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Posted on 22/05/2013 by Christina| 3 Comments

…and that is certainly what Heidi Schleimer does!

Have a look at the card in this article of the Craft Stamper:

This is Heidi’s version of the same card – really brilliant!

Lots more ideas using the collection of Kaisercraft stamps too:

These are the stamps used in the article. We have them all in stock.

Heidi has added lots of texture on this card with metal embellishments, twine, torn paper layering, plus wheels, and an arrow each end of the sentiment – yes – another one for our card challenge!

Don’t worry if you don’t have the exact stamps -just use the design as inspiration and use what you do have!

Here is a close up of Heidi’s card:

Great work Heidi – and another card into the challenge. Thank you.

Posted in Challenges

More Card Club Peaks!

Posted on 21/05/2013 by Christina| 1 Comment

A few more sneak peaks for you. I have made a couple more sample cards for card club using different stamps and themes:

I have had such a lot of fun with this months samples!

I used a Basic Grey mini stamp plus a Penny Black image on this card:

Isn’t this Molly Blooms scarecrow adorable!

I cut this circle with a nestie but used the partial out of the circle cut technique to get this effect:

And this month we have a very special offer for you on little Basic Grey stamps!

Learn how to make this napkin fold double pocket card and you can decorate it however you want!

Don’t forget to bring your promarkers or other favourite colouring medium to class with you!

If you haven’t booked yet give us a ring on 018444 208996 to reserve a place.

Posted in Card Club

“Lands End” by Tone-Lill

Posted on 21/05/2013 by Christina| 3 Comments

I have another layout to share with you that has been created by Tone-Lill. Very bright and colourful with lots of layering. With all of Tone-Lill’s work – the more you look the more you see!

The base is Kraft card which has been masked, sprayed, gessoed and altered!

Have a look at this corner. A piece of patterned paper, over stamped with a mask, and then sprayed for some sparkle. Plus Tim Holtz tickets, flowers and beads – a very pretty embellished corner:

Lots of texture from masking, then adding gesso and then clear crackle on top. The brick wall has been embossed and inked with crackle on top:

Tone-Lill has sprayed some plain gauze with her Dylusions sprays to colour it bright orange and added beads, flowers and hand cut pennants, plus little charms!

So – definitely never throw anything away as it might find a home on one of your pages! If you would like a closer look at this page it is on display in the craft room with several other pages created by Tone-Lill.

You can see more of Tone-Lills clever work by clicking on the link to her blog “Ark of Paper”

http://tone-lillpapirdill.blogspot.co.uk/

Posted in Scrap Lift

Brand New Teal Big Shot & Other Goodies!

Posted on 20/05/2013 by Christina| 5 Comments

Some long awaited new products arrived today – a little ealier than expected!

This is the brand new improved Big Shot which now comes with an extended multi purpose platform and is a very pretty teal, duck egg blue and apricot colour…

… and we have got the starter pack rather than just the machine as all the goodies that it comes with are brilliant. You get a large Bigz die, a really lovely embossing folder, two sizzlets and a set of thin framelet dies, seven in total! Not forgetting a small sample pack of card stock.

The butterfly is really beautiful and fits exactly over the solid butterfly on the Bigz die!

The new Starter Kit has a rrp of £110. As an introductory offer for one week only (or whilst stocks last!) we are offering it for only £85, and then our usual price will be £95. Please note that both these discounted prices are outside our usual loyalty scheme.

If you want to update your existing Big Shot the extended platform is available to purchase separately.

The diagrams on the Extended Multipurpose Platform offer easy guidelines about how to make the perfect Sizzix sandwich.

To summarise the starter kit includes the following products:

1 Bigz die (Basic Shapes)
2 Medium Sizzlits dies (Butterfly, Delicate; Flowers #20)
1 Framelits die set (Basic Shapes)
1 A2 Large Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (Dotted Lattice)
10 Assorted Samples of Core’dinations Cardstock

The Big Shot Machine measures approximately 14 1/4″ x 12 3/8″ x 6 5/8″ and features a three-year limited warranty.

These three cards have all been made by Paula Pascale using the starter kit. I have showed this first card on the blog before…

…and these next two cards are really lovely. This one only uses the little heart and the little label shape but what a clever design:

All the flowers and circles layer up beautiful and that butterfly is gorgeous.

I have also been waiting for this two corner rounder punch set by EK Success. Fantastic quality and value and very useful as you get a 1″ and 1/2″ corner:

We also have some new nature themed embellishments and a matching paper pad by K & Co:

Hope you have spotted something you need!

Posted in New In

“The Meet” by Karen

Posted on 20/05/2013 by Christina| 5 Comments

Karen Ballentine has made a very personal scrapbook page that records her parents first meeting at a bicycle race.

Karen has also included all the criteria for our current challenge:wheels, arrows and texture!

Texture from her clever home made washi tape flowers and twine:

Wheels from all the bikes on the page, and her arrows:

The “O” in the word has been replaced by a wheel:

A washi tape pleated border for more texture:

This is really clever. Karen has photographed the back of the two photos as they contained a hand written message and information and then added them behind the originals so they pull out:

More texture from the rosette with the very important date!

What a special page, and thank you Karen for entering the challenge and sharing it with us.

Posted in Challenges

May Card Club – Sneak Peaks

Posted on 18/05/2013 by Christina| 3 Comments

I love the card we will be making at card club this month. With only one tiny bit of measuring, and some clever folding we will make a very unusual shaped card.

Once you know how to make it you will be able to adapt the class design for any theme of card, including masculine ones.

Here are a few sneak peaks:

Worked it out yet?

I’l make a couple of different samples and give you ideas for using stash that you already have. We are using Molly Blooms images this month but the design can be adapted in many different ways.

We are making up the kits with a selection of different patterns and colours…

What to bring: promarkers or your favourite colouring medium, this double stitch stamp by Molly Blooms if you happen to have one, brown ink and blending tool or brush.