Boxing Clever

Boxing Clever

Hallo There!

How are you?  Feeling chirpy?

Hope so, I have a really nice

project to show you today by

Hazel Harler.

She has brought Spring

with her. take a look at this:

"Hi everyone, I have a decorated papier

 mache box to share with you today.

I started by giving the box a coat

 of white gesso, then I stencilled some 

script using a Carabelle Studio stencil 

and some modelling paste.

 I crumpled some tissue paper and 

adhered it to the spine then I painted 

it with some plum Fresco paint. 

I painted the rest of the box with taupe, 

plum and captain peacock Fresco paints, 

I also added some plum splatters.

Using my finger I lightly added some

 Imagination Crafts white gold 

Starlight paint.

 I adhered some patterned tissue paper that

 I found in my stash to the sides of the 

box and stamped some Paperartsy leaves

 with apple green Starlight paint.

I decorated the box with a wooden 

leaf spray, Forever In Time burlap daisies 

and some pearls, I also tore some

 birds out of the tissue paper and 

adhered it to the box."

I will have to make this one Hazel

It is a good design and I love the

techniques and colours you have

used.  Thank you very much

I'm sure you will agree that this

is an awesome project

"Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Mechanical Greetings

Mechanical Greetings

 

Hello Everyone!

We have another fun card

for you today.  Hazel Harler

is here to stun and amaze 

you with her take on this

theme:

 "Hi everyone, I've a Kinetic Swing Card

 to share with you today.

 I brayered some Fresco Finish paint

 over the inside of my card blank.

Then I stamped some snowflakes with

 a Jofy stamp and metalic glaze.

These are the paints, glaze and 

stamp that I used.

This photo shows the fold lines and cut out 

on the front of the card.

This photo shows the card folded and standing.

 This is the template and measurements

 for the card.

 I decided to colour the front of the card.

I used a mixture of Zinski and Jofy stamps 

to stamp inside the card and onto white card.

 I used felt tips to colour the images.

The snowmen were matted onto blue card 

before attaching it to the front and back 

of the square cut out, I also added some

 small punched snowflakes.

I cut out the baubles and glued them

 inside the card together with the sentiment.

The front of the finished card

The inside of the finnished card."

Supplies:

White card blank.

Fresco Finish paint and metalic glaze.

Brayer and a sharp cutting knife.

Zinski and Jofi stamps.

White card.

Black Archival ink.

Felt tips.

Small snowflake punch and card.

Double sided tape and glue.

Thank you Hazel - a jolly card to 

cheer anybody's day.  Many thanks

Well Everyone, now you know as

much about kinetic cards as I do!  

Aren't they fun?

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Mechanical Greetings

Mechanical Greetings

Hallo There!

Lovely day again here

but I suppose it will

get chilly when the sun

goes down.........

We shall just have to

keep ourselves warm

crafting!

Here is Louise Thomson:

"Hi there,

As Christmas approaches I'm sure many

 of us will be preparing gifts to give,

 and when we're not sure what our friends

 and family want, a gift card is a great idea.

Today I'm showing you how to make 

a pop up gift card holder to make 

your gift that little bit more 

personalised.

I started by slicing a strip about 5cm wide

 from a piece of a4 white card.

Setting aside the strip for later,

 I folded the larger piece in half. 

I then measured 4.5cm from the fold,

 scored lightly and folded along the score line. 

 Turning the card over, I repeated on

 the other side. 

this left me with this set up:

Using a gift card as a size guide,

I cut a slit in the centre fold to slot it in.

I painted the outside of the card in

 jade fresco paint and the inside with

 Antarctic paint. 

I used JOFY stamps to decorate 

and painted with white fire paint.

Next I taped the folds to create the 

pop up middle section

I used the JOFY mini snowflakes stamp

 to decorate the inside of the card and

 painted a panel that could be written on.

On a separate piece of card I stamped

 the pile of presents from JOFY set 02

 in charcoal versa ink and embossed

 with clear powder. 

I then painted it using fresco paints.

Having cut this out I added wire to the top

 and stuck in the centre of the pop up.

With the gift card in;

With the strip I cut away at the beginning 

I made a band to hold the card closed;

So that's one Christmas present

 I've got sorted at least! "

Materials;

White card

Jofy Christmas stamp set 02

Jofy mini snowflakes stamp

Fresco paints

Wire

Versa colour charcoal ink

Versa brilliance orchid ink

The shops may do some lovely

Gift card folders but there's

nothing like having one that

has been specially made for

you to make you feel so

good inside.....

Thank you Louise

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Iconic

Iconic

Hi There!

Are you all having a good 

time?  Do make the most

of the "light" evenings we

have left for tomorrow we

can craft the night away!

I have a fabulous project

from Angela Radford for

you today and here she is

to tell you all about it....

"Hi all, Angela here to show you how

 I decorated this gorgeous little wooden Icon.

So here we go. I removed the hinges first

 as I like to keep them nice and shiny! 

You may wish to just sand the surface 

a little before the next stage then seal 

the wood with a coat of Gesso.

I like to start with a dark background

 for this technique

Then add the Crackle glaze.

 A nice thin layer is best then leave to dry.

Cover the area where the crackle glaze 

was applied. Do this with one stroke, 

don't be tempted to over work it or

 the crackling wont happen. You can 

see here how quickly the crackling starts.

I like to blend the bottom of the paint

 a little as the crackle starts to appear.

Once that is completely dry you 

can start to add more colour.

Next I used one of the PaperArtsy stamps 

on Tissue paper. 

You can stamp straight onto the surface 

of the paint but this is just a technique that 

I find works well.

Cut the stamped images so they will fit

 where you want them and apply glue

 to the back of the tissue and smooth

 the image onto the icon and then seal it

 with the glue.

Allow that to dry and then repeat this

on the inside.

Next I added more detail using a stencil 

and grunge paste.

 I have left the grunge paste white as 

I like the way it makes the design pop.

 I used a white pen and outlined some parts

 of the door to make it stand out more.

And here we are all completed inside.

And the outside. 

Happy crafting everyone, Angela xXx"

Products used:

Wooden icon

Paper Artsy Stamps

Paper Artsy Fresco Paints

Paper Artsy Crackle Glaze

The Crafters Workshop Stencils

Glue

Tissue paper

Embossing Ink

Stazon Black Ink

White Pen

Thank you Angela, I love

that sentiment - this icon

would make a lovely gift

for someone who is

having a tough time

So, as I know of such a

someone I shall have to

set to and replicate this

lovely icon

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx