DT Teresa - Shades of Green 2

Hi There! 

The year is already flying by with school holidays almost upon us. First term is almost over and Easter is around the corner!

With that in mind, today I am sharing a card to celebrate Easter in Shades of Green, which is our theme for March here on the Auzz Trinklets and Crafts blog.

This card uses Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Solar White Cardstock for the base which is cut with a paper trimmer at 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" and scored with a teflon bone folder at 4 1/4" to make a top folding card of 4 1/4" x 4 1/4". 

The stamp set featured is Easter Friends from Pretty Pink Posh. I stamped the images in Ranger Archival Ink, a great ink to use for watercolouring as it doesn't bleed. I stamped the patterned eggs numerous times so I could use them in the shaker card as seen above. I used Strathmore Bristol Paper as it is excellent when using Zig Clean Color Brush Markers as a colouring medium. After colouring the girl, basket and eggs, I used the Pretty Pink Posh Easter Friends Coordinating Dies to cut the images. I die cut a frame using the larger frame from Pretty Pink Posh Scallop Circles Dies out of Simon Says Stamp Green Apple Cardstock and then cut two frames from a foam sheet using the same die with my Sizzix Bigshot Machine.  I then took a similar sized circle die from Hero Arts Circle Infinity Dies and cut a piece of acetate and adhered it to the back of the green frame with Ranger Multi Medium Matte. The foam frames were glued together and placed behind the acetate, creating a little bed for all the shaker pieces - the eggs and the sequins - which I placed inside, ensuring all the eggs were put face down onto the back of the acetate piece.

I stamped the My Favorite Things Lined Up Dots Background onto a separate sheet of cardstock with the new Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Ink. This ink gives a wonderful solid impression, it is great for stamping images! I again used a circle die from the Hero Arts Circle Infinity Dies and cut the stamped background to place behind the frame and foam. I then stamped the Happy Easter sentiment from Pretty Pink Posh Easter Friends and adhered the easter basket onto the stamped circle piece and secured the shaker pieces within the frame. I adhered the entire piece onto the card base and glued the little girl with bunny ears to the front and the card was complete.

Thankyou for following along with me today. Please feel free to ask questions if anything needs clarifying. If you cannot find the items I have used (listed below) in the Auzz Trinklets n Crafts store, be sure to drop Neha a message via email or Facebook and she will do what she can to order the product in for you.

Happy crafting and have a great day!

Teresa

Products Used:

Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Solar White Cardstock 

Paper trimmer

Teflon bone folder

Pretty Pink Posh Easter Friends

Pretty Pink Posh Easter Friends Coordinating Dies

Ranger Archival Ink

Strathmore Bristol Paper

Zig Clean Color Brush Markers 60/pkg

Pretty Pink Posh Scallop Circles Dies 

Simon Says Stamp Green Apple Cardstock

Foam sheet

Sizzix Bigshot Machine

Hero Arts Circle Infinity Dies

Acetate

Ranger Multi Medium Matte

Sequins

My Favorite Things Lined Up Dots Background

Distress Oxide Ink Pad, Peeled Paint 

Today's Favourite....Shades of Green

Hey Everyone, Its Tracey here to share a fun layout I designed for this months theme "Shades of Green".

I used three different shades of  green "Gelatos" to create the background. First up I sealed the background with gesso, I then scribbled all over some clear plastic packaging with the gelatos,  added water then mixed it, before laying it face down on my page. I repeated this process until I was happy with the look. I used a stencil and modeling paste to add the tiny X's.

 A close up of the cocktail recipe  background.

 The striped background paper behind the photo was created by masking off the area and using the same colour Gelatos.

I also used Die cut doily and leaves, chipboard title...coloured black with copics.

Thanks for Looking

Happy Creating 😊

DT Teresa - Romance

Welcome to February and our new theme for the month here on the Auzz Trinklets n Crafts blog. This month we are celebrating Romance as it will be Valentine's Day soon enough!

I am sharing a fun shaker card today using Altenew inks and Simon Says Stamp dies with sequins from the Auzz Trinklets n Crafts store. I kept the design simple as the elements stand alone.

This card uses Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Smooth Solar White Paper for the base which is cut at 4 ¼“ x 11” and scored at 5 ½“ to make a top folding card of 5 ½“ x 4 ¼”.

I used the stitched rectangle die from My Favorite Things Blueprints 13 and cut this from Neenah 80lb Classic Crest Cardstock to create the layer for the shaker.

The cute bunnies are stamped images created with the Simon Says Stamp Bunny Hugs die. I cut these from a Darice Foam sheet using the Sizzix Big Shot Machine.

I placed the stitched rectangle into the lower left corner of my MISTI. I removed the heart from the bunny and put it aside, then put some repositionable adhesive onto one side of the foam bunny and positioned it onto the cardstock where I wanted to stamp the blue bunny, adhesive side facing up. I closed the door of the MISTI, picking up the bunny and inked it up with Altenew Crisp Dye Ink - Ocean Waves. After stamping the blue bunny, I moved the stitched rectangle over to the right by 1 1/4" and leaving it in position, cleaned off the foam with a damp Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy. This time I inked up the foam bunny with Altenew Crisp Dye Ink - Cotton Candy and stamped the image to the left of the blue bunny.

The Simon Says Stamp Heart Smile sentiment was then die cut with the Sizzix Big Shot Machine. After removing all the diecut pieces I adhered a piece of acetate from my stash behind the sentiment with Ranger Multi Medium Matte and used it also to replace the centres of the letters onto the top of the acetate and set it aside to dry.

Once it was dry, I took the Darice Foam Sheet and cut pieces to fit behind the stitched rectangle layer and doubled the pieces, adhering with the Ranger Multi Medium Matte in order to offer height and give the shaker pieces clearance when the card was put together.

I placed the various sequins onto the card base where they would be seen under the sentiment window - Auzz Trinklets N Crafts Star Shape Fillers, Auzz Trinklets n Crafts Shaker Mix Red Salsa and added a touch of blue from my stash. I then used Wonder Tape to secure the layer to the card base. 

I finished off the card by taking the heart from the foam bunny I put aside earlier and coloured it with a Copic marker, R46 and after allowing it to dry, I glued it between the two bunnies, an exchange of love! 

Thankyou for following along with me today; please feel free to ask questions if anything needs clarifying. If you cannot find the items I have used (listed below) in the Auzz Trinklets n Crafts store, be sure to drop Neha a message via email or Facebook and she will do what she can to order the product in for you.

Happy crafting and have a great day! 

Teresa

Products:

Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Smooth Solar White Paper
My Favorite Things Blueprints 13
Neenah 80lb Classic Crest Cardstock
Simon Says Stamp Bunny Hugs
Darice Foam Sheet
Sizzix Big Shot Machine
MISTI Stamping Tool
Altenew Crisp Dye Ink - Ocean Waves
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy
Altenew Crisp Dye Ink - Cotton Candy
Simon Says Stamp Heart Smile
Ranger Multi Medium Matte
Auzz Trinklets N Crafts Star Shape Fillers
Auzz Trinklets n Crafts Shaker Mix Red Salsa
Copic marker, R46