Screen Prints BLOG

I'm not sure where to start, but I have some very sad news…as you may be aware, Harry Hambly is looking to wind down operations. As a result, they are no longer designing new products and I am no longer working for them. I have had a wonderful experience designing the Hambly products over the last 8+ years, and working with such genuine people. I will of course continue to design and be a part of this great creative community. This blog will be on hold while I transition into new projects and opportunities. I'll keep updates on my personal blog or facebook page. If you need to reach me, please contact me through email.  Questions about Hambly products can still be directed to the office.

Sincerely,
Allison Kreft Abad

Card Loving Life by Maisa

Suplies List

• Cardstock white
• Hambly Paper Little Hearts
• Hamly Paper The Birdcages
• Hambly Overlay Little Hearts
• Hambly Kraft Stickers Christmas Journal Bits
• Hambly Washi Tapes
• Stamp
• Twine red
• Border Punch

Cut a piece of white cardstock 17x20 cm.

Use a punch to the border.

Make a crease to 6 cm from the edge and fold decorated.


Cut a piece of Hambly overlay of 17x5 cm.
Fix decorated underneath the edge of the card.



Cut a piece of 17x4 cm of white cardstock and attach just below the overlay.


Use a rubber stamp for the message card.

Decorate with stickers Hambly, the tape, and whatever else you like.
I cut a circle of paper Little Hearts, and a cage The Birdcages paper, and used with dimensional tape.



Loop using the twine at the bottom of the card, as shown in the picture.

-Maísa

DT Tutorial by Angie

Hello Angie here to share a tutorial on how to make a plain frame in to something you want to hang up. 

I have had these frames laying in my closet forever.  I had nothing in them so I decided to create something in them I would want to hang up.

I first took the frame a part and cut a white piece of cardstock to fit behind the mat. Then I cut an overlay to go over the cardstock.


Then I took a rub-on and placed on the overlay.

I took the butterfly sticker and placed it on a white piece of cardstock and then cut around it.


I layered the butterfly on the top of the rub-on. I added the label sticker and a cute word.




And lastly I took some twine and went around the frame.

Here is another fun frame I created using the same techniques. 

Thanks for stopping by!

DT Tutorial by Paige

Hello again! Paige here to show you how to make a layout featuring paper and ribbon tabs!

First, cut patterned papers, transparencies, and ribbon into strips of different widths and lengths.


Fold each piece of paper and ribbon in half and glue the ends together to create the tabs. If your adhesive isn't strong enough, you may need to stitch across the transparency tabs to make sure they stay closed.

After gluing your photos to your layout, start placing a row of tabs across the top of the photos.
Continue layering tabs in rows until you reach the top edge of the layout.
Embellish the layout with a title, stickers, journaling, and more!

--
Paige Evans
paigeandchris.com

DT Tutorial by Mou

Hi there everyone, Mou Saha here.
This month, I wanted to try a fun little technique of misting on kraft-based patterned paper.


Supplies:
    •    Hambly 12" x 12" Metallic Silver Ink on Kraft Textured Paper
    •    Hambly 12'' x12'' Metallic Gold Ink on Lagoon Blue Metallic Paper
    •    Hambly 5" x 8" Clear Sticker Sheet Alphabet/Woodgrain
    •    Hambly Washi Tape – Yellow-Lime Woodgrain, Gray Doily, and Black Floral
    •    Strips of Hambly 12" x 12" Overlays- Antique White Brocade Blossom and Lime Green 2 Dandelions
    •    Ivory cardstock
    •    Alphabet stencil
    •    Dark Grey Spray Mist
    •    Punch
    •    Mini alphabet stickers
    •    Pen
    •    Paper towel
The technique is super simple. I worked on a small piece, but you can alter a whole background with this technique.
    •    Spray mist on a piece of textured kraft paper. Make sure to protect your work surface first.




    •    Wipe off immediately with a dry paper towel. The paper readily soaks in the ink, so work gently to keep it from tearing. Repeat for more visual dimension. The silver image design acts as a mild resist for the mist.




    •    Lay an alphabet stencil down on the ivory cardstock and spray with the same mist. Layer the misted piece on top.



I chose a dark grey mist to allow the silver design to pop up. It also helped my photo with the light details stand out on a light background and kinda matched the iron scrollwork on the dark doorway in the photo.


Attach photo. Add strips of overlays in green and antique white and secure them in place with pieces of washi tape. Add title and journaling and a butterfly punched out of Lagoon Blue Metallic paper.




Enjoy experimenting with the various Hambly screen printed papers and spray mists!

DT Tutorial by Janna Werner - cards with circle punches

Hello everyone, this is Janna with a mini tutorial about how to use your circle punches in a different way. The way these circles get punched out and are added to the cards create a light and easy style.


Materials I used:

Hambly:
Rub-Ons: lace borders
Paper: brocade, portrait gallery, brocade blossom, pen & ink, birds on wire
Vellum: portrait gallery
Overlay: woodgrain remix, brocade, lattice

Other:
Cardstock, punches, twine, doilie, tulle, rhinestones, pearls, sequins, button


Punch out a circle from your paper, starting with the smallest of your punches. Put the cut out piece aside and use a bigger punch around the hole you just created.


Depending on where you place the bigger punch, you can create an even or slighty skewed circle.



Hope you enjoyed this idea, have a great day!
Janna

April sketch

We are excited for our April monthly sketch here on the Hambly blog! If you want to play along post your take on the sketch online (your blog or other online gallery) and post a comment below if you want to share your creations.  Leah from our design team created the sketch.

Here's Corrie's layout

Angie's sketch

Iris's layout

Jen's card

Paige's Card

Kirsty's card

Felicitas's layout

Leeann's layout

Mou's layout

Jaz's sketch

Marie's layout

Pearl's layout

Here's Janna's Card

"Today" Layout & Layered/Shaker Tutorial by Pearl Lui

Hi there! Pearl here to share a layering technique with a "shaker" background. Each time you shake the page, you get a slightly different layout.


You'll need: Hambly Chevron Overlay, Hambly Herringbone Patter Paper, White Cardstock Base, Doily, Tombow - Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Sewing Machine, Sequins and/or Confetti

Then simply follow these steps:
1. Layer the chevron overlay on top of the herringbone pattern paper. Then use a white cardstock to back both layers as you run it through the sewing machine. Stitch only 3 sides leaving a "pocket".


2. Before stitching the last side to close the "pocket", sprinkle a good helping of sequins and confetti. Then finish the 4th side.


3. To create another layer, use rub-ons on the overlay for added depth.


4. Each time you turn this page in your scrapbook, the layout will be different. How fun!

Colorwheel layout by Leah

Here's Leah -

I've been working lately to surround myself with things that inspire me - and to act on the inspiration! I recently did a layout featuring the work of Gandhi, and how he's inspiring me to constantly work to become a better person. Today I thought I'd share what's been inspiring some of my art/craft work. Colorful fabric waiting to be stitched together, watercolors from my work table and a colorfilled chevron scarf I crocheted through the winter... As I looked through all of it, i struck me that it would be SO fun to create a colorwheel with all of the fabulously colored transparencies!

Here's what I did to create the colorwheel:
I first started by choosing nine overlays in rainbow colors. I ended up needing ten, but you'll see the nine I originally chose here!

After laying them out together, created a circle template using my super high-tech... IKEA plate. I traced and cut my circle.

Then started cutting the overlays. I eyeballed the size, and then used a ruler to make a straight edge. AFter cutting this one, I just laid it over the rest of the pieces to get the identical size.



I knew I was going to be covering the center of my color wheel with my photo mat, so I applied my favorite dry adhesive to the center of the pieces to attach them to the cardstock circle enough to keep them from slipped while I stitched with my sewing machine.



After stitching in a spiral around the circle, starting in the middle, I just attached my circle to a black cardstock background. Using my favorite redline tape {I get mine from American Crafts} I l pressed a line around the circle to attach the buttons I had lined up from my stash! Now you're all ready to create the layout as you'd like!


Supplies:
Overlays:
Antique Teal Blue Herringbone
Antique Lime Streets of Paris Overlay
Golden Yellow Diagonal Ally Overlay
White Honeycomb Overlay
Red Mini Brocade Overlay
Yellow Lattice Overlay
Pink Woodgrain Remix Overlay
Black Garden Party Overlay
Metallic Silver Chicken Coop Overlay
Magenta Little Circles Overlay
Butterflies and Florals Sticker Set
Journal Tags Mini Overlays
12x12 white cardstock
12x12 black cardstock
buttons

Fancy Painted Glassware

Hello Hambly, this is Kirsty.
I  have a small confession to make, and I hope you might be able to relate: I find it really difficult to throw away used glass jars and bottles. Yes, I recycle – of course I do – but I can’t help seeing the repurposing potential in things like empty jam jars as well. I have an ever-growing collection on my office windowsill, and although I use them to store all sorts of things, from buttons to coins to crochet hooks, they’re mostly practical, rather than pretty. The solution? A quick and easy, but super-effective Hambly makeover.

Supply list:
Empty glass jars and bottles
Spray paint (I used Montana Gold, in Marble which is a very pale shade of grey)
Hambly overlays, rub-ons and washi tape
 
Step 1:  Make sure your jars and bottles are clean and completely dry. Spray on 2-3 coats of paint, to create a smooth, even finish.
Tip: If your glass has sticky marks where you’ve peeled off labels, try rubbing them with metal polish (e.g. Brasso), and then rinse in soapy water.

 
Step 2: Cut strips of overlay to fit around some of the jars. Overlap the ends at the back and either glue them into place, or – for a semi-permanent option – hold together with washi-tape. This makes it easy to change up the overlay whenever you like.

 
Step 3: Add rub-ons to the rest of your painted glassware, either applying them singly or combining a couple of different designs.

 
Use the finished pieces to hold whatever you like, or line them up to make a fancy display. 



Thanks for visiting, and don’t blame me if you suddenly start finding it really difficult to throw away used glassware!