Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Classes at Belair for the month of Jan 2024

 This month our cards are going to feature the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch and the Softly Stippled designer series paper from this years SAB 2024 catalogue.  


I just love the cascading pattern you can make with this new Heartfelt Hexagon Punch, it is so versatile and looks fab punched out of the Softly Stippled dsp.  My 3rd card is a CASE from fellow demonstrator Rebecca Scurr and you can see her card here.

Stamp set:  Heartfelt Hexagon
Ink:  Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral, Misty Moonlight
Papers:  Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Softly Stippled DSP, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Enjoy the Adventure Memories and More Cards & Envelopes (retired)
Tools:  Heartfelt Hexagon punch, Bough punch, Scalloped Contour Dies, Elegant Eucalyptus embossing folder
Accessories: pool party bakers twine (retired) Whisper White organza ribbon (retired)


Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Whitewash technique and Enduring Beauty stamp set

Hello again, I wanted to share this beautiful card with the technique called Whitewash and also thought it would be good for a technique video.  We will be doing this technique in our classes at Belair in March!!

This technique is one of my all time favourites.  And now with the masks that coordinate with the Enduring Stamp Set, it's so much easier.


Firstly, stamp your image with versamark on a darker coloured piece of cardstock.  In my sample above I have used Misty Moonlight, in my work in progress sample below, I've used Starry Sky.  Emboss with copper embossing powder and heat set.  Overlay the first mask to work out the orientation of your layer.  Tape to your work surface.  Line the 1st mask again, and adhere in place with tape or magnets.



With either a blending brush or sponge dauber, apply Whisper White craft ink to the area exposed to the stamped image.  Now ink up a sponge dauber with Starry Sky and lightly sponger and highlight the centres of the flowers.  Remove mask.


Now line up the 2nd mask, and this time using a sponge dauber, ink up Starry Sky and ink up the exposed leaf images.  The more ink you apply will darken the leaves, which will make them pop.  Remove masks.


Buff the flowers to remove excess ink from the embossed image.  


A close up to the flowers, aren't they beautiful!!


Stamp Set:  Enduring Beauty, Go To Greeting
Ink:  Versamark
Card:  Whisper White, Misty Moonlight, Starry Sky, copper foil sheets (retired)
Tools:  copper embossing powder, blending brushes, sponge daubers, deckled rectangle dies, heat gun




Heartfelt Hexagon punch meets Freshly Made Sketches #617

 


Todays card features the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #617.  You can see their post here.


Stamp set: Charming Sentiments
Ink: Pretty Peacock
Papers:  Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Softly Stippled dsp (SAB 2024), lost lagoon, pool party
Tools:  Heartfelt Hexagon punch, Bough punch
Accessories:  Balmy Blue variegated ribbon

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Irresistible blooms meets Radiating Stiches and pop out swing card

 

Hi there, so sorry I've been missing in action!!  There has been a good reason though.  So this happened!!  Our first grandchild was born in October and is a delight.


Todays card is a fun fold which has multiple names - Window Swing, Lever Card and Pop Out Swing.  It is a beautiful fold and very easy, especially when using dies to create your focal point.  The dies are called Radiating Stitches and are a new online exclusive product as is the stamp bundle Irresistible Blooms and Hello, Irresistible designer series papers.  You may also notice that I have used a retired colour - pretty peacock - well some exciting news, there will be a colour refresh when the next Annual Catty is launched, and one of my all time favourites is returning!!


The Details:  

Stamp Set:  Irresistible Blooms bundle
Dies: Irresistible Blooms dies, Radiating Stitches dies - these dies are perfect for the Pop Out Swing technique!!!
Card:  Soft Sea Foam 1 x A5 card base (1/2 an A4), folded in half.  
Pretty Peacock 5cm x 15cm - die cut the decorative dot die strip.
Basic White:  6" x 14.3cm, scored at 2", 4" and 6"; a 15cm x 10.5cm cut out the smallest of the rectangles for the front panel and stamp the flower and leaves and cut out with the respective dies.
Hello, Irresistible dsp - 15cm x 10.5cm - cut out the large die from Radiating Stitches dies.
Fold your card base in half and unfold and layer the dsp panel on top of the front half.  Centre the large Radiating Stitches die on top of the dsp as well as the middle sized rectangle die.  Run through the die cut machine.

Adhere the dsp to the front of the card. 

Open up the card and on the right hand side place the folded basic white panel (folded in 3 forming a zigzag) with the top panel facing towards the centre fold.  Glue in place - this forms the swing action.

Separate the small die cut layered dsp and soft sea foam piece.  With the card "folded up", attach the soft sea foam piece in "the window" Adhere in place.  Stamp the sentiment on the white  rectangle and add a large flower inked in flirty flamingo and small flower inked in daffodil delight.  Stamp a small leaf in lost lagoon and the larger leaf in pretty peacock.  Adhere these to the front basic white panel, being careful not to have them hanging over the soft sea foam panel.



Add the Pretty Peacock strip to the middle basic white panel.




https://s.tamp.in/_R0fFk 

HELLO, IRRESISTIBLE SUITE COLLECTION (ENGLISH)
$130.25
IRRESISTIBLE BLOOMS BUNDLE (ENGLISH)
$94.50
HELLO, IRRESISTIBLE 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
$21.75
RADIATING STITCHES DIES
$53.00
SOFT SEA FOAM A4 CARDSTOCK
$16.25
BASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCK
$18.00

Saturday, August 6, 2022

Diagonal Fun Fold CASE meets Rings of Love

 

Todays card is a CASE from fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator Jenny Hayward and you can see her terrific tutorial here.  She has a great video tutorial and the measurements in her post.


For my card, I have used the Rings of Love dsp which features in the current SAB catalogue.  The large circle is cut from the stylish shapes dies and is night of navy.  The white circle is a beautiful circle and is layered with some images and die cuts from the splendid day bundle.  





https://s.tamp.in/Vpg50u

  • SPLENDID THOUGHTS BUNDLE (ENGLISH)

    $90.75

  • NIGHT OF NAVY A4 CARDSTOCK

    $16.25

  • NIGHT OF NAVY CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD

    $14.00

  • STYLISH SHAPES DIES

    $53.00

  • BEAUTIFUL SHAPES DIES

    $51.00



Monday, August 1, 2022

Share it Sunday blog hop Twisted Gate Fold


Crafty Collaborations over on Facebook bring you Share It Sunday Blog Hop.



Todays card is a Twisted Gate Fold (aka Diagonal Gate Fold).
My base card is Starry Sky.  This piece needs to be divisible by 3.  
I chose to make mine 18.5cm x 14cm.  Score at 6.5cm and 13cm.
My dsp layers are 6cm x 13cm.  You will need 2 one cut from left to right diagonal and the 2nd right to left diagonal.




The Focal point is a circle cut from Starry Sky and a smaller circle with Sun Prints DSP.  
Stamp  the leaf image in versamark, and heat emboss with white embossing powder, cut out using the coordinating dies.  Stamp the sentiment on the label.  
Attach a 6cm x 13.5cm layer of basic white to the middle panel.






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  • SUN PRINTS 12” X 12” (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

    $21.00

  • NATURAL PRINTS DIES

    $65.00

  • NATURE'S PRINTS CLING STAMP SET (ENGLISH)

    $44.00

  • STARRY SKY A4 CARDSTOCK

    $16.25

  • STARRY SKY CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD

    $14.00

  • VELLUM A4 CARDSTOCK

    $17.50

  • BASICS EMBOSSING POWDERS

    $32.00

  • VERSAMARK PAD

    $16.75

  • STYLISH SHAPES DIES

    $53.00








 

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Creative Cards at The Grove meets Season of Chic

This month at our Thursday and Saturday class we have used the Season of Chic suite again.  This suite is so versatile and leads itself to lots of different uses with it's flowers, leaves, shells and snowflake as well as it's sentiments.  

My first card is a diagonal gate fold also known as a twisted gate fold and features the Texture Chic designer series paper.




Start with a piece of Basic white 19.5cm x 14cm.  Score at 6.5cm and 13cm.  Fold the score lines.  On the 1st and 3rd panel, score from the top left corner to the bottom right corner (parallel).

To decorate, you will need a piece of dsp and a piece of Basic White cut at 6cm x 13cm.  On the Basic White I have stamped my flower in blushing bride, leaf in soft suede, and speckle in mango melody. 
Now cut the dsp from right to left diagonal corners and the opposite with the basic white piece (from left to right).  Attach to the panels as seen in my sample above.  

Sentiment is on a circle cut from the beautiful shapes dies stamped in soft suede.  Flower is cut from the Chic Dies in petal pink.  Leaves are soft suede, mint macaron and pear pizzazz.   

My second is a Teared Masking technique and a CASE of a fellow demonstrator called Jan Clothier and you can see her original card here.  I really am inspired by her work and I just loved her card and tweaked it a little.  Colours used pool party, Tahitian Tide, Pacific Point, Orchid Oasis, Starry Sky rich razzleberry sponged with blending brushes.  Die cut net feature is cut out of silver  foil.  Sentiment is stamped on a hexagon from the Beautiful shapes dies.