Showing posts with label cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cards. Show all posts

Friday, May 6, 2016

Something A Little Pretty!

Hi there!

My name is Tania and I am super excited to join my2angels Scrapbooking as Guest DT for this month :)
My first project I wanted to share with you is a set of cards I made using lots of gorgeous  my2angels products!

Scrapbooking Handmade Cards

I have made my cards very layered using some pretty patterned papers, some of Kaisers Cottage Rose collectables and my2angels products used - Cap It Pink Mothers Treasure, Pink and Antique Bronze Charming Pin, Family Silver and White Charming Word,  Pink Together Charming Word, Girlfriends Ribbon, Premade White Satin Bows, Baker's Twine Blossom Light Pink and White, Double C Bling Ribbon Slide, Daisy Charms - Small, I Love You Postcard Silver Charms, Silver Key Charms, Velvet Ribbon with Silicon Swirls - Deep Pink, Antique Bronze Square Filigrees, and all the flowers I have used on the cards are also from my2angels. Once I had added all my embellishments to the cards I finished them off by flicking a little black mist randomly over the top.

Below are some close ups.

How gorgeous is the  Pink Together Charming Word - Tracy makes them all by hand!  You won't find them anywhere else so pop over to her website and see all the gorgeous handmade products she sells, you won't be disappointed!

Scrapbooking Handmade Cards

The handmade product,  Cap It Pink Mothers Treasure tucked in a cluster of my2angels flowers and key charms - perfect for journalling!

Scrapbooking Handmade Cards

And one more handmade product Family Silver and White Charming Word.  Love all of the word embellishments, so easy to title or journal your creations

Scrapbooking Handmade Cards

Well that's all from me today, I do hope you will pop back in the next few days as I will have a couple of OTP projects to share with you all.  


Until next time, thanks for stopping by I hope I have inspired you all a little!!  Happy creating,

Scrapbooking Handmade Cards

Monday, August 3, 2015

Kaisercraft Time Machine Cards

Hi All - after a loooong break I am back to scrapping.  It was either that or Tracy was going to hot-glue me to my scrapping desk until I produced something. :)

The chance to work with the new Kaiser range - Time Machine - was a big incentive though. Gorgeous shades of chocolate brown and cream matched with various shades of green and the odd bit of black and white.  Lots of clock and steampunk-ish motifs and some very lovely damask style patterns.  Absolutely suits masculine layouts - but you could get some dramatic feminine ones as well.

I got to work with the 6.5" Paper Pad (which is already out of stock BUT email Tracy as I know several people missed out and want her to order more in), so a few cards were the perfect start to my return to scrapping.  I can't wait to get my hands on the 12" papers though - I really want to try a layout or two with them.


Card #1 uses what has to be my favourite paper in the range. Creamy shades with a chocolate edge- a lovely grid pattern and cog-bits around the corners. After inking the edges with Wendy Vecchi Desinger Series Archival Ink Potting Soil, I've matted it on the darkest paper in the range and then matted that again on a Kaiser 13x13 square cream card.


Kaisercraft Scrapbooking Cards


A little stamping with Pine Cone with the lovely Kaiser Botanical stamp and a die cut cog (using a Kaiser die) or two gives me a nice foundation for the card. The smaller brown cog has been inked and the larger green one has been sprayed Aquamarine Glimmermist and inked.

Kaisercraft Scrapbooking Cards


The two small die cut pieces are from the 6.5" Paper Pad. Throw in a bronze cog from the Gadget Gears Cog Charms pack, a neat little Bronze Arrow Charm and my favourite Antique Bronze Clock Charm and you are almost done.

I added a bit of inked mesh here and there - sprinkled over some Golden Crunch Sugar Beads  and topped the whole card off with 2 pieces from the stunning Steampunk Wings and Things kit - my favourite ever my2angels embellishment.

Kaisercraft Scrapbooking Cards


For Card #2 I used Kaisercraft Coffee Bean cardstock as the base and cut it with the new Kaiser Circle Card Flip Die  (available from Shelley's Land on facebook). My second favourite paper design from the range - a lovely dark aquamarine colour with chocolate/black contrasts is matted onto the card.



Again - I have combined die cut pieces from the 6.5" Paper Pad, with bronze cogs from the Gadget Gears Cog Charms pack, the Bronze Arrow Charm and my favourite Antique Bronze Clock Charm.  I then cut out one of the clocks printed on a collage patterned paper and popped it under a cabochon. Voila - all done - too easy.

Kaisercraft Scrapbooking Cards


On a roll now - I used a bit of scrap dark brown cardstock from my stash to make another Kaiser Flip card (the Lattice Flip this time) and matted it with a stunning, dark turquoise damask patterned paper. To contrast - I used a cream, shades of green, and chocolate clock patterned paper, both from the 6.5" Paper Pad.


Kaisercraft Scrapbooking Cards


More die cut pieces for my card sentiments - but this time I used the Antique Bronze Clocks with Curly Numbers Charm, another Bronze Arrow Charm and some sweet chocolate two-toned roses 

Kaisercraft Scrapbooking Cards


As you can see the range is very versatile - suited to both masculine and feminine card styles. Time Machine is easy to work with and Tracy has a great range of embellishments, flowers and charms that will work well with it.



Kaisercraft Scrapbooking Cards

Monday, February 9, 2015

Love you to Infinity – A Male Valentine’s Card


With Valentine’s Day coming up I thought I would be extra organised this year and get my husband’s card made early.  Here is what I came up with using the Grunge Love you to Infinity Key embellishment.

Valentines

I made a 14.5 square card base (cream card) as it works well with the CD.
First I grabbed a white faced CD/DVD and stamped the background and embossed with Gold Zig Embossing Powder.  I then inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain. 

Valentines Day Handmade Card


Die cut three cogs using Tim Holtz Gadget Gears die from thick card/chipboard.  Emboss with Stampendous Aged Ivory  Embossing Enamel.  Randomly sprinkle a small amount of Distress Black Soot Embossing Powder and heat emboss.  If you use too much Black Soot embossing powder as I did, just place some more Aged Ivory embossing powder.


Valentines
Valentines Day Handmade Card


I also used a small amount of Distress Black Soot Embossing Powder and heat embossed the metal Gadget Gear Cog Charms for inside the card.
Valentines


I matted the front and the inside the card of the card with black and cream card.

Valentines Day Handmade Card
Adhere some black florist mesh (or you could use nylon fly screen or muslin dyed black) to the front of the card.
Valentines Day Handmade Card
Adhere the CD/DVD onto the mesh.

Valentines Day Handmade Card
 Add cogs and the Grunge Love you to Infinity Key embellishment onto the CD/DVD.
Valentines Day Handmade Card
Inside the card adhere the metal Gadget Gear Cog Charms, and write your sentiment
Valentines Day Handmade Card

All finished - I hope your partner loves it.

Valentines Day Handmade Card

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

3 Cards using Kaisercraft Off the Wall

Perfect for cards, Kaiser Off the Wall papers are providing me with lots of options.

I have created three cards, one a little more complicated to make, but lots of fun and very effective, and two very simple to make. 
All three were made with leftover pieces and scraps from four sheets of Off the Wall paper - Loud, Rad, Awesome (I stamped most of the birds on this one) and Tag. I also used some Kaisercraft cardstock in CoconutMarine and Blue Jeans and some scraps of bright green and yellow from my stash.

The first, and most complicated card is a Card in the Box. I saw one of these on Facebook the other day, (shared by Alison xx) and I followed links until I got to this tutorial by Monica Gale. It's a good one - very easy to understand and follow, the measurements given are acurate and the accent is Australian.
You can spend an enormous amount of time clicking from link to link around the web!!


 The large back panel is a great space for writing your message.



What I love most about this card is that it folds down to fit into a standard envelope and is flat and light enough to post at the standard rate!!


I made my own envelope though - just because it looks pretty ;)


My second card is a 21cm x 14cm piece of Coconut cardstock. The toy soldier is from Tim Holtz and he is coloured with the Chameleon pens I got for Christmas. I fear I need a lot more practice to make the blends work better LOL!


The white card behind the frame is embossed using the Sizzix Cracked Texture Fade. The envelope is a standard C6 size.


And finally, the third card is a Twiddleybitz 13cm x 13cm - the black version.
Because I didn't have the silver version in my stash, I coloured my Bronze Compass Charm with
Ice Blue Inca Gold. 



Enough of cards for now....moving on to tags now, and an awesome grungy technique I found while I was clicking around the internet!!




Sunday, August 31, 2014

How to make your own Bird's Nest

To create your own hand-made bird's nest, you need the following: a length of string approximately 1 metre, a hot glue gun, some dead bits of foliage from a plant and 3 beads.

Step 1.
Tie 3 knots at one end of a piece of twine.  Trim the excess off one end and leave the other end alone (it should now measure approximately 50cm).




Step 2.
Wrap your twine fairly tightly around the knot a few times to create the bottom of the nest. Add a dob of hot glue to hold the string in place. Continue this process 2 to 3 times more, depending on the width you are wanting for your nest.


Step 3.
Now start to wrap your twine around the TOP outside edge of your base section. Add dobs of glue in various places to 'fix' each layer of twine. Don't glue all of it, as some pieces need to be a little loose, so that it mimics a real 'messy' nest. Add some small bits of 'dead' foliage into the glue as you work each layer onto the base. You can do a little 'moulding' as you go to shape your nest - but wait until the glue has cooled down a little first.


Step 4.
Once you have your desired shape and size, cut the twine and glue the "end" to the side of your nest. Cover up the 'end' with a bit of foliage.




Step 5.
Randomly glue more foliage (or even some small twigs) on the inside of the nest and then finish it all off with 3 beads for your eggs.



So let's add a nest to a card!
 As my base I used the new Fab Scraps Industrial Chic Steel Pattern Papers, distressing the edges and inking black

 



http://www.my2angels.net/p/10253/Bronze-Stemmed-Flower-Filigrees.html   Image 1


For the eggs in my nest, I used our Brown and Blue Crackled Glass Beads
and ta da one card finished!


 


Friday, March 7, 2014

Cards in the Limelight

Loving the left-overs from my stash of Limelight this week! 

While I still had an epic mess on my desk after finishing my garden layout I decided to use a bit of spare time to make a few cards that could be put away and used in the future.  I'm a ''simple & fast''  kind of cardmaker, so these are....both simple and fast!

First I made this one, using a Twiddleybitz 13 x 13 Black card and envelope. The patterned papers are Vibrant and the reverse of Dawn, with the punched butterflies and the die cut journalling spot coming from the reverse of First Step.

Kaisercraft Card making

Kaisercraft Card making

Next I went for a generic card for a young boy. This one is again a Twiddleybitz 13 x 13 Black card and envelope and again very simple. The patterned paper is the reverse of One's Journey, used as a background and as a mat around the sentiment. Both the picture of the robot and the sentiment are mounted on a bit of Coredinations Nightfall cardstock and dimensional tape. I finished it off with a Gadget Gear Cog Charm on a piece of string. How good are these little cogs!!! Love them!

Kaisercraft Card making

Finally, a Christmas card. If you are going to use green at any time of the year it will definitely be at Christmas. This time it's a Twiddlebitz C6 card and envelope. White is out of stock right now, but Tracy has cream, black and kraft in the store. 

After covering the card with the reverse of First Step I added two scalloped strips, one from the reverse of Today and one from Bright, plus a line of Red Velvet Ric Rac. Mounted on dimensional tape over the top of that is a stamped and coloured christmas mouse on a die cut circle, a small white flower that was floating around on my desk and a cute Red Scroll Felt Star. The finishing touch....some Crushed Ice Sugar Beads for a Christmas-sy, snowy sparkle.

Kaisercraft Card making

Michele xx

Monday, March 3, 2014

LBC class - a 3 card extravaganza


This month's card class is a LBC card class.

Just like the LBD (little black dress) is a staple in any woman's wardrobe - so should a LBC (little black card) be a staple in every scrappers card stash.

In the class we will take 3 cards and alter them in 3 ways to produce 3 very different styles of card to be used for many different occasions.

3 different themes using the same colour - black! 




Time to party!
Inka gold, paint and distress stains together with charms, produce a stunning Birthday card.



 Soft foliage, flowers and metal leaf charms combine in this distressed vintage style card. Use for many different occasions - sympathy, female birthday, friendship - it's a soft and pretty card.

 


A stunning combination of black, silver and red - our final card is a sparkly masterpiece.

Silver sticker sheets embossed with festive greetings, some heat embossed pine needles, and a selection of beads and silver charms make this a truly elegant card.



Class Dates
Wednesday 19th March 11am
and
Sunday 6th April 11am
Cost of class is $17.50
 
We provide everything you require - except your adhesives - and please bring your basic tool kit.
Details of dates and times are available here in the Classes at my2angels section.