Gypsy Gypsy...

Happy Friday,


I'm sure you all know by now my addiction to paper and specifically paper packs!  Well I had to cut this one up to use ( Im sure I will be buying another to keep in my cupboard lol) so to work with todays stamp to die for I used these stunning papers form the Craft Consortium Gypsy Gypsy 12 x12 paper pack.

I stared by stamping the Damask Delight stamp to die for in perfect medium three times onto the reverse of the backing paper shown from the paper pack.  I added True White detail embossing powder from Cosmic Shimmer and heat set the images.  I cut them all out with the outline and the larger centre circle form the Maggie frames and tags set
( the same die set from yesterdays card) .  I added these in a buckle formation over a further piece form the pad, the reverse of the sheet I stamped on.  For the background piece I covered the whole sheet with a double sided adhesive sheet and added micro beads for texture and dimension.

I threaded through a piece of white silky crush ribbon over and under the layers like a buckle and then threaded through a stamped sentiment ( the same one as earlier in the week) this time stamped onto more of the reverse of the paper.

Finally a bow, stick pins, embellishment and a few more layers of foundation card and paper from the pack.

Ingredients:
Card Size: 25 x 30 cm
Colours: Coconut White, Sherbet foundation card & Craft Consortium 12 x 12 paper pack Gypsy, Gypsy
Stamps: Damask Delight stamp to die for
Dies: Maggie
Embossing:None
Inks: Jet Black archival ink, 
Embellishments: White silky crush ribbon, stick pin elements,

Enjoy...

Last day!

Happy Sunday,

Its the last day of the NEC and once again I will be demoing on the Daisy Jewels stand.  As its the Christmas crafts show I thought I would show you a Christmas card I made for a recent demo down in Taunton at the fab Craftsasmic!  This is made using Sue's paper routing technique with the contrary poinsettia A4 embossing folder and silver moon texture paste.

I stamped the small tree from my Holly Tree elements onto black card with perfect medium and silver shone embossing powder.




















I then made a classic poinsettia with the waste forget paper and edged the petals with the open petal poinsettias cut in black.  This gives dimension to the flowers and adds a dramatic edge.
Finally I stamped CE double sided satin ribbon with perfect medium and the sentiment from y 12 days of Christmas set and heat set this with the silver embossing powder making a strip of ribbon and a knot.


I made you the card as shown .

It will be great to see all of you who can make it today to the NEC if not I will be back on Hochanda on Thursday and Friday next week so catch up then!




Enjoy...

Sneak Peak...

Happy Thursday,

It seems to have been a week of sneak peaks and not the ones I had planned!  As I mentioned earlier in the week the planned posts for this week have had to be delayed.  However I can promise that the week of stamping and new product announcements will start on Saturday!

back to toady I thought I should give you all a sneak peak of some more of the lovely pares I have on Create and Craft tomorrow at 10am and 4pm.


This time I am showing some of the samples I have made to show the flexibility and shear beauty of these pares.  If you are a regular follower of my blog you may have noticed that my profile states that I love Paper (as well as cheese) and this couldn't be truer the colours and patterns of papers are one of the things that got me into crafting in the first place.  I can happily admit that, like most crafters I know, I am a closet paper stroker and often buy 2 packs, one to use and one to look at!

All the products I have decorated and shown here will be available as well as these books opposite for which I have a really cunning use for.  However you will have to tune in to see the demo and what I am using them for as my lips are sealed and they are quite limited I think I have all the stock we have on tomorrows shows!

The range is a beautiful selection of traditional decoupage papers which I have put into 3 selections that I feel work well together.  I have even put together a pack especially for men's projects one of which I used, with a selection of cosmic shimmer products, to cover this MDF birdhouse.  I have also, of course, included some dies and die cutting and have managed to include the die which makes this rose and so many other beautiful flowers.

Hopefully you will get the chance to have a good look at the shows tomorrow, for now


Enjoy...