tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19737660353572153312024-03-12T23:24:53.652+00:00Cards and ChocolateGerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649806891233740845noreply@blogger.comBlogger457125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973766035357215331.post-84545641783913966142018-06-02T21:09:00.002+01:002018-06-02T21:09:18.321+01:00June - Anything Goes at Penny Black Saturday Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I used a Penny Black stencil and some embossing paste on watercolour paper. When that was dry I misted with some sparkly spray, then used a wet paintbrush to pick up Festive Berries and Peacock Feathers distress inks and add them to the piece. I white embossed the Penny Black sentiment onto some Vellum and die cut a Penny Black poinsettia from some wood effect paper, adding the distress inks to the edges. I then die cut the piece with Penny Black Vintage Frames and added some Nuovo drops.</div>
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<br />Gerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649806891233740845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973766035357215331.post-58717533967686777442018-05-06T14:56:00.004+01:002018-05-06T14:56:47.687+01:00Penny Black Saturday Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Over at <a href="http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.ie/">Penny Black Saturday Challenge</a> it's Anything Goes and the optional extra is to use your favourite Penny Black Stamp.</div>
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I don't think I could choose just one as my favourite, but this is the one I wanted to play with. Inked with watercolour markers, spritzed then stamped and using a brush to move colour around, then clear embossing before using distress ink and a script stamp for the bacvkground. Using the same marker that was used for the flowers I made a backing card for the image which was cut using Vintage Frames. I added a chipboard sentiment and some microbeads.</div>
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April's Challenge at <a href="http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.ie/">Penny Black Saturday Challenge</a> is Anything Goes with optional twist ... Spring Flowers.</div>
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Using a MISTI I stamped these Penny Black flowers with black Archival ink then stamped again with Versamark before clear embossing the image. I then misted the watercolour paper with water before using watercolours to colour the image and background. Some splatters and Nuovo drops to finish. The sentiment is also from Penny Black.</div>
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I inked up the lanterns stamp with waterolour markers and stamped on watercolour paper then used a brush and water to move colour aruond. I used coloured pencils to add a bit more definition before cutting around the image and sticking to some Lemoncraft patterned paper. I added some leafy die cuts, a foam handmade flower, muslin, twine, pearls and a computer generated sentiment.</div>
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It's time for More Inspiration at <a href="http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.ie/">Penny Black Saturday Challenge</a> where the challenge for February is Anything Goes with an optional twist of Use Some Scraps.</div>
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I've used white and kraft card cut with Penny Black Antique Frames dies, a Penny Black stencil inked with Salty Ocean and Festive Berries and a Penny Black sentiment. I added some twine and Nuvo Drops to finish.</div>
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<br />Gerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649806891233740845noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973766035357215331.post-75759288285877254382018-02-03T09:47:00.002+00:002018-02-03T09:50:32.371+00:00Anything Goes ... With a Twist at Penny Black Saturday Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm absolutely thrilled to say I have been accepted to the <a href="http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.ie/2018/02/pbsc-february-anything-goesoptional-use.html">Penny Black Saturday Challenge</a> Design Team! The themes will always be Anything Goes with an occasional optional twist, and for February the twist is Use Some Scraps.<br />
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I had some very pretty glitter paper scraps lying around from Christmas crafting so I paper pieced the balloon in the cute Penny Black stamp. The cat was coloured with Copics and the sentiment is also Penny Black.<br />
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The paper pack is from Dealz and I added some Nuvo Drops. I popped up the stitched square on foam strips to make a little frame for the image.<br />
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GerGerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649806891233740845noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973766035357215331.post-65361169669867338322017-12-24T14:05:00.001+00:002017-12-24T14:05:13.199+00:00Christmas Heart with Foamiran Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had a lot of fun with this wooden heart bought in The Works, Athlone for 1.50. I used a Tim Holtz stencil and texture paste, when that was dry I sprinkled Turquoise brusho powder and sprayed with water. Loved this. I found a Stampendous stamped panel in the perfect colour that I had never used and stuck that down before gluing down some cheesecloth.</div>
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The flowers were made with Foamiran from 14 Craft Bar. Assorted die cuts from silver glitter paper, and added twine, pearls and diamante</div>
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<br />Gerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649806891233740845noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973766035357215331.post-90399197633574384582017-12-24T13:56:00.004+00:002017-12-24T13:57:12.302+00:00Snowy on Christmas Eve<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A last minute card. Snowy coloured with Copics, and a background created with watercolour markers. Die cut two Vintage Frames. Done!</div>
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<br />Gerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649806891233740845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973766035357215331.post-81303403508800466662017-12-22T08:09:00.000+00:002017-12-22T08:16:24.176+00:00Joy.......and Tablet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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{Sorry about the poor photograph - so hard to get good pictures in winter and this card had to go to the recipient before I could get a daylight pic.} Using Lemoncraft papers and Foamiran flowers made with Foamiran from 14 Craft Bar and die cuts from Penny Black and Tim Holtz cut from silver glitter paper. A little cheesecloth and silver paint were added as well. The papers were cut using stitched squares dies I found in The Works, Athlone.</div>
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I called this blog Cards and Chocolate because I love chocolatte too ... well just about anything sweet. Around this time of year I make Tablet - a Scottish thing, a sort of crumbly fudge. You don't want to know how much sugar and butter went into this!</div>
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I die cut the Peny Black nativity bauble and a Merry Christmas sentiment.. Some sequins, 3d pearl drops, some diamante mesh string for the bauble and of course I had to die cut the panel with Antique Frames.</div>
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After making the Foamiran flowers I stuck everything onto the top of the bauble, including some fluffy white Marabou trim and sparkly white berries.</div>
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Some Penny Black dies this morning, including an absolute favourite which I'm going to be using forever - Antique Frames. I cut two layers of cream card using the Antique Frames dies, sponging the edges with Vintage Photo DI. I then cut the Berry Branch from the same card, adding some Liquid Pearls for berries. The foliage dies (Layered Xmas Wreath) were embossed with Wow platinum and some gold embossing powder. The Layered Poinsettia was cut from red card and I added a centre from 14 Bar Crafts.</div>
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Some red Foamiran arrived from 14 Craft Bar so of course more poinsettias had to be made. I also used a resin tree (coloured with Crushed Olive DI) and a Scrapiniec Merry Christmas, and Lemoncraft papers, also from 14 Craft Bar.</div>
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I added some white iridescent snow from The Range, Liffey Valley. Some gold fabric here and there too, Tim Holtz dies cut from Neenah Desert Storm card, twine, glitter., white berries.</div>
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Some lovely new Penny Black dies arrived and I had to have a play. I began by wetting some watercolour paper above an imagined snow line, then sprinkled Brusho powders and used a wet paintbrush to move the colours around. I then used a wet paintbrush to draw the moon, dabbing with a paper towel to lift the colour.<br />
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I was in my local Guiney's haberdashery section and found burlap/hessian and gorgeous gold net fabric both of which I've used, together with some red chiffon ribbon. The greenery are Tim Holtz/Sizzix die cuts and I forget where I bought the frosted berries. The red stamens are from<a href="http://14craftbar.com/"> 14 Craft Bar</a></div>
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Some watercolour paper dampened with a brush and water, then watercolours dropped in and dried before patting into the beads of colour still on the craft mat, makes a pretty background for some Foamiran flowers (you've got to try this stuff). I added Simon Says Stamp die cut Clustered Leaves and some more flowers from The Ribbon Girl and yummy Silver Glitter Paint. Also some twine and clear drop flatback beads. </div>
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I've been playing with Foamiran again. It's addictive! I used some lilac and white Foamiran and after die cutting the foam I coloured the white foam with Gelatos before heating and shaping the flowers. The papers are from Dealz (get in there, they have some gorgeous little paper packs .... 1.49 of course. While we're talking about Dealz, if you buy their pack of little travel containers for toiletries, it contains two spray bottles ideal for craft - fill with just plain water or add some Perfect Pearls or Brusho powders etc. Have you SEEN what some sites charge for a little old spray bottle??? sorry, back to the card...)</div>
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I used a Tim Holtz stencil and embossing paste for texture on a circle die cut, added a scalloped circle die cut, Scrapiniec chipboard, a die cut butterfly coloured with Altenew inks, and another addictive thing .... micro beads. Gorgeous on nails, too.</div>
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For August at <a href="http://craftforthecraic.blogspot.ie/">Craft for the Craic</a> the challenge is to use a triangle. I made a triangular gift box from some pretty Lemoncraft 12 x 12 paper.</div>
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Once the box was made I made a Foamiran flower from matching foam from <a href="http://14craftbar.com/">Foamiran Ireland</a> and coloured some Tim Holtz flower ribbon with a blue Gelato and water. The leaves were cut from an Altenew die and the other elements are from <a href="https://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/catalog/">The Ribbon Girl</a>.</div>
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I cut a tag shape from some white card and used texture paste over a Tim Holtz stencil. I wet the card then added Worn Lipstick distress ink, watered down and picked up with a brush, letting it run down the card and over the brick effect. I then added my flowers,a die cut, muslin, lace, pearl trim and pink pearls. I finished with some dabs of glue before sprinkling some glitter.</div>
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Green and Glittery is the theme for this month's challenge at Craft for the Craic, in honour of St Patrick's Day.<br />
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<br />Gerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649806891233740845noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973766035357215331.post-79247034736721793622017-02-10T11:00:00.000+00:002017-02-10T11:00:30.272+00:00Something with 2 on it at Craft for the Craic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's <a href="http://craftforthecraic.blogspot.ie/">Craft for the Craic's</a> 2nd birthday and this month the theme is Something With 2 On It, however you wish to interpret it!<br />
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I made a Valentine's card using just two colours - red and green. I used an Altenew layered stamp set that came free with a magazine, and Altenew cube inks in shades of red and green.</div>
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The sentiment is computer generated and the hearts were die cut with a Simon Says Stamp die. I added some Glossy Accents to one heart and used a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen on the other hearts and the flowers and leaves.</div>
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Looking forward to seeing what you craft for the craic this month!</div>
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<br />Gerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649806891233740845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973766035357215331.post-9628897376663606512017-01-06T10:00:00.000+00:002017-01-06T10:00:03.989+00:00Pick Me Up at Craft for the Craic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy New Year! The challenge this month at <a href="http://craftforthecraic.blogspot.ie/">Craft for the Craic</a> is 'Pick Me Up' - let's see how you interpret the theme with your chosen craft.<br />
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I've made a card without a sentiment to hopefully give someone a January Pick Me Up!<br />
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The flowers are Altenew watercoloured and fussy cut, and the background is one I found left over from another project, splattered watercolour and gold spritz. The stripes are gold embossed with Wow powder.<br />
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I'll be back mid month with another pick me up .... but not a card.<br />
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Ger xGerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649806891233740845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973766035357215331.post-46372787558760158732016-11-19T08:00:00.000+00:002016-11-19T13:11:49.983+00:00Penny Black Saturday Challenge Guest Designer - More Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's time for some more inspiration for the <a href="http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.ie/">Penny Black Saturday Challenge</a> where the theme this month is 'Anything but a Card.'<br />
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For my second project I wanted to make some Vellum votives using the Penny Black Manger Die and some glitter cardstock. <br />
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I die cut 4 times each from Gold, Black and White glitter card, also punching tiny circles from the cardstock.<br />
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The votives were made by scoring a sheet of Bazzil 40 lb Vellum at 2.5", 5", 7.5" and 10" and gluing the flap to make little square votives. I cut them widthways at 2.5", 5" and 7.5" to make 3 votives from one sheet of Vellum. They can fold completely flat to include in a Christmas card.<br />
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I added some glue along edges with a Quickie glue pen and sprinkled with fine glitter and added some sequins. You could have a lot of fun decorating these votives! Gems, pearls and snowflakes would be good. I intend to use these on my Christmas table with battery operated tea lights.<br />
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Come and see what the Design Team have made for your inspiration at <a href="http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.ie/">Penny Black Saturday Challenge</a><br />
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<br />Gerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649806891233740845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973766035357215331.post-17711358199028563432016-11-08T22:04:00.001+00:002016-11-08T22:04:18.447+00:00Beads and cardmaking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I have quite a lot of beads I wanted to look at ways to include them in my cardmaking. I found this rose that I watercoloured weeks ago and added some detail with coloured pencil, then sponged around the edges with Festive Berries.</div>
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I pierced holes in the watercolour card where I wanted to thread the seed beads then threaded a Big Eye beading needle (so much easier to thread!) and added little strings of seed beads.</div>
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The sentiment is Altenew. </div>
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Now trying to think of other ways to use beads on cards.....</div>
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