Card in a Box

 

Materials used:-

Francoise Read peel off 98535 Ice Cream Sundae

Dreamweaver stencil LJ801 Paint Splats

Memento Angel Pink

Brilliance Graphite Black

JGS324 In the Frame Ditties

Sakura coloured pencils

Textura 6" x 6" paper pad (Tropical)

1" Balloon & Heart punches 

Glossy Accents

Sakura Gelly Roll pens (clear, white & Stardust pink)

A4 cream card

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

japonica

 

These "Card in a Box" designs are all the rage at the moment & featured everywhere you turn so we just had to try them didn't we? Now before I start I'm absolutely useless at describing how to produce anything "mechanical" so I'm going to give you a link which will point you to a very useful tutorial if you don't already know how to make the basic shape.

 

Here it is:-  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/popupboxcard/

 

I know I cheated but if I'd tried to guide you through it you'd be just as wise at the end & scratching your head & saying "Eh?" So...!

 

 As you can see I started by covering the lower panels under the flaps of the box with some stencilled card mounted onto a darker contrasting paper from the Textura pad . I passed the  Dreamweaver stencil through my Cuttlebug  (lightly spray the card with surgical spirit first, you'll get a much crisper result! Honest!!) I then brushed the embossed card with ink from the Memento pad in all 4 directions (the Embossed Strie method).

 

Next I placed all the peel offs onto some cream linen card & coloured with pencils. I love the texture you get from linen card & pencils. Now cut out all the pieces & mount the tall glasses onto the flaps which I covered with pink paper.  Add the peel off words, cherries & hearts. Stamp the sentiment onto cream card & add the 4th tall glass before attaching to the back of the box. The banana splits were mounted onto strips off acetate before arranging in the inside of the box. The punched balloons were given a little shape with a mat & Character Shaper before mounting among the desserts in  the same way. To finish add some Glossy Accents to the cherries, highlighted some areas with Sakura pens & added some punched hearts for good measure. Throw in a couple of straws- Knickbocker Glories all round!!

 

A closer look at the top of the box

Just to prove that it will fold flat & a look at the stencilled panels

Here's a look at the beautiful creation that my friend Jan (Jaaponicajan) made for a gardening friends 70th birthday last week. Isn't it gorgeous?!

Card Making Marathon- Here's What You Missed!!

For those of you who had hoped to take part in our first ever Card Making Marathon which should have taken place today here are my 10 projects which you would have had to choose from. Enjoy!!

 

 

A plethora of fun!! If anyone would like the work sheet which accompanies each project please leave me a message & I'll be happy to e mail it to you.  

Now don't just "like" me on Facebook please leave me a comment here you know you want to!!



Green & Pink

 

Materials used:-

FRS238 Huge Baby

Magenta Alphabet 12 x 12 paper

Bremen 12 x 12 paper

Brilliance Graphite Black

Pink gingham ribbon

Mint polka dot organza ribbon

Buttons

6" x 6" Hairy Manilla card blank

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

japonica 

 

This week our theme is "Pink & Green" one of my favourite colour combinations. I've used "Huge Baby" (don't you just love that title!!) by Francoise Read & I've done some paper piecing here by stamping once on the pink paper, again on the green spotty paper & on the card blank. Cut out the letters & attach them to the card blank. I've stamped some of the cute sentiments which come with the stamp onto the Hairy Manilla card blank & added some pink gingham ribbon. To finish I've added some tiny bows using the Woodware bow maker to the 4 corners of the design.





Featuring Buttons

 

Materials Used:-

JGCL 575 Delightful Verse

FRCL 226 Flower Medley

Perfect Print paper pad- Heritage

Woodware wooden buttons

Brilliance Aurora

Versafine Vintage Sepia

Olive organza ribbon

A5 cream card blank

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

japonica

 

This week we're featuring buttons in all their many uses as a great embellishment. I've used mine to frame the sentiment from Jane Gill's "Delightful Verse " set. I die cut a large heart & printed the sentiment onto it using Versafine. The card blank has the bottom half covered with one of the lovely papers from the Perfect Prints pad. I've used one of the tiny flower stamps from Flower Medley to randomly print over the top part of the card blank & over the heart. I've inked the edges of the buttons & also printed the flowers onto them too. I've then used the buttons to frame the heart sentiment. To finish I've added a strip of dark brown card across the centre of the card blank & some larger buttons through which I've threaded some narrow olive ribbon.   

Crafting in the sun....the Spanish way

 

We've just spent 2 blissful weeks at our house in Mallorca. I had planned a make over of my kitchen cupboards while we were there but my idea for the refurbishment fell at the first hurdle & was commandeered by Mr Frosty & a pot of emulsion!

 

So there I am armed with a lot of Tim Holtz die cut leaves & locks, a large pot of Mod Podge & a roll of wall paper- what to do?! At first I retired to my perch on the terrace with my trusty Kindle & tried to ignore the creative itch which was building. Argh!! I was having craft withdrawal symptoms!! Then an idea began to form.... I headed off to the local Chinese Bazaar (yes I know- in Spain go figure!!)  & bought a large canvas.

 

So here's the thing girls, I'm thousands of miles away from my stash, tools, ink pads....everything! So a little compromise, a little imagination & a little ingenuity were called for. I started by giving the canvas some swipes of said emulsion from the kitchen re vamp. The torn stone look at the top right corner was from the wall paper intended for the kitchen. You also see the leaves, lock, snail shells from my garden (evacuated & scrubbed of course!) almond shells from our trees, string from the shed, cocktail sticks, some euros & torn up old postcards. I did cheat a little & bought the little geckos & fan from a souvenir shop.

 

I've "aged" the edges of the postcards with some eye shadow but I would have killed for a Distress pad to age the edges of the canvas itself. Hmmm! That got me to thinking for an alternative. So that's when Mr Frosty caught me with my finger in the Marmite pot smearing it around the edges of the canvas- worked a treat!! You either love it or hate it!! I just explained that I got carried away & that's when he was heard to mutter "Yes I think you soon will be!"  Manana, manana!!

 

 

 

This table I created from an old one & I spent many happy ours when we lived in Mallorca with a pot of glue, some broken bathroom tiles & some mosaics. Happy days!!

June's Sketch Challenge

 

Materials used:-

Stampendous CRW111 Cherish Heart

Detail Gold embossing powder

Versamark inkpad

Crafty Edger + Heart cassette

30mm white organza ribbon

Peel off 94257Wedding Words

Gold mirror card

White pearl A5 card blank

Wedding season is upon us again so I thought I'd take the opportunity to use this month's sketch to design a wedding card. I have used the beautiful "Cherish Heart" from Stampendous  & embossed it onto a piece of white pearl card using detail gold powder. I've added the peel off greeting to some white pearl card too & mounted both pieces onto some gold mirror card. The Crafty Edger provides the heart bands & produces some pretty little hearts for embellishments too. To finish tie a generous bow with white organza ribbon

 

Here's the sketch

 





Child's Play

 

Materials used:-

Stampendous HHCQ01 Diva Hopper

JGS324 In the Frame Ditties

Magenta Pink & Blue Alphabet

12 x 12 papers (Memor 129 & 135)

Versafine Onyx Black

Memento Angel Pink

Sakura coloured pencils

Liquid Pearls Flamingo

Woodware Flower buttons

Pink & blue Ric Rak braid

Crystal glitter

6" x 6" card blank

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

your local Exmouth stockist is:-

japonica

 

 This month Woodware are sponsoring the challenge over on A Little Bit Crafty the theme is Child's Play and the challenge is open until the end of June. So pop over there for some inspiration and to join in with the challenge! Here is my take on Child’s Play…

 

I've chosen this little Happy Hopper stamp from Stampendous & I think that this little girl rabbit looks just like she's been in the dressing up box & playing with her mum's make up!

I've printed with Versafine, coloured with Sakura pencils & shade around the edges with Angel Pink.

For the card blank I've used the pretty Magenta papers divided into 4 quarters & trimmed with the braid. To finish I've added the sentiment from Jane Gill's "In the Frame Ditties" & the flower buttons.

Why not join in the challenge?!