HOW TO BUY

As you can see from the posts on this blog,I usually draw my own images for cards and now I've had some of them made into stamps to sell.
To buy the stamps from this range please e-mail your name and address and which stamps you require to hamiltonarch@btinternet.com and I will send out a paypal invoice.
As soon as you pay,I post!

Postage costs
£1.25 to UK destinations for orders of stamps under £20.00
£1.75 to Europe
£2.50 to USA
£2.50 to the rest of the world

DOCRAFTERS !!
Docrafters ; you can order stamps by sending me a private message through Docrafts with your email address and which stamps you require,Ruth

Crafty Calendar Challenges DT card..November

It's time for the 2nd Crafty Calendar Challenge already.Thanks so much to all who took part in last month's challenge,we hope you will become regulars.
This month's theme is "weather" with the added option of using pearls and is sponsored by Nikki at Bunny Zoes Crafts.
The DT members have come up with a wonderful array of "pearly" cards so nip over and check them out.
For my card this month I've tried something different for me...no designer paper!
The main focus of the card is the little robin which I drew myself and coloured with my trusty Promarkers.
I've just discovered ArtDeco Snow Writer and can't get enough of it! I've also added glossy accents over red glitter on the berries and in real life it's great.
The card itself is made from Petit Scallop circles Nestabilities with a little bow of Celebrations red gingham ribbon at the top.

I'm looking forward to all your lovely entries this month again! Ruth

Basic Grey Guest DT card

Well,they do say that all good things have to come to an end some time.I really enjoyed my month as Guest designer for the Basic Grey Challenges.Thanks very much to Martine for the opportunity and also to all the other DT members for welcoming me on board.I must say that not only is Martine a very talented card maker but a very helpful and willing friend.Thanks very much,Martine, for everything...it's much appreciated.I'll be back to join in the challenges anyhow.
I made the card a couple of weeks ago when I had some free time to spend just looking and thinking about it and I really enjoyed making this one.It's not often that I'm entirely happy with the end result but I don't keep looking at this one thinking I should change anything.
This easel shape is so easy to make and looks great that I'm sure I'll make more,too.
The challenge was based on a beautiful inspirational photo chosen by my lovely friend Tara so I really DID have to try hard!!
Okay....onto the card!

I used the "Jenny in Bed" stamp from my own collection A Passion for Stamps. For those of you who are on your first visit,it's one of my own drawings in stamp form which you can buy by emailing me at hamiltonarch@btinternet.com

The papers are Basic Grey/Perhaps,Red Riding Hood and Sultry,Classy which I've used with white Romance from the Paper Co.
The punches used are Dovecraft heart border,Woodware buttonhole,Xcut flower and alphabet feom Banana Book shop.
The beautiful flocked star was in some candy from Kelly .

Gosh, that was a long post but I'm off now to do some blog hopping before clearing up the week's ironing.....

For a gardener

I'm having a really hectic time at the moment,working late,rushing out again and generally running round like a headless chicken...but I just couldn't resist the great sketch provided by the lovely Claudia for Friday Sketchers
My card is made with papers from My Minds Eye and I drew the garden images a while ago for another card and saved them.
The Xcut impress fence punch which I used left a great little cut out which I made into a garden rake by adding a cocktail stick as a handle. This was a good chance,too to use my Carl Craft grass punch on the corners of the image.I added a little raffia for texture and a couple of Woodware punch leaves.
There is a drop of Inkssentials glossy accents on the watering can to look like water,too.

Colour Create

This must have been one of the quickest cards I've made for a long time!It's for this week's Colour Create challenge where the card has to be all white except for the image which can be coloured.
To compensate for the lack of colour I decided to make the front a little different and made a box card,cutting the "window" out with a Nesties scallop shape.
I drew the roses and coloured them as brightly as possible!
The rest is pretty straightforward - Woodware flower and leaf punches with some ribbon and pearls.
I love the shape of the card and I'm sure I'll be making more of these.....

Christine's card

This is Christine's 2nd DT card and I'm sure you'll agree it's a beauty! The red flower contrasts beautifully with the black and white background.I really love those Nesties..
This stamp has proved to be my most popular and can be used in so many different ways.Do have a look in the sidebar for details,Ruth

Double Challenge card

Back again!
Last night my 15 year old son took one of my cards made with this stamp to a girl's birthday party and both sons have had texts from her today saying how much she loved it so I thought I'd give it another whirl today!!
There's a great sketch to follow over at Stamp with Fun ( I made a card for their DT post ,too but I see lots of beautiful entries)and I've added the BLING required for Stamp Something
I've used "Bunny Bathtime" from my own stamp range.. A Passion for Stamps
The beautiful striped paper is DCWV/Rose Tinted Christmas and the pink paper has been run through the Cuttlebug with a D'vine Swirls folder.
The ribbon is Colour Collection,gems from Jewellery seal,flowers Xcut and woodware punches and the photo corner is DCWV Alphabet.
I've added extra bling by using glitter on the bubbles.