Good Morning All and a very Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had a great Bank Holiday weekend...I know we did! We were in Huddersfield at the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival...yes, I'm a ukulele player!
Well, I'd better get on with this weeks card.....
Using the Cosmic Shimmer Decadent Denim Spray Mist, spray through the small dot mask onto Coconut White card.
Dry thoroughly.
Turn over and emboss with the A4 Fine Filials Folder.
Stamp the message from the Decadent Damask Birthday Verses and cut to size.
Use this as a template to cut diagonally onto the dotty card.
Fold back the 4 triangles.
Cut the card to size, then using a pencil (or similar) curl the four triangles and glue the tips down.
Stamp the sentiment again onto a piece of card that is larger than the aperture with Black Archival Ink and emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder.
Glue into position behind the aperture.
Matt and layer onto Foundations French Navy Card before gluing onto a blank 8x8 card.
Die cut some Leaves from the Faux Quilled Leaves Set using the French Navy Card. Cut some flowers from the Camellia Open Petal Dies using French Navy Card and Closed Flower Dies using Coconut White Card. Glue the flowers together.
Place the leaves and flowers onto the card and glue into position. Add some 5mm and 8mm pearls to the flower centres and the 4 points of the triangles. Add 3mm pearls to the leaves. on the wording I've used the the Mini Swirls.
I've also used 2 of the white flowers with some Cosmic Shimmer Decadent Denim PVA Glue in the centres.
And that's the card finished!
Everything used for this card is from Creative Expressions.
Well, that's it for this week. My day for blogging has been changed to Thursday as from next week so I hope you'll still be able to visit me. Many thanks for stopping by and leaving comments, they're much appreciated.
So, until next Thursday, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a Very Happy Tuesday!
While I was at Ally Pally a few weeks ago, I showed how to make a background for a card using net curtain. I was asked if I would put the instructions on my blog and here it is!
Cut a square of card slightly larger than needed and put the required size of double sided adhesive sheet on it.
Select your piece of net curtain! Ideally, it should have a large open weave. Charity shops are great places for finding nets.
Select 3 colours of Cosmic Shimmer Polished Silk Glitters and apply one colour at a time with a small spoon. I've used Vintage Violet, Lavender and Sea Green.
Remove the net curtain and add Cosmic Shimmer Diamond Snow to fill in any areas not covered by the glitter.
Matt and layer onto Black Foundations and Coconut White Card.
Stamp the sentiment from Phill Martins Decadent Damask Birthday Verses with Black Archival Ink. Heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder.
Cut out using the Sue Wilson Greek Island, Santorini Die Set. Distress the edges with Dusty Concord Ink.
Using the same set, cut the next size down in black card. Cut in half and glue to the back of the sentiment.
Add a length of black seam binding to the left hand side of the glittered background. Attach the background to the card blank.
Add the sentiment with 3d foam pads.
Die cut some Butterflies from the Finishing Touches-Magical Butterfly set using Black Card.
Glue into position. On the larger butterfly, add 3 dots of Cosmic Shimmer PVA Glue in Decadent Denim to finish.
And there's the finished card!
It's a very old technique and seemed to die out about 9 years ago. I thought it was time to revive it as the Glitters and Double Sided Adhesive Sheets are so much better now.
Everything (apart from the curtain!) has come from Creative Expressions.
Well, that's about it for today. I'll be back in the UK tomorrow and normal service will be resumed! I'm not sure what's happened to the colours in the last couple of photos.....we're having some serious computer issues at the moment...hopefully, it'll be sorted out soon.
As always, many thanks for stopping by and leaving comments. They are much appreciated. So until next time, have a happy, crafty week.
Good Morning All and a Very Happy Tuesday!
Well, another week has flown by. Hope you all had a very happy Mothering Sunday and were spoiled rotten!
Todays card is one that I was really pleased with. I've used the Couture Creations Ornamental Lace Dies "Touch of Love" for the main focal point and everything used is from Creative Expressions.
So, let's get started.....
Emboss a piece of Coconut White Card with the A4 Rambling Blossoms Folder.
Highlight the raised areas with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink.
Matt and layer onto Black Foundations Card.
Did Cut 4 hearts using the Couture Creations Die from 2 different co-ordinating papers. I've used paper from the 6x6 Couture Creations Vintage Rose Garden Pad.
Glue onto the background with Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue.
Cut out a sentiment from the same paper pad. Matt and layer onto white card then attach to the centre of the hearts with 3d foam pads. Stick onto the main card.
Add dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pastel Green PVA Glue around the edges to finish. I've done mine quite randomly and different sizes.
And there's the finished card!
I hope you like it. The greens are just right for Spring and with a different sentiment it would make a gorgeous wedding card (or even with the same sentiment).
I've really enjoyed playing with these dies. They cut beautifully and with the brush tool from Spellbinders, they release really easily.
Well, that's it for this week. Many thanks for visiting and leaving comments.
So, until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
