Nature Walk - Pleated Front Card

Hi and thanks for visiting.

For today's card I have pleated some Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper for the front and fixed this to a piece of 14.5cm x 10.5cm Not Quite Navy card for the back. This lovely paper design of bees has a honeycomb design on the reverse. I added a border of Not Quite Navy card shaped with the Scalloped Edge Punch to the pleated paper to add stability. The sentiment is from Occasional Greetings.

On the inside I stamped an insert using the bee from the Nature Walk set of stamps in Not Quite Navy. The wild flower image on the right is from the same set of stamps has been stamped in More Mustard.

The card closes flat to go into an envelope.

Something different here I think you will agree, and I have to thank a fellow Stampin' Up Demonstrator who brought a Christmas card made in a similar way to the recent Artstamps Show at Newbury.

Julia



Nature Walk & Butterfly Prints

Today's card uses the Nature Walk stamp set teamed with a sentiment from the Butterfly Prints set. Just three colours used in this one of Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive.

The wild flower border at the base of the card has first been stamped in Soft Suede using the second generation technique (by stamping one impression onto scrap paper before stamping onto your card). Then another layer of wild flowers has been stamped over the top using Old Olive for the leaves and Rich Razzleberry for the flower heads.

The butterfly and bees have been stamped using Soft Suede ink and the wings of the butterfly and bodies of the bees have been coloured by using a water brush to move the colour of the ink. I stamped a second butterfly and cut out one wing which has been fixed over the first image with foam pads to add dimension.

I then stippled a deep border leaving a clear area around the butterfly. I finished the card with a few jewels between the flurry of bees (not sure if they really work on a card of this style - but just felt the need to use some).

And for the inside .....

Thank you for visiting.

Julia







Nature Walk Collage Card

Back again with another card using the Nature Walk set of stamps. Today's card has been made using the same colour scheme as yesterday of Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point and Old Olive. I have used a sponge dauber to ink the edges of the card and also 'stippled' ink in the blank areas of the card to bring everything together.

To add dimension I have fixed the front birdcage with foam pads, and added a metallic brad to each cage.

Back soon,

Julia





Nature Walk

Back at last - today I am sharing with you two cards made with the Nature Walk set of stamps. This was a set that I had overlooked, but I am so glad I decided to buy it. 

And on the inside .....

My colour scheme for both cards is Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point and Old Olive which I will admit is an unusual combination, but I think they actually work quite well together.

And again the inside ......

I hope you like these cards, will be back tomorrow with another card for you.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Julia 





Very Vintage 3 - Tiny Tags

Hi everyone and welcome back. Here is my final card using the Very Vintage stamping wheel, and this time combined with the Tiny Tags stamp set.

The background strip has again been stamped with the Very Vintage wheel in black ink onto Whisper White card.

I then stamped three images from the Tiny Tags set onto Whisper White card with Versamark ink, embossed these with clear powder, and used my Sponge Dauber to add colour around the images. The circles were then cut out with a punch and layered onto a slightly larger circle of Rose Red card.

I tied some silver Elastic Cord around the top of the card, and finished this with a couple of small tags made with the Jewellery punch and a cut out heart again from the Tiny Tags stamp set.

If anyone has any questions or would like to order any of the products used please contact me by phone or email - details on my blog.

Back soon, Julia x



Very Vintage 2 - Fun Flowers

Hello again, here is a small square card using the same colour scheme as my last post of Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Rose Red and Basic Black.

In this card I have stamped a strip using the Very Vintage stamping wheel in black ink onto Whisper White card, and cut out a square to make the background for my flower.

The flower has been cut using the Sizzix Fun Flowers die and then embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. It is not obvious from the picture but I have made the flower from two layers of Rose Red card and used dimensionals between the petals to add depth. The small flower for the centre is from the Boho Blossoms punch and this has been finished with a Rhinestone brad.

For the sentiment I used the Jewellery Tag punch and the Tiny Tags stamp set, and tied the tags to the flower using some of the Elastic Cord in silver.

Until next time, Julia x

Very Vintage 1 - Stamping Wheel

This evening I visited my 91 year old Dad in hospital, he is very poorly - all my love Dad and get well soon. Crafting is a wonderful way of helping you cope at times like this as you can loose yourself in a craft project for hours.

I have a class for 8 lovely ladies tomorrow and (for once) that is all prepped, so I have been having a little play and here is what I have made.

Please note that the title of this post refers to the name of the stamping wheel I have used and not my lovely Dad.

On this card the borders have been stamped using the Very Vintage Standard Wheel with black ink onto Whisper White card.

The elaborate sentiment uses stamps from the Style Beautiful set, cut out with the Extra Large Oval punch and mounted onto a Scallop Circle punched from Rose Red card. This has all been mounted with dimensionals onto a fancy square made from Basic Gray card with the Scallop Trim Corner punch.

Tip for using the Scallop Trim Corner punch:

Cut out a square 5cm x 5cm and holding the punch upside-down punch all four corners - your will have a lovely little fancy square to use for sentiments etc.

My next post will be a second card using the Very Vintage stamping wheel - I just couldn't stop rolling and made several cards with the same colour scheme.

Thank you for stopping by, Julia x