Latest Purchase

I am trying not to buy any more supplies until I have at least used some of my stock of unused resources - of which there are many.  But...I just couldn't resist owning Penny Black's Pure Iris cling rubber stamp.

I justified it by telling myself that it would help me with my watercolour painting.

This card is my first attempt. I used Spectrum Aqua pens to colour and stamp the image on to a white watercolour card panel. I then just moved the colour around with a water brush. I applied Distress Ink Old Paper to the edges before mounting on to a 6" by 6" card blank.

The result is quite basic but I hope to be more adventurous the next time I use it.

I'm entering it on to the challenge at Penny Black and More  where this month it is:
            ********Anything Goes with a Stamp********

It's also "Anything Goes" at Addicted to Stamps and More so it is on its way there too.

Japanese Dragon

I recently visited Japan on holiday and had searched my stash for anything  Oriental with the intention of making some scrapbook pages to remind me of my stay.  So, when I saw that this week's theme over at the Less is More Challenge blog was to include  Saints, Dragons or Heroes I knew had the perfect stamp at hand.  I purchased this stamp in 2008 and it had not seen the light of day until now!

 The background was created by wiping two Distress inks across a mounting block and spritzing it with water.


I stamped the image with black ink before heat embossing it.  I then coloured it with Spectrum Aqua pens.

The panel has been raised slightly using 3D foam pads.