Creative Wednesday...

Happy Wednesday,

Its creative expressions design team day and as promised I made a version of the Ornate Noble pierced card from a couple of weeks ago as a Christmas card.

I stated by making a card blank, form coconut white foundation card, by using the largest die in the set.  Next I made a filigree frame using the largest die no1 and no 2 and three together to make a frame with the detail.  Next I cut just a frame using dies 1 and three form coconut white card onto which I had added a

sheet of double sided adhesive.  I slipped the backing off and placed the filigree frame over this leaving the sticky showing through the filigree sections.  I then added iced snow and rubbed of the excess which leaves this glittered white on white finish.

I foam mounted the fame on and using the next die in the set, no 4, i cut out an aperture in the centre which I backed with heat resistant acetate (the heat resistant has the right stability for this).  Next I die cut the let it snow die using the piece of card form the centre of the frame that had the DS adhesive sheet on it,

I removed the protective film and covered the whole sentiment in iced snow.  This was placed over the aperture and a piece of vintage silver foundation card was added on the inside back go the card so It frames and shines through the sentiment.

Finally I added a die cut of the illuminated three die again cut form card with adhesive sheet and covered in iced snow.  I placed PVA pearl dots, using cosmic pearl PVA, on all the junctions of the filigree frame and added a small white seam binding bow and silver dazzler to finish.

Ingredients:
Creative Expressions Craft dies by Sue Wilson
Ornate pierced noble design
let it snow
illuminated tree
Coconut white foundation card
Heat resistant acetate
Creative Expressions double sided adhesive sheets
Iced snow.

If you get chance pop over to the Creative Expressions blog and see what the rest of the team have come up with HERE!
Enjoy...

Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

I had a wonderful time yesterday at Craftstation with the so talented Helen and the friendly and hardworking ladies who attended the workshop!

Quite a simple card today using one of the Expressions dies form Sues collection of phrases.  Sometimes we want to send a card just to say Hello and to let someone know we are thinking of them.  On these occasions then what is better, especially when you don't know what to say, than Hello!

I simply cut the aperture from the hello die (which is a separate die that comes in the pack) on the right hand side of a long piece of white foundation card.  Next I embossed the whole piece using the rambling blossoms A4 embossing folder.  I coloured the opposing corners using summer blue gilding wax which I polished off using a dry wet wipe.

I cut the Hello centre die in aqua card and then foam mounted it over a piece of coconut white card onto which I had added a piece of double sided adhesive sheet, covered in diamond snow and coloured using the gilding wax again.

I simply foam mounted the aperture over this and added a bow and strip of teal seam binding and (hardly visible in the picture) a matching dazzler in the centre.

A few layers of white and aqua and finished, simple but hopefully just right.

Ingredients:
Creative Expressions Craft dies by Sue Wilson
Hello Expressions die
Coconut white & Aqua foundation card
Teal seam binding
Diamond Snow
Summer Blue gilding wax

Enjoy...

Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

This is a real simple card today and is using the Hello die I used earlier in the week.  This was one of my Demo's form The pick of the day shows with Sue Wilson and I used it as a quick demo.

I simple die cut the Hello expressions die in the centre of an A5 piece of card stock (finished card is 5x7") without the outline die in place.  Next I stuck a piece of acetate behind this and added a mount cut with the outline die that matches and is included with the Hello.










To make the striped background I added blobs (there no better word lol) of PVA pearl glue in Cobalt and silver on the reverse of the acetate and using a piece of scrap card I dragged the PVA across the acetate to create this striped effect.  I sealed the piece by adding a further piece of acetate and foam mounted it onto a piece of Periwinkle card stock before adding to the finished card.

I think this is a great additional use for your colours of PVA glue pearl form Cosmic Shimmer as you can alter combinations and effects to get loads of different translucent backgrounds.

Ingredients:
Creative Expressions Craft dies by Sue Wilson
Hello Expressions die
Cosmic Shimmer PVa in Cobalt and Silver pearl
Periwinkle, coconuty white foundation card
Acetate.


Enjoy...

A silver thank you...

Happy Thursday,

A real mixture of dies today from sues latest release Ive used a striplet a noble and an expressions die. I really like the combination of the coconut white and the silver shimalux card.

I stared by cutting a frame from the silver using the largest die in the Classic adorned squares set.  I then made a frame around the aperture using a ruler and craft knife.

The panel insert background is made by cutting the Regal triplet three times in a row carefully ranging the pattern to match (far easier than it sounds!lol)





I foam mounted the background over a sheet of the silver and added the silver frame on top of that.

The tags are cut from Sue's new pierced tags set using the largest die, in white and silver and foam counted above each other.  Finally I hung the tags on a piece of white seam binding and the beautiful Best wishes die form the expressions set.

A simple card that looks more complex than it is to put together

Ingredients:
Craft dies by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions
Adorned Squares Noble dies
Pierced tags die
Regal striplet
Best Wishes expressions
Silver & White shimmerlux card
White seam binding


The winner of Mondays Card,chosen this week randomly as comment number16 by Tracey at Creative Expressions, was KarenLotty, Karen if you send me your address Ill have it posted out to you!


Enjoy...