Parchment Lilies

Morning, Hopefully you got to see the shows on Hochanda, where Michelle from MJM Design Studios launched her wonderful artwork on a triple set of CD Roms. The Lilies and Light CD collection has been produced by Crafters Companion and is packed to the rafters with goodies to use. When I saw this particular design, I knew it would lend itself perfectly to parchment.

To start with I traced the design onto parchment using my pen and white ink. If you want to print on to your parchment rather than trace, you can change the outline colour to grey and fade the outline image down to approximately 30%. Obviously a printer will not print the white for you. Personally I prefer to trace with white, directly from the image.

Next using my Groovi plate from Clarity I traced the frame part of the design. I also traced one of the sentiments from the disk using gold ink.

I started adding the white work embossing from the back of the parchment in stages building it up over time.

I then used polychromo pencils to colour, again from the reverse.

To finish I added my piece onto black matt card, then layered it onto a card base made from Centura Pearl 'Hint of Silver'

Thank you for visiting today, I hope you like this project and the step by step I have shared.  Please don't hesitate to ask any questions you have about this or any other piece.

I hope to see you again very soon, There's more to come. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Always

Morning, Today's project is a scrapbook page made using the lovely artwork from Michelle of MJM Design Studios. Her Lilies and Light triple CD collection was launched on Hochanda a few weeks ago with Crafters Companion. In my opinion it's a must have collection, please don't be put off that it's digital. If you have a printer it really is simple to make a multitude of projects. Here I have done a digital layout and another identical but crafted traditionally to show it really is for everyone.

I planned my original piece digitally. Then to make the traditional page, I printed the sheets of elements i wanted along with photos.

I cut out the pieces along with the backing papers, then put the piece together using Collall Tacky glue and 3D glue gel.

Here are both pieces for you to see the comparison, it's incredibly difficult to tell them apart, unless you are close up.

Do take a look at the collection from Michelle, the artwork and colours really are beautiful. Thank you so much for visiting today. There is plenty more to share so do pop back very soon. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Flower Pot Bouquet

Morning, Today's project would be a lovely surprise card for mothers day or Valentines day. You can very easily change the colour of the flowers etc to suit the person. The lovely imagery comes from the Lilies and Light Collection from Michelle of MJM Design Studio in conjunction with Crafters Companion.

The measurements here are for the flower pot, which I enlarged to 20 cm across (approx). You can quite easily make any size by altering the length of the tab strips accordingly.

The pot was printed 3 times in the same size (2 reversed), if you dont want to back the from pot then 2 will be sufficient. I also printed and cut out a selection of roses and dragon flies from the collection.

The tabs were then scored folded and secured to the pot using Collall tacky glue.

Next, I cut a number of 1 cm strips of acetate, arranged and secured them to the tabs as shown in the photo with red liner tape. for a full pot stagger the lengths of the acetate strips.

Finally I attached the flowers in an arrangement to the acetate strips before adding the other pot to the back. This folds flat for easy posting.

I hope you like the finished piece and the step by step I have shared. I look forward to welcoming you back very soon. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Clematis Initial T-Shirt

Today's project is using more lovely imagery from Lilies and Light by Michelle of MJM Design Studios. It's so difficult to explain just how versatile this CD collection really is. It's not just for digital crafters, there is something in this for everyone, whatever crafting you enjoy and maybe you will even try something new. I have tried to show as many different projects as possible with Michelle's artwork, so I hope you will come back for more inspiration. The Lilies and Light CD collection is available from Hochanda and the Crafters Companion website.

It's such an easy but effective way to decorate a budget T Shirt in any way you please. It's also a great project to do with children, they will get a real buzz from designing their own clothes. First I printed my design onto copier paper. Then using a light box, I traced the outline design on the reverse using Black Colourist transfer ink and left to dry. Once dry I coloured the design with colours from the Colourist Transfer Inks.

When the design was finished and dry. I placed the paper face down onto the shirt and pressed with a hot iron to transfer the image.

There are so many wonderful designs included in the collection, this is just one of them. The designs can easily be used for stitching designs as well. The possibilities really are endless. See you soon, lots more to come.xx

Crystal Marquetry Tulip

Hello all, I'm properly back. Working with Michelle's ( MJM Design Studios ) Lilies and Light Collection was a real treat for me. Being so versatile, her images can be used across the board. There really is something for everyone. Not just a few elements either, the triple CD collection is jam packed with everything you could possibly need to create a multitude of projects. Today's project also used the Wonder Crystals from Be Creative's Justin and Gordon, along with the Wonder Sheets.

To start I selected the design, then printed it directly onto the Wonder Sheet. I peeled the backing off and secured it to a piece of 250 gsm card.

Next, the individual pieces were cut out carefully.

Each element of the design was then covered with Wonder Crystals from the extensive colour palette from Be Creative, then heat embossed.

Once cool, they were arranged and secured using Collall Tacky glue from Crafters Companion.

To show off the design, it was mounted onto a double sided pearl black card. I used another coordinating image from the collection to create an insert.

Here is the finished card.

I do hope you like it and the step by step. It's nice to be back with you. I have really missed you all. Much more to come.xxx