Tree Decoration

Hi Everyone

I have to say I'm sorry it's not a flower this week, but it has been a bitch of a week, sorry!, and have not had  much spare time to do the tutorial I had wanted to do.  I think it would have been easier to do a flower, but I thought this one would be good to do with little munchkins, lots of glue and glitter and something to put on the tree, and everyone would look different and totally individual. I hope you aren't too disappointed.

Cut 2 off each shape.

 Dab each one with glue, and glitter.

Glue the 2 large ones together, and add some thread to hang it.

Curl each flake upwards and layer the first side together using a tiny sticky pad to each flake for dimension, I do use a bit of glue too as I don't think the sticky pad is enough.

The first side should look like this. When it is dry do the same and add to the other side.

You will then end up with a little tree decoration, just add a dazzler for extra bling.

Sorry it's so short. Next week when everything calms down. I will do a flower. Thank you for understanding. X

Big Hugs

Tina XX 


 

NOEL

Good Tuesday Morning everyone

I hope you all had a good week & a restful weekend.

I had an uneventful week last week except for going to see Claire who was signed off sick for the week. She a knife like pain in Back and it travels down to her left cheek. He put on on some painkillers and told her to see an osteopath. She took the painkillers for 2 days and felt she was floating but she had no pain. Then she worried as the baby wasn't moving so much so she stopped taking them. Within 24hrs the pain was back. She went back to school today ( Monday ) as it's parents night tomorrow, and she said she had to get everything ready for that. At 11.45am I had a call from her she has been sent home as she was in tears with the pain. She teaches the really tiny munchkins with very low tables and tiny chairs and the bending over makes the pain worse but now it is going down her leg. I said I would go and collect her but she stubbornly said she would manage. So I'm biting my nails waiting to hear what the doctor has to say.

While typing this message, I have received my 5th nuisance call this month from the same number. All the other calls have been silent, but you can hear breathing, today's call was different he growled then cut the call. I have reported it to off com and they have raised a complaint of silent call, and they advised me to raise a civil complaint to the police as it has gone from silent to abusive ,and I think I might get BT's choose to refuse package.

This weeks card is totally for me.The focal back ground was a total accident but I liked it so thought I would go with it but would add a few more flakes, you'll understand more with the how to make card. I hope!

Here goes!

How To make:-  I started with mat & layering my card with Black Silver & coconut White card and using the embossing folder on the coconut white. Next I cut a Noble square out and backed it with acetate to make a floating back ground card. I put some sticky pads on the back and mounted it onto another piece of acetate that I had covered with a sticky sheet and covered it with Ebony Ice glitter and burnished it until it was a thin coating. I then held a piece of black card up to back the acetate, but picked up the wrong piece. It had a snowflake cut out of it, but under my daylight lamp I could see the snowflake through the glitter and acetate. So I decided to cut random snowflakes on the right piece of black card . I added some sticky pads to the back of the acetate with glitter before attaching the snowflake cut piece of card to allow the light to shine through, I cut the Noel Star die and glued to  the front and cut a second one and just cut the star out to decoupage the star. I then attached  the frame to the main card. I cut out some poinsettias, leaves and twigs and arranged around the frame. When taking the photo's I realised that the snowflakes didn't show as well unless you took the photo straight on, but being acetate you could see the camera and me in the reflection, hence sideward pictures.For another effect took the focal frame off the main card before it had 100% dried and put it on a clear plate stand so that you could see the snowflakes more. It looks lovely with a battery tea light behind it for a twinkling effect. I would do this frame again by using striplet die, a fancy heart die for valentine or a lovely lacey die and a sentiment of your choice on the front piece of acetate. Just for reference when I took the frame away from the main card I then took away a layer of sticky pads and stuck velcro discs to the card and the frame so thatit can be taken off easily, or you could put magnetic patches and stick the frame to your fridge . I hope I haven't confused you with this make. If I have you only have to ask.

Tutorial on Thursday, don't know what.  Any requests.

Hope you like this weeks card, Take care all and have a good week, Same time same place next week!


Products Used:-

Creative Expressions- Foundation Card- Black & Coconut White
Creative Expressions- Snow Fibre Paper
Creative Expressions- Acetate
Creative Expressions- Cosmic Shimmer-Diamond Snow
Creative Expressions- Cosmic Shimmer- Ebony Ice
Couture Creations- Embossing Folder- Swiss Dots
Sue Wilson- Finishing Touches- Laurel Leaves
Sue Wilson- festive Collection- Pine Bough
Sue Wilson- Noble Dies- Ornate Pierced Squares
Sue Wilson- Festive Collection- Classic Poinsettia
Sue Wilson- Festive Collection- Snowflakes
Sue Wilson- Festive Collection- Noel Star

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Tutorial of The Classic Rose

 Hi everyone

As promised here is a tutorial of Sue Wilson's Classic rose. Don't take this literally this just my interpretation. Hope you enjoy!

These are the items you need to make the rose

After cutting out 3 lots, fold or score across the petals, just so that you find the middle of the flower to cut out each portion equally.

The first flower you cut to the centre of the flower, the second flower you cut 1 petal out and from the 3rd you cut 2 petals.

I usually colour them before I cut them, but doing it this way will show you it Really doesn't matter, as you don't see the darker shading when the flower is put together..

Right here goes making the flower. The 6 petals with a cut to the middle,  put some glue on one petal and glue together to make a 5 petal flower,   If you need to keep referring just look at the previous picture. Make the 5 petal into 4 and the 4 petal into 3. so you are left with a 5,4,3 a 2 and a single petal.

I then use the end of my paint brush to roll the petals back, and inwards.

I then roll the single petal to start the middle of the rose

Then roll the double petal

You then place the folded single petal inside the double folded petal, and place aside for a moment.

cut the bottom off  of the 4 petal to allow it to sit in the 5 petal

Move the petals around until they look good to you.

cut the bottom out of the 3 petal

Remember the single and double petals, place them into the 3 petal and cut the bottom off that is hanging out of the 3 petal.

Glue them together and you have your rose. Stil move them around to off set the petals. when you are happy just leave to dry.

I'm sorry, this bit is just me. I like to tweak, Fold back the petals and do a scrunch on my rose. (Totally optional ).

Finally, I hear you say. I added some glue and glittered my rose.

I hope this helps, sorry it's so long.

Big hugs

Tina XX

IT'S CHRISTMAS AGAIN

Good Tuesday morning everyone

Firstly, I want to thank everyone that left a message about the tutorials. I'm really pleased you are liking them. I wouldn't mind seeing some flowers that you make. If you want to share with me, you can send a picture to dfc2210@hotmail.co.uk   I would love to see them. I will do the Sue Wilson Classic Rose as the next tutorial and will post it on Thursday.

My Niece & her fiance came over on Friday to come up with some ideas for their wedding invitations. I think they will look beautiful. She wants vintage/ rustic ones. I said I would do some samples and she can choose her favouite, then I have till mid January to make them.

Quick message for Denise & Steph. Is it the mobile you are having trouble with if so I have put a quick tutorial after the card, just how to make the mobile, not the whole card.

I think the blog for tomorrow is going to take a long time to do today (Monday), as I have to keep stopping for my old cat Summer, she is feeling very poorly today and has been sick numerous times, so after every clean up it's a walk in the garden to eat more grass. Good job it's not raining or I'll be the one out chewing the grass and feeding it to her. Summer, bless her can't walk too far but won't entertain one step outside when it has been raining.If we have had rain I have to carry Summer like a baby into the garden just so that she get's some fresh air, she purrs all the time you are holding her. Poor Summer is off again, be back soon.

 Right I'm back!  I have just had a really funny experience with our postman.OOooooerrr missus. I saw Jym ( the postie )coming up the steps to the mail box, we both waved at each other, and then the gas struts on my stupid chair decided to leak and I slowly slid down. He literally stopped to watch me slide down behind my storage boxes, I must have looked like that character Chad looking over the brick wall. I saw Jym smile, but I couldn't move for laughing, of all the times for it to happen. It happened yesterday too just as I was about to stick a snowflake on the background die. I thought when it happened yesterday it was a one off, but I think maybe it's time to get a new chair, but this one is so comfortable, I fall asleep in it all the time and wake up stupid o'clock in the morning!  Poor Summer's off again. Be back soon. Lots of cuddles for Summer this afternoon me thinks.

Right I'm back, here goes with the card. No butterflies this week Sorry!

Products Used:-

Creative Expressions- Foundation Card- Silver & Coconut White
Creative Expressions- Iced Snow
Sue Wilson- Embossing Folder- Snowflake Lattice
Sue Wilson- Festive Collection- Frosty Mini Background
Sue Wilson- Festive Collection- Snowflakes
Sue Wilson- Festive Collection- Holly Sprays
Sue Wilson- Finishing Touches- Perfect Peony Complete Petals
Sue Wilson- Finishing Touches- Maidenhair Fern


Hope you like it!

Have a good week everyone, take care. See you Thursday!

Big Hugs

Tina XX



Mobile tutorial:-

You need these 2 dies to make the mobile

  You need to cut them out 3 times.

Fold each one in half, embossed side inwards. you really don't have to score them they fold very easily.

On the deboss side place some glue along the edges and the dots.

Do the same to all 3 die cuts

You will end up with a 3 sided mobile

 Cut the square edges off of the die, and decorate as much as you like. Just so long as there are equal flowers and leaves on each side.

Then use this die to cut the aperture out of your card. Just make sure that you cut the aperture straight as you mobile won't hang level. I hope this helps. If not I'm only a message away.

Hope this helps, if not let me know.

Big Hugs

Tina XX

Gardenia Tutorial

Hi everyone

Better late than never! So glad you persevere with me. I seem to have a lot of time on my hands one day, and I get stuck into a job and then the day is gone and before you know it, it is time to do the CE card again. Where is our time going. Anyway here is the promised tutorial. Do you want to see the classic rose next time or Heartfelt Enchanted Mum flower. Hark at me, I only purchased this last week, so must have a play first. If the Enchanted Mum turns out badly can I over rule the decision and do a Classic Rose?

Have a good week everyone!

Anyway here goes the Gardenia

 These are the items needed to make this flower. As you can see I have already cut the flowers.

Next stage, colour your flowers how ever you want.

One of the whole flowers, just snip a bit further down the flower.

Use your bull tool to break the edge of the fibres and to make them curl inwards

I then use the end of a paint brush to round the flowers petals outwards.

Next I use the same tool to just curl the corners to a point

Next, you need to turn the 5 petal die into a 4 petal, like I have done , and you are left with the 2 layers of the full petals, the newly made 4 petal and the open 4 petal now to be made into a bud

Now roll the four petal into a bud

Then place the bud into the 4 petal part of the flower, and cut the bottom off until flush

Then glue onto main flower.

 Here are 2 different flowers. One is using all 5 petals of the die and one is leaving a full petal die off, so that it is not so compact. The choice is yours.

Hope you understood, and enjoyed the tutorial. If not you know where I am!!