Friday Freebie - Card & Die 1

Hi Everybody,

Every Friday I have given away one of the cards that I make and this week is no exception

The difference is that for the whole of July I will will be giving away a Celebrations die with each card

You will be able to add some pretty embellishments to your cards with any of the dies that will be on offer.

This first one is the Rosette Blooms and there are two dies in this set. The card has been water coloured with Distress Inks in one of my favorite colour combinations of yellow and pink.

So that is five Fridays with the chance to win a card and a Spellbinders die each week and all you need to do is leave me a comment at the end of the post.

Don't forget to come back in the morning and check if it is YOU

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Create a Rainbow

Hi Everybody,

I really had some fun making this little card and I used my Circles dies from Spellbinders to get the look.

The card is created with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A and B

I used my Spectrum Noir pens for the vibrant rainbow and it is so easy to do.

You could use any pens that you have or even water colour the rainbow instead

Create A Rainbow is on YouTube today so please pop over and take a look.

I only used white card for everything and we all probably have some white card in our crafting "Stash"

The sentiment is stamped and embossed in white onto parchment that I bought form AnnaMarie Designs

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

A-2 Matting Basics B Card Creator Etched Dies	A-2 Matting Basics A Card Creator Etched Dies	Nestabilities Standard Circles LG Etched Dies	Shapeabilities Inspire Rainy Day Etched Dies
Clouds embossing folder	Spectrum Noir Pens	Sentimentals stamps	PICK & MIX

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Water Colour Wednesday - Delivering Parcels !!

Hi Everybody,

Todays card is created with a Christmas stamp but I didn't want it to look overly wintry

So I decided to paint it with brighter colours

I used Gansai Tambi water colours and I added in some lace from Wild Orchid Crafts  and a die cut shape just sitting in my bit box.

Waste not, want not ... as the saying goes so I used up what was there.

I also added in the stripes to the scarf by hand with a black fine liner pen. It just adds a little interest to the stamp.

Information

Over the last few weeks I have added several cards to YouTube and said that they are A2 size and from a comment that has been left on my channel somebody has disagreed with me. 

Now a few years ago I added a video about our UK A2 size and the US A2 size and the difference is enormous and I thought it was worth explaining just how much

More About Card Sizes  was added for that purpose and so if you haven't seen the video and are a little confused about the sizes then here is the link again with the explanation. 

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Tuesday Tutorial - Matting Basics

Hi Everybody,

The main feature of todays card is layers and frames and to show you how easy it is to get the double frame around the sentiment.  You could add in any flourish die that you have to surround your flowers to make a really pretty display

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A
• S6-002 5x7 Matting Basics B
• S4-430 Foliage Flourish
• SEL-007 Blistered embossing folder
• PL-001 Platinum Machine

Other Supplies:

•  Flowers/Lace/Dove from WOC
• Chameleon Glitter from Glitter Magic
• Woodware Stamp
• La Creme pearls from Want2Scrap
• Cream card from Papermill Direct
• Kraft Card from AnnaMarie Designs

Instructions:

With die #7 from Matting Basics A cut two from Kraft card and Create a Hinged Card

With #7 from the Matting Basics B cut one layer in cream

Flat glue this to the base card

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With #6 from the A set cut another layer in Kraft card

With #6 from the B set cut another layer in cream and emboss with the folder.

Flat glue these two together and then wrap with lace or ribbon

Add foam tape to the back of these and add to the base layers

(Please remember that die #1 is always the smallest)

From Matting Basics A take dies #1 and 2 and 3 and lay them all together on some Kraft card and tape in place and just EMBOSS ... this is an important step

Once embossed carefully remove the centre die, without disturbing the others, and now you can CUT

This will give you the impression that the frame is double layered.

Add foam pads to the back of the frame

Stamp and heat emboss the sentiment of your choice and cut it out with die #3

Add the frame to the top and press down

Add more foam pads to the back of this panel

Layer  the sentiment panel to the front of the card off setting it as you do. 

Arrange the flourish, flowers, pearls and the dove as you would like them 

Sprinkle the petals with some glitter for effect

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

5x7 Matting Basics A	5x7 Matting Basics B	Shapeabilities Foliage Flourish Etched Dies	Guipure Lace Trim
Wild Orchid Crafts	Doves	Chameleon Glitter	PICK & MIX

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Pretty Balloons ...

Hi Everybody,

So today I am adding in an extra YouTube video using those Brusho Crystal Colours  again for a fun effect

You will need some oval dies as well as the Brushos and some water coloured card.

I used some silver thread as the strings to my balloons but you could always draw them onto the card if you preferred

And to create the shine I used Glossy Accents.

The Video tutorial is called Oval Balloons and Glossy Accents  and it takes you step by step through the process to create these cards.

It's really easy to do and the longest part is waiting for the Glossy Accents to dry.

Don't be tempted to speed up the process with your heat tool though or you will spoil the effect.

Patience is a virtue !!
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I hope you will give this try and there is another fun idea coming up on  my YouTube channel Thursday 30th June

More tomorrow ...

Hugs xx

Brusho Crystal Colours Set Of 12

Nestabilities Classic Ovals LG Etched Dies

Ranger Glossy Accents

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