AAA Cards

Hello!

I hope that you are staying safe and staying creative during these strange times....I am just popping in with a quick card that I have made for the current challenge at AAA Cards where the theme is made in minutes with an optional twist of stencil.  I am delighted to be the sponsor for this challenge which is one of my favourites in blogland :)

Here is the card that I have made to play along using our Sunray stencil and stamps from our Serenity set:

It really was made in minutes with the sunray being inked along the bottom edge and then stamped over.  Hopefully it is a calming and hopeful image.

I am also excited to say that I will be bringing the products that I have used on this card to Hochanda on Saturday for my first ever show!  Keep everything crossed for me :)

 

In the meantime, though, do take time to play along at AAA Cards.  You have until 11 April to take part.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Introducing Funky Florals

Hello!

Welcome back to our final day of introductions to the new stamps that we are releasing tomorrow.  This set is called Funky Florals and is an A5 set.  I have loved working with it - the flowers are so versatile and remind me of henna tattoo style art.

Here are some of the cards that I have made:

 

I stamped and masked off the large flower cluster before inking through our Watercolour Lines stencil.   I coloured the cluster in with pencils, added a sentiment from the Serenity stamp set and some black splatters.  I shall link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where Anything Goes.

I stamped and masked the flowers and leaves in different colours to create a border along the bottom of a panel of white cardstock before adding a sentiment from our new Happy words set.

I shall link this card up at Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge which is to use your favourite technique.  I love masking stamps - although a simple technique I think that it is a really effective way of adding depth to a single layer.

The wonderful DT have also been creating more inspiring makes with this set - check out their designs here:

Jane Taylor at https://purplejetlovescrafts.blogspot.com/

Sam Squires at https://acraftingniche.blogspot.com/

Shona Chambers at https://twinearound.blogspot.com/

Cornelia Wenokor at https://fun-stamping.blogspot.com/

Natalie Seddons at https://www.instagram.com/momma_sedds/

I hope that you like this new set:

We will be having a release day blog hop tomorrow and one lucky person will be in with a chance of winning the whole release of all 5 sets so I hope that you visit again!

Sarah x

Funky Fossil Release Day and Giveaway!!

Hello!

Finally, our five new stamp sets are available for sale at www.funkyfossil.co.uk :)  Hopefully this release has a stamp set for every taste and style and you have been inspired by our preview posts this week!

There are 3 A6 stamp sets - Quirky Owls, Blooming Birthday and Serenity:

And 2 A5 stamp sets - Adventure and Scandi Home:

 

We want to celebrate the release with a giveaway of all 5 sets to one lucky person drawn at random from comments left on this and the DT blogs/insta feeds.  You have until midnight on Wednesday 29 January to leave a comment :)

Here are a few more cards that I have made with these sets:

I have used one of the fab focal images from Adventure along with our Distressed Diamonds and Splatter stencils.  I also made my own washi by stamping the swallow images on to some mop up rice paper.

This card features images from Scandi Home white embossed on grey with one of the corner stamps creating the patterned red background.

Here is Serenity which features the yoga silhouette against an alcohol ink circle with the cosmic symbols stamped in pale pink in the background.

I haven't even got time to show you more of the cards that I have made with Blooming Birthday and Quirky Owls as I want you to be able to check out the inspiring makes from the DT.  They have created such beautiful projects with these stamps:  

Jane Taylor 

Sam Squires  

Shona Chambers 

Cornelia Wenokor 

Natalie Seddons 

Remember, every comment that you leave will increase your chances of winning the whole release!

I would love to know which of the sets are your favourite - leave me a comment to tell me what you think :)

Sarah x

Funky Fossil January Release - Blooming Birthday and Serenity

Hello!

We are back for a second day of previews of the 5 new stamp sets which will be available for sale at www.funkyfossil.co.uk from 9am on Saturday :)  Today the two A6 sets that I want to introduce are Blooming Birthday featuring illustrations by Maggie Molloy and Serenity which features designs by Lana Elanor.  I have loved crafting with both of them!

Here are a few examples:

Blooming Birthday

I love the simple lines of this stamp set.  It looks great as white on kraft or coloured up.  

Here I have stamped the different grasses and flowers from the set in shades of green around the card front and combined them with a sentiment from Beautiful Inside and Out.

Serenity

The yoga silhouette from this set goes perfectly with our new Lotus Flower stencil!

Here I have combined the yoga silhouette with our Boho Flowers stamp set to show how they can work together.  It would work equally well with the images from Blooming Birthday!

The fab DT have been working their magic again.  Check out the inspirational makes that they have to share here:

Jane Taylor at https://purplejetlovescrafts.blogspot.com/

Sam Squires at https://acraftingniche.blogspot.com/

Shona Chambers at https://twinearound.blogspot.com/

Cornelia Wenokor at https://fun-stamping.blogspot.com/

Natalie Seddons at https://www.instagram.com/momma_sedds/

Here are the stamp sets:

We have an A5 stamp set to share with you tomorrow and lots more inspiration :)

Also, if you aren't already a subscriber to our store newsletter, head over to www.funkyfossil.co.uk and sign up as I shall be sharing a subscriber discount for the new release later this week :)

See you tomorrow!

Sarah x