A note from Leandra ...
More delicious quirkiness from Kate for this release of mini stamps. Her little eccentric characters bring a quick smile, and help make your journaling, tags or gift cards warm and joyful. I love the play on the ladybug theme, and the frame will be ever so useful! Each of thee dinky stamps will make fun gifts or a nice addition to your own crating supplies.
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It's another dose of fun, comical and quirky characters suitable for all occasions taken from my many sketchbook doodlings. I have had a lifetime of drawing and have sketchbooks full of such eccentricities and have always been drawn towards characters of unusual proportions and realistically impossible additions such as horns, wings, antennae or even Deeley Boppers,
In this latest collection of minis there is a distinctly insect-based flavour too! All hand drawn in my loose slightly scribbly style, with a little bit of shading to aid the colouring in process. These mini characters are great for creating small art and greetings cards, but also work fabulously on bigger projects such as art journal pages, simply by the use of repetition or grouping.
Of course, a mark-making stamp is there to add to your projects and backgrounds, which is also useful for creating borders and even faux washi tape.
And finally a frame … which doesn’t quite fit (intentional of course!) A frame which is just slightly too small is just asking for a character to burst out of the middle! It’s a dynamic, fun and quirky way to frame an image.
I used up lots of previous prints in my backgrounds but also made a few with a simple brayer, stencil, and lots of bright Frescos. I’ll be sharing this easy and very achievable technique on my next mini live over on Facebook in the Paper Artsy People group. It’s a fast and easy way to build up multiple eye-catching layers in your backgrounds.....
Of course, a mark-making stamp is there to add to your projects and backgrounds, which is also useful for creating borders and even faux washi tape.
And finally a frame … which doesn’t quite fit (intentional of course!) A frame which is just slightly too small is just asking for a character to burst out of the middle! It’s a dynamic, fun and quirky way to frame an image.
I used up lots of previous prints in my backgrounds but also made a few with a simple brayer, stencil, and lots of bright Frescos. I’ll be sharing this easy and very achievable technique on my next mini live over on Facebook in the Paper Artsy People group. It’s a fast and easy way to build up multiple eye-catching layers in your backgrounds.....
Kate Crane Red Rubber Mini Stamps
Price: RRP €4.90 +VAT
Size: generally credit card (ish) size images
All stamps are individually trimmed onto cling foam
Kate Crane Mini 017 (code: KCM017)
Quirky Deeley Poppers!
Remember Deeley Boppers?! Oh, it takes me back to the school disco days of my youth! Here I stamped Deeley Bopper gal onto card but then again onto a previous gel plate print, cut out the dress and headdress and added to the original image. A technique known as paper piecing.(I shared this technique in a previous live).
When gel plate printing for creating backgrounds, in general I am a big fan of making several at a time, creating more than I need. That way I always, always have a background when I need one, and a choice of colours too.
For the background behind the image, I made a collage-cluster using scraps of previous prints along with ledger, ribbon ... actually anything I had to hand. Using neutral ledger paper, along with scraps of neutral fabric, really helps to break up the colour a bit. Its a fun, quick and easy way to make a background, and a perfect landing spot for a gal with Deeley Boppers!
I added the page to a card, building up dimensional layers (foam tape in between the layers) to frame the central tag. This would be a great greeting card, but I think it would look cool in a small frame too.
Kate Crane Mini 018 (code: KCM018)
Lady Bird
A polka dot head-dress, antennae, along with ladybird wings make a cute and eccentric little character. Again I used paper piecing to add colour to the image. I tend to go through phases (I think we all do?) and I'm currently in a paper piecing phase! I love the texture it adds to the image, as well as a splash of colour.
I think we've all got a LOT of scraps to use up too?
Here's the first example of 'not quite fitting inside the frame'.
Things that sit perfectly central and neatly inside a frame are a bit too tidy for me. I just love to see things oozing out from the centre. You'll notice I added the frame over the body allowing the body to sit below the frame too. Fun! I placed it on a larger background and added it to a Kraft page in my art journal. A great way to use a tiny image to create a bigger page.
If you look closely you will see the new little texture stamp repeated on the background, and inside the frame too ... but more on that in a while!
Kate Crane Mini 019 KCM019)
Framed!
Oh another example of not quite fitting the frame. This time I placed her in the frame (chopped her legs off ... ooh sorry!) and then added a bit of acetate to allow the whole frame to hang freely and bounce over the background.
You can see some stamping in the background of those tiny textures again too.
I used multiple layers from previous prints again, added a little stitching and placed it all on the front of a card. But see the little 'hello'? That's a part of the frame stamp set ... a very cute little place to add a greeting.
Kate Crane Mini 020 (code: KCM020)
Frame it up!
Well, you've seen this a few times already. Such a useful addition to this set of minis, and it really helps to make a focal element pop. Easy to colour, and super easy to cut out (no fiddly cutting here).
You can have creatures bursting out of a frame ...
... or just hiding behind it.
Either way it works, and really helps to make a solid focal element for your projects using these tiny characters.
Kate Crane Mini 021 (code: KCM021)
Tiny Textures
I don't think you can ever have enough texture stamps, they are just so so useful. These are the kind of stamps I don't ever put away, just have them sitting handy in a little pot on my desk so I can just easily grab them when I need them.
You've seen these a few times in this post already, but let me show you a little bit more. These stamps may be tiny but repetition makes them useful even on bigger projects. Here i repeatedly stamped the hearts in a row on a scrap of a print and cut it out to add a border along the lower edge. So simple but so effective, so don't be afraid to cut apart these stamps!
You can see here how I added little stitching along it, and it just completes the lower edge of my tag.
Of course another way to use these mini textures, is to stamp onto acetate or Duralar film to create a transparency. I'm sharing this image again because if you look closely I used a transparency inside the tag window and raised it with foam stickers so the stamping sits above the image and appears to 'float' in the window.
Kate Crane Mini 022 (code: KCM022)
Horns!
Well, we've had Deeley Boppers, antennae and now we've got horns. Striped horns at that too! This time I wanted to create a bigger page in a larger journal and a simple and effective way to do this is to use repetition. I balanced Mr Horns on the left with two hooded creatures on the right. They appear to be looking at him!
These characters are placed over multi-layers of gel prints and an acetate layer with alcohol ink for a real pop of colour. You can also see how I used a previous mini to add a touch of foliage up the left hand side, just to balance things out.
A couple of strips of print placed vertically help to comfortably bed the creation into a larger page in my art journal.
And if you look closely, you'll see lots of stamping in the background with the mini textures too.
Kate Crane Mini 023 (code: KCM023)
Polka Dot Hoody
Horns, antennae, Deeley Boppers, and now a polka dot hoody! The sidelong glances worked really well when I placed them together on this page.
I coloured the images but then stamped over the colour with the mini texture stamps to bring a bit of pattern into the main body.
And here you see him (her?!) placed on a tag, squeezing out of the frame. A tag, on a tag.
Kate Crane Mini 024 (code: KCM024)
With these wings
Of course a collection of eccentricities wouldn't be complete without wings. Because why not? With wings, we fly.
I love that when I added it inside the frame, slightly to one side, only one set of wings shows! It just adds to the quirkiness.
Placed on multiple layers of gel prints, a little stitching, and some foam stickers, make a great topper for card.
Bu again, look closely ... do you see the mini texture stamps again?!
I hope you have enjoyed these whimsical and slightly eccentric creations. Life is too short to be too serious! I'm hoping that these quirky additions will bring a smile to your face, and little joy to your creating.
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Leandra back with you for this section below ....
BONUS SAMPLES FROM KATY NORGATE
Katy Norgate is a massive fan of Kate's designs, so we asked her if she could knock up a few samples for this release. I've spotted she is in New Zealand on holiday at the moment, so a huge thanks to her for being super organised and willing to get these to us well in advance!
It is always helpful to see another style of crafting with these items to Kate's, you might enjoy different layering, different products or colour schemes to explore. Let's take a look!
Here's the whole range of what katy did. Kate will show all these in more detail in her live today, which you will find pinned to her guide in PaperArtsy People later tonight.
I am going to share a few close ups shots with you here so you can see the detail of what she has done up close!
A deeley bopper dude (KCM017) inside the frame (KCM020) with hearts and shape along the bottom (KCM021)
Can I just say how much I love this colour scheme! Soft sage and grassy gtreens with soft pinks are a winning combo featuring the focal mini character with ladybug wings KCM018.
More buglife here with KCM019, and a more mixed media piece. I spot a kate stencil in the background too
These 2 are really bopping along the way they 'boing' on the acetate. Note how Katy has added a smiley expression to their faces
Let's have a grumpy day, someone here isn't happy! Reminds me of my kids when they were younger having a minor fall out! Another zingy colour scheme in those wonderful greens, and 3 minis, L-R KCM022, 017, 023, all with their bespoke expressions, what a cool way to make each character unique!
Last for now, KCM024, a soft squidgey one with pretty wings to boot! Another stencil in the background, a bit of stitching and scribbling and a gel printed background. Perfect!
You can find Katy Norgate on Instagram here or on facebook here .
Thanks Katy
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Twilight Crafts, Radstock, Somerset, Twilight Crafts
USA
Artistic Artifacts, Alexandria, VA artistic artifacts
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