Good Morning All and a very Happy Thursday!
Firstly, I'd like to apologise for my very long absence. When we got back from our travels, the computer decided to pack up. Our very nice computer engineer took it away, took it apart and deduced that the mother board had failed. After a lot of work. he was able to retrieve all of the data from the hard drive and re-install it onto a new computer. Anyway, enough of my woes...all is now well!
So without further ado. let's get started on a project....
Start by covering a piece of Craft Consortium paper from the Bloom Beautiful Collection with double sided adhesive.
Die cut using the outer solid frame from Frames and Tags-Tessa Die set.
Remove the backing and cover with Cosmic Shimmer Diamond Snow.
Cut a rectangle of Coconut White Card and draw wavy lines around the edges with a fine line pen. Emboss using the A4 Art Deco Fanfare Folder.
Matt and layer onto Sky Blue Foundations Card.
Die cut the Ornate Frame from the same die set as before. Glue over the patterned paper with Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue.
Place on the background with 3d foam pads.
Ink up the sentiment from the Pierced Flag Sentiments Stamp Set with Black Archival Ink. Heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder.
Cut out using the Frames and Tags-Pierced Flags Die Set.
Draw around the same die on the Sky Blue card and cut out. Matt and layer with the sentiment.
Shape and glue onto the card.
Cover another piece of the patterned paper with Double sided adhesive and die cut flowers from the Orange Blossom-Complete Petals Die Set.
Remove the backing and cover with Diamond Snow. Shape the petals and glue together.
Glue into position on the card and add a small black Dazzler to finish.
And there it is...finished!
I hope you like it...it's such a shame that you can't see the sparkle clearly on this. I'm still getting to grips with the photo editing on the new computer so please bear with me!
Well, that's all for this week, until next time, have a happy crafty week!
Good morning all and a very happy Tuesday. Well, this is exciting! My first "proper" post as a member of the Creative Expressions Design Team!
So without further ado, here is what I came up with using the new A5 stamp plate "Winter Flowers".
Stamp the Christmas Rose with black Archival Ink onto a piece of Coconut White card and heat emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder.
Colour the flower with Cosmic Shimmer Drawing Inks. I've used Meadow Lush and Lime Burst for the leaves and Cosmic Skin and Pearl Shine for the flower heads. The centres have been painted with Rich Gold and Ancient Copper.
Die cut the picture using Spellbinders Labels 28. Using the same die, draw around the outer edge of it onto Green cardstock and cut out with scissors. This enables you to make a matt that is just the right size and also gives you more flexibility with the dies making them even better value for money!
Using the Dainty Dots M-Bossability Folder, emboss a piece of Coconut White Card. When using the Grand Calibur, make sutreere you use the Raspberry plate without the tan mat.
Use 3d foam pads to attach the flower panel to the card. To finish, tie a double bow and attach with a glue dot. Add a silver Dazzler to the centre of the bow. Use another glue dot to attach it after peeling off the 3d foam pad.
Stamp the sentiment with black Archival Ink and heat emboss as before. Cut it into a banner shape, matt and layer it onto green card. Gently bend the banner and stick to the card with glue at the ends and foam pads where the banner rises. Add a couple of Crystal Stick Pins to finish.
Well, that's the first of my DT pieces and I thoroughly enjoyed making it. It's a nice quick and effective card to make. The Drawing Inks are fantastic, lots of Mica to give shine and glimmer and also a very fine brush to paint with. The other great thing, if you're a bit clumsy like me, is that they are non-spill!!
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Hope you'll be back soon. Many thanks for visiting and please leave comments especially if there are any techniques you would like covered. Until next time......
