Wednesday 30 January 2019

Embossed Frame card

Hello and welcome.

A simple little card today – just a bit of stamping and colouring on watercolour paper, cut out and mounted onto a mat of So Saffron.  


To add a bit of interest, I used one of the Layering Squares dies and the Embossing mat & plate to create a “frame” around the image – I think it sets it off nicely.

Watch the video to see how I did it -

You can find the supplies I used at the end of this post.

See you again soon!

Keep crafting,

Keren

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Saturday 26 January 2019

No glue, no measure box



Hello everyone!
Welcome to my little bit of the Pootlers Blog Hop – Sale-A-Bration edition!



I am really in love with the Botanical Butterfly papers.  I used one whole sheet for this origami box, which is made with no glue, no measuring and hardly any tools (I just used a bone folder to get a nice sharp fold, but it wasn’t strictly necessary.)  The butterfly is punched from another sheet in the pack.

Fancy trying this yourself?  Here’s the folding diagram –







There will be a tutorial on my YouTube channel in the near future, which I hope will make things a bit clearer! 

Meanwhile, how about continuing around the hop?  There are lots of lovely projects for you, all using stuff you can get for free (such a bargain!) from the Sale-A-Bration promotion so I know you'll find lots of inspiration!

Keep crafting!

Keren


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Wednesday 23 January 2019

Floating Panel with Bella & Friends


Hello and welcome!
It’s an interactive card today.  This is a variation of what I call a “Pushmi-Pullyu” card. 



In this kind of mechanism, you pull on one tab and another slides out at the same time – or that’s the usual arrangement.  The two sliding panels are attached to an endless belt of plastic so that when one is pulled, the other is pushed in the opposite direction.

I saw this idea on a channel called Insideoutjeans and I thought it was brilliant!  I’d never thought of attaching a stamped image directly onto the plastic belt before - and I love how it works!

Here’s how I made it.

Oh, and this card is made in honour of a colleague’s new spaniel puppy.  The stamp set I used is Bella and Friends and the puppy (who is so adorable) is also called Bella.  I just had to make this card in her honour, don’t you agree?

Keep crafting!

Keren


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Saturday 19 January 2019

Time for tea!

Hello and welcome! 

I'm a tea drinker, me.  I love a cup of Earl Gray, taken hot without milk or sugar.  My husband prefers coffee, but it's tea for me!

A couple of years ago Stampin' Up! had a set of dies that featured cups and mugs and a kettle (or possibly teapot?) that was really popular and lots of us were sad when it retired.  I was so thrilled when I saw the stamps in the spring/summer catalogue and the dies in the Sale-A-Bration booklet - there was much rejoicing and happy dancing!  

I made a double-z fold card as my first project.  Here's the tutorial - 

I have more ideas for using these supplies, so do check back to see what I come up with! 

Keep Crafting

Keren




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Wednesday 16 January 2019

Hello cupcake!


Hello and welcome!

Today I’m starting with a ready-made box.  Stampin' Up! have a selection of pre-made boxes available - they come folded flat and so are easy to store until you're ready.   I took one of the lustrous white gable boxes and given it a different look.  

If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you might have noticed that I do enjoy getting inky!  I usually play with “night sky” colours – blues and purples – but for today’s project I decided to go with bright and sunny hues.  Wouldn't this be a great way to give a small gift - such as some sweet treats -  to cheer up a friend?  

Here’s what I did -


So easy!  

That's all for now.  Don't forget to 

Keep crafting!

Keren

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Saturday 12 January 2019

Butterfly Tuxedo

Hello and welcome to day's blog post!



It's been a while since I made a Tuxedo card.  I got the inspiration from watching shopping telly, where the pre-made blanks were being sold.  I realised that the cards were basically a variation of the pop-up box card - so I had a go at making my own, and I was very pleased with the result!  (You can see the original here)

Today's version is a little smaller and is slightly different.  It's probably best if I show you the video!




If you'd like the folding/cutting diagram, here it is.


Wouldn't this be a beautiful card for Mothers' Day or a springtime birthday?

And that's it for today!  Thanks for visiting, I do appreciate it!

Keep crafting,

Keren


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