Tuppence Coloured

Saturday, 8 July 2017

My Greatest Fan!

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog. July already, and Stampin’Up! have launched the Bonus Days promotion for the month. For every £45 you spend in one transaction (before P & P) in July, you get a voucher code for £4.50 that you can use to buy SU goodies in August. (And if you’re a demonstrator you get to order from the Autumn/Winter Catalogue from the end of July. If you’re not, there’s a great joining offer on during July ...just sayin’!)

The weather’s been a bit warmer lately and I’ve been feeling the need of a cooling breeze. Under those conditions, a paper fan is a handy thing to have around and it looks like a lot of people agree with me, because a quick search on Pinterest turned up quite a few versions!

This is my attempt. It was very easy to make and would probably be something that an older child could manage, maybe with some help with gluing the sticks in place. Because both sides of the fan show when it’s open, double sided paper (where both surfaces are pretty) works best. I used Delightful Daisy. Here’s the tutorial –

Oh, if you noticed that the sound in the tutorial was a bit different - there was an airshow going on overhead while I was recording the tutorial - so rather than explaining things as I went along (complete with the sound of the Red Arrows flying past my front window) I’ve added the instructions as a voice-over. Maybe you prefer it? Let me know!

Thanks for visiting,

Crafty hugs,

Keren

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Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper

[144137]

Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock

[124392]

Wednesday, 5 July 2017

"Tarnished Silver" Card

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog!

Every now and again, I get the urge to get inky and make something grungy. Over the years I've built up a repertoire of techniques to make paper and cards look like something they aren't - and I do love grunge and antique-look.

Today I've been having fun with PVA and re-inkers on embossed silver foil card - so it's a technique-y tutorial today.

I used the card to make a picture frame, but this card would look great covering a small box - what do you think?

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

PS - have you seen the Bonus Days offer? Oh, and if you're thinking of joining Stampin' Up! there's never been a better time- we have an amazing joining offer that means you get an essentials pack worth £47 with your starter kit (you pay £99 for £135-worth of products - you choose which products!). As a demonstrator you get discount on SU products, plus early access to new products and offers. If you love SU, it's an offer you really shouldn't refuse. See here to find out more!

Product List

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143704]

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[101041]

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[141401]

Saturday, 1 July 2017

Glossy Card Sunrise

Hello and welcome to my blog.

I've been playing with glossy card again. There are so many techniques that you can use with it and I have so many ideas for projects - and you can be sure that I'll be sharing them with you!

Today I've been blending colours onto my card. Glossy card makes it so easy to get a lovely smooth blend.

Here's what I did -

By the way, the inspiration for this card came from the credits of Tenko, a BBC TV series that I used to enjoy. The series was about women interned during the second World War - not the most cheerful subject - but the programmes began with an image of a beautiful sunrise and that's something that stuck with me.

Thank you for stopping by and I do hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

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