Today's post is going to showcase our new Military themed line. There are three new plates called "Life In The Forces, " "My Hero" and "The Strong and The Brave." Sam Poole has drawn all of these new designs and I am especially proud of these for several reasons. Firstly, because I feel there is a real lack of stamping supplies in this area and I think they will fill a full needed niche. Secondly, because I come from a military background. My father was a Lt. Coronel in the American Air Force (he was stationed here in Molesworth during World War II) and I feel that the troops need and deserve recognition for their heroism. I say let's stamp some cards for the troops to show our support. I hope you enjoy mine and they inspire you.
The card below showcases a really cool technique that I learned on my recent trip to CHA, the wholesale show in California. I was watching Julia Andrus demo her new paint line. (For those of you not familar with her work, she was one of the first demo artists with Ranger and she helped develop the Perfect Pearls and Perfect Medium lines) She painted a piece of card with one colour of paint, dried it with a heat tool, then spread a thin coat of vaseline over it. She then painted over that with another colour of paint and dried it. Using a piece of kitchen roll, she then gently wiped small areas away and the resulting look is that of distressed or peeled paint. I gave it a go here and I think it's a great look for those masculine based cards, don't you? You can click on the card for a close-up view if you like.
On the card below, I had a go at making my own camouflage background paper. I used the distress inks old paper, antique linen, frayed burlap and peeled paint to achieve this look. I used the inks direct to the paper in swiping motions. They aren't blended like you would get using cut and dry foam to apply the inks. I liked the look, though, when I was finished. The sentiment on this card is very poignant, as if from a military wife to her husband. You might have to click on it to read it clearly. It fits neatly in to the circle nestibilities.
All the samples have had the edges distressed with the edge of my scissors, then inked again with distress inks to give them a more rugged look.
Over the next few weeks, I am hoping to be able to showcase samples of all the new stamp sets and products that are being added to the Particraft line. I hope you like what you see and if so, they will be available on the website very shortly. All for now, Sue x
30 comments:
oh these are brillient my son would love these
How good are those samples? And with what I think can be difficult subject matter...
fantastic my sil is a tankie so these would be perfect
andrea
Love the distressed paint technique :)
Love the techniques they are fab .
plus thanks for my lovely stamps too
How wonderful! Good military stamps are hard to find--these are just terrific.
Great for boys birthdays as well as possible fundraising for the troops. Pam x
these are such fab cards. The suspense is killing me, just tell me what you guys are hiding from us. hehehe..
xoxo
Thank you for the quick tutorial on the cracked paint. I will give that a try sometime.
like the new stamps and your usual great samples. Especially love the new technique - can't wait to try it. Best wishes.
Not only are these stamps for our Troops but it could be used for little boy cards as well. I can't wait to see what you guys have in store for us.
wow, excellent stamps, my teenaged nephews would love those for a birthday card!
Amanda P
These are great. They would be wonderful as charity cards for Help the Heroes
Pat
Very nice cards! Great for Heroes
these are great - i LOVE the masculine theme, as there's just so LITTLE of it.
The stamps look really useful, as masculine things seem so hard to find. Great cards!
Did you say 20 new stamp sheets???? *swoon*
I LOVE these!! Especially the first one. It's so bright and bold and perfect. TFS
lovely cards!
Wow, I like this background technique; thanks for sharing :-)
Think I will add up as a follower, so I can see what you will be doing with the new Tim Holz colours; can hardly wait to see !!
I'm posting this comment and then Im off to the bathroom to hunt down the vaseline, that technique looks great
great cards for the men in our lives love the flag one best xx
Lovely cards!!!
Ok, it's been 7 days already, where are the sneak peeks you promised us???
I'm waiting...waiting...oh, the suspense is killing me.
I love the masculine feel of these
Good evening sue, these cards are simply stunning, love the images you've used! very patriotic, will have to take a closer look at these when funds allow. Hugs Linda x
Boy cards are so difficult, these are amazing. Great technique, thanks for sharing.
Lin
I'm looking forward to getting these, I've been after something like this for ages.
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