Three Assorted Cards

Good morning papercrafting friends,

Today's post is about the three cards I made this week. I have used three different background dies and used different techniques for each card.

I have recorded the process and you can see the video here.

I have used a no brand set of dies for this first card. I cut the die three time using white cardstock. I layered these on top of each other and attached them to the handmade card base.

The card base is 11 3/4" x 4 5/8" and scored at 3 3/8" and 9 1/4". I have used white cardstock as I was going for a classic elegant look but you could use a colour for your card base.

I have attached a piece of patterned paper to the centre inside of the card. This is where I put my sentiment. The sentiment is a stamped image saying "Thinking of You" that was a giveaway with a magazine I purchased a while ago. I stamped on white card stock and then heat embossed it with silver embossing powder.

The flower on the front of the card is hand made using velum and Couture Creations CO724161 die

The second card also uses a no brand background die. I have cut it in white and attached it to a 5" square mauve card base.

To embellish the card front I have used some gauze, pearl stems, flowers and leaves. I have attached these with my hot glue gun.

The sentiment was also heat embossed using another stamp from a purchased magazine and some very old glitter embossing powder. This was matted on some of the same cardstock that the card base was made from, and then attached to the card with foam tape.

Once again a no brand die was used to cut the background with white cardstock.

I also cut the die from three other patterned papers.

I cut the black card base to create a 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" card. I used glue to attach the die cut to the card base, then using the pieces from the other die cuts I have filled in the butterfly and the flowers.

This was a very time-consuming process but the more I did the easier it got.

I chose two flowers from my stash and attached them to the front of the card and to make the butterfly stand out a little more I attached a coloured butterfly outline.

The sentiment is computer generated and mounted on black cardstock. This is attached to the card using foam tape.

Because the card base is black I have attache a 6" x 4" pale pink patterned paper to the inside where a hand written message can be written.

You can see the full process video here If you would like to subscribe to my channel I would appreciate it

Thank you for visiting my blog today and spending your time with me.

Till next time
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Julie

Live Beautifully Art Journal Page

Good morning friends

I am happy that you have come to spend some time here with me today.

I have created an art journal page today. The inspiration for this page came from Pinterest.

I have a process video for this page and you can view it here.

I am using a page from my 8 1/2" ring bound journal. I love this journal because I can remove the page to work on it and then return it to my journal.

The page has been given a coat of Gesso.

A TCW261s Mini Art Is stencil was used with some Mont Marte Modelling Paste to add some texture to the background.

I hunted through my stash and found a chipboard frame, some wooden Kaisercraft flowers and leaves and an assortment of other flowers.

Once I had attached all of my embellishments to the page using my hot glue gun, I gave it a light coat of Gesso using a dry stiff brush. This had the effect of bringing everything down to a similar colour and made it easier to apply the new colour.

I used Lemon Zest and Rose Quartz Dylusions Ink sprays and Cut Grass Dylusions Shimmer spray to colour the page. I sprayed the colour where I wanted it and then sprayed it liberally with water. When I wanted a stronger colour in a particular area I used a brush to add more of the spray.

Using a Kaszazz 4795Q Lifes Moments Background stamp and Victorian Velvet Distress Ink, I stamped randomly on the background.

To add some sparkle to the page I used some clear glue on the centre of the largest flower and inside the bottom right corner of the frame before sprinkling some Aussie Stamper & Crafts Opal Blend Glitter on to it.

A Kaisercraft black ink cube was used to run around the edge of the page to give it a very fine border.

The verse is a Kaisercraft clear stamp and comes in the Confidence set. I used an ink pad that worked well with the colours on the page to stamp the verse. I then lightly outlined the LIVE and DREAM words in the verse with a fine black pen.

I really enjoyed making this page and I hope you have enjoyed looking at it.

It came together very easily and I encourage you to check out the video and perhaps give this technique a try

Thanks for dropping by
Till next time
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Julie

Special Day Layout

Good morning.

Today's layout was created for Off The Rails Scrapbooking using the August Moodboard.

I have posted a video on YouTube that shows how this page came together. You can see it here.

Here is my layout

and here is the moodboard.

I have used two patterned papers from Imaginisce's Black Tie Optional range and one from Teresa Collins called Damask.

The embellishments came in a paper kit that I purchased a few years ago and I no longer have the packaging so I cannot share that  information with you.

Everything on the page is matted on white cardstock and the background is an embossed black cardstock.

The photo was taken when we went out for lunch to celebrate our 41st Wedding Anniversary in 2014.

A thin strip of white cardstock that has been punched along one edge using a Martha Stewart border punch, again I have thrown the packaging away so I can't tell you the name of the punch, has been attached at the top of the page and some white outline hearts cut from white cardstock with my Kaisercraft Heart Borders die has been attached under the photo to the right.

The photo and the embellishments have been attached to the page with a layer of craft foam behind them so they are risen off the page.

This is a very simple page and, once I had decided on a design, came together quite quickly.

Don't forget to check out the video

Thanks for spending some time here with me today

Till next time
Hugs
Julie

Second project using Scrapping Fun Kits August kit - Julie Layout

Good morning to you all.

Today's layout is the second layout I have created using the August kit from Scrapping Fun Kits.
The kit is glactic themed with reds blacks and whites.
You can find out more about the kits and subscribe here.

I have created a process video showing how this layout came together. You can see the video here.

This photo was taken on a ship when we were on a cruise in 2014. It is one of my favourite photos of me. I am like most people and do not think I take a good photo generally but this one seems OK to me. I chose it because of the amount of red that is in the photo.

I have used what was left of my kit after creating this layout and a few items from my stash.

I have made a 1" frame with the black cardstock and trimmed the blue down to 11.5" square and attached that on top of the black frame.

Using a Crafters Workshop stencil called Mini Circus Banners and some Mont Marte Modelling Paste I added some banners across the top left hand corner of the page and across the page about 1/3rd of the way up from the bottom.

I have used SpellBinders Nested Lacy Pennants, Die-Namics Mix and Match Banners and an unbranded die to cut an assortment of banners using both papers from the kit and my stash.

I also cut a pink and a yellow SpellBinders Label 8 die. This will hold some of the journalling.

I used the same pink and yellow paper to cut a couple of strips, I punched one of the long edges of the pink to add some interest. These will be layered on top of each other and used to create a horizontal element through the layout.

Before I attached the elements to the page I watered down some acrylic paint in pink, yellow, black and white and created a light covering of splatters to the blue cardstock.

Using glue I attached all of the elements to the page. The photo was mounted on some craft foam before being attached.

I used Couture Creations CO724161 flower die and the velum from the kit to create the flower in the cluster on the left hand side of the photo. I actually made two of these flowers so I have a spare to use in another project.

The rest of the cluster was made up with a red paper rose and a black flair, also from the kit.

Using my Uniball White Gel pen I added faux stitching to the pennants and the edge of the blue cardstock

The title was cut using Kaisercraft's DD700 Alphabet Upper Case dies and some of the red cardstock from the kit. I inked the edges of the letters and attached them to the layout below the photo.

I originally hand wrote the date on the label to the left of the photo but I did not like it so I cut another label and used my computer to print the date on it.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about the process of creating this layout.

The kits are available here and you can see what other members of the Design team have created with the kit here.

Don't forget to check out the video. If you enjoy the video there are some links to other videos I have created in the description box below the video.

Thank you for spending your time here with me today

Till next time
Hugs
Julie

Three Shabby Chic Cards

Today I am sharing three cards I have made. I made these in the Shabby Chic style.

I recently bought a 6.5" paper pad from Kaisercraft's Rose Avenue collection and thought that would be ideal for this type of card.

All of the cards are 5.25" square. The card bases are cut from 12" x 12" sheets of white cardstock.

I have videoed the process and you can see the video here.

All of the papers have been distressed and inked with black Kaisercraft ink.

The inside of each card has been decorated with some of the paper off cuts.

There is two sheets of "Cut apart" in the pad, I have cut one of these up to use as embellishments on my cards.

I decided to go with a pink colour scheme for this first card. I chose 3 patterned papers from the pad. The background piece is very lightly patterned and was cut to 5" square.

The second piece had a floral pattern running down two edges of the page so I cut this in half and used that for my second layer.

The third piece which was more heavily patterned was cut to a fishtail banner shape and attached to the card using craft foam to add some height.

I painted the piece of chipboard first with Gesso then with a pale pink acrylic paint.
When the paint was dry I cut the chipboard in half and attached it to the card with some cheesecloth under it.

The sentiment was attached also using craft foam and then three gems were attached randomly.

I chose blue colourings for this second card.

Once again I chose three patterned papers and instead of distressing the edges I decided to tear them before inking them

The background layer was sized so that it mostly covered the card base and then a couple of patterned paper strips were torn so they could be layered on each other to run horizontally across the card.

Cheese cloth was placed on top of the card before the sentiments from the cut apart sheet were added using craft foam to raise them from the card.

The flower cluster was created using a couple of purchased flowers and a handmade rolled flower from my stash

Three pearls completed this card.

I have used some gold mesh as the background layer for the final card today.

An off cut from one of the patterned papers from the first card made the next layer.

A piece of white cardstock that has been embossed with a rose embossing folder was used next.

Two  cut apart pieces created the sentiment and a layer behind the sentiment.

I used the Tim Holtz's Ornate die to cut a piece of paper to go between the netting and the floral paper layer on the right hand edge of the card. The point of this die cut is protruding over the edge of the card.

The pink flower was cut on my Scan N Cut, the layers then attached on top of each other using glue.

A Kaisercraft wooden flower was added peeking out from the large flower and three pink gems completed the card.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. I appreciate the time you have spent here with me.

Don't forget to check out the video here and see just how these cards came together.

Till next time
Hugs
Julie

Masquerade layout for Scrapping Fun Kits

Good morning to you all.

I am very happy that you have chosen to spend some of your time with me today.

The layout that I am sharing with you today is one I created using the August kit from Scrapping Fun Kits.
You can subscribe to the kits here.

I have created a process video that shows how this layout came together.
You can see the video here.

The background paper for this layout is from Kaisercraft's On the Dot range. It has been trimmed to 11.5" x 11.5" and matted on a piece of black cardstock that I have cut the middle out of.

I chose a piece of red paper and the black and white floral paper from my stash, tore one long edge of each and layered the floral on top of the red so that the floral had a red definition along the top and the bottom.

The photo is matted on a red and a black paper from the kit and white cardstock giving it a triple mat. I wish I had of  cut the centres out of the mats so I could of had more of this great paper to play with but I did not think of it at the time.

I used a Crafters Workshop stencil called Mini Peacock Feathers and some Mont Marte Modelling paste to add the feathers to the bottom central area of the background. I have chosen feathers as the main embellishments on this page to go with the feathers in the mask I am wearing.

The photo was taken at my niece's engagement party in 2011. The theme was Masquerade.

While I was waiting for the Modelling Paste to dry I found a few of pieces of chipboard in my stash and painted them with 2 coats of acrylic paint. I have had the chipboard for some time and no longer have the packaging.  The black square cluster, red bracket and white scalloped piece are all chipboard.

The transparencies are from Kaisercraft's Check In Acetate Shapes pack. (Very old)
The white flower and the feathers are from my stash and I cannot remember what brand they are either.

All of the embellish have been attached to the layout using double sided tape or wet glue for the bulkier items.

The title uses stickers from the kit. They match the papers and embellishments from the kit so well. I had trouble deciding where to put the title but finally decided to place it in the bottom right of the layout. I have underlined the title with a black fine tip pen, to help it stand out a little more.

My final step was to splatter some black acrylic paint here and there.

Don't forget you can buy the kits here and see the video here.

Thanks again for visiting me here today

Till next time
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Julie

Start Your Day card for Scrapping Fun Kits

Good morning

Today I am sharing my second project using the July kit from Scrapping Fun Kits.

You can check the kit out here. And you can order the kit here.

There is a process video for this card on my YouTube channel here.

The photo below shows the card when it is open. Each front section is a Z fold.

This view shows the card with the left hand side closed and the right hand side open.

The card base is cut from white cardstock. It measures 10.5" x 5.25". I have scored it at 1 3/8" and 2 3/4" then flipped it and and scored at the same measurements on the other end.

Make a mountain fold first and then a valley fold. Repeat this for the other side of the card.

I cut a piece of patterned paper from the kit to 5" x 4.75", inked the edges and attached it to the middle section of the card.

Using Cheery Lyn "Chrysanthemum Strip" die, Couture Creations CO724161 flower die and a no brand flower die and the paper from the kit I cut enough flower layers to create 6 flowers.

Each of the flower layers was inked on the edges and rolled around my poke tool to give them some dimension. Using glue I layered the flowers on top of each other, staggering the petals. Crystal gems are attached to the centre of 4 of the flowers.

I used my Cottage Cuts Leafy Foliage die to cut some leaves, inked the edges and attached them amongst the flowers.

The flowers on the front of the card blended into the patterned paper the centre of the card too much for my liking so I cut a piece of white cardstock 5" x 2.75". I ink the edge of this and then attach it to the centre of the card. When the card is closed the flowers on the front of the card stand out much better.

The greeting is a Kaisercraft clear sticker from the "Inspirational" pack which I have cut into sections so it shows between the flowers when the card is closed. It is a generic greeting so I can use this card for any occasion. My hand written message will be written on the white panel beneath this greeting.

Thank you for spending some of your time here with me today

You can get your kit here.

Don't forget to check out the video here

Till next time
Hugs
Julie

Angkor Wat Layout for Scrapping Fun Kits

Good morning to all my scrappy friends

Today I am sharing a layout I created using the July kit from Scrapping Fun Kits. You can buy the kit here.

I have created a video showing the creative process for this page. You can see it on my YouTube channel here.

The July kit is inspired by the Frozen video etc having blues, purples, silver and white papers and elements. I have done an unboxing video for this kit. You can see what is in the kit here.

When I started this layout I did not really have a plan for it and I do change my mind about the layout as I progress.

I have used a 12" x 12" sheet of blue print and a 12" x 12" purple paper from my stash for the background. I do not know the brand of these as they were in a paper pack and I have thrown the packaging away.

I trimmed the purple paper down to 11.5" square and then cut the middle out of it leaving a 1" frame. My original plan was to have a 10.5" square sheet of white cardstock on top of this but I changed my mind and went with using the frame as it is.

I have used 2 blue and 1 purple paper from the kit to create the layers behind my photo. I also used a piece of the purple that I cut the frame out of.

For a little bit of interest I cut a fishtail from both ends of the purple paper from the kit.

I have backed my photo with purple tissue paper and torn the bottom edge of it

Using my sewing machine I stitched around all of the papers with black thread. I have also inked the edges of all of the patterned papers with black ink

I cut the doily from the kit in half and attached that to the background then layered the patterned papers onto the page using double sided tape.

There is a blue tag in the kit, I have stamped all over it with a Artee Stamps Simple Flower Trio stamp and some black ink and then run it through my BigShot with a Kaisercraft embossing folder. I then replaced the twine in the tag with some of the feathers wool that is in the kit and attached it to the layout, extending out from the right hand edge of the photo.

I added three decorative pins from my stash and a flower and flair from the kit.

There is some very pretty washi tape in the kit so I added a row of that to the bottom of the photo and attached two flowers and another flair from the kit to the bottom left of the photo.

For the title I have used American Crafts Remarks - Playtime alpha stickers. I wrote the date of the photo by hand.

I had planned on finishing the page here but it looked liked incomplete. I found the butterfly and star in my stash. I had made these some time ago and had not used them. They are heat embossed stamped images on glossy rainbow paper and they work beautifully with the colours on the layout. I cut the star in half and added that to the bottom left cluster and the butterfly was added to the cluster to the right of the photo.

That completed the layout.

Thank you for spending your time on my blog today.

Don't forget to pop over to Scrapping Fun Kits and check out the July kit. You can buy it here.

Also the process video can be seen here. If you enjoy the video please subscribe to my channel and share the video with your crafty friends.

Till next time
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Julie

3 Cards using Background Dies

Hello Hello

Some time ago I went through a phase of buying background dies for cards. I bought the dies and promptly put them in with all of my other dies and forgot about them.

Well this week I got them out and decided to use them and these are the three cards I created.

You can see the process video here.

For the first card I used a no name die. It cuts two different shapes, the background which I have cut twice, once in pink and a second one in green, and the outline and border, which I have cut in white.

I cut the two background die cuts up so that the green was behind the leaves and the pink was behind the flowers and attached them to the white frame.

I used some mauve cardstock that had dots embossed on it for my card base. I cut the cardstock to 8.5" x 5.5", folded it in half making a  card base that is 4.25" x 5.5"

I have recycled the flowers that are attached,  from a purchased card I had received from my husband. I fussy cut them, inked around the edge and attached them to the left of the sentiment.

The sentiment is computer generated and then printed on normal printer paper. After I had trimmed it to the size I wanted I inked around the edges of it and mounted it on some of the same cardstock that the card base is made of. This was then attached to the card using foam squares.

The patterned paper I used on this card is a Kaisercraft paper from the Lavender Haze collection. There are some white flowers printed on the pink paper so I fussy cut some of these, inked around their edges and attached them to the inside of the card for a little added interest.

This next card is probably my favourite from this set but I have to warn you it is very time consuming.

I purchased the die from one of the local scrapbooking stores at a local papercraft fair. It does not have a brand on it.

I cut the die out of black cardstock and proceeded to back the flowers using scraps of paper from my huge stash of scraps. This is the part that took forever. I have backed cut files before but because they are generally bigger they are not as fiddly and do not take as long. You may notice that not all of the flowers have patterned paper behind them, that is because I got sick of doing it and decided that it looked good as it was.

I cut a piece of white cardstock to 9.5" x 5.75" and folded it down the middle to give me a 4.75" x 5.75" card because I wanted a 1/8th" white border all around my die cut.

I attached the backed die cut to the card base using glue.

The greeting is a Kaisercraft clear sticker from the Birthday Wishes pack. This was attached to a piece of white card stock, inked around the edges and attached to the card using foam squares.

I cut 6 x 1/2" wide strips of the patterned papers that I used to back the flowers. After inking the edges I attached them to the inside of the card at the top and bottom of the right hand side of the card, then trimmed them so they were the same size as the card.

I used a no nome flower die and the purple paper to cut a flower and attach that to the inside as well.

The last card in this series was created using water colour paper for the die cutting. I gave the watercolour paper a coat of white Gesso and let it dry before cutting 2 pieces using the die.

The water colours I used are Semco brand. One set is a pearlescent set and I have used that on top of some of the flowers as a shiny highlight. I have used at least two colours on each of the sections of the die cut and blended them together with water as I went.

I have cut the butterfly and the flowers out of one of the die cuts and used foam squares to attach them over the top of the bottom layer. This makes the flowers and butterfly raised and the leaves and stems flat against the card base.

I have cut some white cardstock to 8.5" x 6.25", folded this in halves and made a 4.25" x 6.25" card.

I then cut a piece of black cardstock to cover the front panel of the card, and a piece of white cardstock that is 4" x 6" to attach the coloured die cut to.

These were all then layered onto the card base.

The sentiment is another of my computer generated greetings which has been cut to size, inked around and attached to a piece of black cardstock before being added to the card front.

The final touches to this card are the addition of some gems to the centre of the flowers and some Glossy Accents to the butterfly body.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about my card making process,. Don't forget to check out the video here.

Thank you for spending your time here with me today

Till next time
Hugs
Julie

Art Journal Page - Today I Choose Joy

Good morning friends

My art journal page today is a very bright one.

You can see the process video on my YouTube channel here.

The inspiration for this page came from Pinterest.

I wanted to create a page that had a very bright background with a detailed white design on it.

I am working on my ring bound journal which is 8.25" x 8.75". I have given the page a coat of 13 arts Gesso then after it had dried I applied an assortment of acrylic paints with a sponge. Some of the paint was smeared on and some was pounced on. The colours were applied in a random manner until I had the look that I was after.

Using the 3 circle stamp from Dylusions Anatomy of A Page stamp set I stamped randomly around the page with both Stazon Jet Black ink and Encore Gold ink.

Nest step was to lightly stamp with Kaisercraft's Chicken Wire stamp and Jet Black Stazon ink.

The white focal design was made using a Kaisercraft stencil, I think it is called Doily but not sure as I have thrown the packaging away, and some Mont Marte Modelling Paste. This dries white so was ideal for making the design stand out from the background and for adding some texture to the page.

A Sharpie Fine Line permanent marker was used to outline the whole design.

Using some gold acrylic paint, which I watered down I added some splatters over the whole page and then some Navy splatters were added to the area where the white design was not.

I have a couple of fineline bottles that I keep watered down acrylic paint in, in both black and white. I used these to put a border around the page and then went around the outside of the page with a Kaisercraft black ink pad for some extra definition.

The final step was to trim the computer generated quote that I had printed on normal printer paper, attach it to the page with Aleen's Original Tacky Glue.

To help this blend in with the page I used my Fudeball black pen to draw around the edge of the quote and then my Stabillo All black pencil and a wet brush to add some shading behind the quote.

Don't forget you can see the whole process over on my YouTube channel here.

Thank you for spending your time with me today
I hope you like the video if you watch it and subscribe to my channel.

Till next time
Hugs
Julie