I’m really into ink effects at the moment and there are hundreds of tutorials on You-tube which demonstrate how you can do this. Here’s a beautiful sunset scene which is not difficult to achieve. If you don’t have the right colours then use slightly different ones. Remember no two sunsets are exactly the same. Just have fun and create.
Monday, 5 May 2014
Monday, 28 April 2014
Todays
card is what I would call clean and elegant. Simple to make, yet effective. The
wording and flowers are all stamped using Brilliance Archival ink in Lightning
Black. I love the effect of this colour because it’s a subtle shade of black
but gives an almost dark gold shimmery look and in the light it’s fabulous.
I’ve
then randomly inked over the top of my stamped writing using Tim Holtz Tumbled
Glass (blue) distress ink.
Using
a blank piece of white card I block coloured with Tim Holtz Fired brick and
stamped a beautiful butterfly over the top and cut out and glued just the body
to the card so that the wings flap freely.
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Embossing Folders & Die Cuts
Sorry
it’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted, been a bit busy with things like
work!! But here I am. Have you ever taken the time to play around with your
embossing folders/die cuts? I made 2 cards recently which both use the same x-cut
die but look completely different. The first one uses all the various sizes of
the die and they are just layered on top of each other to make a flower and for
the second card I cut the outside flower out of the card base itself and then cut
out a few different sizes but turned them on a different angle and raised a few
different layers on foam.
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Spring Time
Spring is in the air with this card. I decided after making it that I would do a sunset version with lovely oranges and pinks.
I've just embossed the flower scene with white embossing powder and then distress inked around it and finished the top and bottom of the card by adding a flower embossed edge to cover the uneven inked edges. Draw on a few birds flying with a fine black ink and et voila.
I've just embossed the flower scene with white embossing powder and then distress inked around it and finished the top and bottom of the card by adding a flower embossed edge to cover the uneven inked edges. Draw on a few birds flying with a fine black ink and et voila.
Monday, 24 March 2014
Having fun with distress inks
I don’t know about you but I do enjoy
getting messy with inks. Just make sure you haven’t got a cat hovering about
like mine leaving inky paw prints everywhere!!
What I like
about distressing is that no two cards look the same, I like unique.
This first one is using the Elizabeth Bennett stamp by Indigoblu.
I used a blank Kraft card which is a natural texture that I love and then cut a piece of white card
just 1/2cm smaller for the front (I
find this easier when inking otherwise you can
end up with ink over the whole base card. I heat embossed
the Elizabeth stamp with a clear embossing powder first and then I ran the top
part of the card through a Tim Holtz embossing folder on my Bigshot. Then came the fun
part using Tim Holtz Distress Inks, (the colours I used were Dried Marigold and
Tumbled Glass) I blended these randomly over the whole card. To embellish I cut a strip of Tim Holtz Idiology paper and edged in Walnut
stain and glued this to the right bottom corner of the card. Then
I embossed two flowers
(different sizes) from Indigoblu’s ‘Live Laugh love’ stamp set, and coloured
these with the Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, then cut out. I made a bow with
ordinary thin garden string and mounted the flowers over the top using my heat
gun. The outside edge was
distressed using my scissors and inked
with Walnut Stain.
For this one I had a script stamp but I didn't want to use the whole script so I masked part of it with a sticky note and inked the part that was left and then randomly stamped this over the card masking different parts of the stamp as I went, I think this turned out really well. The flower stamp I used was quite fine so I used a white embossing powder to make it stand out more. Then I blended Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Shabby Shutters and Brushed Corduroy over the whole card. The butterfly border was made by stamping a small butterfly repeatedly on a narrow piece of blank card and this I inked with Shabby Shutters. Distress the outside edges of the whole card as above.
Saturday, 22 March 2014
Handmade Embellishment
How about this embellishment idea using
Polymer clay. Just stamp on it without using ink to get an impression. You could
even roll out the clay between one of your embossing folders and close and then
roller over the top to get the same effect as your embossing machine.
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Catching Up !
Sorry I haven’t posted anything in the
last week but I popped over to the UK for my Mum’s birthday. It was great
to have a look around the old card haunts at the new products currently on
sale and techniques being used. You kind of fall behind the wayside living
out here in the country in France and sometimes it’s a must to get back
into the centre of it all.
Needless to say I came back with a few
ideas to get stuck into, so it was all go when I got back to prepare for
this week’s lesson.
I decided on making a flip card but
kept it fairly easy by just heat embossing the design as there is a fair
bit of cutting out to do on the Bigshot. Here's what I made.
The Gorjuss stamp I couldn't
resist whilst shopping in the UK and had to make a quick card to
see what it would look like in all it's glory.
For
those who want something visual to go by to remember dimensions and all
that, here's a video.
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
Its All About Recycling
Ever thought of re-using pages from old books to make beautiful tags. Not only can you use these on gifts but they could also be your main embellishment on that special card. Here are a few I found on Pinterest and I've added a link if you want to take a look at my board 'Hang That Tag'. See what things you have just lying around the home, about to be put in the bin that could be re-used. Think of the money you'll save and the enjoyment of making something new out of nothing.
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Thanks
Morning Bloggers, I just wanted to say thank you for yesterdays
lesson. We had fun looking at each others
works of art that we had all been busy with last week. It’s nice to see
different ideas and techniques and learn from them. We were embossing a piece
of card and I decided to run it through the Big Shot again after it was
embossed but not using any embossing folders. The pattern did flatten but not completely
but it left a really nice effect which I’m sure I’ll be using frequently this
week. Try it and see what effects you get.
I've added a couple of my creations from last week to 'my cards' and I think I'll be playing a lot with paint effects and embossing this weekend so don't forget to take a look.
Enjoy being crafty.
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Busy Week
Well I did say that you would be seeing a lot more of these centre step cards !!!
Mothers Day is coming up so here’s an idea.
Watch this video for how to........
Mothers Day is coming up so here’s an idea.
Also I know most of us struggle with ideas for the men so this is what we’ll be making at our next lesson this week.
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
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Sunday, 16 February 2014
Major Changes
Hi all my bloggers, you'll notice
a few changes to my site today as I've
been busy on PicMonkey changing
the way my front header looks. For those of you who’ve never heard of this before, it’s a photo editing
programme and the best thing about it is that it’s FREE to use. It allows you
to change the way your photo’s look and also you can group them together into a
collage, add text, frames, overlays, textures, themes, the possibilities are
endless. Try it out and have some fun. You'll find the site under the new link 'Sites to See', if you scroll down a bit it's on the right side of this page.
I’ve also added some cards to the viewers
gallery and EtVoila’s cards.
Happy viewing.
Saturday, 15 February 2014
Centre Step Card
I’ve been a busy girl
these last few days, what with Valentine’s Day looming and a birthday card to make. I was quite proud I
managed to try something new and was surprised at how quick this design is to
make. You’ll be seeing this design a lot on my site as all my family have birthdays in
March and April so I need to start churning them out!! For those who come to my classes, you’ll be
pleased to know this will be our next project, which is why I haven't posted how to make it yet..... all will be revealed.
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Have you seen......
Check out the new scrapbook pages and cards in the Gallery's above both by
Julie Penman. A lot of work has gone into those over the last year, your family
will be so proud.
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Brayer Sunset Technique
Thanks to all my stampers for a great lesson yesterday.
We achieved lots of lovely affects with our distress inks.
I hope you all continue to play with this technique at home.
We achieved lots of lovely affects with our distress inks.
I hope you all continue to play with this technique at home.
Here’s something for you to get some ideas from but
it takes a bit of practice to get a nice smooth even colour.
Better spend all day in our craft rooms !!!!
it takes a bit of practice to get a nice smooth even colour.
Better spend all day in our craft rooms !!!!
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