Chosen by Pam- Inspired by Pinterest

Double Display Card

Materials used:-

Stampendous CRS5074 Build a Bouquet

JGCL575 Delightful Verse

Perfect Prints paper pads "Heat" & "Vivid Dots"

Sakura coloured pencils

Mini daisy punch

1" Kiku punch

Stardust & Copper Stickles

Hydrangea Liquid Pearls

6" x 12" flat white card

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist :-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

We have a designer challenge this week & chosen by our friend across the pond Pam. Now any of you who have visited Pinterest know that you have to be prepared to lose a couple of hours of your life! There is no such thing as a quick visit!! Well you know my liking for mechanical cards I was just perusing the other day & came across the "Double Display" card which seemed interesting & a challenge (there may be a workshop coming up in a few weeks time so watch this space!). To see how to make & for the template here's the link http://www.susanbluerobot.com/2009/11/how-to-make-my-double-display-card.html . 

I have used the flowers & butterfly from the "Build a Bouquet" set by Stampendous & coloured softly with the Sakura pencils. As you will see when you have produced the card blank you have a lot of rectangles  & spaces to fill which the paper pads do beautifully for you.For the largest inner panel I have used the hydrangea, leaves & butterfly. The sentiments on the side panels come from Delightful Verse. For the outer panels it was the daisies. To fill in I used the papers & some punched flowers. Now add some sparkle from the Stickles & the Liquid Pearls for the centres of the hydrangeas.    

On the Farm

Materials used:-

FRS280 No Spring Chicken

Clear Scraps Mask CSSM Diamonds

Perfect Prints paper pads

Brilliance Graphite Black

Sakura Gelly Roll pens

"Wobbler"

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

22 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

This week we're having some fun "down on the farm". I've chosen a stepper card for this & if you would like the template for this please leave me a comment & I'll e mail it to you. I started by brayering (is that even a word?!!) the whole card blank on both sides with some honey coloured ink. I then stencilled with a grey inkpad with the Clear Scraps mask. I have paper pieced the chicken using the Perfect Prints pads onto plain card & then cut it out & mounted the chicken on a "Wobbler". For the background of the card I used some of the great stamps that come with the set to add the straw, eggs & the sentiments. The eggs have been stamped onto cream & craft card, cut out & mounted with some 3D foam pads. Lastly I added some colour to the chicken's beak, tail, comb & heart with an orange Sakura pen.

Tone on Tone

Materials used:-

ADS103 Butterfly Botanical

ADS503 Netting Background

JGS379 Everyday Verse

Perfect Prints paper pad Fresh

Frantage Aged Marine embossing powder

Turquoise Stickles

Blue Candi Bonbons

Versafine Majestic Blue

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local  Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

This week we're exploring "Tone on Tone" or using different tones of one colour. I've chosen "Butterfly Botanical" by AD designs & I have embossed the image using Aged Marine. I then did a water colour wash over the entire piece with 3 shades from  pigment ink pads. When it was dry I over stamped with the Netting Background using Versafine. The background on the card blank comes from the pretty papers from the Perfect Prints set which has been layered onto navy card. I have cut away a 2" piece from the right hand side of the card blank & added a panel also stamped with Netting background.  The sentiment comes from Everyday Verses which I have stamped onto a spare piece of the colour wash background. To finish I've added some tiny dots of Stickles & the Candi Bonbons.   

The Mirror Crack'd Challenge- Make & Use a "Masterboard"

Materials used:-

JGS400 Petals & Dots

JGS901 Birthday Textbox

Chalk inkpads

A4 white card

Woodware Pastel Embossing Powder Collection

(Sunny Yellow, Wintergreen & Lilac)

Polka dot & plain organza ribbons

2" label punch

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

This week we join the ladies from The Mirror Crack'd who have set us the quest to make a "Masterboard" & make something none card related with it. I love to make a Masterboard as you can really go to town with it whether you use embossing & direct to paper technique or some thing like the Stampendous Creative Palette. Basically you're just creating a whole sheet of background.

I started by randomly embossing all over with the Petals & Dots set & yellow & green papers. Next apply DTP technique using pink, lime green & sage green chalk inkpads. Lastly over stamp with a small stamp & a darker purple inkpad- et voila! You have your Masterboard! 

I have made a gift bag & I cheated as I have an MDF shape to wrap the card around to form the bag shape & creases. I have used a mixture of the organza ribbons to make the handles of the bag .The sentiment is from Birthday Textbox & I have punched a label & attached it to the ribbon to finish.

Here's the bag

Why not pop  over to the The Mirror Crack'd to see what the ladies have been doing.

New Season of Crafty Workshops

10 to 4pm

DAYS for ALL LEVELS & MASTERCLASSES for a challenge!

“We have been planning to do some workshops days to cater for the growing crafty enthusiasts in East Devon and beyond. We hope to be able to inspire you in an open, friendly atmosphere to share and create our designs together.   We have years of expertise at our fingertips –Stamping, Stencilling, Punch craft and more.  We aim to do a full day of paper-crafting each month – on Saturdays from 10 til 4pm”.    Jan Caudrelier & Debbie Frost

“JAN-DEBS-DAYZ”  all to be held in CHRIST CHURCH HALL New North Rd, Exmouth

2 Workshops each day - £30 (to include 2 stamp sets value £12 & tea/coffee)

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN –     LUNCH                      Double-sided adhesive tape (DSA)

Scissors            Trimmer or Craft Knife/mat                   Pencil/ruler      

MAY 9^TH  SATURDAY

KEEPSAKE CARD FOLDER & CARDS by Debbie

(Stamp set included  JGS337 –Leaves & Swirls)

This is a lovely project to give as a gift or keep for your own stock of cards for events throughout the year.  This leafy stamp set is stylised and could be used with any colours.

Tech:- Creating a Masterboard –(embossing, sponging, overprinting, Direct-to-paper, & paper mechanics) to create a Keepsake Folder.

*Suitable for all levels as each stage will be taught.

And….                  WORKING WITH ACETATE by Jan

(Stamp set included FRS283 – Curly Butterfly)

Using acetate is really effective and can be very easy to do if you observe some top tips and tricks!

Curly Butterfly is a lovely stylish stamp and will make a great statement for these acetate card designs.

The set has 2 lovely sentiments on it too – very useful!

Tech:- Handling, stamping, Colouring and using adhesive with acetate…and being very crafty too.

*Suitable for all levels.

JUNE 6^TH  SATURDAY MASTERCLASSES

CARD MECHANICS by Debbie

(Stamp set included  JGS326-Delicate Daisies )

I will be showing you how to create a “Double display” card and a “Diamond fold” card.

Tech:- Accent on construction of card blanks.  Simple stamping and colouring with pencils. Incorporating use of pretty papers, embellishments and sentiments.

*Suitable for more experienced crafter.

MAGIC SLIDER CARD by Jan

(Stamp set included  FRS281- Daisy Bird)

The MAGIC of this slider card is fairly simple mechanics …when shown how!  This is fun to do for the young or Young-at-Heart.  Jan will take you through the mechanics of this type of card, with some top tips and a template to follow too.

Tech:- Planning a Magic Slider card- handling acetate, cutting a window and shading with pencils.

* *Suitable for more experienced crafter.

Chosen by Siobhan

Materials used:-

FRS187 Wonderful Friend

FRS188 Make Time

Perfect Prints paper pad "Fresh"

Tombow pens

Hairy Manilla card

Ribbon flower brads

Mark Richards Nailheads & Candi Bonbons

DL card blank

Narrow organza ribbon olive,berry & brown

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

This week we have another project chosen by one of the Woodware blog design theme. Siobhan has asked us to create a set of 3 coordinating bookmarks suitable for a gift for a friend. I have used two sets of stamps from Francoise Read which come as one stamp but are ideal for cutting into sections. I have coloured with Tombow pens & mounted onto 3 craft card bookmarks. I've stencilled some polka dots onto the bookmarks using some chalk inks & a spotty mask. To finish add the ribbon & the Nailheads.

I've created a DL card blank & covered the front with the Perfect Prints papers. I have attached a bar of card across the front using the ribbon flower brads to tuck the bookmarks behind to present as the gift.

Black &Silver

Materials used:-

Dreamweaver products:-

 Stencil LG757 -Heron 

Stencil LG704 Birthday Words

Metallic silver embossing paste

Other:-

Stampendous crystal glitter

Silver pearl & silver mirror card

Black card

Mark Richards Silver metals

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

Black, silver & elegant this week. I decided to dust off my stencils & use this lovely Heron stencil which has that oriental look to it. Simply pasted onto black card with silver paste & cover immediately with crystal glitter. The sentiment came from the Birthday Words stencil which I have given the same treatment. Simply layered onto silver pearl card & then onto mirror card before attaching to the card blank. As you will see I have used a corner punch to add some notches to the corners of the image & to finish I've added the Metals.