Start the deco...

Happy Thursday,

art deco

noun

1.

a style of decorative art developed originally in the 1920s with a revival in the 1960s, marked chiefly by geometric motifs, curvilinear forms, sharply defined outlines and often bold colours.

I thought I should start today by giving a dictionary definition of Art Deco, the reason is that I felt the indian ocean collection was the very deco and I wanted too make sure that my feeling is correct!  Im glad to say I was lol

I thought I would share this demo card from jy shows with the indian ocean collection on Hochanda starting at 8pm next tuesday.  I really felt that whilst dark this was the perfect deco style card the demo is planned for this card to nee made in the pearl card so tune in to see how this was made and in a different colour!

I started by cutting the indian ocean corner ( one of the 2 different corners in the set) into a piece of cocoa foundation card at each corner.  I backed this with chestnutscard and adde players of kraft card and more cocoa and chestnut ( a real autumnal range)

Next I cut three of the corners with the outside die and backed these with craft card.  I then made a frame of circles using the double pierced circles set A and B and placed the 4 corners around the frames.  I find it amazing that the square corners work on a circle it really is art deco.

I cut 4 of the other corners in the set and backed these in chestnut, i mounted the four together into a square and added black pearl in the centre.

I mounted the square in the centre of the frame over a shaker section I made with acetate and nebula ice ( part of the glitter jewels range)  This adds a shine to the card.

I know its a little dark but would work in any colour and makes a great mens card not a flower in sight!

Enjoy...

More Nasturtiums...

Happy Thursday,

After yesterdays Nasturtium stamps along with the January's child I thought I would are a card today that shows the first appearance of the flower.  I used this first on a stamp to die for  designed for Sue Wilson.  I will have this stamp along with the matching die on my show Live form Ally Pally on Hochanda on the 17th September.

I used a collection of dies on this card and the background is made using my Kitchen Roll and pixie powder technique.  I coloured all of the card and paper using the Purple Violet, Midnight blue and Peacock green pixie powders.

I stamped the Sunny Nasturtium stamp to die for using Cosmic Shimmer ture white detail embossing powder and heat embossed it.  Next I cut the image out using the antwerp die and coloured the image using the pixie powders mixed with water to make a paint.

I cut the centre out of the image by hand ( fussy cut) and foam mounted this over the background.  I then made a set of fames using the double pierced ovals and background rectangles.  I used a further piece of the pixie powdered card behind the rectangular frame and framed the card with layers of french navy, black and white foundation card.

I made a bow of seam binding coloured with the same pixie powders and added a craft consortium embellishment in the centre with matching stick pins and metallic linx in silver.

A very rich and dark card that I know won't be to everyones taste but this could look so different in different colours!


Enjoy...

More Circle Frames...

Happy Monday,

There may be some quick posts over the next couple of weeks as I am in the process of moving!  The Craft cave is, of course, being moved and laid out first however with the usual WiFI issues involved in moving I have scheduled a lot of the posts over the next couple of weeks Ill pop in whenever I can and your emails go straight to my phone, as well as all comments as soon as they are received, I will still be able to answer questions and read all the wonderful comments my blog family leave me everyday!

Back to Today and I cant believe I haven't blogged this one, apologies If I have but I cant find it, this is a card I made a good few weeks ago for my demo day at Crafters Companion and I believe I left it with them to be displayed in their Newton Ayecliffe store.

I have to admit its a different colour scheme for me but I do feel we have to push ourselves sometimes!  I stared buy cutting a series of frames using the double pierced circles by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions.  I then used the waste circles from the centre to make the other panels.  I cut the Gillian outline die in one of the whole circles. Next I cut the detail Gillian die form a primrose circle I cut the centre from the Gillian die in a white circle and finished with the last, smallest, yellow circle.

I foam mounted each of these panels above each other then added the frames.

I added this to a panel embossed with the sea garden embossing folder embossed whilst in the largest double pierced square die.  Whilst in the die I shaded the embossed portion using fresh grass colour cloud blending ink.  A set of pearl corners and a few layers of white and primrose finishes the base card.

I cut the requisite poppies in primrose foundation card, shaped them with a ball tool and shaded the flowers with more of the colour cloud.  I added centre cut and shaped in primrose and added a pearl in the centre.

I arranged the flowers around the frame and a smaller set around the Gillian die cur using the olive branch die cut in pastel green foundation card.

A few stick on pearls (5mm) and finished.

Enjoy...

A little Drama...

Happy Monday,

I promised to show this card last week but due to the shows I had last week and the failings of my camera I had to delay it!  So today's the first chance Ive had to show this one.  This is a sample I made for my shows with Sue Wilson's die range a couple of weeks ago.  I have to admit I made this in the morning of the shows as I was watching Sue herself on catch up (www.hochanda.com) and was inspired to make this card.

I stared by cutting the arbour gate 4 times, twice in vintage gold and twice in gloss black.  I cut the centre gate section form each of them then overlapped the outer farmers, black on gold, with an offset shadow.  Next I cut a strip of bright white foundation card the same width of the gate sections.  I then stuck the gates onto this, gold over black, using the 2 sets along the length of the card.  I overlapped the edges using the trellis at the bottom of the gate as a guide.

Next I cut a series of frames using the double pierced circles dies, in the gold and black and made a card base of layers of the gold, black and an embossed panel of white.

Next I stared the layering by adding the largest frame over the panel in the centre.  I then added the outline gates over this.  Next I added, with foam tape of course, the centre gate sections.  I added the other frames and decorated the whole piece with different sizes of black stick on pearls.

I cut the requisite poppies in gold and tipped the edges using a smoothie with jet black archival ink.  I cut the centres from the same die set in the gloss black and added the new gold microbeads in the centre with Cosmic Shimmer dries clear glue.

I cut a series of the olive branch die in the gloss black and with some black twine and gold thread from my stash I arranged these around the largest frames.

A few more layers and, of course, stick on pearls and finished!


Enjoy...

A Fancy Fan...

Happy Tuesday,

I thought I had shared this card with you all however after a look through my blog for the last 3 months I cant find it.  Therefore I apologise if you have seen this already!

This was one of the first cards I made with the double pierced oval dies designed by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions.  As I am sure you know I have a soft spot for Ovals ( still loving the Austrian Collection!)   I love the way that this set will match with previous Oval sets released by Sue but this in perfectly, as used here, with the Geneva die from the Swiss Collection.

I teamed frames form the double pierced cut in varying sizes in periwinkle and coconut white and the dies in the geneva set.  The large band of piercing comes from the Geneva set which has this large oval with the random pierced elements around it.

The main feature of this card is the fan on the base which is the easiest part!

To make the fan I simply cut the larger die from the ornamental accents die ( from the configurations collection) in coconut white. I the cut just the outline form periwinkle and added the two together.  I repeated this until I had 5 of the fan shapes and then 'hooked' them together to make the fan effect. This happens quite easily honest!

Tons of pearls and pearl strips, a set of messy bows in silky crush white and bluebird thin satin ribbon to embellish.  Next I made this into a large ( almost A4 in size I'm afraid) with an embossed layer and a few mats and layers.

A complex looking card that is worth the effort!

Enjoy...