Star Easel Card - Cherish The Memory Guest DT

Hello, I was recently invited to be a Guest on the DT over at Cherish The Memory to work with the Sweet Winter Season collection from Studio Light. (All product links and Youtube Video at end of post)

For my 2nd project I took inspiration from the star shaped sheep image, which is a sweet 3D layered decoupage, and created a star shaped easel card using star dies that echoed the shape.  A little piece of clear Acetate invisibly provides a base for the easel to rest on the stopper

I covered the easel card with blue paper from the 12x12 pack, inking the edges with a blue distress ink. This collection also includes a really nice clear stamp set.  I used the snowflakes and music stamps, along with one of the sentiments, stamping in Versamark ink and heat embossing in Gold.

To finish, the card was embellished with adhesive pearls and ribbon trim. This star shaped easel folds down to fit into an envelope all ready for posting out.

The 3D decoupage elements are die cut and easy to press out, layer up with 3D foam pads and add to your makes, there is a great selection of images on the sheets, perfect for your winter themed makes. I do hope you like todays project and please do pop back for more makes with this collection.

All products can be purchased direct from Cherish The Memory.

Products Used:

Sweet Winter Season Snow Sheep 3D Die cuts EASYSWS501

Sweet Winter Season 12x12 Paper SCRAPSW501

Sweet Winter Season Labels EASYSWS498

Sweet Winter Season Clear Xmas Stamps STAMPSWS123

Plus:

White Card

Dovecraft A4 Acetate

Versamark Inkpad

Gold Embossing Powder

Adhesive Pearls

Ribbon Trim

Adhesives: D/S Tape, Clear Drying Glue, 3D Foam Pads

Halloween Bridge Card - Trimcraft DT

Hello, Today I have a simple Halloween themed bridge card to share with you.  The Free Halloween downloadable papers from Trimcraft are fun, cute and have funky colours perfect for making a simple ‘Bridge’ card design, especially as they have sentiments included too.

I decided to make a little spider and add a web along with a floating Ghost for a fun Halloween greeting.

Step By Step:

Cut Dovecraft black card approx. 11” x 6”

With long side across your scoring board, score from left at 1 ½”, 3”, 8”, and 9 ½”

Download and print off the free Halloween papers, link here: https://www.thecraftblog.com/freebies/downloads?page=2

Decorate card panels by matting pattern paper onto white card and then again onto panels using double sided tape.  I’ve used pink pattern paper for centre and inner panels and turquoise skull paper for the 2 out panels.

Cut a ‘bridge’ strip from white card approx. 8” x 2” and decorate with a strip of ghost pattern paper. 

Attach bridge strip by folding in left side of card and adhering the strip to the first panel, take it across the card and adhere where it meets the edge of the end panel, this will allow the card to fold down.  Use a clear drying glue to allow adjustment.

Cut out Halloween sentiment, bat, skulls and ghost. Adhere sentiment to centre panel at top and bat to overhang left panel. 

Adhere ghost to a strip of acetate and attach to centre panel using clear drying glue on the back, hold in place for s few seconds to prevent it slipping.  Adhere skill trio to acetate and attach under bridge section.

Adhere a piece of white spiders web trim to panel at right hand side, apply adhesive where it will be covered by spider and eyeball)

Make a spider by cutting a circle of Dovecraft black glitter card, adhere black cord ‘legs’ to the back and then cover with a circle of black card. Add 2 googly eyes to spider before adhering to spider’s web.

To finish, add a couple of eyeballs (these were from last year’s Trimcraft free Halloween download papers) add black adhesive gems to ghost’s eyes and centre of eyeballs.  Add a panel to the back of your card for the greeting.

Here’s a little video to show the card:

Trimcraft Products Used:

Trimcraft Free Download Papers - https://www.thecraftblog.com/freebies/downloads?page=2

Dovecraft White A4 Premium Card – DCBS137

Dovecraft Black A4 Premium Card – DCBS138

Dovecraft Black Glitter Card – DCGC01

Dovecraft A4 Acetate – DCBS106

Plus:

Black Adhesive Gems. Googly Eyes, Black Cord, Spiders Web

Adhesives: D/S Tape, Clear Drying Glue

Sweet Winter Season Pop Up Box Card - Cherish The Memory Guest DT

Hello, I was recently invited to be a Guest on the DT over at Cherish The Memory to work with the Sweet Winter Season collection from Studio Light. (All product links and Youtube Video at end of post)

For my first project I created a simple pop-up box card from white card.  Decorating the panels with the 12 x 12 pink snowflake paper.  This pretty paper is double sided, the reverse is a light beige colour featuring a stag.

I selected elements from 2 of the labels sheets and glued to acetate strips using a clear drying glue, then mounted them inside the box design on 2 card supports, decorated to match.

Teaming the 'winter wonderland' sentiment with other elements from the label sheets to decorate the 'flaps' of the box.  To finish, I added adhesive clear gems and dabs of glitter glue to highlight the main pop up images.

The Label sheet elements are die cut and easy to press out and add to your makes, there is a great selection of images on the sheets, perfect for your winter themed makes. I do hope you like todays project and please do pop back for more makes with this collection. 

All products can be purchased direct from Cherish The Memory.

Products Used:

Sweet Winter Season 12x12 Paper SCRAPSW502

Sweet Winter Season Labels EASYSWS498

Sweet Winter Season Labels EASYSWS502

Plus:

White Card

Dovecraft A4 Acetate

Dovecraft Glitter Glue - Crystal

Clear Adhesive Gems

Adhesives: D/S Tape, Clear Drying Glue, 3D Foam Pads

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)