SARAH KAY - ROSE'S GARDEN

Being a lover of Sarah Kay stamps I was delighted when I came across this image in a Melbourne store.

I coloured the stamp in using Copics and sponged around the Nestabilities label die with Distress ink.  The darker blue mat directly underneath shows off my newly purchased Martha Stewart straight and corner punches (purchased locally).  The lighter blue cardstock is embossed with a CB folder and the corner edges are the pieces from the MS corner punch used.

 SARAH KAY - ISABELLE WITH PUPPY COCO

If I have a favourite with regards to stamps it has to be all the Sarah Kay images with this one being no exception.

I used SU markers and crayons with a blender pen for most of the colouring in.  The hat turned out to be a bit of a disaster so I ended up paper piecing it.  I used Nestabilities labels for the image and the red background, the blue paper is CM and the border punch is a new Martha Stewart one.

HERO ARTS BACKGROUND STAMP        

This was such an easy card to make.  I used my new Hero Arts Aged Print Frame stamp onto a linen card.  I then searched through my stash and found the Sarah Kay - Lucy & Kitty image which I had already coloured in.  I popped the image onto the card on rises (thanks Cindy for the suggestion), added a sentiment and, voila !

In winter on the weekends, when the weather is miserable, I love to sit at my craft table and stamp a whole lot of images.  I then colour them in and pop them into a container ready to use at a later date.  It works particularly well with Xmas stamps and saves a lot of time.

SARAH KAY - ROSALIE'S BICYCLE

I think I am getting the hang of colouring in Sarah Kay images.  The only thing I struggled with is the colour of the bicycle frame.  I tend not to take notice of them (have never been able to ride one !) and eventually used a gel pen to give it a bit of colour.

The image is stamped on watercolour paper and cut out using Nestabilities labels.  The rust and blue papers are CM and the border punch is EK Success.

 STAMPARVIE - SARAH KAY - PRECIOUS MOMENTS

This was such a delightful image to colour in.  The flourishes are CB die cuts, the sentiment is SU and the background paper my usual CM.

 SARAH KAY - ELODIE IN HER GARDEN

This is one of my new stamps from Stampavie, designed by Sarah Kay.  The papers are all CM, the labels are the usual Nestabilities, the Scallop edge punch and sentiment are SU with the ribbon and lace being from my stash.

I raided my sewing box the other day and was amazed at the treasures hiding there.  Found some lace that must be at least 20 years old so would probably be classed as vintage as well as some amazing buttons.