I have a layout to share today using the Wild At Heart collection by Cocoa Vanilla Studio, as well at the Gypsy Gypsy paper pad by Craft Consortium.
I chose to use a generic selfie of Nathan and I. I noticed there is a little green in the photo which perfectly matched this butterfly print paper.
I wanted to find a new way of using chipboard frames so I cut squares of watercolour print paper and squares of rub ons and then stuck the frames on top.
Of course I had to use gesso and the packaging technique on the background too.
I have a mixed media scrapbook layout to share today and it's something that took a whole afternoon to make but I love it.
The photograph is of Nathan on a trip to the local nature reserve. For some reason we've never been before even though it's right on our doorstep. Nathan had got a new camera and we had fun testing it out. We sax foxes and deer as well as rare birds - a good day!
The background paper is foiled and is from the 'Gypsy Gypsy' paper pad by Craft Consortium. In the cover of the pad there are lots of gorgeous designs to cut out and I chose the stags' heads and the fox for this layout.
For the mixed media background I added some light gesso and then modelling paste through a Prima stencil. Once it has dried I rubbed some Nuvo embellishment mousse in gold over the top of the raised areas.
The 'amazing' is a wood shape from The Works and I covered it with Dovecraft 3D Pearl Effects paint. I added the paint over some of the polka dot stamped areas too.
A new layout to share today. I'm currently in the midst of Christmas card making for Trimcraft but I found some time to have a play with the Gypsy Gypsy 12x12 collection kit from Craft Consortium.
The papers have a very vintage feel so to complement this I felt I would need an old picture.
I went through some old pictures with my mum and we decided I would use this one of my great-grandparents, George and Alice Butler. Upon scanning the picture to copy it, I saw on the back: 50th Anniversary, and the date 3rd April 1915, so this would have been taken on the 3rd April 1965.
I love the Gypsy Gypsy paper pad because it's not just papers. There's a gorgeous rub-on sheet and also little bits and bobs to cut out, as well as cut-apart sheets of vintage postcards. Some papers are from my scrap box, and the embellishments are from The Works.
A new project to share using the Santoro Kori Kumi collection from Craft Consortium.
I love decorating boxes so I was super excited when I saw the decoupage papers in this collection. I used them to decorate a box from The Works.
I have learnt recently that it is no hardship to get out a screwdriver and remove the fixings from the box first and then put them back once the box is completely dry.
As you can see, I made the top of the box into a little 3D scene using the wood veneer and some cut up lolly sticks as a little fence. I stuck everything on with hot glue and then added raffia along the top of the fence and pom poms around the bottom of the wooden elements and stuck in some of the heart pins for good measure. The sides of the box looked a bit plain in comparison so to finish I die cut some flowers.
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A box to share today using the Santoro Kori Kumi collection from Craft Consortium.
As you may know I love decorating boxes and I was in The Works and I saw this one and I thought the frame would look cool with some 3D decoupage inside.
It didn't take me long at all to decorate the box with the decoupage papers.. they cover really nicely and I love how they're opaque.
I added in the decoupage and then finished off with some die cut flowers.
More cards to share today using the Santoro Kori Kumi collection from Craft Consortium.
This first one uses a stamped image and pom-poms on an aperture card.
I cut apart the little tag that was on the 8x8" paper pack and put a shaker element in the centre.
And finally a neutral one.. I was inspired by the presenter on Hochanda when this collection was being shown. He said this collection would look good in neutral tones and look all vintage... so I had a play using my watercolours. The flower die set in this collection is so good, I'm obsessed with it.
Bit of a weird week. Had a lovely date with Nathan on Sunday to Meadowhall which included Wagamama, we went to Hull and The Deep on Thursday, then I got home to a parcel of Craft Consortium Kori Kumi products (yay!) and a parking ticket for somewhere I did not go (not yay).
Long story short, turns out my number plate has been cloned. The police know, I don't have to pay the fine, and I wrote to the DVLA. Stress! Thankfully my boyfriend's mum came over and sorted everything for me - very grateful!
Anyway, as I get on with more projects using the Kori Kumi goodies, here is something I made last week...
I like to think outside the box for different ways to use products instead of making just cards. One idea of mine was some ATCs (Artist Trading Cards. 2.5x3.5 inches. Super fun to make!). Stamped images look great on them, and if you're just learning some new techniques then a smaller make is so much easier to practice on.
I started out by cutting 4 ATCs from a sheet of Kori Kumi 8x8" paper. I ran around each edge with a craft knife and inked them with either red or blue ink.
I used the Kori Kumi apple embossing folder to emboss two of the ATCs and I went over one with a red ink pad to highlight the raised areas.
I stamped the images onto white cardstock, coloured them with watercolour pencils, cut them out and stuck them down.
The little tags on some of the cards are cut out from the packaging of the 8x8" paper pack.
I also stuck on some of the leafy ribbons - I love these, they're so unique and pretty.
As a finishing touch I added some machine stitching.
I hope to make more ATCs soon as I want to learn more about mixed media... Stay tuned.
Oh, and here's a little video showing you an unboxing of the new goodies I have been sent.
So you may recall a week or so ago, I posted a video announcing that I was accepted onto the Craft Consortium design team. I went through what I had been sent in my first kit and if you haven't seen that video then you can check it out here.
The following Monday I made three cards and sent them off to CC... there was a show on Hochanda the following Monday evening (September 12th) and some samples were needed.... Very exciting stuff and I didn't want to miss out....
So on Monday evening I turned on my TV... and my cards were on there! All three were used in a slideshow and then the presenter showed one of them too.
Here are the cards I made for the show and a little more about how I made them.
I'll admit I spent a few days dithering about what I wanted to make but I took a step back and did what I do best - layering and some machine stitching.
The decoupage in the Kori Kumi collection is quite large but they look great as a centrepiece for a 6x6" card.
But if you want to do a smaller card like this then why not leave out the bottom layer of decoupage and use something else like this embossed piece of textured cardstock. (The apple embossing folder is part of this collection)
This one has a hint of glitter - I used glitter glue on her skirt and on the hearts. I also used Papermania glitter pens on the wood veneer and to outline bits of the card - you know I love a bit of sparkle!
