Craft club Tuesday...

I know it says Craft Club Tuesday, but recently we did an all day Saturday, which was brilliant, crafting all day, tea, bickies, lunch.... was a really lovely day (Thanks Alison and ladies)

Here are the creations i made that day...

I found this patterned paper and had to use it as the flowers were the pattern, so cut them out and layered up with some punched flowers and swirly stamp for the stem, wasnt quite sure on it to be honest?

Love this paper of these owls, its just so adorable! Been and bought the pad coz i need to look at them and stoke them! not sure if youve noticed, but i love owls! they are just sooooo cute!

 I had stamped the toppers on the next 2 cards, but hadnt got round to doing anything with them, till that day! they would probaly make really nice xmas cards?

 ...here's the other one.

Saw the stamp on this one, and thought it looked bit plain, but had to have a play and was really pleased how this one came out. Distressed the text in the background (page out of a book) punched the flowers in matching card and finished with a sentiment.

 This was an easel card, loved the toppers and colours of it with the papers, so thats the inspiration in how this one came about.

Well, till next time, see you soon

Take care

Scrapbook Layout

I don't often do scrapbook layouts, but i absolutely love these images and had to do a double page spread with them for my post on the Sugar and Spice Design Team for last month. Using a pink page that already had a slight pattern on, i used some masks, which i then inked around and then went round with a white pen to add stitching (and yes it took ages!) used some pearly doodles to add some accents. Inked around the photo which i used punches to make a pretty edge that i mounted the pictures on. The sentiments were from the Scribble Flowers stamp set, which i just love. I glittered the petals and added gem in centre to finish off, and must admit.... im kind of liking scrapbooking, so may have to make alot more pages.

   

This shot shows a close up of the stitching detail.

Here it is...

Well here it is! as promised, the creation we made on Tuesday night at the craft group.
Using a hanger, scrapbook papers, and other bibs n bobs... my wall hanging! Tada!
After seeing the Tilda stamps there to use, had to! and having seen them in the 'flesh' now, have gotta get me some of them! Used the SU house stamp to add along the top and added buttons to the paper where there was a fake on printed, the lettering had already been cut out and added some prepunched petals with chipboard flowers and finished off with a flower button. Took a little while to post as i had to finish a couple bits off on it, the houses along the top! added some ribbons to the the hanger bit to zzuzz it up a bit.
Hubby thought it was really cute - so was kinda stunned by his reaction, but here it is!
Off to do some more crafting now!
Take care everyone
Nicki
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Covered Tin tutorial

Take a tin with a resealable lid (yep im addicted to cappuccino! its fab!)

Choose a paper to cover you tin.... i used scrapbook paper (big pad, cant remmeber the name of it again! oops!)
Measure the height of your tin....

Cut paper to size (12 x 12 paper is a good fit, although A4 landscape also fits!)
i used double sided tape to stick the paper to the tin...

i chose to use 2 co-ordinating papers, so attached the second one to the tin, but then you get an 'ugly' line!

I used border punch to cut a strip to run around the middle...

Using double sided tape (again!) i attached it around the middle of the tin...
still got some ugly lines tho!!!

Using some co-ordinating Pink border peel offs (or some ribbon... whatever you want to use, i attached around the top and bottom where the paper meets the top (you sometimes get a gap!) and the a strip around the middle to hide where the scalloped bit meets the paper...
I then attached images i stamped with Stampin Up stamp 'Playful Petals' (my fav at the minute!)

Et... Voila! the finished tin! hubby still thinks im really sad and need to get out more! lol

Get off your soap box!

Well... here it is at last! my soap box Tutorial
To start with you will need a soap box (yes i have been on a bit of a collection! lol)

Next cover the box with the paper of your choice, i used a scrapbook paper, cvant remember which pad it was now? one of those huge thick ones with loads of papers in different shades!

I attached a velcro sticky dot to the tab part so that the box can be shut...

I used my new Stampin Up stamps 'Playful Petals', bought these as i think they are soooo pretty!
I added some co-ordinating ribbon around the box and added a knot to the front to snazz it up a bit...

This is a view of the top flower which was stamped, used Letraset Promarkers to colour it and some glitter glue around the edge of the flower and centre flower.

... next one to do is the tins!!!

My 1st tutorial

Well thought i would post a tutorial (my first one!)
Start off with 3 dishwasher tablet boxes and some sticky dots! (... all will be revealed!)
Cut off the tops to the length of the Promarker pens....

Stick the boxes together with double sided tape and add tape around the sides....

Next... with your chosen scrapbook paper (or paper/decoration of your choice) wrap around the sides of your boxes, to tuck into the box, its easier to snip 'Vs' where the boxes join, the when you stick them down into the boxes you get a lovely clean edge...

To cover the joining boxes, cut a strip the width of the box, attach double sided tape and fold over the joins of the boxes.

To line the insides of the box, cut your paper to almost the depth of the box and attach double sided tape to the sides and the top, i found it easy to put the length of paper into the 'slot' and it was then easier to attach the first edge and then start to gradually peel away the top tape...

Once you get into a corner, for a nice crisp, neat edge, use a bone folder to crease down the groove, then continue to peel away the tape as you go around the edge...

Once you have lined all the insides, your then ready for......

... your markers!!!
this is where all your sticky dots come in handy! (yes sad i know and as hubby said i need to get out more! LOL)
stick a dot to the end of each pen and colour with the pen colour, and as you can see they are all at hand and easy to find your chosen colour!

Hope you like it?
Will hopefully be posting some more tutorials, next thing im doing is some altered items!
take care
Nicki
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Latest creations...

Saw this style of card on the Crafters Companion forum, and thought it was so pretty, had to have a go! after a few mess ups.... (and making one out of paper, to get the folds and cuts right) this is what i made,
First one....

Was quite pleased how it came out, hubby thought it was fab, but lacked something???
so... had to make another one!!!!

Second one! was really pleased with this one, rounded all the corners and used nestabilities to cut out the central shapes and cuttlebug to cut out the tag and phrase, few flowers and Voila!
Quite easy to make once its sussed out! If you want a plan of how to make it, let me know and i draw one up and post it for you.
Take care
Nicki
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