'The Key to Kindness.'

Good afternoon Lovelies,

Hope you are all well and safe.   Today I would like to share one of my sample cards with you, which was made for the Imagination Craft's show on the Create & Craft T.V. Channel this lunchtime.   Mandy launched her gorgeous new  Vintage Florals  Signature Collection and boy was it popular!  not really surprised as it is a beautiful collection and her demonstrations were great as always.  

Cut a seven and a quarter inch square of white card and using the Cadence dark purple Style Matt paint, colour around all four edges. (no need to colour the whole card, as most of it will not be seen). 

  

Cut a slightly smaller square of white card and paint the edges of it with the mauve paint.   Matt this smaller square onto the larger square. 

Next cut a slightly smaller square of white card, then cut out the section of rice paper you want for the background and feather all four edges.

Fix this to the centre of the square white card,  using the Cadence decoupage glue.   Matt this onto the purple and mauve matts.

 

 

 Next lay the acanthus leaves design from the stencil onto a spare piece of white card and spread the expanding relief paste through the design, using a metal spatula.  

Remove the stencil and leave the image to dry.   

When this is dry, paint over the card and the image with the mauve paint.   Heat the design with a craft heat gun and the design will expand and bubble up.   Stop heating when you are happy with the results.

Rub some white gold finger wax over the raised design then cut it out, cutting a small piece from the design as below.

Die-cut a delphinium, using the smaller of the two dies and paint it with the spring green paint adding a touch of the Dora emerald metallic paints.   Glue this to the bottom right of the base card.

Glue the smaller piece of the expanding paste embellishment to the top left of the card, using some mixed media glue and the larger, to the bottom right corner.

Paint a small piece of white card with the mauve paint and when dry, stamp two small butterflies onto it, using a black ink pad.   Cut them out and glue to the card front, adding some silicone glue under their wings.

 Stamp the words 'Spirit'  'Kindness' and 'Shine' onto some white card with black ink, then trim each word and fix to the card front with sticky foam pads........and 'voila,'  the card is finished.

Below is a angled view showing the dimension of the design.

Thank you for your comments and visits to my last blog post, very much appreciated.   I will be back soon with another card to share with you.   In the meantime, take care and do stay safe.

                                                                 Love and Rainbows,

                                                             Crafty Hugs   Jennifer xx.

 

 

'Glorious Glen.'

Hi there Lovelies,

Hope you are all safe,  well  and coping with the lock down.   I would like to share a card made using Imagination Craft's gorgeous new collection........'Over the Sea to Skye.'    Our lovely Mandy will be launching this tomorrow on the Create & Craft T.V. Channel, so I hope you can tune in.   There are some beautiful stencils, rice papers and stamps.    I would like to welcome my newest follower Christine Kiehl, I hope you enjoy your visits.  Thank you for following.     O.K. onto my card.....

 Take a piece of white card  seven and a quarter inches square.   Next cut out the section of rice paper you want for the background, keeping the sides and the bottom edges straight, also a little larger than the piece of card.   Feather and shape the top edge of the paper, so when it is glued to the piece of card, the top of the card will be showing.

Paint the top of the white card with the Cadence Fine Green Hybrid Acrylic paint, adding a little of the Cadence Dora Amethyst metallic paint on top of the green, by dry brushing the paint on lightly.

 

 When this is dry, fix the rice paper onto the square of card using the Cadence decoupage glue, bending the bottom and the side edges of the rice paper to the back of the card and making sure the feathered edges are securely stuck down onto the painted edge of the card.

When this is dry, lay the stencil design onto the top right and the left side of the card and using a stencil brush, stipple the Dora emerald metallic paint through the design.

 Lay the word Glen onto the top of the card and stipple the Amethyst metallic paint through the stencil.

Fix this card to an 8" ivory base card.   From the rice paper, roughly cut out the horses head and fix it to a spare piece of white card, using the Cadence decoupage glue and when this is dry, trim away any excess white card.   Fix this to the card front with sticky foam pads.   Colour the reins with a purple colouring pencil. 

 

Paint a small piece of white card with some well watered down Fuchsia spray ink and when dry, stamp two butterflies onto it, using a black ink pad.   I used an old stamp from my stash.   Cut these out and glue to the card front, adding a little silicone glue under each wing.

Next lay the dagger from the stencil onto a spare piece of white card and stipple the Cadence Dora silver paint on the blade only,  using a stencil brush.

Next spread the gold Sparkle & Twinkle over the hilt of the dagger, using a metal spatula and remove stencil and leave the image to dry.   Cut out the dagger, shape it a little with your fingers and glue to the left-hand side of the card using silicone glue.

Well that's this card finished, I do hope you like it.......something a little different.   I have  really enjoyed working with this beautiful new collection.

Take good care of yourselves, stay safe and well.   I will be back again soon with another card from this fab collection.

                                                            Love and rainbows,

                                                            Hugs   Jennifer xx.

'Pansy Balcony.'

Good afternoon Lovelies,

Hope all is well with you and you have had a good Christmas whatever you had arranged, despite the restrictions, which were necessary to keep everyone safe and well.    We had a quiet one, like most people I suspect but a good one nevertheless.   

Thank you all for your comments and visits to my last blog post, they are very much appreciated.

Today I would like to share a  card I made for the Imagination Craft's shows on the Create & Craft T.V. Channel on the 10th. December 2020.   I have used 2 sheets of the same design rice paper from Imagination's USB.   Vol. 3,   Cadence Decoupage glue and Imagination Craft's Diamond Blue Sparkle & Twinkle.

 

Cut out the chosen design from the sheet of rice paper and cover a 7" square piece of white card, using the Cadence Decoupage Glue and a brush. and leave to dry.

From the second sheet of the same design rice paper, cut out the same section and as previously, fix this to another piece of white card using the decoupage glue.

When this is dry, trim away a portion down the right-hand side of this second sheet, so it corresponds with the first design.

Trim away any spare white card.   Next trim around the pansies, the arches and the balcony rails, this does take a little time but I think very worth while,  discarding the background text.   

As you can see by the above photo, I accidentally tore a small piece of the rice paper on the right of the design.....oh no!  having carefully done all the cutting....I couldn't begin all over again....besides I didn't have the time before my samples had to be in the post!!!!  ........O.K. let me think....what can I do to correct this mistake?.......I know, I could cut out one of the pansies which was left on the piece I trimmed from the second image.......phew!   will it work I wonder?......well much to my amazement, it worked!    I cut the pansy out and fixed it to the torn part of the card, using silicone glue.  ( By trimming around the arches etc.,  will make the design stand out more when 3D onto the original image).

Next I spread some Diamond Blue Sparkle & Twinkle onto the pansies, using my finger but you could use a piece of cut 'n' dry foam, if you prefer not to use your finger.

Matt and layer the first image with the text background onto a slightly larger piece of light blue card.    

        

Matt this onto an 8" ivory base card, using double sided sticky tape, adding a touch of glue to make sure it sticks well.   Fix the cut out arches on top of the original arches image using sticky foam pads.

I then used my computer to print out 'Happy Birthday' in black ink onto a piece of cream card.   I then trimmed around the sentiment and matted it onto a slightly larger piece of light blue card.   I then glued this to the top of the card and the card is finished.

Thank you so much for sticking with me to the end of this post lol!   Hope you like my card.  I know it is quite long but it is mainly photos rather than text lol!      I would like to wish you all A Very Happy, Healthy 2021.    Take care and stay safe and well.   Catch you all again in 2021.

                                                                  Love and rainbows,

                                                                  Hugs   Jennifer xx.

 

'A Moment In Time.'

Good evening Lovelies,

How are you all,  safe and well I hope.   Tonight I would like to share another card which I made using  rice papers from Imagination Craft's  USB Vol. 3, along with some Cadence decoupage glue.

 

Cover a seven and a quarter inch square of white card with the design from the rice paper, using the Cadence decoupage glue.

When dry, matt and layer this onto a slightly larger piece of dark brown card, then onto an eight inch square ivory base card.

From the second sheet of the same design rice paper,  roughly cut around the clock face, plane, the top half of the tag,  plus the larger set of cog wheels.   Glue these images onto some spare white card. using the decoupage glue.   Trim around the images, removing the excess  rice  paper and card.

Fix these in position on the card front, over the original images, using silicone glue or sticky foam pads.

 

The large set of cogwheels I tucked under the bottom of the clock face on the left of the card where the rice paper was plain.   I used sticky foam pads to fix them in place, adding a dot or two of Imagination Craft's Mixed Media Glue, just to make sure they were stuck down well.

I used my computer to print out   'A MOMENT IN TIME' and 'TIME FLIES' onto some ivory paper, then I glued them onto some white card, trimmed them to size  and glued the 'A MOMENT.... to the top right of the card and the  'TIME FLIES' onto the top of the tag.   

The photo below shows the card at an angle so the 3D effect can be seen.   This makes a great card for a male recipient.    Hope you like it.   I have to say I'm out of my comfort zone making cards for men...I much prefer flowers, butterflies etc., lol!!

 

Take care, stay safe and well and if I don't manage another blog before Christmas,  I wish you all a Very Happy Christmas.

                                                                    Love and rainbows,

                                                              Christmas Hugs  Jennifer xx.