Something Different Saturday...

Happy Saturday,

Now this project was supposed to have cards to match with the box however I have had to delay the planned something different for this week so today I have skipped up a week and am just showing the box ( as thats the bit thats finished!)

I started by making up a 13 x 13 cm box using a sheet of A4 card then die cutting the front using the edge die form the Corvus striplet.  I then made the fall separately and cut the matching edge so that there was a flap that would slide perfectly into the box to keep it closed and secure.

Next I cut a decorative piece using the filigree section and the matching edge in the taupe card and added a pice of black at the back cut with just the outline die.

I attached this to the front and studded it with 8mm and 5mm black stick on pearls.

The front of the box I cut using the Thank you Expressions die by Sue Wilson for creative expressions and placed black behind to make it stand out.

A simple Taupe coloured bow form my ( too big) stash of ribbon and finished.  I will repeat this, with the cards in a few weeks with all the measurements etc!


Dont forget Phill, Julia, Lias and I are continuing our takeover of Hochanda today and tomorrow!


Enjoy...

Fall from the stars...

Happy Friday,

Today's card is another demo piece from the takeover weekend  which starts tonight at 8pm!

With this one I wanted to show how festive dies and embossing folders can be used all year round.  As many of you know I count myself as a frugal yorrkshireman and I like to get the most from my craft products therefore, whenever I buy Festive products I always try ( but don't always succeed) to get ones that will work all year.  Todays card is a perfect expample of this being made as a winter birthday card.  A change of colour and perhaps the snowflakes and it would work all year round.

I started by cutting the lattice snowflake die in white in the centre of a cut rectangle of the white.  I then cut the largest oval from the set from periwinkle card and added a frame cut with both of the ovals included in the set.  I foam mounyted these and continued cutting the dies in the set in layers of the blue and white.

I embossed the main front piece using the twinkle twinkle A4 embossing folder before rubbing pearl moon gilding wax over the top.

I then added snowflakes cut from white from the snowflakes setand added them around the main frame and the additional layers of blue and white I added and enbossed.  I added  PVa dimensional glue dots using Phill Martin's Forsted Sky range of Cosmic Shimmer colours.







Don't forget that there will be Julia, Phill, Lisa and I all weekend on hochnada starting with me at 8pm tonight!  Don't forget everything I have used today will be available over the weekend at some great sale prices!

Ingredients:
Card Size: 16 x 21 cm
Colours: Coconut White, Periwinkle Foundation card
Dies:Lattice Snowflakes, Pierced Flags, Snowflakes
Stamps: JL Winters Child
Embossing: Twinkle Twinkle A4
Inks: Watering Can Archival, CS Phill Martin Frosted Sky PVA


Enjoy...

3D Snowflakes...

Happy Thursday,

Im so busy prepping for tomorrows launch of the takeover weekend with Hochanda that its a card form the vaults today!

This is one of the samples I made for my stamp launch in December and thought it deserved, as with all snowdrops, its day in the sun.  I stated by stamping the main element from the Snowflake elements clear stamp set for Creative Expressions in black archival ink onto coconut white car.


I changed the sentiment as the main element has different sentiments included in the set that are interchangeable.  Next I piped white PVA dimensional glue into the petals of the snowdrops and in a random selection of the snowflakes and stars.

Next I cut a piece of vintage silver card into a rectangle and cut a centre circle out form the top using one of the italian collection dies from Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions.  I then embossed list with the let it snow embossing folder and placed a PVA white pearl dot in the centre of each snowflake before mounting this over the stamped image.

I then cut the trailing ivy die and a selection of the camellia closed petal dies in coconut white, shaped them, and added these as a sweep going down the side of the card from right to left.

A few layers of silver and white and finished.  This card hopefully demonstrates that just because a die or embossing folder is designed for the festive period it can be used at any time!

Back tomorrow with a sample from the shows!
Ingredients:
Card Size: 16 x 21 cm
Colours: Coconut White, Vintage Silver
Dies:Italian Collection decorative frames, Trailing Ivy, Camellia Complete Petals. 
Stamps: JL Snowdrop Elements
Inks: Jet Black Archival, CS white PVA dimensional glue

Enjoy...

Sneak Peak...

Happy Wednesday,

I thought you might all like to see the Promo Video of the takeover of Hochanda we have planned for this weekend at Creative Expressions!  The video is just below if you want to see the details or just have  a laugh ( I know we did when we were making it!)

Today's card sample is one of the demo cards I have made for the show using a selection of products available over the weekend.  There are dies from Sue Wilson's festive range as well as a couple of Masks from the Mask show and even some Phill Martin cosmic shimmer products ( Frosty Sky).  There are some great offers and prices across the weekend so well worth tuning in.  I will also be demoing this card over the weekend so tune in to see how it was made.  Hochanda is visible anywhere in the world in HD at www.hochanda.com or live in the UK ( and across Europe) freeview 39 and Sky 663.

I have 2 hours on Sunday all about Masks and will try to pack in as many demos as possible.  I will try to do the Acetate technique to answer Karenlottys question as well as the Leather technique!

As I may of mentioned yesterday the Creative Team from Creative expressions will be taking over Hochanda all weekend form 8pm Friday till 8pm Sunday.  We did a rocky on Monday to make sure we knew how to lock the doors and work all the equipment!

If the video won't work then click the following link to view ( as I know it might not work on some browsers!)



https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27393328/CE_TAKEOVER_WEB.mp4

Here are a few more shots of the card and the list of ingredients.


Ingredients:
Card Size: 21 x 21 cm
Colours: Coconut White
Dies:Star Spray, snowflake lattice. 
Stamps: JL Winters Child
Inks: Phill Martin Frosted Sky Cosmic Shimmer range - Colour Cloud, PVA Pearls, Gilding wax & Mica





Enjoy...

Lilac Grace...

Happy Tuesday,

Today I thought I would have another play with the Orange Blossom stamps to die for  this time using the larger stamp in the set as well!  Also I thought it might be an antidote to the Scarlet of yesterday which divided opinion.

I started by stamping the larger stamps twice each in lilac whisper colour cloud blending ink onto coconut white foundation card.  Next I cut these out with the matching dies, shaped the flowers and shaded them using the same ink and a smoothie.  I then cut the matching orange blossom leaves shaped these and shaded them in the same way.

Next I cut just the outer die and one of the filigree sections from the Grace frames and tags die.  I stamped Happy Birthday from my pierced flags sentiments set in the colour cloud and shaded around the frames with a smoothie and the ink left from inking the stamp.









To make the card I used a piece of acetate that I had covered in polar white sparkle texture paste through the wavy mask ( this takes a couple of hours to dry)  I mounted this being a frame cut with the double pierced squares set using three of the dies to emboss the farm then just the outer and inner dies to cut for the frame.  I saved this to match and foam mounted it over the textured window background.

Next I made a card bank ( yes an actual card blank) at 16cm x 13cm and cut an aperture in the front using the smallest of the pierced squares used for the frame.  I then foam mounted the frame element over this to create the window.

I placed the grace frame along the bottom just popping up from the window and arranged the flowers and foliage to complement this.

The base seemed a little plain so I embellished it with some 5mm stick on pearls.


Ingredients:
Card Size: 16cm x 13cm
Colours: Coconut White
Dies:Grace Tags and Frames, Orange Blossom Complete Flowers, Orange Blossom Leaves
Stamps: Orange Blossom Shaded stamps, JL Pierced Flag sentiments
Inks: Lilac Whisper Colour Cloud Blending Ink


Enjoy...

Captain Scarlet...

Happy Monday,

I thought you might like to see one of the card I made especially for the demo day on Saturday with Julia.  I always try to make at least one new card for each demo day I do so that the people coming are guaranteed to see something new.  As it happens I had all my DT cards for January and February as well as some I have made for the scoming days so there was a lot of newness to see!

For this card I cut the mini circles striplet three times parallel to each other in apiece of Coconut white foundation card.  As I cut each one I ran a thin line of Fired Brick distress marker around each of the circles that are visible through the die ( where the embossing would be ) Then I shaded over the die with fired brick distress ink and a smoothie.




I then cut a wide foam using the double pierced rectangles set A in the white.  I then cut a narrower frame in Scarlet foundation card using set B which is designed honest within set A perfectly.  I foam mounted the scarlet frame over the white one and added this above the circles background.  To add some shone I added acetate behind this which adds another dimension to the background as well as stabilising it.
















Next I cut the smallest oval plain die from the Grace tags and frame set along with the filigree section that matches.  I stamped the sentiment, from my Louts clear stamp set, in the centre and shaded the piece whilst in the die with more of the fired brick.  I then cut a base for the stamped image using just the outline die in scarlet foundation card.  I foam mounted this into the centre of the background and added a larger double sided satin bow in white and a thin bow in red to match.  I finessed with a couple of stick pins I made to match using Sue Wilson's stick pin elements sets.

I finished by adding the whole piece to a few layers of the white and scarlet to make the finished card.

Don't forget Phill Martin is back on Hochanda today at 9am, 12pm, 4pm and last chance at 7pm.  Julia watts and I are travelling over to Hochanda today to make some Promos with Phill for the upcoming CE takeover Weekend at Hochanda this weekend.  Julia, Phill, Lisa and I will be taking over the channel form 8pom Friday until 8pm Sunday so expect lots of demos, Sale Bargains and people popping up to say hi in the wrong shows lol!

Ingredients:
Card Size: 7" x 8"
Colours: Scarlet  & Coconut white
Dies:Circles mini striplet, Grace Frames and Tags
Inks: Geranium Archival Ink & Fired Brick distress markers & Ink
Enjoy...

CE Sunday...

Happy Sunday,

Isn't it funny how time flies its the second Sunday of January already!  Firstly than to all the lovely people who attended Julia's big sale and Demo yesterday I think we all had a fab time!

Well as its the second Sunday its my Design Team inspiration for Creative Expressions and this month we are using our own choice from the goodies we played with form last year.  I have chosen my favourite Lisbon die along with matching stamps for today's card.  As I am sure you all know by now I have a little soft spot for the Striplets so there had to be one of those thrown in for good luck!

I starred by stamping the Floribunda stamp to die for in jet black archival ink.  I then  signed the sentiment form my Camellia clear set in watering can ( a soft grey).  I then shaded the flowers using a combination of Distress Markers in Worn Lipstick and Victorian Velvet.  The foliage was coloured using shabby shutters.  I drew around the outlines then using a water brush pulled the colour from the edges to give the shaded appearance.

Next I cut the stamped image using the outline die from the Lisbon die set ( hence stamp to Die for)  I ran around the edge of the stamped image using the worn lipstick again using the water brush.

For the background I cut the eternal rings triplet down one side of a square of baby pink yardstick and then moved the die along slotting the edge of the die back into the cut edge.  I continued this until I had a full square of the eternal ring I then added a 5mm white stick on pearl at each junction.

Next I adhered this onto a larger square of coconut white foundation card followed by a layer of black to balance the stamped image.

Finally I added a bow of thin double sided satin ribbon in Blush with a small pearl embellishment in the centre and a couple of white pearl stick pins.

Ingredients:
Card Size: 21 x 21 cm
Colours: Baby Pink, Black & Coconut white
Dies:Eternal Rings Striplet, Lisbon Die Set
Inks: Jet Black archival, worn lipstick, shabby shutters & Victorian Velvet distress markers & CS waterbrush
Enjoy...