Five hand made flowers using dies

Good morning

Today I have a quick post to share with you a video I have posted

 showing how I used five assorted dies to create five flowers. 

This is the second video I have posted showing how to create beautiful flowers using dies.

You can find the first one here.

These are the flowers I created in today's video

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Thank you for spending part of your day here with me today

Until next time

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Julie

Design Team Project for Mystical Scrapbooks December Challenge

Hi there

Thanks for joining me today.

This project is created for the December challenge at Mystical Scrapbooks.

There are two challenge for the month and this particular challenge

 is to create a Christmas project using non-traditional Christmas colours.

This can be a layout, cards, mini album or any other project you would like to make.

I have created a mini album to hold our photos of Christmas Day.

 

I saw an album created in this fashion by Heidi Swamp several years ago.

She used her pre-printed cards but they are smaller than I wanted my album to be.

I wanted my album to be able to hold 6" x 4" photos without any trimming.

If you use her pre-printed cards you don't need to add the patterned paper.

You can see how I created an album using pre-printed cards here

And how I decorated it here

I have used purchased 5" x 7" pre-folded white card bases.

The patterned paper I used for this album is Cocoa Vanilla's Sunkissed, 

a nice bright cheery collection that reflects the lovely warm/hot 

Christmases we have here in Australia

To start I trimmed 10 of the patterned papers to 4 3/4" x 6 3/4"

inked around the edges with my Versacolor black ink cube and 

attached them to both panels on the inside of the card bases.

There is no patterned paper on the outside of the card bases.

To join all of the cards together and create the album I ran 

a row of double sided tape around the two long sided and the bottom short side.

Carefully lay one card on top of the other ensuring you have the cards lined up perfectly.

If they are not lined up exactly your album may be a little wonky.

Do this for all 5 cards.

By doing this you create a pocket between each page of your album.

I then took it to my sewing machine and stitched where

I had applied the tape. This is optional but it does strengthen the album.

I cut two piece of the patterned paper 5" x 7" to cover the front and back of my album.

The spine for the album is a piece of POW Gold Glitter cardstock that I cut to 1 1/2" x 7" 

and folded around the spine of the album. I have attached it to the back and front

 covers using liquid glue. Do not put any glue on the centre section of the spine.

I created a tag to go inside each (4) of these pockets

I cut four pieces of white cardstock 4" x 6 1/4"

I cut four pieces of patterned paper 3 3/4" x 6", inked the edges

and attached them to the cardstock.

Next I stamped a journalling panel onto white cardstock and cut the panel out.

This was then attached to the tag on top of the patterned paper.

This is actually the back of the tag, I have left the front plain so I can attach my photo.

To create a pull tab for the tags I stamped and clear heat embossed the 

Tree and Bauble from Kaisercraft Sparkle stamp set 

onto white cardstock and then fussy cut them out.

I created four of each shape so I could attach then to both the front and back of the tag. 

You will need to choose a symmetric shape for this.

I used liquid glue to attache these as it gives me a little time to make sure they are perfectly lined up.

I have kept the inside of the album pretty plain as I did not want too much bulk.

Each opening has one plain page with a little journalling tab and 

one page with a pocket and a flat, simple embellishment.

The embellishment for the page above came from the Kaisercraft Starry Night Collectables pack

The embellishments for this page came from 

Kaisercraft Starry Night Collectables pack and 

the Wooden Flourish pack from the same collection

I painted the "25" with Kaisercraft Dusty Pink acrylic paint

The banner on this page is from the collectables pack 

and the cut apart is from the paper stack

These embellishments came from a pack I purchased from our local cheap shop.

The tab on the left page is another cut apart from the paper stack 

and the poinsettia (this is a similar die) was die cut from the patterned paper.

To embellish the cover I cut two more of the poinsettias,

painted two Christmas trees from the Wooded Flourish Pack with the same Dusty Pink paint,

the banner is from the Collectables pack and the 

title is cut using Tim Holtz Inside Out Alpha die. 

I have not added the year, I will do that when I use the album.

The centres of the poinsettias are Pops of Colour Glitter Champagne

If you check out my video below you will see the whole process

Thank you for spending part of your day here with me today,

Until next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie

Christmas Cards using Tulle from Mum

Hi there

Today I am sharing three cards I made using tulle.

I recently visited my Mum and she was having a clean out of some of her crafting stash.

She gave me about a dozen rolls of assorted tulle and many assorted braids.

When I got home I decided that instead of putting them straight into my storage 

I would use some of them and that is how the idea for using

 the tulle on these cards came about.

As I have not finished my Christmas cards for this year I made three Christmas cards.

To attach the tulle to the cardstock panels for all of these cards I used Art Glitter Glue.

I applied a line of glue around the back edge of the panel and then folded the tulle around the panel and into the glue. I then put an acrylic block on top of the panel while the glue dried.

All of the card bases are cut from 240gsm smooth white cardstock.

I have cut the cardstock 10" x 5", scored (using my Score Board) at 5" on the long side and folded to create a 5" square card.

I always use my teflon bone folder to create beautiful crisp folds on my cards without any shine.

All of the patterned papers are from Kaisercraft's Sparkle 6.5" paper pad.

I also used some of the Sparkle Collectables to decorate my cards.

The edges of each of the patterned papers have been inked using my Versa Color Black ink cube.

Card No. 1

The tulle on this card is bright pink.

The white cardstock panel that is covered with the tulle is 4 3/4" square.

The Rose Gold Foiled patterned paper is 2 1/2" x 4 3/4"

Two pieces of black cardstock that measure 3/4" x 4 3/4" are attached to the top and bottom of the patterned paper panel so approximately 1/4" of the black is showing beyond the panel.

To create the poinsettia I chose a lightly patterned paper from the pad, 

I used my Heartfelt Creations Sparkling Poinsettia stamp, 

my embossing buddy, Versamark Embossing ink and Superfine Gold Embossing powder. 

This was then set using my heat tool.

I used my spring loaded scissors to fussy cut all four layers of the flower.

To give the flower some shape I used my flower shaping tool 

and a stubbie holder I have cut open to press into the back

 of each of the petals on all four layers.

I used a dob of liquid glue in the centre of each layer and off set the petals as I created the flower.

The sentiment for the card came from the Collectables pack. 

It is attached to the card with a layer of chipboard behind it.

To add a little sparkle to the card I added a few sequins down the left hand edge

 and a circle of Pops of Colour Glitter Champagne to the centre of the flower.

Card No. 2

The tulle I used on this card is gold and it has small gold sequins attached to it

 so I wanted to keep this card quite simple.

The white cardstock panel that is covered with tulle is 4" x 5"

A strip of gold mirror card that is 3/4" x 5" was attached to the top and bottom

 of the tulle panel with about 1/4" of gold showing.

This was then attached to the card front leaving about 1/4" at the top and bottom.

I used my Memory Box Snowflake Ornament Die and my Big Shot to cut two baubles

 from gold mirror card that I had attached double sided adhesive sheet to the back of,

When I cut the baubles I decided to leave all of the pieces together 

as the detail stood out beautifully and the solid gold baubles were more impactful.

I used liquid glue to attach a fine gold thread to the tulle panel.

 The baubles were attached in the same way.

The sentiment is from a sheet of sentiments I printed.

I have matted that on some of the gold mirror card and attached it to the card front

 with a piece of chipboard behind it.

Card No. 3

This card has three patterned papers on it

The light pink paper is 4 3/4" square, 

the dark paper is 4 1/2" square and 

the foiled panel is 1 1/2" x 4 1/2".

The tulle on this card is white with a silver glimmer to it. 

I have covered the small panel with the tulle.

I added a layer of chipboard behind the panel and then wrapped

 a piece of pink and silver braid around it, tying it into a knot.

I used the same tulle to tie a bow and attached that above the braid.

The sentiment for this card also comes from the Collectable pack. 

It is a bauble shape and I have tied a piece of the tulle through the hole at the top

 and attached that to the panel with a piece of chipboard behind it.

Here is my process video

I hope you have time to check my video out.

Thank you for spending part of your day here with me today

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie

 

Three Christmas cards using Uniquely Creative's Holly Jolly papers

Good morning

Today I am sharing three more Christmas card.

These cards are in the more traditional colours and I have used a 6" paper pack of 

Uniquely Creative's Holly Jolly Christmas.

All three cards are 5" square and have been cut from 240gsm smooth white cardstock.

All of the papers on these cards have had their edges inked using a black ink cube.

Let's start with 

Card No. 1

I have cut the red plaid paper to 4 3/4" square and a piece of white cardstock 4 1/2" square

I placed my white cardstock on my Scoreboard and scored every 1/8" 

for about an inch to add some interest and texture to the panel.

The circular tags and the sentiment are from the Creative Cuts pack.

I used my Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles Large die

to cut two matts from Core'dinations Rouge cardstock to back the circular tags.

I punched a hole through the cardstock and threaded some white crochet cotton through the tags.

These were then attached to the card front with some scrap chipboard behind them.

I placed a red brad in each of the hole in the sentiment before attaching it to the card. 

The final touch was to add two clusters of 3 Picket Fence Moonshine sequins

 to the sentiment for a little sparkle.

Card No. 2

I cut a piece of the Rouge cardstock 4 3/4" square, 

a piece of Gold mirror card 4 3/8" square 

and a piece of patterned paper 4" square

 and attached these to my card front.

I fussy cut an assortment of poinsettia and holly leaves from one of the patterned papers,

shaped them with my flower shaping tool

and attached them to the bottom curve of the wreath on the patterned paper.

I used my Memory Box Snowflake Ornament die and gold mirror card

 to create a gold ornament to attach at the centre top of the patterned paper. 

Before I attached it though, I added a short length of metallic string in gold

and tucked the end of it behind the patterned paper layer.

The sentiment was cut from one of the patterned papers and matted on some of the Rouge cardstock.

I added a small piece of chipboard to the two end of the sentiment before attaching it to the card front so it would sit level over the metallic string.

The sparkle for this card was created by using 

Scrapbook.com's Pop of Colour in Glittering Champagne

in the centre of each of the fussy cut flowers.

Card No. 3

I had a change of heart during the creation of this card.

I cut the patterned paper to 4 3/4" square, 

distressing the edges using my Distress Tool before inking them.

The 4 1/2" piece of white cardstock received the same treatment to its edges.

I used Kaisercraft's Christmas Tree mini stencil and Mont Marte Modelling Paste

 to add a textured tree to the white cardstock.

While the stencil was still in place I covered it with Spellbinders Sparkle Dust Glitter.

This gave me a beautiful sparkly Christmas tree BUT it got lost on the white cardstock.

The sentiment is a Rub On that I have applied to white cardstock 

and matted on the same patterned paper I used as a layer on the front of my card. 

This was attached to the front panel with craft foam behind it.

I also added craft foam behind the patterned paper of the front panel before I attached it to the card base.

I used a fine black pen to draw a scribbly boarder around the white cardstock panel and the sentiment.

I still felt that the tree was getting lost so I placed the stencil back over it and added a coat of Pops of Colour Glittering Gold. This did the trick and the tree is now a stand out embellishment.

Here is my process video

Thank you once again for spending part of your day here with me today

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie

Three Christmas Cards with Christmas trees

Good morning

I have three cards to show you today and they all have Christmas trees as their focal point

All of my card bases are made using 240gsm white cardstock and are 5 1/4" square.

All of the patterned papers are from BoBunny's Father Christmas paper range.

Card No. 1

I have used Kaisercraft's Merry Christmas stamp set to stamp and heat emboss 

baubles onto deep red cardstock using my embossing buddy, 

Versamark ink and Fine Gold Embossing powder.

 

I trimmed the cardstock to 5" square, 

I will use this as the background layer of my card.

A four layer tree die was used to cut this tree from the patterned paper.

The tree was assembled on the red panel using Art Glitter glue

I used gold mirror card to die cut the base of the Christmas tree

 and a 3/8" star punch to create the star for the top of the tree.

The greeting is from Uniquely Creative and is matted on the 

same mirror card as I used for the star and base. 

It is attached to the card front with a scrap piece of chipboard behind it.

I added dots of Pops of Colour - Glittering Champagne, 

randomly on the tree to look like Christmas baubles

I had a piece of the red heat embossed cardstock left over so I trimmed it

 to 1" x 5 1/4" and attached it to the inside left of the card

Card No. 2

A white and gold card this time. This colour combination always looks elegant I think.

I have cut a piece of the gold mirror card 4 3/4" square

A piece of white cardstock measuring 4 1/4" has been embossed using 

Sizzix 3D Texture Impressions - Mosaic Gems  embossing folder.

I had originally wanted this layer to be larger but this is the maximum size 

that this embossing folder can emboss as a square.

I cut a piece of white cardstock 4 3/4" x 2 1/2" and wrapped some gold ribbon around it 

securing it in place with double sided tape and a knot.

Scrap chipboard was added to the back of this panel before it was added to the card front.

I die cut two Christmas trees from white cardstock, backed them with gold mirror card

 and attached them to the ribbon panel

The sentiment is once again from Uniquely Creative.

It has been matted on the gold mirror card and attached to the card front using foam tape.

Card No. 3

I have used my Tim Holtz Distressing tool and a black ink cube to distress all of the edges of all of the papers used on this card.

I have cut patterned papers to 5 1/4" square, 4 3/4" square and 1 3/4" x 4 3/4"

I also cut some gold mirror card to 5" square and 2" x 5"

The square patterned paper and gold cardstock were layered onto the front of the card base.

I had the white frame sitting on my dest for some time so decided to use it on this card.

I traced around the inside and outside of the frame onto a piece of white cardstock.

Using strips of patterned paper I created the Christmas tree, 

ensuring the tree fitted inside the frame tracing.

The frame was attached to the white cardstock that had my paper pieced tree on it,

 this was then attached to the card front

I used my Semco Pearlised Watercolour palette to colour the background around the tree.

The frame was given a good coat of Wink of Stella White.

The sentiment was cut from gold mirror card using 

Elizabeth Craft Designs 745 Merry Christmas die 

and attached to the Christmas tree.

The rectangular patterned paper and mirror card were

 layered onto each other and attached to the inside right of the card.

You can watch my process video below.

Thank you for spending part of your day here with me today

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie