August Sketch Challenge

Materials used:-

FRS149 Always Remember

FRS153 Happiness Is

FRS 169 Little Messages
Card Candis- Westminster
Textura cardstock pad -Nature
2" square punch
Brilliance Graphite Black
Brown/white polka dot organza ribbon
5" x 7" cream card blank
All available from:
www.woodware.co.uk
Your local Exmouth stockist is:-
Liberty Craft
33 Exeter Road
Exmouth
EX8 1PT
01395 273238
liberycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

Time for this month's sketch challenge & it seems that I'm in flower making mode again! This time I've used Card Candis which make a variety of great flowers as well as being an embellishment. 

1. Punch a  1" circle from card & add a generous dollop of silicone glue. 

2.Take 2 Candis & roll each around a cocktail stick to form a tube. Place them in the centre of the glue pointing upwards.

3. Hold a Candi in one hand & then hold the edge using curved tweezers with the other & twist.

4.Place these under the centre ones to form the first layer of petals. Carry on building up the layers until you're happy with the result.

Simples!! The beauty of this is that using the silicone gives you scope to fiddle with the petals until you're happy with it.  The squares have punched from the Textura cardstock & for the messages I've used the new "Little Messages" from Francoise Read. The "One in a Million" comes from "Always Remember" & the background butterflies from "Happiness Is". To finish add some brown spotty organza ribbon.   

The Tool I Love to Use

Materials used:-

Punches

2" circle & label

3" circle

Leonie Em Multi Ray & Maidenhair Fern

Corner daisy 

1" & mini Beech Leaf

FRS169 Little Messages

Perfect Prints pad-Heritage

Dreamweaver LL566 Flower in a Bottle

Brilliance Pearlescent Beige

Versafine Vintage Sepia

All available from:-www.woodware.co.uk

Your Exmouth Woodware stockist is:-

Liberty Crafts

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth
EX8 1PJ
01395 273238
libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

Do you have a favourite tool? Something you reach for time & again? If I'm honest the thing that I'd be lost without is a scruffy old craft knife long past it's cutting days but it's so useful for poking, peeling, scraping,piercing etc. etc. I do love my punches though & they do add another dimension  to stamped projects or even a design of their own.

The first time I made these punched chrysanthemums was in a workshop with our own Jane & she scared me to death she seemed so stern but we all know she's a pussy cat! Don't look too closely Jane they're not as good as yours now!

The flowers are made by punching 10 pieces from the Multi Ray Sun punch & giving them cup character with a shaper. You then layer them inside each other to form the chrysant shape.

I've covered a 6" x 6" card blank with some of the lovely paper from the Perfect Prints pad. The "vase" is made from punching half a circle with both the circle punches. I've used the Dreamweaver stencil & Pearl Beige to add a little decoration to the vase, also I've sculpted it a little to add some shape. Now punch the leaves from some scraps of scrapbook papers before arranging the flowers & leaves in  the vase. 

I've used the daisy corner punch to make a border- just remove the guard & it becomes a border punch. The greeting comes from the new season's stamps from Francoise Read "Little Messages" which will prove to be very useful. 

I'll be having another look at punches in a few weeks so watch this space.

Don't forget to pop in & see Sarah at Liberty Crafts Exmouth where you will find all your Woodware products. 

Dreamweaver Blog Hop week- Day 6

Yes! It's that time of year again! The time when we inspire crafters on both sides of the "pond" with a mix of both Dreamweaver and Woodware UK* products for the holidays! Six days, SIX, of beautiful, elegant, merry, cute, artsy, and craftsy projects to have you heading out to your local stores or internet sites to buy these goodies immediately!

Of course, there will be prizes as well. Three prize packages will be given to three commenters during this week's posts on the team's blogs, including five stencils and one nested die set. You can have an opportunity to win these goodies by leaving some holiday sweetness for each team member posting each day, to be one of the three winners for the week. Here are the team members that are inspiring you today:

Dream It Up!

Woodware UK

Kristine Reynolds

Jamie Martin

Pam Hornschu

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Lynn Mercurio

Lea Kimmel

Gill Wilson

Laura Drahozal 

Dorothy Adam

  

Here's my design for today:-

Here's another take on the stencil I used on Thursday LL572 Christmas Tree Swirls. I've pasted with silver embossing paste & when dry I've replaced the stencil & added some Metallic FX powders in pink, blue & green to produce a soft rainbow effect. The background paper comes from Perfect Prints paper pad Vivid Dots. I've clipped the corners of the image using the inverted corner punch & added some Cranberry Nailheads to the image & corners. The peel offs are 91903 Star Borders & 93445 Happy Christmas.

  For a stockist near you contact Woodware Craft Collection in the UK and Notions Marketing in the USA.

Dreamweaver Blog Hop- Day 5

Yes! It's that time of year again! The time when we inspire crafters on both sides of the "pond" with a mix of both Dreamweaver and Woodware UK* products for the holidays! Six days, SIX, of beautiful, elegant, merry, cute, artsy, and craftsy projects to have you heading out to your local stores or internet sites to buy these goodies immediately!

Of course, there will be prizes as well. Three prize packages will be given to three commenters during this week's posts on the team's blogs, including five stencils and one nested die set. You can have an opportunity to win these goodies by leaving some holiday sweetness for each team member posting each day, to be one of the three winners for the week. Here are the team members that are inspiring you today:

Dream It Up!

Woodware UK

Louise Healy

Pam Hornschu

Lynn Mercurio

Gill Wilson 

Siobhan the Recovering Stampaholic

  

Here's my design for today

I just love this stencil LL338 Poinsettia from Dreamweaver it would be great for any number of different techniques.  I've chosen to paste with gold embossing paste & then when dry I've replaced the stencil applied some Versamark & then added some colour with Metallic FX powders. The background paper comes from Perfect Prints paper pad "Vivid Dots" & has been given the Crafty Edger treatment. The peel offs are 93366 Curly q's & Magenta's Christmas Words (90838) & to finish I've added some Liquid Pearls"Gold Pearl".

Dreamweaver Blog Hop Week- Day 4

Yes! It's that time of year again! The time when we inspire crafters on both sides of the "pond" with a mix of both Dreamweaver and Woodware UK* products for the holidays! Six days, SIX, of beautiful, elegant, merry, cute, artsy, and craftsy projects to have you heading out to your local stores or internet sites to buy these goodies immediately!

Of course, there will be prizes as well. Three prize packages will be given to three commenters during this week's posts on the team's blogs, including five stencils and one nested die set. You can have an opportunity to win these goodies by leaving some holiday sweetness for each team member posting each day, to be one of the three winners for the week. Here are the team members that are inspiring you today:

Dream It Up!

Woodware UK

Laura Drahozal

Pam Hornschu

Kristi Parker Van Doren

Kristine Reynolds 

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Gill Wilson

Lea Kimmel

Crafty Debs

Here's today's design from me

Today I've used 2 stencils & 2 techniques; LL572  Christmas Tree Swirls & LJ855 Curliques .  For the main image I have used matt white embossing paste onto black card & when dry I have replaced the stencil & used Brilliance inkpads to colour. For the background I've used the stencil  with Brilliance Galaxy Gold inkpad. To finish I've added some gold Nailheads & the peel off words come from 91158 Francoise Seasonal Words  

*For a stockist near you contact Woodware Craft Collection in the UK and Notions Marketing in the USA.

Dreamweaver Blog Hop week- Day 3

Yes! It's that time of year again! The time when we inspire crafters on both sides of the "pond" with a mix of both Dreamweaver and Woodware UK* products for the holidays! Six days, SIX, of beautiful, elegant, merry, cute, artsy, and craftsy projects to have you heading out to your local stores or internet sites to buy these goodies immediately!

Of course, there will be prizes as well. Three prize packages will be given to three commenters during this week's posts on the team's blogs, including five stencils and one nested die set. You can have an opportunity to win these goodies by leaving some holiday sweetness for each team member posting each day, to be one of the three winners for the week. Here are the team members that are inspiring you today:

Dream It Up!

Woodware UK

Lynn Mercurio

Louise Healy

Pam Hornschu

Gill Wilson 

Here's my design for today

Dry embossing using the "Strie" method today. I've used the stencil LG 746 Star Dream Christmas Tree for this effect & highlighted the finished design using some Stardust Stickles.  Give the card you have chosen to use a spritz with some surgical spirit to acheive a deeper, crisper embossed finish. Always remember to have your stencil  on the "A" base plate of you embossing machine as far away from the rollers as possible with card, mat & "B" plate on top avoid bending your stencil.
After embossing, stroke some ink from our chosen pad  (I've used Brilliance pearlescent Sky Blue) coming from each side of the card in turn- this is a sweeping motion. Now layer onto some teal card & mount onto a 6" x 6" card blank. I never learn not to use mirror card when I have to photo my designs for the blog as I usually get a reflection of myself ! To finish add some Woodware turquoise polka dot organza ribbon & the peel off words come from 91158 Francoise Seasonal Words. 

For a stockist near you contact Woodware Craft Collection in the UK and Notions Marketing in the USA.

Dream weaver Blog Hop week- Day 2

Yes! It's that time of year again! The time when we inspire crafters on both sides of the "pond" with a mix of both Dreamweaver and Woodware UK* products for the holidays! Six days, SIX, of beautiful, elegant, merry, cute, artsy, and craftsy projects to have you heading out to your local stores or internet sites to buy these goodies immediately!

Of course, there will be prizes as well. Three prize packages will be given to three commenters during this week's posts on the team's blogs, including five stencils and one nested die set. You can have an opportunity to win these goodies by leaving some holiday sweetness for each team member posting each day, to be one of the three winners for the week. Here are the team members that are inspiring you today:

Dream it Up!

Woodware UK

Louise Healy

Pam Hornschu

Gill Wilson 

Jamie Martin

 Jane the Flower Girl

Here's my design for today

Today we have the faux cross stitch effect. I've dry embossed the stencil first using my Cuttlebug. Remember to spritz the card with some surgical spirit for for a crisper, deeper effect.  Now replace the stencil & the one I've used is LL589 Musical Christmas & add some colour. I've used a selection of Brilliance pearlescent pads. When you're happy with your design place the Dreamweaver cross stitch screen over the top & gradually add some darker  over the entire area until you're satisfied with the effect. I've mounted onto dark green card  & mounted onto a 8cm x 15 cm red folded card. I've added some Christmas green gingham ribbon, Icing Sugar Candis & the words are from peel off 92730 MC & HNY. 

For a stockist near you contact Woodware Craft Collection in the UK and Notions Marketing in the USA

Dreamweaver Blog Hop- Day 1

Yes! It's that time of year again! The time when we inspire crafters on both sides of the "pond" with a mix of both Dreamweaver and Woodware UK* products for the holidays! Six days, SIX, of beautiful, elegant, merry, cute, artsy, and craftsy projects to have you heading out to your local stores or internet sites to buy these goodies immediately!

Of course, there will be prizes as well. Three prize packages will be given to three commenters during this week's posts on the team's blogs, including five stencils and one nested die set. You can have an opportunity to win these goodies by leaving some holiday sweetness for each team member posting each day, to be one of the three winners for the week. Here are the team members that are inspiring you today:

Dream It Up!

Woodware UK

Louise Healy

Alison Heikkila

Pam Hornschu

Lyn Bernatovich

Gill Wilson

Francoise Collection

Here's my first contribution to Blog hop week

 

Here we have the "double glitter technique" which is a lot of fun & produces some great results. I've used LX7016 Season of Joy. Cut a piece of card & a piece of double sized adhesive sheet to approximately the same size as the stencil. Peel off one side of the sheet & attach to the card. Use a natural soap to rub over the back of the stencil km in -this makes it easier to remove from the sticky sheet. Peel off the other side from the sheet & place the stencil over the top. Add ultra fine gold glitter & shake off excess. Carefully remove the stencil & cover the remaining sticky surface with Crystal glitter. Replace the clean stencil & add some colour using inkpads & a 1/8" stencil brush.Trim & layer onto dark blue card & attach to a 5" x 7" card blank. I've added some punched gold holly leaves using Woodware's 1" holly punch & some 5mm Glitterdomes.

For a stockist near you contact Woodware Craft Collection in the UK and Notions Marketing in the USA.

Woodware Retailer Challenge- A Midsummer's Day

 

Materials used:-

FRS254 Curly Leaves

JGCL575 Delightful Verse

Stampendous Detail Gold embossing powder

Brilliance Pearlescent Jade, Thyme & Lime

Memento Pear Tart

Stickles Gold & Lime

Wobbler

6 x 6 white linen card blank

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

This week our retailer theme has been chosen for us by Teresa of Philpotts they are an online store with a lovely website and blog which is peppered with inspiration you can find them at Philpotts.com and don’t forget to visit there blog PhilpottsBlog you can also find them on Facebook.

 

It's time for a challenge from one of the Woodware Retailers this week & the theme is "A Midsummer's Day". To me the summer is at it's peak when all the flowers are in full bloom & the leaves are shimmering on the trees- but I guess that's the gardener in me coming out again!

 

I've chosen summer leaves as my theme  using the Curly Leaves set from Francoise Read. I've embossed the leaves using Detail gold powder onto a piece of card & painted with the 3 brilliance inkpads to give a gorgeous shimmery effect. Now cut them out & set aside while you prepare the card blank. I've folded this gatefold style & I've stamped the acorns & sentiment using Pear Tart. I've sponged around the edges using Brilliance Thyme. Attach the 2 smaller cut out leaves with 3D foam pads & the larger one I have attached using a "Wobbler" which gives great movement. To finish I've stamped the sentiment  from Delightful Verses inside the card & added some tiny dots of Stickles on the leaves & the card blank itself.

Masking

Materials used :-

Georgina JGS186

Magenta K0416 Fern

JGS901Birthday Textbox

Brilliance Onyx Black

Sakura Gelly roll glaze pens

Shocking pink polka dot ribbon

Berry narrow organza ribbon

2" label punch

A5 black card blank

All available from :-

www.woodware.co.uk 

We're doing great things with masking this week which is an easy technique that can produce some impressive results. Many stamp sets come with a mask included where appropriate (Stampendous) but it's easy to produce your own too. Just stamp the image onto a piece of card & cut out. Choose which image is to be your focal point & stamp. Now use the mask to protect this image while you stamp around it. The other images will appear behind it now. I've used Sakura pens to colour the flowers & I've let the colours bleed into each other while still wet. The foliage comes from a Magenta stamp & I've overlapped the printing here & the different Sakura colours over each other produce some different results. I've printed the Birthday Textbox onto a piece of card & then punched a label. To finish add the ribbon & tie the label to it, attach to the card blank.