Kaisercraft Card Trio

Hello Blog Friends - I am sharing a set of three cards I created using KaiserCraft Papers and precut card bases - nice and easy!

Each card is elegant and  is created using KaiserCraft - After 6 Collection, but has it's own special touches.

The first card has a sentiment from SRM Stickers  and Want2Scrap© bling.

The second card has a gorgeous flower from my stash, along with Want2Scrap© bling.  The sentiment is a Clear Stamp and has been stamped using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink full pad in Onyx Black. 

The third flower in the set has a flower created using the Spiral Blossom One

Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® and has been cut using the Spellbinders® Grand Calibur® Machine.   Want2Scrap© bling and a SRM Stickers sentiment has been added.

These cards are for the following challenges: 

Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas - Anything with a Sentiment

 Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

 Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

 Graftitude - Anything Goes/Things Beginning with letter S (sentiment)

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes 

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenges -  Anything Goes 

Crafty Sentiments  - 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!

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Air Tutorial #1 October Artist Choice

It is always exciting to share a tutorial as an Artist in Residence for Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko - this is my first tutorial for October and it is 'Artist Choice'.  It is always fun to play with the inks and products - I love the creative journey - I don't don't arrive at the destination I thought I would be - but the journey is always fun!

Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Supplies:

• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink - Onyx Black
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink Dew Drop in Desert Sand
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Daubers™
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Delicata™ Pigment Ink
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink in Rose Bud, Angel Pink

Preferred Promotional Partners:

• GC-001 Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur Cutting Machine
• MD2-007 Dresses Two Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Blank
• MT1-003 Grate Works Two  Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Texture Plate
• S5-192  Diamond Effects Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator
• S5-194  Pearl Effects Spellbinder® Nestabilities® Card Creator
• F-012  Precious Metals Premium Craft Foils Assortment
• S5-128 Fancy Framed Tags Two Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® 

Other: 
 Want2Scrap© - Beautiful Bling Borders by Nina Brackett - Beautiful Blooms    
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® - E-Z Runner - permanent
White card, Dark pink patterned paper, script patterned paper, pink gingham paper; scissors, foam tape


I wanted to bring new life to a very large pale pink flower I have had in my stash for some time, I started by inking the edges using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento Luxe™ Mixed Media Pigment Ink in Angel Pink, followed by Rose Bud - concentrating on the outer edge of the petals.

Using the Precious Metals Premium Craft Foils Assortment in gold.  Cut/emboss one (1) Dresses Two Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Blank.  Emboss this using the Grate Works Two  Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Texture Plate.  Using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® - EZ Runner, adhere the flower - folding it in half first, adding a piece of tape to hold the halves together.

Cut/emboss one (1) Diamond Effects Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator# 3 (#1 being the smallest) and use the negative/ outer edge of the Die - as shown below.

Cut one (1)card base using Pearl Effects Spellbinder® Nestabilities® Card Creator, using white card 26cm x10cm folded in half.  Place the folded edge inside of the Die to create a card base, next cut/emboss a single layer of the Pearl Effects. 

Cut card and papers to layer, as shown in the photo below - round the corners of the dark pink and script paper, also sponging around the edges of the script paper using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink Dew Drop in Desert Sand and an IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Dauber™

Cut/emboss one (1) Fancy Framed Tags Two Spellbinders® Shapeabilities®  using white card, use the Die as a Stencil sponging the inside of the Die using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Delicata™ Pigment Ink and an IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Daubers™

Finish off the card by adhering the tag to the lower portion of the card using foam tape and adding a strip of  Want2Scrap© - Beautiful Bling Borders by Nina Brackett - Beautiful Blooms
along the right side - every party dress needs some bling!

Thanks for stopping by - I always love to see you have been.  I hope you are inspired to use your inks in different ways - you can change the look of something so easily, personalise your embellishments to fit your projects without even leaving the house! LOL!

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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Sneak Peek - Sydney Paper Craft Festival Workshop - Card 2

If you missed my post with my exciting news - you can see it HERE.  I am excited to have been asked to teach a Card Workshop at the Paper Crafts Festival Sydney's Show...

 

...and am back with a Sneak Peek of the second card we will be creating - lots of layers and all the goodness that comes with it - definitely a 'WOW' factor but not as complicated as it looks!!

We will be taking a fresh approach to creating cards bringing eclectic, shabby and romantic layers using Spellbinders Dies.  Embellishing is added through sponging with inks, stamping and the addition of soft ribbon and bling, not forgetting the addition of subtle shimmer.  Shabby Vintage at its best - creating a unique and timeless work from the heart.

I teaching two cards - you can see the details here:

 

Both cards are created using -Spellbinders Paper Arts Dies and M-Bossabilities, IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko®, Want2Scrap© bling 

 Please feel free to email me or leave me a PM on facebook if you are wanting any more details or how to book for my Workshops

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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Woohoo Exciting News and Sneak Peeks!!!!

I am more than excited to have been asked to teach a Workshop at the Paper Crafts Festival in Sydney - if you haven't seen the link - you can find it here. 

Card One

 

We will be taking a fresh approach to creating cards bringing eclectic, shabby and romantic layers using Spellbinders Dies.  Embellishing is added through sponging with inks, stamping and the addition of soft ribbon and bling, not forgetting the addition of subtle shimmer.  Shabby Vintage at its best - creating a unique and timeless work from the heart.

I teaching two cards - you can see the details here:

Card Two

Both cards are created using -Spellbinders Paper Arts Dies and M-Bossabilities, IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko®, Want2Scrap© bling 

 Please feel free to email me or leave me a PM on facebook if you are wanting any more details or how to book for my Workshops

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}}}

Live Laugh Love

Hello Blog Friends - I always look forward to sharing with you and appreciate all of the visits you make to my Blog and the comments you leave - thank you so much!  

Today I am sharing a card I created with some gorgeous hand decorated paper - my dear friend and amazing artist Laura Kirste.  Laura created this using Imagine Crafts / Tsukineko inks.  I love the finished products - the colours are so divine!

The Whimsical Tree Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® Die D-Lites™ tree has been adhered using liquid glue and the sentiment from Penny Black Inc. has been embossed using Imagine Crafts / Tsukineko Embossing Powder and cut out using Standard Circles SM  Spellbinders® Nestabilities®.

 

Quick and easy but dramatic in it's own way.

This card is for the following challenges: 

Craftitude - Anything Goes/Things Beginning with letter S (Spellbinders)

 Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes 

Moving Along with the Times - Anything Goes 

Crafting By Designs - Anything goes 

Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes 

House of Gilli - Anything Goes/Fall 

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Die Cuts/Punches

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Spellbinders What a Treat Tutorial

 

I am sharing on the Spellbinders Blog today - and have been inspired by the colours of Halloween - you can see the Step by Step 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! God bless you!

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Dear Friend

It is no secret I love to use a lot of  Spellbinders products in my projects- today I am sharing a card using a negative Die - such a great way to recycle and definitely too good to throw away!

The Negative Die is from the Asters and Poppies Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® Die D-Lites™

The sentiment is from SRM Stickers

The embossing has been done using the So Trendy Spellbinders® 

M-Bossabilities™ folder using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine

This card is for the following challenges: 

Crafting By Designs - Anything goes 

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything goes

Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes 

Through The Craft Room Door - 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!

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Recycled Lavendar Thank You

I always love to recycle - and recycling cards makes me even happier - I have friends who give me their old cards and I like to try and bring new life to them.

This was a very easy card to make - the image was too pretty to discard and I am sure will make someones day on a new card.  It has been layered into white card cut using the Spellbinders® Grand Calibur® Machine and the Diamond Effects Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® Card Creator die.

The embossed layer has been created using the Diamond Fleur de Lis Spellbinders® M-Bossabilities™ folder.  Want2Scrap© - Beautiful Bling Borders-Fancy That! by Nina Brackett 
have been added to the base of the plant pot. Recycled buttons make great embellishments - I have added a  Want2Scrap© pearl to each one.

This card is for the following challenges: 

Card Mania - Use at least 1 Button

Incy Wincy Designs - Give Thanks

 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes or Create Your Own Challenge 

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Allsorts - How does your garden grow

  My Time to Craft - Thank You

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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How Many Sleeps....

I have always counted sleeps until Christmas - not sure why but I have done it as long as I can remember - sometimes starting back as many as 100 - sigh! LOL!

Often I cut multiple copies of one Die, for using later on, makes it so quick to create a card at a later stage and this is one of those cards - the hardest part about it was choosing which Dies to layer.  Starting from the base Die layer up, I have used the Decorative Labels Twenty-Eight Spellbinders® Decorative Elements Nestabilities®, Labels Ten Nestabilities®, Whirl About Shapeabilities® Cut • Fold • Tuck die templates finishing off with the Frosty Forms Shapeabilities® All Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders® Grand Calibur® Machine and have been popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Foam Dots

Finishing off with Seam Binding and a recycled gold embellishment from a Christmas decoration.

This card is for the following challenges: 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes or Create Your Own Challenge 

Kenny K`s Krafty Krew - Merry and Bright Christmas Theme

My Besties Norge - Use Dies 

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

 Crazy 4 Challenges - use Bows 

Drunken Stampers - Die Cuts

 Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Anything Goes

 Just Add Ink – Just Add Bows

 Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

 Country View Crafts' Challenge - Layers 

One Crazy Stamper - Christmas 

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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