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.



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.

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.

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.

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

This week's CD Sunday Challenge is...Enchantment

This is my entry

I've created this digitally in Serif CraftArtist as I've not much time this week.

 The backing paper and image are from Jem's Designs Where Fairies Dwell CD.

The backing paper was made by layering it over white and using the transparency tool to create the vellum effect. The blue 'glitter glue' and bubbles are in the brushes bit.

OOH LA LA CHALLENGE

Ooh la La's latest Challenge is 'New Beginnings'

This is my entry

The card uses an images from Ooh La La's Silhouette Magic...in my world it's a sunrise and hence a new beginning! The foregroun image has been embossed with clear Print Magic from Debbi Moore.

I am also entering it for the Craft a Scene Challenge

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

This week's CD Sunday Challenge is...Sealife

This my entry

This card uses papers and an image from Peerless Designs Cuddle Upz Arctic CD. The background was erased form the whale in Photoshop. Then the topper was created in Serif CraftArtist and the bubbles added with a brush in PS again.

I wanted something to make it more intersting and i happened to walk past some pale blue netting in my craftroom...happy accident!

Layered on to blue mirricard and dark blue card.