H.M.S. Creative Expressions...

All Aboard!

As promised here is an extra post showing the Stand we have at Creativeworld here in Frankfurt to launch the new Ranges from Creative Expressions.  The theme is a really ship / beach theme so I think of it as the H.M.S. Creative Expressions.  Below are some pictures of the stand before and during the set up, I will try to post later in the week some pictures of me demoing and some of the samples I have come up with along the way!

 My demo station for the duration of the trip, as you can tell I haven't even stared yet as its tidy!!!

Here's a couple of photo collages of the setting up and almost completed stand, enjoy....

Dramatic or what...

Happy Wednesday,


As you read this I will be setting off the the paper world, Creative World and Christmas world show in Frankfurt ( if you are reading this at 6am lol) during the show I will be taking pictures and posting on Instagram and Facebook all the things I see and will hopefully blog an extra post on Friday showing the Creative Expressions stand coming together!



Well I did do less drama with yesterdays card so I thought a more dramatic use of teal is due!  This is a simple card and could be made in any colour and look so different!





I stared by cutting a square of Teal foundation card ( I think this is the last of the teal samples I have some new colour combinations ready for the new release of SW die range)  I then cut the Lavish Swirls diagonal die into this in 2 panels using just the detail die.  I foam mounted this in black and added a couple of layers of black and teal to make the design framed.

I then cut all the dies in the Gillian frames and tags set in teal and backed them in black repeating the process for the centre 2 dies.




To finish I added a messy bow in Black seam binding, a spray of black metallic linx and a few black pearls to highlight the design!

Enjoy...

NEC Away!...

Happy Thursday,

I hope those of you that are planning to go are all ready for the NEC show that starts today!  I will be there Today, Tomorrow and Sunday with a short stopover in Blackpool on Saturday for Strikes at Burnside.  I thought I would show you today one of the cards I have made, using Sue's recent release of dies for Creative Expressions, for the show.  I will be concentrating on The Colour Cloud blending Inks form Cosmic Shimmer and how they work beautifully with Creative Expressions Craft dies.  I will be on the Daisy Jewels and Crafts stand so come and say Hi!

Today's card is made using just the Sue Wilson Butterflies in flight mini striplet.  I stared by shading colours of Colour cloud onto a piece of coconut white foundation card using Indigo Mist and Clear day.  I started at the top with Indigo Mist and clear day at the bottom.  I blended these together in the centre, using a smoothie, to give the faded look.

Next I cut one of the butterfly striplets from coconut white card without the outline die.  I added a strip of the shaded card behind this with from tape.  Next I cut the separate butterlfies from the same set using another piece of the shaded acrd.  This gave me the butterflies to place behind the apertures which i glued into place behind.  Next I cut 2 more butterflies from more of the shaded card.

I cut the aperture die from another piece of coconut white which I added to the front to make the card up.  I added a ribbon bow made using Indigo Mist colour cloud and white seam binding.  The ribbon has the really nice ombre look by dragging the ribbon between a smoothie and the top of the ink pad in the colour cloud.  The quicker you drag this across the lighter and more shades of the colour you get.

I attached the ribbon as a tie across the front and made a messy bow to accent the design.  Finally I added the other 2 butterflies on the bow and the right hand side of the card, shaping them to look like they are in flight.

I will be demonstrating this technique as well as other dies cutting and colour cloud techniques all day today.  there are also some brand new embellishments that I will be using from Craft Consortium that are just stunning!



Hopefully see you later!

Enjoy...