Swimming in the Moonlight

Morning Friends and Crafters, I'm so pleased you have stopped by today. I am sharing a page I made today, but it would also make a great Birthday card. I hear so many crafters say how difficult it is to make cards for men, much of my collection can be used to make mens cards for all occasions, that are very different from whats available out there. It would also look smashing mounted, framed and hung.

You will need:

Craftascope Dolphin Stamp Set 1

11 x 11'' Black Card

Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide Ink

Stayzon White Ink Pad

Phat Foam

White Gel Pen

White card for mounting or a 12 x 12 Journal

A Little Bit Magical 'Maid of the Sea' 

Square of Copier paper with a basic circle cut out (for the moon)

Torn Copier Paper for the Hills and Mountains

H2O's or Creative Expressions Mica Watercolours

Step 1: Start by placing your moon in the sky, use the shaded Lilac Distress Oxide to add this. Next add the mountains and hills, again with Shaded Lilac. Place the torn paper, then with a smoothie or Phat Foam, blend gently downwards, build up the colour until you are happy with the depth. Using an old hard brush, swipe back and too across the moon to give the illusion of mist and clouds.

Step 2: Take the edge of a ruler or piece of card, tap Shaded Lila onto it and create the shore line (See Photo), build this up until you are happy. Next stamp the dolphins and the rocks with the Stayzon white ink.

Step 3: Use Shaded Lilac and a hard brush or a stencil brush to add sea spray around the rocks.

Step 4: Colour the dolphins with H2o's, Then add some white Stayzon to lighten the mountains, Imagine where the moonlight would fall.

Step 5: Use your white gel pen to add moonlight to the surface of the sea. *Top Tip* Add a little and dab with your finger tip, it makes it look more natural and less like a line. Slowly and gently build this up, also add a little around the rocks.

Step 6: Add a few more details around the mountains with the gel pen and a few stronger ripples on the water. Stamp your chosen sentiment or words, here' Let Your Spirit Soar' onto black card with White Stayzon, then mount onto white before adding to your project. Mount your project onto white card, add to a journal or add a frame.

Step 7: Finally using a black fine liner and your gel pen add a few birds in the sky and in front of the moon.

All of the stamps in my collection have been carefully sized in a way that they will suit Journals or card making. If used with shrink plastic they also make the most wonderful ATC cards. I have made a lot of ATC's using this collection and I hope I get the time to share them during the show, If not I will be sharing everything I have made here for you.

Thank you so much for joining me today, I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished project. I would love you to tune in to my first show on Hochanda this Thursday at 4 pm for some more inspiration, demos and as many samples as possible. Another thing, here is a 30% off voucher to use on your first order (anything) from Hochanda, use code FEY5JBP7.

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Until Tomorrow, Take care and Happy Crafting.xx 

Christmas Pillow Box

Morning, Thank you for visiting today. I do hope you got to see Leonie's One Day Special on Hochanda. This collection of dies have been great to craft with. Here is have used the stamps to decorate some Christmas Pillow Boxes. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have made some coordinating Christmas Fripperies and this is one of the set, these stamps are brilliant for this.

I die cut my pillow boxes using 300gsm Super Smooth card. If you dont have a die, they are very easy to make from scratch. I dusted the die cuts with an anti static bag, stamped the beautiful background with versamark and then embossed with ultra fine silver embossing powder.

On half of them I had die cut an oval from copier paper and used this as a mask, I secured this in place with Stick n Spray (temporary adhesive) before stamping the background. I then used a fine liner to add faux stitching around the oval, then stamped 'Joy' from one of the stamps sets.

Using Shaded Lilac and a small amount of Blueprint Sketch, I blended the colour from the inside out. For the ones I stamped I replaced the oval before adding the colour to leave the cartouche white.

I do hope you have enjoyed the step by step and the finished boxes. I have more to come and hope you will join me again. Thank you for your messages, I really do appreciate them  and read them all. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx