Bert & Gert - Travel (3)

Have had a lovely afternoon playing with my Bert & Gert stamps and colouring in with my Promarkers. Love the caravan in the Travel set of stamps and went for a whole rainbow of them.

Bert & Gerts Travel Collection (2)

Have been playing some more with the fabulous Travel collection by Bert & Gerts, this time three A5 sized cards:

Bert & Gert's - Travel Collection (1)

I was lucky enough to be given one of Bert & Gert's new stamp collections "Travel" by the very talented Jason Wilkes (owner & designer of this fab range) at the trade show last weekend. Managed to have a first play with them last night and these are the first three 6 x 6 cards I came up with:

CHSI - Stitches 16th Feb to 18th Feb 2014

I have had a really fabulous day at the CHSI trade show in Birmingham, meeting pals old and new. 

A couple of must sees for everyone who can go are: stand BS37 - Candy Box Crafts - amazing designs in quality MDF, which make perfect alterable projects for crafter's of all levels, from novice through to expert. The items are all made and designed in the UK by Candy Box Crafts .www.candyboxcrafts.co.uk

Also check out the fabulous new additions to the Bert & Gert stamp rang,  designed by the talented Jason Wilkes. Jason is launching his new range on the Personal Impressions stands H28/H30  http://www.personalimpressions.com/product_supplier.php?supplier_code=BEGE01 

If you get a chance please pop along and say hello ... it's so nice to see new and exciting crafting products being launched that are trully "home grown". 

As promised here are a few photos of some of my crafty projects that are currently on display on stands BS37  and H28/H30:

Secret Garden Gated Box 

Apron Notice Board on right

A5 Lidded Box

6.5 inch framed shadow box

Me & Steve with the Notelet box

Clare, Steve, Roy and Me

Jason (Bert & Gerts) & Me 

Bert & Gert's Hearts of Oak Notelets

Am so excited  .... Jason Wilkes, mega talented designer of the fabulous Bert & Gert's range of rubber stamps will be launching brand new stamps at the CHSI Trade show in February. Have seen a sneaky peak of one of the sets and have fallen in love with them already! I have already packed lots of hankies to mop up all the drool when I see them in the flesh ... really can't wait.

If anyone else is lucky enough to be going, please pop along to see him on the Personal Impressions stand and say hello.

Anyway as it's the weekend, it's time to craft! So I've been playing with one of the original Bert & Gert's stamp "Hearts of Oak" and have made a set of notelets. The images were stamped with a selection of Th Distress inks and then matted onto co-ordinating card stock.

Bert & Gerts - Mod New Year Banner

Just like to say thank you to all my followers for the lovely comments and support you have shown me during 2013. Here's hoping 2014 is a happy crafty one for all of us.

Today I have made a rainbow coloured banner using one of the stamps from the fabulous Bert & Gerts Mod collection and a selection of distress inks - hope you like it xx

 

 

Bert & Gert's - Hearts of Oak Gifts

If money is tight this Christmas, how about making a few inexpensive hand made gifts, such as a decorated notebook, a small wall calendar and a credit card sized calendar?

I bought a pack of ten 2014 calendars for £1, and a pack of 5 mini notebooks also for £1.00. So with the addition of a few scraps of paper and cord from my crafty stash I made all three items shown below for 40p!

The notebook was the easiest to make: simply cut a piece of card or paper to cover the front of the notebook and glue into place. Embellish with whatever you like. I chose the anchor from the Bert & Gert's Hearts Of Oak collection. I stamped it onto white card stock with Nautical Blue ink from Memento and added glossy accents to highlight it. This was then matted and layered onto a punch scalloped circle and added to the centre of the card.   

                                                

The mini wall calendar was made with a piece of 3 x 3 Grunge board that was covered with white card stock and scraps of a nautical paper from my stash. I used the flag stamps from the same Bert & Gert's stamp set and coloured them with Promarkers to match the paper. I added the 2014 calendar and then glued some white cord around the edge. I tied a fancy sea knot with the same cord and glued that into place.

 

The final item is another calendar, but this time it was made to be the same size as a credit card so that it can slip into  a purse or wallet. I kept the nautical theme going by using the same papers and corded knot. I also used another Bert & Gert's stamp.

Three very simple ideas for gifts on a budget, which can be easily personalised for each recipient. Hope you like them - Happy Crafting xx

 

 

 

 

Bert & Gert's - Hearts Of Oak Cards

It has been ages since I made some cards, so this evening I have put that right and played with a fabulous set of Navy themed stamps called Hearts of Oak by Bert & Gert's.

I have really enjoyed myself and have ended up making eight small cards. The cards are very clean and simple, with just the addition here and there of some glossy accents.

The stamps are really well designed and are really good quality. If you are interested in purchasing these fabulous stamps please follow the link to the Bert & Gert's on the right of my blog.

 

Bert & Gert's - Ready, Steady Go - Passport Holder

 I was inspired by a recent blog post by Jim the fabulous "Gentleman Crafter, where he made several passport, ticket and credit card wallets for his friends. So I just had to have a go myself and I decorated it in lots of stamped images from the fabulous "Mod" stamp collection from Bert & Gert's (click on the image to the right of this post and it will take you to the Bert & Gert's website)

Jim very kindly put an instruction sheet together for the wallets and here is the link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Byw1jq858UATcEFwbDBQcUlZVDA/edit?usp=sharing

I used a selection of Teresa Collins papers to cover my chipboard wallet and then punched out the fab Bert & Gert stamped images with a circle punch. I used several small (strong) magnets to close the various pockets and flaps and I will admit I do like to hear the snap of the magnets as they close!.
Hope you like it - happy crafting


 

 

Bert & Gert's - Design Team and Coasters ...

I am really happy to be able to announce that I am now part of the official Bert & Gert's Design Team. Thank you Jason Wilkes for letting me join your Bert & Gert family, I am really looking forward to the crafty adventures we will have together!

Keen stampers amongst you may have seen Bert & Gert's first two stamp sets: "Hearts of Oak" and "Mod" in the latest edition of Craft Stamper magazine.

The un-mounted stamps are made from high quality grey rubber and measure A5 in size. I have had my first play with them today and have found that they leave a perfect impression every time.

My very first DT project is a set of four 4 x 4 drinks coasters, made using just three of the ten stamps that are in the "Mod" set.

I used Memento inks in Nautical Blue and Ladybug and stamped the various images onto white sticky-backed vinyl. I then stuck the vinyl to four drinks coasters and if I say so myself I am very pleased with the result!

The stamp sets can be purchased on-line at:
http://www.bertandgerts.co.uk/bert--gerts-merchant-stores---rubber-stamps.html

You can also follow Bert & Gert's on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/BertandGertsMerchantStores


Here are a few photos of my first official DT project, I would love to know what you think of them, so please feel free to leave a comment. Till next time - Happy crafting xx