Beautiful World

Afternoon, how was your weekend? We had a busy time, very tiring, but it was lovely weekend visiting the eldest at Uni.

 

Sharing a recent make using Stamps By Me stamp sets – Foliage stamp set and How Beautiful sentiment stamp.

 

 

Step by Step

1. Cut a piece of white card stock to fit the 8×8″ card blank. Used Dylusions paints and a brayer to create the background.

2. Once the background was dry, I used a black Archival ink pad with one of the leaves from the Stamps By Me – Foliage stamp set.

3. Used an oval die to cut out the centre of the background and a cut a larger oval from black card stock.

4.  Stamped the sentiment, Stamps By Me – How Beautiful stamp set, using black Archival ink onto the oval. Matted onto the larger black oval.

5. Used a white Derwent Graphik paint liner pen to draw sketchy lines around the leave images.

6. Cut mats to layer to focal background in white and black card stock,  matted and layered onto the 8×8″ card blank.

7. Matted the sentiment onto the 8×8″ card blank.

 

Stamps By Me – Foliage stamp set

 

Stamps By Me – How Beautiful sentiment stamp

 

Don’t forget the lovely Toni from Stamps By Me will be on Create and Craft tomorrow, Tuesday 8th November, at 1pm. 

Channels – Freeview 23, Sky 674, Virgin 748 and Freesat 813 or watch online at the Create and Craft website here.

 

I’ll be entering the following challenges –

Artistic Inspirations – #167 ATG 

Get Creative Challenge – #51 ATG

Craft Your Passion – #337 ATG

 

Thanks for stopping by ❤️

 

 

 

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Northern Lights

Afternoon, sharing one of my makes using the Polkadoodles Festive Christmas clear stamps.

Step by Step

1. Cut an oval from white card stock, using Tattered Lace Oval die set.

2. Used Distress Inks and a blending tool to apply 3 colours, pink, turquoise and yellow, to create the background.

3. Used Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool around the edge of the oval. Took the Black Soot in towards the centre fading the colour as it moved closer to the centre.

4. Sprinkled/splashed water onto the background. Allowed the water to penetrate the ink and blotted with kitchen roll.

5. Once the background was completely dry, stamped the Christmas tree and text, from the Polkadoodles Festive Christmas stamp sets, using Versamark and added black glitter embossing powder, I also used an anti-static bag on the background before stamping. Heat set the embossing powder.

6. Used a white Derwent Paint Liner pen to add faux stitching around the edge of the background.

7. Die cut an oval from white card stock and add faux stitching around the edge using a black Sakura Micron pen.

8. Cut an oval card blank from black card stock, embellished with faux stitching using a white Derwent Paint Liner pen.

9. Matted and layered the white oval and background onto the card blank using 3D foam pads.

 

 

 You can purchase the whole Festive Christmas collection for an amazing price here, it includeds the CD-ROM and the two clear stamp sets.

 

 

I’ll be entering the following challenges –

Crafting By Designs – October ATG

Inspiration Destination – #106 ATG

Stampin’ Royalty – SR#348 ATG

 

Thanks for stopping by 🙂

 

 

Digi Choosday – Week 39 – Anything Goes

 

Morning, it’s Tuesday and the start of a new challenge at Digi Choosday. 

The theme is – Anything Goes.

I’ve made a Xmas wall hanging for this weeks challenge, using the new release from Polkadoodles Festive Christmas available on CD-ROM.

 

Step by Step

1. Using a graphics program, I use My Craft Studio, I choose a one of the pre-designed circle frames from the Polkadoodles Festive Christmas collection and resized. I added additional elements from the embellishments section, the snowflakes and script, and altered the brightness to make them white, then altered the opacity so background would show through. I also did the same for the reindeer and the text.

2. Die cut the circle, using a Tattered Lace circle die, and matted onto decorative circle, cut from white card stock using a Spellbinders die.

3. Printed a co-ordinating paper, also from the Polkadoodles Festive Christmas collection, matted onto white card stock.

4. Matted the focal design using 3D foam tape.

5. Embellished with some snowflakes, die cut from white card stock using a Tattered Lace die set. Added some clear flat back gems to the snowflakes.

6. Used some white ribbon to create a hanging loop.

 

 

 

Don’t forget to grab today’s discount code over on the Digi Choosday blog. 

 

 

I’ll be entering the following challenges-

Artistic Inspirations – #164 Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart – #129 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion – #331 Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by ❤️

 

 

 

Digi Choosday – Week 38 – Anything Goes

 

Morning, it’s Tuesday and the start of a new challenge at Digi Choosday. 

The theme is – Anything Goes.

I’ve made a little Xmas gift box for this weeks challenge, using the new release from Polkadoodles Festive Christmas available on CD-ROM.

 

 

Step by Step

1. Choose papers & a tag from Polkadoodles Festive Christmas collection.

2. Used the Tattered Lace Hexagon Box die to cut the box and lid from the Festive Christmas papers. Constructed the box and lid, edged with a green Memento ink pad.

3. Cut out the tag and edged with a green Memento ink pad.

4.  Used a Tattered Lace Floral die to cut the flowers and foliage from the Festive Christmas papers. Edged the flowers with a red Memento ink pad. I printed a green and red paper from the Festive Christmas collection double sided to use for the foliage and flowers, saves paper 🙂

5. Adhered the flowers and tag using Pinflair 3D glue gel. Embellished the flowers with flat back pearls.

 

 

Don’t forget to grab today’s discount code over on the Digi Choosday blog. 

 

 

I’ll be entering the following challenges-

Artistic Inspirations #163 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion #330 Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart #128 Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by ❤️

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simply Black & White

Morning, sharing a CAS make using Tattered Lace dies and a little watercolouring.

 

 

Step by Step

Cut a piece of white linen effect card stock to fit card blank.

Used black watercolour paint to apply a wash to the centre of the card stock. Leave background to dry.

Used black and white Magic Colour Fluid Acrylic inks to add splats to the water coloured background. Allow to dry.

Used Tattered Lace dies to cut the butterfly and Majestic Larkspur from white card stock.

Attached black ribbon to bottom of background. 

Matted background onto black card stock, adhered to card blank.

Created a bow using Bow Maker and adhered using hot glue gun. Added a flat back gem to centre of bow using hot glue gun.

Adhered die cuts to background.

Added 3 flat back gems top left hand corner of background.

 

I’ll be entering the following challenges –

The Crafty Addicts – #22 Anything Goes/Use Die Cuts

The Sisterhood of Crafters  – Close to Nature

Creative Moments – #100 ATG

Double D Challenge – 17/8 Neutrals 

 

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment, much appreciated ❤️