Tuesday, 11 February 2014

25 February Men's cards





TOOLS CARD
Ice grey 3 or 2, berry red,denim blue in centre of spirit level, lime zest, umber. Pumice stone ink or chalk edges



LADIES BIKE
Tyres – grey squirrel, bike frame wild cranberry, marsh green leaves, sunflower, lilac and cardinal red for flowers. Basket caramel or sandstone. Milled lavender ink or chalk edges. Sakura clear pen on basket rim.


MEN'S BIKE
China blue or capri or denim. Tyres – grey squirrel. Antique linen or old paper ink or chalk edges. Sakura clear pen on chain. Centre of wheels and pedals black glaze pen.


Monday, 3 February 2014

11 February Tri-shutter cards


Music Card
There is a choice of instrument for the front of this card.


Rose
Marsh green and maroon. Chalk to edges.


Cream Tri-shutter.
Flower – star fish or coral plus heatwave in centre, glossy accents on top of flower to make the gloss effect.. Edges – tattered rose ink or chalk.


Hyacinth
Flower – cerise and marsh green. Soil is sandstone. Pot is burnt umber.



General tips
  Cut the borders into 3 separate strips so that the card folds easily. Don't put keyboard border on upside down on the bottom edge, the top edge can be either way - your choice.


4 February Foil embossed cards

Purple Single flower
The centre is stamped and then die cut. The edges can be coloured with milled lavender ink or chalk. The sentiment border has been coloured with plum preserve promarker.




Red patterned card

Barn door ink to edges. The red patterned paper cut from the centre is cut into 4 and trimmed to make the corners. Ruby or crimson pen around the edges.

Tulip card
Tulips are coloured with cardinal red and apple cider or marsh green.


Trio of flowers

Centre is wild cranberry then patina stickles. Middle section is winter berry. Outer section is lilac.



Monday, 20 January 2014

28 January Paper bow cards

All the bow cards can be flattened to go in the post.

  









Flower card

Peg board – burnt sienna or walnut or henna. Pegs - sandstone or caramel. Peg centres black glaze pen. Roses - cardinal red and marsh green. Centre flower bunch lilac and amethyst with ultra fine flower soft.. Flower wraps and strings – putty. Apron – pear and pocket and ties - olive. Edges – peeled paint ink or chalk.




Tuesday, 14 January 2014

21 Jan Stamping



Thinking of you
The square is stamp embossed with silver powder. The colour on the square is shaded lilac ink. Border is stamped with black momento ink and coloured with bluebell promarker.




Red circle
Stamp embossed with white powder. Stickles for the 'blobs' – any of the white ones but not frosted lace.

  

House
Berry red door and window frames. Windows cool aqua. Grass forest green. Fence walnut, chestnut or henna. House walls canary. Bushes meadow green roof burnt umber, walnut or chestnut. Path putty. Bird raw sienna. Wall and roof edges china blue.Fence nails black glaze pen. Edges and sky chalk.


Orange flower
Flower is stamped onto coloured card. Rusty hinge ink around edges of sentiment. Sakura clear pen for sparkle in flower. Pearl cosmic shimmer for 'blobs' on embossed card.



Roses
Lilac, cardinal red and apple cider promarkers.




Monday, 6 January 2014

14 January House of Zandra Fashion

  

Decoupage dress (pre-coloured)

Frame edges – denim + pineapple crush.  Top layer of skirt edges – eggnog.  Message stand -sandstone.


Pink dress

Skirt – wild cranberry. Dress edge – pear green.  Mannequin – sandstone.  Waistband – lilac
Leaf – marsh green.  Sparkle – sakura clear pen.  Edges – chalk.


Flowery dress

Berry red, powder blue for underskirt, cornflower for top layer, canary yellow, flower stem and grass – apple cider,  mannequin – putty,  butterfly bodies – henna,  edges – chalk.


There is no colouring required on this card.



Flowers

Amber and marsh green.  Edges – bundled sage or old paper ink or chalk.




Thursday, 2 January 2014

7 January Decorative double fold cards

CHOCOLATE BOX   
  Leaves apple cider, chocolate cases sandstone, chocolates walnut, terracotta, burnt umber, umber, spice, burnt orange, mustard. Bow mustard, chocolate box winter berry, rose cardinal red, edges chalk.



IRIS  
   Amethyst + orchid + canary yellow  Apple cider leaves  Sakura clear pen to add sparkle to flower. Chalk edges and shimmer chalk to purple layer


 

PANSY HEART
Pear green and marsh green. Canary yellow bluebell, lilac,peony, blossom. Inner edge of heart winter berry.Sakura clear pen in centre of small flowers. Colour in corners is winter berry. Gunmetal stickles in pansy centres and die cut border.


SNOWDROPS
Marsh green leaves on front.  Emboss flowers on back with ball tool.


  

CAR
Doors mustard and canary, wheel spokes raw sienna, tyres cocoa, seats burnt sienna, car roof and mud guards raw sienna, door edges raw sienna or terracotta or spice, lights eggnog, edges brushed corduroy ink.