Inside Easel

Afternoon crafter's.

It's been really foggy here this morning but thankfully

the sun is now burning through and turning into a lovely day.

Today I thought I would show you a card I have made using

 Heartfelt Creations Tulip time collection. Such a beautiful collection

of stamps and matching dies.

For this I have created what I call an inside easel card base.

Basically it is a card placed within a card to sit as if an easel.

 You can see this better from the side view below.

I matted and layered all sides with gorgeous paper from the Tulip

Time paper pad. I then stuck the smaller card to the inside of the larger

one as shown. I'll start with the outside front which is in the photo below.

Using one of the larger square toppers from the paper pad,

 which I matted onto to black card and then again onto the backing paper.

 I inked the edges to blend them in.

I stamped, die cut , coloured, then shaped the small flowers,

 the jug and leaves from the Tulip collection and also leafy accents.

Arranging then onto the topper with 3d glue gel and/or foam pads.

Turning to the inside base.

I die cut 2x Ornate pocket accent die and cut them down to fit.

Then for the stopper I die cut 1x Decorative pocket accent. 

I drew around the outside of the same die to create a matt in matching paper.

Adding this to the front of the base with 3d foam.

Now the front facing us.

Again die cut 2x Ornate pocket accent, again matching

 it up and cutting away the overlap Making sure you

 line up the pattern for a neater finish.

I cut out a shaped topper from the paper pad and added it to the card

centrally with foam pads.

Next I stamped , die cut, coloured and shaped some of the Leafy accents, 

2x planters and 3x stem tulips.

These were all added to the card base and were stuck down

once I was happy with the layout.

For extra effect I added some tiny gems around

 the edge of the inner panel and also a small tag from the paper pad.

The card is now finished, but you could also add glitter etc if you wanted to.

Me and glitter don't get on lol 

Hope you like the card and hope to see you again soon.

Bye for now

Jens xx

Egyptian Floral

Morning Crafter's

I love floral cards and this one is made from

the Egyptian Classic collection which launched today.

I love easel cards.... as you may have noticed lol

To create the frame I chose a paper from the matching USB.

I like looking into the smaller parts to see if I can do something

different with it and this one jumped out at me.

The semi circle shape just shouted out to me!

So I cut them all out individually and began shape building. 

It started off as one ring, but it soon grew thicker.

The paper had the same blue in it as the Charisma for the florals, 

which I used in the centre, cutting it multiple times to create my own 3d decoupage.

Simple , but time consuming fussy cutting out the shapes, 

but that is a part of crafting I love, so no problem.

Hope you manage to do some crafting today.

See you again soon

Jens xxx

Tutankhamun

Good morning crafter's, another mild and sunny day. Aren't we doing well!

Today I thought I would share a sneaky peak of Tutankhamun.

 part of an Egyptian themed Charisma and die set that is

 launching on Create and Craft tomorrow morning at 8am.

I had fun working with these dies and Charisma images

being a decoupager they suit me down to the ground.

This is an A5 card in portrait style which I layered with

a backing sheet from the USB, which is part of this collection.

I used both the Nile and Tutankhamun die and Charisma on

this card, hopefully creating a realistic scene.

I wanted to create a scroll effect down the left hand side, so I used a strip

of white card. I tore down each side to create the rough edges.

I Inked the card all over and then spritzed it with water and scrunched it up.

Once dry I reinked the edges and folded ridges to high light 

the crumpled effect. I added a rolled up piece of black card

 at the top and attached with 3d foam pads.

I hope you like the effect and will tune in for the show.

Create and Craft Saturday 8am

Tattered Lace Egyptian Classics

You never know you might see some more of my cards and 

more of the design teams wonderful creations.

Happy Crafting

Jens xx

Afternoon Crafty friends

It has been beautiful weather here the last few days,

 definitely more like spring. 

Just love it when the nights draw out and the days get longer.

More time for crafting in the day light.

The sunshine inspired this card , created using goodies from Heartfelt Creations.

I adore their stamps and dies and along with Tattered Lace 

are my favourite companies at the moment.

This is an 8x8 card base. I inked the edges to give it a softer feel.

I used a topper from the Tulip paper pad collection and matted it onto black card.

I stamped, cut and coloured the fence panels, added them with

 3d foam pads to give dimension. 

I stamped cut and coloured the tulip border and added it along the front.

The large flowers are the Classic Rose stamps and die set

along with Leafy Accents which have been shaped using

the special leafy accents mould. I love how the moulds make

the flowers look more realistic in a short amount of time.

The tag was also from the Tulip paper collection pad.

I thought the top looked a bit bare so I added a border die in layers 

and added some gems and that is it , my finished card.

I have been playing with some lovely projects which I will be able to

share with you all at a later date. 

Have a lovely day, with hopefully some crafting time.

Bye for now

Jennie xxx

Snowy morning

Good Morning everyone, gosh is it cold today.

We have some snow, not as much as some people but enough

 to be going on with thank you very much!!

Today's card is one I made yesterday using Tattered Lace

Postcard collection. I just love the delicate and classy look to the images.

This one is an 8 x 8 card base, layered with backing paper from the USB .

I printed out the topper sheet and decoupage sheet,

 cut them out using the matching dies and layered them up.

To make the topper a bit wider, I cut the blank topper down

 and placed it at the side.

I added ribbon and gems and the card was finished.

The Charisma and die system is great for me as I don't like colouring

 very much.It is so quick and easy to do and you get a lovely effect.

The bleed lines give  a perfect finish every time,

 leaving you free to play with the layout.

So quick that I made another card with a similar theme, except this time I added

some larger flowers up the side to give it a different effect.

I had been watching it snow while I was crafting and when I came downstairs

this is what it looked like. It does look pretty, but oh so cold!

Hope you are safe and warm wherever you are.

Happy crafting

Until next time 

Jen xx