30 November 2013

Glossy Accents

Hi everyone!
 
Friday morning craft group at Hobby Craft
This Friday I showed the ladies how to use the Glossy Accents 3D.
 
Val .S (sample)




Supplies used:

 White card stock
 Glossy Accents
Poinsettia Stamp
Large Alphabet Stamps
Small Alphabet Stamps
Ribbon, Button
Ultra Fine Glitter
Momento Black Ink
Snowflake Corner Stamp
Holly Corner Stamp
Clear Embossing Powder
Promarker, Blue
Sharpie Marker, Gold

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Val S.

25 November 2013

Christmas Ornament

Hi everyone!

I have entered my Christmas Ornament for day 3 on DominoArt's
12 Days of Xmas Festival 2013


Supplies used:

Triominoes x 5
Brilliance Ink, Gold
 Clear Embossing Powder
Bauble Stamp by Hobby Craft
Sakura Pens, Red and Green
 Stazon, Jet Black
Bamboo beads painted gold with a gold Sharpie Marker
Aleen's Fast Grab Tacky Glue
Gold Cord

1.  Cover the Triominoes with the Brilliance Ink by tapping it on until all covered then heat a little with heat tool to set.

2.  Ink up stamp with Stazon and stamp onto Triominoes (do each one separately)

3.  Cover image with clear embossing powder and heat set.

4.  Colour each bauble with the Sakura Pens.

 5.  Apply Aleen's glue to the edge of  the Triomino to stick them together.

  6.  Using the gold Sharpie colour the bamboo beads.

7.  Using Aleen's glue put along the side of each bead and attach to the Triominoes.

8.  Thread the gold cord through the bamboo beads and tie a knot at the top.

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Val S.

24 November 2013

Pumpkin Card

Hi everyone!
 
Today I have entered this wonderful pumpkin into Smudgy Antics Fortnight's Challenge
"ANYTHING GOES".
 
 
 
I have also entered my card into
 
No Design Paper Challenge over on
 
http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Supplies used:

Digi Image, Pumpkin by Smearedink
Halloween word stamp by Inkadinkado
White card stock
Promarkers, orange and lilac, green, yellow and brown
Amber Rhinestones
Orange cord
Double-sided tape

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Val S.

22 November 2013

Perfect Pearls Powder, Water Spritzer and Masks/Stencils

Hi everyone!
 
Friday morning craft group at Hobby Craft
This Friday I showed the ladies how to use Perfect Pearls with a water spritzer.
 
Val .S (sample)








Supplies used:

Black and White card stock
Perfect Pearls Powder, Silver, Gold and Bronze mixed
Water spritzer bottles
Masks/Stencils

1.  Lay a Mask or Stencil onto the black or white card.

2.  Using the Silver or Gold/Bronze
spritz over with one touch light sprays leave a few seconds then remove the mask/stencil.

3.  If you spritzed a little to much to help it dry just hold heat gun over for a few seconds.

4.  Mount your creation onto a card and embellish with Rhinestones, Ribbon, also edge the finished card with Silver, Gold Sharpie Markers etc.

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Val S.

15 November 2013

Gift Bags

Hi everyone!
 
Friday morning craft group at Hobby Craft
This Friday I showed the ladies how to make gift bags using envelopes to create inside pockets. 
 
Val .S (sample)

Val S. (sample)

Brenda

Brenda

Pat C.

Grace

Grace


Rosie

Rosie

Pat W.

Vera

Cathy

Anne

Supplies used:

Card Stock
Ribbon
Envelopes
Double-sided tape
Embelishments

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Val S.

13 November 2013

FIRE AND ICE

Sunday, November 17, 2013
WINNER OF THE FIRE AND ICE CHALLENGE.
 
Many thanks to the few who entered  our  FIRE AND ICE challenge this fortnight, it proved to be a hard theme.
The three entries we had were stunning, Thank you for taking the time and trouble to enter.
As always it was an incredibly difficult job to choose just ONE winner ..... but we did.... drum-roll please... our winner is..........VAL.

 
Well done .... .... .VAL..... a beautiful depiction of FIRE AND ICE.
Thank you so much for joining in our challenge.... congratulations ......you won a voucher for SMEARED INK store and a WINNERS BLOG BADGE....
 
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Hi Everyone!
 
I have entered this card into Smudgy Antics challenge
'Fire and Ice'
 
 
 

Supplies used:

Mushroom Fairies Stamp by Smeared Ink
Smooth white card
Co-ordinations card, red and blue
 Distress Inks, Sky Blue and Fired Brick
Sakura Pens, Red, Blue, Orange and Green
Double-sided tape

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Val S.

10 November 2013

Resist Technique

Friday morning craft group at Hobby Craft
This Friday I Showed the ladies the 'Resist Technique' to which they all totally enjoyed! So the said!






Supplies used:

Versamark Ink pad
Clear Embossing Powder
Tim Holtz Distress Ink,
Dusty Concord, Tea Dye, Pine Needles, Bundled Sage, Sky Blue and Mustard Seed
Big & Juicy Ink Pad, Mountain Meadow
Smooth white card
Cut-N-Dry foam pads by Inkssentials

1. Ink up the stamp with Versamark Ink and apply to the white smooth card.

2. Cover the image with clear embossing powder and heat set.

3. Using the Distress Inks and a piece of the cut-n-dry foam pad cover over the image and as much of the white card you wish, then with a piece of kitchen paper towel polish over the card this removes the ink from the area that was embossed and lets the image pop-out!

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Val S.

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