Card Box and Notelets

Morning Friends and Crafters, I have a full project here for you today, It's a little card box and Notelets. It would make a lovely little gift for someone, or you could even make them to sell for yourself or for a special charity. For these I have used the wonderful stamps from Clarity 'A Little Bird' collection.

I have a special and very exciting post over on the Hochanda Blog today as well, if you get time it would be great if you would take a look and even better if you could leave a comment there.

You will Need:

Clarity 'A little Bird' Stamps

Acetate

Centura Pearl Box 6 x 6'' Finished Size

Amsterdam Acrylics

Versafine Black Ink Pad

Stayzon Black Ink

Basic Square Die

Tacky Glue

Red Liner Tape

 Selection of Coordinating Distress Oxides

Watercolour Card

Black Card

Centura Pearl Card Bases

For the Box:

Step 1: Start by cutting 2 x 8'' squares of Centura Pearl card. Score at 1'' on each side, use your big score and score one on the base side and one on the lid side of your board. Make sure you know which is your lid. In the lid cut an aperture approximately 4'' (just slightly bigger than the stamped image so you get a border.

Step 2: Stamp you design on Acetate, using Stayzon black ink. Then on the reverse, paint the design with the Amsterdam Acrylics.

Step 3: Cut the Acetate about 1 cm larger than the aperture.

Step 4: Secure behind the aperture using red liner tape.

For the Notelets:

Step A: On the watercolour card, make a selection of backgrounds for your notelets. Use colours that you feel work together. Add these colours to a large stamping block and spritz the block and the card, then apply. You can get some really interesting patterns like this. Leave them to dry.

Step B: Stamp your design on to each coloured background and mount onto black card. Cut a base card, leaving enough space to stamp one of the word chains on each one.

Step C: Repeat this for each one of your notelets, one for each of the colour selections you have chosen.

and here is a selection with the finished box:

Thank you, I am so pleased you have stopped by today. I do hope you have enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished project. Another thing, here is a 30% off voucher to use on your first order (anything) from Hochanda, use code FEY5JBP7.

I do have a post on the Hochanda blog today so it would be great if you could take a look and it you have time to leave a comment. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Tree of Life

Morning, Great too have you join me this morning. I am sharing one of the cards I made for the launch of 'A Little Bird' stamps and stencils from Clarity, Barbara launched them last weekend. If you would like to watch the shows for inspiration, they should still be available on "Rewind' via the Hochanda website.

You Will Need:

Clarity 'A Little Bird' Stencil

Clarity 'Life' From the Stamp Club

Clear Embossing Powder

White Stamping Card

Centura Pearl White/Silver Base Card

Black Card

Distress Oxide Blueprint Sketch

Distress Oxide Seedless Preserves

Distress Oxide Wilted Violet

Versamark Ink Pad

Black Soot Distress Ink

Step 1: Ink up the reverse of your stencil, using the Distress Oxide Inks. Then run through your machine, this will give a wonderful emboss to the finished image. Coat this with clear embossing powder and heat. Next stamp 'Life' using Versamark and again heat emboss with the clear powder.

Step 2: Use Black Soot to completely cover the whole area. You want to get a really dark solid black. Trim around the full stencil, including the rounded corners.

Step 3: Mount onto black card, leaving a very narrow border, ten mount onto your white base card.

This technique gives the illusion of a coloured die cut which has been mounted onto the black card.

Thank you so much for joining me today, I do hope you have enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished card. I hope you will join me again very soon to see what I have to share with you. For now, Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Spring Leaves

Morning Friends and Crafters, I am sharing a card today that I made for the launch of the Clarity 'A Little Bird' collection of wonderful Stamps and Stencils. I have had great fun with these & enjoyed some different techniques with them too, especially making different backgrounds etc for them.

You will Need:

Clarity 'A Little Bird' Stamp

Clarity 'Spring' Stamp

Brayer

Gelli Plate

White Stamping Card

Black Card

Leaf from the Garden

Indigo Blu 'Townhouse Teal Acrylic Paint

Indigo Blu 'Pantry White' Acrylic Paint

Indigo Blu 'Banana Custard'

Eco Paint 'Stormy'

Eco Paint 'Clamshell'

Alcohol Marker Toner or very light Grey

Step 1: Start by creating a background to stamp onto, Use the Indigo Blu Acrylics for this with a Brayer. Build up the layers of colour for texture and interest.

Step 2: Next on your Gelli plate create your main background using the Eco Paints. Remove some of the paint with your leaf and take a print.

Step 3: Stamp your little Bird stamp and 'Spring' onto your first background. Trim to size and mount onto black card, also cut a black layer for your background and create a base card from Centura Pearl.

Step 4: Position and secure your topper and sentiment, using Tacky glue. If you would prefer more dimension you could use 3D Glue gel.

Here is the finished card:

Thank you for joining me today, I really hope you have enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished card. Another thing, here is a 30% off voucher to use on your first order (anything) from Hochanda, use code FEY5JBP7.

As always I really hope you will come by again to see what I am sharing next time. For now Take Care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Sneek Peeks For the Clarity Weekend Shows and One Day Special

Evening all, Just a very quick post this evening to share some sneek peeks with you. On Sunday night there is a great One Day Special from Clarity. Featuring on the show are some amazing stamps and stencils 'A Little Bird', It's been great fun crafting with them. So I am sharing a few snippets with you.

I hope you will tune in as it's going to be a very busy weekend, starting Sunday at 1 pm and 4 pm and the the One Day special launching at 6 pm & 8 pm. There are more shows on Monday at 9 am, 1 pm and 5 pm. 

So all in all a great weekend for all of us Clarity Fans, all of the shows will be jam packed with great demos and full of inspiration. Hope you will be tuning in.

For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xx