Have you seen our new paper fundamentals line and all the fun stuff you can do with it? If not hand out here this week and I will share with you a few projects that I have created with this new line of cardstock.
This paper line features one side with a graphic print- a pattern mixed of white and the basic colour. The reverse side of the paper is the basic colour with a glossy overlay in the pattern- this makes for versatility and lots of fun!
On this card you can see the graphic side of the black fundamentals sheet (chevron!!!! so cute!!)- I mixed this with a piece of lollydoodle and some fun accessories- lagoon zipper lace, aqua dots, epoxy bubbles and some seam binding ribbon. I used the Banner wishes stamp set to add my sentiment.
Here is another project that I featured a few months ago that used the reverse side of the black fundamentals paper.
How pretty are the paper straws that are readily available right now…. especially the ones at Target in the ‘dollar spot’?? I love them!! But, I need to put these cute straws to work- here is a birthday card I created with some of my paper straw stash!
The card was very quick and very easy- I used jubilee paper, glued the straws down with liquid glass and hand cut some flames- and of course stamped the sentiment BEFORE glueing anything down.
Welcome to our Emboss it Blog Hop that is celebrating the release of CTMH embossing folders! I am so happy to add these to my stash (I had a few others but rarely used them) and to dig out my cuttlebug once again! If you have hoped over from Melinda’s blog then you are on the correct path and I hope you enjoy the experience!
To create my card I used the Dot embossing folder and one of our new M sized stamp sets- coloured egg. I cut my card base on our Cricut Artiste cartridge and then layered some of our glitter paper (LOVE the glitter papers) with some slate cardstock that I embossed. My egg image was stamped and then coloured with our markers as well as paper piecing some glitter paper onto it. Then to add to the detail of the egg I outlined the image with a black marker (fine tip).
Here is some of what I used:
Now hop on over to Toni’s blog to see what she has in store for you!
Welcome back to another technique tuesday! The week I am going to show you how to colour in an image with our ink and the CTMH blending pen (often referred to as the ‘magic pen’ and you will soon see why!).
This pen can easily help alleviate the need for MANY markers to go with your inks- if you don’t have it in marker form you can use your ink to replace it!
The blending pen does have two tips- a paintbrush one (like in the picture) and a fine tip one as well). To pick up ink with your pen just squeeze your lid into your ink pad (when the pad is closed) and then open it- you should see something similar to my image here. This ink can be used like a palette- just rub your blending pen through it and pick up the ink.
Then take your pen and colour in your image as you would with a marker- you may need to pick up more ink to fill in your image completely.
What is the magic part? When you are done with a colour just drag the tip of your pen on a scrap piece of paper until the ink disappears and no colour comes out of the tip. Then you can pick up a new colour! My whole image was coloured with only one pen- in face I have only owned one for a few years now.
Here is my final image! Love how it all came together- the blending pen and the stamp set are featured below 🙂
Happy St. Patrick’s Day- for you I made this Shamrock card! Glitter paper, some simple sticking, Cricut Artiste, paper fundamentals and some of our marquee shapes- it came together very easily!
The card base was cut on the Artiste cartridge (so cute!) and the hearts that make up my shamrock were also cut using that cartridge (yes, there are four hears that make up my shamrock- I scored them down the middle and used foam tape to give them some lift).
I hope my four leaf clover gives you lots of good luck today!
I am sure not all my readers have had a winter similar to mine but also know that many of you have- the cold was VERY cold and the snow just piled up and piled up and …. well, you get the idea! Now here I sit half way through March and spring should be in sight! I am hopeful that April will dawn with green grass and flowers pushing their way up through warm soil- ahhh! For now seek some solitude in the ‘Sunshine and Warm Breezes’ Team Blog Hop where members of my team (the Brae-er’s) will each share project on this theme that uses Close to my Heart products!
How does a hop work? Just read my blog, leave some love in the comments and click on the link at the bottom directing you to the next person in the hop! Have fun!
I love how this cute card turned out! I used a mix of papers from Lollydoodle and Balloon Ride- with some Kraft paper mixed in. The card itself was very simple- I cut some triangles with my paper trimmer, the base of the boat is a circle cut in half and the waves are from the CTMH Cricut Artbooking cartridge.
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Now hop on over to Lucy’s Blog to see what she has prepared (she has even been somewhere warm recently- how lucky is she!)
If you get lost the full list of hoppers is posted here:
In every Idea Book there is a paper pack that is my least favourite- Jubilee was that one for the Idea Book…. but, like every time, once I start to play with it I love it! The bright, warm colours work for so many things… like my two cards here that would not have been the same if I had not used the Jubilee paper!
For the first card I used the Jubilee paper, some bakers twines, epoxy bubbles and an upcoming stamp of the month for the sentiment. I love how it turned out!
This card features a fun flower popped off the top and lots of scalloped edges! Jubilee paper, Jubilee compliments and some of our Green Chevron ribbon finish this card off!
Welcome to another Tuesday Technique! This week we are looking at paper piecing!
Paper piecing is a great technique that can give your projects depth, texture and a look that elevates them above the everyday! To paper piece you will select an image (and select carefully as images with many small parts may prove to be frustrating for your first experience) and stamp that image on a variety of papers. Depending on the stamp image you may want to only use papers with a smaller pattern – this will ensure that your image fits and looks nice when complete. Once you have stamped your images then you can cut out the individual pieces and glue them onto the base stamped image- in the case of my card here I paper pieced the owl and glued all my smaller pieces onto the blue body base.
Yes this can be a timely technique but believe me sometimes it is worth it!
If you try out one of the Tuesday Techniques I would love to see – feel free to use the ‘contact me’ tab to send me a picture of your art (I may just feature it on an upcoming blog post!)
Today we are going to look at the spray pen technique and using it for your cards and layouts!
Spray pens are fairly easy to use and we sell them in a convenient 3-pack- if you care for your pen then it will last you use after use! To care for it just make sure that you clean it after every use- storing any unused mixes in your pen could cause it to clog.
There are two recipes I use for making up a mix.
1. Re-inker and Pearl paint- mix a bit of water, a drop or two of re-inker and a very small amount of pearl paint in the barrel of your spray pen. This mix will give your spray a pearly-sheen when it is dry.
2. Re-inker and water- mix a bit of water with a drop or two of re-inker. Perfect for lots of different projects!
Tips for using your spray pen:
try to keep a box around for using your spray in. Place your project in the bottom of the box before spraying so that you do not end up decorating your entire table or room!
The first time you spray try it on a scrap piece of paper- holding your pens in different ways (or close or far away) will give your spray pattern different looks. To ensure you get the one your like you will want to safely try it out ahead of time.
Today I am going to share with you a new technique: Embossing with Ink! I am also going to share with you the Damask Folder we have- very pretty!!
Embossing with ink is a very simple technique and only requires you to have the embossing folder of your choice, some ink (I recommend our dye based ink for these projects as they are easier to clean up than the pigment) and your project paper.
Open your folder and rub ink on the side of your choice- for my card I chose to rub the ink on the raised damask pattern (you will get a different look depending which side you use ink on so play around and have fun!)
Next, I placed the front of my card on the non-inked side so that I could get the placement just right- I didn’t want ink to get on my project until it was begin embossed. This is how it looked before going through my Cuttlebug.
and this is how it looked once embossed! All the ink is now IN the damask print- so pretty!!!
Of course I finished this up with some cardstock that I sanded to soften the look- and a sentiment from the Lollydoodle complements!
This paper line features one side with a graphic print- a pattern mixed of white and the basic colour. The reverse side of the paper is the basic colour with a glossy overlay in the pattern- this makes for versatility and lots of fun!
