Docrafts Creativity Magazine Card. Not chosen for publication see it here first.

Hi, Happy New Year.

I was asked to provide some projects for Januarys Docrafts Creativity Magazine. This was one of them but it wasn't chosen for the publication.

INSTRUCTIONS.

1. Stamp the back section of the A5 stepper card with the flowers from the Moments of Faith stamp set in Silver. Emboss with clear embossing powder. Rub loosely over the stamped images with silver shimmer chalk. (You could use lilac, blue or pink if you prefer)

2. Take grey card and emboss it with the embossing folder. Cut to size and fix to the front lower section of the card.

3. Using 2 shades of grey card cut out two of the largest sizes from the nesting die and emboss the largest sized card the same as the front section.

4. Stroke the embossed sections of the embossed card with silver pigment ink & dry with the heat tool.

5. Layer the two pieces of grey card and add the made up cross from the decoupage set.

6. Add two strips of silver to the top and two to the bottom of the back section.

7. Stamp your Christening sentiment onto grey card using white ink and powder. Matt & Layer then fix to the card over the two top strips.

8. Take the purple rectangle from the decoupage set and add the christening sentiment from the sticker set. Mount onto DS foam pads and lay on top of the two lower strips.

9. Add the decoupage flower section to the front of the card.

10. Stamp out the cross with sentiment in white ink & powder onto grey car, heat emboss, cut out and add to the front of the card.

11. Using the silver glittered ribbon loop one end and glue to the card from one side up to the cross and from the other side across to the flowers.

12. Make two bows out of lilac organza ribbon and add to the front of the card.

TIP:  Use Anita’s 3D gloss to fix your ribbon to the card. It’s also great added to the tips of the ribbon to stop them fraying. I added gloss to parts of the decoupage for extra shine.

YOU WILL NEED

Card in grey PMA 1641200

Nesting die XCU 503009

Moments of faith silver stickers ANT 810202

Moments of faith Stamp PMA 907107

Moments of faith decoupage

White Pigment Ink STP 1053

Silver Pigment Ink

 White Powder PMA 4021010

Clear Powder PMA 4021000

DS foam pads STI 4004

A5 stepper card PMA 151502

Glitter glue GLT 02000

Scissors XCU 263106

Guillotine XCU 268000

Embossing Folder PMA 515203

Clear stamping block PMA 9031005

Silver straight line border ANT 8101017

Grey shimmer chalk PMA 7621000

Glitter Ribbon silver PMA 367152

Bow maker PMA 274100

Heat Tool HTL 3000

Anita’s Gloss ANT 763100

Docrafts Creativity Magazine Card - Religious Occasion card

I was asked to design some projects for Januarys Docrafts Creativity Magazine and this is one of them below.

This is how I made the flower from two punches.

The Instructions on how to make this card is in Januarys Docrafts Creativity Magazine.

TIP: A quick flick of the pen for a flower stem directs the eye to where you want it to go.

YOU WILL NEED

Tall card ANT 1513000
Decoupage kit
CROSS - MOMENTS OF FAITH PMA169008
OVAL - MOMENTS OF FAITH PMA157121
DS foam pads STI4004
Stickers
MOMENTS OF FAITH (SILVER) ANT 810202
Brads PMA 3741102
Punch XCU 2571400 & PMA258104
Grey card PMA 1641200
Cats’ eye chalks SANDUNES CSP 71705
Glitter glue GLT 02000
Scissors XCU 263106
Ruler XCU 265 100
Knife & Pokey Tool XCU 263 106

Docrafts Creativity Magazine Card Project - Communion.

Hi & Happy New Year Everyone.

I was asked to provide some projects for Januarys Docrafts Creativity Magazine.

I chose to do this card in Black and White but you can use any colours you wish.

Instructions on how to create this card is in Januarys Docrafts Creativity Magazine.

YOU WILL NEED

 Card in grey, black & white PMA 1641200
Nesting die XCU 503003

 Moments of faith silver stickers ANT 810202

 Stamp PMA 907107

 Ink STP 1053

 Powder PMA 4021010

 DS foam pads STI 4004

 A5 card

 Glitter glue GLT 02000

 ems PMA 351304

 Scissors XCU 263106

 Corner Punch XCU261113

 Guillotine XCU 268000

 Embossing Folder MTY 515004

 Clear stamping block PMA 9031005

Docrafts Creativity Magazine Card Project.

Hi & Happy New Year Everyone.

I was asked to provide some projects for Januarys Docrafts Creativity Magazine.

I really enjoyed making this Easter card.

Above shows the way I stamped the doves for a section of the background on the card.

By overlapping at a slightly different angle it gives a funky dimention to it.

You can also view the instructions and more photos of this card on the Do Crafts website and in my Gallery. www.docrafts.com/TD1

INSTRUCTIONS.

1. Take your dove stamp and stamp in yellow all over some white card.

2. Emboss with clear holographic embossing powder.

3. Stamp loosely over where you’ve stamped before in a darker yellow and emboss in gold.

4. Trim card and mat it up with sage green card, wrap with green raffia and stick flat onto A5 card.

5. Cut out two long rectangles of yellow card, one darker than the other.

Cut one slightly smaller so they layer up.

6. Emboss the smallest rectangle before sticking to the card.

7. Take some sage green card and the darker of the two yellow cards used previously to create two smaller rectangles. Again one embossed and layer on top of each other.

8. Place the printed sentiment on top of that.

9. With the flower nesting dies cut out the four largest flowers in 2 alternating colours.

10. Layer them up and slice down one side where it tucks behind the sentiment.

TIP: The bit you cut off can be used on the corners if you wish.

11. Mat and layer the Easter sentiment with matching card.

12. Stick a dove sticker onto card cut out and pop onto card over flower and larger sentiment.

13. Pop a tiny bit of glitter glue onto the dove for an eye.

14. Punch out any small flower in gold mirri-board make curled using an embossing tool.

15. Pop flowers onto card taking note of embossed pattern and decorate with gems and glitter glue.

16. Take ribbon and make a bow add to top of card.

17. Take the same ribbon and make three loops for the two corners and pop underneath.

TIP If you don’t have enough gems use half gems and half glitter glue in the flowers.

YOU WILL NEED

 Gold mirri-board ANT 1641002

 Yellow and green card PMA 1641203

 Moments of faith die cut topper PMA 157122

 Moments of faith stickers gold ANT 810203

 Raffia PMA 1751100

 Embossing ink SANDUNES CSP 71705

 Powder clear holographic PWR 71501

 gold PMA 4021007

Flower Punch PMA258104

 A5 card

 Ribbon ANT 3671108

 Gems PMA 907107

 DS tape STI 7101

 DS pads STI 4004

 Nesting Dies XCU 503002

 Corner punch XCU 261113

 Scissors XCU 263106

 Dove stamp PMA 907107

 Embossing folder MTY 515004

 Pokey tool XCU 268000

 Guillotine XCU 2542001

 Cutting Board XCU 2511000

Docrafts Creativity Magazine Card Project Take a Template

Hi & Happy New Year Everyone.

I was asked to provide some projects for Januarys Docrafts Creativity Magazine.

Below is one I made for the Take a Template section.

I used the Forever friends Winter Wonderland range as I felt folk should be more aware that they aren't just for Christmas Cards. The clever designers didn't include anything  'Christmassy' as such it's just snowy and fur coats which can be used in cold weather. Lets face it in the UK we get a LOT of cold weather.

  Instructions to make this card are in Januarys Docrafts Creativity Magazine.

MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED CAN BE FOUND ON THE DO CRAFTS WEBSITE

Winter wonderland ultimate decoupage kit. MTY 169900

 Circular punches XCU 2611014    XCU 261112

 Corner punch XCU 261113

 Floral dimensions punch XCU 2573403

 Sticky gems PMA 357103

 Glitter glue GLT 02000

 Border punch XCU 2571301

 Snowflake stamp MTY 906200

 Ribbon bow MTY 367201

 Cats Eye chalk CSP 71704

 A5 card white ANT 1514020     

 Pink & green card PMA1641201

 PMA 1641205

 Scissors XCU 263106

 DS Foam pads STI 4004

 DS TAPE STI 7101

 GUILLOTINE XCU 2511000

TAKE A NESTING DIE AND...

  

Imagine the two shapes above are pictures you want to layer up or down

(pyrimage invertage or similar)

First you cut the two pictures idetically with the largest die.

Then you alternate the sizes on each one as shown.

 You're then left with cutouts as above and you have a larger piece like a frame which you disgard.

When you layer them up the holes are hidden.

Just make sure the last one has enough pads beneath it all the way down.

If you don't have a picture to do this to but have some pretty coloured card you can glue them flat like this and put them through the big shot etc with an embossing folder.

The above result had it's edges coloured with cats eye chalk before I glued it together.

Halloween Brooch

I made this brooch for a friend who loves the cartoon movie 'Nightmare before Christmas' and the colour green. So I included two charms of the main two characters from the movie plus some green and pumpkin coloured beads as well as the gunmetal and silver.

Jack is a skelton so for a couple of the strands I created some bent bone like shapes to fit the theme.

The girl, Maggie,  stitches herself back together hence the hand made hand and Jack has a ghost dog hence the paw. The whole thing is meant to look like a confused mass as Jack is confused about Christmas and the Oogi Boogie man has lots of bits which spill out of him.

I really enjoyed making this. I made a brooch for my scottish hairdresser too with a comb and scissors charms on it. He loved it and said it will go on his sporran. Lol. I forgot to take a photo beforehand though.