Interactive Cards - Dawn Heald

Morning all,

Welcome to the weekend....

Hope you have something nice planned,

I have a builder, plumber and electrician 

with me today so I think I shall be

kept very busy making teas and coffees!

Can't they put it away??  Still, we 

must keep them happy.

Dawn is here with us today to show

us her Interactive Card...

Dawn says -

Here I've made a secret message card.

 It's a gatefold card with a centre that

 pulls open to reveal a secret inside.

You can alter the measurements easily

 and also make more inside spaces by

 dividing the middle into more panels.

To make this style card....

Using A4 card. Divide into four equal

 panels. 

On the middle two panels score three

 equal lines going down across both panels.

On the middle panels cut along

 the horizontal score lines.

Next cut two pieces of card by cutting a

 piece of A5 card. Trim off a few

 millimeters then cut in half.

Now weave the two cut pieces in and out

 the cut middle panels as shown.

Make sure each piece weaved through on

 opposite rectangles to each other.

Then push the middle together and pull open

 at the middle to reveal the secret inside panels.

To go back to gatefold card simply pull the

 outside panels outwards and it will

 flatten out.

Then decorate as you wish. I used pattern

 papers and a stamped image as a

 focal point on the front.

These cards are really easy to make and

 fun to decorate and give to the recipient.

Products Dawn used - 

Stamping Bella Stamp - Harry Has Happy Mail

BoBunny Stamp Set - Birds of a Feather

BoBunny Beautiful Dreamer 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Distress Ink - Ground Espresso

Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa

A4 Kraft Card

From stash.....

Border Punch, Label Maker

Another fun card to make life a little

more interesting!

Thank you Dawn!

Don't forget to let us know what you think!

Tomorrow is Challenge Day. 

I'll see you then!

Jane x

Halloween Week - Dawn Heald

Happy Weekend everyone,

What are you all up to I wonder??

Getting ready for Half Term?

Can't believe that has come around 

so soon!

Is it tonight the clocks go back??

Yay an extra hour in bed!

Ok, our last post of the week is from

Dawn.  This is an amazing card

for you!!

Dawn says....

I've made a diamond top fold card. 

These are simpler to make than at first look.

 Once you've made one it's easy going. 

I've included a photo of how to and tried

 to explain best I can. So do have a go.

 It's one of my favourites to make

 and little equipment needed.

You can mark with pencil lines but just

 scoring lines from measurements

 is sufficient.

Take A4 piece of card. (21cm across)

Position with short edge at

 top in portrait position.

Across top and bottom short edge 

measure 10.5cm and join up lines

 with ruler and scorer.

From top measure down 10.5cm on 

each long edge. Join up marks

From the last mark made on both long 

edges.  Measure down 7.6cm and mark.

Next, go to your score lines where they 

meet like a cross shape and from this 

point measure down the centre line and 

mark 3.5cm.

Next place one end of your ruler on

 the 7.5cm mark and swing it up to the

 3.5cm mark and score line between

 the two marks. 

The picture shows the way to fold. But 

basically the cross shape  is mountain folds

 and the slanted V shape are valley folds.

 To make card you then push up from 

the bottom and fold the top over 

this as you push.

Stamp and colour Wiz stamp. Die cut 

spiders and Web and attaching card.

 Add some black glitter on webs to finish.

Wow, love this, it's a long time

since i made one of these shaped cards...

must do it again as it looks so nice!!

Products used -

Stamping Bella Wiz Stamp

Impression Obsession - Spider and Web die

Lavinia Stamps - Mini Leaf 

Stickles - Black Glitter

Alcohol Pens

Black and White Card

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Thank you Dawn,

I'll be back tomorrow with 

our new challenge!

See you then,

Jane x

Stamping Bella - Neil Walker

Hi everyone,

It's the weekend again and I hope you

are all doing something exciting over the

next few days!

Don't forget to pop into the shop if you

are able to.....

It's Inspiration Day and we have a treat 

for you!

We have Darcy Wilkinson 

(PaperArtsy)

and Helen Chilton.

I believe they are going to get very messy,

well we all know Helen likes to haha!!!

And they want you to join in the fun!

So please try and pop in if you can!

Ok, this week , we are featuring 
Stamping Bella 
a lovely range of stamps, click here to see.

There is something in the range for everyone
and Neil is here to show you The Wizard!

Stamp image onto watercolour card using 
Jet Black Archival Ink.  Colour with Distress
Markers and a fillable water brush to blend.

Cut and mat one image onto gold Mirri Card.

Cut a piece of green card to size for an 

8 x 8 card blank.  Add ribbon as seen and 

assemble card using double sided tape.

Add some self adhesive pearls to the ribbon to 

finish.

Then I took a mini file folder I had made a 

while ago but not decorated.

Paint both sided of the covers using DecoArt

Fluid Acrylics.

Add the second image to the front using tape.

Re - assemble to create your album.

Well that really is magic!
Thank you Neil.
Such a lovely image to colour.

If you want to have a go, this is 
what you will need -

Craft UK 8 x 8 Square Cards
Stamping Bella Stamp - Wiz
Watercolour Card 
Archival Ink - Jet Black
Distress Markers
Mirri Card - Gold
300g Card - Forest
Mixed Media Fluid Acrylic Paint - Cerulean Blue 
Mixed Media Fluid Acrylic Paint - Cobalt Teal 
Mixed Media Fluid Acrylic Paint - Green Gold
Stix2 Double Sided Ultra Sticky Clear Tape 
- 3.5 mm 
Kaisercraft Self Adhesive Pearls - Ice Green
Ribbon

Little album - details of this found on 
blog post here 

Well that it is for another week,
I'll see you tomorrow with our new 
Weekly Challenge.

Jane x

Stamping Bella - Dawn Heald

Helloooo,

It's Friday and the weekend is nearly

here.  It's also the first Saturday of the month

tomorrow so that means it is Inspiration
 Day at the shop!

Tomorrow you will find 

Darcy Wilkinson and Helen Chilton

encouraging you to get messy with them!!

Do come and see what they are up to....

you will not be disappointed!

Ok, well today we gave our DT 

Stamping Bella

to play with.  These are a lovely range 

of stamps, there is something for everyone

and you can find them here.

Today we have Dawn to show you

what she has been up to -

Hi crafty friends, this week our topic of 

Stamping Bella is right up my street. I

 love sitting down and colouring losing time

 so quickly. And what I really like about

 Stamping Bella is the range of stamps.

 So do check them out and treat yourself, 

they stamp beautifully. My card

 is quite clean and simple for me. Hope you

 like it. Oh and I've used Copic Markers

 for this, first time I've used them and what

 a treat!

So to make this card - 

Cut a square of white smooth card and stamp,

 using black Memento ink, Stamping Bella -

  The Way You Move in the bottom right 

corner. Colour with markers.

 

For her hair

 I coloured with little dots to try out a

 curly frizzy style hair do.

Use two light grey pens at the end to colour

 around the image. Darker grey in 

shadow areas.

Stamp "Hello Friend" greeting from the Kaisercraft

 Shine Bright set in top left corner and 

small arrows in bottom right corner.

Then using the Neon Inks, stamp around the

 image with the two patterned circle stamps.

 Run black ink pad around square edge.

Finish with some black and clear gems.

 Fix to card blank.

Products used -

Stamping Bella Stamp - The Way You Move

Kaisercraft Stamp Set - Shine Bright

Radiant Neon Ink Pads - Warm Colours, Cool Colours

Copics

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

White card

Clear and black gems

Square Card Blank

Thank you Dawn, this may have been

your first time using Copics but you have 

certainly done very well with them!

Ok, I'll be back tomorrow so see you then!

Jane x