Hi All,

Sally has made a  card/tutorial using Snowman & Friends for you…

Happy Christmas Robins

Products Used

Hobby Art ‘Snowman & Friends’ stamp set (CS173D)           Heat Resistant Acetate

Hobby Art ‘Snowflakes’ stamp set (CS105D)                         Heat Tool

Hobby Art Mask-It Sheet                                                        White Posca Marker

Marianne Design Craftable Heart Die Set                             London Fog Memento Ink

Hobby Art Watercolour Card                                                 White Pearls

Stampendous Stardust Embossing Powder                           Platinum Inca-Gold

Faded Jeans Distress Oxide                                                   Empty Spray Bottle

5 x 7 inch Kraft Card Base and Envelope                               Kuretake Gansai Tambi

Clear Versamark Ink                                                               Round Paintbrush

Instructions

(1) Cut a piece of Watercolour card to 6 5/8 x 4 5/8 Inches. Also, stamp the image onto Mask-It and cut out.

(2) Stamp the image onto the watercolour card with ‘London Fog’ Memento Ink so that the start of the branch is touching the left-hand edge of the card. Mask off the image with the Mask and also use strips of the Mask-It to keep a border around the card.

(3) Mix a small amount of the Platinum Inca-Gold into the Empty Spray Bottle. Add water and mix well to create a shimmering spray. Apply some ‘Faded Jeans’ Distress Oxide to a non-porous surface and spray the Inca-Gold onto it.Then take the watercolour card and press it into the diluted down Oxide to create a background.

(4) When the background has dried stamp some of the snowflakes from the ‘Snowflakes’ stamp set randomly around the image. Then sprinkle over the Stardust Embossing powder and Heat set.

(5) Stamp the Happy Christmas sentiment with ‘London Fog’ Memento ink onto the background and add more of the Stardust Embossing powder. Also, heat set this.

(6) Die cut the snowflakes from the Marianne Designs Craftables Hearts Die collection from Heat Resistant Acetate. Then press the die cut snowflakes into the Versamark Ink. Cover with the Stardust Embossing powder and heat until the powder has turned clear.

(7) Apply one whole snowflake underneath the bottom left of the sentiment and then cut up another two and add these around the edges of the image panel.

(8) Using 3D Foam attach the image panel to the front of the card and add white gems in various sizes to the middle of some of the snowflakes to finish.

This set will be on Monday 28th August’s Tv show on Hochanda.

Hope you like Sally’s Tutorial

Becki 😀 

Hi All

We have had quite a few requests for this card since it appeared on Hochanda on Friday. Sally has kindly written up the project for everyone to share…

Project By Sally Dodger.

Poppy Card
Products Used
Hobby Art ‘Floral Mix’ stamp set (CS172D), Acrylic blocks‘Floral Mix’ stamp set (CS172D), Acrylic blocks

Hobby Art ‘Friends Sentiments’ stamp set (CSO43D)

Washi Tape or Low Tack Tape, A4 Watercolour Card

Pebeo Drawing Gum, London Fog Memento

Ink White Uni Posca Marker

6″ Square Kraft Base Card And Envelope

Old Paintbrush 1″ Flatwash Paint, Brush 08 Round Paint Brush

Cotman Watercolours in the following colours (Cadmium Red, Hookers Green, Yellow Ochre and Prussian Blue)

Instructions
(1) Cut a piece of watercolour card to 5 1/2 inches and add Washi tape, or low tack tape, around the edges to preserve the white border.
(2) Stamp the Poppy image from the stamp set, using ‘London Fog’ Memento Ink, on the bottom left of the card. Then use the Pebeo Drawing Gum and the Old Paintbrush to mask off the Poppy image.
(3) Stamp the Poppy image twice again altering the angle slightly and repeat the masking process.
(4) Stamp the fern image where needed to create depth. No need to mask the ferns as they will be painted darker than the background. Add some splatters of the Drawing Gum around the Poppies.
(5) Wet the entire piece of watercolour card with clear water and add a light wash of Yellow Ochre across the whole piece. Then add light touches of Hookers Green and Cadmium Red to the bottom left of the still wet background. Let the colours merge into one another and then dry.
(6) Create a mix of the Hookers Green paint and a small amount of Cadmium Red and use this to paint the ferns. When the ferns have dried, add some Prussian Blue to the mix and use this to darken the areas between the Poppies and at the very bottom of the piece.
(7) When all the paint has dried carefully rub away all of the Drawing Gum. Then using a pale wash of Cadmium Red, paint the Poppies.
(8) Using the Cadmium Red wash, add a tiny amount of Prussian Blue paint to create a slightly darker mix and use this to add a layer of shading to the Poppies. After each layer has dried keep adding more of the Prussian blue paint to the mix and layer again until the desired result is achieved.
(9) Combining an amount of all of the paints, (slightly more Prussian Blue) will give a dark grey colour which can be used to paint the Poppy centres.
(10) Stamp the sentiment, with ‘London Fog’ Memento Ink, in the upper right corner. Then use the White Posca marker to add highlights to the Poppies.
(11) When everything has dried carefully remove the Washi tape to reveal the white border. The White Posca marker can be used to clean up the edges if needed.
(12) Attach the painted panel onto the card front with 3D foam to finish.
Daisy Card

Another card variation, using the same technique, by Sally Dodger. Using the ‘Floral Mix’ stamp set.

We will be getting some of these project sheets printed, we will let you know when they are available.

Right, Jenny and I are off to Telford tomorrow so that’s all for now folks.

Becki 😀