Simple Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

It's back to simple Sunday this week something different next week I promise!  This is one of the easiest cards I think I have ever blogged!  I lined up 2 of the outline leaves stamps from the CE Clear stamps Flower Frames and sentiments elements stamp set - by me, and stamped them in rows using perfect medium.  Next I embossed these using cosmic shimmer detail white embossing powder and heat set it.

To make the card I cut the piece to a rectangle and added thin white border.  I then foam mounted this onto a blue and white had cut card and finished, how simple is that?!?

Ingredients:
CE Clear stamps Flower frames and sentiments elements set
Perfect medium
Cosmic shimmer detail white embossing powder
Cobalt and Coconut white foundation card

Enjoy...

Saturday Stamping...

Happy Stamping Saturday,

A really simple and elegant (hopefully in your opinions) card today which with a change of sentiment would do for so many occasions.

The interest in this card is the Ivy trail along the side however I wanted to show how just by stamping the main element from the Dogflower Frames elements stamp set, in perfect medium and embossing it in Cosmic Shimmer Detail black embossing powder.  This, stamped on coconut white card, creates a dramatic yet simple sentiment panel and as last weeks Saturday project would easily make batch cards.

The card this is mounted on is made using a square cut to 18x18cm into which I have die cut CE Craft dies by Sue Wilson Ivy die form the finishing touches collection.  I then stuck another square, using Cosmic Shimmer dies clear glue and being careful to add glue around the edge of the die cut, to another square cut the same size.  I then flooded the gap between the die cut and the solid piece with Cosmic Shimmer clear lacquer and allow sit to dry.  This produces a slightly recessed piece that is glossy and has texture.

I tied a piece of black seam binding around this square and foam mounted the sentiment panel over the top, I also added a small pearl embellishment over the knot.

Finally I made a square card blank at 20x20cm and foam mounted the front piece over this, this hides the ribbon on the back.

Ingredients:
CE Clear stamps dog flower frames elements set
CE Craft dies by Sue Wilson Ivy finishing touch die set
Coconut white foundation card
Cosmic Shimmer detail black embossing powder
Cosmic Shimmer crystal clear lacquer

Enjoy...

Friday is blue...

Happy Friday,

Once again it's a blue Friday and today's card is a selection of different techniques.  I have used Die cutting, layering, stamping and well as PVA embellishments!

I stared by die cutting the Bevelled glass triplet (without the outside cutting die) form an A4 piece of white hammered yardstick.  I then rotated this twice so that I made a rectangular background.  The die lines up perfectly to allow you to repeat the pattern.

I then stamped the butterfly dreams triplet in black archival ink onto the same yardstick, make sure you press hard so that the image is crisp on the hammered card however the rubber stamps that come foam mounted form Creative Expressions are great for this!..  I then cut to the image by hand and inked the edges using stormy sky distress ink and a smoothie.  I die cut a sky blue mat using the outline die for the bevelled glass striplet set.

Next I die cut the whole of the striplet in the white and added it to a piece of the sky blue cut, again, with just the outline die.  I lined these up and added from tape to the back and mounted the piece over the die cut background.  I added white pearl PVA dots on the stamped background using the dots on the stamp as a guideline and stamped the main element form the Butterfly dreams clear stamp set.  This element I inked the same and again added the PVA glue dots.

I made up the card as shown and added a messy bow in seam binding and a dazzler setting into which I had put more of the White PVA pearl which gives a mother of pearl look to the setting.

Unfortunately the card got marked during on e of the demo's I did on Create and Craft along one side however I did want to show this and also show that we don't lawyers get it right and mistakes happen to all of us!

Ingredients:
Butterfly Dreams Striplet rubber stamp
Butterfly Dreams elements clear stamp set
CE Craft dies by Sue Wilson Bevelled glass striplet die set
Cosmic Shimmer White Pearl PVA glue
Dazzler settings
Stormy Sky distress ink.

Enjoy...

Mica & Spellbinders again!

Happy Thursday,

I have reused the same products as Tuesdays card for this one however in a totally different way!

I stared this time by stamping my Skeleton Leaves triplet background stamp three times, using perfect medium, in a row onto Milk foundation card.  Next I dusted three colours of Mica, again from the Garden floral set, over the stamped image.  The mica is so fine and perfect medium grabs so well that all the detail shows!  In real life the background catches the light and shows different colours depending on how you hold it.

I die cut one of the labels form the Spellbinders Labels 42 and stamped the main element form the clear stamp set Fern frames elements stamp set and I chose one of the sentiments from the set to stamp in the middle.  The beauty of this set is that it has really thoughtful sentiments and they are smaller than the rest of the sets so great for smaller cards.  I coloured the ferns using the sky blue acrylic drawing ink which makes them slightly transparent so that the darker blue stamping shows through.

I foam mounted this onto a die cut, in sky blue foundation card, from the Spellbinder decorative elements die set.  Next I added a strip of Grosgrain ribbon, in blue and ivory, over the background that I from mounted on a couple of matching layers.  I finally foam mounted the main element over the edge of the ribbon.

This card is quite large at 21 x 21cm however the focal element is quite small so this could easily be adapted to a smaller card!





Ingredients:
CE Clear stamps Fern Frames and elements set
Skeleton leaves striplet background stamp
Spellbinders Labels 42
Spellbinders Decorative elements 42
Cosmic Shimmer Garden Floral mica set

Enjoy...

Creative wednesday...

Happy Wednesday,

I have had a play with the brand new Couture Creations heart dies for this weeks DT spot for Creative Expressions and decided to make a white on white wedding congratulations card!

I stared by die cutting the Couture Creations Heart Bouquet die in Coconut white foundation card.  Next I embossed a piece of the card using the great dandelion embossing folder from Couture Creations.  I stamped the congratulations on your wedding from the Justrite Mr & Mr's vintage labels 4 stamp set, in perfect medium and embossed it with cosmic shimmer detail what embossing powder.  I then cut it out with the vintage labels 4 matching die set using the tag die.  I then punched 2 eyelet holes and threaded the tag into a piece of white seam binding tying it, with some foam tape behind, onto the embossed and mounted piece.




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tucked the heart die cut behind the label just popping out and added 2 felt roses made using the Spellbinders spiral blossom four die set.  The felt is form Creative expressions and was selected by Sue Wilson to be perfect for die cutting, i have tried lots of felt to cut and have found this, which has a high polyester content, the best!

Finally 2 hat pins form CE, I'm still waiting for my order for Sue;s new stick pins elements set to be delivered however I love these simple pearl ones.

The whole piece was mounted on a 21x14cm card blank and finished.  To send this I would normally make a box to go with it so that the flower aren't crushed, however the felt roses will not get crushed went sent through the post!

Ingredients:
Couture Creations Products
Heart Bouquet Die
Grand Dandelion Embossing Folder
Justrite Mr & Mr's vintage labels 4 stamp set
Justrite Vintage labels 4 die set
Spellbinders Spiral blossom 4 die set
Coconut White foundation card
Cosmic Shimmer Detail white embossing powder
CE hat pins

Don't forget Creative Expressions are running a Challenge on their blog for all of march, click HERE to read all about it and perhaps post an entry, there are prizes!

Enjoy...

Technique Tuesday, Spellbinders Returns...

Happy Tuesday,

Today's technique is inserting a die cut back into its frame.  There are lots of dies I am sure we all have where we love the pattern and the detail however we don't always want to use it as a frame and want the pattern.  I like to alter the look of my dies by using them in this form.  I like the look of the same colour filigree pattern sitting in the frame made when cutting it!

I stared by Die cutting the largest die form the Spellbinders Label 42 Decorative accents set form the centre of a square of sky blue foundation card.  I then added a larger mat of white however I added a small piece (larger than the aperture) of double sided adhesive to the front and stuck the square I had die cut from on the top.  This left me with a sticky area the same size as the die cut, all I had to do was reinsert the die cut piece.

Top add some detail I dusted mica powder using the blue and neutral mica from the garden floral set, over the sticky bits that were visible through the die cut.  This give a beautiful soft sheen to the filigree and helps to make the main element 'pop'

I then ran a strip of Cosmic Shimmer Aurora sparkle twinkles around the edges of the die cut and foam mounted the square die from the spellbinders set into the centre.  The twinkles have an interference in them which means they catch the light and shine they also come with a long applicator tube making 'icing' the edges of die cuts really easy!

I finished the card by adding my usual Matt's and layers of matching card and a piece of the sky blue that I ran through the quilted flower A4 embossing folder by CE.  I inked all over the piece using Stormy Sky distress ink and a smoothie (I simply love these as they make inking so easy especially for heavy handed crafters like me!)

Ingredients:
Spellbinders labels 42 Decorative elements die set
CE Clear stamps Fern frames elements stamp set
Cosmic Shimmer Aurora Twinkles
Cosmic Shimmer Garden Floral mica set
Sky Blue & coconut white foundation card.


Enjoy...

Monday Giveaway...

Happy Monday,

I chose today's card as the giveaway because to really appreciate the panel at the back you have to see it in real life and watch as the light catches the Mica I have used!

I started this one by stamping the main element from my Dogflower stamp set in perfect medium and embossed it with cosmic shimmer detail silver embossing powder.  I then stamped another copy and cut out the flower flourish form the main element.  I coloured this cut out image using the Acrylic drawing inks and foam mounted this over the silver stamped panel.

To make the background I added a piece of double sided adhesive sheet to a piece of foundation card and die cut the middle die form Sue's Noble pierced ornate squares die.  I then removed the other side of the protective sheet and dusted mica, using the garden floral set again, over the sticky side.  Finally I stuck this down to a piece of deep blue card and hand cut a border repeating this with a piece of white.

To make the border strip I took apiece of the white foundation card I stuck the DS adhesive sheet to and cut a strip.  I then removed the film and added 2 of the border strips, cut in dark blue card, cut from the Californian collection borders, corners and tags set facing each other.  I then added more of the mica in the spaces between the borders.

To make up the card I embossed a 18x18cm square card with the CE Heart lattice embossing folder and added layers of the blue and white.  I added it to a card blank 21x21cm made from more layers of the sky blue, deep blue and coconut white foundation card.

To win this card simply leave a comment or email a comment to me and I will randomly draw a winner who will be sent it!

Ingredients:
CE Clear stamps Dogflower frame elements set
CE  Craft die by Sue Wilson Californian Border, corner & tags set
CE Craft Dies by Sue Wilson Noble ornate pierced square set
Cosmic Shimmer Garden Floral mica set
Cosmic Shimmer Detail silver embossing powder
Various Acrylic Drawing inks


Enjoy...