Exciting News and a Project to share

Hello, I have some exciting news to share with you.  I've been a member of the Trimcraft Design Team for the past 2 years and I am absolutely thrilled to announce I will be staying with them as a member of their brand new Design Team  for 2016-2017.  These are exciting times for Trimcraft with lots of new product launches to look forward to and I can't wait to share my projects with you.

Here is one of the projects I submitted for my DT Application:

Hideaway Peekaboo Z fold pop-up box card – First Edition Christmas Promise papers & First Edition Dies.

I’ve chosen this card to show my love of making cards that ‘do’ something and are fun to display.

I created my own hybrid of a z fold card and a pop up box card using all Trimcraft products throughout.

I like a story, so the shy rose gold foiled deer are hiding in a Christmas snowy woodland scene, carefully obscured by trees and snowflakes with the card closed, until the card is opened to reveal a dimensional scene with the deer hiding amongst the trees.

I have made a little video here:  https://youtu.be/dhhQxptMd6s  to show the card opening and closing and from different angles. 

 Step By Step:

1. Take a Dovecraft 6x6 white card blank, score & fold front only.  Cut a 2^nd card blank down to create a strip of card and score & fold to match front. Use waste card to create the 2 supports for the box section.
   
   
   
   Decorate all panels using First Edition Christmas Promise papers, matted onto Grey paper (Dovecraft Colours) and adhere with D/S tape and glue.
   Assemble card by adhering the strip across the card only adding glue where it joins the front and back panels.  Glue supports in place in the box section and test by closing and opening.
   
   
2. Using FE Christmas Promise papers and Dovecraft pink glitter card, die cut Merry Christmas, hearts, snowflakes, trees, robin, foliage and star. Layer snowflakes to make flowers and colour gems with Dovecraft metallic marker.
   
   
   
   
   Adhere robin & foliage to last panel on strip, colour a gem for the eye using Dovecraft Metallic marker.
   
   
3. Add glitter stickers (Magic & Sparkle) corners to top Left front and top back right of card.  Add a frame sticker to front panel and glue a layered snowflake flower inside.  Glue 3 glitter hearts along bottom of card front.
   
   
   
   Thread metal snowflake charm onto invisible thread, add clear beads and adhere to right of Merry Christmas sentiment.  Top with a layered snowflake flower.
   
   
4. Fussy cut out 5 rose gold foiled deer from the Christmas Promise paper and add 2 to acetate strips, along with 3 trees.  Carefully position the trees and deer into the pop up box section so that the deer will be hidden from view when the card is closed.  Add 2 glitter snowflakes to acetate and add those to box section.  Glue some trees and a deer to back panel of card to help build up the scene.  Glue a pair of deer on the box strip to left of robin.
   
   
5. To finish decorate card with adhesive gems and glitter glue as desired.
   I have made a little video here:  https://youtu.be/dhhQxptMd6s to show the card opening and closing and from different angles. 
   
    Materials Used:
   
   
   First Edition 12x12 FSC Paper Pad - Christmas Promise
   

   FEPAD125X16

   Dovecraft White 6"x6" cards & envelopes

   DCCE025

   Dovecraft Paper Pack - Colours (6inch x 6inch)

   DCDP61

   Dovecraft Premium Magic & Sparkle Metal Snowflake Charms

   DCMTL006X16

   Dovecraft Premium Magic & Sparkle Glitter Frames

   DCTOP015X16

   First Edition Dies - Christmas Border Dies

   FEDIE125X16

   First Edition Dies - Foliage

   FEDIE019

   A4 Glitter Card - Princess (Pink)

   DCGC09

   Dovecraft Metallic Marker Pens

   DCMK04

   Dovecraft A4 Acetate Sheets

   DCBS106

   Dovecraft Double Sided Tape (12mm)

Rockin' Robin Stamped & Coloured Christmas Gift Tag

I love these cute Rockin’ Robin stamps and used them to create a little gift tag.  The tag shape is a bauble design cut on my Cricut Explore (my DS link below) but it’s a simple shape and can easily be drawn with a pencil onto your card if you prefer.  You will have 3 layers to the bauble, 1 blue, 1 red and 1 white hammered card.

I cut the base shape from PMD Sky Blue card and glued the 2nd layer cut from PMD Post Box Red card directly on top.  I applied glue to the top ‘cap of the bauble and sprinkled with glitter, shaking off the excess.  I did the same to the red card part, but only applying glue and glitter to the outside edges as the main part will be covered by the stamped panel.

Using Memento inks, stamp one of the robin characters onto smooth white card, stamp the sentiment, little Santa hat and 2 lots of the holly leaves.  If you have the matching die set, use that to cut the stamped images out.  If you don’t have the die set then cut around each image using scissors or craft knife leaving a small white border.  Die cut, or cut by hand, a branch shape from PMD Mocha Brown card.

Work out where you want to position your images on the white hammered card piece, then stamp the music notes in brown ink at right hand side.  Glue the branch towards bottom of white hammered card shape.  Add Sentiment, Robin and Santa hat and holly leaves using 3D foam pads.

When image panel is complete, add 3D foam to the back and adhere to the layered bauble tag base.  To finish, tie lengths of sheer white and red glittery ribbon through the hole at the top, making a bow with the white ribbon.

Materials Used:PMD  White Smooth
PMD White Hammered
PMD Post Box Red Card
PMD Sky Blue Card
PMD Mocha Brown
Rockin’ Robin Clear Stamp Set – Clearly Besotted
Rockin’ Robin Die Set – Clearly Besotted
Memento Dewdrop Ink pads in shades of brown, red & green – Tsukineko
Nuvo Pure Sheen Glitter – Diamond – Tonic Studios
Nuvo Glue Pen – Tonic Studios
White sheer ribbon, Red sparkly ribbon from stash
Design Space Link for the Tag Shape - https://uk.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/33277895

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