You Inspire Me! hand made 7" x 5" white card - 365 day challenge

By -

Hi Craft addicts!     

Today's handmade card for my 365 day challenge is one I made from scratch!

  • I cut out two pieces of white card using the largest die in the Nested Scalloped and Stitched Rectangle set by Lisa Horton.
  • I took one of the pieces and scored just under the first scallop at the top of the card (using my Hunkydory Scoreboard) and added some red liner tape to it and attached both pieces together so it formed a tent fold card.
  • Using 3 colours from Crafter's Companion Harmony Water Reactive Dye ink pads range - Fuschia, Lemon Tonic and Honey Pot, I first of all used the yellow all over a piece of smooth card, then the Honey pot and finally the Fuschia blending them in to create a sunrise/sunset background. 
  • Once I was happy with it, I spritzed some water on to it and left it to dry.
  • Whilst it was drying, I added some of Lynda Chapman's Black card to a piece of double sided self adhesive sheet - Wild Spider, Create & Craft are only a couple of Companies that sell these.
  • I then cut the "You Inspire Me" sentiment from Lisa Horton Mini Messages range from the black card, removed it from the die and after taking the backing sheet off attached it to a piece of Yupo Paper that I had used to make a yellow themed background using Himi Crayons (you just scribble some of the crayons on to the paper/card, blend it using your finger with some water and remove the excess with a cloth).
  • I first of all stuck the sunset panel on the card using a tape pen as I didn't want any glue showing on the inside of the card and then attached the sentiment panel in the middle of the card this time with foam pads.
  • Finally I added three Black Nuvo drops to opposite corners of the card and let it dry.

So if you think this sounds interesting then why not:-


Follow us on Twitter  follow me on twitter  Like us on Facebook follow me on facebook       Like us on Pinterest follow me on pinterest         Watch us on You Tube (coming soon) follow me on youtube

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Mother's Day flowers card

By -
Image
Mother's Day flowers card Hi Craft addicts! I really love using Tim Holtz's Distress Crayons and so I made this card with one of the designs I created. How I made this card:- I used Tim Holtz Ranger Yupo paper as the base for the flower design - I used his Orange, Yellow, Red and Brown Distress Crayons - just added a few flicks of colour to the paper and then quickly used my finger to spread it a bit...  I repeated the process several times, changing the size of the flowers slightly. Once I was happy with them, I then used a damp waterbrush to fade the colours out a bit. I also used some of the Ranger Blue and Green Distress Crayons to add a faded background to it. I trimmed the panel so it measured 3" x 4.5" and edged it with a Black alcohol marker. I then glued it to some Kraft card (American Crafts as it has a linen effect to it) and cut it so there was a slightly wider border around it. I attached the whole panel to the front of a 5"...
Read more

With Love Abstract flower in pink, black and white on hand coloured flowery background square card

By -
Image
With Love Abstract flower in pink, black and white on hand coloured flowery background square card Hi Craft Addicts! Today's card is a result of using a background I have created myself using Tim Holtz Distress Crayons along with dies from Toni Darroch's Stamps by Me. How I made this card:- I had been playing with some Tim Holtz Distress Crayons to make the flowery background (it measures approx 5" square as the card itself is a 6" one - to do it, I used Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry, experimenting with the "strokes"  I used - it took a bit of time to get the effect right - I used normal stamping paper this time rather than Yupo as it gives a totally different effect. I also used a paintbrush and some water to blend them in even more. Once I was happy with what I had done, I then added some green alcohol marker to create the stalks and some faded blue and yellow spots dotted around the pattern. I then edged it with a black alcohol marker. ...
Read more

Happy Birthday - Meerkat on desert background 7x5in card - Day 110 of my 365 day challenge

By -
Image
Happy Birthday - Meerkat on desert background 7x5in card -  Day 110 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! I really enjoyed making this Birthday card - especially colouring in the background which I am pleased with how it turned out. How I made this card:- I had previously cut out a few of the Meerkats (a Tattered Lace die) using various cardstocks and thought that this Kraft card one would work well on a desert background. I therefore cut a piece of smooth white card to 110x145mm approximately and started to colour it in. I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks to do this-  Tea Dye, Dried Marigold and Rusty Hinge are the main ones used - making it darker at both the top and the bottom. I also added a hint of green to the centre of the panel. I then cut out the oval label panel in the middle of it (I think it was either a Tonic Studios or Tattered Lace die) - I also cut a similar panel using a darker Kraft cardstock. I stuck the large layer on to the fro...
Read more