Cute Summer concertina cards!

 "Well - I made 2 cards this morning in my FREE demo - thats 1 more than last week -but there was alot of work invoved and I had so many people asking me questions!  I loved making these summery cards using the NEW "Wild Rose Studio" stamps showing Emily and Elsie her cat - I printed he images onto linen embossed card and coloured-in using coloured pencis - it gives a really nice finish and its easy to acheive too!"

Front of concertina card - tied with organza ribbon.

  Shopping list -all in stock at Japonica

Emily and Elsie cat -£6.49

Blackberry Lane papers £4.99

Dies for circles, scallop circle and flourishes in pink card.

"Grass" punch - pale green card.

Coloured pencils for colouring-in ( I use Sakura -Bruynzeel -they blend well and are really good shades)

Blossom embossing folder (for top corner of card front.

Awesome greeting - £2.20

White flowers -tinted with a little colour from an inkpad to match. 

 Liquid pearl-Hydrangea to centres





Inside box card



Concertina box card standing

And heres the other one...I made a plaque for the greeting inside and covered it with "Glossy Accents" so it looks like enamel.

Front of card

Inside of card

Standing card

AND NEXT week - what can you do with Magic Foam??

My FREE Punch craft Demo - SUMMER Gerberas

Gerberas are such a favourite flower - so many exravagant colours make them such a Happy flower in my opinion!

My card consists of a layer of paper in pastel colours and I have made  my 3 Gerberas to match!  I have printed "With Love" onto shrink plastic to make a neat tag too.  Stems are cut from a soft green thin card and anchored after placing flowers - they are then cut to size and glued in 1 more place only so they are not glued flat.

Close up of Gerbera showing centre and shading.

Shopping list :-

PUNCHES -Lg Lilium Feathers (Leone Em punch), 1" Daisy, 3/4" sunflower. 

( Or for small lilium punch -scale down all other punches to the 1 size smaller)

and other products...
BREMEN 12 x 12" paper

1 DL white folded card 

Liquid Pearls - Majestic purple & Hydrangea

Coloured papers to punch.

Co-ordinating inkpads for shading papers.

(Versamagic chalk inkpads are lovely shades for flowers-I usually choose a darker shade than the paper)

DIRECT-TO-PAPER Technique-a la Jan

 

Daffodil Girl - a beautiful stamp (Stampendous) - coloured pencil added over Versamagic fluid chalk inkpads (d-t-p)



I like to  use Versamagic chalk inkpads onto white linen card for this technique. 

Simply dab, swipe, swirl and sudge an inkpad over the card - Direct-to-paper!  It will look a bit messy - just look at my sample piece! 

Then print your image ontop ( I used Versafine Onyx black for this) and allow to dry.

Now add coloured pencils ( I use Sakura Bruynzeel pencils -they are very soft and blendable)over the inks to give detail to the image.  

 

Magnolia stamp (Stampendous) -using Versamagic chalk inks and
then coloured pencil for the detail (same method as above)




Bouquet stamp set (Stampendous) with BRILLIANCE inks direct-to-paper, Onyx black
printed image, with coloured pencils to pick out detail.

*All stamps/products shown are in stock at Japonica.



PRINTING on FABRIC for card-making

Grasses stamp, printed onto Calico fabric with Brilliance inkpads - Thyme green & Coffee Bean.

 I have frayed the edge of the Calico and just attached with double-sided tape to a folded craft card.  Natural hemp has been tied to the card spine and 3 buttons have been made from Cream shrink plastic and edged with Brilliance inks to match the colour scheme.  NEW liquid pearl colours of Copper and Avocado add a little embellishment too.  
And on Silk.....


On Silk, wrapped around a square of board for a neat finish.

The same grasses, same ink -but different colourway! Thyme & Sky blue Brilliance inkpads.



Embossing on Silk!

The window in this 6 x 6" ivory card (cut to size by me!) allows you to see throught the silk-and apreciate how delicate it is.   The inside has been tidied by adding another window card (same size) over the raw edges of the silk piece.
I have printed with Versafine (Onyx Black) & then poured Crystal embossing powder over it.  Tap away excess powder & HEAT GENTLY & quickly!   Silk will burn if you are not careful -so keep an eye on it & move heat away as quickly as you can.  I have used Brilliance inkpads(Lavender & Thyme) to colour, by dabbing the inkpad onto an acryic block and picking up colour with a paintbrush and water.  The embossed outline acts as a gutter to contain the ink on the silk fabric.  I used the same stamp -Phlox (£6 with a birthday greeting at Japonica) to create a background pattern on the ivory card.

 I have used the same method of embossing on the muslin fabric - (Top tip - Muslin is not so delicate as silk). I have echoed the stitching around the purple layer card edge and added Hydrangea Liquid pearls to dots and corners.

On naural muslin fabric

Close up on the Muslin embossed image (Pram stamp -£4.05 at Japonica)

A Clear View (using acetate & Peel-Offs)



An box card with Acetate window with Floating flowers on front.

The Peel-Off flowers (black) were placed onto patterned paper, cut out and then attached to acetate - then ~I added the separate stems to make the flowers the height I needed them to be (clever Francoise Reads Peel-Off design)!  The background paper was from Wild Rose Studios -Annabels Garden.  This type of card will easily fold flat for posting - always a bonus!

An aperture has been cut to just the right size!

I have used a Silver peel-off for tis card and coloured on the back of the acetate using Gelly Roll GLAZE pens (Sakura) and added Crystal glitter at the wet stage for a fine glossy glitzy finish. The aperure has been cut using my Fiskars trimmer, just to the rt-hand side to allow space for the ribbon!


A Clear card -with a floating design!

Jane Gills Bubble Bells work beautifully in this clear acetate card design.  The Peel-Off has been placed on the front - and embellised with Candis, Pearls, Stickles...etc.  The inside has a pale blue layer (always attach with duble-sided tape as glue will always make a mess on acetate).  Then the white lacy edge layer is on the very back of the acetate card to create another layer...and hide all mechanics!  I have used all Pearly papers and card for a touch of luxury!

Close-up of Bubble Bell detail.

Create-a-Wreath kit samples.

The "Create-a -Wreath" samples made in Demo on Thursday morning.  There are 4 different colours in stock - in heart or circle shapes - £6.50 kit makes 2 wreaths.

A close up of one of the paper flowers in the Congratulations wreath.  This one has been tinged with ink from Brilliance Rocket Red Gold for this pinky, terracotta shading.    Pink gems and crystal glitter have been used to embellish for a sparkly finish.

TOP TIP - BRILLIANCE will dry on coated card such as Pearlescent.

CONGRATULATIONS KIT - Pearlescent finished flowers, tinged with Brilliance inkpads (Gold & Rocket Red Gold) with Self-adhesive Pearls added to flower centres.

These kits include over 46 die-cut flowers, 4 shapes (for 2 wreaths), Organza Ribbon - 2 colours, 2 chipboard bases.  JUST ADD - adhesives, Pearls, Glitter - all optional! 

* JAN'S IDEA - Add a charm of Mr & Mrs for newlyweds or a Welcome banner for home decor!

BOHEMIAN KIT - Coloured, printed flowers, tinged with Purple Versamagic chalk inkpad - made slightly shabby by "scuffing" the edges of some of the flowers with scissors for a shabby chic look!





Jane Gills visit.

In Jane's workshop ...We were very relaxed!

(Sonia, Ali, Pat, Jane and Debbie)

BUT we worked very hard...to produce the "TREEMENDOUS TRIO OF CARDS" Jane had designed for us, using some of her recent foliage and tree stamps.

Call in to JAPONICA to see Janes designs.

Jane's Demo in JAPONICA.... we were even more inspired...

Sonia (chatting!) Angela, Bettys hair, Jane and others...

 Wendy, Joan, Shirley, Betty, Nesta, Angela & Pat -just! 

Jane (back of)  Pat, Delia, Sonia and Angela.

 

Janet (me) and Jane by some lovely stamps and a very full work desk!



Everyones favourite card - Stamp is "Clarissa" - a bubble flower design by Jane -done in white, white and white!
Who would have thought it- oh yes - Jane Gill!
This design was stunningly elegant, everyone agreed.

Some detail of the stunning white on white card!

Janes Grasses were also very much admired - how colourful!

Thank you to Jane Gill for all her lovely work.  It has been a real treat to share her work with her - she is so clever and so generous.

We all look forward to her next visit - sometime in November.