Hearts and Flowers

Hearts and Flowers

Hallo Everyone!

Today we have another card

project from Hazel Harler so

sit back and prepare to be

totally inspired

For my card I used a Honey Doo Crafts stamp and a Carabelle Studio mask

On a piece of white card sponge distress ink through the mask. 

I used picked raspberry and scattered straw.

Stamp the image onto the stencilled card and onto white card

Colour the images, I used my Inktense pencils to do this

Cut out the pieces on the white card to 3D the image

Use silicone glue to glue the petals and leaves

 I matted the topper to some black card 

and then glued it to a card blank that I'd made out of a piece pink card. 

I added a heart charm, some dew drops and stamped the sentiment..

 A close up of the flower.

Supplies:

Card blank.
White card and black card.
Honey Doo Crafts stamp.
Carabelle studio mask.
Distress ink.
Black Archival ink.
Coloured pencils.
Silicone glue.
Heart charm, dewdrops or gems.
Sentiment stamp.

A gorgeous card Hazel

thank you

 I will have to sit down

this afternoon and make a

start on the year's birthday cards

now that inspiration is tapping on

my shoulder......

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Bokeh

Bokeh

Hi everyone!

Expect you are all well and

truly back in the swing of

things now and the holiday

fast fading to a dream.........

Claire Jackson is with us 

today with her dreamy card

using the Bokeh technique

Cut a piece of watercolour card to 5” x 5”. 

Choose 4-5 gelato colours in similar tones and one complementary. 

I went for peach, strawberry, lavender, raspberry, grape, 

cotton candy and white. 

Scribble swirly circles over the card and blend 

them together with a baby wipe

Using a stencil add a few circles of different sizes in the complementary colour. 

You don’t need many of these and it’s best if they are not too big

 Add more circles with the white gelato. 

Some can be bolder than others and this helps to 

add depth to the background. 

Keep the larger circles more diffuse and 

the smaller ones more opaque

With a stencil add smaller bolder circles in a few areas in two contrasting colours

Use white paint with a sponge applicator to add whiter circles. 

Continue building up the background by overlapping circles 

of different shades and sizes. 

Add in small bold paint dots with a cotton bud.

Stamp the image in VersaMagic chalk ink which gives a lovely soft finish. 

Run the darkest tone of Gelato around the edge of the card 

and blend in with your finger

Add a die cut sentiment and glitter glue 

before mounting on a card blank.

Watercolour paper
Gelatos
Carabelle Studio masks: around the world, concentric circles
The Crafters Workshop template: circle grid
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paint: snowflake
Woodware clear stamp: climbing up
Versa Magic Dew Drop chalk ink: eggplant
Craftwork Cards messages
Poppystamp die: vintage happy birthday

Thank you Claire.  A lovely project

that Bokeh technique is super

See you all again tomorrow

Mickie xx

3D Bloom and Texture

3D Bloom and Texture

Hallo Everyone!

How're you today? 

Still enjoying the holiday?

Or are you back to the grind and the

holiday rapidly becoming a dim 

and distant memory

Never mind, here is Craftyfield

with a project that is sure to

set the mojo going

 I started with the Weft and Fabric Numbers stencil by Carabelle 

and Memory inks and obtained a lovely soft effect. 

I carried on stencilling with the Chicken wire Reversed Stencil.

For the next step I used sprays with the Shedded stencil (DecoArt), 

in Cobalt blue and Precious Stone.

Time for the pastes, here I used black gesso 

with the same Carabelle stencil having 

obliterated my previous stencilling with the spray! 

I also used Grunge paste with Pixillated.

As a project progresses I reassess the balance of colours 

and, if I find something not working, I try and change it. 

I didn't like the white in the background so 

I knocked it back with Distress inks. 

I then added Grunge paste through the Inspiration stencil. 

You'll see that the "Inspire" has also changed colour 

in the final photo, simply because it was hard to see 

against the background

My focal point is a Tando frame against that Inspire word 

and I painted it with Imagination Crafts Starlight Paints 

(Dark Orchid, Mint and Platinum)

3 Butterflies of different sizes provide the finishing touches.

 They are from a Crafty Individuals set, and I used 

both line and solid versions of the images, 

line with black ink and solid with blue and oranges dye inks.

In this picture you get an idea of how much shine the

 Starlight paint gives when hit by direct sunlight.

Supplies:

Carabelle Studio Stencil: Weft Fabric and Numbers:
The Crafters Workshop template - Chickenwire reversed:
Color Bloom Sprays (Cobalt, Sorbet, Precious Stone):
Andy Skinner 12x3 Masks: Shedded:
Grunge paste:
Black Gesso:
DecoArt Mixed Media Stencil: Pixelated:
DecoArt Mixed Media Stencil: Inspiration:
Memento inks: 

Such an inspiring project Craftyfield 

thank you very much for helping us back into the

creative zone

'Till tomorrow 

Mickie xx

Zinsky

Zinsky

Hello Everyone

We have a treat for you today

We haven't forgotten that at

this time of year people have

birthdays too

Here's a set of cards to cheer

anyone's day from Claire Jackson

Cut a piece of white card to 4.5” x 6.5” and stamp 

the focal image(s) in Memento ink 

(as it won’t bleed with alcohol markers)

Make a mask to cover the stamping. 

I used masking paper but sticky notes would do

Stencil over the background using two colours of Distress Ink.

Use the small stamps on the background in black ink. 

Remove the masks

Colour the images (I used ProMarkers).

I used a light grey to outline the main images t

o give a slight shadow effect and add subtle depth

Add a computer generated greeting and 

mount on black card on a 5” x 7” card blank.

For a little extra depth I used glossy accents on some of the details

The new Zinski stamps are great for adults and children alike. 

These cards would be very easy to add a number to for a child’s birthday

Materials used:

White card
Memento Ink 
Zinski ZA01
Carabelle Studio masks
Distress Ink
ProMarkers
Black Card
Card blank: 5” x 7”

Thank you Claire for a

A fantastic set of cards 

They do make me smile

in fact

I might be smiling all day .......

Back again tomorrow 

Mickie xx