Monday, 9 March 2020

Mom's Birthday


It's my Mother In Law's birthday on the 13th and this is the card I have made for her.

She absolutely loves Fuchsias so I decided to use this digital image from Beccy's Place. This is a free image on her site and she also includes a colour version.

I coloured the image using a combination of Spectrum Noir and Promarkers. I recently bought a mystery bag from Crafters Companion and there were 2 packs of Spectrum Noir pens in it. Having used Promarkers exclusively for the last few years I was surprised how good these pens were. The pink is really bright and there was no streaking at all. I added gel pens to the stamen.

The image is matted onto pink card. The purple card has been cut with a square die set Layers, Frames & Banners from Julie Hickey Designs.

The base card has been covered with a green paper from Hot Off The Press. Using a Mandala die from Crafter's Companion I cut a lace edged piece pice of card. It is quite a thick card and the die was very intricate but has cut very well.

I added some rich purple ribbon. A sentiment panel from Craftwork Cards has been matted onto scraps of card and mounted on 3d foam. I have added a mixture of flowers from my stash and some gems. Finally a Mum peel off from Docrafts completes the card.

Card Details -

Size - 8" x 8"
Image - Fuchsia from Beccy's Place
Dies - Square Layers, Frames & Banners from Julie Hickey Designs. Gemini Mandala Create a Card on Edge from Crafter's Companion
Colouring Medium - Promarkers & Spectrum Noir
Embellishments - Flowers, gems


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Wednesday, 4 March 2020

Joy


Crafter's Companion are having a DT call on Facebook and I have put myself in the mix. I have no idea if I am good enough or if my style is what they are after but if I don't enter I'll never know will I?

As an example of my work I have submitted this card which I made using a Crafter's Companion Cut and Emboss folder. I had seem someone use it on a Facebook group and absolutely loved it. It is so simple and classic. I adore snowflakes and the fact it is right front and centre in this image makes for a simple but effective card.

I cut it out using some heavyweight white card which took the embossing really well. My bigshot cut the lettering very crisply and I have of course kept the letters to make another card in future. I have loads of big snowflakes that will be perfect to go with them.

I used metallic wax that you rub ion with your finger to highlight the embossed snowflakes. I find it is better to be very sparing and use a light touch, building up the colour as you go along. You can add more but if you use too much you can easily ruin the project (don't ask me how I know....)

I had added some 'string' using gold peel off strips that came from Lakeland Limited a million years ago. The main image corners were rounded with a punch and I cut some matte metallic gold paper to go underneath so the letters are highlighted and this is also the border. Again the corners have been trimmed.

This whole section has then been added to a card blank made using an A4 sheet of textured card.

Now we get to the best bit..... twinkle. I added loads of self adhesive gems to the centres of the small snowflakes and different sizes to the large one. The finishing touch is the fabric bows that are in a gold lame type fabric.

I have linked all my social media to the DT entry. I do hope they will have a look at my old blog (linked in the tab at the top) as this has so many years of my cardmaking that went dormant hence having to start this new blog.
Card Details -

Size - A5
Embossing Folder / Die - Joy Gemini Cut & Emboss Folder from Crafter's Companion
Punch - Woodware corner punch
Colouring Medium - Gold Rub on wax
Embellishments - Gems, fabric bows

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Sunday, 23 February 2020

My Best Friend


The Progressive Freebie image we have been given to work with this month over at The Outlawz is My Best Friend from All Dressed Up. This is such a cute image.

I have coloured it using Promarkers & Flexmarkers and a little red gel pen.

I used the current sketch from Outlawz for the layout of this card.


The paper is from a magazine freebie from my stash. It has footprints on it which I have added some glossy accents to it and a border of silver peel off stickers on a roll.

The image has been matted onto black card and I have added some self adhesive ribbon from Docrafts.

Finally the little puppies are rubber stamps that were a free gift with the February issue of Making Cards magazine. I could not resist the cute little doggies. They have been stamped, coloured with Promarkers and fussy cut then mounted onto 3d foam to add dimension.

Card Details -

Size - 6"x6"
Digital Image - My Best Friend by All Dressed Up
Rubber Stamps - Making Cards magazine freebie
Colouring Medium - Promarkers & Gel pen
Embellishments - Glossy Accents, self adhesive ribbon from Docrafts

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)
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Saturday, 22 February 2020

Masquerade Mask


My husband recently went to a Masquerade ball for a works function and needed a mask.

We looked at buying one from Amazon and Ebay but none were quite what he was after. For the function he was going to be wearing a tuxedo with a 2 tone red dickie bow but we could not find the right sort of style or colour. 

He asked if I could make one. I had not done anything like this before so wasn't sure I would be able to pull it off but I said I would give it a try.

I did a Google search for a template and there were loads to choose from, mainly colouring page. I printed a couple off and experimented with the sizing and style.  This seemed to be the best one as he didn't want it to be too feminine. The placement of the eyeholes wasn't quite right so it was a case of measuring up to his face and adjusting where necessary.

Once I had the final template I then drew round it on 240gsm black cardstock. I used a couple of sheets of double sided tape from Affixit Crafts. It is quite thick and super sticky so perfect for helping to stabilise the mask.

The paper I have used is a thick wrapping paper that I bought from Paperchase many moons ago. It is a metallic gold background with a red flocked scroll pattern on top. It is very opulent and perfect for this kind of project. Paperchase do an amazing range of wrapping papers. Each sheet is the equivalent of 8 A4 pieces of paper and they cost between £1 and £3 depending on the finish. I find it can be a great source of gorgeous printed and handmade papers that are far too nice to wrap a gift with.

The outside edge is a trim that has been stick down with a thin red line adhesive tape. This tape is super strong and is my go-to tape for when I need to guarantee good adhesion. The eyes have been trimmed with gems from The Works.

Finally I added large gold eyelets using my Cropadile and some elastic to go round his head. I also made a matching pocket square from the same paper.

I wasn't sure if it would be substantial enough to last the night but it is still alive :) 
It got passed around many people and featured in lots of photos so I class that as a success.

Materials Used : -

Paper - Wrapping paper from Paperchase
Embellishments - Gems, trim, eyelets

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