Create & Take: Thank You Poppies

Hi bloggers, our Create & Take round up comes a little later than planned this week but we have a fantastic card to inspire you with today using some of the new Elizabeth Craft Designs die collection.

So let's get started....

Products Used:

Tim Holtz Polkadots Layered Stencil

Elizabeth Craft ModaScrap Lacy Poppies Die Set

Elizabeth Craft ModaScrap Pair of Leaves 1 Die Set

Elizabeth Craft Quietfire Thanks Die

Silver Mirri Card

Bazzill Basics Coconut Swirl 12x12 Paper

Bazzill Basics Blackberry Swirl 12x12 Paper

Bazzill Basics Heidi 12x12 Paper

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Crushed Olive

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Wilted Violet

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Black Soot

Stickles Black Diamond Glitter Glue

Instructions:

1. Take a piece of white cardstock and stencil some dots on the right side of the card using Wilted Violet ink and a sponge dauber.

2. Die cut the poppies from white cardstock and colour with Wilted Violet and Crushed Olive distress ink.

3. Die cut the leaves from white cardstock and colour with Crushed Olive distress ink.

4. Add some black ink to the centre of the larger poppy.

5. Die cut Thanks from black cardstock

6. Assemble the card as shown and add a bit of black glitter glue to finish.

Create & Take: Flower Shaker Card

Happy New Year Bloggers! Welcome to another year of Create & Take reviews on the blog and today we start the year with a fabulous shaker card designed by Caz.

So let's get started...

Products Used:

WRMK Frame Punch Board

Marianne Design Collectables Banners XL Die Set

Find It Spring-Tastic Foliage Die Set

Woodware Mini Daisy Punch

Carta Bella Metropolitan Girl City Flower 12x12 Paper

Bazzill Basics Cardstock in Apricot, Chiffon, Kachina, Pinkini, Red

3D Foam Tape

Instructions:

1. Use the Spring-tastic Foliage die set to die cut flowers in different Bazzill colours. Edge and shape the two largest flowers.

2. Create a frame from Chiffon 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 inches using the 1 inch frame mark. Stick a piece of acetate behind this and edge the outside edge with ink.

3. Create a smaller frame from Kachina cardstock 3-3/4 x 3-3/4 inches using 1/4 inch mark and stick in place.

4. Stick 3D foam around end of biggest frame at the back making sure there are no gaps.

5. Add 2 pinches of cut pieces of card, 2 pinches of diamond dust and if you want to punch some mini daisies, add these too.

6. Take off liner of tape and stick piece of card behind to trap the shaker pieces.

7. Cut a piece of patterned paper 5-1/8 x 5-1/8 inches and stick onto card base.

8. Die cut banner, stamp wording and fold into desired shape. Stick banner onto card.

9. Assemble flower pieces in bottom left corner of the card.

Shaker cards are so much fun to make and add movement and dimension to your cards!

Create & Take: Sunflower

Hi bloggers, we are starting the week off with a review of last week's Create & Take and is very appropriate for the 'sunny' week we have ahead of us in the South East of the UK.

So let's get started....

Products Used:

Marianne Design Sunflower Clear Stamp

Simple Stories Sunshine & Happiness Tangerine/Lemon Stripe Cardstock

Bazzill Cardstock in Beeswax and Pinecone

Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen

Brown Tulle

Kaisercraft Bronze Rhinestones

Versafine Inkpad - Vintage Sepia

Watercolour pencils

White Stamping Card

3D Foam Pads

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of stamping card 14cm x 5cm and stamp the sunflower stamp onto card using vintage sepia ink.

2. Colour in sunflowers using watercolour pencils, shading where necessary.

3. Using vintage sepia ink, stamp the sunflowers along the top and bottom edges of the card blank.

4. Cut a piece of Pinecone card to measure 16.5cm x 8.5cm.

5. Cut a piece of Beeswax cardstock 16cm x 8cm; stick onto Pinecone cardstock and then adhere to card blank.

6. Cut a strip of striped cardstock to measure 18cm x 7cm and adhere across the centre of the card.

7. Matt sunflower image onto a piece of Pinecone cardstock using 3D foam pads and adhere centrally onto the card.

8. Tie a piece of brown tulle around the bottom of the card and make a knot.

9. Cover the centre of the sunflowers with Wink of Stella clear glitter and leave to dry.

10. To finish, add two bronze rhinestones to the top corners of the card.

Pockets & Pages Sneak Peek

Hi bloggers, today Sarah is sharing a sneak peek of her next Scrapbook Club coming up this Saturday! The theme for this month's layout is Spring and the design of the layout will include a Project Life pocket page.

For the first layout, Sarah has designed a wonderful Spring layout using Tim Holtz Wildflowers die set, giving the layout a lovely garden feel about it. For this layout you will need one 4x6 inch photo and also a smaller photo, approx. 3x4 inches.

For the Project Life pocket page, Sarah has designed two different layouts, one to be a more traditional Project Life layout, whilst the other shows you how to take a normal scrapbook layout and split it into the pockets. This layout will incorporate the use of the WRMK fuse tool, adding design elements and flip pockets to show you how to make the most of your Project Life pockets. For this layout Sarah recommends to bring a variety of photos ranging from 3x4 to 6x4 inches in size.

There are still 2 spaces left on Sarah's class on Saturday, so if you fancy dabbling in a bit of scrapbooking, give us a call on 01293 863576 to book your space.

Create & Take: Meadow Flower Circle

Hi bloggers, it's a lovely start to the week here in Charlwood with clear blue skies and what better way to start the week than by summing up last week's Create & Take which the design is perfect for such a sunny day.

So let's get started....

Products Used:

Woodware Meadow Flower Stamp Set

Tonic Studios Layering Circles Die Set

Black Versafine Ink Pad

Watercolour Pencils

Marianne Tiny's Butterflies 1 Die Set

Blue Iridescent Bubble

Authentique Cuddle Girl Petite Flower Cardstock

Authentique Cuddle Girl Pink Flourish Cardstock

Tim Holtz Abandoned Coral Ink Pad

Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Ink Pad

Sponge Dauber

Silver Glitter Glue

Instructions:

1. Using a square folded card, die cut a large scalloped circle to make a folded card.

2. Die cut various sizes of circles from the different patterned papers.

3. Stamp the Meadow flower image onto a white die cut circle and colour with watercolour pencils. Add some Tumbled Glass distress ink around the edge using a sponge dauber.

4. Die cut a butterfly from white cardstock and colour with Abandoned Coral distress ink. Die cut the butterfly from silver cardstock and cut around the body to stick on top of the inked butterfly.

5. Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment onto a small circle die cut.

6. Assemble the card as shown, finishing the card by adding some silver stickles and a iridescent bubble to the centre of a flower.

To see more stamps from the Woodware collection, click here.