Black and white love...

Happy Monday,

I thought I would share the original card today that I based last Sundays project on!  This is also what I used for the lettering for yesterdays card, this time its a little brighter.

I simply cut the Art Deco alphabet die ( its comes in one piece making it so easy to set as there is no chance of losing a letter die) twice in a square of ruby foundation card.  I backed this with black foundation card.

Next I cut the alphabet again in funky foam and again in bright white foundation card.  I then mounted the LOVE U letters on the funky foam letters and then mounted these back into the appropriate letters own the background.

This means that when read the card reads LOVE U which I think is a pretty cool sentiment and works so well in this colour scheme.

A few layers of black, white and red and finished.

Enjoy...

RSVP...

Happy Sunday,

Had a fab day yesterday at Brighouse demoing met some lovely ladies!  Back to today and this card is made mainly from the waste form yesterdays card.

The background is the waste piece from cutting the art deco alphabet.  I cut the alphabet again in ruby foundation card and added the letters back in.

Next I cut the alphabet in white and arranged the letters into the RSVP and matted it in white, red and black.

I made up a set of the doodle flowers in white black and red and mounted them together with a black pearl in the centre.

I made up the card as shown using layers of the gloss black, white and red with crystal corners.

Enjoy...

Home sweet Home...

Happy Saturday,


I will be demoing at Samuel Taylors in Brighouse Leeds today form 10am to 4pm so if you couldn't make it to the NEC don't worry I  coming to you ( if you live in the north that is lol)


A very simple looking card today which is perfect for those moving house detailed yet deceptively simple honest!













I stared by cutting the scalloped lattice into a piece off icicle pearl foundation card and reinserted the die ( i will be demoing the technique on Hochanda the week after next) to extend the pattern.  Next I cut a set of stitched frames, using the frame dies that come in the lattice set, in red, icicle and gloss black to frame the piece.


Next I cut the Uppercase Art Deco Alphabet in black card twice to give me the 2 homes ( don't worry the waste piece can be seen on tomorrow card!)

I cut the sweet from the Sweet Baby die which comes with the baby Onsie die I simply cut of the baby leaving m,e with the delightful sweet!  I mounted the letters onto a piece of icicle pearl card and matted it onto more of the red and gloss black.  I added a strip of the silver metallic linx lightly pulled out ( 4mm).  Next I added a large 8mm black pearl as the 'hanger' and 3mm black pearls on the corners of the 'sign'

Enjoy...

Double Day...Red Sparkle, Red Christmas...

Happy Friday,

I thought I would offer a double day today with a card form the Indian Ocean collection and a christmas card just scroll down!

Im back at the Crafting for Christmas show today at the NEC on stand F53, pop by and say hi if you are around!

I stared todays card by cutting the indian ocean collection border down the side of a piece of bright white foundation card 4 times to make the pattern as shown.

Next I embossed the other side of the card using the fantails embossing folder highlighting the embossing with pearl lustre metallic gilding polish.

Next I cut the Mauritius die in white card and backed it with ruby foundation card covered with adhesive sheet.  I added iced snow to the background and the back of the die cut.  I then added cape daisies in ruby and white cutting extra of the centres which I shaded with scarlet woman colour cloud blending ink.  I added these over the bold scroll die cuts again shaded with more of the colour cloud.

A sentiment from my fern frames set, stamped in white embossing powder on a tag cut with the centre die and finished.

Next A christmas card made using waste pieces of rich red foundation card.  The background is made using a piece of bright white card which I had cut the Rose leaf and holly spray dies from the christmas rose die set.

I added this over rich red card and mounted some leftover circles over the centre.  Next I added the filigree snowflake die cut over the top finishing with then Scripted Happy Christmas.

I added polar white twinkles around the edges to add some sparkle and a strip of off white ribbon, bow, teen and pearl embellishment to finish!



The winners of this weeks card giveaways are:

Monday - Granny Sue
Tuesday - Wendy Maughan
Just email your addresses to Lockers @ Live.co.uk and Ill post them out to you!  There will be 2 more chances to win next week so keep your eyes peeled!

Enjoy...

Foil seychelles...

Happy Thursday,

I hope you enjoyed yesterdays shows as much as I did!  Today I am demonstrating at the `hobby crafts show at the NEC on the Art of Craft stand.  Im there today and tomorrow so if you are going to the show why not pop by ands say hello!

Todays card was a demo I got to show the techniques from but didn't manage to make the complete card so Thought I would show it today.














I stared by making the background with the tin foil technique with a little change.  I spray glued the kitchen foil to a piece of foundation card then embossed it with the fantails embossing folder.  Next I added graphite gilding polish over the top which takes the shine off and makes the background look like old metal or pewter.



















Next I cut the indian ocean background into a piece of graphite pearl foundation card using die 1 and 2 in the set.  This makes the frame as shown once backed with icicle pearl card.

Next I cut the outline and detail die from the seychelles i graphite and backed it in the white again.  I repeated this to make 2 of the shapes and glued them together rotated them to make a square shape as shown.

Next I cut the centres form the Maldives and seychelles in white and graphite and foam mounted these in the centre.  I finished with an 8mm pearl in the centre and a messy bow with white seam binding.

Finally a few layers of graphite and icicle to emphasise the Art Deco feel of this card.


I will announce the winners form this weeks card giveaways tomorrow.


Enjoy.

Double Maldives win..

Happy Wednesday,



Another sample from todays shows and a second chance to win!  To win this card simply comment below and Ill pick one at random to receive the card!

This is one of the planned demos for today when the shows at 9am, 12pm, 4pm and last chance at 7pm.  This card is made with the Maldives die and there is a clever trick with this die as the pattern in the centre is made by overlapping the die, tune in to see how.

A few more shots for this card

Enjoy...

Show days and Win...

Happy Tuesday,

Firstly if you would like to win today's card simply leave a comment and I will select one comment at random to be sent the card!

This is another demo card form the One Day Special which features the Indian Ocean collection which to me has a beautiful Art Deco feel.

Today's card, made in the foundation Pearl Card, to me really says Art Deco.  I started by cutting the Indian Ocean border die across a piece of icicle pearl foundation card.  The die slots back in which allows you to continue the pattern as long as you want.  I matted and layered this onto a piece of the copper pearl and icicle pearl card.

Next for the centre element I cut the Noble double pierced circles set B in alternating Copper and icicle mounting them behind and above the border strip.  I then cut one of the Indian Ocean tags ( from the Tag Duo set) in copper backed in icicle and icicle backed in copper and rooted them before mounting them above the circles.

I cut the scripted Thankyou die in icicle and copper and shadow mounted them before adding across the centre.  Finally I added 8mm white pearls on the border strip and added the whole piece to an embossed panel of the copper pearl card.  I used the cross stitch A4 embossing folder which I really feel compliments the shapes and lines of the Art Deco style.

No flowers and bows so a little different for me but I love the simplicity of allowing the dies and card to speak for themselves.

Enjoy...