MDF Word Art - Imagination Crafts Style!

Good Morning all! A post from me today over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog...here's a sneak peak! Click HERE to see the full post.

Sparkle Medium Fairies - 2 for 1!

Good afternoon crafters, I had a little play with my fairy stencil and some Sparkle Medium from Imagination Crafts over the last couple of days - I hope you like the result!

The background is one of the Imagination Crafts background panels which take the Sparkle Medium (or any wet medium) really well, as the paper is coated. It also means (as I found out by chance) that if you make a 'whoopsie', you can wipe the medium off and start again (not that that's ever happened to me at all....!) The method is a simple one; I cut the background to size and taped the stencil over it. I applied Turquoise Sparkle Medium and set aside to dry. In the meantime I die-cut a sentiment twice using a Tattered Lace die (off-setting one behind the other) and some snowflakes. I chose my colours using the tones in the background card, so the coordination was done for me! Once the Sparkle was dry, I layered the snowflakes and sentiment and matted onto a card blank.

And here is what I made from the waste left on the stencil...

I found a piece of pale backing paper from my stash which would show the outline of the fairy clearly. I cut this to size and then taped my 'dirty' stencil on top, just as I had done before. Using a piece of Cut and Dry Foam, I rubbed the Sparkle Medium left on the stencil in circular motions, filling in the shape. This process makes the medium give a foiled look, which appears really distressed and is effective when using bold outline shapes. I really liked the result at this point, but I also wanted to add some more sparkle and detail to my fairy, so I decided to try and go over the wings once again. With the stencil all clean this time, I replaced it over my dry piece and masked off all but the wings. I then applied Diamond Sparkle Medium through and set aside to dry. I had never tried this before, but I really like it! The rest is the same as the card above, but which card do you like the best?

My apologies for the lack of photos at each stage, I really hadn't planned what I was doing and just 'went with it'! I am sure I will use the same technique again, so stay tuned...

Sparkly Santa is on his Way!

A post using Imagination Crafts Starlights Paints and Sparkle Medium from me today, over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog. Here's a quick peek of one of the steps ...Click HERE to see the full 'how-to'!

LOTV friends at Christmas

Nearly there! I had a few special cards left to make, here is one I made for my Mother-in-Law. There are lots of layers to this one; apologies I was engrossed and totally forgot to take photos along the way!

I started with some pale blue Christmas paper from my stash and attached some raffia ribbon across the lower half. I stamped and heat embossed some Indigoblu snowflakes onto some plain card, shaded with some Distress Ink and cut out each one before sticking across the top of the card. The image is a LOTV stamp which I coloured with Distress Markers onto watercolour card. This was cut out and matted using Spellbinders Dies, before adding some sparkle to the snowy areas with Imagination Crafts Diamond Sparkle Medium. Around the image I have arranged some Tattered Lace star embellishment springs, some Sue Wilson holly sprigs, wired flowers and dried flowers. The finishing touch was some die-cut layered snowflakes with blue pearls in the centres and a sentiment from LOTV.

I wasn't sure at first, but I like it now. A bit fussy, one of those you need to step away from... I do love those cuddly friends though!

Christmas Sparkle and Starlight...

A focus on the simple and sparkly from me today, over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog. Here is a peak at one of the stages; click HERE to see the completed card and full step-by-step!

MDF Art and Sparkle!

Vellum, flowers, beads, sparkle and all on MDF! Click HERE to see my post this week over on the Lisa B. Designs Blog! Here is a sneak peek...

A Christmas Plaque with some Furry Friends!

I have made a word plaque this week over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog, using Imagination Crafts products and Hobby Art characters. Here is a sneak peek, but click HERE to see the full post and 'how-to'!

Poles Apart but Best Friends!

A very cold feel to the card from me this week over on the Lisa B. Designs Blog. I have played with the gorgeous Hobby Art Poles Apart characters...here is a sneak peek, click HERE to see the complete post and finished card!

Let it Snow!

Some cute and cuddly Hobby Art friends from me this week over on the Lisa B. Designs Blog! Click HERE to see the full post, but here's a sneak peek...

A Vintage Robin Christmas Card

A traditional vintage style card from me this week over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog, but still with a twist! Some sparkle, paint splats and ink all come together...

Click HERE to see the finished card and read the post.

Acetate used with Starlight Paints

This week over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog I am using Imagination Craft's Art Stamps on acetate and adding some Starlights Paint for a touch of sparkle. Click HERE to read the full post and see the finished card. Here is a sneak peek...

A Christmas Candle

A full how-to tutorial from me over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog this week, with a look at how to use Imagination Craft's Art Stamps to create a beautiful Christmas Candle. Below is a sneak peek, click HERE to see the full post.

Art Stamps used for a Vintage Christmas Card

A trip down memory lane for me this week, all inspired from some old sheet music! Here is a sneak peek - click HERE to see the full card and 'how-to' on the Lisa B. Design's Blog.

A Winter's Scene - Frosted!

A quick post from me today, a card that I had a picture of in my head, but it was not the same picture as what I eventually created!! I started with some very plain background paper (it had a blue wash) and then stamped some of the snowflakes from the Hobby Art Winter's Snowflakes set. I stamped in Tumbled Glass, Denim and Vintage Photo Distress ink, using the first and second generations of ink. I also stamped some snowflakes in Versamark and heat embossed with white detail powder to add some variation and texture. Using the same ink colours, I distressed the outside edges of the paper to bring the eye in. To create the 'land' area at the front of the card, I tore a piece of the same backing paper as before and distressed the top torn edge to make it stand out. I also added a few snowflakes and stamped a sentiment from the Hobby Art Christmas Frosting Set.

Next came the scene arrangement. I die-cut some trees from craft card and added some Vintage Photo highlights. Using the waste as a stencil, I added some trees to the background of my scene giving some depth. The sleigh and the deer are both Sue Wilson dies, both cut using craft card once again with added highlights (I added some cream card on the reverse of the deer).

To add some 'frosting' to my card as my sentiment says, I used my finger to apply some Diamond Sparkle Medium onto the sleigh, trees, ground and deer. There are also a few tiny pearls in the centre of some snowflakes.

Voila!

Art Stamps, Santa and Starlights

With a focus on Starlight Paints from Imagination Crafts, join me over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog this week to see a card using the new Art Stamps. Here's a sneak peak...

Merry Christmas from Hobby Art's Daryl

A very simple card from me this week using the masking technique. Join me on the Lisa B. Design's Blog to see my finished card and the full tutorial.

Daryl the Quirky Turkey and Friend - Sneak Peek Post!

Join me on the Lisa B. Design's Blog this week for a card featuring the comic Daryl from the current Hobby Art set. Below is part-way through my card, but I made some mistakes on the way before the end...click HERE to read the post and see the final result!

Daryl? Not me!

I LOVE the Hobby Art Daryl set: did you realise?!? This time he is pretending to be a tree in my card for the Lisa B. Designs Blog this week, click HERE to see the full post, but here's a peek of some of the steps...

Daryl Leads a Revolt!

Good morning! I'm back with Hobby Art's Daryl this week over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog. This time Daryl is leading a revolt...Here are some stages I went through to make my final card...click HERE to see the full post!

Hobby Art's Daryl the Quirky Turkey!

My first post back from maternity leave over on the Lisa B. Design's Blog today! I am using Hobby Art's Daryl the Quirky Turkey stamps all this month, here is a sneak peek of some of the stages of my 1st card... Click HERE to see the whole post!

Back from a Crafty Blogging Break!

It has been a while since I have blogged, I know! There are two reasons for this really: I had my 4th baby in March and prior to that I have been posting each week on the Lisa B. Design's Blog! So, I have been busy, really! Along with all this I have managed to retreat into the crafty nook (otherwise known as my study) occasionally, and have made cards as often as I can! Here are a few things I have played with...

Sheena Douglass Perfect Partners dies and stamps, Distress Inks, Imagination Crafts stencil...

A card with an acetate front, Imagination Crafts Sparkle Medium, Tattered Lace Dies, Just Rite stamps, Spellbinders Dies and a Sue Wilson Border

Various Card-io Stamps, Versafine Inks

Polkadoodles stamps, watercolours, Distress Ink, Card-io stamps

Inkylicious stamps, Memento Inks, Clarity Stamps

I am still part of the Lisa B. Design's Design Team, so I will be posting a new project each week over there, each time explaining the products and methods used. Click HERE to see the blog and regular posts from the team!