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Glitter Background Card with Silhouette Portrait

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Hi there! I thought I'd share a quick and simple card I made with my new Silhouette Portrait electronic cutting machine; I just love the versatility of electronic cutting, and I'm very impressed with the machine so far! The wonky cutting in the foreground was done by me with a pair of scissors; designed to look a little sketchy and add a modern feel to the card! The background teardrops were cut from lilac card by the electronic cutting machine, though. I was very impressed with the clean cuts achieved! The design is by Hero Arts, by the way; they have a great selection in the Silhouette store. To achieve the glitzy background, I applied double sided adhesive to a piece of low quality white card then applied the cut background on top, sprinkling it with lilac glitter from Tonic's Nuvo range, then burnishing well. Simple, but effective! It really sparkles with the light hits it. On the inside of the card, I simply stamped a sentiment from a Craftwork Card
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Ombre Embossed Watercoloured Card for #CTD455

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Hi there! I'm participating in the Color Throwdown challenge again this week with the colours aqua, light pink, lavender and white; please do head over to the blog and take a look at the challenge for yourself! It's a lot of fun, and these colours were quite far from my usual colour palette, so a lot of fun to work with and stretch myself! The video style is different this time, with most of the video in real time with live narration. Let me know what you think in the comments section. I've had a lot of questions about how long it takes to make a card, so I thought it would be a good way to show the process to beginners. Let me know if you found it helpful or informative. --- Supplies Used --- # 300 gsm ivory linen card # 300 gsm white card # 200 gsm pale pink and lavender card # Indian Ocean Tags die set from Sue Wilson # Manual die cutting machine # Xcut dinky feather die # Just for Men stamp set from Crafter's Companion # VersaMark ink # Hero Art
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Twisted Easel Tough Seashell Card for Color Throwdown 454

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Hi there! I've got another video for you today, taking part in the Color Throwdown challenge with a twisted easel card. I'll let you take a look then give you more information below! Apologies for the missing footage! The supplies I used to make this card are listed below. --- Supplies Used --- # Tonic Maxi 12" guillotine # Martha Stewart 12" scoring board # Papermania Kraftstax 280 gsm kraft card # 200 gsm white card # 200 gsm green card # Stampendous Seashells Stamps and coordinating dies # Ranger Archival Ink in Sepia # Stamp positioning tool # Baby wipes # Prismacolor Premier pencils 48 pack (using Ginger Root, Burnt Ochre, Sienna Brown, Light Umber and Dark Brown) # Derwent Superpoint manual sharpener # Scotch removable tape # Xcut Xpress die-cutting machine with 3 mm acrylic sheet # Sue Wilson Indian Ocean dies - Border & Corners and Maldives # Liquitex coarse texture gel # Royal & Langnickel Crafter's Choice acrylic pa
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Ice Cream Happy Day Stamped Background Card with Artiste Watercolour Pens #CTD452

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Hi there! Today I'm sharing a card I made for the Color Throwdown challenge this week: This is a really cute card with those cartoony ice cream stamps and bright colour palette! Very summery, and I had a lot of fun creating it. I created this card with the Color Throwdown color palette for #CTD452: Green, yellow, red and aqua. I was also testing out docrafts Artiste watercolour pens for the very first time :). --- Supplies Used --- # 220 gsm yellow linen card stock # 160 gsm yellow card stock for envelope # 300 gsm super smooth white card stock # Martha Stewart 12" scoring board # Tonic Studios Maxi paper guillotine # docrafts Artiste watercolour pens (set of 36) # 'Oh Happy Day' stamp set by Lia Griffith for Hero Arts # Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink pad # Acrylic block # Pentel water brush pen # Tape adhesive # Foam pads # Tonic Tim Holtz scissors I made the UK A6 card base from yellow linen card stock and cut a panel of white card t
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Masculine Thank You Card with Hot Air Balloons and Distress Oxide Ink

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Hi there! I'm back with another video tutorial, using Distress Oxide ink and some hot air balloon stamps to make a masculine thank you card. I'll let you watch the video then get into the details. I'm using a new camera, so hopefully the video quality should be better! I really like the finished effect of this card; vintage, worn and suitable for giving to a man or a woman. --- Supplies Used --- # Tonic Maxi Guillotine # Martha Stewart 12x12" scoring board # We R Memory Keepers 1-2-3 punch board # Smooth A3 250 gsm white card stock # Hampton Art hot air balloon stamps # Crafter's Companion Sara Signature Collection Autumn Morning stamps (from Crafter's Inspiration) # Ranger Archival Ink in Sepia # Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo # Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink in Broken China # Mini ink blending tool # Copper embossing powder from docrafts Papermania # VersaMark ink pad from Tsukineko # Acrylic blocks
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Rosy Congratulations for Color Throwdown 451 #CTD451

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Hi there! UPDATE: The video for this card is now live on YouTube! I've used a different editing style and would love to hear your thoughts on it over in the comments section. Today I'm sharing the card I make for the Color Throwdown challenge #ctd451. The colours are dark pink, light pink, green and white. --- Supplies Used --- # 250 gsm card stock to make 6" square card base # 210 gsm white 9" 3/8 card stock to make envelope # Altenew Vintage Roses stamp set # Hello Beautiful stamp set from Sara Love & Romance Signature Collection by Crafter's Companion # Tsukineko Memento dew drop ink pads in Angel Pink, Rose Bud and Bamboo Leaves # Homemade stamp positioning tool # Baby wipe # Post-It notes # Pencil # Ruler This card doesn't require too many supplies to make and is relatively simple in the process; although it took some time to complete! It's quite a relaxing process, though. In order to have this post ready before the c
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Summery Hello Camera Card for Color Throwdown 450 #CTD450

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Hi there! I'm participating in the Color Throwdown Challenge again this week. A very fresh and summery palette is the focus this week, and I used a pop art style to producing a striking card that I hope will put a smile on somebody's face! Below is the swatch for the Color Throwdown this week: Please make sure to check out the blog, the other entries, and to play along yourself! It's a great way to push your abilities and challenge yourself, I really recommend it. Below is a list of the supplies I used for this card. --- Supplies Used --- # A3 white card 250 gsm (from Amazon) # Tonic paper guillotine # Martha Stewart scoring board # Stitched rectangle dies (from The Works) # Craftwell Teresa Collins embossing folder # Xcut Mini Polaroid Dies # Xcut Mini Camera Die # Stamp set free with Creative Stamping # Berol Brush Markers # VersaMark ink # Woodware Magic Anti Static Pad # Stampendous Pearlustre Carnelian embossing powder # Xcut Xpress die
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