craftykarendesigns: July 2019

Monday 29 July 2019

Come Sail Away - Sketch Challenge

Hi Everyone,

My colleagues often post challenges to make cards using specific colours of a specific layout, so I thought I would have a go at this one. This one was posted by Tricia Smith on Smiths Crafty Creations on Facebook, please pop on over to her site and have a look, she makes some amazing things.

Materials

1 x 7" x 10" piece of card stock for the base, score at 5" to make a landscape fold

1 piece dsp 6 3/4" x 4 3/4" (I've used Come Sail Away)

2 pieces of contrasting dsp 6 3/4" x 1"

1 piece of soft suede card stock 6 3/4" x 2"

Scrap soft suede card stock for largest circle

Scrap crumb cake card stock for smaller circle

Layering circle dies

Die cutting machine

Delightful Day stamp set

Night of navy ink

Dark mossy meadow blend

Multipurpose adhesive

dimensionals

Gems for embellishment

Instructions

Fold and burnish the card base.

Adhere the largest piece of dsp to the front of the card leaving a small border all around.

For the contrasting dsp, I've used the one with the lines of rope and cut 1" strips showing the night of navy rope and adhered these top and bottom of the piece of soft suede strip.

Then cut out a large 4" circle from soft suede and a 3" one from the crumb cake card stock. Stamp the sentiment in the centre of the smaller circle with night of navy ink and glue this in the centre of the larger circle. Pop the large circle up on dimensionals and place centrally on the left hand side of the card.

I've stamped a sentiment inside the card in night of navy ink and added a few pearls to the front which I've coloured with a dark mossy meadow blend I don't have a night of navy one).

Card sketches are great fun, why don't you have a go.

Happy crafting,

Karen XX

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Sunday 21 July 2019

Joining Offer, Stampin'Up Great Offer

Hi Everyone,

Not a tutorial today. I just wanted to tell you about the great joining offer that Stampin'Up have on at the moment. From 1st July - 31st August 2019, just can buy £155 worth of goods from the catalogue for just £99 and there is free shipping too. This is an awesome offer, £56 of free stuff. You can choose anything that you want from the catalogue but I have put together a list of things that I think would make a great Starter Kit for someone who is new to papercrafting. Check out my choices below and my video on my YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/WFZ9feug9Mw. I have made a selection of 3 x 3 cards/gift cards to illustrate what you could make on the day you get your kit. What are you waiting for, send me a message, drop me an email, you won't regret it, its fabulous product and if you join my team you will become part of a fantastic community of like minded crafters who are all happy to encourage and help you along the way.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Karen XX

My Starter Kit

Product List

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

In Color 2018–2020 A4 Cardstock

[146996]

2018-2020 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[149618]

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

[147142]

Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad

[147139]

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

[147138]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Clear Block D

[118485]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

Bone Folder

[102300]

Paper Snips

[103579]

Delightful Day Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149466]

2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch

[133782]

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots

[148805]

Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon

[144213]

Whisper White C6 Envelopes

[106588]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Saturday 20 July 2019

When North Meets South (double z fold card)

Hi Everyone,

Today I have had a great time with my friend and colleague Donna Lester (aka Taffycrafting) where I have shown her how to make a double z fold card on my YouTube channel. We did some side by side crafting and had a good few laughs along the way. This is what we made, a pretty double z fold card using embossing folders and the noble peacock designer series paper and we decorated it with some coloured images from the Bloom and Grow stamp set.

Follow the video at

https://youtu.be/WrA40XYNcjc

Materials

1 x 11" x 4 1/4" whisper white card stock, scored at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2"

1 x 10" x 2 3/4" whisper white card stock, scored at 4 3/4" and 7 1/2"

1 x 4 1/2" x 1 3/4" whisper white to stamp the floral image

scrap of whisper white for the sentiment

1 x 5 1/4" x 4" old olive card stock

1 x 2 1/2" x 4" old olive card stock (for the embossing)

1 x 4 1/2" x 2 1/2", 1 x 2 1/2" x 2 1/2", 1 x 2 1/2" x 2 1/4" pieces of noble peacock dsp

Country Florals/Tufted embossing folders

Die cutting machine

Old olive ink pad

memento black ink pad

Selection of blends to colour the image

Bloom and Grown stamp set

2" circle punch

Multipurpose adhesive

Dimensionals

Bone folder

Trimmer

Instructions

Fold and burnish the whisper white card bases.

Adhere the largest piece of old olive card stock to the largest section of the bigger card base.

Emboss the smaller piece of old olive card stock with your chosen embossing folder and then adhere to the left hand section of the larger card base (see finished card in the photo above).

Adhere the pieces of noble peacock foiled dsp to the sections of the smaller card base and then adhere the whole thing centrally to the larger card base (see the photo of the finished card)

Stamp the floral image in memento black ink on the 4 1/2" x 1 3/4" piece of whisper white card stock and colour in with your chosen blends. Then fix this to the front section of the card with dimensionals.

Stamp the sentiment on the scrap of whisper white in old olive ink and then punch out with the 2" circle punch and adhere to the centre of the right hand section of the smaller card base which is on the front of the card - this is in effect the inside of the card (see the photo above).

There are more detailed instructions for making double z fold cards here on my blog, feel free to scroll through the archive to see other examples). I do hope that you will give this a try. I had a great time crafting with my friend Donna, please check her blog out at www.taffycrafting.blogspot.co.uk

Happy crafting,

Karen XX

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Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]