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Magazine Issue 2 Winter 2014

Welcome to Inkwell Stamps’ winter edition. Please feel free to share this issue with your friends

Contents: Page Page News and views from Les and Gill

2 Make this card: Patchwork flowers

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Issue 1 competition news 3 Die cut frames Using die cuts to frame your stamping

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Copywrite © Inkwell Stamps 2014

No images may be reproduced without the written permission of Inkwell Stamps

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Inkwell Stamps news

During 2015 we will be attending more of the Sincerely Yours crafting shows as well our regular show – Happy Stampers.

Sincerely Yours 21 – 22 February 2015 Leigh 23 May 2015 Wrexham 14 June 2015 Taunton

Happy Stampers (pre booked tickets only) 9 May 2015 Port Sunlight 3 October 2015 Port Sunlight

We will send you full show details nearer the time.

Our favourite non-stamp items

We really like the brown card stock – I like the more homely,

natural look that it gives to my cards. It is perfect for embossing

with gold and pearl embossing powders – we love the WOW

powders as they give such crisp lines – some people still think

that our cards are made with peel-offs!

Our favourite techniques Les: As mentioned in Issue 1, I like to create frames using my dies. This is shown in more detail later in the magazine.

Gill: I like to mix and match the stamps from our different sets such as the three candles with the swirl from the baby set.

And finally, we would like to take

this opportunity to wish you all a

Very Happy Christmas.

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Winners of our first competition

Subscribers to our newsletters as at midnight on 31st

October 2014 were automatically entered into our FREE PRIZE DRAW. 2 email addresses were drawn and the winners are:

First prize was a £50 voucher to spend on our stamps and

Anna Carter from Cardiff has already had her stamps which

we hope she is enjoying using.

Second prize was a £20 voucher to spend on our stamps and although we have tried to contact Joanne Scott from Stirling she still hasn’t been in touch – hopefully she will do soon.

Sadly nobody has entered our second competition which was one of your cards using any of our Christmas stamps. At our shows we always given permission for our samples cards can be photographed as we are happy to share our ideas and techniques. We know that you have made some amazing cards using out stamps – many of which would put ours to shame - and would love you to show them off. We will be having another competition in 2015 – the details of which will be in our Spring Issue, so please don’t be shy!

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Tools used: Inkwell Stamps Poinsettia stamp

Materials used: Square craft cardstock Dark brown inkpad 3 complimentary background papers Quickie glue pen Holographic glitter

1. Ink and stamp the poinsettia twice on each of the background papers and 5 times on cardstock, allowing the design to go over the edges in places.

Make this card – Patchwork flowers

This card is perfect for Christmas, Anniversaries,

Valentines’ Day, and even Mothers Day – just change the

colours to suit the occaission!

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2. Cut out the 6 poinsettias stamped on the background papers.

3. Start with one of the

poinsettias – for this design it is easier cut out the middle layer of petals – attach this to the card.

4. Cut out the remaining petals from

and attach them to different poinsettias on the base card – when completed, each poinsettia should be made up of 3 different background papers.

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5. Complete this process for all of the sections of the flowers. At this stage there will be pieces of the background paper that extend beyond the edge of the card.

6. Allow the glue to fully dry and

then carefully trim the background paper that is overhanging the edges of the card.

7. Using the quickie glue pen,

carefully draw round each of the petals, colour in the centre and then sprinkle this will the holographic glitter. If wanted, use the glue pen and glitter to add twisting swirls around the flowers. This design completed in pinks would make a lovely Valentines’ day card, or in an array of colours for Mothers’ day. The design is ideal to add decoupage layers to make your card extra special.

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I never like throwing any craft things away, so when I’ve been using my dies, the pieces I don’t need for that project are kept - just in case! So one day, I put a few of the pieces together, and made some frames. It’s amazing how you can use different die cuts together to create many different effects. I’m showing you the basic techniques for 2 types of frame, do try

mixing and matching other die cuts.

While I was making up these cards, I started thinking about using

the die cuts in such a way that you have minimal waste and

maximum cards. So I’ve shown how you can use a few extra pieces

to make 2 cards that are virtually a “positive” and “negative”. One is

framed, the other is layered.

O Little Town

This technique involves cutting an aperture in your base card

Tools used:

Inkwell Stamps O Little Town of Bethlehem stamp Oval die from Tonic 7.5 cm Heat gun Low tack masking tape Scissors Ruler, rubber and pencil Materials used: A4 sheet of white card Holographic glitter and glue pen Gemstones 3D foam pads, double-sided tape or PVA glue Versafine ink pad WOW clear superfine embossing powder

Die cut frames

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Method 1. Cut a card 15cm x 20cm and score

to create a 15cm x 10cm card.

2. Open out your card flat, and working

on one side of the score line only,

using a pencil draw a faint line

vertically in the centre of the card,

and a faint line horizontally 5cm from

the top.

3. Lie your die face down on the card

and if you die has notches, line these up

with the pencil lines. If not, then carefully

measure by eye and with a ruler to get

your die positioned on the card. Use

low-tack tape to secure the die.

4. Put through your die cutting machine.

5. From the remaining white card, cut a piece

10cm x 15cm. Using the versafine inkpad

and the WOW embossing powder, stamp

and emboss the Bethlehem image only (not

the words), carefully placing the design in

the centre of the card.

Hint: either use masking tape or clean any ink off the wording

with an alcohol free babywipe.

6. Stamp two more images onto a piece of

the card. You don’t need to as careful about

masking the words, as you will be cutting

these images out. Cut the sections as shown.

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7. Using foam pads, adhere to the main

design. Add a gemstone to the star.

8. Mount the

design inside the

aperture.

9. Ink up the wording only on the stamp, and stamp at the bottom

of the card, Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

Alternative Card

Additional tools: Tonic oval scalloped die 8.5 cm Tonic plain oval die 9.5 cm Additional materials: A4 Blue card Piece of white card WOW metallic silver superfine embossing powder Versamark inkpad

Method 1. Create a base card 10cm x 15cm as before. Using the oval cut

from the aperture for the previous card, stamp and emboss the design

2. Stamp and emboss the additional layers to complete the decoupage as before.

3. Die cut a 8.5 cm scalloped oval in blue card, and a 9.5 cm plain

oval in white card. Mat and layer these together and attach to

the base card. Using foam pads, mount the design on top.