CRD Monthly Make: Purple Anyone???

For this last card I thought I would try stamping the large flower head (piece of cloth) in another colour! And I think it looks just as good!

So this is the final card for this month, I have had great fun using this set there is so much more I want to do but the time has just flown this month.

For more information about Crafty Roo Designs Monthly Make please visit their website .

Materials

• Stamp Set
• Stamp Bases.
• Distress Ink:- Peeled Paint, Wilted Violet.
• Memento:- Tuxedo Black.
• Fabric Paint:- Black, Purple.
• Cream Open Weave Craft Ribbon.
• 17cm square Scalloped Edged Cream Card, Purple and White Card.
• 3Purple Card Candi.
• Double Sided Tape and Glues.
• Craft Tool and Iron

How to Make

• Cut a 18cm piece of craft ribbon, stamp the solid open flower four times along the ribbon using purple fabric paint, when dry iron it, over stamp with the outline stamp using black fabric paint, iron when dry.
• Cut a piece of purple card a little smaller then the scalloped card, and a piece of cream card a little smaller than the purple card, ink up the large flower shape using Wilted Violet and over ink the centre using Tuxedo Black, stamp it to the top centre of the cream piece of card, stamp two more flowers onto the card, add a Peeled Paint stem to each flower, 
• Second generation stamp a solid leaf to each stem and over stamp with the outline stamp using Peeled Paint, distress the edges using Wilted Violet.
• Attach a 2.5cm piece of purple card down the centre of the craft ribbon using glue to hold the weave in place, adhere to bottom of the cream piece of card using Double Sided Tape or Glue and trim to the same width, centrally adhere to the purple card and then onto the cream card using Double Sided Tape or Glue.
• Add a purple card Candi to each flower using 3D glue Glue.

CRD Monthly Make: Thanks

Another card made using the Crafty Roo Designs Monthly Make. For this one I decoupaged the Poppy heads. I think it works really well.

For more information about Crafty Roo Designs Monthly Make please visit their website .

Materials

• Stamp Bases. 
• Stamp Set and BYO - Thanks Sentiment
• Memento:- Bamboo Leaves, Lady Bug, Tuxedo Black.
• Distress Ink:- Peeled Paint.
• 15cm x 15cm square White Card, white, red card,
• Black Chiffon Ribbon.
• Double sided Tape or Glue, 3D Glue.
• Craft Tools.

How to Make

• Cut a 15cm x 15cm piece of red card and centrally adhere to the front of the White card using Double Sided Tape or Glue. 
• Onto to a 13.5cm x 13.5cm piece of white card randomly stamp the two solid flower in Lady Bug and the solid leaf in Bamboo Leaves, over stamp with the outline stamps in Bamboo Leaves, distress the edges in Peeled Paint.
• Attach a piece of black chiffon ribbon 2.5cm up from the bottom of the card, centre adhere to the red piece of card using Double Sided Tape or Glue.
• Onto white card stamp the solid open flower four times, the side facing flower six times in Lady Bug, and the solid leaf three times in Bamboo Leaves, over stamp with the outline stamps in Tuxedo Black, cut out the leaves, one open flower and two side flowers, and a petal less from each of the other flowers so you have three layered flowers, shape all the pieces.
• Place the full flower heads on the card and stamp A Tuxedo Black stem for each flower, layer up each flower to the stem using 3D Glue, and the three leaves above the ribbon.
• Cut a 2.5cm x 7.5cm piece of white card and centrally stamp just the Thanks not the swirls in Tuxedo Black, stamp parts of the leaves (as before on the background )around the edges, distress the edges in Peeled Paint, mount onto a 5.2cm x 8.2cm piece of red card using Double Sided Tape or Glue, adhere over the ribbon using 3D Foam Pads

CRD Monthly Make: Thinking of You

Here is another of this months card ideas using the Monthly Make stamps. For more information about Crafty Roo Designs Monthly Make please visit their website .

I really enjoyed making this card I hope you like it too.....

Materials

• Thinking of You Stamp.
• Stamp Bases.
• Memento:- Tuxedo Black. 
• Distress Ink:- carved pumpkin, Festive Berries, Peeled Paint, Stormy Sky.
• Spritzer.
• 15cm Square White Base Card, DK Red and White Card.
• Double Sided Tape or Glue.
• Craft Tools

How to Make

• Cut a 14.2cm x 14.2cm square piece of DK red card and centrally adhere to the square White card using Double Sided Tape or Glue.
• Cut a 13.5cm x 13.5cm square piece of white card, onto a large stamp base ink about 2.5cm at the bottom with Peeled Paint, ink up a 9cm x 13cm strip above the green with Carved Pumpkin, Festive Berries, and a few spots with Peeled Paint, spritz with water and lay the piece of white card over it so the bottom edge is over the green ink, leave to dry.
• Stamp and cut out some masks of the solid flowers, leaf and seed heads, start at the front of the red part and stamp the outline flowers using Festive Berries and the seed head using second generation Peeled Paint using the masks where needed work to the back of the red.
• Distress the top and down the sides using Stormy Sky, stamp Thinking of You at the top of the piece of card using Tuxedo Black, and centrally adhere to the piece of red card using Double Sided Tape or Glue.

CRD Monthly Make: With Love

Thanks for dropping by!

So, I mentioned that I had used a stamp not quite how it was designed. Well this is it! The large stamp in this months Monthly Make was designed to be a piece of cloth. Well all I could see was a large poppy head! 

Just goes to show we are all different, hope you like it .......

Materials

• With Love Stamp. 
• Stamp Bases.
• Memento:- Dandelion, Bamboo Leaves, Lady Bug, Tangelo, Tuxedo Black.
• Distress Ink:- Peeled Paint.
• 8inch square White Card, DK Red and White Card.
• Green chiffon ribbon.
• 3 Red Card Candi's.
• Red Marker Pen.
• Craft Tools.

How to Make

• Cut a 71/2 inch x 71/2 inch piece of red card and centrally adhere to the White base card.
• Cut four 9cm x 6.3cm pieces of white card, ink up the large flower shape (piece of cloth) starting in the middle with Dandelion, working out with Tangelo, and Lady Bug to the edges, spritz with water and centrally stamp onto a piece of white card, repeat on the other three pieces, stamp a small circle of Tuxedo Black in the centre of each, with a red marker pen draw broken lines where you think four petals will be, and a few short lines radiating from the centre, distress all the edges using Peeled Paint,,
• Cut a 4.5 cm x 18.3 cm piece of white card, ink up "With" only in Tuxedo Black and stamp it in the top left corner, clean off the stamp and repeat with "Love" in the bottom right corner, stamp a solid leaf above Love and below With using Bamboo Leaves and over stamp with the outline stamp in Bamboo Leaves, stamp more outline leaves only between the words, distress the edges in Peeled Paint.
• Attach a piece of green chiffon ribbon across from the bottom left to the top right corners, adhere to the bottom of the red piece of card using Double Sided Tape or Glue, adhere the four flowers in the space above using Double Sided Tape or Glue, add a bow to the centre of the ribbon, with a card Candi in the centre and one in the top left and bottom right corners using 3D Glue.

CRD: Monthly Make - Gate fold Poppies

Novembers Monthly Make has been a real pleasure to work with and this card has to be one of my favorites.

I hope you like it too.....

Materials

• Stamp Bases.
• Memento:- Bamboo Leaves, LadyBug, London Fog, Tuxedo Black.
• Distress Ink:- Peeled Paint.
• Nestabilities S4-117 Petite Scalloped Circles SM,  S4-344 Tear Drop Circle.
• A5 Gatefold White Card, DK Red and White Card. 
• Double Sided Tape or Glue and 3D Foam Pads.
• Glossy Accent.
• Craft Tools.

How to make

• Cut a 14cm x 20cm piece of white card, second generation stamp the solid open flower in the bottom left and top right corners using LadyBug, over stamp with the outline stamp using London Fog, distress the edges using Peeled Paint, centrally adhere to the inside of the A5 card using Double sided Tape or Glue.
• Second generation two solid open flowers on each side on the inside of the card, over stamp with the outline stamp using London Fog, stamp a Bamboo Leaves stem to each flower, second generation stamp some solid leaves using Bamboo Leaves, over stamp with the outline stamp also in Bamboo Leaves.
• Cut two pieces of red card a little smaller than the fronts of the A5 card, and two pieces of white card smaller than the red card, centrally adhere the red card to the fronts of the card using Double Sided Tape or Glue,
• On one piece of white card, randomly second generation stamp the solid open flower in Lady Bug, and the solid leaf in Bamboo Leaves, over stamp with the outline stamps, the leaves in Bamboo leaves and the flowers in London Fog, distress the edges using Peeled Paint, attach a piece of red chiffon ribbon 3.5cm up from the bottom of the card and centrally adhere to the left front of the card.
• On the other piece of white stamp two solid open flower one above the other at the bottom using Lady Bug, over stamp with the outline stamp using Tuxedo Black, give each flower a stem in Bamboo Leaves, over the rest of the card stamp the flower and leaf as on the other piece and distress the edges using Peeled Paint, attach a piece of red chiffon ribbon 3.5cm down for the top of the card and centrally adhere to the right front of the card.
• Cut a 4.3cm x 11.3cm piece of white card and centrally stamp the saying using Tuxedo Black, stamp part of the solid open flower in the top right and bottom left corners using Lady Bug over stamp with the outline using Tuxedo Black, stamp parts of the solid leaf around the edges and over stamp with the outline using Bamboo Leaves, distress the edges in Peeled Paint not over the flowers, mount onto a 5cm x 12cm piece of red card using Double Sided Tape or Glue.
• Die cut a 7.2cm Tear Drop Circle distress around the edges in Peeled Paint, die cut a 5.7cm Petite Scalloped Circle stamp the solid open flower in the centre using Lady Bug, outline using Tuxedo Black, give it a Bamboo Leaves stem, distress the edge in Peeled Paint, adhere to the centre of the Tear drop using Double Sided Tape or Glue, adhere to the top centre of the card on the left side only using 3D Foam Pads.
• Adhere the saying on an angle under the circle using 3D Foam Pads on the left side only, knot apiece of to each piece on the card, Glossy Accent all the darker flowers.

CRD: Monthly Make: Thinking of You!

Here is another card made using November's Monthly Make, this time I have teamed it up with the "Thinking of you" Sentiment. 

This one it really quick to make and by changing the colours of the Poppies and the sentiment it could be used for any occasion.

Materials

• Thinking of You Stamp.
• Stamp Bases
• Memento:- Bamboo Leaves, Lady Bug, Tuxedo Black.
• Sizzix Thinlits 660220 Tim Holtz Mixed Media.
• A5 White Card, Black and White Card.
• Double Sided Tape and Glue.
• Craft Tools.

How to make

• Cut a 14cm x 20cm piece of black card and centrally adhere to the front of the A5 White card, using Double Sided Tape or Glue,
• Cut a 19.3cm x 13.3cm piece of white card, using the largest die from the Mixed Media Set, die cut the top left and bottom right corners,
• Stamp "Thinking of You" across the middle using Tuxedo Black
• Make a mask of the open flower, stamp two of the solid open flowers in the top right and bottom left corners using LadyBug, over stamp with the outline stamp using Tuxedo Black, give each flower a Bamboo Leaves stem, mask off the left flower and second generation stamp a solid leaf to each stem, over stamp with the outline stamp also in Bamboo Leaves.
• Spread a thin layer of glue over a large stamp base tap the die cut corners over it, glue the rest of the card and centrally adhere to the piece of black card.

CRD Monthly Make: Standing Tall

It's November so that means I can share with you Novembers' Monthly Make! For more information check out their website.

This month has to be my favourite yet (though last months is a very close second)! This month has Kym designed us a beautiful Poppy Stamp set. Which I have had so much fun using even if I did use one stamp a little bit different to how it was designed !!!! (I'll share that story another day!).

For today I will share this card, it takes a little time to make, but with a stamp set like this one to use I really didn't mind....

Materials

• Stamp Bases.
• Memento:- Bamboo Leaves, Rhubarb Stalk, Toffee Crunch, Tuxedo Black.
• Distress Ink:- Shabby Shutters.
• A5 White card, DK Red Card, DK Green Card, White Card.
• 30cm Dark Red Ricrac Braid.
• Double Sided Tape and Glues.

How to make

• Cut a 14cm x 20cm piece of red card and centrally adhere to the front of the A5 card using Double Sided Tape or Glue.
• Cut two 5.7cm x 10.7cm pieces of white card, onto one stamp two of the solid open flower head facing to the right using Rhubarb Stalk. Next stamp a solid seed head in Bamboo Leaves, give each a stem and over stamp the seed head with the outline stamp in Bamboo Leaves, over stamp the flowers with the outline stamp in Tuxedo Black, distress the edges in Shabby Shutters.
• Stamp two of the solid side facing flowers facing to the left using Rhubarb Stalk, stamp a solid seed head in Bamboo Leaves, give each a stem and over stamp the seed head with outline stamp in Bamboo Leaves, over stamp the flowers with the outline stamp in Tuxedo Black, distress the edges in Shabby Shutters.
• Cut a 4.2cm x 12.7cm piece of white card randomly stamp the solid leaf over it using Bamboo Leaves and over stamp with the outline leaf in Bamboo Leaves, distress the edges in Shabby Shutters, glue two pieces of red Ricrac braid across and glue the ends so it will not fray.
• Cut a 2.5cm x 12cm piece of white card, centrally stamp the saying in Tuxedo Black, stamp a solid seed head at each end and over stamp with the outline using Toffee Crunch, stamp parts of the solid seed head and over stamp with the outline stamp using Bamboo Leaves, distress the edges in Shabby Shutters, mount onto a 12.7cm x 3.2cm piece of DK green card.
• Stamp the solid open flower four times using Rhubarb Stalk, over stamp with the outline stamp in Tuxedo Black, stamp the solid leaf twice and over stamp the outline in Bamboo Leaves, cut out the leaves and one of the flowers, and a petal less from the other three, shape all the pieces.
• Adhere the two flower pieces to the top of the red card so across the two it's 12.7cm, the leaf piece to the bottom, with the saying centrally between the two using Double Sided Tape or Glue.
• Attach a small black gem to the corners of the two flower pieces, layer up the flower to left of the leaf piece add the leaves using 3D Glue.