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    Tic Tac Toe
    • Dec 31, 2019

    Tic Tac Toe

    Hi everyone, today I’m on the Lindy’s Stamp Gang blog with a different kind of project then usual! Since it’s winter where I live and we live mostly indoors I though of creating a game, that you can actually use (not just for decoration)! Let’s get started! Step 1: To get my project started I went to the garden centre and looked for a nice slice of teak wood. I also found some smaller birch wood slices that could function as my game pieces. At home I sorted them to size and p
    Lindy’s Stamp Gang October Color Challenge
    • Oct 4, 2019

    Lindy’s Stamp Gang October Color Challenge

    Hi everyone, today I would like to show you my inspiration for the Lindy’s Stamp Gang October Color Challenge Mood Board. This is what this month’s mood board looks like! Step 1: To get my card project started I die cut a rectangle panel two sizes smaller then my card base from watercolour paper. I stamped one of the sentiments from the Clearly Besotted “Some Birdie Loves You” stamp set onto this panel using Archival “Jet Black” ink. Then I temporarily adhered a The Crafter’s
    LSG July Color Challenge: Sympathy Card
    • Jul 12, 2019

    LSG July Color Challenge: Sympathy Card

    Hi everyone, today I have another colour challenge project to show you featuring some gorgeous Lindy’s Stamp Gang products. Sympathy cards are one of these cards that mean a lot to the recipient but are not a lot of fun to make when you need them on short notice, that’s why I always have one of two at hand to grab. These are the colours of this month’s mood board: Somehow these colours made met think of a sympathy card, so that’s what we are creating today! Step 1: I started
    Art Journal Page: Pineapple
    • Jul 5, 2019

    Art Journal Page: Pineapple

    Hi everyone, today I’m on The Crafter’s Workshop blog with an art journal page showing you how you can create modeling paste in about every colour of the rainbow as well as adding colour to a textured stencilled background. -------------------------------- The Crafter’s Workshop provided me with some product to create this project. The opinions I share are solely my own. -------------------------------- Step 1: Because my pineapple needed to dry for a while I started out with
    Roses Card with Derwent Inktense
    • May 16, 2019

    Roses Card with Derwent Inktense

    Hi everyone, today I have a fun and bright card to share with you using the two editions of the Derwent Inktense Paint Pan Travel Sets. Step 1: I started my card project by stamping the flower image from the Kennedy Grace Creations “Splendid Roses” stamp set onto Clairefontaine Multi-Techiques á Grain paper (the blue one) using Versafine “Onyx Black” ink and clear heat embossing afterwards. Then I started colouring the image with the Fuchsia colour from the second Travel Set,
    Lindy’s Stamp Gang April Colour Challenge
    • Apr 12, 2019

    Lindy’s Stamp Gang April Colour Challenge

    Hi everyone, today I’m showing you my take on the Lindy’s Stamp Gang Color Challenge Mood Board for the month of April. This month’s mood board contains lots of pastel colours and they inspired me to create a baby card! Let’s get started! Step 1: I first stamped two of the baby onesies from the Clearly Besotted “Little Onesie” stamp set onto Strathmore “Bristol Smooth Surface” paper using Versafine “Onyx Black” ink and then I heat embossed using Lindy’s Stamp Gang “Clearly Cl
    Elegant card with modeling paste moulds
    • Mar 15, 2019

    Elegant card with modeling paste moulds

    Hi everyone, today I’m on The Crafter’s Workshop Blog with another card on which I used moulds created with The Crafter’s Workshop “Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste”. I couldn’t get this particular mould to work with air dry clay because of the very intricate design, and I was so happy that it worked very easily with the “Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste”! Of course you can also use these moulds on other mixed media projects besides cards! -------------------------------- The Craft
    LSG March Colour Challenge
    • Mar 8, 2019

    LSG March Colour Challenge

    Hi everyone, today I would like to show you my inspiration for the Lindy’s Stamp Gang March Color Challenge. As you can see the colours is this month’s mood board are quite light and muted. I decided on creating a masculine birthday card! So let’s get started! Step 1: First I die cut a rectangle panel two sizes smaller then my card base. I adhered a TCW stencil called "Dotted Rings" temporarily over this panel and then I applied some The Crafter’s Workshop “Light & Fluffy Mod
    Creating Embellishments with Modeling Paste
    • Feb 15, 2019

    Creating Embellishments with Modeling Paste

    Hi everyone, today I’m on The Crafter’s Workshop Blog with a fun and different technique: we all know that we can apply modeling paste over a stencil but did you know that you can also use your The Crafter’s Workshop “Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste” in your silicone moulds to create embellishments for your cards and other projects? No, then today I will show you how to do this as it is sooooo easy and a lot of fun! -------------------------------- The Crafter’s Workshop provid
    Art Journal Page: Winter
    • Jan 13, 2019

    Art Journal Page: Winter

    Hi everyone, today I’m on the Colourstock Blog with a fun winter themed art journal page: I’m not a fan of the winter weather, I don’t like ice and cold, but I do agree with the quote that I used on today’s page, so I try to remind myself of that whenever I’m not enjoying the current season! So, let’s get started! Step 1: Today I’m working in my A4 sized journal by Studio Light, designed by Art by Marlene. The paper can handle a lot of water, but it doesn’t react well to eras
    Christmas cards and Lindy’s
    • Nov 21, 2018

    Christmas cards and Lindy’s

    Hi everyone, today I would like to show you my take on this months Lindy’s Stamp Gang Challenge mood board. And since I’m still not done with creating this years Christmas cards I figured I could combine the Lindy’s colours from this months mood board to create a set of Christmas cards! So, let’s get started! This is what this month’s mood board looks like: Card 1: I started my card (and all the other cards in this project) by die cutting a piece of watercolour paper using a
    Art Journal Page: Beauty
    • Oct 17, 2018

    Art Journal Page: Beauty

    Hi everyone, today I would like to show you guys my take on the Lindy’s Stamp Gang October Challenge Mood-board and today my focus will be on painting/water-colouring with your Lindy’s. Lindy’s Stamp Gang products are very versatile but not many people actually use them for colouring in images. Because of the gorgeous shimmer that most of these products have there are some things you need to be aware off, but when you do you will notice that Lindy’s colours are awesome waterc
    Unicorn Wishes
    • May 29, 2018

    Unicorn Wishes

    Hi everyone, today I would like to show you my take on the Lindy’s Stamp Gang May Challenge mood board. The colour combination and graphic made me think of unicorns so I decided to create a birthday card for my four year old niece using Lindy’s products! This is what this month’s mood board looks like: Let's get started! Step 1: I die cut a square panel slightly smaller then the largest mat that I will use on my card base. For this I choose watercolour paper. On this square p
    Spring Card with Grafix Arts Shrink Film
    • Apr 5, 2018

    Spring Card with Grafix Arts Shrink Film

    Hi everyone, today I’m on The Crafter’s Workshop blog featuring an awesome product from Grafix Arts and combining this product with a stencilled background to create a spring flower card! -------------------------------- The Crafter’s Workshop provided me with some product to create this project. The opinions I share are solely my own. This post also contains affiliate links. -------------------------------- Step 1: To get today’s project started I stamped the “French Marigol
    Art Journal Page: No spring skips it’s turn!
    • Mar 27, 2018

    Art Journal Page: No spring skips it’s turn!

    Hi everyone, today I would like to show you my take on the March 2018 Lindy’s Stamp Gang Challenge Mood Board. You can find more details about this challenge here: https://lindysgang.blog/2018/03/01/march-challenge/ Today I’m working in my Winsor & Newton Heavy Weight Wire-O Sketch Book. I started my project by cutting two watercolour panels in the size that I wanted (which for me is: 14,5 x 20,5 cm for each panel). Next I pencilled in the quote that I wanted to use on the ri
    Celtic Canvas with Grafix Arts Shrink Film
    • Dec 1, 2017

    Celtic Canvas with Grafix Arts Shrink Film

    Hi everyone, today I'm on The Crafter's Workshop blog with a special project to show you, it’s special to me because it’s a gift for my favourite aunt‘ birthday and on the picture is her first grand child. -------------------------------- The Crafter’s Workshop provided me with some product to create this project. The opinions I share are solely my own. This post also contains affiliate links. -------------------------------- I took pictures of the different steps so you can
    ART Specially
    • Oct 4, 2017

    ART Specially

    Hi everyone, today I would like to show you my entry for the poster contest for an art and craft event here in the Netherlands called "ART Specially", it’s a craft fair for stamping and mixed media enthusiasts. The winning card for this contest will be displayed on the posters for the event and also on social media for that year’s event. You are free to create whatever card you would like as long as it contains some stamping. The ART Specially fair is held in April 2018, so i
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