CRAFT A SCENE CHALLENGE

THis month's Craft a Scene Challenge is...Inside the Garden

This is my entry

It has been created in Serif CraftArtist using designs from CaroLines Silhouette 2 and 3 digikit downloads.



CRAFT A SCENE CHALLENGE

This month I am sponsoring the Craft a Scene Challenge and the topic is Silhouettes.

The DT were given downloads of my Silhouette Digikits to play with and below are their lovely creations.

KITTIE  Kittie Kraft

OLGA Craft O Damae

SANDY Creative Moments with Sandy

NANCY Crafting Passions

ANJA Stamping with Anja

LISA  Lisa's Paper Fun

SHEREE Vancouver Island Craft Junkie

SILHOUETTE CARD 3

SILHOUETTE CARD 3

The green stripe is actually gold card!

This card uses images from Silhouette Collections 1 ( Digikit download)...Treetop Sunset

You will need:

White greetings card approx. 8.25 ins x 5.5 ins

Good quality computer card and paper

Gold mirror card

Printable acetate

Embossing ink eg. Versamark and clear embossing powder

Double sided sticky paper

Hologram card

Punch...EK Success Flower and Flourish Edger punch used here

Paper flowers or similar

Message from DIG025 Silhouette Pyramage Sunset (optional)

1. Import silhouette background 1b2 into your graphics programme. Import the silhouette frame sf1 and position over the background. Import the fairy f2, resize and position her on the branch. Lastly, import the Star Trails 1im2 and position in the sky. Group together. See figs 1, 2 and 3. FLIP the scene horizontally and print on to acetate.

                                            fig 1                            fig 2                             fig 3

2. Import 1fr1, resize and position the star ring 1sr22 inside the frame and then group. Print the frame on to 250gms card and cut out. See fig 4.

fig 4

3. Print paper 1P7 on to paper.

4. Stick the acetate silhouette scene on to double sided sticky paper and then on to hologram card. Cut round the circle.

5. Ink the scalloped frame with Versmark ink and emboss with several layers of clear powder. When cool, glue the silhouette scene in the centre.

6. Cut a strip of the starry paper, measuring approx. 2 ins  x 5.5 ins and punch out a border on either side. Glue this to the right hand side of the greetings card. Save the flowers from the punched paper.

7. Cut a strip of gold mirror card approx. .75 ins x 5.5 ins and glue to the card.

8. Glue the silhouette in the centre of the gold card and then glue the small punched flowers around it.

9. Cut the message from DIG025, emboss several times with clear powder and glue to the card.

10. Decorate the paper strip with the paper flowers.

                                           

SILHOUETTE CARD 2

SILHOUETTE CARD 2

This card uses images from Silhouette Collection 2 ( Digikit download) and swifts from Collection 3.

You will need:
A computer graphics programme such as MCS, Serif Scrapbook Artist or Serif CraftArtist
Good quality computer card and paper
Greetings card approx. 6.5 ins x 6 ins
Black and silver card
A scalloped circle approx. 3.5 ins diameter (optional)
Martha Stewart punches...Flower Link edger and Doily Lace deep edger
Clear and clear glitter embossing powders
Glossy Accents
Clear fine glitter

1. Import the background 2b3 and size to about 3 ins diameter. Then import the woodland silhouette scene,
s f2, and position over the background, see fig 1. Import the fairy, f3, resize and position her in the scene, see fig 2. Import leaf 2 im5, resize and position at the end of a tree branch. Copy, paste and rotate the leaf to fill the tree as much as you wish, see fig 3.

                                           fig 1                             fig 2                            fig 3

   Import the swifts design from Collection 3, resize and position in the sky, see fig 4. Group the images.

2. Import the pink glitter circle frame, 2br1, resize so it falls on the black circle around the scene, see fig 5. Copy and rotate to form a continuous line of glitter beads, see fig 6. Group the images.

                                           fig 4                             fig 5                             fig 6

3. Print the silhouette scene on to 250gm card and cut out.

4. Ink all over the circle and emboss with clear powder. While still hot sprinkle on more powder  and reheat. Repeat until it has a glassy appearance.

5. Ink the pink scalloped circle and emboss with a glittery powder.

6. Import the pink Starry Paper from DIG074 and fade it slightly, using the transparent tool.

7. Glue the silhouette on to the pink scalloped circle.

8. Cut the paper to approx. 5.5 ins square and punch a border top and bottom using the Flower Link punch.

    Glue this to the black card and trim. Glue this to the greetings card.

9. Punch a piece of silver card using the Doily Lace edger punch and glue across the centre of the entire greetings card.

10. Glue the silhouette scene over the centre of the doily chain.

                                        









SILHOUETTE CARD 1

SILHOUETTE CARD 1

I've finally got around to playing with my Silhouette Collections ( Digikit download )

This card uses Collection 3...Turquoise Meadow.

You will need:

A computer graphics programme such as MCS, Serif Scrapbook Artist of Serif CraftArtist.

Good quality computer paper.

Printable acetate

Greetings card approx. 8 ins x 6.5 ins (the size and colours you can change of course)

Double sided sticky paper

Self-adhesive glitter paper

Small turquoise pearls

Butterfly punch

EK Success punch...Le Scroll chain used here



1: Create the silhouette scene:

                                           fig 1                              fig 2                            fig 3

   Import the background 3b1 and resize, if necessary, to approx. 3 ins x 3 ins.. Import and position the meadow frame sf3 over the background, see fig 1. Import and resize the cat (3im2) and position her in the

meadow, see fig 2. Then the butterfly (3im1)...resize and angle. You can copy and paste more butterflies if you wish, see fig. 3.

                                                          fig 4                                   fig 5

   Import the butterfly frame, 3fr2, resize until it fits over the silhouette scene, see fig 4. Import the butterfly circle frame, 3bfr2, and resize to fit over the black butterflies in the first frame. Group the images.

2.  NB: now flip the entire scene horizontally and print on to acetate.

3. Print a piece of paper, 3P10, again resizing if you wish.

4. Stick the acetate scene carefully, to avoid air bubbles, on to double sided sticky paper. Remove the paper layer and stick this on to the top part of self adhesive glitter paper.  Then stick on to white paper and cut round the scallops.

5. Cut a strip of the paper and glue down the centre of the greetings card. Use the chain punch to create two borders and glue to each end of the card.

6. Glue the acetate silhouette across the middle of the centre strip of paper.

7. Punch two butterflies from card and glue to the borders and lastly, glue small pearls around the scalloped frame.







NEW! DOWNLOADABLE SILHOUETTE COLLECTIONS

NEW SILHOUETTE COLLECTIONS

DIGIKIT DOWNLOADS

Please read the Terms and Conditions on the Home page before ordering.

A collection of silhouette elements and papers for you to use to create original greetings cards and other crafty projects. The collections are interchangeable, for example, the images from Collection 1 can be used with papers and elements from Collections 2 and 3.

These are downloads rather than digistamps and immediately after payment you will be given the link from which to download the file.

NB: This is for your personal use only...no sharing or selling on please.

Please read the TOU, Instruction and Ideas pages for each Collection. These will help you get the most from the Silhouettes.

Images are jpg and png format at 300 ppi and high quality.

More 'addons' and paper collections will be added in due course.

NB: You will need a graphics programme such as My Craft Studio Professional, Serif Scrapbook Artist or Serif CraftArtist to use these collections.

SILHOUETTE COLLECTION 1 TREETOP

The collection has 49 items...11 backing papers, 1Treetop Silhouette Frame and backgrounds, 2 scene frames, 2 fairies and other images, messages and frame embellishments.

It also includes instructions for making a basic silhouette scene and further ideas.

 SILCOL01 SILHOUETTE COLLECTION 1 TREETOP......£4.49
Zipped file 50.3 MB



SILHOUETTE COLLECTION 2 WOODLAND

The collection has 48 items...10 backing papers, 1 Woodland Silhouette Frame and backgrounds, 2 scene frames, 2 fairies and other images, messages and frame embellishments.
It also includes instructions for making a basic silhouette scene and further ideas.
Don't panic...some images are white and therefore won't show up until positioned over a coloured element!

SILCOL02 SILHOUETTE COLLECTION 2 WOODLAND....£4.49
Zipped file 34.6 MB



SILHOUETTE COLLECTION 3 MEADOW

The collection has 49 items...11 backing papers, 1 Meadow Silhouette Frame and backgrounds, 2 scene frames, 2 fairies and other images, messages and frame embellishments.
WARNING for arachnophobes...there is a spider!
It also includes instructions for making a basic silhouette scene and further ideas.
Don't panic...some images are white and therefore won't show up until positioned over a coloured element!

SILCOL3 SILHOUETTE COLLECTION 3 MEADOW...£4.49
Zipped file 39.2 MB



CREDITS
Eyeinspire and Roxi Hardegree(Digiscrapwarehouse), Laitha (Scrapbookbytes), Amanda Sok and Kerry Veale (Scrapgirls), Obsidian Dawn, findza and sileylive (Deviant Art), Flergs (Scrapbook Graphics).



SILHOUETTE WINDOW AND HANGING DECORATIONS

The Silhouette designs can be used to make window / mirror decorations or as hanging mobiles.

WINDOW / MIRROR DECORATIONS

Print the coloured silhouette on to acetate (NB: reverse the image first), cut out and stick a layer of double-sided sticky tape on the back. At this point you can either use special window film (simply stick to the film, cut out and it will just cling to the window) or print another silhouette (NB: image normal), stick to the first frame and use tiny pieces of Blu-Tack to fix it to the window.

If you use the black and white silhouette image (NB: reversed) you can colour one of the images with alcohol inks (blue-greens and silver used in illustration below) or Copic pens or Promarkers before sticking the second image to the back.

You could also try colouring vellum and sandwiching that in between the silhouettes.

You could also stamp on to one of the silhouettes before sandwiching (stars stamped with gold Brilliance ink shown below.

To make a hanging decoration or a mobile, simply punch a small hole in the top and hang with invisible thread.