Playing with Shimmerz

I needed a gift for my cousin who has just got engaged so thought a shimmery canvas might be the ideal thing. I've used the Shimmerz Baby Breath and Vibez Razzledazzleberry to make it shimmer all over.  

 I have also used around the chipboard heart some of the silver Diamante Faux Mesh cut into strips and stuck with Best Ever Glue. A couple of Hobby House flowers in the corner finished it off nicely.

 

Julie: card making sci-fi style [with masking, staping + heat embossing]

Hello again.

 

The 'Tape' set of clear stamps by Infocrea consists of 3 really versatile background designs:

• mesh / chicken wire;
• tape measures and
• a circuit-board style

I know I'm going to have fun with these timeless images in my art journals soon but, as I recently had a card to make for a sci-fi fan,  ... I knew I could put that circuit-board to use straight away, and here's what I came up with:

Using an embossing ink pad I stamped on to the plain side of the double-sided Lily Bee paper 'Victoria Park' Charcoal [the reverse side is the polka dot design I used on the final card] which I'd die-cut into hexagons.

 

 I then heat embossed in several colours:

Next I stamped again, just on the edges this time, then embossed in a contrasting colour:

I added the embossed hexagons to my card base using 3D foam pads then along one side I stencilled through the Tando Creative 'Distorted Harlequin' mask using a white chalk ink: 

Here's a close-up:

 ... and here's the end result again:

So there you have it some space-age style stamping with the Infocrea stamp set ... I hope my sci-fi fan likes it!

 

If you're not a sci-fi fan ... how about using it in a Steampunk style? Or just as an abstract background?

 

Plus there are 2 other Infocrea 3-piece sets available to choose from too:

• 'Abstract' features: doodled circles; owls and chequerboard - another perfect adaptable set] and ...
• 'Nature' features wild flowers; a book plate and butterflies.

 

Which set's more your style?

 

Julie :-)

NEW Stamps

I just love the new Owl stamps from SweetPea Stamps and needed a couple of birthday cards , what could be better than these. 

i stamped the image first and then stamped it again on matching paper , cut out the moon and his hat so i could paper piece them and then added some of the Gold Diamante Faux Mesh . I just cut a strip of it and stuck it along the bottom a couple of Hobby House flowers later and there done. 

Peony or Anenome?

...either way difficult to spell but easy to make...

 

 

I used the Tim Holtz tattered Flowers die and this double sided patterned paper...and at  70p a sheet it won't break the bank.Cut 4 in the large flower for the top, 4 smaller flowers for the centre and 4 large flowers for the lower layer in a contrast patterned paper

Fold each flower in half and then quarters... use a hot glue gun to glue together, this is quicker than using wet glue (if you use wet glue use a peg to hold until dry).

You may have to tear some petals to make them lie flat...Curl your petals

 

Punch a circle... glue one set of four flowers to the circle. Glue the smaller flowers inside this set of four.Turn the flower upside down and glue the contrast flowers to the circle..the petals should curl in the opposite direction.

 

 

Make a hole in the centre... push a piece of florists wire through, bend the end.

 

Secure with hot glue and add aflat back gem..

 

Peony or anenome.... you decide.

Just...

... a few cards using Les Editions Infocrea....6x6 papers. lovely bright pinks and turquiose, something just that little bit different.

 

Love the pink check.

Julie: a punk inspired card with stripe + skulls!

Hello again.

I've been playing with patterned paper ... again. [No surprises there then!]

I've been using the 6x6 Les Editions Ifocrea paper pad:

... to make a rather punk-inspired card:

 The fabulously graphic turquise stripe background is from the pad, as is the check from which I die-cut the heart [above].

And ... if you're anything like me and you've got a certain soft spot for all things skull-ish and zebra stripe [as this card proves]...

 

... then you might like to check out these Lost Coast Designs border stamps that are currently in stock:

Skulls:

and ...

Zebra stripe:

They're just £2.00 each and, as far as I'm concerned, you can forget leaves and florals ... these are an absolute stamping essential!

Catch you next time.

Julie

A Little Goes A Long Way....

....you don't need a million sheets of paper..( you may want a million sheets of paper)..
These two layouts were made with just  two sheets from the Herboriste range..

 

a little white acyrlic paint and a mask.... though I should have used this one

 

 

A second layout...

 

with the leftovers!

 

looks like spring was a little earlier last year!