Accordion Heart Card

I've made a few bright modern cards recently so this time I thought I would re-visit a more muted, distress, vintage style and the First Edition 'Falling Leaves' are perfect for this style of crafting.  For this project I have distressed, inked, foiled, stamped and heat embossed.

I also quite like paper folding and find accordion folds very relaxing to make with their concertina style, this time I thought I would try making a large heart and found a few templates online, one of  which I have shared with you (hopefully you can understand my notes on it).

I also love the FE Foiling and, as I don't have the machine just yet, I have been experimenting using the other methods like the Foil Transfer Glue which I have used in this project.

Step By Step:

1. Cut a rectangle of pale patterned paper from FE Falling Leaves pad to measure approx. 6 ¾” wide by 4 ¾” high.
   Using the ‘Always in my Heart’ clear stamp (Willow) and a clear embossing pad, stamp the sentiment over the paper randomly.  Sprinkle stamping with clear embossing powder and emboss with a heat gun.
   Distress the edges of the paper using the edge of your scissors or a distressing tool if you have one. 
   Ink around the edges using a pale brown ink allowing some of the ink to blend onto the paper to highlight the stamping in places.
   
2. Next apply FE foil transfer glue in random squiggly lines around the edge of the paper and leave to dry for a few minutes.  When glue goes clear it is ready to add the foil, so take the FE gold foil and press against the raised glue lines, rubbing and smoothing to apply
   
3. Using a red brown ink, stamp the sentiment onto the pale dotted paper (Falling Leaves), sprinkle with clear embossing powder and heat emboss with the heat gun.  Cut out sentiment into a rectangle shape and distress, ink and add gold foiling to match the base paper.
   
4. Adhere brown organza ribbon (Willow) across the lower part of paper panel and add lace ribbon on top, securing the ends on the reverse of the paper.
   Take paper doilies (Sweet Paris) and position so that they overlap the paper panel at top left and side right, adhering on the back.
   Attach paper panel to a 5 x 7” Kraft card in landscape position (with the fold along the top)
   
5. Create an Accordion / Rosette heart shape (see template above) using the knit / textile patterned paper from the Falling Leaves pad.  Scoring and folding both strips in a concertina pattern and gluing the ends to form a loop, add glue to a circle of card and press down squeezing the shape together to form a heart shape. 
   Ink around the edges of the heart with the brown ink.  Add FE foil transfer glue randomly to the raised folds of the heart, allow to go clear, then apply FE gold foil as before.
   
6. Attach rosette heart at an angle to card front using 3D foam pads.  Thread a wooden heart button (Sweet Paris) with jute twine and tie in a bow, trim ends and fray the twine, then add button to centre of rosette heart.
   To finish, take 3 square plastic buttons (TTT) and thread with jute twine, trim ends and fray before attaching buttons in a row to bottom of card at RH side.

 

Products used in this project

First Edition 8x8 FSC Paper Pad Falling Leaves FEPAD111

Dovecraft Kraft 5"x7" Cards & Envelopes DCCE023

Dovecraft Sweet Paris Doilies DCDO008

SANTORO®'s Willow Clear Stamp - Sentiment SNCS017

Dovecraft Sweet Paris Wooden Buttons DCWB007

Me to You Tiny Tatty Teddy Boy Plastic Buttons TTTBN001

Santoro 68 Spool Ribbon Box SNCR002

SANTORO®'s Willow Jute SNJU001

First Edition Foil – Gold FEFOL002

First Edition Foil Glue FEACC001

 all materials from +Trimcraft Ltd  and the project can also be seen in the Trimcraft DT Gallery link here: http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/projects/121138/accordion-heart-card-with-first-edition-falling-leaves-stamping-foiling

Botanical Notes...with Trimcraft

I was recently given some brand new paper collections to play with, and well, to be honest I couldn't stop oohing and ahhing over this one called 'Botanical Notes' it is from the premium 'First Edition' range by +Trimcraft Ltd  and the designs, colours, patterns and finishes really wowed me.  So much so that I spent a few days just stroking the pages of the pads before I could bring myself to take scissors to them!!  I'm sure if you're a paper-crafter then you will understand. I almost had an 'I am not worthy' moment before pulling myself together and getting stuck in. :D

So what did I make first?  I was immediately drawn to a rather beautiful floral pearlescent paper that made me think of silk, and I spied a bright gold foiled paper too.  I do like to use black as a contrast and the minute I placed some black alongside these papers it almost created itself.  I think this card has a bit of an Oriental feel about it and if you'd like to find out more then please do pop over to the Trimcraft Gallery where you will find a materials list and step-by-step instructions.  (Link Here).

There is such a variety of papers in 'Botanical Notes' you can create varied looks.  The paper pads come in 3 sizes 12x12, 8x8, and 6x6 something to suit all your paper-crafting needs.  For my 2nd make I decided on a little notebook with a matching pencil.

I do like a little 'play on words' from time to time and the music note paper sort of went with the theme of 'Notes' and the birds, hopefully bringing the design together.  Again if you would like to see more pics, including the inside, the materials list and also a step by step 'how to' to make your own notepad, then do please pop over to the Gallery (Link Here)

I have another project to share made with this collection, which I will post later this week. If you fancy WINNING the 'Botanical Notes' and the 'Sail Away' collections then do pop over and enter the Monthly Competition (Link Here). 

If you want to check out all the projects created by the Design Team, then do check out the Official +Trimcraft Ltd  Gallery (Link Here)

Thank you for stopping by and if you have any questions at all or just want to say hello, then please do post a comment :)

Exciting News!!

Good Morning, 
I have some very exciting news to share!!

 My favourite cardstock manufacturers and suppliers papermilldirect have welcomed me onto their Team.  I will be in the company of some very talented designers (no pressure there then :D) and it was a lovely surprise to get the email. Actually had to go read it a few times to make sure I wasn't imagining it :D 

So I've been on slightly hyper jumping up and down (on the inside in a gentle manner of course) mode since I heard.    I had another small operation Monday 14th and took a couple of days resting up to recover, but nothing keeps me from crafting for long!!  So this is exactly the news I need to help me feel lots better :)

As some of you may have noticed, I have a bit of a thing for quality card and colours, who doesn't?, so it gives me a wonderful opportunity to work with my favourite materials, some great people, and work on new projects.

 I look forward to creating and sharing with you lots of  new and exciting designs and would love to have your company on this new crafty adventure!!

Angela
:)