Saturday 30 September 2017

Walking in a Glittery Winter Wonderland :D


Another pair of quick Christmas cards, this time using the Scenic Winter Border Dies free with issue 168 of Simply Cards and Papercraft :D I created two bright 'sunset' background using Distress Oxides, then splattered on some Silver Dream Pixie Powder to create some falling snow in the sky :D I used an Apple Blossom stamp set for the sentiment (Love this stamp set!!) and used some Nuvo Pure Sheen glitter in the Ice White colour to add some fallen snow on the hills, trees and houses :D Hope you liked today's video :D

Main products used :D
Simply Cards and Papercraft Issue 168 - Scenic Winter Border Dies
Distress Oxide - Broken China, Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade and Worn Lipstick
Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powder - Silver Dream
Apple Blossom Christmas Sentiment Stamp Set
Ice White Nuvo Pure Sheen Glitter
Cosmic Shimmer Glue
Mini Ink Blending Tool
Tonic Glass Cutting Mat
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die-Cutting Machine

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


Lots more photos below :D 









Friday 29 September 2017

Rose Platinum, Copper and Silver Christmas Scene :D


A really quick card using the Christmas Scene die free with issue 29 of Die-Cutting Essentials :D I was dying to try out this Rose Platinum mirror card from Tonic, along with their Sunkissed Copper Gilding Flakes too :D I also have a feature in this issue (and my cards are on the cover too :D :D :D) showing how to make the most out of this 'one-cut' die, using it as a stencil, to create a shaker, to make a foam stamp, to use the fall-out letters to create new words etc... :D Hope you liked this quick video :D

Main products used :D
Die-Cutting Essentials Issue 29 - Christmas Scene Nesting Dies
Rose Platinum Craft Perfect Mirror Card
Sunkissed Copper Nuvo Gilding Flakes
Double Sided Adhesive
Silver Glitter
Rub it Scrub it
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die-Cutting Machine

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


A few more photos below :D





Thursday 28 September 2017

Thank You Postie :D

 

A couple of quick cards using the Sending Christmas Wishes free gift from issue 151 of Papercraft Essentials along with the bonus paper pack that comes with the issue too :D There are tonnes of papers in the pack, and you get multiples of each too which is great :D I thought a 'thank you postie' card would be perfect to give to our post woman, and I coloured the cute Jack Russell stamp to look like my Jack Russell Lilly :D Hope you liked the video :D

Main products used :D
Papercraft Essentials Issue 151 - Sending Christmas Wishes
Nuvo Creative Pens - Metallic, Reds, Greys, Browns
Red, White and Black Card
Lawn Fawn Scripty Thanks Die
Lawn Fawn Smitty's ABC's Stamp Set
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
Sakura Black Glaze Pen
Silver Brilliance Ink Pad
Spellbinders Platinum6 Die-Cutting Machine

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


Lots more photos below :D









Tuesday 26 September 2017

The Sorting Hat Using Tonic Dies :D

 

I couldn't help making the hat from the Witchy Bits Trio Tonic die set into the sorting hat, it just had to be done :D When I started colouring the first one I was like, what have I let myself in for, this looks terrible, no one's going to know it's the sorting hat, but after building up the depth of colour and adding in the cross-hatching using a black pen, I think you can tell it's a version of the sorting hat :D :D And obviously I had to do one for each house, so I then had to replicate the process lol, the Gryffindor one is my favourite (probably because it was the first one I did) but I don't think the others turned out too badly either :D Hope you liked this different take on the die set :D :D :D

Main Tonic products used :D
Rococo Witchy Bits Trio Die Set
Nuvo Creative Pens - Supreme Metallics, Browns, Blue, Greys, Green and Red
Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
Funky Tape Runner
Tonic Glass Cutting Mat

Other products used:
Lawn Fawn Smitty's ABC's Stamp Set
Star Sequins
White Card

To see the process behind this quartet of Harry Potter inspired cards, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D


Tonnes more photos below :D
















Monday 25 September 2017

Skeleton Leaves and Glitter Spellbinders Quilt It :D


An experiment using double sided adhesive with skeleton leaves and glitter :D I then used some of the Spellbinders Quilt It dies (you can also use the Geo Collection too) to cut this into pieces along with some pearlescent cream card and I pieced it together to make a pattern :D once I had my pattern I then embossed the whole panel too, my original plan was to emboss the card first, but I got carried away and started gluing on the pieces before I remembered lol :D Hope you liked the card :D

Spellbinders products used :D
A2 Matting Basics B
Just For You Die D-Lites
Shapeabilities Hexagon Quilt Die Set
Hexie and Friends Contour Die 
Framed Canvas Embossing Folder
Platinum 6 Die-Cutting Machine
Main Attraction Tool

Other products used :D
Tonic Nuvo Pure Sheen Glitter - Ice White and Gold
Pledge Dry Dusting Cloths
Natural Skeleton Leaves
Tonic Nuvo Glitter Drops - Golden Sunset
Cosmic Shimmer Glue
Woodware Fine Tip Bottles
Pearlescent Cream Card
Wide Double Sided Adhesive

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


Lots more photos below :D








Saturday 23 September 2017

Woodware Polar Bear, Pixies and GlitterBitz :D

 

I was having fun playing yesterday with a couple of the goodies I had brought at Ally Pally last weekend :D This gorgeous Seasonal Bear and the wonderfully glittery GlitterBitz too :D I was also messing about stamping with Pixies in the background of the card, and using them to watercolour in my image too (they look stunning used like this!! So vibrant and packed with mica too :D) Have you been watching the Creative Expressions Takeover on Hochanda?? I thoroughly enjoyed the previous 2 they've done, and this years has not dissapointed!! A whole weekend of Creative Expressions demonstrations is like heaven lol :D :D We just need a Tonic Takeover next lol :D Hope you liked today's card :D

Main Creative Expressions products used :D
Woodware Seasonal Bear Singles Stamp
Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders - Teal Wash, Peacock Green and Midnight Blue (background) Candy Pink, Silver Dream and Golden Mint (accents on bear)
Sue Wilson's Feathery Snowflakes Singles Stamp Set 
Cosmic Shimmer GlitterBitz - Ocean Spray
Creative Expressions Non-Stick Craft Mat
Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter Glue
Cut N Dry Foam
Cosmic Shimmer Acrylic Glue
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad
Cosmic Shimmer Detail Clear Embossing Powder
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


Lots more photos below :D