Simply Inky!

Some days I just have to play with my inks and today was one of those days!

I made these beauties by stamping the Crafty Jack stamp in the centre of a card and "coloured" them in using watered down Distress Inks!

(Faded Jeans and Festive Berries)

(Dusty Concorde and Tattered Rose)

(Faded Jeans and Stormy Sky) 

I love how different they look just by playing with the colours.

Time to play...........

I know it has been a while but hopefully you will think it has been worth it!

As soon as I saw Dimension Stamps April's Project Club stamps I thought about Fathers Day gifts as both my Dad and Father-in-law are big veggie growers and this set seemed to fit really well!

This "Veggie Guide" gives them room to make notes about the plants they have planted each season, how well they did or didn't do! 

Store empty seed packets so they know which ones they want to buy for next year!

I have also split it into veggie groups to be super organised! 

To make this "Veggie Guide" I also used the following stamps:

• Newspaper Print Background (One of my favorite stamps right now!)
• Alphabet 3
• Alphabet 4
• Seasons Around the Corner

NEW: Watches and Bracelets!

I have just added the new Watches and Bracelets to the Shop!

All about the beads!

Hearts Away

These are just a couple of them if you like the look of these please hop along to our Shop and check out the others.....

Whoops! it's been a while....

Wow, where has this week gone? I always laugh when people say it's been one thing after another but this week it has definitely felt that way! What with cookers, cars, sandals  sun burn, see-saws, you name it, it has happened this week.....

I haven't done any crafting as I am working on some new stamp designs that we can take along to Ross Papercrafts at Don Valley in June, they are coming along lovely so fingers crossed they will be ready to be made soon!

I do have a wedding card to do, so watch this space!

I can't post without adding a picture so here is Little lady enjoying the sunshine, so much so we even got around to planting out out lettuce! Well, when I say we, all I have to do is make the hole (if she digs it we end up in Austrialia!) and get the plant out of the pot!

Handmade Market

A couple of photo's of from the Handmade Market yesterday. For more information on the market please visit the Facebook page.

It was a lovely to see so many people out supporting the market so a BIG thank you to all! Don't worry if you didn't make it this month, we will be there again in May!

Oh and I must not forget a BIG BIG thank you to Nic from Nix Fx for the fab photos!

Handmade Market this weekend

This Sunday Crafty Roo Designs will be at The Handmade Market in Stockport, so if you are in the areas please pop by to say hi, we would love to see you!

For more information on where we are heading please visit our "Shows and Events" page.

Awesome Boyz

I love how these two cards turned out, they both use a new mask I got a couple of weeks ago and I think it works perfectly with my Awesome Boyz and Tyre Trackz stamp sets.

To make this card I randomly stamped the long tyre track in clear ink and embossed it in clear embossing powder. Then inked the mask over the top when I was happy with the colour, I then distressed around the edge of the card. Next I rubbed the ink from the clear embossing powder to make it stand out more, then over the top I added the "scratchy lines" (I did this by inking the edge of my stamping block).

On another piece of card I stamped the triangle, saying and tracks. I cut them both out. With the triangle I covered it in ultra thick embossing powder but I gave it a few coats so it is really glossy up close. With the trye track I distressed along the edges.

Finally I made the A5 card, by folding an A3 piece of card at 21cm then cutting at 14.5cm up the folded edge. Next I cut a piece of card to mount my backing onto and added Pewter Distress Stain around the edges. I then attached my backing card along with eyelets and brads. Next I attached the trye track and the triangle.

To finish off the card I added the inside then wrapped some string around it.