Butterflies, butterflies, butterflies

Jill used the Bo Bunny Autumn Song paper pad to make the card below along with a swirl die and the Darkroom Door Butterfly stamp.

The card below has been made using the Butterfly Magic die. It is so easy to make and is gorgeous.

Darkroom Door

The card below was made using the gorgeous set of stamps from Darkroom Door

The Nomad stamp set pictured below is now in store.

You could use your Spectrum Pens, Distress Markers or Distress Ink Pads to colour the stamped images in. 

The card below was made by Darkroom Door and shows you an example of what you can made with the stamp set.

More gorgeous stamps.....

Last week I featured a lovely stamp from Darkroom Door called Surfboards. This stamp was used on the August class card and the sample looks amazing. 

Darkroom Door is a great Australian Company which makes a variety of rubber stamps and card making products.

Their stamps can be stamped as is, stamped and embossed and also coloured in. The images look fantastic when coloured in with Distress Markers or Spectrum Pens

Here are some other great Darkroom Door stamps that are in store now at Crafty Capers.

Click on the links below to see a sample card of each stamp.

Background stamps

Flowergarden 

 Crackle

Brickwall

Butterfly Eclectic Stamp

Wooden Frame stamp

Photo Stamps

Roses 

Tree Line 

Old Truck 

Rubber Stamp Sets

Kimono Volume No 1

Kimono Volume No 2

Yuletide Volume No 1

I  found this great video on how to trim the unmounted stamp sheets. It really is easy and Rachel from Darkroom Door explains they make their stamps in this way.

We also have some metal tins in store that are ideal for storing your unmounted stamp sets in and are only $4 each.

Happy Stamping!

Distress Markers

If you love all things Ranger and Tim Holtz then no doubt you have seen the Distress Makers that now come in 49 colours. The Markers match the colours of the Distress Inks and other Distress products which means there are so many fabulous colours to choose from.

The Markers feature a water-based dye ink which is perfect for stamping, colouring and much more. The ink is reactive with water and can give you a watercolour look that looks amazing. This can be done with a water brush and craft sheet. You can colour directly onto the back of a stamp and stamp the coloured image onto watercolour paper . We use Prismatics or Bazzill Orange Peel and both work really well. Gloss card can also be used. For a more intense look you can also stamp out your image using Archival Ink or Staz On Ink and colour your image with the pens directly onto the paper. The ink is acid free and non toxic. The pens are dual ended and have a brush nib and a fine point nib. 

If you already own some Distress markers then click here for a colour chart that you can make up yourself using the pens you already own. Making up your own colour chart is a better way to match ink colours as the results are a better representation of the actual colour of the ink than a pre-printed colour chart.

Click on the videos below to see how to use these wonderful Markers. 

The lovely card below was complete as a lesson last month and has been coloured in with Distress Markers. The stamped image is an unmounted rubber stamp from Darkroom Door. The printed paper is from the Bo Bunny Serenity collection and the starfish is from our amazing charm collection. We also have silver starfish in stock now as well.

To complete this card you need the stamp, Distress Markers, Archival or Staz On ink pad, water brush pen, non stick craft sheet, charms, printed paper and card stock. 

All items needed are available at Crafty Capers.