oxide inks.
The stencil is added next for the brick wall. I stamped the Sunflowers
in random spots doing one big one and four smaller ones.  I
stamped a large and small Sunflower and colored them with Distress
Oxide inks and then trimmed out.  Those were placed over two of
the stamped Sunflowers adding dimension to the page. 

The NEW Mini Marks are added along with numbers from
 the Number Medley set.  The Elegant Ladies Collage Sheets
were added (just pieces) in random spots.  The sentiment is from
the Sunflower set and is embossed on black cardstock and
added to the journal page.  The last thing I did was speckle the
page with white acrylic paint (using an old toothbrush). 
I just realized the four products that I got to work with go
so well together.  That is great designing Rachel!!!
All adhesive is by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Thanks for stopping by!
Connie/Contributing Artist

New Stencils by Darkroom Door ~ Three Circles set.

Hi guys!
I have another NEW RELEASE by Darkroom Door.
This is really a fun one!! It is called Three
Circles set.  Makes great abstract projects!!

The stencil I'm creating with is on the second row, first one .
This stencil is also a great tool for adding the sun and
moon in a scenery project. 

The top card is created using Distress Oxide inks. I added 
small stencils to the circles to create more of an abstract feel to
the card.  The stencils used are Mesh, Diamonds and Checkered.
The sentiment is from the Adventure Sentiment set.
The second card is using Archival ink and Distress Oxide ink.
The circles are using the Leaf Green Archival ink and the Wild
Flowers stencil are added with Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide ink.
Highlights were added the the Wild Flowers with white
acrylic paint.  The sentiment is from the Friendship Sentiment set.
All adhesive is by Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L.

You can see all the NEW STENCILS HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!
Connie/Contributing Artist

New Stencils by Darkroom Door~ Round Arch Set.

Hi guys!!
Darkroom Door has NEW STENCILS and they are the bomb!!!

These are great for mixed media and cards. I got to create with
three different stencils.  The first one is the Round Arch Set.
That is the top row, first stencil to the left.

The Round Arch Stencil screamed window to me, so 
that is how I created with it. The color is added using
panpastels.  The background is created using the 
Brick Wall stencil with Archival ink. The leaves are from the
Carved Leaves Vol.1 (one of my fave sets) stamped with
Archival ink. The sentiment and the bird came
from the Love Birds set.  Also added the a sentiment 
strip from the Friendship set.
  The second card is created in the 
same way using panpastels for the color.  I also used 
the NEW Three Circles Stencil set, Brick Wall stencil, Take
Flight and Carved Leaves Vol.1.  The sentiments are
from the Adventure Sentiment set and the Friendship
Sentiment set. 
Both cards are distressed with acrylic paint.
All adhesive is by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Thanks for stopping by!!
Connie/Contributing Artist

Hello Winter Card with Topflight Stamps~

Hi guys!
I have a Fall going into Winter card to share using a 
beautiful stamp set called Pumpkin Fields by Katzelkraft
which can be found in the Topflight Stamps web store. 

I have used stencils to help create a background for the Pumpkins.
Highlights to the focal images were made using acrylic paint. 
As always I have all the details on the Topflight Stamps Blog.
I hope you will take a few minutes and check it out.
Adhesive is by Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L.

Products used:

Katzelkraft/ KT2278 Pumpkin Fields

Lavinia /LA510 Mini Holly

Lavinia/LA574 Red Leaves

Carabelle Studio /Stencil MA60053 Stone Wall

Paperartsy /Stencil PS271 

Thanks for stopping by!
Connie Mercer/DT Member

NEW Soccer Stamp by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps~

 Hi guys!
I'm sharing another stamp called Soccer from the NEW 
release by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps. 
It is a silhouette Soccer stamp with a boy and a girl in
two sizes.  You get four stamps!!!

The top card is created using Panpastels as the sky and stamping
over with Silhouette Rocks & Trees set.  Bird 2 were added in the sky.
 I used  Archival ink (Watering Can) because I stamped
 the soccer players with Archival /Jet Black. 
  They are the stars of the card, so I wanted them to really 
standout. The bottom card is created with
Distress Oxide and a couple of stencils ( Darkroom Door & Lavinia).
The soccer player is stamped with Archival/Jet Black ink
 using a stamping platform.  The cards were adhered together
with adhesive, by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Thanks for stopping by~

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Thanks for stopping by~
Connie/ DT Member