Crafty Secrets Tulips

It is the last day of the year for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere  - I am looking forward to 2014 and am grateful for all it brings.  I am also grateful for each of you and look forward to continuing this creative journey together - I have a special post to share with you tomorrow and hope you are able to come back for it.....but in the meantime....

The Spellbinders Card Creator Dies make creating pretty cards so easy.  I have used the A2 Floral Ribbon Threader Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator Die to create the card base (in green) and the patterned layer (in white).  The bling is from Want2Scrap©.

The image is from Crafty Secrets, the edges have been sponged using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Bamboo Leaves.

This card is for the following challenges: 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/optional Twist - Black & favorite color

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

 Sunday Postcard Art - Anything Goes 

Hiding in my Craft Room - Anything but Holiday 

Fun with Shapes - Bling Bling 

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

 Simon Says Stamp - Bling

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Carved Damask Card

 Hello Blog Friends - it is always a pleasure to have you visit.  I hope that after the Christmas rush you are able to wind down for the last days of 2013 - it will be 2014 before we know it - are you ready?!

I have had fun creating some cards - 'just because' - using those things I have had on my desk from previous projects - it is always a good feeling to see them used and to see the desk top slowly appearing - for a short time anyway!

This image is from My Fun Stampers Journey - Carved Damask ATS Collection and has been stamped using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink and coloured using Memento™ Dye Ink Markers.

Carved Damask

 

The image has been cut out using the Grand Calibur® Machine 

and Decorative Labels Twenty-Eight Spellbinders® Decorative Elements Nestabilities®.  The background Dies are Butterfly Corner Shapeabilities®

 The Graphic 45 - Secret Garden paper has been embossed using the Lovely Lattice  M-Bossabilities™ folder and then lightly sanded using a sanding block.

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The pearls are from Want2Scrap©.  I have also used Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ - E-Z Adhesive Runner

This card is for the following challenges: 

Pumpkin spice - Anything Goes 

Alphabet Challenge - W is for Whatever You Wish 

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Something New (Spellbinders Die)

 Docerela Creations- Anything Goes 

Fun with Shapes - Bling Bling

Crafty Creations - Anything goes  

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Anything Goes 

Tok Bobok - Anything Goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}}

On this Special Day

Hello Blog Friends, I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to an even better 2014 - which is literally only days away!

I have been pottering in the Studio and trying to finish cards I have started along the way but for one reason or another, they have not been finished - I love the feeling of making the UFO (unfinished objects) pile smaller.

For this card I have used the Faux Letterpress Technique with the Lovely Lattice Spellbinders® M-Bossabilities™ folder and IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink in Rhubarb Stalk.  You can see my tutorial for this technique HERE.

The sentiment is from SRM Stickers, the lace is from a RAK from a very dear friend and the roses are from my stash - they are my absolute favourites, with that little touch of pale pink in the center.  I have also used Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ - E-Z Adhesive Runner 

This card is for the following challenges:

Tok Bobok Challenge - Anything Goes

Oozak Challenge - Anything Goes, (Something old, Something new) image (old) Die (new)

Die Cut Diva's - Let's Celebrate

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Stampotique Designs - Anything Goes

The Stamping Chef - Anything goes

Simon Says - Bling It On

The paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Digi Stamps 4 Joy  - Anything Goes

Diva's By Design - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything goes 

Just For Fun - Anything Goes

 Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes 

Deep Ocean Challenge - Something Old (image)

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}}

Media Mixage Cherub Bezel

I have shared a something a little bit different on the Want2Scrap Blog and wanted to share it with you today - a Media Mixage Ornament - made using Want2Scrap© pearls and the gorgeous line of  Spellbinders products.

The Squares Two bezels designed by Susan Lenart Kazmer™ for Spellbinders makes the perfect base for this ornament - I have used red Premium Craft Foils, along with the Music Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Texture Plate.  A charm from my stash has been added, followed by ICE Resin® - I love the way this came together so easily.

Want2Scrap© - Baby Bling has been adhered around the edge to form a pretty frame and add to the nostalgic feel.  Some Seam Binding and a silver spacer added to the top and a silver heart from my stash to the lower ring - nice and easy and so effective don't you think!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}}

Many Thanks

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas - it comes and goes so fast - don't you think!?!  I can never have enough Thank You cards to send to people during the next few days and am happy to be able to create something quick and easy, but still have lots of details.

I have used the Imperial Spellbinders® M-Bossabilities™ folder and run it through the Grand Calibur® Machine.

The bling is from  Want2Scrap©, the braid and flower from my stash.  The sentiment is from
SRM Stickers.

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Anything goes 

Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Bling 

The Stamping Chef - Always Anything goes 

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything goes (must be uplifting, no dark images or themes) 

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs - Anything Goes 

 Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}}

Spellbinders Enhancing Elements Tutorial

I am sharing a Step by Step Tutorial on the Spellbinders Blog - we are featuring the Imperial Gold Enhancing Elements Dies.  You can see the finished project and the Tutorial HERE.

 Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! 

 

Merry Christmas to you and your family, I hope your Christmas is filled with love and laughter, health and happiness, friends and family!!

 God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}}

Want2Scrap Christmas Bezel Sneak Peek

 

I am sharing a little sneak peek of a project I have going LIVE on the Want2Scrap Blog

soon.

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you! 

{{{hugs}}}

AIR #3 Memento Tutorial

This is my final post for 2013 as an Artist in Residence for IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® but I am excited to be back on the 2014 Team - there is so much excitement building for the new year - can't wait to share.  But first, one of the most popular cards I have made - using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink.

Spellbinders Products:

Gold Majesty Circles Spellbinders® Imperial Gold Dies

Lacey Circles Nestabilities

Fancy Tags Two Shapeabilities

Dotted Flowers M-Bossabilities folder

Grand Calibur® Die Cutting Machine

Preferred Partners

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Memento Dye Ink in Desert Sand and Summer Sky; Sponge Daubers; VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink in Vintage Sepia; 

IMAGINE Crafts® Sheer Shimmer Spritz™ Craft Spray

Want2Scrap - Baby Bling in cream

Authentique Paper - Glistening Collection 12x12 - "Glitter" "Twinkle" 

Other:

Penny Black Inc. - Social Butterfly stamp set

Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - Foam Squares, E-Z Runner

 Card stock: White card, Kraft card

Seam Binding, 3D Kindy Glitz, Scissors; Chalks/ Pastels

Step 1:  Cut white card 30cm x 11cm, score in the center to form a card base of 15x11cm

Step 2: Cut Kraft card 14.5 x 10.5cm.  Adhere to the White card base using E-Z Runner.

Step 3: Cut Authentique Papers to approx 14x10cm and emboss using the Dotted Flowers M-Bossabilities folder.  Adhere to the Kraft layer.

Step 4: Cut one (1) Gold Majesty Circles in white card, one (1) Lacey Circles in Authentique Paper and one  Fancy Tags Three in white card.

Step 5: Layer the Dies using foam squares with the Gold Majestic Circles on the bottom, then Lacey Circles and Fancy Tags Two - centering each die.

Step 6: Adhere the layered Dies to the top of the Card base using E-Z Runner.

Step 7: Stamp two (2) Butterflies using with VersaFine™ in Vintage Sepia, sponge around the edges with the ink, using a dauber and Vintage Sepia.

Step 8: Colour the butterflies wings using Chalks/pastels, layer the wings, gluing in the center, add 3D Kindy Glitz to the top layer of wings, in strokes rather than colouring the whole wing for a more subtle look.

Step 9: Adhere to the center of the layered Dies, as per the photos below.

Step 10: Add 3 small pearls to the body of the butterfly and along the top of the Gold Majestic Circles.

Step11: Add Seam Binding around the lower portion, across the bottom of the Majestic Gold Circles, securing around the back of each side with E-Z Runner

Step 12: Adhere a double bow using liquid glue.

I hope you have been inspired with my Tutorials over the past year.  I love the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® products and hope that I have enabled you in some way to try them and open up your creative world!

Thank you too for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you! 

{{{hugs}}}

Cabbage Rose

Today's card is quick and easy also suitable for many occasions - everybody loves roses, I know I do!

Faux Letterpress works so well with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine, Cabbage Roses Spellbinder® M-Bossabilities™ folders and IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink in Rhubarb Stalk - although I am not a lover of Rhubarb in real life - I LOVE this gorgeous colour!  

The gorgeous bling is the Want2Scrap© Swirls Finesse and the flower from my stash. I have also used Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ - E-Z Adhesive Runner

This card is for the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes 

Crafting Musketeers - Layer it Up

Crafty Creations - Anything goes

Divas by Design - Anything goes 

Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything Goes  

The Stamping Chef - Always Anything goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you! 

{{{hugs}}}