Almighty crafters , blessed with craft

 

so today i thought i would  do  my design   work for  Almighty Crafters  blessed with craft, i usually  like creating  my design work early in the month, yet   here we are  at day  21  

 

This  months challenge is to work with Blues if possible , using Uniquely Creative  papers  this months  is  Moody Blues but  not necessary totally,    it can be anything goes or  go by the sketch which  i  didnt  do this month, i  created  by anything goes 

Materials   

 i have used  last years papers of something Blue collection 

Monday blues , ucp  2110 (   board side  )

Singing  the blues  ucp  2112 

vellum  moody  blues , cut outs , 

something blue  cut a parts  sheet  here i have cut out  "Real Life "   to place above photo 

 the heart i just found on the table, amazing  its the right colour  blue . 

blue cardstock 

one photo  ...  mine is   2 1/2  x 2 3/4"  but you can make yours  4" x 6 "  or  5 x 5  inch  if you like  . 

 

directions 

( 1)  i have  created my layout  to 8 x 8 inch . but you can do  12 inch  

(2)  cut  Monday blues to   seven and half by seven and half   if working on larger sheet  this needs to be eleven and half square .

(3)  i have matted my photo   with left over  of  singing the blues , Ucp2112  &  also cut out some flowers from this page,   if you are doing on larger sheet this will be done with  2  nd  sheet

(4)   cut  Singing the blues to  four and a quarter  leaving the bottom strip  with the words on  by  seven and half . 

( 5 )  gather  vellum   blue flowers &  doilies and  place around your photo   randomly  place your cut out flowers  over the page

(6)  add the butterflies   one in top right hand corner  , one above  the photos and  one on left hand side of page ,

place your heart  in the centre  top  or any embellishment you have for added  feature .  

 hope you enjoy  this  

until next  month   take care stay safe &   fun creating   

White with 1 challenge -- blues

  May  White with one  challenge 

 this months   challenge  is blues mood board,,  ohh my favourite colour

 its been a while since i have entered any challenges hoping  not much has changed in  entering them  

today i have used , 

White   cardstock from Bee Arty 350 gsm 

Kaiser  Wonderland  sticker sheet   snow flakes  inked  with Card  deco  mid blue  ink

I have a  Christmas tree stencil  so inked also   with the same blue  ink 

Stamperiia  die Cuts  Sea  Dream bought from  fis scrapbooking shop 

blue cardstock   Commodore  blue  T057731, bought from  Fis scrapbooking  shop

White gauze  

The word amazing   is from   the same sticker sheet , 

 method 

( 1 )  i have   inked  some  Christmas  trees  with   the  blue ink  leaving some  of   my back ground white  free , 

( 2)  after inking and let  dry, i have placed  my  snowflakes  along the bottom of the page 

( 3 )  matted the photo 

(  4 ) arranged the  die cuts around the edge of the photo 

( 5 )   i had some  duplicates of  photos so have matted  them and placed along the top of the page , 

had fun creating 

thank you  love   working with blues 

Jacqui .

Mothers Day Card

                                                                  Mothers Day Card to Create 

you can pre cut or  make your own square card 

 ingredients 

 i have used  Heartfelt creations   cut mat & Create paper collection  &  Bella  Mothers quotes  

2 sheets of  white  cardstock .

 

 (1) cut   one card  5 1/4 x  10 1/2  inches  ,score in the middle  so its  51/4 x 5 1/4 inch square .

 (2)  on the front of the card  fold in half again and cut off  where the fold mark is  on the outer edge   , we are going to use this inside as journalling as we get to that stage (cut this to  4 1/4 x 2 1/2 inch.)

 my mum  loves green , so i have used the green   sheet

(3)   cut  1 piece  5 x 5 inches   this will go on the inside of the card, right hand side of the card,

(4)  cut 2   pieces 2 1/2  x 5 inches  & place  on the small  cut off edge front  & inside of your card 

(5) with   2nd  cardstock  cut to   4 1/4 x 4  1/4  inch 

(mat with your desired piece of paper i  have used the one with the picketed fence cutting just a touch  smaller than    the cardstock  size 

 mat the  happy mothers day to green   patterned paper. 

 ( 6 )  glue half the  card to  the  little  part of the  small section on the first card , making sure that  your  journalling  tag  is under neath   the  square  when closed 

i havent  covered the inside as to  write more journalling on the card with date and the gift 

hope you enjoy  creating  this  

until next time  

have a great weekend 

desk calender

                                                            Desk Calender 

Hi crafters,  i  noticed that one  on   members  in our group  ,didn't have a partner in a   desk  calendar swap, i dont usually  do these been there done that years ago   but  didnt want the lady to miss out so decided to  make this  for her 

requirements  

1 sheet of black  cardstock   cut  at  80 x 55 cms  you need  12 of these 

6 cards                                                  4 inches x 5 3/4 inch

6 pattterned sheets i have used    Kaiser  Native Breeze collection  cut to  5 1/2 x 3  3/4  inch  when finished you need 14   pieces  this size, 

Couture Creations  small calender 

chipboard                     4 x  5 3/4 inch  as  strength for front and back  covers  this is  not  necessary  if you dont wish to add .

 pink  ribbon  or ribbon of your choice .

Method

(1)  mat  calender months to 12  black cardstock peices 

(2)    glue  or tape   your cards together , to form a book like , if using the  chipboard  add to front and back  of the  card

(3 )  add ribbon,  leaving enough to tie  bow , and around the other side 

add your front and back  patterned sheets 

(  4 )  go though and add the  inside pieces

of patterned paper to your desire 

( 5)  wrap around the ribbon  

(6 add  calendar  months to each page i placed  one  in lower bottom corner and  one at the top for  even  when folded flat , ,you  can place them all in the middle its up to  you  ,

enjoy 

Until next time   

dont forget to go have a look at  Almighty crafters , Blessed  with craft for more challenges  

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