Ruffles Anyone?

Here’s a great idea from Studio Calico.  Paper Ruffles, so cute reminds me of a frilly skirt little girls where in Summer!!!  Super Cute!!

and here how you make it……

First, I cut two strips from each patterned paper that were 1.5″ x 12.” You’ll need two strips because of the pleating. I pleated both strips first by pinching the paper towards me and folding it over. Don’t worry too much about perfection.

Next, I sewed along the edge to hold my pleating in place.

Ink the edges and pleats for extra dimension and to highlight the pleating. Then, I used my fingers to tear up the edges of the pleats.

Distressing the edges further gives a weathered look to the ruffles.

Watch out I will be ordering papers and scrapbooking kits from Studio Calico and if you want to be part of the scrapbooking kit club shoot me an email and I let you know how it works!!

Unity Stamp Co – Suzi Blu Stamps

Unity Stamp Co and Suzi Blu have teamed up and created 10 amazing unmounted red rubber  stamps that you are going to love.

To order any of the Suzi Blu stamps click here! The stamps are have now arrived and ready to mail!!

Suzi Blu is known for her quirky videos and down to earth style, Suzi Blu is a leader in teaching art to women all over the world through her online school Les Petit Academy. She lives in a gypsy wagon with her best friend Gigi and encourages everyone to be an artist.

I have ordered the entire collection of these stamps, they are so quirky and initially I thought I wouldn’t like them, but I am SOLD and have even decided to take part in the online course in September that Suzi Blu runs.  I can’t wait to do the course.  I am really wanting to try different mediums and I think this would be the best opportunity as you don’t even have to leave home to do it… or as Suzi puts it you can be in your knickers at 3am and it wouldn’t matter!!

Here is an example using the new Suzi Blu stamp “Broke my Heart”. This adorable card was made by Maren Benedict, Unity DT member.

Vintage or Modern Your Choice!

I have been playing with the different Memento colour inks this week. I used rich cocoa and tuxedo black to see what the outcome would be.
So here I used the same colour set of Copic Sketch Markers on both the Gertie’s and the result was quite dramatic.

You can see by using the Rich Cocoa ink as the base turns Gertie  very vintage  and when used with Tuxedo Black as the base it has a more sharp modern look about her.

I am still new to the Copic markers so the colour is a little flat and needs more highlighting but I guess the more practice the better you become.  I am loving the Copic markers the detailing and how you can blend colour together is absolutely amazing.

Here I have used a stamp from Stamping Bella’s Lulu Collection which isn’t available for sale online.  But if your interested in purchasing from this collection please send me an email.

Thanks for stopping by.

Memento in Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa,  Copic Sketch Markers, 2 way glue pen, dazzling diamonds, Stamping Bella’s Lulu Collection – Gertie, x-press Grapic blending paper.

It’s here my scrapbooking goodies have FINALLY arrived!!

After a rough start to the week with a move on the weekend, my notebook crashing then my goodies being held up in customs… finally some GOOD news the packages have arrived.  YEAH!!!!  So now I need to load all the new products to the my scrapbooking shoppe for you to enjoy as well.

I am so….. excited there some gorgeous papers from Echo Park and Pink Paislee,  Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists and Screens, Stampavie Clear Stamps, great tools such as sponge daubers,  clear mats and stamp scrubbers.

And remember if you are looking for something in particular let me know if you can’t find it on the website as there are always products coming in!!

Urgghhh!! Custom Delays

I  just hate delays and now my shipment of goodies has been delayed….hopefully it will be all sorted out by tomorrow.

There are so many NEW scrapbooking goodies that you will love!!! I know you all are waiting too!!

So my sincere apologies and hopefully it will arrive in the next few days!!

Another HOT find – Stampavie Clear Stamps

I have always been sceptical about clear stamps, but these ones from Stampavie are so so cute, I just had to get some.  Then I read about the different types of clear stamps you can get and Stampavie use quality photopolymer and not silicon (Silicon is great for sealing your bathtub But ink transfer?)

For more information on the difference between quality photopolymer and your cheap and nasty silicon clear stamps click here.

Here is a sample of some of the stamps arriving in the next couple of weeks!

New Goodies Arriving Shortly… YIPPEE!!

I am soooo excited my new order of goodies is due to arrive shortly.  Yippee!!!

There are so many new papers, tools, embellishment, inks etc… I am just so excited, more because I get to play…. it’s alway nice getting new things.

I love papers so lots and lots of papers arriving soon.

Here is a sneak peak at some of the great papers from Pink Paislee.

What to know when my stock arrives?  Then send me an email and I let you know as soon as it does!

Jillibean Soup Tutorial – Fringed Flower

So do you want to create a gorgous looking fringed flower – Jillibean Soup shows you how!!

How to create a handmade daisy using your favorite Jillibean Soup products!

by Juliana Michaels

Supplies: Jillibean Soup Patterned Paper: Summer Squash/Yellow Squash and Small Hot Pepper, Soup Staples/Yellow Sugar and Olive Sugar Canvas Flowers: Green Grid Cardstock Stickers: Summer Squash Cool Beans: Red Other: Decorative Scissors by Fiskars, Scallop Circle Punches by Marvy Uchida and Stampin’ Up!, Adhesive by Helmar/Zap Dots, Bamboo Skewer

The Daisy:

1.  Punch out 3 varying sizes of scallop circles.

2.  Take each scallop circle and cut inward toward the center at each scallop to create your petals.

3.  Repeat this with all three circles.

4.  Ink the edges of each petal.

5.  Repeat this with all three circles.

6.  To give the petals some dimension, gently curl them over a bamboo skewer.

7.  Repeat this will all three circles. 8.  Layer the scallop circles starting with the largest and progressing to the smallest. Place a piece of double sided foam adhesive, such as Helmar Zap Dots, between each layer to give the flower more dimension.9.  The final step is to add a Cool Beans button to the center of the flower!  And there you have it…your very own dancing

The Leaves:
You can create your own leaves by cutting them from the Canvas flowers, cardstock or pattern paper. Adhere the leaves to the back side of the flower using the Zap Dots.

Other options for the scallop circles: Nestabilities Scallop Circle Dies, Silhouette (Laina Lamb Fancy Frames Set #3), Cricut, or other die cutting machines/dies.  You could even create your own by cutting around a circle with scallop edged decorative scissors.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have fun crafting your own dancing daisy!!!

Thank you Juliana!

Little Birdie Thanks

This is another one of the cards we have made this term for Crowies Craft.  The little birdie is super cute!

I love the simplicity of this card, yet it has so much impact!  I used copic markers to colour the birds with Xpress IT blending paper.

I did try and colour this card with normal whisper white cardstock and really noticed the difference.  The colours don’t blend as well and the colour doesn’t show up as rich as it does on special designed cardstock.

The lined notepaper came from a special Stampin Up! designer paper serious but I got the students to use a white piece of cardstock and rule lines on it which gave the same impact.

Cardstock/Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Summer Picnic Designer Paper, Xpress it blending card paper.  Stamps: For Everything Stampin Up!   Inks/Markers:  Copic sketch markers, memento ink tuxedo black. Other:  Scallop Square Punch, Spiral Punch

Jillibean Soup – Cards on Monday

Here are some great cards made by the design team at Jillibean Soup!  It sure is inspiring to see what these talented people create every week!

Hello Card by Juliana Michaels – I love the pop up effect on this card – cute and sassy.

Supplies: Jillibean Soup Patterned Paper: Chicken Noodle/Chopped Lemon Grass, Chicken Bouillon; Soup Staples on Kraft/Brown Pea Pod,Bean Stalks: Green/Brown Ribbon, Clear Stamps: Sentiments, Other: All Adhesive by Helmar/Zap Dots, Quick Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner, 450 Quick Dry Adhesive; Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger and Stampin’ Up!;  Circle Scallop Punch by Marvy Uchida

Butterfly card by Kim Arnold – This card has so much style, I have a soft spot for butterflies.

Supplies: Jillibean Soup, Kraft Card base, Patterned Paper: Old World Cabbage Stew / brown rice / red peppers, Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Old World Cabbage Stew
Canvas Flowers: Red polkas, Clear Stamps: Butterflies, Cool Beans: green, Other: Versamark ink, twine, staples

Love card by Karen Nuce – What a great yet simple card.  One that would work for all occasions!

Supplies: Jillibean Soup, Kraft Card,  Patterned Paper: Lentil Soup on White/Ground Corriander, Vegetable Broth (both sides), Other:  EK success double heart punch; Fiskars border punch; creative memories square punch; Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Stampin’ Up Red Ink and stamp

I hope this weeks cards from Jillibean’s DT inspire you!  Happy cardmaking.

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