NEW Flower Power!! – from Tonic Studios

 

Hi Everyone

MJ has been working with the new floral Verso Dies from Tonic Studios launching tonight 9pm over on Ideal World as POD.  She has loved coming up with ideas for them and she can’t wait any longer to share them with you.

Here is MJ’s first project for you to see.  She started with a cheap £1.99 chalk board!

She has used papers from Tonic’s recent Cameo launch to cover the base using the Pure Matte Adhesive.

 

Next she die cut lots of flowers from all the die sets and layered and shaped them adding some Nuvo Glitter on the edge of the petals and Crystal drops for the centres of the flowers.  All the flowers are also made from the papers.

 

 

Before gluing the flowers and die cut bird and cage MJ added a couple of the Parisian Transfers and distressed the edges of the house with Potting Soil Archival Ink.

 

 

The flowers are gorgeous but the panels that are part of the set ……well you’ll have to tune in to see them in action.  The Design Team have made wonderful projects to inspire you.  These are MJ’s favourite ones to date (she’s a sucker for a dimensional flower).

MJ will be back soon with another project to inspire you along the way.

What Was Used

Tonic Studios Verso Radiant Roselily Die Set

Tonic Studios Verso Bellus Buttercup Die Set

Tonic Studios Verso Delicate Daisy Die Set

Tonic Studios Verso Plush Peony Die Set

Forever Moments Parisian Transfers

Forever Moments Decorative Paper Pack – Millesime Voyage

Nuvo Pure Sheen Glitter – Diamond

Nuvo Crystal Drops – Raspberry Pink

Forever Moments Gilding Blush – Gold Leaf

 

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks

for

Popping By

xxx

Tonic Beautiful Buckle Die Set – New Release – Sneak Peek

 

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MJ is back with a Sneak  Peek tonight of one of the new releases from Tonic Studios.  She choose to use the Beautiful Buckle with a twist!  Not a card this time but a Bracelet Cuff.

As soon as MJ saw this die set she thought it looked like a bracelet or a gorgeous watch strap so she got straight to it with this simple project idea for you.

 

Having recently done this painting technique with her classes MJ decided that it would fit what she had in mind perfectly.  So she gathered together her gesso, inks, paints and glue, put her pinny on and began.

Using the Beautiful Buckle die set MJ cut the inner part of the die from Grunge Paper and then cut the outer edges with the strip die.  Then she cut another band just using the outer strip die.  She gave these pieces a light coat of Vintage Photo Distress Ink and dried.  On reverse of plain piece paint with the Precious Metal Colour paint as this acts as a sealant.  Now she added some random streaks of Gilding Blush – Gold Leaf.  Applied on top of the wax was a light blue wash of colour. Leave to dry.  Using gesso and blue distress ink take a stippling brush and go over some of the areas removing any excess with a dry kitchen towel.  Once dry buff the pieces to bring out the shine.

 

 

Glue fancy cut-out section onto top of plain under section.  Cut to size required to fit wrist.  Add a hitch fastener to one end of bracelet and cut a small slit on the other end so that the fastener will fit through to secure.  Decorate to suit.  Enjoy!

What Was Used

Tonic Studios Verso Beautiful Buckle Strip Die Set

Tonic Studios Forever Moments Gilding Blush – Gold Leaf

Tonic Studios Forever Moments Creative Storage Adhesive

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Grungepaper

White Gesso

Viva Precious Metal Colour – Mother of Pearl

Distress Inks – Peacock Feathers and Vintage Photo

Tim Holtz Hitch Fasteners

 

We hope you have been inspired.

Don’t forget to pop over to the Tonic Blog to see more inspiration from the team.

Thanks for Popping By

xx

Altered Book Project with Karen Clare

Hi Everyone

What a fabulous day MJ has had today with Karen Clare up in Pink Tulip Creations.  Firstly, thanks to all at Pink Tulip for their great hosting of this workshop and then a huge Thank you to Karen Clare for showing us so many techniques in one day!

Here is how MJ's book turned out....she had a thoroughly enjoyable day together with Sharon. Xx

This is how it started.....

This is how it finished.....

Love the way it layered up with all the textural pieces we were given to use on our books.

Once we added pastes, materials, inks, stains and gilding waxes the books came to life!  The other ladies and gents projects were amazing!  Not one was anything like the other.  Each book an individual work of art.

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

xx

She's So Cute! Card Project for You xx

Hi Everyone

Today Mandy-Jane has been playing with the Hobby House Topper Pack using a Mo Manning design.

She is so cute (and we mean the image and not MJ!) and the colours are so soft.

The scrapbook papers make such wonderful backgrounds for cardmaking.  And you can get four 6" x 6" mats out of one sheet....brilliant!

What We Used: -

 

 

Hobby House Topper Pack - HHM0010

 

Exotic Orchid Core'dinations Card

 

Kaisercraft Scrapbook Paper - The Lake House Collection - Serenity

 

Dies from Spellbinders, Memory Box, Cheery Lynn and Joy!

 

McGill Punch - Pine Branch

 

Aged Mahogany Distress Ink

 

Distress Glitter - Spun Sugar

 

Paper Blossoms/ Lace





 

 How We Did It: -

• The card base is 7" x 7".
• The exotic orchid card has been cut to a 6 3/4" square.
• The green printed paper is cut to a 6 1/2" square.
• The floral paper is cut to a 6" square.
• Distress all the squares using the Distress Ink.
• Mat and layer these together.
• Cut a piece of lace and wrap around the above.  Glue to front of card.
• Die cut fancy circle for topper to sit on. Glue together.  Attach to centre of card with 3D glue Gel/foam pads.
• Punch some pine branches out in a toning green, arrange on card and glue into place.
• Add paper blossoms and die cut elements.
• Add glitter highlights where wanted to finish card.

 

We hope you have been inspired.

 

Thanks for Popping By

 

xx



 



 

 



Visible Image Stamps, FlitterGlu and Walnut Stain Distress Ink Card

Hi Everyone

It's been a couple of weeks since we last blogged so sincere apologies for this but we have been extremely busy in our shop with classes and 'stuff'.

So a quick catch up blog today with a card Mandy-Jane made for a recent demo in the shop.  She promised to post an ingredients list up for all those who attended.  So here it is - at long last!!





Ingredients: -

 

 

Visible Image Stamps - Men's Collage Stamp and Wording Stamp

 

 

Creative Expressions Stamps - Beaded Elements Set

 

 

Distress Ink - Walnut Stain

 

 

IndigoBlu - FlitterGlu and Megaflakes

 

 

Sakura Pen Touch Calligrapher - Gold 5mm

 

 

White Card Stock 8" x 8" base

This would also look greate using the Chloe stamp - Denise's Swirl to go around the outside edges.


We love the Visible Image stamps.  They give a lovely result.


We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

 

xx

Ooooh It’s All Gone a Little Tim Holtz Stylee

Hi Everyone

Today Mandy-Jane thought she would use a couple of stamps she has had a while to create a quick but stylish card (or at least that’s what she hopes you will see..lol).

Although the stamps used are not available at Dandie Crafts we do have some wonderful Visible Image stamps arriving in store this Saturday…and we can’t wait. Some of them will suit this style very well.

Mandy-Jane has used Stampers Anonymous – Urban Tapestry set of stamps (she lusted after them for a while but eventually succumbed to them!).  The Sheena Highland Silhouette stamp set works beautifully for a similar look to your project.  This could be a card or the start of a scrapbook page.  Maybe that’s what she will try next!

Apologies for the photo quality but bear with us – thanks.

Firstly, Mandy-Jane spritzed a piece of cream card using Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist in Pearl Gold and dried with a heat tool.

Next she took Tim Holtz’s Distress Stain in Tarnished Brass and working from her non stick craft sheet, she used a small paint brush and brushed it around all the edges until she got the colour she was after.  Not being precise to give an aged look.

Using the dotty stamp and Rangers Archival Ink in Jet Black she stamped randomly over the card.  Added the stamped corners and used Walnut Stain Distress Ink all the way around to soften the effect.  Mat and layer onto black card and then a cream base card.

To get the cork shape; as the cork sheet was too thick to go through the Grand Caliber she drew around a Spellbinders Die and cut it out.  The bird was stamped in the Archival Ink first and then over stamped to give a little shadow with the Tarnished Brass Distressed Stain.  Edge the die cut with a gold coloured pen.  Here a Sakura Pen Touch Calligrapher was used.  This was then adhered to the card.  Mandy-Jane also added gold highlights to a couple of the corner stamps.

To finish the card Mandy-Jane cut some swirly shapes using Memory Box dies and made rollie roses to match.

Inks Used: -

Distress Stain – Tarnished Brass

Distress Ink – Walnut Stain

Rangers Archival Ink – Jet Black

Luminarte Radiant Rain – Pearl Gold

Sakura Pen Touch Calligrapher – Gold

We hope this has inspired you.

Thanks for Popping By

xx