Docrafts Demonstration Makes - Cardiff 19th March

                                                                                                                                 

Hi there, I travelled to Cardiff on Saturday 19th to do a Docrafts demonstration,  and what I fabulous day I had!  All the ladies that came especially to see me were lovely and made me really welcome.  Thank you ladies, for coming to the demonstration and making the day so enjoyable.  As promised, I said I would post some of the favourite makes for you and at the end, I have put the measurements and template for the two small Easter Treat holders. 

This was a popular make which is made from the lovely new mini pin wheel die from XCut.  I have cut three pin wheels from the 12" x 12" Geometric Mocha papers from Papermania.  As this is single sided paper, I wanted to add something to the reverse, as pin wheels work best with double sided designs.  So I added some Artiste Acrylic Paints by using the end of a paint brush and dabbing the paper with dots.  I love the effect and you can coordinate the colours with the papers.  I then cut a flower pot shape from brown cardstock, and attached to the A6 card.  I cut a leaf in gold mirri board to place at the back and arranged the pin wheel flowers.  I gold heat embossed a few sentiments from the stamp set that is free with March's Creativity Magazine, and added these to the card.  For the flower centres I used the gorgeous Shimmer Dome Stickers from Papermania.

I then edged the card with a fine marker pen with a couple of sketchy
lines.  I was really pleased with how the card turned out and the ladies in Cardiff thought so too!

These two were another crowd pleaser in Cardiff.   Both very simple to achieve.  I used the Bee and Strawberry stamps from the new Country Life Wooden stamp set.   On some super smooth plain white card, randomly stamp the images and colour accordingly.  I added a sweet little heart and some dots to help fill the background.

I then cut the appropriate letters from black cardstock, using the very useful mini dies Alaphabet.  Above I added a tiny heart punch with a gold self adhesive gem.  For the Strawberry, I punched a medium sized heart and daisy flower from XCut.  I added the pips with a white gel pen and placed this on the card using a 3D form dot.

I adore 3D projects, so making boxes is a real must do for me!  This Pizza style box is so easy to make, and you never have to worry that the lid will not fit?  I have made this from 300gsm card stock, so it is very sturdy and adding the matting layers, gives it a real professional look and feel.  The Geometric Mocha papers are matted onto gold mirri card.  I made a lovely rosette to match, using the same papers.  This is a 1" by 12" piece of paper that is scored every 1/4" and then folded.  As you can see, I used another Shimmer Dome for the centre to pull out the pink in the papers.

Inside the box, I placed the mini cards and envelopes which all coordinate with the Geometric Mocha set.  The box will hold 3" x 3" cards and envelopes.  You will need a piece of card stock that measures 9 3/4" x 5 3/8" and score at 1", 4 3/8", 5 3/8" and 8 3/4".  Turn and score at 1" and 4 3/8".  Very simple, but looks great.  I made a belly band to go round the box, but this is optional?

Here she is, the lovely little Gorjuss No.8, "I love you little Rabbit" stamp.  As Easter is approaching, I thought I would do a cute little card, using this sweet image.  I decided to do the Artiste Paint effect with the end of the paint brush for the backing paper and to paper piece her dress.  I coloured her hair, face and the little rabbit with Promarkers and Polychromo pencils.  I waited for the paint to dry and then stamped the image again onto the card and cut out her dress.  I placed this onto the coloured image and fussy cut her out leaving a 1/8" border around her.  I then used Word on my computer to create the sentiments.  The ladies in Cardiff were surprised how beautiful and different Gorjuss could look, just by changing the colours you use.

Mini Easter Egg Treat Holders

OK, now to the measurements and templates for the two little bags/boxes that hold mini eggs.
The Cream Egg box is made from 210gsm card stock which was stamped first. I used the mini stamps from the Country Life stamp set, heart and chicken.  I gold heat embossed these and then added the dots of paint with the end of the paint brush.   The mini egg bag is made from the Geometric Mocha papers (12" x 12"), this is 160 gsm, which is a perfect weight form making bags.  I used a small piece of acetate in the front of the bag, but scored it first before placing onto the paper and putting it together.  Hopefully, by looking at the template and following the instructions, you will be able to replicate the two.

Mini Egg Bag

Cut a piece of Designer paper 6" x 6".  Be mindful of the pattern when scoring and keep the paper in the right direction.  Score as follows:-  1 3/8", 2 3/4", 4 1/8" and 5 1/2".  This will leave a 1/2" glue tab on the right hand side.  Turn the paper 90 degrees and score at 1 3/8", 4 5/8" and 5 5/8".   You are not ready to cut and burnish your score lines.  Cut away the small rectangle in the right hand corner, as this is not needed.  Cut up each score line from the bottom to the first score line at 1 3/8".  Use a die or punch to make your aperture the front of the bag, do this before you make the bag up.  Place a small piece of acetate over the aperture, remember to score and burnish this before assembling the bag.  Once assembled, pinch the top of the bag on both sides, and then punch holes in the paper to thread your ribbon through.  This will act as the bag closure.  Add any embellishments or sentiments that you wish to coordinate with your gift.

Cream Egg Box

You will need a piece of medium weight card stock for this project.  I used 210 gsm that was super smooth, as I wanted to stamp on it first.  Cut the card stock so it measures 6 1/2" x 5 1/4".  Score as follows:- 1 1/2", 3", 4 1/2" and 6".  This will leave a 1/2" glue tab on the right hand side.  Turn the card 90 degrees and score at 1 1/2" and 4 1/4".  Now you are ready to cut and burnish your score lines.  Cut away the small rectangle in the right hand corner, this is not required.  Cut up each score line from the bottom to the first score line at 1 1/2".  Use a punch or die cut for an aperture in the front, so you can see the cream egg.  Assemble the box, using strong double sided tape on the glue tab and pinch the sides to fit the egg.  I made a small egg base holder by cutting a  square of 2"x 2" card stock and scoring 1/4" on all four sides.  Using a 1" circle punch, cut a circle from the centre of the 2" square.  Cut the score line in each corner, so that it will stand to hold the egg and place it at the bottom of the box.  There is no need to glue this in place, it will fit very snuggly as it is.  Decorate as you wish.  I added some bakers twine to the top with a mini peg to keep the box closed.

You may want to take a look at Pootles Papercraft (on You Tube) as both of these boxes were inspired by Sam Donald, who is a Stampin up Demonstrator.  I haven't ventured into the world of video and YouTube yet, but who knows what might happen in the future?

Hope you enjoyed the posting today, a bit long, but it was a busy day on Saturday! 
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Happy Crafting!!
Ann x

Demonstration Cards - March 2016

Quite a few pictures here, just a selection of my recent Demonstration makes.  My next demonstration is at The Range in Peverell, Plymouth, Saturday 12th March.  Come and join me if you a sometime to spare?

I couldn't wait to get my hands on the new Country Life papers from Papermania.  A lovely range of rustic, heart warming, home sweet home papers that you will love creating with.  I saw the honey papers and thought of home made honey or jams and decided to grab a jar and make a box.  I made the box with kraft cardstock and then decorated the box with the papers and bee themed die cuts.  The lovely wooden signs are perfect for hanging messages around your home made makes.  Enjoy!

I picked up this cute little rustic Jar from Trago Mills and thought it would go perfect with the lovely Country Life papers from Papermania. 

 Two sweet little treats for Easter.  Both made from a 6" x 6" piece of card and a score board.

A simple centre stepper card using a blue card base and the gorgeous Country Life papers from Papermania.  Those lovely adhesive tiles really bring it to life.

This shaker card is made using the gorgeous mini dies that have just been released this month from Xcut.  I used the die to cut the aperture form the card, placed acetate behind and then glued the die cut back into the aperture. Using foam tape I mounted the card and placed red heart confetti behind, before sealing the topper.  I added a few more hearts to the front of the card to finish off the look!

 I like the simplicity of this card.  I have used February's cover gift stamp from the Creativity Magazine "Hello".  I stamped and heat embossed it with gold glitter powder and them cut it out, leaving a small white border. To give it some dimension, I mounted it with foam pads.  I have used the craft tape to create a ribbon border and added some self adhesive gold gems to finish it off.

 Mother's Day Apron card.  Slightly different version to the one below.

 This is a little wall hanging that would look sweet in any country kitchen.  I used nesting dies to cut the card and paper.  Using foam pads I raised the layers and added a cute strawberry wooden embellishment and a "Home Sweet Home" topper from the Ultimate die cut and paper pack.  I punch a heart from some scrap paper and added some twine to hang to the back to hang it with.  So, so cute!

 This would make a lovely little gift.  The miniature bag was made from the Capsule Geometric Mocha Ultimate die cut paper pack, easy to put together with some added ribbon and embellishments.  The mini card was cut to size to fit inside the bag.  I stamped the "handmade with love" from the March Creativity Magazine cover gift, then I heat embossed this with copper powder. I then added the Cousins Jewellery basics earings to the card with foam pads.  Very sweet!

 This make was inspired from the March Creativity Magazine.  The background is made using the fabulous Artieste Spritzing inks.  Here I used Forest Green and Gold.  A stripe of chevron paper was used from the new Capsule Geometric Mocha 12" x 12" papers from Papermania.  I die cut a couple of butterflies and heat embossed them multiple times with gold and silver embossing powders.  Finally, whilst still hot, I added some crystal glitter to the butterflies.  The sentiment is from the fabulous inspirational quotes stamp set, I love the font and the flowing tails.

 A cute little apron card made from 2 pieces of card stock hinged together at the top.  The papers are from Papermania, Country Life collection.  I punched 3 large daisy flowers and a heart to embellish the front pocket.  The frill around the pocket was punched with a border punch and folded before being added to the pocket.

Recipe for a Mother..... I printed this on my computer with a tear in my eye, as it made me think of my own Mother, who I miss so very much.

Military Dinner Jacket Menu/Place Settings

 Hello, it's been a little while since I posted on my blog.  I have been busy of late, but here we are with a recent make.  I was asked by a friend to make some place settings/menu's for a surprise dinner for her husband, and this is what I created!  They turned out fabulous, I hope you agree?  I used 12" x 12" red linen cardstock which I purchased from Hobbycraft.  It was a gorgeous red, which was perfect.  The jacket, shirt buttons, lapels, Dickie bow and pockets were all cut from the XCut Suit card die, which is fantastic and I have used many times.

I printed the personalised menu on my computer, together with the Name on the front.  This was a nice addition to the pocket.  The mini envelope was also from an XCut die set from last year, a Valentines set.  Another useful addition to my crafty stash!   My friend was thrilled with them and so was I!!