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Wilderness Matchbox

Our Guest Artist Michelle Loffler has created the cutest little altered matchbox using the Wilderness Collection, Venetian Papers and Photography Rubber Stamps. Check it out:

Darkroom Door Supplies used:

Wilderness Montage
Wilderness Wordstrips
Photography Rubber Stamps
Venetian Papers: Rialto (on the lid and outer sides), Ti Amo (for the inside base), San Marco (inside edges)

Thanks for sharing Michelle!

Malaysian Newspaper Article

The Star newspaper in Malaysia have featured Darkroom Door in an article about our recent trip to Kuala Lumpur for the Scrap-N-Crop retreat.

Read an excerpt from the article here!

Crayon Resist Class - Erina Scrapbook Store

Last week I taught a Crayon Resist Technique class at the Erina Scrapbook Store... and I was LOVING what the ladies were creating!!! We were using a range of Darkroom Door rubber stamps, along with Ranger inks and of course a crayon to create a bunch of cards. The technique is relatively easy and the results are simply stunning. Check out some of the cards that were made during the class:

Created with Garden Greetings Rubber Stamps, Butterflies Rubber Stamps, Jet Black Archival Ink, Butterscotch Adirondack ink, white crayon.

Card on left uses: Full Bloom Vol 1 rubber stamp set.
Card on right: Friendship Flowers stamp set.



Quote is from the Friendship Flowers stamp set, border is created by various butterflies from the Butterflies stamp set!

See... told you they were amazing! This is only a small sample of what they all created. I am always so inspired by those who attend my classes, from the colours of inks they choose, to the combination of stamps they choose... it's amazing watching their creativity in action! Thanks ladies for another wonderful evening!

(cards shown with permission)

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Daisy Note Holder

Our fabulous guest artist Godelieve Tijskens has an amazing project to share with you! Check it out:

She has decorated a note holder with the Daisies from the Viva La Flora Photochips. The Photochip has been inked and embossed to give it the white edge. The little quote 'enjoy every moment' is from the Viva La Flora Vol 1 stamp set, also stamped and embossed. Here are some more images:

Godelieve has stamped little butterflies on the note paper inside the box too using the Butterflies stamp set. How cute do they look :)

What a great project! I love the simplicity of it - and how elegant it all looks. And it would make great gifts too. Here are the supplies Godelieve has used:

Darkroom Door Photochips: DDPC005 Viva La Flora
Darkroom Door Stamps: DDRS021 Viva La Flora Vol1, DDRS025 Butterflies
 
Tim Holtz :  Hinge Clips TH92692
Ranger :  Seafoam White embossing powder
Stampin'Up :  Gingham ribbon
Versamark Ink
Versafine Smokey Grey

Thanks for sharing with us Godelieve!!! :)

Wilderness Distress Card

Check out this fabulous card created by Jane Norrish....

Jane created this during the retreat I taught at a few weeks ago. She asked everyone to sign it for me as a thank you for my classes. All of the messages inside are so sweet :):) Thank YOU Jane and all of you who attended the retreat!!! I had such a fabulous time there, and really treasure the friendships I made.

As for the actual card - how fantastic does the Distress Ink background look with the Wilderness Filmstrip and Wilderness trees stamp? Stunning!!!! Love your work Jane!!! :) Thanks again for the card!

Stampbord Layout

Our fabulous guest artist Sarah Schwerin has been busy again... creating a layout using Stampbord which has been featured on the Stampbord website. Congratulations Sarah! She used some Darkroom Door rubber stamps as a part of the layout, and they look absolutely delicious when combined with the Stampbord products!!! Here's a sneek peak:

Go here for the full layout with instructions.

The Darkroom Door rubber stamps Sarah has used are: Ornate Elements, Butterflies & Little Dreams.

Enjoy!!

Photobooth Tags

Have you checked out the Darkroom Door Flickr gallery recently? It's full of all sorts of artistic goodness, including this tag created by Rina!

 

Rina is the owner of Ciao*Carina, our stockist in Japan. She has created a few tags using Darkroom Door Photobooth images and some of our rubber stamps. Here's a few more:

 

Darkroom Door Supplies: Ladies Photobooth, Full Bloom Vol 1 & Viva La Flora Vol 2 Rubber Stamps

Darkroom Door Supplies: Ladies Photobooth, Butterflies & Full Bloom Vol 2 Rubber Stamps



Darkroom Door Supplies: Gentlemen Photobooth, Alphabet Medley Rubber Stamps

Thank you for allowing us to share your artwork Rina - it's fabulous!!! I love all the layers and textures.

Check out the Darkroom Door Flickr Gallery for more amazing artwork! If you've created something using Darkroom Door goodies, we'd love for you to share it in the Flickr pool too :)

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Gold Coast Retreat

Last weekend I was up on the Gold Coast teaching a retreat for a stamping group... and I had such a fun time with all the ladies! Of course when you put stamps, ink, food, drinks, shopping, pokie machines, Keno and sexy Photobooth men together... then there's bound to be a few laughs! Here's a few photos from the weekend...

The group busy working on their projects:

Some of the work in progress using rubber stamps, distress ink, filmstrips, photobooth images and lots of tim holtz idea-ology embellishments:

 

 

 

Thanks to all of the ladies who attended the retreat, to Jam Creations for a fabulous shop, and especially to Louise and Jane for organising such a great weekend!!! It was fantastic!! Woo Hoo!!!

Gallery update!

The Darkroom Door Gallery has just been updated with over 200 new images to inspire you! Yes 200 images! I know - amazing. I can't take all the credit though - lucky for us we have some fabulous guest artists who contributed projects to show you their amazing different styles and techniques using our Darkroom Door products! To see who created each project, hover your mouse over the top of the image as the slide show plays.

Other cool things about the gallery:

* The gallery is sorted by collection so you can see how the products from the one collection can be combined to create fabulous projects!
* Each image now has a direct url link - so if there's an image you'd like to link to, you can now do so!
* Click on the image and it will open up the shop to the product(s) or collection featured in the project.
* Each album is a slide show. Just click on the album, sit back and watch. Too easy!

We hope you enjoy all the eye candy!

Click here to go to the gallery.

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New Swap - Viva La Flora Collection

It's time for another swap! We thought it might be nice to do a swap concentrating on just one collection... so this swap will be using the Viva La Flora Collection!

Here are all the details: 

Use any product from the Viva La Flora Collection to create Artist Trading Cards. You can use the rubber stamps, Montage, Photochips, Filmstrips, and Wordstrips. You can also use other embellishments but the main focus of the ATC should be the Viva La Flora image.

ATC's: 10 for 9

Please note: The extra ATC will be kept as a 'master set' here in the Darkroom Door studio. These may be shown on display at trade shows. All images will be put into a Viva La Flora Swap gallery here on the website. All participants will receive a small goodie bag of Darkroom Door product in return for the extra artwork.

Due Date: Wednesday 8th July, 2009.

If you're keen to join, please email us here: info @ darkroomdoor.com and we'll send you the full details! This swap is open worldwide - everyone is welcome!

Looking for inspiration? Check out the Viva La Flora Gallery!

If you'd like to see what swaps we have done in the past, please check out the galleries in the left side bar.

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