1 stamp 6 ways - Jane

Hi everyone, 
You are in for a treat today with a super step by step by Jane who chose to use her Hobby Art Harbour set to make a concertina card. If you have never made one of those, now is your chance, Jane tells you all about it. 
Looking forward to reading your comments.

First, I cut two pieces of white card 6 3/4" x 4 3/4" and on one mark a border 1" along short edges and 3/4" along long edges. Cut out middle.

I then stamped the wall image all over the frame and coloured with Copics. This is the front of your card

On the other piece of white card, I coloured again with Copics to look like sky and stamped the small seagull images. This is the back of your card

Cut three more pieces of white card 6 3/4" wide to make your different stages in the card. They do not need to be as deep as your card, but will need arranging at different levels to suit. I started with the back layer and stamped the wall image along the top edge and coloured with Copics. On a seperate piece of card, stamp and colour five houses. Cut them out and stick them over the top of the wall

The next level is the breakwater and again stamp the image along the top of a piece of white card and colour with Copics. Add some sea water

 The last level will be sea and a yacht. Add some highlights to your levels with a white pen

Cut two more pieces of white card measuring 4 3/4" x 4" and score every 1/2" along the shorter edge. Fold on the score lines.

Stick the back of the card to the two folded pieces with double sided tape. Arrange the layers to suit, trimming any excess off the bottom and then sticking them to the folds

Build up the layers and finish by adding the front of the card

And Voila......one Concertina card!!!!

Materials

Hobby Art Stamps - Harbour

White Card

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Copics - C1,2,3,4,5,7, W1,2,3,5,7, E07,18,30,

31,33,35,37,71,77,79,93,95, BG11,72,75,93, B01,91, R24,27,29

White pen

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1 stamp 6 ways - Michelle

Hi, 
This week we are back with a ONE STAMP 6 WAYS inspiration. Sandy asked the DT to have a play with the Hobby Art Harbour Scene-it stamp plate to show you different ways to use those stamps. 

You have already seen how Gio used it on her H page for the challenge.... 

And you will be surprised at what our talented team came up with... all very different. 

To start this week, Michelle has made this Art Journal page, which makes me think that, this, once framed,  would be perfect for a little boy's bedroom, don't you agree?
Here's how Michelle made her page.

I first drew the sailor. 

All other images are stamped images from the Hobby Art Harbour set. 

I found a matching quote that I printed out from the computer. 

I water coloured the page with Distress inks and added some black stain from the Yorkshire Evening Post set by IndigoBlu. 

Hobby art Harbour set

IndigoBlu Yorkshire Evening post (stain only)

StazOn: Jet Black

Distress inks: Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint, Worn Lipstick, Tattered Rose, Mustard Seed, Pumice Stone, Rusty Hinge, Festive Berries, Scattered 

Straw

Copic multiliner in black

See you tomorrow

At the movies - Michelle

Hi everyone, 

Great news !!! Michelle has agreed to join our DT as a permanent member. We are so pleased as we love her style which is so different compared with the other DT members'. 
I'm sure you will make her feel very welcome ;-)
This is her sample for the At the Movies week. She chose to alter one of Tando's round frame with Crafty Individual's images. 

I colored the frame with mustard seed. 

I traced the frame on the back panel and cut the paper accordingly. 

I then glued all in place. 

I die cut the gears in black shrink plastic and shrunk them with the heat tool. 

I made rosettes with the paper left over. 

Die cut leaves in black cardstock and I decorated the wall plaque with the ornaments (butterflies, pearls, film ribbon, and quote). 

For the hanger I also used a piece of film ribbon and punched a hole in it before gluing it to the back.

Material

Distress inks: Mustard Seed, Peacock Feather, Vintage Photo

Shrink plastic in black

Tim Holtz Movers and shapers die: Gears

Tando mini round frame (1 layer + bottom)

Crafty Individuals background paper book 1

Crafty Individuals nostalgia 1 

Crafty Individuals mini flowers and butterflies 

Film strip ribbon (Tim Holtz)

Queen & Co self adhesive pearls

Spellbinders die: Foliage

black cardstock

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DT showcase: Karen

Hi, 

Let's have a look at Karen's work today. 
Karen joined us earlier this year, first as a guest designer and then as a permanent DT member. 

I asked which one was her favourite sample, and she picked up the one below she made for the PaperArtsy week. 

I also asked her what her favourite product this year was, and here's her answer: My favourite product just has to be the TAP (Transfer Artist Paper) ! As a sewer I have loved using it on fabric. I have printed with it, stamped on it and just about slept with it till I ran out 

I went through the blog again, and I picked up a few more of her samples I particularly liked... 
Which one was your favourite? 

Thank you Karen for being part of our Design Team. Looking forward to working with you more in 2013 xx

See you tomorrow

Gifts under £20 - Banner

Hello, 
Here's another child gift, this time by Michelle. I can't think of a kiddo who not be delighted to have one of those in his room. 
Michelle used the Tando banner and some car stamps as this is a gift for a little boy.

This year, for the first time ever I am well ahead with my Christmas pressies, I've actually been making them all year and this week's sample is another completed to add to the list! I may even get to enjoy Christmas this year instead of being too tired from all the late nights spent finishing off presents at the last minute.

This little car banner is for a new addition to our family, so new I haven't even met him yet! hope he likes it

 To start off making the banner I covered one side of the plain triangle from the Tando banner set by applying PVA glue, sticking down my chosen sheet of patterned paper from the paper pack then trimming down with a craft knife. A quick file around the triangle with an emery board just smoothed off any overhang. This was repeated for all five banner pieces.

I then coloured the background banner pieces with Distress stains and stamped with a texture stamp using Vintage Photo Distress ink. I also inked around the edge of each piece to distress slightly.

 The Plain triangles were then ready to stick to the backbits which were adhered using PVA glue.

I stamped the Kanban cars with memento ink and coloured with pro markers. To take the 'whiteness' off the images I inked gently with pumice stone ink.

The alphas were some flowery letters I've had forever but if you havnt any at home you'll find a Tando alpha set - perfect for this project, here

These I triple embossed and stamped with the texture stamp I used earlier then rubbed over with white rub n buff to lighten and give a bit of a distressed look.

To make the banner I bought

Tando Creative: Scalloped Banner Single 

My Minds Eye 6x6 paper pad: On the bright side two 

Kanban acrylic stamps: Retro cars 18-21 

And from my stash I used 

Distress inks

Pro Markers

Memento black

Wow earth tone embossing powder: Blueberry

Rub n Buff

PVA

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Paper tape week: day 5 - Neil

Hi, 
Neil is back today with an Art Journal page. He has used the Tim Holtz tape in a variety of way to show you how versatile it can be. 

To me, the Tim Holtz tissue tape is very similar to Washi tape so I tend to use it instead of.

I've just added it to the inked page randomly for interest. I then took a piece of string and used the tape to create a bit of bunting. It takes colour well as you can see.

 Then I took a tag and stamped the face of David onto it and used tissue tape to cover the whole tag before colouring with Distress inks and Perfect Pearl spray. If you look closely you can see that I've also used the tape to create a ribbon for the tag by folding a length of the tape in half joining the adhesive sides together. It's surprisingly strong! 

Neil used:

Dylusions inks

Tim Holtz Tissue tape

Tag 

Tim Holtz - Artful Artifacts stamp

Distress inks

Black pen

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Paper tape week: day 4 - Isa

hello :)

Another way to make your paper "tape" today with Isa's art... it won't have the exact same finish as paper tape, but you have to admit that it is equally beautiful. LOVE that tag! 
Let us know what you think in a comment below

Start with stamping the Impression Obsession Stripes on kraft paper using Distress ink

Cut the paper corner to corner and apply the Double sided tape at the back of each strip

I cut some (striped stamped) flowers with the Spellbinder die, press them onto double sided tape and pour glitter over it

The 3rd strip was stamped with a greeting

Adhere your 3 "paper tapes" on a bauble die cut and trim with scissors

To make her "paper tape" and tag, Isa used:

Sizzix Tag - Carved ornament #2

Spellbinders die Carnation creations

Double sided tape 18 mm

Foam tape

Impression Obsession Cover-a-Card stamp: Stripes

Katzelkraft stamp: Noël 1

Crafty Individuals stamps: CI-326 Christmas postmarks

Distress inks: Walnut Stain, Barn Door, Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap

Gesso

Glitter: DecoArt Glamour dust

Glossy Accents

Sanding block

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