Good Morning All and a very Happy Thursday and a Very Happy December!
I'm still bobbing around the Caribbean but made a few quick cards to tide you over until I get back!
Unfortunately, I don't have step by step photos for this one, but it should be easy to follow.
Die cut a square of Silver Mirror card using the large Noble Pierced Square Dies.
Cut a smaller square of Coconut White card and emboss with the A4 Twinkle, Twinkle Folder.
Pick up some Flake and Glitter glue on a piece of Cut 'n Dry Foam and dab over the embossed card.
Sprinkle Cosmic Shimmer Diamond Snow Glitter Jewels over it.
Matt and layer onto the gold card.
Place a piece of Double Sided Adhesive onto some white card.
Die cut the Festive Collection - Christmas Tree Greeting.
Carefully peel back the protective layer from the double sided adhesive from the base up to the top of the word "Christmas".
Sprinkle Cosmic Shimmer Polished Silk Glitters on.
Peel back to the top of the next word and apply a different colour glitter.
Keep going until you've covered it all. I've used a mix of blues and purples.
Glue the tree onto the embossed background and add a star embellishment.
And that's all you need to do!
The good thing is that it's flat so easy to post! It's also handy to be able to make your own glittered, embossed backgrounds!
Everything used (except for the silver card) is from Creative Expressions.
Well, that's it for this week. I'll be back next Thursday with another card. Many thanks for stopping by and leaving comments...always much appreciated.
Until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a very Happy Thursday!
I've moved away from the cards this week and thought I'd make a decoration for the house instead.
I'll apologise in advance for the dodgy colours in the photos! The light was awful and everything looks a lot darker than in "real life".
Anyway, let's get started....
For some strange reason, I can't turn the photo around so please look at it sideways on!
Cover a blank MDF banner shape with Craft Consortium Decoupage Paper using the Cosmic Shimmer Glossy Seal and Glaze.
Pick up some Flake and Glitter Glue on a piece of Cut 'n Dry Foam and dab around the edges. Apply Cosmic Shimmer Silver Moon Gilding Flakes.
Edge with Black Archival Ink.
Don't panic if you get a bit of ink on the banner as you'll be covering it up!
Die cut the Festive Collection - Deboss Snowflake from a piece of Coconut White Card.
Cover another piece of card with the decoupage paper and cut out the oval from the same set.
Cut out the oval and it's patterned centre from white card.
Layer the pieces up and glue into position
Add small Always and Forever Rhinestone Gems to the centres of the debossed snowflakes.
Die cut the Festive Collection - Holly Sprays from white card and glue into position.
Add white seam binding to hang the decoration.
And you're finished!
I hope you like it, it's very quick to make and you could make several and thread them together.
As always, everything used is from Creative Expressions.
Well, that's all for this week except to say thank you for visiting and leaving all of your lovely comments. I do hope everyone is safe after the awful weather we've been having.
I'll be back next week with another Christmas project so until then, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a very Happy Thursday!
I've got another Christmas card to show you today that uses the Frosty Mini Background Die and glitter. If you can't use glitter this time of year, when can you!
Anyway, let's get started....
Die cut the Festive Collection - Frosty Mini Background from Coconut White Card.
Cut around the sides to make a rectangle.
Very strange light in the studio...but this is white...promise!
Apply some Flake and Glitter Glue to a piece of Cut 'n Dry Foam and dab over the die cut background.
Apply Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels - Diamond Snow.
Place a piece of Double Sided Adhesive Sheet onto a piece of card.
Cover with Cosmic Shimmer Polished Silk Glitter - Ice Blue.
Cut to size and glue the die cut background over the top.
Emboss a piece of Coconut White card with the A4 Holly Lattice Embossing Folder.
Matt and layer onto a piece of Foundations Teal Card.
Attach the glittered background.
Die cut 3 trees from the Festive Collection - Winter Trees set and cover with the same Ice Blue Glitter as before.
Glue the first tree into position, flat, then add the others with 3d foam pads.
Place some double sided adhesive onto a piece of card then cut around the outer edge of the largest flag from the Frames and Tags - Pierced Flags. Cover with Ice Blue Glitter.
Die cut the same Pierced Flag using Coconut White card. Stamp the sentiment with Black Archival Ink then heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder.
Matt and layer. Shape the flag and glue into position.
Add gems from the Always and Forever Wedding Collection - Rhinestones to the flag and some of the snowflake centres on the background.
And there's the finished card!
I'm afraid it's another one where I wish you could see it instead of a photo of it! Anyway, I hope you like it!
Well, that just leaves me to say a big thank you for visiting and leaving comments....all much appreciated.
Everything I've used is from Creative Expressions as always!
Until next time. have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a very Happy Thursday!
I'm back with another one of the new Sue Wilson Festive Collection Dies and this one is gorgeous!!!!
So without further ado...let's get started....
Apply swirls of Broken China, Faded Jeans and Dusty Concord Distress Inks to a piece of Coconut White Card.
Spritz lightly with water, dab with a piece of kitchen towel then dry.
Go around the edges with the Faded Jeans Distress Ink. Use Cut 'n Dry foam for applying the inks.
Apply some Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter Glue to the small star stamp (designed by Sam Poole last year for Creative Expressions....still available!). Stamp onto the distressed background and add Cosmic Shimmer Silver Moon Gilding Flakes,
Matt and layer onto Foundations Vintage Silver Card then glue onto a 6x6 card blank.
Die cut the Festive Collection-Dove of Peace (which includes the word "Peace") twice from Coconut White card.
On one of the doves, lightly apply some Broken China Distress ink.
Glue the 2 doves together leaving the wings free.
Glue into position on the card and shape the top wing.
Glue the words onto position and you're finished!
I hope you like it! It was really nice to get inky...sometimes we forget to use the older techniques but this worked so well with the dove.
Well, that's it for this week. I will be giving away one of the cards again this month so on the blog for the 27th, tell me which one is your favourite from this months selection and it could be winging its way to you!
Until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning all and a Very Happy Tuesday!
Another project this week using products from Creative Expressions. I always love it when I get new stamps from them to play with and the new dance stamps are no exception.
I've made a wall hanging for this weeks project as I wanted to make a little Xmas gift for a friend...here's hoping she likes it!
Anyway, let's get started......
Cover a Pronty Wall Plaque with Couture Creations 12x12 Damask Paper. Paint around the edges with Black Soot Distress Paint.
Place the Sunrise Mask over the top half of the plaque. Dab through the mask with Flake and Glitter Glue.
Remove the mask then apply Cosmic Shimmer Aurora Lights Gilding Flakes.
Dab the glue around the edges of the plaque then apply more of the Gilding Flakes.
Ink up the "Top Hat and Tails" Singles Stamp with Black Archival Ink and stamp 5 times onto Coconut White Card. Heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder.
Die cut the stamped images with Spellbinders 8 Labels.
Position them so that the image is cut with an even border each time but getting progressively smaller.
I hope that the picture explains what I mean!
Draw around the largest die used onto Black Card then cut out. Glue the largest of the dancers images onto the black card, then build up the layers using 3d foam pads.
Ink up the sentiment from the A5 "Step by Step" Stamp Set with Black Archival. Heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder.
Cut out with the Spellbinders Standard Circles Small Dies.
Draw around the outer edge of the die on black card then cut out as a matt.
Glue the dancer and sentiment onto the plaque.
Add Black Seam Binding as a hanger.
And that's the finished project...hope you like it!
Julia Watts has done such a good job using these stamps that I wanted to do something very different with them. Do go to her blog and take a look, there are some gorgeous cards using the dance stamps.
Well, that's it for today...can't believe that it's December already! Where has this year gone!!
So, until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning all and a Very Happy Tuesday.
I thought I'd share a project for Christmas to decorate a door with. All of the products used are from Creative Expressions except for the chipboard hanger.
So let's get started.....
Cover a chipboard hanger with Couture Creations Vintage Christmas Paper.
Cut out the sentiment from a piece of the same paper.
Matt and layer the sentiment onto coordinating paper.
Apply Flake and Glitter Glue to the small Holly Spray Stamp from the A5 Christmas Post Stamp Set. Stamp randomly onto the door hanger then apply Cosmic Shimmer Mulled Wine Gilding Flakes.
Paint around the edges of the hanger with Black Soot Distress Paint.
Colour a piece of Coconut White Card with Evergreen Bough and Frayed Burlap Distress Inks. Stamp the Robin from the Christmas Post Set with Black Archival Ink onto the coloured card.
Heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder.
Lift some of the colour from the image with a wet paintbrush to give highlights.
Cut out with Spellbinders Standard Circles Small Dies.
Draw around the outer edge of the die on black card and cut out.
Cut out the next largest die using Coconut White Card with Double Sided Adhesive on it.
Apply Mulled Wine Gilding Flakes. Matt and layer attaching the top layer with 3d foam pads.
Apply Evergreen Bough Distress Ink over the top of the sentiment. Cover with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder then heat emboss.
Cut a piece of Coconut White card and, using the double sided adhesive, apply Gilding Flakes as before.
Cut a piece of black card then matt and layer the sentiment adding the top layer with 3d foam pads.
Attach the Robin and the Sentiment to the hanger with 3d foam pads.
And there's the finished project!
I do wish I could pass the real thing around for you all to look at....the photo really doesn't do it justice! The colour of the background paper looks much lighter in the photo than it does on the actual project and the colours go together so well.
Anyway, hope you like it! Well, that's it for this week. Many thanks for stopping by and leaving comments. I'll be back next week with another project for Christmas so until then, have a happy, crafty week!
Good Morning All and a very Happy Tuesday!
I'm back with another project using the Frame stamps from Creative Expressions and today I've used the Curled Frame stamp to make a wall hanging. Let's get started.....
Cover an MDF frame with Teresa Collins paper. Apply Flake and Glitter Glue to the Botanicals Spray stamp and stamp onto the paper. Apply Calypso Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes.
Paint the edges of the plaque with Cosmic Shimmer Graphite Shimmer Paints.
Ink up the Curled Frame stamp with Flake and Glitter Glue and stamp onto Coconut White Card. Apply Calypso Gilding Flakes. Trim to size then matt and layer onto black card.
Stamp just the text section again with Black Archival Ink then heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder. Trim to size then place over the top of the gilded text using 3d foam pads.
Add a strip of Teardrop Black Lace along the bottom of the plaque.
Glue the stamped image into position with Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue.
Using Spellbinders Spiral Blossom 3 and Bitty Blossoms Dies, cut some flowers using co-ordinating Teresa Collins Papers. Die cut the leaves from the Foliage set using Black Card and some Butterflies from the Finishing Touches Magical Butterflies set using the Teresa Collins papers.
Tie some Black Seam Binding through the holes in the plaque to make a hanger and there we have it, the finished wall hanging!
I hope you like it....something cheerful on a wet and blustery day!
Do think of me today as I'll be getting VERY wet and muddy on an archaeological dig near Stonehenge! Hopefully, it'll be worth it and we'll get some amazing finds!!
Well, that's all for today. Many thanks for stopping by and leaving comments, they are much appreciated.
Until next time, have a happy, crafty week!
A Very Happy Tuesday to you all, I hope you've had a great week.
I don't want the title of this post to depress you but this card is all about snow! So to cheer you up and stop you shivering at the thought of it, I'll get on with the project!
Die cut "Snow" using the Festive Collection Sue Wilson Dies from a piece of Coconut White Card about a third of the way down. Save the piece of card you've cut it from.
Place a piece of Double Sided Adhesive onto a 2nd smaller piece of card to fit where the die has been cut from.
Sprinkle a mix of Silver Chrome and Lilac Cosmic Shimmer Polished Silk Glitters over the adhesive.
Ink up the Striped Poinsettia Stamp with Flake and Glitter Glue and randomly stamp over the cut out piece of card. Apply the same glitters as before.
Dry emboss with the M-Bossabilities Dainty Dots Folder.
Glue the word "Snow" onto the glittered backing with Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue.
Attach the top layer with 3d foam pads.
Matt and layer onto Foundations Heather Card. Attach a length of Mauve Seam Binding.
Apply Flake and Glitter Glue to the largest of the Poinsettia Stamps. Stamp onto Coconut White Card twice. Apply the glitters as before. Cut out with the Festive Collection Dies.
Shape the petals, glue the flower together and add a small Dazzler from the Assorted Circles Pack to the centre.
Tie several strips of the Seam Binding onto the strip that is on the card. Glue the large Poinsettia into place. Trim the seam binding to the right length.
And there's the finished card! I hope you like it. All of the products used are from Creative Expressions.
Just a couple of tips to finish with.
The "Snow" Die will need a few passes through the machine to cut.
When applying the glitter, do it 1 colour at a time so that you can collect the excess. If the glitters do get mixed up, collect the excess in a separate pot and you've got some "ready mix" for another project.
Well, that's all for today. My next workshops at Martells are on 11th and 25th October and the Crafty Sunday at my home is on October12th. Hope to see some of you there.
Many thanks for visiting and have a great week.
Welcome to the Creative Expressions August 2014 Blog Hop! Hopefully, you got here from Kerry Hickton's Blog but, if you didn't, here's the start at the Creative Expressions News Blog! http://blog.creative-expressions.uk.com/2014/08/its-blog-hop-time-let-fun-commence.html
These new Christmas designs from the Singles Range at Creative Expressions include seven different stamps. as you will see from the samples made from the Blog Hop, they do not have to be used as they are but can be altered and interchanged to give lots of different options.
One randomly selected person commenting on this blog post before the closing date will win the following fabulous prize, which includes some of the new stamp designs.
For my project, I used the Believe stamp and here's my project with step by step instructions.......
Apply Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter Glue to the stamp and stamp it onto Foundations Black Cardstock.
Using Cosmic Shimmer Polished Silk Glitters, apply the following colours one at a time: Silver Chrome, Golden Sand and Sahara Gold.
Sprinkle them randomly (I find that a very small spoon works best).
Trim to the size required. Add double sided tape around the 4 edges and sprinkle the 3 colours of glitter as before.
Matt and layer onto Vintage Gold and Black Foundations Cardstock.
For the background...........
Apply Flake and Glitter Glue to the small Christmas Tree from the Christmas Tree set of 4 trees. Stamp it 5 times across the bottom of a piece of Black Card.
Sprinkle the same glitters as before over the trees.
Glue the "Believe" panel into position.
And there's the finished card....a great one for a man who we know are so difficult to make for! I hope you like it!
Thank you for visiting my blog, please leave a comment below in order to be in with a chance of winning a prize!
Once you have done that, you will need to click here to visit Creative Expressions News Blog for a final project.
http://blog.creative-expressions.uk.com/2014/08/creative-expressions-august-2014-blog.html
I am the final person on the list but if you've missed anyone here is a list for the Blog Hop:-
1. Sue Wilson
http://particraft.blogspot.com/2014/08/creative-expressions-august-2014-blog.html
2. Julia Watts
http://inkyfingerzone.blogspot.com/2014/08/creative-expressions-august-2014-blog.html
3. Tracey Laughton
http://creativetracey.blogspot.com/2014/08/creative-expressions-august-2014.html
4. Kim Bacon
http://kimzkrafts.blogspot.com/2014/08/creative-expressions-august-2014-blog.html
5. Donna Ratcliff
http://donnaslittlecraftycorner.blogspot.com/2014/08/time-for-another-blog-hop.html
6. Neil Burley
http://perfectly4med.co.uk/2014/08/15/ce-august-blog-hop/
7. Tracy Heaton
http://ahintofmagnolia.blogspot.com/2014/08/let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow.html
8. Kerry Hickton
http://kezzyscraftyjourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/creative-expressions-blog-hop-fun.html
9. Pam Smith (you are here)
10. Creative Expressions
http://blog.creative-expressions.uk.com/2014/08/creative-expressions-august-2014-blog.html
Start page, prize details and how to take part: Creative Expressions News Blog. The blog hop started on 15th August at 06.00am and ends 19th August at 5pm.
Thank you for taking part in our Blog Hop - good luck!
Good Morning All and a very Happy Tuesday!
I hope you're all well and had a great week. I'm busy working on the projects for September's workshops and also the Xmas ones in October....aargh....I've used the dreaded "C" word!!!
Anyway, let's get on with a project for the Creative Expressions Design Team.
For this one, I've used the Decorative Elements Mask. So let's get started....
Cut a piece of Foundations Teal Card to size. Place the Decorative Elements Mask over the top and tape into position.
Using some Cut 'n Dry foam, dab Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter Glue through the chosen corner of the mask.
Remove the mask and apply Cosmic Shimmer Harvest Moon Gilding Flakes.
Do the same on all 4 corners of the card.
Stick some Creative Expressions Double sided adhesive onto a piece of white card.
Using the Spellbinders Italian Collection Calabria Die, cut out.
Remove the protective covering and apply the same Gilding Flakes as before.
Glue onto a piece of Teal Card and cut to size.
Cut a circle of White Card with the Spellbinders Grand Circles. Matt and layer.
Matt and layer the Teal Background with White and Teal Card.
Attach the circles with 3d foam pads.
Using the Spellbinders Italian Collection Decorative Frames Dies, cut a circle from white card.
Cut from Spellbinders Peony Dies a piece of Teal card.
Stamp "Just a Note" onto a piece of white card with Black Archival Ink. Heat Emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder. Cut out using the Spellbinders Peony Dies.
Matt and layer. Add to the card with 3d foam pads.
And that's the finished card!
I do love Gilding Flakes....just remember not to sneeze, leave a window or door open and everything should be fine!!
Well, that's it for today. I'll be back in the morning with a design for the Creative Studios Design Team.
Until the, have a happy, crafty day!
