Tuesday, 25 March 2014

1 April Music cards



Heart notes happy birthday
Mustard seed or chalk edges.



Make a wish get well
Chalk edges



Red Heart Card
Pearl moon gilding wax to embossed border.



Orange flower card
Flower graphit 5220 or heatwave and sunflower or canary. Spiced marmalade ink or chalk to edges of flower.



Tulips in a boot
Boot burnt sienna, laces fine orange whisper pen, shoe soles sandstone. Tulips marsh green and tulip yellow.


Monday, 17 March 2014

25 March Iris folding




Black and silver dress
Pearl moon gilding wax to frame before attaching to card.




Tulip
Picked raspberry ink or chalk to edges. Be careful with ink as it is very juicy and has a bright pigment .



Peach flower card
Tattered rose ink or chalk to edges and tips of decorative bits.






Cake
Barn door and mustard seed ink or chalk. Flame needs to be drawn with fine orange pen. Sakura clear pen to flame centre.



Easter card

 Chalk to edges of sentiment.

Monday, 10 March 2014

18 March Boxes


Black Box







Buff box with gold decoration





Brown box with mustard decoration




Wild Geranium
Apple cider, wild cranberry. Edges antique linen ink or chalk. Sakura black glaze pen to centre of flower.





Typewriter card
Edges colour with black pen, chalk or ink. Cut a slit for the paper to go through. Curl the paper around a pencil.


 
Pansies
Canary yellow, amethyst, marsh green, orchid. Chalk edges. Sakura pen in centre of flowers.



Saturday, 1 March 2014

11 March Backgrounds


Trio of bags
Cornflower, pear green or moss, pineapple crush or mustard, hot pink. Chalk edges.


 Thinking of you
Shabby shutters ink in centre and faded jeans outer edge. Sakura clear pen on grasses. Frame edge is done with a fine black pen. Edge peel off umber.


Rose Card
Blend cardinal red and plum preserve or graphit pens 5240 and 6150. Chalk edges. Background is bundled sage ink.


Black and red
Background is stamped with perfect medium with silver cosmic shimmer mica powder or perfect pearls on top.


Gerbra Card
Flowers heatwave and sunflower or canary, stems marsh green and lime,

Antique linen and wild honey ink – don't scrub too hard as the text will bleed. Flower centre micro beads applied on top of cosmic shimmer glue.. Use a tray as the beads go everywhere!

4 March Stitched cards



  

Flower Basket
Bundled sage ink or chalk edges



Two pink flowers with beads



Flower trio in oval


Tulips
Canary yellow or tulip for tulips, leaves apple cider or marsh green, pages satin with china blue edges, ribbon sunflower, cross burnt orange with sakura clear pen on top, butterfly body walnut or chestnut, outer edges heatwave, inner vanilla and stripes amber., edges chalk.


Fuchsia
Marsh green leaves, tops of flowers meadow green, flowers wild cranberry and lavender, edges milled lavender ink or chalk.

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.