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Finally, another play with the Silhouette Cameo

I always thought that the silly season starts about now but I think it hit our family about 2 months ago.  Babies, engagements, shower teas....a wedding, and now finally December!  I have been so busy and my poor craft space has been so very neglected.

 

I have a couple of little projects here that I've been creating with my Silhouette.  This first one is my husbands birthday card.  His hobby is remote control planes and helicopters and the Silhouette makes it so easy to make a relevant card to match just about any thing.

I've been slowly teaching myself, with the help of you tube, how to make shaped cards from just about any shape you can buy.  This little helicopter is my first attempt.  

 

 

This next one is my first Chrissy gift wrapped.  The box, the bow on top and the reindeer tag have all been cut with the Silhouette.

 

I've made this little gift card holder that can also be used as a bookmark.  He's a bit cute ♥

 

 

and just a couple of monthly swaps that I take part in.

These cherries and for a green and red swap.

 

and lastly my ATC swap.  This one has been covered in Inkssentials Metal Foil sheet and embossed in my Big Shot.  The music note and dancer are cut with the Silhouette Cameo, it really cuts out small and intricate pieces well.

Enjoy the rest of your week ♥

 

 

Happy Halloween!

Hi All - today I'm having a play with some of our gorgeous new Viva Decor products that you may have seen in last weeks newsletter - the wonderful pots of Inka Gold.  I've used these to add metallic shimmer to a textured background, another technique suitable for multiple purposes.

What you'll need:

• Inka Gold - I used Cobalt Blue, Violet, Silver and Gold
• Inkssentials Manilla Tag
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray in Midnight Rendezvous Raven
• Prima Spotlight Paper Leaves - Midnight
• Glossy Accents
• Spellbinders M-bossibillities folder: Valor
• Tim Holtz Word Bands
• Mulberry Paper Rose 5cm

Instructions

1. Spray tag with Midnight Rendezvous Raven and leave to dry.

It should look a little like this...
2. Insert tag into Spellbinders m-bossibilities folder and run through embossing machine.

It should have a wonderful deep pattern embossed into the card like this.

3. Start with any colour of Inka Gold and gently rub product over raised area of design - a little goes a long way.  I use my fingers to apply this, and add one colour a little at a time in small areas.

Silver

Violet

Cobalt Blue

Gold

Once all colours have been applied to all of the raised surfaces, gently buff with a soft cloth or paper towel and your result should look something like this...

4.  I then added a few additional elements to create a relatively simple tag that is quick and fun to make.  Use this technique to create something in a completely different colour scheme for birthdays or presents.  I coloured the rose and ribbon with the same Starburst Spray to achieve coordinating embellishments.

Back with more soon,

Kate

Silhouette Cameo rocks!

Today I'm sharing with you a few projects that I have made using

my Silhouette Cameo cutting machine.

 

This machine is so awesome.  I love what it can do.

 

This first share is of some invites I made for one of my sisters

upcomming wedding.

 

It took no time with the Silhouette to cut out all of the 

invites.  The hardest part is picking which design to use.

 

Have a look on this card here at how clean the Silhouette

cuts.  The leaves in this design are quite intricate and yet

they look seemless and there is no way I could have done

this by hand.  I used Distress inks, Peeled Paint, Spiced

Marmelade and Broken China on Speciality Stamping Paper

and then adhered my cut out design to this.

 

This little owl pillow box took less that ten minutes to make

and that included making the buttons and felt eyes.

I used dies to cut out the felt and inked around the edge of

his beak.

This design does come with eyes and a beak but I wanted to

add a bit of dimention to my box.

 

I have used a piece of cardstock from my Carta Bella kit for

the design and it literally took a minute to do.  

I purchased the design and a few seconds later it was downloaded

into my library, 30 seconds to cut it out, and then all I had

to do was peel the design off the cutting mat, fold along the 

perforated edges and add a bit of glue.  Super easy and super

quick.

They'd make cute little party loot bags.

 

The doily shape and the vine like leaves I made in this layout have been

cut using the Silhouette as well.

 

I'm so impressed with my Silhouette and am using it all the time.

 

It's nice not to have to buy a cartridge that I only want for one or 

two designs.  I've seen online that there are some creating their

own cut files for the Silhouette but so far I have been buying my

in the Silhouette store.  I have a subscription with them now and it's 

awesome value.  Plus every week as well as a free design there

is a pile of designs that get put on sale at half price.  The machine

also comes with a library of designs and also a $10- gift card to

spend in the Silhouette store.

 

I've been learning this week how to cut out stamped images with it!

I love it so much ♥

 

Glitter Background

This is fun and messy and makes an amazing SPARKLY background - give this a try!

What you will need:

Emboss It Dabber

Sticky Embossing Powder

Original (or coloured) Fairy Dust Glitter

Distress Ink Pads of your choice, I used Dusty Concord, Picked Raspberry, Black Soot and Shaded Lilac

 Instructions:

1.  Apply Distress Ink direct to cardstock until card is completely covered (work over baking paper or a non stick craft sheet).

2. Spritz left over ink on craft sheet with water and drag coloured card through water and ink to soften and blend colours a little.

3.  Using Sizzix Texture Fades - Valentine Background and Borders set, emboss row of hearts along base of card and use Black Soot distress ink to highlight.

4. Ink the surface of embossing folder which will make contact with the coloured side of your card using  Ranger's Emboss It dabber, carefully place card into folder, close and run through embossing machine.  When you remove the card there will be recessed areas with embossing fluid on them and the raised areas which have none. 

5.  Place card onto scrap paper and sprinkle Sticky embossing powder over the surface.  Tap off excess powder and heat card with heat tool.

6.  While still warm, cover embossed areas with glitter (you can see how I coloured my glitter here), leave the glitter in place until card has cooled slightly - this ensures excellent adhesion.  Tap off excess and brush the design with a small paint brush to remove any loose glitter.

7.  You now have a wonderful glitery background ready for your tag, card or page.

Back with more soon,

Kate

Carta Bella Beautiful Moments for dudes ☺

I've got another share here using the Carta Bella Beautiful Moments Kit.

Although the kit is very feminine, this time I decide to try and go for a more masculine look.

A couple of the papers in the kit can be used for either gender and I 

grunged it up a bit to make it more boy like.

Both the brown spotted base paper and the distressed spotty paper

are from the kit.

 

The number and letter stickers you get in your kits don't always have to be

used to make titles.  Use them to add interest and extra elements to your pages.

I love how the numbers on the bottom right corner look.  Some are folded under the

page, others the whole number is seen and one is turned a different way round.

 

I have swiped random streaks of Gesso across the middle of my

page and highled the embelishments and around the photo

with Gelatos.  By adding some highlights and a random colour

it make your photo stand out on the page.

The heart has been cut out of Tim Holtz tickets with a Tim Holtz

mover shaker die.  I have used one of these cute little pins on the

heart and wrapped it in twine.

The little cards are Kaisercraft and I have just spied some similar

ones in the store.  These look awesome.

The little butterflies have been cut with a My Favorite Things die.

I coloured some scrap paper with the Gelatos and then run 

it through the big shot. One way to get your embellishments

to match your colour scheme.  

I have also used some of the My Minds Eye brads left over from 

my last project.

Cluster stickers and tapes together to make your own embellishments.

Here I have even used a small paper scrap and just stapled it to my page.

I love the old burnt look in distress papers.  I read somewhere that the

secret to a good burnt look is to use at least three different shades

of browns. Dragging the lightest shade along and over the edge, the middle

shade so that the edge of the lighter shade is still seen on your

paper, and then the darkest just along the edge.

I have used distress inks on this page, starting with Frayed Burlap, then

Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain.

Did you know today is World Card Making day?

It feels like forever since I made some cards so perhaps that's what I

might do this afternoon.  

If anyone else has made any crafty goodnes I'd love to see it

on our Facebook page.

Colouring glitter to match a project

Do you like glitter?  For me the answer is a total YES - sadly the budget doesn't stretch to owning one of every colour, but luckily I found a way to get any colour I want using 3 simple ingredients and create an almost endless variety of colours!  Interested... then read on.

What You Need:

Fairy Dust Glitter from ClearSnap and Donna Salazar - I like to use Sugar Shimmer, but you can use any pale glitter you own (the dry sort not Stickles).

A Glad Bag or other ziplock bag, I like to use either the mini or small sandwich size bags.

and lucky last an Alcohol based ink, you could use Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Inks, Piniata inks or my personal favourite Copic Various inks.

 

Instructions:

1. Pour a small amount of glitter into the snap lock bag - enough for your project and maybe a little extra.
   
2. Add 3-5 drops of alcohol ink into the bag (amount will vary with how much glitter you are colouring) I coloured 3 teaspoons of glitter with 7 drops of ink.
3. Seal the bag carefully and using your fingers massage the alcohol ink into the glitter.
   You have mixed the glitter and ink enough when it looks nice and evenly coloured like this (mine appears black because I used Black alcohol ink - I wanted to create Halloween glitter :O).
4. Pour glitter carefully into a small container - leave the lid off for 10 mins to ensure the alcohol has all evaporated and it is now ready to use.

Neat idea huh - why not give it a try yourself!

Back with more soon,

Kate

Card using Rondelle Paper Pad from Prima

I grabbed this cute digi image online and knew it would be perfect to create a shabby chic card using  my new papers from the Rondelle 6x6 Paper Pad from Prima.  I've coloured the image using Copic markers and matched the colours to the 'Rondelle' papers from Prima.  I used 3 different papers, one was fussy cut to create a corner on top left and bottom right - I just felt it looked more finished that way - this was then mounted onto another darker paper from the same pack.  I've accented with sparkles and some flowers (hand-made and store bought) and finished with a few simple embellishments.What I Used:

• Distress Stamp Pads - Walnut Ink, Weathered Wood and Stormy Sky
• Spellbinders Die: Lacy Ovals
• My Favourite Things Dienamics: Rolled Flower & Rolled Rose
• Prima Rondelle Paper Stack 6 x 6
• Prima - Glistening Vines Silver
• Prima Flowers: Alla Prima Avon Rose Mulberry Paper Flowers & Cabaletta Spring
• Zva Creative Self Adhesive pearls
• Digi Image from Sweet Nothings
• Weathered Wood from Distressed Cardstock pack by Core-dinations
• Copics
• Various embellishments

Prima's gorgeous Rondelle 6x6 Paper Stack

 

I layered several papers from the Rondelle collection to create a coordinating background, then coloured my image using Copic markers to match the papers and finally added my handmade flower embellishments along with my Prima flowers to finish off the card.

Now for a few close-up shots so you can see the details.

I used the palette of colours from the background, to choose Sophie's colours.

Paper rolled flowers made from offcuts.

Check out that beautiful spica shining.

Back with more soon,

Kate

I love My Minds Eye

This is a photo of our sons gorgeous cat, Eevee, she was named after a Pokemon.

I really enjoyed having a bit of a play with this My Minds Eye Indie Chic Ginger.  I've done

a little bit of fussy cutting, which I haven't done for ages.

 

Did you know that when you cut out papers, if you use a little 

Antique Linen around the edge of your cuts, it covers any little white

bits you may have left and make it all look neater too.

 

My page and elements have all been inked with Distress Ink, Peeled Paint and Rusty Hinge.

Ive used some cute little crochet flowers and some white roses that have  been

sprayed with Lindy's Stamp Gang.  

Pineapple Paradise, Mango Mania, Magical Mai Tai and South Shore Sand.  Lindy's sprays

are an awesome way of altering things to match the colours in your papers.

My leaves I have die cut and sprayed....with Lindy's Stamp Gang again ☺

I sprayed them with Luscious Lime and heat dried them.  Once dry, I 

sprayed again but this time with Glory of the Seas Gold.

 

 

I made a card up as well and love the clean look of this.

I have used my new toy.  A crop-a-dile corner chomper tool!

Awesome ☺

It completly changes the look of the card.  I've often struggled in the past 

to get my corners all the same size and am loving that I bought this. ♥

The corner chomper cuts 2 different sizes of corners.

There is an awesome video, right here, that shows you how to make the rosette.

 

Are you a member of the Passion4Paper Facebook page?

I would love to see some of the prettys that everyone has been making.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tropical Tag with Prima Embellishments

The heart has its reasons,

of which reason knows nothing.

This beautiful stamped quote was the basis for my very tropical coloured tag.  I acquired (OK so I hurried to place my order the minute I heard new Prima was in store he he he) some of the beautiful new Prima products and couldn't resist using them ASAP. 

This tag uses the following items:

• Prima Wooden Embellishments - Branches
• Prima Rondelle Resist Canvas Birds
• White Mulberry Paper Roses
• Miniature basket (I cut off the handle and cut the basket in half to make the nest) (email Passion 4 Paper to enquire about these)
• Text Stamp 'The heart has' from Tim Holtz part of Stuff to Say set
• Dyan Reaveley stamp Leaf border from set - Further around the edge
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabio Set: Caribbean Cruise
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Dark Chocolate Truffle Starburst Spray, Delphinium Turquoise and California Poppy Gold (both part of the Jamaican Jungle Starburst set).
• Viva Decor Pearl Pen - Black
• Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
• Archival Ink - Jet Black

 

Prima branch was coloured with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

 

Flowers coloured using Californian Poppy Starburst Spray and Pineapple Paradise Flat Fabio

Bird coloured using Delphinium Turquoise & Californian Poppy Starburst Spray

Bird coloured using Delphinium Turquoise Starburst Spray

 

Tag coloured using Caribbean Cruise Flat Fabios.

Back with more soon,

Kate

Summer Fun

Hi! It's Lisa here today. I must say I am loving the warmer weather that we are starting to get here in Qld. It made me pull out some photos of last summer and get scrapping :)

This is my layout Summer Fun

I have used American Crafts Shoreline range of paper for this layout. I have misted my base page using the Vintage Seasons Glimmer Screens and Perfect Pearls Mist in Bubble Gum Pink.

And I am loving these Paper Flowers, also part of the Shoreline range. They are my obsession of the moment.

I hope you all had a great weekend. I'll drop in again soon with some more to share :)

Lisa xoxo