Honey Doo - Dawn Heald

Happy Weekend!

Saturday is here again, can't believe it!

We are also now into July too!

Eeeek!

Dawn is here with us today to show

us what she has made using Honey Doo

Stamps.  These stamps are lovely and

you can see them all here.

Do take a look, you will not be disappointed!

This is what Dawn says...

If you've not seen Honey Doo Stamps before

 do check them out. They lend themselves

 very well to all kinds of techniques.

 So after playing around I went for something

 simple and bright, making use of nearly 

all the stamps in this set. These butterflies

 will prove handy time and again.

Trim white card to 6x4 inches. Stamp an

 array of butterflies in different colours all 

over. Stamp a few extra, colour and cut out.

Attach this to kraft card base. Stamp sentiment

 and stick in place. Add cut out butterflies to

 card with foam pads. Finish by dotting clear

 gems the  card.

This a simple but bright and cheerful

card... love the colours used!

Products Dawn used -

Honey Doo Stamps - Beautiful Butterflies

Paperartsy JOFY 14 - sentiment used

Distress Inks - various colours

White Stamping Card

Kraft Card

Clear Gems

Foam Pads

Double Sided Tape

Sometimes you just don't need to do 

much to make a good impression!

This is a lovely simple card that

would suit any age.

Don't forget to let us know what you think.

See you tomorrow,

Jane x

Honey Doo - Neil Walker

Hi everyone,

Welcome to another week here on 
the blog!
I have to tell you with sadness that
this is the last post from Neil 
as a DT member!  Neil has been with
us a long time and his projects have always
been so inspiring.  We will definitely miss him
but wish him all the very best with
what he will be doing and don't forget you
can still find him at 
neelzexpressionz.blogspot.co.uk

And he leaves us today with what I 
think is his best project ever!
I'm definitely going to have to steal this...
it is so beautiful!

Stamp the border stamp onto the tag so
that the top and bottom goes off the page as seen.

Cut away the edge as shown. Stamp the
 border onto scrap paper and cut the butterflies
 out and use as a mask.

Stamp over the tag using the heart stamp with
 green and yellow archival ink.

Attach a piece of patterned card to create
 the tag shape again. Add a little colour
 to the tag with Distress Stains

Stamp and cut out three of the butterflies 
onto scrap card, colour with Distress Stain
 and attach as seen to add dimension.

Attach ribbon and a suitable sentiment to finish.

Wow, love it, thank you Neil!

this is what Neil used ....

Archival ink - Jet Black

Archival Ink - Olive

Archival Ink - Sunflower

Honey Doo Stamp - Hearts a Flutter

Honey Doo Stamp - Butterfly Border

Distress Stain - Wild Honey

Distress Stain - Stormy Sky

Ranger Manila Tag No 8

Stix2 Double Sided Ultra Clear Tape

Let us know what you think!

I'll be back tomorrow,

Jane x

Infusions - Dawn Heald

Hi everyone,

Hope you all have something

nice sorted for the weekend!

I am catering for 80 people

tonight for a works reunion so I'm

going to be mega busy in the kitchen!

Must try not to have too many 

'cooks perks' !!! Ha ha!! 

Today Dawn is here to show us her 

lovely project using the little bottles

of magic .... Infusions!

  

This time I've decorated an MDF journal page

 and had a good play with these superb

 new Paperartsy Infusions.

What I did....

I painted the board with two coats of white

 gesso then two coats of Snowflake paint.

 Sanded back with sanding Block. Then I

 repeatedly stamped the circle stamp all

 over and heat embossed with Clear Detail

 Embossing Powder and heated with heat tool.

Next I spritzed water and then added

 sprinkles of Infusions in greens and blues.

 Spritzed with water again and left to dry

 naturally to really bring out the walnut stain.

 Then I dabbed ultra Matt varnish in places

 and sponged on some more Infusions powders.

 I took the bold flower stamp and sprinkled

 with Royal Blood Infusions and dabbed Pearl

 Glaze on top with my finger and repeat

 stamped all over board. When dry I did this

 again over stamping some flowers with

 Emerald Isle Infusions. Let dry and 

outline with blue and white pens.

I then added some more background

 Stamping as shown.

For my main images. I painted a piece of

 white Pearl card with Ultra Matt Varnish,

 sprinkled on Infusions in contrasting colours 

and then painted over with brush and more

 Ultra Matt Varnish. Dry. Then stamp

 images.

 Add some coloured pen details,

 cut out and stick to the background board.

Finish with some Stardust Stickles Glitter Glue.

This is absolutely beautiful.
Every time I look at the pictures,
I see something else!

Products Dawn used -

PaperArtsy Infusions set of 12 colours

PaperArtsy Eclectica Everything Art 01

PaperArtsy Stamps - Lin Brown ELB02, ELB24

PaperArtsy Stamps Hot Picks HP1604

PaperArtsy Pearl Glaze Medium

Mixed Media Ultra Matte Varnish

Stazon Inks - Jet Black, Midnight Blue

Versamark Ink

Encore Gold Pigment Ink

Stampendous Clear Detail Embossing Powder

Stickles Glitter Glue - Stardust

White Gel Pen

From own stash - Coloured Pens

Well that's all for today folks!

See you tomorrow,

Jane x

Infusions - Neil Walker

Morning all,

Hope you are all well,

the weekend is nearly upon us yet

again!

This week we are going to look at

the most lovely little bottles 

of magic!
What are they called....
Infusions 
and you can check them out here.

Neil is here to show us what he has 
been up to...

I had these two pieces of embossed card from
 a previous project. They were the perfect choice 
to experiment with the powders.

As you can imagine, at first I wondered if these
 were going to be any different than Brushos.
 Well, they work and react very similarly as I
 thought. However, I have to say that I love the
 effect of the walnut that is a part of the Infusions!

I added these to a couple of tags and trimmed to fit.

I used DecoArt Crackle paste to add some
 texture to the edges through a layering stencil.

Yes, it looks a bit messy but I left it to dry.

When dry I sprinkled some Infusions over.

A spritz of water to spread. When dry I
 added some shimmer with Starlight paint in Topaz.

My finished tags, along with a couple of other
 trial pieces.

Wow, these look amazing!!

Think I'm going to have to treat myself 

to some of these little bottles of magic!

The little bottles themselves are so cute!!

Ha ha must be a girly thing!!

So, if you want to have a go, this

is what Neil used -

Ranger Manila Tag No 8

PaperArtsy Infusions - Complete Set of 12

Mixed Media Black Modeling Paste

Imagination Crafts Stencil - Fossil

Mixed Media White Crackle Paste

Tim Holtz Layered Stencil - Flourish

Starlight Paint - Topaz

Ribbon and Metal Charm from Stash

I'll be back tomorrow with another 

project for you!

Jane x

Starlight Paints - Caren Sharp

Helloooo,

How are we all, enjoying all

this lovely sunshine??

Ha ha probably if you are living in

a nice sunny country....certainly

not England!!

Still, we can but hope....

I'm here today with an extra post which

should have been with our projects

showing the lovely Starlight Paints,

unfortunately between Caren and I

we couldn't get her pictures working

but they are here now!!

So, this is from Caren Sharp, a very

talented lady, this is her first project

for us and hopefully I can persuade her 

to do more for us in the future!!

(Especially as we now know how to get

her photos to me!!)

Here is how Caren decorated this lovely

book....

Caren says - Gather your products together.

I used my Gelli Plate and 3 colours of  

Starlight Paints...

Be aware - the paints dry very quickly!

When dry, stamp the robot and paint...

Use the multiliner pen to add any details

lost under the paint.

Dab silver paint onto scraps of textured card,

when dry, die cut mini gears and frame.

Arrange the gears onto the frame, glue and then

add to book.  Cover with coat of Matt sealer.

Finish with googly eyes!

Have fun x

This is a lovely project and the pictures 

don't do it justice.  The paints are 

perfect for these stamps!

This is what Caren used - 

Gelli Plate 6 x 6

Starlight Paints - Silver, Menthol, Orange

JOFY Stamp Set - 43 and 44

Maya Gold Paints - Blue, Chocolate

Memory Box Die - Mini Gears

Americana Acrylic Sealer/Finisher - Matt

Micron Fineliner

Archival Ink - Jet Black

Notebook

Door Hanger

Googly Eyes

From stash -

Vintage Cabinet Card Die

Ok, that's me done for today,

I'll be back tomorrow with another project.

Jane x

Interactive Cards - Dawn Heald

Morning all,

Welcome to the weekend....

Hope you have something nice planned,

I have a builder, plumber and electrician 

with me today so I think I shall be

kept very busy making teas and coffees!

Can't they put it away??  Still, we 

must keep them happy.

Dawn is here with us today to show

us her Interactive Card...

Dawn says -

Here I've made a secret message card.

 It's a gatefold card with a centre that

 pulls open to reveal a secret inside.

You can alter the measurements easily

 and also make more inside spaces by

 dividing the middle into more panels.

To make this style card....

Using A4 card. Divide into four equal

 panels. 

On the middle two panels score three

 equal lines going down across both panels.

On the middle panels cut along

 the horizontal score lines.

Next cut two pieces of card by cutting a

 piece of A5 card. Trim off a few

 millimeters then cut in half.

Now weave the two cut pieces in and out

 the cut middle panels as shown.

Make sure each piece weaved through on

 opposite rectangles to each other.

Then push the middle together and pull open

 at the middle to reveal the secret inside panels.

To go back to gatefold card simply pull the

 outside panels outwards and it will

 flatten out.

Then decorate as you wish. I used pattern

 papers and a stamped image as a

 focal point on the front.

These cards are really easy to make and

 fun to decorate and give to the recipient.

Products Dawn used - 

Stamping Bella Stamp - Harry Has Happy Mail

BoBunny Stamp Set - Birds of a Feather

BoBunny Beautiful Dreamer 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Distress Ink - Ground Espresso

Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa

A4 Kraft Card

From stash.....

Border Punch, Label Maker

Another fun card to make life a little

more interesting!

Thank you Dawn!

Don't forget to let us know what you think!

Tomorrow is Challenge Day. 

I'll see you then!

Jane x

Interactive Cards - Neil Walker

Morning all,

Hope you are all ok,

did you all survive the flooding on

Tuesday?? 

A month's rain in one hour and oh my 

goodness, the storm, it was right overhead

and I've never heard such loud thunder!

Horrendous!!

Ok, so this week we said to the DT...
Interactive Cards....
wonder what they came up with?

Neil first -

Cut a piece of white card approx 1cm smaller
 as your card blank. Dab with a selection
 of Distress Stains. Spritz with water and blot
 dry with tissue.

Stamp the small circle stamp onto a scrap
 of card with green and yellow Archival ink.
 and ART in the centre with Jet Black.
 Stamp the sentiment onto the piece of 
card and fill with a selection of the images
 from the plate. Cut out the ART element.

Matt both pieces onto black card. Punch a 
hole into the card front where the ART is to go.

Now the fun bit....... add a glue dot to a 
piece of card. to this add a piece of bakers
 twine. Cut this out carefully trying not to
 touch the glue dot. Then you need to somehow
 get a brad through this too LOL

I poked a hole through and got the brad
 through. Add another glue dot to the top
 of the of the first top to create a kind of
 sandwich of glue with the string and brad
 between. Cover the this with a scrap of tissue.
 You want to get rid of any sticky residue. Trim
 the edges. place a small piece of super strong
 tape on the top and adhere to the back of
 the ART element

Secure loosely to the card through the hole
 and wrap the string loosely around the back
 Create a tag at the end of the string and
 write pull in white pen.

When you pull the element will spin........
 just a little bit of fun interactivity.

Wow, thank you Neil, it's nice to do
something a little different sometimes
and I love the idea of writing the instructions
on the tag so that the recipient knows what 
to do!! 

This is what Neil used -
A6 Textured White Card and Envelopes
Smooth White Stamping Card
300g Card - Black
Archival Ink - Jet Black
Archival Ink - Olive
Archival Ink - Sunflower
PaperArtsy Stamps - Emma Godfrey - 15
Double Sided Tape
Stix2 3D Craft Dots
Fancy Twine

Do have a go and let us know how you
get on!

See you tomorrow,

Jane x