Altenew | For you

Hello all, I recently purchased some Altenew vintage flowers photopolymer clear stamps after seeing Lydia Evans on a shopping channel creating some beautiful designs. So I just had get my hands on them too. They arrived couple a weeks ago from Make the day special, but i've only just had the time to start playing with them. I must say, I did struggle to work out these stamps, but I got there in the end. I absolutely love these stamps and the results are pretty special.     

Started with sheet of Linen A4 card cut down to 20 x15 cm and folded with bone folder to the left side. Cut a matt layer of neenah solar white card slightly smaller than the card blank.  

Using the larger flowers, I stamped three heads scattered across the middle using the colour parchment (from colourbox ink set) then inked the second stamp layer in topaz colour and thirdly stamped the last layer in gold ink pad. Next I masked the flowers using post it notes, next stamped the small first layer of the small leaves with moss green colour and the next stamp layer with h green. Scattered three leaves in total, three seems to be the perfect number.  

I also did the same for the larger leaves using the same colours, added the small flower in between to hide any spaces using parchment colour. Using a heat tool in between each step so the ink is fully dried. Adhered this matt layer with double sided tape to blank card. Using Dymo embosser labelling machine, type out label "For You" and adhere the label to this card using double sided foam tape. Added a little sparkle to the small blossoms and the large heads with clear wink of stella pen. To finish I added some gold sequins and adhere them with micro glue dots.    

Supplies

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Lawn Fawn | Monster Mash

Hello all, it's very cold here so i've been spending some time crafting, most certainly the best place to be when the weather is quite chilly. I purchased these fab little Lawn Fawn monsters a few months back and i've only just got round to using them. These monsters are so adorable, not scary at all!!  

Firstly cut piece of A4 card down to 29.5 x 9 cm and fold to the left using bone folder, so you have landscape card. Cut a piece of red card to fit the top of the landscape card, emboss the red card with the chevrons embossing folder and ran it through the Cuttlebug. Adhere the embossed card to the card black using double sided tape.

Stamped four little monsters using acrylic block and memento tuxedo ink on neenah solar white card, making sure there is a slight gap in between the monsters. Coloured in using WH Smith Soft Colouring Pencils making sure I correctly added the right amount of shading as well. Stamped "Sending you monsters hugs" with the same memento ink pad, In the middle just below the monsters. Using the metal ruler and craft knife I cut straight line across both sides, but be sure not to cut into the monsters as they were fussy cut around with scissors. Cut the piece of card down to fit perfectly to the bottom of the card.

Adhered the stamped image with double sided foam tape, added some sparkle to the monsters with some clear wink of glitter. Added some adhesive dots to finish.

 Supplies 

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A Splash of Colour

Hello there, I recently purchased some watercolour paints from local pound store and thought I'd give watercolour a try. I've used watercolour pencils in the past, so I was a little nervous using real watercolours for the first time in many years. I don't know why I was nervous as I'm quite surprise how I have took to it. I do admire the watercolour effect, I do watch all the Youtube channels and think why can't I do that.. So I am so glad i've given it try.  

Started with Hammered embossed A4 piece of card cut down to 29.2 X 9.9cm and folded at the top with Crafters Companion embossing tool. Cut piece of watercolour card slightly smaller than the card blank, using masking tape I adhere the watercolor card down to my craft mat.

Brushed tap all over the watercolour card, Squeeze a bit of ultramarine and cerulean blue onto spare bathroom tile and added water to both paints. Using watercolour brush I dropped combination of the two colours onto the wet watercolour card, to create organic effect. Then to speed the drying process I used my heat tool.

Using the WF flower circles, I stamped two large and small circles with Versafine onyx black ink. Using Silhouette cameo I cut out wishes from porfino white card, adhere this to the watercolour card with Zig fine glue pen. Stamped Best from CB stamps with Versafine onyx ink and added some clear bubble enamel dots, I made using Anita's gloss 3D gel and dropping pearls on to baking sheet and left to dry. I usually add a little Zig Fine glue on the back to adhere on cards.

Adhere the watercolour card to card blank using double sided foam tape to finish .

Supplies 

As always I leave you the links of where you can purchased the same item, just click on the highlighted link to be taken straight there.

• Colvin and Co hobby and artist brush set available from Home bargains
• Waffle Flower Circles available from Make The Day Special
• Crawford and Black watercolour card available from The Works
• Mini messages clear stamps from Clearly besotted
• Versafine onyx black ink available from Amazon UK
• Embossed hammer card from local market
• Pink embossing tool available from Crafters Companion
• Baby wipes available from Wilko UK
• Hue watercolour set of ten available from Poundworld
• Silhouette cameo available from Amazon UK
• Zig fine glue pen Amazon UK
• Acrylic clear block Amazon UK
• Double sided foam tape available from Poundland
• Heat tool available from Amazon UK
• Anita's gloss 3D gel available from Cutting edge crafts
• Masking tape available from Poundland

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Challenges applied from -  

Love this technique - Simon says stamp Monday challenge
Die crazy - Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge

Until next time - keep crafting and smiling 

Colour challenge

Hello there, I do love a crafty challenge as you may already know!!, so when I found out that Make The Day Special challenge was colour theme this month, I just had to have go and come up with something special for this wonderful challenge.

I love all these colour theme's but the middle one I just adored, so this what I created.

Started with portofino A6 card blank folded at the top, cut a strip yellow gold dots and dashes 12 x 12 from The Works and adhere this with double side tape to right hand side of the card. Next I cut piece of grey A4 card down to fit the A6 and cut narrow strip of black A4 card and adhere this to the back of the grey card with double sided tape.

Opened the Silhouette software and search for tag and cut out on Silhouette cameo machine and embossed the top half with embossalicious chevron embossing folder using my cuttlebug. Stamped birthday to middle of the tag then pour over gold embossing powder and heat set with heat tool. Tie small length of wax black cord to the tag and adhere the tag to card with double sided tape.

Stamped the Happy from The big, the bold and the happy stamps from Winnie and walter with perfect medium and pour over gold embossing powder and heat set with heat gun. Then fussy cut around the word happy and adhere to the middle of the tag with pinflair glue gel.

Added selection of black and silver sequins to finish and add dimension to this special card.

Supplies

(As always I leave you the links where you purchased the same items, just click on the highlighted link and you will be taken straight there)

• 12 x 12 Dots and Dashes papers currently unavailable at  The Works
• The big, the bold and the happy available from Make the day special
• Black A4 card available from Rymans
• Black and silver sequins available from 99p store
• Silhouette Cameo available from Amazon UK
• Portofino A4 white card currently unavailable 
• Gold embossing powder available from Debbi Moore
• Double sided tape from local market 
• Pinflair glue gel available from Amazon UK
• Double sided foam tape available from Poundland
• Perfect medium available from Amazon UK
• Acrylic block available from Amazon UK
• Heat Tool available from  Amazon UK
• Die'sire embossalicious chevrons embossing folder available from Crafters Companion
• Grey A4 card available from eBay UK
• Wax cord available from The Works

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Will be entered in these challenges - 

Colour theme - Make The Day Special challenge
Stamp, die cut punch - Simon says stamp Monday Challenge

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