Thursday 29 June 2017

Wishing You a Day Filled With Love :D


Here's my video using the gorgeous Family Ties freebie from issue 164 of Simply Cards and Papercraft! :D This is the first issue that I've had a proper feature in, and what a phenomenal freebie to get to use :D I did some really bright and bold interactive cards in the magazine, but thought I'd go for a softer colour palette for this one, and use my watercolours instead of ProMarkers :D Hope you like the card! Don't forget, you can still grab your copy of this mag from CraftStash :D

Main products used in this video :D
Simply Cards and Papercraft Issue 164 - Family Ties Stamp and Die Set
Die-Cutting Essentials Issue 25 - Enjoy the Journey (the tiny flower dies) 
Gansai Tambi Watercolours
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die-Cutting Machine
Creative Expressions Foundations Card - Coconut White and Spearmint Green
Sue Wilson Gemini Dies Auriga
Tonic Studios Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad 
Cosmic Shimmer Glue

To see the process behind this card, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D


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Tuesday 27 June 2017

Your Jokes Are Always A-Moose-ing Tonic Shaker :D


Another Father's Day card commission, and for this one, I decided to use the NEW shakers from Tonic, they come a pack with the coordinating die and a few of the blisters too, and I thought it would look really cute to have those gorgeous Lawn Fawn Moose standing in a basket hanging from a star shaped shaker 'balloon' :D I used my newly created (on my ArTi PoTeNTiAl channel) Magnetic Nuvo Embellishment Mousse Watercolour Palette to create my background along with one of the Tonic Aqua Flow Water brushes :D For the clouds I used another NEW set from Tonic, their Layering Cloud dies, they were launched at the same time as the shaker blisters, and are the perfect addition to a sky scene :D I hope you liked the card :D

Main Tonic products used :D
Nuvo Embellishment Mousse - Cornflower Blue and Old Navy
Nuvo Aqua Flow Waterbrush
Star Blisters and Die Shaker Set
Layering Cloud Dies
Nuvo Creative Pens
Funky Tape Runner
Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
Tonic Tim Holtz Stamping Platform
Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss

Other products used :D
Lawn Fawn Dad + Me Stamp Set
Lawn Fawn Thanks a Bushel Stamp Set
Heart Sequins
Gold Microbeads
Yellow Seed Beads
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
Spellbinders Platinum Die-Cutting Machine  
Coconut White Foundations Card

To see the process behind this card, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D



I'm testing out to see whether I get on with this picture link things, but I couldn't find all the products on this platform, hence why I've still got my old list system too :D Let me know if you like this or not too :D :D


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Monday 26 June 2017

Spellbinders Have a Zesty Birthday :D


A fun Zesty Lemon Birthday card using the Spellbinders Make Mine Lemon Lime die set :D This is such a cool die set, and very versatile with the shapes you get, there's no need to even include any citrus fruits on your card if you don't want, just those leaves and the flower would be gorgeous by themselves, or mixed with other die sets too :D To break up the solid yellow of the lemons, I added some subtle ink blending to the edges using Distress Oxides, and I nestled in the Twisted Palm die into the cascade of lemons to add some extra interest too :D I'd had my eye on that Twisted Palm die for a while, not sure what drew me towards it, but I finally caved :D :D For the background I heat embossed a Prima Stripy stamp using some Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder, then I added watercolour over the top using my Distress Oxides :D I added in the black and white bakers twine to balance the black of the stamped sentiment, and for the final finishing touches, I used my Tonic Aqua Shimmer and some Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops too :D Hope you liked the card :D

Spellbinders Products used in this video :D
Make Mine Lemon Lime Die Set
A2 Matting Basics B Die Set 
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die-Cutting Machine
Standard Cutting Plates
Main Attraction Tool
Tool N One
Twisted Palm Die

Other products used :D
Distress Oxide - Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade
Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
Cosmic Shimmer Frosty Dawn Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder
Cosmic Shimmer Glue 
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die-Cutting Machine
Perfect Medium Ink
Papermania Pink Heat Tool
Lawn Fawn Smitty's ABC and Wild For You Stamp Sets
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad
Black and White Twine
Ebony Black Nuvo Crystal Drops 
Tonic Nuvo Aqua Shimmer 

To see the process behind this zesty lemon card, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D


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Saturday 24 June 2017

I Think You're Super Duper :D


This was another Father's Day card commission, and I had so much fun mixing the Tiny Heroes Mama Elephant stamp set with the Super stamp set from Avery Elle :D It's great to mix your different brands of stamps together, and even though the line art is drawn in different thicknesses, I think it still works really well :D Overall this was a pretty straightforward card, I wasn't really sure how it was going to turn out when I started it, but it's basically just an ink blended background with ProMarker coloured and fussy cut out elements, layering everything up to build the city scene, and I thought I'd mix it up a bit and add the clouds in front of the skyline rather than behind :D Top tip: when you want a few elements to be adhered at the same level, in a particular arrangement, place them on your card, then attach them together using some low tack tape, this way you can pick the whole thing up as one piece, and then apply your 3D foam underneath :D :D Hope you liked the card! These super heroes are soooo adorable I couldn't resist buying the stamp set :D :D :D

Main products used in this video :D
Mama Elephant - Tiny Heroes
Avery Elle - Super
Lawn Fawn - Smitty's ABC's
Lawn Fawn - Plane and Simple
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die-Cutting Machine
ProMarkers
The MISTI Stamping Tool (linked to Tonic, as MISTI is out of stock :D)
Distress Ink - Broken China
Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
Avery Elle - The Brights Collection 6x6 Paper Pad
Tonic Studios Aqua Shimmer

I think that's everything :D

To see the process behind this card, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D



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Friday 23 June 2017

Apple Blossom All Ocassions Collection :D



A pair of cards using the fab new embossing folders and dies in the Apple Blossom All Occasions Collection :D Mixing in a Magazine Freebie and a Fuzzy Lemon Die for my Nautical themed card, and creating a silver heat embossed embellishment for my Swirly Butterfly card :D I love the fact that CraftStash have taken the original 'THAT Folder' and created a whole gorgeous collection to emphasize the versatility of this concept :D


To see the process behind this two cards, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my YouTube channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D 



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Thursday 22 June 2017

Apple Blossom All Occasions Mix and Match :D


A couple of bold and bright faux letter pressed cards showing the extent of the swapability of these fantastic new folders and die set from CraftStash in their Apple Blossom range :D I LOVE the original folder 'THAT Folder' that this collection is based on, and I really love how CraftStash have extended the range with a coordinating die set and three new folder designs (with more to come :D) I can never get the actual letter press technique to work, I always get a double impression :( However, if you run the inked folder through just with one cutting plate in the Platinum, it just transfers the ink instead, and to get a better all over coverage, simply mist the inked folder before you run it through the machine :D Hope you liked the cards!! :D

It's THAT embossing folder - THE NEXT GENERATION! Introducing the new All Occasion Collection - EXCLUSIVE to CraftStash - get yours now! Apple Blossom All Occasions Collection :D

The All Occasion Collection:
Dotty Floral Embossing Folder (EFOB0056)
Swirly Flourish Embossing Folder (EFOB0057)
Nautical Stars (EFOB0061)
Banner and Blooms die set (DIOB0434)
The original THAT Embossing Folder (EFOB0029)

Additional products:
Distress Oxides - Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet, Broken China and Cracked Pistachio
Black Gems
Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue

To see the process behind this duo of cards, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my YouTube channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D This video will also be on the CraftStash YouTube channel too :D 


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