Monday, 20 February 2012

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

This week's Cd Sunday Challenge is 'Wings and Things'
This is my entry


Very simple to do...uses images from Jem's Designs...her new Where Fairies Dwell CD.
Images simply layered in CraftArtist. I tried adding glitter using one of the brushes, but it didn't add anything to it.


Sunday, 19 February 2012

CRAFT A SCENE CHALLENGE

This month's Craft a Scene challengeis A Winter Scene
This is my entry


It has been created digitally using CaroLines Christmas Silhouettes Sepia 1 (Digikit Download).
Srrif CraftArtist was used to construct the scene, but various elements and papers could be printed and put together manually, and glitter and embellishments added.
Another card using this digikit is here



Thursday, 16 February 2012

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

This week's CD Sunday Challenge is 'L is for...'
This is my entry


L is for Lace and Love

The backing paper is from My Craft Studio Tattered Lace CD. The transparent black heart created in Serif CraftArtist. The lace butterflies made with a bit of photoshop magic with one of my butterfly designs.

Monday, 30 January 2012

MORE COSMOS PATCHWORK

This card uses paper and word art from Cosmos Canvas Digikit and Patchwork Party Cosmos Digikit.


The Patchwork Squares have been used as the main feature and also as borders for the card.
You will need a graphics programme such as MCS or serif CraftArtist to make this card.
There are 2 ways you can make it, either by arranging all the elements in your graphics programme and printing on to card, or to arrange, deconstruct and print the indivual elements.
In this case I've arranged and printed the backing paper, borders and the word (Cosmos) and printed the squares separately.
1. Import the paper and crop to approx. 7 ins. x 5 ins.

2. Import the 2 butterfly squares and re-size to approx. 0.75 ins. Arrange along one side of the paper as
    illustrated. Group, copy and reverse and move the copy to the opposite side of the paper.

3. Import the Cosmos word, re-size and position in the lower central part of the paper.

4. Import and re-size the same squares...each will need to be copied and reversed. Arrange in the
    centre of the paper and import and re-size one of the fan handles.

5. Move the 4 larger squares and handle off the main design. Print the main design on to good
    quality paper. Print the larger squares and handle on to card.

6. Mount the backing paper plus borders and word on to dark red card.

7. Spray the 4 squares with a pearl spray (Luminarte Radiant Rain gold used here) and leave to dry.

8. Arrange the 4 sepaarte squares and fix to the card with silicone rubber, angling each square down
    towards the centre. Fix the fan handle to the centre of the arrangement.

9. Embellish if wished.


Saturday, 28 January 2012

OOH LA LA CHALLENGE

This week's Ooh La La Challenge is....Seeing Double
This is my entry


It features an image from Ooh La La's Carnival of Colour CD and the frame is from Pam leFors.
The cenral image was re-sized to fit in the frame. Part of the image was re-sized to fit in the left side of the frame, and then copied and reversed to fit in the other side.
The image was also enlarged to make a backing for the whole frame so it is patterned on the reverse.
Ribbon allows the card to be closed.
A Quickie glue pen and gold powder were used to emboss the design on the frame and glitter added for sparkle.

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

COSMOS PATCHWORK HEXAGON CARD

Cosmos Patchwork Hexagon Card


This card uses images from the Patchwork Party Cosmos download and a paper from CaroLines Garden Cosmos Canvas download.
You will need a graphics programme such as MCS or Serif CraftArtist to make this card.

1. Import the paper into your graphics programme and alter the transparency so it has a vellum effect.
    Print on to a good quality paper.
2. Import a selection of the patchwork hexagons and resize so they are approx. 1 to 1.5 inches across.
    TIP: Group the 3 hexagons and resize them all at the same time rather than resizing one at a time.
3. Copy and paste until you have 3 each of 2 designs and one of a third design. Print on to good quality card.
    Use a gold inkpad to ink the edge of each of the hexagons.
4. Cut a square of black card approx. 5.5 inches.. Find and mark the mid point. Arrange and glue the 6   
    hexagons around the pencil mark with the dot in the middles of the central space.
5. Trim the black card around the hexagon arrangement leaving a small border and punch with a corner 
     rounder. 
6. Cut the backing paper to fit around the hexagon card as illustrated. Glue on to pink card and then glue the
    hexagon card in the centre.
7. Ink the hexagon for the centre of the card with Versamark ink and emboss with Crystal Clear Print
    Magic embossing powder (Debbi Moore).
8. Use silicone rubber to fix the central hexagon in the arrangement. Leave it slightly raised above the card.
9. Squeeze some pink Liquid Pearls on to a piece of scrap card and use a cocktail stick to apply 'cross
    stitches' to the design.

Sunday, 22 January 2012

CD SUNDAY

This week's CD Sunday Challenge is...Zodiac
This is my entry


This has been created digitally using images from CaroLines Silhouettes 2 Download and one of the effects from Ooh La La's Shoes in Bloom 2 CD.
The edging jewels are one of CratfrArtist's brushes.