HOCHANDA TV SHOWS IN OCTOBER.....

We are delighted that we will be back on Hochanda TV this Friday coming (9th October) at 10am and 2pm (UK time), with new stamps (designed by our very own Sandma), new papers, a new stash kit (gorgeous, gorgeous items), and lots of demos and sample projects by the wonderful CI Teamies....

Do not miss!

Here are just a few sneaky peeks to tease and to tempt, just a little ....

Do join us on Friday, and also look out for Chocolate Baroque shows at 9am and 1pm on the same day.

Back soon,

Jean xx

LOVELY, SCRUMMY, BACKGROUND PAPERS....

 As you will know if you follow us on Facebook, or on here, we do have some fabulous new 'Wonderfully Weathered' background papers on the website at the moment.  I have coupled them with some substrates: chunky Tando tags, size 10, and with wood dimensional 'canvas' panels, on recent Live Facebook Demos - running on Wednesday's at 2.30pm.  Here are the finished items - 'canvas' first!..

Here is the chunky tag....

Both were great fun to make, and not difficult at all.  Please catch up on all the past Lives on our Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/craftyindividuals/

Also we do have a Facebook Group now where you can peruse and add your own take on life using CI stamps and other stuff!  Do join us at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftyindividuals

Back soon,

Jean x

BY AND IN, THE SEA...

A little catch up of images that were part of our recent Hochanda shows, based by the sea, and in the sea.

Loving these bright colours achieved by Helen using alcohol inks along with the turtles and seahorses and dolphins...

Here's a turtle image by Daniele too...

Love this seahorse by Sandra...

...And these dolphins by Sandra too...

Here is another seahorse card by Sally...

I made a seahorse tag, with the new 'Wonderfully Weathered' CI papers, during a Facebook Live Demo...

...And these are the wonderful papers (now on our website)...

One of the following journal pages was completed on Hochanda by moi....

..... I used the new stamps, one of our image sheets, 2 tags made out of Malcolm's photographic scene background papers, some hand drawn shells, and other background papers from our collection.  What a lot of fun we had down by the sea!

Finally I love this card made by Sally...

Such a terrifically talented team we do have!

Bye for now,
Back soon,
Jean x

ABOUT TIME TOO I HEAR YOU SAY .....

Quite a while since my last post I know.  We had a week away in Northumberland, which was lovely, visiting beaches, pubs and art galleries.  What more can we ask for?!

Now all is crazy here getting ready for our upcoming shows on Hochanda.  We have 2 shows on Tuesday, 4th August, the first at 7am (eeek early I know!), and the second at 1pm.  It would be fantastic if you could join us, PJs perfectly acceptable attire of course.

I have a few sneaky peeks for you this evening, and I've picked out some bits and bobs from some of Helen's very colourful makes with the new rubber stamps that will feature.  Guess what the theme for the shows is?!..

Wow I do so love those bright colours.  Helen achieved these by using alcohol inks on glossy cardstock.  Must get those alcohol inks out again!  See the whole of Helen's project, and many more luscious team makes, on Hochanda TV on Tuesday.

On another note I have been demoing live on Facebook, the CI public page, on many Wednesdays since lockdown, and on Fridays we have some crafty chat and giveaways.  Both at 2.30pm.  Do join me this Friday here: https://www.facebook.com/craftyindividuals/

Here are the two makes from today's 'stamping onto acetate' demo.....

Fun to do but slipping whilst stamping onto acetate is one of the drawbacks, but thinking that this is where a stamping platform might help.  The background in both cases is one of Malcolm's photographic sheet backgrounds which you will find on our website HERE.  So much fun to use and embellish further.

Thanks for checking in.
Back soon,
Jean xx

p.s. Here are Hochanda details if you need them..

A SUPER QUICK POST....

A very brief post before myself, Malcolm and Monty dog have a week's break.  If you follow on Facebook you will have seen my live demos on a Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 and my show and tells on a Friday at the same time.  The following couple of projects were from my last Wednesday Demo Day, complete with sequins and foil.....

Because of our little break there won't be any Live's from now until the 15th July.
Happy crafting everyone and thanks for your comments always,
Back soon,
Jean xx

THANKS AND SOME PICCIES...

Thanks for the comments on my last blog post.  Must take a photo of my old Singer Sewing Machine and pop it on here as suggested,  Also hope you get a bit more free time soon Coco, my friend!

I thought I would share a few of my recent journal pages on here, plus a lovely journal page from Daniele.  This is how it began for Daniele...

And this is how it ended up...

What a delight!

Here are my four pages, again featuring the latest stamps by the artist Sharron Bates....

I also made a little 'China Cupboard' using a little wooden tray (which had previously held craft embellishments), with one of Sharron's designs...

I demoed the process Live on our Facebook page.

In today's Live Demo I made this little card with a couple of our older stamps, a stencil and Distress Oxides....

Thanks for watching, and following,
Back soon,
Jean x

OUR NEW STAMPS BY SHARRON BATES....

The fabulous brand new stamp designs by collage artist Sharron Bates are now available to purchase on our website.  You will find Sharron's Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/sharronbatesdesign/
and the new stamps at an initial discounted price here: https://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/new-products

I compiled a step by step for Hochanda, using one of her new designs, and I thought I would share it here today....

Here is the finished design...

....and here is the materials list...

Crafty Individuals Rubber Stamps CI-328, ‘Sewing Notions’ and CI-545, ‘The Sewing Room’

Giotto Turbo Maxi Pens, or watercolours

Versafine Onyx Black Stamp Pad

Crafty Individuals A5 White Satin Stamping Card

7” Square White Card Blank

Ribbon and small coloured safety pin

Thread and Buttons

Step 1

Stamp CI-545 ‘The Sewing Room’ onto the CI White Satin Stamping Card in Versafine Onyx Black ink and dry thoroughly. Cut out the image ready to colour and sew.

Step 2

Using the Giotto Turbo Maxi Pens scribble a little of each of the appropriate chosen colours onto a glass mat or tile or plastic sheet, and pick up the colours in turn with a damp appropriate good quality paintbrush and colour the stamped image either as shown in the example pictured, or in colours as chosen by yourself.

Step 3

Use a sewing machine to sew a double stitched line around three edges of the coloured image in contrasting thread. Leave lots of loose threads showing.

Step 4

Stamp CI-328 ‘Sewing Notions’ onto the remaining half of the Satin Stamping Card, and fussy cut out your chosen vintage sewing items ready to colour and add to your card. I started with cutting out the vintage sewing ‘invoice’ and the ‘needle packet’ and coloured both to match my design.

Step 5

Colour the stamped ‘buttons’ image appropriately and sew a real small button or more to the image as shown leaving loose threads trailing.

Step 6

Colour the ‘darning’ thread image appropriately and wrap some real thread around ready to glue in place on the card.

Loved making this card.  Thanks for looking.

Back soon,

Jean x