Daisy D's Designs: November 2021

Wednesday 24 November 2021

Making A Statement With Altenew

Welcome Back,

So this week I decided to step out of the comfort zone. I have said, in past blog posts. I am not confident when it comes to watercolour painting. But I have been much more confident, when using Distress Inks as my palette. I love flowers but always steer away from them as I don't think I will be able to make it look nice. But I decided to give it a shot, so I leave you to decide if I managed to pull it off!

Products

Statement Flowers Stamp Set (Altenew)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/statement-flowers-stamp-set?_pos=2&_sid=a8c252f28&_ss=r

Deck Planks 3D Embossing Folder (Altenew)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/deck-planks-3d-embossing-folder?_pos=1&_sid=50d94adea&_ss=r

Distress Mini Inks (Ranger)

Aged Mahogany

Fired Brick

Rusty Hinge

Spiced Marmalade

Peeled Paint

Mowed Lawn

Obsidian Ink (Altenew)

Neenah 110lb Card Stock Cut To 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/neenah/products/neenah-classic-crest-110lb-8-5x11-25-pk?variant=12900328800338

Bristol Smooth Water Colouring Card Stock (Strathmore)

Scraps Of Black Card Stock For Sentiment

Enamel Dots (Altenew) Warm and Cosy

Fine Detail Embossing Powder (White)

Flower Soft (Black)

Crystal Glaze (Nuvo)

Method

Stamp your image in Obsidian Ink.

Using the ink cubes line up your palette colours.

I use the Waffle flower Mat.

I wet the flower with a clean water brush then drop in colour.

I don't have the coordinating die, so I fussy cut the flower out. Then went around it with a black pen.

Next I ran the embossing file through my die cutting machine with 110lb Neenah card stock as this is a thicker weight of card stock o gives a nice deep impression. I attached this to my 6" squared card blank.

Before attaching my flower image to the card. I used an embossing tool to rub over the back to create dimension to the large flowers then support them with two layers of mounting tape.

The next stage was stamping and embossing my sentiment with white embossing powder on to black card stock.

Then varnishing the whole image by, brushing over it with Crystal Glaze. Popped a small heap of flower soft in the centre of the flower. Lastly I added some Colourer matching Enamel Dots.

Thanks for Stopping By, Happy Paper Crafting

xxx

Wednesday 17 November 2021

Using Fine Liners To Enhance Your Projects.

Hello and Welcome

If like me you enjoy colouring as you find it relaxing, but struggle with blends and highlights. I recommend starting with a good set of coloured pencils. Today I'm using Faber Castell these are a wax pencil. The other tool I recommend is a blending stick which can be picked up cheap enough. These are shaped like pencil and are made of a very tight roll of paper. Gamsol is the other thing to get amazing results with little to no effort. To bring my work to life I also use fine liners.

Products

Merry Mantle Stamp Set (Concord & 9th)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/merry-mantle-stamp-set-6x6?_pos=2&_sid=a837ff745&_ss=r

Inkpads In

Versafine Clair Nocturne (Tsukineko)

Tangerine Twist, Wild Dandelion (Gina K)

Card Stock In

Black Liquorice (Lawn Fawn)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/cardstock/products/black-licorice-cardstock?variant=1535461359626

80lb Stamping (Neenah)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/cardstock/products/neenah-classic-crest-80lb-8-5x11-25-pk

Wax / Polychromo's Pencils

Blending Stump and Gamsol

Gems Raw Honey (Honey Bee Stamps)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/raw-honey-gem-stickers-300-count?_pos=1&_sid=a7d8a917c&_ss=r

Masking Paper

Sparkle Pen (Any)

Fine liners in Red, Orange, and Yellow

6 x 6 " Card Blank

Method

Stamp your image on to white card stock in versa Clair ink or similar ink.

Then stamp the image again on masking paper and line it up over your image.

Then with a blending tool add yellow first then orange to create a glow from a firer.

Next Peel off the masking paper. This will reveal a clean image to work with.

Add your pencil to which part is going to be your darkest area.

Using a stump and Gamsol, dip the stump in to the Gamsol until it is quiet damp. the in little circular motions tease the colour pencil layer down and drag it out to blend that area.

This gives a lovely look to your pencil work.

Do the same with the other colours. I do all the same tones together so to not mess up the colour on my blending stump.

Match a fine liner to the colour you used to blend, and fill in any gaps left by the masking process.

Using the same fine liner and in this case one in Red, Orange, Yellow and White gently add many dots of colour.

This creates a pop of colour giving a dramatic finish to your work.

Layer you finished work with black cardstock. Add mounting foam to the back and attach to a 6" x 6" Card Blank.

Finally stamp on your greeting add your gems and add sparkle pen.

Happy Paper Crafting

xxx

Wednesday 10 November 2021

Quick and Simple, Cover Plate and Large Sentiment Card with Matching Tag.

Hello and Welcome,

Its starting to look a lot like Christmas and even if we are late to start a mammoth task. There are quick and easy technique's to dent the to do pile in the Craftroom.

So here's one of those technique today.

Products

Quitted Card Front Die (Concord & 9th)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/quilted-card-front-die-c9

Merry Christmas Die (Lawn Fawn)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/lawn-fawn/products/giant-merry-christmas-lf?variant=39555653435474

Infinity Tag Dies (Hero Arts)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/tag-infinity-dies?_pos=11&_sid=f028acef3&_ss=r

Stars Di-Namic's (MFT)

Gold Glitter Card Stock (Any)

Ink's in Wild Lilac, and In The Navy (Gina K)

Bristol Smooth Paper (Strathmore)

Metallic Thread (Altenew)

https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/metallic-thread-set?_pos=3&_sid=8216bbffb&_ss=r

Pearls Gold Mix (Little Things From Lucy's Cards)

Gansai Tambi Starry Yellow Gold (Kuretake)

Method

Run your Bristol smooth paper through your die cutter with the Quitted Front Die.

Using a blending tool first blend on the Wild Lilac then come around the outer edges with the In The Navy ink colour. Then add splats of water leave for a minute and dry with a paper towel. Then add splats of the Yellow Gold and set aside to dry.

Die Cut out your sentiment and stars from Gold Glitter cardstock. Also die cut out the sentiment die 3 times from white card stock.

Finally attach to your sentiment and stars to your background, using liquid glue.

Next add your gold pearls. I also made a tag to go with this card. Use the same instructions but don't die the sentiment out. Die cut the tag then use the quitted front die.