Grace

Morning Friends and Crafters. I am sure many of you know how much I love parchment craft. There was no way I could make samples with my own collection and not include at least one samples with it. So today I am sharing one with you. My card today also includes a selection of Groovi plates which have completed the design, it just shows that the elements in my collection will mix and match with any of your favourite crafts and styles. It might even get you to try something completely new, which would be wonderful.

You Will Need:
Dolphin Stamp Set 1
Clarity Poppy Wreath
Jayne's Agapanthus A5 Square Plate Set
Nested Squares Extension & Alphabet Plate A4
Parchment
Embossing Tool
White Stayzon Ink
Pergamano Embossing Mat
Polychromos, Pergacolours or Similar
Piercing Mat
Parchment Scissors
Dark Blue Mirror Card
Centura Pearl White Base Card
Tumble Direr Sheet

Step 1: First stamp your dolphin in place using the white Stayzon.

Step 2: Next use one of the  Christmas Groovi plates to add the sun. Add a small frame around the dolphin and the sun. The flourish around the outside frame is from Jayne's Agapanthus, use it to determine which of the larger frames you need to add. Add the next frame to give yourself enough room for the embossed dots. Then use the little berries from the 'Poppy Wreath' to add the selections of bubbles. Stamp 'Grace' in the middle of the bottom of your frame, (You will need to stamp this from the front of your work) then continue building your design.

Pierce and snip around the whole design Next add your white work and embossing, remembering to leave your work to rest inbetween. Finally colour your design from behind with your chosen colours.

Step 3: To finish you project layer your parchment onto mirror card and mount onto a Silver/White Centura Pearl card base.

My collection is still available at a wonderful offer price on Hochanda with Freedom Discount and Flexi Buy on the full collection. HOCHANDA LINK. I also have the collection available at my CRAFTASCOPE ETSY SHOP.

If you did miss my very first Hochanda show and the launch of my collection, it is still available on Rewind, via the Hochanda Website, it was last aired on Tuesday 20th November so please be quick.

NICK'S FIRST LIVE HOCHANDA SHOW LINK

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Until Tomorrow, Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Parchment Wishes

Here is my tutorial for one of the cards I made for the launch of the Die'Sire Easel Card Dies on Hochanda earlier this week. I've tried to show different ways of using and decorating the beautiful card bases. The parchment design for the topper looks right at home in this piece. I have used the Sprig Background Groovi Plate here along with the A4 Alphabet plate to add the sentiment. 

For this card you will need:

Groovi Sprig Background A5 Square Plate

Groovi A4 Alphabet Frame Plate

Die'Sire Create a Card 'Floral Easel'

Basic Circle Dies

Heavyweight Acetate

Parchment

Centura Pearl white 'Hint of Silver'

Green Alcohol Marker

Step 1: Cut 2 of the smaller outer edge panels with the decorative panels. Cut a piece of parchment using the same die but without the insert. Cut you base easel with heavyweight acetate, if you have protective sheets remove them as they do affect the cut. Top Tip: to avoid marks on your acetate, place a piece of copier paper on your base plate.

Step 2: Using scissors cut across the inside of the design from the edge of the decorative edge (See Photo)

Step 3: Cut away the remainder of the card using a basic circle die of the correct size, feed the die under the decorative edge and position to continue the frame, secure with low take tape. (See Photo)

Step 4: Using 3D glue gel secure your parchment to the back of your topper.

Step 5: Using both frame dies, create a thin frame for the front and the back of the topper. This will be  decorative at the front and cover your adhesives at the back.Secure to the topper using 3D glue gel and then to the card base. Cut the largest edge die in Centura Pearl and secure to the underside of the base, this will cover all adhesive and give a professional result.

Step 6: To finish the card, adhere the bottom decorative section to your base and create a stopper with small paper roses to compliment the look.

I do appologise for the problems on Facebook over the last week and I hope you haven't missed too many of the posts I have added. I have heard from a few of you that you haven't received the notifications, I hope that this will improve.

Thank you for visiting, I would really love to have your comments or feedback, I love to read them and then know that I am not alone. I hope you managed to see my post on the Hochanda Blog and added a comment, I am doing a draw on Sunday and I will send the finished card to that person. I have added a link to the blog on the side panel at the top of the page. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

A Single Rose

Hi, Barbara Gray from Clarity Stamp launched the most beautiful collection of Groovi plates recently on Hochanda. It was a floral collection made with the stunning work from Jayne Nestorenko. I was so pleased when mine arrived, so I couldn't wait to use them in a project. Today I am sharing a design I came up with using them along with other plates from the Groovi range. Roses have always been my most favourite of all flowers and so I had to use these first. I found a wonderful saying which was to become the focal point of this design.

To start with I planned the positioning of the words, I felt this phrase was so heartfelt and would match so well with the images I was going to use. I wrote the phrase onto copier paper first for reference  as adding large amounts of text can be tricky otherwise. I then used the inner frame to surround the words. Underneath but within the frame I added one of the rose swags.

Next I added the rose head from one plate, added a longer stem appearing from underneath.. I added the larger frame from the set, allowing the rose to hang outside this for a little extra interest.

I filled the space between the frames with the overlapping lattice, completed all of my whitework on the lattice, rose and leaves. I coloured the roses and leaves using polychromos. To add some more depth to the lattice I added some black using Polychromo pencil to give a more 3D look. To finish the piece I mounted it onto some Cerise Silk Art card using a corner punch.

I am entering this into Septembers Clarity Blog Challenge. Thank you so much for taking a look today, I do hope you like the design I have shared. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx