tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9952992890180136242024-03-08T11:34:06.497+00:00http://speshink.blogspot.co.uk/mark gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10036908139259920675noreply@blogger.comBlogger427125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995299289018013624.post-75775312467771971902018-09-10T13:44:00.000+01:002018-09-10T13:44:30.213+01:00Speshink DT - Louise - The Gent steampunk style.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I hope everyone is keeping well? Today the Dt is back with <a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/@loppyloucards/posts" target="_blank">Louise</a> who has created this beautiful Steampunk style card using my 'The Gent' stamp. I love all the patina effect Louise has created on the cogs. Here is what Louise hase done xx.</div>
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Hi All its time for Cogs " Colours must fit together as pieces in a puzzle or cogs in a wheel" Han Hofmann Quote i rather like. </div>
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So here is what i did to make this card </div>
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Taking a square of card i painted it in a shade of ochre and then embossed it a few times with a Xcut Cut and emboss folder called Steampunk Cogs xcu 503812</div>
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To highlight the cogs i used Ocean Teal Gilding Polish and buffed it up and then added some black distress crayon to tone it down in places </div>
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The Gent was coloured in wax pencils and cut out adding an extra flower for depth </div>
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Morning all, I hope you all had a good weekend, Today <a href="https://drsaadianawaz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Saadia</a> is sharing an art journal page she has made using my <a href="http://speshink.blogspot.com/p/shop.html" target="_blank">The Gent stamp </a> avilable from my web store.</div>
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Sharing with you an art journal page. </div>
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I used 300 gsm watercolor paper and glued book pages to it with gel medium.</div>
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Next, I applied a thin coat of Heavy white gesso by Prima marketing Inc. Added a bit of texture with sand paste by Prima marketing. </div>
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After drying the texture paste, I applied washes of Paynes Grey color by Winsor and Newton, Quinacridone/Nikel Azo Gold fluid acrylic by Golden. </div>
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Next I applied home made rust pastes to brick chip board shape by Blue Fern studios. I added the same pastes to some metal gears.</div>
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After that, I stamped 'The Gent' stamp on watercolor paper and colored it with Kuretaki watercolors.</div>
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Morning all, and thanks for stopping by, I am sorry there was no post last Monday, sometimes life just gets in the way.x But we are back this Monday and today Jane is sharing a beautiful card she has made paying tribute to Mary Ellis.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Here is my project for this week! It’s not what I had planned to show you but after the lovely lady Mary Ellis passed away last week, I felt this Stamp was perfect for her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">I grew up close to RAF Kenley, an active station during WW2 although only gliders fly from there now. I spent many hours playing in and out of the old air raid shelters (wouldn’t be allowed today) and was very aware of their important use during the war. My dad loved the the old aircraft and one day I intend to have a flight in a Spitfire for him as he would have loved it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">This year is the Centenary of the RAF and last week we lost a lady who was one of a number of women pilots responsible for flying the aircraft around the country to different airfields. She reached the great age of 101 years and had many stories to tell! An amazing lady who flew all sorts of aircraft during and after the war finished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">So my project this time is a tribute to her and the RAF. Hope you like it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">I started by stamping the image with Memento Ink and colouring with Copics....</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999;">Morning all, Today we have a clever card made by <a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/@loppyloucards" target="_blank">Louise</a> Using the Speshink Aviator Stamp.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999;">Masking stamps and over stamping can leave great results and add extra depth to a project.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999;">Here is what <a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/@loppyloucards" target="_blank">Louise</a> has to say xx.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999;">Well i thought i needed to start using a lot more colour so here are my rainbow helmets </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999;">1. Taking a A4 sheet of white card i folded it in half and using the Aviator stamp and black versafine stamped her down on the right hand side of the card leaving off the collar</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999;">2. taking a mask made from a post-it note of the aviator I covered up the first image. Then dropping the stamp down again, Stamped to the right of the image, overlapping the first image.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999;">5.The phrase "NEVER WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO FEW" was stamped onto paper with dovecraft apha stamps DCVWOOSO cut out and modge podged down. </span></div>
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using the Gypsy Rose image available <b><a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/category-219.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>. </div>
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I started by stamping her with Antique Linen Distress Ink using my Misti.</div>
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Afternoon all, and thank you for stopping by. Today as part of the Speshink Dt, <a href="https://www.drsaadianawaz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Saadia</a> has created this beautifully layered journal page using my <a href="http://speshink.blogspot.com/p/shop.html" target="_blank">Speshink Gypsy Rose stamp</a>.</div>
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Below is a little description of what Saadia has done. xx</div>
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Brief process:</div>
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Its a very simple journal page. I hope you like it. </div>
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Lets start:</div>
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I used a 300 gsm /140 Ib watercolor paper and made the background with Dylusions ink sprays in Laid back lilac and Funky fuschia colors and Dina Wakley paints. I used different stencils for the background. </div>
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Next, I doodled a little bit with White Gelly roll pen. </div>
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After that, I stamped 'The Gypsy Rose' image on watercolor paper using Tonic studios stamping platform and colored the image with Kuretaki Gansai Tambi watercolors. </div>
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Lastly I added the sentiment stickers.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Evening all, and apologies for the delay. Life happens ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">this evening Jane is here sharing a beautiful card topper using my Gypsy Rose stamp. Available from my Shop at the top of the page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><a href="http://speshink/Mark%20Gould%20Stamp" target="_blank">Speshink/Mark Gould Stamp</a> - Mark Gould - Gypsy Rose</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Doo Lally Pip Stamps - Lindsay Mason - I’ve had enough</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">R000, 00, 01, E41, 44, 47, 49, YG03, 05, 06, R22, 24, 27, 29, C3, 4, 5, Y19</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Hi everyone, it’s my turn here again on Speshink blog. And it is totally my fault why you have been kept waiting, I’m so sorry. Let’s hope the wait is worth it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">This time I’ve stamped the lovely Gypsy Rose onto white mulberry paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Because I’m going to use Copics, I’ve used Memento Ink but be prepared for it not to be a crisp image, it will bleed slightly. But that’s ok, I wanted it to do that!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Leave the ink to dry for a little while, it wasn’t a problem here as it is so hot, 5 minutes and you’re ready to go.</span></div>
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Morning all, and as always a big thanks for stopping by. Today <a href="http://neelzexpressionz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Neil Walker </a> is sharing a colorful apron he has made using my Sailor Jim stamp, available from my shop at the top of the page or through <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/search.html" target="_blank">Chocolate Baroque Here.</a></div>
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My turn on the Mark Gould DT this week sees me heading sea side.....</div>
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I decided to add some interest to a plain white craft apron that I have had knocking about for a while now, just waiting for inspiration. Which arrived in the form of Mark's Sailor Jim</div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999;">Louise's first project is a monochrome black and white card that was ideal for fathers day. xx</span></div>
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I began with a loose sheet insert for my journal made of kraft card stock.</div>
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I inked up my new Skinner stamps and used them as my background.</div>
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I colored the sailor using Copic markers, and then I fussy cut him out.</div>
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I decided to cut off his hat to see how he looked, and inspiration struck!</div>
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I applied white gesso to the pages of my Jane Davenport journal</div>
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Then, I colored the pages with Marabu Art Sprays.</div>
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Then, I glued die cut elements from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Mixed Media die set.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999; font-size: 11pt;">Thanks for stopping by, I'm delighted to introduce Jane Collman to the Speshink DT and today we are sharing something I never thought I would see on my blog....</span></div>
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mark gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10036908139259920675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995299289018013624.post-3245836193506568242018-05-21T09:00:00.000+01:002018-05-26T20:22:51.073+01:00Speshink DT Neil. Gypsy Rose Journal Page.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Of course it is and that means I get to share with you another amazing creation from one of my Desin Team Members.</div>
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Today we have <a href="http://neelzexpressionz.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Neil</a> sharing a beautiful journal page with a doodled Gypsy Rose. I love how delicate she looks. xx</div>
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I hope you enjoy it as much as I do xx.<br />
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<a href="http://neelzexpressionz.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Neil Walker</a>.<br />
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I trust that this finds you all well.</div>
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This morning sees my first post as part of the Mark Gould Design Team. This morning is a fairly simple project as I am just warming up.....</div>
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It's all very exciting to see how Mark's creative journey has grown from the time I first met him in one of my classes all those years ago and I am loving his stamp range.</div>
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For my first project I have used Gypsy Rose as the focus point of this journal page. At the moment my life is in the process of some pretty dramatic changes and in the midst of the busyness and stuff happening (as reflected in the background) I need to remind myself to dream......</div>
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The background was made with a selection of masks, Inks etc and a random assortment of stamps. Lots of circles.....</div>
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I love pen and ink work, just doodling, Zentangle, taking a line for a walk, whatever you want to call it lol and these stamps are perfect for this. I stamped the images onto card and carry them in my bag with a few pens and when I have a moment I just pattern away......it's very relaxing and therapeutic.</div>
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When I finished her I drew a circle below her and added the word Dream. I detail cut out the design and put it onto the back ground.</div>
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Mark's stamps can be found at Chocolate Baroque<a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/category-219.html" target="_blank"> HERE</a> or in his shop <a href="http://speshink.blogspot.co.uk/p/shop.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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mark gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10036908139259920675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995299289018013624.post-60646441968784564752018-05-14T09:00:00.000+01:002018-05-14T09:00:10.242+01:00Speshink DT Louise. The Gent. Cards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: #999999;">Thank you for stopping by and joining me for the second post from the new Speshink DT. Today we are joined by <a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/@loppyloucards/posts" target="_blank">Louise Partridge</a> of <a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/@loppyloucards/posts" target="_blank">Loppylou Cards</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #999999;">Louise has created two beautiful Monochrome cards Using my 'The Gent' Stamp available from <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/search.html" target="_blank">Chocolate Baroque</a> or you can find it in the shop section at the top of my blog. xx </span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: #999999;">The Gent was stamped in Black Versa fine and coloured in Prismacolour black and a HB Pencil. and cut out adding glossy accents to the eyes for sparkle.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: #999999;">I then took some paper and soaked it in a coffee and tea mixture to stain the paper then dried it off in an oven at 200 oC and then ironed it flat.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: #999999;">I have a collection of vintage bus tickets i found at a flea market. So i placed them together on a sheet of paper and photocopied then onto the stain paper in black.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: #999999;">Cutting up the images of the bus tickets, I collaged them with glue onto a square piece of card inking up the edges with black ink.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: #999999;">With my machine to add some texture i machined around the edge.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: #999999;">To add more depth to the background I stencilled with white gesso using a stencil from Imagination Crafts called Casablanca.</span></li>
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Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, and thank you for stopping by on this very exciting post as it is the first post from my new DT and I hope you guys love it as much as I do.</div>
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Today's make is from <a href="https://creepyglowbugg.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Glo</a>.</div>
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Well, I'm back! </div>
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This time I should be around a bit more often since I am on the newly</div>
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I chose to start by creating an insert page for my art journal.</div>
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I picked up a pack of these from Tuesday Morning on the cheap. </div>
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They came in three different colors; manila tag, black, and kraft. </div>
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I had the bright idea to use a black page, and then I heat embossed <b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/CBMG0002.html" target="_blank">The Gent </a></span></i></b></div>
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image with black powder. Now, how the heck was I gonna color this thing?!</div>
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Since my selection was limited, I was challenged to come up with a flesh tone.</div>
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Welcome and thank you for stopping by. x</div>
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Today I am extremely excited to announce and introduce my new design team that will be focusing on using my stamps that are available at <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/search.html" target="_blank">Chocolate Baroque</a> or you can find them by clicking on the shop tab at the top of my page.x</div>
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With this new team I have tried to find people with styles that vary so there should be something for everyone, Mixed Media, Card Making, Copic Colorists etc. Some of the team are people I have known from the beginning of my crafty journey and some are new crafty friends who's work I have fallen in love with and hope you do too.</div>
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The aim is to have a new Speshink DT post every Monday rotating through team with the occasional guest stopping by in between, so keep popping back to see what new crafty goodness the team have come up with. And having seen several of their first makes, I can not wait to share them with you.</div>
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Ok, Enough of my rambling, Please say Hello to the new Speshink Design Team. xxx</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Gloria Palmer-Steiger</span></div>
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My name is <span class="il">Gloria</span>, but some know me by my other moniker, Creepy Glowbugg.</div>
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I have had the extreme pleasure of working with Mark artistically, for quite a few years now.</div>
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I am proud to call him, "a friend", and "my brother from another mother". So much so, that I jumped at the chance to be a part of his latest journey.</div>
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I've been creating art since I was a kid, but really found my niche with the darker side of art and Halloween art. I can make pretty things, but I have always been drawn the dark side and I like my art to reflect that weird facet that most people turn their heads away from.</div>
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I've been fortunate to spend time sharing my passion over the years and love all things creative. Happy in my crafting "Man Cave studio" at the bottom of the garden I am looking forward to sharing my takes on Mark's brilliant stamps and hope to inspire your creativity along the way too.</div>
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Will send you my first project soon.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">I have a large cabin at my home in Surrey, which is my workroom and classroom. It is overflowing with all sorts of products....like any true crafter and always in a mess!!</span><br />
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I hope you enjoy their makes as much as I am and maybe if you have time stop by their blogs and spread some love xxx.</div>
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mark gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10036908139259920675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995299289018013624.post-13829140770927108142018-04-25T21:02:00.000+01:002018-04-25T21:02:19.451+01:00Why I Love My Tim Holtz Stamp Platform Step By Step<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I know the blog has been quiet recently but that is all due to change as starting next month, I am extremely happy to announce the new Speshink Design Team will be going live with posts coming each Monday to the blog featuring makes using my New stamps available at <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/search.html" target="_blank">Chocolate Baroque</a> or through the Shop Tab at the top of my blog.</div>
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( I am sorry if I have not got round to contacting everyone that applied, I was completely caught off guard and overwhelmed with the response for the team xx )</div>
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Ok, so today's post is all about why I love the <a href="https://www.tonic-studios.co.uk/pages/timholtzstampplatform" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Stamp platform</a> from Tonic Studios.( Not just because it works great with my stamps ;) )</div>
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I mainly work with acrylic paints and it can be hard at times to use an image that needs to be colored over a painted surface as the paint can/will obscure the stamped details this also holds true for surfaces like design papers, and until the stamp platform arrived it was almost impossible to line up and re stamp an image you have already stamped.</div>
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The stamp platform allows you to stamp an image and then have a perfect alignment for re stamping in the same place. This lets you stamp an image, paint in the details without worrying to much about going over the lines and then re stamping the image over the painted version.</div>
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Below I have stepped out how I use the Stamp Platform.</div>
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The best thing is it even works with substrates like mdf and grey board, you just have to be careful about where you position the substrate, the thicker it is the further away from the hinge you need to work.</div>
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Start with your substrate, I have used an Mdf tag that has been covered with a Gel Plate print I made a few weeks ago.</div>
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The magnets wont be able to hold the tag down as it is to thick but you can use them as a guide for the bottom and side edges of the tag, Just be careful when you remove the tag as you do not want the magnets to move.</div>
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Close the lid and apply enough pressure to pick the stamp up. One side of the platform is for foam mounted stamps and the other side is for clear cling stamps.</div>
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As you can see the image is visible but gets lost with the background details and colors. Don't worry, you only need the lines there to help guide you when you start to add paint to the image.</div>
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Pic a medium to fine detail brush and start to fill in the design. I have used My Aviator stamp fr this tag.</div>
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You don't need to worry to much about painting ontop of the inked lines, just be careful not to go outside the lines. This process is actually easier and quicker than it may look and is quite forgiving once you get to re stamping over the top.</div>
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You can see a lot of the inked detail has been lost but its a lot easier to paint straight over the lines rather than going around them.</div>
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Now I should have stopped there as I really liked the way the tag was looking but I had to keep on fiddling and I decided to stamp the word Fly to the top, this looked horrible and I had to figure out a way to save the tag.</div>
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I ended up using some of the Tim Holtz Printers Blocks to hide my botch. The details have been bought out using Decoart Media fluids to give a distressed look to them, I have also added some of Tim's mini stars that have been aged using Decoart Media Antiquing Cream.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to head back in a few days where I can introduce you to the New Speshink DT. I am so excited to share their work with you all. xxx</div>
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With mothers day in the UK arriving this Sunday I needed to get my craft on and create something for my mum, I am also on double duty as my Sister had a little sprog just over a year ago and till said sprog is able to head to the shops and select a card i have decided to cover all the important occasions for her.</div>
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I used an MDF tag from <a href="https://www.thatcraftplaceuk.com/" target="_blank">That Craft Place</a> and picked out a design paper for my back ground.</div>
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The <a href="https://www.tonic-studios.co.uk/pages/timholtzstampplatform" target="_blank">Tim Holtz stamp platform</a> really comes into its own for me with this technique, and is the reason I picked one up. I was initially skeptical on how the platform would work with a thick substrate, (the mdf is 4mm thick) and i was worried about how accurate the over stamping would be, I needn't have worried, By placing the tag towards the outside edge of the platform I had no trouble getting my image to stamp and it lined up perfectly when I cam back to over stamp.</div>
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The Image was stamped using black archival ink and the image was painted using <a href="https://decoart.com/mixedmedia/" target="_blank">Decoart Media Fluids</a>, you can be quite bold with the paint and it doesn't matter if you paint up to or onto the black ink lines. Once all the painting is done, carefully place the tag back on the stamp platform using the magnets as position guides, re ink the stamp and stamp over the top of the painted image, as the platform is so accurate the lines match up and there is no double image, it really tidies up the painted image and makes using acrylic paints much easier to work with stamped images.</div>
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My second tag has been turned into a tag card and I have gone for a more clean and simple look using a faux chalk board finish and this time the Gypsy Rose image has been stamped using a versamark ink pad, some Stamp n Bond from Stampendous (basically a glue that works like an embossing powder) this stuff is great, no more mess with wet glues like the flitter/flutter stuff that is just to sticky and messy. once the stamp n bond has been heated up and turned clear the silver leaf flakes were added for a little bling ;)</div>
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I have just finished my new workshop sample for a shabby chic 8 inch apothecary cabinet. </div>
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I have taken an Mdf Kit from <a href="https://www.thatcraftplaceuk.com/" target="_blank">That Craft Place</a> and using Paints and mediums from Decoart given the kit a grungy shabby chic finish.</div>
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The clean shabby chic version.</div>
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In the class you will have the option of leaving the kit with a clean shabby chic finish or going all in with the ageing process, we will cover several shabby chic techniques including resist and image transfer using some of <a href="http://www.andyskinnercrafts.com/store/c9/Shabby_Chic_Image_Transfer_Sheets.html" target="_blank">Andy Skinner's Vintage Downloads</a>.</div>
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17 March <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheForgetMeNotKraftKabin/" target="_blank">The Forget me Not Craft Cabin</a> in Essex </div>
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24 March <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/149362485595666/" target="_blank">Lets Be Creative</a> in Petersfield near Guildford</div>
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23 June <a href="http://rowantreecrafts.co.uk/" target="_blank">Rowan Tree Crafts</a> Carnforth </div>
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I am over the moon to announce Andy Skinner and myself will be kicking of the Revolution in Holland with <a href="https://www.artchicksstudio.nl/" target="_blank">Art Chick Studio</a> on the 11/12 May and in June the revolution will continue in California at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Its-all-about-the-Scrapbook-369100849869882/" target="_blank">It's All About The Scrapbook</a></div>
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Afternoon all, today I am sharing a simple background tutorial on the <a href="https://andyskinnerorg.blogspot.com/2017/11/atc-simple-background-technique.html" target="_blank">Andy Skinner</a> blog, Head on over and you can see how I made the back grounds for these Atc's and I have used lots of Andy's Stampendous stamps and the Decoart Media Fluids with Atc blanks from That Craft Place.</div>
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The Atc's below use the background technique but stamps from Tim Holtz and Carabelle Studio.</div>
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mark gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10036908139259920675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995299289018013624.post-56074476938001335242017-10-27T12:00:00.000+01:002017-10-27T12:00:12.138+01:00Happy Halloween Stampendous Style <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Morning all, And a slightly premature Happy Halloween to you.</div>
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This is just a quick post today with a couple of ways to use some of the newer <a href="https://www.stampendous.com/shop/stamps/halloween/#page-2" target="_blank">Stampendous</a> Halloween Stamps. I have used <a href="https://www.stampendous.com/shop/stamps/halloween/#page-2" target="_blank">Freda Cat and Pirate Cove</a>.</div>
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I started by creating a couple of Atc's using mdf blanks from <a href="https://www.thatcraftplaceuk.com/shop/search.php?pageid=3610947&q=atc" target="_blank">That Craft Place</a>.</div>
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The images were stamped with Memento ink on some 240gsm card and coloured with Copic markers. Once coloured they were glued to the Atc blanks and trimmed to fit.</div>
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They have been finished with a couple of coats of Clear ultra thick embossing powder, also from Stampendous.</div>
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I decided to add a little extra and turn them into tags. I had some old grey boards knocking about and decided to use them up.<br />
The boards were given a couple of coats of Decoarts Tinting base to provide a nice white base. The images were stamped with Archival ink and colour washes were added to give an aged and worn look. Finally the boards were given a coat of <a href="http://decoart.com/mixedmedia/" target="_blank">Decoart</a> Matte Medium to seal the surface. This was important as I was using their One Step Crackle Glaze which needs to be applied over a sealed surface for the best results.<br />
Once dry the Atc's were overlaid and glued to the boards. xx<br />
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If you head over to the Stampendous Blog you will find lots more Halloween makes this month xx.</div>
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mark gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10036908139259920675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995299289018013624.post-78011294072498726492017-10-20T20:15:00.000+01:002017-10-20T20:15:27.212+01:00My Very Own Stamps - Chocolate Baroque<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's a very happy day today for me as I am extremely happy to announce I have my very first set of stamps released today with the fantastic <a href="http://www.chocolatebaroque.com/" target="_blank">Chocolate Baroque</a>. </div>
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I can not thank Chocolate Baroque enough for the opportunity to design some stamps with them and I am over the moon with how they have turned out. The stamp quality is amazing and I love the size (A6).</div>
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I have had the idea of what I have wanted in a stamp design for some time and I have been heavily influenced by the tattoo, comic book and Steampunk style of art that I love.</div>
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It took me a while but I managed to find a local tattoo artist (Lance Steele) that I could work with to make my ideas a reality. He managed to take my ideas and reference material and come up just what I wanted and I hope you all like ;)</div>
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The vintage look to the Neo Traditional style of tattoo is what inspired this release of stamps. I like to work with one focal point image when getting crafty with the back grounds being more layered and aged effects so the focal point doesn't get to cluttered and faces work really well for this.</div>
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Links for each stamp can be found below xx.</div>
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She has been stamped onto a large Acylic tag and painted with <a href="http://decoart.com/mixedmedia/" target="_blank">Decoart Media Fluids</a>. The background was made using papers from the <a href="http://authentiquepaper.com/products/Heroic" target="_blank">Authentique Hero's range</a>. The gaps were painted using blue and silver to make it look a little like the sky.</div>
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He has been stamped onto some 240gsm card stock and coloured with Copic markers in a sepia tone. He was fussy cut out and glued to a tag that had been covered with design paper from <a href="https://shop.canvascorpbrands.com/collections/7gypsies-paper" target="_blank">7Gypsies</a></div>
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The Tim Holtz word tag was added and some Decoart Media antiquing cream was added to bring out the words. This was tied to the tag with some rusty wire which I picked up from my crafty friend <a href="https://www.hannahoxberry.com/product-page/30ft-rusty-wire-22ga" target="_blank">Hannah Oxberry</a> who has a lovely online store.</div>
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This tag was covered with some paper from 7Gypsies and as above the image was carefully stamped and painted on top. The wreath was coloured with copics to give a more translucent look and the Tim Holtz stars were added.</div>
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Morning all, Today I am sharing a little step by step on the <a href="http://decoart.com/mixedmediablog/" target="_blank">Decoart Media Blog</a> where I have created a gothic baroque style wall hanging creating texture with Modeling paste and crackle glaze.</div>
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mark gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10036908139259920675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-995299289018013624.post-38200463020858925632017-08-13T16:39:00.000+01:002017-08-13T16:39:08.911+01:00Silicon Mould Making and Resin Casting <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've been planning a new class for a retreat I have coming up soon and I am planning on using some cast resin pieces as part of the kit.</div>
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This was all very good in principle but having never attempted casting anything before it left me with a little bit of a challenge.</div>
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This weekend I finally got round to having my first attempt so I thought I would share with you what I did and how it turned out.</div>
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I started a few weeks ago by doing an internet search for silicon mould making to see what products were out there for me to use. After reading a different company websites I decided on an Irish company <a href="http://www.mbfg.co.uk/rtv-silicone/gp-3481-f.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw8b_MBRDcz5-03eP8ykISJACiRO5ZHICWW4_Y8TtiCtiCcnZ1ksmH-k2k2mUmwj1Z8EU5HhoCOZvw_wcB" target="_blank">MB Fiberglass </a> and gave them a call, I explained what I wanted to achieve and that I had never tried anything like this, they were extremely helpful in explaining the different products, cure times etc and what should be done to get the required results.</div>
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I decided on getting their <a href="http://www.mbfg.co.uk/rtv-silicone/gp-3481-f.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw8b_MBRDcz5-03eP8ykISJACiRO5ZHICWW4_Y8TtiCtiCcnZ1ksmH-k2k2mUmwj1Z8EU5HhoCOZvw_wcB" target="_blank">1.1kg Polycraft GP-3481F Silicone kit</a> £20ish for making my mould </div>
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and their 1kg <a href="http://www.mbfg.co.uk/polyurethane-casting-resin/sg2000.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjw8b_MBRDcARIsAKJE7llnii3QVxzERszzSEtYNj2S5soeu3A7d-2HLF_DigiWsWPAqE1JUEwaAqUGEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Polycraft SG 2000 Fast Cure PU Resin System</a> £15ish for making the resin embelishments.</div>
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The Silicon mould making kit comes as a two bottle kit, a 1kg bottle of what I assume to be a liquid silicone and a 100g bottle of liquid that will cause the silicone to set to a flexible mould. (i am sure there is more to it than that, the science isn't important ;) )</div>
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I wanted to cast a 3d metal star I have and its about 5 inches across.</div>
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you need to create a space to pour the silicon. I have used an old biscuit tin as it was just about the right size, If anything it's a little bigger than it needed to be. You could use a flat surface with your craft sheet as the base and modeling clay to build a wall. I was told a 10mm thickness of silicon around what you are casting is enough to make the mould viable anything beyond that is technically a waste of product. Depending on what you are casting though it's just easier to find a suitable container and pour.</div>
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The star I have is made from thin sheet metal so is hollow on the reverse. to stop the silicon from seeping under in the mould making process I decided to place a sheet of cling film over the star and to line the whole tin including the sides. This created a sealed barrier between the star and the silicon, it would also create extra texture on the stars surface.</div>
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Mix bot parts together in the measuring jug making sure its mixed together properly. The 1kg bottle is the silicon and is very thick and white in colour. The 100g bottle contains the setting agent and Is red in colour. Imagine mixing food colouring into dough. Once its a uniform colour you are ready to pour the liquid into the container. Do this slowly as you don't want to trap any air bubbles in the mould. Leave it to sit for 6-8 hours or over night.</div>
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Giving a gentle pull on the clingfilm the silicon mould released nice and easy and came out of the tin without any trouble, Once flipped round I could place the mould back in the tin which will help with storage and keeping it safe, It has also added a little extra stability to the base as I only just had enough product for the mould, the point of the star is a little thin (not the 10mm recommended thickness). I have since picked up a couple of 6 inch round cake tins that will be perfect for my next attempt.</div>
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All in all I was very impressed with how easy it was to make the mould and create the resin stars.</div>
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Lots learnt and I am no longer wary about giving it another go and with a few tweeks I will get the results I am after all ready in time for the new workshop.</div>
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As always a huge thank you for stopping by. Hopefully the post wasn't to wordy for you and sorry the pics were not a little more exciting ;) xx</div>
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