I had more time to use some new products from Altenew yesterday:
The image is a combination of an embossing folder and layering stencils to colour the image. I tried a couple of ways of doing this – stencilling first then embossing, but for this version I used the embossing folder first, then used the stencils to colour. I liked how the embossing enabled some colour variation within the leaves themselves.
The leaves were ink blended with pink, and the Pinkfresh Studio frame was die cut using a teal card stock. The panel and frame were layered onto a white card base, the foiled sentiment added, and three silver Pinkfresh Studio silver gems also added for a little bling.
Hello again. I have a card to share created during the snowy and cold weather snap we are having here in the UK. A lot of time spent in my craft room this past couple of days.
I started with a darker teal background panel from Concord & 9th, and ink blended slightly around the edges to create a central halo effect.
Whilst this was drying, I then took some snowflakes and die cut them from white glitter card stock several times, these were then adhered haphazardly to the dark teal panel using wet glue. I went over the edges with them, and when those extra pieces were snipped off, I found small places to add them too – not much wasted here.
The sentiment was die cut from silver glitter card stock, added to an even darker teal shadow layer, then attached to the snowflake panel with 3d foam.
I decided more bling was needed, so I used some facetted silver gems for the centre of the snowflakes, and smaller ones dotted here and there around the background.
It was difficult to capture all the glitter and shine with a photo, but it really is sparkly in real life.
Hello once again. Using the Waffle Flower ‘Gingerbread Collage‘ stencil, I created this card:
I first used the collage die then placed the die cut on my sticky mat. Each stencil was used, and Pinkfresh Studio inks. I decided to use tones of brown with a teal contrast colour, and a pink background for each portion.
Once ink blended, I added a matching brown panel behind, then attached to a white A2 card base.
I can see that this could be one of my batch-making cards – an enjoyable process and quite quick to put together.
Hello everyone. The Alphabet Challenge has reached the letter ‘Q‘ and the theme this time round is:
‘Quick and Easy’
Here is my card:
I rarely do what I consider this to be – a Clean and Simple card. I tend to always like layers and dimension, but I do think this is enough. It doesn’t need anything more.
I glued a black A2 sized panel onto a card base. then cut a slightly smaller piece of white card.
Onto this I placed the Gina K Designs ‘Masked Oval Stencil‘ – the outer part, leaving the oval free. I then ink blended a green and a blue – Pinkfresh Studio inks – nice and gently, and softly (I am a heavy handed blender!), and not quite getting them to meet in the middle – or very little meeting anyway.
Once that was dry, I stamped the Gina K designs image, and then the sentiment.
This was then glued down onto the black panel.
I hope you can come and join us with you ‘quick and easy’ makes. xx
Hello there. I have been playing with a collage stencil from Waffle Flower Crafts:
Following the colour choices for the current Color Throwdown Challenge, I made a couple of variations.
The first card, I used all the stencils, including the background for each tile. Using Pinkfresh Studio inks, I stencilled the background with a medium grey, then used the orange, red, and green on the next layers. I cut apart the collage tiles, and chose the images I wanted for the card.
The background panel was cut down and then dry embossed using a Spellbinders embossing folder. The images were then laid out and attached with 3D foam pieces, before adding the foiled sentiment. The final touches were some red pearls in the centre of the flowers.
For the second card, I didn’t use the background stencil, only the three layers for the leaves and the flowers, and I also used the same three colours of inks.
I die cut the background collage die several more times and layered them together with the stencilled piece, instead of using 3D foam pieces.
The white card base, a red panel showing around the edge and through the holes of the collage die, and glued together.
I added more of the red pearls – the centre of the flowers, the red berries on the holly, and a few more for good luck……
Personally, I think I prefer the stencilling without the grey background – but that may be the colour choices I made. I will play around with colours a little more – loving the collage stencils – and perhaps post some more variations.
Hello. I have been spending a lot of time in my craft room to escape decorating work and have another card to share:
I used some Pretty Pink Posh products which I ‘found’ when I was searching for something else. I was inspired to use the bird house stencil, and the bird dies.
I first created the birdhouse stencilled background using Pinkfresh Studio inks. I used coral and pink tones, and then cut that panel into a 5.5 inch square – knowing I was going to use a 6 inch square card base.
I then die cut the birdies out of white card stock, then ink blended a brown and a red Distress ink. I wanted them to look like Robins. The beaks are so small I used an orange Copic, and the eyes are little black gems.
After placing the birdies on the background panel – they didn’t really stand out very much so I looked for a way of still showing the background stencilling and found this Polkadoodles vellum with silver snowflakes….
I cut that 5.5 inches by 6 inches, used a bone folder to score each end, then wrapped it around the sides to hold it in place, then added double sided tape. This way, there is no glue on the front of that snowflake acetate.
I then die cut the word ‘Joy’ from a Stamps Of Life die set provided to us for a virtual event – the shadow layer from a mat silver, and the word itself from a silver glitter non-shed card stock.
I die cut the word a couple more times and layered with the silver glitter word for a little more dimension and stability.
I first added the word with glue, then each of the little birdies was added with small pieces of 3D foam.
This is a very shiny and glittery card which makes it difficult to take a photo of – but I think you can see all the shine.
Hello once again. The Alphabet Challenge has started a new challenge. We have reached the letter ‘P‘ and Melanie has chosen the theme of ‘Party’. Here is my card:
I decided to release my Copics for this card – they have been neglected recently….
The Images are all from Mama Elephant – ‘Flying With Friends’ and ‘Yay A Party‘, and ‘Celebration Hamsters‘. I stamped the images with Gina K Amalgam, then set to colouring them all. The colouring didn’t really take me too long, it is the colour choices which take me longer to plan out, but I kept with the pink, blue, and green theme – obviously with greys and browns for the critters.
I also added some rosy cheeks, and white gel pen.
Once the colouring was completed, I turned my mind to the actual scene. I used the Mama Elephant ‘Slim Woodland‘ die and cut out of white card stock. I then used Distress inks in green and brown to colour the trees and the grass, masking off as required.
I wanted a blue sky behind the party, so took a white piece of card and ink blended a couple of blue Distress Inks – a light one first, then the darker one nearer the top.
A white picket fence – another Mama Elephant die set – and now to lay out the images……
The tree and grass layer was added the blue sky piece of card, with the white fence slotted in behind the grassy hills.
The animals were added one by one, some overlapping, with either glue of 3D foam.
The sentiment was stamped and cut, added to the top right corner.
I hope you can come and join us with your ‘party’ themed projects. xx
Hello once again. I have had a little play with some new layering stencils from The Greetery:
This was actually quite fiddly to do as I wanted different colours on the same stencil layer. It did take me quite a while for each layer, and the very small blending brushes did come in handy for all those smaller places. I used some low tack tape to mask areas off which were near to each other, but generally had fun with the colours.
I used Pinkfresh Studio inks, as they come in four shades of each colour-way – which also made things a little easier.
The sentiment is from Concord & 9th. It is a sentiment which is joined together, and instead of cutting the stamp apart, I used tape to mask off each of the words at a time, to stamp in the spaces. I really had to concentrate to remove the tape before stamping – a mistake I have made on previous cards – and one you don’t really forget!
I then cut the panel down slightly, matted it with a red card stock, then added to a white card base.
No additional elements, no bling, no gems – I think this looks good just as it is.
Hello. I have retreated to my craft room for a while to escape decorators in the house, and ground work excavation for some new garden gates.
This card is using some products from Pinkfresh Studio:
I first heat embossed the images in gold, then used the matching layering stencils and Pinkfresh Studio inks to colour them, before using the matching dies to cut them out.
Some of the ribbons and bows were coloured in using Crafters Companion gold paint pens.
I chose to use a longer almost slimline card when I couldn’t decide which of the images to use – so I used them all!
The bike is ready to go and deliver some presents, and it will return to grab the pile that is left for another delivery – well – that’s my take on this anyway……
The background panel was cut using a light blue card stock, the embossed using an embossing folder. I can’t remember the maker of the folder, it was in my stash without a packet.
I then ink blended some blue around the edges, only what was left on my blending brush – to create a little more depth.
This panel was then adhered to a teal card base, and the images attached with a mixture of glue and 3D foam pieces.
I also glued some Pinkfresh Studio gems here and there for even more bling.
Hello once again. I have a mixed media card to share today using products from Pinkfresh Studio:
I started by stamping the image then ink blending using the layering stencils. The stamp set is a red rubber, and the centre is a sentiment which I took out – I just used the frame.
As I wanted my poinsettias to be a blue colour – varying tones, and manged this using Pinkfresh Studio inks. As they come in four tones this was quite easy once I had decided on the colour.
Once the image was blended, I used the matching die to cut the frame out.
I decided on using a Spellbinders ‘Sage‘ card stock for the background, and used a Spellbinders embossing folder. the panel was cut down to an A2 card size, and glued flat to the card base.
I then added the poinsettia frame with 3D foam pieces – some small cuts to make sure there were no saggy areas – then splattered with a gold and white shimmery acrylic paint. I did this before adding the sentiment as I didn’t want that being splattered.
The sentiment (I think it is also a Pinkfresh Studio sentiment from a previous virtual event) was added with a mixture of 3D foam pieces and wet glue to ensure it was the same height across the middle area and the frame.
The final detail was to add some gold gems here and there.
