Dolphin Lantern

Morning all, Well as so many of you had asked for measurements for the Dolphin Lantern and I had promised that I would share how I made it. Many of you know how much I love Dolphins and so  it's definitely a special one for me. I am back at Hochanda Next month, I have to say I am very excited to share the next Craftascope Collections with you.

You Will Need:

Craftascope 'Dancing Dolphin' Die Set

Craftascope 'Fancy Flourish' Stencil

Pebeo Dyna Paint 'Blue/Violet

Red Liner or Extra Strong Double Sided Tape

Matt Black Card Stock

Blue Vellum or Parchment

Tacky Glue

Step 1: Cut 4 Pieces of Card to 6 1/2 x 6 3/4''. Then on the longer side score at 1/4''. Centre the dolphin die on your card and cut the design into your card.

Step 2: Cut a mask to cover the dolphin design. Then use the stencil and the Dyna paint to transfer the stencil design to your project. Allow this to dry thoroughly.

Step 3: Use a fine tip applicator to secure the vellum or parchment behind your design. Add strong tape a little Tacky Glue to the tabs and join the panels together.

Step 4: Next cut and score your black card as shown in the photo. These squares will form your lid. Use the same stencil and paint before burnishing the score lines.

Step 5: If you have a small length of chain, add it to the top section of the lid, before securing them together. Pierce a small whole in the centre of the top section, feed through the chain and secure with some 3D Glue gel. Put all the sections together as you would a box base, leaving the tabs to secure them together as in the photo.

Step 6: Here is the finished lantern, which really shows the wonderful Dolphin Design.

Thank you so much for joining me again today and that you enjoyed the tutorial. I've been busy making samples for my next shows on Hochanda as well as finishing designs ready for later in the year. I have so much to share with you over the coming months, it's all very exciting. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Autumn Sunset With 3 Way Overlay Stamps

Morning friends and crafters, Today's card uses the lovely  Autumn 3 Way overlay stamps from Clarity. Barbara launched them on her show on the 28th October. If you missed the show, they will still be available on 'Rewind' via the Hochanda website, do take a look they are always filled with lots of inspiration from the other Design Team members and of course Barbara's demos.

You Will Need:

Letterbox Alphabet Stamps and Mask set

Autumn 3 Way Overlay Stamps (Tree)

Black Archival Ink Pad

Distress Oxides: Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin, Aged Mahogany, Blueprint Sketch and Black Soot

White Stamping Card 4 x 4''

White Stamping Card 5 x 5''

Black Card

Tacky Glue

Step 1: On the smaller of the 2 pieces of stamping card, take the infill stamp and use the Aged Mahogany, Carved Pumpkin and Squeezed Lemonade  and stamp to look like the sunset on an autumn evening, when the sun is low in the sky.

Step 2:Use Archival ink to add the outline to really make the tree stand out.

Step 3: For the background infill, I have used Blueprint Sketch but edged the stamp with a little black soot to enhance the frame and draw your eye into the image.

Step 4:To finish your card, blend around the edges with Aged Mahogany, then mount onto black card, leaving a slim border. Repeat this with the larger stamping card which will be your next layer. Mount it on to black card as before, layer both of these onto your base card.

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Great to have your company today. I do hope you have enjoyed the tutorial I have shared along with the finished card. Please pop by again soon to see what else I have to share with you. 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

Moonlit Bird

Morning Friends and Crafters, I really enjoyed making this card. Blending with Distress inks is such a relaxing process and can give such a dramatic look. Here I have used the Clarity 'Little Bird' stencil that Barbara launched on the 7th October, the shows should still be available on "Rewind" via the Hochanda Website, for more inspiration. I've included a full tutorial on my blog for you, with additional photos.

You will need:

Clarity 'A Little Bird' Stencil

Clarity Garden Birds Stamp & Mask Set

Clarity Moon Mask

Scrap Paper

Washi or Masking Tape

Alcohol Markers

Black Card

White Stamping Card

Black Fine Liner (Copic and Waterproof)

Black Soot Distress Ink Pad

Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink Pad

Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink Pad

Versafine Black Ink

Step 1: Stamp the largest of the garden birds using the Versafine Ink Pad. Cover the bird with the mask which come included with that stamp set. If you don't have one, don't worry you can make one from copier paper.

Step 2: Position your stencil and secure in place with Washi or Masking tape. Also cover the rest of the card with scrap paper to protect it. Add the largest of the Clarity Moon Masks (See Photo).

Step 3: Using the Distress inks, blend your colours, keeping your project lightest around the moon. Use the Black Soot sparingly at the end just around the edges to add more depth to the colour. Remove the moon mask. With a pencil, lightly draw around the stencil, to add the detail that was behind the moon. You could go straight in with your marker if you are confident to do it that way.

Step 4: Remove the stencil and masks.

Step 5: Colour the bird with your alcohol markers, Fill in the moon silhouette with a black marker. Trim your topper to size. Take a ruler and fine liner and draw a frame around the topper.

Step 6: Layer onto black card before mounting onto a white card base.

Thank you for joining me today, I hope you have enjoyed the Tutorial along with the finished card. I hope you will come back very soon to see what else I have to share with you. The next couple of months are going to be very exciting. For now take care and Happy Crafting.xxx 

Autumn Glow

Morning Friends and Crafters. Did you manage to see the One Day Special shows last night from Clarity. The shows are always full of inspiration from the wonderful Design Team and of course the demonstrations. Have you got yours secure and on it's way. As promised today I am sharing a tutorial for one of the card samples I made for this launch.

You will need:

Little Bird Stencil

Letterbox Stamps and Masks

Gilding Flakes

Flitter Glue

Tacky Glue

Washi or Masking Tape

Black Card

Scoochy

Phat Foam

Step 1: Place the stencil onto your black card and run through the machine to emboss. You want to get a really deep emboss on the card. The deeper the better.

Step 2: Double check that your stencil is perfectly lined up and secure it with tape.

Step 3: Using phat foam or similar apply the flitter glue, through the stencil, light taps. **Wash your stencil straight away, or at least put it in a bowl of water**

Step 4: Gently add the flakes to your piece and smooth over with your finger. Once covered completely remove the excess flakes. Next use a scoochy to burnish and polish the flakes, this will also remove and more excess and define the design. I don't remember the name of these as I had decanted them into a larger container, but I chose a warm mix. Create a layer for this topper, edge another piece of black card with the flitter glue and flake, Mount the topper onto this.

Step 5: Position you topper onto the base card to help position your 'Autumn' word. Use the letterbox stamps and flitter glue to add this to your base card. Add the flake as before.

Step 6: Mount your topper onto the base card using Tacky glue.

Here is the finished card:

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

I hope you will come and join me again very soon to see what else I have to share with you. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Red Planet

Morning Friends and Crafters, You all know by now, I hate to just stick to what something is made for or how it is supposed to be used, well the Spectrum Noir Markers were no exception. I decided to experiment and try something different and here are the results, In my Red Planet.

You Will Need:

Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers 'Antique Elements'

Toadstool Home Stamp Set

Sparkle Garden Stamp Set

Clarity Masks & The Moon Negative Mask

Black Card

Blending Sponge

Step 1: Take your black card and using the Clarity hills and mountain masks, form the landscape. Here I added the ink to the mask rather than the blending sponge, Then gently dragged the colour from the mask onto the black card. I used Vintage Satin.

Step 2: Mask the top of the mountains and position the moon negative. Fill the moon with the same colour.

Step 3: Remove all of the masks.

Step 4: Stamp the toadstools, one with the Antique Pearl and the other with the Vintage Satin. Stamp the fairy in black and leave to dry. Mask the top part of the fairy off and re stamp with Vintage Satin. This gives the fairy a good profile against the moon and the hills.

Step 5: Add some birds in the sky with the fine end of your pen, also add a couple in front of the moon in black. Add a sentiment using the Rose Gold Metallic Marker.

Step 6: Use the Vintage Satin to edge another piece of black card, this will be used to mount your piece onto.

Step 7: To finish your card, layer up and secure to your base card.

Thank you ever so much for joining me again today, It's always good to have some company. Another thing, here is a 30% off voucher to use on your first order (anything) from Hochanda, use code FEY5JBP7.

If you have the time, it would be great if you could leave a comment. I sometimes wonder if the age of blogging is passing. Whether people now prefer to see the pictures only on Social Media. Things seem to change so fast nowadays. Anyway for now Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Butterfly

Morning Friends and Crafters, I am sharing one of the cards I made for the launch of the Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers on Hochanda. I have kept the card fairly simple using the markers to colour the butterfly. Just take a look at just how well the markers stamp, I used them to stamp the sentiment.

You Will Need:

Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers (Antique Elements)

A Butterfly From the Sheena Collection

Sentiment from 'A little Bit Scenic' ''Flying Colours'

Dandelion Stamp

Black and White Embossing Powder

Anti Static Bag

Versamark Ink Pad

White Gesso

Centura Pearl Purple (Darks Collection)

Black Card Base

Black Card

Step 1: Wipe over your card with an Anti Static Bag.

Step 2: Stamp the butterfly and the dandelion clock with Versamark ink. Cover the Butterfly with Black Powder and the dandelion with the White. Then heat to melt the embossing powder.

Step 3: Colour the Butterfly with Antique Pearl and Vintage Satin Metallic Markers.

Step 4: Mask the butterfly, Then add a very small amount of water to some white Gesso, add quite a lot of fine white splats, I find the easiest way is to use a fan brush.

Step 5: Mount a piece of the purple Centura Pearl onto your Black Card Base, Stamp your sentiment onto a piece of black card with the Rose Gold Metallic Marker, mount onto a piece of purple.

Step 6; Secure your finished image to the base using Tacky glue.

Step 7: Add your layered sentiment onto the card with 3D Glue Gel.

Here is the finished card: Another thing, here is a 30% off voucher to use on your first order from Hochanda, use code FEY5JBP7.

Thank you ever so much for joining me again today, it's been great having the company. I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished card. Please do pop by again very soon as I always have something to share with you. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Monochrome Mandala

Morning Friends and Crafters, Today's card is a monochrome easel, I made it for the launch of the Die'sire Create a Card Easels, launched on Hochanda. This is such a strong design that I really wanted to show it off, I think it speaks for itself, without adding any fuss.

You Will Need:

Henna Easel Create a Card Die

Sentiment From the collection

Matt Black Card Stock

White/Silver Centura Pearl

Burgundy Mirror Card

Burgundy Satin Ribbon

Tacky Glue

Step 1: Cut your base card from black card.

Step 2: Cut the larger piece again from black and cut the design into it.

Step 3: Cut a base piece, wrap the ribbon around it and secure it at the back with red liner tape.

Step 4: Using both dies, cut a slim frame from the Centura Pearl. Secure this with tacky glue as shown, then trim the excess.

Step 5: Cut the design again in black card, select and cut out the design you require. Place this section back in the die along with a sheet of white Centura Pearl, run through with the embossing plates, trim and secure to the card with Tacky glue.

Step 6: Repeat this with the full design. Cut a large top shape in white. To finish, layer up the design and add the matching bow, this will also act as your stopper.

Here is the finished card.

Thank you ever so much for joining me today. I do hope you have enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished piece. Do join me again very soon as I always have something to share with you. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx