Author: Catherine

Today I have a project I made during the craft room sort… which is still ongoing! I started by putting together all of the swap art work I have collected over the last couple of years… and put all the inchies together.

What a lot of lovely art… now how to use this so I can actually enjoy the artwork more than keeping these in a drawer.

I decided to use this old box which although pretty with the polka dots could do with some arty make over.

And so covered the entire lid, including the sides of the lid with inchies. I did have to cut some up with was sad but I needed to finish off the whole box rather than it being a partial covering. Plus again better to have some of it visible than none of it.

This did leave a few inchies… ready to start the next collection to decorate a new box…

Anyway I needed to finish off the box with a coat of something to protect the inchies.

And now I just need to find a way of using the other swaps I’ve collected over the years….

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Not created a pop up card in a box for a while… so it was nice to mix up the cardmaking and mixed media stuff I’ve been sharing with this 3d creation.

I started with a piece of cardstock and used a template I found for a smaller size pop up box that is 4×4 in size when folded.

Then I chose papers in nice bright colours to add to each panel.

Then added some decoration using Petals and More dies and the same papers. Next I heat embossed butterflies on the papers and cut them out and added these on to some acetate strips so they could float out of the box! And two of the little ones on the top and front panel.

Finally I added the sequins and a sentiment to finish off!

So so cute.

Looking forward to visiting all of the other teams creations and seeing their pop up box cards. Please visit the blog
Here.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Yesterday I shared the main spread I did for Linda but I also did some more pages for the fold in parts of her journal.

The video explaining it better is here. I say better… but the sound has gone all squiffy so sorry about that!

A change of pace from the other page but love this too! Also love I found a use for the twinchies I made and didn’t end up swapping… they worked perfectly on these pages.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Today I have a journal page I did for Linda… except I actually ended up doing a few pages for Linda… but today I am just sharing the one…

And for the process you will have to check out my YouTube video here!

I didn’t get round to finishing on the video… Although all it was to add the patterned paper on either side and some doodling.

I will be back with the next page I did for her tomorrow!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

So I’ve finished off the cards I made at the beginning of the month for the gelli plate play session.

All of them I added shading using a big brush pen and Tim Holtz stickers for sentiments.

Some I added embellishment using sequins, card candi or stickles.

Love all of them and how they feel now they are finished!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Today I have a post about the tag I used scraps to add the background. I started with the gelli printed tag background that I created ages ago.

Then one day I was stamp sorting, and it led to me snipping off a small amount of the packaging to put them into new folders.

They looked so pretty all together so I decided to use them and add them to the tag.

Next to add the focal image. I chose a Hot Air Balloon stamp from an old magazine set.

I stamped the image onto patterned paper and added some shading using watercolour pencils. I added the sentiment stamped with oxide ink. After fussy cutting it out I layered it onto some tissue paper scraps.

Then embellished with buttons I threaded with bakers twine, and then added the fabric scrap as a ribbon to finish off.

Love how this came out and how it evolved from the pile of scraps

Happy crafting!

Catherine

So it’s the day of Cupid so it is time to share the card I made for the hubby…

I decided to go with this cute digital stamp image and washi tape for the background. Then stamped hearts and the sentiments to frame the cluster. I then heat embossed the sentiment onto black cardstock.

I added some dots of enamel accents to finish off.

Cute!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

The theme for the monthly postcard art swap was to use stencils. So I teamed it up with the gelli print play I had left and made this.

The bottom layer I stencilled green distress ink. The next layer was a gelli print I had created using distress oxides.

Then I stamped the tag from a gelli print on book print and masked off the heart before I added more stencilling using Iridescent medium.

Then I added the Darcy heart that I had stamped and cut out of another gelli print.

Lots of layers and pattern, and a cute little Tim Holtz sticker sentiment to finish off!

Happy crafting!

Catherine

I decided to use some of the gelli printing that I created during my session with friends at the beginning of the month for the postcard I made for the UK Stampers forum swap.

I took the panel and added another layer of ink using distress inks in spun sugar and tattered rose. Then I added splashes of water to bleach them out.

Next I used a die cut I got in a swap gift and coated it with embossing powder. This gives it such a fab finish.

Then I added the Darcy heart stamped onto bookprint that I had created on the gelli plate play night.

I then used a stamp I found in the stash I don’t think I have ever used before to finish off as it amused me.

Happy crafting!

Catherine

Decided as it will be Valentine’s day this week that love themed seemed appropriate for the UK stampers forum inchies this month.

I used little Gummiapan stamps amd archival ink to stamp them and then used distress inks in worn lipstick and wilted violet.

Then I finished them off with the spectrum noir sparkle pen to add the gold shimmer.

So a cute set of simple inchies this month.

Happy crafting!

Catherine