Grace

Morning Friends and Crafters. Today I am sharing a card that is just perfect for Batch making. Great for making for charities and fund raisers as well as raising funds for yourself too. These would wonderful boxed as a set, maybe a selection make in different colours. They make wonderful Thank You cards and as mentioned, changing the look is as easy as changing the colour strip. This uses just a few stamps from Sara's wonderful Enchanted Forest range along with a stamp from my collection and just 3 Distress Oxides. I hope you enjoy the tutorial.

You will Need:

Craftascope 'Dolphin' A5 Media Stamp Set 1

Enchanted Forest 'Dandelion' Die and Stamp Collection

Enchanted Forest Peg Stamps

Distress Oxides: Candied Apple, Squeezed Lemonade and Blueprint Sketch

Copier Paper

Stick n Spray

Versafine Black Ink Pad

White Stamping Card 8 x 6'' Approx

Mat Black Card 8 1/4 x 6 1/4'' Approx

Centura Pearl Card Base Silver/White 8 1/2 x 6 1/2

Step 1: Tear your paper to give you a slightly wobbly line. Secure to your card using a little Stick n Spray.

Step 2: Use the oxides to apply the colours either side of your card first, then add the center colour overlapping the one either side to give a nice blend. Remove the copier paper mask and then remove any excess adhesive with a piece of kitchen roll.

Step 3: Position and stamp the large 'Grace' stamp with the black ink. It has a really nice open text, that really lets the colour shine through, tying it together with the background. Next stamp your beautiful dandelions, elongating the centre stem. To do this mask off the dandelion with copier paper, all but the lower part of the stem, ink up your stamp and join it at the base. Add the little seed heads, blowing in the wind, make sure to stamp some off the page.

Step 4: Measure your black matt to make sure it leaves a narrow border around you topper, dont secure just yet.

Step 5: Gut this layer using any of your dies, not only does this save a lot of card, it reduces waste and postage, saves money and can be used for another project.

Step 6: Layer this onto your base card with tacky glue.

Step 7: Add your 'Grace' Topper to your card, it makes a beautiful card for any occasion, there are plenty more wonderful and uplifting words and phrases in my collection. See my live show link below.

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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Thank you ever so much for popping by today, I do hope you enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished card. I hope you will stop by again to see what else I have to share. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Dandelion Wishes, Sneek Peak of the Brand New Signature Collection

Morning Friends and Crafters, Today is a very exciting day, Sara will be launching here brand new Signature Collection at 10 am this morning on Hochanda as a Weekend Wow. I can certainly tell you it really is a BIG FAT WOW! I have a sneek peak for you along with a tutorial. Once again everything in this collection is superb. Beautiful colours, stunning dies, stamps embossing folders and one of my favourites, the foils and transfers.

You will need:

Enchanted Forest 8 x 8 Paper Pad

Enchanted Forest Fairy Dance Acrylic Stamps

Enchanted Forest Fairy Wishes Die and Stamp Set

Enchanted Forest Delicate Dandelion Die and Stamp set

Centura Pearl Silver/White 2 x 9 x 9''

Basic Square die Approx 5''

Acetate (Heat Resistant)

Silver Embossing Powder

Versamark Ink Pad

Anti Static Bag

Tacky Glue

Foam Pads

Sparkle Pens

Step 1: Make a box with a 1 Inch depth from the Centura Pearl. Trim a sheet of paper from the pad and secure it to the bottom of your base.

Step 2: Score your box lid and fold so the white is on the outside (you will be colouring it). Before assembly cut the aperture using the square die. Colour with sparkle pens to match the paper you have chosen.

Step 3: Cut 4 6 3/4'' squares of acetate, use the waste from the aperture to help you position your stamps. First stamp your sentiment, this will be your front layer, emboss with silver.

Step 4: Place your next piece of acetate over the first, this will help you to position your next stamp, this time the first dandelion. Emboss again in silver.

Step 5: Repeat this with your next dandelion.

Step 6: Repeat once more this time adding your last dandelion and fairy on a toadstool. Use foam pads to secure each layer, place them in order they were stamped, starting with the sentiment, make sure this faces outwards.

Here is the end result lit up, you can really see the depth and dimension, it gives a much better effect with crystal clear acetate, but you have to be extra careful as it's not always heat resistant. I have also decorated the back of the box.

Just a little extra here: If you have not shopped with Hochanda before, here is a voucher code giving you 30% off your first purchase (FEY5JBP7) it can be used for any purchase, feel free to share it.

I do hope you have enjoyed the tutorial today along with the finished card. I really hope you will join me again very soon to see what else I have to share with you. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Merry Christmas Tree

Morning Everyone, Today I am sharing a card I made for the launch of the Winter Wonderland, Signature Collection from Sara. It's a really simple card to make, using just a few elements for the superb collection, another card that would be perfect for batch making as well.

You will Need:

Winter Wonderland Snowflurry Edger Die

Winter Wonderland Snowflake Quartet Die

Winter Wonderland Elegant Tree Die and Stamp Set

Winter Wonderland 6 x 6 Foil Transfers

Winter Wonderland Foil Rolls 'Winter Blue'

Centura Pearl White/Silver A3 5 x 14''

Distress Ink Shaded Lilac & Blueprint Sketch.

Embossing Powder from the collection

Versamark Ink Pad

Anti Static Bag

Step 1: Position your edger die at the end of your card. It needs to be cut on the Shiny Side.

Step 2: Score from the opposite end at 5, 10 and 10 1/4''

Step 3: Reinforce and fold the score lines as shown.

Step 4; Take the 'Merry Christmas' transfer sheet and position on your card as shown.

Step 5: Wipe the inside centre panel with the anti static bag, The with Versamark ink, stamp the tree and snowflakes, heat emboss these. Then using the Distress inks, blend the colours, leaving it lighter towards the tree, to make that the focal point. Fold the decorative panel up and secure with foam pads or 3D Glue gel.

Here is the finished card:

Thank you for joining e today, I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished card. It would be great to see you here again, I always have something to share with you. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Christmas Wreath With Winter Wonderland

Morning Friends and Crafters, there's a funny story behind this project. I was making this in the heat of summer. Very rarely does anyone come past the house being in the middle of nowhere, but the minute I went outside to spray this about 4 lots of people passed, looking puzzled, Very difficult to explain in Bulgarian. I have used grapevines to make the wreath base along with Winter Wonderland a Signature Collection by Sara.

You will Need:

Winter Wonderland Seasonal Sprigs

Winter Wonderland Entwined Holly Embossing Folder

Winter Wonderland Luxury Mirror Card all 3 colours

Winter Wonderland Luxury Glitter Card all 3 colours

Grape vines

Stick n Stay

Spray n Sparkle Silver

Cinnamon Sticks

Matching Satin Blue Ribbon

Hot Glue Gun

Collall Tacky Glue

Step 1: Make a wreath base from Grapevines, it's really easy to do and best of all it's free and looks great.

Step 2: Spray with Stick n Stay, add flowersoft, Mica Flakes and anything sparkly that you have.

Step 3: Spray here and there with Spray and Sparkle.

Step 4: Wrap the cinnamon sticks into bunches with the matching satin ribbon.

Step 5: Cut a selection of Seasonal Sprigs using the  luxury cardstocks.

Step 6: Emboss some of the luxury mirror card.

Step 7: Cut into squares to make some Christmas Gift decorations.

Step 8: Use the tacky glue to secure the boxes shut and tie with the silver twine.

Step 9: Use the hot glue gun to secure all of the elements to decorate the wreath.

Many thanks for joining me today, I do hope you have enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished project. I hope you will join me again very soon to see what else I have to share with you. For now, Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Winter Wishes from the Winter Wonderland Signature Collection

Morning Friends and Crafters. Lovely of you to join me today. I am sharing a card I made for the launch of Sara's Signature Range, 'Winter Wonderland'. It's been a hugely popular collection and I am not at all surprised, as everything within it coordinates beautifully. I love the foil transfers, If you've not used them I would highly recommend them, They're so easy to use and give a really professional look.

You will Need:

Winter Wonderland 6 x 6 Foil Transfers

Winter Wonderland Foils 'Ice Blue'

Winter Wonderland Seasonal Sprigs Die Collection

Winter Wonderland Entwined Holly Embossing Folder

Winter Wonderland A4 Luxury Glitter Card Winter Blue & Sparkling Silver

Matching Ribbon Bow

Basic Circle Die

Basic Square Die

White Stamping Card

Centura Pearl Card Base 8 x 8''

This is a really simple, but effective card. It would be an excellent one to make En mass, which really helps at a time when we all have so much to do.

Step 1: Cut a 7'' square of glitter card and secure it to your  Centura Pearl Card Base.

Step 2: Die cut a matt and layer using 2 adjacent circle dies, approximately 4 1/2'', layer together with Tacky glue.

Step 3: Use the foil & transfers to add a wreath and sentiment to a second smaller circle, about 1'' smaller that the previous one.

Step 4: Emboss a 6 /12'' square of white card, secure it to your base. Add your larger plain circles to the card using foam tape or pads for depth.

Step 5: Next add your sentiment circles, again add these with foam tape or pads. To finish your card, decorate with a selection of foliage and berries cut from both colours of the glitter card, lastly add a matching blue ribbon bow.

Many thanks for joining me today, it's been great to have your company. I do hope you have enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished card that I have shared with you. I do hope you will join me again very soon to see what else I have to share.

If you have time to leave a comment it would be much appreciated, I sometimes wonder if the age of Blogging has passed and whether or not people just prefer pictures on Social media. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Christmas Snowflakes From 'Winter Wonderland'

Morning & Thank you for all your comments it was lovely to share the news with you yesterday, Today I am sharing a Christmas Card I made for the launch of 'Winter Wonderland', A beautiful Signature Range from Sara. There are so many wonderful elements in the collection, it really makes it a pleasure to design cards to suit any taste or style. Everything in the collection coordinates perfectly, so all of the hard work has been done for you.

You will need:

Winter Wonderland 'Yuletide Sentiment

Winter Wonderland 'Snowflake Quartet

Winter Wonderland 'Fluttering Snowflakes' Embossing Folder

Winter Wonderland 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Winter Wonderland Luxury Matt Mirror Card: Winter Blue and Ice Blue

Centura Pearl Card Base

Crystalina Glitter

Double Sided Adhesive Sheet

Tacky Glue

Foam on a Roll

3D Glue Gel

Step 1: From the Winter blue, cut a selection of snowflakes.

Step 2: Add the double sided adhesive sheet to an 8 x 8 piece of card. Arrange your snowflakes, leaving the very centre as it will be covered.

Step 3: Coat the whole card with glitter and trim the edges.

Step 4: Cut the mats for the card layers, allow only a fine border and dont forget to gut the card. You should be able to get all 3 from one sheet of the card with basic layering dies.

Step 5: Layer your snowflake piece onto the largest.

Step 6: Take a matching sheet from the 6 x 6 paper pad and mount onto a layer using Tacky glue.

Step 7: Cut 'Merry Christmas' from Winter Blue. Also emboss a piece of 4 x 4 white card. The detail on this embossing folder is amazing.

Step 8: Cut a die to fit over the 4 x 4 embossed card, here I have used a Spellbinder die.

Step 9:  Layer this die onto your embossed piece, then add the 'Merry Christmas'

Step 10: To finish your card layer up as shown in the photo. To add depth and dimension use Foam on a roll for the two centre panels.

Many thanks for joining me today, I do hope you have enjoyed the tutorial and the finished card I have shared with you. I hope you will stop by again very soon to see what else I have to share. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xx