A Heart for my Heart

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Stampendous SSC1042 Paisley Spring

Crafty Edger+ Heart Scallop cassette

2" heart punch

craft card

Tombow pens

White + red polka dot organza ribbon

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Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you didn't forget to make a special card for the special someone in your life......or maybe there's more than one!! We have a second outing for the Stampendous set Paisley Spring. This is such a versatile set and my favourite thing at the moment (you guessed!) As well as the fab design stamps there are several words that can be mixed and matched to suit a varity of occasions. I have simply stamped the hearts twice onto cream card, coloured with tombow pens and cut out. For the bottom half of my card I have created a border using a piece of red polka dot paper and the Crafty Edger with it's Heart Scallop cassette. As you will spot (oh that wasn't a pun!!) I have used the cut outs from the border to embellish my card- nothing is wasted!! Punch a heart from craft card  and stamp the greeting. I have then added some faux  cross stiching around the heart and some faux stitching around the edge of the card too. Now simply add a border across the centre of the card created with a strip of cream card with some polka dot ribbon on the top. Attach the heart greeting and your card is complete.  

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Happy Spring!

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Stampendous clear stamp set SSC1042 Paisley Spring

Magenta papers Wheat Field & Victorian Beauty

Sakura Stardust pens

Versafine Onyx Black + clear embossing powder

1" daisy punch

Candy Bonbons

 All available from:-

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Spring is just around the corner and what better way to look forward to it than with this gorgeous set of stamps from Stampendous. This week we have the Sketch Challenge for February with quite a different layout this time. As you will see I have stamped the butterfly twice and embossed with clear powder. This gives a nice raised outline for watercolouring with the Sakura pens. I have used the pens direct to the stamped image where I want the colours to be bright and concentrated and used the watercolour technique over the large area of the wings. A little soft sponging around the edges of the panel and random stamping complete the design.I have layered this onto the bright side of  piece of the Victorian Beauty paper from Magenta. I have then used the 2 Magenta papers to form the required panels for the sketch. The card is finished with some punched daisies and a "Happy Spring!" 

Here is the original Sketch 

Why not play along for a chance to win a crafty prize!

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3D Delights

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JGCL533 Daffodils

Magenta Memor 215 Delicate Posies

Magenta Odyssey Garden Fresh

Tombow pens

Glossy Accents

Pale Green Elements

Silicone glue

Embossing tools

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Time for some decoupage this week and Jane Gill's pretty Daffodils clear set lend themselves beautifully to this technique. I have stamped several times onto the Odyssey paper and coloured with Tombow pens. I have then cut several pieces of the print and layered them on top of each other using silicone glue with the smallest pieces last and on the top. Before layering I have added  some scupting to the flowers to give some dimension. For the background of the card blank I have used Magenta Delicate Posies paper used on the green side and the sentiment stamped directly onto this. Add the decoupage panel and attach the frame over the image for an added dimension. The lime green Elements just add a little sparkle to  the project and I have applied Glossy Accents to the flowers with a fine brush to give a varnished effect.

Template Teaser

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Artemio Mini Album Heart Template

Magenta Memor 216 Peacock Blue

FRCL169 Birdsong

Tombow pens

2" heart punch

Onyx Black Versafine

Baby blue polka dot organza ribbon

All available from:-

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We're using Artemio templates this week which are perfect for creating your own mini memory albums and a whole range of other uses as you will have seen from the great ideas created by the other designers on the Woodware blog this week. I have chosen to use the heart template and I have used just part of it and created this fun greetings folder inside of which you could slip a little gift, message or keepsake. You will see from the photo below how the complete template would look if you wanted to use it whole for a mini album and you will see the section that I have used. I have stamped with Francoise Read's Birdsong set of Clear Magic stamps to create my own little scene. This set has some really lovely individual stamps and messages so that you can make up a unique design. I have stamped directly onto the Magenta scrapbook paper and used Tombow pens to colour. Stamp a sentiment onto a punched heart and add the ribbon before attaching it to the front of the folder and closing with a pretty bow.

Winter Wonderland

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Magenta 02286P Winter Scene

Magenta memor-164 Victorian Beauty

Magenta peel off 90645 Christmas Words

Versafine Onyx Black

Coloured pencils

Ulta fine crystal glitter

Zig glue pen

Double sided adhesive sheet

White organza polka dot ribbon

S/A diamantes

Sparklers snowflake chain 90209

White hammer embossed ds card blank

Pale blue & navy card

Acetate

All available from:-

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We've had such a mild winter down here in the south that a scene like this (that we were enjoying last year this time) seems hard to imagine. This week we are enjoying the theme Winter Wonderland of Cool Colours. I have used this beautiful stamp from Magenta which could with a little imagination be used for spring,summer & autumn  too. On this occasion I have stamped onto pale blue card (a tip from my good friend Jan Caudrelier!) as this sets the frosty look straight away. Just add a few subtle highlights with coloured pencils, some heavier accenting with white pencil & some frosting using the glue pen & crystal glitter. I have used a DS white card blank with a strip of DSA sheet across the centre & coated with glitter. You may have noticed that I have cut a strip from the right hand edge of the card & replaced it with acetate. I have placed a piece of the pretty Magenta scrapbook paper Victorian Beauty on the inside of the card to show through the acetate section. On the acetate I have added the sentiment from Christmas Words & a few s/a diamantes to accent the paper's design. Now just add the peel off border & a piece of white polka dot ribbon to finish the card. 

Handbags at Dawn!

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Woodware Chippies die cut chipboard shapes (Handbags)

JGCL545 Girl Stuff

Brilliance Rocket Red & Graphite Black

8"x8" card blank

Red & black polka dot organza ribbon

Red grosgrain polka dot ribbon

Red & clear elements

Large self adhesive pearls

Clear embossing powder

 All available from:-

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With all the bargains to be had at the January sales let's hope that it doesn't come to handbags at dawn! To start a New year's crafting I've created this fun girlie card using Woodware's versatile Chippies die cut shapes. I've coloured the bags & embellishments (which are included on the sheet with the handbags so great value for your money) with Rocket Red & Graphite Black Brilliance inkpads & then embossed with clear powder which gives you a lovely glossy texture. I have sponged the edges of the card blank with rocket Red & added some Faux stitching. The background words come from Jane Gill's clear magic set "Girl Stuff" which has some sentiments & girlie stamps.I've used a selection of red & clear elements & large pearls to add some bling to the card & to enhance the Chippies.After all, a girl can never have too many handbags!!

Happy New Year!!

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Stampendous SSC1004 Twenty Something

Woodware Chippies numbers

Ellipse oval punch(830-20)

1.5" balloon punch

White Sakura gel pen

Silver Encore inkpad

Stars Sparkler peel off

Peel off M.C & H.N.Y in black

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Happy New Year to everyone & we start a new year's crafting with our Sketch Challenge of the month. I've used some of the great icons & words from the Stampendous set of clear stamps, Twenty Something. I've randomly stamped the bright pink card blank with the word "celebrating" using black Versafine & the catherine wheel in silver. Sponge the numbers using the Encore inkpad & set aside to dry for a while. I have punched the balloons from pearl pink paper & given them some shape using a Character Shaper & sillicone glue. Just adding a little accent with the Sakura pen gives them "life". The peel off message is added to an oval from the Ellipse punch sponged around the edge with the silver inkpad again. I've added the right hand strip from white pearl card & a generous sprinkling of stars just finishes it off. Mount the Chippies letters to the pink area of card & cover the "twos" with a generous helping of silver Stickles. Let's hope we'll all have a sparkling 2012!!  

Here is this month's sketch for you to try so why not play along.

If you don't have a blog you can e mail your entry to dorothy@woodware.co.uk