Category: Children

Let’s Celebrate the Release of the French Cottage Collection

On By patriciamanhireIn Children, Heartfelt CreationsLeave a comment

Kia Ora Koutou

Welcome back and today I am excited for the launch of the gorgeous new French Cottage collection from Heartfelt Creations.  I loved getting my watercolours out to paint the background images as well as using my Zig markers for the elements.  The little flowers are going to be so very useful for lots of different projects.

Products Used:

French Cottage ‘scapes Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3909
French Cottage ‘scapes Die, HCD1-7293
French Cottage Paper Collection, HCDP1-2114
French Doorway Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3908
French Doorway Die, HCD1-7292
Cottage Lifestyle Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3910
Cottage Lifestyle Die, HCD1-7294
Window Hinges Die, HCD1-7285
Intricate Swirl Frames Die, HCD2-7191
Just For You Sentiments Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3845
Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50 – White, HCPP1-475
Stack and Store Daubers-Pack of 30, HCDA2-450
Pastel Pearl Stamens-Small, HCS1-457-1
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit, HCST1-401
Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, 159723
Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear, PGM15015
Clear Cardstock 8.5 x 11, GBKK811B1
Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Fern Green, RACP962

Other Products: 

Canson watercolour paper, matte silver card, Creative Expressions Foundation cardstock – Antique Gold, Gansai Tambi watercolours, stamp positioner, black Copic marker, CTMH Bitty Sparkles

For more tips on creating with the French Cottage Collection watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/cATv3wk2_sM.

Instructions: 

Cut a piece of white cardstock 10” x 7”, score at 5” along the long side and fold to create a base card 5” x 7”. Cut a piece of patterned paper 5” x 7”, sponge the edges with Fern Green ink and adhere to the card front. Cut a piece of Antique Gold card 5” x 7” and adhere to the card front. Die cut the frame from the HCD2-7191 Intricate Swirls Frame Die out of Antique Gold cardstock and adhere to the card front with a piece of heavy cardboard 4” x 6”.

Stamp the doorway image from the HCPC-3908 French Doorway Cling Stamp Set on a piece of watercolour paper with Jet Black ink. Colour with watercolour paints and then die cut the door out with the coordinating die. Die cut the inside image from the paper collection using the door die and using the doorway image as a guide adhere to the centre of the door frame.

Stamp the flower images from the HCPC-3910 Cottage Lifestyle Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on watercolour paper. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush markers and die cut with the coordinating die. Add Crystal Clear glitter with Dries Clear glue on a dry sponge. Adhere two images on the top right of the of the door – one with foam squares. Trim the doorway image to 4 1/16” x 6 1/16” and adhere to the front of the decorative die with heavy cardboard strips. Add another flower image to the right side of the doorframe as shown.

Stamp the sentiment from the HCPC-3845 Just For You Sentiment Stamp set in Rich Cocoa ink in the middle of the door frame as shown with a stamp positioner.

Stamp the pot plant images from the HCPC-3909 French Cottage ‘scapes Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on watercolour paper. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush markers and die cut with the coordinating die. Add Crystal Clear glitter with Dries Clear glue on a dry sponge. Shape and adhere to the left inside on the door frame with foam tape with a double layer behind the green pot.

Die cut the inner door out of Antique Gold using the inner die from the HCD1-7292 French Doorway Die set. Cut a piece of clear cardstock to fit the door and adhere to the back of the door. Die cut two small hinges from matte silver card using the small hinge die from the HCD1-7285 Window Hinges Die and adhere to the left of the door and then on the left door frame as shown. Die cut the small key out of matte silver card and adhere to the right side of the door. Colour a bitty sparkle with a black copic marker and adhere to the right side of the door as shown.

Add two more pots to the left of the door frame as shown. Stamp the lamp image from the HCPC-3909 French Cottage ‘scapes Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on watercolour paper. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush makers and die cut with the coordinating die. Add Crystal Clear glitter to the image with Dries Clear glitter on a dry sponge. Shape and adhere to the top left as shown with foam tape.

Stamp the branch image from the HCPC-3909 French Cottage ‘scapes Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on watercolour paper. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush markers and die cut with the coordinating die. Shape and add Crystal Clear glitter using Dries Clear glue on a dry sponge. Trim and adhere to the top of the card as shown with foam squares.

Stamp the flower images from the HCPC-3909 French Cottage ‘scapes Cling Stamp Set in Sky Blue ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the centres with Buttercup ink and die cut with the coordinating dies. Colour the edges and the backs with Sky Blue ink and shape using Groove Golf tools. Colour the small white stamens with Buttercup ink and pierce the flowers through the centre and thread the stamens through and assemble using two layers for each flower. Add Ultrafine Crystal glitter with Dries Clear glue and then adhere to the branches as shown.

Stamp the lamp image from the HCPC-3909 French Cottage ‘scapes Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on watercolour paper. Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating die. Add Crystal Clear glitter with Dries Clear glue on a dry sponge, shape and adhere to the top left of the card with foam tape.

I hope everyone is keeping well and safe in these very uncertain times.  I am in self isolation at home as I am high risk, but I am taking the opportunity to up skill myself with my colouring techniques.   Crafting has been very therapeutic in keeping my sane.

Happy Crafting

Ka Kite Anu

Patricia

 

A Beary Fun Retreat Picnic

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Children, Heartfelt Creations16 Comments

Kia Ora and Welcome Back

Today sees the release of the very cute Beary Retreat Collection from Heartfelt Creations.

Long days filled with sunshine begin to fade and the crisp evening breezes begin to call for cozy wool knit sweaters as the fall season slowly ushers out the lazy days of summer! Along with the falling leaves and a last surge of floral blossoms, autumn brings with it a more relaxed and reflective way of life and a reminder that winter will soon be around the corner. Autumn also brings with it a fun that only autumn can bring…playing in crisp piles of fallen leaves, picnics with warm beverages, cozy evenings spent around the campfire and exploring fields filled with rows and rows of sunflowers bowing their heads giving way to the season! Even the animals of the forest recognize and celebrate the subtle arrival of autumn, spending their last few days before hibernation playing and making preparations for the arrival of the upcoming winter season. Come along with us and join in our fall festivities as we go on one final fun filled retreat with the Beary Fun Retreat Collection by Heartfelt Creations! Filled with delightful and captivating illustrations of adorable bears, this autumn themed collection is sure to appeal to all ages! Perfect for celebrating an array of occasions, this fun loving assembling of stamps, dies and decorative papers will bring a whimsical and lighthearted touch to all of your paper crafting creations. The dynamic paper collection boasts a color palette filled with beautiful tones of burnt oranges, rusty reds, midnight blues, along with leaf like greens and golden yellows all mixed with checkered plaids, decorative stripes and gorgeous imagery of blooming sunflowers and falling leaves. Three sets of detailed cling stamps with coordinating dies allow you to join in the fall themed fun of a charismatic bear family enjoying their last retreat before winter sets in. Whether sitting around the campfire roasting marshmallows near an adorable treehouse, enjoying songs strummed out quietly on guitar, or filling up on delightful meals of honey, these cute images are ideal for embellishing all of your fall themed cards and scrapbook layouts! So throw on a cozy sweater, grab a cup of hot cocoa and join in the fun as we enjoy one last “beary” fun filled autumn retreat!

For my project I have used one of the new shadow boxes and created a picnic scene.  I must admit it did seem strange to be doing autumn colours when we are in winter here and just going into spring, but I loved using these colours.  They are so warm and cosy!

Materials used:

HCDP1-Beary Fun Retreat Paper Collection

HCD1-751 Beary Fun Retreat Die

HCD1- Happy Time Treehouse Die

HCD1-7153 Sunflower Accents Die

HCPC-3797 Beary Fun Retreat Stamp set

HCPC-3798 Happy Times Treehouse Stamp set

HCPC-3799 Sunflower Accents Stamp set

HCD2-751 Cut Mat Create 2A Die

HCD1-745 Luggage and Tags Die

HCD1-7122 Woodsy Landscape Die

HCPC-3766 Woodsy Treescape Stamp set

HCD1-753 Classic Sunflower Die

HCPC-3626 Classic Sunflower Stamp set

DHD1-7119 Delicate Border Basics Die

HCD1-7118 Classic Border Basics die

HCBC1-456-3 Card Shadow Box Set – Kraft

TSMP900 Memento Tuxedo Black

TSMP201 Memento Morocco

TSMP200 Memento Tangelo

TSMP805 Memento Toffee Crunch

TSMP103Memento Canteloupe

TSMP707 Memento Bamboo Leaves

TSMP301Memento Rhubarb Stalk

TSMP604 Memento Summer Sky

TSMP801 Memento Potter’s Clay

TSMP808 Memento Espresso Truffle

TSMP800 Memento Rich Cocoa

71079 Colorbox Butter

HCDA2-450 Store and Stack Daubers

HCST1-401 Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit

ANC829 Prills Espress-O Yourself

241159 Dove Blender Pen

159723 Art Glitter Dries Clear Glue

HCPP1-438-3 Cardstock

Other – Hemp Twine, Memento Flannel Grey, Foam dots, Cream cardstock, White Cardstock, Die Cutting Machine,

Instructions:

Cut a piece of cream cardstock 12” x 6”, score along the long side at 6” to make a base card of 6” x 6”.  Cut a piece of kraft cardstock at 6 ¼” x 8” and die cut the edge using the flourish die from the DHD1-7119 Delicate Border Basics Die.  Adhere to the base card front.  Cut a piece of yellow patterned paper 6” x 2” and using the edge die from the HCD1-7118 Classic Border Basics set and adhere to the kraft cardstock as shown.  Cut a 6” x 6” panel from the patterned paper, sponge the edges with Canteloupe ink and adhere it to the card front as shown.

Assemble the 5” x 5” box card and adhere to the card front.  Trim a 6” x 6” panel to 5” x 5” to fit in the back of the shadow box.  Cut strips of 5” x ½” from the leaf patterned paper, sponge the edges with Canteloupe ink and adhere on the sides of the shadow box.  Cut another piece of patterned paper 5” x 5” and using the square die from the HCD2-751 Cut Mat Create 2A Die set cut the centre from the panel.  Sponge the edges with Canteoupe ink and adhere to the front of the shadow box.

To make the trees stamp the images from the HCPC-3766 Woodsy Treescape Stamp set, sponge with a combination of Canteloupe, Morocco, Bamboo Leaves and Tangelo inks using the Stack and Store Daubers.  Using the Dove Blender pen colour the trunks with Toffee Crunch ink and die cut the trees using the coordinating dies. Adhere the large tree to the left side of the shadow box and the other trees inside the box using a single layer of foam dots and a double layer of foam dots.

To make the leaves and stamp the leaves from the HCPC-3799 Sunflower Accents Stamp set in Tuxedo Black and sponge with a combination of Morocco, Bamboo Leaves, Canteloupe and Tangerine and die cut with the coordinating dies.  Shape with the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit and adhere along the front of the box as shown.

Stamp the edge image from the HCPC-3799 Sunflower Accents Stamp set in Tuxedo Black and sponge the leaves with a combination of Morocco, Bamboo Leaves, Canteloupe and Tangerine inks.   Sponge the acorns with a combination of Toffee Crunch and Espresso Truffle and the sunflower with Canteloupe and Morocco inks and die cut with the coordinating dies.  Shape with the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit and adhere along the top of the box as shown. Add extra acorns to the bottom of the card with foam dots.

Stamp the stool and kettle image from the HCPC-3798 Happy Times Treehouse Stamp set  in Tuxedo Black ink and sponge the stool with Toffee Crunch and the kettle with Flannel Grey and die cut with the coordinating die.  Adhere to the back of the shadow box card with Dries Clear glue.

To make the bears stamp the images from the HCPC-3797 Beary Fun Retreat Stamp set and sponge with Butter ink, Summer Sky, Canteloupe and Toffee Crunch with the Stack and Store Daubers before die cutting with the coordinating dies.  Sponge the edges with Potter’s Clay and Rich Cocoa inks.  Stamp the fire and marshmallow stick images from the HCPC-3797 Beary Fun Retreat Stamp set, sponge the fire with Canteloupe and Morocco inks and the tinder with Toffee Crunch ink and the marshmallow stick with Toffee Crunch, Flannel Grey and Rich Cocoa ink.  Adhere the bear with the honey pot to the inside of the box with foam dots. Adhere the bear with the hot drink to the left over the leaves using foam dots.  Adhere the marshmallow behind the bear to sit over the fire.

To make the Sunflower stamp the images from the HCPC-3626 Classic Sunflower Stamp set in Morocco ink on white cardstock.  Sponge the flowers with Canteloupe ink and die cut from the coordinating die.  Sponge the edges with Morocco ink and shape using the Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit.  Assemble the flowers and add Espress-O Yourself Prills to the centre of the flowers using Dries Clear Glue.  Adhere to the sunflower in the centre of the acorn and sunflower edge.

Die cut the tags from the paper collection using the dies from the Luggage and Tags dies.  Sponge the edges with Canteloupe ink and adhere to the card on the top right corner of the shadow box.  Tie a bow using the hemp twine and adhere over the tags as shown.

Have a good week and Happy Crafting

Ka Kite Anu

Patricia

 

Tutu Cute from CTMH

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Children, Close to My Heart, Stamping5 Comments

Welcome back

Just a quick post today showcasing a new stamp set, Safari Ballet from CTMH that works so well with the new Kaleidoscope Reflections Paper Range.  I love the bubble gum colours of these papers and they are perfect for little girls (and boys) cards and layouts.

 

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These cards are just perfect for little girls and the colours of the papers match perfectly with the colours I have used to colour in the images.  I used the Memento ink pad to stamp the images before colouring in with ShinHan Touch Twin markers.  This ink pad is now available for sale through CTMH which is great as it doesn’t bleed the same.  I was able to colour in quite quickly after stamping which is great as I don’t have a lot of time to make cards.

#CTMH Kaleidoscope and Tutu Cute

I have coloured the giraffe with the ShinHan Touch Twin markers – RP198 Tender Pink, YR222 Golden Yellow, YR26 Pastel Peach, BR96 Mahogany.

#CTMH Kaleidoscope and Tutu Cute

This card is so cute and was sold this weekend at the Paper Arts Show.   I have also used last months SOTM – Framed for the frame and the sentiment is from Holiday Tags.  The ShinHan Touch Twin markers used are – YR29 Barely Beige, WG4 Warm Grey, RP198 Tender Pink.  I have used bitty sparkles on the tutu for a touch of sparkle and also on the framed sentiment.

Materials used:

Cardstock – White Daisy, Canary, Chocolate, Pixie

Paper – Kaleidoscope

Stamp – Safari Ballet, Framed (NLA) Holiday Tags

Ink – Memento Black, Cotton Candy

Pixie extra thick twine

Fern extra thick twine

Bitty sparkles

Sparkle assortments

White Shimmer trim

Shinhan markers – YR29 Barely Beige, WG4 Warm Grey, RP198 Tender Pink, YR222 Golden Yellow, YR26 Pastel Peach, BR96 Mahogany

All these products are available for sale on my website here.

Have a good week and Happy Crafting.

Patricia

CTMH Bugs and Hugs Pop-Up Card

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Children, Close to My Heart, Crafts, Paper Crafting, Stamping12 Comments

Welcome back

This week I have decided to do something different with the Laughing Lola papers from CTMH.  This is quite a change from my usual pastels and pinks and I have always wanted a bugs and butterfly stamp set and this set is really cute and whimsical.  Unfortunately, this set is on the retiring list and will no longer be available at the end of the month so you will need to be in quick.

I have made up this design based on some books that I got out of the library many years ago.  I wanted to create the effect of a garden with butterflies and bees using a pop up technique and the Laughing Lola papers were a good match as they have lovely flowers and flourishes.

the front of the card The middle of the card all finishedNormally I make up a card as I go along, but this time I played around with plain paper first to get my measurements correct and the right effect with the pop up.  Here is my prototype:

The prototypeAs you can see I have change the sentiment but I still have the general effect that I wanted.

For the base card I have used a piece of 12 x 12 Indian Corn Blue cardstock and cut it to make a 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ card.  This was distressed with Desert Sand ink.  For the front of the card I have then cut a piece of Colonial White cardstock 4″ x 5 1/4″ and distressed it with Desert Sand ink.  I then cut out a piece of Laughing Lola patterned paper to try and get the flower and a flourish to allow me to add a bee on it 3 3/4″ x 5″.  This was also distressed with Desert Sand ink.

CTMH Laughing Lola with Bugs and HugsThese were put together.  I then added a clear flower onto centre of the flower and then stamped the bee image onto the Laughing Lola Gold cardstock and then fussy cut out the bee and using foam tape adhered it to the flower.  The sentiment is from Card Chatter – Birthday Wishes and was stamped onto Colonial White Cardstock.  After distressing with Desert Sand ink I then placed it on the card front and finished it with some black sparkle from the Black and Grey Sparkles assortment.

For the inside I have cut a piece of Colonial White cardstock 5 1/4″ x 8 “.  I had a strip of Laughing Lola paper to break the creamy white expanse and then cut it to fit the length of the Colonial White cardstock.   I scored the card in the middle and then folded it with the patterned paper in the inside. On the outside I measured in from the edge and cut three lines on each end of the card as indicated on the photo below.  You can vary the length of these cuts to suit your project.  I found that the longer cuts were better on the inside rather than the outside.

Cuts to create the pop up

I then used my trimmer to score the fold lines to help make it easier to fold the creases.

Scoring the edges for foldingHere is the cards with the cuts and creases done ready to crease.

The lines cut and scoredHere I have taken several angles to show how I have folded this card.

Side view of the folds

the back view of the folds

The front of the inner with all the folds and the patterned paper stripI then stamped several images using Black ink on various coloured cardstock (see list below in the materils used) and then fussy cut them out ready to embellish the card.

The stamped embellishmentsFor the grass edging I have used the paper piecing technique again to add a little colour to the mushrooms and toadstools and used my alcohol markers to colour in the flowers.   The pieces were distressed with Desert Sand ink to add some dimension to the image and then glued to the base image.  I then glued the caterpillar on top of the leaves and toadstools.

The caterpiller on the grassFor the butterflies to stand up and away from the grass I have cut a couple of small strips and adhered them to the butterflies.  These were distressed with Desert Sand ink. (A good alternative to use would be acetate but I didn’t have any).

Butterflies on long pieces of cardI then adhered these strips to the narrow pop ups on the outside.

the butterflies being glued onto the foldThe grass and caterpillar image was then adhered to the front of the larger fold.  I had to use the long strips to stop the butterflies from being squashed when the card is folded.

The grass and caterpillar glued to the front of the middle foldI have popped a couple of little ladybirds that I have stamped with Black ink on Ruby cardstock on to finish the garden effect and also to hide the long strip on the left.

To complete the inner card I cut out two pieces of Colonial White Cardstock – one  at 3 1/2″ x 1 2/8 ” and stamped the butterfly sentiment on it and the other one at 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ and stamped the Bugs and Hugs sentiment on it.  Both pieces of card were distressed and adhered to the inner card.  I have finished off by adding some black sparkles on the butterfly sentiment.

Here is the finished inner again.

The middle of the card all finishedAnd here are some close up of the embellishments.

Close up Close up of the grass and caterpillar Close upMaterials used are all CTMH:

Cardstock – Colonial White, Ruby, Laughing Lola Gold, Laughing Lola Purple, Olive, Desert Sand, Gypsy, Indian Corn Blue (The Laughing Lola Gold and Lauging Lola Purple cardstock is available only with the WOTG sets which is also retiring, but the paper pack will still be available for this Ideas Book.

Laughing Lola paper pack

Ink – Black, Desert Sand

Alcohol Markers – Cotton Candy, Buttercup

Stamp Set – Bugs and Hugs (D1535), Card Chatter – Birthday (D1475) – both are on the retiring list

Clear flower

Sparkles – Black and Grey assortment.

I can’t believe how quickly I have learnt the names of all the colours from the CTMH range.  They are beautiful and coordinate so well.

I have just had a sneak peak at the new Ideas Book due to come out next week and it looks really exciting.  I can’t wait to get my hands on the new embossing folders and the papers are soooo beautiful.  Watch this space…

I hope that everyone has a good week and are keeping warm or cool and safe wherever you are in the world.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

CTMH Paper Doll Cards Using Paper Piecing

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Children, Close to My Heart, Crafts, Paper Crafting, Stamping6 Comments

Welcome

I would like to pass on my best wishes to all my Facebook and blogging friends who are experiencing extreme weather conditions at the moment.  I hope you are all keeping well and safe in either the extreme heat or the very very cold weather.

For my post today I have used the gorgeous Paper Doll (D1547) stamp set which takes me back to my childhood.  I loved playing with paper dolls and dressing them up with different clothes and this stamp set is so cute and it is almost like what I had as a child.  The good news is that this stamp set is still going to be available in the new product guide coming next month.

I have used a paper piecing technique to create the clothes as well as some colouring in with my alcohol markers.  Splitcoaststampers have a tutorial on paper piecing and you can find it on this link.

For these little girls I have stamped the image of the girl on White Daisy cardstock and then I have stamped the outfits onto the some scrap White Daisy cardstock to have a base for the patterned papers.  These images have been fussy cut out carefully.

I have used Chantilly papers to create a lovely combination of clothes for my little girl and as it is already so beautifully coordinated it was easy to do.  Unfortunately, the Chantilly papers will not be continued with the next product guide.  However, I have seen the new Product Guide and I love the new papers coming out.  Watch this space…

CTMH - Paper Doll stamp set - Paper piercing

For this card I have stamped the top onto a piece of yellow patterned paper and then fussy cut it out and adhered it to the base outfit.  And for the pants I have used my Pear alcohol markers to colour in the pants and the Cotton Candy alcohol markers for colouring in the bag etc.  I then used the little tags to glue the outfit onto the base girl image.  The hair has been coloured in using Buttercup alcohol markers.  The hat has made by stamping the hat image onto Desert Sand cardstock and then fussy cut.  I have coloured the flowers using the above alcohol markers and using a craft knife I have cut along the edge of the hat to allow me to place it on the head of the girl.

To complete the card I have embossed the Cotton Candy cardstock with my Swiss Dots embossing folder from Cuttlebug and  stamped the cross stitch from the Stitch Wonder stamp set onto the Buttercup card and adhered it to the base card stock.  I have used scrap yellow patterned paper to make some ribbons and finished off by stamping the sentiment from the You are My Happy stamp set onto a piece of White Daisy cardstock.

CTMH - Paper Doll Stamp set - Paper Piercing CTMH Paper Doll stamp set - Paper piercing

On the bottom two cards for the dresses I have stamped onto the pink patterned paper and then carefully cut out just the dress and using my Bonded Memories glue stick adhered it onto the base of the clothes.  I then stamped the same image onto the green paper for the pants and again cut out the pants carefully and adhered them onto the base with my glue stick.  I have used my Cotton Candy and Pear alcohol markers to colour in the flowers on one of the dresses.   I then used the little tags to glue the outfit onto the base girl image.The hair has been coloured in using Buttercup alcohol markers.  The hat has made by stamping the hat image onto Desert Sand cardstock and then fussy cut.  I have coloured the flowers using the above alcohol markers and using a craft knife I have cut along the edge of the hat to allow me to place it on the head of the girl.  For the head band I have stamped the image of the head band onto Cotton Candy

For a touch of whimsy I have used the grass from the Bugs and Hugs stamp set which looks quite cute and gives a background for the girl to stand on in the middle card.

On the bottom card I have stamped the lemon image onto Buttercup cardstock and then fussy cut them and then halved them to make the border.

For both cards I have stamped the image of the sign onto Desert Sand cardstock and cut it out and adhered it to the card. 

I love the sentiments with this stamp set and for the bottom two cards I have used Outdoor Denim ink to stamp the sentiments on White Daisy cardstock and trimmed them to fit and matted them with Pear cardstock.

To complete the cards I have added a touch of bling with the clear sparkles and epoxy bubbles.

This technique helps to create a little three dimensional feel to the girls and the girls really look like they are about to step out of the cards.

The top card is from a recipe from the Make it From Your Heart Volume 2.  This is such a versatile book with lots of great ideas for both scrapbooking and cardmaking.  There are a number of different books with lots of ideas available on my website.

Materials used:

Stamp sets – Paper Doll (D1547), Stitch Wonder (C1564), Cricut Artiste Collection Kudos (D1530), Bugs and Hugs (D1535) (retiring), You are My Happy (no longer available)

Cardstock – White Daisy, Desert Sand, Buttercup, Cotton Candy, Pear

Chantilly Paper Pack

Inks – Pear, Cotton Candy, Outdoor Denim

Alcohol Markers – Cotton Candy, Pear, Buttercup

Clear Sparkles

Green and Blue Epoxy Bubbles

Bonding Memories Glue

Pink glitter gems

White Bakers twine

Cuttlebug embossing folder – Swiss Dots

I hope that you all have a great week and I will catch up with you next week.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

CTMH Gift Card Holders

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Children, Christmas, Christmas Cards, Close to My Heart, Crafts, Cricut, Die Cuts, Holidays, Paper Crafting10 Comments

Hello everyone

Gosh Christmas is just around the corner and I still have not completed my Christmas shopping.  Life has just got in the way over the last couple of weeks.  However, I will get it all done by the big day.

For those who do not know what to get for people a gift voucher is a great option and then the recipients are able to take advantage of the sales post Christmas.  Close to My Heart Cricut cartridges have the answer for how to present these vouchers with a cool gift card holder.  My inspiration for these cards came from Pinterest and in particular from this blog Busy with the Cricky where Susan has done some lovely cards and given instructions on how to make them.

For my cards I have used the Artiste cartridge and I have cut the the card from page 59 in the booklet and cut them at 5″ which gave me two cards per 12 x 12 sheet of cardstock.  Then using patterned paper I cut another card at 4.75″.  To finish off I cut a piece of white daisy cardstock at 4.5″ to place in the middle of the card for a sentiment and for people to write on.  The two smaller pieces had the centre cut out and I was able to mat the patterned paper onto the cardstock easily.

Here are my versions:

CTMH Christmas gift card holdersHere are some close ups of the cards.  One or two photos may be a bit blurry so I apologise for that.

CTMH Gift Card Holder CTMH Gift card holder CTMH Gift Card Holder CTMH Gift card holder CTMH Gift card holder CTMH Gift card holder CTMH Gift card holder CTMH Gift card holderAnd I have kept the inside of the cards fairly simple to enable people to write on them.  Sorry I have just realised that I missed taking a photo of the little section to put the voucher in but you can just see a little part of it in the photo below.  I will try and rectify this in the next week to really show you how neat this little card is.

CTMH Gift Card Holder insideI have mainly used the stamp set from the Seasons Tweeting Gift Bag kit from the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide.  This little owl is so cute and I love the different sentiments that go with them.

Here is a list of the materials I have used:

Cardstock – Ruby, Juniper, Daisy White

Patterned paper – Sparkle and Shine paper packet

Stamps -Seasons Tweeting Gift Bag kit, Scandinavian Wishes, Sparkle and Shine Workshop on the Go Stamp set

Inks – Slate, Ruby, Juniper

White Bakers Twine

Clear Sparkles

Artiste Cricut Cartridge – rosette from page 55 cut at 1″, bows from page 55 and cut at 1/2″ and 1″.

Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge – Holly leaf  from page 46 cut at 1″ and the rose from page 69 and cut at 3″

As you can see I am loving my Cricut and there is so much more to do yet.  I have  just barely scratched the surface with all the cool things to do on it and I still have to get the Art Booking cartridge.  I think I am going to be very busy and it  will keep me out of mischief I am sure lol.

The products from the Holiday from the Heart Gift Guide are still available until the end of December and if you spend over $150 you can choose one starred item for free.  Just by buying a Cricut Cartridge you would qualify for this special offer so visit my shop now and have a browse.

I hope you all have a great week and I will now have to see what I can come up with for my last blog post before Christmas.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

Special cards for the budding ballerina

On By patriciamanhireIn Art, Cardmaking, Children, Crafts, Creative Memories, Greetings, Scrapbooking2 Comments

Welcome back.

I have been busy going through all my stash and found these gorgeous papers that I bought years ago when I first starting scrapbooking.  They are from K & Company and the pack is called Hopscotch.  I have no idea if they are still available, but the papers make beautiful cards.  I have already done a couple of layouts of my ballet forms from many years ago and will perhaps keep a couple of papers for layouts for my daughter for when she did ballet.  I managed to match up the colours with various cardstock that I had already and I am really pleased with how they turned out.  For most of these cards I have distressed the edges and that has helped with making the different papers stand out more from the backgrounds.  The little pictures of flowers, butterflies and tutus have been fussy cut out from the paper.  These cards have been easy as the paper and colour coordination was made easy by using the same range of papers.

I am sure these will go down a treat at Make Shift.

Here they are:

Ballet card Ballet card Ballet card Ballet card Ballet card Ballet cardMaterials used for these cards:

K & Company Hopscotch 12 x 12 pad

Creative Memories Cardstock – Pink Shimmer

Bazzill Cardstock – Bling (sorry not sure of the name)

Peelcraft stickers

Kaisercraft pink pearls

Stampin‘Up greeting

Versamark stamp pad

Gold embossing powder

Creative Memories Place-n-Punch – Blossom

Creative Memories Custom Cutting System – circles.

Tim Holtz Distressing Ink – Victorian Velvet

I am really excited to be going to Auckland tomorrow to find out more about Close to My Heart and also get my hands on some of the products.  I can’t wait to join up and start having workshops at Make Shift.

I hope you all keep well and safe and Happy Crafting

Patricia

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Baby Cards for Make Shift

On By patriciamanhireIn Art, Babies, Cardmaking, Children, Crafts, Creative Memories5 Comments

Hi there

Here is just a small selection of baby cards that I have made for Make Shift.  At the moment I have just done blue and pink cards, but will look at doing some different colours like yellow, green and purple.

Handcrafted card Handcrafted card Handcrafted card Handcrafted card Handcrafted card Handcrafted card Handcrafted card

 

I have used a variety of materials and tools in these cards:

Creative Memories Pink Shimmer Cardstock

Creative Memories Border Maker – scallop cartridge and twinkle chain cartridge

Creative Memories Fabulous Tone on Tone paper

Creative Memories rotary trimmer – scallop edge

Bazzill Cardstock

Cuttlebug embossing folders – Swiss dots and Welcome Baby, buttons strip

Memory Box dies – Pram

Kaisercraft pink bling

These cards have been very quick and easy to complete.  Once we have Make Shift up and running I hope to be able to run workshops teaching cardmaking and will also look to having some quick make and takes when I am working in the shop.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

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More scrapbook layouts

On By patriciamanhireIn Art, Cardmaking, Children, Crafts, Creative Memories, Pets, Photography, ScrapbookingLeave a comment

Hello there

It is sooo good getting my computer back!  But there is still a lot to do with tidying up all my photos and trying to remember all my passwords to go back onto various websites.  I think I will be busy over the next few weeks.  I am so pleased that I had backed up onto an external hard drive, although I did lose a couple of digital kits but it is no big deal fortunately.

As I said yesterday I have been working on James’ album and he is now up to 9 months old and soon I will be doing his first birthday.  I am still trying to make my resources stretch and have kept up with lots of photos per page and linking the album with accents such as the border maker twinkle chain and picket fence cartridges as well as the same colours throughout.  It is not taking long to get through these photos and I should have his first year album completed very soon which will be good.

Here are a few of the layouts:Best Friends layout James and the cat Family layout Family layout Family time layout Life is Good layout

 

The materials I have used here are:

Creative Memories Card Stock – Cloud

Creative Memories Card Stock – Green Metallic

Creative Memories Card Stock – Brown Cardstock

Creative Memories Border Maker – Twinkle Chain and Picket Fence cartridges

Creative Memories Rugged stickers

Creative Memories Rugged Paper Ribbon

Creative Memories Rugged Photo Mats

Creative Memories Rugged Tags

Creative Memories Rugged Title stickers

Creative Memories  Enchanted Epoxy stickers

Creative Memories Decorative Pack – sorry I have forgotten the name of this.

Creative Memories Rotary Trimmer

Creative Memories Personal Trimmer

Phew what a list, especially as it did not take very long to do and did not seem to use a lot of materials.

I have also been making a lot of cards so please take the time to check out my crafty creations.

Have a good day everyone and stay calm and keep scrapping.

Patricia

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