The Clock Lady

Hello everyone,
Wishing all of you a good weekend. Wherever you are I hope you get sunshine :)
Today I am happy to showcase Guest Designer Karen Clare a.k.a. The Clock Lady. I saw her mixed media creations a little while ago and was especially drawn to her amazing clocks. They are something completely different. I asked her to do a guest spot with some of my designs and have been excited to see what she would come up with. Here is the result. Just love it!

I wasn't expecting her to combine all of the stamps that I sent in one epic piece! It was a really nice surprise. She combined them beautifully. Karen explains how she put it all together on her blog HERE. Below are the designs that she used from my collection.

Spiral Branch Set

Flower Lace 2

Candra

The Mateial list for this project:

• MDF scallop square clock base, movement & hands, laser cut MDF numerals
• White stamping card
• Pink & Maroon cardstock
• Distress ink pads, worn lipstick, walnut stain, victorian velvet, tattered rose
• Gold embossing paste
• Various patterned masks/stencils
• Clear embossing powder
• Platinum Stickles
• Seam binding
• Hat pins
• Scrim
• Tim Holtz Eiffel Tower and French Script texture fades embossing folder
• Spellbinders Poinsettia and Girlie Grunge labels dies
• Meltpot & beeswax

A little bit about the Artist...

"I'm Karen, live in Kent UK
I've always been an avid crafter, making keepsake gifts and cards for friends and family.
Now lucky enough to have established myself in the crafting world and found a niche as a craft designer, tutor and demonstrator.
About 3 years ago I started making CD mounted clocks using rubber stamping and decoupage.
They became very popular and as interest in them grew I soon became known as The Clock Lady.
I progressed to larger style MDF clocks and gave just started experimenting with altered art projects.
I love working with Ryn's stamps, the quality is second to none and the designs are just that little bit different and great for Art Journaling too.
Thank you Ryn for giving me the opportunity to work with such lovely products."
A big thank you to Karen to making this awesome project :D If you liked Karen's clock creation I'm sure she would love it if you stopped by her blog HERE.
Bye for now,
Ryn

February Sales and Customer Creation Draw Winner!

Hello everyone :)

I have just reduced three different stamps by 50% for the month of February. I decided to go with a sea theme for this batch...

Butterfly Fish - $4.49

Octopus - $4.49

Cardinalfish - $4.49

 

And now for the winner of January's Customer Creation Draw... Wilma Voermans! Thanks so much for sending in your art last month Wilma :) Her sent in project is below using Silhouette Dove Set from my collection of stamps. Also, here is a link to Wilma's blog. Her mixed media art is stunning! Highly recommend popping over for a visit HERE.

If you haven't heard of the Customer Creation Draw yet here are the guidelines...

All you have to do is send in a photo of something that you've made using my stamps. It can be anything at all and can use stamps from other companies as long as one of my designs is clearly visible. I will showcase your art in my Customer Creation blog posts (unless you ask me not to) with a credit to you and link to your blog. Don't forget to send that along as well. At the end of each month I will randomly pick out an entry and will send along a free stamp to the creator. Many thanks for sharing inspiration with the online community :)

That's it for now. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by and a big congratulations to Wilma!

Bye for now,

Ryn

 

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Blog Candy Winner and Customer Creation Gallery #9

Hello everyone!

I hope you are all doing well :) Firstly, thank you to everyone who left such encouraging comments on my last blog post regarding the Paper Crafter's Library spotlight on Designs by Ryn. It was wonderful to read through all of them! I'm glad that many of you were introduced to me through their post and do hope you continue to keep in touch.

I've randomly drawn a winner for the Blog Candy and it is... Morey! A big congratulations! Please get in touch through my Facebook Page or email (designsbyryn@gmail.com) with your mailing address.

Now onto showing off some of your sent in creations ;) Love the variety in this bunch!

Wilma used Silhouette Dove Set in this piece. The birds look like they're flying through mist. Beautiful effect! Wilma's got a start to finish tutorial on this piece HERE.

A neat pop-up card by Annette. She's used Flying Hummingbird 3. You can visit her blog post for this project HERE.

Love the contrast of the red, gold and black in this card by Jane. Very striking. You can visit her blog post for this project HERE.

A beauty by Barbara using Ornate Leaf Set. She created this at one of one of Eileen Godwin's classes. You can check out Barbara's post HERE.

Great to see another one by Cornelia. Love the colour spray behind Rising Bubbles. You can see he blog post for this project HERE.

Kay's made an awesome background with her Gelli Plate and Raindrop Set. You can visit her blog post for this project HERE.

Raindrops from a different world by Ute. Her blog post for this card is HERE.

Pat's just started up a blog with some of her neat stamp/candle creations. In this one she used Sea Bubbles Set. You can visit her blog HERE.

A great subtle use of Circle Cluster Set in the background by Debbie. Beautiful colour work!

Heike has embossed Sea Bubbles Set in gold and used Silhouette Dove Set in the top right of this card. Great placement of the mushrooms on the spirals. You can visit Heike's blog post HERE.

Sonja's vibrant take on a Japanese themed Art Journal spread. Origami Crane and Origami Standing Crane look so at home in her beautiful design.

Lastly, a great Less is More Challenge card by Evil Edna using Water Droplets. You can visit her blog post HERE.

THANK YOU to all of you for sending in your art. All of these projects will be included in January's Customer Creation Draw for a free stamp. I will be announcing the Winner on the 1st of February.

Just in case you haven't heard about the Customer Creation Draw for a free stamp... I am now doing a random monthly draw for people who send in projects using my stamps. The winner is announced on the first day of each month on here. If you don't want me to share your art or name that is absolutely ok. Just let me know. I will still include you in the draw. If you win, I'll send you a free stamp. It's my little way of thanking people for taking the time to share their creations with me. You really do keep me going :)

Bye for now,

Ryn

 

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Paper Crafter's Library Give Away

Hello everyone,

Have you ever heard of the The Paper Crafter's Library website? They are a hub of inspiration featuring Art Journaling Tutorials every Monday and a different Company and Artist Spotlight weekly. You can really get lost for hours looking through all of their posts past to present.

Andrea Walford, the founder of Paper Crafter's Library has been a wonderful support of Designs by Ryn over the last two years. I got in touch with her when my company was in its infancy and she was kind enough to give me a chance and took me under her wing. At the time, I was barely staying afloat by showing my stamps at craft shows and festivals. They were a lot of work to do and although I connected with some neat people, most weren't interested in the type of designs that I offer. Thank goodness people like Andrea helped to promote my stamps on the Internet. Exposure through her Company Spotlights allowed my stamps to go beyond geographical boundaries to find people who appreciated them. My business is over three years old now and is continuing to blossom.

Today I'm once again a lucky girl. They've posted a wonderful company spotlight on Designs by Ryn :) This blog post includes a little bio on how I got started, a Give Away and also features a few cards by Miranda using stamps from my latest release. To take a look at their post and to enter the draw click HERE.

To celebrate, I'm also doing a Give Away on my blog. To enter the Draw all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. I will randomly draw a winner next Wednesday and announce here. Be sure to leave me a way to get in touch with you or don't forget to check back to see if you won :) Below are the three stamp sets I will be sending to the winner.

Striped Reed Set

Spiral Branch Set

Abstract Leaf Set

Miranda first designed for me as a Guest Designer in the fall of 2012. She quickly became a part of the permanent Design Team and has been a treasured member both for her beautiful art and wonderful warm heart. If you aren't familiar with Miranda's art I highly suggest popping by her blog HERE. Her cards are always inspiring. Below are some recent favorites from Miranda.

In this card Miranda used Day Lily, African Daisy, Leafy Branch and Lucine from my collection.

In this card Miranda used Pansies from my collection.

In this card Miranda used Pansies, Water Droplets, Trickling Water and Trickling Water Set.

In this card Miranda used Water Droplets and Maple Leaf from my collection.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you will keep in touch by visiting me here again, my Website, or on my Facebook Page. I post a new project on there every day either by my Design Team (who are ALL awesome!) or myself. I also have links to my Design Team's blogs on the right hand side if you would like to take a look at their art.

Bye for now :)

Ryn

 

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Customer Creation Gallery #8

Hello everyone!

Thanks for the comments on my last blog post. Always love hearing from you :)

Just in case you haven't heard about the Customer Creation Draw for a free stamp... I am now doing a random monthly draw for people who send in projects using my stamps. The winner is announced on the first day of each month on here. If you don't want me to share your art or name that is absolutely ok. Just let me know. I will still include you in the draw. If you win, I'll send you a free stamp. It's my little way of thanking people for taking the time to share their creations with me. You really do keep me going :) Many thanks!!!

Now on to showing off your beautiful creations...

Barbara's shared more cards with me than I can count over the last year and a half! It's been an absolute pleasure to see where she's taken her art over time. Many thanks to you Barbara for contributing to this space and to my Facebook Page. You've contributed a lot of inspiration and positive energy :) In this card she's used Sea Bubbles Set around the border. Her blog HERE.

I don't usually get to see creations using stamps from my Origami series. Today I have two to share! The first is by Sonja Boom. Great idea of Sonja's to combine Origami Turtle with Water Droplets 2 in this ATC. She doesn't yet have a blog.

Love the clean and simple composition in this card! Evil Edna has used Lucine from my moth collection. Her blog post HERE.

Another beauty from Evil Edna using Kelp. HERE is her blog post for this creation.

I was very happy to receive an email from Scott a few days ago with these three creations as attachments. He is the first man to send in his creations using my stamps. Awesome cards! Check out his blog HERE.

Love Nikki's take on Origami Pig. He looks right at home with all of those beautiful Japanese papers! Her blog post HERE.

A subtle use of some of my water effects stamps by Deb Freeman. I can spot Raindrop Set and Water Droplets 2 in there. Loving the layering in this mixed media piece!!! Deb shows her process in her blog post HERE. I found it fascinating to look through.

Lastly, a card by Shoshi using Tsuki from my moth collection. When I checked out her blog I was so excited to find an awesome video tutorial on how she made this card and matching envelope. It documents her whole process with inserted text to show the materials she is using. She's even included ideas that didn't quite work the way she had wanted and how her concept changed through the process. You can find her tutorial HERE.

That's all for now. These projects will all be added to January's Customer Creation Draw. Many thanks to all of you for sending in your art!!! Looking forward to seeing what you make next.

Bye for now :)

Ryn

 

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Bringing in the New Year!!!

Hello everyone,

Just in case you didn't catch my Facebook Post... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Thank you all for a wonderful year. It was the best yet for Designs by Ryn. I've appreciated all of our correspondences and the lovely art that you've shared with me online. I'm wishing you a year full of positive growth and inspiration for 2014!!!

To start off things off I've discounted three stamps by 50%.

 

Day Lily ~ $4.49

This piece was made by Design Team member Miranda Degenaars using Day Lily and Circle Cluster Set. You can visit her blog post HERE

 

 

Begonia ~ $4.49

This piece was made by Design Team member Wendy McCarthy using Begonia and Water Droplets 2. You can visit her blog HERE

 

 

Black-eyed Susan ~ $4.49

 

This piece was made by Design Team member Shirley Deatcher using Black-eyed Susan and Circle Cluster Set. You can visit her blog HERE

 

This year I will be continuing the Customer Creation Monthly Draw for a free stamp. To enter the draw send in a photo of anything that you've made using my stamps. The winner is announced on the first day of each month on my blog - today being a slight exception ;) If you don't want me to share your art or name that is absolutely ok. Just let me know. I will still include you in the draw. If you win, I'll send you a free stamp. It's my little way of saying thanks for taking the time to share your creations with me. You really do keep me going :) Many thanks!!!

Last months winner is... Heike Linnek! Her magical take on Water Droplets is below. HERE is a link to her blog.

I've got a lot in the works at the moment for Designs by Ryn. Finally after 3 years I feel like I'm understanding the basics of business (that is, with the painful exception of bookkeeping). I'm now dreaming of expanding in different ways and focusing on the creating aspect a little bit more. It's funny, I started this venture based on my art and have been so busy learning about business that I've hardly had time to create anything.

In response to the beautiful layering that I am seeing from my Design Team I am now researching the possibility of creating Stencils and offering Unmounted Rubber Sheets of my designs. I will keep you posted on what I come up with ;)

That's all from me at the moment. Thanks for stopping by!

Ryn

 

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