Boxing Clever

Boxing Clever

Hallo All!

We have had a super 

topic this week haven't we?

It is good to have to think

outside the box now and

then...............oh do stop

groaning...............haha!

Here's Helen Chilton to

show us a completely

different take on the

Cubbeys:

"Here's my Tando Cubbeys Kit decorated with 

Starlight paints and Kim Dellow stamps

Gesso the Cubbey boxes and glue them together

 then paint in chosen colours of Starlights - 

I used Jade, Canary yellow and Apple Green.

Stamp in black round the edges using EKD06.

Then paint them in using the same Starlight colours

Stamp and black emboss lots of the flowers

 and cut them out

Paint with more Starlights - 

I used Orange Oxidized, Bright Fuchsia and 

Dark Orchid as well as the colours already used

Wrap a length of copper wire round a bamboo skewer...

.....so that it looks like this.

Fix a brad to centre of flower

Flip over and attach wire stalk to the brad

Here are a selection of wired flowers.

Note I've cut the middle out of some of the flowers.

For the smallest Cubbey which I'm going to

use as a flower pot, insert a punched piece 

of board to hold the wire stems.

Large Cubbey. The stalk on the front yellow flower

 is made of thicker wire that's been flattened.

Medium sized Cubbey with a flower springing out the side.

Little Cubbey. I've scrumpled up thin 

green wire to hold stems upright.

Then you can arrange them all

as you wish!"

Materials used:

PaperArtsy Kim Dellow stamps EKD06
Starlight Paints
Ranger Archival inkpad: Jet Black
Tando Creative Cubbeys: small starter kit with apertures
Wire
Brads

Love this Helen

Thank you very much

Im sure I would be constantly

changing the arrangement! 

What fun!

'Til tomorrow

Mickie xx

PS:  Oh dear, I have just noticed that

I have not been spelling Cubbeys right.

Di if you are reading this.... I do apologise

Pumpkin, Scarecrow and Halloween

Pumpkin, Scarecrow and Halloween

Hi there 

We're getting well into the season of mists now and

with all the fun of All Hallows Eve to look forward to

So with no more ado, here is another new DT Member

Louise Thomson

To get us in the mood for the new season, 

I have designed and made a scarecrow lantern 

using an old jam jar and a selection of crafty supplies.

First cut a piece of tissue to the correct size for your jar. 

Carefully blend the distress inks on the tissue using your blending tool. 

It is easiest to do this starting in the middle with the scattered straw

 and working outwards to the edges.

Once you are happy with the background colours, 

stamp your scene on to the tissue paper using the 

ground espresso distress ink.

Coat your jam jar in a light coating of 50/50 pva glue and water 

and roll it across the tissue paper scene to stick it down.

Give it a second very light coating of adhesive 

on the outside of the jar using a brush. 

This will also enable you to stick down any bits that need extra work. 

Apologies, at this point I got carried away and forgot to keep taking photographs…

Allow to dry completely before trimming any excess tissue 

from the top or bottom of the jar with a craft knife.

Use a dry paintbrush to add dabs of alchemy wax 

to the rim of the jar and in to the scene.

Make a loop of wire around the top of the jar and twist 

the ends together. Loop another piece through to make a 

handle and twist again!

Add a tea-light to your lantern to complete the look.

Materials used:

White Tissue paper

Distress inks; tumbled glass, scattered straw, carved pumpkin, lucky clover, ground espresso

Blending tool

Card-io stamp set ‘Pleasant Pastures’

Acrylic block

Paint brush

Craft knife

Alchemy wax – Inca gold

Adhesive

Craft wire

Thank you Louise for a delightful

start to the season.  

I liked the re-cycling aspect too

See you all tomorrow

Mickie xx

Christmas Makes

Christmas Makes

Hi there!

I see the supermarkets have started to hide away day to day

products in order to make room for their Festive offerings.

It is obviously that time of year again and

for those of us who haven't even thought about making

 our Christmas Cards yet, inspiration starts here with 

Karen Gist

Using Versafine Ink stamp the image onto a plain white card blank.

Stamp again onto white card and cut out the tags. 

On the card add silver glitter to the snowflakes as well as a few dots

 here and there.

Punch holes where marked in the tops of the tags. 

Colour the letters & holly with a light green pen and then the berries and around the punched holes with red. 

Rub a light covering of Pumice Stone DI around the outsides of the tags. 

Wrap red wire threaded with a few silver beads through the tags,

 adding twirls as you go. 

Attach the tags with 3D foam pads. 

Trim off excess card.

Products used:

Woodware Stamp

6x6 Blank Cards

Glitter

Marker Pens

Versa fine Ink Pads & Distress Ink

3D Foam Pads

Craft Wire

Beads

Many thanks Karen for gently easing us into 

this year's Christmas Card making fest.....

See you all tomorrow with

more inspiration

Mickie xx