Gorjuss 50th Birthday Card - Purple & Silver

Yayyyy!!!! Day 4...

 

So, 50th Birthday Cards........I was thinking Gold and it was for a lady so flowers but decide to go for a cutesy kinda look but with an older type feel.  Gorjuss is a great product from Do Crafts and Santoro.

 

However, I had ran out of my favourite square 8x8 blanks but still have some round 8x8 ones which I find more difficult to work with but I enjoyed the challenge.  Some of the tools used with this were the Grand Calibur, Crafters Companion Quilling Dies, Darice Embossing Folders also from Crafters Companion as well as the Gorjuss Kit from Do Crafts.

The whole card and all its elements have been inked around the edges using purple ink, which just takes the glaring white away especially as this card is in darker colours.  The shapes have been cut out using dies and then embossed to give a little dimension.  the Mirri Card gives a little reflection but reflects all the colour around it.  Small details are added such as the bakers twine bow and the purple Kanban Dew Drops.

The inside of the card has been put together to compliment the front again using the colours/ cuts/ shapes/ embossing/ dew drops and finally a smaller topper which also imitates the front all tying it together.

This just shows the dimension of the card.  This was achieved by using layers of different shapes/ styles/ types/ colour card and the all important 3D glue gel.

The Quilling Dies from Crafters Companion are just fabulous.  These are so easy to use and look so elegant.  These are made by using a small die and a large die of the same design.  For this card I tried to use card colours that I used within the card itself, in the centres I used purple Kanban Dew Drops and a silver spacer bead for a bit of an expensive look and the glitter card just looks lovely, just a few leafs was all that was needed.

I was really pleased with how this turned out and will continue to use the round 8x8's although I have ordered some square ones for my Christmas Card orders. 

 

Happy Crafting!!

 

Amanda

Postcards - Touchy Feely

Happy Friday

 

What a quick week that was!! What crafty plans do you all have for the weekend?

 

I am planning on doing that wedding card, really I am.

 

So the postcard theme for the swap group this month was touchy feely.  I was stumped but think I have managed to cover it.

I actually got the sewing machine out for this postcard creating a background out of all different pieces of scrap material from my stash, lots of different colours & textures.  I think it works OK?

I added 3 buttons finishing with a flower & a gem in each.

For this postcard I used different textures of paper, vellum & card, some of which I embossed.  I added loads of different types of ribbon, different widths & textures.  This was finished with one of the flowers made using the Crafters Companion Quilling Dies and Core'dinations Card.

I just hope they are a good representation and whoever receives them is happy to have them for their collection.

 

Have a wonderful weekend & Happy Crafting,

 

Amanda xx

Morehead 1st Birthday Card

Good Evening

 

Finally had a wee couple of days to craft which has chilled me out and helped me relax a little.  I have managed to create a lovely 1st birthday card and all the swaps for my swap group.  This means that I am left with a card for a lovely little boy and that dreaded wedding card.  That sounds terrible, the wedding thing is cool its just I am not finding the inspiration for the wedding card jumping out at me!  Seems I am seriously lacking in wedding themed things within my crafty stash, refusing to buy more though, I have crafty things coming out my ears and am hoping to use alot of this before purchasing further.

 

The items I have used for today's card are 8x8 Hunkydory Card Blank, A4 piece of Silver Mirri Card, Some lovely designer floral papers, 12x12 piece of Pink Core'dinations Card, Crafters Companion Quilling Die, "Me to You" sentiments, Morehead Topper from Crafters Companion New Inspirations Magazine, buttons, peel-offs, butterfly embellishment, Sand-it Kit, self adhesive gems & pearls, pink ink pad, 3D glue gel, double sided tape & foam pads.

I cut to size the Silver Mirri Card and gutted the centre to use as a matt for the topper.  The Core'dinations was cut down to size and I sanded around the edges, then used the Tim Holtz Distressing Tool to rough them up a little and also curled the corners.  After I inked the edges with the pink ink pad.  Doing this with all the papers gives the one colour theme running throughout and further helps to tie the card together.

I then added a strip of Mirri Card and a piece of patterned paper, this was just to add more layers of interest.  As with all the layers I distressed, inked and curled the layers.

I then added the topper which had been matt & layered onto the same papers in the same way.  So far everything was attached to the card using double sided tape.

I added the "Happy Birthday" sentiment with foam tape, the number one was cut out of Silver Mirri Card and attached using 3D glue gel, the "today" was made up using peel-offs.

The butterfly is a beautiful embellishment which I purchased from Remnant Kings a few years ago.  This was shaped and attached to the card using 3D glue gel and the trail made up with gems & pearls.

The lovely flowers were made using the Crafters Companion Stamen plus the Large & Small Camelia Quilling Dies.  I added buttons to the centres and attached to the card using 3D glue gel which has the best hold.

Just a photo popped in to show the dimension created by curling the edges and adding the wonderful flowers made with the quilling dies.

For the insert I used a plain piece of white 160GSM paper cut down to size and inked around the edges using the pink ink pad.  I then just used a piece of the Core'dinations, Silver Mirri Card and patterned paper, inking, sanding and curling as with the larger pieces on the front of the card.  These were attached using double sided tape. 

I inked the sentiment and attached using 3D glue gel and added gems to the corners to finish.

Well that's me, hope you all like it.

Happy Crafting,

Amanda xx

Gorjuss Card with Crafters Companion Quilling Dies

Happy Easter Monday :)

 

I do hope you have all had a fab time and you MUST have indulged in some chocolate?  I will be sitting down tonight to some as have been really good so far.  The temptation is just too much now though and it has to be done.

 

I have had a quiet weekend as one of my little fuzzies is unwell and I have been spending alot of my time ensuring he is comfortable.  The little one is probably sick of seeing me and probably would like some peace!!

 

As you know from previous posts I have knitted some mini hats for Innocent Smoothies but that is the extent of my knitting talents, I learned especially to take part in their Age UK annual charity event.  Well my Brothers Fiance gave me a ball of Pom Pom wool to knit up, I actually didn't think I would be able to but I did.  It isn't perfect but by the end I managed to get the hang of it and will definitely be making some other projects using it in the future.

 

As this was an old brand of wool, probably one of the first to release this style, I was unable to get another ball.  Instead of a blanket, it is more of a comforter size and I am sure a little kiddie will have fun dragging it about the place.  I have left it just plain for them to decorate & personalise with patches etc themselves.

You can see the bits where I must have twisted the wool and not put the Pom Pom in-line correctly.

As well as this they also needed another wee gift set which I was only too happy to put together.  As this was just a couple of products I didn't use a basket to put it all in.  Instead I embossed a piece of Centura Pearl Card using one of the Crafter Companion Embossalicious Folders "Regal Frame", it is 6x6 in size an made a perfectly pretty base.

Aswell as that, I also had a request from my Mum to make an 18th Birthday Card for a girl.  I love getting requests from family as they do not specify what they want and it means I can play with any new products that I have purchased.

 

This time it was the Do Crafts Gorjuss A4 Paper/ Topper Kit and my lovely new Quilling Dies from Crafters Companion.

 

I decided on an 8x8 size card and for this I have used a Hunkydory Card Blank, A piece of Silver Mirri Card, a piece of Black Centura Pearl Card, a piece of Purple Centura Pearl Card, a left over piece of embossed Black Centura Pearl Card using the dots Embossalicious Folder, the outer frame from a card I made the other day - Purple Centura Pearl Card embossed with the Floral Frenzy Embossalicious Folder, a square topper, oval topper, tag & piece of purple paper from the Gorjuss Kit,  purple pigment ink pad, glitter embossing powder, "happy birthday" stamp, gems, buttons, Crafters Companion Camelia Small & Large Quilling Dies, bakers twine, "Me to You" sentiment.

I cut a piece of Silver Mirri Card to fit just inside the 8x8 card blank, and a piece of plain Purple Centura Pearl again just to fit inside the Mirri Card, these were the basic matts.  Before attaching, I inked around the edges of all the card elements using the purple ink pad, I also wrapped some bakers twine around the Purple Card and attached around the back using red line tape so that I am confident it will not come undone.  These were added to the card using double sided tape.

I then added a strip of the cut off Mirri down the right side (no waste), and over this I added a piece of black embossed Centura Pearl Card both added again with double sided tape.

On top of this is attached the frame using 3D glue gel and the tag which I stamped a "happy birthday" sentiment on in purple pigment ink and then heat embossed using a clear glitter embossing powder and also using the glue gel attached to the card just at the one end. 

The main topper was layered onto a piece of Black Centura Pearl and attached to the card using 3D glue gel for a bit of dimension.

I added the "18" stickers from the Card Kit and inked in purple to get rid of the stark white look, attached the bakers twine bow using glue gel and added some gems just to finish.

The main flowers were created using the Crafters Companion Quilling Dies. 

Leann has a fab video tutorial on the CC web page and I followed this exactly.  I cut out the Stamens and the two sizes of flower, popped a strip of tape along the bit to be quilled and then used the tool to wrap them tightly and finished with a tiny strip of red line tape. 

The large flower is made from Core'dinations card stock, sanded and then inked with the purple pad and a sparkly button added as the centre.  For the small flowers these were cut out of the left over piece of paper from the Gorjuss Card Kit, again they were inked just to match in and buttons added as the centre pieces.

The insert was created from a piece of the paper from the Gorjuss Kit attached to the card just at one side with a strip of double sided tape.  The mini topper matching the main topper on the front was attached using 3D Glue Gel as was the "Me to You" sentiment which I coloured with Spectrum Noirs and inked using the purple pigment ink pad to match it in with the card colours.

This just shows the fab dimension created with the quilling die flowers, and the tag is also only attached at one end and was shaped just to allow some further movement.

Well, that's me for the holiday weekend, back to work tomorrow.  I have a wedding card to make at some point, not really sure what to do for this so probably good that I have sometime to think it through.

 

Happy Crafting,

 

Amanda xx