CRD: Monthly Make - Elegant....

So, this is my last card for this month using June's Monthly Make From Crafty Roo Designs. I have had so much fun with this set it is just really simply but elegant.

Talking of different I have just put the finishing touches on July's makes and all I can say is WOW! Kym won't let me share any pic's but just have a look at Bob Robin and you will get the idea for July's make.

Anyway back to the card...

Materials

• June's Stamp Pack. 
• Stamp bases.
• Memento:- Tuxedo Black, London Fog.
• Silver glitter glue, Silver edge chiffon ribbon.
• Basket weave embossing folder.
• A5 black card, white and black card.
• Double sided tape, glue, 3D glue. 
• Craft tools.

How to make:

1) Cut a piece of white card a little smaller than the front of the black A5 card, randomly stamp the solid flower and leaf and over stamp with the outline stamps both using London Fog.

2) Emboss a piece of black card, and tear along three sides ( approx 13cm x 9cm) adhere 4cm up from the bottom of the card, with the straight edge to the left of the card using double sided tape or glue, adhere a piece of ribbon over the black embossed piece of card and centrally adhere to the black A5 card.

3) Onto white card stamp six solid flowers and five solid leaves using London Fog, and over stamp with the outline stamps using Tuxedo Black, cut out and shape.

4) Adhere three of the flowers to the bottom left corner of the black embossed card, line the other three up over the top with the leaves using 3D glue.

CRD: Monthly Make - The brown and cream one

Well, it's wouldn't be a Monthly Make From Crafty Roo Designs if I didn't do a card in my colours...

Materials

• June's stamp set.
• Stamp bases.
• Memento:- Rich Cocoa, Peanut Brittle.
• Script embossing folder.
• Brown glitter glue, cream ribbon.
• A5 Cream card, brown and cream card.
• Double sided tape or glue.
• Craft tools.

How to make: 

1) Cut a piece of brown card a little smaller than the front of the cream A5 card, and a piece of cream card a little smaller than the brown.

2) Onto the ream piece of card stamp the stem without words in the bottom right corner using Rich Cocoa, stamp the solid flower and two leaves using Peanut Brittle and over stamp with the outline stamps using Rich Cocoa, starting with the solid flower repeat working down from the top left corner, stamp the sentiment stem on an angle into the bottom left corner using Rich Cocoa.

3) Cut three 3.5cm x 4.5cm different shades of brown card and emboss them, adhere a piece of ream ribbon to them one across the top, middle and bottom, adhere the top ribbon in the top right corner, bottom ribbon in bottom left corner, the Middle one in the middle on the left side of the card, using double sided tape or glue.

4) Using the edge of a stamp base stamp some lines in the spaces along the edges of the left side of the card.

5) Centrally adhere first to the brown piece of card then onto the cream A5 card using double sided tape or glue, knot a piece of ribbon to each of the brown pieces of card

CRD: Monthly Make - Splash of colour

Well, I bet you thought I had forgot to post the rest of this months makes using  Monthly Make from Crafty Roo Designs! Well I had!Whoops! Shall we blame it on the grandkids, good weather or just old age? you take your pick.

I had the shock of my life in just over 3 weeks school finishes for the summer!!! Where does the time go. So this card is a perfect one for a quick thank you card for the end of term....

Materials

• June's stamp set.
• Stamp bases.
• Memento:- Tuxedo Black.
• Blue, Yellow, Red, Purple, Green, Brown water colour or distress inks, paint brush.
• A5 Black card, white water colour card.
• Double sided tape or glue.
• Craft tools.

How to make

1) Cut a piece of white card smaller than the front of the black A5 card.

2) Working down from the top of the card work a splash of each colour across the card.

3) When dry stamp the sentiment stem, outline flower head, two outline leaves and a outline tuft of grass over the colours using Tuxedo Black.

4) Centrally adhere to the A5 black card using double sided tape or glue.

CRD: Monthly Make - In the pink....

So I might have gone a little pink on this card I made using this months Monthly Make from Crafty Roo Designs. And I have even done a little re-purposing too....

Materials

• June's stamp pack.
• Stamp Bases. Memento:- Tuxedo Black Rhubarb Stalk.
• Distress Ink:- Aged Mahogany.
• Narrow black ribbon, 2 black buttons, black cord, hole punch.
• Dark red glitter, toning mesh fruit net, ( from plums )
• Dottie/ snow embossing folder.
• 8inch square white with corners cutout, deep pink backing paper, white and burgundy card.
• Double sided tape, glue, 3D glue, 3D foam pads.
• Craft tools

How to make

1) cut a piece of pink backing papers little smaller than the front of the white card and  shape the corners. Distress the edges using Aged Mahogany.

2) Cut an 8cm x 18cm piece of white card and randomly second generation stamp the solid flower and leaf using Rhubarb Stalk, and over stamp with the outline stamps also using Rhubarb Stalk, distress the edges using Aged Mahogany.

3) Onto burgundy card stamp two solid flowers and a leaf using Rhubarb Stalk and over stamp with the outline stamps using Tuxedo Black, cut out and shape.

4) Emboss a 12cm x 6.5cm piece of white card, trim and punch a hole in it to look like a tag, distress using Aged Mahogany, adhere the flowers and leaf to the straight end using 3D glue, thread two pieces of ribbon through the hole.

5) Leave the net in one piece and trim the length to 16cm, adhere a narrow folded piece of pink backing paper to one short end to hold it in place, punch in two holes and thread through some ribbon leave to hang down, centrally adhere the stamped piece of card 2cm in on the left of the pink backing paper, with the paper on the net 1.5cm down the left side using double sided tape or glue.

6) Thread the cord through the two buttons and adhere over the net on the right side of the card using 3D glue, adhere the tag on an angle to the bottom of the card using 3D foam pads add glitter glue to the centre swirls on the burgundy flowers.

CRD: Monthly Make - All about the background....

For this next card made using this months Monthly Make from Crafty Roo Designs I used the stems of the flower to create the background and I think it turn out quite well...

Materials

• June's stamp pack.
• Stamp bases.
• Memento:- Grape Jelly, Rose Bud.
• Distress Ink:- Dusty Concord.
• 7 inch square white card, Purple and white card.
• Purple chiffon ribbon.
• Double sided tape, glue 3D glue.
• Craft tools.

How to make

1) Cut a 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch square piece of purple card (it looks black in the photo!), and a piece of white card a little smaller than the purple piece.

2) Onto the White piece of card stamp the sentiment stem three times across the card top, bottom and middle using Grape Jelly, and the stem without words in between them using Rose Bud, with the solid leaf also in Rose Bud along the stem stamped in Rose Bud.

3) Distress around the edges using Dusty Concord, attach a piece of ribbon down the left side, and centrally adhere first to the purple piece of card then onto the white base card using double sided tape or glue.

4) Onto white card stamp four solid flowers using Rose Bud and over stamp with the outline stamp using Grape Jelly, stamp five both the solid and outline stamps using Grape Jelly, cut them all out and shape.

5) Adhere one flower in the bottom left corner and a second on top with it's petals between the bottom ones add three leaves, do the same in the top right corner with other flowers and two leaves using 3D glue, knot a piece of ribbon above the left flower.

CRD: Monthly Make - Perfectly Purple

Well I had so much fun playing with this months Monthly Make from Crafty Roo Designs. I know Kym designed this set to be used as a thank you set but I just love the plain stem!

This first one I have teamed up with my favourite die ...

Materials

• June's stamp set
• Stamp bases.
• Memento:- Grape Jelly, Tuxedo Black.
• Distress Ink:- Dusty Concorde, stencil brush,
• Tim Holtz Mix Media Dies.
• Purple glitter glue, toning ribbon.
• A5 white card, purple, white and scrap card and paper.
• Double sided tape, glue, 3D glue and low tac tape.
• Craft tools

How to make

1) Cut a piece of purple card a little smaller than the front of the White A5 card, and a piece of white card smaller than the purple card.

2) From a scrap piece of card die cut the open work corner to make a stencil, place over the bottom left corner of the white piece of card hold in place with low tac tape,using Dusty Concorde with a stencil brush work over the stencil remove the stencil, place a piece of paper over it while you die cut the top right corner.

3) Stamp the solid flower head in the top centre of the space between the die cut and stencil using Grape Jelly, stamp the stem without words also using Grape Jelly, and over stamp the flower with the outline stamp using Tuxedo Black, second generation stamp part of the solid flower twice in the top left and bottom right corners, and over stamp with the outline stamp also second generation both using Grape Jelly.

4) Attach a piece of ribbon across the top left and bottom right corners, centrally adhere first to the piece of purple then onto the White A5 card using double sided tape or glue.

5) Onto white card stamp two solid flowers and leaves using Grape Jelly, and over stamp with the outline stamps using Tuxedo Black, cutout and shape, adhere a flower over the centre flower and two leaves on the stem, with a flower in the bottom right corner using 3D glue, add glitter glue to the centre swirl on the two shaped flowers.