5 Projects Using... Dovecraft Perfectly Pink!

Hi all!

Here are 5 projects using the Dovecraft 'Perfectly Pink' collection from Trimcraft. There's a bit of everything here! There are instructions on how to make them below each picture. 

1. Add gesso across the centre of a 12x12" sheet of pink cardstock
2. Once dry, use the packaging technique to smoosh pink spray ink across the gessoed area. 
3. Take a pack of wooden frames and back each one with patterned paper.
4. Arrange across the layout and stick down when you are happy with the arrangement.
5. Print your photo and mount. Cut a doily in half and stick one half behind the photo and the other to the left of the page. Add pegs to the photo and stick down.
6. Finish with accordion flowers, a title and other embellishments in each frame.

1. Cut 4 inches off the bottom of a 12x12" sheet of patterned paper. Mount onto a 12x12" sheet of contrasting paper.
2. Cut a doily in half and stick one bit on the top left and one on the bottom right of the page.
3. Stick a length of ribbon across the top and bottom over the centre paper.
4. Fussy cut several flowers from floral paper. Stick some over the doilies.
5. Print your photo and mount several times onto patterned paper. Add a doily behind and stick to the layout. Add more fussy cut flowers. 
6. Finish with a title, gems and buttons.

1. Cut 2 hearts from acetate. Stick together with 3D foam tape around most of the edge. 
2. Through the gap, add sequins. Seal the gap.
3. Cut a heart the same size from patterned paper and cut an aperture in the middle. Stick on top of the shaker element.
4. Die cut a large tag and cover with patterned paper.
5. Stick the shaker element on top.
6. Decorate with paper flowers.

1. Cut rectangles the same size as a  die cutphoto frame, from acetate. Stick a photo frame to one of the acetate pieces. Add 3D foam around each edge and the inside joins in the photo frame.
2. Add sequins into each compartment. Add the other piece of acetate to the back.
3. Cover a card blank with patterned paper.
4. Stick the shaker element in the centre.
5. Embellish.

1. Stamp a large sentiment in black ink on a card blank.
2. Fussy cut flowers from patterned paper. 
3. Stick the flowers on the card, around the sentiment and so they are overlapping each other and the edge of the card.
4. Leave to dry and add a couple of small embellishments. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily xx

Tag A Friend Blog Hop

IHi all,

My friends and I made some tags to swap this week.

Here's what Michelle sent me:

And here's what I sent to her. I drew a skull and filled it with zentangle patterns, printed it out small and stuck onto the tag.

Don't forget to hop around and see what we all sent and received!

Michelle

Katie

Mags

Heather

Amy

Thanks for stopping by!
Emily xx

Seahorse Mixed Media Tag

Hi all

Here's a little tag I made for a challenge on Things To Alter. The challenge was to simply make a tag of any theme.
For this I thought of a little beach hut so once I die cut my tag, I added on a corner to the top. I painted the tag in stripes of light and dark blue and then added ricrac to the top to look like a beach hut roof.
I covered the bottom half of the tag in PVA glue and sprinkled sequins across it. The sequins are from Poundland and I love how there are so many different shapes and colours in a pack.
I used the seahorse and seashell MDF shapes from Things To Alter and covered them with blue gelato (but next time I'll just use paint - nothing wants to stick to gelato covered MDF, not even hot glue!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily xx

TUTORIAL TUESDAY - Mixed Media Tag

Hi all

This week's tutorial shows you how to make a mixed media tag. This tag is something I made for the More Than Words May Mini challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily xx

More Than Words Mini Challenge 'Fly'

Hi all

Just a quick post to share my entry for the More Than Words Mini challenge this month. Entry is via their Facebook page but I wanted to share with my blog followers too as this make is probably my favourite thing I've ever made - before my mixed media pieces have fallen short of my expectations but this piece is everything I intended it to be.

The word that had to be included on the piece is 'fly', so to start with I chose this chipboard sticker by My Mind's Eye. I had originally die cut a cardstock tag but I wanted some extra dimension and texture so I also die cut the tag from adhesive cork board and stuck this to the cardstock. I die cut a birdcage from kraft cardstock too and stuck this half- onto the cork.

Then I used yellow, blue and viridian green acrylic paint on the tag. 

I painted a MDF geocluster (from Things To Alter) in yellow, several layers so it was nice and bright. Once this dried I added metallic blue and green areas of gelato, plus some on the background too, before stick down the shape. 

I added flowers, an owl charm and the sentiment before flicking watered down white acrylic paint across the whole tag. I finished it off with three areas of glass beads stuck down with matte medium.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily xx

More Than Words Mini Challenge

Hi all,

Super quick post today!
Here's my entry for the More Than Words mini challenge this month. This month's word to use is 'Happy'.
(I know it's a Facebook thing but I wanted to share with my blog followers, so. If you want to enter, make sure you go to the More Than Words facebook page. The closing date is tomorrow the 31st.)
I wasn't going to bother entering as I have no chance (I don't with the main challenge either but I like to take their challenges as inspiration..) but I saw this little bee die in my folder, so I figured I'd make something with it.

It's way too simple to win, but I like it anyway. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily xx

Christmas Gift Tags

Hi all,

So close to Christmas now and if you're not mega-organised like me and had your presents bought and wrapped in November, there's still a little bit of time to get wrapping. Here's a couple of gift tags that can be put together in 5 minutes.

They are using the Geometric Neon collection by Docrafts, out in January. I had some bits left over from a commission and they went great with the paper straws I cut up to make the tree. 

This second one uses die cut bunting and I've turned them upside down to use as trees. 

Now, I need to get into the Christmas spirit - I passed my driving test yesterday! I've spent the past few months thinking (getting worked up!) about that. Now it's done it's a huge relief and I can be myself again! Hopefully that will include having more creative inspiration. And plenty of trips out to take lots of photographs! 

So, have a very Merry Christmas!

Emily xx