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Don't worry about the ironing - it's not going anywhere...Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.comBlogger271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-30165473690615514132018-04-01T16:54:00.003+01:002018-04-01T16:57:38.121+01:00 Easter Cards with my new Scan N Cut!!!Hi crafty peeps! With a heavy heart I decided it was time to retire my good ole Silhouette Portrait as it kept on letting me down by not "speaking" to my Mac and the workarounds were getting really tiresome. I had been watching the Scan N Cut with interest for a long time and when a great offer came up on Create and Craft a couple of weeks ago for the CM300, it was too good a deal to pass up. Fast forward two weeks - I have a brand spanking new toy to play with - yay! - and it's so much fun!!! I mastered the simple cutting projects 20 mins after opening the box and have been slowly making my way through converting my old DFX files of homemade designs, through the Brother Canvas software. These are all loaded onto a USB which sits plugged in to my Scan N Cut by my crafting desk. I think I'll always use Adobe Illustrator for drawing my designs as it's the tool I'm most comfortable with - it's so easy to convert SVG files with the Canvas software - I just find it more user friendly than the Silhouette software. Mind you, I was too much of a stinge to buy the Designers Edition software upgrade so that might not have helped much. Anyhoo, this week I've been having a nosey round looking for free files to cut out and spotted these two SVG's from Miss Kate Cuttables which were on sale for 35 cents each and couldn't resist them for making a couple of Easter cards for my mum and sister. The bunny card was really easy but the Hoppy Easter easel card was defo a bit more challenging as I had to work out which bits were cut from the same colour cardstock and where to position the cardstock on the cutting mat. So, it was a baptism of fire but I'm really happy with the finished project. I hope you like them too!<br />
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Hope you are all having a lovely chocolatey Easter Sunday and get time to fit in a bit of crafting over the Easter hols!<br />
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Love Jak xxx<br />
<br />Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-45963292445862015832018-02-11T10:14:00.000+00:002018-02-11T10:14:05.131+00:00Willow mixed media projectHello everyone, thanks for popping by! I've been playing about recently with stamps, spending a bit of time exploring different ways of colouring them and different papers that take watercolour well, so there's been a lot of creativity going on, but nothing much worth taking pics of to share here. The latest project I'm going to show you all is this bit of home decor. It's a concertina box card and folds flat so could easily be sent just like a card through the post but also has lots of dimension. I've used a stamp from DoCrafts Santoro Willow range called Souvenir D'Hiver and used some DoCrafts water-colour felt pens to colour the image - scribbling the ink onto an acrylic block, adding a spot of water to the ink and applying with a small brush. I love this technique because I find the inks are really transparent and the colours are bright and lively. There are three layers to this project. The base has an embossed texture which I've coloured with Gelatos and some mica powder. I also die cut some branches and leaves which combined with the colours in the background have set a kind of autumnal feel for the project. You could make this work for any season though depending on the colours you choose. The next two layers are elements/images adhered to acetate which give depth and keep the whole thing sturdy. The papers I used for the front of the frame are also from the DoCrafts Santoro Willow 12x12 paper range which also has images you can colour in yourself so the range is very versatile. I hope you like the finished project.<br />
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Thanks for looking in, I have more cards to follow shortly...<br />
Keep on crafting,<br />
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Hi again crafters! Here's a quick look at some seasonal makes from my latest kit of papercrafting goodies by DoCrafts. These were on show at my most recent product demo at The Range Dundee. I'd like to thank all who came along to this - it was a really busy day, and I hope you're now all beavering away at that christmas card making... So let's see what was made with these goodies...<br />
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First off - I made these little cuties with the gift that came with the September issue of DoCrafts Creativity Mag which consisted of patterned card blanks and small sheets of decoupage toppers. A really quick way of making a few cards to get you in the mood for a full on festive frenzy. I added a few basic die cut shapes to mat the toppers, a bit of inking and some ribbon and twine.<br />
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Next we have a couple of cards that were made with a couple of new Xcut dies. I die cut the images twice and cut them up to layer them with foam pads to give lots of depth and dimension.</div>
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I loved making these cards and I think that die cutting with white card creates a lovely classy festive feel!</div>
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Next up is a CAS shaker card. The bauble is actually an acetate aperture, the reindeer image having been stuck to the inside part of the card.</div>
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This is another stunning Xcut die which is beautiful cut from white cardstock against a contrasting dark background. This one looks like a crisp winter night with all that glittery crystalline snow in the shaker part. This card could impress just as easily by adhering the white die cut straight on top of a pink or lime green glitter card background. A nice quick make which is what you want if you are making dozens at a time.</div>
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Here's something a bit different... I love mixing up styles and here I've combined a classic cute topper with a zap of aqua and a luxe gold geometric 3d frame and polkadot foiled paper. Very kitsch, I think you'll agree. If you can't be a bit kitsch at Christmas there's something amiss!!</div>
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And here's a home decor idea. I cut the Xcut reindeer die twice on two pieces of trimmed down white A4 cardstock (as previously used on the Peace card). I then adhered some pale blue vellum to the inside of the cardstock then glued both the A4 pieces together to make the frame of the lamp. I made a shallow box to insert in the base to hold either a couple of battery operated tealights or, my fave which is a set of tiny battery powered led fairy lights. Looks gorgeous on a dark winter's night all twinkly and sparkletastic! You could probably embellish it with some blingy gems or glitter borders but I like mine plain. I also wondered how some multi coloured LEDs would look in a lantern cut from black cardstock.... amazing probably!<br /><div style="text-align: start;">
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If it's an intricate detailed die you're after, what about this one? I made this easy easel card with this Xcut die set (5 pieces in total). These cards have the wow factor without too much fiddling about and again, another CAS card that doesn't take too long to put together. </div>
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<br /> While I was making this card I was trying to think if it could be used in a different context and I got the idea of turning it in to a Halloween card. All it needs is a strategically placed spooky lil' ghosty to cover up the Christmas tree by the door and job done!<div>
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Isn't it effective!!! As I was cutting out ghosts I thought about making some cute little bunting to go with the Halloween theme....</div>
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Whatever season you're crafting for just enjoy and share. There's nothing like a handmade card or decoration to raise a smile. What you waiting for?!</div>
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-39201953005418778522017-10-10T15:51:00.005+01:002017-10-10T15:51:52.828+01:00Some new card samples<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone! Long time no see! Definitely my bad!!!! No excuses - life just got in the way, but I've been busy demoing with DoCrafts so without further ado, here are some cards I've been making!<br />
Here are some July samples featuring new Xcut embossing folders and dies and new Papermania Pigments range<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely embossing folder softly inked with Papermania pigment inks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of my favourites for it's simplicity. Here I've used the Papermania Capsule Elements Pigments range from the A4 Paper and diecuts pack</td></tr>
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Here are two samples using one of the Xcut emboss and cut folders. These are perfect for a quick make and these two samples show how different the cards can look!</div>
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Thanks for stopping by for a nosey!<div>
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Love Jak xxx</div>
Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-24904130287614164572017-06-15T19:45:00.000+01:002017-06-15T19:45:02.517+01:00Bargain Craft Haul.... ...Who doesn't love a bargain? Especially a crafty bargain!!!! I'd been in Hobbycraft with my daughter – she's currently underway with a Copic pen collection and was buying a new addition with some pocket-money and I came across some bargain boxes of scrapbooking goodies. Hurrah! Well, obviously I couldn't pass them by... I had a good rootle through while waiting for DD to pick a pen and found some goodies that had been marked down considerably – yay! – a proper bargain. Have a look at what I picked up...<br />
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...There's a bit of Project Life, Pink Paislee, Cosmo Cricket, Pebbles and Crate Paper, die cut chipboard, paper and acetate embellishments, stamps, stickers, journalling cards, wow what a haul and all for under £20. Normally, I don't spend a lot on crafting supplies - I know, hard to believe but spending on new stuff makes me feel guilty about the old stuff that sits there gathering dust (let's not dwell on that though!) but, once in a while I like to have a splurge and it would have been wrong to let these babies go unloved when they could be home with me, no? Haha!!! I started with the Crate Paper Little You 6x6 paper Pad and embellishments – here's a look at some cards I made...<br />
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Love, Jak xxxJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-68322899558484893862017-06-10T11:23:00.001+01:002017-06-10T11:23:02.345+01:00May DoCrafts Samples... Well, good morning to you! I hope you're having better weather wherever you are - I'm more than fed up with being rained on every time I go outside - this must be our annual monsoon season come early this year. It usually waits until the kids break up for their summer holidays, so we're a few weeks ahead of that and hopefully that should mean we get our soaking out of the way and will return to beautiful sunshine as soon as possible. Not to worry, rain in summertime means time for guilt free crafting and I had lots of ladies attend my most recent demo because that's the thing to do of a wet Saturday afternoon. So here's some samples I made using the box of products from the previous post...<br />
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This is actually one of my favourites for it's sheer simplicity. The glasses and lemons are cut from an Xcut mini die. They have had the cut away inner part coloured in with Artiste watercolour pens which I gave a coating of Anita's 3d Clear Gloss. I used the gloss to make some droplets too. The sentiment has been stamped with alphas from the DoCrafts Wedding range and the pinata paper is just some yellow paper chopped into with scissors - a technique I love doing!</div>
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Next up – a few samples of cards using the brand new Metallics range. Here I used the Metallic Elements Capsule A4 Ultimate Paper Pack. As always, this pack is rammed full of papers, vellums, alphabet stickers and die cut elements. The vellum is gorgeous and so unusual - it's quite heavy/thick for a vellum and looks fab when run through an embossing folder like this one here which has been through an Xcut Dogtooth embossing folder. That foiling really catches the light and brings lots of texture to make the most of your backgrounds - I love it!</div>
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These papers are really striking with lots of high contrast shine, especially when used alongside some mirri board. The ones with a white background can be coloured up too - they are lovely and smooth and take an ink pad nicely. I tried a gold ink pad which had a subtle effect knocking the contrast back a bit. You could try any colour - I'm not done experimenting yet... </div>
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Next – more Metallics, this time combined with a new Xcut die... called 1920s Dancers!</div>
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This card is made by die cutting with cream coloured card stock – I used the brand new Xcut Couple in Heart die and gently coloured parts of the diecut with a small ink pad which gives a soft blurry pop of colour and draws your eye to different areas.</div>
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Gorjuss is off on her hols here and is enjoying wearing here pretty sailor bathing suit. There's a lot more detail on this stamp but as she's in an aperture and stamped on the inside of the card, it's cut that lovely detail off. She is actually sitting on a rock with her feet in a little pool of water and has little fishies swimming round her tootsies!. This is the only sample I had time to make as we got our kits only a week ahead of our demos and I really didn't have a lot of time to experiment. I'm sure I'll revisit her though - she too cute not to!</div>
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Here's Gorjuss floating Up and Away combined with a vellum foil background from the Metallics pack. I kept this stamped image simple, using copper embossing powder for the image and colouring with a pale brown watercolour pen adding a pop of yellow on the her dress, the balloon and sentiment. She's adorable!</div>
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Finally one last card... I used the large floral number dies for this one. The "sweet" bit was made from mini alphabet dies released last year. Those little alphabet dies are so useful and a great size for cards!</div>
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-83854039044756919162017-05-28T10:29:00.002+01:002017-05-28T10:29:16.932+01:00May DoCrafts demo...Here's a box of goodies I received from DoCrafts last Friday 19th for my demo on Saturday 27th. As you can see, I've not had an awful lot of time to prep my samples but sometimes a bit of pressure brings out the creativity in us. Contained in the box is new Gorjuss stamps, Gorjuss washii tape, three new Xcut dies - one a set of numbers, some Anita's decoupage and an Ultimate A4 Paper pack - this time the theme is Metallics. This is how those products look when they come in - all shiny and new, ready to inspire card making, scrapbooking, any creative way that appeals basically. Stay tuned for product samples to follow...<br />
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#notgothic! This card looks like there is a lot of work in it but to be honest, the most time consuming aspect of it is the decoupaged focal point. There's quite a few sheets of this kind of stuff in the A4 Ultimate paper pack but if you like your cards quick and simple then there's this selfie card...<br />
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Pretty straight forward - most time being spent on colouring up the stamped image on the photo frame.<br />
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A really quick gift bag!<br />
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Ok so this one is a bit gothic, even with blue hair and dress...<br />
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So, if you have come across my little blog before and seen a few of these makes in the past, apologies if you're disappointed to see them again but I wanted a post where all my Gorjuss makes could all come together. My next DoCrafts demonstration is on May 27th at The Range, Dundee - where I'll be making cards and projects with new DoCrafts products - one of which is a new version of Gorjuss. This time she's all ready for summer which means a brighter, less gothic palette and also the new stamps mean again you can colour her any way you like...</div>
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<br />Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-7987051806323940682017-05-07T09:28:00.002+01:002017-05-07T09:28:08.124+01:00Latest scrapbook layout......is here for your perusal! I wanted to try a more muted version of my usual style but still have everything going on with embellishments and texture. This was quite a difficult one for me as I had to reign myself in a bit, resulting in the LO kind of lying about on the craft table whilst I tried to feel where I was going with it. I used pale acrylics in the background and spritzed with a gold/black Artiste Spritz Ink by DoCrafts. I cut a panel of square windows on my Silhouette and backfilled some of the spaces with papers and vellums from the DoCrafts Geometric Mocha range. I glittered the "Lovely" wooden sentiment and gave it a thick layer of Anita's 3D Clear Gloss Finish to seal the glitter. I've stamped and heat embossed some Geometric stamps with copper embossing powder then raised these elements with foam pads for a bit of dimension. There's a bit of stamping in corners and finally a sprinkle of pewter coloured sequins to catch the eye. I'm pleased with the finished page although it did take a bit longer for me to complete than anticipated. Oh and BTW - copper embossing powder is My Favourite Thing at the moment!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So easy and quick to assemble! Because the cluster is the focal point, make them first and your card's 75% done! <b>#getclustering</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Love Jak x</span>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-48063223099535966002017-04-02T09:28:00.001+01:002017-04-02T09:28:33.785+01:00Using those embellishment clusters....<span style="font-size: large;">Hello, this beautiful sunny Sunday!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Thanks for popping by! Here are some cards I've made with my home-made embellishment clusters. I really love doing this and find it seems to cut down on time I spend faffing about with my cards. It's great because the focal point is already made and usually with a sentiment built in too. All I need to do is pick a size and some background papers and I'm off. So, without further ado, here's some I made earlier...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Truthfully, the only extras that weren't kicking about the leftover stash I used here were some extra bits of graph paper I designed (so simple!) and printed out, and two separate tiny bits of stamping. They were really quick to put together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Now, these are really bright and colourful, cheerful cards and possibly not to everyone's taste. My choice to go with this colourway was because I had a really old kit gathering dust on the shelves of Crafty Mission Control and it was easier to start this project with patterns and colours that I knew would work together, just as a starting point as I'd never tried this out before. I love the results and have moved on to a more freestyle approach with all sorts of leftovers - but that's for another post! One tip I will mention tho is - when die cutting for specific projects, use up your smaller scraps by die cutting out lots of smaller shapes in various sizes and designs. Store them in clear bags or mini clear boxes/tubs. You'll be surprised how quickly you accumulate these pieces and they are handy and ready to roll next time you want to make some clusters. Stay tuned for another post this week. I'm making a couple of Gorjuss cards...</span></div>
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In-between doing my demos for DoCrafts, I like to spend my crafty time trying out new techniques and generally having a crafty potter around my stash, and recently it occurred to me that my clustering skills were definitely lacking. Not being one to let that go, I decided I should maybe try and master this. It's something I've admired amongst my crafty colleagues work for a long time and I've often wondered what kind of witchcraft they use when putting these beautiful eye-catching elements together and thankfully when grilled about how it all happens, they were really helpful and forthcoming with lots of tips. Naturally, everyone does it differently and has various ways of putting these together but the best tip I picked up was a visual one from a Youtube video - I am a visual learner after all. I watched lots of vids and what I got from that was that a lot of paper shuffling goes on and the ones I like look a bit well, messy! So taking the bull by the horns I started easy with an old kit from years ago that I still had tons of (do these kits ever end?). I felt it would make life simpler as all the elements are designed to compliment and coordinate with each other. I really had fun doing this and it all just seemed to click once I stopped overanalysing everything. I did print off a few extra bits and pieces to help out - a couple of graph paper backgrounds and I also did a bit of diecutting so I could use different shapes of patterned papers too. Here are some of my results...<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">These were made from an ages old Colorbok kit from QVC and although I wouldn't use them for scrapbooking now as my kids are a bit old for this kind of design now I still love the bright happy colours. </span>The clusters all finished up a really decent size too so next post is about the cards I made with them!</div>
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Thanks for looking,</div>
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Jak xxx</div>
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Hello all. Here are some pics of some of the cards I made last week at The Range in Dundee. If you managed to make it along, thankyou, I hope I managed to inspire you try out some new goodies. Ok here we go...<br />
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All of the above are cards made with some of the new Xcut dies. I'll not deny, they are very intricate but if you use my tip from my previous post, you'll be cutting them out completely hassle free - even more so if you remember to give them a wipe over first with a tumble drier sheet, that way all the waste just falls out with a few taps!</div>
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Next up are 3 cards from the Paws For Thought range. These are cute beyond belief and really appeal to me because they are so colourful. They're a great start for a newbie crafter as they can be made quickly and without too much embellishing. However, if you should so wish to go completely over the top and go all out kitsch (who, me? - never!!!!) you can really go for it as you can see in the pop up box card below!</div>
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And so on to Wood Elements Capsule range. I used the A4 paper and die cuts pack which is stuffed full of alphas, vellums, bows etc...</div>
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These two cards are BIG 8x8s - a size I don't normally indulge in but big cards do give you a bit more scope for embellishing. This colours in this pack are very muted so I added some pale pink and blue to the Best Wishes card to liven things up a bit.</div>
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Here's a new card format - for me anyway - which I tried out for the first time too. It's a slider card which when you pull the tag out, reveals the message inside. Kind of simple but effective.</div>
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-70520692396918910892017-03-12T10:24:00.000+00:002017-03-12T10:24:27.525+00:00Die cutting hack!!! – A tip that works and is cheap as chips!!!!Hey everyone, happy Sunday morning to you!<br />
I've been busy beavering away, making samples for my next demo which involved using some really intricate dies. To tell the truth, my die cutting machine was really struggling and although it did eventually manage to cut them it was only after lots of rotating of the die and positioning on different parts of the base plate. The whole process was beginning to be a real chore. That was until I tried this amazingly simple tip. Now, I can't take credit for this because it was actually shared by a demonstrating colleague, Lyn Marlow, who made the suggestion in the first place but it does work a treat and means that tricky ornate dies will cut a whole lot easier with only one or two passes. So drum roll please....<br />
Ok, the secret weapon I have been using is – poly pockets or punch pockets as some call them! Wow! Yep, that's it! Simply, place your die and card stock inside the poly pocket (I always tape intricate dies down on to the card stock to prevent them from sliding about), sandwich between your cutting plates and roll that baby through your machine. You can check without taking the die and card stock out of the pocket whether one pass through has done the job – I have needed two passes at the most! If you don't have poly pockets in your home somewhere, Lyn suggested using freezer bags in the same way. I'm sticking with the poly pockets though as I have tons of those - the kids are always using them to display pieces of school work etc but they are so cheap anyway - you can buy 100 for a couple of quid and you will get multiple uses from each one. Don't think that because they look all cut up they won't work as they do!<br />
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I have taken the die cut out of the bag to show it's all done but if you give the whole thing a shake while still in the bag you'll find most of the bits fall out of the die and into the bag which is great for keeping things clean and tidy and is a bonus of using this method. Boom! Double whammy!!! Lol!<br />
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If environmental issues with these are on your conscience, which obviously they should be, dispose of thoughtfully and in an environmentally friendly manner. I'm lucky to have various different recycling methods that we adhere to when it comes to refuse collection and my used plastics all go in a separate crate for collection by our local council who take it away for recycling. Please use them responsibly is all!<br />
So there's your top crafty tip for a Sunday morning. Enjoy!!!!<br />
Stay tuned for cards using the latest products from DoCrafts and the results of those die cuts...<br />
Thanks for popping by!!!!<br />
Love Jak x<br />
<br />Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-4876291269954845352017-02-26T09:25:00.002+00:002017-02-26T09:25:58.435+00:00Cards, cards, cards...Good Sunday morning to you all!<br />
As previously mentioned, here are a few cards from my most recent DoCrafts demo from Jan 17th at The Range Dundee.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That flamingo is really cute - Xcut min die!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floral diecut panel over inked backgrounnd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inked background with diecut butterflies</td></tr>
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One of the products I was using was a lovely floral panel die, ideal for using as a background on an A6 card. Firstly, I used the diecut piece as a straight forward back ground panel over an inked and blended background panel, then I thought I would try using the diecut piece as a stencil to ink through which was really effective.<div>
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Next up - a couple of cards using an Xcut Cut and emboss folder...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heat embossed sentiment in window</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorjuss Girl inside window</td></tr>
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These cards us the Xcut Cut and Emboss Window folder. As with the other Cut and Emboss folders, this combines diecut elements into your embossing which is a great idea. This one is a window this time. The first card I inked and heat embossed a sentiment which is revealed when the window is opened up. I also made another which I thought would look cute to have the Gorjusss Girl on the inside looking out of the window.<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Talking of Gorjuss - here she is adorning a kraft lunchbag!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CAS card - Happy Birthday</td></tr>
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<br /> I also demonstrated some clean and simple styled cards sticking to a colour palette of 4 colours. The Hello card has the sentiment die cut in to the stripy panel which is layered on top of a self adhesive paper wood-veneer panel. I love making CAS cards...<br />
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This shadow box I've used here as a deep picture frame. The Family Tree die is lovely and actually versatile enough to use as a stand alone element for other projects...<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of Gorjuss card</td></tr>
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Lastly a decorating project - a set of Bare Basics drawers. I decorated the drawer fronts, added pegs which have two uses - to open the drawers and to hold a label which tells you what is in each drawer. I painted a different colour that coordinates with the stripy paper, inside each drawer.</div>
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Thanks for having a look at my DoCrafts projects! For those of you that come along to my appearances armed with DoCrafts goodies at The Range in Dundee - a big thankyou - it's always a pleasure to meet you all and have a crafty blether. I'm back there again on March 11th, so see you all soon!</div>
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So, have a lovely crafty weekend everyone and please pop by again soon!</div>
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Love, Jak</div>
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-54188353425288167562017-02-16T19:39:00.002+00:002017-02-16T19:44:46.719+00:00Paper houses!Hello stranger,<br />
Welcome back to paperymash! Today I'm going to show you these cute paper houses - there are two different ways to achieve these 93 if you're anything like me!); one is a decoupage method, the other is from a die set, both by DoCrafts. Or, you can mix them up and do a hybrid and use everything!!!<br />
Here's the two different sets...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DoCrafts Deco Design kit. ©DoCrafts</td></tr>
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The pack is a straightforward decoupage kit which includes two templates that make up the actual house and an inner box which the house sits over/on top of. This means it's ideal for filling with goodies or a battery operated candle.<br />
This one is decorated to look like a pretty Parisienne patisserie<br />
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The next one I wanted to freestyle a bit so I used the die set to make a house that I could pop a battery candle in. I made curtains for the windows and "glazed" the windows with vellum to cast a soft glow while lit up. I'd love to do a row of these all different heights and coloured windows, decorated with spooky stuff for Halloween. These would make great christmas decorations too!!!<br />
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If 3d houses aren't your thing you could always convert your houses into cards instead. The paper kit would definitely make quite a few of these as there is an extra sheet of windows for this very purpose. Worth a mention too is the pack contains some patterned papers which would make a great background for the cards although I would stick them on to card stock before using the template or die cutting the actual house shape base - you want your houses to be sturdy after all!!<br />
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Whichever way you want to go these are great fun to make up and a bit different!!!<br />
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-55727250804514508272017-02-12T11:19:00.001+00:002017-02-12T11:19:58.595+00:00OMG! Scrapbook layout!Good morning!<br />
Here's another scrapbook page which was spontaneously put together this week. I came across this photo while I was looking for some other family pics - I'll never find them at this rate!! It's really nice to come across daft pics from the past - sometimes you forget about the person you were before family comes along. This was a bit of a revelation as I'm wearing quite a short skirt - it was definitely summer and I think I was getting ready to go to work... Anyhoo, it was the colours in the photo that made me go with the papers and cardstock I used (yes, my bedroom was painted bright sunny yellow!). A bit of a change for me as I tend to start neutral and build from there. I've actually used some bits and pieces that are ancient too - see the two tiny tags by the cluster - they're probably about 11 years old now. The reason I remember this was they came from a kit that was one of my very first crafting splurges, a K & Co embellishment kit bought from QVC when I was first starting out. Thank goodness I still hoard stash!!!!<br />
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<br />Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-57628531054729175272017-02-05T09:20:00.001+00:002017-02-05T09:20:13.252+00:00Boom! A scrapbook page!!!!Hello! Are you all having a crafty weekend? I thought I'd kick of the first post of 2017 with a scrapbook page! I found a cute photo of Millie when she was about 2 and a half, it wasn't a great photo composition wise so I had to do a bit of cropping, result being I was left with quite a small pic. That's ok tho as I thought I could do the layout as an 8x8 instead of having her lost on a 12x12 page. At first I was sure I was going to do a minimalist design but that didn't happen!!!! Whoops! So as usual, this one kind of developed as I went along. I had a few stop start moments with it - I cut a title for it with my Silhouette but, as I'd not used it in months, the software needed updating and the machine really started playing up. About an hour later I eventually got it to cut the title and guess what? I didn't even like it on the layout!!! So it was back to the drawing board for the title. I think what happened was it just kind of overwhelmed the layout - I was forgetting it was just an 8x8. I decided to go with a die cut title instead - "millie doll" which was die cut with some xcut mini alpha dies which worked great and left room for a bit of journaling too. Yay!<br />
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-51042620224391614802016-11-13T09:22:00.002+00:002016-11-13T09:22:56.272+00:00Christmas wall plaques...<span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here are two decorations I made for hanging up at Christmas...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I used a </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">chipboard blank</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> taken from a DoCrafts Basics chipboard mini album. This little kit contains 6 blank chipboard pages with two binder rings. I felt I could spare a couple of these pages as I tend to just use two at a time for the front and back covers while filling the inside up with other random bits and pieces like card and acetate using one of the chipboards as a template.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Santa Stop Here!</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> plaque was first painted with </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">gesso</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> then once dry I gave it a coat of </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">pale blue acrylic</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">. The edges were </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">sponged</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> with white to give an </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">icy</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">, snowy feel and then I painted the whole lot with iridescent </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">glitter glue</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">. This is so pretty when it dries - all lovely and shimmery! The letters are die cut from red glitter card stock using Xcut Wedding </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Alphas</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">. The stars are also die cut - I used an Xcut mini die set for this - it has a selection of stars in different shapes and sizes. The red pudding and present embellishments are from the little set of </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">felt die cuts</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> I keep mentioning.... This is what you're looking for here :-</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These have been a great addition to my Christmas supplies and have come in so handy - if you can still find them I would highly recommend them. They actually come in two sizes - these are the mini ones which are maybe about an inch square in size, but there is a larger size available too. I find these a great size for cards tho! Lastly, to finish off, I die cut three Christmas stockings, backed them with matching red glitter card stock, cut round them and attached them to the back of the plaque with </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">baker's twine</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next up is a more </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">traditional </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">style decoration. So, using the same technique as the blue plaque, this time I chose a traditional Christmassy colour scheme, sponging the edges in </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">gold</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> acrylic. I diecut a </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">wreath </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">for the focal point decorating with lots of diecuts cut from plain dark green, white and silver mirri cardtock. I finished off with a big bow from </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>scraps of ribbon</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> I save up from Christmas presents down the years (they come in so handy for these projects). This piece is printed with cute little leaping reindeer which tie in with the die cut reindeer decorating the plaque. Lastly, I attached three </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">tiny bells</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> on some twine and stuck them to the back of the chipboard - who doesn't love the tiny tinkle of little bells at christmas?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you enjoy creating Christmas too and that my little blog inspires you to try something featured here...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Have a creative crafty day!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">See you back here soon,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Love Jak</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">xxx</span>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-69979647346016568862016-11-12T09:43:00.000+00:002016-11-12T09:43:37.823+00:00Good Saturday morning....<span style="font-size: large;">Staying with the </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Christmas</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> theme - here's something a bit more involved - a mini book which incorporates </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>all your favourite christmas cards</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and more...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For anyone who stops by my blog from time to time, you may have noticed I'm a sucker for a </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">hand made</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> one off mini scrapbook and I love to use my fave cards in these random styled books - I've even used pretty wrapping paper in them. I always save the girls letters to Santa and put them in one of the pockets and I just find it a great way to save </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">christmas memories</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">. So let's have a look at one I prepared to use in my demo which I have saved to use as this year's album...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made the covers for the book with some corrugated card from an old box which I first painted with a layer of gesso. Once this was dry, I gave it a coat of </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">gold</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> acrylic paint. Next up I slapped on a really thick layer of cheap </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">PVA glue</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> then quickly "laid" a layer of red acrylic on top of the glue. Now, this is the bit where the </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">magic</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> happens... I think the science behind it goes thus - The PVA takes longer to dry than the (red) acrylic on top and this causes that top layer of paint to split. The PVA then goes on to dry clear, revealing the under colour behind it making for a cool distressed effect. It's a great way of achieving this look without having to invest in expensive ready made branded distress paint and although I haven't tried it, I believe you can use this technique on bits of furniture too. I would imagine that would require a sealing with varnish once dried tho! So that's the technique for colouring up the covers front and back - next job is to decorate!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the creative bit! I die cut a doily in green glitter card stock, cut this in half and stuck either side of the cover. This left a space in the middle for a pic. I cut out a frame which will hold a family pic (once the event itself has happened!) but for now there's a cute little christmas kitty </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">keeping that space cosy</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">, lol! I tied a bow from organza ribbon and chunky twine for embellishing the top corner of the photo. I added a big glittered wooden sentiment (Christmas) which is from a Create Christmas pack of seasonal sentiments from DoCrafts. These are great because they are a really good size for making a main focal point on your project. I used some DoCrafts adhesive chipboard numbers from a set of alphas and numbers for adding in the year and die cut two leaping reindeer to decorate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not going to bore you all with every page inside but here's a look at how the whole thing hangs together. You can see all the mis-matched cards and different sizes of pages inside - I even have pages of </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">acetate</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> stamped with staz-on ink. The joy of these makes is no two are ever the same - love it!</span></div>
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-76272135517087114572016-11-06T11:01:00.000+00:002016-11-06T11:01:12.144+00:00Christmas cards! More Christmas cards!<span style="font-size: large;">Today, I'm going to quickly post some more cards that I put together for my </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">DoCrafts demo</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">, so lets go...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look at this little face!! He's from a sheet of </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Anita's decoupage</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and credit for the design goes to the talented </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Sarah Jackman Reid</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> for her inspiration! Ta SJR!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This Christmas pudding is a basic circle run through a polka dot embossing folder</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This card features the mini </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Xcut Christmas stocking die</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> - very handy and I can think of lots of different cards to make with this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've used the herring bone embossing folder again on this card and that's another one of those cute little </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">felt embellishments</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now here's a lovely filigree die! I must admit I struggled with the intricacy of this die initially, as I hadn't used anything so detailed before but then a colleague put me on to </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>tumble dryer sheets!!! </b></span><span style="font-size: large;">What a difference that made! Basically, for anyone who isn't already in the know all you do is rub your dryer sheet over and into the cutting parts of your die and off you go die cutting. The dryer sheet just makes your die cut release so easily from your die. Brilliant!</span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the wreath die this time on an </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">easel card</b><span style="font-size: large;">. I've decorated this one with the cute little felt embellishments too. Yes, that's that herring bone folder this time I embossed </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">kraft card</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> and distressed it with </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">gold glitter glue</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lastly, for today, more peel-off fun with a large </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">snowflake</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> as the focal point which I coloured with a </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>water colour brush and ink</b></span><span style="font-size: large;">. The sentiment might look like a peel-off too but it's a diecut from the Xcut mini die range.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ok, that's my cards all up to date but I have three more projects to upload which I will defo do this week. Please pop back again soon as I have </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>two hanging plaques</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and a </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Christmas minibook</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> to share here and hopefully inspire you to make your own versions. Feel free to leave any questions you might have regarding any of the makes you see on my blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have a happy crafty Sunday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Love Jak xxx</span></div>
Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-88649606289975177732016-11-05T07:46:00.003+00:002016-11-05T08:26:32.674+00:00So, a recap on my christmas DoCrafts kit...My <b><span style="font-size: large;">September demo box</span></b> was filled with glitter, dies, stamps and embellishments and although lacking in any patterned papers it was perfect for making some <b><span style="font-size: large;">"Clean and Simple"</span></b> style cards.<br />
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So without further ado, here are a few samples I made for my ladies...<br />
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As I mentioned, I initially struggled with the lack of patterned papers to work with but then I decided to get a bit creative with some <b><span style="font-size: large;">peel-off stickers</span></b> and make my own. This one was fun to make up. I started with a few snowflake peel-offs which I stuck gently (so they would peel off again and I could reuse them!) to some plain white cardstock and lightly <b><span style="font-size: large;">inked </span></b>over them with a pale blue pigment inkpad. I removed the peel-offs to leave behind a pretty snowflake pattern - yay! This was trimmed and triple matted in black white and gold on to a plain white card blank. The main focal point is a wooden gold glittered sentiment. I wouldn't normally do <b><span style="font-size: large;">gold and blue</span></b> together - silver and blue is the natural choice for me but the glitter embellished words were all gold so that's how that choice came about, but I think they work together anyway. The stamped sentiment is from a pack of <b><span style="font-size: large;">six christmas sentiment stamps</span></b> - a really useful set they were too, you'll see more of these in use as we get through these cards!<br />
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I love the simplicity of this one. The main focal point is a chunky <b><span style="font-size: large;">chipboard</span></b> Noel with reindeer sticker. This was just one from a whole sheet of printed chipboard stickers which work great if you are <span style="font-size: large;"><b>short of time</b></span> or just don't want to spend hours making each individual card - lets face it you could miss christmas completely if you get too get carried away with making the vast amount of cards you may need... I kept the background plain but used an embossing folder for some <span style="font-size: large;"><b>texture</b></span> - this one is the DoCrafts <span style="font-size: large;"><b>herring bone folder</b></span>. I love this embossing folder as it goes with anything. Try it over patterned papers too - sometimes adding texture to a pattern knocks it back a bit, softening the contrast of the pattern and colours. In this case though it makes the focal point stand out by <b><span style="font-size: large;">enhancing </span></b>what would be a bland white background. The cracker that holds the stamped and heat embossed sentiment is made from some stripy washi tape stuck on to card and cut in the shape of a cracker.<br />
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That's a <b><span style="font-size: large;">clear button</span></b> tied with a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>twine bow</b></span> detail on the largest snowflake and another heat embossed stamped sentiment, this time stamped in red pigment ink and clear embossed.</div>
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Still keeping it Clean and Simple - I'll call it <span style="font-size: large;"><b>CAS</b></span> from now on as that's how it's known amongst you Cardies out there - this time with some kraft as my base. Now, could a card be made any <span style="font-size: large;"><b>simpler</b></span> than this? It's a kraft card blank topped with some embossed kraft card, embellished with some stripy cardstock cut into a pennant shape topped again with a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>felt topper</b></span>, stamped sentiment and twine bow. Yes, you could add a few sparkles here and there too if this is too plain for your liking but this is definitely the kind of card you could batch make and get done quickly. Going back to the felt topper - these come in a cute little wooden palette/box in 9 different designs including little gingerbread men and trees which you'll also see more of here!</div>
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I think this one should be called a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>"So Simple It's Ridiculous"</b></span> card. It's a big stamped sentiment on a white card blank which has been inked round the edges with a blue pigment inkpad, stamped snowflakes embossed with white embossing powder, a few white sparkly gems thrown at it and a little red bow for contrast. Done!</div>
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-79044545040665204372016-09-01T17:18:00.001+01:002016-09-01T17:18:27.428+01:00Get cardmaking for Christmas...Yep, tis the time to get <span style="font-size: large;"><b>busy</b></span> if you make your own cards - here's a quick<b><span style="font-size: large;"> CAS card</span></b> to whet your appetite for my next round of <span style="font-size: large;"><b>DoCrafts demo-ing</b></span>!<br />
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Just a quick post this morning - I've a busy day ahead of me as this is my birthday weekend! Notice it's a weekend of celebrations, not just a day!!! Lucky me!!! So, just quickly, I wanted to share my latest scrapbook page here with you - images are a bit grainy as I swiped it from my an instagram post, sorry! Anyway, this one is all about layers and layers - I wanted a change from the plain backgrounds I've been doing lately and this kind of photo goes well with fussy embellishing and texture. The method I used goes like this -</div>
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I've embellished with Hobbycraft paper flowers - gold Xcut die cut doillies, bows, buttons and some pieces from a Docraft Folk Floral Ultimate Paper Pack.</div>
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Thanks for popping by!<br />
Have a thoroughly inspired crafty weekend everyone,<br />
Love Jak xJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504397658359019319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1115691809023375697.post-44086730442218670442016-08-06T11:16:00.001+01:002016-08-06T11:16:03.373+01:00Truffling Around On The Beach...I keep finding lots of older pics I feel <b><span style="font-size: large;">deserve</span></b> a scrapbook layout! This one is of Sadie when she was 4 years old - we were out <b><span style="font-size: large;">beachcombing</span></b> and I think she tried to bring half of Easthaven beach home with us!<br />
The main background heart paper is from a paper pack from <b><span style="font-size: large;">Tiger</span></b> which I felt was a lovely contrast to show off the <span style="font-size: large;"><b>DoCrafts Geometric Neon papers</b></span>. I love mixing up different styles of patterns. I think you have to make sure you keep an eye on the<b><span style="font-size: large;"> scales </span></b>of the design though. This combo works because the main background paper is only two colours and a <b><span style="font-size: large;">simple design</span></b>. The Geometric Neon papers I used have a slightly larger design but the colours are quite muted apart from the <b><span style="font-size: large;">flash</span></b> of neon pink and orange but this compliments the red and pink hearts. If you have lots of older stash, I would recommend trying this out! Sometimes it works and sometimes it just doesn't - it's another creative way to use up your scraps too!<br />
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I cut the arrows out on my Silhouette Portrait and backed them with Geometric Neon scraps and embellished the page with alphas from the DoCrafts Geometric Neon Ultimate paper pack. The wooden embellishments were a recent-ish purchase from The Works - I really wish I'd bought more of these at the time as they have come in really handy!!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by! Keep crafting,<br />
Jak x<br />
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