patterned papers

Have A Sweet Birthday

Hello there. The inspiration for this card came from the current challenge at Time Out. They have list of 6 word prompts, and you have to use at least two of them. I chose to use ‘baking‘ & ‘gingham’ to create this card:

I searched through my CML app as I knew I had some Lawn Fawn products from a few years ago to do with baking, and as I store each company in alphabetical order (OCD much?!) I wanted their names to be find them quicker.

The sets I used were ‘Baked With Love’, ‘A Creature Was Stirring‘ and ‘Sprinkled With Joy‘. The images were stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne, dried off completely, then coloured with Copics. I didn’t have matching dies for two of the sets, so I grabbed my Scan-n-cut – the first time in absolutely ages – and cut all the images out.

I wasn’t sure what the scene was going to consist of initially, but I knew I wanted to use the gingham patterned paper from Lawn Fawn as the walls, and cut a strip of the heart border for the floor.

The kitchen units were created by using a piece of white card stock as the base for them, then cutting out some stitched rectangles.

The papers were adhered, then the white backing to the units, then the oven, then the unit doors. Thank fully, I used a 5×7 inch card base, and they all fit well.

Then it was time to play with the coloured images, placing them with little pieces of 3D foam and/or glue, creating the scene.

The sentiment was stamped, cut down into a dtrip, then each end made into a fishtail.

The final step was to add some green gems from Pinkfresh Studio for the kitchen unit doors.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Time Out – pick 2 – gingham & baking

Cut It Up – more than one die cut

Sparkles Forum – your favourite technique – die cutting

Love Those Pretty Papers – use patterned papers

Autumn Magic Is In The Air

Hello again. I was sorting through and trying to find some ‘stuff’ in my craft stash, when I cam across a paper pad with some gorgeous muted images and background papers. It is Stamperia ‘Winter Botanic‘, and I have no idea how long I have had it, but some videos on the internet are from 2018 and 2019…….!

As ever, I look for something, find something else, and decide to play. I cam up with this card using some of the papers and cut-outs in the pad:

As you know, I don’t use many patterned papers, and certainly not to create a whole card from one paper pad, but these just inspired me.

I created a 5×7 inch card, and glued down one of the background papers. I then chose a few more elements, cut them if needed, inked the edges of the three main images and set to putting them down.

There is a smaller piece of card with script on, and two edger pieces were added to the sides. The three images were glued down after adding some spare white card behind, instead of using 2D foam.

The sentiment is from the September release from Spellbinders, stamped in Versafine Clair ‘Morning Mist’ rather than black, and die cut with the matching die, then layered a couple of times.

Of course, I had to add a few gems, and chose the clear Altenew drops – subtle but present.

I seem to have accrued a great many of these types of paper pads but never really done anything with them. I may have to challenge myself to make at least one card weekly using my stash.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Allsorts – anything Autumn

Inkspirational – visual prompt of fall or Halloween cupcakes

Craft Rocket – Autumn or Halloween

Love Those Pretty Papers – showcase patterned papers

Floating Bay Window Christmas

Hello again. It seems really strange to have created a Christmas card when the temperature in the UK was over 30 degrees – but I was so inspired by the current technique challenge at 52 CCT that I just had to have a go.

The challenge was to create a floating bay window card, a couple of videos were provided to follow, and here is what I created:

Now – this card was really hard to photograph – I used a lot of silver and shiny papers, and it just wouldn’t happen whilst indoors, so I too the photos outside in daylight – though in the shade.

I followed the instructions for the base card – quite easy to follow, then found a paper pad with lots of silver and shiny Christmas sheets. The papers were cut and matted with brushed silver card stock, then attached where instructed.

For the acetate front panel, I used a piece of acetate – a long time in my stash – which had white polka dots on it, almost like falling snow, then die cut a couple of larger Pinkfresh Studio snowflakes out of white glitter card and attached them

This is how it closes to be able to be posted – please excuse the fingers holding it closed – it did like to pop open:

A great fancy fold, quite easy to put together once you understood where it was going, and could be used for all kinds of occasions.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

52 CCT – Christmas & floating bay window card

Love Those Pretty Papers – patterned papers, option of fancy fold taken

Peace On Earth – Christmas anything goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – Christmas anything goes

Patterned Papers

Hello again. Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge. Debbie has chosen the theme of ‘patterned papers‘. Here is my card:

I don’t use many patterned papers, though I do have plenty of them….and for this card I used a collection from Polkadoodles.

I decided to use a 5×7 inch card base to accommodate the large sentiment with some additional flowers.

My first task was to take a 5×7 inch panel, and adhere some double sided sticky sheet. I then cut some strips of the patterned papers and arranged them in a jaunty angle.

Once they were all stuck down, I used a Spellbinders embossing folder and ran the patterned paper panel through that – even more texture and interest on the papers.

This panel was then glued down to the card base.

The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn, die cut with patterned paper, layered with a couple more white card layers and glued to the front.

I also used some Spellbinders dies and cut out the flowers and foliage, adding as you see, and also added some pink pearl gems around and about, as well as some glittery gems for the centre of the flowers.