Make & Take Friday 27th August

Just a simple black and white card this week.

There is room for a greeting in the top left corner.

I tend to leave the greeting off until I want to send the card.

The stamp is from Inkadinkado.

   

Craft Club Night 26th Aug

We had a bit of a messy night at our craft evening, these are 2 cards that I have made using the backgrounds.

The background on the green one is made using Memories Mists.

I sprayed 3 colours on to glossy white card then got another piece of glossy card and smooshed it together.

Then sprayed the 2 pieces with Dettol 3 in 1 spray, which has spread the colour into spots.

I then stamped the Dragonfly using Black Versafine and embossed with Clear powder.

The background on this second card is glossy card again and scribbled over with Lyra Aqua colours, then sprayed with quite a bit a water to make the colours run, while it is still wet I dropped pink ink on the the top and this is what happened. A really nice effect.

Both stamps are from Great Impressions.

Make & Take Friday 30th July

Nice and simple this week 3 cut out trees that have been embossed using a Cuttlebug embossing folder the centre one has been wrapped with wire that has beads threaded on to it.

Make & Take Friday 20th August

Another technique this week, Stamp the flowers in Versamark and emboss with clear powder, now take 3 colours of dye based ink and put patch of each colour then spray with a mix of Mica powder in water ,I have used gold Pearl-Ex. then drag the white card through the puddle, you may need to do it several times to cover the white card. I then sponged extra colour around the edges. The flowers on the front are painted with Pearl-Ex palettes. The stamps are a clear set from Kars.

Make & Take Friday 13th August

This card was very popular, The printed background a a technique called glue distress. I used a page from an old book and dotted PVA over it then spread it with my finger then dried it, the next step is to rub 2 or 3 colours of ink pads over the dried glue, then it is buffed with a clean tissue and the glue shows through and gives the distress look. I then tore it to the right size, then stamped and embossed the swirls with black ink and clear embossing powder, then sponged ink around the edges. Then just layered on to the lilac card and placed a stamped image on the top. 

Make & Take Friday 6th August

This week we just had a very simple card in a soft green pink and white.

I have used an EK Success edger punch. The stamp is by Craft Lounge.

 

Make & Take Friday 23rd July

Flower Stem.

This image is from a set by Impression Obsession, the words in the background are also in the same set with all different flower names. The flower has been stamped and embossed in black and coloured and sponged around the edge.

I was trying a new technique on the background piece-- take a piece of white card and 2 different colours of dye based ink, I used Adirondack Lettuce and Sunshine, and sponge all over so there is no white showing, now use a medium grain sandpaper and scratch some back to the white card then rub on a third colour where you have sanded, I used Red Pepper, the colour soaks in more where you have sanded.

 Now spray with water so it is speckled not puddled and immediately place a piece of kitchen towel on it to soak up the water, dry it off with a heat gun,  now sponge all around with Red Pepper.

Next I used Enchanted Gold Cosmic Shimmer mica powder and with a damp sponge dabbed it all around the edges over the red. You cant see it in the picture but the edge looks quite gold and shiny,  

Make & Take Friday 16th July

Flower Girl.

I used a Nellie Snellen cutting template behind the girl image and a Martha Stewart punch for the edge that is behind. I stamped some flowers on the inside bottom of the card and sponged all round.

Make & Take Friday 9th July

A gold embossed bunch of flowers. The background is peachy Bazzill that has been rubbed over with an ink pad then swirls have been stamped in the same colour.

Crepe paper flower instructions

Your wish is my command Dot - lol

Here are the instructions for the crepe paper flowers----

1. Cut out 5 circles approx 1” in diameter.( do not use a punch as the crepe paper stretches and jams the punch)

With the grain going vertical(top to bottom) hold the top in one hand between finger and thumb and twist the bottom with your other finger and thumb.
Repeat with all 5 circles.

1. Holding your petal in between finger and thumb from the bottom stretch the top pulling it forward at the same time.

Repeat with all 5 circles.

Place a small puddle of white glue on a messy mat and dip the very edge of the stretched section at the top into the glue then into your glitter so that there is glitter on the very edge around the top

Trim off the end of the twisted section so that there is just a little bit left. Reeat with all petals.Punch out a ½ “ circle out of white card

.Place a small puddle of glue on the centre of the circle and place your first petal on to it.

1. Add another 4 petals overlapping about half way on the previous one so that you have 5 altogether, with the last one under lap it on the first one. As you place each petal press it down in the middle (I used the end of a chopstick A very handy tool to have)

Place a puddle of glue in the centre and add a gem then add a little glitter around it which will stick to any glue that is not covered.