New stamps

Recently released by Chocolate Baroque (the renowned manufacturer of high quality and durable rubber stamps, based in England) is a new range with a Native American theme. Each stampset has sentiments either as quotes or poems by Native American poets, or by Lesley from CB, herself.

All the stamp sets are available and can be ordered from Chocolate Baroque. Links to each set are included in the description below. While you are there, have a browse for all the other crafting supplies available.

The original art work is drawn by me (Kim Moody).

The first stampset is called ‘Catching Dreams’. It consists a traditional dream catcher, ceremonial pipe, and tomahawk.

The second is ‘Do right always’. This time there is a tipee scene and totem pole together with feathers and cactus fillers.

Third is ‘Hold on’. Here we have an animal hide, may be bear or buffalo, stretched on a frame. It is ideal for placing pictures or sentiments, or could be cut out to reveal a picture behind.
A couple of cacti are included.

Kim Moody stamps – Set 3

In June, Lesley at Chocolate Baroque did another release of Kim Moody stamps on Hochanda TV. For set 3 I returned to houses.

This set is designed so that they can fit together as a ‘street’. Each house can stand alone or butt up to one next door, like a terrace. The theme as loosely ‘moving house’ – because we just have.

Again there is four in the set: Gran’s House, an old stone cottage, the Posh House, which is suffering the ravages of time, Our House, a typical two up, two down found in many industrial towns, and The Shop, the ‘open-all-hours’ shop which was the mainstay of British life.

I hope you enjoy the stamps – let me know what you think.

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Kim Moody stamps – Set 2

Way back in January my second set of Kim Moody stamps were released by Chocolate Baroque on Hochanda TV.

The theme for this set was ‘maritime’. It consists; Jolly Roger, a fishing boat on the dockside for repair, or being made ready for the new season, Looking out to See! A delightfully wonky lighthouse and its environs, Harbour Master, a quirky take on a famous, south-coast harbour masters office, and A dip in the sea, a row of Victorian bathing huts – or are they beach huts?

I hope you enjoy them. Let me know what you think.

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How long?

Oh, wow! I didn’t realise just how long it’s been since I’ve posted here! I’ve done loads on the other site – penandlensartwork.com

Well the last one here, was for Halloween 2018 – and I’ve done so much since. I made a Christmas card using ‘The Office’ from my Kim Moody stamps, so let’s get that one up to show you … a scene depicting Santa’s HQ.
(Stamps available from Chocolate Baroque – renowned for their quality and service)

Also from the Set 1 stamps I used ‘Loft Conversion’ as a Welcome Home card – as next door’s cat seemed to be spending more time with us than was appropriate. 🙂

Horrid Halloween

My first set of stamps was launched by Chocolate Baroque at the beginning of the month but I’ve only just got round to a bit of experimentation. As Halloween is just around the corner I thought a good one to start with would be La Maison.

It’s not really a spooky house, but with suitable colours it certainly fits the bill. I stamped the house on to white card. I cut round the shape and re-emphasised the cut outline with an ordinary felt pen. I stuck it on pumpkinny card stock. I wanted to be able to add my own colours, and my weapon of choice was Karismacolor pencils. (Like unicorn poo, apparently. No longer made, so you’ll have to find another brand – by all accounts their replacement, Prismacolor, are not popular.)

Before I coloured I used a Zig Millennium 005 pen to add the spider and web, bats, and spooky ghost, to the windows – oh, and the ‘Thing’ coming through the front door.

I wanted the house to be almost in silhouette, but still retain the detail, and I needed the windows to show the spooky goings-on inside, so I used Warm Grey 90%. The front door and loft are Scarlet Lake. The shading in the windows goes from Canary Yellow at the bottom, though Spanish Orange to Scarlet Lake at the top.

The tiny pumpkins are cut from coloured card stock with details added with the Zig pen, then stuck on with your favourite glueing medium.

The shadow round the house is Purple. Finished with hand lettering, and a fine texture stamp for the edge. Matted on black card, then a pink to match the front door.

What do you think?